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ve stredu (Wednesday) 2. LISTOPADU (NOVEMBER) 1956

VCEREJSEK, DNESEK A Z SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, JE V pekanovY strom, jeho stab se odhaduje na devet set rokii.

Vypueel a zaeal ritsti z jadra nekolik stoleti predtim ne2 lide v Evrope tuNli o pevnine na zapadni polokouli. Pekan dosud kaZdeho jara rozzelend a rodi, ba nekterY rok prinese a2 'OH sta liber pekanovYch orechti.

Fred vice ne2 sedmi sty padesati lety polodivOky indianskY kmen, zvanY Aztekove, bez jakYchkoliv technickYch vedomosti, bez zrueno ,sti moderniho stavitelstvi, ba dokonce bez strojii a stavitelskehc naradi, vybudoval sta a sta indianskYch obydli ye Skalach, jejich2 zbytky se zachovaly aZ do dneSka a jsou znamy jako 'cliff dwellings" v Mesa Verde narodnirn parku ye statu Colorado.

Dvana.'ctY kijen roku 1492, kdy Krykof Kolumbus, syn janovskeho tkalce, vstoupil na pobreli ostrova, ktery pozdeji nazval San Salvador, byl jednim z nejvetSich okanilikil v dejinach sveta. Tento objev fakticky znamenal konec stredoveku. Od doby, kdy Kolumbus podnikl tuto svebadejnou cestu takkka s nieim, jen pohanen presvedeenim, ze svet jo :kulatS7, uplynulo jig 463 let. Leo byla to cesta, ktera objevila pro Evropany dva nove rozsahle kontinenty s prirodnim bohatstvim vSeho druhu, cesta, ktera mela nesmirnY vYznam pro miliony lidi. Kratce Po historickem objevu Ameriky pri'Ali sem misionari, vybudovali celY retez mlell ve gpanelskYch, portugalskYch a IrancouzskYch koloniich, a to bez zruenYch delnikti, bez pene2nich prostredkti, jen pomoci primitivniho naradi ,ale v nadkni a dilvere, ze se to podari. Nektere z techto rnisii stoji dosud.

Fred tiemi sty tricetipeti lety priki Poutnici z Anglie a jini pristehovalci. Neprivezli s sebou Zadne bohatstvi, ale privezli si neochvejnou daveru v budoucnost. Neni treba vypisovat podrobnosti, co

(Podava J. M. KopeckY) vykonali a jake prekaZkyprekonali. Take meli sve schnze, konvence a sje.:zdy. V jednom sjezdu prohlasili svou nezavislost.

V jinem zasedani vytvorili Ustavu SpojelYch state. Nematili casein. Naklady delegatit do techto shromaZdeni byly neuveritelne male, pro celou zemi Zadne. A piece jeSte dries vaichni z techto zasedani manic uaitek.

V prvni polovici devatenacteho stoleti pionYti ze SpojenYch state a z jinYch semi zaeali osazovat Texas, kterY byl napled mexickou provincil, pozdeji samostatnou republikou. Nebylo test, nebylo nastrojn a naradi, nebylo potrebneho materialu, ale byly pouze ochotne ruce.

A stavely se nejen obydli, ale take eistirny, mlYny a dilny.

JistY Josiar Wilbarger plhel z kraje, kde je nynejk stat Missouri v race 1831 a usadil se asi Beset mil od Bastrop. MoZna to bylo pobliZ tech 1100 akrn, kterYch bychom se ted' radi honem zbaviii.

Wilbarger pomohl jinYin pionYriu, aby si zabrali domoviny v torn okoli. V srpnu 1833 on a etyri jeho soudruzi• prohliZeli pozemky v mistech, ktere bylo severne od nynejSiho mesta Austinu .V teto petielenne druZine byli, krome Wilbargera, zememerio Christian, pak Strother, Haynie a Standifer. Skupina byla prepadena Indiany. Christian a Strother byli zabiti, Wilbarger nebezpeene poranen. Indiani mysleli, ae byl te2 mrt yY, tak ho skalpovali. Haynie a Standifer utekli bez Urazu, vratili se do osady Bastrop, vza•i si pomoc a jeli pochovat zabite. Po dvou dnech nasli Wilbagera jeAe na aivu. Vyleeil se a all dalSich jedenact let. Zajistil si vice pozemku a pomahal jinYm. 0kres Wilbarger na hranicich Oklahcmy, s okresnim sidlem Vernon, byl pojmenov;n po nem a po jeho bratru Matya.Sovi.

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El{ Bastrop nemusime j eden druh-eho skalpo• vat, ale meli bychom si je pocir2et. ba je to pozemek, kde jsou itzke, guboke doliny, nebo v texaske eeStine Sacryky," bratr Bakina psal, ze jsou tam stromy vseho druhu. Jiste jsou tarn pekany, datlove slivy (anglicky persimmons) a jine stromovi, A jestli tarn nejsou, at' si je tarn nak chlapci a deveata nasadi. Nebyl jsem tarn, nevidel jsem, jak to misto vyhlili. Ale pro nine, rozeneho Texana, takove misto ma vetk praktickou cenu nejaka jinn krajina, kde %oda huei po lueinach a kde vitr semiv borovicich, ktere rostou po skalinach. A treba to nevi dnes zahrada, kde se skvi a trpyti pino launch kvetU, jsem jistY, ze naSe texaske "bluebonnets" a jine demorode kviti tam ulnae rUsti jak v'Sude jinde V onom okoli. A take je tam dubove drew na opekani "barbecue."

Jestli nechceme mit s tin y pozemkem vyda.ni, tak aspon nespechejme s jeho prodejem. Piece jsme meli ten pozemek takovou radu roku, tak proe najednou chceme ho prodat? Ze vas k tomu nuti zakon? Vadyt' ten zakon byl v platnosti heed tenkrat, kdy jsme pozemek prevzali. Tak si ho jeke podrZme a premYSlejme, zdali bychom ho mohli upotrebit Pro mladea. A moaria take pro stare lidi.

61ovek nekciy nevi, co ma, aa kdya to pozbude. To plat take na deli. Piece chceme dat nasim detem kaadou prile2itost, aby z nich byli vzorni obeane.

At' si to vykladate jak chcete, Se letni taborMe by bylo jen pro jiste (let, musite konec koncti priznat, Sc (Ines i na larmach je prate zmechanisovana. ZbYva vadycky volnY eas k rekreaci nebo k zahalce. OsveZeni potrebuje kaZdy—jak tak stab lide. Nak dedeekove a Lableky potrebuji atulnu. AZ bude, pak innZeine si od srdce, radostne zazpivat `Ude dornov mfij?" Zatim o tom domovu pi-emY, ,lejme. Planujme ho!

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Jestli cheete vyrobit treba, obyeejnou klec, musite mit nekolik destieek, hrstku laiebikii a podobiV material. Take ten, kdo chce psati elanky, must mit material.

Obyeejne znaeim si sve chvilkove nanody na male listky. Ne2 zaenu psat prehrabuji se ye svYch poznamkach, prebi • am, a takove, ktere se mne pit pozdejSi piehlidce nezdaji vhodne, odhazuji do koSe. Nekdy nic nevyhovuje. Ne a ne abych se s chuti a radosti pustil do psani. Nekdy zase stool dopis od nekoho, bud' soukromY nebo do Vestniku, Z.,e dostorm znamenitY napad. Pak se eleni ptaii, kde ty mySlenky beru. Dostal jsem je od jinSrch.

V tomto Odnu dopisy, ktere

nine usnadni praci s piehrabovaririn ye svYch poznamkach: V jednom dopisu byla avaha eeska a tea anglicka. Tu ceskou dal jsem na prvni stranu. Uvahy napsal marl davnY piitel J. M. KopeckY., bYvalY ueitel. Byl m3im racicem pied etyiiceti roky, kdy jsme oba vyueovali ve dvou sousedicich venkovskSrch akolach a na jeho Fordce jezdili na $kolni programy do iinYch akol. Tenkrat jsem ponejpr y poznol bratra F. K. 13ueka, rovneZ bkvaleho ueitele, nyni obchodnika na odpoeinku v Hallettsville. Jan M. Kopeck je bratrem Dra, Jos. Kopeckeno v San Antoniu. Domnivam se, ze J. M. Kopeck dosud je Menem radu Hvezda Jihu eislo 30 v Taiton, ale nejsem si jist, zda neprestoupik k nekteremu jinemu fadu Pomalu bude v Jednote padesat let. Neopomerite si preeisti jeho elanek "Veerejkk, dne$ek a zitrek." Jsou v nem, slova uprimna, psand ueitelem, kterY ye $kolnich lavicich vychoval celou jednu generaci.

DruhY dopis byl razu osobniho, spike

vyzva ei vYtka rieZ" obyeejne psani. Psal ho dobre znamST Glen. Je v nem kritika nas vaech. Rozepsal se dosti airoce o utulne pro stare eleny, ze jen stale mluvime, ale Z'e nic nepodnikame. Take mne si vzal na muaku, ze jsem jako ti ostatni vedouci. Podal mne to pekne oteviene.

‘Ze jsem napsal neda yno: "Radi bychorin presvedeili druhe, Ze jsme cel9m srdcem pro ritulnu ale celou \Tee, obchazime jako zahonek kopfiv. Abychom sami sahli do kapsy, to ne." Ptal se mne, pros nedarn piiklad? Kdybych pry chtel, a kdy bych nebyl mluvka jako ti ostatni vedouel, mohl bych prostiednictvim Vestniku vykonat veliky kus prase.

V tomto kritiekem tonu byl eel* dopis.

Odlozil jsem ho stranou, ze si ho nev gimnu. Ale k veeeru jsem po nem sahnul zase. Ten e'en ma pravdu. Kdybych - se 0.-

Ve stiedu, dne∎ 2. -11$topadu 1055. pravdove chytil sbirky na MOuekiiv fond, jako nastupce bYvaleho redaktora, mohl jsem jiZ nee() dokazat, co by imponovalo.

Mohl jsem zaeit sam u sebe; dostat nejake prispe yky od nasich hlavnich od reditelti, v distriktnich schnzich, a podobne. Ten e'en ma pravdu, kdyZ nine pike, Ze na$i lide "z vypoeitavosti udelaji ze sebe alechetne darer a k ucteni pamatky nektereho zesniilho misto kvetin po$1ou dolor na Mouektiv fond." A pta se mne, proe nemohou venovat tolik kolik by stall.) kviti? Na takove otazky neumim odpovidat. Ale dopis nil vezi v jako zabodnutY tin v Z11011 11 a znovu vracim se k Want dopisu, kde Men obvinuje nas vk'echny, jsme mluvkove, kteti nic nechteji uskuteenit. Leli mi v mysli to sbirkn na MouekirV fond, ten zaeatek pro post veni Utulny. Jaksi to nema Zadnon pct i.er, Zadne vedeni. °boas nekdo poSle nejakY piispevek do Ustredi, ale neni to vekejne uznano. Zapomene se o tom psat. Snad ten Glen ma pravdu, ze jsem se toho mei sam ujmout, jako nastupce bratra Moueky, sam to vice propagovat, sam sbirce davat vice reklamy. Vidim to zieteMe z posledniho pripadu. Sestra Marie Neumanova, se Stamford poslala lnne zaeatkem tchoto inesice osm dolarn do Mouekova fondu za sebe a svou rodinu k ucteni nomatky pani 2ivrie v Austinu. Obnos jsem odevzdal do Ustiedi. V pri$ti mesieni zprave bude uvedeno, Ze do Mouekova fondu prijato $8.00, nebo die toho, kolik v kijnupiijde. Ale kdo to najde mezi temi eislicemi? Kdo si na to vzpomene, aby to hledal mezi stotisicoyYmi piijmy?

Proe by nemohlo bYt dano uznani hned?

Proe by se dary nemohly potvrdit ye Vestniku takovYm zpiisobein, aby tech darti stale pribYvalo? Asi Ze vYtka onoho elena je spravedliva. Asi ze jsem nekonal svou povinnost a take. sam obchazel ten zahonek kopiiv opatrne a v bezpeene vzdalenosti.

Abych to napravil, rozIvAll ;:•MI! se, ic zavedu ye Vestniku stalou rubriku, kde zaeatkem kaZdeho mesice potvidim vaechny dary a piispe yky do 1V1Ota'1 ,:ova fondu, at' jiZ jsou poslany na moo adresu nebo do astredi. Dosud ptichazeji pritmerne tri dary mesiene. Zaved(nim tato rubriky se to zlep$1. eleni, ktsii odebiraji jive easopisy, mohou si V$imnout, Ze kaZda takova sbirka, at' je to na jakYkoliv ucel, je pravidelne kvitovana. Malice mezi ZeskYrn lidem v TexaSti ti: ce a tisice dobrYch srdci, ktera jsou stadia.. NCkteri mohou dati slu$nY obno$, niZ by to pocitili. Druzi museji poeitat kaWra dolarem. A piece i takovi obea l.. maji Ze by z toho India dovedli si odicknout.

Mortally fond ma by't dosti silny, aby byl zakladem pro postaveni atulny. Zaeal

Ve stiedu, dne 2. listopadu 1955. v lednu 1951. Zaeal slibne, protok heed prvni mesic pfieinenim sester Valeikove a. Horakove z Dallas vybralo se tuSim sto dolarft. Zdalo se, Ze kaZdY fad v Jednote prispeje nejakYm obnosem, aby se do sjezdu mySlenka Utu.lny lope ujala. Byly ye Vestniku navrhy, aby misto kvetin k pocte zemrelYch se penize venovalY do Mou&ova. fondu. Nekteri pfisli na rny'Slenku, aby obnosy venovane na rozesilani venoenich pozdravil byly obra.ceny na tento dobroeinnY noel. KdyZ uvaZim, ze na vanoeni pozdravy utratim $25—$30, a Ze to viastne neulevi nikomu, jsem na va.2kach, zda bych nemel upustit od tohoto vanoeniho zvyku, zkomercialiSovaneho zvyku, a radeji to darovati do Mouckova fanclu, aby ten zaklad k faunae poVyrostl do priStiho sjezdu.

Kdyi zaealy sbirlty do Mouckova fondu; bratr Jos F. Holasek, predsecla vydavatelske spoleenosti Cechoslo yak, otevrel z ylaStni fleet v jedne baste ye West, kam dary byly ukladany aZ do doby, kdy by rnySlenka Utulny dostala lepsi korieny. Pozdeji cela hotovost byla predana Hlavul Uradovne, kde se pritomnou dobou naleza obnos $2,049.76. Statni revisoil. to zapoeitali do majetku SPJST, eimZ neprimo potvrdili, Ze podobna, akce je npine na libovfili Blend.

Abyeh vel'ejne odpovedel onomn elenu, zdali jsem nebo nejsem pro atulnu, a aby nemusel se vice zminovat o "zahonku kopriv," prohlaCuji zde, ze jsem pro myClenku iitulny a ze pro Mouelztl y fond odva.dim $25, at' se my S . lenka uskuteeni nebo no. Nejsem vedoucim, jak se onen den doinniva, jsem pouze zjednanY Glen, abych propagoval vkchny dobre veci v nasi die sveho nejlepSillo nazoru. Iitoloa se jednou uskuteeni. Kdybychoin dali naySlence nejakou pater, kdyby naSi preda`ci melt pro ni porozumeni, pak by se to uskuteenilo hodne drive. Ale tak nebo onak, jednou k tomu dojde, protoZe Zivotni pomery v Americe nas k tomu rlo dvaceti let - prinuti. To uZ docela jine hlavy povedou nak SPJST. Musim se zillion je A . te o tretirrr dopisu, kterY rovne2 byl soukromY, ale z ktereho dovolim si citovat nektere vety a odstavce. Dopis byl hodne dlouhY na ksti arSich papiru. Rozepisuje se jeden Glen dosti Siroce o my glence musea. Jeho prakticke pokyny rnne prima nuti, abych nektere east' jcho dopisu opsal dosloyne.

"Skoro kaZda eeska rodina ma nejoke pamatky z rodrie zeme svoji. Tyto pamatky se pomalu ztraceji a easto niCI. Nova generace, zde vyrostend a odchovand, nema pro ne potfebu, ba easto se za tyto pamatky stydi. Jsem toho nazoru, kdybychom moll dobre museum, ze mohli bychom hodne techto rzacnYch pamatelz zachovati na dlouha, staleti.

Vezme to aZ tfeti, etvrte a pozdej§i pokoleni, aby ocenily takove vzacrie staro-

VESTNiK WEST, TEXAS 'Zitnosti. To byla. by jedna vec, co by mobil) po lads ztistaA pro budoucnost. OvSem hla.vni prelza:21za je nedostatek elen0, kteri by si vzali takovou Vec na starost. Ti, ktefi by to mohli uvest ye skutek, jako i ten lidumilnY plan Utulny, nechteji nic poclniknout, snarl jen z opatrnosti, aby se vyvarovali kritice a nemilym iitoktim."

Dale piSe tento Clen o museu: "My v§iehni vime, ze nas eeskY narod je ureen zde v Americe k Upinemu zaniku. Zde 'v Texasu si uchZujeme materskou tee a vedomi sveho pfivodu mnohem houkvnateji neZ na severu a na vYchodu, ale i na nas dojde. Emigrate je zastavena a my zde zijici pomalu ale jiste se smichame s tim amerielzYm narodem, takle nebude po nas mnoho zbyteho. Jenom to "Musuem" by rnohlo pripmnenout na.sledujicim generacim, ze zde kdysi v Texasu byl malt', ale velice vyspelY hloueek lidi, kteri byli rozeni v Cechach a na Morave a svoji kulturou, kterou si privezli z Evropy, pomohli budovat ten yelikY a silny narod americkY. Na tyto mySlenky mne privedly vzpominky, kdy jsem studoval historii indianskYch "Inn" v jinni Americe a "Maya" v Mexiku a stfedni Americe. Sam jsem videl ty vyk.opa y -kyavelinmoZstr ivnclianskern museu v Mexico City. Podobne krasna ukazka vyhynuleho indianskeho kmene je museum ye statu Colorado, v Mesa Verde narodnim parka, kde vykona yky ukazaly easteene vYspelost v torn Case, kdy Amerika jeS'te nebyla objeyena.'"

6tiana 3 pokoleni, ze teZ" ten malY eeskY lid pomohl budovati velikY narod arnerickY, a Ze jsme nebyli potomky koeujicich ciga-

Onen nejmenovany glen napsal nine toho hodne vice o mySlence nmsea. Vybral jsem z jeho dopisu. dloulleho Seat arch& jen to nejdalelitejSi. JeSte pripojim easteenY seznam pamatek, ktere tento 'den chce darovati eeskemu nruseu, se myflenka uskuteeni a aZ se v budove SPJST naj de pro takove pamatky vhodna mistnost. Clen ma asi tucet obrazy, vodni peace. Pak ma pies d ye ste yetikYch fotografii mesta Prahy a viva veIlke obrazy Prahy. Jeho sbirka fotografii eeskych rek, jezei: a barevnYch reprodukci z TaterskYch hoe a jinYch horskYch vrcholn v zime a Ole Cosahuje pies 300 kusti. Krome tam ma sbirku fotografii a pohlednic starYch hradfi a zamkil v Ceskoslovensku. Jeho sbirka papirovYch a kovovYch penez je unikatem, jako2 i ,sbirka CeskoslovenskYch poaovnich znamek. Velkii sbirka vanoonich a velikonoenich pohlednic od prednich CeskYch mallfd, znazornujici stare a jiZ vyhynule zvyky a narodni kroje v barvach, neda se penelit4 ani odhadnout, ponevad2 jde o veci pamateeni neprodejne. Ma ten sbirku, ktera pripomina Masaryka, v niZ ma dopis od Masarykovy decry, uzn,inal za pfaci pro oeskoslovenskY eervenY kriZ, Masarykovu bronzovou plaketu (desku s napisem, anglicky plaque), pozvani od presidenta Masaryka na Hradeany na. "garden Tento Neu prinomina, ie zaloieni ee- Party," podpis Jana Masaryka, rekordy skeho musea neni Zadna nova, idea. Vy- Jana Masaryka, doprovazejici Jarmilu svetluje: `Asi pied triceti lety meli jsme Novotnou na klaviru. Ma take sbirku sona Austinske universite profesora polske kolskou, pies 150 odznakti, dopisnic, slenarodnosti. Ten pracoval na 'Leto mySlen- tovYch fotografii; a na sczna.tou Ina uce nokolik rokia, jezdil po polskYch a ees- vedeno celou radii danich uta Lek, ktekYch osaciach, venoval doSti penez na ozje ochoten darovati do nausea, aZ pry namky v CeskYch novinach, ale jak dale- "se najde nekdo, kdo by si s tim dal peko s too mySlenkou dokl, to nevim. Ani el zachovat to na pravem miste patfionevim, co se stalo s temi, co nasbiral. nYm, zptisobem."

Pred etyrmi roky ukazal nam profesor Zizka krasnou sbirku eeskf,eh staroZitKdosi jednou Cekl, ie nafe SPJST je nosti a pamatek. Spojil to se studentskou uz pouze skorapkou toho, co jsme moll slavnosti "Majales," a 'opravdu mel yedrive, Ze nak sine zeji prazdnotou, stalikY Uspech. Bylo tam vystaveno dosti rt prestali do nich chOdit a mladi velike mnoZstvi veci. Take eastku myth se dosud nenaueili. Zde jsou tri dopisy-sbirek jsem mu k tomu a v nich dosti price pro tficet hale cle() svYelt sbirkiteli tento Clcn SPJST pi- nu. jeSte daleko od 'Who, abyehom nasledovne: "Jsem rochlY Lech a main v naSi spolkove praci nevideti Inc rid slukae sbirky pamatek z me roclne zeme. skorapku, prazdnotu bcz jadra. Jen kciy.t Tyto veci nebudou mit cenu pro me deti. se pustiinc do peace. Mouelzit y toad sl Dosud neznaji yYznam a cenu takovYch vezmu na starost saris. AZ !nue budete pamatek. To oceni az pokoleni pozdejSi. psat o nejake informace, ktere rad 'vain pfiloZte dolar do Mouckova fonjestli se ty veci patrienYm zptisobem a v pravern miste uschovaji. Jsem na skion- du. A nomohu planovati to flak budouku sveho Zivota a peel bych si, drive neZ ci museum nebo i to knihovnu. Jen kdy: se odeberu do toho neznama, nechati za nebudu lenivY, po eeskYch knihach je staid poptavka. A lzdyZ jini pornohou plasebou, jako vzpominku na celY eeskY rod, eastku to kultury, kterou jsme zde- novat dalSi veci, nebude nas spOlkovY Zidill po svS7eh otcich, a ukazati kudoucimu vot Zadnou skorapkon.

atrana 4

VESTNTK— WEST, TEXAS

ye stledu, dnet 2. listopadu 1955.

Tak akorat . .

Vida 3-5: Popiatky se piati 20 roku Piny obnos pojikeni se vy.

JistST jinni plantatnik koupil si lahey ohnive vody, po domacku vyrobene. Lizl plati kdykoliv v plipadu Teinact arunti SPJST mrti od veku 1 roku.

Do 6 si, otras1 se a zaklel. Aby neptiSel ten napro dospele: mesicti, $250, pod 12 mesicii, poj nazmar, dal jej jednomu eernoehovi, Tfida B: Ddivotn7, poplatky se plati 81 o nemt se rikalo, ze pije i petrolej. $500. do mai.

Nazitri potkal plantatnik eernocha.

Tfida C: Poplatky se plati 20 mkt. Piny Vida T-E: Poplatky se plati do 16 let Ten byl zdrav a vesel, jen byl o nee.° Piny obnos certifikatu obnos pojieteni se vyplati kdybleai net jindy. se vyplati po 18 letech sta ti kdykoliv v piipadu ararti.

"Tak, jaka byla to breola?" nebo kdykoliv v -pripadu UVida D: Poplatky se plati 15 mkt'. PlnY tak akorat!"

"Tak akorat mrti od veku 1 roku. Do 6 °I:mos pojieteni se vyplati kdy"Co tim mys11:0" mesica, $250, pod 12 mesict, koliv v pfipadu amrti.

"Nu, kdyby bYvala trochu lepsi, nebyl $600.

Vida E: Poplatky se plati 10 rokii. PlnY byste mi ji dal, a kdyby byla bYvala troobnos polieteni se vyplati kdy- rrida J 0: Poplatky se plati 20 roku chu horSi, byla by me zabila. A proto byPiny obnos certifikatu se vykoliv v pfipadu Mufti. la tak akorat!" plati po 20 letech nebo kdyTrida F: Piny obnos certifikatu je vy) • ete • ( koliv v pripadu amrti od veplacen po 15 letech nebo kdyumet vyrriluvit!

Jen se ku 1 roku. Do 6 mesicil, $250, koliv predtim v ptipadu amrti Matka: Ty, chlapee, pojd' sem a vypod 12 mesicti $500.

Tfiaa G: Piny obnos certifikatu je vy(dz) svetli mi neeo: v klosetu jsefn mela tri placen ye 20 letech nebo kdykusy kejku a ted' kdyz jsem‘4 tara sla, vi) * 67. ° ( koliv predtim v nri padu amrti dela jsemc-te je tam jeden kousek. Jak to Nestarne.

Trida H: PlnY obnos certifikatu je vyprijde?

Mah2elka: "KdoZ vi, jestli se necitAiji placen po dosa2eni 65 let stall Chlapeeek: To je tim, ze je v torn klosetu sta let." nebo kdykoliv predtim v takova tma, ze jsem ten treti kousek neMantel: "Zfistane'S-li porade na etylipadu fnrti. videl. nedoZijee.".

Tfiela I: ropiamy se plati 20 rokli. Pine citce 4 ( • • obnost certifikatu je vypiacen Pekna vylilidka.

Matka Hata: "Jen mi rekni, co by ti po dosateni 60 let stall nebo Turista (v letnim hotelu): "Proe pak kdykoliv pledtim v pripadu zbylo, kdybych od tebe odeSla ke sve matady stoji u katde postele deknik?" mince." fimrti.

"HostinskY: "To, prosim, kdyby snad Mantel Borivoj: "RozhocIne d ye tretiny Tfida K: Poplatky se plati do veku v noel prklo . . . " let. PlnST obnos pojitteni se vy- yYplaty." plati kdykoliv v plipadu umrti Trida L: Dvojnasobne firazove pojitteni (double indemnity). Certifikat T se vystavuje pouze do obnosu $2,500, dodateene k jinema Koval Texas. i pekna, ze stanoviska spoleeenskeho jedna certifikatu. z tech nejlepkch. Meli jsme potaeni seMile sestry a bratri: 7.1ida M: Poplatky se plati do veku 65 Predne se yarn muslin omluvit, ze do- jiti se i s mnoha sestrami a bratry z jilet. Po dosahni 65 rokfi stall posud nebyl podan ZaclnY referat ani po- nYch diStriktti, zvlaAte distrikt pity mel elen dostava rnesieni pfijent dekova.ni z naS'i distriktni schtize, ae od velke zastoupeni. dokud ziv. Zemfe-ii pled 80 to doby unlynulo jiZ 'ores pet tYdnii.

Schtizi jsme ukoneili eesk3im zpevem lety stall, dedici dostanou meJO sam jsem byl stale zamestnan a po- pak naddle jsme se pekne zpevem bavili. sieni pfijem do 80. vYroei na- sledni dobn i nemocen a tak4 jsem neeka- Mel' jsme mezi sebou nekolik dobrYch rozenha Mena. val, ze metna nekdo jinY to udela. (Nevin zpevan, jednoho vynikajiciho, bratra Trida M-C: Opisova, ochrana, na 20 let jakou omluvu budou mit nisi dopisovate- Bolfa, kterY nas vedl. Toho nam privez1 ktera, Se zmeneuie, az ztistanr le). P,lka se, ze lepe pozcle net nikdy, tedy bratr Mie.ulka z Floresville. Bylo to pekvyplacene pojtateni na $1.000 to udelam nyni. ne, sestry a bratri„ a my domaci vain Pojieteni se vyplati kdykoliv Senate se nam pomerne dobre vydarila, vSem, co jste nisi distriktni schuzi naV ptipadu umrti die klesajici na y:A 6. \ra byla dobra, cis peknY a tedy i vStivili, za vaSlnav'Stevu a za vote pfatelstupnice. nalacla podie toho. Program take libivV, stvi srdeene dekujeme a tetime se na oTrida N: tpisova ochrana jen tem, kdo ale to.price ye prospech Jednoty jsme petne sejiti. . • maji od SPJST vynajeene pe- moc nedokazali. neb nezbYvalo easu. Na S uprimmim bratrskYm pozdravem ziinize Vaclav Barina. program)) jsme toho meli hodne, nebylo stavam vas • d® • Pet druhii ceriVikatil SPJST pro MI: vSak motna to vSechno provest. Mysleli jsme, ze kdyt zaeneme lined dopoledne, 'Vida J-T: Doeasne pojieteni do veku 16 ze to dokateme, VynaSli jsme, ze fSeehlet, ktere se mute zmeniti na no se dele protahne net jest to planovakterekoliv jine pojiSteni pa no a to jestli mail bYti probirane rtizne Schtize v jiiVch clistriktech budou uvedosa2eni veku 10 let, nebo doportieeni a na y rhy, ze od toho jinMho rejneny jakmile distriktni alednici ustapozdeji. (jako proslovy a program) musi bYtl hod- novi datum schtize ye svem distriktu.

Distrikt druhY, 15. ledna 1956 Holland Tfida 3-C: Poplatky se plati 20 rokt ne zkraceno, neb od toho Opine upuSteno.

Distrikt treti, 18. prosinee, Ft. Worth.

Piny obnos pojikeni se vy- Podle toho budeme take planovat nai Distrikt pity, 19. Unora 1956, HOUSt011. plati kdykoliv v ptipadu fp pristi distriktni schUzi v Schulenburgu.

Distrikt testy, 6. listopadu, Taiton ye veku od 16 let vfae.-mrti Tam se budeme venovat jenom eiste spoltrmrtni pojistka pod 16 let kcV3im za.letitostem.

Distrikt seclm3i, 15. dubna 1956, JourJinak, jak jsem jiz napsal, schfize byla danton stall je die stupnice.

Vyberte si die potieby

ZEIAI Y A OI1LASY

Distriktni Woe

Ve s ir• du eine 2 istopadu 1955.

V S T N f K— WEST, TEXAS

Straw'

Z DOB UTRPENI Poeatky bottle.

Na obzoru vystupuji mraky. v Udesu k nim obraci se zraky; desnY vichr od Jihu veje, ze se bazn.i srdce v tele chveje.

Schylovalo seji k veoeru a nad krajinou rozhostilo se velebne ticho. Veeery v jiho-vychodnim, polotropickem Texasu jsou rozkoinea, pa celodennim parnu velice vitane, nebot' tu oddychne si Clo y & i zvire a s rozkoti ssaje v sebe ten y ennY vzduch, jen'Z vane ad zalivu mexickeho a prijemne ochlazuje horkY oblieej. Tu obyvatele texaiti, sestavajici ponejvice ze sadain a rolnikia, radi rozloZi se na pa ylanu nebo galerii, vypravuji si, nebo radi se vzhledem ku praci pro den pritti. Podobne i rodina stareho Josefa PodhajskYho, sestavajici z otce, matky, tri odrostlYch syma a dvou pozvolna rozvijejicich se v panny dcerutek.

Nebyla tu vtak shromaIdena cela rodina, nebot' dva starii synove, dvaadvacetiletY Josef a dvacetiletY Rudolf, obstaravali jette kone a prasata, jsouci na krrnniku pro pritti zimu, kdeZto osmnactileta Lidunka se sestrou Marenkou, eitajici ji.2 skoro testnacte jar, dojily jette kravy.

Na galerii byli tedy pouze otec rodiny, statny to posud padesatnik, jeho Zena o par rokti mladii a pak trinactiletY Frantitek, jenZ hral si s velkYrn honicim psem. Start' Josef PodhajskY byl postavou i duchem vzor oeskeho sedlaka. Nebyl postavy pulls vysoke, za to ale ramenatY a sibay, tvare tiroke, yysokelao 'oela a velkYch modrYch oei. Chttze, chovani i mluva, prozrazovaly sebevedomi a pe y nou rah. Na vzdor s y San padesati P3kum konal nejteZti prase na rozsahle, jedno sto a tedesat akru eitajici fame; byl prvni vzhtlru rano a posledni, jenZ odebral se na ocIpoeinek. V -praci tett) vyrovnala, se mu zcela statna jeho Zena.

Frantiika, ktera vedle vedeni domacnosti pracovala v zahrade a v poli vice neZli nalade jeji dcery, ktere zajiste nebyly lenive. Na tak velke farme ale, ma-li bYti dobre a systematicky rizena,, neni nikdy rukou pracovitYch 'ores prilit.

Pfivodni historicki, povidka ze iivota rovY jako tento Amerikan, jenZ1 jak jsem prvnich C'esk3ich pl• stehovalcii do lit pravil, ma jemu podabnYch kumpaTexasu. na y tonato a sousednich okresich 1-1h: Way. Zejmena ti v Austin County jsou Napsal Hugo Chotek pravi kbenienici a hrdlorezi."

"A ti z Colorado a Lavaca nejsou o nic "Taky bys nemusel tak bafeit, stark; lepk. Vzpomeri si jen na Greysona, Morzaemoudit celY dam." gana, Phelpse a jine, co vyvadeli tu "Zlob jette ty!" zahueel PodlaajskY. je ti to neco platne?" filosofovala nedavnem."

"Mat pravdu.—Avtak halo! Co pak zas jello Zena. "Tys- mu tekl dnes svoje mineni—co?; ostatne met jsi uciniti jiz da y je tohle?" zvolal stark farrnar, vyskOeiV'' -no—aj yslim,tobudemitny na galerii a pohliZeje dohs k verejne caste, vedouci do okresniho sidla Wharton, od neho pokoj."

"Jd zas tak nenayslim. Naopak domni- eitajiciho tehdy ani ne pinYch pet teC y am se, ze ten pravY tanec teprve za- obyvateln. Zaslechl totiZ dusot C'TtnYch, nprkem c yalajicich koni a hned a to pane. Chlap darebna se bude mstit to vii, ze ma tech lenivYch a sobe rov- videl po ceste cvalem ujialeti nYch kumpann. dost ku pomoci."

"To je dnes odpoledne jit tteti," za"A co nam maze udelat? My nedela,me nic zleho a Zadnemu neubliZujeme- mruoel pro sebe. "Rad bych vedel, co Nigel' naopak pomohli jsme nuaohemu z velke to znamena. Jindy tak klidne okoli je tisne a nouze za tech sedm rokil, co od vice jak testi mesicti jako vymenene. jsme tady. Vtibec s "Billy" Thompsonem Prohaneji se tu cizi divi jezdci. Patrne to dale tak jiti nemohlo. Ocl, zaeatku ptij- se neco kuje a rad bych vedel co. Hms. Coval si vtechno u nas—tu pluh, tu ko- bade to k vuli blItici se volbe presidentne, tu kotel na vareni melassy a. jine ske. Mluvi a mluvilo se o tone dost a stere veci, co prave potreboval. Na whis- ted' se radi. Ostatne natal zae mute to ku chodil si po celou dobu co jsme zde bYti lhostejno, kdo bude zvolen, —at' ji2 jako do vlastniho skladitte, nebo jako Douglas, nebo Breckenridge, anebo kdyby jsme meli "Wt . ." Pro viechno ba, i Lincoln. My y politiky nemame nic pak, co si vypujcil, museli jsnae si dojit a byli bychom blazni, kdybysme se o ni sarni, jinak bysme to nebyli vicekrat vi- starali." Po tech slovech odebral se:` deli. Ke -v,temu tomu nerikala bych nic, star Podhajsky do kuchyne, kam jej kdyby chlap bidna nechodil si jette pro byla jiZ ';Zena predetla, aby poohledla se penize. Cot mysli, ze jsme milionari? pa veeefi a tu poznovu napalil si vyhaProt na miste honu a "lofrovani" ne- slou jiZ fajfku.

Kratce na to rozlehl se krajinou zvO4' pracuje v poll, jako my? Je to ale AmelibY bias: divei, rikan, a mysli, ze je o neco vie net my .nivy, ale nad vajici: Moravci."

"Mat pravdu, stara. Za tech sedm let, co jsme tady, y yptijeil si po dolaru, dvou i vice tolik, ze dela to u.Z pres osmdesat dolaru a posud ani slovem se nezminil, kdy a nebo jest-li vtibec hodla mi je Dnes ale me dopalil na dobro!

Chlap chlapovska! Ma tu drzost chtit na mne jette padesat dolarti, a dd pry mi markye na, svou farrnu. To je sakr...••. drzost! CoZ mysli si, chlap darebacka, ze jsem takovY nimra a nevim, ze na farme neni jeho ani jedinY hrebik, nebo jedin y brazda? Ma ji zamarkyeovanou do alleluja i s temi tremi nebo etyrmi baliky baviny, co asi na to svoji—cha, cha—farme sebere."

Valy tak veseli stall tito Ede byli vtak "Proe jsi mu ale pujooval, kdyZ', nezadnes nejak zasinutili a stark PodhajskY, platil ti hned pa prvnirn, nebo druhem sede na nejvyiiim stupni galerie bald], "kropu?" tak silne, ze cele mraky dYmu valily se aZ do kuchyne, rortirujice zapach pro "Eh, vZ"clyt' vii, jak to je. elovek sejde nekuraka prima odpornY. Jeho Zena by- se s nim y e Ateru a tu pak na nejakY la sice tomu zvykla, nebot' i synove kou- ten dolar nekouka tak prisne. Krome rili s y tij texaskY tabak, kterY si by- toho je nejblitti soused, s nimZ nejlepti sari, piece ale dnes pra- bYti za dobre, zejmena je to chlap li vila rozmrzele: tak mstivY, clarebackY, bezohledny a su-

Proe bych ja nebyla farmarova dcera, proe bych ja nebyla, pekna bila: smetanu vypiju, mlekem se umyju; Peoe bych ja nebyla, pekna bila?

Tvar stareho PodhajskYho se vyjakii7 la, i pravil Zertovne ku sve Zone: Ty, stara, nemyslit, ze nate Lidunka ma hezkY bias a ze bysme ji meli dat nejake pevecke ikoly?"

"Ale jdi, ty mat vZdycky neco! Ostat7ne ja bych proti tomu nebyla. Holka j6 ivarna, je jako krev a mleko a hloupa taky neni; hodila by se dobre i do nejlepk spoleenosti a mohla by y e sy ete udelat ttesti," s materskou pYchou pravila pani Podhajska. V tom jiZ take do kuchyne vetly Lidunka s Matenkou, kaZda, nesouc pinY dZber eerstve nadajeneho peniciho se mleka.

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CINNOSTI DOWIACiCH Eimaton eislo 148.

Blessing, Texas.

Cteni bratri a sestry: Timto yam oznamojeme, Ze nage prigti schtize je konana prvni nedell v listopadu, to jest 6. listopadu.

Toto neni riejaka obyeejna schtize, ale pti tom budeme mit volbu firednikti naSeho radu a to vite, na gi stati Orednici u2 pracovali asi 12 neb vice rokti, a talc bode volba Oredniku a taky delegatti.

V nail posledni schuzi se bratii a sestry usnesli, ke bode poclavana svaeina.

Tak vy sestry jste laskave Zadany, by jste prinesly nejake zakusky, at' jest to sandvie, paj anebo dort. Bratri se pastaraji o kayo a jive obeerstveni.

Bratri a sestry, nezapomente na tuto neclell, 6. listopadu 1955. Take vas Zadarn, abyste yeas.

Tak bratri, toto je v ge, co main na said do 6. listopadu 1955.

S bratrskYm pozdravem, Frank Hlolek ml., tajerunik.

4, ( Oznamoni odleieni schilze radu Elmaton Cteni bratri a sestry: V tomto eisle Vostniku je oznameni nail schrize na, den 6. listopadu, jak bylo v nail radove schuzi ujedna:no! Ale po odeslani toho oznameni jsme cetli,Fe Ira. den 6. listopadu bude okrskova senaze v Talton.

Fo dohode s br. predsedou tuto radayou schtizi budeme ocibYvat druhou nedeli v listopadu dne 13. Prosim eleny, aby toto laskave vzali na veclonri sueastnili se co v nejvR gim poetu.

Frank Illolek Sr,, dopisovatel. ) • elb • Rad Columbus eislo 58 Hungerford, Texas Sestry a bratri: Obracirn se na vas v gechny, abyste mne laskave zaslali svou spravnou adresu.

Mame nesnaze s doda y kou pogty. KdyZ nenapi geme eislo venkovske po gtovni doclay ky nebo eislo va gi po gtovni schranky, tak po g ta nam takove dopisy vrati, abychorn udali pi-est-161k adresu. TakovYrn zpOsobem nemOZeme ani y am poslat flay na poplatky. Prato je to mane, abyste Chili svou spravnou adresu co nejdFive.

(Poz. red.: Dopi g Hlavni Oradovne a aciresy a ma g je hued.)

Za druhe, vy bratri a sestry, kteri platite sve roeni poplatky a nezaplatili jste v zari a rijou, po glete to lined. Jinak budeme nuceni vas zanesti na knihach, Ze platite mesieni poplatky. To yarn potom bude delat nesnaze. Va gina z vas nezaplatila proto, 2e, jsme yarn nemohli paslat ilety, kdyZ nemanae va gi spravnou adresu. My jalle je vlastrie posiali, ale

Ve 81;N:du, dne! 2. listopadu 1955.

VESTN/K — WEST, TEXAS

EtAnti

rozvaZeei po gty nam to vratili.

Nage yydani na Umrti za fijen je pies $700.00, a na g prijem byl jen $184.00; a za mesic zari prijem byl $590.00. A ponevad.2 na ge pokladna ma jenorn 415.00, talc my to nemilZeme poslat na Hlavni iiradovnu, jednoduge penez nemame.

Dostavte se do yYroeni schtze 13. listopadu v poetu co nejva gim. Mame volby arednikti a take volbu delegata do sjezdu. Je to nutne, abyste se zneastnili to volby. Prosim za va gi spolupraci.

S bratrskYm pozdravem Adolf Sabr gula, tajemnik, Route 2, Box 215 Wharton, Texas • Od kadu Ennis eislo 25 Bratri a sestry, Muslin yam oznamit byste se v co nejvetgim poetu dostavili do listopadoye schtze, ktera pripacia. na 13. Tak si to poznaete byste nezapomeli. Jak vite, a men byste vedet, Ze pri gla zase doba, kdy si mOCete zvolit Uredniky, bud'to stare, neb jest-li nejste s nekterYmi spokojeni tak nave. Nekdy je dobre to pro michat a zaueit mlade; take dat tern rriladYm prilelitost a dostanerae je, jen nechat donna to aklamaene hlasovani a take je pozvat, Ze je schOze a bude se volit.

Ono je to nekdy i mrzute. aleni nem odelaji, protokol se udeld, v pri gti schilzi se prijme, podpi ge, a je to tolik platno jak kdyCZI hodi hracb, na steno. A jede se daL Potom ty schilze vypadaji jak tam v tom Kocurkove. Svolala se valna hromada, schtize, Ze musi byt studne, je treba vody. Tak se kopalo. No a zase zbyla kopa hliny. Tak co s ni? Tak zase svolat` schuzi, predseda Ze musi se nee° udelat s too hlinou, Talc rokovali, as se usnesli,, Ze se musi vykopat jama, a tu hlinu nahazet do ni. Tak je i u rids jedno a to same s tim odhlasovanim.

Potom to omrzi jet do schtize.

Psal bych vice, ale manic toho nrudrovan' ye Vestniku as dost. Vypada, Ze by nemyla, naive nekoho dostat do Uradut.

A s tim letnina tabori gtem to same. Ja by dal radu. Kdo mysli, Ze by se to vyplacalo sumo, at' si to koupi. MO& zbohatnout a za ty penize za ten pozernek milZenre neco postavit--a budou mit vgichni rovno. Budeme v gichni stari, jestli nezernreme mladi driv neZ ti stati, o ktere je taky strach.

No a jiZ dost. Jen pripominam jegte tu schuzi, byste se dostavili co nejvic.

Jestli nekterY kandidat o Urad bude co slibovat, tak dam vedet.

S pozdravem John W. LaZa

Ltad Osveta eislo 38.

Koval, Texas.

Ctene sestry a bratki: Chci yarn oznamit, ae naSe vSTroeni schtize se bude konati pki8ti mesic, to jest druhou nedeli v listopadu. Budou volby Orednikti kadu a delegatt do ptiStiho sjezdu, tak by bylo zahodno, aby jste se vg ichni elenove na8elko kadu do teto schtze dostavili a zvolin si Ufedniky a delegaty podle sveho dobrozdani.

Pak by bylo dolake prodebatovat o zaleFitostech. Bylo toho napsano dosti o Mulne a taboke pro mlade lidi.

Ve sjezdu se bude o torn jednati, a kaZdSr delegat bude zastupovat svaj Fad a to talc, jak si jeho Fad bude ptat.

Sestra Svadlenakova dobke pcSe o to Ceske g kole. Za starch case vkly v lete v nekterYch osadach meli eeskou 8ko1u po dobu jednoho mesice neb i vice.

A talc jestli bychom vice dbali o tu skou Fee, talc bychom i v tyto easy mohli miti eeskou gkolu; ueitel by se vFdy Bylo to v eervenci roku 1910, byl jsem na na.vgteve u strY• eka a tetieky vadleriakovS7ch pH Taylor, Texas, a talc tarn melt eeskou gkolu. Meli ueitele pana KniZka. Byl jsem take jeden den s bratrankem Frankem Svadlenakern v to Skole -- a to byla v8echna eeska 8kola co jsem mel. Ale ja jsem se naueil Gist z nobin, takle 'dist umirn dobke, ale psat ne.

Talc si myslim, Fe neni tfeba nakikati, eegtina 2anika, Ze mladi nedbaji o eeskou ree, protole rodieove nedbali o to, aby mluvili &sky a Zadnou gkolu ee gtiny jim neposkytli.

Jegte jednou pripominam, nezapornefite na vYroeni schilzi 13. listopadu.

S bratrskYm pozdravem Jerry Stepan, tajemnik.

(Pozn. red.: Je opravdu pkekvapujici, jak spravne pi geg eesky, daleko lep gi rid nekdo narozenY a yychovanY ye stare ylasti.)

1 • ete • ( ft ad La Parita eislo 161.

Jourdanton, Texas.

Cteni bratri a sestry na geho radu: Oznamuji yam, Fe na g zabayni vSibor chysta na gesteho listopaclu peknou zabavu. Naprecl bude radova schtlze asi pal druhe hodine po poledni. Po schUzi se zaene hrati bingo, domino a popijet piyeeko a v gelijake sodovky. Asi po etvrte hodine bude podavana veeere portrstavajici z "hot tamales" a "chili" a rozlienYch paid, o ktere jsou Zadany spolusestry. TeZ se zavdeeite elenam zabavniho vYboru, kdyZ tea pkinesete nejake veci do bingo na vYhru. Tak doufam, Fe se rids dostavi hodne, nebot' veeeke bude lacina. Pro dospele 60c a pro deti 30c.

Ve stredu, due 2. listopadu 1955.

Tea zveme naS'e blizke rady, by rids poctily svoji navStevou. TotiZ rad Vasela Osada cis. 147, rad Dobrota cis, 78, a ten bychom zde radi yideli spolubratry a sestry od radu cis. 107 Rozkvet Zapadu z Floresville, a tea zveme bratry a sestry od radu cis, 133 ze San Antonio, radi vas zde uvidime.

TeZ budete miti prilehitost vyhrat pekneho k•ocana. Po yeeeri bude taneeni zdbava pri hudbe Jimmy and His Old Timers za poplatek henske 25c a mu2i. . 50c. Talc se kandy mute, kdo se bude dobre citit, vytancovat do sytosti. Budeme to use poradat v osadni sini zvane H. H., jen kousek od okresni radnice.

Ono natal se zde zle nee° porada, ponevadh mame vetSinou mladSi Cleny odtud vystehovane. Jen pies 20 jest jich v San Antonio. pak v Corpus Christi. v Houstonu, tea v Bay City jsou tri, ten v Chicagu, Kalifornii a dokonce as v Jihni America, Venezuela jest spolubratr Fred Ripple.

Tak jih toho psani muslin nechat. Ty moje oci jih mac vypovidaji, neponioliou ani nova skla. Tak doufam, he se s vami nekterYmi zde uvidim.

Zvala, bych i bratra redaktora, ale ten toho jezdeni ma ah ah. Diky za opravu.

Frances Kremenkova. ) 4$, 4 4, ( kid Fort Worth eislo 154.

Fort Worth, Texas.

Mill spolkovi bratri a sestry: Nezapomente na schuzi dne 6. listopadu, prvni nedeli v rnesici, v Sokolovne ve 2 hodiny odpoledne. Budeme brat bingo, bude svacina a ten si zaplatite vase poplatky. Sestry prosime o neco na bingo a tea nee° do kuchyne.

Bratru Holaskovi gratuluji k tomu jeho vyznamenani, ten jeho mile rodine.

Pane i pani Novak v Tioga, Texas: Dekuji yarn srdeene za to mile pohosteni tam u vas, teSi mne uptimne. pani Nova.kova, ae se pomalu uzdravujete po torn tehkem zraneni a doufam, ae budete zdrava, con pre j i Vam i cele vaSi mile rodine.

Teh dekuji panu a pani MatejkovYm, none vzali sebou na farmu k panu a pani Bohumil Maly. Mali jsme se dobre a byli jsme veseli, dobreho barbecue a jidla dost a pan Langr nam zase vyhraval Ceske pisnieky. Dekuji rodine Malych, jsou to hodni lide.

Pan a pani Botikovi se vratili domil z vYletu a jsou veseli a zdravi. `PK pan a pain Joe Vitek prijeli damn z Kalifornie.

Moe se jim tam libilo, nine tea.

Panu profesoru 2ivnemu projevuji primne eitenou soustrast nad ztratou j eho drape matioky. Skoda ji, byla to dobra pani. Buh ji dej radost veenou.

Sestro Anehko 8ilhava, preji Ti hodne

VESTNtK WEST, TEXAS zdravi k zTvym naroze Mani dlouha Leta.

Nak pokladni, sestra Hale, byla nenmend. Preji ji, aby se uzdravila.

Ale ja uh musim ukoneit. Srdeene zdravim poradajici vYnor, pana redaktora a Rho milou rodinu a vkchny etauci, Anna Svitakova, radova dopisovatelka. ) • eTo ( Karl Vlastenec Cislo 45.

Shiner, Texas.

Mili bratri a sestry: Mam yarn dat vadet, co jsme v posledni schalzi menu udelali a to, he yYroeni sehuzi bucleme konat v mesiei listopadu, druhou nedeli v 1 laodinu odpoledne.

My idednici vas hadame, abyste se v hojnem poetu schlize zneastnili, neb pripadaji volby Urednikti a zvolte si firedniky, ktere za, nejlepSi uznate, aby yarn vSena vyhovovali a sve povinnosti spra y -neadobrpvasedli.

A prijd'te i vy mlaSi do schtze. Bude nas -§o teSit se s vami jednou sejit a od nas starAich firednikn praci prevzit. A tak vas hadame vkchny, abyste se v hojnem poetu schuze zueastnili a to 13. listopadu v 1 hodinu odpoledne. Nezapomente na ten den. Nazdar!

John PodanS7, VaS" taj emnik.

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Vdovy si steiuji redaktoru Dostavam stihnosti od vdov, ae jim byl zastaven Vestriik lined po pohrbu rnanhela. Obyeejne prijde jedna stihnost za mesic. Tento mesic dostal jsem jih tri: od vdovy patrici k radu Cislo 9, eislo 45, a eislo 79. Pokande se zamyslim, kdyh prijde takova haloba, he neeekaine ani tak dlouho, aby si vdova mohla preeisti resoluci soustrasti. Mluvil jsem s bratrem Markem, kterY vede adresar Vestniku, asi tucetkrat, he meli bychoni miti lepSi system, ale stihnosti se stale opakuji. Zde to posledni: "CtenY redaktore Valeiku: Timto Vain oznamuji, he jste mne Vestnik odsekli, ae je to me zamilovane eteni.-Ja si nepreji, abyste mne ho zastavili. Proe to Mate?

Proe se napred nezeptate, net ho prestanate posilat? To byste deny nemeli prijimat do SPJST, kdyh si myslite, he si nezaslouhime Vestnik. dost druhych spolkii. Mrs. — — To jsou jen nektere stihno,sti. Stale opakuji nepiSte na redaktora, ale prima na Hlavni nic adovnou, je V6stnik zastaven. Kolik stUliosti jde jinam? A proe museji Wit podobne stihnosti? KandY dospelt' Clan je opravnen na jedna Cislo na tYclm(, jestli si Vestnik preje. nepravem miste.

Strana 7

ICALENDI, ✓ sobotu 5. listopadu bud( , 1)1edvaclen film pod nazvem "Ted' zas my" v Sokolovne v Houstonu. Vetere v 6 hoclin.

Prijcl'te se poclivat na tento peknj , film v hojnem poetti. ✓ nedeli 6. listopadu eeske divadlo u radu Pokrok Houstonu silo 88. ✓ nedeli 6. listopadu Ceske divadlo v sini radii Pokrok Houstonu. ✓ nedeli 13. listopadu rad Culak eislo 165 phi Moulton porada odpoledni program a slavnostni veCeri na oslavu 7a 1o2eni radu. sobotu 19. listopadu bazar a hostina diktivzclani u radii Stefanik Cislo 142 v Houstornt. Budou udeleny ceny. ✓ nedeli 20. listopadu pokraecnOli bazaru u radii Stefanik.

Ve stredu 21: 4Prosince vanoeni program a Santa Claus Li radii S'tefanik Oslo 142 Houstonu. Zaeatek v 7:30 veeer. ) • 4* • Odboeka SVPS eislo 9 prod. Oh& a bouii.

Fort Worth, Texas.

Mill bratri a sestry: ✓ posledni chtIzi odbQCky SVPS 9 proti Warn a bouri se naSi Cleni ujednali, he nab vYroeni schilze bride konana o tyden drive, namisto treti bude druhou nedeli, 11..prosince, poneva.0, mame zde v Sokolovne treti nedeli clistriktni schfizi SPJST. Tak nezapomente, he ohnova, schtlze bude druhou nedeli v prosinci. Bude volba idednikil a no schuzi pak bude svaeina. Toto yam doptedu, abyste vedeli, kteri jste nebyli ve schtizi.

Nab odboeka roste, pribYva &aid a pojistek, o con se staraji na,S1 Urednici a ja vim, he naSi elenove maji z toho radost.

Bratri a sestry, tea nezapamente na iadovou sehfizi 6. listOpa,du. Po schtizi budemo mit bingo a svaeinu. Sestry jsou hadany, aby prinesly nejake pecivo. Ja vim, he kandY se dobre pobavi a bude rad, he byl ye schtizi a pak vidi, jak rad pokraeuje a co se dela.

V nedeli jsme byli v dallaske Sokolovna Mali krasnY program.

Vim, he hadnY nelitoval, kdo tam byl. Seha se tarn s Joe Mikeskou a jeho manhelkou a s Arnold Motlem s nianAelkou z Temple, pak tam byli, z Taylor i Austinu; Texas. TeSilo nine, air jsme se tak sesli. S pozdravem Anna Milan.

• ete•( Pan TichY priSel na na yStevu k Neeasovtm. Jen otevrel dvere a podivil se velmi. VSichni elanove rodiny stall namaekani v koute. I zeptal se pan TichY s Uhasern, co se deje. Matka Neeasova mu to vylohila: "To my se jenom trenujeme, abysme to v nedeli vyclrheli v prepinenem vlaku."

VESTNi K — WEST, TEXAS

Ve stkedu, dne; 2. listopadu 1955.

OPRAVY STANOV Dallas 19, Texas, 25. rijna 1955.

Sestry a bratri: Nekdy po preeteni nekterYch dopisu neb pojednani v torn na gem Vestniku je nemoZno si udelati predstavu dugevni rovnovahy pisatele nekterYch tech Clankti neb fivah. Kdy2 jest Deco takoveho jako nasledujici radky, ktere cia.vain do nyodniku, tak si to vkly zapi gi do me — a take vYstiZne poznaeim na predu toho eisla, ye kterem toto jest, aby, a2 to budu potrebovat, jsem to naleznul bez dlouheho hledani. Ale toto, o eem pi ge, si nenechavam na pozdejk dobu, .a2 pisatel zase klopYtne, — ale opravuji to hned.

Ve Vestniku ze dne 19. tijna, 'Oslo 42, mime 'struene oznameni tajemnika VYboru na opravu na opravu stanov, bratra Jos. Slavika, nasledujiciho zneni ye tresloupci: "Timto se oznamuje v gem elentun, firednikam, radtun a distriktihn SPJ ST, 2e vgechny navrhy na opravu stanov, dle elanku 23, museji bYti zaslany navrhovateli na adresu tajemnika stanovniho vYboru. Navrh, kterY nebude poslan vYboru na opravu stanov, nemil2e bYti predlolen delegatilm k u.va2eni. Navrhy mohou bYti podany v keel Ceske nebo anglicke."

Vzal jsem tined per°, a na horni obrube Vestniku jsem si pripsal: "Odpovez mu, aby si ten elanek preeet1 je gte jednou, — ale clobre." A jestli etenar pra.ve nema po ruce na ge dnes platne stanovy, zde ten elanek uvadim akorat jak tarn jest. Ten elanek zni: lanek 23. Tento stanovni vYbor se sejcle hned po ukoneeni sjezdu a zvoli si ze sVeho stredu predsedu, mistopredsedu a tajemnika a jejich adresy budou po eas platnosti stanov uverejneny v adresari Vestniku. V gechny navrhy na opravu stanov musi bYti zaslany navrhovateli na adresu tajemnika tohoto vYboru neb uverejneny ve Vestniku a tajemnik vYboru se postard o zarazeni nayrht) dle elanku stanov pro vYbor. Ty navrhy, kterY jsou zaslany na tajemnika vYboru jenom a navrhovatelem uverejneny nejsou, tajemnik, vYboru uverejni bezodkladne.

Ntivrh, kterY nebyl podan vYboru na opravu stanov, nemt120 byti predlolen delegatilm ye sjezdu k uvaeni.

Odstavec treti, etvrtY a pity jsou direktiva tajemniku vYboru, jak s navrhy nalokti a tudi.2 v tomto pripadu nejsou sporne.

Dobie si vgimnete nasledujici vety v gestem a nasledujicich trech radkach: "Vgechny navrhy na opravu stanov musi bYti zaslany navrhovateli na adresu tajemnika tohoto vYboru ne UVEREJNENY VE VESTNiKU", a tajemnik vYboru se

postard o zarazeni navrhil atd." To znaPak nasleduje elanek Cislo 3, obsahujimend, 2e uverejneni navrhu neb navrhil ci ten clruhY odstavec elanku 2 pod tiv nagem Vestniku jest stanovami pova2o- tulem Yam° jako zaslani primp na tajemnika SJEZD. vYboru a tento jest povinen takto nveiej'elanek 3. tidicim a zakony ureujicirn Ilene navrhy vSrboru na opravu stanov v telesem jest sjezd Slovanske Podporujici jejich zasedani podati.

Jednoty Statu Texas.

Jako druhY a nasledujici odstavce toTed' ale si na nas tajemnik vYboru jde s OZNAMENIM, ne se 2adosti, — ale hcto elanku pak nasleduji moje navrhy zcela prisnYn1 "oznamenim", Ce, jestli na zastoupeni ve sjezdu. Clanky eisla 7, nepogleme navrhy prim p na jeho adresu, 9, 10, 11 'a 12 vynechati, jsou kryty Clannebudou predio2eny delegatfma ye sjezdu. kern Best (bude Cast tretiho). Celt' elaAsi si apatne vysvetluje ten druhY odsta- nek Cislo 5 yypustiti. Co tento elanek uvec tohoto elanku. Tento odstavec zna- stanoyuje se sarno sebou rozurni.

Nasledujici (oislo 4) by byl nynej gi elmend, 2e jestli navrh nebyl navrhovateslo 13 s prida ykem celeho olanku Cislo 3. lem ani uverejnen ye Vestniku, ani zaV tomto elank.0 13 zameniti ye druhem slam na tajemnika vYboru na opravu stanov, nemtZe bYti pedan navrhovate- odstavci sloVa "po zvoleni delegatti" ye lem neb jinYin zajemcem na podlaze sjez- tretim radku slovy "sjezdoveho roku" a du. Toto opodstatriuje patY'odstavec to- do nynejkho elanku 3 pridati za H. T..J. ye hoto dvanacteho tretiho elanku, kterY druhem radku slovo "okrskovYch", takle ureuje, ze ty navrhy, ktere vYbor na o- Clanek by znel: lanek (novY) 4. Pra.videlnY sjezd popravu stanov zamitnul, mohou bYti poradan budiZ jednou za etyri leta v meste ye sjezdu, kdy2 se o torn daily zajemci die usne geni delegatu .predchazejiciho elanku jedna. sjezdu.

Den pravidelnehosjezdu musi bYti staNaslecikem rivahy o odporueeni poradniho vYboru pateho okrsku zaeal jsem noven Hlavni Uradovnou v lednove schtimoje navrhy s elankem gest, preskoeil zi sjezdoveho roku a spravne oznamen osm elankti a pokraeoval se elanky 21— rirednim organu Jednoty.

25. Tak to ted' vez/neme ze zaeatku, a to Vegkera jednani a zapisky ye sjezjest elankem 'Oslo tit Tento elanek jest dech, schtzich H. II., okrskovYcla neb ye spravnem postupu yyvinovani nagich schtizich radovYch mohou bYti vedena stanov z mista, a bude lep gi zaraditi jej dle rozhodn.uti ve vYroent schtizi, bud' v jako treti odstavec elanku 13, , s malou o- Ceske neb anglicke reel.

Jednaci Pee v tako yYch shromaklenich pravou. To jest, vlokti v druhem radku mezi pismenky H. U. a slovo "neb" jedno jest die libosti• mluviciho. slovo, to jest "okrskovYch", tak aby byly Ve elanku 16, (kterY by nesl 'Oslo 7, — tyto v tomto elanku zahrnuty. Tani, pod elanek 14 Cis. 5 a elanek 15 'Oslo 6) navreislo 13, se tento elanek nejlep gi hodi.

Odstavec (a) elanku etyri pak zaraditi huji vynechati ye tretim a etvrtem radku pod elanek dva, jako druhY odstavec to- prvniho odstavce slova "s pravem davati druhem hoto elanku. Odstavec (b) etvrteho Clan- navrhy na opravu stanov", a ye Ku pak vsunouti pod ohlavi SJEZD jako odstavci vynechati ye tretim a etvrtern prvni odstavec toho elanku a vynechati radku slova "ale nemaji prava podayati celY pat' Clanek a pod tim samYm ohla- navrhy". Pak do prvniho odstavce pridavim, "SJEZD", pokraeovati elankem ge- ti za slovo firadovny "redaktor, vrchni lestYm, a nasiedujicimi a.2 do eisla 12 yeet- kar a eleni tiskoveho vYboru", takle by mo, jak znel mai navrh v tninulem dopi- elanek Cla.nek 16 (bude 7). V gichni eleni Hlavsu. To by pak odstranilo elanky 7, 9, 10.

11 a 12. Ten elanek Cislo 2 by pak znel: ni Uradovny, vrchni lekar, redaktor a Cleni tiskoveho vYboru maji pra y() podileti na sjezdovem jednani, ale nemaji prafitEL JEDNOTY va, hlasovaciho, jen kdy2 sve lady zastutlanek 2. teelem tete Jednoty jest po skytovati na g emu lidu eeskosiovenskernu puji, ani pray° navrhovati deny do Hlava jeho priznivcrim vYhodnou kvotni o- ni rtradovny.

VyslouZili predsedove Hlavni firadovny chranu ve zpilsobu dobreho Zivotniho pojikeni a peeovati o zachovani eeskeho zustavaji stalYmi deny kakleho sjezdu s jazyka v teto zemi; a snakti se o v ge- pravem jednacim, ale nemaji prava hiaobecne povzneseni spolurodakti nagich sovaciho, lee by sve rady zastupovali. jak v mravinm tak i dugevnim a blaho- (Vett odstavec tohoto elanku vynechati, jest to celkem kryto ye elanku 17, kterY bytnem ohledu.

Tato Jednota pozristava z Menu plati- potic ebuje jen malou opravu.)

Tento elanek 17 ureuje, ze "cestovni yYcich na poji gteni a spoleeenskYch, z nich2 jeclen kaklY prielenen musi bYti k nekte- lohy a denni plat delegattl, elentt Hlavni Uradovny atd.. . ." V tomto elanku by rernu kadu.

Ve stledu, dne 2. listnpaclu 1955. meli bYt zahrnuti: vrchni lekat, redaktor a eleni tiskoveho vYboro. Vyhneme se tim moZne kritice statnich dohliliteht.

Take by se monlo poukazovat na denni plat Utednikton Hlavni atadovny, placenYin mesiene. Tito si mail platit jejich sjezdove atraty z toho denniho platu. 0vSem, priSti sjezd bode v Temple, tak z toho mraena moe prset pro dtedniky Hla y ni firadovny nebude.

To nine pripomina, ze vim Ce o sjezdu jine bratrske jednoty, hotel, ye kterem se konal sjezd, Urednikum to jednoty za jejich pokoje po Cas sjezdu nic nepoeital.

BYti Utednikem Jednoty ma mnoho nevYhocl, — ale take to me nekdy nejakou vYliodo. Tedy, ten nove oeislovanY dneS.ni eldnek_ 17 by znel: Cestovni vYlohy a denni plat delegatii, a; nezastupuji-li sve tady ve sjezdu, cestovni vYlohy a denni plat eCedniku Hlavni Utadovny, vrchniho lekate, redaktora a elenu tiskoveho vYboru a vyslooZilYch ptedsedu Hlavni fitadovny pritomnYch na sjezdu pc) Cas sjezdu s veS'kere jine Utraty spojene se sjezdem plati se z prebyteeneho londu Jednoty nad 104G/, solvence, a toto vydani nespada, do elanku 45. Vejde v platnost ihned. Tohle yejde v platnost ihned jest tam jen prote, aby, jestli se phCtlho sjezdu aeastni nekterY Glen tiskoveho.vYboru a neni delegatem, nernusel Wit podavan navrh, aby se jemu sjezdove yydani platilo jako delegation.

Podle meho seznamu ptijde na iadu elanek eislo 30. VSak nasledkein jistych odporueeni poradniho vYboru ttetiho okrsku, kterY mel svoji schtizi v Ennis de-v-d;eho tijna, — odporueeni tYkajici se okrskil na'Si Jednoty, nebudu zpravi.t toho-. to vYboru jeSte ptedbihati, — aZ pkijde Cas. S bratrskYm NAZDAR Frank B. Steiner.

DouSla: KdyZ jsem psal o omezeni delegatil do naSich sjezdti, to jest, v mem dopisu v rninulern Vestniku, zminil jsem se o zpiisobu omezeni delegatfi ye sjezdech jine krajanske bratrske jednoty, — a pH tom jsem napsal "ktera operuje ye dvaceti statech": Ted' ale y e Vestniku Ctu, Ze ye "dvaceti dvou statech". Asi mne to nekdo opravil, Ze ano? Kdy2 jsem napsal clvaceti, bylo to jen tak pod rukou; nemyslel jsem pri torn, protole ureite vim, ze tato jeclnota operuje y e jeden-a-dvaceti statech; slykl jsem to na jejich poslednim sjezdu. Ptestali pojiWo y at ye statu Wyoming.

Jinak, bratte sazeei, udelal jsi pN tom sazeni kapitalni kus prate; ale nemysli si, Ze z to dva-a-dvacltky obvinuji Tebe.

Steiner.

Pozdra y.

(Poznamka red.: Onu nespravnou opravu zavinil jsem sarn.)

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&haze stanovniho vIztoru Die natizeni elanktt 23 v na gich stanovach ma se stanovni vYbor sejit ne pozdejt nei dva mesice pied sjezdem, aby vYbor uvakil, porovnal a rozhodnul o vSech navrzich na opravu a zmenu stanov, a aby ptijate navrhy uvetejnil bezodkladne ye Vestniku.

Stanovni vybor se dohodnul hlasovanim poStou, ie schfize vyboru bude se konati druhou sobotu, dne 10. lakezna 1956 v Temple, Texas.

Timto se oznamuje vSern elenitm, rednikitm, kaditm a distriktUm SPJST, ke vSechny navrhy na opravu stanov, die elanku 23, museji bYti zaslany navrhovateli na adresu tajemnika stanovniho vYboru. Navrh, kterY nebude podan vYborn na opravu stanov, nemfde bYt piedloien delegatiim ye sjezdu k Navrhy mohou bYti podany v keel eeske nebo anglicke.

eeski

Vzdelivaci Nadace v Texasu

Pfejeme-li si skuteCri g, aby se vyueo-, valo Cegtine na vySSich dale, pkejeme-li si, aby znalost o eeskoslovenskein narode byla co mo2no nejvice rozSitena a nav2cly zachovana; a chceme-li dosahnouti ureeneho cue co nejdilve, ka2c19 Oechoameriean by mel obetovati aspon JEDEN DOLAR dosa2eni na'Seho tile. . Stale se chlubime, 2e je nas Cechoamerieana v Texasu 350,000 a2 500,000. Jell tomu tak, proe bychom nemohli sebrat! aspon $350,000 na tento tak dfile2itSr Teel? Nevykoname-li ted' napravu zde u nas v Texasu, tak kdy zapoeneme? Je-li pravdou ,2e uvedomeni eeskein narode, jeho kultuke, dejirl'ach a vzdelanosti, jakeu se eeskY narod v minulosti honosil, upada, jest na nas aby se ueinila pronikava naprava, a to hned!

Pfejete-li si podpokiti Teel a cil Oeske Nadace v Texasu bud' dobrovolnStch Adresa tajemnika stanovniho vYboru spevkem nebo jako elen, Va ge pomoc buje uvetejnena v kaidem eisle Vestniku de vdeCne pkijata. na strance 2 v prvnim sloupci dole.

The Czech Educational Fotthdation of a.clame vSechny eleny, fatly a distrikty,' aby uvaiovali o stanovich a na- Texas, Box 446, College Station, Texas (dz) vrhy sve poslali na tajemnika do konce finora 1956, • • S bratrskYm nozdravem, za Stanovni vYbor,

trstfihnete a zalete na tajemnikapokladnika!

F. J. Olexa, ptedseda Jos. Slavik. tajemnik ) • ST. • ( NEDOSTAVATE VESTNili?

Nekdy v hodeuenosti se mute stati, pravidelna dodavka Vestniku bude nekomu z vas najednou zastavena a organ piestane clochazet. Stane-li se to jen jednou, vinu pravdepodobne nese patoOpakuje-11 se to dva, tti a vice tYdnft za sebou, dopifte na Supreme Lodge SPJST, Temple. Texas, at' piipad je vyktten.

NepfAte ani na vydavatele, ani na redaktora, ale na Hlavni atadovnu. Stanovy natizuji, ze kdo si pieje Vestnik, musi dopsati iteetnimu Hlavni fitadovny, kterY vede seznam adresdie elenfi dostavajieich Vestnik.

Mii2ete dopsati na Hlavni fitadovnu sami, nebo po2adejte vaAeho tajemniktk. aby to pro vas vykonal. Kandy nen, kterl si plati na pojrateni v tilde dospelYch, je opravnen na Vestnik, jestli si ho pteje. (dz) —) •

tESKA VZDELAVAC! NADACE TEXASU (The Czech Educational Foundation of Texas) Pfidrauji se k tern, kteti podavaji pomocnou ruku k udr2eni a rozSikeni Ceske keei a literatury v Texasu. froel jest sebrati dostateenou sumu penez, aby z troka z ni mohly bYti vydr2ovany stolice slovanskYch jazykil na vyAMch ueiligtich v Texasu.

Pkikladam svilj elensk9 pkispevek v obnosu $1.00; $2.00; $5.00; $10.00; $100.00; anebo i $1,000.00.

Sve dary laskave za§lete co nejcitive u vedomi, 2e KDO RYCHLE DAVA, DVAKRAT DAVA, na, tajemnika-pokladnika, Dr. Jan M. Sktivanek, Box 446, College Station, Texas.

Jmeno darce: Spechala.

On: "Prosim te, proe se bavi g se sousedAdresa. kou pul hodiny u dveti?"

Ona: "Mela naspech, a nemela eas velasto: jit dovnitk."

Stat:

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DOPISY A NAHLEDY CLEMJ Dallas, Texas. sobem zavedenou. Jest mnoho a mnoho jinYch veci, ad me samotne se zda, ae Mill bratri a sestry: velice ma.lo jsem vykozala. Ale Tyto eaclky se budou eisti asi uz as pa vYroeni schtizi nakho radu, kde budou kdyby kaadY, co ma nekolik tisic pojiaezvoleni Urednici i delegati do priStiho ni, udelal co ja i se svou rodinou, jak silno by rady byly i vela Jednota. Ale din sjezdu naSi Jednoty.

Vady jsem rada eetla redakeni elanky vertu dobee, peklem se ti oclmeni. Jsem br. redaktora, nea posledni nektere vety ua avykla na ty kopance a ua jsem myse me nelibi, neb hazi mnoho elenit do slela, ae me nezaboli, neb stojim na sajednoho pytle. Neda yno psal be. Jos. Vy- mem krajieku to spolkove peace — a pretopil z Ennis, ae chceme-li nekoho kriti- ce jeate.

Na zdar, sovat, jmenujrne ty, kteri to zaslouai, ale Antonie Horakova. ne celou skupinu.

(Pozn. red.: Sestro Horakova, elanek Dle be. Valeika jen ten glen jest dobrY, kdo ma mnoho tisic pojiSteni, tedy peni- se nevztahoval na dobre spolkove praze nas udelaji elenem, ale ne peace pro covniky. Ty nick vzacnY rekord spolkove rad, neb celou Ceskou osadu. Kdo se citi, peace v SPJST i v jlnYch bratrskYch organisacich. Co ovkm Tebe boll, a nine ten se vtipi. NeStyclim se za to, ae i mam jen 5 set pojistneho. Moje peace mizi, ae jsou lide, kteri vykladaji si pro rad a celou oeskou osadu v Dallas vy- vaechno po svern. Nekdy i eert cituje bivbaila nekolik tisic dolarovou pojistku, bli, kdya se mu to hodi do kramu. Psal neb ti velci ye spolkach nepracuji, ne- jsem o petistovYch heednicich, kde jsou Prijdou na addnY program, obed neb ye- predsedove 12-20 rokil v tradu, ale jineneprijdou podporit aadnou vec de- ho ze sve rodiny v Jednote nemaji. A taskYch spolkti, ale dle velkeho pojiaeni kovY delegat je na sjezdu po etvrte, po Seste, po devate — ne pro zajmy Jednojsou to velci lido.

StraSne nerada se chvalim svou praci, ty, ale jen kvtili to delegatske pentli. Ma ale cines si myslim, ae ja pri mem peti- ua doma tech pentli sedm, ale z jeho sakistovem pojiAteni jsem udelala velkY kus mi deti neni v Jednote ani jeden. Omloupeace i s mYm muaem Janem Ondri1A- yam svou neschopnost Mei vaechno srokern. Byli jsme freedniky v rade, v Sokole zumitelne a prosim za dalSi Tvou spolua v aupnim Ustredi. V eas deprese jsme si praci.)

• ) • platili sve pojistne i na,Aich deft Bylo to u nas, jak se MU., parada na ulici a nic JE SVRCHOVANY AS V truhlici, ale jsme jeli na programy do Grapevine, Texas. vkch spolkti i sousednich osad.

Sestry a bratei: Kvapne se bliai doba nriaiho naSeho MYm prieinenim se zaloail cletskST od- sjezdu. Tak east° jsem se snaail upozor• bor u nakho radu. Byla jsem i organisa- niti vas, ae jest dideaite, vic nea dovedu torkou, ale pro nemoc inuaovu jsem toho vysvetliti, abychom nas Vestnik vady a musela nechat. Kdya nam na Sakolovne pozorne si prodetli. kroupy rozbily steechu, vzala jsem naSi Navrhy jednoth ych, distriktft, redakka.ru a hocha se mnou, a za jedno sto dotora jsou cenne a poziornost nak by mela listku a Ala je rozprodat mezi eleny radu Pokrok Ms. 84. Ad jsme ua nebyli je- bYti vaestranna. Zlepkni nakho vsjich eleny, prodala jsem je vaechny me- deni nebude jinak docileno neali rozbozi nimi, krome tech, co my jsme odkou- rem v naSich sclatzich radovYch a distpill. ftekne nekdo, ae to nebylo pro rad. riktnich.

Plany tarn prednesene budou probiraOh ano, bylo, neb domov nakho radii Cis. 130 jest v Sokolovne. Vady jsem byla ie ve sjezde a kooperace naSich distrikjen pro dobro naSich spolkti. Kdyby byli tit pro yede, jsem jist, dUkladne probrane poslechli hlasu, mohli jsme mit pekne namety pro lepSi einnost.

Spoluprace a vetSi porozumeni nea kdy misto pro priSti Sokolovnu. pied tim projevene, ujiSt'uje nas vkehny, V East Bernard, ae jsem nebyla dele- ae tentokrate bude provedena zmena, jak gatkou, poaadala jsem jineho delegata, si to elenstvo vyplanuje a preje. aby dal navrh, by byli zbaveni mesionich elanek na "opravu stanov" zretelne poplatkti nernocni fide, kteri byli v Usta- mluvi, ae v tretim distriktu se premYS'li. vu choromyslnYch, ale tak by neztratiii Rovnea pozoruhodnY jest projev sedmeho svou pojistku, kdya by se nahodou uzdra- distriktu a to zprava pateho distriktu vili. Nasi delegati to men doporueit, ale tea„ bratei a sestry, mela. by bS7ti s pobyli zticha. Byla jsem pro Utulek pro sta• vclekom zaparnatovana. re eleny ua pied nmoha lety; pro budovu A tak s radosti pozoruji , ze vzdor neuHlavni iteadovny; opravu itznYch sta- zno.ni — tiov; nemocenskou podporu jinYm zpit"Budoucnost naSi Jednoty buduje se v

naSich distriktnich schfizich" a naSe feditelstvo by si to melo zaveas uvedomitil S pozdravem, Ludva 0. Hokk.

Guy, Texas.

Mili bratil a sesteieky: Zase se yam pochvalim besedou. MinulY tYden sestra Norma Valeikova z Guy pici-1 vezla k nam jeji Svakrovou z Corpus Christi, sestru Rozi Huffovou, ktera jela na Guy na na yStevu se synem Viktorem Huffem a jeho rodinou, (manaelkou a dvema chlapci) navaivit jeji mall, sestru Rozaru Waleikovou, take jeji zde aijici bratry, sestry a ostatni rodinu.

Br. Viktor Huff mel Yagack, tak si zde u rodiny pobyli. Take mne poteSilo, ae jsem uvidela po delSi dobe pani Rozi' Huffovou, neb ona east° nenulae prijeli na besedu, neb maji v Corpus Christi ob chod. reera, 25. rijna na yStivili Mikesky mne mill manacle Stakvi z Corpus Christi. S nimi byla bratra Stak jeho sestra, pani Anna Hatlova z Levelland, Texas.

PoteSila mne velice jejtch navateva, neb jsme se nevideli od sjezdu SPJST v East Bernard, kdy ke mne prijeli na not se sestrou pani Mary Rezkovou z Dallas. To uz je mnoho rokti, ale mile pratelstvi udraujeme eastYmi psanieley. Pri shledani veera jsem Albinku Stakvu nepoznala a', tak jsme se dobre znaly a easto videly, kdya jezdivali na Guy na sokolske osla-1 vy. Manacle Stakvi si udelali vYlet na 5 dni, zajeli pro pani Hatlovu, ktera bude na besede u Stakt. Je trochu nemocna, a ma, smutek po manaelu a po synovi, tak si vyjela na zotavenou k bratrovi Janovi a k S'valerove Albince StakvYm. Spoleene si vyjeli z Corpus Christi a jell po znamYch jim mistech as do Rosenberg k pea.teltm a znamYm. Veera prijeli k nam z Rosenberg a dues rano pc) snidani meli vyjeti od pratel k domovu. VSecke besede shora zminene dekuji za ninon na.vStevu.

Jeate neco: Moje sestra Johanna Pol-1 lak, 1117 7 St., Rosenberg, Texas, hledd spoleonici, aenskou tichou, ktera nema rada hluk a nema svuj dornov, tak by byla u sestry v byte zdarma. Tak ktera, by chtela jiti, at' se hlasi na shora zminenou adresu.

Zdar vkm etoucint Vestnik.

Rozi Mikeska-Truksova.

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Povidaly si dye panicky v parka: "Ale, pani Hubankova, vy pry chcete letos v lete zas do Luhadovic. Vadyt' jste tam byli loni na svatebni ceste!

"Ano — ale my bychom, radi vedeli, jak to tam vlastne vypadd."

Wednesday, November 2, 1955

VPSTN

—WEST, TEXAS

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Reports from Louges, blographtea, etc., intended for publication, must be in the hands of the Editor a BENEVOLENT ORDER week before the date of Issue. Address all editorial matters to: OF THE STATE OF TEXAS Editor, 6402 Prague, Houston 7, Tex. Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 With Undeliverable Copies to SUPREME LODGE SP.IST, P.O. BOX 400, TEMPLE, TFAEAS

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF SLAVONIC

MUSINGS OF THE EDITOR THE TOPIC WHICH I WISH TO DIS- to Moucka's Fund. But only very few cuss this week has been repeatedly inen members are aware that such a fund tioned in the Czech section. But many exists, or what the fund is to accomplish.

• of our members don't read Czech. If some of you do, this will be a repetition LET ME REPEAT HERE THE PURwhich cannot be avoided. I'll try to be pose of Moucka's Fund. It is to serve as brief.

• • a constant reminder of the Words in IN THE PRECEDING ISSUE YOU Psalm 71, 9: "Cast me not off in the might have seen the article "Donors to time of old age." The fund is to be Moucka's Fund." You might have won- that mustard seed from which bigger dered about the fund. Immediately after and better things grow. The fund should. the death of Brother Frank Moucka, our grow to such a proportion that the next former editor who died in January, 1951, convention could not ignore it, could not some members of Dallas Lodge No. 130 be blind to the generous response of incame up with the idea that a fund dividuals, and would be ashamed to vote should be created to the memory of the only the continuation of $250 a year.

• late Brother Moucka and that the money • could be used for some charitable purUP TO NOW, THERE WAS NO PUB pose. Shortly thereafter, or probably Hefty about the fund, or even about the in the same meeting, some member sug- purpose of the fund. The money is now gested that this fund could be used as handled by the headquarters. If anybody a start for taking care of those members sends in his donation, he gets a receipt. who have reached advanced age.

From a purely business viewpoint, a • personal receipt is good. But such doTHE DALLAS MEMBERS RESPONDED nations are usually acknowledged pubpromptly and raised among themselves licly. It keeps the purpose of the fund several hundred dollars in a few weeks. constantly before the eyes of the public.

They wrote about it in the Vestnik. Kindness is catching. Others like to be Brother Jos. F. Holasek, president of the generous. The fund gets publicity. The Cechoslovak Publishing Company that donors are more numerous. ♦ • prints the Vestnik, opened a special account at the local bank for the donations' I HAVE DECIDED TO BUILD UP Eighteen months later, at the conven- Moucka's Fund. Every month I will have tion in Houston, a three-member com- a complete report of those individuals mittee studied the plan to use the money and lodges that made their contribuas a start for the establishment of Home tions. I start the month of November for the Aged. The convention listened with $25.00 from myself. As a successor to the report, did not turn it down com- of the late Brother Moucka„ I should pletely, but decided that the cash in have taken up this talk long ago. We the Moucka's Fund is too small to en- could have had five times, ten times as ter into a new venture. When the ques- much as we have. It was my neglect ,. I tion of contributions from members or see now that nothing is accomplished from the SPJST came up, it was voted if there is no plan, no leadership. From to add to the fund $250.00 a year from now on, I am accepting. contributions, the general fund. One recalls the words no matter how small. Pt turn the money of Portia from The Merchant of Venice: to the headquarters and acknowledge "You teach me how a beggar should be the donation in the Vestnik once a • • answered." month.

• • YOU MAY NOT APPROVE OF THE THE MOUCKA'S FUND NOW A- idea that we should have an Old Folks mounts to $2,049.76. With the exception Home. You may feel that the delegates of $250 annually from the general fund, at the next convention should vote ait has been created by voluntary con- gainst any such crazy proposition. Let tributions. Often, a dear friend dies and us see if they will. Do you wish our fraflowers cannot be sent for one reason ternal organization to be only a false Or another. Lasted, the money is donated front with nice-sounding motto, Benevo-

lence, Humanity, Fraternity? Do you .wish your local lodges to be only four walls where you collect your dues? A shell that is empty where not even a whisper about brotherly love is heard? * 9 ONE OE THE LEADING FRATERNAL organizations supports eighteen homes in fourteen state of the Union. wish it were possible to give our membfrs a complete picture of the activities in these homes for. the aged. It is a subject which would surprise you in its magnitude. And it is a subject which is considered not only by leading sociologists but by all public servants to be the U. S.'s No. 1 social problem. There is tremendous need for ever expanding services to take care of the elderly people.

In another ten or twenty years, the establishment of a Home for the Aged will be forced upon us. So why wait?

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THE OLD AGE IS A PHASE OF LIFE —and should be recognized as such. A human being . must change from one phase to another, such as. grammar school to high school, high school to colleges, college to work, work to retirement, etc. Those phases are often recognized—but not old age. It sounds simple, but many people don't understand it, people both young, middle-aged and old. A good example is an independent father who has advanced in years and whose authority is slowly slipping away from him. He acts and thinks as he did at forty. Ho fails to reeoanizo iha t he has changed his phase of life. And his children also fail to recognize the new phase of his life. Misunderstanding and trouble looms.

MOST RELATIVES WANT TO KEEP their parents, but often they can't. The trouble comes from the modes of living that have changed in the last thirty, fifty years. The homes are much smaller, especially in cities. is difficult for three generations, parents, children and grandchildren to live under the some roof. And those permanent plans the parents made never turn out as planned.

It is a problem constantly growing bigger. It is our No. 1 problem. The Moucka's Fund will be a reminder of the problem.

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Wednesday, November 2, 1955

V ESTNt K WEST, TIBIAS

REPORTS FROM DISTRICTS REPORT FROM DISTRICT TWO „This is the second part of a report on t4p last District 2 meeting which was held on Sunday afternoon, October 16, at the SPJST Star Hall at Seaton. The first part of this report was a general description of the entire district meeting and appeared in the October 26 Vestnik. The writer hopes that this will be a correct and more detailed accleinat of the subjects discussed and busineSs transacted during the business portion of the meeting. The statements attributed to each speaker are not difeet quotations but are the writer's interpretation of what was said.

As the first of the three featured speakers of the afternoon, Supreme Lodge President Edward Marek discussed the proposed "SPJST Home For The Aged”. President Marek said that he, like most others in the SPJST, personally considers a home for the aged to be a needed and very desirable benevolent activity. He stated that even since before the last SPJST Convention he has been studying and gathering information concerning the costs and operation of the various fraternally and pri. vately maintained homes for the aged in Texas. However, he said that his findings have been such that he believes that the establishment, maintenance, and proper operation of such a home by .:the SPJST' would pose many problems and would not be such an easy accomplishment as it may seem to be.

•The first and foremost problem asSedated with a home for the aged would be:the matter of financing — both for the considerably large initial building costs and for the subsequent costs for maintenance and operation. The Supreme Lodge has not yet received a reply from the Texas State Insurance Department in regard to the disposition and possible uses to which the SPJST accumulated surplus may be legally applied. Even if these SPJST surplus funds can be used for construction. of a home for the aged, the financing of future maintenance and operating costs would bear serious consideration and discussion. The average operating costs in several existing homes for the aged in Texas have been reported as being from $700 to $1000 per patient per year. Funds for these maintenance and operating costs of an SPJST home for the aged would have to be obtained from either (1) SPJST insurance department profits in future years, if adequate, or (2) donations from or special assessments of all SPJST members, or (3) a fee charged to

all patients living in the home. If the number of patients increased greatly over the years and/or the economic situation of our country changed to decrease the presently generally prosperous condition of the SPJST, then alternative financing methods (2) or (3) above would have to be resorted to. In this case, donations probably would be inadequate and special assessments would probably be very undesirable. If fees were charged each patient to meet the expenses of the home, this would decrease the benevolence offered by such a home because many needy SPJST members possibly could not afford the fees. Since fraternally operated homes are not eligible to receive the old age pensions of its patients, the home would have to be incorporated as a separate institution in order to obtain these pension funds.

In concluding, President Marek emphasized that these are only a few of the sizeable problems which would be associated with the proposed home for the aged and that his purpose in mentioning them is not as a discouragement of the idea but is intended to acquaint everyone with them so a wise and proper decision on this matter can be made at the appropriate time. On the basis of the information he has, President iviarek is of the opinion that it would not be a practical or sound policy for the SPJST to undertake establishment of a home for the aged at this time.

After considerable discussion and questions from the floor, the members in attendance at the meeting unanimously approved a motion that this district go on record requesting that the Supreme Lodge President and Attorney conduct further investigations into this matter and then compile and send to all local lodges, well before the 1956 Convention, all such definite and factual information concerning the funds available and probable costs of construction, maintenance, and operation of such a home for the aged.

Brother Sid Pokladnik of Dallas next spoke on the proposed "SPJST Queen Contest". He explained that the contest idea is being proposed as an SPJST activity which would stimulate interest at local and district meetings and at the convention, would appeal to most SPJST members of all ages — and especially to the youth, and would make for good publicity for the SPJST. He read the proposed contest rules which are briefly (these are not complete rules) that the

contest would be open to any girl who is a member of the SPJST and is between the ages of 17 and 22. Each lodge would be entitled to select one contestant to compete with contestants from other lodges on the district level. Then the winners from each of the seven districts would compete and one would be crowned queen at the state convention.

Judging by five impartial judges would be on the basis of poise, personality, appearance, and talent. To minimize the expense to the contestants, the attire would need not be formal until the final judging at the convention. Prizes would be $500 to the queen and $100 to each of the 6 runners-up, (Duchesses) in the contest. To finance the Ontest, each district would be asked to support its entry with $100 and the Supreme Lodge would be asked to appropriate $700.

Brother Pokladnik explained that this proposal had been submitted to the Supreme Lodge several months ago and no reply of definite action had been received. Upon being asked, President Marek revealed that the Supreme Lodge had considered the matter and had decided to mail letters of explanation and a ballot "For" or "Against" the queen contest proposal to all local lodges. He further stated that the letters would go out the following week and that the deadline for return of the ballots would be December 31, 1955. If 5 of the 7 districts, as determined from the votes of the local lodges, are for the queen contest, then the Supreme Lodge will also support the proposed SPJST Queen Contest.

After an extended discussion and parliamentary debate as a result of which it was decided that a vote at this District 2 meeting would not be binding as the district's final decision on this matter, those assembled at the district meeting approved separate motions which (1) approved Brother Pokladnik's SPJST 'Queen Contest proposal and (2) approved the action thus far taken by the Supreme Lodge in regard to the Queen Contest.

Being the third of the featured speakers of the afternoon--which was rapidly drawing to a close, Brother Rudy Setcik of Houston did not discuss his subject of the proposed "SPJST Youth Camp" in any great detail. However, he did express his belief that a youth camp would serve a two-fold purpose of providing a needed facility for SPJST youth and would help increase the interest of youth in the SPJST. He suggested that the 1116 or 1117 acre tract of SPJST

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Wednesday, November 2, 1955 property near Bastrop could possibly be used for a youth camp. Although no formal action on this matter was taken by those gathered at this district meeting, the need for more basic factual information of probable costs and available funds for such an undertaking was expressed. President Marek replied that such information is being prepared and will be made available to all delegates well in advance of the 1956 Convention.

Following inspirational SPJST messages from Supreme Lodge Directors Navratil and Skrabanek and invitations to other district meetings by visitors from these districts, those gathered at the district meeting voted to approve a motion that each of the 18 lodges in Disstrict 2 select one member to serve on a District Steering Committee. The business of the meeting was concluded after the next District 2 meeting was set for Sunday, Januray 15, 1956, at Holland SPJST Lodge Tyrs Hall.

Fraternally, Calvin C. Cervenka District 2, Reporter ) • .7. ° ( INSURANCE BY WOMEN Between 15-20%of All Life Insurance Is owned by women today, a proportion that not too long ago would have been unbelievable. While husbands, as primary bread winners, logically buy and own the largest percentage of life insurance, families are also coming to realize that they need financial protection against the loss of wives and mothers.

At the end of 1954 women owned more life insurance in their own right than in any previous year. Their individual purchases for the year amounted to $4.6 billion, according to the Institute of Life Insurance, whose survey of women's life insurance ownership in 1954 has just been completed. At the end of the year women owned $42 billion of life insurance they had purchased on an individual basis.

In addition, along with its report on women's life insurance, it also states that insurance on children's lives rose considerably during 1954. A total of $5 billion was purchased on behalf of children under 15 years of age in that year, bringing their total to $2.14 billion.

R. and R. ) • 4 • (-When nothing seems to help, try looking at stone-cutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it.

Yet, on the hundred and first blow it will split in two. We may know it was not that last blow that did it, but all that had gone before.

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THEN AND NOW

By J. M. Kopecky Nine hundred years ago a little pecan tree came up from seed in San Antonio, and its not only still living but some years it makes as much as 300 pounds of nuts.

Seven hundred and fifty-five years ago semi-civilized Aztec Indians with no technical knowledge or skill, and no tools, built hunereds of cliff dwellings; remains of many still stand in Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado.

Four hundred and sixty-three years ago Columbus with practically nothing but a lot of faith took the voyage that discovered America, which began changing the lives of millions of people and is still changing them. Soon after his discovery, many missionaries came here and began to build missions with no skilled help, little money and few tools but lots of faith. Some of these missions still stand.

Three hundred thirty-five years ago the Pilgrim's from England and immigrants from other countries came. They were not rich, but they had faith and hope.

Let's go on without telling what all they built and how. They had some important conventions, too. In one they declared themselves independent and banded themselves under the Articles of Confederation and in another they created the Constitution of the United States. None of these conventions wasted any time; none of them cost the US much money; yet the whole world benefits from what they accomplished.

During the first half of the 19th century, pioneers from U. S. and other countries began to settle in Texas. With no roads, few tools, scarcity of needed materials, with their own hands and the help at unskilled slave labor they not only built homes, but mills, gins, and shops.

being scalped; prospered and helped others to get land. The county of W'lbarger was named aft::: him and his brother.

That 1,100 acres m.sy not bo \-v-0 being scalped for, but dt ought to be worth holding an(' doing- some good with it. On those dreeks, if there are no pecan, persimmon, black and red haw trees of huckleberry trees already there, our boys and girls could plant some. I never saw the place, but I do believe that to us native Texans it would be worthwhile to sing about than the :rocky cliffs, the whispering pines, the gurgling waters, and the flower-Idecked mej..dows that our oldtimers left behind aed the Communists took possession of. I am. sure we will have some bluebonnets and Indian paint brushes and butter cups blooming there, and there ought to be some cak wood to barbecue with. If we don't want to spend any money on it now, then at least let us hold it and save for our young people, and old people, too, what the Lord has already provided.

Are we going to help our young people grow into happy useful citizens or into delinquents? This idea that a youth camp would benefit only a few is certainly wrong no matter how nicely you dress it up and try to make it sound reasonable. With everything being done by machinery even the farniers are working half of the time. "The Devil finds still work for idle hands to do." When not working, people young and old need a hobby, need recreation. Our young people, rich and poor, need a camp for which this seems to be suitable; our Old people can use it too. Our old people need a nice old folks' home, let's build one for them. The sooner we start singing about it instead of singing "Kde DOMOV Muj" the better.

In 1831 Josiah Wilbarger who came ) • eTs • (ne.. from Missouri settled ten miles from Bastrop (probably not very far from that 1,100 acres some of us are trying to get rid of.) lie helped other settlers SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6: to get laud in that locality. In August Czech play at Pokrok Houston Lodge.

1333, accompanied by four others, sur- SUNDAY NOVEMBER 13: veyors named Christian, Strothers, HayCulak Lodge No. 165 will have anninie, and Standifer, while exploring sonic versary entertainment and picnic supper. land above where Austin now is, were SATURDAY NOVEMBER 19: attacked by Indians. Strother and Bazaar and Thanksgiving Dinner at Christian were killed. Wilbarger was ,Stefanik Lodge! Prizes Galore. wounded. The Indians took him for dead, SUNDAY NOVEMBER. 20scalped him and left The other two reBazaar at Stefanik Lodge will conturned to Bastrop Settlement, got some tinue for another day. help and two days later found Wilbarg- WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 21: er still alive after all that suffering and Xmas Program and Santa Claus at exposure: He lived for 11 years after Stefanik Lodge beginning at 7:30 p. m.

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brother, David, who celebrated his sec. and birthday October 22.

Mr. and Mrs. Frankie Milan are also proud new parents of a little son, Frankie Jr., who was born September 9. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hunter announced the birth of their little son, Sam Hunter Jr., on October 12. Congratulations to all of them.

Mrs. Emil Mamula, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Milan Sr. and her little son, Stephen, were recent visitors here from South Bend, Indiana.

On November 20, Sunday afternoon, there will be a bingo at Sokol Hall. Hot dogs and coffee will be served. Chances are to be sold on a toaster which will be given away that day. All you members come, and bring your families and your friends and spend an enjoyable afternoon together.

Hungerford, Texas Brothers and Sisters: Please send me your correct address stating your rural route and box number. We could not send you a statement when your payment came :due. Our postmaster will not accept letters with insufficient address. He puts it in dead letter section. (Editor's Note: If a letter has correct return address, and cannot be delivered to an addressee for any reason, it goes back to the sender showing the reason for non-delivery.) Kindly do it as quick as you possibly can. It is very important that we have your correct address at once.

There is another reason for the urgency to get your address. Some of you, who pay your annual dues in September and October, are behind with your payments.'

It was caused by your incorrect address- I'm sorry we didn't get to go to the es. We mailed the notices, but you did program last Sunday, October 23, in not get them. We must have the pay- Dallas, but I've heard from those who ments at ,once, otherwise we will be did go and that it was a very good proforced to put you on a monthly basis, gram and they all enjoyed themselves. and that will put you out of balance. Our Fort Worth drillers that participated The mortuary dues for October amount in the program were Jerry Milan, Jack to more than $700.00, but we collected Pool, Jack Nom an, Dotty Fisher, Joyce Only $184.00. For the month of Septem- Hubenak, Mary Jean Renfro and Donna ber the dues were also $700.00, and we Rose Steinman. received only $590.00. Our bank balance We all really do miss Emil and Bally is $415.00, so you can see that we have Milan and their children, who moved to no Money to advance anybody his dues. Austin, Texas. The Sokol gym just isn't We simply cannot send mortuary dues to the same without them. Good luck to the Supreme Lodge until we collect the them in their new home. payments from the members. Please Well, that's all the news I have this send your dues at once. time, so good bye for now.

Your attention is also called to our Sincerely, annual meeting which will be held. on Maxine Merlick November 13. We have election of officers •( )• and also of a delegate to the convention SAN ANTONIO LODGE NO. 133 in 19b6. It is important that all of you who possibly can make it attend the Dear Members: meeting in November. We appreciate How is every one now that this cool your co-operation, weather has set in. Our district meeting Fraternally, is over and mother wants to thank all Adolph Sabrsula, sec'y, those who helped in the kitchen at the Route 2, Box 215 beer stands. Mother also wants to thank Wharton, Texas those who brought the good kolaches , • (. cakes, strudel and pies. It certainly was a nice day for our district meeting exSOKOL FORT WORTH cept too many other things were going Hello Everyone! on that Sunday. There was not quite as I sure am behind in my reports on large a crowd as was expected. So Sokol and other activities but it seems thanks again to all the members that that each passing week leaves me further helped; if not for every one helping out and further behind. I've been busier we could never have as good a turn out than that hard working stork and that's as we do. saying a lot. "Thank You," Mr. Stork Yours truly, for bringing us a darling new little Stanley Kalmus, Reporter )• • v granddaughter. Her name is Kathy Fayette Mobley, born September 11 to Mr. An optimist is a person who always and Mrs. A. L. Mobley Jr. She has a little has its bad breaks relined.

CZECH HALL IN SAN ANTONIO San Antonio, Texas This is to advise everyone interested in having a Czech Hall in San Antonio that selling of stock certificates has begun. And it is hoped that our people will look upon this undertaking as something needed here in San Antonio and will be generous in subscribing for the certificates.

In order to bring this undertaking to a successful conclusion, we need to unite for a common purposes with the feeling in our hearts that we want to help. If we give grudgingly we usually find that we don't get much( good out of it.. So let's give the idaa a fair chance thzrow. And if you are not in favor of it, you will be helping by not voicing your disapproval to others.

For many years we needed a hall in San Antonio and many attempts have been made to that end. They all failed due to nothing more than the word cooperation. If we cooperate we can put this over. Buy these certificates because yeti want to help build a, Czech Hall.

Should we fail in the attempt, you will be returned the money. On the certificate of the number of shares you buy, you will read the following: It is understood that the proceeds from the sale of the Pre-Organization Certificates will be deposited in the 'Mission City Bank, San Antonio, Texas, designated depository until such time as much as $20,000.00 is collected and deposited in said depository, or at the end of the second year from July 1, 1957 at which time said funds will be withdrawn for the purposes for which Czech Community Club is organized.

At the time of the withdrawal of said funds, Czech Community Club will file an application for a charter, and in lieu of the certificates, the member will receive one share of stock for each PreOrganization. Certificate; Each share of stock shall represent one vote;. common stock shall be issued in the corporation.

In the event Czech Community Club fails to obtain sufficient subscriptions to reach the sun of 20,000.00, all money paid herein will be returned to the subscriber, less expenses connected with undertaking.

The officers and directors of said asEociation are as follows: D. F. Netek, President and authorized dealer in these securities, 402 Hiawatha Ave., San Antonio, Texas.

S. C. Bundil, Vice President, 1002 Pleasanton Rd.

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Mrs. Donald L. Smith, Secretary, 1110 North Main, San Antonio, Texas James I. Kostelnik, Treasurer, 135 Fair San Antonio, Texas The above named officers are also directors and the following are also directors: Mrs. Marie Blanar, Director, 109 Dacus San Antonio, Texas Mrs. Gordon Riebe, Director, 943 Schley, San Antonio, Texas August Dornak, Director, 615 Beryl San Antonio, Texas Mrs. Therasa Walker, Director, 342 W. Dickson, San Antonio, Texas S. J. II°leek, Director, 118 St. John San Antonio, Texas Frank Parnia, Director, 2020 Donaldson, San Antonio, Texas B. P. Matocha, attorney for the association, 308 Bedell Bldg, San Antonio, Texas.

You can get in torch with any one of the officers and directors. They are authorized to sell the certificates. Shares are 310.00 and you can buy as many as you want.

Wishing all cf ;;nu the best of the fall season, Respectfully, S. C. Bunciil STEPANIK LODGE NO. 142 hello, Readers; Hope this report finds you in the best of moods. Here in Houston it looks rather gloomy. Guess we're going to get some showers. We wouldn't disapprove of some rain as everything is so dusty.

We'll probably get a norther, too.

Yesterday, October 27, Thursday, the Stelanik Lodge Entertaining Committee and Auditing Committee met for special meetings at the lodge.

Present in the Entertaining Committee were: Sisters Schulda, Triska. Sopjcak, Filipek, Kunetka, Kelarek, Vala, Cejt.a ,.s. end yours truly. It was unonimotisie decided to begin our annual turkey dinner and bazaar on the 19th of November thou the 20th.

Turkey supper will be served beginning at 5:30 p. in. on Saturday, November 19th. There will be a chance on a beautiful Abalonion Shell television lamp with each purchase of a dinner ticket.

All bazaar booths will be on display and later in the evening we will dance to triple accordion music.

Sunday, November 20th: Dinner will be served beginning at 1 o'clock. Games begin at 2 p. in. Then later a cake walk with delicious home baked cakes available. Dancing at night.

We are striving hard to make this activity a success. Our Lodge need mon-

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ey for our children for Christmas as well as minor repairs and taxes. So please each of you, Stefanik members, do your utmost best and work together in making this possible.

Each one of you are requested to contribute something for the booths on cakes or fish pond. If each member contributes just one article or pastry, we can be successful. You members, that just show up once a year to pay your dues, how about waking up and appearing on the scene to take part in person, helping your lodge to prove that Brotherhood is not just a word.

To all our friends and fraternalists, we extend a most hearty welcome. Come enjoy a delicious meal as well as each other's company.

Since the Lodge Sisters have agreed on a delicious as well as ornamental meal, I am giving you the menu for our turkey supper on November 19th and 20th as follows: Turkey, dressing, gravy, sweet potatoes, and pineapple souffle, creamed Irish potato mounds, English peas, salad, cole, slaw, sliced home-canned pickles, coffee, pie.

That's a menu fit for a King makes me hungry right now, don't it You? Saturday, November 19, the kitchen will be supervised by Sister Lena Kunetka and assisted by Sisters Mynar, Kovar, and Zahn.

Sunday November 20 the kitchen will be supervised by Sister Emilia Cykala and assisted by Sisters Sopjcak, Kubin, Shilk and Filipek.

The bazaar booths are under supervision of Sisters Bohumila Sulda, Janie and Sylvia Kelarek with Eselarna and Barbara Jean Ungrad, Kay Sturm and Rudy Cernuch as assistants. The cake walk is planned for you by Sisters Melnar, Triska and Sklar.

The fishing pond and grab bag is under supervision of Sister Vera. Vaja with Sisters Christine Ennis and Dorothy Becan as assistants.

So all of You please remember our two bazaar days and having your families for a good time.

You know it thrills me beyond words to pick up the Vestnik and read its entire contents. Something I had never done until the past year. The knowledge that our SPJST younger members are taking an interest in the prosperity of our organization along with the older members who are willing to look farther than the end of their noses, is very gratifying. So, when someone says to you, don't waste time and energy in working for changes at the convention; you haven't a chance; the Supreme Officers have a permanent foothold and

art= 15 they'll do, as they please don't let it get you. Not in my viewpoint, they won't, nor in the eyes of others that have a goal to make for the good of the Order.

That's why we are working now ahead to know what we want, why and where:, fore and enough of us to work together to get what in these modern times it takes to hold us together.

The attitude the Supreme Lodge Officers are taking in not even conidering certain resolutions to be brought before the convention, whether or not they are accepted py the majority of votes, is preposterous.

When each local lodge has a meeting and a member brings before the house a letter, that letter should be read by the Secretary and worked out; not with just the officers but all meAbers attending the meeting. Then the results can be explained to the member concerned. The secretary can't get up, read the letter, and say well, we agreed (the officers) that we don't want to have this in our organization and throw it in the waste basket.

Why can't you, officers accept any resolution in a manner of unity, why can't you say: All right, thtS idea was brought before the house by members, officers, and districts that are working hard for progress, so let's agree to bring before the convention these things that are important to our members!" You don't know if they'll be accepted, just like the rest of us don't know. These things must be worked out in the convention by all concerned. It's not the idea, either, that all of us •get what we want just because we want it. The attitude and principle of the thing, is what counts more than anything.

We have certain by-laws to be followed.; yet are they followed to the letter by those to whom we entrust the official business of SPJST! is it proper to hold a meeting and then use half of the following meeting to decide how much of the past meeting can be put in the protocol?

I am not prejudiced, but when District Five Steering and Planning Committee as well as District Three sent letters before the Supreme Lodge meeting with minor requests and these letters were turned down in such a non-fraternal manner, I am convinced more than ever that we, the members of SPJST, should really plan to attend all our local lodge meetings and district meetings and really get down to serious work to meet in convention of 1956.

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PRIDE OF ITALY

My first glimpse of Italy was the (By Florein Burgin) crescent-shaped harbor of Naples. The Neapolitans say that it is the most beau- most for their money. Now for a hint tiful in the -world. In the background on the best commodities on their :marstood tiers of yellow and tan colored ket if you are planning a trip there. houses with red roofs; crumbly, yet stur- Cameos are manufactured in and ady, with generations of age in their past. round. Naples by exacting craftsmen, as Over to the right stands Mt. Vesuvius well as coral and tortoise shell jewelry. and above this a shimmering blue sky There are felt hats, good linens, laces and bright rays of sunshine intensifying and silks and excellent hand-made gloves., all at prices which seem almost the picture.

After what always seemed like hours of ridictilously low to Americans.

After tiring from the window- shopwaiting on customs officials, passports, ing, we paused to rest at a table in p etc., shore leave was finally granted and my daughters and I descended the gang- one of the numerous sidewalk bars. plank. We were immediately recognized Here I was to receive another shock. It as Americans and a host of guides, ped- Came with my "coffe espresso" when I dlers:, and beg gars tried to attach them- took the first sip of it, The coffee is selves to our party. They were difficult_ especially roasted, until it is burned, to discourage, but they eventually gave then pulverized, then steam-dripped to eculiar very strong taste. up and went back to bother someone produce this 'p It is served without cream', but one may else. use sugar if he wishes. I was glad the The main shopping center is not far cup was not much bigger than a thim. from the harbor and is easily -reached ble. I was startled from my relaxation walking, One must follow a route leading at this time by a thunderous noise that through narrow,. smelly alleys and seemed to come from all directions. through piazzas wwhere one encounters learned that this was caused by the hundreds of cats and many more pig- metal corrugated doors or shutters that eons. This section is both business and were being pulled over the shop winresioential, for Naples is overpopulated dows,. It is customary to close businesses and families live anywhere and every- for about three hours in the afternoon where, The first impression is a powerfiil and reopen at 3 or 4 in the afternoon one of poverty too many people, and depending on the season of the year. poor 'sanitation. After one stays several There was little left to do but to take months, this impression becomes subdued and one accepts it as a distinctive a tour of the city by , a horse-drawn carpart of Italy, and develops an immunity riage. At this pace, one can cover a large territory and at the same time go to the problems' of the poor. slowly enough to enjoy the sights. Our The shopping center differs from ours driver managed to cover the ancient in large cities in that there is an absence and the less ancient sections. Truly there of the large department stores. Instead, is also a modern part of Naples. Briefly, t'alere are many small shops, each spe- it is about the third largest city in Italy cializing in a particular line of goods. with a population of 1,000,000. It has These shops are sparsely furnished with lived through 3,000 years of civilization things for the customers' comfort. The and has seen many wars and their efaverage salesgirl wears a black satin, beets. Because it was an important port smock. There is little of the kind of ad- citrin g the last war, it suffered terrivertising that goes on here which en- biy from bombardment by allied forces. tices us to buy what we do not need. The The harbor was damaged in parts beItalians, with exceptions of course, buy yond repair and sections of the city what they need and only when it is reduced to rubble and railways were deneeded. They do not buy ahead of the molished completely. Much has been season and stores do not make displays restored, but much remains to be done. of goods until they are wanted.

In the tenement areas it is not surEnough business is carried on, how- prising to see one family living in a ever. There are over 46,000,000 people single room. Apartment houses are about Crowded in a country smaller than New 4, 5 and 6 stories high and elevators are Mexico. I've always found that the sales an exception to the rule. The housewife people to be very tolerant and polite. climbs the hundreds of stairs several They do not seem to mind at all to show times a day. There is no refrigeration, everything in the store in order to find so she shops twice a day seven days a just what one wants. Neither are the y week for food. Here the family wash Offended if one does not buy, for they stretches across the streets and alleys are used to customers who must get the tied by short strings to a line. The mo-

der y clothespin has not found its way into every home so far.

Our tour took us to San Gennare Cathedral which dates from the 13th century and the chapel 400 years later. The little chapel is furnished with solid silver statues and busts of saints and many other gold ornaments costing $1,000,000. The chief treasure is the congealed blood of Saint Gennare who is the patron saint of Naples. We stopped at Galleria Umberto. Across the street from here is the San Carlo Opera House where early in his career Caruso tried to give a performance and was hissed by the audience. Though he was a Neapolitan, he never sang here again. His native city honored' him years after hi.% death and kept his body in a crystal casket. Naples is big, and full of important churches and state building's, where one could spend many days. The drive along the water front is refreshing and takes one

by New Castle and Arch of Aragona.

Further is the old fortress Castle del'Ove. From Naples one can go to Capri which is world famous for the celebrities who vacation there. While in Capri, everyone should visit the Blue Gave that one enters by boat.

From Napoli we continued our trip by ship to Leghorn which eventually became our home for about twenty months. ) "OF ALL THINGS.

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Recent opening of the Ohio toll-road directs attention to a relatively new driving hazard engaging the thought of safety officials. This is highway hypnosis. It results from driving long stretches over monotonous roads free from intersections, traffic lights, conflicting traffic and kindred distractions that normally tend to keep the automobile operator alert.

It has been demonstrated that this monotonous driving too often induces a form of hypnosis, under the spell of which drivers have been known to smash directly into the car ahead or, lulled into virtual unconsciousness, to run off the highway with disastrous consequences. "In our eagerness to provide safe driving conditions," one authority says, "we may have outsmarted ourselves_" To alleviate hypnosis and mitigate its consequences, additional safety factors are being built into some of the newer highways—gentle curves to keep the driver alert; broad black-top shoulder strips to jolt him back to consciousness if he leaves the smooth concrete.

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YOUR LIFE IN 1985 What will future daily life be like in the home 30 year from now?

Some idea of life in 1985 may be gained by a look at some of the changes which scientific achievements already forecast today.

Of course, we would be wise to remember it is easy to say what planets man is likely to visit 100 years from now.

But it is harder to predict everyday things much closer in time!

In 1985, as your day begins, you will be wearing pajamas of new fibers, the future equaivalent of nylon, orlon, or dacron, etc.

However, it may be you won't be wearing any pajamas at all! Perhaps you will be snug in a plastic box, instead of a bed, and find no use for bedclothes. The box could be air-conditioned, just the right temperature and humidity and have a rheostat which would increase or crease the amount of illumination.lOne effect of the alarm clock mechanism would be that the light would slowly increase during the last few moments before the alarm went off.

Such plastic boxes have already been found practical for care of infants, according to their inventor, a Harvard psychology professor, Burrhus Frederic Skinner.

But whether you are stepping out of a bed-box—or a box-bed!—it can be expected that an automatic coffee maker will already have made your coffee.

You can set that up today. Automatic ranges turn on and off at a pre-arranged signal, and clock radios can also be wired to set off other appliances.

Tomorrow your coffee, your shower, your toast and eggs may all start the day when you do.

After a first sip of coffee, in 1985, you May well snap on your own home TV circuit. This will be a closed-circuit TV, and mainly you use it as you could be using it at this moment—to take a look into the nursery, to see if the children are awake. The TV screen is not attached to a bulky TV set—the TV tube went out around 1960.

You can see on your TV system that the children are having a pillow-fight.

You pick up your inter-corn microphone, such as you can buy for $15 or $25 and 1955, and which you will find much cheaper in 1985.

So you tell your children to "Cut out the pillow-fight and get dressed!"

This is a lot like 1955, and so probably will be bathroom. However, new plastic tile and other water-resistant, corrosion-resistant, nonchippable materials will possibly have made bathrooms

(By Michael Amine) so cheap in t he future that even. though you have four cl-'ldren there may be several lavatories so they can all wash up at once. No excuses, then!

As you and your family sit down to breakfast, you decide it would be sensible on this wintry morning to turn the house around so the sun will come into the breakfast nook.

Through the years, from 1955 to 1985, building materials have been getting stronger and lighter. and power has been getting cheaper. Turning your house to the sun is one result.

Your house rests on a giant turntable, like a doll-house on a lazy Susan. Of course, it takes a bit of trouble.. . you have to shift gears in order to start and stop the house gently. The house next door has an automatic transmission and your wife nags you about getting it for yours. . . but you claim there's: too much risk of breaking glassware with sudden starts and stops. You claim your wife is a very poor housedriver.

Yes, way back in 1955 a similar office building was on the drawing boards for Denver, Colo. It was.designed to rest on a rotary base, and slowly turn all day. . . in the winter it would follow the sun, and during the night go on around the circuit, facing north and then facing the sun when it rose in the morning again. During the summer it would be adjusted to keep its big picture windows in the shade.

Now for some breakfast.

In the old days, people who peered into the crystal ball always predicted that humanity would be getting all their vitamins in pills. Today, in the era of the C-ration and the vitamin pill, there seems to be no lessening of the demand for steak... when it can be afforded. ' What will you eat in 1985? Perhaps the food will be basically the same as in 1955, but atomic energy is likely to make at least two improvements. Already it has been found that radiation kills the bacteria which cause meat to go bad.

Scientists have already succeeded in sterilizing steak so that it will not go bad. in a jar or can, even though not frozen.

And after breakfast you step into your helicopter, and off you head for work.

Then you remember you forgot your wallet—left it on the bureau. You speak on the radio to your wife, she comes to the second-story window, and you hover there a moment while she hands it to you.

"Good-bye, dear," you say. "I'll be

home on time unless there's too much Air traffic . . . last night it took me 10 minutes to make the last 20 miles!"

(The 1985 helicopter is faster, with jetengines mounted in the tips of the prop blades.)

"Toodle-oo," she says. "Don't forget to radio the Williamses and tell them we're going to Rome for the weekend.

If they can't come, at least we can see them in Paris."

Your parting words are more mundane, "If you drive the house, pet," you say, "if you do drive it, please be sure the peaver mower is out of the driveway.

If you forget, the kitchen insure to smash it," And off you go into the wild 'titre youder of the year 1985.

• • Fantastic?

Not very. The key to material civilization is the number of horsepower placed at the disposal of the average man. He may not realize just how many engines he uses in his "ordinary" life today.

Most people, asked to narite the electrical machines in their homes, think there must be a half dozen. They think of the electric fan, the washing machine, the vacuum cleaner, perhaps the radio and TV. The true number of gadgets using electrical energy in the average home will come closer to a dozen. They may include the refrigerator motor, auto starter, garbage disposal, dishwasher, air-conditioner, power saw, kitchen mixer, clothesdryer, etc. There is also the doorbell, which turns electrical energy into sound, the iron which converts it to heat, the bulbs and tubes which turns electrical energy into light.

What household uses will be found for atomic energy or for cheaper electric energy which originates in an atomic plant? One can only be sure there will he many not even imagined today.

Ultraviolet lamps will be everywhere in winter; air-conditioning of entire homes will be all but universal in summer.

Millions of homes will be air-conditioned by improved versions of the heat pump, The theory is too lengthy to explain here, but basically this pump works from the fact that the earth is usually colder than the air in summer, warmer than the air in winter. In New Jersey one electric company predicts 1 out of 10 homes in that area will have a heat pump by 1965.

And houses may not only turn to meet the sun in 1985 — they may take off for Science Digest vacations!

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do all the clean up jobs around the Needville, Boerne, San Antonio, La place and farm. I have been painting Marque, Temple and all neighboring and cleaning up all the week, and my, communities of Bell County. doesn't it make the place look better, Mrs. Ann Mareak, correspondent but today we have one of those sand Mareak Family Reunion, (Continued loom page 15) storm wind which I know all the house6 the resolutions and requests of all wiles don't like to see. I guess we , all HOUSEWIFE IS KEEPER OF MEDICAL lodges of the organization. Most compli- are wishing for a good rain to settle all SUPPLIES mentary ones were: BrOthers Frank this dust, I better stop for now, see you at the The family medicine chest is, obviousSteiner and Jerry Kleprlik. Also noted ly, an important responsibility. A conwas the invitation of Brother Vaicik of meeting.

Mrs. Jerry Zavodny, Reporter scientious housekeeper must know what District Six by Director Frank Rod about ) 40 it should and should riot contain, how speaking "On Youth Camps." This is a it should be arranged; how it should be wonderful attitude. Find out about the ;vIARCHAICS REUNION maintained. things we don't understand, and then Kenedy, Texas A recent issue of Good Housekeeping we can plan together. Our Editor's ac-Dear Brotners and Sisters: , i magazine offers some suggestions that ceptance is noteworthy also; for with The 1Viareak (Marchak) family met I will help the housewife in her role of his work he is willing to do his share Sunday, October 23, fdr their annual keeper of the family medical supplies. for our Youth. Brother Rudy Sefcik also family reunion at Seaton Hall, Star Here they are: deserves a good merit in discussing youth, 7,4 Lodge SPJST NO. 47.

1. Certain vital information—telewith all the districts! Congratulations The Bell County folks went all out I phone numbe'rs of family doctor and to all of you I am, sure you have the in preparing a meal that was out of i druggist—should be pasted inside the support of all active youth directors!, this world,. dcor of the medicine chest.

Well, I must end this report so I can After a very delicious dinner, the 2. Certain supplies, drugs, equipment have something to tell you next time. family spent the afternoon getting re- are musts for every medicine chest. The Wishing you the nicest things acquainted, listening to good Good Housekeeping article mentions I am, and dancing. Larry Marchak, of these.

Amelia (Vaja) Sturm Boerne, Texas, master of ceremonies 3. Every container of medical supplies •( • for the after, gave special recognition should be labeled and dated.

4OURDANTON ,LODGE NO. 161 to Mr. and Mrs, F. F. Pagach who 4. Medical supplies should be stored Dear Members and Friends: journeyed all the way from Kansas under conditions that will preserve I. wish to remind you of our regular City, Mo., to be with us on this occa- them. monthly meeting of Lodge No. 161 which sion. Larry also brought forth Frank5. Medical supplies should be thrown is to be held Sunday, November 6th, at lin Martinet Jr. and thanked him for away from tiihe to time. the H. and H. Hall in Jourdantori. After securing the meeting place for us and the meeting, beginning at 4 p. m., we Regarding this latter, when you clean to him and his wife for supervising will have bingo and cold drinks; also a the medicine chest, throw away the folthe preparation of all that wonderful delicious hot Tamale Supper will be servloWing: Any medicine that has changed food, al. Adults 60c per plate, children 30c H. W. Mariak of Kenedy spoke color, or that has formed a residue at per plate. A big dance at night; music briefly and thanked all the folks who the bottom of the bottle; any bottle furnished by Jimmy and His Old Timers had a part in making our reunion pus- whose label is missing; aspirins that are ( IL Jourdanton. Gents 50c; Ladies 25e. sible, all those responsible for the crumbly or give off a vinegar odor; mild hvelabody cordially invited good food, and especially to Star Lodge antiseptics that have become cloudy or Bettie Lou Valchar, SPJST No. 47 for the use of their hall. haVe a solid residue at the bottom; hyReporter Larry then introduced Brother Ed drogen peroxide that no longer bubbles; )• • Marek, president of Supreme Lodge milk of magnesia that has become cakSKY PRAPOR CYCLONE LODGE. SPJST of Temple who spoke some ed; ointment or salve in a tube that has NO. 21 very well chosen words for this oc- corroded: ointment that has separated, Rogers, Texas casion. The Mareaks are very grate- developed spots, or become discolored; ful to President Marek and his charm- adhesive tape that has dried out; nose Boar Sisters and Brothers: ing wife to take time trent his many drops that have become cloudy or have Just a few lines to remind our memdeveloped a sediment; and eyewash or bers of Lodge No. 24 that our regular duties to be with us.

A vote was taken as to where to eye drops that have been kept beyond meeting will be the first Sunday in NoveinLer (6th) this will give you time to meet next year. After being treated the age the druggist or doctor thinks so royally and so well fed, the family safe and effective. is ake plans to attend the meeting: ( ) • 0.4 unanimously agreed to meet again at We attended our district Two meetSeaton Hall. ing at Seaton Star Hall, I enjoyed being QUESTIONS OF AGE President Ed Marek closed the prothere to hear all the discussion that Over a century ago, during a gala gram with a prayer and wished us were brought up. There was a good atall a safe journey home. gathering in Springfield, Illinois, Abe tendance of members -tram different discorrespondent for the Mardak fa- Lincoln was asked by a young widow to triuts and lodges, the program Sister Hell wish to thank Anton Motl of guess her age, And. Lincoln was equal to ari-anged was very enjoyable. And the Temple, Texas and Edd Mikeska of the task. "I have a good idea," he said, I io ,.ch was very god, so many good things Rogers, Texas, managers of Seaton "but the big trouble is that I don't know to eat one didn't know what to take. whether to make you ten years older beHall for their services, I I had some of those good cakes Mareaks were present from Kenc- cause of your brains, or ten years younright now. dy, Victoria, Austin, Dallas, Houston, ger on account, of your looks." tia,Yen't we had some nice weather to

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STEPHEN VALCIK FIRST CZECH EDTHE GYPSIES ITOR TO BE HONORED AS PRESIDENT OF PRESS SECTION OF You and I don't like the word "boNATIONAL FRATERNAL hunk." It is a slang expression for a laCONGRESS borer, usually unskilled, supposedly We are happy to announce that our coming from Bohemia or Hungary (Bogood friend, Bro. Stephen Valcik, editor Hung).

Even the word "Bohemian" often has of the official organ of the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas, an unsavory connotation. When it is was elected as president of the Press spelled with capital "B", such as BoheSection of the Na tional Fraternal Con - mian Brethren or Bohemian glass, it gress, which convened this year in To- has its place. But you cannot discern ronto, Canada, and to which our Execu- the difference between "Bohemian" and tive Committee sent cur Bro. Charles "bohemian" in spoken words. The latter frequently denotes a vagabond. or a Kropik. gypsy, thought to be from Bohemia. And since some people are quite defficient in their geography, it is no wonder that they display a complete lack of information in ethnology (the division of mankind into races).

You find gypsies in Bohemia. You find them in Austria, Hungary, Rumania, anywhere in Central Europe. But gypsies are not natives of Europe. Their features are different. They have dark wavy hair, large black or brown eyes, dark skin, and are of small stature.

They have nothing in common with the unskilled laborers from Bohemia or Hungary.

Where did the gypsies come from?

Their origin is obscure. Their language is one of the clearest indications of their origin that exists. It belongs to the In-

Stephen Valcik Bro. Valcik is the first Czech editor accorded this honor, which should bring new prestige to his society. We are proud of this achievement because it shows that we have many Czechs in our midst who are very capable and if given the opportunity can demonstrate both skill and talent to advan0. ,-e of all concerned. Bro. Valcik has been sent to the National Fraternal Congress regularly by his society and has become well known figure during the annual conclaves.

He is a fine editor—who loves his craft with a consuming passion. It dominates his life. He belongs to the chosen few which stingy Fate sets in every generation, and has many fine qualities, good cheer, geniality and expansive likableness, and he is destined for leadership, for Fate is one of her gleeful moments had decreed long ago he would be the proverbial "once in a blue moon."

Bro. Valcik, whom we visited in Houston, Texas, and again had the pleasure of meeting in Chicago and Atlantic City,

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BO T- MIA do- European language family and is called Romany; all of its dialects are clearly connected with Sanskrit, the oldest-known written language of the group. So it is now generally believed that the gy p sies came from southeastern or central India, reaching Persia about the beginning of the tenth century A. D.' The first gypsies appeared in Europe at the beginning of the fourteenth century.

Persecuted wherever they wandered, they have been accused of crimes from petty thievery to witchcraft. They have been subjected to much suffering, even in modern times. During the Nazi regime many male gypsies were sterilized and both sexes were put to forld labor.

The gypsies are an intelligeih people, whose IQ often is much higher than that of the people among whom they live. They have had to yield to the surrounding people, if they wanted to get along relatively well. In spite of this, their pride and a certain feeling of superiority are unbroken. These outcasts from human society have built up a tight relationship amongl. themselves.

They claim, to obey and follow only their clan chief, who has the right to demand unconditional obedience. All quarrels are brought before hime and severe cases before a regular gypsy court. So gypsies, in their own affairs, appear very N. J., has shown a gusty appreciation of seldom before the courts of the counall about him!. He has a refreshing out- tries in which they live. In their own look, has equal appreciation of both courts everything is done orally, and the mighty and unknown, and his life and most severe sentence is to be expelled writing is a tonic from the monotony from the tribe. and pettiness of everyday lifts.

In gypsy family life the womeh play We are glad to pay this tribute to a not an insignificant part in the support fine editor and a loyal, staunch friend of the group, principally by means of whom we greatly respect, because he their fortune-telling, in which they emhas again been accorded an honor which ploy various forms of prediction, rangdeserves the spotlight of our attention. ing from tea leaves to the tarot pack We should not measure achievement in of cards. The parents have a real love marble, stone, or steel or concrete, for for their children. Yet they do not pamthese are merely the rubble and debris per them. The belief that. gypsies steal of a day yet unborn, but rather in a- other children and take them along as chievement which lasts in the heart of their own, it appears, is largely a myth. man, an accomplishment which deserves It is not in keeping with their custom to be mentioned. of extreme pride that the gypsies have We congratulate Bro. Valcik! He is in the purity of their race. A gypsy cou-, the ideal man for the task that lays a- ple have, on the average, between _six Jaroslav F. Chmelicek. to eight children; net infrequently a head of him,.

• family has up to eighteen members.

Dear Stephen: Children marry early and within the Attached is an article which I wrote for the GSA Organ, October 15, 1955, tribe, The laws are very strict and ina.7-. issue. I would appreciate if you would rital unfaithfulness is rare. The penalrun it in your English section in full, ty • for it is visible cut with a knife including the cut. You deserve every from the mouth to the cheek, at the same time the guilty one is cast out of word. the tribe. But these cuts are not foUnd With kindest regards, Jaroslav very often.

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A GRAIN OF SALT It is fortunate that Salt—common per gallon; from inland seas with no salt, known to chemists as sodium chlo- outlet, such as Great Salt Lake in Utah ride and to mineralogists as Halite—is —which is several times as salty as the one of the most abundant substances ocean—and the Dead Sea in Palestine; on earth, because most of us crave it from natural brines in underground and must have it. Eskimos get along rock layers; and from almost inexhauwithout salt because they live mostly on stible beds of Halite, or rock salt. In this the uncooked flesh of fish and mam- mineral form it is usually transparent or mals. A few nomad tribes never eat and 'white but may be colored yellow, red, do not need it because their diet con- brown, blue or even purple by impuritains so much milk, cheese, and meat ties. The crystals are almost invariably eaten raw or roasted. We people who eat cubes, as you may see by examining boiled meat and many vegetables must the tiny grains of-table salt. have salt.

At St. Claire, Michigan, there are four Of the millions of tons produced beds 'of rock salt varying from 21 to 318 commercially each year, only about three, percent is used as table salt. feet in thickness, separated by layers of Large quantities are required for refri- shale and limestone, at depths from geration, meat packing curing and pre- 1630 to 2431 feet below the surface. serving fish, pickles, sauerkraut, and There they drill a hole and pump down for other foods prepared in brine. A lot water which dissolves the salt and forof it is needed for livestock. Salt is ces the brine to the top. Salt is also spread on sidewalks, streets and high- mined. Far beneath Detroit there is ways to melt ice in winter. It is used to another city, a salt city, with huge glaze pottery, sewer pipe and other cera- trucks and jeeps with trailers travelling mics. It is required in many metallurgi- over its glittering streets. In the Carpacal processes, chemical industries, and thian mountains of Poland, 1000 feet the manufacture of such products as down, there is a salt mine with 65 miles, leather, glass, soap, bleaching powder of galleries and 30 miles of railroad. and photographic supplies. It has about Britain, Russia, Germany, France, India and China are other salt-producing 14,000 uses. • countries but the United States is the Salt has always been one of the most greatest, led by Michigan. important articles of commerce because You can take that yarn about Lot's in. many regions it was difficult to ob- wife with a grain of salt. tain. In old China, it was second only ) • 4, • to gold in value; in Tibet, salt cakes The star football player was having with . the stamp of the Great Khan were used as money; in Africa, slaves trouble with his grades, whereupon the were sold for cakes of salt carried to principal decided to give him a oneremote tribes. The caravan trade of the question test. Since the lad came from Sahara Desert is largely in salt, and the Florida, the principal reasoned that he Via- Salaria, one of the oldest roads in ought to ] .'ow the capital. So the ques'What is the capital of FloriItaly, was the route over which thi then prized commodity was transported. Our 'Idle lad sweated over that one and word "salary" and the expression Met worth his salt" are derived from sala- finally wrote "Monticello". rium, an allowance given the Roman "Well, my boy," smiled the principal soldiers to buy salt. Included in the tax as he looked the paper over, "I can't give levied by Montezuma on each city in You 100%, but I believe the proper way Mexico were 200 loaves of pure white to figure your grade on this special salt for himself and the nobility. A tax examination is as follows: 100 (k would on salt, with heavy penalties including be a perfect answer. You say Monticello death for anyone found making it from is the capital of Florida, whereas the sea water, helped brin g about the capital actually is Tallahassee. However, French Revolution. In America, many Monticello is only twenty-five miles wars were fought among the Indians, from Tallahassee. Twenty-five from one and against them by the whites, for hundred leaves seventy-five, so I am possession of salt springs and salt licks happy to announce that you pass easily to which deep trails were worn by ani- with a mark of '75%." ( vials. The pioneers made long dangerous — trips to get salt, and it was worth from Short history of civilization: When $10 to as high as $64 per barrel in some people had to cook meals outside over an open fire, they longed for an inside kitregions, Salt is obtained from ocean water chen: When they got one, they began which contains about one-quarter pound wishing for ail outdoor barbecue

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ling ©f the By-laws Committee In compliance with Article 23 of the By-laws of the SPJST, the preconvention By-laws Committee shall convene not later than two months before the convention. The purpose of the meeting is to deliberate and decide on all recommendations. All the recommendations approved by the Committee shall be published in the Vestnik without delay.

The By-laws Committee decided by a vote through mail that the meeting of the Committee will be held next year, on the second Saturday of the month, March 10, 1956. The meeting wik be held at the headquarters of the ,SPJST at Temple. , This is to inform all the members, officers, local lodges, and districts that all motions for changes of the By-laws must be forwarded by the proponents of such changes to the secretary of the By-laws Committee. Article 23 also gives the ruling that a motion which was not first submitted to the Bylaws Committee cannot be presented directly to the convention. Motions may be submitted either in the Czech or the English language, and will be published in the language in which they were received.

The address of the secretary of the By-laws Committee is published in every issue of the Vestnik, the last three lines of the first column on page 2.

All members, lodges, districts, and officers of any rank are requested to mail their motions not later than February 29, 1956.

Sincerely and fraternally, F. J. .1.)1xa, chairman Jos. Slavik, sec'y NO OBLIGATION

No, you needn't return unordered merchandise you receive in the mail.

The Better Business Bureau says that unordered goods rackets try to trade upon the name of charity or patriotism.

An item should be kept intact for a reasonable period and if the sender does not call in person to regain it, it may be discarded. In thiS way these rackets are made unprofitable, adds the Bureau. ) •gg, Friendship is immeasurable; we can't keep books on it. Friendship thrives simply because only in generosity of mind and spirit can we sense how the other person feels.

VESTN1K-- WEST, TEXAS

Wednesday, November 2, 1955

Have Your Choice Thirteen SPJST certilicates for adults: CLASS B: where a member gays premiums during his litetime.

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

CLASS D: wnere a member pays fo.

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

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

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

CLASS I: member 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 01 $2,500.00, and is not included in the amounts of the other classes.

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

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

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

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

CLASS J-S: 20-pay life with face value at age ono 'year, pa yable at death.

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

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

POLKA DANCE CALENDAR (Calvin C. Chervenka) Saturday, November 5 Baca's Original orchestra — SPJST Hall in Taylor Billy Heitzman orchestra Sons of Herman Hall in Dallas Lee Ilse orchestra — Ledbetter Hall Konvicka's Worthing Band — Waco SPJST Linden Hall at Elm Mott Sill Krenek orchestra. — Sons of Herman Hall in Galveston Rudy Kurtz 'orchestra — Battle Dance — Sun Rise Hall at Mixville near Sealy Gus Lindeman orchestra — SPJST Hall In Taylor Joe Patek orchestra — Bill Mraz Hall in Houston Sunday, November 6 Adolphe Falke orchestra — Czech Play starting at 3:30 p. m. and Dance at Night — SPJST Pokrok Hall in Houston Eric Honza orchestra SPJST Pokrok Hall in Dallas Lee Else orchestra — Hillcrest Hall Sil Krenek orchestra -- National Hall in Elmaton Rudy Kurtz orchestra — KJT Hall in Nada Adolph Migl orchestra — All Day SPJST District Meeting Starting at 10:30 a. m. and Dance at Night — Taiton Community Center at New Taiton Joe Patek orchestra — American Legion Hall in Shiner Tuesday, November 8 Sil Krenek orchestra — Wedding Dance Plainview Community Center near El Campo Rudy Kurtz orchestra — Wedding Dance — American Legion Hall at Shiner Wednesday, November 9 Rudy Kurtz orchestra -- Wedding Dance —American Legion Hall at Shiner Joe Patek orchestra — Country Bar Hall Bar at Marak near Cameron All the above dances are at night unless otherwise specified. This is a tree service but applies only to those dances at which mainly polka and waltz music is played by a live orchestra. The Vestnik or writer will assume no responsibility resulting from any dance announcement which is listed f'..n this column.

Listings from orchestras and dance halls should be received at least one week before publication. Send all listings to Calvin Chervenka. Route 2, Rogers, Tew ) • 4 • (

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Resolution of Sympath Members of Lodge Karel Jonas No. 28 of Fact Bernard extend deepest sympathy to the bereaved family for the loss of their husband, father, grandfather and our lodge brother, Frank Zabodyn who passed away September 29, 1955, in the El Campo hospital at the age of 74 years, 10 months, and 23 days.

Funeral services were held from the Urbish Funeral Home at East Bernard Sunday, October 2. He was buried at the Fast Bernard Cemetery with Brother John Chupick, Secretary of the Supreme Lodge, officiating.

The deceased was born November 6, 1880. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Rosie Zabodyn of El Campo, and children, and lots of relatives and friends. Ulay he rest in peace.

Annie Foytik Annie: Duckett Aug. Klecka • RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY

Lodge Karel Jonas No. 28 in East Ber nard wishes to express their sympathy to the bereaved family, for the loss of their wife, mother, grandmother, and our lodge sister Rosie Mikus who died here Sunday, October 2, in the local hospital, after an illness of -short duriat.m. She was 66 years, 6 months, and 16 drys of age at the time of her death.

The deceased was born in Europe and came to the United States in 1905 with her parents. She settled at Dime Box where she lived about seven years. In 1912, she moved to East Bernard and spent the past 43 years here. She was born March 14, 1889, in Nosy HrozenkoV', Czechoslovakia.

Funeral services were held from the UrInsh Funeral Home here at 9 a.m. and at Holy Cross Catholic Church at 9:3J a. m. Tuesday, October 4. Msgr J. A. Va,lenta officiated at the Requiem IL: 4h Mass at the church. Interment was in the Holy Cross Cemetery here.

Surviving besides her husband, Joe arc three sons, William R. Mikus, Joe Mikus, Jr., Stanley Mikus and Henry Mikus of Houston; two daughters, 'Mfg. Louis Horelica of Wharton and Mrs. Gene Repka; two sisters, Mrs. Raymond Supak of Fayetteville and Mrs. Pauline E.- orti;; of East Bernard and seven grand,children.

May her soul rest in peace.

Annie Foytik Man is far from being a machine yet Annie Duckett Aug. Klecka —he's seldom quiet when he's well-oiled.

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EDUARD MitEli:

Do neho kladc sami6ka BROUt f CJ MAL tTENAIR. (Napsal Jan Karatiat) vajiela a z nich se vy(Pokraeovani.)

Ucte me cesky kolem kamen, a zaeali si povilihnou mladi kanarci. dat.Sedli ()AST CTVRTA, DOPLNEN8 Ale kmotriz7;ka, Sin do sine k almate., a Broueek za ni. "Kmotrieko, co pak (,TYitIC8TE C'TVRTE CVI&ENt, Jsou to ptaci velmi mate?" — "I Broneku, pekli jsme kolaee, s tvarohem a s quakem." — A uZ jich Nauel i se zpivati pi- nesl y kmotrieka, pinY talir, a kaZdY si jeden vzal, a Broueek Ze zkusi take jeS"Kanarek• ten tvarohovY. A vzal si take jeden sne, vlastne nitp6vy a tetvarohovY, a sedeli kolem kamen, a povidali si. nikoliv slova jako pa- Ale BrOuekovi se to jaksi nehezky seMate donna kanarka? delo. "Pod' sem,, BeruSko, ja ti nee° povim," — A BeruSka Sin, a. Broueek ji Sepp ta' nahlas do ucha: "POslouchejte, kdo Je to malt', duty a dopak to jest to Janinka?"

"14, to jest Janinka." "ei pak ona jest?' — "I, vadivSr p t a k, veselSr Po nekolika letechi- ona nevi nici, 'ona jest sama sva." — "A co pak nema Zadneho broueka a tatinka?" — "Ne, ona jest sama." — "A kde e'tveriCek. Jeho dorm- binznl Ee koner]iv to pak zilstavar — "Pane„ tam u lesa ye vrase. Takovou ma krasnou chaloupku v vinou jsou vlastne os- na g eho kanarka. Smut- mechu." — "Ale kdyZ se porad tak moc na, mne diva." — "I jdi, hloupy. VZclyt' ona jest hodna. VIS, ten meet — ten jsme trovy Kanarske. Odzpival, skrefil dostali od ni." — "Ale kdyZ ona —" vSak volala kmotrielea: BeruSlu. tamtud byli pied tiemi ku pod kiidelka a Ides- doTusine, a Broneek honem za nimi.

"Kmotrieko, vy jeSte nem mate?" — sty lety piivezeni prvni nule Jeite jednou se "Mam, pane. Valyt' uZ jste zde letos naposledy. Az zas v tete." — "Co pak mate?"

"Poekej, to se podivik Pod', kanarci, kteii ye sve do- natihnul a b y 1 o pc, pomirZeS—nam."

— A Broneek pomfiZe. A Sli, ale ne do almary. Tam dozadu na movine dosud ziji divo- nem. Bylo narn smutno dvfn rneli jeSte komoru, a v to komiore — 6, tarn meta kmotrieka stat cele zrnko tak jak s e z hroznu utrhlo, takece jako u nas vrabci a a pohibili jsrne jej do vina, ye krashe modre, aZ do eervena. A ted' se ho kmottieka s BeruSkou ehopily, maji ponekud nazele- maleho hrebeelu. nesly je cele, tak jak bylo, do svetnice, a Broueek jim pomahal.

"Postavte je tadyhle na, still, to bude nalou barvu jako zn mi Precti s tatinkern nebo maminkou ne- nejlepSi," radii kmotrieek. Kohoutek kalikrat hlasite a potam spravne opg mel na pohotove, vzal je gte kladiveeko, do seSittt!

Pokus se pilbeh a kankrku - zc'lenali kanarci me- vypravovati a, to eesky svkati slovy! Brzy vyrazil stopku, nasadil kohoutek, a kmoae neeni dava, eni. Tait s triekft uz drZela kriSt'alovY koilidek, xi ti, kteii pi'iietaji do puzna,S, by do nen() kmotrieek natoeil. A kmotrichilli do toho! eek do hello natoeil, aZ se to rdelo a PriS pozdravem mo vyskakovalo.

Texasu, kde jsou velmi STRITEK MKEK Z AUSTINU A ted' si zavdala nejdriv maminka, pak Janinka, potom kmotrieka, po ni Adresa strSr ekova je: oblibeni v zahradich na Dr. Ed. Mieelt, tatinek, pak kmotrieek, a Broubkovi a Beruke take dali, ' ale jenom liznout. A University Station, vSeckni si to velmi chvalili, takove to byAustin, Texas.

Potom nCkam od) • • lo sladke! — jenom se jim to zdalo byt moe Mine. A tak kmotrieka: "BeruSko, SmHni. uraika.

I honem skoe na palouk se clZbanern pro — Ja, eloveee, myslil, Ze smichy V kleci stav6ji Fide kanarkUm mekke hnizdo.

kdyZ mi ten chlap rekl: Pane, nej.ste hoden ani, abyste rozvazal reminky ()buy.: me . • .

— To nevi k smichu, to je uraZlive!

— No jo, ale kdyZ pH torn mel na nohou baekory!

rosu." A BeruSka honem skoeila na palouk se dbanein pro rosu.

(Pokraeovani.)

• 01. • ( Kde chybi soudnost, buji predsudky. — O'Hara.

Ve stiedu, dne 2. listopadu 1955.

WLADISLAW STANISLAW REYMONT

SEDLACI (Pokradovani.)

"Mluvime o bratrovi na geho hrabete, o hloupem Jackovi," vysvetiovala jedna 2ena.

Ale pfesto se Hanka nedovedela, o tern vlastne mluvily, protoZ'e pied domem se nahle rozStekali psi. KdYZ se ozvali po druhe, vyhledla yen a psy jeSte draddila.

Lapa, se vrhy vztekle do sadu.

"Chyt' ho, Lapo! Vezmi si ho, Burku!

Chyt' ho!. .."

Ale psi umlkli a s radostnYm kriouranim se vratili.

Toho vedera se to opakovalo jeSte nekolikrat, take se v ni ozvalo jakesi bazlive podezkeni.

"Petfiku, na not vSechno pozavirej, neni mo2na jinak, ne2 ze tu nekdo obchazi. . . je to asi zdejSi dlovek, psi na neho nedoraMji." VSichni se hned rozali a vbrzku spa-. nek zachvatil celY dam; jenom Hanka se Sla jeSte podivat, zda jsou vSecky there zavfene, potom dlouho stela u steny a ba2live naslouchala. .. .

"V obili. . jiste v nektere to beace. . .

Jenom aby me nikdo nepfedeSel. . ."

Student' pot strachu ji zalil a srdce se ji prudce rozbuSilo.

Te noci skoro nespala.

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"Jdzinko, rozdelej v krbu, vezmi kdejakY hrnec, nalej do nich vody a ptistav je na ohen, ja zaskodim k Janklovi pro kofeni. Ale honem, Jambiad tu mute bYt co nevidet."

"I neboj se, ten se nepfibelha hned se svitanim, nejprve musi obstarat kostel."

"Kdepak, odzvoni a hned tady bude, ma ho zastupovat Roch."

"PospiSim si, ale kicikni na hochy, aby rychleji vySkrabali necky a vynesli je pfede dveite. A jak pit de JagustYnka, at' umyje Skopieky. . . beeky z komory se musi taky vynest a odvalit do rybnika. aby se odmodily; jenom nezapomeri do nich dat kameni, aby je nevzala voda.

Deti nebud', at' si brouekove pospi. Zbytedne by nam tu pfeka2ely. . ." nakazovala, ostfe Hanka; pote si uvazala na hlavu Satek a vykroeila spane do easneho rana, pane uz rozsvetleneho.

Den, ktery prave n,astaval, byl chmurnY a digel protivnou zimou; sive mlhy stoupaly z rozmekle zeme jako dYm a padaly dolti drobnYm, studenYm deStem; kluzke cesty byly Sedive a napite vu-

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dou, zeernale chalupy bylo v to psote sotva videt, promodene zkroucene stromky vystupovaly tu a tam jako chvelive stiny, jako by byly z to huste, sklovite mlhy, a nahMely do rybnika sotva prosvitavajiciho, z nehot" zpod zcuchanYch za.don vetvi zaznivalo tfepetave, tithe bubnovani kapek, dopadajicich nepfetrZite do vody. . . vSude panovala psota, ze nebylo videt na ten Bcdi svet, vSude bylo jeSte pusto.

Teprve kdy kostelni zvonek'zadal stenave pobirnbavat, zadervenaly se tu a tam Satky 'Zen, ktere se hledely suSSimi misty dostat do kostela.

Hanka pospichala, protoie doufala, ze se setka s Jambro‘Zem hned na zata.ece pied kostelem; ale JambrO2 se neukazoval, jenom slepa farakova kobyla, jako kaddodenne tou dobou, tahla beeku, co chvile se zastavujic a klopYtajic na rozjeZdene caste, lama raffle podle eichu k voile`, protcde pacholek se pray e prikreil mezi zahradkami, aby se schovat pied nepohodou a zapalil si cigaretu. tu chvili dojela pied faru bryeka s pekne vypasenYrni hneclouSi, ze ktere vystoupil tiustY, dervenY farat z LazrioVa. "Buda zpovidat a velebnY pan ze pi tady bude taky CO nevidet!" pomyslila si, marne se ohliZejic po JambroZovi, a dala se nodel kostela cestou jeSte rozblacenejSi, proto'Ze jr lernovaly iady velikanskYch topolu, ztopenYch v pliskanici tak, ze z ni proraZely jen matne, jako skrze zapocene tabulky oken, podobny pohyblivYm stiniam; minula kit-mu a data se rozmatlanou polni stezkou vpravo.

Usoudila, ze ma jeSto dost case, aby nayStivila otce a pohovokila se sestrou, s kterou se 112, od to doby, co se zas nastehovala, k Borynovi, docela usmitiIa. VSichni byli donta,.

"Vdera jc,ska: iikala, ze tatinek je nejakY slabY. . ." zadala, sotva "I to viS. . . aby nemusil pomahat, lepod kcdichem, nailka„ a vymlouva, se na nemoc," cdpovedela chmurne Verunka.

"MAS tady zirnu."

Hanka se otfasla, protolO chalupa byla se vSech stran derava, jako keSeto a mazlave blato pokrYvalo zemia "Copak mam cam topit? Kdo ma nosit cltivi z lesa? Ja nemam silu, abych bClela takovY kus sveta a tahala to na hrbete. . . jine prate je tolik. eeho se ,driv chopit! Cc vaichno Mahn zastat?"

Obe zadaly vzdychat nad svou sirobou a opuStenosti.

"Kdy2 byl doma Stach, zdalo se, ze v chalupy ncni k nieemu, ale sutvaIe 0-

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je videt, co miaskY znamenaH. NejedeS do mesta?"

"Nu ano, chtela bych tam co nejdriv, ale Roch se dovedel, ze k mu gskYm budou pouStet teprve o svatcich, a tak se v nedeli seberu a dovezu chudakovi neco sveceneho jidla."

"Taky bych Stachovi nee° donesla, ale copak nem main? Kousek chleba!", "Netrap se, nachystam toho vic, aby to sta:eilo pro oba, pojedeme spoleend."

"Huh ti zaplat' za tvou dobrotu, bude kdy, tak ti to odpracuji."

"Davam to z uprimneho srdce a ne za praci. Dobke jsem se seznamila s bidou a vim, jak kouSe, nezapomnela jsem na to . ." zaseptala Hanka, litostive, "NaSinec se s ni pkateli po celY snad as do toho hroba pied ni utete. Mela. jsem naA'etkeno nekolik grofft a myslila jsem si: na jaro koupit nejake prasatko, vykrmime je, a db kopani brambor piaibude nekolik zlatYch. Ale nejakou zla t ku jsem musila dat Stachovi, to grnS, tarn dva, vyteklo to v'Secko ako voda, a nova penize nejsou. Takhle se narn vyplatilo, ze , dr'2e1 s ostatnimll,"‘„, "Nepovidej hlouposti, Sel s ostatnian. z C, -)bre vole, aby hajil sve, vy tam ,taky budete mit nejakY korec lesa."

"Budeinc! .. . Ne2li slunce vyjde,,rw,a oci vypije; kdo ma penize, tomu ale claudak aby s hladem vyjednaval a tail se. za taky nekdy bude jist.

"Copak nee° potfebujeS?" zeptala se Hanka nesmele.

"A c main? Jen to, co mi Jankl nebo , mlynak cla na dluh!" zvolala \rerun:: ka a zoutale zalomila rukama.

"Nemehu ti p,:yrnoci, treba bych z to duS'e elitela; nejsem na svem, same 'se main prpti tern psilm co ohanot a davat pozor. aby me z chalupy kolikrat se n.i a-2; samYm trapenim rozum plate."

Vzpomnela na cln6ni noc.

"Zato Jagnieka si niehn hlavu nelanie ta neni tak hloupd, uZiva, jak de...

Hanka se -vztyella a neklidnymd-ocrL, ma premerila sestru.

"Nic zy laStniho, jenomk uZije v4'.ph0dobreho, co hrcllo raei; stroji se, po sousedkach chodi a svatek ma den co .clint, Veera, abych ti rekla, ji videli s fojteln. ✓ krern", v pristenku a Jankl Jim • i.;:,aCil nosit etvrteeky. . . Neni4415 aby stareho litovala..." dodala • Verunka kousave. , "VSecko sviij konec!" za:SePtala pontffe Hanka. a stahla si §atek pi-es hlavu.

"Ale to, co u:::je, ji uz nikdo nesebere. je chytra, potvora. . ."

"Lehko rf.t2e byt chytry ten, kdo, se na nic neohlili! PoslyS, dues zabi34p-;

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Zastav se u nas k yeeeru, pomilte g, ." pteru g ila Hanka horkou rozpravku a odegla.

Zastavila se u otce na druhe strane, ye svetnici, ktera, kdysi byla jeji; stareho bylo na pelechu sotva videt, jenom potichu nalikal.

"Go je vam, tatinku?"

Prisedla k nemu na bobek.

"Nic dceru gko, nic, jenomte me zimmce rortrasa a v tivote me to uk utile stahuje. . ."

"Mete tady zimu a mokro jako na dvore. Vstante a prijd'te k nam, budete davat pozor na deti, zabijime. Jist se yam neehce?"

"Jist! . . . Tot' se vi, nee° bych . . zapomneli mi yeera dat. . jakpak, sami maji jenom brambory se soli. . . a Stools je v kriminale. . . Prijdu, Hanleprijdu. . ." radostne ze sebe vyratel staree a hrabal se z pelechu.

Ale Hanka s hlavou pinou myglenek na Jagnu, ktere ji bodaly jako ostre note, letela chvatne do kremy nakupovat.

Tat' se vi, Jankl ted' ut netadal penize •napted, jenom kvapne vatil a meril, co tadala, a je gte ji co chvile ukazoval nee° noveho, aby na to dostala zalusk.

"Dejte mi, co yam rikam, nejsem male dite, vim, prod jsem pti gla a co pottebuji!" okrikla ho, nedavajic se s Min do zbyteenych reel Jankl se jenom usmival, protote 1 tak toho nakoupila bezmala za dvacet zlatVeh; vzala vic kora,lky, aby uz staeila i no svatky, taky prosivanY chleb, housky, asi mandel a nakonec ptibrala i malou lahvieku araku. . . sotva ten ranee mohla unest.

"Jagna mute utivat. . . a copak jsem ja? jen jako kan!" myslila si ce, stow domil, a zadala litovat zbyteeneho vydani; nebYt ji stydno, byla by arak vratila.

I chalupe bylo ut ru gno. Jambrot se n,thrival 'Diced kamny a provadel podle 4veho zvyku rtizne gprymy s Jagustynkou, ktera byla plisse zamestnana yyparovanins nadobi. Para napinila celou svetnici. "eekam na vas, abych zazvonil palici o hlavu prasete!"

"To - jste si pospigil!"

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de z rich sul prye jedna dye!"

"Vy jste vtdycky stejnY! Kdyby o palnoel sklenici zazvonili, hned byste vstal a dal se do piti," poznamenala zlobne JagustYnka.

"To mate, baba, pravdu. ale tak se mi zda, te mate taky jazyk nejaky ztuhl' a chtela byste si ho namooit v kotalce, co?" zasmal se Jambrot a zamnul si ruce.

"A vy, stark ochlasto, byste si nezavdal?"

"Jaksi Indio lidi chodi do kostela," pteru gila je Hanka; neslytela rada ty teei, povzbuzujici k piti.

"Je came ale nebojte se, oni se jegte sejdou a horempadem pobehnou vyticepavat htichy."

"A pohovet si, nee° noveho se dovedet a nasbirat novYch htichts. .."

"Ut veera se deveata chystala," zapiskla odnekud Joska.

"Tot' se vi, protote se pied na gim yelebnYm panem stydi," prohodila JagustYnka.

"Vy byste, bubo, mela, ut na Case sednout si zkrou g ene na kruchtu a odrikavat OteendS, a ne pomlouvat ostatni."

"Podkarn , az si tarn sedneS ty, majdo jeden!"

"Ja nadm je gte kdy, nejdiiv pekne odzvonim yam a lopatu oklepu..."

"Mne ut nechte na pokoji, nebo se rozzlobim!" zavreela Ja,gustYnka tige.

"Nastavim yam hul, pak me nekousnete. zoubkti je gkoda, zvla gte kdyt je jich ut poskrovnu. ."

JagustYnka. mohla, zlosti puknout, ale neodpovedela, protote Hanka ut nalevala kaligek a zavdavala! Joska donesla slede, ktereho si Jambrot oklepal o dievenou nohu, pak jej stahl, opekal na uhliku a s chuti snedl.

"Dost zahavy! Ted' do prace, lider zvolal nahle, shodil kotich, vykasal rukavy, ptibrousil nut na ocilce, vzal z kouta, tacinou palici, kterou se rortloukaji brambory pro prasata, bystie vykrocil na dvisr.

Vgichni hi za nim; Jambrot s Petrikem vyvedl z chlivku vepie, naranme se vzpiraj ieiho.

-Necieky na krev, rychle!" zvolal.

Ptinesii necieky, veprik se drbal o roh "Hoch me zastupuje v sakristii, Valek a the kvieel. . farartiv bode glapat mechy a Magda zamete k3stel. V gecko jsem zaridil, abych Stall kolern neho naleky a hledeli na vain mohl vyhovet. Kneti zaersou zpovi- jeho bile boky a tluste, svisle biicho; prciij at po snidani. To je dnes zima, at gelo stale husteji. Lapa, po gtekaval a odo kosti leze!" volal smuthe Jambrot. bihal kolern. Nejake tenske se zastavily "Div do ohne nevleze a je gte na zimu pied domem a nek.olik deti se zavesilo narike.," divila se Joska. na plot a zvedave nakukovalo do dvo"Jsi hloupd; tady uvnitt je takova ra. ma, te mi i to drevena noha ktehne!"

Jambrot se pokiitoval, palici schoval "Hned yam nachystaji nee() pro za- za sebe a meal se k vepri priblitovat s larati! Josko, namoe honem slede!" boku. Nahle se zastavil, nachylil se na "Jen mi je dejte, jak jsou. . . kdyt je stranu tak prudee, te mu uletel knoflik budu mod, zalit potadne koralkou, bu.- pod krkem u kosile, vsi silou se rozprahl

dne, P. listopnclu 1955. a jako hroni ude it vepre do Navy mezi ugi; zvire kvikotem padlo na piedni nohy a Jambrot mu zasadil je gte jednu ram" oberna rukama; prase se sva1110 na bok, zatrepalo noziekama, Jambrot mu sedl na maul notent a zarazil mu jej at po strenku do srdce.

Nastavili necky, krev yychrstla jako se strikaoky at na steno chleva a poeala vychazela z ni se proudem ra jako z varici..vody.

"TahneA, Lapo! Podivejme se na. neho! Krev by chtel, tiebate je pisst!" ozval se koneene Jambrot, kterY odhanel psa a tetce dYchal. Trochu ho to zmohlo.

"Tak, kde ho opatite? Na zaprati?"

"Vezmeme necky do svetnice, musime ho povesit abychom. ho mohli rozebrat."

"Ve svetnici je main mista— ja myslim. ."

"Mate druhou stranu, otcovb, tam je mista dost, ,staremu to nebude ptekatet. . . Jenom rychle, dokud nevystydne, za tepla Stetiny pekne pougteji."

Zanedlouho bylo prase opateno, ()ethers° ze gtetin, vymyto a zave geno v Borynove svetnici na vahach, upevnenYch na trame.

Jagna nebyla doma; hued rano odegla do kostela, nemajic ani tugeni o torn, co se chysta; jenom stark jako obYeejne letel na posteli, neptitomnYma oeima kam si zahleden.

Z poeatku delali vgecko potichtt, ohlitejice se easto na Borynu, ale protote se ani nehnul, brzy na nets° zapomneli, zaujati prasetem, ktere nezklamalo jejich oeekavani. . map na htbete sadla dobie na test prstti, kra.sneho sadla.

"Zazpivali jsme mu, ptenesli jsme ho, ted' je na Case zalit ho kotalkour zvolal Jambrot, umYvaje si nad neckami ruce.

"Pojd'te se nasnidat, kapieka kotalky se taky najde."

Tot' se vi, te Jambrot, net se pustil do brambort s bar gcem, vypil potadnou sklenku, ale pri jidle posedel kratce, hued se dal zase do prace; v gechny pohanel, zvla gte Jagustynku, s kterou pracoval spoleene, protote se vyznala v soleni a koreneni masa.

Hanka ponsahala, co jen mohla, Joska pak se Chapala ochothe eehokoli, jen aby mohla ztistat v chalupe.

"Pomahej nakladat hrraj, aby rychle mohli vozit, zda se mi, te s tim dneska nebudou hotovi, lenogi lini!" krieela na ni.

Tot' se vi, te Joska gla s nemalou litosti a te si zase vylevala zlost na chlapcieh. . . stale bylo sly get jeji hubovani.

Jakpak ne!. . Vyhnali ji zrovna ye chvili, kdy v chalupe meal.° bYt veselo... co chvile se tam zastavila nektera kmotra, ktera pri gla s nejakou zaminkou

Ve stiedu, dne 2. listopadu 1955. jen tak po sousedsku a ktera, kdyz uhlidala visiclho vepke, rozpkahla ruce a hlasite se zadala divit, jakk je velikanskY a krasne vykrmenY, takoveho k nemel mlynat ani varhanik.

Hanka meth, radost, byla hrda na to, ze zabiji prase, a ad ji bylo trochu 11to ketalky, vedela, ze to jinak nejde. . . bylo tteba clod/kt zvyky, u sedlakti pki takove slavnosti obvykle; eastovala, podavala na zakousnuti chleb se soli a rdda naslouchala v gem pochlebnYm mela poild s kYrn hovokit, protcde sotva jedna sousedka zaviela dveke, fine uz v sini oklepavaly dievaky z blata, ptichazejice jakoby cestou do kostela na =hake Zdravas. . . hrnuly se jako na pout'; deli se pletly ye vSeeh koutech, n.akukovaly do okeri a Joska je musela rozhanet.

I ye vsi nastaval neodekavanY ruch; stale vie lidi se brodilo po cestach, po kterYch drkotaly vozy i z cizich vsi, a nad rybnikem jako procesi se dervenaly Z'enske gatky; lido chodili ke zpovedi, nehledice na gpatnou cestu ani na de gtivY den, protivn,Y a promenlivY. . . hned se spougtel hned zas teplY vetkik foukal po sadech, dokonce se sypaly i snehove kroupy, velike jako palce; jednou se prodralo slunce skrze mraky a posypalo svet zlatem, jak to bYva vklycky podatkem jara, kdy se podasi svou rozmarnosti podoba divce, v jejimA srdci se prudce stkida smith i plat, radost i zal, take sama nevi, Cose s ni deje.

Tot' se vi, .0 Hanky nikdo neh1eddl na pohodu di nepohodu, prace a hovory sly, jen se to rozlehalo. Jambrcd se dinil, prohanel druhe, ale protok musil co chvile zaskodit do kostela, zda je tam vgecko v potadku, natikal na zimu volal, aby mu dali nee° na zahkati: "Rozsadil jsem velebne piny a obklopil veticimi, k se do sameho poledne ani nehnou."

"No, no, ladnovsk3i farm to dlouho neyydra; a o tarn se Slupi zase povidaji, ze pit zpovedi dra vklycky v ruce lahvieku s vonavkou a zacpava si nos, protok lide sinrcli, a 2e po kaklem zpovidani kapesnikem zahani ApatnY vzduch a vykukuje kostel kadidlem."

"Zaviete tu svou nevymachanou hubu, knai se nedotYkejte!" vybuchl Jambro2 uz rozzlobene.

"Roch je v kostele?" zadala rychle Hanka, ktera rovne'Z nerada poslouchala neomalene keel. JagustYndiny.

"Sedi tam od rana, pit ma piisluhoval a ted' se stard o v gechno, dela° je potkebi."

"A kde e Michal?"

"Odegel s varhanikovS7m hochem do ftepek na soupis."

"Husou oke, piskem seje, a piece mu Pan Bilh pieje," vzdychl Jaanbrol

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"To bych fekla! Za kaklou zapsanou dugi dostavaji nejmene Po vajidku. ."

"A za listky ke zpovedi bere zase zvla gt' po tkech grogich za kakleho. KadY den; ho vidim nosit ranee veci! Jenom, vajec prodala varhanikova minuleho tYdne dvaadvacet kop," kekla JagustYnka.

"Kdy'Z' zde nastupoval, pki gel s jedinYm uzliekem, a dneska by ho ani na dtytech panskych vozech neodvezli."

"Varhanik u2 sedi v Lipcich hodne pies dvacet let a farnost je veliko,; protode pracuje, stara se a getki, neeeho se dopracoval," yysvetloval JambrrA. "Dopracoval! Die lidi, jak jen milk!

Nez nekomu udela nee° dobreho, kouka mu do kapsy, po tficeti zlatYch bere od pohi'bu za to, ze tam po latinsku pokrakora a na varhanach trochu zahraje."

"Ale musi se uznat, ze svou vec zna a hlavy ze si taky nalame dost a dost!"

"No, tot' se vi, musi bYt udeny, aby veal, kdy ma zabeeet tence, kdy silneji a jak to natahn.out."

"JinY by penize propil, ale on chce mit ze syna kneze."

"Panedku, z toho bude mit nemalou test i prospech!" prohodila JagustYnka jedovate.

Ustali v nejlepam, protok do svetnice vpadla Jagnieka a zustala stat hned na prahu jako do zeme vryta.

"DiviS se tomu praseti?" zasmala se Ja,gustYnka.

"Nemohli jste tu zabijadku delat na druhe strand? Celou svetnici mi zanekadite," vypravila ze sebe koneene Jagna a cela se zardela.

"Mag kdy, tak si ji umyje g !" odpovede..la Hanka chladne a yYznamne.

Jagna udelala nekolik kroku, jako by se chtela dat do hadky, ale rozmyslila si to, rozhledla se jenom Po svetnici, vzala krucifix a rifZenec, zakryla rozhazenou postel jakYmsi gatkem. a beze slova, ad se ji rty tkasly utajenou zlosti, vygla ze svetnice.

"Mohia byste pomoci, kdy je tolik prace!" tekla ji na sini Joska.

Jagna na ni vyjela s takovym vztekem, ze ani slov nebylo mokla rozeznat, a hnala se pryd jako vztekla.. Vitek za ni vyhlecll a tekl druhYm, 12 1e zamitila, rovnou pies yes ke kovaii.

"At' si jde, tro gku si pci2aluje a ulevi si."

"Jenom poekejte, v gak ona jegte pkijde a udela, yarn vojnu!" Poznamenala uk" JagustYnka "Lidfdky drazi, roam piece vojnu v jednom kuse!" odpovedela Hanka klidne, ad byla postra gena, propk si uvedomila, k co chvile m,uze piiletet kovaika a ze dojde k ostre hadce.

"Piijdou v tu ranu!" za geptala soucitno JagustYnka.

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nebojte se, ja to vydram, mne nezastragi," ozvala se Hanka s Usmevem.

JagustYnka v obdivu pokyvovala hlaYou a divala se vyznamne na Jambrok, kterY prase skladal sve "Podivam se do kostela, odzvonim poledne a pak se hned yratim," kekl.

Vratil se opravdu brzy a vypravoval, ze knai u'Z sedi za, stolem, k mlynak zaslal pinou vr gi ryb a k po obecle badou jegte zpovidat, protok na, ne deka jeSte spousta lid!.

Po kratkem a rychlem obecle, ov gemZe hojne zavlakvanem, nebot' Jambro 'Zalostne naiikal, ze kokalka je na tak ptesoleneho slede piilis slaba, se dali znova do prace.

KdyZ' Jarribro'Z u'Z rozdtvrtil vepke a vykrajoval maso na klobasy, kdy JagustYnka zrovna rozlokla sadlo fna stole upravenem ze dveii a krajela e, peelive je solid, ptiletel kovat.

Na oblideji mu bylo videt, k se tak tak "A to jsem nevedel, ze jste si koupila takoveho veptikal" zadal kousavo.

"Koupila, a jak vidite, zabijim!"

Hanky se zmocnil strach.

"Pane prasatko, pekne, to jste jistd dala aspon tticet A kovat pealive prohlikl prase.

"Sadlo ma vysoke, jedna radost!" zasmala se JagustYnka a pkistralla mu pod °di jeden pruh sadla. celYch Meet jsem neda"Ale kde la!" odpovidala posme gne Hanka.

"To je Borynally vepi!" vybuchi kovai, protok uz nebyl s to ovladnout svou zlost.

"Ten je ale chytrY! I po ocasu pozna, di prase je!" 'Zertovala JagustYnka.

"JakYm pravem jste to prase porazili?" ktidel kovat poboutene.

"Nektidte, tady neni krema! Jakym. pravem? Antek po Rochovi vzkazal, abychom je zabili."

"Copak ma Antek tady co poroudet, copak je vgechno jeho?"

"Tot' se vi, ze je jeho!" Hanka, se vzchopila a nabyla shy k boji.

"To prase patiilo nany vgem!... to draze zaplatite!"

"Pied tebou fidty skladat nebudu!"

"A pied kYm? Poglu Z'alobu k soudu."

"Bud'te zticha a drke hubu, lek tady nemocnY. . . tomu to vkchno path.

"Asi ze ano, ale yam nedam ani piivonet."

"Ale vy to budete jist!"

"Date pal prasete a ja„ vain nebudu delat zadnou mrzutost," za geptal kayak mirnej i.

"Nasilim nedostanete ani no2feku" date tuhle "Po ,dobrem tedy. ku a pruh sadla."

"Jestlik Antek kekne, abych data, dam, ale bez jeho vale ani }Lost."

Strana 2e "ITZtekla se ta l'enska nebo co? . • , 'opak je to Antktiv vepr?" V kovarovi se znova zvedla zlost.

"Je °taw, ale zaroven tedy jako Antktiv; kdyli je otec nemocen, porouoi tady Antek rnisto neho a podle neho se vecko rick, Pozdeji bude, jak Pan Bah da.. ."

"V kriininale si mettle poroueet, jestli mu to dovoli! Tady si bude hrat na hospodare, zatim co ho v okovech paleDon na Sibir. . . tam at' si hospodari!" vykrikl kovar vSecek bez sebe, "Nech ho na pokoji. . . at' si ho lenou, kam chteji. . Ale ani potom neschlamstneS" ta pole, aby ses stal jegte JidaSenl pro celou obec net dopo:ad." Hanka y na.hlem strachu o muprudce zaidoeila.

Kovari se zaealy chvet nohy i ruce, mei chat' popadnout ji za hrdlo, viaeat po svetnici a kopat, ale znova se opanoval. byti to lide; a protole nemohi ze ache vypravit slova, spokojil se rozvzteklenymi pohledy. Ale Hanka se nelekla, drZela v ruce nut na, krajeni masa a smele a vYsmeSne hledela neho; kovar usedl na truhlu, kroutil si cigaretu, eervenynaa oeima tekal pa svetnici a zrejme cosi rozvaloval a osnoval, pratonajednou vstal a dobracky, jakoby la, rekl: - Pojd'te druhou strand, reknu -varn na usruirenou."

Hanka si otrela ruce a odetla, dvere vgalk nechala dokoran.

"Nechci se s vatni soudit ani hadat," zaeal kovar, zapaluje si cigaretu.

"Vtak byste taky nic neporidil!"

Znova nabyla klidu.

"Pdlcal tchan Veera jeSte neco?"

Byl ted' docela mirnY a usmival se.

"Nerikal, lezel tak tide, jako leli dnes "V Hance se probudila podezirava bdelost.

"Copak to prase --- nestoji ant za fee, je a s Panem Bohem si je snezto. Olovek kolikrat pleska, eeho potom lit e. Zapomente, ze jsem o tom vabec iiiiirvil! Tady jde o neco valnejSiho. . .

Vibe, po vsi povidaji, ze pry otec ma, hroinaciu hotovYch penez uschovanYch kdesi v chalune. . ." Koval.' se odrnleel a uprel na ni zpytavY pohied. "Stalo by za to hledat. . . kdyby prisla, nedoponStej Bole, na neho smrt, jeS'te se nekam ty penile ztrati nebo je odnese nekdo cizi."

"A copak on rekne, kam je schoval!" neiny odi zastirala , neproniknutelna hloubka.

"Vain by vyzradil v,§ecko, jen kdybyste to dovedla z neho chytre vytahnout."

-1(dyby se mu vratil rozum, zkusila laych to a zeptala bych se.. ."

"Bud'te vS‘ak moudra a drZte o torn kdyby se penize najazyk za zuby.

vESTNIK— WEST. TEXAS .Sly, muteme o tom veclet jen, my dva meal sebou. Jestli se najde vetSi eastka, bylo by molno i Antka vykoupit z kri. . nae by to ineli vedet ostatni?. • . Jagna, ma ul dost tcho, co ji dal pripsat. . 'nand, le bychorn mohli vest proces, abychom na ni ty pripsane korce vysoudili. . A Grelovi toho snad math poslal na vojnti!" Septal kovat a nachylil se k ni.

"To mate pravda .. tot' se vi. ." vyralela Hanka ale davala pozcr, aby se neprozradila.

"Poeitam, Ze to musil schovat nada v chalupe. .. co myslite vy?"

"CoZpak ja vim, kdyl se ml o tom ani siuvkem nezrninil. nepa"0 obili yam veera cosi matujete se?" nadhazoval kovar.

"Arlo, o sobe mluvil."

"A a beekach povidal," pripo iinal kovar, nespoaSteje se ni odi.

"Inu ovkm, protole v beekach je obill pripraveno k seti!" zvolala Hanka, jako by nerozumela.

Koval: tide zaklel, ale stale vie se utvrzoval v presvedeeni, ze Avagrova neco vi; Ceti ji to v to zameene tvaii a v oeich pillis eihavYch a bazlivYch. "A co jsem vain sveril, to nikde neroznakjte. ..."

"Copak jsem nejaka klepna, ktera s katdou novinkou lita pa kmctrach?"

"Ja vas jenom tak varuji. . . Ale da.vejte dobry poZor, protole kdyl se staremn v hlave rozjasnilo jednou, male kaldou chvilku prijit k vedami zas. ."

"No, jen kdyby to bylo.co nejdriv!"

Prejel ji jednou d.vakrat lepkavyma oeirna, zatahal se za kniry a oclekl, proyazen jejima, °Chula, pinYma utajeneho vYsmechu.

"JidaS jeden, potvora, lipid!" drniolila nenavistne, zatim co postupovala nekolik krokti za nirn; ,nebylo to ponejpry, co ji takto do- oei vyhrolaval a nahanel strach tim, ze Antka poMou na Sibir a prikuji na galejich.

Tot' se vi, le tonal tak zcela neverila, byla presvedeena, ze kovar brebta hlavne ze vzteku, aby ji polekal a snadneji z chalupy vypichl.

Ale presto ji hlodaia nemala starost o Antka. SnaAla se vyptat nejednou kde jenom mohla, jak trest ho mule potkat, protale se s bolesti sama dohadovala, ze piece jenom tak lehce z toho vyjit nemriZe. "Je pravda, ze vlastniho otce branil, ale hajneho zabil, tak ho potrestat musi, jakpak jinak. . ." rikali vMehni rozvaZnejSi lide; a tak se Zadne jistoty dohmatnout nemahla, protole kalcly Inluvil jinak. Advokat v meste, ke kteremu ji farad poslal s psanim, rikal, ze to mute dopadnout vS'elijak, docela 'Spathe i celkem dobre, le jenom nesmi na soud

Ve stredu, dile . 2. listopadu 1955.

Setrit penez a trpelive eekat. Nejvice ji straSili ye vsi, protole kovar vykladal svoje vyinysly a vSecky zpracoval.

Neni divu, to i ted' jeho slova dopadla na jeji duSi jako balvany. Nohy pod ni phi praci trnuly, rnluvit nemohla, tak ji strach sviral hrdlo; po kovarove odchodu priletela i Magda a usedla u nemocneho, jako by od neho odhamela mouchy, kterYch nebylo, ale zatim sledovala vkcko pozornyma Brzo ji to vAak asi omrzelo, proto2e se nabidla, to jim pomale phi praci.

"Ale jen si odpoein, my to udelame sami, copak se nacres' malo doma?" zrazovala ji Hanka takovYm hlasem, le ji Magda nechala na pokaji; rnluvila jenom obeas a bazlive, jsouc od phirody nesmela a malornluvna..

Nekdy ul podgy sam weer ste objevila Jagnieka, ale tentokrat s matkou.

Pozdravily, jako by v chalupe panovala nejlepSi shoda, pratelsky a tak privetive, 'le to bylo Hance napadne, a adkoli jim oplacela stejnou, neSetric dobrYrni slovy, ha ani kotalkou, mela se prec jen na pozoru. Ale Dominikova kaliSek odstreila.

"Velikonoeni tYden! K d , epak bych monla pit koralkur "Neni to v 'creme a rname co zapiiiat, tak to .neni hrich!" ospravedlnovala se Hanka.

"Clo y& si rad povoli a potom se vymlouva, zc musil. . ."

"Tak, panimarno, zavzdejte mne, ja nejsem jako varhanik," zvolal Jambral.

"Sotvale nikde cinkne sklo, jeho hned vsichni eerti berou," inrueela Dominikova„ a zadala oktrovat hlavu nemocneho Boryny, na nekoha ptisobi kostelni zvonek tak, Ze se kajicne bije pesti do prsou, a na druheho zas ma vliv cinkani hned nevedomky po kaliSku sa. ."

"Tak tady chuddeek lezi a o Bolim svete nevi!" vzdychala Dominikova, 11tostive nad 13orynou.

"A jitrnice nebude jist a na klobase si nepochutna!" pokraeovala tYm‘l zptitsobem, ale velice posmeSne JagustYnka.

"Vy mate na mysli jenom SprYmy!" odbyla ji Dominikova hnevive.

"A co jineho! Pladern se bida nezmendi. nic net trochu toho smichu!"

"Kdo seje zlo, bude sklizet smutek, trest na ,neho prijde!. . ."

"Nerika, se nadarmo, le Jambrol, tieha slouzi v kostele, by se sbratril i se sanaYm d'ablem, jen aby neco u211!" tekla Dominikova spatra a vrhla na kostelnika prisnY pohied.

Pokraeovani) ) 4, e Pratele jsou jako struny, nesmi bYti prepinani.

Ve stredu, dne 2. listopadu 1955.

Dopisy a nahledy elenfi Houston, Texas Mili bratii, sestry a vSichni etouci Vestnik: Rada bych napsala o zesnulem Frank.ovi M. Mikeskovi, co p:o nine a mou zesnulou sestru Karolinu Rozankovou dob •eho vykonal. Letos 14. zari bylo tomu 48 let, kdy jsme ja a ma sestra Karolina, obe jeSte svobdria cl eveata, prijely do Galvestonu. Byly jsme Rokytovy z Lipy na Moray& Mne bylo 20 let, sestra Karo lina byla 18 mkt). stard. Do Galvestonu prijeli nam naproti Joe Stefka a jeho matka. Joe stal se pozdeji rnYm manZelem.

Z Galvestonu vyjeli jsme az druheho dne po poledni. Ale osobni vlak do Shiner byl zpoZdenY, take vyjizdeli jsme z Galvestonu v ten eas, kdy jsme uz meli bYt na miste v Shiner Tim se stab, to kdy jsme dorazili do Shiner, cele mesto bylo trnave, jen na nadraZi bylo svetio.

Matka meho zesnuleho manZela povida: "Deveata, ja vim, kam piljdeme. Asi pal mile za mestem bydleji flak pratele, viastile jsou to pribuzni, pajdeme na noc k nim."

Hork bylo, jak se k nim dostat. Bylo prave po deki, na caste mnoho blata a kaluZe. Tenkrate se cesty nespravovaly jako dnes, jenom jamy se •Skrabadlem trochu zarovnaly, aby se dalo s vozem snadneji prejet. Tak jsme s1i ye tine, ale Spatne se nam sio. Tu jsme spadly do baZiny, to zas do hlubokeho blata. Nak pekne strevieky byly pine vody i blata.

Ale S"t'astne jsme se k prateltim MikeskovYm dostali.

KdyZ jsme grisly na verandu, musely jsme sve strevieky tout, tak byly pine blata. Mikeskovi jiz spali, ale vzbudili se a hned udelali svetlo. KdyZ mne a mou sestru Karolinu uvideli, byli naramne prekvapeni. Ale lined manZelka Jikiho Mikesky, jmenovala se Teresie, zaeala pro nas chystal noeni veeeri. Lee nechystala ji sama. Pribehl 151etY chlapec, syn MikeskovYch a pomahal svoji mamince chystat na.stfil. A obracel se pH tom jako holka. Tedy u rodiny MikeskovYch poznal • jsem jejich syna Franka. Tam take byla nak prvni veeere a nocleh, na farina pri meste Shiner.

Druheho dne prijel pro "ids Karel Stefka, bratr meho zesnuleho mankla. Joe. Tento Frank M. Mikeska, kterY jako 151etY chlapec nas pri nakm pit ezdu do Ameriky obsluhoval v domove s yYch rodiet, zemrel 12. zari a pohrben byl 14. zari 1955 na hrbitove pri kostele Evangelicke cirkve C.M.B. Smuteeni obiady a slova Utechy, jak v kostele, , tak i na hrbi• tove vykonal farar Gordon Hejl eesky 1 anglicky. Zpevaci zazpivali smuteeni pisne,

17 ESTNIK— WEST, TEXAS

ZesnulY Frank M. Mikeska mel velkST pohreb, ktereho se zaeastnilo mnoho tel. V srpnu tohoto roku mel narozeniny, bylo mu 63 rokti. Zanechal truchlici manZelku Luchnilu a d ye provdane dcery, Annu Pichovou a Marii Hirssen, a sedm vnouoat. Cele rodine zesnuleho vyslovuji svou nejhlubSi soustrast.

Frank M. Mikeska byl narozenY 16. srpna 1892 v Rakove na Morave. Dva bratri a jedna sestra jej predeki na veenost. Do Ameriky prijel se s yYmi rodiei v rote 1901 a usadili se na fume pH Shiner, Matka Terezie odeka na veenost v roku 1916 a otec Jiri v roku 1944.

V roku 1910 se olenil se sleenou Ludmimilou Chaloupkovou ze Shiner. Zakoupili si farmu blizko evangelickeho kostela C. M. B. v Shiner, na ktere spoleane farPred tremi roky koupili si domek v Shiner a chteli se pripravit na odpoeinek. Bylo jim dobie. Ale smrt se nepta, zda je ti dobre nebo zle, jen pojd'. Nevime minutky, kdy z tohoto sveta me bYt odvolani.

NeZ ukonoim, jeSle main dotaz na rodinu Charlie K. Stefkovy v Shiner. Jste zdravi? Jaka. byla Uroda? Rozko Slovakova, uZ to neboli noha? Jak je Ty e zdravi? Napi'S mi. par radka, rada od Tebe uslykm.

Vzpon-iinam si na zesnuleho starieka Bartok, kdy on clopis koneil, vZdycky napsal "puntik" a dost." Ty dopisy stahelm Bartow nam schazeji. Tedy i ja reknit puntik a dost.

Se srdeenYm pozdravcni na vSechny Vera 8 tefka ) • Q • (.

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RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI Resolueni vYbor radu Pokrok Houstonu eislo 88 vyslovuje uprimn.e citenou soustrast nad ztratou flak sestry, ktera byla, vernou rnanZelkou a dobrou matkou, Millie McBee, ktera, °deka dne 8. kijna 1955 y e veku 45 let a pochovana byla na Brookside Memorial hrbitove. BudiZ ji Zeme lehkou.

Za rad Pokrok Houstonu - islo 88, Houston, Texas.

Resolueni vYbor: Frances Olexa Anna '8 vestka Anna Vrla.

RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI

P„ad Pokrok Houstonu eislo 77 vyslovuje uptimnou soustrast oz p fstale nad odchodem jejich syna Robert Malek, kterY odeSel nepredvidanou smrti v mladem veku 18 let, dne 25. sari 1955. PlnY Zivota odekl navZdy tam, odkud neni navratu. BudiZ mu zeme lehka.

Za ra,d Pokrok Houstonu Oslo 88 v Houston, Texas Resolueni vYbor: Frances Olexa Anna Svestka Anna Vrla.

Libuk, Louisiana. ) • 4, • (

Ctend redakce: Prilolene naleznete 'eek na 3 dolary, predplatne na Vestnik na rok 1956. Jsem trochu pozde, donfam vSak, ze mile prominete. VSecka test redaktoru panu Stepanu Valeikovi, jak svedomite spolkovY Vestnik.

Mute sestru u Jednoty s yzacn3im nadenim pro pravdu a spravedlnost, pani Valovou.

V poslednim Vestniku ze dne 5. rijna je krasne porekadlo: "Kdo pliva pa jinYch, poS"pini nejdriv svoje Usta". To by si meli preeist a zapamatovat vSlchni ti, ktcri tak radi hanobi druhe.

S pozdravem, E. Tuma.

• •

Neni nam treba lidi, kteri dovedou napodobiti a sledovati je nam treba vadat a duchn pavodnich. TakovYch, kteri se jen dovedou opirati o jine, mame at nazbyt. Nak miadi lide nesmi spolehati na nikoho, net na sebe sama. Musi bYt tak vychovani a vycvieeni, aby jejich individualita, navodnost jejich mySleni vkchny vlastnosti, kterYch je treba vadcum lidstva, nebyly u inch setreny, ale zdarazneny a sesileny. -- 0. S. Marden. ) • ols • ( Nedorozurnkni.

Stra2nik k harmonikari: "Mate povoleni k hrani na ulici?"

"To prosim, pane stral, neinam."

StraZnik: "Tak mne doprovodite."

"Ale jo, milerad — a copak chcete zpiCo slovo — to mui. povidal panu vat?"

"Pojd' se mnou, Bzukovi pan Mrkva, "na jedno pivo!"

V restauraci.

"Nemohu, kamarader vece pan Bzuk.

Host: "Dobra, vezmu si telly menu! Ale "Za prve mi lekar piti piva prisne zakazal, za druhe jsem Z'ene svatosvate slibil, mohl bych si misto moueniku dvakrat zaze nebudu pit a za treti jsem jich does telefonovat a misto eerne kavy neco napsat na vaSem psa,cim ;,; roji?" "udelal" ji2 osm!"

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VPSTNtK— WEST, TEXAS

F Pritomni byli zylatt,): qr . nistr vnitra, ministr spravedlnosti, policejni president, Pada poslancn, nekolik yysokYch Orednilan vynikajici prevnici, predni ucenci a o y tem, i zestupci tisku; nebot' ti museji bYt pii \item.

"Penove," zaCal profesor harvardske university C. G. Rouss, :net proslulY americky krajan, "experiment, kterY ja vain budu ukezc,vat, spoeive na startich pracech velke lad y mYch oaenYch kalev0 a spolunrecovnik0; indeed, na cele veci neni uz nic neveho, a eh, really, je to ... Je to stare vesta," vyhrkl radostne, - yzpomenu y si na to prove slovo.

"Jenom to method uZiti a eh, a prakticke, opottebiteinost nekterVch theoretickYch experiences byla oblektem me price. Ja. prosim nejvic parlay kriminallsty, aby oni vec posoudil podle sve practice. Well.

Tedy cela vec je to vim reknit slovo, a vy nine musite rici j me slovo, ktere vas v ten moment napadne, at' je to troba nonsens, eh, bibost, ja minim nesmysl. A na konec ja yam podle tech slov, co vy mne date, reknu, co vy mate v Nave, na co vy myslite a ell, a co skrYvate. Rozumite vy tomu? Ja vain to nebudu vyloZit theoretically; to jsou associace, potlaaene predstavy, trochu sud2esce a takove veci. Ja budu moc kratkY: to se musi vy — eh, well, vyloneit vide a Ovalle,: time se vyhavi podvedome comiceions a ja, z toho budu poznat, co — co —" SlavnY profesor Opal po slave.

"Welk what's on the bottom of your mind." , "Co je na dne vati dote," napovedel ekdo z auditoria.

"Docela tak," del C. G. Rouss •uspokole ge. "Vy jenom musit rikat automatically, co vam v ten moment prijde na jazyk, beze vii control a. ryzervy. byznis potom bode, analajzovat vase predstory. That's all. Tak ja vi -' to chci okazet na jednom kriminalnim kejzu, eh. pripadu, a potom na nekam z aucl!tcria, kdo se bode prihlesit. Well, pan cis ektor od policie nam, bode rikat, co je t;) so, kejz s tun muZein. Ja. prosim."

Pan policejni president povsta.i a rekl: "PdObve, muZ, ktereho za chvili uvidite, je eenek Suchanek, donikar a vyueenY zemeenik se Zabehlic. Mame ho tit tYden v policejni vazbe pro podezreni, zavrakIll autodroZkare Josefa Oenelku, kterY pfed 'etrnacti dny. Dtivody podezreni jsou: auto zmizeleho Cepelky bylo nalezeno 4.r Milne zateeneho Suchanka; na volantu a pod sedlem ridiee jsou stony po lidske krvi. ZateenY ovtem na eels Care zapird; tvrdi, Ze auto ad Cepelky koupil za test tisic, protole sam chce provozovat droZkarstvi,

Ve stietlu, dne 2. listopadu 1955.

PROFESORA ROUSS (Napsal Karel Capek) Zjistili 'jsme„ zc zmizelY Josef eepelka skuteene mluvil o tom, 'Ze vtim pratti, prod" svuj start' viz a pajde nekam za tofera; ale jive stopy po nem nemame.

Protc2e dalti material neni, ma bYt zatCenY Suchanek zitra odevzdan do vytetrovaci vazby na Pankrac. VyZadal jsem si dovoleni, aby s nim net slovutnY krajan, profesor C. G. Reuss, provedl svuj experiment; preje-li si pan profesor. .."

"Well," rekl profesor, ktery si pilne dela' pcnnamky, "vy ho, prosim, nechate jit sem."

Na pokyn policejniho presidenta privedi s tn Iznik Cenka Suchanka; byl to ZamraCeny chlapik s vYrazem, naznaeujicim, aby mu vtichni vlezli nekam; pakud je na nem, je pevne odhodlan nedat se.

"Pojd'te sem, vy," spustil na nej prisne C. G. Rouss, "ja se vas nebudu na nic ptat. Je vim jenom budu rikat slova, a vy musite lined rikat prvni slovo, ktere vas napadlo, rozumite vy? Tak davejte pozor: Sklenice."

"H. . .0," prayil pan Suchanek zaryte.

"Poslouchejte, , Suchanku," rekl hanem policejni president, "nebudete-li poradne odpovidat, odvedou yes hoed k y yslechu, rozumite? A nechaji si vas tam celou noc. Dejte si pozor! Jette jednou!"

"Sklenice," fell znovu profesor Rouss.

"Pivo," zabrueel Suchanek.

"Talc vy vidite, muZi," del slovutnY profesor, "tak je to moc dobre."

Suchanek nedtiverive vykoukl. Neni v torn nejaky podfuk?

"Ulice," tell profesor.

"Vozy," nato Suchanek neochotne.

"Vy musite rychleji. Chalopa!"

"Pole."

"S3ustruh!"

"Nlosaz."

"Moo dobre." Zdalo se, Ze pan Sochanek uZ nema namitek proti teto lire.

"Maminka!"

'Teta."

"Pes!" "Banda."

"Vojak!"

"KaponYr." Tak to tlo raz na, raz, stale rychleji; nejspit to pana Suchanka zaelo bavit; pripominalo mu to trumfovain karet. Dole, na co si pri 'Leine tire letmo vzpominal!

"Costa," hodil mu C. G. Rouss v bezeddytnem tempo.

"Silnice."

"Praha!"

"Beroun."

"Sehevat!"

"Zahrabat,"

"Pucovat!"

"Picky."

"Hadr!"

"Pytel."

"Motyka!"

"Zahracia."

"Jame!"

"Plot."

"Mrtvola!"

Nic. "Mrtvola," opakoval profesor nalehari. "Tak vy jste ji zahrabal tt plotu, Z'e?"

"Ja jsem nic nerekl," vybuchl pan Suchanek.

"Vy jste ji Zahrabal o plotu na. vati zahrade," opakoval 'Mile C. V-. Rouss.

"Vy jste ho zabil cestou do4IBerouna.

Vy jste utiral to krev na to lcaie jednim pytleni. Copak jste vy udelal s tim pytlem?" neni pravda," krieel Suchanek, "ji jsem ten viz od pana Cepelky koupil! Ja, se nenec:ham od nikoho tahat."

"Pakejte, muZi," fell Rouss. "Tak ja budu prosit, aby se tarn Ali policemen podivat. To u,2, neni nnij byznis. At' jde ten mir.'7, ven. Ja prosim;*panove, to trvalo sedmnect minut. To bylo moc rychle. To byl hloupY kejz.Nejvic easto to trva hodinu. Tak ja bych red prosil, aby chtel prijit nekdo z pain"' a ja mu budu divot slova. To bode trvat moc dlouho, protole ja nevim, co ten pin ma za secret, jak se to rika?"

"Tajemstvi," napovedel nekdo z auditoria.

"Tajemstvi," zaradoval se not vynikajici krajan, "ja zn.ani, to je jedna opera.

To nem vezrne mnoho easu, net nem ten pin bode prozradit svou povahu, svou minulost a sve nejvic skryte ajdYje." "Mytlenky," napovedel hlas z publika.

"Well. Ja. vas prosim; panove, kdo se bode dat analajzovat?"

Nastala pausa; nekdo zipritomnYch se uchechtl; ale nekdo se nehnul.

"Ja prosim," opakoval C. G. Rouss.

"VZdyt' to nebude bolet."

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"Jdi tam jab° zastupce sve strany," rYpal poslanec do poslance.

"Pane sekcni tele, raete," ponoukal vysoky Orednik kolegu z jineho ministerstva.

UZ to zaeah bYt jaksi tram* nikdo z pritomnYch se nezvedi.

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To se obratil ministr ware.. dozadu a zasykl: "Talc piece jdete nekdo, panove!"

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