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ye stfedu (Wednesday) 28. PROSINCE (DECEMBER) 1955

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BRATRSKI A OBCHODNI PRISTRNI A ZADOST BRATRA BAItINY pkedsedy prvniho distriktu, pokusim se vysvetlit rozdil mezi bratrskym podpurnYrn spolkem a obchodni pojiAVujici spolednosti.

Mnohy si pomysli: Pojisteni jako pojiStern. Vide musim platit. Nikde nic nedostanu zadarmo. Je to jedno, jestli jsem ye spolku nebo u pojiSVujici obchodni spolednosti. U spoleenosti mam to bez jakYchkoliv dalgch zavazkil a povinnosti, Aspori jsem zbavenY navStevy Nedavno volal na n-ine jeden rnladY mug, zda bych mu mohl dat informace o pojidteni u na g SPJST. Mangelka je elenkou, deti jsou te g pojiSteny v naSem spolku, jell on neni elenern. Umluvili jsrne si schtIzku na jistY weer.

Neni kagdY zakaznikem, kdo se pta informace. MladY mu gma vojenske pojiReni v obnosu deset tisic a dalSich deset tisic ma u obehodr0 spoleenosti.

Prekvapil mne oznamenim, 'ge by Si ptal jeke dodateenYch deset tisic, jakmile sve finaneni zdvazky urovna. Chtel jen informace o nag SPJST. Krome toho pall Si poznat rozdil mezi bratrskYna pojiSVovanilla a obchodni smlouvou.

Vytahl jsem nekolik archfr papiru, mekkou a tlustou tu'g ku a gadal jsem ho, aby si sam deal poznamky, kolik by ho stab o pojiSteni na deset tisic u SPJST. Napked to nejlacinejk, do givotni. Pak doplacene v 65 letech, v 15 letech, die jeho otazek. Nechal jsem ho, at sam klade otazky. Ma universitni vzdelani, pokraduje dale ve svYch studiich, zna hodne o pojiSVoyani, vidSl jsem, e chce jen informace.

Sdëlil mi, ge ma 201etou nadadni na deset tisic, a ge si pojiSteni vyzvednul hned pred 'eti lety. Chtel porovnat naSe Byl pkekvapenY. Ba primp prohlasil, Se Skoda toho, g e o naSem

spolku nevedel ale pied pet' lety. Pry' vSak pojikeni eleni men si 3.rechno sami

by Si uSetril $70 mane, kdy g by si koupil vykizovat s hlavnimi nmohe dopisy, gadosti a sti gnosti byly by pojiSteni v SPJST. ignoro yane, Proto zakon narizuje, I braPtal se dale. Kolik by stala, 151eta natrskY podpirrnY spolek musi mit domaci doeni v naSem spolku? Poèitali jsme a neb mistni spolky, krouSky, odboeky neshledali, ge byla by jen o poznani dragg neg kolik on dnes plati na svou 201etou bo skupiny, kde se iMechny Sadosti, pranadadni. Kroutil nedfivetive hlavou, pak ni a stiSnosti Mena vyrizuji a celkove dobrovolne pronesl poznamku, ge .kklyg by zpravy a resoluce se na hlavni teleso posvou nynej g 201etou vymenil za hotovost silaji. A zakon nakizuje, Se tyto domaci asi $1,400 a zajistil si 151ete pojtateni u skupiny museji konat pravidelne SPJST, jate by na torn byl lepe. Jak je Kdy2 jednou roCne posila hlavni teleso to mogne, ge my mti geme prodavat loci- zpravu o seem obchodo yani Atatnimu odnej gi pojigeni neg obchodni spoleanosti, boru pojiAt'ovani ,musi bYt y e zprave byla jeho otdzka. clan°, kolik mistnich radu nekono, sve To, co jsem mu vysvetloval, mel by pravidelne mesieni schtze; a take tam gnat ka gdY e'en SPJST, kterY se zajima musi bYt yysvetleni, co hlavni tees°, ktere dohliSl na dodrSovani pravidel, sao Jednotu. mo podnika, aby se naprava stala a aby Pkedne musime Si uvedomit, Se neni fatly své schrize mely. To je zakonita ogadnY rozdil ye zbo gi bratrskeho spolku chrana elena, aby kaSclY mel svobodu sloa obchodni spoleenosti. NaSe reservy se va, kritiky a prehledu nad celYm spolkem. poeitaji na stejne spolehlivYch statistickYch zakladech jako obchodni pojiaeni.

Krome toho statni zakon (Article Umrtni ta.bulky jsou tyte g . "Crokova saz- 10.30) narizuje, Se ka gdY pojigtenk 'Oen ba je stejna. Investice jsou fizene stej- spolku ma dostat ne pozdeji ne g na 1. nYmi zakony a nemohou bYt spekuladni. dervna ka gdeho roku vYkaz o hospodareVYber pojiStencit je stejnY. VYber roz- ni ve spolku za predchazejici kalendakmanitYch druhili pojistek neni tak velkY ni rok; anebo vYkaz male bYt uvefejneu maleho bratrskeho spolku, ale die nY ye spolkovem organu a Cislo organu vzrilstu organisace pribYva take na vY- ma bYt poslano kaSdemu poji§tenemu beru v pojistkach. Lekakske prohlidky elenu. jsou stejne. Dallied a pravidelna revise knih a vedeni od statniho odboru Aby obchod, jmeni spolku a vzrdst byl jsou stejne. Kde je tedy nejakY rozdil? stale v§emi eleny kontrolovan pro dobro Hlavni rozdil je v ñCelu, prod je poji- vSech a bez zisku pro jednotlivce, musi St'ujici obchod vedenY. Obchodni spo- kagdY mistni spolek vyhovet providlum leenosti jsou prospecharske, ziskuchtive, pro vkchny a jednou za etyki roky volit majetek nekolika jednotliven. Bratrske prima nebo nepkimo delegaty sjezdu, podparne spolky museji zadit bez kapi- aby se opravily stanovy, provedly potalu, bez podilnikt, pokradovat tak, aby trebne merry a zvolili se vedouci spolku z toho nernel nikdo nejakY zisk, aby eleni na dalSi etyri roky. Oleni pod 16 let stall si volili jednou za etyki roky sve nove -a- nemohou b1-t, na sjezdu zastupovani. redniky, a aby ,ka gdY pojilstenY Men star- Sjezd stanovi plat tech, kdo spolek yeSi ne g 16 let mel pravo se ozvat. Kdyby

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Minuleho thine nag e SPJST °pet Ara• tila jednoho elena hlavniho telesa. Tentokrat neaprosna smrt zavolala jednoho z nejmlad'Sich, 531eteho Alfreda C. Stepa.na, reditele prvniho distriktu, kterY zeratel v nemocnici v Brenham 18. prosince veeer na zapal plic. Portistatky jeho ulo Zeny byly phi zapadu slunka 20. prosince k veenemu odpooinku na htbitove v Nelsonville, jen nekolik mil od jeho rodi'Ste v male venk.ovske osade Bleiblervill. ZesnulY bratr Stepan nastoupil misto teditele v prvnim clistriktu na 1. Unora, 1954 jako nahradnik bratra Jana A. Kubeny, kterY byl povYgen do fitadu mistopredsedy Hlavni iltadovny. SlouZil tedy teditel Stepan nedoslouZenou lhutu bratra Kubelly — a sam nedoslouZil. ZestittlY ieditel Alfred C. S ' tepan narodil se 10. kvetna 1902 v Bleiblerville, v severozapadm east okresu Austin. Byl etvrtY z deseti deti. Jeho dedeeek ptistehoval se do Texasu v roku 1855, prove pied sto lety, z vesnice HoSt'alkove na Valagsku, odkud pochazel tez dedeeek nakho hlavniho tajemnika Chupicka, a kde se narodil a obecnou Slolu vychodil ptitomnY redaktor VCstniku. Dedeeek Martin Stepan usadil se napted pti. Cat Spring, pozcleji se ptestehoval pobliZ Fayetteville, pak do Bleiblerville, kde velka.

Stepanova rodina je poeitana mezi starousedliky. William Stepan staai, otec zesnuleho feclitele, nyni jiz pies 80 let stark, dosud bydli na, puvodni domovine.

Jak on sarn, takte g vAechny jeho deti jsou eleny tadu Hvezda Miru eislo 33 v lerville.

Zde jen nekolika slovy budu opakovat, co jsem napsal o bratru 8teparat v imoru 1954, kdyZ nastoupil atad teditele. Po vyjiti obecne Skoly vstoupil do obchodni gkoly Blinn College v Brenham. Po nejakou dobu byl zamestnan v bance v Rosenberg, pak pracova1 v Houstonu jako freetni pro firmu Henke a Pillot a pro James Bute. V roce 1928 se oknil se sleenou Ruth MareSnvou a hned pate v roce 1929 ptesidlil do Brenham, kde zaloZil svitj vlastni obch.od Stepan Grocery and Market. Krome toho obchodoval s pozemky a olejovYmi transakcerni a zabyval se chovem dobytka na, svYch P-X dobyteich f arma ch.

0 sehopnosteeh jeho jako kediteli SPJ ST mohu pravdive rici,ze ac byl v atedni rodine. novaokem, nejnilaaim v letech v Utednich zkuSenostech, projevoval ve schtizich hlavniho telesa, snahu pro zmodernisovani a zlepkni n.ektedch zastaralYch zpOson. Mladsi krev nave my6lenky. Obyeejne hlasoval s menS'inou.

Nic si z toho nedelal, ze nove nahledy ne-

Ve sttedu, due 28, prosince 1955.

I byly schvalene a ptijate. Will, Ze is tomu J jeclnou dojde tak nebo tak. Povatoval i jsem ho vZdy za vzornY (lupin& Otedni rodiny, ktery bude elm :1 in vice .Ovlivriovat druhe deny a uplatriovat sve zdrave, novodobe iu'ille:Iy. Nernel jsein pochyby, to prvni didstril,t a Cleni v nein znali clobte vYborne vlastnosti sveho Peditele.Videl jsem v bratru A. C. Stepanovi velmi yyznamneho vedouciho v hlavnim telesu jeSte po mnoho rokti.

Osud, nebo vyi mac, kidici kolobeh svectU, zasahla take do kolobenu na$i SPJ ST a ueinila mezeru. Vypadl nejmladSi, nadejnY, spolehlivY, kterY itkazoval vSe chny znamky, Ze se dovedl ptizpilsobit novYm potadavkum moderniho pojiSt'u jiciho obchodu. Kdyt jsem potichu sedel jako nemY pozorovatel ve, sell-Uzi hlavnihc telesa a sly gel .jsena, jak Wad° holtZevnate hajil sve stanovisko, 4 1adl ,jsem ✓ ty nejmladSi ptisedici 6194-1 7 nejvetSi nadeje. Ted' zase odekl ten nejslibne•,§1 pa bratru Svedlenakovi. Ted' se opet budeme hadat, kdo na jeho misto. Spik meld bychom se starat, kdo na nak. misto. Mame osm Glen' vedouciho telesa — se mnou je jich devet -- l :eti jeou pies 60 let staff. Nemusime to -,apirat. Nak statecka tvrelobla,vost a zb: :, ' eene rozeilovani to prozrazuje. Pled mesicem mel jsem slavit 63, vYroei AYch narozenin, ale ptizapo-mnel jsem na to. Tak nine p11 pohtbu bratra 8tepana stale se vtirala my'Slenka, to jestli nos devet bucle zase zvoleno v ptiAtim sjezdu, milkine hued po volbach svatosvate snit, to nekolik nos odejde pled yyprg enim lb-ay. Aspori nebudeme brzdit wad. mladSich.

Jak malo pianujeme a ptemFitirne o vecech spolkovYch, je videt z toho, Ze dva distriktv nemaji Zadneho nahradnika.

Olamek 30-b natizuje, to distrikt si voli dalSlho nahradnika, kdyZ se misto uprazdinlo. Nikdo na to v prvnim a kstem distriktu ne-pomyslel. Ted' musi prvni die trikt svolat mimotadnou schUzi vkch de legattl jen za Om neelem, aby provedena byla volba teditele a nahradnika. Ale nei se co divit, to distritty na podobnou vec zaponmely. V na z"a‘em Usttedi neni to o nic lepS1. Kdyby onemocnel hlavni tajemnik, vkchno v administ •ativnim oddeleni zustane stat. At se nikdo neohraZuje, Ze by to konal za neho. Jak ye schtlzi ttetiho distriktu minulou necleli bylo elentim vysvetleno, atednici jsou kaZdY ke size praci tak pflvazani, 'eHnezbYva easu podat elenum nejal vysvetleni prosttednictvim `‘Asti, •y blavni elma'jepfedseda onemocne.1, z ,,_;eda nit. ho grace stall, protole trif,t' sve zarnestnari. A kdyby o,-.).tedFTcla moll tteba. hned nastoue r:nebyl by do chodu -prace zasvecenY, nevklel by nic o ptedchazejici korespondenci, trvalo by mu to nekolik mesicti net by se do vkho zasvetil, s colon procedurou seznamil.

V STNIK WEST, TEXAS Umrti bratra Svadleliaka pied dvema deli tento mesic v Soolo yno ve -Fait lety melo bit pro nas vystrahou. Da1Si it- Worth. Ps.ad Fort Worth cislo 154 byl homrti a ztrata bratra Stepana je °pet va- stitelem pro vsechny Ueastniky - a zna.rovnYm znamenim, abychom si vedeni menitYm hostiteleni. 0 pohostinstvi a posluze nebudu psat, to poneeharn dopisoSPJST dali do poradku. KaZdY z rids sedi vatelfn a navStevniktim. Choi poukazat me u sveho a teSime se nadeji, Ze na rids na prfibeh a jednani schfize, na jeji y)ijests nedojde. Snort se nepta. My jsme znam pro eleny a Jednotu, na naladu Metak kratkozraci, ze ani nevidime beh lid- na, kterou jsem pozoroval a vycitil z pro_ skeho Zivota. Zde neni otazka, kdo by byl slovfi a soukromYch ho yorfi. Takove posnad lepSi ne2 jsem sam, ale kdo by to drobnosti se nedostanou do ZadnYch preyzal, as mne zde nebude.- Co my poproto2e nalada a citeni se neda zatrebujeme v mikin fistredi je merle vY- chytit do protokolu. kennYch trednikfi a vice mladSich sta.lYch a spolehlivYch pomocnikti, kteri by Navkeva v jedendete schiui tietiho mohli kdykoliv prevziti kteroukoliv sluZ- distriktu nebyla tak poeetna, jako ye bu kterehokoliv firednika. Neschvaloval schuzich predchazejleich. Bylo to tYden bych, aby kaZdY firednik mel sveho po- pied vanoanimi svatky, doba trochu nemocnika. To by zase bylo jakesi Skatulko- vhodna pro vets i fieast mnaba Menu, kte vani, kaZdY ve sve prihradce. NaS obchod 1' 1 b y 11nak bYvali se dostavili. Pro nekte nevi jests tak veliky. aby jeden eipernY re to byla primo obetavost, aby volill mezi pomocnik nemohl vypomahat tam, kde je vanoenim programern u domaciho rado ho prove nejvice treba, mesic zde, mesic a schfizi v distriktu. Z prespolnich najinde, aby mel trochu celkovY pojem o vStevnikfi tam byli predseda, tajemnik a rtizne praci. JeSte dva takove jako je pokladnik z fistredny; bratr F. V. Spanbratr Kubala, jen o neco hel. oredseda druheho distriktu, a jeho manelka; a bratr Rudy Sefelk, tajemnik Jiz nekolikrat jsem vysvetloval, ze do- pateho distriktu, se svou man2elkot. sud jsme nemeli takovou ztratu mezi naSimi vedoucimi, aby nom to zastavilo nas Cele jednani sehfue bylo bratrske, srpravidelnY chod. Zemrel bratr J. R. Ku- deene, otevrene, demokraticky jadrne. bena, prvni tajemnik. Ale jeho syn Joe Nebyly Zadne astre yYstupy, ale bylo citit byl otcovYm pomocnikem, tak ptevzal la pan ty pan," tady si to uprimne a praci. My jsme to nepocitili. Zeintel redi- beze zlosti rekneme. co nas bob a co by tel Jos. Zemanek. Jests u jeho hrobu byl chain si meli zlepSit. Blili se sjezd, eleni ustanoven jeho nahradnik. Onemocnel premY,Sleji o rtiznYch zmenach a opraredaktor Mouoka. Vykondval jsem jeho vach. sehuze tretiho distriktu ukazovala povinnosti. KdyZ zemrel, hned po ukon- zretelne znamky tohoto premYSleni. Neeeni pohrebnich ()bran. byla na hrbito- bylo Zadneho nedfistojneho napadani, ale y e dohoda, ze do tYdne se ustanovi novY je y kobecna nespokojenost s rozhodovaredaktor. Kdy2 odeSel bratr Svadleriak, nim hlavniho telesa, s vYkony jednotlinebylo to nutne, aby novY mistopredseda vYch Urednika a take s praci redaktora. byl hned zvolen. Oekalo se tri tYdny. Ivly, kteri stojime ye svetle verejnosti, Zvoleni novella' reditele v prvnim dis- jsme posuzo yani a kritisovani v toms triktu mute se ten protahnout dva, tri pratelskem, bez osobnich Utokn, ale otetYdny. Ale odchod kterehokoliv trednika, vrene. jak hlavni firednici, tak reditele, ba i redaktora, znamenalo by zastaveni a ani redaktor neni vynechan. jejich eirmosti, nebot' dnes to mame tak zavedeno, ze kaZdY si drZi sve schranky Talcova verejna kritika je pro kaideho na listiny, kaZdY si zamyka svou kancezdrava.

Ani zlato neni eiste, dokud lar, kaZdY si yydrZuje svou stenografku, 1)1-aide ohnem, kterY odstrani Sninu a nekaZdY je ye sve Skatulce, ale spolehliyeho nahradnika hikdo nema. Minim tako y e- Zadouci sloueeniny. Jak jeden bratr mne ho nahradnika, kterY by dovedl sahnout soukromne rek,1: "Praci v domacim radii do myth zaznamti, otevrit mou korespon- znam dobre, 0 praci v Hlavni firadovne denci, odpovedet na me dopisy, vyridit me nevim nic, neZ co zaslechnu mezi (deny, povinnosti neZ se z deli cesty nebo z ne- nekdy v distriktni schfizi, nebo co se doYch fivahach. A ty jsi skoupY na mocnice vratim. Hlavni kancelate potre- 'au v t y informace o praci jednotlivYch firednikU. buji dnes dva dobre pomocniky, z nichZ AZ do nedavna jsem nevedel, ze nas` poaspen jeden aby mel schopnosti zastat kladnik neopatruje nak penize, ze neni take redaktora. Umrti bratra Stepana je ve skuteenosti pokladnikem, ale jen japosledni vYstraha.

1 msi Safarem nad majetkem Jednoty, spravuje ploty a strechy, ale nevede zaJii nekolikrat byly ueineny poznamky, znamy, kolik penez ma Jednota na banze nak distriktni schfize budou mit elm kach. To pry misto pokladnika vede ktedale tim vetAi vYznam. NovYm dUkazem rYsi jinY firednik." tohoto tvrzeni byla jedenacta schnze tre.14y bratr veiejne pravil, ze mel bych tiho distriktu, kterd se konala treti neVe s fedu, dne 28. prosinee 1955,

Strana 3 na uhe a Ijceti podavat rozunmejSr Vysvetleni.V ptvnim odstavci prY jen i neco narknu ale pak se okolo toho toeiln a nic nedopovim. A naSi eleni pry by radi troll, jak sam rekl. "po lopat& , " zretelne, aby tomu rozumel.

Ve schfizi take priSe1 cuycn podal zpravu o sve einnosti mesice prod sjezdem pisemne, Ze by sc Lim usetrilo hocine (7a,su ve sjezdu. Z tOho bych soudil, ze nekdo ma obavu, ze bych mohl prinesti do sjezdu asi d ye ste eisel Vestniku, jako se to stalo na jednom sjezdu, kde delegati meli bYti omraceni ..pottstou slepenYch formulaic a pi..dn ,; Th listin, v dolts asi sto strevie, aby d;‘1; , gati mann udelatFpredstavu, kolik se mush v kancelari fistredny yypinovat. Doufam, ze podobnYch smeSnosti se redo-pi...180m.

Slibil jsem ye schtizi, ze pins zpra-„ vu podam yeas, aby si ji ;imblilpreeisti take ti eleni, kteri Vestnik ne-.tit a thou praci tYdeh lgo tkinti nesieduil.

Pied sjezdem pinjde 11 dial! yielijakYcii na.hledU. Nektere jsou znamenite. jive nebudou prakticke. Budou Urednici, reditele, TiskovY v ■:, bor i. redaktor. Mame svobodu slova. kritika, ktera .jedna a zlepSet i. poradku, pokud je vedena sluit'Smt zpiisabem, je pripustna, ba ma bYti vi•ana. Bylo mne sdeleno. ze hleda se jin:' usoba, kteri- by prebrala me misto. Jestli si nekdo mysli, ze mne takova zprava, zaboh, je na emylu. Ba naopak, je mne to vitane. Pral bych si, abychoin v naSi : SPjST meli aspori pet kandidatti, kteri by meli zajem o Zurnalistiku, a dejiny Jednoty. o praci redaktorskou. Kdyby tech kandida tit bylo deset, jests lepSi. Aspen by si cleni vy/• ,e Jecinota brali. A nine by veliee ma schopne, inteligentni eleny, kteri by se mohli uplatnit nejen v Zarnalistice, ale v cinnosti organisatarske. v sestaveni dejin SPJST, v zarizeni nausea, ve yedeni faulny, nebo jako sebapni reenici, jako dustojni zastupci pied Sirokou ye- rejnosti. 3e s yrchavanY eas, abych hledal nahradnika. Je to mou povinnosti. Je to ten povinnosti hlavniho predsedy, hlavniho tajetrinika, hlavniho pokladnika, mj jeden aby hledali pomocniky. firednik nedavno rekl: ti sverim takovou praci, tak nine vy,si.rcis z meho Uradu." KaZdY uprimnY fi •odnik mei by mit radost, kdyZ by nage] ncl.oho, kdo by se zaueil. A ,jestli kdo vi o n•kom, kdo by udelal dobreho redaktora, upozorneto na neho, oznamte ho. praccite pro nej, vyzvednete jeho debre str;:o1: • v, pasta-kite ho do svetla verejnosti. Pracujme pro Jed-notu, ne pro jednotlivce: v pripadu zajiStenou budoucnost kterehokoliv z vedoucich.

Nespolebejme, ze prizttl yk osud ponecha je vSechny dalSi lhutu v 'aradech.

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ZPRAVY A OnLASY CLENUM PRVNiHO DISTRIKTU Bellville, Texas.

Ml eleni prvniho distriktu: JelikoZ Hospodin ve sve nevyzpytatelne moudrosti odvolal meho miloyaneho bratra Aifreda od jeho mnohYch pozemskYch povinnosti, snad aby mu udelil nejakY Ukol v nebesich, a naitj bratr Alfred nebude moci prevziti v cirkevnina sboru, ve vecech obeanskych. v obchode a zalelitostech naSi SPJST, rad bych pronesl nekolik slov, ktere snad budou zajimati eleny v prvnim distriktu na,S1 Jed noty, budou zajimati teZ ostatni deny a zajimaji take mne osobne.

Mfij bratr Alfred vZdy pracoval pro vSechno dobre, poctive a spravne. V jeho povinnostech vuci naS'i SPJST, on vkly clbal o zlepkni na g bratrske organisaee.

Jeho zajern byl vkly pro celek, a nikdy pro zisk jednotlivce. Bratr ztravil se rnnou mnoho hodin a veeern, kdy jsme probirali veci naSI. Jednoty, hlavne se zretelem na jeji velikost a moZnost dalAino blahodarneho vzrtistu. Snad nebude z mi sta kdy' reknu, ze oba jsme se ye svYch nahledech a my§lenkach shodovali. A trebaZe nemel jsem toho S'testi, abych po strance hmotne a obchodni byl tak speS"nY jako Alfred. mnoho obchodnich transakci jsme planovali a uzavreli spoleenYm. usilim. Na tyto spoleene podniky nezapomenu nikdy.

Prave pro tyto obchodni styky a neza pomenutelne vzpominky na, bratra povaZoval bych to za velikou Cest a Uctu k nernnt, kdyZ bych mohl za nej dokoneit jeho praci a za neho doslouZiti lhutu reditele prvniho distriktu SPJST. Tern, kdo mne znaji osobne, nemusim pripominat svou praci a eve aradovani v nakm spolkovem ZiYote.

Citim, ze je to ma povinnost vUoi zesnulenau bratru a teZ, veci elentim SPJST, abych myglenky, nazory a plany meho bra,tra, jak jsem je poznal z dlouhSTch rozhovoril a spoleenYch porad, mohl jeAte po jeho odchodu uvesti ve skutek nebo je alespori dale pied naSe eleny predvadel.

Citim, Ze jsem schopnY pokraeovat v jeho nedokoneene praci. Neni treba opakovat, Ze bych pokraeoval, jako on, poctive, spravedlive, nendroone, abych chranil menginu zrovna jako vet'Sinu. Pracoval bych, jako on. pro dobro celku a ne ye prospech jeclnotlivce.

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bratra Alfreda. Az prijde den, kdy budete vat reditele pro prvni distrikt, doufam, Ze tyto veci vezmete v uvahii. UP.W-uji y es; '2e vykonam vSechno ve sve moci, abych tuto Cest prokazanou zesnulemu reditch prvniho distriktu nijak neposkvrnil, ale svou povinnost konal tak verne poctive jako on.

S bratrskYm pozdravem Frank V. Stepan. ) 4,, • ( CIEDITELE PATEHO DISTRIKTU

VaZeni eleni SPJST: S pocitem vdeenosti a radosti oznamuji Vam, sestry a bratri, Ze jsem propuStenY z nernocnice, kde jsem si pobyl kstnact dni, a Ze jsem nyni v dornacim oktrovani. Lekari nine slibuji, ze vezme to jeSte nejake dva tYdny neZ nine dovoli voine se pohybovat.

Moje manklka a ja z hloubi srdce dekujeme Vein vlem, sestry, bratri a pratele, za vlechny VaSe projevy sympatie, n.a yS'tevy v nernocnici, prekrasne kvetiny, telefonni rozmluvy, nabizenou pomoc a stale -dochazejica pozclra yne listky a dopisy. Bylo by naramne teZke, abychom na vSechny, tyto- projevy pratelstvi mohli sobne kaZdemu podekovati, a proto pou.Vestnik, abychom tak Zivame Vette nam, Ze nenadme tech clo y , kterYmi bychom v-yjadrili svou vdeanost a uznani za y,kchnu VaSi naklonnost a dobrou . Prejeme Vam rovneZ dobre a stale zdravi, spokojenost a Atesti v nastavajicim novena roce.

VaSi v duchu bratrskem J. M. 8krabo.nek a manZelka.

Bellaire, Texas, na StedrY den 1955.

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placen pa dosaZeni 65 let stall nebo kdykoliv predtim v pfipadu fnrti.

Ttida 1: roma:my se p!ati 20 rokil obnost certifikatu je vyplacen po closaZeni, 60 let stati nebo kdykoliv ptedtim v ptipadu ninth.

Poplatky se plati do veku 65 let. PlnV obnos poji§teni se vyplati kdykoliv v ptipadu rtida Dvojnasobne arazove pojigteni (double indemnity). Certifikat ;e vystavuje pouze do obnosu $2,500, dodateene k jinernu certifikatu. ‘ tida Poplatky se plati do veku 65 let. Po dosaZeni '65 rokii staid, Glen dostava -mesieni ptijenk dokud Ziv. Zemke-111 pied 80 lety staid, credici dostanou mesieni ptijem do 80. A, yroei na rozenin Mena.

Ptida M-C: Vpisova ochiana na 20 let ktera se zmenAuie, aZ zfistan0 vyplacene pojiftero. na $1,000.

PojiSteni se vypL qi kdykoliv V plipadu anittl slie klesajici stupnice.

Ttida N: tIpisova ochrana jen tern, kdo m nizaeji od SPJST vypfljeene pePet druhri certifikatu SPJST pro &kJ:

Vida J-T: Docasne pojikeni do veku 16 let, ktere se mute zmeniti na kterekoliv jine pojiaeni po dosaZeni veku 10 let, nebo puzdeji.

Tkida .1-U: Poplatky se plati 20 rokt PlnY obnos pojiSteni se vyplati kdykoliv v pfipadu d( * rnrti ve veku od 16 let NTSTae. Umrtni pojistka pod 16 let i P dIe stupnice rtida J-S: Pommy se prat 20 rokft Ttinact arum cert./fixate SPJST Piny obnos poj gteni se vypro dospele: plati kdykoliv v ptipaciu rfida B: DoZivota poplatky se plati a2 mrti od veku 1 roku. Do 6 do smut. rnesicii, $250, pod 12 mesict, rtida 0: Poplatky se plati 20 rokil. PlnS, $500. obnos pojiSteni se vyplati kdykdykoliv v ptipadu amrti.

Ttida Poplatky se plati do 18 let Vida D: Poplatky se plati 15 rokii. Piny PlnV obrios certifikatu obnos pPliSleni se vyplati kdyse vyplati po 18 letech stati koliv v ptipadit funrti. nebo kdykoliv v ptipadu tTtida E: Poplatky se plati 10 rokt. PlnS7 ruth od veku 1 roku. Do 6 obnos noji§teni se vyplati kdymesicu, $250, pod 12 mesict, 1;oliv v ptip,du $600, Nevim, kdy a jak bude nastupce meho rtida F: Piny obnos certifikatu je vy- rrida Poplatky se pL:-ti 20 rokil. mileho bratra volenY. Ale kdyZ k toma placen po 15 letech nebo kdyPiny obnos cerc,n,katu se vydojde, peal bych si, abyste vzali v avahu koliv piedtim v ptipadu innrti plati` po 20 letecl: nebo kdyme zkuknosti v pozemkovem a poji gt'u- Nina (1: PlnY ob,ios certifikatu je vy!Lolly v ptipadu amrti ad yejigirn obehodu. PoyaZoval bych to nejen placen ve 20 letech nebo kdyku 1 roku. Do 6 mesictr; $250, za Cest vlastni, ale take za poctu. kterou koliv ptedtim v uti padu innyti pod 12 mesicil $500. byste udelili pamatce meho zesnuleho H: PlnST obnos certifikatu je vy (dz)

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23. prosince, 1955 \Teem elentim a z y ldete uredniktun mistnich radii Slo y anske Podporujici Jednay Statu Texas.

Mile sentry a mill bratri: Ponevacit v posledni (lobe obchtel jsem nekolik dotazu, ponejvice ad firednika mistnich iadu, tadajicich informace ohledne ku kolikati delegatUrn ku kolikati hiasum jejich rad bade opravnen na prietim sjezdu, plat tento (lapis dt Vestniku v nacieji ze on od p ovi Vain nektere ty otazky ktere vy mate y e Vaeich myslich, ohledne -Leto zaletitosti.

Ku kolikati delegattim budou, mistni lady opravneny na prietirn sjezdu? Tato otazku odpovida Clanek G naelch stanov 'kterY aid na.sledovne: "Sjezd Podporujici Jednety taxa, z delegata zvolenkeh irrhtirm i fatly. KaidY hid ma pray ° z voiit.i si cleieg,ata na zakiade etti elens yta die ads:et:110/e/ stripnice: od eesti do 190 elend jednoho delegata, pak na, /Laic/6 dalei pine sto deiogata.

Dosahne-li rail clociateene, 'Acre/Lolly 7 ,ninene sto elerati mezi vYroeni sehtizi a schdzi jeden mesie pied sjezdera, je takevy iad opravnen zvoliti si jeete daleiho delegata a tento pozdeji pii yolertSdelegat je. stejne p •av•piatnk, jako dalegati zveleni ye vYroeni scbilzi, die élanku 9.

Byl-li ve sjezdovein roku zaloten novy jest tento rad opravnen zvoliti delegata 1[0,y/wh y feed zabajerarn sjezdu, bez ohiedu na, delico elenstyi v radu."

Ku kolikati hlasfim bud.ou opravneny mistni rady na prietiin sjetda?

Tito otazka cd.povicla, 616.nek 12 naSich stanov ktery tin nasledovne: ",ad zastoupenk s yYm delegatern neb clelegaty, je opravnen k jednc,,mu hiaSu na katdeho pojleteneho Mena v odboru dospelYch, patricilio k tomu du 60 din pied sjezdem, majici veechny povinnosti zapravene a jest 16 rokt stati. Dale jeden hias na kateiTho Ole/1a detskeho odbora kter:c 7 je :t s14-131 elenem a jest 16 rakes (to jest plati hiclove poplatky) p9 1, jeden bias DR katcleha pojleti-Meho elena ktery ma lhatovY certifikat (na lOti, 15ti, 20ti-letou dotivotni) vyplacenY a jest spoleeenskYm Olenem, Tajemnik mistni-

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ho poele seznam spoleeenSkYcl: elena na HNavel Uracievrai 60 dni pled sjezdem. Opornerm-h totci uciniti, tito eleno ye -pezbaclou zastoupeni na sjezdu."

Po prcetani techto cl you bare avedenycla elankri na,elch stanov slaleclate, zptisob, jak zjistiti ku kolikati ra ku kolikati niasum Vas rad base opravnen na sjezdu, je, kdyt zeberete pact Vaeich poplatky platicich elena (poplatky platiei elenove jsou ti elenove kteri jcete plait poplatky na jejich certitikaty) pripheitate k nim spaleeensbe eleny Vaseho ra.clu kteri maji daplacene poplatky na jejich certifikaty no ktere se platily poplatky pa jistou dobu, jako v 1011, i5ti neb 20ti lete tride nob v kterekoliv tride y e ktere ' se plati poplatky polite jistV meet rokiD kteri jsou spoleeenstvi denote VaSeho facia/ ipoeitate k. tomato poem 'deny z Vaseho detskeho odboru /doff jsou pies 16 ;et staid a. kteri jsou spoleoenstvi Nene.ve Vaseho facia, die elanku 12 naSich stanov, a odeitate od toho poctu vSechny dicey y ase radu, kteri nejsou 16 let start To Vain da, p:_;oet blast' ku bade opravnen k zakterenni yes s„oaneni n7.1. sjezdu. Pamatujte na to cc boa ahlecia na to Iconic nekterY elm mC certillisibil e takovY Olen se po-Oita pouze co jeden Olen.

Jestli poeet takovych clenti ku kterema Vet rad bade opravnen k zastoupeni na sjezdu jest od eesti do 100 WA rad bride opravnen k jednomu delegatu; jestli je jich ad 101 do 200 Vas rad bode opravnen be dvotun delegattn; jestli je jich od 201 do 300 VC'S rad bade 0prdwnen k jednorna delegatu na katOen pinYch sto elena Vaseho fadu. Na zlomek eta poctu elenti se nebere tadnY ohied.

Jak •Clanek 12 naeich stanov vytaduje, asi 60 dni pied sjezdem Hla.vni na bode tadati od tajemn.iku mistnich raclu it pant' seznam veech Mich ,speleeenskych • elentt kteri maji doplacene certifikaty a jejich elentt v Detskern Cdboru pi'es 16 let stall kteri jsou spo elenstvi elerrove radii, a z tectito tpray a ze zaznamu zde na llavni Uradovni bade zjieteno a vypceitano ku kolikati delegatiim a hlasam budou naee lady ,apra y Mmy na prietim sjezdu.

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Prejeme-li si skuteen9, aby se vyueovalo eeetine na vyeeich ueilietich; dale, plejeme-li si, aby znalost o eeskoslovenstem narode byla co motno nejvice I MFena a navtdy zachova,- na; a chceme-h dosahnouti ureeneho cile co nejdrive, lcatcik O' echoameriean by mel obetovati ' aspon. JEDEN DOLAR dosa.teni nar,'eho cite.

Stale se chlubime, ze je nas eechoamerieanti v Texasu 350,000 at 500,000. Jeii tonal' tak, prat': bychom nemohli se , orati aspen $350,000 na tento tak cliiletitY aeel? Nevykoname-li ted' napravu zde u nas v Texasu, tak kdy zipoene7,. me? Je-h pravdou ,te aveclomeV o skew narode, jeho kulture, dejinach a,.; vzdelanosti, jakou se eeskY narod v nulasti honosil, upada, jest na nas aby se aeinila pronikava naprava, a to lined! • Prejete-li si podporiti 'Wel a cil Ceske` Nadace v Texasu bud' dobrovolnYch pfi-, spovkem nebo jako hen, Va.ee pornoc bu-' de vdeene prijata.

The Czech Educational Foundation of Texas, Box 446, College Station, Texas (dzi Ustrihnete a zaelete na tajemnikapokladnika!

CESKA VZDELAVACI NADACE TEXASU (The CZech Educational Foundation of Texas) Pfidrutuji se k tern, kteri poclavaji mocnou ruku k udrteni a rozSifeni eeske re(A a literatury v Texasu. tecl jest sebrati dostateenou sumu penez, aby z urn:ltu z ni mohly bYti vydrtovany stolice slovanskYch jazykti na vyeeich ueilietich v Texasu.

Prikladam svilj elenskY prispevek V obnosu $1.00; $2.00; $5.00; $10.00; $100.00; anebo i $1,000.00.

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Ve stredu, dne 28. prosince 1955.

Z CINNOSTI DOMACICH RAN Hvezda Miru eislo 33.

Bleiblerville, Texas.

Mili bratki a sestry: Ve vYroeni schazi tem, kteri nebyli schazi, napi g i aby vedeli, ktere mame frredniky a vYbory. Uiednici zastali ti sami.

Frank V. Stepan, predseda; Willie Schovajsa, mistopredseda; Gloria Jean Schovajsa, tajemnik; Vincenc Chaloupka, tajemnik; Herbert Schramm, freetni; Ben Schovajsa, pokladnik; Willie Sugeri, pravodei; Marie Su geri, pravodai ten. — Nam pra y odei oznamil, ae je stare a je trochu stydlavY, kdya ma mladou holku do radu uvest, tak jsme mu dali jeho manaelku, Marii Su geri, aby mu vypomohla. Gloria Jean Schovajsa byla zvolena, aby staremu tajemnikovi vypomohla a psala anglickY protokol i do Vestniku. Tak si to nag redaktor preje.

1.Teetni vYbor: John A. 8 tepan a Edgar Ashorn.

ResoluCni vYbor: Marie Su gar, Nettie Bell Stepan a Vincenc Chaloupka.

NemocenskY vYbor mu2SkY: Frank V. Stepan, Elmo ChernoskY, Willie Schovajsa.

NemocenskY vYbor aenskY: Anna Sugeri, Marie JanovskY, Olga Fick. ft adovi lekari: Dr. Roencher, Bellville; Dr. Hackfelt, Industry; Dr. Southeris, Brenham.

MajetkovY vYbor: Tajemnik, Willie Schovajsa; pokladnik, Clarence W. Ahihorn. q,abayni vYbor: Ben Schovajsa, John Sager', Clarence Ahlhorn.

Zabavni vYbor aenskY: Alita Wehring, Marie Schovajsa, Clara Su geri, Olga Fick, Annie Schovajsa. Clara Sa ga" zvolena na zabavni distriktni schaze.

Delegaty jsme nevolili, budeme aa v lednove schazi. Tak prijd'te do schtze 8. ledna ye 2 hodiny odpoledne.

Vincenc Chaloupka, tajemnik. ) • 4,„ kid Velehrad 'Oslo 19.

Schulenburg, Texas.

VYroeni schazi jsme konali prvni nedeli v proSindi, tak jak to einime katdy rok; ale jinak koname na$e schtze druhou nedeli.

Naygteva byla jak obyeejne slaba., aCkoliv nag rad neni na torn tak bidne, jak by se nekteri domY gleli. Platicich Mena nag rad Velehrad ma gedesat sedm, ale jsou tak rortrouaeni po v gech koutech a tech par, co zastalo doma, do schtze neprijde ani jednou za rok. A toa tern hla y -nepatriozvkendalnYm, aby vCdeli. ae na g' rad je gte existuje a v pada potreby kde se maji obra.tit.

Uiednici zvoleni pro rok 1956 vgichni stab (a take v gem ua hlavy prokvetaji

jinovatkou): Predseda, Roy Bueek; mistoptedseda; Alfons Kristinik; tajemnik, Ferd. Mieulka; freetni, Joe G. Patalik; pokladnik, Jerome Jurena. VYbor na prehlidku knih a majetku volime dle Pareby z ptitomnYch dent". Je to trapne nechat se zvolit do nejakeho firadu a pak do schfize vribec neprijde.

Vyslancem do sjezdu zvolen Roy Bueek a nahradnik Joe G. Patalik.

O to korunovaci kralovny na g rad hlasoval jednohlasne proti. Kdya se nad tim trochu zamyslime, add se to podivne; kdy ma Hlavni aradovna dat nejakY pakatel, nejakou eastku penez na neco jineho, vzpomerime trebas kaadeho distriktu neco pro zaeatek do pokladny a jine, nebylo addne ochoty; ale na korunovaci kralovny obetovat sumu sedm set dolart. Ja se nic nedivim, ae to bylo dam- k odhlasovani. Jestli to projde, toa dobre a jestli to neprojde, je gte lepgi.

S ton fttulnou, to ua je nee° jineho.

Dobra a uaiteena vac by to byla.. A at prigti sjezd se sejde, toa co tam udelaji, tak bude. Sta hlav sta rozuma bude pohromade, a snad nee° v for udelaji.

Ono toho spolkoveho arvota na yenkove pribYvat nebude. Kandy mladik, kdya se oaeni, hlecla lep gi aivobyti, odchazi do vel_ keno mesta. A kdo se tomu maze divit nebo mit za zle? Ted' zaeatky farmareni nejsou tak snadne jak to kdysi bYvalo. K tomu musi bYt dosti slu gnY kapitalek par tisie. V kaadem Priem oboru jsou °dinerioyani za svou praci a prieineni, jen farmar je skoro trestan, ae v geho moc vypestuje. Jen aby tem panfan nekdy nechybelo. Jegte nelson vgectmy dny konce.

V nagem okoli zustanou tri farmy prazd ne, a kdya se nektera farma -proda, toa ji obyeejne rne gt'ak koupi; a toa se divte, ae venkovskY aivot upada. Ale zed' hlavou neprorazime a toa o torn dost.

Preji vgem vesele svatky a St'astnY NovY rok a Ma yne zdravi, neb pisatel je o tom dobre presvedeen sarn na sate.

S pozdravem vas Ferd. Mieulka.

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Mild etenarky a etenaki: Nea bude maj dopis oti gten, tak budou svatky vanoeni prye a novY rok zas nam nastane. Co nam prinese dobreho neb alai°, jest dobre ae nevime, at se to stave. Ja yam ygem preji to nejlep gi v for novem roce, co jenom Stedra ruka Bohu mild poaehnat raei zdravi, Stesti a spokoj enost.

Druhou nedeli v mesici 11. prosince jsme. konali nagi schazi. Bylo nas tam 29 Dverni cenu dostala pi. Rose Hel-

weg. Uiednici byli zvoleni ti sami co byli letos: Predseda, Lee Jaro g ek; mistopredseda, Emil Krejci; freetni, Ben Marek; pokladnik a tajemnik, Adolf Wagner; 'straI, Adolf DlouhY; organisator, Anna Havlik. Dopisovatelka do anglicke easti, Rose Helweg. Dopisovatelka do Ceske Cast. Boaena Fojt.

V nedeli yeeer 18. prosince jsme meli vanoeni Stromeeek v na gi sini. Mikulag podelil ditky i ty dospele cukrovim. Deti mely peknY kratkY program, kterY nacyieila nage ilea/m yna pracovnice, spolusestra Rose Helweg. Ona to opravdu umi s tou drobotinou; ma k tomu trpelivost a nadani. Potom byla kogiekova yeeere.

Bylo jich hodne a ae nas tam i•lo hodne pritomno, tak se vgechno snedilo. Tidlo se vgechno rozloailo na velkY still a vgichni pritomni jedli jako jedna rodina. Bylo to vesele a zabavne. Na rok doufame se zas vgichni sejit a poveselit.

Taky jsme ztratili letos z na geho radu mlacleho Clena, Wilberta Fojtika, kterY prebYval v Angleton, Texas a tam pracoval v obchode. Zde zanechava rodiee Aug. Fojtikovi, nekolik 'ester a bratra, svou manaelku, rozenou Svetlikovou, a dye deti.

Ve statu Tennessee zemfel Dr. Hugo Strieder. Jeho telo bylo dovezeno do Moulton a uloaeno k yeenemu odpoeinku na moultonskem katolickem hrbitove.

Zanechava aenu, rozenou Migl, a d ye dcery. Jeho matka ho pkede gla, ale jeho otec jegte aije. Jak jsem sly gela, jest taky nemocnY a nachazi se v ogetkeni v domove pani Schinedove.

V nagem mesteeku marne tri ty starobni atulny a pacienti si chvali, ae se tam maji dobre.

Koneim s pozdravem Boaena Fojtova. ) • 4, ( Bad Fort Worth eislo 154.

Fort Worth, Texas.

Mill spolubratri a sestry: Mame po distriktni sena byla velice zajimava. Navgteva byla take pekna., jidla dosti, barbecue bylo mekke a dobre, koldet a dortil bylo take dosti, kaadY byl spokojen. Dekujeme v g em co prispell neeim do kuchyne, i v gem kteri pracovali. Jmenovat je nebudu, abych nekoho nezapomnela.

0 eem se jednalo, to se doetete ye yestniku, tea v elankach, ktere pro nas pige bratr redaktor Valcik, za coa jsme mu ycleeni. Tea dekujeme arednikam Hlavni tradovny i v gem druhf7m.

Nage schaze prosincova tea byla hodne navgtivena a byly volby atednika. Kdo byli zvoleni, psat nebudu; to path bra-

Ve stredu, dne 28, pro , ioce eT5, tru tajemniku Janu Beeanovi.

Miii bratri a sestry, toto je 111 dopis do Vestniku. Budete mit novou dopisovat lko, sestru Albrechtovou. j: bovine zda sti, a ja srdeene dekuji iru redaktotat za tiverejneVani a opt:: ye mych chyb po dva roky mYch dopiso Bratri ratio eiS. 154, utak ledno‘,,,, schuze konati se bode at druhou nedell 8. ledna ye 2 hodiny odpoledne. Ja to no budu, ale Vy nezapomente. Manic svdtky vanoeni, tedy yam ykria preji od PariaEoha zdravi, Stesti a Bola potehriani race 1956, a vkm nernocnYm preji, aby so brzy uzdrayili.

To vain v‘Sena preje dopisovatelka Anna Svitakova. „ Rad Pokrok Iloustonu oslo 88.

Sestry a bratri: Star Y rok se zase s mini louei a my budome yitat rok novY. Nis rad mel svou vyroeni schhzi v ne-deli 11. prosince, kdy hyli zvOleni Orednidi pro ptie o I:ke delegati do sjezdu. Zde pa ii rhiedek vblby firednikti: A. L. :litsk, predseda; Stephen Valeik, -prestopk• ciseda; F. A.iXadteeek, tajumnit.;•: to N . •-1 Olexo-Va, &Jett-1i; Jerry •ElI is, p(,::1,;(1.1tik; Johnnie Sontag; prti-yodel. lile poctu dospelYch clend, kteri jsou star'Si net 16 let, mills' rad je opraynenY -13 delegatn. Net jsme pristoupill k yolbe. zjistili jsme napred, zdali ySichni navrteni mohou ht delegaty, totit jestli pravidelne chodili -do schuzi, jestli maji eve poplatky zaplacene, jestli• neprodavaji nejake jine tivotni poj'Aeni, a jestli vyhovuji elanku 8 v naSich stanovach. Zvo leni byli nasledujici: A. L. Hilsher, J. J. Bravenec, Stephen Valeik, Joseph Zaludek, Tim Kostome, F. A. Kadlecek, Emil Vala, Elo Drawe, Louise Kadleeek; E. J. Kadledek. A. 3. BriStik, Frances Olexa a Rudy J. Sefeik.

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Bratre redaktore: Bud' tak dobrY a dej tochto par radial do Vestniku. Prodem Ti dekuji.

Na prvnim miste otnamuji clenuni fa du Columbus cislo 58, kteri nebyli pritomni ve vYroeni schuzi 11. prosince, maji opravdu Cello banovati. Pritoroneti3t elenti bylo obstojnd, stromel byl krasne MilkulaS, co ozdob.enY byl tat, ;ip;•;auc;• k tens Anal'H ii, Sr se ostYchalo Po ukonceni iSMe mei' spolecnou svaeino a tet neco no splachnuti, ale nejvice sic na odbyt kafieko, nea bylo dosti chladno.

• ; ou rodieurn a taroven prosim, atiponlip :. aby Sc pOd.A.:116 i;Prcovych chyb varovali a Neall sid.o detem udelat tti radost kde se (Taii. privezli je no takowl spoleene pobavi a rozveseli.

Dekujeme jinenem ntess:•:lo i do varin kteri nam dobrYm mohli. Dekujeme tet", onornu jeho laskavost is te naS1 drobotine.. Tat primny dip valavam vSetil dobrYm kteri lure vypornehli jakYmkoliv zpatsobena p61 mem zanistnAni a vyslovuji yam nejsrdeenej iSi blahola k nastayajic-i mu novemo roku 1956, pevne • zdravi, dobroil "lays' a trochu redo:' i na tomto sveZda, se lune, te vtichni eleni SPJSI: kati deni mistnim radu meli by pamatovat, te. To vSe yam preje vat ptitel Ostoja Munize, Bosnak. te v race 1956 bode naS sjezd a proto by meli vAichni Oen' ddvat dobrY pozor na aiislo 24.

Ptad eeskY Prat vSechny navrhy, ktere jsou podavane. eleni by paelPprijit do -katde schtize, co Loath a sestry: Otnainuji Vain, kteia jste nebyli v pabudou pied sjezclem, protote budou pro birane •mnohe dtAletite veci, jestli je maji sledni schuzi, te nato schuze bode ci clegdti no sjezdu sc,hvalit. A na sjezdu druhou nedeli v lednu, due 8. ledna, probudou voleni Orednici Jednoty, budou se tote prvni nedele pfipada na. NovY rok, menit stanovy, a proto bude treba, aby Ut Sc nemusite obavat. to \s: et bode zieleni. a delegati melt -dorozumeni, co by ima ve-schnzi. Mame zatizene zahrivani sini. bylo pro SPJST dobre.

Due 8: prosince jsme Men peknY • vaTake se mne,:zda, Se katclY (den by mel se pfed delegatem vyslovit, jak na nave noeni program a nadilku. Poeasi bylo navrhy pohliti, aby deler,,Yat nezastupoval pNzniye a na ySteya vein, Santa Claus jen sam sebe, ale aby jednal podle na- byl S . tedrY, vSechny cleti byly podeleny, i hledt1 svYch domacich Menu. Proto my- ad tddu katidY dostal balieek.

PoLdrii byla svaeirta. Se proslim, te Men' odo -radu Pokrok Houstonu eislo 88 by mei" Si promluvit s naSimi zvo- gramy mladete jsou pro::.1)csne Jednote. lenYmi delegaty a podat Jim svoje nlnB- Je vice zajmu u miadete. Sestry, ktere

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DOPISY A NAHLEDY (LENU VZFOIlliNKY POCHODUJI Dallas 19, Texas, 14. prosince 1955. vestry a bratri: Myslim, 2e se 111i1011 tentokrate budete soublasiti ze jest to velice pro Jeclnotu prospane miti za redaktora elena, kterY jest trochu dele neZli jeden rok elenem Jednoty. Takov' redaktor nee° 0 Jednote a jejich dejinach vi, — a i kdy2 nekcly do nekoho poradne dloubne, (on si to obyeejne zaslon2i, — i kdy2 jest to pisateD, zlost nad takovYm dloubnutim brzy prejde a etete dal. Tak jako ye Vestniku ze dne 30. listopadu, eislo 48, mime zase pozoruhodne eteni s ohlavim: "Jaka prava maji elerii"?

Co upoutalo moji pozornost v tomto pojecinani jest ve clruhem sloupci Vestniku, na;prvni strane a jest to nasleclujici nvaha: "Bylo to v (lobe. kdy nam Clem rok od rot u ubYvalo. Do§lo na yYrok, 2e nak SP T neporoste, dokucl nezavedeme moderni vedeni obchodu. Toti2, aby se Jednota promenila na soukromou (mutual), aby;se vypsaly akcie ("shares"), aby se zruSily ntistni lady, a aby cel' oh, chod byl veclenY term. koho si podilnici k tumu vybrali, ani2 by bylo treba poslouchat napovidani tech, kdo takovemu obchodu nerozumeli, atd."

Tato fivaha vyvolala u mne celou laclu vzpominek na ty easy, a priznam se, 2e to nejsou vzpominky yesele. Jak doble se pamatuji na tu v'zvu ve Vestniku, aby lady hlasovaly o zmene pficly a einnosti na.S1 Jednoty, --- abychom tu haSterivou bratrskou pficlu opustili a zabrali si fikos 'Judy jine, nam i naSim zajmiun cizi. Jak dobre si parnatuji i ten obanik zaslan' no. no:ST lady tehdejirn reditelem nabo-rove prate v naM Jednote a cheSnim tajemnikem Hlavni Uladovny, bratrem Chupickem, kter' na teto zmene bral y elikY zajem.

A jak dobre se pamatuji, ze tenhle Stei_ ner byl ten jecliny e'en na g i Jednoty, kterY tnel to nesnairnott odvahu se proti tomu postayiti a na ge eleny upozorniti, co by ta zmena pro na ge 'deny a rady skotei'ne anuiila. Byl ,jsem ten jedinY, kter' reel tu dra2divou odvahu poladovati, aby, j( .stli by se tato zmena mega uskuteeniti, misto prodaYani podilti se na§e zalohy nad sto procent jistoty rozdelily rovnYm (them na jak' zalohy ka2deho Mena opravriuji, a kaZdY Men aby byl tak pinopr,) ynYfn podilnikem, k jakemu jej jeho del trebytku opravnuje.

Poukazal jsem tenkrate na nebezpeei, ze naSe Jednota by mohia bYti snadno VYprodana terni, kteri by nejvice tech prodanYch podilil mobil skoupiti. Ten;,-,rate jsme nieli Deco pies tri sta tisic do-

lard nad stoprocentni zaJohovY poladavek, a ty by byly pripadly tern podilnikam, dle toho planovani. Geld zalelitost byla moon predlolena Statnimu Odboru PojiSteni.

Za. odpoved' jsem dostal vyrozumeni, ze dopis byl obdr2en, a nic vic. Ten obe2nik, kter' byl tenkrate na lady zaslan, zde jeSte main v garaZi tilo2,enY. Posledne jsem jej mel v rukou v 1944 pled sjezciem v Corpus Christi; byl jsem jistYmi einiteli Zacian o opis, — kter jsem odeprel.

Asi za dva roky na to nasledovala prvni statni prohlidka naSich obchodnich zale2itosti, pak to drtive posouzeni natied zpUsobit obchodovani statnim komisarem Danielem, -- a opis toho take jeSte mam, — pak sniZeni naSi solvence na velice malt' zlomek procenta nad jecino sto (byla tenkrate kolem sto desetD a take na obvineni, ze jsem ten posudek nakho hospodaleni zaslal na vkchny rady, — z eeho2 jsem si ovSem nic nedelal.

Jsem jist, 2e mnozi bratri na toto budou take upamatovani. Maim zde dopis ocl jednoho bratra. dosud Zijiciho v Hallettsville, — kter se prek yapene dotazoval jineho Mena, co se vlastne deje, — jestli bude museti bYti svolan novY sjezd.

Tahie puma ale naSe eleny probudila. Byl malt' sjezd, bez platu, ye Fayetteville, asi 50 Mena, vYmena nazorir a posouzeni nageho obchodu z oci do oei! Mule toto bYt zapomenuto? Zaealo se pracovati usporneji, aby se valuate na gi Jednoty zdvihla, a jdeme kupredu dodnes.

Jine vzpominky. Pozoruji pokrok nagi Jednoty od to doby nmohem podrobneji nelli kdy pied tim, — a neni to velice lakave rozjimati o torn. Snad ji2 jest to osud nagi Jednoty, aby obyeejni eleni, jak se tenkrate psalo, se museli vkly zasazovat a domahati i toho nejmen giho pokroku v na gi Jednote..

Jake donisovani do Hlavni firadovny to vzaln neali jsme docilili zavedeni dvacetilete pojistky, — a jinYch lhfitovVch pojistek. Museli jsme pies hlavy vYboru na opravu stanoy ye sjezdu v Ennis v 1932 prosaditi, aby se Jednote dostalo druheho vYkonneho Urednika, — freetniho, — pak to same v East Bernard, v 1936, kde vzdor stanovnimu vYboru, jehol jsem byl Menem, bratr Jan Sta ga prosadil navrh, aby byl zaveden brad pokladnika Jednoty, — ktery by pracoval v Hlavni Ufadovne stale, — misto toho, jak to tenkra.te Valeik, nynej gi bratr redaktor, rekl, toho pokladnika, kterY ma mill v opatrorani va gich 15 eentti etvrtletnich — a nic jineho.

A tak bychom mobil pochodovati dale, nove plany poji gteni pro deti, — jine zarizeni vYboru na opravu stanov, jinx

Eaborova peace, trochu lep gi nelli drive, — atd.

A snad jest to osud na g i Jednoty, ze za, dneg ni doby nejsme na tom o nic lepgi.

OkrSky byly ustanoveny proti prani nekterYch elenti Hiavni firadovny, -- a . co se dries deje s nimi? Mania v programu prigtiho sjezdu velike zlep geni okrskit, — a kdo jest proti tomu? Inu, Hlavni Uradovna, neb nekteri jeji eleni. A co se stalo s tim statnim jednatelem, — teditelem na geho naboru?

Sjezd ye Fort Worth dal Hlavni Ufadovne pokyn, aby tohoto reditele najala.

Pokyn nestaeil, nebylo toho dbano! Tak se dal do stanov prikaz sjezdu, ze Hlavni Aradovna jest povinna najmoutittatniho jednatele. A co se stab? Za roku od sjezdu jej je gte nername. A co se deje ted'? Aby se Hlavni inadovna zbavila takovYch kritiku, kteri se pokroku dcmahaji, jest podan, na natlak jejiho predsedy navrh, — aby se Hlavni firadovne dalo pra y° vybrati si redaktora . dle sveho mustru a pak, jej dati pod ,palee Hlavni firadovny je gte k tomu. To by bylo velice pro ni dobre! Myslite, 'le by se pak do Vestniku dostaly dopisy jako jest tento, neb dopis bratra Jana Sta gi, kterY jest uverejnen ve Vestniku ze dne 23. listopadu na strankach dvacet tri a dvacet etyri, nadepsanY "Ty na ge stanovy a pojistky"?-- aneb mtij dopis "V gelicos z pro_ tokolu", uverejnenY due 30. lostopadu?

Myslite, ze ty by se do Vestniku dostaly, vzdor tomu, 'le se v nich pravem poukazuje na nespravne jednani na gi Hlavni firadovny?

A aby tento dotaz, "proe se musi eleni stale rvat o pokrok v Jednote", byl pribit leleznYm hrebem na Atit na gich snah, name v minulem Vestniku vYroky ueinene tajemnikem na gi Hlavni firadovny na_ sledovne, (stanka 9, treti odstavec): "Mirj osobni nahled je, .le dosud nam distrikty a distriktni schtize moo elenfr do Jednoty neprinesly" Jednim z tech nejlep gich podnikti nagich okrsktr .byla soutel mezi patYm a tretim okrskem, — jiZ po treti opakovand. A ta ze nam neprinesla eleny? Jenom jest si prati, aby se do takove soutele pustilo vice okrskti, — a k tomu by mela byti Hlavni Uradovna napomocna.

Aneb to ureeni, jak semusi hlasovati 0 voleni kralovny prigtiho sjezdu: Jestli tim se nepodkopava snaha na, gich okrskil zavest! neco novej giho, pro nage mlade la.kavejelho, pro na g sjezd pestreji giho a zdbavnej giho, jest jiste, le to tem okrsktm nepomaha. Nu, ale, ono jest to vlastne tak vypoeitane, aby jim to nepomahalo, ze ano?

"Nekteri by z tech distriktnich schiazi

dne T.! pro-ince NY,. racli udelali takove male sjezdy, ye kterYch by se v gecko vyjednalo a pak v nag em pravidelnem etyr-letnim sjezdu aby se to pouze predloZilo k schvaleni nebo xavrhnuti. Oni rikaji, 2e kclyby se vgecko tak predem na rnalern sjezdu vyridilo, ze by se u g ettilo vydani na hlavnim sjezdu," pravi bratr tajemnik Chupick v prostrednim sloupci na strance devet. Tak proe ne? Ty male sjezdy by Jednotu nic nestaly, — a v jednani na tech otazkach, ktere by se v nich vyte gily, by bralo poclil mnohem vetSi poeet elenti neZli na sjezdu. Sedm takovYch, posme gne bratrem Chupickem nazvanYch okrskov'ch schnzich, — malYch sjezdu, -- by vzbudilo u nagich elenti mnohem vet gi zajem neZli jen jeden za etyti roky. A nic by nestaly, znovu upozornuji. Tak by aspon polovina nagich Menu vedela z prvni ruky, o Com se jedna a proe se tak jedna, misto vyhledavati to ye tuze struenem protokolu.

A ti cleni by meli pra y° na dotazy a vysyetleni, jiste by se jim to libilo.

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Sunnyvale, California Mili .bratti a sestry: Zase pricliazim s per redky. My jsme se stehovali par mil na jih. Dcera a zet' si koupili residenci a maji ji pekne zatizenou. Drive jsme bydleli v San Jose a ted' jsme v Sunnyvale. Zde je hoclne nastavenich domovn cele ulice, ale vet ginou jsou prazdne, jen pomalu si je Ede kupuji neb rentuji.

Ten mtlj vnuk se me k svetu, jiZ vaZi. 10V2 liber a. je 8 tYdnil start'.

Dnes tu byla poradna zima, prvni severak.

Vy tam v Houstonu prijmete milk pozdra y, za v gechno vent v gem touto cestou dekuji, jak moji deal. Agnes Burge, tak take Mary Elzner. Ta moje snacha Mary Elzner je moc dobra duge.

Ja tu postradam ty na ge schtize. Dnes jsem byla u me pritelkyne, pi. Blechove, a jeji vnueka mi zataneila krasnY tap dance, a je gte kresneji zataneila havaj-' sky tanec. Je to deveatko velice bystre.

Jak vidim, mame krasne vanoce za Uz mame okrskove schtize pine tri roky dverrni. a Oast na nich jest stale velika a neoPreji redakci a etenatilm radostne va.chabujici, —'tak proe to trhat? Tohle noce a St'astnY NovY rok. nine prave Ptipomind nryvek redaktorMrs. Agnes Elzner. ske ftvahy, kterY za danYch Qkolnosti by * ) nag redaktor rnel rozhodne odvolati. Jest to ye Vestniku ze dne 30. listopadu na NARODNI IIRBITOV V EAST BERNARD ptedni strance a zaeina to: Na Stesti, East Bernard, Texas. my nemarne ntedniky, kteri by nedbali, CtenY redaktore Vestniku: jak tady pracuji", -- a potom jest tam Prosim za uvetejneni tohoto dopisu a otech "na Atesti" je gte pet. znameni schuze Narodniho hrbitova zde Ptedveirem, yeera a dnes! UZ jest to v East Bernard. Ji2 zase uplynul rok, osud na gi Jednoty, ze obyeejni eleni se tak zase nam nastava na ge vYroeni schttmusi domahati pokroku. Jest to ale prec ze na den 8. ledna 1956 o 4 hodinach, po jenom dobra vec,Ze nemame redaktora s schnzi radii Karel jona g eislo 28 SPJST. jednoroeni elenskou zkugenosti. Kdy2 on Mame nee° k projednaVani novSrch veci zajede do minulosti, jest to jako by pod- a voleni ntecinikti na rok 1956. Tel i ponecoval eleny ku dal gimu usili o pokrok v platky se maji kolektovat na opravu a Cinagi Jednote, a jine to nebude, pokud stern hrbitova, Mame nektere, kteri jsou zapomenu.ti, nedostaneme takove teditele, kteti by men tu odvahu, jednati ye Hlavni nra- a ZadnY se riehlasi na eisteni a opravu, a dovne dle toho, co jim stanovy natizuji. tak jest to na nas, jej udrZovati co nejKdyby reditele jednali jak maji, pak by lepgi milZeme a na venkovskY hrbitov se se postarali, aby usne geni sjezdu a uree- path. Mame jej v dosti dobrem stavu a ni stanov byly hlavnimi ntedniky dbany. chceme naddle to tak einiti.

Tel mame osobni nedorozumeni, jak a Jdeme ode zdi ke zdi. Prvni sbor reditelt, onak jej eistiti. Tak Zadam, abyste se v zyolenY v Taylor, byl aZ nesmirne kaco nejvetgim poetu dostavili a vyjadrili ted' zase se pralskY na fitedniky, usnegeni stanov nedeld. Jest to gko- svoje nsudky a navrhnouti lep gi vedeni.

Jedni chti to a druzi ono, a tak bude da, velika gkoda, ze ti teditele pa dobre. abychom deli svoje nahledy dosjezdu 'v Taylor se trochu nemirnili. Byli by v firadovne podnes, protole si toho hromady a ustalili se na vecech, ktere by vyhovovaly pro na ge okolnosti zde. teditelovani trochu lepe hledeli.

Vim, ze je teZko vyhoveti v gem, ale muS pranim veselYch vanoe a prospegne- sime hleclet, aby celkem se vybovelo vetho a zdraveho Novell° roku, a bratrsky po pravde, Mluvi se o zavedeni studne a uZivati vodu na zalevani a jine. Nejsem pro ani Frank B. Steiner. proti, jen z toho cliwodu, ze stab by to (Pozn. red.: Dopis pti gel pied vanoci, vice ne2 nage pokladna by snesla, a pak ale pro. mnoZstvi jine delve dodane lat- to oprava, neb studne, ktera se neuZiva ky nebyio moZno uverejniti ho v prede- moc, se sama sebou kazi a pak glem eisle.)

• kteri: chodi okolo, by hazeli kameni a ka-

Strana U zili co by mobil. Elektrine se tam neda zavest a jestli ano, stalo by to vice neZli studne sauna. Tak marne problem a theeme, aby se to skoneilo a ujednali se co nej lepSi. Tak kdo nemtiZe se dostaviti skrz osobni zalelitosti, at' po gle die na g ich po platkii a to $2.00 na rodinne loty, $1.00 no jednotlive hroby a 50c no male hrobky, a pog lete na niZe uvedenou adresu.

Julius A. OvesnY, tajemnik, neetni a spravee.

Rt. 1, Box 8, East Bernard, TexaS. ) * s

Dark Houston, TexaS, Bratte redaktore: Posilam Ti $2.00 na Mouelcav fond. mist° vannenich listku. St'astne a vesele vanoce preji `robe a Tve manZelce.1 August a Paulhia Walla.

Houston, Texas Pratte redaktore: Prikladam obnos patnacti dolar0 00) na tItulnu SPJST It ucteni pamatky zesnule sestry Franti g ky Bile. elenky du Pokrok Houstonu.

F. J. Olexa )• SCH1OZE TISKOVEHO VYBORU

Na zaklade hlasevani, ktere provedeno bylo poStou, oznamuji, Ze piisti schtlze Tiskoveho vYboru bude v Houstonu v pondeli dne 2. ledna 1956. Do schtize jsou pozvani tri eleni Tiskovelho vYboru, za.7 stupci y ydavatelstva a redaktor. Schnze zaene v devet hodin rano v residenci redaktora. Do schtize maji pristup a jsou vitani take eleni SPJST, kteri by meli ja7 kekoliv pokyny pro zlep geni Vestniku.

Toto je zaroven oznamenim, aby eleni, kteti maji doporneeni, navrhy nebo kritiku na jakcukoliv zalelitost, spadajici pod TiskovY vYbor, neopomenuli sve body zasiati nebo osobne sdeliti kteremukoliv elenu Tiskoveho vYboru.

Jos. Hornak, ptedseda Tiskoveho vYboru.

V sobotu 31. prosince Sokol Houston porada domed. sylvestrovskou zabavu.

Chutna veaere, vesela zabava a tanec.

Vgechno clenstvo a hoste .isou srdeene zvani.

V sobotu 7. ledna, v Sokole Houston bu, don °pet podevany jaternice It veceri i na prodej dome pro nage elenstvo i &tile priznivce. Jaternieky budou hotove v 5 hodin. Veeete v 6 hodin. Pri id'te vgichni ochutnat!

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ntiitro v asu iiylo rozkogne.

Husta, ea nod rosa osveKla lug haj, povadld u -,/-eCer kvitka pozvedla svoje hlavhaky a vydychovala ze sebe sladkou vain, jiZ libY vanek slid po celem krajl. K y etena jianihe Texasu je nad mi rupestrobare yna, rozmanitd a prebohatdca nese"isinc", jsou to druhy divokYch kvetin, kap,radin a rostlin UponkovitYch, jrcht kvety co do j Eta' barev rovnaji ne brilliantnim a zadicina kvetum krajua:tropickych. Prato je nojen radosli ale Losv&enim vstati pred dunce vYchodem, vyjiti Yen do takita znovu oZiveu: pri-•.'•• rody a ssati v sebe ten rozkoSn.-. , beznou Winn Ste kvetti prc,..if•snY vzduch. Hej, jak du-tau set, •:.2ty ;) i jak rozWuji •lice .a jak zb , it ,‘1. se zrak!

PravY Texan nonecha. budiM vychazejicim siU C an je rannejdhal tonoto a,peed jeho vynorenim se ruzove zaphavy z-, ete.rvane.: byl jiz vykonal I. kousek place. To bylo zvykern i na farrne starcHo PodhajskYhe , jakmile meal° .svitati, byl on .a jeho synovel jiZ venku a co jeden niezi krrnenim eistil Lone, chystali druzi v5.3 ,- e, bud' pro orbu (Ina jab a v zime), okopdvat nab sbirat bavinu (V pozdnim jaru, nebe v lete a na pedzim).

2enske ovkm tot nelenily. Prvni vzhfiru Obyeejne byla Lidunka, Prcbudila sestru a ebe pa spickdch, aby neprobudily matku, vySly von a rovne do ohrady pro kravy„).kde temto z blizkeho stohu natrhaly pace a pak je podojily, naeeZ miako zanesly do kuchyne, kde matka meld -DZ pine ruse brace s chystanim snidane. Tu v2cly Lidunka vadila se a matkou, pros to nespi, to jest jiZ starts, ze nadrela n itZ dosti a mela by si odpoeinouti a se Sethti. jdi, beruSko draha," odpovidala othZild fain atka vesele, "co pak jsem ut start, abyste zahodily inne meal stare haraburdi? 'To by bylo hezke, abych rnYch letech si tiz hovels, jako nejaka hcdina prihcezna. Cot i v Ustech? AvSak rune merlnoMoci bYti I. ruce, tedy no.krin drfibe-•:, vypust' dobytek do less a hod' prasattun as3 tiicet klasu korny (kukurice). A§ak.

H ./ je dySirri rochtati u ohrady. bud.e. se vSim hotova, zavolej na mulake, aby ill sli k snidani. Ty pak, Mai'enko, mutes d_ i; do trouby kuktdienk•chleb a uchyLidunka otoeila se jako na cbrtliku vbehla veu. Podle starehe zvyku rot Media se kolem pc dalnem obzoru a no' kvapilo ji prank, kdyz v dali yid:61a dva jeadce; to stavalo se venni

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ze Avota Judd, postrehnouce bezpochyby sve:lhovalcii. do tIou postavu divky, zrychlili beh sqch koni a zahy stanuli u vrat. Pfedni z inch rychie seskoell s kone a s jasotem: I\Tapsal Hugo Chotek "Lidunko!

Moje milts, draha Lidun&tato, jelikoZ cesta vedla do sidehnho ko!" sevrel auto ye svoji name, pokryyamesta okr., 2.Hsc zal)ledela je Usta, Colo, tvdre 1 ruse' jeji Zhoucimi ae pro vadali:!Lost nemohla jeedc • pozna-- 1.3311b kY. Lidunka eardela jako pivorika ti. Obydli PodhajskYch stale vrgku, s to illa se k nenu, ovinula ruce sve kol nehoZ byla rozka gna vyhlidka do 'Shelia krku jinocha, a nemene naruZive opetokraje, poseteho CetnYnai domky tarmar- vala jeho, polibky, smejic se i plaeic atskYnn, vzdalenYmi od sebe na d y e aZ ti'i. roven.

"Takove uvitani dam Si.jie yemile. Domky byly elate a z polnosti k nim patricich bylo to tam tiji pristeho-, sele pravil spolecnik Jenikuv, "a melo ' Krajina byki vInita.Dvoupatrove o- by take abYti need na mne. To neni bydli rodhajskYch bylo na nejvySSim be- spra yedlive — jeden ygeeko a druhy nic."

Lidunka se eardela jests vice a vyvidu. P. ;.,.;ny jiZne od OSaCiY byly pokryty hustYw tm. ,. yYrn pr sewn ktere v aline nous se a obeti Jenikova, odvtila poa na jary byly baZinate . a misty na mile nekud pichlave: "V gak vy si to u vasi Annieky vynanescnudne. V lese s ehroninvch stromU, osmdesat stop vysokYch, v i sel gedY hradite deAteromisobne, nebot' Anniemech aZ ety i stopy dlouhY. Jsou to po- ka take neni jedna a tech, ktere by cinejvice stromy obro yskeho, v2dy zelene- thin s yYm prikladaly prili g pevnou uzdu. nevideli jsme se s Jenikem deho dubu, orechu. a, jasana, Tyto pralesy 1 . .hly se at do okreal lYlatagerda, a byly le rok, a jest acela prirozeno, to co brehu reky Colorado, ktei v tech anoubenci se vidame "Nu, nu; jen ne tab nakva gene, vgak eh jest jiZ splavna, Po v(istsine nernyslel jsem tim nic aloha. Milujte se Fanny pristehovalYcla aechn a staly verifies SI010 severne P se- a veselte at do allelujth, nebot' kdot ero•Apadne od air' dli PednajskYho a vi, jak dlouhe spokojenost na ge vtibec Poava-" i richly byti yideny z oken jeho.

Neygimajic si dale jeedcti, ;,,, ebehla Li- "Co tim Mite ?" ustra gene tazala se ^lunka s mirneho svahu, zpivajic cestou: divka, pripomenouo si, ze nenadalY pHchod obou ruladikti jiste neni bee valne "Mej mne, Jenieku, mej nano rad, prieiny. koupime robe viiaohrad: "Eh We — to ja jen tak," vyhYbave Ty oxide-r. °rat a jo. Zit, pravil mladik, postrehnuv karavy pobudeple ‘:}la dobre snit." hied Jebika. "Pojd'me ale k yam, jeli VykonavSi vk spravne, ac ji matka jsme celou noc a ja mama hlad, to bych byla poladala, bratry a. otce a kameni louskal!" Na odpoved' jiZ nes niin spoleene gla k snidani. Nebylo abylo east', nebot' v tom prih •nuli se Joje'Ste ani sect hodin, a slunk() pj:ed chvi-• sef a Rudolf, vrele Vitajice stare znaIi teprve vynorilh se ze zaplavy ran-, me, na.C'eZ" v gichni ubirali se k donut, kde nich eervanek, nebot' bylo to jiZ v s touhou byli neekavani. Start' Podhajiaaesice rijna, kdy slunko jiZ si da skY podle texaskeho obyeeje stal jiz na na cas se s y Ym vstavaniria. Prijdouce k galerii s pincu lahvi whisky v 'eve ruce, dorau vMchni se rozhledli kolem, a to i pedavaje pravou na uvitani milYch hoCne, t d. r e bystrY zrak mohi je jiZ poz- sti. cvalem. mezi tim priblilili se zna"Bud'te nam Vita/1i, hogi. Jell jste aeni spat oba jezdce, kteri, uhanejice Si celou noc a budete miti Zieen i hlad.

Pojednou oei Lidunelny Tu-- pripljte si, to vam doda shut' k ji ' nacheria a ona s jidiu," pravil podavaje °bourn , lahev s "Jon i ! je Jenik!" jen Me- Lci'alkou. KdyZ si pak oba byli hodne th doltt ku ohrade a vozOvYna vrattim, dodal: "A nyni, ho gi, honem jet rczevfela. kn stolu. Na povidani dosti easu "Polka ma oravdn; je to skute6ne Je- aZ po snidani."

IPokrr Zapalaeil s Vencou Muchou! .Safra, t ti museli jeti celcu noc, to jsou uz taL-; • , a to jiste neni nadarmo. Snad nePan Jedlik jde do hospody na veeeki. o dilo se nejake neStesti u rich?

Pan jedlik ji jako elk. Ne, jako etyri vlci. lb . ,v§ak uvidime lanedle!

Hej, Fran"Nadherny apetit mate," divi se sousebehni doh.'" a zaopatr jejich km sed. vy pak Zenske dejte o dva talite na "To nic neni," povida pan Jedlik. "To still vice!" poroueel stars PodhajskY byste mel videt, kdyt jsem nc:,,kam pohlasite. zvan."

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Strana 11 Reports from Lodges, biographies, etc., intended for publication, must be in the hands of the Editor a week before the date of issue. Address all editorial matters to: Editor, 6402 Prague, Houston 7 Tex.

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BENEVOLENT ORDER OF THE STATE OF TEXAS

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

MUSINGS OF THE EDITOR VERY OFTEN, WHEN I START TO write this page, I am undecided which road to take in presenting my thoughts and ideas. If I take one route, I would have to tell you about the indifference of the members toward the activities at local lodges, unconcern as to the district meetings, lukewarmness regarding the management on both the local and the higher scale. If I reject the path of pessimism and take the other route, I must tell you that we, the older members, have been waiting for you, the younger members, in eagerness to come alon g and take over the golden opportunity to carry •the SPJST to growth and glory never dreamed by us.

BUT I REALIZE THAT IT IS A RISky thing to go to any extreme in any direction. Instead, I have to stay pretty close to a middle course, and only here and there point out to you the pink-inthe-sky or the things-couldn't-be-worse paths. For myself, I have to stay right in the middle of the road. I only make suggestions. You don't have to accept what you hear or read. You should do some thinking of your own. You should have opinions, varying opinions. You may disagree on everything. That's your privilege. And if you are sure your position is sound, you can stand the hecklers, the screwballs, and the self-important individuals who are impelled to parade a sprinkling of misinformation on every possible occasion. Here I am talking only about things in general.

I simply point out the need of completely free discussion in everything. * * THE FREE DISCUSSION LEADS very often to controversial subjects.

The psychologists warn us that repression is unhealthy. Repression is a mental process whereby disapproved things and unpleasant subjects are excluded.

The free discussion of controversial issues will frequently lead to a better understanding. To this point, we should welcome the honest inquiries of members who sincerely try to get the right answer. We should be glad the question came up either in the local or district meeting, or through the columns of the Vestnik. The request "Will you comment further on this point?" should be pleas-

ing to every speaker, manager or officer.

agree on everything from child rearing to contour plowing. I want you to disagree with me. The greatness of this IN THE MEETING * OF DISTRICT country grew out of refusal to stand Three, held on Sunday, December 18, pat. It was the unwillingness of each at Fort Worth, an apology was made by succeeding generation to accept things one of the supreme officert that they as they were that pushed us toward hudon't give explanations in the Vestnik, man betterment. It was the itchy mind or otherwise, because they don't have of our members that alWays brought time to do it, Personally, I don't look about some improvement in ours, SPJST. at it in,. thatlight. It is perhaps human nature to avoid controversial topics by WHEN I AM LOOKING OVER THE creating apologies and alibis. No one results of the recent elections in the will suppose that a writer or a speaker local lodges, I can see quite a number on a controversial issue is going to con- of new delegates. To you, the new delvince all of the unsympathetic ques- egates, I am going to direct my remarks tioners. But in openly discussing the from time to time. I don't doubt your question that arises, he may give the ability. But with the ability must also audience or the readers as a whole a go the curiosity. You must get in the clearer perspective on the entire issue. habit of asking questimp. From now on until the convention is over and adYOU MAY BE IN THE DARK WHAT journed, you must train yourself to I am driving at. Quite a number of find out what you don't know about the questions were in the minds of the SPJST. Don't resist the urge. Our framembers at the meeting of District ternal organization is no hothouse Three in Fort Worth. One of the speakplant; it flourishes through exposure ers tried to explain various issues and to new ideas, embracing those that have spoke impromptu for forty-five minutes. merits and rejecting those that would I had the feeling that it beclouded the be injurious to the SPJST. The growth issues instead of illuminating them. If of our organization goes along with the the monologue were reduced to ten minutes, prepared in advance in writing, mental growth of the members. presented to the members, and then published in the Vestnik, it would be highly informative. There are many occasions where the officers must talk extemporaneously, but reports to be presented at any district meeting should be prepared well in advance. We cannot blame any member to get up and talk offhand, but a report from an officer should be a sample of efficiency and brevity. Then let the members start peppering him with questions practical, pertinent, specific queries. If the speaker has prepared his talk in advance, condensed it to the absolute minimum, he is ready to give explicit answers. Then he can explain, give examples, may amplify. The meeting turns out to be very interesting, including more light on the controversial topics. • THIS COUNTRY IS A LIVING MONument to the importance of independent thinking and open discussion of any controversial issue. Now we May dis-

YOU, THE NEW DELEGATES, WILL have the task of settling several controversial issues. You may not know them as yet. Get acquainted with them.

Read every issue of the Vestnik very attentively and judiciously. Ask other members and discuss the issues with them. You will find different opinions.

Don't picture yourself that you will agree with everybody. That's impossible.

Demanding that everyone think alike is just as senseless as demanding that everyone look alike. We cannot do it.

We should not want to do it. It would result only in a sterility of thought.

I URGE YOU AS FUTURE DELEgates to stand up and to support and to encourage independent thought in your local lodges. If you think some of thein muddleheaded, remember that it may be creative thought in its first stage. It is the restless mind that brings progress,

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every member of the records at the Supreme Lodge, the who is a social basiS, of representation of our local s at the next convention will be both as to the number of a well as the : number of votes, cry local lodge will be entitled to, at he convention. _ :.e seere tarry Fraternally yi)Di. ward a list of Chu pick. 3,.‘cretary to the Supreme Lodge Dec. 23, 1955 the convention. If be To all Members and especially to the OF COT.' ikiAKING , sttch members lose their Officers of all Local Lodges, of Slavonic It's net only the new bride who can't 1, at 1-A1,e convontion."

Benevolent Order of the ,Mate of Texas: make a decent cup of coffee—many an Dear Brothers and Sisters: After reading the two above cited Ar- experienced housewife admits that cofSince, in recent weeks, I have received ticles cir our By-Laws, you will find that ci0.te a number of inquiries, mainly the way to determine to how many dele-. fee is her downfall. Cmie it's delif p ,in the cfficers of local lodges, re- gate.s your 'local lodge will be entitled, cious, the next day her huSband growls, questing inforaration as to now . many and to how many votes it will be entitled "'You call this coffee?"

Coffee should be conchWilily good. delegates, and to how many votes the at the next convention, is by taking the WITiOUS respective local lodges will be number of the premium laying men- No matter what kind of coffe-maker entitled, at the next convention, I am bets of yOur local lodge (by premium you use—and they're all grie( ythe first writing this letter to the Vestnik, in a pLying members, I mean these mem thing to renlember is to measure the hope that it will answer some of the bers that, are still paying premiums on coffee and water accurately. In genMany questions that may come to the their certificates), adding to that mou- eral, two level tablespoons of coffee nds of our members, concerning this ber of social members of your local should be used for eaeh standard sixmatter. lodge that have matured term payment ounce cup. Everyone's tote differs, of . To how many . delegates will our local insurance certificates (certificates in the course, so you may want to experiment ledges be entitled at the next conven- 10, 15, 20 or any other terra premium until you get the precise proportion tion? :This question is answered by Ar- payMent class on which all premiums that nlemes you. However, once you've •ele 6 of our By--Laws which reads as have been paid, and the certificates found the formula that suits your famfollOws: matured), who are social members of ily, stick to it exactly.

"The convention of this organization your local ledge; adding to that numCoffee tastes best if the coffee-makconsists od delegates c4ected by local ber all tie members. of the Juvenile Deer has been filled to capacity. If poslodge6. Each lodge may elect delegates pertinent of your local lodge, that are sible, therefore, it is best to have sevaccording to its membership as fol- past 16 years of age, and who are social lows: lodges with .6 to 109 inenibers, one members of your local lodge, as deter- eral coffee pots of varying 'sizes and to gate, and ono additional delegate mined by Article 12, of our By-Laws, seieeit the one that makes the exact amount you need. (Don't make more ach additional one hundred mein— and subtracting from that number all coffee than you need at one sitting. members- of yoUr local lodge under 16 Nothing spoils the flavor of coffee more attaining a progressive hun- years of age. That will give you the than reheating it.) number of votes to which your local red members between the annual Row long should you brew coffee? d a meeting one month before the lodge Will be entitled, at the next con-. ention, may elect one additional vention, Remember that regardless of If you seep it, stir the water and cofdck gate for such progressive One hun- how many certificates a member may fee for about 3.0 seconds and let it dred members, and such newly elected have, such member can only be counted stand for five to ten minutes. If you delegate shall have the same rights as as ore member for the basis of repre- use a percolator, let it -perk" slowly those elected at the annual, meeting in sentat • on. If the total number of nr::em- (never violently) for about 7 minutes. bets tc, which your lodge will be entitled w th a v a eta: . type of c fee-maker, dance with Article 9. cenve P ticn heat are from. 6 to 100, created during Inc convenv;I:i 0:1! ,'!! !. to 1 ter rk-;en into may elect their delegate at it from 101 to 200 your loci ,e will be the upper part. I ev er, never boil your y any time prior to the convention with- entitled to 2 delegates; if it is from 201 coffee. You'll ruin the flavor. out regard to the duration of member- to 330 members, your lodge will be enFind the timing that gives you the ship in such lodge." titled to 3 delegates, etc. In other words To how many votes will Our local your lodge will be entitled to a delegate best results and be a clock watcher.

Serve the coffee as quickly as you lodges be entitled at the next conven- for every full 100 members of your lodge. can after it has been brewed. If you lion?

No allowance is made for any fraction must wait, keep it warm over a very This question is answered by Article of a hundred. low flame, or better yet, in a pan of hot of our By-Laws which reads as folAs required by Article 12 of our By- water. lows: Laws, about 60 crinys bef.ore the next Remember to scour your coffee-makesented by its dole- ennoentlon, ery !odee. represented Lodge willre- er thoenughly after each use. If any :Sr delegates, is entitled to one vats_ q, local led ge r.ei--aries for cof fee residue sticks to the pot, it will every insured member in the adult a !d, report en heir social mem- .‘rour the new brew. department who has been a mc.mbeic of he ..olciing matured certificates, and Coffee is almost as peris. 21:: as eggs that ledge for a period o_f 60 days be- reembers in the Juvenile Department and butter, so you have to protect it. fore the convention, who has all of his past 19 years of age who arc social mem- Keep in in a tight container in the obligations paid; and is sixteen years of bets, and from these reports, and from coolest, dryest place you have.

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REPORTS FROM DISTRICTS REPORT FROM DISTRICT TWO The next meeting of SPJST District 2 will be an all-day event starting at 10:00 a. on Sunday, January 15, 1956, at the SPJST Lodge 80 Tyrs Hall in H011and. This decision was reached and preliminary plans for the district meeting were made at a meeting of the District 2 officers and the members in attendance at a special called meeting of the host Holland lodge on last December 15.

Because afternoon meetings during the winter months do not provide adequate daylight hours for presentation Of an entertainment program and complete consideration of district business, the next meeting was scheduled b3 last the entire day. The activities will begin with a business session at 10:00 a. ,in.

Then the host lodge will have dinner available at the hall for all those present. Enough food will be prepared for all to eat and the spacious size of the hall and arrangement of tables and chairs within the hall will permit everyone to eat in comfort. After the noon meal, the entertainment program will be presented and may be enjoyed by those present without moving their din-• nor tables and chairs. The remainder of the afternoon will be devoted to a second business session of the day. tf the last District 2 meeting at Seaton can be used as a measure of the present degree of interest of District 2 members in SPJST activities and business, then the business sessions of the coming meeting promise to be even more interesting and informative ones.

Watch for further announcements about the business agenda of the meeting.

All members should plan to attend this district meeting and all local lodges should make sure that at least all of their convention delegates and alternates are present. Because the 1956 SPJST Convention date is drawing near, it is important that all SPJST members keep themselves fully informed on the SPJST activities and issues which will be discussed at theSe district meetings and which will undoubtedly be items of bus mess at the coining Convention. Only by a free, open, and complete discussion of these issues, at district and local lodge Meetings and_ elsewhere before the convention, can we expect our delegates to be able to act most wisely and with a minimum of delay at the Convention.

So everyone please make your plans now to attend this District 2 meeting.

It's a central location for the district

with good highways and plenty of time to represent the district in a fair and to drive to and from the meeting: There im partial' manner; favoring no indiviwill be good entertainment, good fellow- ' dual or special group and to represent ship, good food, and interesting bus- Inc minority as well as the majority. It mess with a good purpose. There's every has a1W2..ys been my cont-e.ition that if good reason to attend and very few good we can attain and maintain such unity, excuses for not attending. So remember we shall have no reason to v. my about the date and place — 10:00 a. m., Sun- our progress. clay, January 15, at Holland SPJST Hall.

Now, dear members, I have not the Calvin C. Chervenka slightest idea how and when this posiDistrict. 2 Reporter tion that my departed brother was 4-, 9 called upon to leave unfinished will be „ OF DISTRICT ONE filled, but, feeling that I am fully comDenville, Texas petent and qualified to take care of the Ddemloers of District One: position in a fair and just manner, be•w it was God's will to call my dear ing experienced in the real esVte and brother 'Alfred to his side, poSsibly to general insurance businers, it could be tAe care of sore task in Heaven, and one of the most esteemed and appreeiaAlfred will no more be able to give his ted privileges and dearest memories of time and attention to the many tasks Alfred to be appointed to finish his he so well and willingly performed dur- term. When the time comes to make the ing his lifetime, in connection with selection to fill this position, I hope that church work, social welfare, business the members shall see fit to recommend and as one of the directors of the SPJST, my appointment to finish the term for I would like to say a few things that Alfred, and I assure you that I shall do may be of interest to the members of everything possible to do as good a job District One and may be the entire as he did.

SPJST, and to me personally.

Fraternally yours, Alfred was always interested in things Frank V. Stepan that were fair and just. In connection ) A 9 with his. SPJST work, he was always OFFICE OF DIRECTOR thinking of what could be done to imDISTRICT FIVE prove the 'organization. His interest in this work, as in any other, was always Respected Brothers and Sisters: for the benefit of the entire unity and With deep feeling of gratitude and never personal, individual or special profound relief, I can report to you that group gain. Alfred and I spent many, I am back at home after sixteen days in many hours discussing matters that the Memorial Hospital. As I dictate these always confront an organization the size lines, I feel fine, but the physicians say of ours, and needless to say our views that it will take about two weeks before were always identical on the SPJST I will be able to get about, so I will matters as well as other business af- have to take it easy for a while. fairs. Although, I was not fortunate to It is difficult, however, for my wife be as successful in business as Alfred, he and I worked on many deals '.te- and myself to find words that would gether, such as real estate insurance adequately express to you, Sisters and etc., for our mutual benefit, and I shall Brothers, the full imeasure of our sinalways remember and appretiate these cere feelings for so many beautiful flowers, visits, telephone calls, offers things.

And for this reason, it would be one to help, and stacks of get-well cards. It of ray most cherished memories if I would be hard to answer everybody incould have the honor to finish his unex- dividually; so we take this means pired term as director of District One. through the medium of our Vestnik to To the many members who know me say, from the bottom of our hearts, our personally, I do not have to tell that I humble THANK YOU, and that words am and have been for many years very cannot express our appreciation and active in our SPJST work, officially and deep gratitude. in orga-nization work.

Wishing all of you a very Happy and From the long discussions with AlProsperous New Year, fred about this work, I feel fully confident that I could render a service to our Fraternally yours, Order if appointed to serve out Alfred's Ara and J. M. Skrabanek unexpired term. As mentioned above, Bellaire, Texas, my views, just as his were, are always Christmas Eve, 1955

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Wednesday, December 28, 1955

PORTS F OM LOCAL LODCAES ()BCE NAT'L A MIMI 0. 33 Bellville, Texas Dear Members: Having been elected Assistant Secretary in English, to the regular Se4;etary of our Lodge Hvezda Miru No4'33, in Bleiblerville, and also as liepffrter to the Vestnik, I shall make my first attempt at reporting. Our chairman, Brother Frank Stepan, is helping me to get a s' tart.

Our annual meeting was held Sunday, December 11, beginning in the morning.

The meeting was called to order at 10:30 a.m. with a large number of members present. In the morning session of the meeting all usual routine business was attended to, as well as deciding on and forming this new position of Assistant Secretary and Reporter for our Lodge, to which position I was later elected. The official elected to this posltiOn is to preside at all meetings as assi q ent to our regular secretary, and ree,,-ird the minutes of our meetings in the English language (as our regular secretary does not read and white English). However, the assistant is required to understand Czech. In addition to the secretarial work, he or she will report regularly to the Vestnik in the English section.

When the matter of the Queen Contest came up for balloting, our Lodge voted overwhelmingly against the proposal. At 12 noon the meeting was recessed until 1:30 p. m. and everybody enjoyed the delicious hot chicken stew and coffee prepared by some of the members. The weather was quite cold and the hot stew and coffee certainly hit the spot.

At 1:30. the meeting was called to order for the afternoon session, and as all of the other matters were acted on in the morning session, we had the entire afternoon for the election of officers and appointing the various committees. A nice lunch of delicious sandwiches, cakes, kolaches and coffee was served by the ladies during a recess in tile. afternoon session.

T — following officers and committees wine elected and appointed: Frank V. Stepn, preFident; V i llie Schovajsa, vice presid(!nt Vincenc Chaloupka, secretary; Gloria. Jean Schovajsa, assistant secretary and reporter; Herbert Schramm, bookleepor, Len Schovajsa, treasurer; Willie Susen and wife Mary Susen, guides; John A. Stepan and Edgar AShorn, auditing committee; Nettie Bell Stepan, Mary Susen and Vincenc Chaloupka, resolutions committee; Mary Mikeska, Annie Susen and Olga Fick,

sick benefit for the ladies committee: Willie Maresh, Willie Schovajsa and Frank Stepan, sick benefit for the men committee; Annie Schovajsa, custodian of flags.

The following officers and committees for the operation and management of our Hall were re-elected as they have done a very good job this year: Willie Schovajsa, secretary and manager; Clarence Alhorn, treasurer. The entertaimnent and general arrangements committee is composed of Ben Schovajsa, Clarence Aihorn and John Susen.

Theo, F. Wehring was re-elected as general :Jock custodian and manager.

The election of delegates and alternates te the coming convention was not completed as it was not clearly determined if our lodge is entitled to three delegates and alternates. This information will be secured before our January meeting and the election will then be completed. The chairman and vice chairman appointed a special 'entertainment corr:mittee composed of the following Members: Marie Schovajsa, Annie Sohovajsa, Olga Fick, Alita Wehring and Clara Susen. This is a new committee in our Lodge and is expected to help increase the attendance of meetings. The purpose of the committee is to arrange to serve some sort of lunch at least in each of our quarterly meetings; however, all of the members assured this committee that they may serve the lunch in as many meetings as they care to, besides the quarterly meetings.

be my secretary? I know you could learn the Czech grammar before long.) )• MST LODGE NO. 40 Hillje, Texas Dear Members and Friends: I will write a few lines that in the last Sunday meeting the members elected me as the new manager of the SPJST Hall of Hillje, Texas, for the yera 1956, If anyone would like to have a wedding-shower, party or dance please let me know or drop me a card. My address is Frank Sablatura, Star Rt. Louise, Texas.

I wish each and every one it Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and you are all accordingly invited to a New Year dance Sunday, Jan. 1 in the SPJST Hall at Hillje. e e( NATIONAL HALL, ENNIS Ennis, Texas Dear Members and Friends: I would like to express my thanks to all the members and fitly friends for their help and cooperation in management of National Hall this past year.

There will also be a dance on December 26. The music furnished by Eric Honza and his band. I wish to extend an invitation to everyone, so we can make the last dance the biggest of the year.

Wishing all the nice folks a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Milton Martinek, Manager of SPJST National Hall (This report was delayed in transit.— Editor.) ) (

The general arrangements committee will have their annual report ready for the January meeting. This report will show us how much good we have accomplished during this year, and will also present some of the plans for future activities of olr Lodge.

POKROK HOUSTON NO. 88 Well, Brother Editor, you suggested Houston, Texas a reporter for our Lodge, so now you Dear Brothers and Sisters: Will have put up with me; your help Another year is coming to an end and suggestions will be appreciated. and a new one is looming in the near Fraternally yours, future. Lodge 88, as usual, held its anMiss Gloria Jean Schovajsa nual meeting on December 11 and new (Editor's Note: Congratulations, Glor- officers for the coining year and delia jean, both to you for the splendid egates to the forthcoming convention report and to your Lodge for the orig- were elected. I submit here the followinality. I don't know of any other ing named officers of our Lodge for SPJST lodge that would have assistant 1956: A. L. Hilsher, president; Stephen secretary-reporter, and as young and Valcik, vice president; F. A. Kadlecek, capable as you are, only 18 years old, secretary; Frances Olexa, financial secas it was reported to me from another retary; Jerome Ernils, treasurer; and source. That's what we need in our fra- Johnnie Sontag, guide. The following ternal work: if we can't do it one way, were designated as delegates: A. L. Hilwe'll try something new. What a de- sher, J. J. Bravenec, Joseph Zaludek, light ', to get your well-prepared, type- Stephen Valcik, Tim Kostome, F. A. written manuscript. Would you like to Kadlecek, Emil Vala, Elo Drawe, Louise

Wednesday, December 28, 1955 Kadlecek, E. J. Kadlecek, A. J. Bristik, Frances Olexa and H. J. Sefcik.

I wish to impress upon the members of all lodges throughout the state that 1956 is a convention year and all members should take an exceptional interest in their lodge and fraternal obligations. I refer to the convention year because it is at the convention that officers are elected, By-law changes made and many important decisions rendered and decided for the next four years. As you know, the delegates of local lodges are the final and decisive factor in rendering a final verdict on all issues brought before the convention. It is my opinion that each member should express his sentiments and desires to the delegate or delegates reprc-enting his or her lodge at the convention and request the delegate to consider and weigh each decision carefully beane casting his or her vote. I therefore request that members of Lodge 88, who may have requests or proposals concerning decisions to be made at the convention, kindly contact one of the above-named delegates. You May state your request or proposal verbally or in writing or you may appear and present same personally before the delegates meeting which will be held at Lodge 88, 1140 Robbie Street, on Wednesday night, January 4, 1956. Your proposal will be most helpful in assisting a delegate to . , crive at a decision. It must be borne in mind that a delegate is a representative of the members of the lodge he or she represents. Most members, I am sure, are conscious of the more complex questions to be voted at the convention, namely: Home for the Aged, Youth Camp, conflicting By-laws, and many others.

Wishing a happy and prosperous new year to all, I beg to remain, Fraternally, F. A. Eadlecek, Secretary Lodge 88 ,-,?; a t LODGE VOLNA CECHIE NO. 135 Brothen and Sisters: - last meeting of the year was held in which we elected officers for 1956. Our President, Brother Tupy, did not attend the meeting so our Vice President, Brother Hrncir, took over. The old officers were all reelected, except the President. We all felt we wanted Brother Ttray back for another year, but his ab • erne changed that; and, we left the ele-:11on for president open until our next meeting. The officers are as lie e: `,,;lee President, Bro. Rudolf Hrncir; Secretary, Bro. Joe Vytopil; Financial Secretary, Bro. Joe B. Hejny; Treasurer, Bro. Frank A, Laznovsky; and

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yours truly as reporter. Sister Mary Laznovsky was also re-elected as director of all programs. Bro. Frank A. Laznovsky was elected delegate to the convention. Sister Stazie Hejny will take his place if he cannot attend.

We are happy to have as new members Sister Betty Houdek and Sister Vlasta Laznovsky. We also regret to say that we lost one good member. Bro. Patril, who died from results of a car accident.

The queen for the convention was discussed and approved by all. The meeting was adjourned and members enjoyed coffee, cake etc.

As this is my last report before Christmas, I wish to extend to each and everyone a very very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Your reporter Alene Skrivanek ) s 4,79

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In the early days of railroading, the engineer was master of the train and ran it according to his , ,, ment. Collecting fares, superintending the loading and unleadIng of freight. and shouting "All abc,2rd!" were all the conductor was expected to do.

In 1842, the New York and Erie Rail1,3ad had but one train in oHLTation on its line, which extended from Piermonton-the-Hudson, its eastern terminus, to Turner's 37 -:riles to the West.

One 01 the pioneer conductors of this line, Captain Ayers, frequently encountered a fractious passenger who insisted on riding without paying his /are. As there was no way of signalingv the engineer, and the passenger could not be thrown from the moving train, the conSOMETHING IS EXPECTED OF YOU ductor had to let him ride to a reguThe greatest inspiration and incen- lar stop. tive to the accomplishment of things in this life is to realize that something Ayres procured a stout twine, suffiis expected of you. Not of somebody else, ciently long to reach from the . rear car but of you. The men and the women to the locomotive. To the locomotive who have achieved the greatest suc- end of this string he fastened a stick cess in life have been those who have of wood, and informed the engineer, appreciated this truth and have sought Abe Hammil, that if he desired to have to govern their lives accordingly. When the train stopped, he would pull the an individual realizes that something is string and raise the stick. expected of him, in most .cases, he will seek to measure up to the particular Hammil looked upon this innovation thing that is expected of him. There- as a direct blow to his authority, and fore, as an underlying principle, have when the train left Piermont he cut this thought firmly iMplanted in your the stick loose. At Turner's, he told mind. Make it a part of yourself and Ayres that he proposed to run the train seek each day to fulfill it. At the be- himself, without interference from any ginning of the day stop long enough conductor. to give expression to these words, Next day Ayres rigged up his string "Something is expected of me" and at the close of the day these words, "What and stick of wood again. "Abe," he said, "this thing's got to be settled one way have I accomplished?"

Realizing that something is expected or the other today. If that stick is not of you, then "purpose" in your heart on the end of this cord when we get that you will accomplish something. to Turner's, you've got to lick me or I'll Without a fixed purpose nothing much lick you." can be accomplished. An individual The stick was not on the string when without purpose is like a ship without the train reached Turner's. Ayres pulled a rudder. It can never get anywhere. off his coat and told Hammil to get But, a young man or a young woman down from, his engine. Hammil declined, with a purpose in life has something whereupon Ayres climbed up after him. definite in mind and therefore reaches Hammil started to jump off the opposite something definite, How foolish we side. The conductor hit him under the would consider the captain who left ear and saved him the trouble of jumpharbor without a definite purpose as to ing. where he was going. Until he did so, That settled forever the question of he would be nothing more than a driftthe twine and stick of wood. The idea er upon the sea. was adopted quickly by the few roads ) ° 71, • then in operation, and a bell or gong, "The great thing in this world in time, took the place of the stick of is not so much where we are, but wood. Henceforth, the conductor was in what direction we are going." boss of the train and the engineer took —Oliver Wendell Holmes. orders from him.—Coronet.

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/HEN THE WISE This touching story was published in the Vestnik in 1950. A week ago it was presented, slightly changed, on the Reader's Digest television program. Read it and enjoy it once more.—Editor.

It was a bitterly cold night, vast and empty. Over Hallett's Hill a brilliant star danced like tinsel on the top of a Christmas tree. The still air was resonant as the inside of an iron bell; but within our snug farmhouse in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania it was mellow with the warmth of our cherryred stoves.

The dinner things had been cleared away, and I had relaxed with a cigarette when Bruce came downstairs—an apparition in a long white nightgown with a purple cloak of intexed cotton over his shoulders. In one hand he held a tall crown of yellow pasteboard and tinsel. From the other swun g an ornate censer. On his feet .were thin flapping sandals.

"What in the world are, you supposed to be?" I asked.

My wife looked at the boy critically, but with concern and tenderness.

"He's one of the ;Wise Men of the East!" she explained with some indignation.

The look she gave me was an urgent reminder that I had promised to get him to the schoolhouse in town in time for the Christmas pageant. I shuddered at the thought of the cold and went out into the night pulling on a heavy coat.

The battery in the old car had gone dead, but by one of those freaks of mechanical whimsy, the engine caught at the first turn of the crank. That was a trick of the devil. For the engine died before we got out to the main road.

111y heart sank. I glanced at Bruce, with the crown and censer clasped in his arms, staring down the endless lane that disappeared in the lonely hills.

Hallett's place was more than a mile and a half away, and the nearest turn of Route 99, with the thin chance of a lift, was more than two miles away.

Well, I thought, it's not tragically important. Bruce still said nothing, but his eyes were staring now at the big star twinkling just over the ragged edge of the mountain. Then an uneasy feeling stirred in me, because I knew the boy was praying. He had made his promise, too, and he was praying that nothing would keep him from being one of the Three Wise Men on this magic Christmas Eve, • I strained and heaved at the crank, but it was useless. I fumbled to light a cigarette while I thought it over. When

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(By W. A. ANDERSON) tcllin' you, folks up here in the hills I looked • up, Bruce was scuttling down see things and they do believe!" ; "What have you been seeing?" the lane, one hand holding his skirts "It was old Mrs. Basoine. Last night the other swinging the censer, the high when she was a-feelin' low she thought golden crown perched cockeyed on his she heard something' back of the barn head. I hesitated between laughing at him and yelling for him to stop, Then- and she looked out. Now I'll say this for I threw the cigarette away and began the old lady—she's got good vision.

There warn't no moonlight, but if you once more to crank.

Finally the engine coughed throatily. recollect it was a bright starry night.

I scrambled into the car. Just about And there she saw, plain as day, one where the road enters town I overtook of the Wise Men of the Bible come a -walkin' along the hill with a gold Bruce. `'You shouldn't have gone off that crown on his head, a-swingin' one of them pots with smoke in them—" way," I growled. "It's too cold."

My wife and I looked at each other, "I made a fire in the censer," he said. but before I could say anything our I kept- warm enough. I took a bearing visitor hurried on: on the star and made a short cut across "Now don't you start '-laughin'.

BasoinCs farm, and came out right by There's other testimony! Them Thompthe new cottage." He shivered.

"But look at your feet! You might sons. You know the ones whose oldest boy died? Well, the children heard him have frozen them!" first—a-singin' 'Come All Ye Faithful' "It wasn't so bad." plain as day. They went runnin' to the We arrived at the school, on time. I window and they seen the Wise Man stood in back and watched. When I saw a-walkin' in the starlight across the Bruce appear, walking stifflegged on lane, gold crown 'and robes, and fire cut and chilblained feet, kneeling .by pot and all!" the creche, declaiming his lines, I re- The farmer's wife looked defiantly gretted my laughter at the dinner ta- at me. "Old folks and children see ble. Then an uneasy awe, rose up with ,- j things that maybe we can't. All I can in me. Something stronger than a prom- say is this: Bas,oines and Thompsons ise, .I knew, had brought him through don't even know each other. But old the bitter night to this sacred pageant. lady Basoine was heartsick and lonely Going home, Bruce showed me where for her lost boy, and the Thompsons the short cut came out. "That's where was heartsick and lonely because this the- ThompsdiiS 'live," he said, and add- was the first Christmas without Harry, ed, "Harry ThomPson died there." and you dassent say they wasn't aAs we passed the Basoine farm there prayin' too! Maybe you don't believe that amounts to anythin'--but Pin tellwere lights burning. I thought this was .in' you it was a comfort to them to see strange. Since George Basoine had gone off to war the old grandmother, who and believe!" had lost her youngest son in the first In the quiet of the kitchen the eyes war, had sort of shriveled up and a of the two women searched my face— gloom lay over the house; but as I for disbelief, perhaps, since I'm not a slowed down I could see Lou Basoine very religious person. But whatever they through the kitchen window, smoking expected, they were surprised at what his pipe and talking with his wife and they got. mother.

I hadn't seen a vision, that Christmas That was about all there was to the Eve. But what I had 'seen was to me evening. But on Christmas Day a far more impressive than any apparifriendly farmer's wife came by with tion: a flesh-and-blood small boy with gifts of mincemeat, made from venison, a promise to keep, following over a and a jug of sassafras cider, She went trackless countryside the star which into the kitchen where. my wife was centuries ago led the Wise Men to supervising the Christmas feast. I drift- Bethlehem. And it was not for me to ed toward the kitchen too, when I heard deny the courage and the faith I saw laughter there, since I have a weakness in my son's eyes that night. for the gossip of the countryside.

And so I said, with a sincerity which "You must hear this!" said my wife. must have startled those two good woThe farmer's wife looked at me with men as much as it obviously pleased a glittering but wary eye. them: • "You hain't a-goin' to believe it "Yes, I believe that God is very close either," she said. "Just the same I'm to, us at Christmastime."

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A MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE In December of 1953 my family and I took a 12-day cruise on the Mediterranean Sea. We embarked at Leghorn, Italy. The day was cold and windy as we paced up and down the dock to keep warm. The USS Harry Taylor finally arrived, but it was several hours late. Luncheon was on board and it was almost dusk before we were in open water.

(By Floreine Burgin) if watered enough. I remember seeing trees only of the palm family.

We hurried towards the ship, reaching it only a few minutes too early.

The temporary dock was removed quickly and no time was wasted in moving out. Tripoli with its line of low buildings and gently swaying palms receded and sank into the horizon as quietly as Our first stop was the following morn- it had appeared. ing in Naples. On this visit we windowOur next stop was overnight in Pishopped instead of sightseeing.

Two days later we reached Tripoli, raeus, the port of Athens. As the skyLibya in North Africa. Shore leave was line cane into view it looked like a granted for about five hours so we hur- hill of lifeless ruins. The sky was overried off the ship and took a chance cast, and in the distance everything on eating in a restaurant ashore. The looked still and gray and very, very short time we had did not permit us old. The six-mile drive from Piraeus to wander too far, so we browsed about to Athens was over a rocky, hilly road. the business section and part of the The rugged and bare hills are typical residential area. The business section of most of Greece and there are very consisted of rows of low brilliantly white few fertile valleys for farming. The stucco buildings separated by a wide meager rainfall makes most of the street. Names over shops were in Ara- country barren, and an absence of natbic. Merchants featured lovely camel ural resources does not improve condileather goods, brassware and colorful tions at all. I understand the Greeks pottery, In the streets there was little are a sea-faring people and good mermotorized traffic. Horse-drawn carri- chants, but many depend to a large exages and little carts pulled by miniature tent on the tourist trade. We went there donkeys were the most popular means to see something of her wonderful past. of transportation. In this typical desert Our tour took us to the Acropolis. oasis, everyone moved with ease at a Here we saw the Pantheon, which is still very slow pace. In the open bars, native considered man's supreme achievement men in their red fezz headdress, black ties, white shirts, drank coffee and in architecture. There were other temsmoked huge water pipes with an in- ples, theatres, market places, etc. even difference to time. The native women better preserved than the Pantheon. appeared in pairs on the sidewalks or Most of this construction took place in carriages driven by a coachman. during Greece's great Classical Age They dressed like ghosts in yards of around 500 B. C. This period inspired white fabric which concealed the entire the arts for many centuries. With achbody with the exception of a small op- ing muscles frorn the steep rough climb ening for one eye. I found the women we descended to our bus. We continued to be just as curious about me as I toward the famous stadium, and other was about them for they leaned far out landmarks. Enroute, we passed the Royof their carriage to get a good look at al Palace. The guards around it retry naked face. Peddlers approached us sembled ballerinas more than soldiers. on every block selling bunches of ba- They were dressed in short full white nanas, leather goods, and every once pleated skirts, contrasting vest, long in a while someone tried to sell us ONE white hose, long red pointed shoes and egg. A little boy appointed himself as a red headdress. We finished the afterour guide and stayed with us all aft- noon shopping for post cards and souvenirs. The business section looked more ernoon. foreign with its Greek writing than other places visited so far. We rested in .a The residential section was very quiet. comfortable modern hotel lobby, and The houses are designed for the pre- ate sacks of pistascio nuts which we vailing hot and dry climate varying bought in the street. I was sorry to have Only in degrees of hot to hotter. Nice to leave without seeing something of gardens enclosed in stone fences sur- the villages near Athens, but to get to round two-story structures. The upper see the Acropolis made the trip here story looked only semi-private enclosed worthwhile. hi ornate latticed walls to provide ventilation. Flowers and shrubs grew well At 1:00 p.m. Christmas Die, we des-

cended the gangway for a tour of Istanbul, Turkey. Our first stop was the Istanbul Museum which at various times in history has been used as a Mohammedan Mosque, Christian Church, and Orthodox Church. This is a very spacious building with its dome and many minarets, and differs from anything I have seen in Europe. Indoors, gold leaf covers the ceiling and walls, and giant chandeliers dangle from thin wire ropes.

Huge alabaster vases and jugs add to the simple but rich furnishings.

We left the museum and after a hectic weave through traffic in our taxicabs we arrived at the Sultan4 Palace.

We saw the famous and priceles china, silver, and glass collections. We visited the Armory and saw relics dating from the early 13th Century. In the collection were spears, arrows, bows, battle axes, chain mail and a gun collection which would be a prize to any museum.

A visit to the sultan's living quarters completed the palace tour.

After putting on prayer.shoes, we entered the Blue Mosque. It was carpeted and spacious. There were no chairs to clutter up the place. Upon entering, the blue tile walls made me feel as if I were inside a beautiful porcelain teapot.

Prayer service was in progress and the chanting of the priests was exotic. It fascinated me so that I really hated to leave when we were asked to go.

Our tour was completed with a visit to the Bazar. It seemed to cover acres of ground. The maze of stalls led off into all directions. I held on to one child and with the other arm clung to my husband for I was dependent on him to escort me safely outside. He has a very good sense of direction.

Istanbul is not difficult for travelers for it is made up of all European and some Asiatic cultures. We learned that the American dollar is understood best, however.

On Christmas Day we were sailing toward home. Santa Claus loaded down with a big sack of toys got on the ship in some magic way. Little boys and girls received many gifts since only about 10 were present on this cruise.

Our children wondered if Santa remembered them in Livorno. Even if he did not they felt sure Le Befana would come a few days after Christmas when she visits the Italian children.

4•( ) Be careful of your thoughts. They may break into words at any time.

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V2STNi — WEST, TEXAS

Wednesday, December 28, 1055

THE ROAD OF RETAiN ENT My first recollection of the idea of mind: are people over 65 capable of do- picture of the little lad on the bill"time to retire" goes back to a picture in g as much, creating as much, giving board advertisement. When I first saw on a billboard that showed a small boy as much to life, getting as much out of it, I was impressed only by the boy's striped pajamas; I had a pair just like in his pajamas with a candle in one life, as younger people?

Bernard Shaw was eighty-six when them. His yawn and candle reminded hand and an automobile tire in the other. The youngster, I remember, was he wrote his book, Everybody's Political me that – rime to Retire" then meant yawning. Time to retire, in those days, What's What, H. G. Wells wrote a dozen putting away my toys because—it soon meant nine o'clock in the evening, when books after he was seventy. Verdi wrote word d be nine o'clock. The point of the Pape whistled—I knew it was time to Othello at seventy-four, Falstaff when picture escaped me in those days; time heal off to the trundle bed. As a grow- he was eighty. Walter S. Goodland was to retire today takes on new interpreing buy, with an adult imagination, I governor of Wisconsin when he was tation; time to re-tire, retread, winterresented it. Now at a riper age, I read eighty-nine; Smuts, premier of South ize, overhaul our lives and get all set of social security benefits and certain Africa at eighty-one; Connie Mack, pres- to live our richest, most fruitful, most business policies setting another stand- ident of the Philadelphia Athletics team productive, most interesting, most chalard of time to retire; this time it is at ninety. Frank Lloyd Wright is still lenging years.—Greek Catholic Union age sixty-five, and once more I find designing new houses at eighty-three. Messenger, --) my , elf resenting it; although I've only Toscanini is leading symphony orchesreached the midway period. I am not tras at eighty-five. Bernard Baruch, at 1,51 SPE7lfluirfl entirely opposed to retirement, but there eighty-two, is one of the great statess(eni s to me to be two fundamental men of the world. years the emphasis has been on fancies in the current use of the word. At seventy-two, Ghandi was 'only get- reducing the speed a a means of bek. irst, any arbitrary time to retire is ting a good start in his life work. John ing safer while driving. But that idea completely unjustified; in fact, rode- D. Rockefeller was president of Standbe old-fa.shioned on some of the fensibie. And, second, the word "re- and Oil as long as he lived, and he loved modern su p erhi g hways and thoroughtirement" needs an entirely new defin- to be ninety-eight. Henry Ford, at the fares. Take, for example, the Lakeshore cge of eighty, resumed his job as head Drive in Chicago where every car trav ition or interpretation.

These two propositions are obviously of the Ford Interests on the death of els sixty miles 'or bettew The obvious interrelated. "Retirement" today seems his son Edsel. And, if we want a really question now has arisen—how do we to mean quitting, of being let out of, gcod example, take the "Dean of Amer- reduce speed on the high speed higha job at which one has spent a good lean Business," Henry . Lytton, who ways, of which rr. ore and more are bemany years. From a plain common at the age of one hundred still activbuilt7 sense point of view, the years of train- ely managed his great Chicago departOne automobile insurance has come ing in the job the familiarity with all nient store. He retired at eighty-three, its problems and responsibilities, the but four years later was back at work, lip with en answer. We don't reduce acquaintanceship with other people Clara Barton founded the American Src:ed, because that would increase the concerned with the work, and all the Red Cross at eighty-four and took up danger of accidents. Instead' we change considerations, typewriting at eighty-nine. Plutarch be- our way of driving to meet the changmultitudinous related pro and con, should normally make a gan to learn Latin at eighty; and at ing situation.

Here are eight rules for high-speed person of experience in a job extraor- the same respectable age Socrates maschParily valuable. And the idea of arbi- tered a musical instrument and Cato driving which the insuriwce company arily discounting—yes, sacrificing all began to study Greek. Gladstone be- says might save some lives or major tin,, simply because of the addition of came prime minister of England at the accidents: ma , candle on 'a cake seems the height age of eighty-three and Cornelius Van1. Actj7).Si, driving habits tb high-speed derbilt extended his railroad empire of a b,,urdity. travel.

It takes longer to stop, pass, or from 120 miles to 10,000 miles after he At the same time, the attitude to- was seventy. At eighty-nine Michaelan- change direction.

2. Enter and leave expressways with ward retirement of the average person gelo painted some of his greatest works; who is retired is almost equally unjus- at eighty-two Goethe completed his caution. Be sure you're traveling with tified. You have any real plans or pro- Masterpiede, Faust; at eighty-five, Ver- the traffic, not against it.

3. Pick a lane and stay with it. Weavj(-q Ls, any new business operations to di composed his magnificent Te Deum; n to or programs of their own that and at eighty-three Tennyson wrote ing is dangerous.

1. Leave plenty of room between you they have set up. "Rest," "tinkering "Crossing the Bar." Isn't it convincing? and the car ahead. around the house" and "doing the This array might seem to indicate 5. Drive smoothly at a steady speed. things we have always wanted to do" is that I am suggesting nobody should Keep pace with the traffic. usually a cover-up phrase for people who have never really decided what ever be retired. On the contrary, this 6. If something goes wrong with your they would like to do, consequently evidence is offered to prove beyond car, get completely off the road before haven't done it, and for the same rea- any doubt that the word "retirement" you stop, needs a new interpretation to show that 7. Look far ahead for sirens of trouble. son never will do it. the richest, most fruitful, most produc- l i t high speeds, it take? ,longer to slow I've wondered (?) What should the five, most interesting, most challenging ccw h or stop. word "retirement" mean? I've also done years: of our lives can and often do 8. Prepare well in advance to turn some reading in connection with this come after sixty-five, and that there- off the expressway. Make sure you're in interesting adventure lately, and some fore, the concept of retirement should the correct turn-off lane and signal of the things I have discovered have take this fact into due consideration. your intentions. SR-J I ✓ down before startamazed rne. The question also comes to Of course, it takes me back to the ing your turn.

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THE ST P. In what part of the U. S. are people (By John E. Gibson) I scores of any region, with the North the smartest? Where do they live the Atlantic states running second.

What state has the tallest men? longest? Which states have mose beauWhere do people live the longest?

If you guessed Texas, you're absotiful scenery? Where are people the hapThe Metropolitan Life Insurance compiest? To find out the answers to these lutely right. The average Texan is a_ pany made a :survey of each of the 48 and other questions about this lovely full two inches taller, for example, than states, and found that people live longland of ours, scientists have been con- the average man from Rhode Island. er on the average in NebTasi-,a than in ducting extensive studies. Their find - A U. S. Army study, comparing the any other state in the union. The five ings provide us with an interesting pro- height of men inducted from every state other states with the best records for in the nation, shows that the four states longevity were South Dakota, Minnefile of the U.S.A. Which states have the most beautiful . with the tallest men are Texas, Okla- sota, Iowa, North Dakota, and KanSas. homa, Mississippi, and Tennessee. The scenery?

Why should the people in these states Practically every region boasts nat- states with the shortest men are Rhode live longer than the rest of the coup ural wonders which many people re- Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New try's population? These states are aggard as unmatched anywhere else. But York, Ma,ssachusetts, New Jersey and ricultural; a large number ef the inin the opinion of most Americans, Cal- New Hampshire. habitants are farmers, engaged in It is interesting that the states pro- healthful outdoor work; am] the states ifornia ranks first, with such breathtaking attractions as its Yosemite val- ducing the tallest men were all in the all enjoy comparatively 1114 living , ley and Lake Tahoe, its snow-capped South Central area; while the states standards. None of the states where Sierras, its miles of beautiful coastline. with the shortest .men were all in the living standatds are net high, or where Colorado, with its majestic Rockies, northeastern corner of the U. S. the majority of workers are engaged in What parts of the country have the confining, sedentary occupations, rankis ranked second by most people quersmartest people? ied. ed high in the longevity survey. AnThe American Institute of Public To check the regional differences on other factor which the investigators Opinion polled men and: women from this s c ore, the S. Air Force's Human found bad a bearing on a state's Ionevery part of the country on this ques- Resources Research center conducted gevity rating was a good public health tion. Here is how they ranked the top an intensive study in which a battery administration, including e accessible ten scenic states: 1. California. 2. Col- of aptitude, ability and vocabulary tests medical and hospital facitities of high orado. 3. Pennsylvania. 4. New York. were administered to representative en- quality. The top-ranking states all had 5. Florida. 6. Washington. 7. Wisconsin. listed men from every area in the U.S. these.

8. Oregon. 9. Virginia. 10. Kentucky, Most authorities agree that the size What part of the country produces What are America's most interesting of a man's vocabulary is a reliable in- the most distinguished men, in proporcities?

New York holds more fascination for dication of his intelligence. Men from then to its population? the average American than any other the western states (California, Oregon, To find out the answer to this -ques7, city, according to a national opinion Washington, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Ne- tion, the noted scientist Ellsworth Huntsurvey. Washington ranked as second vada and Arizona) averaged the high- ington made a study of 85,000 leaders in science, industry, and various promost interesting metropolis. Chicago est vocabulary-test scores.

Men from the North Atlantic states fessions as determined by their listing was rated third; San Francisco fourth, (New York, New Jersey, and all of New in Who's Who, American Men of Sciand Los Angeles fifth.

Also included among the ten cities England) ranked a close second; and , ence, and other such reference books. voted most interesting were New Or- scored higher than men from any oth- He found that, in proportion to..its leans, Boston, Philadelphia, Detroit and er area in the U. S. on knowledge of population, Omnecticut produced more current affairs. notable men than any other state, St. Louis.

Massachusetts ranked second, Rhode IsAs for cities having the reputation Midwesterners rolled up the highest land third, New Hampshire fourth, Col. for the" finest food, a coast-to-coast scores on mathematical ability. And the Gallup survey shows New YOrk also western states led the 'rest of the na- crado fifth, Vermont sixth, California; seventh, New York eighth, Montana leading the field here, with New Or- tion in mechanical aptitude. leans running second, followed by ChiThese findings are substantially borne ninth, and Maine tenth, cago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. out by previous studies. And all evi- Note that these ten top-ranking states AlsO ranked among the top ten cities, deuce indicates that the average IQ were all located in one of two specific, gastronomically speaking, were Wash- of people in the various regions of the areas: the North Atlantic region, and ington, which ranked in sixth place, U. S. has changed little in recent years. the West. These two regions also made About ten years ago, what is perhaps the best showings in the IQ surveys. followed by Boston, Miami, Philadelthe most widescale intelligence survey In what part of the country are,:the phia and Milwaukee.

Even though some Americans polled ever undertaken was conducted jointly people the most religious? • Consensus of latest studies and sure. had never visited the city of their by Columbia University's psychologist choice, few hesitated in naming the city Robert L. Thorndike and the American veys is that the New England states where they would expect to be served Institute of Public Opinion. Intelligence have the big gest pereentag g of church one 'nerreci out of , tests were administered to a represen- goers: better the most appetizing food.

The next ten cities cited by Mr. Ave- tative cross section of the adult, voting two attends Seri The M i ddle Atrage AMerican for excellent food were population in every area of the coon- 'antic states ranked a elcr-( . ;:econd in Detroit, Minneapolis, Baltimore, St. try. As in the Human Resources Re- church attendance. The South was Louis, Cleveland, Atlanta, Dallas, Pitts- search center study, residents of the third, the Central states fourth i. and • western states averaged the highest the Midwest fifth. At the bottom of the burgh, Denver, and Houston,

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V TNIK WEST, TEXAS

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list, with only one person out of three a regular church goer, was the Far West.

Where are people the happiest?

Johnny Petter, West, Texas No one state or region - has a monopoly on well-being and contentment. And In the November 23rcl issue of the swer to our troubles. This organization, nO attempt has ever been made to de- Vestnik, nil. Joseph B. Cesak wrote an although still very young, will eventualtermine, for example, whether the peo- article that expressed my feelings quite ly solve our problems. Surely the great ple of Oregon are more or less happy adequately, and, I an sure, the feelings number of Czechs in TeXas can build than the citizens of Colorado or Ten- of many young Czech Americans. His up a Foundation of this nature that nessee. However, in one respect, geo- understanding of the situation con- will put us back on the map. If every graphical location does have a pretty fronting the teaching of the Czech lan- Czech-Ameriean donated only one dollar definite bearing on the matter. Studies guage is so thorough that I wish I had to this most worthy cause, we. could ofconducted by sociologists E. W. Burgess written the article. I endorse his view- fer the Czech language; on a sound baand L. S. Cottrell and other leading in- points without reservation. They come sis, in several leading colleges and univestigators have shown that people who from, a young man whom I do not know versities in Texas. This is one matter live in the country tend to be happier perSonally but, I am told, has graduated that Dr. Skrivanek, whO is still young, than those who live in cities. And. this from a leading university recently. has harped upon for years, has traveled has been found to be particularly true I, too, would like to emphasize that all over the state, and has devoted in regard to domestic happiness. The the resin reason many of our young much of his time to. Surely it isn't askdivorce rate has long been higher in high school graduates are not studying ing too much, when we ask eaati. CzechMetropolitan areas; and so has the Czech is because the language is simply American to donate one dollar. If we suicide rate. rot offered at many of our leading can't put over a program which requires Of course, many individuals are per- stitatimis which they attend after grad- so little in cash from each of us and fectly happy living in eitye—aiad uat in r nl schools. Quite often promises so much to the Czech element, would be less, contented living anywhere the ,:ehool cannot guarantee the stu- we deserve to remain a forgotten eleelse—but the evidence indicates that 1— full four-year course. The school meat of the American melting pot. this definitely does not hold true for o 'his s= ,rely because a law 'The directors of The Czech Foundathe majority. d by our Legislature some few . Where is the best place in the U. S. years ago makes it necessary that at tion of Texas deserve high praise in least twelve students register for the I trying to make it possible for our stuto live?

In answers to this question, personal course before state funds can be used. dents to study the Czecn language. We factors weigh far heavier than geogra- it is not difficult to get the required don't want only one or two years. That phical ones. And intangible things are number for the first year, or perhaps isn't enough to satisfy degree requiremore important than the tangible ones. the second, but the professor cannot I merits. We want four, five or even more Material considerations, such as agree- pOssibly know that he will have that years, in order to qualify as future able climate and occupational advan- number in his third or fourth years. teachers of the Czech language. How tages, are important. But sociological Therefore, he cannot guarantee a stu- I else do we hope to preserve our cusstudies make it very clear that th4e dent the required number of years for torus, history, and the language? ,.,„ are more important things, to which securing a "major."

I feel sore the preservation of the we respond with our hearts rather than denfs do not want to • AO. Czech st Czech language is very close to our our heads: the feeling of belonging that associated with a certain region; of stuc Czech as a major subject, though hearts. As a student at one of the leadhaving our roots down; of being where some take one or two years: However, ing educational institutions, I was uncur i rriends are: a feeling of kinship to there are seine who do want to get able to major in the Czech language. the land, or to a certain city or town. their degree hi this field, and the door The fault was not with the institution Ttie.-c are the things we really live by. should 1 - opened even to this small nor with the professor. They are govUnder the present conditions, caned by the rules and laws passed by And where we feel these things no are -- ' ,a. aerit cannot take the chance of un- our Legislators. I know there are many likely to be the happiest.

So Perhaps the question might be an- dertaking a course of study with Czech in Texas who share Mr. Cesak's and sivcred best by saying that the best as his major because advanced courses my feelings on this matter, and will place- to live in this land is where your can seldom be offered in this field. support a project which will eventualWhen a student earns his B. A. degree, ly bring great joy to all of us who want heart is.—The Catholic Digest. what then? Should he study for the M. to see the Czech language placed on an ) • ,i. v ( A. degree, he is penalized because he equal footing with the others. My sincan no longer study Czech as his ma- c ere congratulations to Mr. Cesak for jor subject, and is forced to take an- saying what many of us have wanted other subject, making it necessary to to say for a long time.

SATURDAY DECEMBER 31: New Year Eve celebration at Pokrok earn credit hours in certain prerequiHouston Lodge No. 83. Music by Rudy sites necessary to earn the advanced degree in another field. From the fiBest Wishes Zatopek, nancial standpoint, he loses time and a Happy for ProsperonE • money in backtracking, and later has HortrEkt2 tatiZek, Yea.17 of 19::6 Pan Rozmajl ‘Sel Zadat c ruku soudco- the unpleasant task of changing ma- I jors, thus delaying completion of work dcery. extend to the S members "Pane vrchni soudni rado, niam cos for whatever degree ho happens to be Press coa:.;,-iiiiee working., pro,sit vds o ruky sletny decry!"

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OUR NEED TODAY

POLKA DANCE

Greece conquered the world and sat We need men and women who will down to enjoy herself and was rudely take the duties, responsibilities, priviawakened by Rome thundering at her leges, and opportunities of popular govgates, realizing too late she had lost ernment seriously. We, the people, are the Republic. It is for us to say what her power.

Rome gained the victory and united America's future will be. all the so-called civilized world under It is to the youth of our land that her banners, then she, too, sat down we look to determine what our future to enjoy -herself and Rome was startled: national character is to become and by the barbarians of the north sweepquite rightly, too. The youth of today ing through her domain, is the 'citizen of tomorrow; and never T he power of Greece was net her armiles, but the strength of Spartan man- forget that our future national charhood, When manhood was lost by the acter is to be derived not from the rich a destruction of the forces of character alone, or the poor alone, not from the Rome found the Greeks an easy prey. city alone, or the country alone, but Rome believed that her power was in flora- every single individual in our nahighest to the lowest, her well-organized, well-trained alert hen, from from every grade of society, from the army. But the morale of that army broke down when character weakened palatial resislcnce to the tiny cottage. and proud Rome was no match for the :Surely, then, it is incumbent upon us to provide such means as shall exalt barbarian hordes.

The power of Greece was gone before our youth.

--- — e Rome thundered. at her gates. That is Why she fell. The power of Rome was HIGTILY, RESTRICTED gone before the invasion of the barA father of ten children volunteered barians or the barbarians would have to baby sit so his wife could spend an been driven back.

With the high ideals that have been evening at the movies. His wife instructbuilt into-the foundation of our Repub- ed him not to let a single one of them lie we are .safe so long as these ideals downstairs, and he promised to carry prevail and strength of character re- cut the orders. mains, but if we lose those ideals. and The father had just settled down with character weakens, the structure will a book when he heard steps on the crurr ble as did Greece and Rome. stairway. "Get back up those steps and No nation has ever fallen that was stay there!" he commanded sternly. He not first conquered from within. Amer_ read, in peace for a few minutes and ica of tomorrow will be what citizens of then heard steps again. This time he tomorrow make of it. Intelligence with- added the threat of a spanking. Soon out character will never sustain nor again he detected stealthy sounds and make stable our structure of govern- dashed out in time to see a small lad ment. Intelligence with character will, disappear up the top steps.

He _had hardly returned to his book however, give strength and permanency.

We need today the same type of char- when a nei g hbor came in distractedly. acter that was needed in the men who "Oh ; Fred," she wailed, "I can't find with Washington laid the foundations my , Willie anywhere. Have you seen of this nation. We need the same type him" "Here I am Ma," said a tearful voice of character that was needed in the men who with Lincoln struggled to frOm the top of the stairs. "He won't let me go home !"--Ca,pper's Weekly. maintain our national unity.

67r, We need leaders of the type that are willing to put principle above personal CLASSIFIED ambition or selfish interest. Leaders Since little Johnny's personal horizon who will stand fou • -square against all wrong and uphold principles which they had been greatly extended by several months at kindergarten, his mother deknow to be right.

But we need more than leaders, In cided to inquire concerning his current this land. where every individual holds loyalties. soverelan pOwer the leaders will be no "'Dear," said she, "whom do you love more and no less than the masses de- the best?" mind. We are the rulers. All have a The youngster pondered, the query part and a responsibility. The respon- soberly and then replied, "Well, I love sibility cannot be shifted, it may be you best, ivtcmmie, and Daddy next neglected, but it rests upon the shoal- best, and my teacher the least. And in ders of each individual just the same. between Come a lot of dogs."

CALENDAR (Calvin C. Chervenka) Wednesday, December 28 Lee use orchestra — New Pavilion in Warrenton Sil Krenek 'orchestra — Plainview Community Center near El Campo Thursday, December 29 Lee use orchestra — Carmine Hall Friday, December 30 Lee Ilse orchestra — Bleiblerville SPJST Hall Saturday, December 31 (New Year's Eve Dances and Cele6ratiens — Dance. the old year out and the new y ear in) +I Emil Bartos orchestra. — Bill Vraz Hall in Houston Henry Brosch orchestra -- Schumansville Hall Lee Ilse orchestra — Columbus Hall Sil Krenek orchestra — Sons of Herman Hall in Galveston Lud y Kurtz orchestra — KJT Hall in Nada Gus Lindeman orchestra Riverside Dance Pavilion in East Bernard Pavelka's orchestra — Voge's Place in Bonnie View John Rejcek orchestra — SPJST Pokrok Hall in Dallas Rudy Zatopek orchestra — SPJST POkrok Hall in Houston Sunday, January 1 Henry Brosch orchestra — Frybtirg Hall Lee use orchestra — Fair Grounds in La Grange Sil Krenek orchestra — National Hall in El Maton Joe Patek orchestra, — SPJST Hall' in Taylor Wednesday, January 4 Lee Ilse orchestra — Plainview Coniniunity Center near El Campo All the above dances are at nighf ; tinless otherwise specified. This is a free service but applies only to those Clariees at which mainly polka and waltz miisi6 is played by a live orchestra. The Vestnik or writer will assume no respens:ibility resulting from any dance announcement which is listed this column.

Listings from orchestras and dance'halls ,,hould he received at least one week/before publication. Sena all listings to Calvin Cher y Pnka, 1-!epte 2. Rogers; Tex c, 4, Confidence of success is not always success.

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A ur%. se Broueek nebal. A kdyZ se potkali, volal tatinek a kmottioek: "Zdar LIM!" a Broueek rekl take: Zdat Btlh, Zdar Bahr Ten malt' take. A kdyZ. dal, tam se broueci kmitali, jeden sera, druhy tam, stari a mktcli, yelici a mall, a porad: "Mar Bith, Zdar Bith!" a zas: "Zdar Bith, Zdar Bith!" A kde vinice prestaly, tarn poealy krasne zahrady, a v tech zahradach krasne yelike domy, a zahrada vedle zahrady a krasity ditm vedle krasneho domu.

"Broueku, neboli to kridelka?" ptal se tatinek. Ale Broueek, Ze ne a ne." "I piece si trochu sedneme, abychom si odpoeali," radii tatinek. Ale Broueek porad, Ze ne ne. AZ kdyZ kmottioek pravil, ze ho uz kridelka trochu boll, tu teprv, Ze si drobatko sednou. A sedli si ✓ zahrad y na bruSku, na samy vrcholek a divali se.

1Vlbsieek vykukoval z podmrakil, tu a tam se hvezdieka trpytila, a brouekti vSudy pine. Nikde se nic nehnulo, ani list nezaSustil. bide pekne spali, jen tam ✓ tom jednom c.kne u same strechy bylo svetlo. Tu se najednou tam nekde dole ozvalo: KykyryhY! KykyryhY! — "Tatinku, co pak to?" — "To jest kohout, tamhle nekde y kurniku. Poekej, hned se mu nektery ozve. A hoed se tam yedle ozYvalo: KykyryhY! KykyryhY! A hned zas tarn dal: KykyryhY! KykyryhY! A porad: Kykyryhy! Kykyrylay! as tam daleko, Ze to nebylo ani slyS'et.

A to se to okno otevrelo: Velka, silna pani se dvema krasnYma kaAtanovYma kaderema divala se na vSechny strany vzhinu a. dole, po celem nebi, po vSech hvezdach a po v:Sech broueffth. Nee° povidala, ale nebylo ji rozurnet Pak se okno zas zavrelo, svetlo zmizelo, ale hned vedle v okne se objevilyo, a heed zas v tretna' okne, a za chvIA:u ve eevrtem okne, 2,2 otratilo. Mysl1m, ze so marninka byla oodi'dat po det3ch.

A broueci sac leteli, v levo kniotrieek, ✓ pravo tatinek, a Broueek v prostred!ku. Ze zahrady do zahrady, aZ zahrady prestaly, a tu na navrSi krasne mesto. Vysokanska vet, a na ni etyry male vezieky, kolkolem same domy a jenom domy, a okny jen jen posete. Ale vSc eohno spalo. Nikde ani eiovieka, nikde 'ant svetlelka. A kdyZ oni leti a jsou na konei ulice, to se ozYva jakesi 'Spleehtdrif a bublani. "Tatinku, co pak to?" — I to jest voda. Tady jsme hned na rramesti."

A byli na "lamest. Bylo takove etyrinanate. V prostredku velikanska kamenna kaSna, v prostredku kakay veli-

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kanskY le y se dverna ocasy. Tlamu mel otevrenou, a voda se z ni do kaSny valila, al to hueelo. Broueek se toho bal, ale kmotrieek: "I pojd', nic se neboj, on jest kamenny." A sedli si lvovi na ucho a pekoe se divali. Domy takove vysokanske, okno vedle okna, a dvere vedle dveri, ale vAechno zavreno.

Nedaleko katny stal sloup a na nem lucerna. A to Broueek vidi, Ze tam kdosi stoji zady o sloop oprenY; pies pas velikY roh, a v rukou takove dlohotanske kopi. "Tatinku, vidite, tamhle nekdo stoji." — "To jest ponocnY. " "PonocnY? Co pak on tu dela?" — "Ponocuje.

On dava pozor, aby se zlodeji nevloupall do domil a lidi neckradli. V idis, jake tna kopi. To na ty zlodeje." "Oni tady v meste take kradou?" — "6, moc pry kradou. Jak jen mohou." — Ale to jd, tatinku, budu radeji svitit tsrr, kde ti kohouti kokrhali. Vid'te, taps nekradou?" — "Tam snad ne."

Ale to se ten ponocnY vztYeil, roh k Usturn, a hit, hit, hit, a tak dvanactkrat hit. "Tatinku, co pak to?"

"To on troubi pill noci, aby lide vedeli, jak dlouho jeSte maji spat." — "A jak pak on vi, Ze jest pill noci?" — "I, on to 11Z davno dela, tak on uZ to vi. VSak u2 musime zas letet. Sluncei, bude brzy zas vychazet, a my jsme mc nesvitili." — Kmotrieek myslil, to kdyt dnes Broueek poprve leti, ze se to nemusi tak 'Aisne brat, ale piece leteli z mesta yen, a tarn do tech zahrad.

Brouekovi nee° napadlo: "Tatinku, tam, kam jste leteli oknem.. nepoletime?

Polet'me." — "Tarn, kam zpivaji tu mocilitbieku? To uZ nejde. AZ nekdy jindy. Jest to tadyhle v jinou stranu za mestern, a musili bychom si privstat, hned jak slunko zapadne."

A tak svitili a svitili, ze zahrady do zahrady, ale nejvice tam v te, kde si ponejpry na hruke odpoeali. Nikde se nic nehnolo, ani ten list neza gustil, a lide pekne spali. A ty hvezdy se trpytily, a ti brcneci se kmitali, a porad: "Zdar Zdar Bah. Zdai- Min' A ti kohouti, d ti tepr y zaeali: KykyrykY, KykyrykY a porad KykyrykY! Jeden prestal, a druhY zaCal, tak ze ani neprestali. Ale ty hvezdy zaealy jaksi blednout, a tarn na vYchode se to tolik rdelo, Ze kmotrieek radii: "Polet'me domu. Slunko ut vychazi, a doma na nas beztoho eekaji."

A leteli domil. Brouekovi se z tech zahrad skoro ani nechtelo. ale piece leteli, skrze vinice, at tam k lesu. Tatinek u2 Broueka teSil: "Jen se neboj. Slunko ut vychazi, a sovy of zalezly." — "A tinny, tatinku, take?" — I nit se neboj. Tady jest na,§e cesta, tu se nam nic nemilte stat."

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dl ke spicim jeSte sedum a udetil do k mlyndrovum.

Vitek ukazoval Josce desetnik a zlo- nich . s viAni se sesypal posledni kyet, pokryl jako snih zemi a jako slzy dopadl stile septal: na vodu 'v rybnice.

"VSak ten muj Cap nebude dlouho REYMONT Zeme- se budila, ptaci zpivali v hniz-. plaSit farai.ovy slepice, to ne!. . ."

Pon-lulu se stmivalo, soumrak se ti- deck,' stromy S'umely, jako by odfikavaclaounce sypal na zemi a halil sady, do- ly Oteena, kvety se otviraly a zvedaly my i okoini pole modravym, sotva prii- k nebi k take, provlhle, ospale lazy a 1,1 eclnym za.kalem. . t ta. a tam se belaly trpytiva rosa se sypala jako de:St' peartimmaaaaunaTO ' ay chalup piltisknutYch k zemi a rel.

Tak se i Lipce poealy budit a hbite skrze zo.hrady prokmitdvala rozsvicena Joska vzala cie.ti a taky se rozbehla vstavat; nejedna rozcuchand hlava vysvetla. do kosteLa. potopila ve svateeni ticho a hlecila a rozhledla se ospalYma oeima yes Teprve.v same poledne Sc Zenske vracely, opatrne zaclanelice a chrdnice s yl- zero, v kostele,treleim nad chalupy, za- Po svete; /lade se uZ myli pied chaluhorela,' vsccka okna a, a otevrehnYch Pou, jinde neobleeene jeSte Zeny vybiha ce v kostele zapalene. ly k rybniku pro vodu, kdosi Aipal drivi; Joska prinesla celou lahev vody a c- hiavnich dveri padal Siroky pruh zare.

Brzy pote zadrkotaly prvni vozy za- taky vozy vytahovali na cestu, leckde hen, kterYrn Hanka hued podpdlila pripravene napred se napila svecene jiZdejici pied Inbitov a lide ze vzddle- 1.1'Z kour zacal vystupovat z kominti-a vody sama, pak Po rade dala pit ostat- rie,j=„ich Odin zaeali pricladzet ve sku to a tam se rozlehl krik, budici ty, ktese nechtelo z postele. nim pry to chrani pied bolenim v kr- sieach; take z lipeckYch chalup co chvi ' Bylo jeSte Castle, slunce sotvalna par bylo viku nakonec vykropila dobytek o- le nekdo vySel do kostela. . jak z otevrenYch clveri vYrazil do saha vystoupilo nad obzor a Aemnelyvocne stromy v sad., aby byla hojna iineci proud svetla, ztracejici se v setnae- mi sady vrhalo eervene plameny, ale roda a dobytek aby lehce, slehal. kroCeje a tlumene hovo- valde uZ bylo Zivo.

KdyZvidela, ze ani Jagna ani kevar- IC a rybnice. ka , nevzponanely na Borynu, umyla ho v ry se propletaly v teplem, zamlZenem A ze na aneSek padl jaimark V Tyrno7 teple' vide, prieesala mu zcuchane via vzduchti. Lide se na cestach zdravili, tre- ye , mdlokdo vychazel do price vSichni claystali do mesta. sy a previekla koSili 1 periny, Boryna se, bE,',Ze. no sebe nevideli, a jako reka zvolTvrdd doba prede 2 . nerni nastala lenebranil a ant jednou se :nepohnul; lc- na a neustale stoupajici se ubirali na tos clfiv a tak teke, vSein krueelo hlede bred sebe, ztrnulY jako v2dy- VzkriSeni. cky..

15 Borynti v celemt statku zitstali je- bilk; kdo co mel jests na prodej, Hned po poledni se udelal ye vsi .sva- nom psi, start' Bylica a Vitek, kterY s rychle to chystal, a ostatni.proste Iii jen tek; to a tam jeSte dohaneli hrubSi pra- Matejem KlombovYm pilne cvieil ko- proto aby si pohovorili se sousedy, podivali se do sveta a vypili nejakk ten ce, ale Wa yne se u2 zabYvall svateenim houtka, s nimZ rneli chodit po vsi.

Hanka vypravila nejdriv Josku s det- kaliSek. strojenim■ chalupy se rozlehal kNit brdKazdj mel sve trapeni, a kde se eloml a pacholka, soma se za nimi chystanici se drchotiny.

VyhliZeli netrpelive kneze, ktery pri- la pozdeji. Byla uZ obleeena, ale otalela vek pot i, kde si ponarika, po.silni a nem se co yi, ne-11, na jarmarku nebo 0 jel dvorti teprve pled soumrakem a a odehodem, jako by na nee° eekala. . neti se ukazal na na y si, obleeen do stale postavala na zaspi a, davala pozor pouti?

A tak sotvaZe vyhnali dobytek na pana silnici. Teprve kdyZ Jagna s kovar.u.omze. ' 1\lichal varhaniktiv nesl za nim mede- kou odeSla a kdyZ uslySela kovare, jak stvu, zaeali pripravovat vozy a ti, kte-. jd.e s fojtem Pe kostelu, vratila se do A musili pesky, se vydavali na, cestu. nec- se svecenoti vodou a kropae.

Bida je pohanela, protole do Zni, do svetnice, prikazala cosi staremu, kterY Hanka ho sla uvitat az na silnicl. postavil pled Calm na straZ, a sama navYch zasob, bylo jeSte daleko.

Knez po.spichal, vpa,d1 chvatne do VSichni meli tak naspech, ze i m.S'e chalupy, °d •ib:al modlitbu, pokropil da- se no Spiekach vkradla do tchanovy Pory : BoZi •pohledi do zsinale . tvare Bo- awry. . . Za dobrou pulhodinu odtam- se konala dries easneji. tad vySla, peNive si zapinajic Zivtitek; orynevy.

Pied oitarem kleeelo jelom nekolik ci ji planuly a race se ji trasly.

Zen, ktere nemohly knezi ani postoeit "NelepSi se to, co?" fZekla cosi, cemu nikdo nerozumel, a . . . sotva epomodlily na pozdvihoydni, "NelepSi, raffia se skoro zahoj la, ale odeSla na YzkriSeni. jambroZ zhasinal svice a chrestil emu presto neni o nic lip." el.

Farm- si 'Muni a rozhliZel se pomalu 8 po tech, co se kupili na prahu a v sini.

Nastaval prekrasnY, teplY a jadrnY Terezka vojanda, ktera lie k farati•s"Kde je ten Koch, ktery mi prodaled- d s n, jako chlapik dobre vyspanY, jenZ jakousi zalelitosti, se aka Sala zrovna sotva, procitne, vyskoei rovnYma noha- chvili, kdyZ odchazel na snidani. Tot'. se • Pf;? " Joka streila doprostred svetnice zapY- ma, Septa modlitby, protira si oei, jest. vi, neodvdZila se ha zastavit a tak se Vitka. po pram, postavila u branky a eekala, az vejde na jodnou ,i zivne a u2: se "Tu maS desetnik, povedl se ti; honi Ifychazejlei siunee zvestovalo dobrou zaspi. Ale n0-] se odhodlala k nentu pkislepice ze zahrady, tarn aril jedna ohodu; bylo eervene a ohromnd a zvolfarar na bryeku a porou° nevydr21.! . . A kterd z vas jede zitra no vystupovalo na vysoke. nebe jako na stouuit. , do Tymova. cc:, ucnie za muZem?" nedozirne pole, na nemZ v sinYch opaa smutne vzdychla a di'auho rech rainy leZela neseetna stada hiedela na topolovou alej, v na se zvedl " Pail vsi se tam chysta!97 "To je dobre, jcnanl at' je to ve sho- oj:;lak prach, klacicuci se SedYm oblakem na V'tr L i pocival go v •- o a !.3spo- pole; vozy hreely dal a dal a jenom e'erde a v iniru! Na Vzkrserii at prijdete, pfehrno- vene sat, kterc," sly husim pochodern o desate zaenu, povidai s : o desate! A mlade obili, 6u1 do ruby, kterd se nad cestcu, so Lcsern mihaly mezi stroktera, h_vde v kostele spat, to JambroZ vyvede y en!" dodal knez vYhruZne a po- rozprchavala. no vSechny strany, trepal movim.

I previslymi haluzemi, nekde na rozcesti Lipee vbrzku ztichly, mlYn neklapal, mall odchazel.

Vyhrnuli se za riiin a doprovodili ho zatotikl prudeeji, pak se shrben prikra- kovarna byla zavkena a cesty docela 'TtLiMUCEIUM11:73-,1,14,51,711traU

iltranu ate, proto;:e ten, kdo zUstal doma, se v neeem dloubal ye staveni nebo v zahraza chalupou.

Terezka, velmi ztraperia, se vratila doin.

Bydlila za kostelem vedle Ma,toue, v chrlupe o jedne svetnici a polovieni siclruhou polovinu pii deleni brat]: odtizl a ptestehoval na svuj grunt. . . pteliznuta sttecha a zdi treely proto jako zebifa naptie ptet'ata, a opiraly se o zaea.zeny komin.

N prahu ji zahledla. Nastka. . . deliNa la je jen ilzka zahradka.

"No tak? Co ti pteeetl?" volala, utikajic . za ni.

Terezka z ptelizky vypravela, co ji potkalo. .

"Snad by ti to pieced varhanik. p-ihnemu musi rozumet."

-Nu ano, ten by to dovedl, ale jak hw lit k nemu s holYma rukama?"

"Vezmi per vajec!"

"Matka odnesla vSechna vajieka do rnesta; zilstala jen kachni."

"Jen si nedelej starosti, on vezme " lcachni." bycla, ale bojirn se! Kdybych jen vedela, co je tady napsano!" Terezka vynala ze zanadti list od muZe, kterY ji plivezl fojt yeera yeeer z kancelate.

"Co tam mtde stat?" l\Pastka ji vzala z ruky popsanY papir, usedla pod ptelizkou, rozprostkela si jej na kolenou a znova s nemalou namahou, se pokusila o eteni. Terezka si secila na tye, optela bradu o pesti a hiepolekane na ty divne earky, z kterYch Natska pteslabikovala jenom tolik, Ze na zaoatku stoji: pochvalen. s; Vic toho neptdetu, je to marne. Ale MationS by to jiste davedl."

"Ne, ne!" Terezka se stra gne zaeervenala ti ge zaeala prosit: "Netikej mu o tom psani, Nastieko, nic mu nepovidei... ."

"Xdy2 je to tiStene, ptec tu vgechno, pismena znam dobte a pamatuji si, jak ktere vypada, ale takhle nedovedu nic sloZit dohromady; same jakesi klikyhak Y, jako by moucha, namoCend do inkouStu'po papite behala." `Nepovi'S nic, Nastieko, ze ne?"

"VZdyt' jsem ti u 2s yeera tekla, mi do Vas nic neni. Tvtij muZ se vrati 'z vojskii a potorn tak jako tak vyjde vSecko riajevo!" tekla Nastka a vstala.

Terezka se zalykala platern, hrdlo se ji sviralo, slova nemohla ze sebe vypravit.

• Nastska odeSla,, trochu rozzlobene svopo ceste slepice, Terezka, zavazala do uzliku pet kachnich vajec a odloudada se k varloanikovi.

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"Asi 2.e ho uz pusti. . ."

Strach ji sviral hrdlo, nohy se pod ni srdce busilo tak zoufale, ze se tiskla ke stromum a uplakanyma °Chula tekala po vsi, jako by hledala, pomoc.

"Ale moZna, ze mi piSe jen o penize!"

Sla stale volneji; muZuv list ji a palil tak, ze jej stale ptekladala ze fiadti do rukou, aZ jej zavinula do Adtku.

U varhanikii jako by nikdo nebyl doma; dvele byly zotvirany ado prazdnYch svetnic a jenom v jedne, v niZ okno bylo zacloneno sukni, kdosi zpod petiny hlasite chrapal. Terezka. nesmele rite:Ma sift a rozhliZela se po dvote; sluZka sedela pied d_vetmi kuchyne s maselnici mezi koleny, stloukala maslo a ohanela se po mouchach.

"Kde je pani?"

"Na zahrade, vSak ji hned uslygite."

Terezka se postavila pled ni, maekajie list v rukou a g atek si stahujic hloubeji do 'dela, protole slunce vystoupilo uz phimo nad staveni.

Z faratova ,dvora, oddeleneho jenom zidkou, se rozlehaly vte gtive hlasy drii beZe, kaaeny se tam machaly v kaluZich, mlade krtitieky pipaly kdesi za plotem a krocani hudrovali, rnavajice ktidly a poskakujice zutive proti prasatfim valejichn se v blate, holubi vzletali z prostranstvi pled stodolou, krouZili ve vzduchu a jako snehovY oblak se co chvile sna geli na eervene stiechy fary. Navlhle, svezi teplo vanulo z poli, rozkvetle sady se koupaly v slunci a jablone obalene kvetem se zvedaly ze zelene jako bile oblaky posypane eervanky; veely s tichouCkYm bzukotem letely za svou praci, nekdy, jako kvetnY lupen, se u.z mihl i motY1 nebo se hejno vrabcil s velkym ktikein spustilo se stromil na ploty.

Terezce nahle vyrazily slzy z 011 a hrnuly se ji proudem po tvatich.

"Je doma varhanik?" ptala se a odvratila tvat.

"Kde by byl? VelebnY pan odjel, tak se \Tali jako prase."

"VelebnY pan jel asi na jarmark?"

"Tot' se vi, chce tam koupit bYka." "A copak ma jeSte malo vS'elijakeho majetku?"

"Kdo ma dost, chce jests vie," zamrueela deveeka.

Terezka umlkla, ptiSlo ji strane to, ze lids maji v geho nazbyt a ona se sotva uZivi a east° ma jests hlad.

"Panimama jde!" zvolala sluZka a zaCala bouchat tlukadlem v maselnici, smetana sttikala kolem.

"To jsi ty provedl, lenochu! Schvalne jsi pustil kone do jetele!" rozlehl se v sade haStetivY hlas varhanikove. "Nechtelo se ti hnat ho aZ na na nikoho se neni moZna, spolehnout!

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Aspoii dva pruhy jetele jsou spaseny!

PoOkej, ja, to poviin, a strYc ti jich nasoli, darn-ioZroute jeden, Ce na to budeS pamatovat."

"Vyhnal jsem je na hhor, sem jsem je spoutal a provazem ptivazal ke kolikfun!"

"NelZi! StrYc si s tebou prornluvi, ano."

"Ja jsem je tam nehonil, poviclam vain, tetieko."

"A kdo tedy? Snad pan farat? vysmivala se varhanikova.

"Uhadla jste, tetieko; pan farat spas1 jetel syYmi kohmi," tekl Michal zvY genYm hlaseno, "Zbiaznil ses? DrZ" htibu, at' se to neroznese!"

"Nebudu n Feet, teknu mu to do oei, protole jsem to vial. Ktieite na mne, tetieko, ale ja yarn kikam, ze jetel yypa,s1 farat! Sel jsem pled svitanim pro kone; hneclak leZel a kobyla se pasla; byli tam, kde jsem je nechal na noc. Jsou. tam po nich jeSte stopy, mil2ete se jit pic esvedeit, je to dobte videt. Kdyz jsem je odvazal a sedl na hneclouSe, vidim, v nag em jeteli jsou nejaci. kone. Teprve svitalo. .. zajel jsem tryskem pod lararovou zahradu, abych jim zastoupil cestu, vyjedu na Klombovu cestieku a tam stoji pan farat, rozhlia se a pekne raz na raz pohani kone bieem hloub do jetele. Tak to bylo. .."

"Ticho, Michale! Copak to kdo kdy aby same fare.t. • i kdyZ jsem da yno likala, ze to send lonskeho roku. . . ale ticho, tamhle stoji nejake. Zens16,."

Varhanikova se otoeila a Sla dal; varhanik zrovna zpod petiny volal na Michala.

Terezka odevzdala varhanikove uzliCek s vajieky a objimajic ji nohy prosila nesniele, aby ji pfeeetli psani od muZ"e.

Varhanikova ji porueila eekat.

Teprve za dobrou etvrt hodinu ji zavolali do svetnice. Varhanik, jeSte celY rozespalY, seciel jenom ye spodcich a popijel kavul dal se hned do eteni.

Terezka se skomirajicim srdcein naslouchala; muZ ji skuteene oznamoval, ze se vrati na Zne, spolu s Kubou Jarei.kem z Volky a s BorynovS7m atelou.

List byl srdeenY, muZ" pin starosti o ni se vyptaval na vSechno, co se deje doma, vzkazoval pozdravy znarnym a jasal radosti nad tin, ze se vrati. . . Na konec Boryntiv Gtela ptipsal, aby dala otci zpravu o jeho navratu; nevedel, chuclak, co se s Matejem stab.

Ale Terezku ta tepla, uprinma slova palila jako rany boll a shYbala, ji k zemi. SnaZila se, aby na ni nebylo nic znat, aby snesla klidne to straSnou zvest, ale zradne slzy paleivYmi pottieky proudily sarny.

"Ta se teM na nevrat muZil y !" zaSeptala posmegne varhanikova.

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Terezce se vylirnul z oei proud jeSte hojnej,§1. Utekla, ubo2ak, aby nevybuchia v hlasitY natek, a dlouho se kreila kdesi v zahradce.

"Co ja si ted' poenu, ja uhohd!" na•ikala v bezradnem 2a1u.

Nu ano, jakmile se mu2 vrati, dozvi se ovSern! Strach ji zachvatil jako zlY, nelitostnY vitr. Jenik byl uptimnY, ale vaSnivy jako vg chni PloSkove: krivdu nepromine, jeSte MatouSe zabije! Je21S1, pomoz! Na sebe ani nepomyslila. Tak se plael a se srdcem rozbolavelYm octla u Borynti. Hanka nebyla doma; odjela hned easne rano do mesta; Jagna pracovala u matky a v chalup y byla jenom JagustYnka s /Joskou, ktere prostiraly v sade namoeene pradlo.

Povedela jim o Grelovi a chtela rychle odejit, ale JagustYnka ji odvedla straJdou a s divnou laskavosti zakptala: "Terezko, vzpamatuj se, mej rozum, zlYm lidem hubu nezacpeS. . . Jenik se vrati a v gecko se dovi. Rozmysli si to, chasnik na nresic, ale mu2 na celY 21vot! Dobte ti radim."

"Co povidate? Co?" koktala Terezka jako by nerozumela.

"Nedelej ze sebe hloupou, vSichni to vedi — lVfatouSe se zbdv, dokud je eas.

Jenik lidem neuveti, stYska, se mu po tobe a lehko mu namluvi g , co budeS chtit. Matoue se splaSil za tvou pennon, ale neptirostl k ni, Ary2en ho, dokud je eas. Jenik je taky chlapik. . .a milovani pfejde ja,ko veerejSi den, nezadr21S je, i kdybys 'zivotem platila; milovanim si jen omaSt'ujeS 2ivot; ale kdy2 je toho omastku moc, zprotivi se ti. Ne nadarmo se fika, 2e milovani je sou2eni a svatba hradba. Mo2nd, 2e je to pravda, hradba, s mu2skYmi a detmi je lepS4 ne211 svoboda o samote. Nebee. a zachran se, dokud je eas. Kam pfljdeS, jestli to mu2 pro milovani odvrhne a z chalupy vy2ene? Do sveta, na zahubu, na posmech!

To se podivejme! . . . vymenil si strYKdy2 spadne g s vo eek za sekerku zu, mutes be2et s vyplazenYin jazykem za rozvoru! Pratt vetru brzy dech ztratis to ()past a ostatni ti ujedou!

Hlupaku, ka.2dY mu2sky ma kalhoty, at' j e to ArIlatouS nebo Kuba, kakly slibuje, dokud jsi mu mild, je jako med. Rozmysli si to a vezmi si k srdci, co ti povidam, jsem tak trochu tva teta a chci jen tve dobro."

Ale Terezka to u2 nemohla vydr2et, utekla do poll, vrhla se kdesi do Zita a teprve tam dala napino pruchod svemu 2alu a slzam.

Darmo se pokonSela uva2ovat o slovech JagustYneinYch. Co chvile ji zchvacovala takova litost nad. Ma,touSem, 2e se natikajic zmitala v brazde jako poranend zvet.

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Odstreila rnu2e, kterY ji chtel zadriet, Kdesi, snarl pied fojtovou chalupou, rozkroeila se, podeptela ruce v bok a po-, tupne ktidela: hlueela ostra hadka.

"Jenom me udef', a kriminal to netniTo byly, v sob& fojtova, s Kozlovou.

Staly proti sobe, oddeleny ploty ace- no, pani fojtova!"

"Ikt hubu, abych to nezavtel do hastou, jenom v koSilich a .suknich, sotva u2 sipa,ly zlosti; vyhro2ovaly si ze sy!" ktikl fojt.

"Zavirej si vztekle psy, na to jsi, tavSech sil a rnavaly proti sobe pestrni.

Fojt zaptahal kone do koSatiny a roz- dy, ale svou babu si podrZ na mlouval chvilemi se sedlakem z Modlice, provazku, aby nechala lidi na pokoji\1" kterY podupaval radosti a volal na 2e- vyhrkla Kozlova, ktera se uZ ptestala vladat. ny, aby je jeSte vic rozjittil.

"Mluvi s tebou utednik, Zenska, toz.Ktik se daleko rozlehal, lide se jako na komedii: hodne jich 112 stalo mysli si, co tikaS!" zvolai fojt na ceste a za zidkami v sousedstvi I za ne. rohy vykukovaly hlavy.

"Ja si z tveho idadu delam — rozumip VSak to taky stab za to! Fojtova! o- Bude mi hrozit, to se podivejme! Motna, byeejne ticha snaAenliva. 2enska, jako ze jsi sam to platno vzal pro nejakouani7, by se dnes vztekla; potad vic se roz- lenku na kosili. Obecni penize ti•nezutovala kde2to Kozlova se umyslne si- statily, protole jsi je prechlastallopileg ce trochu clrZela zpatky, ale nic sve jjeden! Neboj se, vSak bide vedi, ca'provaprotivnici nedarovala a vYsmeSne ji po- ! diS! PosediA si p ty, pane dfedniku, pose" Stivala: did!„ "Jen si mel pani fojtova, jen mel' Ale to bylo IA pro man2ele fojtovy trodal, teka'S hizi ne2 pes!" volala. ch.0 skoeili na ni jako vlci; "Kdyby to bylo ponejprv! Ale nemi- dtive ji fojtova pketahla klackem pies ne jediny tyden, aby se mi z chalup3r /lo- hlavu a s divokym jekem ji zaryla drapy co neztratilo! Slepice, kdy2 nesou, ku- do vlasti, potom ji zaeal fojt hlava ' ata, kachny, ba 1 to stara husa. . . ua hlava, bit, pestmi. ani nemiohu vypobitat vSechny ty Skody Bartek v to chvili ptiskoeitlene na pa.= a dvote a na zahrade! Aby ses zalkla moc. tim, cos mi vzala! Aby to Mak trefil, za Semkli se jako psi v jeden chumel, kteplotem abys chcipla!"

117 nebyl k rozmotani; nerozeznals, tile"Jen krakorej, vrano, ivi pani fojto- sti to mlati jako cepy, ci blavy se valell va ulehei si!" po zemi a kdo to ktiei. Ptitlaali se k "A dues zas!" obratila se fojtova k Te- ce a znova se vymotali na cestu jako'Shb-: rezce vychazejici na cestu. "Rano jsem py rortoeene vichtici . . . nakonec, vynesla pet kusti platna na belidlo. Jdu se stale . vagniveji, se svalili do pisku tam po snidani, abych je polila je- zem. den je prye! Illedam — jako by se do Prach je zakryl, bylo slySet jenom ktik zeme propadl! VSecky jsem zati2lla kameny a vitr nebyl! Plano tenorieke, z a vyhro2ovani; valeli se po silnici, &sane ptize, 2e by koupene nebylo lep- a vtateli ze vS'ech sil.

Chvilemi se z toll° klubka nekdo vythoial, a je pryer "MaS sauté oci sadlem, jako sv ne, tal, obeas i vSichni najednou vyskoaili brali, co jim do rukou pki glo, a znova .d6 proto asi Spatne "Proto2es mi platno ukradla!" vykki- sebe vraZeli a znova se chytali za za chttany, za vlasy. kla fojtova.

Kfik, se nesl po cele vsi, vystra'Sene-Aq-1 "Ja 2e jsem je ukradla! Rekni to je- pice kdakaly v sadech, psi zadali gtejcat, ate jednou, jen to tekni!" baby spustily natek a tlatily se bezrad0 "Zledejko jedna! Pted celYm svetem kolem; nakonec ptibehli muZSti a praniqi to dosvedeirn! VSak ty se ptizna'S, aZ to rortrhli. po2enou v 2elezech do kriminalu!"

Co bylo jeSte potom proklinani, plate a "Ja. 2e jsem zlodejka! SlYSite to, lidi! vyhroZovani, to se neda. vypovedet. SowK soudu to dam, jak je Biih nade mnou, sede se razem rozbehli, aby nemohli bYt v§ichni ji slySeli. Ja ae jsem ti to ukra- volani za svedky; vSude v gak vypravovali, dla? Md.§ svedky, ty hubo nevymacha- arci pod rouSkou tajemstvi, jak fojtovi na?" pcbili Kozlovy.

Fojtova popadla jakYsi kolik, vybeNetrvalo ani etvrt hodiny a fojt s otek7 hla na, cestu, dordIela na Kozlovou jako lou hubou a s Zenou, podrapanou a pinou rozvztekleny pes a divoce ktieela: modfin, jel prvni podat aalobu. Za neja"Ja ti to potvrdim klackem! Ja„ ti to kou hodinu po nich se vypravili na atati dosvedelm, jestli te. . ." i Kozlovi.

"Jen pojd', pani fojtova! Jen na mne Start PloSIa s velkou ochotou, to jest sahni, sahni na mne, potvoro gkareda!" zadarrno, ptistoupil na to_, ae je doveze do zajeeela ted' i Kozlova a vybehla proti mesta, aby se ptatelsky odslouZil fojtovi. sokyni.

Jell podavat Zalobu, a to tak, jak odeali

Strana 26 od te, pranice, ant troSieku se neomyli.

Pies yes jell umyshie krokein, aby mohli vypravovat, jak jim bylo ubliZeno, a ukazovat rally kaZdemu, kdo se chtel divat.

Kozel mel hlavu rozbitou aZ na kost, take mu krev zalevala celou tvar, krk prsa, ktere bylo viddt zpod rortrhane ko1:311e. Rally ho uz nebolely tak prudce, ale on se co chvile chytal za boky a stra§live kNCel: To& milj, Bo& mitj, ja to nevydrZim! VSecka Zebra mi zpreraZel! Poulos, pomoc, ja umicur A Magda mu s narkein sekundovala: Klaniei ho tloukl! Mle, chudadku! Zachazel s tebou jako se psem! Ale jests je lie svete spravedlnost a prijde trest na viahy! Mle, muj ty chudaku, on ti to dobre zaplati! Nadosnarti ho chtel ubit, tc vicleli, ste21 ho zachranili, to u soudu viichni poctive dosveddi!" rvala co chvile a propukala ve stra§nY narek; sama byla tak zrizena, ze ji. Lipeeti sotva poznavall.

Jela prostovlasa, vlasy mela vytrhane i s kt121, usi natrZene, oCi zkrvavene a tvar celou po§kraba.nou nehty, jako by ji nekcio branami povladel; sousede, ad vedeli, jake je to kvitko, Kozlovou uprinthe litovan.

"Takhle zridit lidi, to prestava. vSechno!"

"Hanba je to a hrich piled Bohem!

Valyt' jsou skoro mrtvi!"

"Ti jsou zrizeni, co? Reznik by to lepe nedokazal . . . Ale ov§em, pan fojt smi v§ecko, copak neni nrednik, copak neni pan?" dodaval posme§ne PloAka, obraceje se k lidem.

Lipedti byli znaene vyvedeni z miry; ac Kozlovi uZ clavno prejeli, cell ves se dlouho nemohla uklidnit.

Terezka, ktera se ze strachu za to pra-nice schovala, vylezla odkudsi teprve tehdy, kdyZ uz obe strany odjely k soudu.

Matou§ jests pied snidani ode gel k Stachoyi, zeti Bylicovu, a zkoumal s nim borenou chalupu, zdali by se nedala zase postavit. Byilea chodil za nimi a obeas nom zakoktal.

Pan Jacek seal jako vZdycky na prahu, kouril a pohvizdoval na holuby, krouMei nad tregnemi.

Slunce uz dostupovalo nejvy§§iho bode, teploueko bylo jen cod.

ProhratY vzduch se mihal nad poll jako voda, obili a sady staly jakoby zahledeny do slunce, jenom chvilemi s padaly kvltky a chvely se v trave To bill motSrli.

Flo uZ poledne, kdyZ Matou§ dokoneil prohlidku: dioubal jests tu a tam )o strallach sekerou a nakonec s rozhodnosti rekl: "Zpuchrele je to skrz naskrz, sainSf prach, z toho se nic nepostavi, to je marne "

vtsT N K — WEST, TEXAS "Prikoupil bych neco noveho, snad by ... " zaSeptal prosebne Stach.

"Kupte drew na celou chalupu, z toho hnojc se necla vybrat ant tram."

"Nemluvte tak!"

"Podvaliny by jests yydrZely, staailo by dat nove rohy stdny by se taky pod porami mohly vzeprit ... svorkami stahnout . koktal start Bylica.

"KdyZ jste takovY mistr, tak si to posta yte, ja to z to shnilotiny ncdovedu," ocipovedel hnevive MatouS a °Waal ka bat.

Ptlila taky Verunka s ditetem v narudi a spustila: "A co si tad' poeneme, co?"

"Aspon dva tiaise byclaom musili mit na novou!" vzdychl utrapene Stach.

"To by staailo sotva na jednu svetnici se sifikou."

"Trochu dreva bych ptec dosta.1 z naSeho lesa . . tot' se vi, ze jen nejakY . tot' kousek . a ostatek prikoupim muse', bych si honem k firadu se vi . podat Zadost " "CoZpak ted' nee() daji, kdyZ b e ll proces s lesem! . Zakazali i klesti sbirat.

Podkejte s chalupou, aZ jak dopadne scud!" radii Matoug.

"Ono se yam to hezky rekne dekat, ale kam se podejeme na zimu? Kam?" vybuchla Verunka a rozplakala se.

V§ichni umlkli. Matou§ sbiral sve te sarske naelni, Stach se SIrabal za 1u-them, Bylica si potail utiral nos; v smutnem torn -helm se ozYval jen Verundin plat., Najeclnou pan Jacek vstal a rekl na hlas: "Nepladte, Verunko,, circvo na chalupu se najde."

Zdstali jako zkameneli, s otevrenYmi -sty; MatouS se vzpamatoval prvni a dal se do smichu: "ChytrY slibuje a hloupY se radujc!

Sam nema, kam by hlavu sloZil, a dru hYm bride rozdayat chalupu!" rekl ostre a pohliZel fikosem na Jacka; ale ten se 0 neozval, usedl znova na prahtt, zavalil si cigaretu. jako drive si poSkubaval bradku a utkvel &Mina na nebi.

"Poekejte jests chvilku a on vam slibi cell dvorec," smal se Matou§ a pokreiv rameny odegel.

Dal se hued vlevo stezkou vedouci za stodolami, Maio lidi dnes pracovalo v zahraclach, jenom tu a tam se dervenaly Zenske STAY, tu a tam nejakY mud spravoval strechu nebo neco robil u vratni stodol, jeZ byly otevreny do poll.

Matou§ nemel naspecb, zastavoval se, hevoril s muZiskYmi c torn, jak so fojt pral, smal se na clevdata a vesele se lava' s nimi do red': babam zas dovedl tak trefne neco peprneho vsolit, ze smIch co chvile zahlaholil v zahradach a ncjedno device se s povzdechem za nim divalo.

Ve stredu, d p ^ 23. prosince Jak Matou§ byl Statile postavy, urostlY jako dub, ?ra vv ,,coal vSecb, mM dcocu ve vsi Borynovi byl nejvet§i silak a v e vyrovnal Sta• PloSkovi .1 hlavu mel navie. A 1.);.1 can byl SikovnY na kaZdou ci i komin postavil, chalupu pops i no fletnu dovedl pekne piskat, talkie. ad nemel skoro Zadne pole a groS se u neho neudrZel, protole byl §tedrY k druhYm, nejedna matka by s nim rada byla propita treba sale telatko, jen aby ho ziskala za zeta, a nejedna diveina t,?, povolila, poditajic. ze s ni.tak de spiS pro ohll§ky.

Ale vSeenny by nastrahy nikam nevedly ... MatouS s matkami pit,, s deerkami se milkoval, ale z Zenern se vykru, coval jako Uhor.

"Je teZko si vybrat, v§ecky jsiul pane.

• ty Co dornstaji, jests lep§i, . 13667 kam . . " • ikaval svatihn, kteri mil dohazovali ruins neveSty. Na zimu se dal dobromady s Terezkou • zits ni skoro pled ocima Cele vsi; neykroaje si ani reel ani hrozeb.• "Ad se vrati Jenik, dam mu ji, jests mi y krdme zaplati za to, ze jsem se mu stand o Zenn," zertoval s prateli, prOtOZe he Terezka 112 omrzela a on jipoipalu chtel is chat.

I ted', kdy2 del k obedu, zvolil delli cestu, aby si zadertoval s cleyeatY a §tipldo tvare tu. ktera se dd.

Docela nonadale se setkal s Jagnou, pieta neco na mateine zahrade. "jagniekor vykrikl ra.dostne.

Jagna se vztyella a zvedla se had zahojako stihly kosatec. sis me VSiml! Podivejme se, to sis pc spisil, uZ tYden jsi ye vsi a teprve .

"Ty jsi porad hazel," zakptal Matou§ s obdivem.

Jagna male §a ty. vykasane as ke kolenum, zpod Cerveneho kitku, zavazaneho pod bradou, se ji rnodraly ohromne, sladPe odi, b i le zuby hilly ye rtech dervenYch jako viSne a cell usta, z,lieria a rumena jako jablieko, div Ze neprosila o polibeni . Jagna si hde podeprela ruse v boky aoprela se o neho Slehajicimi,pohlecly s takovou silou, ze MatouSe zamrazilo. hledl se kolern-dokola a pristoupilibliZ..

"COY tYden to uz Medan: a divarri se marne po• tobe," "To si povidej nekomu ji .einu, ten ti snad uveri. KaZdY vecer se toula po vsi,. kaZdY vecer balamuti jinou a ted' mi bude chtel deco namlouvat!"

"Takhle me, Jagnieko, vitas? Co? Takhle.?"

Jakpak jinaP.:? Mani shad pled tebou klekp out a. dekov.atl Li, Zr sis na rune. vzporrinel?"

"Parnatujise, jak jsi me prijala "Co bylo Toni, neni lotus!" Jagna se odvratila a zakryla tvar, ale on se nahle

Ve sttedu, dne 28. prosince 1955. priblilil a chtivYma rukama, ji objal.

Vyrvala se mu s hnevem.

"Nech me bYt, neho mi Terezk y vydrape oei."

"Jagnieko!" steli ze sebe vypravil Matong. `Jen se vrt' se s yYm milovanim, ke sve vojande ... bled' si ji, dokud se tamten nevrati. Vykrmila to v kriminale, nadelala si k \rah tobe Utrat, ted' ji to pane odplat'!" Jagna ho glehala jako bieem, mluvila tak pohrdave, ze Matou g ztratil rec.

Zeervenal studem jako rak, sehnul hlavu a utekl.

Ale Jagnu, ac mu tikala, co citila a co v sobe celY tYden nosila, zachvivala ted' Most; neverila, ze se Matou g rozhneva a ntijde svou cestou.

"Hlupak . . . rekla jsem to jenom tak, ze zlosti!" pomyslila si a zklarnane za nim hledela. "A ze by se tak fined rozhneval! .. Matougi!"

Ale Matoug neslygel, uhanel sadem, jako by ho honili.

"To je stra gna Zenska," mrueel, kdyZ pospichal rovnou cestou domil Hnev ho zachvacoval a stfidal se s obdivem. Jak by ne, vklycky Vvala takova krotka. nedevedla nsta otevtit. A ted' mu vyeinila jako psovi! Stud jim zatrasl, ohledl se, jestli snad nekdo neslygel jeji vyeitani.

"Terezku mi vyeita.! Husa! . . . Copak je mu po vojande? . . . Pro neho je to zabava, nic vic! A jak Verna ()Mina bodala!

Jak si pygne oprela ruce v bok! Jak to z ni glehalo rozko gi! . . . jemine, po tvati dostat od takove b y nebylo hanba, jen kdvby nakonec elovek dosahl sveho Zmocnila se ho Zadostivost pied chalupou zvolnil krok.

"Rozhnevala se, ze jsem na ni zapomnel ... pro Boha. elm jsem se provinil . . a s Terezkou!" zktivil kysele oblieej.

UZ mel dost tech yeenYch pupil, zhnusilo se mu to jeji knourani. Piece se ji nechytil, aby se ji musel drZet jako Vklyt' ma muZe! I knez ho nakonec jeAte vetejne s kazatelny napomene! A s takovou se zahazuje! 6ert aby vzal ty Zenske! zlobil se Matou g v nitru.

Obed nebyl je gte dovaten, vyhuboval proto Nastce, ze se louda, a zastavil se u Terezky, ktera v sade dojila kravu; zvedla k nemu oci, divne smutne, sotva oschle od "Proe jsi zas bueela?"

Omlouvala se ti ge, milujicima alma hladic jeho tvat.

"Kdybys radeli davala pozor na vemeno, mleko ti strika na sukni!"

Byl dnes nevlidnY a Terezka si marne lamala hlavu, co se mu asi stab; chovala se pate jako putieka, protole na kaklou jeji odpoved' jen sr gel zlosti a koulel ma.

VtSTNTIC:— WEST, TEXAS

Slunce viselo nad chaluPou, odpoledne bylo pekne, teplo vanulo z poll. Sady tige staly, mezi stromovim se mihalo slunieko, kvetne lupinky se lehounce kladly na travu, veely bzueely v korunach jabloni, rybnik se apytil mezi haluzemi, ba i ptactvo umlklo. Odpolecini sladka, ospalost padala na vgecko.

Klomb, aby neusnul, se gel podivat, kolik maji je gte brambor.

A potom jaksi mohutne bafal z vyhasle dYmky, plival a odhazoval hlavou vlasy, ktere mu padaly do &la.

"Prohledl jsi to?" zeptala se ho Zena, vystrkujic hlavu ze sine.

"Nu, ano . . . kdyby se vatily jednou denne, yydrZely by aZ do novYch!" "To tak! Jednou za den! JsOu mladi a zdravi, potrebuji se potadne najist!"

"NevydrZime s nimi. Tolik lidi! Deset hub a biicha maji jako etvrte. Budeme to, musit nejak udelat."

"Myslig na jahlyku, co? Ale u2 napred ti , fikam, ze ji prodat nedovolim. Delej Si: co chce g, ale tu jahlyku nedam. Pamatuj si to." • Klomb zatrepal rukama, jako by odhanel doternou vosu, a kdyC Zena odegla.,, sedl ke zdi a zaeal znovu zapalovat dYmku.

"Hromska, Zenska ... kdyZ bude potreba, prodam, jalt yka neni Zadna svatost!"

Slunce praZilo primo do al, sting byly jegte krat'oueke, odvratil se tedy zady a pukal stale volneji a tideeji, Povolil si pas, protole ho tally brambory; slunce holubi na stre ge vrkali a tichoueky gavel listi byl tak dojemnY, ze Klomb zaeaI pokyvovat hlavou a tlouci gpaeky.

"Tomagi! Tomal!"

Otevtel oei — vedle neho sedela Agata a bazlive po nem pokukovala.

Strana 27 k.oug ely. Klomb primhount oei a s rozkogi se mezi nimi prohrabaval --byly nova, eiste. Vzdychal a prekonaval v sobe velikou chtivost, nakonec se v gak odvratil a zageptal: "Schovejte si je dobre, nekdo je uvidi a jegte yam je ukradne."

Agata ho je gte chvili tichounce prosila, ale jenom jako ze zvyku . kcly2 se neozval, pocala kvapne zavinovat a schovavat svoje poklady.

"A pros nebydlite u lads?" zeptal se Klomb po nejake chvili.

"A jakpak by! Na Zadnou. praci nejsem, ani za housaty nestaeim behat. Darmo vas budu y yZirat, co? ... Jsem :laba, den ze dne uZ eekam konec. No ono. u buznYch by se lepe umiralo, milejSi by to bylo . a treba v to komore po jail:wee ... tot' se vi, ale kdapak bych var y mohla delat takovou starost a nesmaz't CelYch etyricet zlatYcla mam na pohreb . aby to bylo i se m gi po selsku ne?

Perinu bych pridala . . Nebojte se, tichounce yam tu usnu, ani se nenadejete . Zatratko . " Agata se nesmele zajikala a eekala s tloukoucim srdcem, ze ji Klomb prijme a tekne: Tak tu zustante!

Ale Klomb se neozval, jako by nerozumel jejimu doprogovani, jeriam se protahoval. zival a zaeal se shrben gourat kolem chalupy ke stodulce na gen° ...

"TakovY sedlak ... tot' se vi jakpak by . jaisem piece jen Zebraoka," Ikala Agata v hloubi du ge tichYm, ZalnYm stonem a zvedla k nebi uplakane A pokaglavajic vlekla se pomaloueku usedajic co chvile nad rybnikem. 81a, jako 'kahlodenne, vyhliZet po vsi, kde. by mohla po selsku, beze gkody, umrit.

"Mate teZke doby prede Znemi!" rekla tig e. "Kdybyste chtel mam par grogn, vypomohla bych y am. Na pohreb jsem si uschranila, ale kdyZ tolik potiebujete, tak yarn penize ptljeim. Skoda jaln yky. Byla jsem pri torn, kdyZ se loni vylihia ... je to drub, kterY doji. A jestli mi Pan Rah dovoli doekat se toho, tak mi vratite z noyeti°. Neni piece hanba vzit od sveho„ kdyZ je potteba, ani hospodar se nemusi . " A vstreila Klomstydet, vezmete si bovi do ruky asi tri ruble.

"Jen si je schovejte, ja uZ to nejak udelam!"

Vlekla se pc vsi a hiedala spravedlive lidi. Trepotala se jako nepatrna pavueinka, ktera leti, nevedouc, kde se uchyti.

Lida se ji posmivali, radice ubolaece pro Utechu, Ze ma zUstat u ptibuznYch Klombovitra, jakoby z pratelstvi, rikah tota.

"Vklyt' je z pfizne, nejakY gro g na pohreb ma a dlouho u vas v chalupe nepobude . . . kam se podeje?"

"Vezmete si to, pridam je gte pill ruble, vezmete si!" prosila Agata tlehouece.

"Bah yam to zaplat'. Vy jste opravdu hodna."

"Tak si vezmete celYch tricet zlatYch, at' je to zaokrouhleno " Hrabala se v uzliku a pridavala po desetniku. "Vezmete sl," prosebne nalehala, zadrZujic slzy; due ji bolela, jako by si kahlY• grogik trhala z vnitrnosti.

Penize se na sluncl trpytily a divne po-

"Misto se u.Z najde . na sini mute leZet, busy vyZeneme pod ktidnu . . echo se naji ... dlouho to s ni nepotrva . . . na pohreb ma . . . lide by prestali mluvit . . . a penny by se ji nemusely vracet . . . vgat se na ceste t:d7y nenaj-, dou " vykla.dala horlive.

Ale Klcmb cdpovecle.1 jenom zacbrapanim. Teprve drulieno due rekl:

Vgecko toto priSlo do'hlavy Klombove, kdy2 ji muZ vypravoval, co se mu stab s Agatou. Kdy z lehli ke spani a kdyZ deti poealy chrupat, zaeala mu domlouvat:

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ye sti:. di , Brie 23. prosinee 1955.

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Mo. 1.00 1.01 1.03 1.05 1.07 1.09 1.11 1.13 1.16 1.18 1.20 1.23 1.26 1.29 1.32 1.36 1.40 1.44 1.48 1.53 1.58 1.63 1.68 1.73 1.79 1.85 1.92 1.99 2.06 2.13 2.22 2.30 2.38 2.47 2.57 2.67 2.77 2.89 3.01 3.14 3.28 3.48 3.65 3.83 4.02 4.22 4.44 4.66 4.92 5.16 5244

Ann. 11.36 11.56 11.76 11.97 12.20 12.43 12.67 12.93 13.20 13.48 13.77 14.08 14.41 14.75 15.10 15.51 15.97 16.45 16.95 17.47 18.01 18.59 19.18 19.80 20.47 21.17 21.90 22.69 23.52 24.39 25.36 26.27 27.28 28.35 29.48 30.69 31.98 32.35 34.82 36.39 38.05 39.79 41.61 43.56 45.63 47.84 50.56 53.28 56.10 59.10 62.30

Paid at Age 65 Mo. Ann. 1.03 11.74 1.05 11.96 1.07 12.19 1.09 12.44 1.11 12.69 1.13 12.96 1.16 13.24 1.18 13.54 1.21 13.85 1.24 14.18 1.27 14.53 1.31 14.92 1.34 15.34 1.38 15.78 1 42 16.25 1.47 16.75 1.51 17.27 1.56 17.83 1.61 18.42 1.67 19.05 1,73 19.73 1.79 20.44 1.86 21.21 1.93 22.03 2.00 22.90 2.09 23.84 2.18 24.88 2.28 26.00 3.38 27.21 2.48 28.40 2.60 29.69 2.72 31.08 2.85 32.62 3.00 34.29 3.16 36.14 3.34 38.16 3.54 40.40 3.76 42.92 4.00 45.77 4.28 48.94 4.59 52.40 4.92 56.27 5.30 60.60 5.74 65.64 5.26 71.54 6.87 78.52

20 Pay Life Mo. Ann. 1.65 18.84 1.67 19.08 1.69 19.34 1.72 19.60 1.74 19.87 1.76 20.16 1.79 20,45 1.82 20,76 1.84 21.08 1.87 21.41 1.90 21.76 1.93 22.11 1.97 22.48 2.00 22.87 2.04 23.27 2.07 23.68 2.11 24.12 2.15 24.57 2.19 25.03 2.23 25.52 2.29 26.15 2.35 26.81 2.40 27.48 2.47 28.18 2.53 28.90 2.60 29.69 2.66 30.41 2.73 31.21 2.80 32.02 2.88 32.87 2.95 33.74 3.03 34.64 3.10 35.43 3.18 36.25 3.26 37.30 3.34 38.46 3.44 39.29 3.54 40.46 3.65 41.70 3.76 42.99 3.88 44.36 4.01 45.82 4.14 47.36 4.30 49.08 4.45 50.83 4.61 52.67 4.78 54.64 4.98 56.94 5.18 59.20 5.40 61.80 5.68 65.00

Jizlivost.

Pan Krueihimlik tuhle debatoval s panem Mrkvou. Povida: "Dejte si fief, pane kolego, ale po pive se hloupne!"

Pan Mrkva se udivene podival na pane KrUeihimlika a veee: =z",e "A to ja se divim; ja v&l.yeky jste abstinent!"

15 Pay Life Mo. Ann. 1.83 20.87 1.86 21.24 1.89 21.63 1.93 22.03 1.96 22.45 2.00 22.87 2.04 23.32 2.08 23.73 2.12 24,20 2.17 24.76 2.21 25,27 2.26 25.81 2.31 26.37 2.36 26.94 2.41 27.54 2.46 28.17 2.52 28.81 2.58 29,48 2.64 30.17 2.70 30.89 2.77 31.63 2.84 32.41 2.91 33.21 2,98 34.03 3.05 34.88 3.13 35.75 3.21 36.65 3.29 37.58 3.37 38.53 3.46 39.50 3.55 40.60 3.65 41.70 3.75 42.80 3.85 44.00 3.95 45.19 4.05 46.33 4.16 47.60 4.28 48.91 4.40 50.27 4.52 51.70 4.59 52.46 4.78 54.66 4.90 56.04 5.00 57.08 5.18 58,80 5.30 60.55 5.46 62.24 5,60 64.06 5.80 66.24 6.00 68.52 6.20 70.30

10 Pay Life Mo. Ann. 2.57 29.24 2.60 29.63 2.64 30.62 2.67 30.44 2.71 30.87 2.75 31.32 2.80 31.78 2.85 32.28 2.90 32.91 2.96 33.56 3.00 34.24 3.06 34.94 3.12 35.67 3.19 36.43 3.26 `,7.21 3,33 33.03 3.40 33 37 3.48 39.74 3.56 40.64 3.64 41.53 3.72 42.54 3.81 43.54 3.90 44.57 3.99 45.64.

4.09 46.75 4.19 47.88 4.29 49.05 4.10 53.26 4.51 51.51 4.62 52.79 4.73 54.10 4.85 55.44 4.97 56.80 5.09 58.20 5.22 59.62 5.34 61.07 5.47 62.55 5.61 64.07 5.74 65.63 5.89 67.25 6.04 63.93 6.23 71.06 6.41 73 23 6.59 75.36 6.72 =76.77 6.87 78.52 7.22 82.62 7.42 84.76 7.62 87.00 7.82 89.36 8.04 91.80

15 yr.

Endw Mo. Ann 4,90 55.95 4.90 55.93 4.90 56.03.

4.90 56.05 4.91 56.09 4.91 56.14 4.92 56.19 4.92 56.24 4.93 56.29 4.93 56.34 4.94 56.40 4.94 56.46 4.95 56.52 4.95 56.59 4.96 56.67 4.97 56.75 4.97 56.83 4.98 56.92 4.99 57.01 5.00 57.11 5.01 57.22 5.02 57.34 5.03 57.47 5.04 57.60 5.05 57.74 5.07 57.90 5.08 58.07 5.10 58.26 5,12 58.47 5.14 58.70 5.16 58.96 5.38 60.82 5.41 61.25 5.45 61.73 5.50 62.26 5.55 62,84 5.59 63.30 5.63 63.80 5.67 64.35 5.70 65.00 5.75 65.70 5.81 66.45 5.89 67.30 5.97 68.25 6.06 69.30 6.16 70.45 6.23 71.76 6.40 73.20 6.54 74.80 6.70 76.56 6.88 78.50

20 yr.

Endw.

Mo, Ann. 3,52 40.22 3.52 40.28 3.53 40.34 3.54 40.40 3.54 40.46 3.55 40.53 3.55 40.60 3.56 40.68 3.57 40.77 3.58 40.86 3.58 40.95 3.59 41.05 3.60 41.16 3.61 41.28 3.62 41.41 3.61 41.55 3.65 41.69 3.67 41.85 3.68 42.02 3.70 42.21 3.7- 42.40 3.73 42.61 3.75 42.84 3.77 43,08 3.80 43.33 3.82 43.61 3.85 43.90 3.87 44,27 3.90 44.54 3.93 44.89 3.96 45,26 4.00 45.66 4.04 46.08 4.08 46.53 4.12 47.02 4.16 47.54 4.21 48.08 4.26 48.68 4.32 49.34 4.39 50.06 4.46 50.86 4.53 51.75 4.62 52.72 4.71 53.80 4.82 54.98 4.93 56.30 5.06 57.76 5.20 59.36 5,36 61.14 5.52 63.10 5.72 65.26

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Enclw. At Age 65 Mo. Ann. 1.12 12.87 1.15 13.15 1.18 13.44 1.20 13.74 1.23 14.06 1.26 14.40 1,29 14.75 1.32 15.12 1.36 15.52 1.39 15.93 1.43 16.37 1.48 16,92 1.53 17.54 1.59 18.21 1.66 18.97 1.72 19.61 1.78 20.29 1.84 21.01 1.91 21.79 1.98 22.60 2.05 23.48 2.14 24.41 2.22 25.42 2.32 25.49 2,42 27.64 3.52 28.84 2.64 30.14 2.76 31.54 2.89 33.02 3.03 34.61 3.18 36,32 3.34 38.18 3.52 40.20 3.71 42.42 3.93 44.86 4.16 47.54

20 P. Endw At Age 60 Mo. Ann. 1.89 21.61 1.92 22.00 1.96 22.38 t.99 22.78 2.03 23.19 2.07 23.62 2.11 24.07 2.15 24.53 2.19 25.01 2.23 25.52 2.28 26.04 2.33 26.63 2.39 27.26 2.44 27.91 2 28.59 1.57 29.32 "2.63 30.08 2.70 30.88 2.77 31.70 2.85 32.57 2.93 33.48 3.01 34.43 3.10 35.42 3.19 36.45 3.28 37.53 3.38 38.67 3.49 39.87 3.60 41.13 3.71 42.45 3.84 43.84

Rio pan Kra:kora podle teky, klidne si Chraptel prodavae na jarmarku: "Damy a panove! NovodobY vynalez, pokinfuje a najednou sly4 volani o pozazrak dvaeateho stoleti. je Lento neroz- moo. Nerozinr:Al sea skoei do keky, ahy vytahl tonoueiho, kter)째7 se rczhodl ukonbitelnY hi'eben. Ohebh:"/ jako gurna, Sete do nen() tlouei kladivem, rrocit ete jim eiti s y ttj L; ivot. Kdyt ho pan Krakora, kroutit, nitikte, jim pilovati jako s oeelo- 811 no breh, pta se dobromyCi: you pilkou, inti'2-ete "Prosim vas, Move6e, napi'ed do to vody sam skoeite a pak volate o pomoc?"

Tu ho pteruSil jeden posluehae: "No", povida ura&ne zachranenY, "Prosim vas, pane, mute si s nit,1 elomain to snad udelat obracene.?" vek taky neesat vlasy?"

$1,000

CERTIFICATES

Tern-JT Mo. Ann. Under 6 mo.

1 2 .40 4.50 3 .40 4.80 4 .40 4.80 5 .40 4.80 6 4.80 .40 7 .40 4.80 8 .40 4.80 .40 , 4.80

ISSUED

BY

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20 Pay-JC Mo. Ann. 1.12 1.18 1.23 1.28 1.33 1.37 1.42 1.47 1.51

yi se psari Redaktor rad by vyhovel vkin donisovatelurn. Nekdy se v8'ak dopis opozdi.

Maze to bYt vinou odesilatele, nebo vinou poky, nebo samotneho redaktora, lalyZ je dopis dloullY a prijde v posledni chvili. Nekdy saz,ee vysazi jen tolik, kolik mu easu staei.

Velkomesto ma s ye nevYnody v doclavce poSty, a kterYch nevYnoclach 'Ede na venkove nemaji tukni. Jako kdyz prirovnate malt' pottleek k velike rece Do velkornesta prichazi stale veliky proud poky, od easneho rana aZ do pozdni noci. PoSta prichazi po vlacich, autobusy, "hypo" (highway post office), letouny, ba dokonce po lvdich. Na hlavni centrale je poka tridena stale, -miliony dopisn od pelt hodin rano aZ do dvou po pidnoci. co se od rana do pifinoci roztricli, to se zamkne do pytln a jeke pied vYchodem slunka se rozva.21 na dvacet pet men'Sich stanic. VSimindi jste si, ze adresa redaktora ma oznaeeni Houston 7, stanice eislo sedme.

Dejme tomu, 5e nekdo z Dallasu, ze San Antonia nebo z Corpus Christi pona redaktora dopis. Vzpomene si na Ifilelitou \Tee y e etvrtek yeeer. NapiSe rychle oznameni a da ho na poku v patek rano. Jestli dopis prijde do Houstonu v patek weer, Jo v noci rortriclenY a v sobotu pied svitanirn je poslanY na stanici eislo sedme. Tam pracuje ad ksti hodin rano 35 listonoki, aby do osmi hodin rano melt vkchny dopisy, vkchny noviny a vkchny poStovni zdsfiky srovnany dle toho, jak poStu cell den roznakji. Dopis je dodanY redaktoru v sobotu kolem desate rano. Ale tentYZ dopiS mel vlastne byt jiZ v ruk.ou sazeee de West, aby ho v sobotu vysazel. Posleclni zasilku rukopisu posilam do tiskarny v patek odpolecine.

Jestli ale dopts je psanY y e ctvrtek, danY na poku v patek a prijde do Houstonu na hlavni poSta aZ v sobotu sne rano, nemirZe bYti poslany na stanici dislo sedme a2 v pondeli rano peed vYchoclem slunce. KaalY takovY dopis,

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S. P. JUVENILEE,

12.86 13.47 14.01 14.64 15.18 15.71 16.24 16.75 17.30

20 Pay-JS Mo. 1.69 1.68 1.66 1.64 1.62 1.60 1.55 1.60 1 61 1.63

Ann. 19.28 19.22 19.01 18.76 18.51 18.28 18.22 18.27 18.40 18.60

CONTINUOUS PREMIUM, RETIREMENT AT AGE 65, CLASS M Rates for $1,000.00 Age Monthly Annual 15 $1.95 $22.04 16 2.02 22.74.

17 2.03 23.47 13 2.15 24.24 2.22 19 25.04 20 2.30 25.89 2.37 26.78 21 22 2.46 27.73 23 2.55 28.72 2.64 29.76 24 25 2.74 30.85 32.02 26 2.84 27 2.95 33.25 34.56 28 3.06 3.19 35.95 29 30 3.31 37.41 31 38.98 3.45 40.65 32 3.60 42.43 33 3.76 44.32 34 3.93 35 4.10 46.35 48.53.

36 4.30 50.87 37 4.50 38 53.39 4.73 56.11 39 4:97 59.06 40 5.23 62.25 41 5.51 65.73 42 5.82 69.53 6.15 43 73.69 44 6.53 78.26 6.93 45 7.38 83.33 46 88.97 47 7.37 95.25 8.43 48 102.33 9.06 49 9.'77 110.35 50 119.50 10.08 51 130.05 E.51 57 142.37 5',3 12.60 156,87 54 -1`;:j.88

D ANNUAL PREMIUMS ON

End at 18--JE Mo. Ann. 4.48 4.79 5.13 5.52 5.93 6.50 7.16 7.96 8.94

51.07 54.61 58.48 62.27 67.68 74.10 81.62 90.74 101.92

END. 20 Yr.--JG Mo. Ann. 3.56 40.67 3.58 40.96 3.57 40.80 3.54 40.50 3.51 40.15 3.48 39.80 3.46 39.58 3.45 39.46 39.41 3.45 3.45 39.42

CLASS N, MORTGAGE PROTECTION INSURANCE

Monthly Annual $ .44 $5.03 .45 5.06 .45 Q.12 .45 5.16 .45 .46 5.21 5.31 .47 5.45 .48 5.62 .49 5.80 .51 6.02 .53 .55 6.26 6.50 .57 6.75 .60 .62 7.00 7.26 .64 7.53 .66 .69 7.87 .72 8.25 8.67 .76 9.15 .80 9.64 .85 10.17 .90 .95 10.75 11.36 1.00 12.11,1 1.05 12.75 1.12 1.19 13.55 14.41 1.26 15.36 1.35 16.38 1.44 17.48 1.53 18.69 1.64 20.01 1.75 21.44 1.88 22.95 2.01

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"Ale udelal pravopisnou chybu, kdy2:; Jocund pomoc, kclyZ je to didelite, a vzpomenete si na to at y e etvrtek nebo jednou podnisoval faleSnY tek."

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A tu zaeal pan RaSIe vypravovat.

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Members

Insurance

Number One

5

$ 4,560.00

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27

28,500.00

Number Three

14

17,0 '3.9

Number Four

6

7,000.00

Number Five

48

67,500.00

Number Six

35

37,500.00

6

18,000.00

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141

$180,000.00

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