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JAK POKRACUE IVILSELM? O UKONCENI SCHUZE DRUP heho distriktu, ktera se konala 15. ledna v Holland, byl jsem tazan skupinou sester, jake dalSi kroky se provedly v lednove schtizi hlavniho telesa stran zarizeni musea. Odpovedel jsem, 2e nevim, ponevad2 bylo mi oznameno, 2e schtize se povedou bez redaktora.

Byl jsem obklopen hlouekem sester a rokovali jsme o museu. Prib112i1 se jeden a hlavnich firednikil, ale kdy2 vide', 2e jsme zabrani do 2ive diskuse, jen nodal na rozloueenou ka2de ze sester ruku, s fismevem primbouril oei, odekl a nechal nas rokovat dale.

Jedna z hloueku, sestra Hejlova, obratila se na mne s dotazem, pros 'sam se neujmu planu o zalo2eni musea. Vysvetlovala, 2e 'nest() Temple, ac je dosti pokrokove, dosud nema nic podobneho, 2adnou sbirku staro2itnosti a pamatek.

Projevila nahled, 2e na gi krajane ye strednim Texasu by dojista podporovali mySlenku Ceskeho musea, kdy2 by nekdo povolany rozvinul a vyplanoval celY podnik. Jmenovala nekolik yzacnych painateenYch predmetu, ktere jsou dosud v jeji rodine opatrovany s larejivou fictou a peel, ale mohly by bYti dany do spoleeneho musea.

K ni pridru2ily se dalSi a sdelovaly, 2e take v jejich roclinach maji rozmanite staro2itnosti, ponejvice modlitebni knihy a kanciona.1 (cirkevni zpevniky), vasand v deskach s mosaznYm kovanim, tiStene nejakYna divnYin a pro zdejS1 lidi neeitelnYna pismem, stare ji2 pies dve ste rokti. Jedna ze sester oznamovala, ze nekdo z jejiho pribuzenstva si va2i podobna knihy do to miry, 2e ji ma ulo2enu v bezpeenostni schrance v bance mezi jinYnai cennYmi listinami a dokumenty.

Souhrn toto rozmluvy byl asi v torn smyslu, abych znovu se rozepsal ye Vest-

niku o planu, zavedeni musea v budove SPJST v Temple, a bud' sam nebo spoleene a hlavnimi incedniky promyslel celY postup do to miry, by priStimu sjezdu bylo predlokno Mecca hotoveho bud' k .schvaleni nebo k dalaimu doporueeni.

Ceikoq nahled sester, ktere se mnou o tomto predmetu r'akovaly, byl, 2e je nejvySSsi eas, abychom se pied americkou verejnosti mobil pochlubit te,2 kulturnimi pamatkami, a aby takove museum bylo pristupne i SUSI verejnosti. Jedna ze sester byla toho nahledu, kdy2 nemii2e bYt pronajmuta rohova naistnost v budove SPJST, aby tam zarizena byla vYstava pamateenich predmetu a staroZitnosti, ktera byla by na oeich VSem kolemjdoucim, vSein hlasajici: Tohle je dedictvi Ceskeho pristehovalce, ktery byl uznavan za dobreho delnika, ale jeho2 dukvni bohatstvi bylo v2dy podcenovaDO.

Cestou domu, z Holland do H'oustonu, preinYalel josm o nadkni na gich sester.

Jak mnohe dobrYch a zdravYch marne mezi elenstvein. Jake nad geni se cbeas uka2e tam, kde bychom ho nejmene eekali. Jake mo2nosti zde existuji — museum, sbirka pamatek, sestaveni dejin naSich rodin, soupis 'al a etyr generaci, sepsani dejin SPJST, zachovani starych reenikil nakho spolkoveho organu. Jen se zamyslit, 2e v naSem fistredi dosud nemame ani toho poslednihotech a etyricet roenikri Vestniku. Pochybuji, "Se bychom tam naSli "vyplaceny certifikat Oslo 1, ktery byl svehe easu vystaven bratru Janu R. Kubenovi, bYvalemu tajemniku naSi. SPJST. Krly2 jsena byl v Toronto v Kanade, nayStivil jsem Uradovnu jedne velike bratrske organisace. Lituji, 2e bratr Marek zustal v laotelu a newel pro takove navStevy a prohliciky zajem. tradovna byla Sestipatrova, budova. Asi etvrtina jedncho poschodi byla oznatena

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storicke oddeleni." Prtivodei vysvelloval, 2e v torn oddeleni jsou vSechny zaznamy, dokumenty, painatky a staro2itnosti vztahujici se na einnost spolku od sveho zalo2eni v roku 1874 a..2; do dne§ka.

Hiedel jsem na ty reg,aly , a vYkladni skrin6 — a s bolestnou vyeitkou jsem si vzpomnel na poxus rediteie Holaska, abychom v naSem spolku si nee() podobneho zavedli, a ze o tom predmetu v 'tadne predchazejici schtizi nebylo vubec u.va2ovano. Snad kdybych mel s sebou bratra predsedu, 2e by se nadchnul pro mySlenku musea a pak by si ueinil poznarrku, aby se o predmetu rokovalo bud' ✓nektere distriktni schazi nebo ye • hlavniho telesa. Je to na ge povinnost, abychom budouci generaci zanechali svedectvi, 2e jsme se pokouSeli o to a ono, ze jsme pracovali a kladli zaklady.

Nevycitam. Oceriuji snahu naSich hlavnich arednikii. Vim, 2e jsou zapfahni do to miry, 2e nezbYva jim mo2nost piemYaleti o nieern jinem ne2 jen o "obchodu Da g i SPJST. Nemohou sve mySlenky rczptylovat. Nemaji easu zalo2it si ruce za hlavu, zahledet se ke stropu a preroyalet o museu ci o Utulne CI o jinYch nilhavYch planech. Maji a2 pros hlavu innoho nalehlavejSich a dille2itejAich \Teel. A take musime priznat, 2e koldY elovek ma sklony a nachylnosti dle svYcla 2ivotnich zkuknosti., dle ustaleneho vzoru, kterY si brivlastnil lined v mladAlch letech.

Na 2adost sester z druheho distriktu rozepisuji se o planu musea,. Main na to vice easu ne2 maji naSi hlavni • Vlastne to spada lepe do meho oboru. Chtel jsem se o museu zminit v led-. nove schnzi. NedoSlo k tornu, newel jsem prile2itost. Preto na podnet sester z druheho distriktu chtel bych otazku musea rozebrat ye Vestniku. Chtel bych vSak napred znati prani •elenti, zda mom tak ucinit, zda jinde je zajem.

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V nedeli 15. ledna byl jsem pfitomen schnzi druheho distriktu, ktera se konala v sini radu Tyr Oslo 80 v Holland.

Poseekam se s yYrni poznamkami ze senaze. DruhY distrikt ma dva dobre zpravodaje, bratra Relleka v 'Ceske keel a bratra Chervenku v anglietine. Jejich referaty jsou vbsly promy glene a chikladne, pretty sve poznarnky a za,Zitky ze schiize pedam as jen jako dopinek k jejich zpravam.

Pamatuji se, ze v pied_ehazejici schuzi distriktu bylo rokovano stran domova pro ,stare eleny a ze dal gi zprava mela bYti podana v teto schtizi. Z nejakYch chivocin nedo glo k tomu, lee opet byl opakovan slib, ze zprava bude podana v kratke dobe. Sjezd se kvapem blili, je mnoho zajmu o ntulnu, a bylo by Zadou3no, aby slibene yYpoety, jsou-li jako, oyiy Predloz=eny eleninn dosti brzy.

Fri navgteyieh distriktnieh wilful pit,k1 jsem k poznani, ze jak na gi Cleni, tak samotni na gi vedouci si stale pletou pojem "hlavni nradovna." Ba dokonce i v nagich stanovach najdeme mista, kde stoji, ze o torn Ci onom bodu musi rozhodovot "hlavni dradovna a reditele."

Neni tedy nic divneho, kdyZ to mame rozdeleno ye stanovach nespravne, ze i Cleni maji nahled, ze reditele jsou jedna skupina a Hlavni idadovna docela jina skupina. Takove nedorozumeni bychom rneli z nagich stanov odstranit, aby v gichni Cleni vedeli, ze pod nazvem "Hlavni dradovna" mame na mysli Best yedoucich nrednika a sedm kontrolujicich rediteln. Mame ovgera elanek (30-c). ze zalelitosti Jednoty jsou "pod dozorem sedmi reditelii," a ze prace na geho bratrskeho spolku je "vyrizovana gesti hlavnimi nredniky;" a dal gi elanek (30-d) znovu opakuje, ze sedm (kontrolujicich) reditelit a gest vYkonnYch nredniktit nese nazev Hlavni tradovna Slovanske Podporujici Jednoty Statu Texas.

Nag Vestnik etou ten itiednici jinych bratrskS-ch spolkir, eeskYch i druhych.

Fred Casein dostal jsem dopis od jednoho vrclaniho iirednika fine Ceske orennisace. Mezi jinYin zminil se, ze dosud nepochopil sloleni na geho vrchni ho telesa. Pral si miti nage stanovy, aby poznal, jak to mame v na gem spolku zarizeno. KaZdY spolek ma nbjake nclaylky, jen V nekterych bodech jsou vgechny bratrske spolky stejne. Z jeho dopisu jsem v gak vyrozumel, 1-e v jeho spolku se pouZiva nazvu "Hlavni iitadovna" jen tenkrat, kdyZ se jedna o cele teleso. Onen spolek take ma, redite-

V stredu, dne 25. ledna 1956'. e .a nredniky4 a reintele tea maji; funkci kontrolujici, "jenZe vykonnym . kinn v onom spolku so rile `VYkonnY. vYbor,". anglicky "Executive Committee.".

V naS'em spolkovern-Zivote_jsme si navykli na nazev "Hlavni uradovna" jegte z dob, kdy byl pouze jeden vYkonny rednik. ve Fayetteville, kdy se platily poplatky na vydrZovani hlavni nradovny, kdy posilaly se zpravy na hlavni nradovkdy vsechno se tocilo jen kolem. hlavni inudovny. Nazev se tak zakorenil, ze nekdy samotni reditele, aC jsou 'deny Hlavni nradovny, se zapomenou a vyslovuji se, ze "na ge Hlavni nraclovna vylizuj e," nebo "na ge Hlavni tradovna pracuje," a pod nazvem "Hlavni Madovna" maji na mysli pouze ty Uredniky, kteri jsou v Temple.

Caste gam dostal jsem se do, neniile situace, kdyZ jsem mluvil o naAich y edoucich nebo vykonnych Urednicich. Nebylo mne porozumeno. Neueinil jsem to nejmensi zminku o reditelieli, lee nekteri z Mob potahovali me zpravy na sebe. Proto yysvetluji. Povakiji VSech.ny reditele za Cinovniky kontrolujici, kteri dohlili na praci a vykonnost &eftkteri posuzuji, zdali price byla dobre vykonana, kteli maji pra y° vygetriti prof to nebo ono. Jestli nrednici maji pravo jezditi po statu, vygetrovati a kontrolovati pozemkove' piljeky povolene lediteli, je otazkou, ktera, closud nebyla vyzvednuta, ale zaslou'Zi si zornosti. Vzajenana kontrola je vec nadmiru dobra. Kdy2 vS"ak takova yzajemna kontrola je vedena z nenavisti jednoho k drukemu, milZe vyvolati mnoho zle vide a nesouladu v cele skupine, kterou nazYvame Hlavni tradovnou. Nekdo musi bYti poslednim rozhodoim. A kde neni tohoto spravneho rozdeleni, tam se mute vyvinout neprijemna situace.

Jsem jistY, ie prevaina vet g,ina nagich olend pouZiva, nazvu "Hlavni nradovna" dle libovoineho smyslu. Obyeejne je s tim - nazvem spojena predstava nektereho jednotlivce nebo v gech tech, kteri pracuji v kancelarich umistenYch v .badove SPJST v Temple. Obyeejne reditele jsou povaZovani jen za . jakYsi dopinek k vykonnym arednikiim. V myth redakenich iilancich a iivahacla v posledni do be se vyhYbarn nazvu "Hlavni firadovna," zato pouZivam dvou rozliAujicich nazy ti "reditele" a "vedouci einitele" nebo "vYkonni. Mezi vYkonne Uredniky poeitam predsedu, tajemnika, niho, pokladnika a pravniho radce. Nis dneSni mistopPeclseda neni v. prabsi vY konnYm Utednikem, pone.vadZ": nepracuje v kancelai-ich Ustredi; nezasahuje do nieeho, pouze prijde do Ustredi jednou za mesiee, kdyZ je schilze Hiavni iikadovny, firsdnikti - a toti‘Z spoleend schtze sedmi reditelf".

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Obyeejne peed schidi techto teinacti osob je prohlidka knih. Tuto prohlidku kona sedm tediteltl. Pti teto prohlidce Deditele nahlednou do v geho. Rozdeli si praci mezi sebou, aby nikdy stejni feditele neprohliZeli stejne knihy a zaznamy, ale aby se vymenovali, pro peipade kontrolovali pokatcle knihy jineho Utednika. Bratr tajemnik vystavuje eeky, tedy teditele prohliZeji, zda nebylo vyplaceno nee° nespravne. Bratr ireetni vede vgechny flay peijmil a vyclani, proto jeho knihy vytaduji nejdfikladnej gi kontroly. Bratr pokladnik vede zaznamy o pUjekach na majetky, kdyZ tyto piljeky byly ta.jemnikem a pravnim radcem vyilizeny a tediteli schvaleny; stard se o done a poji gteni na majetky, proti kterYrn, Jednota drti hypoteky (mortgages); a ma na starosti dobled na v gechen nemovity (neptenosnY) majetek SPJST. Pronajem budovy SPJST ma na starosti superintendent. S nim jsem vyjednaval, kdyt jsem chtel vygeteit motnost pkestehovani do Temple. Knihy bratra piedsedy nejsou prohliteny, ponevadZ on vede seznam odberatelt Vestniku, seznam organisatora, certifikaty novYch elentr, seznam ieditelek mladate a vYkazy o naborove einnostl. Jak bylo ji‘t nekolikrat keeeno, ✓ nagem nsteedi dosud nebyl pokizen adresaf Ilene. jmena a adresy tech ele• kteti odebiraji Vestnik, jsou do kancelake dodany z tiskarny. Otazka adresake 'dem), SPJST by roshodne mela bYt jednou spravne a uspokojive vykeSena. Jde-li o zji gteni adresy elena, kterY neodebird Vestnik, jeho adresu domusi hlavni freednici psada ti o adresu mistnimu tajemniku, cot je zbyteene zatetovani mistniho Mednika, kterY za svou praci bYva v gelijak honorovan.

co ts je spravne, jente ani jeden z nich nema stejny zpilsob tkideni dopisii. 0sobne to naprosto vyhovuje, ale kaZdY si sve tkideni provadi sam, jemuZ nikdo jiny nerozumi. Nekdy to vesme nekolik hodin hleclani najit ureitou listinu. A jako schazi adresy rovneZ schazi soustava fisteedniho tkideni listin a korespondence, anglicky "filing system." Jsou to pomerne veci podeadneho vYznamu, kekli bychom jente elm vet gi obchod, tim vice je tteba zlep g ovani a soustavneho

Tim chci iici, ze naAi ieditele peelive a detkladne prohliZeji v gechny zaznamy a kinky, ktere se tYkaji rozmanitYch peijnan a vydani. Kontrola kadovYch poplatkir vedena je bratrem fleetnim. Kontrola splatek na piljaky je 1izena bratrem. pokladnikem. Kontrola pujeek na certifikaty je v rukou tajemnika. Kontrola novYch. Clean je v rukou .peedsedy. Ale ve gkere jine kanceldeske zatizeni, kde se nejedna bud' o pkijem nebo o vyclani, nevi nijak kontrolovano. Na podobnou kontrolu nedostava so na gim kediteltun jednak easu, jednak odbornYch znalosti. Na peiklad neni spoleena po gtovni vyprava. Kandy tednik odesila sve dopisy, kaZdY dopis zvlagte. Stava se dosti easto, ze dostanu etyei at gest dopisti v jednom dnu, viechny z Usteedi jine korporace podobnou korespondenci sousteed'uji. Nebo 0pet kaZdy Mednik ma svou vlastni kartoteku (schranky na, dopisy a listiny),

A prive prate, aby vsichni eleni byli spravne informovani, mime svobodu tisku, mime svirj Vestnik, kde katoly ma slovo, kdyZ je proneseno slu gnym zpilsobem. A prave proto mime test distriktni schirse, abychom si eekli sve nahledy. A take proto bratr ptedseda svolal delegaty prvniho dsitriktu, aby zvolili feditele, kterY by pei gel do kancelati na geho nsteedi, pomohl ostatnim Pediteltun v jejich prohlidce, a pak oznamil v gern Olen-am, ze dle jeho upeimneho p •esvedeeni v gechno je v dobrych rukou, vgechno jednani je demokratic ke a otevteno, nic se nezakrYvO, nic nezatajuje, a spolek je dosud veden gesti Medniky a pod kontrolou sedrni teditelil. A jestli ?name mezi sebou /lady /*aka' nedorozumeni, je to jen vYhodou pro spolek, je to pause nasledek demokraticke kontroly, kde museji se obeas sttetnout protichildne myglenky, ale kde spolek netrpi finaenimi ztrataxni nebo

Jinak muzeme byti vdeeni, ie mime spolehlive eeditele, kteei na, vie poctive dohliZeji. Nekolikrat byl jsem zastayen nekterym:elenem, Ze co kikarn tomu, jak praskaji mnohe americke pojig t'ovny v Texasu. Je to samozeejme, Ze podobne otazky jsou poloteny take jinYm elentim na gi ,SPJST: "Co myslig, kdyZ ty jine — nemyslii, Ze take nage — —?" Miitete smele a poctive prohlasit, te my si vedeme na gi Jednotu sami. A dokud se nedostane do neaich rukou, kdo by ji mohl promenit na yzajemnou pojigt'ovnu ("mutual"), dokud vgechno bude kontrolovano na gimi eleny, a dokud si udrtime nejakY easopis, kde bychom si mohli rici sve z oei do odi, easto bez rukavieek, dotud nemusime miti strachu, ze na g spolek dostane gpatne vedeni. Jen tam, kde se peed deny zaviraji dveee, aby nic nevy glo mezi deny; jen tam, kde elentim se neda, sa y se planuje; jen tenkrat-easpoznati,co je teeba bYti na strait Nakaza ye spolkovem Zivote nepeichazi jako rider blesku. Nakaza a podvrat je spi ge jako prace vg ekazil (termitil), potmo, hloclani a vytirani uvnite. A toho jsme dosud v nagem bratrskem spolku nemelia doufejme, te ani nebude.

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Na jeden bed bych viak chtel upozornit. Chci poloZit ota.sku "Kdy je nahradnik opravnenY zastupovat keditele?" A opet teknu to bez rukavieek. fteditel Skrabanek mel vatnou operaci. Pole'Zel si v nemocnici a pak byl peevezen do domaciho o geteovani. Mohu iici, ze teditel 8krabanek je jednim z nejschopnej gich nag ich keditelt, kterY nejen zna, obchod poji gt'ovani, ale kterY ma giroky vg estrannY obchodni rozhled a bohate finanent zku genosti. etyei dny pied schrizi hlavniho telesa gel feditel 81crabanek k lekati o radu, zda by se mohl odvaZit cesty z Houstonu do Temple bud' autem nebo vlakem. Lekat mu to zakazal. Prdve y tentft den bratr peedseda svolal schazi v prvnim distriktu, aby smineny distrikt byl zastoupen, bylo spravne. Mel ioditel. 8krabanek pray° zavolati sveho nahradnika, bratra Hilshera, kterY je peedsedou eadu Pokrok Houstonu a Menem bohatYch obchodnich zku genosti, aby jako nahradnik jel, do schnte hlavniho telesa? Za jakYch okolnosti je nahradnik opravnen zastupovat feditele? Je spravne, kdyZ se prohlidka knih provadi, nebo schaze kona, anit by eleni distriktu men ✓ asteedi sveho zastance? Je nahradnik jen y piipadu trvaleho zneschopneni nebo uprazdneni? Nebo je nahradnik ✓ tomtet smyslu jako nahradnik do sjezdu, kdyZ nemilZe jeden, pojede druhY? Toto je zajimava otazka, kterou by eleni patella distriktu chteli miti od samotnYch vYkonnYch ireednikil zodpovezenu. Byl jsem tazan o informa.ce, tedy upozorriuji na okolnost, ktera, se stala, ale nebyla spravne rozhodnuta.

Ve stanovich mime elinek, ze po pr ylednu sjezdoveho roku je povinnosti iediteliu najmoufi odborneho poetate.

8krabanek mane prAvo uvedomil, Ze v kratkosti bude mu lekakem dovoleno cestovat, a Ze po vzajemne dohode s ostatnimi gesti kediteli budou nava.zany styky se statnim odborem poj gt'ovani, aby nova prohlidka, kterou statni odbor planuje, byla proVedena jegte pked sjezdem. Tim se delegattrin i 'denti-11 dostane dal giho ujigteni, zc Statni odbor je spokojen s vedenim na geho obchodu.

Prostudovali jste onech sedi4 croperuecni, ktere ptedloZil bratr Pavlieck, vrchni pravni radcc SPJST, v minulern eisle? Techto sedm bodU saslouti si pozornosti od v gech Ilene, hlavne od nagich delegatt, kteei budou miti na starosti zavedeni nejakYch men v peigtim sjezdu. Jestli jste neeetli onen elanek na ptedni strane. peedchazejiciho uehitc tak.

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Z PRVNillIO. DISTEIKTU Protokol z yiaStni sehfize delegatii prvniho distriktu SPJST, konane v mestske radnici v Brenham, Texas, 4. ledna 1956.

(Sepsal J. F. Chupick) Schtitze tato byla zahajena v 9:40 rano bratrem Edward L. Markem, piedsedou Illavni nia.dovny SPJST, kted pH zahajeni schtize podal yysvetleni, ze schtize tato byla svolana za fieelem zvoleni reditele a nahraclnika prvniho distriktu na misto zemteleho reditele br. A. C. Stepana.

Piedseda Marek poladal v'Sechny pHtomne, aby projevili jejich fictu a vzpominku aernielemu br. A. C. Stepanovi, b3ivalemu rediteli prvniho distriktu SPJST, jejich tichYm povstanim na pare minut.

PH vyvolani jmen pritomnYch delegatil bylo shledani, ze nasledujici rady prvni ho distriktu byly v teto schnzi zastoupeny nasledujicimi delegaty: Pad Oslo Jmeno 1 John A. Kubena 2 Chas Hilsher 7 J. J. Krupa 9 J. T. Skrabanek 9 Oscar Slovdeek 11 Aug. Jalufka 13 August Kubena 14 Ed. G. Vavra 17 Jos. H. Siptak 17 Joe V. Sefeik 17 John Masar 17 John E. Stefka 17 Frank G. MenuRik 21 Chas Jalufka 22 Chas Renz 33 Willie Schovajsa 33 John 8tepan.

34 Ad. Kotulan 37 Frank BureS" 38 Jerry 'Stepan 38 V. H. Salina 39 Jos. Hornak 44 Jos. Couf al 51 D. A. Juren 64 L. M. Matocha 67 Frank Holub 68 W. D. Kamas 68 Ladgie•BlaZek 103 L. J. Sandera 118 Jos. Hovorak 120 Jos. Balcar 122 Jos. F. Felman 129 Frank Wentreek 141 Jos. Taska Bylo zji§teno, 2e pritomni delegati v teto schttzi zastupovali 3205 hlasti, nepritomni delegati meli 200 hlastit.

Br. J. J. Krupa (7), podal navrh, kted byl podporovan be. Fr. Holubem (67) a prijat, bylo usneS'eno, ze jestli v teto schnzi je zastoupen jen jedriSnn delega-

tem nekterS7 Pod, kterST je opravnen k vice jak jednim delegatem, aby ten pi'itomn3i delegat mohl odevzdati v -Leto schi5zi vSechny hlasy, ku kterYm jeho hid jest opravnen.

Piedseda John A. Kubena a mistopiTd seda Jos. H. Siptak jmenovali nasledujioi bratry na volebni vybor, a sice bratry: J. J. Krupa, Frank Holub a Oscar Slovaeek.

Bratr tajemnik D. A. Juren preeet1 nek eislo 33 naSich stanov.

Na navrh, kted pedal br. Joe Balcar (120), kted podporoval br. J. Masar (17), Pristoupeno k nominaci. Bratr Frank a kted byl prijat, bylo usneSeno, aby na- Holub navrhuje bratra V. H. Barinu, a hradni delegati pritomni v teto schuzi, brats Jos. Balcar navrhuje bratra Frank W. D. Karnas (66), Oscar Slo ydeek (9), a V. Stepana. B- rate Ed. G. Vavra navrhuje Joe Hovorak (116), byli uznani za pra- ukoneeni nominace. Podporoval brats voplatne zastupce jejich radu v teto Frank Holub. Prijato. VYsledek volby byl schtizi. nasledovne: Bratr Barina obdeZel 890 blase a bratr Stepan 2315 hlasii, Beate Br. Fr. Holub (67) podal navrh, aby be. predseda Kubena prohlasil bratra StepaJohn Kubena (1), byl zvolen piedsedou na za zvoleneho reditele. teto schtitze. Tento navrh podporoval be.

Charlie Renz (22). Piedseda Marek podal Bratr Barina kratee promluvil a dekuje dotaz, zdali jsou nejake clalS1 nominace delegattim za hlasy. Br. Stepan pak deza predsedu teto schtize. Br. Jos. Siptak kuje za hlasy a ujiStaije, Ze se bude (17) podal navrh, kted byl podporovan, naiti vykonati eve pa y innosti die jeho aby nominace byly uzavreny a aby br. nejleaai schopnosti.

John Kubena (1) byl zvolen piedsedou Pfistoupeno k nominaci nahraciniho reteto schtitze aklamaene. Br. John Kubena ditele. Br. Holub nominuje be. Barinu; byl napotom zvolen piedsedou teto schtt- br. Jos. Coufal ociporuCuje, abychom ze aklamaene a ujal se jejiho vedeni. volbu zkratili, Br. D. A: Juren navrhuje, Br. Joe Balcar (120) nominoval br. J. aby nominace byla ukoni.,'ena a br. BaliH. Siptaka (17) za mistopredsedu -Leto na byl zvolen aklamaene. Podporo'val be. schtize. Piedseda Kubena podal dotaz, Jos. Coufal. Prijata, a bratr Barina byl zdali jsou nejake dalsi nominace za mi- zvolen nahraclnim reditelem. Br. Barina stopreclsedu teto schttze. Br. Joe Balcar pak pripominal delegattnn distriktni (120) podal navrh, kted byl podporovan, schtlzi dne 29, dubna. aby nominace byla uzavrena a aby J. H. Beaty John F. Chupick, tajemnik HlavSiptak (17) byl zvolen mistopredsedou ni Uradovny, vysvetlil plat reditele, jak teto schtize, aklamaene. Br. J. H. Siptak denni tak i cestovne. Byla podana Zadost, byl napotom zvolen mistopredsedou teto by to deleadtitm vysvetlil. Distriktni schtize aklamaene. schfizo timto ukoneila a misto predsedy Br. J. J. Krupa (7) nominoval. be. Dan prevzal be. Ed. L. Marek.

Jurena (51) za tajemnika -Leto schtize.

Kdy2 predseda Hlavni uradovny, be.

Piedseda Kubena se tazal, zdali jsou ne- Edward L. Maret, zase prevzal predsedjake dalsi nominace za tajemnika -Leto nicty i telt° schitze, bylo jednonlasne schilze. Br. John Stepan (33) podal na- snekno, aby tajemnik Hlavni nradoyny, vrh, kted byl podporovan, aby nominace be. J. F. Chupick poslal mestu Brenham byla uzavrena a aby br. Dan Juren (51) poukazku na $10.00, co odmenu za probyl zvolen tajemnikem teto schtrze akla- najeeni nam pro tutu schtlzi jeji mestske maene. Br. Dan Juren (51), byl napotom radnice.zvolen tajemnikem -Leto schtize aklamaeSchnze byla ukoneena v 11:10 dopone. ledne.

Br. J. F. Chupick, co tajemnik Hlavni 1• •( firadovny SPJST, odevzdal fSech 3205 CLENITIN PRVNiII0 DISTRIKTU hiastil zastoupenYch v teto schtizi ve proBellville; Texas. spech zvoleni hr. John Kubena (1), co Sestry a bratil: predsedy, br. J. H. Siptak (17) co mistoTimto chci vain co nejsedeeneji nodepredsedy a Dan Juren (51) co tajemnika kovat za vaM ddveru, ze jste nine taketeto schtize, aklamaene. you pre y aZnou vetSinou zvolili sveho re(Poznanaka tajemnika Chupicka: Na- ditele, abycli doslonZil nevyprAenoit lhtnsledujici east protokolu teto schtlze je zde to reclitele prvniho distriktu, ktere2to miuvedena doslovne. tak jak ji sepsal ta- st() zastavai muj zesnulY bratr Alfred. jemnik teto schtize. br . Dan Juren a pred- UjiSt'uji jak deny v prvnim distrik10'211 ji tajemniku Hlavni firadovny). tu, tak podohno eele (g m-180/o SPJST, ze SehUzi prvniho distriktu zahajil bratr se budu snaZit, abych vaSi dil yeeu nezklaJohn A. Kubena, predseda. mal a abych si ji zaslouZil. Budu to valy Bratr Ed. Marek, predseda Hlavni iira- povaZovat ze velmi cenne vyznamenani dovny vysvetlil zptiisob voleni reditele. pro mne samotneho, a za z ylaSIni poctu

Vc sti'edu, due 25. ledna- 1956: bratru Alfredovi, od vas, delegatti v pr y -nimdstrka eodlnceagi Jednoty, kteri jste jakYnakoliv zpiisobem prispeli k memo zvoleni., Take tern delegatfn,.kteri dali sve hlasy memu soupeti, dekuji za jejich dobrou vtili a nejlepai Malysly pro dobro naai SP JST. KdyZ vaechno uvaZime, je to demokratickY a nejapravnejai zprisob, jak budome pokraeo y ati kupredu. Va ge nahledy a pokyny budou yZdy pro mne voditkern. Frill bych si, abyste se v dri yere na nine obratili v jakekoliy spolkove zalelitosti.

Redaktoru Valeikovi patri me uptimne diky za jeho praci, ze pro rime preloZil moo Zadost, abych mohl doslouMt Unita sveho bratra, Take mu dekuji, a to jmenem cele Stepanovy rodiny, za jeho phlehave 6- lanky, ktere kdy napsal o bratru Alfredovi, za uverejneni bratrovy fotografie, a za vaechny jeho redakeni fivahy vztahojici se na zesnuleho bratra. A proto, bratte Valeiku, budu Te znovu Zadat, abys overejnil tento pteklad z anglietiny do 6eAtiny. Predem Ti dekuji a pripominam, ze Ty a Tva manZelka mate stale pozvani k na gim spolkovYm slavnostem u radu v Bleiblerville.

S bratrskYm pozdravem Frank V. Stepan. e

Dism dui schfize Schfize v jinch distriktech budou uvetejneny jakmile distriktni atednici ustanovi datuin schilze ye svem distriktu.

Distrikt pat', 19. iniora 1956, Houston Distrikt aestY, 22. dubna, okres Lavaca.

Distrikt druhY, 29. dubna, Taylor.

Distrikt treti, 25. brezna, West.

Distrikt aestY, 22. dubna, Moravia, okres Lavaca, Distrikt sedmY, 15. dubna 1956, Jourdanton 1 * ore * NAVEHY NA ZMENU STANOV OD t.;;ADIT WYEZDA milAnE2E eisLo 102 V COUPLAND, TEXAS Cteni bratri qborove: Zde y arn zasilame zmenu Mann 48, 54 a 128, a sloe: Clanek 46 Pravni radce.

Pravni radce musi peeli ye sledovati zakony bratrskYch jednot a zastupovati Jednotu a rally ve ygech pravnicb. zaleMostech : Zkourna abstrakty a listiny pazemkove drive neZli Hlavni ritedovna pftleku uzavic. Plat za y ytizoy ani prijeek plati se z -tondo na vyclani Hlavni firaclovny, s platen $500.00 mesiene shZneho, ale Zadne procento. A take pravni radce musi bydlet tam, kde je Hlavni Ufa dovna.

Clanek 54. — KaIdSr rok po oznameni

VPSTNf — WEST, TEXAS solvence Jednoty, urei cela Hlavni dovna, jaka sleva muae bYti poskytnuta vaem starYm elenfon ye forme prominuti poplatkii, kteri jsou v Jednote ptes 35 rokti, bez ohledu na jakeho Men dosahl po petatticeti letech Clenstvi v Jednote.

KaZdY takovY Men jest povinen platit aye pravidelne poplatky do 35 rokti. Na kaZde dalai poji gteni od datum kahle pripojistky. Toto opatteni plati pro vaechny eleny tridy "A", kteri spravne platili sve poplatky po 35 rokil.

Clanek 128. — Clen, 'kterY svilj certifikat udrZuje v platnosti po vice jak tri reky, do veku 60 roku, v pada nejnutnejai potteby mute obdrZeti piljeku prod. zaloham jeho certifikatu, jen v gak v tako yem obnosu, na jak jej opravnuje zalohova tabulka jeho certifikatu.

Zadost takoya: musi bYti podana prosttednictvim radu na listin y Hlavni dovnou k tomu ueelu ptipravene. tajemnik Hlavni iltadovny, ze Zadatel jest na takovou ptljeko ooravnen, vystavi eek na jmeno radu a piljoujiciho, se sraZkou 4% &oho na jeden rok ku piedu, a eek zaale na tajemnika dotyeneho radu, kterY po zjiateni ze Men nedluZi. dove poplatky, eek 'Zadateli o pujeku odevzda. prljeujici radu poplatky, jest povinen nejprve poplatky zapraviti, neb je tajemnik z obnosu eeku odpoeita.

I po dosaZeni 60 let mute piljeku u6initi na zaplaceni lekarskYch a nemocenskYch vYloh a na poplatky. HlaVni iltadovna ma pray° omeziti pujeky proti certifikattim na dobrozdani Statniho Department' Pojigteni.

Obnos takto piijeenY Menu spolku s 4% firokem, splatnYm roene ku predu, jest pohleclavkOu Jednoty proti certifikatu a nine bYti Menem zaplacen kdykoliv, aneb bude odpoeitan z obnosu certifikatu po smrti Mena., Kdykoliv nejvyggi moZ"na, prijeka oproti certifikatu jest — neeitelne) fitadovny upozorni Mena, 2e jeho povinnost jest platiti pravidelne poplatky a 5rok ha dluh Jednote. tak do jednoho mesice po tomto uvedomeni, jeho certifikat pozbSrva platnosti a prestay e bYti Menem Jednoty.

C. V. Adamek, ptedseda.

Raymond M. Machu, tajemnik. ) o 4, •

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VYTAH ZE ZPRAVY TASEMNiKA IILAVNI tRADOVNY S. P. J. S. T., PilEDLO2ENE VSEM IJI.EDNDitliki A REDITEUTIVI ILAVNI TAADOVNY VE

sawn IlLAVN1 fiRADOVNY, KONANE 9. LEDNA 1956.

Nasledujici je zprava moji firedni einnosti co tajemnika Hlavni itradovny SPX ST za etvrte etvrtleti roku 1955, a site od 1. tijna 1955 do 31. prosince 1955, veetne; a kratkY prehled moji einnosti co tajemnika Hlavni nradovny za celY rok 1955.

Behem etvrteho et yrtleti v roku 1955 dostali jsme 36 Zadosti o majetkove ptije ky v obnosu 303,613.11. Tyto Zadosti o pftjeky byly schyaleny v obnosu $245,030.61. Behem etvrteho etvrtleti 1955, a sice od 1. kijna 1955 do 31. prosince 1955, veetmo, jsme uzavteli 31 novYch nab zy YknYch starch pureek v obnosu $235,288.71.

Behem roku 1955 obdrkli jsme nq Hlavni fdadovne 257 Zadosti o majetkove pujeky obnagejici $1,941,834.93, z ktereho obnosu Zadosti obnagejici $1,623,407.58 byly schvalene a 318 pujeek v obnosu $1,768,447 bylo uzayterto.

Koncem 31. prosince 1955 ineli jsme na hotovosti v naaich dvanacti vkladnSrch bankach $302,848.46. Toho stejneho data, kdyZ poeitame pouze ty Zadosti o majetkove ptijeky, ktere jsme dostali od 1. e'ervence 1955, meli jsme na nagich knihach 44 neclodelanYch neb neuzavtenYch o ptijeky na majetky v obnosu $389,112.91, na ktere za,ruka byla odhadnuta a Zadosti schvaleny.

Behem roku 1955 vystavili jsme na Hlavni firadovne 14,974 stvrzenek, 148 rea spoustu easteenYcb relisu, odstopil, prenostl a jin'Ych rtiznYch Stedne overenYch listin.

Behem roku 1955 na ge majetkove pftjeky vzrostly ze $5,126,463.01 na $5.862,430.Kdo by si nekdy pomyslil zeptati se, 53; nage certifikatove pujeky vzrostly ze byl-li Lincoln bohat el thud? Co by se $514,531.02 na $540,688.72, a na ge bondove drZavy se sniMli z $1,261,824.80 na $1,245,svet staral o to, zdali ukladal penize nic? Jeho osobnost stala tak vznegene, 288.20. byla tak velika, k by se byl kaZdY .styd.61, Behem roku 1955 jsme vyplatili 205 zeptati se, kolik penez nebo jak majetek v sumo $189,583.29 a 19 nadaenich zanechal. pojistek v stone $17,500.00.

• Pfedloleno k tivakni.

J. F. Chupick, MoudrY mute vypadat sme gnSim ye tajemnik tTlavni idadovny SPJST. spoleenosti hlupakt.

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Ve stfedu, dne 25. ledna 195G.

Z CINNOSTI DOMACICH RADII Jaro eislo 130. meli narozeniny v unoru. MnoliSim se to Dallas, Texas. nezdalo spravne, tak to zmenili a budou Sestry a bratri: davat party eili zabavy pro veechny eleJe to bole,stne, kdy2 musim yam poda- ny nageho radu etvrtletne, toti g misto vat takovou zpravu jako je tato. Zda se, jen elenrim, kteri maji narozeniny v Unog e eleni a firednici radu nejsou schopni, ru, ted' budou davat ze.bavu veem, kteri aby vykonali sve povinnosti spravne nebo maji narozeniny tyto tri mesice, leden, dle ptedpisfi.

'Thor a brezen, najednou.

V prosincove schrizi zvolili jsme nove A prvni tato zabava bude 12. Unora pa firedniky pro prieti rok. Tea jsme volili schrizi, ktera, pripada na Lincoinu. sva.delegaty do sjezdu. Dva eleni byli nomi- tek; tak si to poznaete a nezapomerite. novani za delegaty, bratr Arnold M. Vrla Pak pozdeji bude zas party pro Cleny, co a bratr Miro Jureik. Sam jsem navrhnul maji narozeniny v dubnu, kvetnu a eer ybratra Jureika a bratra 8eMaka, a vy- nu, a podobne. Doufam, Ze tomu rozumisvetlil jsem elenfim, ae bratr Vrla je na te. Takhle nenfriZe se zlobit ZadnY neb stanovnirn vYboru, musi jet do sjezdu age rikat, "jen jedni maji party a ostatni ne" mohl by pomahati naeim dvema delega- Bude to pro veechny, tak se dejte videt, Ulm. Tim by nde rad mel trl Cleny ye at' je vas co nejvice; a pripneme vain sjezdu. Obe nominate proely a dieni hla- kviteeek neb rilZieku co upominku, ae jest sovali. Bratr Jureik a bratr 8ef eak byli na vas pamatovano. zvoleni delegaty.

Marne zde silnY rad a doufame, ge veiVe schrizi, ktera se konala 15. ledna, by- chni Cleni, co jest jim moZno, se dostavi.

10 poukazan.o, tie jine rady SPJST nebo Sestry jsou Zadane, aby prispely jako jejich zdstupci ye sjezdu by nam vkly na to svaeinu. 0 to ostatni, co bude, naei volbu a neuznali naee dele- se postaraji ti nail Wove, a pri tom gaty, ponevad2 jsme hlasovali zvednutim oveem bude i nejakY program. ruky a ne pomoci listkri. Take bylo pouUdrZujme si ten spolkovY pivot pokud kazano., ge nepoznaeil jsem v protokolu, se dd. Neni doba daleka, ge budeme na jako tajemnik, ge jsme hlasovali zvednu- ty dobre spoleene zabavy jen vzpominat. tim ruky.

Sesta distriktni schfize bude zde na Moravii dne 22. dubna, a ja bych si prala, Tak abychom uspokojili yeechny, pro- aby o tom bylo premYeleno, co a kde by vedli jsme novou'volbu pornocilistkii, jak se rnohla udelat naprava, a melo by se o stanovy narizuji. Bratr Vrla a bratr Jur- torn rokovat a usnest cc, CO a jak zaveas, elk byli zvoleni za delegaty. Tim se stalo, ne a2 bude sjezd zde. ge nebudeme mit tretiho elena ve sjezdu, jak bylo v prosincove schrizi vysvetleno.

Jest zamraeeno, mrazivo, severak Asi je to podle prani Clenu. Jedine pona- dava, moZna k se yypIni pranostika, zeueeni, co z toho mame, je otazka, zdali lene vanoce, bile velikonoce. Treba neumame radeji dolar neZ bratrskou lasku. vidime snehu. ale bude mrznout, a g vie Joe Maca, vypuei a nadela to ekody, jak v loni. tajemnik radu Jaro Cislo 130.

Tak pozdrav stariekrim Cajkovym na Wheelock a diky za pel(nY dopis, pain ) • •Ts ° Oajkova. Pieete dobre na sva Leta a mne itad Karel Havlieek Cislo 4. pripominate pismem moji zeinfelou maHallettsville, Texas. mieku. Odpiei Vam nekterY den brzy.

Dnes rano jest zima, neb nam fouka Tak, bratri a sestry, at' se zas jednou eerstvY severaeek a ph torn v noci trogku veichni sejdeme. Tato zabava neni jen pro zaprgelo. ty, co maji svatek. jest to oslava pro ne, Pane Bole jen vie, neb to sucho bylo jig ale zabava pro v gechny Cleny u nageho na povaknou, a jestli nenarnokne spodek radu. Tak na zdar, a g zas trochu pozlozeme, letos bude zle. bim.

Marie Fabian, Nemoci na veechny strany. Naee Jindopisovatelka. drieka si vanoce veteinou preleZela v po) • •C steli, jsouc velmi nachlazena a pH tom horeeka. Ja brala porad medeciny, ale nic Rad Hvezda Svobody Oslo 87. platne po Novem rote jsem si take odTemple, Texas. leZela skoro dva tYdny. Vite, ono to je Rad Ilvezda Svobody Cis. 87. konal svojak v to pisniece, "Oh, jak to voni o po- ji vyroeni schilz dne 16. ledna v 7:30 'nsviceni" — ale Ze po tech svatcich jest z eer v firadovne hlavniho telesa. VYsledek toho veeho bricha boleni a jeete," neco. — volby jest nasledujici: Predseda, Stanley Kacir; mistopredseA ted' k veci. Nae zabavni vybor mel svou schtizi 16. ledna, a usnesli se trochu da, John Coufal; tajemnik, John Kurtin; zmenit ty party. Jak vite, v2dy jsme meli pokladnik, Frank Matush; doetni, H. H. zabavu kaklY rok pro yeechny Cleny, co Hejl. Delcgati do sjezdu: J. F. Chupick

Frank Matush. Nahradnici: Aug. Kull' a Jerry Valchar. teetni vYbor ustanoven br. predsedou: Jerry Valchar, Truman Head, Bill Brodie.

J. E. Kagpar, dopisovatel do Ceske easti.

• " • Upozorneni eleninn iadu. Texaska Orlice Cislo 13 v Dime Box, Texas Davam vgem elentim radii Texaska, Orlice Cislo 13 na vedomi, ge budeme konati nail schfizi treti nedeli v mesici, na misto druhou nedeli, jak jsme dosud meli. Bylo to schvaleno v lednove schfizi.

S bratrskSrm pozdravem, J. J. Krenek. ) • 4 • ( Fad Jaro Cislo 130.

Dallas, Texas.

Lednova schfize naeeho radii byla dosti pekne Cleny zastoupena. Protokol prijat s malou opravou, vice tYkajici se volby delegatti do pti gtiho sjezdu nail Jednoty.

Br. Stanley Rillovec, mistopredseda se vzdal sveho firadu a na jeho misto byl zvolen jednohlasne br. Hugo Shefchak.

Do fieetniho vYboru byli zvoleni mladi Cieni, bratti Stanley Vrla, Wesley Tup3-7, August Beran. Resoludni idrbor: Antonie Horakova, Jan Hena gal a Stanley Hfilovec.

NemocenskSt vY'bor nevolithe, neb kagdS7 z lads Mena se snagi nernocne Cleny nav gtivit, neb listek po gle, i jinak se snagi pomoci. Dopisovatelka ses. Horakova,. Zilstava nam nedodelano pripominka radovYch lekaru, organisatortl a delegati do distriktnich chilzi.

Delegaty do sjezdu nail Jednoty, to mame u nageho radu nejak zamotand, tedy o tom a g prigte.

Bratr predseda podekoval odstupujicim firednikilm, to jest br. mistopfedseda St. Hfilovec a fieetni vYbor. Br. Hillovec byl cicbrYm mistopredsedou, vgdy ye schrizi usmevavY. Doufame, Ze i nyni bude nage, ba i jeho schfize nav gtevovat. Marenka Filipec si zaslougi tea pochvalu; byla na UCetnim vYboru a i kdyg neprehledli knihy na Cas, zato mela dvoji praci a v gdy dobre vykonanou.

Pro pokroeilou doba schilze ukoneena a prigti schfize bude dne 5. imora o treti hodine odpoledne v Sokolovne.

Po schilzi jsme meli kafieko, koblihy a i neco lepgiho tam vonelo. Hostiteli byli bratr a sestra Shefcakovi.

Za Cad, Antonie Horakova, dopisovatelka.

• ) • 4. • ( Upozorneni elentim "radu Pokrok Houston Cislo 88 Jelika sestra Louise Kadlee k, nage fieetni, se vzdala sveho firadu, byla jsem ja na jeji misto ye vSiroeni schfizi zvole-

Ve stredu, tine 25. ledna 1956: na. Doufam, 2e i mne bude mono Melly obslou2iti tak, jak v2dy lchotou tymila sestra Kadleekova.

Davam vam, elenfun radu Pokrok Houstonu eislo 88, na vedomi, ze budu v radove sini na Stuclewood ka2clY patek veeer od sedmi (7) hodin do deviti (9), abych mohla vase poplatky prijmout.

Pak-11 yam neni nao2no prijiti osobne, poSlete sve osobni poukazky nebo -po stovni poukazku (money order) na adresu LODGE POKROK HOUSTONU NO. 88, 1140 ROBBIE, HOUSTON, TEXAS. Pak-li yam poSlu pripominku (statement), tak mne tuto laskav'e poSlete zpet s vaSinai poplatky.

Predem yam vgem elentm dekuji za vaM. spolupraci v budoucnosti a s pranim >7,t'astneho noveho roku, se sesterskYin pozdravein Frances Olexova, fieetni.

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IC ALENDAft Vile& li 29. ledna veeer schilze Narodniho sdru2eni y sini radu Stefanik. kedaktor Vestniku proprijei sve nove barevne filmy k promitani. Zaeatek v sedme. ✓ soboin 11. finora porada Sokol Houston maSkarni merendu v Sokolovne.

IrSichni v maskach. Vyhravati bude oblibena hudba F. Vavrika. K yeeeri budou chutne jatet-nieky. ✓ nedeii 12. tinora 'Ceske divadlo v sini radu Pokrok Houstonu. Veselohra "KdyZ S"testi chodi po horach." Zaeatek v etvrte odpoleclne. ✓ neeleti 12. imora kor0, Sokol Houston svoji pravidelnou mesiZni schtizi. Po schuzi jaternicova vdeere a pratelska zabava. ) • 43 ( NEDOSTAVATE VESTN!1c Nekdv v hodcucnosti se mute stati, pravidelna dodavka Vestniku bude nekomu z vas najednou zasta,vena, a organ prestane clochazet. Stane-li se to jen jednou, vitt& pravdepodobne nese path, Opakuje-li se to dva, tri a vice tYdna sebou, dopItte na Supreme Lodge SPJST, Temple, Texas, at' pripad je vytetten.

Nepitte ani na vydavatele, ani na redaktora, ale na Hlavni firadovnu. Stanovy narizuji, ze kdo si preje Vestnik, musi dopsati freetnimu Hlavni firadovny, kted vede seznam. adresate Menu dostavajicleh Vestnik.

11/Iti2ete dopsati na Hla yni tlfadoynu sami, nebo pcAadejte va geho tajemnika lby to pro vas vykonal. Ka2d..3"7 Glen, kter si plati na pojFtteni v tride dospelYeh, je opravnen na Vestnik, jestli si ho preje • Jsou ta vejce upine Cerstva9 Jestli jsou eerst ya!Chcete-li . si stoupnost k telefonu, infiZete jests slyt'et kdakat slepice, jeZ je snesly.

VEsTNIK--WEST,TEXAS

POPISY 11.

Dallas, Texas.

Mili etenari Vestniku: Toto je miaj prvni dopis t. roku. Ten, jen byl uverejnen ye Vestniku 11. ledna, byl psan a odeslan 22. prosinee, a 2e to bylo mezi svatky a NovYm rokem, prichY.stan k uverejneni na 4. ledna. Psal mne pr. redaktor, 2e mu z tiskarny zvonili, 2e nemohou inuj dopis najit. To ten dareba ktek tiskarsky si ho vypiljeil a sednul si nail a potichu se jim "S'etaril", kdy2 ho vkide hledali. Tak, bratr redaktor bylnucen jim poslat opis meho dopisu a proto se zase oitYclen zpozdil.

Tato pisi na vysvetleni bratru a sestre NoskovYm a sestre Rendlove, pros jejich kvitovani darn no. Moudkuv fond se opozdilo. Vybrala jsem celkem 18 dolarn na misto zasilani vaaanenich prani.

Tak zase stojime na kopci roku noveho a rozhlilime se. Radi bychorn pronikli za tu hustou nalhu, ktera se pred zrakem naSim rozprostira. VS. ak nelze ji proniknout. Vine, marne pied sebou 365 alai (dues v,ak uz o 31 den mene).1Vlusime se smirit se skuteenosti a prijirnat trpelive a vyrovnarie z rukou oiudtt, co na nas eeka.

Vkcka ta vanoeni prani, vesele vanace St'astnY novf rok, jen2 si lide navzajem vymenuji, rok od roku, loueeni roku noveho se starYm v rozjarene nalade, ktera stoji hodne penez zbyteene vyhozenYch, na osudu lidskern izic nemeni. Co nrijiti ma, priide.

Na nas to uZ neplati. My, jako stari rozumni lide, jsme byli doma. A kdy2 si ten staxY rok s tim novornenina nemluvriotem Sokolovne podavaji ruce na to nasleduje vSeobecne libani a prani S't'astneho roku -- my klidno doma vse zaspali.

Tim, 2e jsme se odstehovali z blizkosti Sokolovny, vzdali jsme se prate sokolske, povkchne, vSenarodni, kterou jsme plnYch 40 let vykonavali ne2istne z lasky.

Zachutnal nam ten odpoelnek. Mista naSe prevzali na sva bedra miadi. A musime jim vzdat zaslonZene uznani. Poeinaji si rozumne a deli se o tu praci v'Sichni; yeclonal jsou si sokolskeho hesla: "Ka2dY na svem mists stirj." Odstupeni nas stargich, Cesky citicich, postradame hrani CeskYch divadel. Neni nikoho, kdo by je ridil. My starAi harcovnici, kteti jsine se eeskYm echotnickYm divadltim venovali, jsme zestdrli, odstehovali se daleko od Sokolovny, nername kary a veeer kaatne busove spojeni -doji2d'ka do zkoukk nemo2na.

A od na2Si mlacle2e to nemia2eme 2adat. Je to IA treti a etvrta generate zde zrozena.

TalentovanYcla zpevaku a ochotnin by se inaMo- dost, kteri si divadlo radi zahraji; k tomu pottebuji starSi vedouci.

Vzpominam, kdy2 jsem zde pied 42 ro-ky prijela, cvieila se zde v domove stare

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CLENU pani Vaneurove operetka "PrEtZ"ske dienky". Uvedene byly na scenu v kvet roku 1914 v pronajate sini Academic Hall. Pivni Sokolovna se zacala stave+, v. rote' 1915 na Carl ulici. Ale mne by ty vzpominky mot daleko privedly a mitj dopis by se mod prodlouZiL V nove Sokolovne se rozvinula paste viastenecka, cvieeni, kulturni, hrani hodnotnYch kusli diHralo se v podzimni sezone, od do dubna sari do prosince a od kvetna. kaZdY mesic krasne divadlo, mezi nimi detske vYpravne pohadky, akademie a jine programy. NaSina nejstarMna nejeblibeneyiim hercem byi a dosud je br.

Ludva TobernY a sestra Marie Rendlova, ktera se prestehovala do Corpus Christi, kde dosud ye svern pokroeilem veku rich divadla. 0 tomto vkm jsem. dmysl psat' nemela.

Chtela jsem jen podekovat vern rodiCum, kteri mne vyMi vstric a privd2eli lame Mi. zkoaek na vanoeni progrein, ktereho jsem se na poladani ses. Dolores MazanY a ses. Libbie Smith ujala; a dekrtji ses. MazanY, 22 pro mne ve eve kiate prijela a donna privezla ze Sothovny..

Zpevy dal doprovazela na piano Frances.

Jureik. Na programu freinko yaly tyto deti: Bra na konieky — Johnn y Pekladnik, David a Robert Podhradskych. Jerry Urban, (ktera mne vsak zklarnala: do zkou-: Sek ji tatinek clovez1 ale na program nepriMa, ani se neonaluvila. 01. em 2e to hru pokazlic), Johnny Smith, George Nemec a Katy Vrla.

Druha bra "TN hadanl-y": Betty Staglik, Robert Sit, George Nemec a Margaret Nemec. Piano solo Kat y Parma, Rudolf.'

Malik, Evanka Malik. Elektrickou kytaru solo Donald Hokk s doprovodem plana Frances Jureikeve. Joe Ann Maca, solo accordion. Basnieky vanneni velmi pekne prednesla Gloria Kalich, Justin Pokladnik a Rose Mary Sramek. Zink va noenieh pisni v§echny deti. Jt vain v'Sem, mile deti, dekuji za vaSi neast na pro-: gramu.

Zapomela jsem na 2;:verene pekne Oslo Rudolfa a Evanky MalikovYch, 0bleeene v narodnich krojich, zazpivaly pripadnou mimikou pekne eesky "Sla Na nynka do sell". Tarn kde deti u2, ze etvrU,; generate pekne eesky naluvi a zpivaji,. to se pozna, kde babieka 2ije v dornacnosti syna nebo decry, uei vnouoata eesky. A neni to tem detem na Skodu. A kdy2 jil ta mila.ceska babieka s nimi naije, vzpominka na ni jim nikdy nevymizi z nameti. "Master of ceremonies" byl James JanouSek; Pane si poeinal V oznamovani.

Je mu 14-45 let. Fred dvema roky, kdyZ jsme tu melt Maru§ku Janclaekovu, chodil do Ceske skoly, neumel Cesky (snail

Strana 8 nejaka slovieka). Hdy'A nine to bylo mo2né, jela jsem s Marukou do S-koly ji vypomoct. Deti bylo mnoho a nestejneho stari, a to vite, co deti umi, kdy2 jsou pahromacie. Jednoho rani vylezame z kary (jezdily jsme s naSim blizkYm sousedem panern Prevratilem) a James pekne nahlaa "Dobre rano, sle•eno ueitelk.o". Ten pozdrav mu tatinek nacliktoval. V loni byl by rad chodil do 'Ceske Sic°ly, vktk nebylo zajmu. A letos? Doka,Zeme to? Anebo zase nebude eas?

Ale vrat'ine se jeke do Sokolovny. Za zpevu deti prichazi na jeviSte nezbytnY Santa Claus (br.. Joe Maca). Pod velkYm krasne dekorovanYm stromkem byla nakupeno na sta dark y paradne zabalenYch. Napred ovSem byly podelene (Teti.

VYbor k tomu xvolenY, ses. Dolores MazanY a Berta Podhradska, nakupily velmi pekne darky pro deti vkho stari, sticky s ovocem, orechy a cukrovi nachystano bylo pro 100 deti. A vSechno se to minulo.

(Pak ze zde nemame dost eeskYch deti).

A 2e ti stari take byli celY rok hodni, take ie Santa Claus uodelil darky.

Zatim co byly doruc,'ene darky tern starSim, deti zasedly k pekne upravenYm stoltim, kde maminky jim poslouLly sandviee, horkou eokoladou a tech razriVch sladkosti tarn bylo, molly si vzit kolik chtely. Br. Sid Pokladnik Ojai. take 'Stedreho Santa Clause. Daroval na poea,stovani vkch 25 liber uzenek. Jsou ty jeho vYrobky znamenite. A my mu vkchni srdeene dekujerne.

Pro starsi byla uvalena kava. Zdravi priSli a vSichni jsme se dobie melt. A prali jsme si, abychorn se na vanoce zase spoleene seen. Na auto nadilku VZdy prispivaji Sokolski Jednota, rad Ja•o eislo 130, Z.O.B.J. a Zensky Kroukk.

Delcujerne potadajicimu vYborti za nakup dark y a ovoce, orechir a cukrovi, vkch potreb pro kuchyn, a za vzornou obsluhu vkin mladYni maminkarn. Bylo to pekne a ja dekuji vSein detern, ktere se podilely na prograrnu.

JeSte se chci zbe2ne zastavit u voleb sokolskS/ch. Nebyla jsem v prosincove schtizi, kde byli naviteni a zvoleni novi firedByla jsem potekna vY gledkem voleb, neb byli zvoleni VSichni novi urednici z rad tech miaciSich. A tak deje se i v jinYch jednotach a spolcich podpirrnYch a je to spravne. My stari jsme u2 v to praci zestarli, ubirame se jeden za druhYm k veerieniu odpoeinku. A my, jen2 jeSIO jsine zde, radujerne se z toho, 2c naSe mista pfejimaji naM. potomci. A clelaji tu praci die dneSni doby dobie. ' Br. Ben Prevratil, dlouholetY starosta Jednoty Sokolske; verne oddan mykence sokolske, jako zkuknY kormidelnik zastupoval nail jednotu velmi dobie. My si vSichni br. Prevratila va2ime.

Na jeho misto byl zvolen br. Mirek Par-

vkajNI.K.,,,,„ WEST, TEXAS ma, kterY od svelio rnladi byl odchovancem sokolskYm. Jeho rodiee Method a Ludmila Parma byli eleny nail jednoty a Atedre podporovali Narodni Sdru2eni za prvni svetove valky. Pi. Parmove, vYborna ochotnice na nakm je• vynikala, zvlast v Ulohach komickYch, v "Kraemerce", v "Zelenem kralovstvi", atd. Skoda ze smrt ji zkosila v mladem van. Zeinfela, kdy2 jeji dva synkove dortistali a mamu nejvice potrebovali. Mirka jsem videla vyrristat z plenek.

Jeho bratrieek Oldrich byl o dva roky stark. Byli jsme blizkYmi sousedy v blizkosti Sokolovny na Carl ulici. Na§e dye &Ai, Johnny a Marta nebyly o mod star'Si a tak se spoleene hravaly, a tu jsme tu lasku k veci a* akoltin sokolskYm pestovali od middi v nagich detech.

Proto jsem rada videla v nedelni schtizi sokolske prijimat od br. Prevratila kladivko starostenske s pranim, by vedl jednotu k prospechu vkho elenstva. Mirek podelcoval br. Prevratilovi za dosavadni praci a poeinal si v dalsim vedeni schtize schopne. Oeka ho mnoho zodpoVedne grace. Hlavni z nich je stavba nove Sokolovny. Ovkm tie ji sam stavat nebude, musime vSichni k cili tomu smerovat a ykstranne podporovat. Mirek je svYm yekern nejmladkm starostou v Zime jinni.

Mistostarostou a velice dobrYm doplfikem br. starostovi byl zvolen na'S bratr • Hokk. Je on jeden z hlavnich tepen nail jednoty, vYtoenY bored a svojim umeleckYm nadanim povahy tvorive, maluje ruzne dekorace na jeviki i v sini. Je Sokolem Velem i duk..

Za odstupujiciho tajemnika br. Alberta Nesudy, kterY je take jeden z tech poctivYch drieft, zastaval Mad tajemnika svedomite 2 roky, ale ma jinYch povinnosti ✓ Sokole. Je 2upnim i mistnim ndeelnikem, con vy2aduje mnoho easu. Jeho misto pre yzal br. Bob MazanY a jeho 'aena Dolores. Prijeli k nam do Dallas pied nekolika roky a hned se zapojili oba do price sokolske a tim posilili jednotu nail o dva poctive deice: Jsou odchovanci Sokolske Jednoty Cleveland, Ohio. Bob ovlada dobie eeSlinu a naimo cvieeni zapojil se do hrani divadel a operetek. Je dobrY zpevak. Dolores • cvieila deti a mega s nimi fispech. Ted' kdy2 opatruje svoji holeieku, predala, vedeni nemene schopne Sokolici Lilly Smith-La2novske, ktera je take ocichovanka sokolska. Zclarne pokraeuje v praci Dolores zapoeate. Ji k nomoci je br. Julius PodhradskY ml. Dolores a Lilly se ujaly vedeni kuchyne a dokak. to lepSi nail my stark. Rozdelily si praci na hodiny a tak se 26,dna, z nich mod neunavi, kdy2 pracuje d ye hodiny kuchyni, to my stark jsme to ocirely dye nebo tri, od yeeera a,2 do konce. trad fteetni po sestre Toberne preyzala ses. Berta Podhradska. Sestke Toberne

ye stiedu, dne 25. ledna 1956. vS'echna test; zastavala, svilj arad vyborne. DUkazem jeji prate je, 2e nemame na knihach Sokola 2adne dlu2niky. Verime, ze i sestra Podhradska se do sveho fikadu dobie zapracuje. t7 rad pokladnika prevzal po br. Joe Ehrenbergovi br. Emil Hrabina. Br. Hrabinu radim do rad spolehlivYch, vernVch Sokohl pracovnikii. Tak se rime zcla, ze jsme letos postavili v eelo jednoty vkchny lnlade, schopne firedniky.

Ve vytrvale praci je nak spasa a vitezstvi. Ja yam preji zdar ve vak praci, abychom priS"ti volby sokolske u2 konali v nove Sokolovny.

Co toto dopisuji, doSla nine zprava, 2e zemrel v Ennis br. Frank La2novskS7 st.

Zase jeden vernY, stark sokolskY spolkovY pracovnik. Jmeno La2novskS7ch v Ennis ma velmi dobrY zvuk dobrYch sokolskYch pracovnikti. Vychovali sve dot v myglence sokolske. Ses. Vlasta i Lily jsou nadge-. nYmi Sokolkaini, cvieitelkami, odkazu rodieti svYch Verne ztistanort. Projevujeme cele rodine La2novske naAi soustrast.

Namisto kvetin v upominku br. La2novskeho mne odevzdali bratr a sestra Miro Jureik $2.00 na Mouoldiv fond. Penize uz jsem odeslala a &yearn srdeene diky.

Tentokrat jsem si s varni zase pobesedovala, etenaki, a zase dam na de gi dobu pokoj.

S pozdravem vSem etenartim, Baena Valeikova.

Odboeka S. V. P. S. Proti Ohni a Bouki eislo 9., Fort Worth, Texas.

Mill bratti a sestry: ease prichazim, abych oznamila, ze nase odboeka SVPS proti ohni a bouri eisla 9 kona mimoracinou schuzi v nedeli 29. ledna v 1 hodinu odpoledne v Sokolovni.

Marne hodne nedodelane price, ktera musela bYt odlokna z posledni vYroeni schtize. Ze byla volb y firednikil a vzalo to hodne easu, tak rtizne veci musely bYt odlokny do priai schtize. Proto bratti a sestry jsou Ladani, aby se vMchni dostavili, neb je to velice Musime pracovat spoleCne a budovat, aby naive odboeka rostla a mime firednikarn pomahat v jejich praci. Kdy2 je hodne Mena ve schilzi, tak ty itkedniky to test, ze je mate radi a oni pak lep6i pracuji, zylagte ted' ti novi urednici, dejme jim chavoru, 2e si jich va2ime. Tak nezapomeiate na schrizi. Na shledanou.

Anna Milan. )• • Cvieitelska Mwla sokolska jede na wS7let. Ve vlaku se prohliZeji zasoby. Sestra Lida ma slu§ny kus salamu. Bratr tudka, slavnY ly2ar, mrkne oekem po salamu, mrkne po Lide a vznosne" zazpiva: "A2 nebudeS moci, Sokola zavolej !"

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Zprava OD 1. LEDNA 1955 DO 1. LEDNA 1956 jsme -bontiy a kupony, ktere jsou usebovany y e First National Bank, Temple, Texas, My nile podepsani •editele, tine 5, 6, 7, ledna, 1956 a porovnali prijmy a vydani v knihach .Hlavni n •adovny, piohledli v4oltny majetkove pfijay, ter jsme porovnali pi•ijmy a vythini na gleh majetkii, jak nasieduje: Pi'enos zalohy z roku 1955

Balance reserve from 1955

PRTJEM

INCOME

tmrtni poplatky elenske Urok z piljeek na certifikaty Urok z pfijeek majetkovVch Urok z bondil Dividend z akcii OlejovST lease Najemne z farem Rozliene pfijmy z majetku Royalty z oleje VS7teZek z prodeje majetku Zy r`Seni knizni hodnoty bondil Royalty z majetku Jednoty Najem z SPJST Budovy Poplatek od kadatelu o pfijeky Prodej i'adov . ch potteb 'Dart' na Mouokil y fund

Mortuary premiums Interest on Cert. Loans Interest on Mtge. Loans Interest on Bonds Dividend on Stocks .

Oil Leases Rents from farms Miscel. Income foam R.E.O. Royalties from R. E. 0.

Profit on Sale of Real Estate Increase in bonds by accrual of discount Royalties and Minerals Rent from SPJST Building Appraisal Fee Sale of Lodge Supplies Contributions to Moucka Fund

$7,795.092.57

$ 573,876.35 20,514.95 266,373.08 36,565.00 0,022.50 3,369.00 1,540.00 750.00 2,597.91 8,770.00 898.50 5,213.52 30,739.78 7,571.00 122.40 957.76 96,8,881.75 8,763,974.32

VYD4Nt

EXPENSE

Odstoupene pfijeky proti certifikatfim Komikie z prodeje majetku Vyplacene Nadaeni pojigteni Dvojnasobne pojiateni Prominute poplatky Umrtni Podpora Vynlacene mrtni podpory ipo dospeni pincsti Urok nedospel3im dedictm Vyclani z kolektovanim firoku na bondy Ztata z prodeje majetku Rozliene na majetek PojiAteni na majetek Dane z farem Opravy na majetek Cestovne z dohledem na majetek SniZeni kniani hodnoty bondu s ni hodnoty budovy SPJST Sni'Zeni kni Z Urok z ptijeenSTch pen& kizeni a vydrZovani budovy H. U. Slukie Eelektfina Gas a voda Opravy Pojigteni Dane Za akturskou praci Za oznanaky Vydarii za odha.dy s ptijekami pravnimu radci z pujeek na majetek Problidka knih Vydani na . Auto Komikie organisatorfun Dart'

Surrendered Cert. Loans Commission on sale of Real Estate Matured Endowments Double Indemnity Claims Premium Waiver Claims Death Claims Death Claims to Minors Interest paid on Minors Claims Expense on Collection on Bond Int. Doss on sale of Real Estate Miscellaneous Insurance Real Estate.

Taxes Real Estate Repairs on Real Estate owned Travel Real Estate owned Decrease in bond by amortization Prem.

Decrease in book value of SPJST bldg.

Int. on borrowed money SPJST Building maintenance SPJST Building salaries SPJST Building power and light SPJST Building fuel and water SPJST Building repairs & improvement SPJST Building insurance SPJST Building taxes Actuary Fee Advertising Appraisal Expense Attorney Fees Audits : Car Expense Commissions to organizers Oontributions

14,554.53 105.00 19,500.00 1,000.00 45.60 189,262.77 3,320.49 825.19 .60 964.77 233.28 58.73 430.20 1,403.15 249.33 295.10 20,000.00 1,542.00 1,699.96 7,836.00 4.934.33 1,491.79 1,766.46 1,393.80 2,185.12 1,281.50 533.99 7,723.99 13,402.05 915.84 1,171.52 38,140.60 1,740.00

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522.07 122.49 1,622.85 2,879.50 2,339.85 361.50 24,943.8C 193.99 1,598.98 4,800.00 849.99 2,902.34 2,096.06 700.00 5,700.00 15,557.50 26,700.00 4,611.55 6,264.88 2,612.98 1,130.35 1,492.91 597.27 48.00 292.40 1,725.00 1,037.12

Emblems Odznaky Freight and Express Freight a dovoz • Liability Insurance PojiSteni; ocUkodne na karu Med-Examinations Lekarske prohlidky Non-Med. Examinations Bez-lekarske prohlidky CIen. pop. Nal'. Bratrsky Kongres, atd. Membership Dues Official Publication Vestnik Press Committee Expense Vydani tiskevelm vYbOtu Office Maintenance VydrZovani triadovny Office Rent Najernne z nradoyny Officers Travel Cestovne idednikti Organizational Expense Organisaeni vYlohy Postage PoStovne Salaries Directors Sluzne reditelti Salaries Editor SluZoe redaktora Salaries Employees SluZne vVpomoci Salaries Officers : Sluzne tirednikii State Insurance Examinat ori Prohlidka statniho odboru pojiSteni Stationery and Supplies Psaci potreby a tiskova pi:ace Supreme Lodge Meetings Schuze Hlavni idadovny Taxes FICA and TEC and FUTA FICA and TEC dan Telefon a telegraf Telephone and Telegraph Youth Activities 6innosti mladeZe Sick Benefit Claims Nemocenska podpora Vx gene poplatky nemocenskeho odboru Sick Benefit Returned Premiums Depreciation on Auto SniZeni kniZni hodnoty automobilu Bonus to Juvenile Term Bonus detskeho odboru

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302,798.46 995,204.00 250,024.20 5,856,652.75 540,688.72 102,000.00 201,164.56 39,264.85 187.50 60.00 10.00 21,158.15 1,000.00 50.00 $ 8,310,263.19

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515,170.62 470,181.88 445,739.37 316,116.87 435,277.64

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Frank Rod Frank V. Stepan Frank CervenY •ereeka: "Ale pane tediteli, nine tragedce, date tak smekiou fteditel: "Vy sleeno, 1 v tragedii s eSne hrajete."

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Resolutions of Respect WHEREAS, on the 18th day of December, 1955, our Brother and Director of the Supreme Lodge, SPJST, Alfred C. Stepan, has been called from his earthly labors to his eternal rest and left surviving him, his wife, Mrs. Ruth Stepan: his father, William Stepan, Sr.: six brothers, Willie M. Stepan, Jr., John A. Stepan, Otto H. Stepan, Adolph B. Stepan, Raymond J. Stepan and Frank V. Stepan: three sisters, Mrs. Rosalie Broughton, Mrs. Lydia.Syptak, Mrs. Vlasta Grebe, several nieces and nephews, many other relatives and a host of friends to mourn his passing, and, WHEREAS, Brother Stepan was not only a good, loyal and devoted husband, and an active energetic member of our Order and a very capable Director of the Supreme Lodge, who, has always worked for the good of our Order, but, he was, also, an examplary citizen and a capable and dependable public servant having served in various political and church official capacities, His tireless, energetic, unselfish and capable service to his fellowmen was always recognized not only in our Order but also in the Community and County where he resided and everyWhere wherever he was known, and, WHEREAS, Brother Stepan will be missed, not only by his loved ones, and by us, all the members of the Supreme Lodge, SPJST, and all the members of our Order, but, by all those who have had the privilege to know him during his lifetime.

BE IT, THEREFORE, RESOLVED, that we, the members of the Supreme Lodge, of Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas, (SPJST), in regular session assembled, on this the 9th day of January, 1955, extend to his loved ones our deepest sympathy in their loss and in their hours of sorrow and bereavement..

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that, a copy of this resolution be sent to the wife, of our deceased Director, a copy of it be published in our Fraternal Herald and a copy of it be spread upon the minutes of the Supreme Lodge of Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas, (SPJST).

Chas. Holasek, Chas. Navratil, Frank Rod, J. M. Skrabanek, Frank V. Stepan, Adolph D. Pavlicek.

Edward L. Marek, John A. Kubena, John F. Chupick, Jos. Koliha, Jr., R. A. Urbanovsky, Robert Cervenka, Frank Cerveny,

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Wednesday, January 25, 1956

MUSINGS OF THE EDITOR IN MAY, 1955, I ASSISTED ONE OF our SPJST members to obtain his naturalization certificate. As you well know, we have quite a number of older members who had tried to become citizens of the United States, but they had failed to pass the examination on account of their deficiency iia English. Since the law had been changed and made easier for those old settlers, many of our members obtained the citizenship through an interpreter. In this particular case, the examiner asked the applicant about the duties of every American citizen, With ease, the applicant mentioned that he should obey the laws, pay taxes, serve on jury, if he can read and write English, and vote at every election. The next question was rather ticklish.: "Can you criticize public officials? Can you, for example, say anything you wish about President Eisenhower?" * * IMAGINE YOURSELF, DEAR READin such a situation. You are trying to prove to the examiner that you w ould be a good citizen, and he bluntly asks you if you would say an unkind v‘ ord about the President of the United Slates. The applicant tried to be polite or diplomatic. He replied that he might have his opinion, he might think slightly differently than others, but that he would keep his thoughts for himself.

I shall never forget the examiner's advice to the applicant: "My dear friend, when you become a citizen of the United States, it is your duty to take interest in the Government of this country. You help elect men to run the country. If you later think that some other men would do better, it is your duty to go among your friends and, tell them to elect better men. As a citizen, you should not be afraid to voice your opinion. You may be wrong, but you have every right to say what you please.

You can put your opinion on paper, you can have it published, you can criticize all you wish—even the President of the United States, because all public officers are public servants. In the old country they used to believe in the "divine right of kings." Nobody has divine rights in this country. Not even the Government can stop the freedom of expression."

I BELIEVE THE TIME HAS COME for a brief statement about the necessity of preserving the freedom of expression, whether by speech or by newspapers. I wannot conceive of anything more hazardous than to place restraints on the editor of the Vestnik, to tie his

hands, to tell him what information he may pass on to the SPJST members, to dictate to him what he may say, or ot say, or what kind of editorial articles he may or may not write. Whatever faults I may have editorially, as to taste, thoroughness, and literary quality—and I truthfully admit they are many—I have been loyal to the tenets of the SPJST, and also loyal to the basic principles of freedom and liberty on which this Nation was founded. Personally, I resent when one or two officers, or one or two directors, tell me what to place in the Vestnik and what informations to keep away from the SPJST members. I don't believe there should be put any undue pressure on the editor of the Vestnik—be it the present editor or the future one—and no coercion or intimidation.

LIKE EVERY OTHER PUBLIC MAN, I have been attacked; I have been criticized; I have been degraded and cheapened by speeches and in print. I have not always liked it, any more than the present officers of the SPJST like it.

However, I can truthfully say that I believe in the right of anyone to criticize me, even wrongfully. I judge it more important to have the freedom of speech, the freedom of press, than to escape even unjustified criticism. I will admit that some of the criticism I received was even helpful in the long run, even when it was based on incorrect facts. So I cannot conceive of anything more dangerous to the fraternal and free institution like our SPJST than to do something which would abridge or limit the complete freedom of information to every SPJST member. The editor of the Vestnik is bound to uphold the American historical tradition of Thomas Jefferson that "no government ought to be without critics," not even the administration of the SPJST. It takes courage and determination to present the facts to the members, to criticize where criticism is justified, and to condemn where remedy may be affected. That is the sacred duty of the press, that is the right of our citizens, even the newly-naturalized.

There is one article in the SPJST Bylaws which stipulates that the editorials in the Vestnik shall be written in the American spirit. The freedom of the American press—and the official publication of the SPJST is only a very insignificant part of it—is to give the information as it sees it; and the freedom cannot survive if steps are taken

which would smack of that choking off of precious liberties. But when I am told what to print and what to hold back from our members, in matters dealing strictly with the administrative affairs of the SPJST, and if I am to be under the heel of some future Napoleon, =I am violating the American spirit of free expression, and I am opening the door to a grave invasion of American tradition.

THE JUDGMENT OF EVEN THE mast sincere people are fraught with possible errors. And anything that would impair the com plete freedom of the press would be a disastrous step backward. The right of our members, of our citizens, are compromised. I think this is one of the most important issues that can possibly arise in the history of the SPJST.' I think the editor of the Vestnik should not be condemned for permitting other members to say what they wish. Should the editor offend by not writing for the benefit of the SPJST, or should he violate good taste, let the membership take care of him either through the Publication Committee or at the next convention. I feel ( ertain that in the long run the members are the best and final judges of the work which the Vestnik does.

THERE ARE TWO ESSENTIAL CHAracteristics which a successful public servant—also an officer in a fraternal society—must possess. One is a thick skin; the other is courage. It is not necessarily right, but it is nevertheless true and correct that any man holding any public trust, be the officer good or bad, is all times subject to attacks. I am exposed to those attacks, too; sometimes minor, sometimes extremely vicious. Yet any public servant must at all times be ready, willing, and able to withstand any attack which may be made upon him as an individual or as an office holder. He must be able to laugh at those attacks which are made in either a joking or half-joking fashion, and at the same time he must be able to repel the attacks of a vicious or insulting nature.

THE OTHER CHARACTERISTIC which every public servant must have is that of courage. He must be able to make decisions. He cannot say "yes" and "no" in one breath. He must stand upon his decision if he believes his decision is (Continued on page 13)

Wednesday, January 25, 1950

EXCERPTS FORM THE REPORT OF J. F. Chupick, Secretary, Supreme Lodge SPJST, presented to all officers and directors of the Supreme Lodge at t7ne Supreme Ledge meeting held on Jannary 9, 1956.

The following is a report of my official activities as Secretary of the Supreme Lodge, SP,JST, for the fourth quarter of 1955, namely, from -Oct. 1, 1955, to Dec. 31, 1955, both inclusive, and a resume of my activities as Secretary for the entire year of 1955.

During the fourth quarter of 1955 we received 36 applications for real estate mortgage loans amounting to $303,613.11. These loan .applieations were approved for the total amount of $245,030.61.

During the fourth quarter of 1955, namely from Oct. 1, 1955, to Dec. 31, 1955, both inclusive, we closed 31 new loans and/or increased old loans in the total amount of $235,288.71.

During the year 1955 we received at the Supreme Lodge office 257 real estate loan applications amounting to $1,941,834.93 of which amount loans amounting, to $1,623,407.58 were approved and 318 loans amounting to $1,768,447.00 were actually closed.

As of Dec. 31, 1955, we had on deposit in our 12 depository banks $302,848.46. On the same date, taking into account only those applications for real estate mortgage loans received at the Supreme Lodge since July 1, 1955, we had 44 pending or incompleted real estate mortgage loan applications on our books, the security for which was appraised and the applications approved, in the total amount of $389,112.91.

During the year 1955 we executed at the Supreme Lodge office 14,974 receipts, 148 full releases, scores and scores of partial releases, subrogation agreements, transfers and other miscellaneous legal papers.

During the year 1955 our real estate mortgage loans increased from $5,126,463.01 to $5,862,430.53. Our certificate loans increased from $514,531.02 to $540,633.72. Our bond holdings decreased from $1,261,824.80 to $1,245,288.20.

During the year 1955 we paid 205 death claims amounting to $189,583.25

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and 19 matured endowment . claims amounting to $17,500.00.

Respectfully submitted, J. F. Chupick, Secretary Supreme Lodge, SPJST • ,?!. 4 ( WHO WROTE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? One sticky August night in 1892, the lamps burned late in the Boston office of a magazine named The Youth's Companion.

A 36 -year-old former minister stared out at the city and tried to fit together a few words that would sum up an American's love for his flag.

The han k was Francis Bellamy, of Rome, N. Y., and the sheet of foolscap in front of him was soon to contain the words we know as the pledge of allegiance.

Those words have come down to us, to be repeated by every schoolboy and treasured by every patriot, but the author's name had been mislaid. • Bellamy probably is the most neglected patriot in American history.

Most Americans never have heard of When Francis Bellamy joined The Youth's Companion, the magazine was leading a great rededication to Americanism.

Part of that program was to raise the flag over all the nation's schools on Columbus Day, 1892.

Upham, Bellamy's boss, had wanted a new flag salute for the occasion. But Bellamy had convinced him that a salute would be far too stiff and formal.

What was needed now, he felt, was a warm, human, simple pledge.

Sitting there, triwling his pen, he quickly hit on the first words: "I pledge allegiance to my flag." And since the flag would symbolize the nation, he added, "and to the Republic for which it stands."

But then the writing became more difficult. Bellamy skimmed through American history. He reflected on the Civil War. The scars were just healing.

And he tacked on, "one nation indivisible," for surely the war had proved that. But still he needed some phrase which would sum up America and the American dream. He thought of the slogan of the French Revolution, "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity."

And he knew that "liberty and justice for all" was the simple, yet moving phrase he was groping for. The pledge was done. (Later, it was revised slightly).

Bellamy left the magazine four years later to enter the advertising field. His

writings reveal that until his death in 1931, he regarded the few words of the pledge as the greatest he had ever written. His personal story cf the pledge also contains this prediction: "And Mr. Upham said, 'My boy, I can't help think that this thing you have written will last long after you and I are both dead'." # * Musi.

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Continued from page 12) right and just. He cannot cilanae his a Ind with each enanging wind or with the waxing and waning of the moon.

Public men must take the lead, must make decisions, and must show courage.

IF CUR LEADELB, BE THEY PUBLIC officers or fraternal lea.ders; if you and I are to serve our Nation, our organizations, our families, and ourselves, it is the solemn responsibility of each of us to accept the challenge which comes our way. We must meet with courage and determination each decision which we have to make. An Italian poet, Dante, once said: "There is one heaven and one hell, but there are many roads which lead to each." To that he added: "The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in a period of important decisions maintain their neutrality." We cannot be indifferent. Or as Oliver Wendell Holmes said: "The thing that sets America apart from the rest of the world is that we always sail on.. Sometimes we sail with the wind, sometimes against the wind; but we always sail.

We never drift."

CONFIDENCE IN LEADERSHIP Public confidence in public servants and in any local self-government, whetthey it be on county, municipal, group or fraternal level, is determined largely by the manners in which the duties of local leaders are conducted and carried out.

Any elected officer holds his office as a public trust. Whoever undertakes to conduct the duties of his elected position in any spirit other than that of a sacred trust is unworthy to hold the position to which he had been elected.

It is one indispensable part of our form 'of government or administration. that the results and action of our leaders and officers be made freely and openly available to inspection by the public generally, or by the members belonging to a particular organization.

This is as it should be, because truth is a weapon of freedom, and conversely the suppression of truth is a weapon of dictatorship.

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, Wednesday„Tanuary 25, 1956

REPORTS FROM DISTRICTS REPORT FROM DISTRICT TWO An all-day meeting of SPJST District 2 was held last January 15 at the SPJST Tyre Lodge 80 hall in Holland. In attendance at the meeting were some 200 members from 11 of the 18 lodges in the district and others, including Supreme Lodge members Marek, Chupick, Koliha, na Navratil, Editor Valcik, and By-law Committee Secretary Slavik.

District President Spanhel called the meeting to order at 10:45 a. m., welcomed everyone, and led the group in a tribute to deceased Director Stepan.

President Jakubec of the host lodge welcomed all those present. District Secretary Belicek called the roll of the lodges in the district and read the minutes of the last District 2 meeting. The morning business session then concerned itself with a discussion of the status of any by-law revisions which may be adopted and submitted to the By-law Committee by a district. A number of proposed by-law revisions had been adopted previously by the District 2 Steering Committee and these revisions were about to be discussed and finally adopted, ammended, or rejected at this District 2 meeting before transmittal to the By-law Committee.

Since the right of a district to submit motions to ammend the by-laws is not specifically prescribed or prohibited in the present by-laws, By-law Commit. tee Secretary Slavik questioned what should be the Committee's proper action in accepting and considering any bylaw revisions submitted by the districts.

Particularly, Brother Slavik questioned (1) if the Committee should accept bylaw revisions submitted to it by the districts and (2) if these revisions should be considered as representing the wishes of and be binding upon all lodges in the district. A legal opinion on these and related question had been requested of the Supreme Lodge Attorney but the reply had not been received at the time of this meeting.

To resolve the matter temporarily and permit this meeting to proceed, the members in attendance voted that 2 joint actions be taken in regard to this matter. The first action would be to submit any by-law revisions adopted at this meeting to the By-law Committee over the signature of the duly elected officers of the district with the explanation that these by-law revisions were approved by a majority vote of those in attendance at the subject meeting.

It was agreed that this action by the

district in no way bound the local lodges within the district.

A second action approved in regard to this matter was that any by-law revisions adopted at this meeting would be mailed to all 18 local lodges within the district for their consideration and possible action. Each local lodge may approve, amend, or reject any or all of the revisions; or it may adopt and submit to the By-law Committee a list of proposed revisions of its own. Mailing will be sufficiently early to permit each lodge to consider the matter at its February meeting so it may forward the results of it sanction to the By-law Committee before the first meeting of that Committee on the second Saturday in March.

After a delicious dinner served by host Lodge 80, a short but enjoyable program of entertainment was presented by talented youth from the various lodges and under the direction of Sister Clara Heji.

The details of the by-law revisions discussed and finally adopted at the afternoon business session are too lengthy for inclusion in this general report on the District 2 meeting. However, they will be sent to all local lodges in the district and possibly to the Vestnik for publication.

As a further item of business, the membership accepted the invitation of Brother Reuben Lesikar that the next District 2 meeting be held at the SPJST Praha Lodge No. 29 hall in Taylor. The all day meeting will start at 10:00 a. in. on next April 29, the fifth Sunday in April.

Before adjourning at 4:30 p. in., those present heard brief messages from Supreme Lodge President Marek, Secretary Chupick, Treasurer Koliha, and from Editor Valcik and host lodge President Jakubec.

Calvin C. Chervenka District 2 Reporter ) •

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TO IVIEMBERS or DISTRICT ONE

Bellville, Texas Dear Delegates and Members of District One: I wish to take this means to thank each and every one of you who placed your confidence in me and by such overwhelming vote, elected me to finish the unexpired term of my late brother Alfred, as Director of District One. I assure every one of you, as well as the entire SPJST organization, that I will endeavor to merit your confidence in

I every way possible. I shall always remember your act as a treasured privilege accorded me in memory of Alfred, by you, the representatives of the lodges in District One, as well as any member of our fraternity who in any way contributed to my support.

To the delegates who thought it best to give their support to my opponent, I wish to say that I appreciate their interest in our SPJST to such an extent as to show their democratic way of thinking, which after all, is the way that will lead us forward, and to be even more successful than we already have been fortunate to be. Your ideas and suggestions will receive my full consideration and I want you to feel free and welcome to contact me at any time you may so desire.

To Editor Valcik I wish to express my heartfelt thanks and appreciation for the very fine translation and publication in the Vestnik of the announcement of my desire to be elected to finish the unexpired term. I also wish to thank Brother Valcik, in behalf of the Stepan family for the fine articles he wrote about Alfred, the splendid reproduction of his photo and the nice comments about him from time to time in the Vestnik. And, Brother Valcik, may I ask you again to be so kind and translate this letter for me and publish it also in the Czech section? I certainly will appreciate it, and again I want to remind you that the barbecue or fish dinner will still be waiting for you and Mrs. Valcik if you come to Bleiberville this summer.

Fraternally yours, Frank V. Stepan ) • •• • ( A LESSON IN HUMILITY

What does a person of about 140 pounds contain? Pageant Magazine of March 1954 answered: "Enough fat for seven cakes of soap. Enough carbon for 9,000 pencils. Enough phosphorus to make 2,200 match heads. Enough magnesium for a dose of salts. Enough iron to make a medium-sized nail. Enough lime for whitewashing a chicken coop.

Enough sulphur to rid one dog of fleas.

Enough water to fill a gallon jug." ) • 4, • ( HAPPINESS — Happiness does not come from possessions, but from our appreciation of them. It does not come from our work, but from our attitude toward that work. It does not come from success, but from the spiritual growth we attain in achieving that success.

Wednesday, January 25, 1956

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REPORTS FROM LOCAL LODGES LODGE FARO NO. 130 Dallas, Texas To all members of Lodge ., Jaro No. 130: It is with the deepest regret that I make this re,port. Our members and officers of Lodge 130 are incapable of performing their duties correctly in our meetings.

In our December meeting, we elected our officer.s for the coming year. We also elected delegates for the SPJST convention to be held in Temple.

There were two nominations for delegates: one for Brother Vrla and Brother Jurcik. I made a nomination of Brother Jurcik and Brother Schefcak, explaining to the members that Brother Vrla is on a committee and can help the two delegates there. It would give us three members at the convention.

Both nominations passed and were voted on. Brother Jurcik and Brother Schefcak were elected as delegates.

In our January 15 meeting, a discussion was brought up that different lodges of Texas and members of SPJST would not allow our delegates to participate in the convention because we held our election of delegates by hand and not by paper slips; and that I didn't have it written down in the minutes how they were elected.

So, to please everybody, we held another election on January 15 to make it correct. Brother Vrla and Brother Jurcik were elected delegates, Which made us lose one member at the convention, which I am sure the members wanted.

The moral of this letter is :Do we like a dollar better than brotherly love?

Joe Maca, Sec'y., Lodge Jaro 130 LODGE IIVEZDA SVOBODY NO. 87 Temp e, Texas Sisters an:, others; We held Our regular monthly meeting Monday night, January 16, in the SPJST Building in Temple. The meeting started al 7:30 p.m. and the main issue of the meeting was the election of new officers and committees for the year of 1956, The following were elected: Stanley Kacir, president John Coufal, vice president John Kurtin, secretary Frank Matush, treasurer H. H, Hejl, financial secretary Two delegates were elected: J. F. Chupick and Frank iylatush; alternateS: August Kacir and Jerry Valchar.

The president appointed the following members to serve on the auditing corn.

mittee: Jerry Valchar, Truman Head and Bill Brodie. The Czech reporter is J. E. Kaspar. It would be proper if another reporter was elected for the English reports, because I cannot ask Brother Editor to do all the translating.

Fraternally, J. E. Kaspar ) • 4. • ( 'DALLAS NO. LODGEPKR 84 Dear Wmbers and Friends: Following is some important information concerning our lodge.

First, I want to report that our gettogether of new members admitted in 1955, and also those to date, has been again postponed. It will be held on our meeting Sunday, March 18, instead of Febluary 19. This party is to honor our newest members.

There will be a dance held Saturday night, January 28. The Rejcek Band will provide music.

And on Sunday, February 5, will be our Masquerade Dance. Members as well as non-members are urged to attend.

Those dressed in costumes will be admitted free. Also, those in costume can participate in the costume contest and be eligible for prizes. So come one and all.

Once again the Lodge and Building Committee wish to thank those that helped run and keep our lodge in shape last year. In appreciation for these jobs well done, a supper-party will be held Saturday evening, March 10, beginning at 6:30, honoring all those that helped.

The ladies will be asked to bring the pastry and a covered dish. Please watch the Vestnik for further information about this.

In my last report, I failed to list some names elected to the Entertainment Committee. So here I will list them all: Ben Jarma, chairman; Annie Steiner, Annie March, Bessie Petr, Jody Rejcek, John Kubacak, Emil Chmelar, Bill Gaiser, Raymond Smith.

Will close for now, asking each of you to remember the dates mentioned.

Fraternally, Frances Baleja.

1-• 49 • ( CESKY PRAPOR LODGE NO. 24 Rogers, Texas Dear Sisters and Brothers: I attended our first meeting of the year and again I was appointed to report for the English section, so I guess you readers will again see my reports.

We had a nice warm meeting and there was a pretty good attendance; I do wish we could have that many members or more at each meeting; since

we have our nice heater, I believe we will have more members to attend our meetings, for this is our lodge and we should all take an interest.

Brother Franklin Martine and Brother E. J. Maeek were appointed, ito check and look over -cur lodge books to see that they are in order.

For the year 1956 the same sick committee was asked to serve again. I will give their names and anyone that is sick and would like to get in touch with them may do so.

Your visiting sick committee is: Brother and Sister Rudolph Martinec, for New Colony; Brother and Sister Joe Pachel, for Ocker; Brother and Sister Ben Zabcik, for Ocker; Brother 'and Sister J. E. Wentrechek, for Meeks; Brother and Sister Joe Shiller, for Oyclone; Brother and Sister Charlie Stepan, for Red Ranger; Brother and Sister F. J. Marek, for Temple; Brother and Sister F. J. Macek, for Seaton and RUtibore.

Our next regular meeting will be the first Sunday in February which is the 5th.

Your reporter, Mrs. Jerry Zavodny •( )• FORT WORTH LODGE NO. 154 Fort Worth, Texas Dear Brothers and Sisters: I wish to take this opportunity to thank the members who attended Our first annual meeting of the year which was held on Sunday, January 8.

Various committees were appointed and the installation of officers was performed by Brother Joe Gregory. For those of you who failed to get the names of the new officers 'of this lodge for 1956, I wish to relist theM for you: Walter Hale, president; Alfred Svacek, vice president; Mary Renfro, secretary, Anna Milan, recording secretary; Mary Hale, treasurer; Louise Albrecht, CZech reporter; and Bernice Kubala, English reporter. We know these new electives will do their duties so as to make' our Lodge a bigger and better one than the past year.

We urge all of you to be present at our next meeting to be held on Sunday, February 5. We wish to say that pictures of all newly elected offiCers will be made to be posted on the bulletin beard, Let's all be present so the photographs can be made on said Sunday.

Yours very truly, Bernice Kuba.la, Reporter

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Wedni,!dov„Torni..iry 25,.1956

STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR DECEMBER 1955 ZPRAVA P 'tIJMI1 A VYDANI ZA MESIC PROSINEC, 1955

Mortuary Urn rtni

RECEIPTS - PfZIJEM Payments on mortgage loans - Splatky maletkovYch piljeek Payments on certificate loans - Splatky na certifikatove pujely Dues from subordinate lodges - Poplatky od radii Interest from certificate loans - Urok z certifikatovYch piljeek Interest from Mortgage Loans - Urok majetkovYch ptijCek Interest from BOnds a-- Urok z bondu R. M. 0. - Z inineralniho majetku Rent from Building - Najem z budovy Appraisal fee - Na odhady Transfer from Juvenile Fund Sale of Supplies '-a Prodej ra.dovYch potreb Cotribution to Moucka Fund

136,003.62 4,525.22 21,340.73 .2,007.25 35,054.93 11,800.65 460.20 2,261.23

Total Receipts - CelkovY prijem Cash Balance -12-1-55 Hotovost 12-1-55

213,453.83 192,770.59 406,224.42

DISBURSEMENTS - VYDANI: Mortgage loans - Majetkove pfijeky Certificate loans - Certifikatove ptijeky Matured Endowment -- Vyplacene nadaeni Death Claims - Vyplacene umrtni podpory R. E. 0. Insurance R. E. 0. Repairs - Opravy na majetek R. E. 0. Travel - R. E. 0. Cestovne Building Maintenance - ftizeni a vydilovani budovy H. fit.

Returned premiums and bonus - Vracene umrtni poplatky a bonus Actuary - Aktuar Advertising - Oznamky Appraisal Expense - Za odhady Attorney Fees Car expense - vYlohy na auto Commissions - Komine Contributions - Dary Freight and Express Medical examinations - Lekarske prohlidky Non-medical examinations -- Bezlekarske prohlidky Membership Dues -- elenske poplatky Vestnik and editor's salary - Vestnik a slufne redaktora Office maintenance - Na vydr2ovani ritadovny Office Rent - Najemne z iiradovny Officers Travel -- Cestovne Organizational Expense - Organisaeni Ts-dolly Postage - Pokovne Salary Directors Salary of employees - Sluhie yYpomoci Salary Officers - Slukie iftednikii Stationery and supplies - Tiskova price a psaci potreby F. I. C. A. Tax Telephone and telegraph - Telefon a telegramy Transfer to Expense Fund Total disbursements - Celkove vydani Hotovost 1-1-56 Cash Balance 1-1-56

Expense Vydaui

Juvenile Detsky

Sick Ben. Moucka F. Nemoc.

Sol rvIon(tkily

8,971.53

144,9 4,5 47,1 2,0 39,3 11,9 4, 2,2, 3( 27,3,

5,062.52 10,731.72 33.20 4,246.13 112.50 360.00 27,345.30 15.62 405.01

4'

42,783.44 24,095.08 10,233.71 8,419.68

405.01 197.76

280,7: 211,6f

53,017.15 32,514.76

602.77 492,31

113,467.98 7,242.00 3,000.00 15,762.00 3.02 102.50 4.30 1,656.45 58.08

113,4( 7,6(

456.00 1,000.00 1,000.00

4,0(

16,7€ 10 1,65 21 47 1 43 1,78 8 6,84 45

61.40 470.00 10.00 433.94 1,783.55 88.71 6,842.30 450.00 4.95 318.50 210.70 30.00 2,538.77 135.07 400.00 19.17 153.46 41.39 175.00 1,310.00 2,225.00 469.45 45.34 96.31

31 2t 3 2,53: 13 40i 1!

15: 4' 17!

'1,31( 2,22!

46(

27,345.30

41 9( 27,341

141,296.33 254,928.09

18,251,61 29,962.70 34,765.54 2,552.06

189,51( 602.77 302,84

406,224.42

53,017.15 32,514.76

602.77

492,351.

ASSETS - MAJETEK IEDNOTY Hotovost g ash U. S. Bonds - U. S. Bondy

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264,928.09 995,204.00

34,765.54

2,552.06

602.77

302,841 995,20,

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Wedneulay, January 25, -1958

V' T city and municipal bonds - Okresni a mestske bondy tgage loans - Majetkove pujelty ificate loans - Certifikatove piljeky k - Akcie J. S. T. Building - S. P. J. S. T. budova Estate - Majetek xteral Loan - Collateral ptjeka 0 - Mineralni a OlejovY majetek .ty - Podily , iiture and fixtures - Nabytek a zatizeni v ntadovne .... mobile - Automobil

- WRIT, TEXAS .4

240,352.90 5,229,200.95 526,360.47 100,000.00 201,164.56 39,264.85 187.50 60.00 10.00

fttrana Vi 9,671.30 627,451.80 14,328.25

250,024.20 5,856,652.75 540,688.72 2,000.00 102,000.00 201,164.56 39,264.85 187.50 60.00 10.00 21,158.15 1,000.00

7,596,733.32 56,923.69 654,003.41

2,602.77 8.310,263.19

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21,158.15 1,000.00

Fraternally yours,- 5 bratrsilm pozdravem R. A. Urbanoysky, Financial Secretary - ifeetni.

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INCOME FROM LODGES IN DEC. 1955 PROEM OD RAI* V IVIESICI PROSINCI

1955 Lodge 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12, 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 2'7 28 30 32 33 35 37 38 39 40 41 42 44 45 47 48 49 50 51 54

Date 19 19 22 27 17 7 15 23 17 29 22 19 17 29 30 22 16 20 19 30 27 20 27 8 23 17 7 28 14 17 22 23 17 20 20 22 20 16 22 23 7 20 17 16

Amount

55 56 57 58 59

$431.45 10.37 6C 48.64 61 1,977.08 63 579.30 64 317.70 65 521.81 67 57.25 68 316.44 69 165.50 71 64.69 72 10.92 73 392.91 74 18.71 76 305.95 77 186.82 78 1,248.04 79 51.38 81 1,238.11 82 43.49 83 477.71 34 1,583.16 85 766.05 86 583.67 87 152.30 88 893.90 89 290.98 91 8.65 93 356.73 94 86.55 95 7.62 96 225.25 97 91.54 98 1,288.38 99 138.34 100 460.46 101 93.90 103 84.97 105 1,653.15 107 436.38 108 187.22 109 627.17 110 49.13 112 651.63 113

20 7 17 27 10 21 7 19 27 22 29 27 30 28 29 27 30 14 14 20 28 22 29 28 27 7 12 20 7 17 22 20 12 30 14 13 21 20 8 19 20 27 7 28 27 21 23 14

77.68 1,1421..7836 87.19 540.86

117 111221508 119 122

27 28 27 16 27 21 28 29 23 20 7 27 20 23 22 20 15 22 20 21 7 27 23 19 20 28 30 10 27 20 27 21 27 17 21 20 13 7 21 23

146.23 90.87 5.50 233.53 34.97

7.

2219.0486 3305i35 35 126 20.68 127 83.83 367.33 128 44.47 25.32 129 355.53 130 76.73 104.42 115.14 132 345.36 638.27 133 154.85 41.41 135 6.93 25.83 136 288.05 186.02 138 884.21 126.46 139 140 246.67 186.68 62.72 141 320.00 34.19 142 665.35 44.64 143 65.95 144 21.02 579.42 145 111.76 146 129.78 267.52 26.81 147 2,826.62 1,020.90 148 72.20 51.07 149 35.70 107.84 150 289.02 1,833.66 151 35.60 4,021.73 152 81.73 220.97 153 1,255.01 492.57 154 2,087.67 82.49 157 20.18 210.34 158 612.20 160 20.80 375.34 14.48 161 194.95 162 244.81 32.51 163 27728..9282 1 164 23.56 165 12.11 $47,134.97 15.87 ) . 4 ♌ (33.90 467.59 "Home, sweet home ...

320.99 Om' Takoy Y ma jako ty, nikdy neza17.61 sloai 2enu, jakou jsem ja.

167.80 MuL Ma'S pravdu, east° jsem se uz sebe 640.30 ptal v duchu, elm jsem se provinil, ze 76.60 jsem takovou Zenu si zaslouZil.

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VASTNjK—WEST,TEL

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All kinds of problems are growing from the troubles of the cotton indusand settled in Granger in 1907. In 1921, try in this country—problems of a kind after Czechoslovakia won its indepen- that appear to some degree in other dence, the family moved to Europe, re- crops.

Unsold cotton is piling high in govturning 27 year later to America, just .shortly after the second World War in ernment warehouses. At the end of the current, marketing year on August 1, 1948, and settled in San Antonio.

Many friends of the bereaved family 1956, taxpayers will own outright, or hold loans on, cotton totaling 11 milextend to them our heartfelt sympathy lion bales, according to estimates of the and to him eternal rest.

Department of Agriculture. This moun-S. C. Bundil. tam of fiber would come very close to • A• TO ALL MEMBERS OF meeting U. S, requirements for a full ATTENTION year in both, dare estic and export marLODGE TEXASKA °RIME NO. 13 kets.

Dime Box, Texas Control of production is attempted, This is to advise you members of lodge hut found hard to achieve. Cotton farNo. 13, that our meeting will be held -I's this year were permitted to plant the third Sunday each month in place only 18 million acres, compared with an of econd Sunday as we were having. average of nearly 28 million acres a This was voted on in our Janaury Meet- year in the prewar period, 1935-39. Yet ing. total production this year, on 10 milFraternally, lion fewer acres, was more than the J. J. Krenek Sec'y average annual crop in the years 1935) $ JAROMIR NO, 54 The cotton-state congressmen feel that the State Department is trying to West, Texas protect farmers in other countries at the The Janitai meeting was held Sunday, January 8, 1056. George Kacir was expense of U. S. farmers. "I don't obin charge of installing the newly elect- ject to other countries becoming selfed officers and committees. The follow- sufficient in cotton production," says Representative Jamie L. Whitten (Dein) ing were installed: Robert Cervenka, president; Jim Bez- of Mississippi. "But I do object when tick, vice president; Emil W. Pop p , sec- they move into export markets that beretary; George Mikeska, treasurer; Ed- long to U. S. cotton farmers while the mund Marek, guide; John J. Kostohryz, government holds an umbrella over the financial secretary; Joe Mazanec, Albin world market. Mexico, for instance, has R. Sula,k, Edward Klaus, auditing com- increased cotton exports from, about mittee; Henry Mattis, Edmund Marek, 300,000 bales in 1947 to nearly 2 million bales this year."

Joe Tobola, program committee.

Cotton is an expanding industry in The members voted to purchase two large electric drink coolers and one other countries, too. In the little counhundred all metahiolding chairs. A com- try of Nicaragua, production has risen mittee was appointed to buy the cool- from 5,000 bales before World War II, ers and to see after the proper instal- to 250 000 bales in 1955.

In the Middle East, Turkey has inlation. creaeed cotton production from 249,000 John J. Kostohryz bales in the prewar period to 675,000 bales this year, and Syria's production A COTTON FARMER'S HEADACHE is up from 28,000 to 365,00() bales.

The market for American cotton is Adding to the indignation of the shrinking all over the world. It is Southern lawmakers is the fact that shrinking because the price of cotton American firms, in many instances, are grown in this country is held higher financing expansion of the foreign cotthan the world price set in a free mar- ton industry. A House committee report ket. The U. S. price, fixed by govern- states that one firm has increases its inment through price-support loans, les- vestment in the cotton industry of Latsens competition for cotton growers in in-American countries by more than 18 other countries. million dollars in seven years.

A boom, as a result, is under way in ) 474 w t the production of cotton in Mexico, in San Francisco cab driver, propoundNicaragua, in Argentina and in such Middle Eastern countries as Turkey, Sy- 'up theory on why that city is o clean: ria and Iran. This boom in cotton pro- "The wind picks up all t'oo dirt and duction abroad, to some extent, is fi- blows it into the air. Then the people nanced by American capital and by breathe it. That gets it out of circulation and keeps the 'city clean." loans from the American government,

REPORTS FROM LOCAL LODGES KAREL HAVLICEK LODGE NO. 4

Dear Members: Our February meeting, as usual, will be held in our hall, which will be our annual birthday meeting with a nice program. The committee decided that we will have birthday meeting quarterly, so that we would give a. chance to every member to celebrate her or his birthday in a grand style. So every member from far and near be with us, especially those that have birthdays in January, February or March.

Ladies, please bring some sandwiches or sausage biscuits, as usual. It will be appreciated. Each birthday "child" (I mean those that have birthday without disclosing the age) will get a nice boutonniers or a flower for remembrance. The date is the second Sunday, February 12, at 1:00 p.m.

Now, brother delegates, do you know how much does it cost to have our bylaws printed every four years? And about 50 per cent of it, more or less, is the same thing. Can't the committee on by-laws arrange it so that the parts of the by-laws about the governing of local lodges, the management of the districts, and the operation of the Supreme Lodge be placed separately? Then the changes would be simplified. There are some basic principles and regulations that don't have to be changed or don't even have to be considered by the by-laws committee or the delegates. We could have the by-laws in sections. The changes would be the amendments to the differents sections, Let us think of it If any of you see the advantage of it, coming district let us discuss it in meetings.

I have something else, but it will come later.

Yours for success, -11'. K. Bucek )* our

SISTER KLEPR.LIK'S FATHER PASSED AWAY

San Antonio, Texas Dear Brother Valcik: The families of Louis Millie and Bundil join together to send $5.00 to the Moocka's fund honoring the late Mr. , Mathew Mokry who died Saturday, January 14 at the age of 74 years.

The body was sent to Granger for burial where he was interred Tuesday, January 17, He leaves behind his widow Amalie, son Joseph Mokry, ,San Antonio and Mrs. Marcella Kleprlik, San Antonio; one daughter in Czechoslovakia.

Mr. Mokry came to America in 1904

Wednesday, January 25, 1956

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Werintrclay„Tanuary

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PROVIDINC Dear Brother Editor: In order that the Brothers and Sis- is tens of the SPJST may learn what other people are doing to meet the changing needs of a changing world, I am sending you a clipping from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram to be published in the Vestnik, if you see it fitting.

As I understand, the Crazy Hotel, which is to be converted into a Home for the Aged, was the place where the Texas Fraternal Congress held its convention some two months ago. And if we are concerned with our Brothers' welfare, we should be on the lookout to learn what other groups are doing the same line.

Fraternally, L. 0. Hosek

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life expectancy was 47 years. Now i t something over 65.

"The church here in the Southwest,' he said, "has not kept pace with other sections of our country in providing for to aged."

Rev. Leslie W. Seymour of Cisco said "the project before us looks more like what we have been looking for than any other." The laymen of the conference will respond to the recommendations of the research committee."

names for Aged Rev. Mr. KnoX said the Methodist Church in the United States maintains 69 homes for the aged, which have a waiting list of approximately 1,600 persons.

(Calvin C. Cherverika 1 "Eight per cent - of the population in the United States," he said, "is over Wednesday, January 25 65, and there are approximately 8,000 Henry Brosch orchestra Plainview Methodists in the Central Texas ConCommunity Center near El Campo ference over 65."

Saturday, January 28

Rev. Mr. Knox said Rev. Karl Meister Find Bartos orchestra — Lenz Hall near Karnes City of Chicago, the executive secretary of Methodism's General Board of Hospitals Henry Brosch orchestra ill lVirn Hall in Houston The clipping from the Fort Worth and Homes, made a personal study of the proposed .prOject and reported "the Lee The orchestra -- Fair Groends in La Star-Telegram reads as follows: Grange METHODISTS VOTE TO CONTINUE property and equipment are in good conSTUDY OF HOME FOR AGED dition and the project is a very prac- Konvicka's Worthing Band.

Polio Dance -- Turner Hall near Yoakum IN MINERAL WELLS tical one."

B. W. L. Hankla It was the opinion of those present Sill Krenek orchestra --e Masquarade Dance -- Park Uall Mineral Wells, Jan. 5. —Representa- that if the project is undertaken those tives of the Central Texas Methodist to be admitted to the home should in- Rudy Kurtz orchestra — American Legion Hall in Shiner Conference voted here Thursday to con- clude retired ministers and their wives, tinue a study of the possibility of pur- persons who can pay only a part of the John IZejcek orchestraSPJST Pokrok chasing and converting the Crazy Water expense of their upkeep and those who Hall in Dallas Hotel into a home for the aged.

Sunday, January 29 can pay the total cost of their upkeep.

Bishop William C. Martin of Dallas Concerning those who are able to de- Texas Difters — Elmaton National Ball, presided over the meeting which was fray the total cost, Bishop Martin asked Elmaton, Texas attended by representatives from va- "why should these people be interested Lee use orchestra --- La Bahia rious organizations in the conference, in such a home? Because they like the Ray Krenek orchestra Taiton Comincluding trustees of the Wesleyan security of a place surrounded by a munity Center at New Talton Homes, Inc., members of the Board of congenial environment. Such homes in Sill Krenek orchestra -- SPJST Hall in Hospitals and Homes, the cabinet and other states have a large waiting list."

Hillje eight members--at-large.

Joe Patek orchestra --- SPJST Hall in Need Acute A committee designated as "the WesHolland Stroube said "The need for providing leyan Homes Research Committee' was homes for the aged is becoming 'more Tuesday, January 21 appointed to make a further study of acute all the time."

Lee Illse orchestra SPJST Hall in the project and report its findings to Hi llj e M. Burton of Waco said, "I can't imathe Central Texas Methodist Annual gine establishing a home with a smaller Wednesday, February 8 Conference, in June in Fort Worth. financial obligation than is proposed Lee Ilse — Wedding, dance -- ElmatOn National Hall, Elmaton and this project could nct, be duplicated Research Committee All the above dances are :at night unThose appointed on the research com- anywhere in Texas."

0. C. Armstrong of Fort Worth and less otherwise specified. This is a free mittee were Rev. J. C. Oglesby of Fort Worth, Rev. James Cooper of Waco, W. W. Dees of Brownwood said the re- service but applies only to those dances Rev. M. Howard Knox of Granbury, L. search committee should explore other at which mainly polka and waltz music Is C. Young of Graham, Rev. Leslie W. possibilities of providing for such homes played by a live orchestra. The Vestnik Seymour of Cisco, Rev. C. C. Sessions and that if the project is undertaken or writer will assume no responsibility of Gatesville, Rev. Thomas Sterck of it should be done on a sound financial resulting from any dance announcement which is listed in this column.

Fort Worth, L. N. Wilemon of Ft. Worth, basis.

ReY. Mr. Williams of Waxahachie Listings from orelies;',. •i)e and dance halls H. R. Stroube of Corsicana, and Grady week be' urged that the "Cli-vine element" be tak- should be received ;A-, Pitkin of Eastland. ngs to fore publication.

Rev. L. Stanley Williams of Waxa- en into consideration. "So long as we hachie was elected vice chairman and proceed simply en a cold-blooded busi- aivin ChOIVeilk0„ ness basis of profit and loss, we will convenor of the committee.

Bishop Martin, in presenting the need never undertake anything," he said.

He concluded his remarks by saying for a home to shelter and care for the The •e's always free cheese in a mouse aged, said "the span of life is increas- "If there is a need and we are convinced trap but you never saw a happy mortise ing with the passing years. In 1900 our of it, we can and will meet it." there,

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VgSTNiK— WEST, TEXAS

LOCAL SPJST REPORTER HONORED

Wednesday, January 25, 1956 pering industry you'll move up the scale this year. Salaries will rise as wages generally rise. You should be able to keep ahead of the increases in your cost of living: But if you're a farmer—particularly a small farmer—well, what's going on is hardly a secret. Despite the plethora of programs being prepared to improve your position, the Agriculture Department forecast is that farmers' net income will sink another 5 per cent in 1956—on top of a 30 per cent slumps just since 1951.

If you're a skilled worker or executive in such expanding industries as electronics or chemicals, you should continue to climb the income and living standard ladder in 1956.

But if you're a similarly skilled worker or executive in the textile or apparel industries, the signals are flying that by mid-1956 you'll be into what the experts call the "definite downswing of the cycle"—which is another way of saying you'll be operating in a declining, increasingly competitive market.

If you're a professional or in one of the service fields, you'll make out fine.

You'll be able to raise your fees and to still count on plenty of eager customers.

So it goes—big business will prosper more than small business; some industries will scar, others will sink; industry generally will move ahead of agriculture.

It is perilous to fall for the delusion that we're into a boom that has no bumps. It already has plenty and will develop more.

Whether you'll be on the boomy or the bumpy side of the economic road in 1956 goes back to the first crucial questions: Who are you? What do you do? ( When visiting at grandpa's farm, 10year-old Junior insisted that they go duck hunting. They walked along the creek until a lone duck flew up. Grandpa shot three times—bang, bang, bang, but the duck didn't lose a feather.

"Well," grandpa snorted, "watch that Junior! You'll never see it again."

"See what, Grandpa?"

"A dead duck flying like a live (me." ✓ ° ° A little boy was saying his night prayers in a very low voice. "I can't hear you, dear," his mother said.

Wasn't talking to you," said the boy firmly.

BrOther Charles Kalenda, the Czech on arrangements for the annual Farm reporter of Seaton Lodge No. 47, shows Bureau Queen contest. a real spirit of co-operation toward his Mrs. Mikeska has been 4-H club adult coworker, Mrs. Edd Mikeska, the En- leader in her community for five years, 'ship reporter of the same SPJST Lodge. and is a member of the Band Parents and P-TA of Rogers. She belongs to St. Be writes: "Dear Editor: You may be interested Mary's Catholic church in Temple. in the write-up which appeared recently The mother of four children, ranging in'the Temple Daily Telegram about in ages from eight to 16, she has had Sister Emily Mikeska, our English re- the backing of her entire family in her perter. If I can get the cut, I'll send it club and other organization projects. directly to the printing office in West. Mrs. Mikeska teams with her husband Kindly reprint the article about Mrs. and children in activities of interest to Edd :Mikeska in the Vestnik. Fraternally, them as well as carrying on her own interests. She acid her eldest son, Gene, Charles Kalenda." are partners in a small-scale chinchilla isThe clipping read as follows: business.

MRS. MIKESKA She is vice-president of the SPJST NAMED TOP HD Lodge No. 47 of Seaton and is assistant CLUB WOMAN youth lcader of the lodge.

Mrs. Edd Mikeska was named outher own, she collects As a linty standing Home Demonstration Club wosalt and pepper shakers and has a hunman of 1955 at a recent meeting of the dred or so from various parts of the Bell County HD council. country. w I a. Mikeska has been in HD club (Editor's Note: The Czech article will work 16 years and has held every office appear in the next issue of the Vestnik.) in the Joe Lee club and in the county eVa • ( council of HD clubs. She is immediate BOOM IS NOT FOR EVERYBODY past president of the council and was Who are you'? What do you do? president of Joe Lee club for 1955.

How you answer these questions will She c erved as kitchen demonstrator determine whether 1956 will be a boomy also year and is yard demonstrator of or a bumpy year for you—just as the answers determined whether 1955 was a top or tough year for you.

All but lost in the millions of bouncy words now being written and spoken about the new year's outlook—and that goes for the president'se state of the union message, too—is this vital point: It was no boom for everybody in 1955—not bs a long shot. It will not be boom for everybody in 1956, also not by 1 e shot. ..nstance: If you are a high official in a big corporation in most industries, the tide is running strongly with you. You will he the exception if your income isn't increased this year.

But if you're part of a small firm in most industries, you're in for fierce and quite possibly cut-throat competition.

Your expenses will be rising, your big Mrs. Edd Mikeska competitors will be after your business, lies club for this year. As kitchen dem- and you may find it as rough a year onstrator, she carried out every recom- as you've ever had. mendation in improvement of the kitIf you're a wage earner in the heavchen of her farm home, five miles ily unionized steel industry, your prossouthwest of Rogers. pects are bright. Your industry is makSloe is an active member of the Farm ing fabulous profits, your union leadBureau and served on its resolutions ers are set to ask for a sensational wage and-.program committee last year. She package this summer and you're cerHardening of the heart makes one is vice-president of the Farm Bureau tain to achieve fat gains. grow old faster than hardening of the auxiliary and served on the committee If you're a salaried worker in a Pros- arteries.

Wednesday, January 25, 1956

VESTNIX— WEST, TEXAS

SPEED - AMERICA'S KILL Everybody should be shocked and horrified by the number of unnecessary lives the American public is sacrificing upon its highways. The 1955 Christmas three-day week end took its bloodiest toll, a total of 609 lives. We wonder if these useless deaths would not come under the classification of premeditated murder. The National Safety Council told the public that some 500 citizens would most likely be killed during the Christmas holidays by automobiles.

With this warning, the car drivers of the .United States went forth and killed over 600 good citizens, and set new records for holiday slaughter. If some foreign enemy had killed so Many innocent Americans, this powerful nation would most likely have gone to war over the murderous insult. Will anything be done to avenge the holiday dead, or to prevent more innocent people from the same bloody, crashing death? If the future can be judged from the past, we all know that little if anything will be done to correct the disgraceful situation. At least, there is no indication that any real action will be taken to halt the growing highway death lists at this time.

Car manufacturers can not be blamed for they only build machines which are demanded by the great American public. The highway builderS work for the American' taxpayers to build the thoroughfares. However, when the death toll grows and grows with no end in sight, it .seems that someone is to blame.

We like to think of ourselves as being the highest civilized people in all history, but, are we? We consider the pagan tribes as being savages, when we study their rites, in which they sacrificed human lives to appease their heathen gods. Yet we, to satisfy the urge of the demon god, speed, sacrifice far more thousands of human beings every year than did any pagan tribe. We seem to worship a most cruel god, one that no amount of human blood can appease. That god, without any question, is speed.

Speed, more and more speed, uncontrolled speed is the killer, Two parked, motionless vehicles have never been known to cause fatal accidents. There are many .causes for death-dealing speed. Alcohol often figures prominently as a cause, but pure rank carelessness can create as much deathly speed. p roper law enforcement, heavy court sentences for traffic law violators will aid in cutting down speed, but the deep concern of the entire American public

is needed before any real solution can be found.

Car manufacturers are beginning to stress safety features in the new cars.

Unless some way is devised to make automobiles safer, the time will come and probably soon, when people who do not want to die will shun the bloody highways and high powered automobiles. Automobiles can be built safer, if the public will stop demanding power and speed. Unless something is done, it must be expected that sooner or later, federal legislation requiring gover110ra and some devices to hold down automobile speeds will be required by federal law.

All of us who have driven the highways know that many motorists, and trucks as well, maintain high speeds far above the legal limits. We also know of glaring traffic violations which can and often do cause split-second deaths.

If our legal processes cannot bring some sane and sober practices to our highways, then it will become necessary to take the means of creating the death dealing speeds from the hands of those who use it to kill themselves and others who are innocent .

Surely most all Americans regret the terrible slaughter that continues on our highways unabated. The death toll is terrible. Thousands of hospital beds are constantly filled with the crippled, maimed, and injured. The suffering is endless all because of the careless excessive speeds on our highways. The property damage runs into the hundreds of millions, Most thinking Americans further know that something can be done to stop the ' slaughter and devastation. It is beyond explanation why the public is so apathetically calm in face of this gnawing catastrophe. Of course, an aroused public opinion can bring an end to this mounting highway disaster.

There has already been new record highway death forecasts for the New Year's week end. It seems it is far past time fOr Americans to do something to make our highways safe. The blame rests solidly on all of us until firm action is taken by the people in this nation to stop our sacrifices to the demon god—speed.

0 (._ ) Whether it's a man or a motor, you can be sure something is wrong with it if you hear it knocking.

•' • It is much better to Sit tight than to try to drive in that condition.

Strana 21 DROP THAT HANDKERCHIEF

Nose stuffy? Don't blow it, says Dr. Leland G. Hunnicutt, Pasadena, -Calif., nose and throat specialist. It only makes the congestion worse.

When the nose is dry and congested, nature seeks to dampen it by bringing blood into the lining of the nose. This causes further congestion for five to :30 minutes before relief comes. Unfortunately, people won't wait for this to happen, Dr. Hunnicutt says. They begin blowing their nose to get more breathin g space. This brings more blood into the nose, results in more swelling, and eventually, a chronic condition.

Treatment for the chronic condition is will power. "Wait four days WithOtit touching the nose," the physician 'advises.

This includes use of nose drops, and inhalators, he points out. These ,: drugs constrict the blood vessels, driving the blood out of the nose. While this ()peps the breathing passages temporarily,„ it can cause great harm in that healthy circulation in the nose is reduced; Dr. Hunnicutt says. The poison products cannot be carried away by the blood, ATTENTION TO ALL MEMBERS LODGE POKROK HOUSTON NO 88

As Sister Louise Kadlecek, our financial secretary resi gned. I was elected in our annual meeting to serve for the coming year. I sincerely hope to serve yen pleasantly and efficiently as Sister le. Li dleeek did in the past.

For your convenience, members of Lodge No. 88, I will be at the Lodge every Friday from 7 p. m. to 9 p. m. to collect your life insurance premiums. If you wish to mail your checks or moneyorders, mail these to LODGE POKROK HOUSTON NC. 88, 1110 ROBBIE, HOUSTON, TEXAS. If a statement was mailed to you, kindly bring same back, or mail back with your payment.

I wish to thank you, members, for your kind cooperation in the future.

With my best wishes of a prosperons New Year.

I remain, Fraternally Frances Olexa, financial sec'y.

(2-3-4- oesly.)

-) " Oro • ( Keeping house is like threading beads on a string which has no knot at the end.

Sentimentality is no indication of a warmheart. Nothing weeps more copiously than a chunk of ice.

• 43 • A pessimist is a person who builds dungeons in the air.

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Uete me Zesky eisti!

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tat'ky.

Zaviena jsem v listech kniek, provizirn Tire mlidi a proto mne poslouchate v g ichni tolik radi.

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Pieeti nekelikrat hlasite a spravne opi g do se.§itti! StrYeka teAi, Ze se Ti hatianky libi.

Athesa strkekova je: Dr. Ed. Mieek, University Station, Austin, Texas.

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BROUtCi (Napsal Jan Karafiat) (Pokraeovani.)

Broueek se tak chvili na to diva' a naslouehal. Potom slate' s hrlSky, a pekne po zahrade svitil. 17-Sak tam byli jeAte jini broiled, a pork' na sebe volali: "Zdai Bah, Zdai Bah!" A ta zahrada byla takova velika a krasna. Ale tu slysi Broueek od domu krasnou hudbou, naramne krasnou, a kdya priletel troehu bliz k oknu, tu videl toho k0tanoveho sedet u takove almarky a klepat na takove derne a bile klapky. Ale ten belohlavy zas Wel k oknu, a proto letel Brouieek radeji zpatky. ITSak to dlouho netrvalo, ta krasna hudba prestala, a svetlo se z pokoje ztratilo. Tarn v tech oknech u same strechy v pravo se na chvilku objevilo, ale pak zas zmizelo. Jen v tom jednom okne distal°.

A Broueek svitil a svitil. Kdy2 i2 ho bolela kriclelka, sedl si na hru§ku na sarnY vrcholek. Tam 'lade daleko kohout zakokrhal, sotva ho bylo slyet. Ale hued

t'e_Ibrer.111., dr

lerliia 1950.

se ozvalo tady KykyryhY! a hued zas Kykyryhjr a porad: KykyryhSr, at" tam. nekcle daleko za 'mkt°. A to okno se oteVrelo. Ta vend., silna. pani divala se na YSechny strany, vzhfiru a dolu, po celem nebi, po vSech hvezdach, a po v.§ech brouecich. Neco povidala, ale nebylo ji rortunet. Pak se okno zavrelo, svetlo zmizelo, ale hned vedle v okne se objevilo, a hned zas v tretim okne, a za chvilku ye etvrtem okne, 0 se ztratilo. Myslim, ..Ze se maminka divala na deti, jestli pekne spi.

A kdyz tak Broudek sedi, a se diva, kdo tu najednou vola: "Zdai Buh, Zdai• Mill!" to byl tatinek. On tarn nemel jaksi pokoje. A kmotrieek mu. to jaksi vymlouval, ale on si to nedal vymluvit, a se se piece poleti na Broueka podivat.

A Broueek se smal. On tatinka hned nepoznal. Myslil, 'Ze jest to nejakY broueek, a rekl mu: "Mak Bilh!" Ale to byl tatinek. — "Co pak, Brodeku, nesvitiV Neco ti jest?" — "I, tatinku, ja, jsem svitil, a ted' si odpoeivain. A ta pani zas byla u okna. Ale uz spi, a hosi take, a ta holaidka, take." — A tatinek byl rad, Ze Brouekovi nic nebylo, a Ze se nebal. A tak aby jen svitil.

A Broueek svitil, a tatinek zas letel, a svitili a svitili, az se hvezdy poeinaly ztracet. Tu se stavili tatinek kmotti7 eek pro Broneka, a leteli dam& Za potokern se pustil lunotilieek v pravo primp pod dub, a tatinek s' Brouekem rovnou pod jalovec. A tam nekdo"staff, venku pied chaloupkou, ba byli dva, a ten jeden to byla maminka, a ten druhjr to byla Janinka. A hlava ji u nebolela, a e nemohla. Veera pHjit, tak does.

"Nu, tatinku, jak pak hodne Broueek poslouchal?" ptala se maminka. A tatinek se usmival: "I snad to pujde." — Marninka se podivala na Janinku, niela radost. A Janinka mela take radost. Zristala pied chaloupkou v trave, Broueek si sedl vedle ni, a povidal, co ten na le genieku kazal, jak se na neho hoS1 divali, jak se jmenuji, a ten mensi ho chtel chytnout, ale 2e on mu uletel.

To se vAak Janince nelibilo. "Poslouchej, Broueku, jestli ty toho hocha, nenechaS" na pokoji, uvidis, ze se ti to nevyplati. On jest v stavu to udefit, by to zabil. To ti povidam, at' s nun krat nem0 nic!"

(Pokradovan! ) •A•( 'Vesely Koutek "Pane ueiteli, ma sestra ma spalu."

"Tak delej, abys uz byl dorna a driv mi sem nechod' aiZ bude tva sestra zdrava!"

Kdyz chlapec odeAel, hlasi se jinSr: "Pane ueiteli, ta sestra Mora,vce, ktera ma spalu, je u babielty ve Vidni."

Ve stredu, due 25. ledna 1956.

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DOPISY A NAHLEDY CLENt Fairbanks, Texas.

Cteni bra tri a sestry: Prichazim mezi vas s pranim vkho dobra v tonato novem roce. Doufam, ze mne odpustite se vain pijedstavit. Jsem 66 rokii mlada a elenkyni nag mile SPJST od roku 1913. Toto je druhY dopis do nakno Vestniku ta leta. Ja ovladala vareeku v naSi spolkove kuchyni, snaZila se neco dobreho pripravit pro naSe hosty. Casy se meni a lide s nimi, s nadeji na vse lepg.

Casto nas Zivot zklame. Kde hledat fate chu? V matiece prirode. MC'S tu poeatky aivota v zeleni a odumirajici Zivoty ye smutku. Stromy, bylinky, ptactvo, zver hmyz vSeho druhu. Pozastavime se nad mraveneekem, kterY nese bremeno desetkrate vet g neZli on sam, zmita se na chny strany, nepovoli. odvaha a vytrvalost fispechem jeho Ziti.

To jsou dva krasne body i pro byti eloveka. Nemame-li prvni, druheho nemtrebujeme. Pamatujte, ve spojeni je sila a ta, dela divy. Kde bYvaly male domeeky, jsou dnes mnohopatrove budovy, pekne cesty, mosty, nrodna pole, ba i cola mesta, vse prace eloveka. Jak vyhliZelo mesto Houston pied 40 lety? Odpoved' vain mnoho krajanta kteri zde Ziji po tu dobu.

Bratr a sestr y R. Wardovi pozvali mne k vyjial'ce do Bastrop. Bylo pane poeasi a hlavni testa dovedla nas spra yne na misto. Zajeli jsme do radove budovy SPJ ST eislo 3E v Koval"-, Texas. eleni prave konali schtizi, pozvali nas mezi sebe. Pojsme se mezi vami a na priae se polep gme. Budeme na vas dlouho vzpominat. Popisovat vse nebudu, to musi kaZdY videt. Usudek si udela sam. 'Jana krajinka zdrava, pekne se tam clYcha.

Diky, bratre Barina, za Yak obetavost.

Bylo narri poteSenim setkat se s VaSi milo-a pain i dcertigkou.

Zdravim vSechny bratry a sestry radu C. 38 v Kovar a Nally na g mile SPJST Jednoty. TeZ vydavatele nakho Vestniku.

Bratru redaktoru za uverejneni tohoto dopisu dekuji.

• S pozdravem Anna VajOva. -) 4 4. a ( JATERNICOVE HODY Jak uz drive naznaeeno, mistni odboeka C. N. SdruZeni v Houstone pripravuje na nedeli, dne 29. t. m. prijenmou sousedskou zabavu v sini "u 8tefanikti" na Cottage Grove. Program zapoene ye 2:30 odPoledne spoleeenskou oblibenou hrou. Po teto hice bude podavana yeeere s take oblibenou pochoutkou, jaternicemi, a co k nim patri die starodaNneho zvy'ku poho.stinnYch Slo yanti. Force bude 75c -Lahr pro dospole. Deti 35c. Kava a pecivo bu-

dou tea k dostani. Co se tYee vYeepu, jsme jisti. Ze sprava, nalevny se postard, aby nepochybilo i kdyZ by pri go hasty vice neZ odvaznjerne si prat.

Protole i pismo svate pravi, Ze nejen "chlebem Ziv jest elovek", tea pridany jsou mu dary dacha. Proto po yeeeri ukazovany budou filmy ze Zivota, americkeho, spolkoveho, snad i pohledy na kraje. priSli se podivati, toho jiste litovati nikdc nebude.

Proto zveme krajany k podileni se na ptijemne zabave a chutne veeeri s peknYm zakoneenim nedelniho odpoledne.

Zabavni vYbor. ) e cfr.

Odboeka S. V. P. S. eislo 9.

Fort Worth, Texas.

Mil bratiji a sestry: Zde yam podavam zpravu z na g vYroeiii schtize odbooky SVPS proti Ohni a Bouri Cis. 9.

Schtizi zahajil bratr predseda Walter Hale za pritomnosti velkeho poetu elena.

Bylo oznameno, ze nak odboeka roste a Ze jsme dostali hodne noveho poji geni za •ok 1955. Gratuluji nakmu odhadeimu vyktoru, Ze se tak prioinili a zapsali tolik pojigeni, neb vim. co to (la prace. `PK byli pritomni na g schfize bratri Will Nesuda s manZelkou a Anton Kos s manZelkou z Dallas a doufame, Ze se yam u rids libilo a prijdete zase.

Cela schtize byla dosti zajimava, ale pak bylo prikroeeno k volbam Za predsedu byl zvolen bratr Frank Tesar; mistopredseda, Joe Beean; tajemnik, John Chaloupka; pokladnik Roy Alhon; ocihadei vYbor, Carl Zichdeek a Frank Kadleeek; fieetni vYbor, Raymond Hube,nak, John Beean a Anton Matejka; dopisovatelka v 'Ceske reei Anna Milan a v anglicke Roy Alhon. Zaroven chci node kovat vSem na gm aredniktim za jejich obetavou praci, kde se starali a hledeli, aby nak odboeka rostla a doufam, ze i letos se vynasnaZi, abychom dostali hodne novYch pojistek. Predsedovy Walter Hale ten preji hodne zdravi a zdaru v to jelm dalAi prajci co predsecla Hlavni firadovny.

Po schtizi jsrne meli velkou yeeel-i, bar, becue, klobasy, zeli, bramborovY salat a peeivo. KaZdY se najecll. kolik elite', ykchno bylo dobre. Co se starali o kuchyn. byli: Roy Alhon, Raymond a Dona Hubenak, Richard a Mary Hubenak, Eric Koch, Joe a Elizabeth Gregory, Mary Hale a p. a pi. Watson. Warn a kuchartim sialeene dek , " • liak ",..00re jidlo. ktere pripraalla a I -e a laaymond Hubenakovi, Ze tak dobre barbecue, ktere vkm ehutnalo, Ze pro nej i dvakrat. TeZ dekuji sestram, co prinesly peeivo .a rtizne kuchyne a vkm, co

vypomahali. Musite mne odpustit. jestli jsem nektere vynechala, anebo noco pomenula.

Konehn s pranim ykm bratrum Wastneho a polehnaneho noveho roku.

S pozdravem, Anna Milan.

6 4, • CO TE NEPAL1, NEHAS! Grapevine, Texas.

Sestry a bratri: Toto ohlaveni jscin nadepsal v .nadeji, ze ti, kteri se timto porakadlem ridi, tento dipis si dozaji ge preetou. 0 to senni blavne jednalo.

Priznam se yam, ae sam se timto porekadlem neridim a jsem jist, Ze kdyby slavni bojovnici za prava -Leto zeme kdys by jej byli uZivall, naSe vlast by dodnes byla pod anglickou nadvladou.

NuZe ale k veci: jsem trpeliye, kdo z tech naSich "zastancii sysbody" pronese svuj Usudek o jednani nakho bratra predsedy Marko., tiverejnene ye Vestniku. v kterem byl vyrozumen br. redaktor Vestniku, Ze lice jeho pritoranost ye schuzich Hlavni Uradovny neni Zadouci.

Nezastavam se br. Valleika, on tam nema zapottebi, ale tvrdim zde, Z'e redaktor Vestniku, at' je to jis kdokoliv, ma byti budoucne vkly pripu gen do sehuzi nakho hlavniho Vaasa.

Pakli na g reditele ye sve schnzi dali sve aby tento zakaz byl proveden, tu tedy se rovneZ proti elenstvu nag Jecino,J,y provinili.

N: : •• n] a pod:a-mitt jak mohou vziti na suLe . jaovednest odejmuti elentun Jedposuzovati jednani nOty • kte r emu bylo jen zas elenstVem svereno pravo informovati rids vSechny tim, ae poskytnuto je pra y() redaktorovi na geho organu byti jejich rokovCni svedkem.

Domnivam so, dovol zde, br. predsedo, mi poznamenati, Ze pakli se yarn to neliZe redaktor na g obeas nas upozorni, co se tam v Hlavni firadovne deje. ebybne jsi se zachoval, Ze takto potlaeujeS pray° redaktora Vestniku inforniovati nas "nezabarvenou" skuteenosti.

Priei Se to Tvennt novoroenimu prani.

Dtile t yrdim, Ze toto jednani soulad pcajkozuje nas vSechny.

Jcdnote 7:10 yeller jachybuji, Ze pri gi nas sjezd zaujate schvali; a' budeme nu• icI deti k tome, aby se to budoucne stati nemohlo.

Pakli isi to Ty, br. Marku, aneb ostatni ✓ Hlavni ftraclovne unahliii. tedy jiZ k viii dare Cate:le, prosim naprav tento prestrelek.

Mrzl na' to o tam psati. ale chceme, aby nase Clip tvo premYgelo.

S pozdraveia, Ludva 0. Hokk.

fl 24 PONOVOROCNI ROZJIMANI •13S7valo me to divne, proe vZdy na Nov rok 11(16 eini jista predse yzeti. Jakoby jine day v roce nebyly zrovna tak platne a pro nee' dobroty nebo zisku teZ tak zavazne. Na druhe strane, jestli elovek ma v sobe plirozenST nebo v gipenY sklon k zasade delat v2cly doble, tedy to novoroeni: rozhodnuti, ze bude hodnY a rozumn3-7,,,sotva bude platne. Co myslite? V Arnerice to zasady :konat dobro je asi malt: Je gte, na Stesti obyvatel na g republiky jest, ze vet gina z nich ma cit, ei dobe srdce. Nepestuji jej soustavne vgak, lee projevuji hi ne gtesti spolubliZnich osobni pontoci, ze cit tento neni jim odeliven apine.

Stark rok 1955 jest za nami. Stony, ktere , zanechal, jsou krvave. V date, ktera lna byti radostnou v gem, start rok koneil clny ;\-e skropenYmi slzami.

Ainoh3"mt madSrm lidem vypineni jejich starsim plain zdravi a docela star:Yin (men klid, po kterem touZi telo i smysl, zastalo v roce 1955 nevyphteno.

Dude to letos lep gi? Dodeli slabi sva pledsevzeti ve sluZbe rozumu? Uvidime. Kdo vi do kolika set rodin ye SpojenYch statech o gemetna nahoda plinesla smrt, bolest, beznadej a zoufalstvi -- ten o polepgerd pochybuje. KdyZ dnes elovek opougti svuj domov. opravdu nevi jist, zdali domil se vrati zdrav, anebo neznarzakriV. A . to elovek, kterY se nieim neprovinil, -neni o nic vice Zivotem bezpeenY'm neZ 17clysi za praveku. Tehdy, kdy panovalo kdy elovek nebyl znaly nieeho a vscho se bal. Zabijel, protole strach jej tom n nutil, chranil si tak svaj Zivot a zajig Coval trvani sveho rodu.

Ale dues? 0 co jde dnes vkm, ktefi tak bezohledne vraZdi eloveka, ktereho pled tim ani neznali? "Nevim", rekli by.

Vid'te, jsou to veci, ktere stoji za mYgleni. Z to jednoduche plieiny, ze Cadmy z tads nevi, jestli jeho sameho nebo nekoho z rodiny takove pled- a povanneni zlo nepotka teZ' behem roku 1956.

VraZ"deni povozy motory hnan37uni, je ein rozjivenosti a divokosti. aim v gak je vraMeni z vypoeitavosti? Okradani Evelio lidu, jako se deje pled na gimi zraky v nagich zastupcich u vlady spolkove jako statni?

Nage spolkova astava (constitution), aril velejna gkolni osnova (public chool foundation) v Zadnem jejich elanku nesVadi "nas, ani neuei ty deti na g e k takor,5101.1 nentravnemu poeinani. Konstituce o kkolnh soustava vypracovany byly osobnostmi na to tehdej gi &but nad pramer uvedomelYmi a nebojacnYmi. tide ti znali vf,Tteene rozdily mezi zlem a dobrem. Z jejich price a skutka vidime, Ze mysleli, chteli a prali si, aby take potomstvo v ge chny jim tehdy zname vedomosti si osvo-

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jilo. Aby neubikvali: sobe ani sv,Vm. Kdo je tedy dnes zodpovednS7 za tyto wintery? Osnova vyucovaci, jak ptiwodite je vypracovana, jiste ne. Kdyby- tvurci nag republiky a ueebni osnavy vstali z mityYch, pak by se chovani dite gni mladeZe zhrozili vice ne211 tehdy divYch Indian. Asi teZ by chteli vedet, kdo byli jsou ti, kdo bud' nepochopili nebo chapat nechti, eemu,musi se lidska omladina aby stall se platnYmi eleny lidske spoleenosti a ne jeji nebo zhoubou. Mame te2 mnoho mladYch lidi, ktell nejsou telesne a tint mene rozumove paalone vyspeli a jfZ se Zeni a vdavaji. Zakladaji rodiny, ani2 chapou zodpovednost veci novemu eloveku. TeZ nedovedou se v jejich tak ditlelitem stavu chovati. jej svedomite, ditstojne jako otec nebo matka Tohle uvazovani se v povinnosti rodieovske jest je gte smutnei gi nali je to bezhlave vraZdeni svYch spoluobeana. Ti mrtvi uZ netrpi, ale neyinne deti vysazene do teto nag spoleenosti rozumove zaktnelYch spolubliZnich, trpi nesmirne.

BYvam svedkem ne jednoho, ale nekolika pripadtt tohoto druhtt v sousedstvi. Co asiz- ubolakti vyroste? Zvi:aSte tam kde Zena-matka ma 3-4 deti a kaZde po jinem otci? Matky pak chodi do prace.

DUI obyeejne pak hodi sve matce (stare, nervosni, snad i nemocne zone) k opatrovani. Ci je to vina?

Vadci a radei lidu piiciny It takoyemu nerozumnemu zarizovani Zivota hledaji tam, kde nejsou, ale z?idlo nemravnosti zUmyslite a snad take nechapave 61ovek se 'divi, ze osoby studovane, ktere tieba cele sve Zivoty venuji k tomu, aby lid ueili jak se ma chovat, ,aby blaZenosti toukbne 26.dane dosahl, nejsou sto poznati jednoduchou skateenost sPravnebb zaZivani Zivota.

I tehdy, kclyZ zapirat nebudeme, mnoho je okolnosti, ktere vice mene ru'Stye zasahuji do rodinne vYchovy, plece jen svedomiti rodiee mohou sve deti dnes vychovat v Padne lidl a uvedomele ob.ti'a.ny nisi republiky.

Ov gemZe vYchove clitete yyrastajicam ye gkolaka, rodiee rozhodne nesmi se spolehati na nikoho neZ jen samy na sebe. Ze je to za na gi deity prate nebo akol vysilujici, namahavY a ta i bolestn;c7 pro takove rodiee, kteri sve deti maji opravdu radi, nemusirn Zylagte kdy2 z nich rodiee chti vychovat lidi glechetne a velkomyslne (noble and broadminded). Doti neclaapou tolik veci, nebot' v nas v gech je gte stale udrCue se po pra-praptcdcich chtivost miti ode v geho, co ti "druzi majl" a "jd mit nemim". ZadiV elovek za tenhle prave14privesek k pPani jeho nemak.Zrovna jako nemUe za jeho "appendix", kterS7

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mnohemu pti nespravne 'ZivotosprAve vyvadi malo zavicleni hodne pkijemnosti.

Mysl ditete bez valiant mhZeme pfirovna, ku knize ye ktere je site mnoho listft.

SneZne bilYch, na Zadnem juste ani to nejmenSi znamenko neeeho, co teprve bu de. Ale tim prvnim okaniMkem, kdy dite se podiva na svou rodieku nebo chtiVu jeho, objevi se na listu prvni znaminko.

Znaminka to poenou se mnoZiti, v 'lady staved a z tech kaZda je vetou s otaznikern. V to chvili k aloze matky plidava se tkol vychovatelky. tlkol te,ZkY, zodpovednY. KaZda lidska bytost sklftda se zo dvou Sklona k dobru a zhi. KterY z nick je silnejsi, musi matka mina zjistiti a dle toho pak dite vesti do jeho budoucnosti. Dokud dite .klade otazky, matka je zfidlern jeho snahy znat, co jeho rozvinujici mysl zajima. Tehdy vychovatelka klade zitklad k jeho lidstvi. Na druhe strane, projevovati dite sve pudy zlobnou chtivosti, sobeckosti, nieenim v'Seho na co rueky klade, nebo tlueenim a kopanim svou vuli projevuje; pak titkol vychovatelky stava se problemern.

RozluStenim toho zjevuje se pak, jak dule'ZitYm je fikol vychovatelky. 1Vlatka diva Zivot sice, coZ je pilrozenY chod a plneni elanku o mnoleni se, zachovani rodu lidskeho i tvortit jinYch, kterYm cevami probiha ruda Ikrev Zivota. Ale elovek je jen jednim z maLiho poetu vSech tvorh, kterY jest mod tvtitrei shy podnecovan k pfemYSleni a on jeSte z menSiho poetu tvorh, je schopen hovoliti. A jen jedinYm tvorem ze vSech jinYch jest on sam, kterST timto hovorem se milk o vSem domluVIII a znaekami rfiznYch podob se dohadovati, usnaSeti i uvedomovati. I kdyz jeden od druheho je na tisice inn vzdalen, "domluvi' se spolu jako by to drill slovem Ta'kove znaely, ktere budoucim pokolenim zanechal elovek, kter3"7 Zil v jeskynich pled 3Q000 lety a srozumitelnefg "pisIna" zanechali nam bide a ktefi Zili pled 10,000, 6,000 a je:§te mene lety. VSechny takove zbytky "pisemneho" • dorozumivani se a podavani dtiikazti pokolenim mladSim, lidskY tvor musel sam ze sebe tvafeti jako pavouk pavueinu, rebo bourec hedvanY. Jako ovce vinu, husa vept.' Stetiny. eloveku it dorozumivachnu dilu byl dam um, schopnost a timlna, pfileMost a pak ono nutka-ni aby tak elovek civil, na kolik kdo rnyalertikove (rozumove, duS'evne i hmotne) stael.

Ale, "jak na to jiti" i poeinati si, k tomu elovek nedostal odnikud toho nejmenSiho pokynu neb rady. Co ze sebe elovek, v jehoZ knize z bilYch lista jegte, bez dostaeitelmich znaeek jakYchkoliv vedomosti mohl udelati, tim pak se ukazoval bYti. V tomto sebeueeni mei on naprostou volnost a svobodu. Svet mu byl

Ve stredu, dne 25. ledna 1956. ohromnou rozlohou, neproplavatelmimi vodami, vysokYnei horami. Ale bylo zde neco, z deho mel strach. A to "neco" byl g. aludek jeho souseda, galudek tigra, lva, raloka, praorla, hroznYk kagdY ze etenarti uS nekde v museu videl kostry tech oblud, prod jejichZ Zaludky se nail prarodide museli miti na pozoru.

Z takoveho strachu zrodila se opatrnost, ale ty rodily se v rnozku eloveka a ze zkuknosti jeho nabytYch ve hie o Sivot joho i mlad'at jeho vyvstala nutnost varovani i vYstrah a tak z rodicu stall se "uditele". A nejveai east toho ueeni daleim rnyAlenkovem i "hospodarskem" vYvinu lidstva, spadla na bedra matky. V promene givotnich pomertt jednotlivce, kmenti i narodu bystrily a tribily se nazory eloveka. Z nutnosti chraniti svitj vot prod zanikem v nedim galudku, eloy ek nesmel zapominat na svfij vlastni Saludek. Mival tento ZivoeiSnY- fistroj v nitru jeho takovou silu, gezdolal east° i ten nejvetSi strach a Nov& provadel pak to, k demu by ho nikdo nedonutil, !kdyby byl mel zasoby, z nich g byl by galudek mohl piniti a v zatiSi sveho pelechu v jeskyni je zagivati.

Co vie predchazelo ne gli elovek priSel k nahledu, ze jemu i jeho omladine k zachovani givota, by slouZilo, kdyby majitele si to zaridili jinak ne g au dosud to stavalo. Co'g kdyby misto snahy snisti jeden druheho, pokusili se ye spoleenem fisili radeji snisti toho tretiho.

Pakli ne, tedy jej ueiniti aspofi neSkodnYm a vziti mu zasoby, ktere WS ma?

Ale ono to asi take vklycky neilo; vgdyt' ten treti mohl se dohodnout se etyrtYm, patYm i vice jich a ty dva prvrti spojence vyudit pesti nebo kyjem, moresum docela jeete ve &vete tehdy neznaMS7/11. Od techto pospolitYch podatkfi nutnosti starat se o givobyti, vyila nova poznani a uka.salo se, Se nasili musi piepustiti misto novYm a take bezpeenejenn spfisobinn givotu.

Z tvora ovladarieho prvotnimi pudy a yeenYm strachem, vyvijela se bytost uveCionaelej4 ktera prichazela k nazoru, elovek svS,m pridinenim bude moci sve postaveni v prirode slepSiti, ne-li dokonce klid, mir a hojnost 'Zivobyti si zajistiti.

Tato idea dala podnet k myilence matky-vychovatelky vychovat ze sveho mladete bytost sobestaenou v poeinani jeho lift& bliZnim, rozunmou, milou, pracovitou, soudruZenskou a poctivou. S tout° nadhernou ideou dostavilo se poznani, zc priroda je otevrenou knihou, z ktere elovek mule se naudit znat vie, co ku sve spase potrebovat by mohl. V to chvili zrozeni se teto idee spojilo se bdstvi odvekeho dosud eloveka neznanieho, Dobra, Lasky a Krasy, a tak povstala myilenka vSrchovy mravni. Poeinaje ditetem fikol vychovatelky nevi skoneen posla.nim ro-

VEST NI K® WEST, TEXAS stence do ikoly. Zvla gte ne za dneSni doby, kdy na svet privadeny jsou deti nerozumem rodidtt a okolnosti (svet) maji takoqm chudaktim fAtepovat to, co matky zanedbaly. Proto ne matkam ale yychoyatelkam path' ono trpytna, obroueka kolem hlavy.

Ntde, pri takovem neobyeejnem rozjimani pisatelka ztravila prvni chvile noveho roku 1956. Moje matka pravidlem kolem pfilnoci po gaduje jej' kollieek kayy a neco na zub. Stall lide jsou u g" jako malieke deft P1i jidle pies den snedi toho pokrmu uS jen jako vrabec. Od yeeere do rana by men hlad. A jako hladove dite, neusnuli by a pH tom by narikali nespokojenosti.

Nechtela jsem pfilnoc a Yoder, snutelniky zasvecenY Sylvestru, patronu divokelho veseli, ztraviti jen tak na piano, proto vzala jsem si za spolednika malt' ale nesmirne cennY spisek J. Z. MacDonalda, pod nazvem "The Spirit of Attitude Bible". Je to kni geeka, seminkem .z nehd vyklidi spousta novYch mySlenek.

Obdivuji osoby ryze' dernokratick3"Tch zasad, eistotti jejich povah (jako byl td mfij otec Antonin, Kulhanek). Oni nevystupuji na podia politickYch aren, kde pak slibuji "hory—doly", klamou lid a ku zleanu sve lehkoverne a poSetile nasledovniky svadeji. Ti eisti setrvavaji pri` praci, kterou si za svtij Zivotni ukol vybrali. 0 vYsledky z ni deli se pak se jejich spolublignimi. — V torn Ilk se •d tech, kteri bez jakekoliv telesne namahy hromadi zisky pro syttj uSitek z price jinYch. Z to prieiny obdivuji spisovatele zmineneho vie dilka. Je to elovek nezamo2nY a, je pri tom telesne smrsaeenY. Aviak zachovava si jasnou mysl a postreh sokola. To je pozoruhodne, nob dnes je tolik lid' omarneno leskem slateho telete, anebo opiaty rtizneho druhu, Se zustavaji pouhou nickou.

JAY velikY je rozdil v lidech uSlechtilYm zitsta.va na2Stestim stiZenSr elovek, jehd myilenky eini jej pozoruhodnYm i v zastupech.

Ale maliekYm je chlapik zdravY', za, mognY, lee piny velkSrch slov, chlubmich reel, ale jako ilhor na brehu potoka hladkY. — skutek vkly utek.

Pisateika v jejim novorodnim rozjimani ani si neuvedomila, kdy ramusne, diyokke yitani noveho roku prestalo.

Na hodiny na stene, hnane elektrinon, tohle lidske stanoveni easove rozdelky mezi odchazejiciin starYm a prichazejielm novYm rokem, neinelo pragadneho fidinku. Minutova rudidka dohnala hodinovou na pulnoeni dvanactce. Jestli si daly nejakY pozdrav nebo , znameni, viditelnYm nebylo.

Snad nevzalo to ani ten okam gik, kdy na cifernik vrhl stir' spOledny a rudieka ininutova se oddellia a utikala dale. —

Strana 25 Bude letos miti o jeden den vice k sve osky. Je rokem pkestupnYm. Aby se vyrovnal rozdil easu, kterST se ztrit-, ci phi obihani nail seine kolem slunce. • Co tedy pro lidstvo skl ya tech budoucich 366 dni, to nikdo na zemi nevi.

Clovek, kterY eini dobre, protcde dobro vdeei to nahode, ze je mu popfa-, bYti svedkem tolika zmen, ktere znamenaji dobro lidstvo viemu. Jako na vzdor lidem zlYm, kteri eloveeenstvu nepreji jeho svobody ani po gitkii obyeejne teSkou praci vydobytS7ch.

Necht' rok novY je Yam viem spinenirn' vieho nejlepiiho. Zdravi M. F. K. Valova: ( }

RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI My, nine psank resoluen1 vYbor, radu Pokrok Flatoifie eislo 103, timto vys100.17. jcme nail soustrast pozfistale rodine• na ztratou jejich matky a babieky a zeroy en nail spolkove spolusestry Josefy ktera zemicela 25. prosince 1955 ye stall 69 mkt" v kruhu s yYch ditek a manZela, Pochovana byla na katolickem hititov,e, ye Flatonii za hojne neasti pl'atel a zna-. myth. Postistala rodino, budid yarn ate, chou, ze i my elenove soucitime s vami, Tobe, spolusestro, prejeme klidnY, od!poeinek. best budid Tvoji pamatce.• • Resolueni vYbor: L. J. '8andera Alois Dostalik Joe Vybiral, ) RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI My, nine psanY resolueni vYbor kadu Prapor Svcbody eislo 8 ye Weimar, Texas, timto vyslovujeme na gi soustrast za naS rad portilstale rodine nad ztratou-jejich matky, babidky a nail spolkove spo-' lusestry Marie Kroboth Kusey, ktera zentrela dne 11. prosince 1955 •ye, Weimar ye veka 82 rail.

Vime, portistala rodino,ze tea nespte strata vaSi matky a babidk,y, aviak bucliZ vain Utechou, Ze i my elenove soucitime s vami.

Tobe spolusestro prejeme klidnST odpoCluck. best budiS Tvoji pamatce.

Resolueni vYbor: Rudolf Maigek August Shumbera Adolf Barta.

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LAO "Podivejme, co jim zas vlezlo do pallce! Copak bylo mak) trapeni pro ten les?

Jeke neclosedeli jeelno a u2 zas chteji privest na ve.s nove neStesti!" krieely tieny; rychtailka, obyeejne ticha osoba, vzala na. Client pometlo.

"Jestli je bude'S navadet k novemu vzboureni, dam to eetniktim! Nieemove, dep t se jim nechce, jen by chodili po prochazkach!" rozkrikovala se pled chalupou.

A Balcarkova na Matouk vybafla: "Psy na vas pustina, darmokaoi! lou vodou y es poliju!"

A vSecky zaviraly dvere, hluche k jakemokoli vysvetlovani i prosbam. . . nebylo motino jint kapnout do noty; eely a nejedna se dala i do naiikaveho plaee.

"Neclovolim, aby rnul kl! Povesim mu na kabat, a i kdyby mi urazil obe ruce, nepustim ho! . . . Dost uz jsme uzily jednoho trapeni a bidy!"

"I vy baby eertovske, prom aby, do vas!" klel IVIatouS. "Jako straky pled dektem kiici a kriei. V2clyt' i to tele spiS" porozumi, co se mu po lidsku vyklada, ne21i Lena moudremu slovu!" huboval hrozne roznarzele.

"Dej pokoj, Grelo, nepresvedeiS je; bud' bys musel katidou zmlatit, anebo by sis ji mush vzit, pak by to snad poslechla. ." nai ikal kdosi smutne.

"Nektere ani nasilitn nepredelalA; s takovyrni musiS jinak — nesm g jim odporovat, ale pekne presvedeovat a dostavat je pomalu na svou stranu."

Tak vykladal GFela, ktery nechtel yeti zanechat, ktery, treba ge sam byl z pooatku proti nasilnemu rekni, jakroile se jednou rozhodl, ze to jinak nejde, celou duSi se oddal spoleene veci.

Byla to tvrda, nedstupna selska, palice — co si jednou uminil, toho musil dosahn.outi, kdyby nevim co stalo v ceste.

Taky ted' na nic nedbal; zavirali mu dvere pled nesem — mluvil oknem; ti.enske mu, vyhrotiovaly nehneval se, naopak prisvedeoval, bylo-li treba, utvrzoval je v tom nebo onom, claval se- do reei o detech a vychvaloval, jak dobte hospoclari, tak dlouho, az konecne poveal svoje; kdyti se mu nedafilo, Sel Cele dva dni ho bylo pino ye vsi, v chalupach, v zahradach, i do poll val se s lidmi do reef o tom ei onom, ale povedel sve; tem, kteri fined nechapali,

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kreslil podleska pole, ukazoval dily a trpolive vykladal, joky z toho bade mat kalldy prospech. Ale nadarmo by bYvalo bylo jeho vkchno usilovani, kdyby mu byl nebyl piisel na pornoc Roch.

V sobotu po poledni, kdyZ se hok vesnici neptemluvi, zavolali Rocha do Borynovy stodoly a sverili se mu se svym planem; ball se, tie bude proti nim.

Ale Roch kratce zarnyslil a rekl: "Je to divny zptilsob, ale prototie na jinY uti neni kdy, pomohu vain."

A lined kl do zahrady k faralovi, kterY seal u pacholka, sekajiciho jetel; ten pawn vypravoval, jak se farar nejdilive na Rocha, rozzlobil, jak kneel, zacpaval si uSi a nechtel ani slykt, ale jak potorn oba sedeli na mezi a dlouho se o "Cernsi radili, Roch asi farare plesvedeil, prototie za sountraku, kdyti se lide pocali vracet donnt z poll, vySel knez na naves, jako by chtel unit chladku, zastavoval se v chalupa.ch, ptal se na razne veci a Itlavne s tienskymi se domlouval; a nakonec jakoby nic tiSe rekl: "Ti hold to mysli doble. Je tteba pospikt si, dokud je jeSte cas. Udelejte, je co na vas, a ja zas pojedu k hrabeti a domluvim jemu."

A clukazal tolik, ze geny uti se neprotivily a hospodari zaeali usuzovat, ze to, kdy je k tomu ma faral, stoji za pokus.

Radii se celV veeer, ale u2.!v nedeli ran° byli vSichni svorne zajedno.

Moll po ne'Sporach vyjit s Rochern v Odle, protole umel hovorit s Nenaci jejich keel To prave ted' slibil Roch naladYin hospodattlm, OdeSli a radostne si vYskli; Roch sedel u Borynit pled domem, prebiral zrnka rtitience a o eernsi uvatioval.

Roch hlavne myslil na Jagnu; jak chodi po svetnici. chvilemi stanula za nim, nekdy vyka na dvar, a kdYg se vracela, klopila pled nim oei a krvavV rumenec ji zaleval utrapenou tvar, a-2 mu ji bylo lito.

"Jagnieko!" zaSeptal laskave a zvedl k Stanula u nett° se zatajenYm dechem a eekala, co rekne. Ale on, neveda, co lici, jenom cosi potichu zamrueel a zmlkl. se

Odeka znova na svou stranu, usedla u otevreneho okna, oprela se o ram a zahle.dela se smutnyma Uinta do kraje ozareneho sluncem, na bile oblaeky, ktere se jako husy toulaly po jasnem nebi, a tetike vzdechy se ji draly z prsou; chvi,lerni se ji ze zeervenalych oci vyhrouly slzy a stekaly zvolna po vyhuble, ztrhano tvali. Tot' se vi, zkusila toho malo za ty dni? Cela yes proti iii kvala jako proti praSivemu psu; 2eny se k ni obracely zady, nektere za ni dokonce plivaly, pritelkyne, jalo: by ji nevidely, Mu g-

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se pohrdlive small a nejmladk Gulbastiv loch hoctil po ni yeera blatem a klhOel pritorn: "Fojtova milenka!"

Jako by ji nft" projel a... hanba jh dlv nezadusila.

Mitj Botie, cotinak ona za to mute? 0pil ji, ze neved(qa o svete. nemohla se mu protivit. . . A ted' vkchni proti ni, cela y es pled ni utika jako pled pra,;,=ivuu ovei, nikdo se ji netthre.

Kampak ted' pujde? Dvere pled ni zaviraji, poStvali by snad na ni i psa! Ani k matce nemuCe uchYlit; to ji pies v. ';'ecky prosby a plat vyhnala. NebYt Hanky. byla by si neco udelala. . . To je pravda, jedine Antkova &na se o ni uplimne staruba, neodpirala ji pomocnou ruku, i pled ji branila. . .

VSak taky nen; vinna, ne, neni... fejt je vinen, ji svaclel a donutil ke hrichu. Ale nejvic je vinen ten stark cledekl Nahle si vzpomnela na mutie. "Na celY Zivot me spoutal! Kdybych byla svobodna, neuklhvdili by mi, ne. . . A co jscm vlastne u!ziia? A.M Mvota, ani sveta!"

Horeane prerny'Slela, litost a 2a1 se kan:si ztratily a misto nich se v ni zvedl prudkY hnev, kterY i tak lonacoval, 2e zaeala behat po svetnici. "To je jiste, tie vSechno neSte qi priSlo kvuli nemu. . . ani k tomu s Antkem by nebylo doslo. . a fojt by se •.ebyl opova gil. . . a. stYskala si, tila by ve svatem pokoji jako driv, tak jako tiiji vSechny ostatni .. babel ji ho poslal do cesty, matku svedl bohatstvim a ona ted' mush tr"A by 'CO uti 'Car yl tirali!" pet. . mush... .

Vybuchla, zat'ala mstive pest, a kdyg uviclela eknem ko'Satinu a nemocnYin pod stromy, vybehla, naklonila se nad nim a nendvistne zasySela; "Abys zdechl co nejdliv, ty stark pse!"

NernocnY na ni vytreStil old a nem zamumlal, ale Jagna uti byla zase prYe; uleheilo se ji, vylila si vztek za sve pokoreni.

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Kdyti se vracela, stal koval pied domovnimi dvermi, ale alai, ji nevidi.

Zabovoril hodne hlasite na Rocha: "MatouS roznak, ze je povedetc na Nemce, . ."

"Zvali me, tak s nimi k tem sousedtim pujdu," led]. Roch s dtirazem.

"Takhle si pripravuji novY Ta selska chasa se jednou proti brat:leti rozdivoeela a ted' si mysli, tie kdyti piljde znova v houfu s klacky a s krikem, 2e se Nenaci leknou a Podlesi nekoupi."

Koval se necitil zlosti.

"A tleba ad koupe upusti, kdo vi?"

"No, tot 'se vi! Grunty rozmeiili, rodilly sem privezli, studne kopou, sva geji kamen na zaklady. . ."

"Ale ja dobice vim, ze na made jeAte smlouvu nepodepsali."

Ve stredu, dne 25. ledna 1956.

"A nine ptisahali, ze uz je po Vgem."

"Povidam jenom to, co vim, Kdyby hrabe na§el lepgi kupce..." lipegti to piece nekoupi, smrdi grog em. , ."

"Gtela na neco poeita, a zda se mi."

"Gtela!" pterugil Rocha prudce koval.

"Gtela se tlaei do poptedi, balamuti hloupe lidi a svadi je do ne gtesti. . ."

"Uvidime, jak to dopadne, uvidime!" lekl Roch a usmival se, jak si kovat ye zlosti cucha, vousy, "Jagek z kancelater zvolal, protole spattil poslieka pied domem.

"Pro Hanu Borynovou — papir z kancelare!" oznamoval Jagek, vytahuje jakousi obalku.

Hanka, ptibehla a neklidne obracela, papir v ruko u, nevedouc, co s nim poeit.

"Pfectu y am to," tekl Roch.

Koval se mu chtel podivat pies rameno, ale Roch list rychle sloZil a docela klidne tekl: "Soud vain, Hanko, oznamuje, ze se mblete vidat s Antkem jednou za tyden."

Hanka podarovala poslieka a vratila se do svetnice, ale Roch po kovalove odchodu za ni radostne volal: "V psani je neco jineho, nechtel jsem to i'ikat pied kovatem! Soud yam oznamuje, abyste ptivezla pet set rubld zastavy anebo zaruku, pak ze Antka hned pusti. . . Co je vain?"

Hanka neodpovedela, bias ji selhal, zastala stat jako sloup.. zrudla, potom jako stena zbledla, oei se ji zalily slzami, rozpkahla ruce a s teZkYm vzdechem, se vrhla celYin telem na tvat pied svatYmi obrazy.

Roch potichounku ode gel a Ceti list znova; usmival se, protole byl take rozradostnen; po chvili se gel podivat do svetnice.

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pakovala si Hanka mimovolne.

"Nikomu to netikejte! Dovedi se to tak jako tak, aZ se vrati. . . potom se musi iici, ze ho pustili bez zastavy, aby vds koval nechal na pokoji."

Takto ji Rod), napominal. Hanka sla y -nostelibVa,eprotlnmhav sobe ud.rZet tu stra gnou radost, svetila sve tajemstvi Josce; chodila jako opila, libala deti, mluvila na hribatko, mluvila na prasnici, zalertovala s oapem. . . Lapovi, kterY chodil knourave za ni a dival se ji do oei, jako by neco tusil, septala do sameho ucha, jako eloveku: "Ticho, hlupaku, pantata piijde domil!"

Smala se a zas se davala do place; i staremu Boarynovi dlouho vykladala, svou novinu, ale Boryna tte gtil jen podeSene oei a cosi mlel. Zapomnela na celY svet, az ji Joska musila, ptipomenout, ze je uZ, eas chystat se do kostela.

Stesti ji unag elo, chtelo se ji zpivat, chtelo se ji rozbehnout se do poll a volat na, obili, ktere se ji s aelestem nelo k noham, i na stromy a, na celY svet: "Hospodat se vrati! Antek pi'ijde!"

Z to radosti zaeala zvat Ja,gnu, aby sly spolu, ale Jagna nechtela, radeji pry zilstane doma.

Nikdo .ji nic o Antkovi netekl, ale ona se lehko domyslila podle toho, co Hanka delala. I ji ta, zprava vzru gila a naplnila jakousi radostnou, tichou nadeji; rozbehla. se k matte.

Neptigla vgak vhod, zastihla ji zrovna v krute hadce se Simkem.

Simek hned no snida,ni usedl pod oknem, dlouho rozvaZoval, pokukoval po bratrovi a nakonee tekl: "Tak mi, maminko, dejte penize, musim jit zaplatit ohla gky. Farat llkal, abychom pled negpora.mi pri gli na kateHanka kleeela a celou du gi se modli- chismus." la, div se ji srdce nerozskoello radosti a "S kYmpak se to Zeni g ?" zeptala se vde'enosti. Kratke, trhane vzdechy a ho- matka s pohrdlivYm itsmevem. roucl gepty jako by celou svetnici pinily "S Nastiekou Golombovu!" zati, glehaly jako sloupy ohne k noloam Matka neodpovedela a otaeela se pilne Palmy Marie Censtochovske, rozlevaly kolern hrncit na plotne. Jindfich se jako Mira krev. Hanka skoro umira- dal, a aekoli ohen vesele hotel, foukal la gtestim, slzy ji tekly proudem a spo- do neho o zdvod; Simek chvili 'eekal a lu s nimi odplYvala vzpominka na vgec-, pak se ozval- znova, ale tentokr'at pevky davne bolesti a ktivdy. neji: Koneene vstala, uttela si slzy a vyz"Date mi celYch pet ruble, must se navala Rochovi: vystrojit i zasiouby, . •" "Ted' jsem plinravena na nove utrpe"Poslal jsi u2 s vodkou?" ptala se Doni, protole ani to nejhor gi neratiZe bYt minikova stejnYm tonem. tak zle."

"Sel tam. Klomb s Plogkou."

Roch se podivil, jak se nahle zmeni"Plijala te, co?" Dominikove se rozla; oei ji zajisktily, krev ji zahrala na, ttasala srnlichem, brada. bledYch licich, naptimila se. .. jako by "OvgemZe ptijala, tot' se vi!" ji deset let ubylo.

"Slepa, slepice nagla zrno; aby ne, "Pospe gte si s prodejem, opattte takova coura!" kolik je potteba, a pojedeme pro Shriek se zamraeil, ale Cekal, co jegte Antka, zitra tteba nebo v fiterY!" pit de.

"Antek prijede! Antek piijede!" o"Hines vody z rybnika, a ty,

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Posiechli skoro mimovolne, a kdyZ se pak Simek znova rozlonl na lavici a syn zaeal new kutit u plotny, .stara bade rozkazala: " .Sirnku, dones pal jaltivce!"

"Doneste ji to sama, za cleveeku vain nebudu slouZit!" broukl py gne a rortahl se na lavici je gte pohodlneji.

"Slygel jsi? Nedohanej me k zlosti, je dnes nedele....

"Vy jste taky sly gela„ co jsem tekl: dejte mi penize, a honem!" `Neclain a nedovolim ti, aby ses Zenil!" vybuchla Dominikova.

"Obejdu se i bez va geho dovoleni!"

"Simku, vzparnatuj se a nezaeinej si se mnou!"

Simek se nahle pled ni sklonil a pokorne ji objal nohy: "VZdyt' vas, maminko, prosim, vklyt' se pled vami plazim jako pes!. .

Slzy mu zalily hrdlo.

Jincllich se dal do place a zaeaa matte libat ruce, objimat 'nohy a uprogovat ji spolu s bratrem.

Dominikova je zlostne odstreila od sebe.

"Ani se mi neopovaZuj delat neco nayzdory, nebo to vybodim ze dveli!" vyklikla a zahrozila pestmi.

Ale Simek se uz nelekl, mateina slova ho glehla jako bit. . . vzkypel, py gne se vzplimil a palieatost, ktera byla u Paeesil v rodine, mu stoupla do hlavy. Uclelal par kroka po svetnici a potom, zabodavaje do matky plamenny poliled, strasne klidne tekl: "Dejte mi penize, ale rychle. eekat ani prosit uz nebudu!"

"Nedam!" yyktikla matka poclraZdene a hiedala, co by popadla do ruky.

"Tak si je najdu sam!"

Simek jako stela skoell k truhle, jednim trhnutim ote y tel viko a zaeal vyhazovat na podlahu g atstvo. Dominikova se s ktikem vrhla na podlahu; z poeatku ho jenom zkou gela odtrhnout, ale kdy2 neustupoval ani o krok, chytila ho za vlasy a druhou rukou ho zaeala bit potvati , po hlave do zad. a plitom z pina hrdla Simek se ohanel jako proti doterne mouse, neptestavaje hledat penize, ale, kdyZ dostal kamsi do slabin, ohnal se tak zutive, de Dominikova padla na podlahu jak dlouha, tak airoka; v tu chvili vgak syskoeila, chytila pohrabae a vrhla se na neho. Simek se nechtel s matkou rvat, je gte potad se jen branil, jak mohi, a hledel ji Zelezo vzit z ruky. Krik napinil .svetnici. Jindlich se zajikal piaeem, pobihal kolem, a Zalostne nalikal: "Ma minko, pro Doha! Maminko !"

Praye v tu chvili pijOla Jagna a sna2jila se je rortrhnout, ale nadarmo; jak-. mile cc 8j.rnek shSibi a uskoeil stranou,

St ana 28 matka se znova za nim hnala a bila hlava nehla,va; Simek rozvzteklen bolesti ji zacal rang vracet. Popadli se jako psi, motali se po svetnici a se strasnym lomozem tloukli do zdi I . do nabytku.

Lida se zacali sbihat, se vsech stran, snanli se je rozdelit, ale Daminikova se prissala k Simkovi jako pijavice a bila ho Mena a bez rozumu.

Nakonec ji Simek uderil pesti mezi oel, chytil ji za boky a odhodil ji jako otep od sebe; Dominikova jako parez padla celou vahoU na rozpalenou plotnu mezi hrnky pine vaziei vody, kamna se zritila a vSeeko se svalllo na jednu hro=au.

OvSemZe Dominikovou ze ssutin fined vytClili. . . AC byla straSne popalena, ne ySimala si bolesti ani horicich sukni a znova se hnala na '"Tahni odtud, proklety vyvrheli! `ratan odtud!' syeela jako bez sebe.

Nasilim musili hasit ohen na ni a dr'Zet ji, aby ji alespori poodlenou tvar zabalili do mokrYch hadrti, stale se jim vytrhavala.

At' to uZ vieekrat neuvidim, at' -1E6.. ."

A Simek, sotva. dYchaje, zbitV a vSeeek zakrva • enY, hledel vytteStenYma oeima, • matku. . rortras1 se, nemohl ze sebe vypravit slova, nevedel, co se deje.

Ale sotva nastal trochu klid, Domini'<surd se najednou vytrhla Zenam z rukou, s.koeila za komin a veSakilm, strhla s ni gh Simkavy \reel a zaeala je oknem vyhazovat do zahrady.

"Frye mi s oei! Nic to nen' tveho, v;:.:ecko je me, ani jedinY zahon ti nedam, ani do fist, i kdybys mel hladem zdechnont!" vreStela z poslednich sil.

Zinoena krutYmi bolestrni klesla pak se srdeervoucim zastenanim na zem.

Odne qi ji napostel.

Bide napinili celou .svetnici, tlaeili se ✓ sini a oknem. strkali 'navy do mistnosti.

Jagna ua ztracela hlavu, rievedela, co protole stare bolesti prim° ryaela. . Jak by ne, celou tear i krk mela oparene vi":elou vodou, race popalene a vla.v i oboei tak ohorele, Ze sotva videla.

Shriek si sedl v zahrade za chalupu, optel si bradu o pesti, a jako by ztuhl; zakrvaceny, pinY modrin a strikanct krtuhla na tvarich, naslou• ktera narkUm. c7 al MatouS pribehl, vzal ho za ruku a

Ve stredu, dne 25. leclna 1959.

VPSTNiK WEST, TEXAS plachty a nem-ele je polozil pied bratrent.

"Pfljdu s tebou, Simku, ptirjdethe do sveta!" rekl a srdeene se rozplakal. "fie vSem hromum... povidal jsem, se odtud nehnu! A taky se nehnu!" vykriki Simek a zabuSil pe:stmi do stony, aZ .se Jindrich strachy Nova, straSne narikani se rozlehlo ye svetnici; to Jambro2 oSetroval Dominikovou,, natiral oparena mista eerstyYm nesolenYm ma.slem a kladl na ne listi, na !acre nalil ssedle ruleko; vSecko to pak zavinul do mokrych hadrd. Jagne prikazal, aby obklady ka2clou etvrt hodinu pelevala studenou vodou, a odbehl speSne do kostela, protole zvoneeek zacal us vyzvanet!

Byl na velkou nisi; lido se hrnuli po silnici, vozy rach ,,Ttily a =oho znarnYch se cestou zastavovalo u Dominikove; Jagna musila nakonec zavrit pi=ed zveclavci dvere, jeclina SYkorova, smela znstat.

Zakratko 'Dote na.stal Upiny minikova utichla, od kostela se rozlehala ticha, bra varhan a hlasy zpevti se nesly zahradami v rozelkanYch lahodnYch Uryvcich.

Slunce krasne hrado, v polednim tichu stromy staly nehybne, jenom obeas se zattasla neja,ka haluzka a rozkYvaly se stiny, ptactvo undklo, chvilemi se pahnulo obili a zvonic tichouCkYm Selestem pohazovalo plavou hrivou.

PaCesovi chlapci porad jeSte sedeli pied: chalupou; MatouS zticha hovoril, Simek kYval hlavou a Jindrich leZel pied.

nirn, lalede do d.S-uxiu MatougeVy cigarety, kterY se yznaSel nad strechu jako modrava pavueina...

Jagna vySla k rybniku s vedrem pro vedu.

Tu MatouS v.stal se slibem, ze prijde po obede, a zamiril do kostela. . ale kdyZ spatril, ze Jagna sedi nad vodou, pristottpil k ni.

Vedro bylo uC pine, Jagna stale ye vode.

"Jagnieko!" zaSeptal Matou g W,'e a stanul pod olSi vedle ni.

Spustila rychle sukni na kolena a pohledla na neho neima tak uplakanYrna, ta.k pinYma Zalu, a smutku, ze se mu srdee v prsou rozbuSilo prudeeji.

"Copak je ti, Jagnieko, jsi nemocna.??

Strorny se zakolebaly bez Surnu a sypaly ji na svetlou hlavu lijak mihotavYch s y ita a stirra jako zelenY a zlatY deSt'.

"Ne. . . jenom me na svete isle rieteM . . nic," rekla a od yratila eei.

"Tteba bych ti mohl v neeem pornoci!" rekl srdaene MatouS. "Podivejrne! utekl jsi tehdy na zahrade a ul ses neukazal."

"Proto2e, jsi mi CoZpak jsem se motel odvaZit? Jagnieko!' Matou'S byt u2 zase pokornY a,laskavY. "Ja jsem za tebou velala, ale ty jsi neposlechl. ."

- "Volala jsi, Jagnieko, doopravdy?"

"Opray cla. .. Ale kdybych se ukrieela, Kdopak nikdo by za nmou o opuRenou Zenu?... Za to ublizit dovede kaZdY. .. a udelat hanbu!"

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Neptljdul Grunt je rziuj po otcich, zftstann na svem, neustoupim!" tvrall s ponurou zat yrzelosti Shuck mimovolne se chytal zdi staveni, Nepal-nobly prosby ani doralouvani -nahnul se s mista a prestal odpOvidat.

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Jen malt' nulz ztraei ise s penezi, citi Tetie"ka male "Dej nine loutku velmi o jmeni. Je-li a rate - ja, ti to ponesut" Zivot sam bohat, potom je pouhou fretsi to ponesu salvia "-Lekuji, tetleko, ITOU, CO je, v kapse nebo v bance. Ztrata : ale ty bys mohla nest nine!" penez je velkou ztratou nauZi malemu, nrubeinu. Uzkoprsemu, lakotnerou, sobee- keenu, chaintivemu. Opravdovernu muZ1, velke_ bohate povahy, skvele osobnosti, vzneS'eneho, rortomileho karakteru, jest Prijmou se man%„ele, Ceske neb nedojista neprijemnou ztrata ureitetio meeke narodnosti do 50 let veku. MuZ k mnoZstvi pchodli, ale nevi to ztrata ne- rizeni trucku a k praei v cbchode s nahraditelna nebo 'Drills znae'na, naproti Z r ena k rizeni tourist courts, zdali bchatemu karakteru, skvelemu Zivotu. si preje. PekuSi dial k bydleni, dobtS7 plat.

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"A já jsem ti slibll vS7prask, kdyZ picijedeS: pozdeji."

Stale InC ' race baliijek "No ano. Ale ja jsem slib nedodrLq , tak NONAT, taus leeiva. mast' ve ani ty ho nemusi§ dodrZet." vakm dornove, jak akazuje mno he jejich pouCiti, ktere ehrani proti incekeim a g ponioei proti reizn r in picheni a bolestern.. .Mejte tenth dornaci lek, ObjectJednejte. rvehle, gdvi no naehlanejte nyui velkk elpnotniel0 badu, kael nepi'estava. 'leek $1.05, pravidelna velikost 55c.

ChrOnickY, (zastaralY) zapal prildukk maze se vyvinouti ze zanedNini vakho kasle, plicniho nachladu, i akutniho zapalu patdukk, ktere jste zanedbali, proto peuZijte bcz cdkladu CreomuLsion a Z. adnY jinji slabM R. C. MILLER & CO. Creomulsion vnika do prndukk, P.O. k,x 285, Altadena, rozpouMi tula r stem s nebezpeenYmi zarodky a pornaha, rode, nejdrive v umirneni zapala, a koneene vyleeeni.

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Projehie-11 si skutecT__, aby sc vyueovalo eeStine na vyllich ueilitich; dale, prejeme-1i si, aby znalost o Ceskoslovenskein narode byla co moLio nejvice rozAircna a navaly zachovana; a chceme-li dosahnouti ureeneho cile co nejdrive, kaZdY Cechoamerioan by mel obatovati aspon JEDEN DOLAR dosaZeni nakho dile.

Stale se chlubime, Ze je nas aechoamerieand v Texasu 350,000 aZ 500,000. Jell tomu tak, pros bychom nemohli sebrati aspott $350,000 na tento tak dUlelitY fled? Nevykoname•li ted' napravu zde u nas v Texasu, tak kdy zapoeneme? Je-li pravdou ,Ze uvedomeni o ecskem narode, jeho kulture, dejinach a vzdelanosti, jakou se CeskY narod v nilnulosti honosil, upada., jest na nas aby se ueinila pronikava naprava, a to hned!

Prejete-li si podporiti ileel a ell Ceske Nada,ce v Texasu bud' dobrovolnYch prispe y kem nebo jako Olen, VaAe pomoc bude vdeene prijata.

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