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MON( BRATIISMO POJISTENt ruku myje. Ale krome umrtni podpory DO SE CHCE STATI "CLENEM mei kahlY braiIrskY spolek je gte dali K nag eho bratrskeho podpurne- cite. • Zakladatele noveho bratrskeho ho spolku, ma se napped obez- spolku dali do svYch pravidel neco vice namiti se stanovami. Tak to stoji v na- nea jen pojigteni. Rekli si: jsme stejSidi pravidlech. Jente tento ptekrasnY, neho smygleni, nebo stejneho vyznani, ta.kkka idealni pda,davek je nemoZnY v nebo stejneho zamestnani, my budeme praksi. ptijimati jen lidi nam podobne. Mame Co vlastne chceme od novella Clena stejne zajmy, vyjmenujeme tyto zajmy je hodne merle. Chceme, aby vedel za- v nagich stanovach, a k tomuto spoleekladni rozdily mezi bratrskYm podpiir- nemu Sirokemu zakladu pfidame vzanym pojigt'ovanim a obchodnim vYcle- jemne pojiSt'ovani. leanyrn. Chceme, aby Len, ktery phstoupi do nasi Jednoty, mel pocit, ze byl Tak se vybudovaly rozrnanite bratrske prijaty do SPJST jako podilnik velikeho podpErne spolky. Kandy z nich mel jine obchoclu; a ze jestli bude miti dobrou zaklady. Stejna byla pouze ochrana eleviili, obstojne znalosti v zivotnim poji- k v pkipadu nrarti, natesti nebo newovani, a snahu priucit se necemu I moci. A stejnY byl pouze zavazek, IdalAirriu, mute se stati znarnenitYm po- kaZdY bude pomocnikem die sve dobre mocnikern ph vedeni naAeho nekolika- yule a podilnikem statnich zakonri. milionoveho obehodu. Musi oySem zadit Pri tvoreni statnich zakont bylo vkly napped doma ye svem radu, pak musi pamatovano na to, Ze bratrske podprirne miti ochotu pracovat v distriktech, a spolky jsou ritvarem docela jinYm koneene, as se poznaji jeho kvalifikace, vYdeleene pojiat'ovny. Prot° , ye statnim rmli'e byti na nekterem sjezdu zvolen zakoniku je zylaAtni kapitola, kde se hlavnim Afednikem. Cela procedura ne- pravi: toto jsou zakony pro bratrske vyiaduje, aby glen znal stanovy dilklad- podpfone spolky, a Mdne jine zakony ne, ale spian aby se sam pkihlasil k pra- se na bratrske spolky nevztahuji, lea by ei, ukazal zajem a aby druzi mohli oce- podobnezakony byly v tact kapitole vynit jeho sehopnosti. Znalost stanov se jmenovany. dostavi 7,07cieji sama sebou. , Malo naMeh clenu vi, ae v dobe, kdy Bratrske podpnrne pojiat'ovani je j a- byla zaldena naSe SPJST, tedy asi pied ko prate mravenct, drobna prate tisi- Sedesati lety, Ede ye SpojenYch statech ca a desitek thief'. aim vice pracoyniku meli vice pojiaeni v bratrskYch spolcich se na teto einnosti podili, tim lepAi spoobchodnich poji§t'ovnach. Jako lek roste. A proto je spolkova einnost mravenci, drobnY lid pomahal sam sobe. rozdelena mezi mnoho mistnich skupin, KaZdY nesl svou trdku, kdy nekdo kde kaala skupina vybira si sve vedou- zemiel. Omylem bylo, ae any traky Se ci a jejich pomocniky. snaS'ely as po smrti jednotlivce. A pro,Bratrske podpurne spolky povstaly y e to byla chyba, ze bratrske podpurne vlastne jako protest proti vYdeleenYm a spolky nechaly se predstihnout obchodvykotist'ujicim obchodnim pojigt'ovnam. nimi spoleenostmi v planovani a zlep goDrobnS, lid zaeal pfemYAlet, jak by se vani. Bratrske spolky nechtely shrom0jednotlivec mohl pojistit za men gi po- d'ovat zalohy. VYdeleene spoleenosti platek, jako by to mohlo loSrti zavedeno chtely miti kapital. A take prebytek havzajemne, totil aby poji gteny byl take pitalu, aby akeionali mohli brati divipojia'avatelem: ty mne, ja tebe, ruka i Bendy.

Pled sedmdesati pet lety byly ye SpojenSrch statech 222 v3ideleene poji gt'ujici spoleenosti. Z nich se udfZelo jen nrico Pres padesat. Rozpadly se a sta tisice mob prig° o sve pojiStrini. Docela jina situace byla mezi deny bratrskych podprirnYch spolku. Loyalita Lentz obyeejno prek4Dnala zacateeni preka2ky a finaneni potiZe. trednici bratrskYch spolkri, kdyZ se vyskytly beznadejne pornory, Ili na poradu k jinemu bratrskemu spolku, dali hlavy dohromady, sloueili dva nebo i vice spolkri, a pienesli se pros viny finanenich nenspechil. Je pravda, ze nekde eleni take trprili, nekdy vystupovali. Ale pocit loyainosti byl celkove obdivuhodnY. Zatim co y e vkdeleenSrch spoleenostech vedouci podilnici hledeli zachranit jen pro sebe co se dalo, v bratrskS7ch spolcich to drobna mravensi budovala dale. A v teto loyalite den). spoeiva 'snarl zakladni rozdil mezi bratrskYm podpiirnYm spolkem a obchodni akciovou spoleenosti. Odstrarime loyalitu a zajem 'Lent o vedeni bratrskeho spolku, ubijme zajem o ze v mistnich skupinach, zapomerime na zakladni rieely jednot a tim promeni se bratrskY spolek v pojigt'ovnu.

Aby bratrsky spolek prospival a rosti —a pritom mtUeme mluvit na prvnim miste o /leg SPJST—je tteba uddovati staly zajem mezi 'deny a ruzne yeci spolkove. Na prvnim miste musime naLb). vlastnim Clenrim vysvetliti, ze prace v bratrskem spolku je dnes docela jina, nei byla pied etyriceti, triceti, ba jen deseti lety. My musime 'si vychovati nave rikedniky, kteli by znali tento ohromny rozdil. My musime miti novY zprisob schtizi v mistnich spolcich. My rt'Z dnes zaeiname v nekterSich distriktech lepSi zpilsob jednani. A my inusi.me obratit v'Sechno naSe tirsili k zachovani mlacleZe a. dal-

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Slu g nost vyiaduje, abych podal vei'ejnou oniluvu personalu v tiskarne, hlavne dilovedoucimu Yydavatelske spoleenosti Oechoslovak, bratru Jaroslavovi Kopeckemu, za Vaechny svizele, ktere jsem zavinil s minulYm oislem Vestriiku. Jako redaktor, kterY dohlili na ygechnu latku jdouci do organu, mei jsem miti dorozumeni s hiavlaimi niedniky. Mel jsem jim "Chcete-li, aby vase zprdvy byly ye Vestniku ti mesice pied sjezdem, musite dati tiskarne aspori deset dma easu takove rozmanite tabulky vysdzet. Vezina to tiikrat dele ne'Z sazet obyeejnou eetbu." Byla to ma vina, jsem hlavni Ufedniky na tuto nutnost neupozornil. Nechtel jsem piedpisovat a radit, ale mei jsem tak ueinit. A tiebale keditele a vot gina riiedniktii meli sve zpravy notove yeas, musel jsem eekat, aZ bratr Marek a bratr Koliha dohotovi sve zpravy, aby v ge glo do jednoho Csla. A kdy bratr Koliha•koneone dovezi opoZdene zpravy piimo do tiskarny, bylo nutno, aby personal pracoval pies eas, na velikonoeni nedeli, a dokonce byl jsem volan z Hailstorm, abych vypomohl s rozdelenim ne gikovnYch tabulek, ktere byly *bud' dlouhe na jednu stranku nebo nedaly se rozdelit. Ten, kdo tabulky vyhotovoval, nerna Zadnou pkedstavu o nutnosti dohody a porady se sazeeem. tiskatern nebo reciaktorern.

Omlouvarn se personalu v tiskarne, jsem neuplatnil svou zodpovednost.

MCI jsem tez sestavenu svou zprivu.

Byla kratka, Oekal jsem, zbude-li misto.

Na g el bych nejaky koutek /lade, ale musely bYtl napieci yysazeny ony zpravy, ktere piisly nejpozdeji. Nezbylo easu na vysazeni me zpravy. A kdy negly vg echny najednou, nezda se mi, abych pkiSel se svou tro§kott az za tYden. Ma zpravielka ricinela takoveho yYznamu.

Misto toho povhn vam, sestry a bratil, jakeho mate redaktara. AZ' to vgechno vyslechnete, budete ptemY glet, kde a jak byste si naali jineho. Rozna geji se o male po celem statu ygelijake klepy, ktere hazeji na mne podivne svetlo.

Kdybych se neznal, snad sam bych ternto kleptimi uvetil. Klepy nebo klevety je poviddni, ktere se nemusi zakladat na pravde, kteremu se mute vefit, ale nemusi se dokazat. Nepraydu Tntidete bit na pranyk. Klevety jsou jako mlha, ktera proleze pies skuliny a dostane se vgude. Klevety jsou jako jemmy pisek.

Cim vice ho chcete sevilt do hrsti, tim spiSe unika mezi prsty. Klevety jsou bud' k zastra geni lidi; nebo jsou omamujicim prostiedkem; anebo yyjadienim silneno odporu, 6SU nebo

Ve-stiedu, ti ne 11. dubna-1956.;, Vezme to dva lidi, aby klevety se Affily.

Ten, kdo je zaene, vytvoki si ye sve fan-r tasii obraz, ze tak a tak to asi je. Fan-. tasie je dosti giroke platno, z ktereho se cid vystrihnout jakykoliv "mustr," nebo do ktereho se cla zabalit osobni nebo zavist. My, Tide eeskeho ptivodu, jsme na zavist kabrriaci, v torn se nam nevyrovna tak snadno ladny jiny narod.

A kdyZ jsou klevety vytvoiene, najdeme snadno druhou osobu, ktera ma z ton° poteSeni, Ze made klevety rozaikovat a rozna get. Kdysi v mladi nam ueitel vykladal, ze roznake klevet je jako hospodyne, ktera by 'Ala cestou pies cledk nu, Skubala prito-m slepici a nagkubane pouatela do vetru.

Zastaviti klevety neni moine. Proto kdyZ mi v distriktni schuzi ye West jeden bratr oznamoval, Ze se o mne rozndgeji poyesti, ktere mne gkodi, a Ze pozbYvam piatele ye Fort Worth, v Dallasu, v Ennis, v Penelope a jinde, pokrOil jsem rameny. To je ()slid eloveka, ktery ma nejake veiejne postaveni nebo ktery si s yYm jednanim nekoho znepiatell. Pied dvaceti lety, kdy mei jsem zodpovedne misto na hlavni po gte v Houstonu, zavolal si nine tehdej gi pogtmistr do sve kanceldre, Ze prisla na mne Zaloba o me nesvedomitosti y jakemsi bratrskem spolku. Neprozradil mi jmeno Zalobce, ale domyslel jsem se. Jednalo se tenkrat jednomu z nejvlivnejgich v nail SPJST, aby dokazal sve bratrstvi tim, Ze by proti mne byla vyvolana nedilvera u tehdejCich mYch nadrizenYch. Kdybych to v gechno vypsal, eetlo by se to jako roman.

Redaktor liestniku je veiejnou osobou.

Jestli jsem ve vykonavani svYch povinnosti nesvedomitY, pohodlnY, lajdackY, pak je to povinnosti elent, aby o techto mYch neschopnostech verejne uvaZovali. Ale jestli je eleninn namlouvdno, Ze zpravy hlavnich Urednikii nechci uveiejnit, nebo ze o schtlzich hlavniho telesa poddvarnt piekroucene obrazky, pak je to nepravda. Ka•ly z nas vidime veei kolem nas svYma vlastnima ()amp,.

Jedndni druhYch ptisobi na nas jistYm dojmem. Tyto dojmy vyjadiujeme syYmi slovy, ktere jsou nekdy nepiilehave, jin-, dy padnou jako rukavieka. Jsem zpravodajem, ktery si osobuje pravo nakre sliti obrazek dle 'sveho uptimneho piesvedeeni. Teprve al je obrazek nakreslen, mohou eleni iici, zda moje kresba ukazuje rtidove barvy nebo Cede odsti' adnY vg ak nemide iici, ze nekony. Z mu jsem narnaloval kii ya Usta nebo jsem noco piekroutil. Zpravodaj vyjadiuje sve dojmy.

Jestli 9tava rfejake nedomumeni me zi hlavnimi nredniky a redaktorem, bude spravne, kdy'Z nekolika malo ka.d.ky naznaeim ptiivod a vYvin nedorozumeni.

Bude-li to moZno, napi gi to tak, jakoby

Ve Stfedu, dne 11. dubna 1956 se nejednalo o mou osobu, ale o 'eloveka ciziho. Musim se vratit do sjezdu v Houstonu, kdy jsem byl zvolen, abych vedl eeskou i anglickou east Vestniku. Podali jsme si vg ichni ruce, 2e zapomeneme na cltivej gi osobni ittoky. Stali jsme se spoleenymi pracovniky. Bratr Marek ujistil mne, ze bude se sna2it, abych byl o vg em informovan, abych byl v ka2cle schtzi pkitomen, abych v gechno pozoroyal, abych elennm v gechno vysvetlil, abych upozorrioval take na nedostatky bez rozpakti a bez ohledu na osoby, abych byl poctivYm zpravodajem i kdyby to nekdy zabolelo. Take jsme se dohodli, kdy sjezd naporueil, aby Hlavni fikadovna s pomoci redaktora rozvinula agitaeni einnost v ka2clem distriktu, a aby se konaly v distriktech jednou za tki mesice organisaeni schrize, ze hned zaeneme planovati, jak budeme agitaeni einnost provadet. Za gest tYclnri Po sjezdu jsme melt prvni poradni schrizi.

O neco pozdeji jeli jsme, bratr Marek jd, do konvence Narodniho bratrskeho konigresu v Bostonu, abychom nasbirali nejvice informaci, jakYm zprisobem provadeji jine bratrske jednoty naborovou einnost. Hned pa houstonskem sjezdu navazal jsem pisemrni styky s rikedniky a hlavnimi organisatory nekterYch yelkych bratrskYch jednot, take zajezdem do Bostonu se nage vzajemne vztahy jen sbldily a utuilly.

Po pkijezda z Bostonu dal jsem bratru Markovi pokyny, odkud objednati potkebne pkirueky pro nage organisatory. Zaealy na ge 'g koly pro organisatory. Prvni z nich byla, pied vanoci v roku 1952 ve stare fikadovne ye Fayetteville pro distrikt prvni. Pak byla skola v Rosenbergu pro distrikt patY, a postupne ka2cle tri mesice v jinYch distriktech, jak bylo naporueeno sjezdem. Mezitim jsem organisatorskou zkougku dle pfedpist Narodniho bratrskeho kongresu a ponoukal bratra Marka, aby podobne. Bylo mYm pkanim, abychom meli aspori Best nebo osm ovekenYch organisatoru, kteki by slo2ili zkou gky. Z nich 2e by nektery byl vybran jako nag statni organisator. Domnival jsern se, de meli bychom pokradovati dle ktere se osvedeily v jinYch bratrskYch jednotach. Ale abych tomu lepe rozumel a vice o postupu organisaeni praci ved'el, zajel jsem si na vlastni iltraty do Purdue university ve statu Indiana, kde se podobne kursy davaji. Chtel jsem, aby bratr Marek jel se mnou, kdyd naborovg, prace byla v rukou na g dvou.

Vzalo nine to dal gich Best mesict, ne2 se bratr Marek nechal pkemluvit. Doufal jsem, ad se vrati, 2e vychova nagich mistnich organisatorri dostane rychlejgi tempo, a '2e on sam slo21 potkebne ganisatorske zkougky.

VEST N Y K— WEST, TEXAS MCI jsem dojem, ae bratr Marek nebyl jistY sam sebou. Mo2na jsem se Magna 2e jsem oeekaval vice ne2 jsem mel pravo oeekaya.t. Ale prave pod dojmem me nespokojenosti jsem se nabidnul, 2e povedu organisaeni praci ye volnem ease. A kdyd bych videl, 2e obe povinnosti, redaktora a statniho organisatora, nezastanu k ripine sve spokojenosti, 2e zjednam si na sire ritraty pamocnika, kdyd nine to bratr Marek nebo Hlavni inadovna dovoli. Bylo to jen na zkougku. Bud' do gesti mesicti se najde nekdo jako statni organisator nebo se aspori pozna., kolik takova einnost stoji. Hlavni itfadovna sama od sebe uznala, 2e mel bych dostat nejakou nahradu za svou narnahu, ale 2e si vgechny cestovni ritraty budu hradit ze sve kapsy. Nal() mi o penize, mel jsem jine piijmy. Take jsem to pkimo fekl, kdyd se mne urednici ptali, zad takovou naborovou praci budu delat. Sami nabidli mi devet procent provise. Kdyby dali jen pet, take bych to pkijal. Vysvetlil jsem jim, de mne na penezich nezale2i, 2e to pkijimana, jen jako pokus, aby se pkesvedeili, 2e to ptijde nebo de se najde zprisob, kterY by byl prakticky. glo to uspokojive nekolik mesice. Ale kdyd nitij mesieni pkijem zaeal stoupat, totid kdyd k memu platu za redakeni praci se pkipoeitala je gte provise za praci statniho organisatora, a kdyd me eeky stale rostly ze etyk set na gest, na osm, na devet, na dvanact, zaeala se organisatorska einnost hatit. Musel jsem vysvetlovat, 2e si vydrduji eeskeho pomocnika, ktery pro mne pile 'Ceske Clanky, a 2e mam take anglickeho pomocnika, a krome toho ze mne zajezdy pa celem Texasu take hodne stoji. A ad jsem vysvetlil, ze nemam vice ne2 dolar eisteho zisku z kahleho tisice noveho pojigteni, a 2e nikdo jinY by to nemohl za takovou nepatrnou n'ahradu provadet, poznal jsem, 2e pomery se zhorgily do to miry, kdy bylo lepe, abych Upine se z einnosti prozatimniho statniho organisatora podekoval.

Pkispel k tomu take vYrok bratra Marka: "Jestli to v thin necham, tak ty mne znemo2nig." Nechtel jsem, aby se domnival, 2e stojim o nejakY rikad. A naprosto ne o rikad pfedsedy. Jsem vyslouklY vladni Ufednik, pensista, nemusim nikomu brati jeho krajic nebo bochnik. Tolik vgak jsem mu fekl, jestli se nepostara a zlepkni naborove einnosti v Jednote, ze budu pracovati o to, abychom dostali lep‘Siho ptedsedu. Tim povstalo naS'e nedorozumeni.

Pokud se tyre nynej gich klevet, ie jsem kdysi za prvni valky se prohlasil za Rakugana nebo nechtel sloudit v armade

Strana 3 SpojenY. ch statti, o opaku toho mohi by podati dosvedeeni Dr. Jan Halamieek, bYvaly hlavni lekak SPJST. Take pile klevety mohl bych lehce vyvratit, jen kdybych zjistil, od koho pficho,zeji nebo kdo je rozna gi. Nikdy jsem se nesoudil.

Nikomu^ jsem centa neztistal dlu2en. S nikYm jsem nepodniknul linos. Pravda toho by se mohla dokazati soudne. Pokud se tYee me redakeni prace, to museji posoudit sami eleni. Neuspokojim v gechny. Kdy'Z si pomyslim, 2e ani ten Nejvelgi UCitel to nedokazal, 2e za sv g, slova byl ukkdovan, jsem dosti nabo2ensky zalolenY, ac k 2adne cirkvi nepatkim, abych pokorne skionil svou Kdybych tvrdil, de jsem svou redalani praci konal dle svYch nejlepgich schopnosti, nebyla by to pravda. A take by to nemelo 2adneho srnyslu. Za jedno me nejlepgi schopnosti mohou bYti tak ubohe, 2e tim tkeba nikomu nevyhovuji. At' to druzi odhadnou. Nebudu sam sobe davati znamku, de je to nejlep gi. Za druhe, Ica2dY elovek je jako ledovec, sedm osmin pod hladinou a pouze jedna osmina se ukezuje nad vodou. Vim, k kdyby to muselo bYti, ze bych svou praci provedl dvakrat lepsi. Jenk na mne nebyl delan 2delnY natlak, abych se vice vy§inul nad hladinu, abych dal naim elenum jegte dalgi osmina nebo Ctvrtinu nebo dokonce polovinu svSich schopnosti. Jsem uptimnY.. Reknu, ze jsem mohi vykonati vice. KdyZ jsem byl zamestnan na po .gte, pfitom navRevoval universitu, ptitom vedl take Vestnik, mel jsem tkikrat vie du gevni einnosti. I dnes, kdyd by to muselo bYt, glo by to. Lee zpohodine". jsem. Kdy2 elovek je v jednech kolejich lest, osm, deset robed, dela jen polovinu toho, kolik dela v zaeatku. snail/ isem se, abych hYbal stojatou vodou. ZU.myslne jsem zae'al nekdy necc, abych pkivedl Cleny a iikedniky k ptemV.§leni. Veal jsem, de sam si tim sobim jiste neptijemnosti, ale take 2e nine to probudi z pkijemne lenosti. Delal jsem to s rozvahou, abych Jednote negkodil, abych mluvil jen o problemech, nikoliv o jednotlivYch osobach. Chtel jsem vyvolati zajem starYch i mladYch Menu. Malokdy jsem psal o velikYch lidech minulosti, ale spi ge o velikYch mo2nostech v budoucnosti. WO program byl, abych byl ueitelem, abych slou2i1 starym elentim, pokud jsou mezi nami, a abych vybizel k praci ty mlade, jind patti budouci vedeni nail jednoty. Nevim. zdali se lune to podatilo. Jsem nesmirne vdeonY vgem, kdo mi pomahali. Nebudu pkemlouvati ty, kdo mne nerozumi, ale radostne podam ruku ka2clemu, 'kdo pracuje pro SPJST, i tomu, kdo je mYm nepkitelem.

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ZAPISKY ZE SCHfIZE TEETRIO DISTRIKTU, KONANE VE WEST, TEXAS, 25. BREZNA 1956, U PADU JAROMIR eiSLO 54 Schitze zahajena byla ptedsedou Robertern Cervenkou od radu Jarornir eislo 54, nate Z : . pritomnymi byla vzdana test vlajce.

Ptedseda distriktu, Johnnie Hrabina, privital vSectmy ele-ny a navaevniky a podekoval v'Sern za jejich ileast; ho, ze se dostavilo tolik elentin Pral si, aby tato schtize byla bratrska, aby kaZdY nrohl .svoje mySlenky vyslovit jak si preje a aby to bylo zajimave pro naSi Z itteclnikft na gi Hlavni fitadovny a jako Ilav gtevnici od jinYch radii byli Omni: bratr Marek, predseda Hlavni titadovny, bratr Chupick, tajemnik, bratr Kona, pokladnik, bratr UrbanovskY, Utetni, bratii Valeik, Navratil a Skrabanek; od druheho distriktu bratii Spanhel, Mikeska a Chervenka, od. pateho distriktu bratr a sestra Sefeikovi, sestra Valeikova, od sedmeho distriktu bratr a sestra IVIiitulkovi, bratti Cerny, Bundil a Kleprlik.

Pri vyvolavani fadti bylo z 21 zastouPeno 19, dale bylo pfitomno 24 organisatorti a 27 delegate.

Zapis z posledni schtize distriktu, koflank ve Fort Worth, byl po preeteni jat a schvalen jak byl &ten.

Bratr Hrabina poladal stanovni vSibor tietiho distriktu o zpr'avu, nebylo vg ak 'ZadnYch zmen od posledni schtize ye Ft. Worth. Pouze bratr Steiner doporueil, aby se Vestnik tisknul jen dvakrat mesient a na leptim papiie. K tomu dOdal, ze by mistopiedseda mohl bYti hlavou Vestniku co redaktor, hlavou organisatorti a "public relations man". To zavdalo ptieinu k Z.ive debate, na ktere se podileli bratii Hokk, Steiner, Valeik, Snapka, Bartek, Holasek a sestra Hordkova. Po ukoneeni debaty byla schtize odroeena a ohlaSen spoleeny obtd.

Po velice dobrem obede, o kterY se zaslouMly sestry z West, jimrZi path naS' dik, inela mladeZ kratkY program za tizeni sester Poppove a. Coekove. Obema, i jejich mladezi dekujeme za pobaveni phpra.venYm velice peknYm programem.

Take byly vyznarnenany tfi zakladajici elenky, kOda dostala kytici. Jsou to sestry Anna Ptikrylova, Anna Husakova, a Frances 13ilkova. Bratr Cervenka pill jint nejlepSi zdravi a zaroveri vyslovil nadeji, ze s nand budou jeSte diouho.

Po tom byly ptipraveny ceny pro nejstar'Siho a nejralad giho Mena ptitomlitho distriktni schfizi. Bratr Frank Svoboda byl nejstafSi, je mu 85 let, deveat-

ko bratra a sestry Edmond Markovych byla ne j mladSi. Z nejvzdalenejS'ich na y -Stevnikschzebyliratse Emil Mieulkovi z Floresville, kteri vykonali cestu vice neZ 230 mil dlouhou.

Odpoledne brat- Hrabina vyzval phtomne eleny, maji-li nejake na.zory a prani. Bratr Steiner dal navrh, aby treti distrikt vypracoval nejaky program pro mladeZ a aby byly udeleny ceny tem Co budou nejlepSi. Navrh byl podpoten a schvalen, k eemuZ bratr Pokladnik navrhl, aby se pro ten tieel darovalo $150.00, a aby novi Arednici vybrali vYbor pro tento program. Navrh byl schvalen.

Bylo jednano o postaveni domu pro stare eleny, ve prospech veci promluvili bratii HoSek, Cerny, Kleprlik a sestra Horakova. Bratr Hoek schvaluje, aby distrikt podporoval tuto otazku, jeho prisluSnY navrh byl podporen bratrem Pokladnikem a schvalen. tfednici tfetiho distriktu podali strutne a pfilehave svoje zpravy o einnosti v distriktu, bratr Cervenka mimo to ' podal svou zpravu co reditel tfetiho distriktu, pti eemZ vylozii nektere ze syYch teditelskYch povinnosti. Kratke, ale zajimave proslovy meli bratii Chupick, Koliha, Valeik, UrbanovskY, Navratil, Spaniel, Mitulka, Cerny, Kleprlik, Cervenka a Sefeik. VSechny proslovy byly yelice pane, nelze se vSak o nich Site rozepsati, ponevad'Z by to zabralo mnoho mista. Sestra Horakova mela, kratkou a velice zajimavou fee o tisko yem vYboru a v:§em delegatilm kladla, na srdce, aby si to dobte rozmysleli a byli pri vYboru, aby jej nechali tak jak je.

Druhy mistoptedseda — bratr Joe Juran, Ft. Worth, Texas, Tajemnice — sestra Rose Parmova, Waco, Texas, teetni — bratr Arnold Vrla, Dallas, Texas, Nosie vlajky — bratr Alvin Nesuda, Ennis, Texas.

Pristi distriktni schtize bude se konati v Dallas, Texas, u tadu eislo 130, datum konani schnze bude oznameno pozdeji.

Bratr Hrabina podekoval 'dem elentim vlastniho distriktu i tlentim z ostatnich distriktil za navStevu, rovna tak niktun Hlavni nradovny za .spolupraci a prispeni ke zdaru teto schtize. Neopomenul te2 podekovati radii Jaromtir eislo 54 za velice pekne nohoReni.

Schdze byla ukoneena ve 4:45 hodin odpaledne.

S bratrskYm pozdravem Joe B. IlejnY ) A•(

Nasledoval velmi zajimavY proslov bratra Edwarda Marka, ptedsedy Hlavni utadovny, tYkajici se nag mladek, bratrske prate a systemu iadu, p11 &nil dodal, ze dava kaZdemu elenu stejne pray() vyslovit se jak si pfeje. Jeho ptanim je, aby vSlciani 'eleni dali ,svou nejlepgii praci a pornohli organisatortim, abychom ziskali co nejvice Clem. Bratr Marek pnamluyil tesky i anglicky, aby kaZdY elen veal o eem se rnluvi.

Bratr Pokladnik promlu yil kratce k aelegattim a tidal je, aby na sjezdu svoje nejle01, ne pro sebe, ale pro svoje ra dy, distrikty a obzvlaSt' pro SPJST. Tel podotknul,ze pottebujeme mezi sebou lepgi porozumeni.

Bratr Hrabina vyzval nominatni vSrbor o sdeleni vYsledku nominate pro ptitti obdobi. Byli doporueeni a aklarnaene zvoleni tito Predseda — bratr Otto Hanes, Waco, Texas, Prvni mistopfedseda bratr Walter Hejl, Ft. Worth, Texas,

Zaenete-li zrana s odhodlanim, ze nedopustite nieemu, aby vas privedlo z rovroyally, obteZovalo vas, pfekaZelo yam ye vYkonnosti, a prieinite-li se co nejvice. abyste se choval podle toho rozhodnuti, dojista nebudete ani zpola tak chylnY, rozeilovati se pro kaMou maliekost, neb upadati v zasmuS'ilosti jako jste, kdyZ toho rozhodnuti neueinite. slovy, podivuhodne pomaha, zaeiti hned zrana s pevnYm odhodlanim, zviteziti pies vSecky neptatelske nalady, pies vS'ecky trampoty a svizele, ktere by nas mohly ohroZovati, ueiniti den vYkonnY-m a uspegnYm. • •

Distriktitischuze Schtze v jin3,'eh distriktecii budou uvetejneny jakmile distriktni Ufednici ustanovi datum schtize ye 8116111 distriktu.

Distrikt prvni 29. dubna, Schulenburg.

Distrikt druhY, 29. dubna, Taylor.

District etvrtY, 6. kvetna, Wichita Falls Distrikt testy, 22. dubna, Moravia, okres Lavaca.

Distrikt sedmY, 15. corona 1956, Joul danton )e

V nagem veku soute2e, kdy vkcko je bud' posunovaeem nebo posunovanYm, je malo nadeje na postup pro zamestnance, kterY pozbude nadkni na samem prahu Zivotni drahy, pro ty, ktefi netoliko nedrZi kroku, jim g vykrotili, ale ktefi ho take nezlenSi. PolovitatY, lhostejnY delnik, bez raznosti a nad§eni, nebude nikdy vie.

Ve Stl'edu, dne ii. dubna 1956

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Z DOB UTRPENI Start' Jan Zapalao po pilchodu Rudolfa naridil syntim: Vojtecho yi, jenZ vital nyni jedenadvacet a Fabianovi, devatenactiletemo, aby vyjeli na hon a hledeli dostati nejakeho jelena, — bylot' jich v to ciobo v tehdejSich pralesich hojnost—par zajicti, veverek a take neco "od pera." "Pojedete-li clohl podel Orliho potoku, tak si dejte pozor, nebot' asi d ye mile od "trech dubti" jsem yeera stopu medveda. Musi to bYt kapitalni chlapik, nebot' stopa ta byla jako tarn' velika. Vemte si proto radeji vineestrovky, at' jste jistej§imi a nic se yarn nestane. Stalo by to za to; takova, medvedi kYta ua neco Yyda, a coZ ty tlapy? To je pra ya delikatesa.

Sel bych s yarni, ale musim zajeti pro nejakY .ten soudeeek piva -do Brenham.

Pri tak vzacne Lav'Steve nebudeme snad bez piva?'"

Tak se i take stalo. Synove vyjeli na hon, stark Zapalae odjel do Brenham, kdeZto Zenske eistily zabitou pied tim drilbeZ, pekly koldoe a ty znamenite "zelniky," jea jen Moravjanka dovede upeci tak chutne. Rudolf PodhajSkYch snaail se bYti k ruce vaude. PrinaAel v Texasu tehdy jeS"te neznalia vodu do kochyne, nejVice ale toeil se kolem nyni takta deVatenactilete . BoZenky, divky to nad miru rortomile, yesele a pine aertu, smichu a zpevu. Anna a Bolena byla dvieata a sobe podobna tak na,padrie, ae teZko byla od sebe k rozeznani. A nejen telesne, ale i duk y -ne.Jdajkoruhbylstejnvimavy, stejne spanilomyslne a stejne pine bujneho aivota a veseli. MravopoeeStne byly as na nej yyMi stuperi, nebyly piece ve'ak kvitky "NedotSrkej se mne," nebot' neznaly pf7etvaity a byly prosty 'Salby a klamu. Kratce i'eeeno, byly to divky farmakske, jakYch po Texasu a venkove vribec nachazime na tisice a na jakeZ s hrdosti a pYchou poukazuje kaZda narodnost.

Anninka dnes S"testirn a blahem prima zafila, nebot' verna Lidunka PodhajskYch byla ji po bratru Rudolfovi zaslala malt' listek v nemZ kratce sclelila ji, co tram. jiZ znamo. Oeekavala tedy prichod za ztracena po yaZoyaneho milence a elm blililo se k yeeeru, tim eastep vybihala yen, aby vzhliZela do dali, neblili-li se jiZ hoste tak vitani.

K veeeru vratili se oba synove. Vojtech i Fabian s hojnou koNsti z honu a kratce na to prijel i star Zapalae z Brenham, a clostavili se pozvani sousejako rodiny: Le'Sikara, ST,estaka, Muchy, MaAika, Bozdecha, Klimieka, Mikesky, Sktivanka, Jandy a Kolibala.

Maly domek farnialskY byl jiz nyni takkka, pkepinen. V Texasu viak .nebeke

Piivodni historicka povidka ze iivota "Pravda. Zitra musite bVti ale mojimi prvnich ees14ch pfistehovalcii do hostmi — vy viichni, slyiite? Moji hOki Texasu. postarali se take o par soudn ladkn Napsal Hugo Chotek ten nesmime nechat zkysat."

Pobyt rodiny ,PodhajskYch mezi pkase to ohledne umistneni eetnYch hosti tely v okresu Austin pkejdeme kratce, na zlatou vaaku a kaZdY dobke dovede vpravit se v pomery. Jet' neobmezene nebot' ramec prostinke teto povidkY'' je pohostinstvi v Texasu as po dnes jednou prilis itzkY, neZli abysme rozebirati Maz nejkrasnejAich ctnosti tamnich farina- hn podrobnosti. Sdelime jen, ze zasnollKdo prisel, byl vitan srdeene. 0 pa- beni Josefa s Annou slaveno jeite torso traviny nebylo nouze, nebot' dvory byly veeera, svatba parku mela : bYti ale 'dtplay drubeZe, ohrady piny dobytka a lolena as do pfichodu Josefa i Jenika, prasat a lesy a prerie piny z yeke elver- kdy pak mela odbYvati se svatba dvojita. nohe i operene. Nejlepii whiska pak Do to doby mela Andulka stkidave stala 65 centit gallon. Pouze kava, daj a dlevati doma i u PodhajskSrch spoleene mouka byly drahy, vie ostatni se vYPe s Lidunkou.

Ze mezi mull vymeneno mnoho MY-stovalki doma.Nebyl noh starosti tudiZ a tarn, kde tyto nejsou, je Menek o uddlostech politickSrch, rozumi se samou sebou. Take to bylo loneerii vacly pohostinnost vice domovem.

Nasledkem pfichodu tak eetnSrch ho- v pondeli — zejmena mezi Josefeni st! naeepoval start 'Zapalae jeden sou- Andulkou. Lidunka i JoSef ehteli sice, dek piva hned po svem navratu a proto aby Andulka jela s nimi a zilstala .na kdyZ piijeli PodhajskSrch, nvitani byli jich farme as do odjezdu snoubence, topinou sklenici peniciho se a v kraji torn dioove obou byli ale Willi rozumni, neIii aby tomu pkivolili. tak vzacneho moku Gambrinova.

"Je to k vuli lidskY. rn keeem," pravila Vojtech a Fabian jali se yypfahati kone a 136'2enka pkitaila se k Josefovi, matka. Andulky, roziafna Zapalaeova.

"Tot' se vi! Z1Srch jazyku je viude ieptajic 1,47znamne: "Rychle do jizby! Andulka je tarn a dost a utrhaena, Asta, nezavalei ani nejeeka. MWete promiuvit spolu neali pti- tlustAim poviislem," pkitakala pani Podjdou tarn ostatni, kteki zdrLi se u piva hajska. Mu'Zove oviem souhlasili a tak zustalo phi tarn. Aby viak vyhovelo Se na galerii.'

To nedal si Josef lid dvakrate. NC- v§em alespon easteene, mela Lidunka kolika skoky byl v dome a za akainZik zristat u Zapalaeu as do odjezdu Josestall milenci proti sobe. PohlAeli na se- fa, jen dva nebo thi din pled tim mel pkijet do Austin okresu se rozloueit, 'nabe se zakichn zrakem. cea odveze Lidunku s Andulkou do"Andulko!" — "Josefe!"

A jia si dleli v objeti, libali se vroucne mil a tato zfistane tarn al do doby s celou dusi svoji na rtech a 'Zvatlall spo- rani baviny. lu jako mala decka. Zapomeli na vie Slunieko nevynokilo se jeite fipine,sze kolem sebe a nevideli tudil objevi-li se zaplavy svYch rannich eervanek, 10y1 rodieove obou a za nimi bratki a ses- na farme bylo jiz Miro. Bylt' se dostayil try i hoste, pohliZejice se zalibenim na i otec Leilkar s rodinou a nejdfiverneisnoubence. iimi sousedy, aby rozloueiti se s "To si dam libit, deli! Tak! Dejte si rodinou PodhajskSrch. Doba byla np,d ieite jednu pusu a hodne upkimnou k mint vaIna a kda mohl vedeti, set19.tomu a pkipojte se pak k nam, nebot' ji-li se viichni v Lvote jate jednou. my chcerne brati podilu na miadem 'Ste- Proto tkeba vyuLtkovati kakIST okain sti vaiem!" zvolal otec Zapalae a viich- Zik. ni mu pkizyukovali radostne.

Byio to teskne loueeni — nejbolestNyni rozproudila se zabava tak vol- nejii ale mezi Josefem a Andulkou. Runa a nenucend, jaka je mana jen me- ku v ruce stall oba u vratek, neviimazi bodrYmi morayskmi rolniky v Te- jice se nieeho, co dela se kolem nich. xasu. Zejmena otec Leiikar byl vesel nad Viichni byli jiZ na vozech a volali -na obyeejnou svoji miru a objimaje Pod- Josefa. hajskho, pravil: "Neberte si to tak k srdci, deti," pra"Well nemyslel jsem,ze to jeite jed- vil otec FodhajskV. "Musi to bit! Snad non spatkim, start' brachu. Vii Statena bude vain pkizniva a v brzku jsem mel na kahanku?"

Pkivede zpet jak Josefa, tak i Jenika a "Vim; prokleta ta sbek pronasleduje budete potorn it'astni dvojnasob." a tyranizuje i nas a my jsme proti ni "Ka by tomu byla tak," povzdyclIla bez obrany. Aviak nechme toho dnes a Lidunka; Aninka vrhla se na prsa JosenekaLne si prvni shledani. Na to.mame fa a stkala usedave: zitra easu dost. Nevyjedeme o‘Z v pon(Pokradovani.)

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Z CINNOSTI DOMACICH RAN Karel Havlieek Oslo 1 Mili bratti a sestry!

Nag e spolkova schaze bude jako yZcly druhou nedeli 8. dubna, a zaene o jedne hodine odpoledne, bude trochu drive tentokrat, neb budou hry a Easter hunt pro ty na ge malieke, ditky do 12 let se budou podilet na -Leto zaba ye pro ne. Tak dovezte sve deli a udelejte jim tu radost a nam star gim taky. A pak budou hry pro ostatni jako 42 a domino, a co vie? to budete vedet az pkijdete, take budou udelovane ceny kda vyhraje, jak pro muiske tak ienske, tak at' jest nas co nejvice.

Velikonoeni nedeli jest prye, a kaZdY si mohl vyjet neb mit besedu a tak tuto nedeli 8. dubna mriZem vgichni jet do to nasb NYA shop a se hezky vespolek pobavit, a jestli vam ptijede beseda vemte ji sebou budou vitani. elm nas bude vie tim !Ape. 1Vlauvila, jsem s nail spolusestrou pi. Frank Klekar, ona byla velmi nemocna, a tikala, ze se citi moc lepgi a take lepe vyhlili, ale pobyla si dost v shinerske nemocnici a my vgichni ji pfejem at' se ui uzdravi a ptijde olezi nas.

Pak pied 3 nebo 4 tYdny se stalo neitesti bratru Cho yancovi nag misto ptedSed a, cosi trhali, stromy s bulldozerem, a on kdesi ptigel blizko a jeden velkY strom nan padl, snad mai° chybelo a byl by pkejet tim bull dozerem kdyby ho ten muisky y eas nespattil, chudak dali mu jakysi plate na kloub kterY, pry byl jak rozdrcen a k tomu nektere 'Zebra zlomena, dost si pole'Zel ve zdej gi Rengrove nemocnici, ale jiZ jest y koleekove dli nejaku dobu a snad jeite si ye gpitalu dost pobude.

Bratii a sestry meli by se za nim jit podivat vice. BSTvala, bych se o torn zrninila ye syern poslednim dopise ale stab se to kdyZ dopis byl uz odeslan, zaroveri mne sdeleno, ze na ge mila sestra F. K. Bueek zas upadla a se trochu potlukla coi neni poprve a ja mam strach Ze nekdy to bude har gi, tak pozor pi. Buekova vite ye vagem Yak(' ty kosti se gpatne hoji a zda se ze to 1 vic boll.

Par dni spatky nam tu trochu zamoklo, ale Boie jestli neduje vitr z jedne strany tak jiste z druhe a vie hned vysugi, jestli s to zahrOdky co letos bude tevim, je gte nikdy vrabci tak nic nenieilijako letos, prvni veci co vzeslo gpenat, eervena iepa, mrkva, a zeli to nam vie znieili zezobali, po druhe jsem zas vie mela tak pane vze gle ale za, dva tYclny se do toho zas pustili a tak jsme to museli ohradit, nekolik staroug jich zasttelii a za den dva jest jich zas je gte vic,

ani rtutina nic neni platna ani se toho nedotknou. Veru ie jest to ua k zlosti letos. Tuto nedeli veeer jsme melimilou naygtevu ptijeli Galetci stari, jejich dcera s mu'Zem, nage Selma Groneg.

Pak mladi Mikugi s cletmi a nail sousede Kubale, ov gem chlapi hoed si nagli domino a hrali a my Zenske jsme si zas hezky popovidaly.

Ale na druhY den jsme dostali smutnon zpravu, nage tetinka Marie 8odek zemkela jiZ skoro dva roky lezela bezmocne jak male dite byv gi ranena mrtvici, co jo, se tam a yypravela jet se na ni podivat ale vZdy do, toho need vlezlo a pak m4 zdravi neni &bre, a zpraya ptigla okolo 9 hodin rano z garage kterou mrij mut &l ye sam mel, chtela jsem je gte jednou spatiit tu jeji mibou tvat, hoed jsme se ptichystali a vyjeli ye 3 hodiny odpoledne kara, jela dobte, ale jak jsme ptijadeli ku La Grange voda se vatila a olejoyy gage nepracoval, tak mrij se stavil v Chevrolet garaii, pak jsme jeli do Fordovy gara'te a no, obou mistech nam iekli ie daleko s tim nedojedemze to nedo,stava olej a bearings hoi'i. My melikaru pfehlednutou a na olejovanu a vie eekoYane ne2 jsme vyjeli z domova, a tu mai! chteli jsme ze nechame karu a chytime bus ale nedostali jsme dobre spojeni a tekli ze kara nebude hotova aZ odpoledne na druhY den, tak jsme chteli by sme mohli nekoho by nas zavez ze zaplatime ale zkuste to dries , ja, byla, cela prye a jsu jak sbita, potom vgem a vette vy tam v Bell Co., ze nebylo mane jinae delat a musite nam prominaut.

Prave jsem pfeeetla dopis od pani Hrriove z Lamarque, a budete-li toto Gist mila ptitelkyn'e tak ptijraete uptimnY pozdrav od nas a odpi gi jak budu nejdfiv moct.

Mile sestry tentokrat se nemusite obteZavat new ptinest, nebudem mit svaeinu jak Y2cly tak jednou si dopiejte odpoeinku od toho peeeni a hajdy do schrize 8. dubna, tak na shledanou vase dopisovatelka Marie Fabianova • 4•( itad Jaromir eislo 54

vat, neb vim ze to optic distriktni tajemnik Bylo velice mile zas jednou uslyget jak krasna je to nage eeska matekska tee, ac je ji jiZ malo. Zvlagt od tech malych deli. Ty krasne basne a zpevy, ktere nas jeZte. ty nage babielty ueily znat. Vidime ze piec jegte nezahynula a doufame ze se najdou je gte nekteti co ji budu zachovavat. Byly take pekoe zpevy a basne ptednesene v feef anglicTesilo nas zvlagt' ze byly mezi nami nejstargi zakladajici Mani.

Nejstargi Men ptitomen Frank Svoboda tadu 54 ve stall 86 let. A nejmladgi dcerugka 2 roky stara, p. a pi. Edmund IVIarko yYch z Penelope. Nejvzdalenej g i Men Emil Mieulka z Floresville, Texas; 230 mil,. 3 zaklaclajici elenkyne byly ptitomne a sice sestra, Anna PHkryl z tadu Penelope, a ses. Anna Husak z tadu 'Cislo 126 West, ses. Frances Bilek z tadu 54 West. Zakiadajici 'Oenky ze dne 1. eervence roku 1897. Doufame ze vgichni byli spokojeni a pekoe se pobavili. Nezapomerite pravidelna schrize iadu Jaromir eislo 54 se bude odlaYvat druhou nedeli v dubnu. 8.

Mollie Barton dopisovatelka Upozrneni elenim tadu Pokrok Dallas 'Oslo 84 Sestry a bratti: Pieji si oznarniti yam ygem, ze jsem podal resignaci z Otadu ifeetniho u tadu Pokrok Dallas eislo 84, podinaje na 1. dubna 1956.

Byl jsem vagim rieetnim iii etyki roky a opravdu mne pr'ace te gila. Ale tad Pokrok Dallas eislo 84 vzrostl za dobu meho ritadovani do to miry, ze vyiaduje se od tadoveho ueetniho hodne vice easu neZ mam k disposici pH mem praxidelnem zamestnani.

Sestra Annie Steiner bude od nynejgka fieetni u iadu. Viechny poplatky at' jsou posilany na jeji adresu, ktera je 4350 Dickson, Dallas 19, Texas. Ov gem, poplatky mohou bYti odvedeny take ye schrizi, ktera ptipada na tieti nedeli v mesici.

Vail drivery a spoluprace, kterou jste mne po eas meho ritadovani projevili, budu vidy vdeene vzpominati. Sve nastupkyni pieji mnoho zdaru.

Bratrsky Va g Frank J. Slovak (15-16) ) • 4•(

West, Texas Schtze 3. Distriktu, ktera se konala ye West dne 25. btezna, se dobte vydakila. Navgteva byla, nad oeekavani. Viichni se ptatelsky pobavili, a rozeili se ye vesel6 nalade. Pooasi bylo pekoe tak 2e se dostavili ze v gech tadri, coZ nas JakY kartdeek na zuby byste si ptal, velice pote gilo. Moly jsme opet pkileiitost pane? se sejiti s na gima piateli.

— Prosil bych nejakY• vetgi. Je rids osm 0 programu se nebudu moc rozepisorodine.

Ve stredo, die 11. clubna 13;56 PO.d S'tefanik eislo 142 Houston, Texas Sestry a bratri: Bylo mi naporuceno, abych yam oznamil, Zr 15. dubna, cos pripada no, nedeli, bodeme mitt zase "barbecue" a nejake hry pro zabavovSech. Weer, kdo bude si prat, mule si zataneit a pobavit se jinak die sveho prani, Prosil bych bratra redaktora, aby to vsadil take do kalendare. MoZna, se se nam nekdy pozdeji podari dati velikou oznamkut do Vestniku, ale prozatim laeni to moZno. 1.\TaSe poi ladna to nedovo(Poznamka redaktora: Katenclai je k tomu, aby nekolika slovy bylo pripomenuto elenum, co kde naSi dela* KdyZ to poqete o tYden nebo dva drive, je to v kalendari aZ do doby, kdy se podnik porada. A je to zdarma, jen o pOdniku Poslat nekolik radku na prooZko papirn.)

Bratri, a sestry, jste vSichni zvani, a bode nas to velice twit, kdy2 vas uvii vkchny vase pratele a zname.

Vstup je volnY pro vkchny. Zabavni vfloor se postard, abyste byli spokojene obslookni. Tak na shledanou u riika ye dvanact hodin 15. dubna.

John Filipek, tajemnik Had San Antonio islo 133, Mile sestry a bratri: Pravidelna solarize naSeho tadu se konala 11. brezna. Byla eetne zastoupena, zahajena predsedou S. C. Bundilem, pri 6m-1Z vzdana lest naSi vlajce vkmi dieny. Bratr J. Kieprli.tz . Has tajemnik, by) ji Z na svem miste. Radi jsnie ho uvideli a mil, k jeho pritomnosti a uzdraveni. Mnohe radove veld byly projednane ye prospech Melo i Jednoty.

Predseda nana oznamuje, Ze bychom potrebovali vice organisatort. San Antonio jest velke a Has CeskST lid jest roztreuknY po celem meste, takle bychom meli rniti vice pracovniku pro ziskani nevYch elenfi, Brat" Chas. Cerny byl tadem doporuCen a byl jiz Hlavni -afiadovP011 schvalen jako organisator naleho tadu. Bratr Cerny byl jiZ organisatorem a pracoval u radu Pokrok Houstonu 88 v Houstono A ted', kdy.Z si udelal domov v. San Antonio, prestoopil k nakmu rado, aby se mold vice spolkove praci venovati.

Dale nam predseda Bundil oznamuje, to eeska kolonie v San Antonio ma se v dneSnich schfizich dohodnouti, abychom si vyzdobili vfiz (float) do pruvodo "Fiesta". NA,§ rad je pro to, abychom tuto \Tee podpoilli; a jak jest mi znamo, I °stabil_ rady se dohodly a schvalily.

Tak ted' jest na rids, abychom ruce ku praci, aby byla skvela. Doufam, Z',e y am nekterk lepS1 pisatel vice sail a pOpiSe spravneji.

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Pled skoneenim schitze bylo taZeni M: Poplatkv se plat do veku 65 jmen malYm Olenem, Raymond Ditrich let. Po dosahni 65 rokti stab, Jr. Obdarene byly sestra Marie Mahar Glen dosttava ptijen% a Johanna Valiekova, po dvou dolarech. dokud Ziv. Zemi e-li pied 80 lety dedici dostanou Mkt: JeSte vas musim ovedomit, ze v priSti skni pkijern do i,yroal nu schOzi budeme nut svaeino, toti2 po rozertin Mena. schUzi, ktera ptipada na 8. dubna y e dve, Opisova oPhiam-A, na 20 let, hcdiny odpoledne. Tak vas, sestry od Crida ktera se zn..c-Isuie, at zUstaPP, naSeho i du, Za.dam, abyste kaZda neco vynlacene pt_n na $1,000., dobreho k jidlu prinesla. Pri tom narn PojiRehi se ‘iyolati kclykoliv; na;§ tajemnik zahraje a nekterou to eepripadu funtti dle klesajici, skou pisen si zazpi y ame. Prijd'te y e velstupnice kem poetu. S pozdravem Emilie Amburn. 'Crida N: Hpisova oct 3ana jen tem, kr4 maji od SPJST vypUjCene per, ---------) • •. ° nize DOPISOVATELC ➢I druliii ceriVikitia SPJST pro deli..

Z duvodu, e takika vSeehny ruene Vida J-T: Doeasne pojiSICni do veku let, kterd se muse 2,meniti na pssne ptispevIty muss redaktor prepisokterekoliv jine pojiSteni pp, vati na psacim stroji, aby latka mohla closOeni vlku 10 let, nebo v tiskarne rychleji a suadneji sazepozdeji. na, je nutne, by vgeclany dopisy, zpravy a oznamcni byly v rukou redaktora ne Tiida J-C: POplatky se plat 20 rok:/` PlnY obnos nojiSteni se vypozcleji nei v patek dopoledne. V patch nlati kdykoliv v pripadu odpolecine v pet hodin jde posledni mrt3 Ye vnu od 16 let vSr'Se:. silka latky do tiskarny. Dopisy, ktere Umrtni pojistka pod 16 let prijdou az v sobotu, nedostanou se do stt'IM je dle stupnthe. baneho cisla, —Redaktor.

• tea o J-S: Poplatky se plat 20 rokft Pi nk obnos pojiSteni se, vy,_ plati kdykoliv v ptipaclu od veku 1 roku. Lro 6 Tit halt arintal ec.-rtifikata SPJST mesictl, $250, pod 12 mesicA pro dospele: $500.

B: DoZ1votnl, poplatky se plan E0 do snartl.

Vida Poplatky se plati do 18 let.

Ttida 0: Poplatky se plati 20 mkt. Pln stars. PlnY obrius certifikatu obnos pojiSteni se vyplati kdyse vyplati po 13 letech stati: kdykoliv v ptipadu nmrti. nebo kdykoliv v plipadu Vida D: Poplatky se plati 15 rokil. PlnY mrti od veku roku. Do obnos pojiSteni se vyplati kdytr.,:sictit, $250, p"d 12 me'sicili, koliv v ptipadu fnrti. $500.

Ttida E: Poplatky se plati 10 ron. obnos pojigteni se vyplati kdy- Ttida J x: Poplatky Si r'ati 20 roktl..

Piny obnos col tifikatu se koliv v ptipadu ntnrti. plat Po 20 letech nebo Ttida F: PlnY obnos certifikatu je vykoliv v pripadu Umrti od ve7, placen po 15 letech nebo kdyku 1 roku. Do 6 mesict. $250, koliv ptedtim v ptipadu pod 12 mested $500.

Vim,. 0: PlnY obotos certifikatu je vy, placen ye 20 letech nebo kdy-3 * koliv ntedtim v phoadu funrti Crida H: PlnY obnos' certifikatu je vySItotskY dtivod placen po dosa2eni 65 let sta..r' nebo kdykoliv ptedtim v priCestovali spolu dva Skoti a jeden sc, padu Umrti. tazal druheho, kolik je hodin. 'TazanY, Tticla I: "opiatay se Iran 20 rokii. P1n vzhledl od knihy a povida.: "Vy se mue obnost certifikatu je vyplacen ptate kolik je hodin jen proto, abyste po dosOeni 60 let staki nebo mnou zaprodl rozmluvu, a dame-li se 0: kdykoliv ptedtim v pripadu reei, budete se chtit se mnou spi'atelit Umrti. aZ prijedeme do LondYna, pozvete Vida Poplotky se plati do veku na sklenku whisky a ja vain ji budu let. Plw",7 obnos poi gteni se vy- set oplatit, a potom si da.nL.‘ je§te jednu,, plati kdykoliv v pripadu firnrti naeeZ vas budu muset domu na, Ttida L: Dvoinasobne trawve pojiAtenl veeeri a vy se tam seznamite s mou (double indemnity). Certifikat snou dcerou, a vy jednoho dne prijdote" ge v-ystavuje pouze do obno-su a poladate mne o jeji roku, a — proc': $2,500, dodateene k jinemu bych ja daval svoleni muss, kierY nerra certifikatu. and hodinky?

Vyberte si dle potieby

Ve stfedu, dne 11. dubna 1956

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DOPISY A NAHLEDY CLENU ZDAAILA SCHUZE TRET1110 DISTRIKTU DAL IM KROKEM VPRED Zasluhou bratra C. W. Oerneho, elena a . organisatora fadu San Antonio eislo 133, byl jsem jeden z tech St'astnYch, kteti byli ye schuzi tietiho distriktu, konane v nedeli 25. bfezna t. r. ye West, TeXas. Na pozvani bratra aerneho jeli tez bratr C. Bundil, pfedseda na geho tadu, bratr Emil Mieulka z Floresville, pfedseda sodmeho distriktu a jeho manZelka.

JestliZe fikam, ze jsem byl jeden z tech gt'astnYch, pak to ma jiste svtij dtivod.

Nejenom proto, ze byl to vYlet neobyeejne peknY, nebot' poeasi bylo znamenite a pozorovani krajiny nyni na jafe, kdy se pkiroda probouzi, bylo okouzlujici a nejyY g ptijemne, ale hlavne proto, ze se nam schilze vgem velice libila. PM torn setkal jsem se s mnoha, znamaYmi ze v gech koutri Texasu a poznal jsem osobne mnohe sestry a bratry, vesmes yYznaeni pracovnici na gi Jednoty, eemuZ jsem velice rad. Vgichni rieastnici bez rozdilu a pfeclevgim ti mlo.di projevili o vse zivy zajera po celou dobu konani schtize a syYrni vecnYmi ptipominkami k rriznYm bodirm, ktere byly fegeny, pfispeli ke zdaru jednani. Byla to schirze, jake bychom si pfali mit vkly a vglide, kde v ovzdu gi vpravde bratrskem citil se kaZdY jako sestra a bratr, tak jak to ma, bYt. tfednici tietiho distriktu a vgichni kdo se zaslouZili o spech schtze mohou bYti hrdi a my jim uptinme blab,optejeme.

Co mne nejvice pote gilo a zaujalo byla po:cetna na ygteva. Pfispelo k tomu hodne krasne podasi, to je bezesporne, ale ptedevSim to byl zajem o schnzi a jednani o vecech SPJST spoleenYch nam vgem.

Byli tam hosty elenove z mnoha radi okolnich i vzdalenYch a dostavili se i zastupci tri distriktil (druheho, pateho a sedmeho). Jiste velmi 'chvalitebne a ponevadZ je to prave nyni pied sjezdem, ma to nesmirnY yYznam pro dal gi praci eels nagi Jednoty. Na co bych ale rad zylagt' poukazal je to, ze se dostavili temet v gichni delegati tietiho distriktu a ze byly zastoupeny v gechny fady aZ na, fad eislo 5, Tioga, Texas, kterY se pisemne omluYd. A to uZ znamena neco, eeho snad ne bylo docileno dosud nikde. Vette mi, sestry a bratti, nic bych si neptal vic, ne2 aby ve schuzi sedmeho distriktu, ktera, se bude konati ji. 21 . 15. dubna t. r. v Jourclantonu, byli freastnici od kaZdeho fadu a aby nechybel ani jedinY delegat. Je to ptece tak snadne, vzdalenost to v gem dovoluje, proto proe neueinit zadost sve elenske povinnosti a neukazat, ze jsme si dobte vedomi dtidelitosti na gich schuzi ve snaze udr2et vSe co mame a ziskat a uei-

nit pro Jednotu, pro nas v gechny a ptedevglim pro nagi generaci, co je v na gi mod.

DokaZeme to? Mame tolik pochopeni pro vec, mame na gi Jednotu opravdu radi, anebo to jenom ptedstirame? Pfi trochu dobre vide jiste neselZe nikdo a ponevadZ vtili mame, nelze o Uspechu pochybovati.

Nezapomerite, sestry a bratti, ze je to nase posledni schnze pied sjezdern, kdy musime ueiniti eetna dirlelita rozhodnuti iici nagim delegatilm, co si pfejeme, co od nich oeeka yame. Pouze ye vas vlastni prospech to bude, pro nikoho jineho jednati a hlasovati na sjezdu nebudou.

0 pedrobnoAech schrize tietiho distriktu nebudu se rozepisovati, o torn se jiste doeteme ye Vestniku od nekoho jineho.

Chci v gak upozorniti na pote gujici vec pokud jde o Utulnu . KdyZ jsem byl polaclan, abych teZ fekl nekolik slov, pouZil jsem to pfileZtosti k tornu, abych nutnost spoleeneho postupu pri tegeni vgech otazek na sjezdu, pfi eem2. mimo pfimluvy k vyfegeni otazky knihovny, musea a sepsani dejin SPJST, kladl jsem driraz na uskuteeneni Utulny, jak v torn smyslu promluvili take bratti C. W. Cerny, L. 0. Hoek a sestra Horakova.

Melo to dobrou odezvu. na navrh bratra C. Pokladnika z Dallasu bylo pak fgemi odhlasovano, aby delegati tietiho distriktu ye sjezdu hlasovali ye prospech ny, coZ je jiste krasnY pkiklad pro ostatni distrikty. 0 zdaru na geho sjezdu v eerynu budeme moci mluviti, ad jak se tam dohodneme a co vykoname. JestliZe se dohodneme pouze na techto otazkach, i kdybychom nic jineho podstatneho mirZerne fici, ze sjezd neco pHnesl, ze mel uspech.

chyalim se tim, ze jsem katolieka; main vkchny lidi rada bez ohledu vyznani, i mezi eernochy jsem byla oblibena, ze za 20 let obchedovani, kdy jsem mnohdy sama zustala veeer v obchode, zamkla dvete a gla sama k poulieni kale dva bloky pegky, ZadnY me nezastavil, ba naopak mi jegte tekli "my davame na tebe pozor." Tedy mie na, torn nezaleli jakeho je kdo vyznani, jak se modli, jen je-li eestnYm elovekem. pozvana, k jidlu, tedy kde se modli, modlim se s nimi a kde ne, tedy ne. Jestli.Ze je jidlo dobre, chutna mi v gude stejne.

Po roeni ptehlidce u lekate, kdy mne daval riane otazky, ptala jsem se ho, zda smim pit lihoviny. Usmal se a fekl: "Jak minoho?" Odpovedela jsem, ze pro svoji pottebu je nemam rada, ale kdy jsem ye spolednosti, chci bYt sport a vypiji "Hajbol" neb v baru sklenku piva.

Nage deveata zde rada odtikavaji pied jidlem modlitbu. Nekdy jest to po naSem, jindy jak s lysi u sousedii, kam jsou k jidlu zvana. 1V1iy je nikdy neopravujeme, tim bychom je ueinili nevalnosti toho co sly§i u jinYch. V obou ptipadech je neel tYZ.

Bratr Chupick, tajemnik Hlavni dovny, mne jiZ dvakrate fekl, ze jestli se na ne dosud zlobim. To mini irtedniky Hlavni fitadovny. Pki poslednint zajezdu do Temple jsem se za nimi se sestrou Kazdovou podivala, a tekla, de nevim proe bych se ir,e1a, na ne zlobit, neb co se tYka vedeni knih, v torn nemain 'Cadne zkug enosti. U rids jsme vedli knihu, vydani, nebylo co ptipoeitat pfijem ani odpoeitat, neb zbytek byla 0.0. Mtlj "Mama, ukradneg-li Bratru C. W. eernemu dekuji jegte do- mud mne dateene za pozvani a bezpeene tizeni sve- neco, okrade g sama sebe!" ho ptekrasneho automobilu a uptimne se V ptigtim sjezdu nas eekaji daleko tegim na picipadnY dal gi zajezd do schtze volnej gi veci net' ta hloupd, starost, jajineho distriktu. kYrn zprisobem sjezd zaenerne. Bratti Jaroslav Kleprlik. a sestry delegati a d1elegatky a vgichni ) elenove, my si pfejeme irpravu organiDallas, Texas saeni, my musime ziskavat eleny, ustalit distrikty, rozdelit praci v nich, zaloCteni bratti a sestry!

Dnes, to jest v pondeli odpoledne dne Zit omladinoye kluby, neb tam jest nag 2. dubna, jsem dostala neco po gtou, co dalgi divot. Dat iile yu starYm 'elenum ism nen:161a dostat. Jsme vgichni ele- na poplatcich, vetSi ned maji dnes a v ny na gi SloYanske Podporujici Jedlioty mladSich letech; postavit Utulnu, modStatu Texas, de ano? Chceme v ni pod- no-li i letni tabor, starobni pojigteni, porovat heslo Podpora, Lidskost, Bratr- nemocenske, zachranit opravdu stare stvi, ei chceme rozbroje? Co nema g rad, cenne pamatky, zapisy Hlavni in'adovny neein jineniu. i raistnich fadu. Dale Upravu Vestniku, Na g sjezd bude v Temple, Texas, tedy aby v neon byly opravdu cenne elanky eleni z inesta a okoli se budou starat o tYkajici se naSi, Jednoty, Emir a nagich delegaty, navgtevniky a o yeeerni po- deti. Dopisy deti, jejich fivahy, starosti baveni. Bude to jejich prace, mame my i radosti, dejme do bratrskeho Vestniostatni pra y() jim kikat, co maji a to ku. At' pigi anglicky, jen kdyZ /lam nemaji delat? Jdu-li do spoleenosti, ne- stanou, jsou nage.

ye stiedu, dne 11. dubna 1056 Viechno toto bude ptedlodeno v sjezdu i mnoho jinYch veci, ktere piitomna doba vykaduje a literYin rozumi zase druzi bratti a. sestry. A poukazuji-li na ne, nemejme jim) to za zle, ale premYg lejme o nich, mo.Zna, de mail take pravdu, kterou my nevidime. lasku a bratrstvi, telly za tim stujme, tim dokaZeme, de jsme licImi a ne podrYvaei. Nazdar!

Antonie Horakova. ) o ei ® Wheelock, Texas Mile spolusestry a bratty.

Bratie redaktore, v minulem nagem Vestniku Tebou psa,ne elanky se mile libi. brine s Tebou souhlasim a se zajmem sleduji na g Vestnik. Oet1 jsem dopisy bratra Stehlika, v nekterYch jeho bodech sciuhlasim, v nekterYch s nim souhlasitf nemohou. V Ceske east pile, de je jise, de ty dlouhe dopisy neetou ani dva tisice na gich Menu, ale v anglicke pile, de nemysli, de ty 'Ceske ciliouhe dopisy ate vice ned dive site nagich Menu. Jak se toto shoduje? Nebo je chyba v tisku? Mohu ujistit bratra Stehlika., de ty Ceske dopisy Ci te daleko vice naSich Menu neZli ti mlad gi anglickou Cast. Pile take, de je nas v Texasu 400,000 Ceskeho pil yodu a pouze 25,000 u nagi Jednoty. Musime v gak poeitat, de je zde v Texasu hodne jinYch eeskYch jednot, piece nensdleme vSichni patirit k na gi jednote. Ja myslim, 'de moZna rosteme trochu pomalu, ale jiste. KterY Men sleduje kolik pojigteni jsme prodali v minulYch letech musi uznat, de je to dosti dobre. Piiirovnavat na g narod k aernochilm, nee° podobneho jsem jegte nikdy neeetl. My v na gem okoli mame v made Sefeika, v Bryan, Texas na okresnim in'ade (courthouse) jsou dva, Syptak — Vytopil, v jinYch okresech jsou 'Led naginci v U1adech, a pak Haidugek, Sulak, Strauss, Svadleriak a jini, take v severnich statech Sabath Hru g -ha,ermkjinYchve,protmysli, .1e pokratujeme dosti dobre. Na gi eegti piiistehovalci netlaeill se do popiedi. Jak n ohli? Musime uvadit, de neznali anglickou fec ani slovern, ani pismem, a kdo nikdy ve stare vlasti nebyl nedovede pochopit jak ten obyeejny CeskY lid tam byl zakilknutY a utiskovanY. Ja tern naSim oeskYm phstehovalcum vddy davam Cest co nejivet gi, nebot' vim z yypraveni raYch zesnulYch rodieil co museli zakusit, ned; si zde trochu pomohli. Dobte si to pamatuji. Vgichni meli bychom bYti hrdi, Ia jsme eeskeho ptivodu, kaZdy ny narod musi uznat, de jsme poctive pracujici a getrni lide, eehod diikazem jsou alugne majetky na gich lidi v mestech. A cod ty krasne fanny s pane NystavenYmi domovy, krasnYmi stromy, rtidemi a k yetinami okolo domu. MUZete

.PS N tlt WE 3e T, TEXAS jeti kam chcete, okoli samo yam povi, de, tam pracuje .desika, ruka, de tam bydli na g eeskY. lid. Kde bydli Indio na geho lidu, tab pochopitelne nemame dadne zastoupeni ve vefejnYch Utadech a za to piece diadnY nemdde.

Kdyd jsemi v roce 1903 na starem I Brazos zaeal chodit do gkoly, tad nam tikavali Americana, ze pfvni jsou pak eerno gi a teprve de piiijdou Bohemini a Taliani. Od toho easu se hodne zmenilo, na g eeskY lid si vydobyl dobre jrneno. 0 nee° pozdeji byl zvolen za gkolniho d,ozorce na g zesnulY spolubratr John Kogarek, kterY se a na g narod hodne zajlmal. Apeloval na Ceske rodiee, aby sivioje ditky posilali do gkoly co nejvice, ueitelky prosil, aby s eeskymi a italskYmi detmi mely trpelivost, de za to nemohou, de neznaji anglickou fee, de ale vi, de se ji brzy naueime a take se nemYlil. Tento krajan tad byl zvolen cestovnim, komisalem od neho jsem se mnohemu 0'111611. Casto prijel ke gkole, mluvil a tiditelkami, s nami i se 26.1-cy mluvicimi anglicky, rozmlouval o vgem modnern a east° nas nabadal, abychom rriluvili anglicky co nejvice, ponevadZ jestli bychom mluvili jen eesky, de bychom se anglicky nikdy nenaueili. koda, de musel zemllt je gte dosti mlad, lest budid jeho, pamatce.

Asi v roce 1907 dostali jsme do nagi gkoly mladeho ueitele nemeckeho puvodu, cod znamenalo pro Skolu ureite zlepgeni. Tento mladY ueitel byl dobre povahy, ale pilanY; kdyd nam gkolakiim daval ponaueeni, bylo ticho jako v kostele. Kdyd jsme v rijnu v roce 1911 odj11deli do stare vlasti, gel jsem do gkoly rozloueit se se spoludaky i ueitelem. P11 loueeni ucitel ke mne pekne promluvil, nikdy na jeho slova nezapomenu. Nevim, co bych za, to dal, kdybych se a nim mohl jegte jednou sejit a znovu mu podekovat za jeho dobrou snahu, aby nas gkolaky neeemu nauell. Je tomu asi 25 let co jsem s nim m.luvil naposled v Bryan, Texas, oil toho easu jsem o nem neslygel. Myslim, de jid dfime yeeny sen, byl asi o 15 let stargi ned ja.

Prave co tento dopis dopisuji pfijel k nam bratr Jan eajka a pfivezl smutnou zpravu, de na g posledni oeskY pionYr v nagi wade, bratr J. N. Seasta, se s nami rozloueil navddy. Dodil as asi 90 let, podrobnosti napi gi pfigte.

Fozdrav na celou Jednotu.

Frank Vytopil. ) 9 Bellville, Texas.

Sestry a breath.

P11 eteni Cisel Vestniku vydanych po uvefejneni meho posledniho dopisu, se take hodne poueuji. 0 dem se pououji jest, de nektefi Meal se zachovavaji asi ,nejakYm detskYm zpUsobem kdyd se jim neco nelibi, i kdyd vidi, 2e jsou na omy-

Stratle4 lu, a nektePi vtibec ani nevi o 6em vi. Takovi Meni, kdyd nevi jak by mahli plevratiti pravdu o ktere etou, talc napigi 'dlouhe dopisy, ye kterYch op, u ji stejna slova o stejnSrch vocech jeSte k tomu plipoji nejake posme gky, jak to je cliAskYm zvykem.

A take je viditelne, de takovi alent bud' si nepfeetou celY dopis, kterY kritt. suit, nebo nerozumi tomu co etou. e jest to to poslednejSi ptiCina, 13.'416va0, pozoruji, de 2adnS7 Men, kterY tisujN muj nithled v nem2 jsem se vyAlQr vil, de nose Jednota by prospivala..)?..ez Vestniku zrovna tak prospe gne jako prom. spiva nyni s nim, se ani jedinYm vein nezminil o mem dal gim uvagoya4 ohledne teto Yea ti se mi, ni jenom chteji pievratiti a "napuintio-, vati"' jine eleny, Ic moje my'Slenkale, aby se Vestnik ptestal vydavati. Oni.' nevkmli, nebo nechteli si vgimnout, jsem psal "jako prospiva NYNI s nim a de by to bylo dobre Vestnik miti kdyby nami byl podavan tak, jak by vetkria nag ich Menu si piiala, by byl vyda4a.n".

A psal jsem dale: -proe utracime vide nedli $30,000 roene za na g Vestnik, kdyd neprinak lepk uditek neki nam pH.= nag'?" Pra ai neni ani slova o -OW east] neb nahledu? To pi•ehadovani pomluva.,mi, kritisoviini a nejake podezteni riaiTh neptind'Ai ani $30.00, tim merle $30,001 Podavain moje nahledy a iivahy °hiedne zaleito3ti Vestniku, protoe v pa4i slednich nekolika mesicich mnoho -0.4..c ad se strachuje, de Jednota utraci Oarebne penize s na gemi sjezdy, kelyi se musi nejaka tro§ka zaplatiti turn za jejich pfitomnost ve sjezdech.

Sestry a bratti, nemylim-li se, nejvice co kterY sjezd sta.]. Jednota bylo nee° mak) pres $20,000 za etyfi roky. te,k mine to pkipada, de sjezd pfinak vice dobreho za $20,000 nebo $25,00'('7a Ctyii roky, neZli thin si za $120.000 za toted clobu. UDR2tAlk'SI VE' STNIK, ALE MONA, ZE PRI JEII9 VYDAVANI B./fU. EME ZASETRITI Dp=, STI ZNAONOU OASTKU, misto na sjezdech. Ja jsem pro to, abychom then Vestnik, ale aby byl kizen a veden spravne a nestranne a aby byl pod cllozorem Hlavni ntadovny (ifednika diteln), tak jako jsou jine east a liitcsti nak SPJST. TakovYrn zpilsobent by se zajistilo, de to bude spravne; ponevad'.1: redaktor by mel povinnost . bYti y e schazich a ps, ati prave to, co se Watt deje. Uznavam, jak bratr Rudy gef6ik cig e, de by to mela bYti povinnost bratra redaktora sedeti ye schiizich H1AVni ntadovny, aby mohl elentim nakre.

31iti obrazek jab jsou schtze vedeny: . Ale take by to miela bYti jeho povintibA nakresliti ten obrazek prave tak jak se Mu tam pfedstavuje, a ne jak on by to cht6/ nakresliti anebo jak mu tiskovY vYbor na-•

ta.axra 10 po • uci. Ktera organisace da, nekteremu % emu blenu takovou vYhodu jako dava e SPJST, toti2 ze zvoli elena za redakbora sveho organu a teZ tiskovY vybor, kterY vetginou sounlasi s redaktorem, a potom da se redaktoru a tiskovemu vYboru vice prava nez kteremukoliv ji4mu Clem, ba i vice prava rid se dava Hlavni Ufaciovne, takova organisace nenniZe Ze takove jednani a tizeni jest demokraticke. Pravdy a spravedinosti se nemusi ZadnY obavati; kdyby to na ge vladnouci -kick bylo vyobrazeno redaktorem tak jak pracuje a zajima se o zalelitosti Jcdnoty, tak redaktor by byl ye schuzich vice ne2 vitan a bylo by to vkchno de13 okraticke.

Po preeteni dopisu ye Vestniku ze due 21. brezna, kterY napsal bratr John je teZko poznati co on chce vysvetliti. Pise,ze se od noveho reditele poueuje ze v lednove schtitzi na gi vykonni a kontrolujIef reditele byli .prejmenovani na, vl(adnouci teleso SP JST, Ze jest to pro nej novinka. Pro nine je to vice ne2 novinka, ja, to povaZuji za fictu kdyZ ktery pi ge jako jeden ktery by predstavoval jinYin dienum ze on asi vi vice o na gi SPJST neZ hdokoliv, by se priznaval, Ze on se nedemu ode mne pouduje. Ale nemohu pochopiti, prod on mi takovou Actu dava, kclyZ piece na ge stanovy ye elanku 30, odstavei (d) v anglicke easti z,ni takto: "The Governing Body composed of Seven directors and six (6) executive officers is known as the Supreme Lodge eL the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the Slate of Texas, (SPJST). Asi, ke bratr Staga nejak to prehlednul, nebo na to zapomnel. A at' kdokoliv chce to vyivejinYmi 'slovy — spravne preloleni anglickYch slo y "Governing Body" do destiny je "Vladnouci. teleso". Nemelo-li to . byti ve stanovach, tak ja za to nemohu, ja jsem to tam nedal.

Bratr Sta g a dale tvrdi, ze "vladirouci teleso" nevi demokraticke zarizeni. Nevim, kde so bratr Sta ga udil o demokra,ell; nevi to pochopitelne, ze by se neeemn takoveinu nation v na gich americkych gkolach. Asi ze studoval nekde, rika anglicky, "abroad", a &sky, v Nvrope, aernu ja j.sem, se neaten o deu okracii jest, ze na ge vlada SpojenYch state je to nejvice demokraticka vlada coleho sveta a jeji zarizeni jest sloleno tak. Cc ti, .kteri jsou zvoleni do rriznYch (tradti, od presidenta aZ dolti, a do kongroan, sestavuji na gi vladu SprojenYch stattt (United States Government) a iteinkuji jako vladnouci teleso teto zeme.

A take, kdy.Z ono -vladnouci teleso zaseda jako kongres, s novinari, kteri si chteji psati jenom co oni by chteli, se nekdy zakroci tak, Ze se to nekomu

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.nelibi. Pra:va americka, demokracie jest jen jednoho druhu a, bratri a sestry, ease SPJST jest rizena die toho druhu prave tak, jako jest rizena na ge via•da SpojenYch state. Kaki* Urednik, je-li to president, guverner, soudce, nebo serif, se brzo presvedei, ze jestli ti, kteri ho zvoli, neuvidi a nepoznaji v nem neja(Qat( vladnouci jakost a schopnost, ze jest to dosti jiste, ze takovy irrednik nedovede mnoho vesti ani iiditi, Vedeni a rizeni ruznYch vlad a organisaci, i obchodu a domacnosti, jest spojeno s nejakYin vladnoucim zpilsobem. Tedy vy, elenove, kteri chcete psati o demokratickYch vecech a zptisobech, byste se nejprve meli presvedeiti, co prava demokracie znarnena.

Ve stredu,,dne.11,dubna--1956 RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI

Resoludni vYbor radu Coltonbus 'Oslo 58 v Hungerford, Texas Canto projevuje porttstale rodine oprimne citenou 8oustrast nad ztratou jejich manZela a otce a na geho spolubratra.

Vy, bratri a sestry, kteri jste byli zvoleni za delegaty do priAtiho sjezdu, preetete si nekolikrate, ne jednou, ty dopisy ye Vestniku, ktere jsou psany eleny zajimajicimi se o budoucnost na gi SPJ ST, abyste byli pripraveni a rozumeli tem r-OznYin zalelitostem az yam na sjezdu budou predkladany k rozhodnuti.

S bratrskYm pozdravem; Frank V. Stepan ) • 4•

RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI Olenove radu aesky Prapor eislo 24 v

Cyclone, Texas, projevuji hluboce citenou soustrast pozustale iodine nad ztratu jejich matky, banieky a prababieky a nagi spolusestry,

A. L. Matumek

kterY zemrel IN) kra.t gi trvajici nemoci dne 3. Unora 1956 y e veku 67 let a 24 dni.

Pohrben byl doe 6. ((flora na katolickem Evergreen Memorial Park pri Wharton, Texas.

ZesnulY byl dieneni radu od roku 1909 Valy byl dbalY s yYch spolkovYch zaloZiktera, zemrela 25. brezna 1956 po del gi tr- tosti. vajici nemoci u (leery v Temple,- Texas.

Byl tajemnikem 33 let. Proto pozdstali, Tato sestra se doZila polehnaneho veku budiz Varn vgem aspori easteenou ate87 let. chou ye va gem zarmutku, ze i my elenove Zanechava 4 decry a 3 syny 48 vnukti radu Zelime jeho odchodu. Tobe bratre, a 45 pravnukt. Tato sestra byla zakiada- budi2 zernd lehkou a odpodi y ej v pokoji. jici Clenkyni SPJST, kterYch u2 je mak) Ostaja Muniza v nagi Jednote.

Karel Karla Ed Sabrgula Byla . pohrbena v titerY 27. larezna na ) * cTs • (katotickem hititove svateno Josefa v Cyclone, Texas za velke rteasti pratel a priSpoleenost potrebuje spiSe vtidca a buznYch. tviircti neZli nohsiedu a napodobitelii.

1Viame dolt, ano nazbyt tech, kdo2 jsou a Zesnula recht' odpodiva v pokoji ochotni kopirovati a opirati se o jine. dest budiZ jeji pamatce.

Chceme, aby mladi lide spolehali na sebe.

Chceme, aby byli tak vychovani, aby byR. J. Marek ly zdtirazneny jejich vUdel vlastnosti, jeF. J. Marek jich privodnost a jejich osobitost, aby Ben 2abeik, byly posilovany a ne zaslabovany.

Resolueni vYbYor Marie S. odeli:

Wednesday, April 11, 1956

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

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF SLAVONIC

VESTNIK

MUSINGS OF THE EDITOR FRATERNAL SOCIETIES WERE first organized to give protection to the family in the event of the death of the father who was its chief support.

Life insurance is never a luxury. For millions, it is a real necessity. It provides food, clothing, and shelter, when the father is no longer the family provider. The benefits of life insurance make the greatest appeal to the average man with a sense of responsibility for his dependents. The benefits also appeal to the man who looks forward to his own retirement. * * IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND A YARDstick as to the exact amount of life insurance that should, be owned by the average person. High living costs and numerous kinds of taxes make the net margin of savings for the average family rather nominal. Under these conditions it is evident that life insurance is the logical and best method to attain financial security for the future. * * OUR FIELD WORKERS ARE TRAINed—or should be—in the art of helping the prospective new members to evaluate their own need for life insurance.

We who are in the fraternal life insurance business should also bear in mind the second of the two important fundamentals of life insurance. The first is salesmanship, which means to obtain an adequate volume of business. The other fundamental is that of selection of the right kind of new members. These two fundamentals must go together. Let me go into details.

REPEATEDLY, YOU HAVE HEARD me saying that we need a smooth-running organizational department.We may go as far as saying that we have one, although, personally, I don't share your optimism. If we do have the kind of organizational department as we should, then we also have a well-functioning branch where we select the risks. Every society desires business written upon the lives of desirable applicants. A poor risk for insurance for ten thousand is like a loan of the same amount on an undesirable property. A selection of desirable applicants is to us just as essen-

tial as the approval of good loans, be WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE APthey one thousand, five, or more. proval of desirable applicants, we us* * ually think in terms of good health alone. Yet the physical impairment is WE FINALLY HAVE PERFECTED not the only drawback. Much depends our loan applications. We should also on the character, on the occupation, on perfect oqr membership applications the way the applicant spends , his leisand everything that goes with the or- ure hours, and also on his financial ganizational Work besides the salesman- status. Let us skip the health question ship. The underwriting of risks at the and lock at the others. The habits of headquarters is now looked upon as a life and everyday conduct may speak routine matter, for the most part of it against an applicant. Our complex civin the hands of one or two typists. ilization ha,s added many problems Yet the underwriting branch of the Or- which were little known a generation; ganizational Department should•be done, ago. The attitude of an individual towfirst, by the field worker, then by the ards right and wrong affects deeply his private reporting agency or by local business, personal, and public life. medical examiner, then by the Medical * * branch at the headquarters, and finalTHE QUESTION OF OCCUPATION IS ly by some responsible officer who does becoming very important in our presmore than just take delight in rejecting applications. If the field represent- ent industrial and economic daily life. ative measures up to the requirements Our SPJST used to be composed of far-. of good. worker, and if he is reliable mers. The farmer as a life insurance and responsible, it is safe to assume risk has for many years, received very that he will select a good class of risks. favorable consideration. But his daily But the careful selection of the appli- work has been changed by the use of cants should not stop with the field- power driven farm machinery and ruman or with the Medical branch. It ral electrification. The National Safety should be checked all the way. It hap- Council gives some rather interesting pened to me that my applicant for eight information, For example, the wholethousand insurance was rated ten years sale and retail trades had 15 deaths per younger than what my application 100,000; the manufacturing industries, for the same number of persons, 17 stated correctly. deaths; the service industries, 18 deaths; public utilities, 31 deaths; and farmers WHEN WE REALIZE THAT WE 52 deaths for the same number of work'write more than fifty per cent of the ers. Only transportation industries had 'new life insurance on the non-medical a higher death rate, 53 deaths' per 100,plan of selection, it is evident that our 000 persons. * * organizers halve the destiny of the WE MAY NOT THINK THAT MORE SPJST in their hands to a large degree.

Favorable mortality will become of in- leisure time would have anything to do creasing importance as future interest with the selection of risks. Ask the big earnings decline. Our surplus has accu- insurance companies. Much time is now mulated mostly on account of the fa- spent away from home in travel, esvorable 'mortality—we have not had so pecially with the automobile. A feW many deaths as our actuary anticipated. sports may be mentioned as having a Instead of paying out in 1955 some bearing upon the classification of an $450,000 in death claims, we paid out applicant. No need to go into it until only 44 per cent, which was not quite We have a much better underwriting $200,000. Not only we have saved on the branch in the Organizational Departdeath claims, but we will keep on col- ment. And no need to point out, either, lecting additional dues for this year, that if our prospect passes the other next year, several years. So I repeat requirements but has no money with that favorable mortality will be of in- which to pay his dues, he is not an immediate good applicant. creasing importance.

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REPORTS FROM DISTRICTS MINUTES OF THE THIRD DISTRICT direction of Sisters Popp and Cocek.

MEETING HELD IN WEST, TEXAS, These ladies and their talented youth MARCH 25, 1956, AT LODGE deserve our praise and thanks.

JAROMIR NO. 54 Three charter members were recognized and each received a nice corsage.

The meeting was called to order by They were Sisters Anna Prikryl, Anna Robert Cervenka, president of Lodge Husak and Frances Bilek. Brother CerJaromir No. 54. Following the Pledge venka wished them the best of good of 'Allegiance, a welcome address was health and expressed his hope that they given by District President Johnnie would enjoy their stay among us for a Hrabina, who also expressed his thanks longt time to come. Then the oldest and to all for coming to the meeting and youngest members were recognized; for the wonderful attendance. He urged Brother Frank Svoboda was the eldest all the members to help make this meet- at age 85, and the baby of Brother and ing a fraternal meeting, so that every- Sister Edmond Marek was the youngWIC would feel free to express his or est. The greatest distance traveled to her views in his own way and in such the meeting was by Brother and Sister a way as to be interesting also to the Emil Mikulka from Floresville. young members.

In the afternoon session Brother HraAmong the officers from the Supreme bina called on suggestions that the Lodge and visitors from other districts members might have. Brother Steiner were: Brother Marek, Supreme Presi- suggested that District Three sponsor dent; Brother Chupick, Supreme Sec- a youth program and moved that we retary; Brother Koliha, Supreme Treas- give some prizes to the young members urer; Brother Urbanovsky, Supreme Fi- who will participate in the program. nancial Secretary; Brothers Valcik, Nav- The motion was seconded and passed. ratil and Skrabanek. From District II Brother Pokladnik moved that we alBrothers Cerny, Bundil, Kleprlik, Span- low $150.00 for this program and that iel, Mikeska, Cervenka. From District V: the ncu ty elected officers appoint a Brother and Sister Sefcik and Sister committee to carry out the program.

Valcik. From District 7: Brother Micul- Motion carried. ka and his wife.

The home for the aged was discussed Roll call was called and 19 of the 21 lodges were present. We had 24 organ- by Brothers Hosek, Cerny, Kleprlik and izers and 27 delegates to our next con- Sister Horak. Brother Hosek moved that vention in attendance. Minutes of the the district ga on record as being for previous meeting held in Fort Worth the home for the aged. The motion was in. December were read and approved seconded by Brother Pokladnik and carried. as read.

The officers of District Three all gave Brother Hrabina called on the Third brief reports, on their activities during District by-law committee to give its report; and as there were not any the past year and then Brother Cerchanges since the Fort Worth meeting, venka gave his report as director of Brother Steiner just brought up the District Three and outlined some of the main points, one of which was that the duties of a director and the responsiVestnik be published semi-monthly and bilities which he has. Brief but interon a better quality paper. He stressed esting speeches were given by Brothers that by having the Vestnik published Chupick, Koliha, Valcik, Urbanovsky, semi-monthly we would have a much Navratil, Spaniel, Miculka, Cerny, Klebetter Vestnik. Also that the vice pres- prlik, Cervenka and Sefcik. All the ident should be active at all times and speeches were interesting but it would that he could be the head of the Vest- be impossible for me to write all that nik as editor, head of the organizers' was said. First, I can't write shorthand department and be the public relations so I couldn't possibly get it all down; man. A long discussion followed these and secondly, it would take up too much recommendations with Brothers Hosek, space. Sister Horak had a short talk Steiner, Valcik, Snapka, Bartek, Hola- on the publications committee and urged all the delegates to consider and sek and Sister Horak participating. try to be in favor of the committee in MEETING ADJOURNED FOR DINNER the future just as it is now.

After a wonderful lunch, on which I Following was an address by Brother would like to compliment the ladies of Edward Marek, President of the SuWest, the youth of West had a brief preme Lodge. He had a very interesting program. The program was under the address in which he spoke about our

youth in fraternal work, the lodge system and how it gives every member a chance to voice his opinions, and urged the members to do their best and cooperate with the organizers in securing new members. He also talked on progressive investments and the membership of the SPJST. Brother Marek presented his address in both the Czech and English language so that everyone at the meeting benefited by it.

Brother Pokladnik spoke briefly and urged the delegates to do their best at the next convention not for themselves but for their lodges, districts, and especially for the SPJST as a whole.

He also brought up the need for better understanding among the members of our organization.

Brother Hrabina called on the nominating committee for nominations for district officers for the coming year.

Brother Pokladnik presented the committee nominations and added that all nominations from the floor Would be welcome. The following were recommended and elected by acclamation: President: Brother Otto Harms, Waco; First Vice President, Walter Hejl, Fort Worth; Second Vice President, Joe Joran, Fort Worth; Secretary, Sister Rose Parma, Waco; Treasurer, Brother Arnold Vrla, Dallas; Flag Bearer, Alvin Nesuda, Ennis.

The date of the next meeting will be decided by Lodge No. 130 of Dallas, Texas, where the next district meeting is to be held. Brother Hrabina thanked everyone in our district, visiting districts, and the Supreme Lodge officers for the wonderful attendance and for the wonderful cooperation they all gave in making this meeting successful. He expressed thanks to Lodge Jaromir No. 54 for the wonderful hospitality.

Meeting adjourned at 4:45 p.m.

Fraterna Sy yours, if-our outgoing Secretary, District Tnree, Joe B. Hejny ) • 40 • REPORT FROM DISTRICT TWO This is a brief reminder and invitation for everyone to make plans now to attend the all-day meeting of SPJST District Two at the SPJST Prah Lodge 29 Hall in Taylor on Sunday, April 29, 1956, The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. with a morning business session.

Dinner will be available at the hall at neon, and an entertaining program will be presented before the afternoon business session.

Since this is the last scheduled meet-

Wednesday, April 11, 1956 ing of District 2 before the coming SRI-ST Convention, the District President, Brother Frank V. Spanhel, is making plans for this meeting to be an enjoyable social gathering and most effective in better preparing everyone for the coming convention. Several specific subjects of importance and interest to all SPJST members will be discussed and efforts will be made to permit the consideration of any additional subjects which may be desired by those in attendance at the meeting. Further plans for this meeting will be announced in subsequent issues of the Vestnik.

All Supreme Lodge officers and other state SPJST officers, all local lodge delegates to the convention and to the district meetings, and all SPJST members from District Two and visitors from other districts are invited and urged to attend this important meeting.

Calvin C. Chervenka, District Two Reporter

Resolution of Sympathy We the resolution committee of Lodge Vermernost No. 68 of Nelsonville, Texas, wish to express our sincere sympathy in behalf of our Lodge to the bereaved family of STEVE BRAVENEC who died so suddenly on March 21st at the age of 78.

The deceased Brother was a faithful member of cur Lodge for over 49 years and will be missed very much by our Lodge members as well as by his family.

May your bereaved family be comforted by this sincere expression of sympathy.

The resolution committee: Lydia Bravence, Ben Maresh, T. M. Kamas •( )•

WHERE TO GO SATURDAY APRIL 14: 5:30 p. m. at Lodge Pokrok No. 88, Houston. A fried chicken supper, and a dance in the evening; Rudy Zatopek playing.

SUNDAY APRIL 29: at Lodge Pokrok No. 88, Houston.

"Barbecue." Serving to begin at 12:30.

Free dance in the afternoon.

SUNDAY MAY 6: The Dramatic Clue of Lodge Pokrok No. 88 to present a Czech Play in Houston. Dance at night. Special invitation to all Czech and friends.

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San Antonio to be Next SHST Convention City (By S. C. Bundil) Lodge Number 133, San Antonio, has agreed to ask for the 1960 SPJST Convention to be held in San Antonio. This city has never been a site for our SPJST Conventions. And it is proper that one of the most historical cities in the state should, at some time, be host to the delegates of our Society.

In the first place, there is so much to see as a vacation spot that a group cf far-sighted and alert business people have co. .r. , e to believe their own propaganda "There+ is no more enjoyable vacation spot in the world than in the Alamo City."

False assumption that a lot of distance must be covered to make art adequate vacation is rapidly being exploded, so far as San Antonio is concerned. This group appealing to the very people who make up the expanded trade territory of this historic Southwest metropolis, point out dozens of arguments to induce the residents, of neighboring cities of the wisdom of selecting San Antonio for a full vacation.

They have evidenece to indicate the average resident of the San Antonio trade area has never fully explored the full vacation possibilities of the city.

Most people who live nearby, come relatively frequently to San Antonio, but few, if any, are familiar with all the points of interest a leisurely vacation can affe'Ld. A suggested vacation for a resident of a nearby city would be something like this: The entire family can check into a luxurious motel, for instance Victory Courts, where accommodations are from a single room to three bedrooms, kitchen and bath; television, radio, air conditioning, and a very fine swimming pool outside. Many fine hotels, too.

There would be no preliminary day of rest before beginning the rounds, because the family would not be exhausted from hundreds of miles of highway travel in order to arrive at the vacation spot.

There are so many fine and picturesque dining spots available that only by choice would the vacationers eat in the same place twice during a normal. length of stay. Before even examining the points of interest, the visitors will find they are welcomed to parks and playgrounds, clubs and golf courses not surpassed anywhere. To break up the usual tourist pattern at times, they can select fine movies, frequently outstanding shows in the coliseum or city auditorium, baseball games featuring one of

the finest teams in the Texas League and untold other forms of amusement.

Cue on the tourist circuit, although these residents of the trade area cori sider San Antonio a second home town, )'4 they are amazed to find how much more there is to do and see than they ' ever realized. A trip to Brackenridge Park wi l l include a visit to one of the nation's largest zoological parks. The Chinese sunken gardens offer an exotic beauty beyond comparison.

Four of the loveliest missions in the United States, including Mission San Jose, visited annually by thousands of out of state tourists, are perhaps more intimately known by New Yorkers than

by Texas neighbors. The governor's palace and La Villita set the Spanish atmosphere while visits to Randolph, Kelly and Lackland Air Force bases furnish modern contrast. Fort Sam Houston is an attraction in its own right.

The week of the Fiesta! San Jacinto which starts April 16 and ends Saturday, April 21, is an annual affair attended by thousands of our of town folks. Pilgrimage to the Alamo will be headed by King Antonio which starts the week of festivities and the Battle of Flowers. There will be flower shows, band contests, crowning of the queen; trade parade, Battle of Flowers parade, and, the last day, Saturday, 21, Fiesta Flambeau, an illuminated night parade of the nations. This night parade is really something to see and especially this year as the Czechoslovakians in the city have joined hands to enter a float depicting Czechoslovakia. Do not miss this event for sure. The above is just . a few of the events for the week.

At La Villita different nations will have booths where they will serve their particular goodies. The Czechs will sell kolaces three evenings; this will help finance the float. ) • 676 * ( It is not our faults but our virtues which are apt to be most dangerous to us. We feel humbled about our faults . and desire to overcome them. But our virtues tend to make us proud and complacent, which leads to stagnation.

A husband reports: "My wife is untrue to me. I have always been as steady and faithful as the Rock of Gibraltar." He may be as steady (his virtue), but this obscures in his mind the fact that he may be as dense and dull as the Rock of Gibraltar.

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Wednesday, April 11, 195G'

REPORTS FROM LOCAL LODGES THE QUESTION OF "UTULNA" West, Texas Dear Brother Valcik: Illness of my wife made it impossible to attend the District meeting at all times, but I did enjoy it as far as I had the opportunit yto attend.

During this meeting I heard the word "Utulna" times and times over again.

Why don't you people that favor the utulna so much, why don't you tell the old folks what they have to do, to be accepted in your utulna? Most of the old folks think all they have to do is to pack up a suitcase, get somebody to drive them down, wherever it may be located, knock on the door, tell whoever it may be: "Here I am, where is my room, when do we eat?" Why don't you tell they they will have to assign their policy with the SPJST to the utulna or even assign their property to them instead of to their children? And there may be many other matters they have to do to qualify to enter the "utulna."

It costs approximately $100 to $125 to keep up a person per month. Wouldn't it be easier and better to all concerned to add a monthly allowance to need to pension, old age assistance, social security or any income a member may have. Then the old folks can board and room with his family or with some friends, come and go without restriction, visit his friends whenever he wants to, and so on? It would be better for the old folks and cheaper for our SPJST. I still believe an orphan home is more important. The children raised in an orphan home may be the leader of tomorrow. They would be the most loyal member of the SPJST. Under the right leadership each and every one of the children would have a bright future.

Look Mooseheart, Masonic Home for Children, Methodist Home in Waco, and many others.

Believe me, I am not against the old folks. I am old myself, 73 years, and yet, although I am of ill health (heart) and so is my wife, I still have to work to make ends meet. Through sickness our savings have gone mighty fast. None or very few of our old people are so hard up, that with a little financial aid they couldn't enjoy their old days free of worry an din peace. Let's help the old folks with some financial aid and let's look to tomorrow and help the children of today and leaders of tora orrow.

I would like to get some comments from other members to my idea of giv-

ing financial aid to the old folks instead of utulna. And by the way, why not call it "domovina" instead of "utulna?" Jonas' dictionary does not have the word "utulna," only "utulek," mean"asylum." Webster says that "asylum" is a sanctuary or place of refuge wherein criminals and debtors might find immunity from arrest; an institution for the care or relief of destitute or afflicted, a place of mentally ill.

With kindest regards to all, Sincerely, Hugo Freund CONGRATULATIONS TO DISTRICT THREE It has really been a privilege and pleasure to attend, as a visitor, the Meeting of District Three Sunday, March 25th. Even though it was quite a trip for me, I enjoyed the entire day very much. Whoever it was that started the idea of having these district meetings should also be congratulated. I just can't help the way I feel about things, but I cannot agree with any member who will say these meetings are not any good.

I can state with all sincerity that the cooperation among all members present has been outstanding. It has been about one of the most harmonious meetings of our Order that I have attended in a long time. It made me very happy to know that we really have so many younger, influential, fraternalminded Brothers to take such an interest in the welfare of our SPJST. A renewed spirit of fraternal pride is definitely existing in this area. The older Brothers are working with old ideas together with the younger Brothers that have progressive new ideas. They work and deliberate in harmony, and this is the only way to insure the perpetual, continued growth and success of our SPJST Society.

Particularly, I was impressed very much with the attitude and interest shown by our younger members in this district towards the preservation of our Czech language and customs. I reckon they are like me; they just can't forget how good those "kolaces" taste that our "Maminkas" know how to make so well. Even though some of them spoke better English than Czech, they fully recognize the purposes intended by the founders of our organization, when they had their first meeting on the Court House Square in La Grange about 64 years ago.

There was very little time wasted on arguments, and lots of time left and

devoted towards "good of the Order."

The president of this district impressed me very highly, in the manner he conducted the meeting. He gave proper recognition to every officer and visitor and rendered proper respect to every one present. Presiding officers of this type with good sense and judgment need no "Roberts Rules of Order" in my opinion.

I have learned a lot from being present as a visitor in this meeting and hope that the members from this meeting, as well as all over the state, visit us when we have our meeting in District Seven at Jourdanton Sunday, April 15th. Incidentally, the president of our District Seven was also at West on this Sunday; in fact, he won the prize for being the member that came from the longest distance to West.

I can assure you, Brothers and Sisters, if you come to Jouranton, he will do everything within his power to have for you an interesting, harmonious meeting.

Fraternally yours, Charlie Cerny, San Antonio, Texas _

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District meeting in West, Texas, on Sunday, March 25. There were also with us Brother Sylvester C. Bundil, President of our Lodge, Brother Emil Miculka from Floresville, President of the Sevehtn District, and his wife.

When I say I was one of the lucky ones, it surely has a reason. Not only because it was a very nice trip in this beautiful spring weather, when the nature offers the most charming picture, but because everybody enjoyed the meeting very much. It was also a nice chance for me to meet lots of my good friends from all the parts of the big State of Texas, and to know in person many Sisters and Brothers, outstanding workers in our SPJST, which makes me very happy. All the visitors were highly interested in the business during the whole meeting, and by their suggestions and decisions to discuss problems they helped make the meeting a success. It was a meeting how a meeting should be, where a real spirit of brotherhood prevailed. If everybody will be kind and will cooperate, it will greatly ease the situation, and life will be better in our

, Wednesday, April 11, 1956 SPJST. By arguing with everybody we just get them upset and things slow down. God, never intended us to live that way; and life is too short not to enjoy it. Even if nothing substantial new came out of the meeting, many problems were brought up and questions were answered to the complete satisfaction ef all present. Officers of District Three and everybody who did his part may be proud of it. You have our sincere congratulations.

What surprised me very much was the, good turnout. There is no doubt that I the splendid weather had a big influence on it, but first of all it was the interest in the meeting and in all the business which is common to all of us.

There were, as guests, members from many Lodges both near and far, including representatives of three districts, the second, fifth and seventh.

It sounds almost impossible; and, because it is now before the convention, it means very much for further development and successful work for the welfare of the whole.SPJST. The point to be emphasized is that almost all the delegates were present and that all Lodges, except Lodge No. 5, Tioga, Texas, (apologized in writing) were represented. And this already means something, what didn't happen in any other district so far as I know. Believe me, Sisters and Brothers, I wish nothing else but to have in our Seventh District meeting, which will be held on Aprily 15, members from all Lodges and all delegates as well. It is so easy, for nobody it is too far this time, so why not do our duty and show we are aware of the importance of our meetings. Let us endeavor to keep everything we've got, to gain and do for our SPJST, for us all and, first of all, for our generation everything that's within our power. Are we able to do it? Do we have enough understanding for it? Do we really love our SPJST or do we just pretend it? I feel sure that nobody will fail. I do not doubt the success. Don't forget, Sisters and Brothers, that this will be our preconvention meeting, when we must make our final decision in various, matters and tell our delegates what we want and what we expect from them. We will do so in our own interest only; the delegates will act as our representatives. Nobody's else.

I will not write any particulars about the Third District .meeting, this will be done by the reporter. But there is one very satisfactory thing I'd like to mention. After Brother C. W. Cerny, L. 0.

Hosek, Sister A. Horak and my humble self gave a brief talk on the Old Folks Home, Brother C. Pokiadnik's motion

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"that all delegates vote in favor of the LODGE POKROK DALLAS NO. 84 planned Old Folks Home" was unanimously adopted. WS a nice example Dear Members and Friends: Our next regular meeting will be held for other districts to follow the idea.

Sunday afternoon, April 15. I would like We can do it, we have the right to it to urge all you members to be present. and we must be ready to fight for it.

In the evening of the same date as Thanks; Brother Cerny, for the nice above, a dance will be held. Since Lent trip in your very comfortable car, and is over, we will resume having our if you should go again to another dis- dances on the first and third Sundays trict meeting, I would appreciate going unless otherwise specified. with you.

I mentioned in my last letter of a Jaroslay Kleprlik new plan we have for a get-together ) • 4. • ( which will be called Family Night. The TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS first one will be held Saturday . eveRogers, Texas ning, April 28, starting at 7:30. Each of these Family Nights will be held Dear Brother Valcik: Thank you for publishing our pro- every fourth Saturday of each month. posed "Amendments to By-Laws" in the The purpose is to have a gathering of Vestnik of last March 14 and for your members and their friends. You can editorial comments concerning these participate in games, dancing or just amendments. Your comments were a plain visiting. So some on out and have good interpretation and summary of a good time. the amendments which of necessity The Easter party for the children was were quite lengthy. We trust that the very well attended. We wish to express amendments have been or will be read our sincere thanks to Sisters Bessie Petr and thoroughly considered by the By- and Estelle Smith, and all the others law Committee, the delegates, and all that helped, for making such an enother SPJST members. Any further dis- joyable time for the children (as well cussion, favorable or unfavorable, will as the adults). The decorations were be appreciated. clever and the refreshments were surely Although the text of the amendments good. Even Mr. and Mrs. Bunny Rabbit considering its length and poorness of were present. These lovable characters copy provided, was remarkably well re- were portrayed by James Janousek and produced in the Vestnik, there were Betty Staglik. Thanks a lot.

That's all the news for this time. Rethree major omissions or typographical member the two dates mentioned and errors which need to be corrected for attend both the meeting and the enclarity of intended meaning. tertainment.

Fraternally, (1) On page 17, under provision 20, Frances Baleja article 41, subdivision (c), line 7 should ) •4 read as follows: "-nal publications; NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF DALLAS work with local lodges, other fraternal orders, civic nad service organiza-."

LODGE NO. 84 (2) On page 19, under provision 33, article 166, subdivision (d), in line 8, Dear Sisters and Brothers: I would like to inform all members "XVII" should be "XVIII." of our Dallas Lodge No. 84 of my resig(3) At the top of page 20 in the first column, the first line should read as fol- nation as bookkeeper of this lodge, eflows: "XVII Convention and the re- fective April 1, 1956. I have been your written text. The text adopted at the bookkeeper for the past four years and XVIII Convention and published and" have sincerely enjoyed working with all of our members, but with the constant We do not feel that the above cor- increase in our membership, this office rections are of sufficient importance requires more time than I am' able to to reprint the affected paragraphs in give it with my regular work. their entirety, unless you would prefer Miss Annie Steiner will be your new to do so. Making the above corrections bookkeeper, and all payments should be in the subject Vestnik article can be sent to her at 4350 Dickason, Dallas, done simply by anyone desiring to ob- Texas; or, of course, payments can be tain the intended meanings of the sub- made at the meetings, which are held ject paragraphs as they were originally the third Sunday of each month. written. Thank you.

Thanks again for the cooperation Fraternally, which you have given me while I was Jesse E. Shiner, your bookkeeper.

Sec'y., Lodge Nc. 69 Fraternally, Calvin C. Chervenka, Frank J. Slovak President, Lodge Na, 69 (15-16),

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1956

MAMIE'S LETTERS THRILL OLDSTERS Two elderly Dallas women—observing their 93d and 96th birthdays respectively—are thrilled over personal letters of congratulations from the wife of the President of the United States.

"It is a pleasure for me to extend warm and cordial congratulations on your birthday," read the letters. "May peace and happiness be yours in abundance in the years to come. (Signed) Mamie Doud Eisenhower."

Mrs. Jane Darby, the 96-year-old, was skeptical at first. "How come Mamie Eisenhower to know I had a birthday?" she asked her sister, Mrs. Ethel Grainger, 4331 West Potomac.

Both women received the White House letters after a radio announcement that Mrs. Eisenhower would send birthday greetings to any person 90 or over.

Friends sent in Mrs. Dadby's name and also that of Miss Rosie Steiger, 93, of St. Joseph's Hostel in Oak Cliff.

Mrs. Darby, bedfast for the last month was born Feb. 16, 1860, in Hickory County, Mo. She moved to Dallas to live with her sister 47 years ago when her husband died, and until a few weeks ago had not missed Sunday School in 37 years.

"She received birthday cards from all over the country," said the sister, Mrs. Grainger. "We were ten brothers and sisters and we have relatives all over Kingdom Come, almost."

Now too ill to pose for a photograph, Mrs. Darby will not be able to attend Sunday School at Memorial Methodist Church—but she has written a note of thanks for Mrs. Grainger to take to the class Sunday morning.

"My sister was always 'a faithful worker at the old Haskell Avenue Methodist Church," advised Mrs. Grainger.

Out in Oak Cliff's St. Joseph's Hostel, home for the Catholic aged, Miss Rosie Steiger was well enough to receive the reporter and photographer.

The little Austrian-born woman who usually sits in a wheel chair, blue-veined hands folded in lap and velvety cheeks somewhat shrunken, was born in 1863.

Never married, she first kept house for her father and then her brother, and probably was the oldest living citizen of Pilot Point, Denton County, before coming to Dallas.

bomb, she replied, "I don't know—I'm not acquainted with it."

She was the eldest of five children of an Austrian carpenter who moved to Pilot Point in the late 1880s, after first lagging a bit in Minnesota.

"I helped build the house," she recalled in her Austria-tinged accent. 'a dig well. The grasshoppers ate us all up the first year. We haw two cows and some chickens and ate off them."

Asked what amusements there were for Pilot Point farm folk back in the old days, she shook her head virogously, "I don't know any amusements.

Nothing but work on the farm."

Miss Steiger is the godmother of Father Thomas Tschoepe of Dallas' St. Patrick's Church, whose family was early Pilot Point residents.

"I remember, as a little boy, how she would make `kuchen,' a sort of cinnamon roll," recalled the priest. "Her house was next to the church and school, and people would stop in before Mass on winter mornings to get warm and have coffee and kuchen."

After the death of her father and the departure of brothers and sisters, Miss Steiger usually had a half-dozen farm youngsters rooming at her house and going to St. Thomas School. Also, when the parish priest was without a housekeeper, he could enjoy Miss Steiger's cooking in the interim.

"She had a little pension and farmers would bring her produce and she needed very little money," said Father Tschoepe. "I guess what you could say about Rosie is that she dedicated her services to others."

swer from the First Lady in Washington set the whole home buzzing.

"In harvest field I was working like the men," recalled the 93-year-old, her eyes on far-away places. "I was the oldest and there was no one around.

I crawled around on the ground and tied wheat bundles. All kinds of work."

Asked if she regretted the move from Austria, she shook her head. "I liked it here, but it was hard those first years."

Do you think there will be an end to war, she was asked. "No, I don't think.

People are too contrary," she replied.

The blue-eyed Rosie was a blonde before her hair whitened. "When I was in the middle age my hair was nice and long, and I grew tired of it," she said.

"There was a lady in town and she was making hair braids. She paid me a dollar a braid for mine."

What was the prettiest dress you eve had in your whole life, she was asked.

"I never had a pretty one. We never had much money," she replied. "Mostly it was work." — The Dallas Morning News. Contributed by L. 0. Hosek. )•4.•( "YET LIFE WAS BEAUTIFUL"

Tne whey little woman had lived in Pilot Feint 65 years before moving into St. Joseph's Hostel last June. The other Catolic aged people-23 women and seven men—affectionately call her "Baby," as she is wheeled around by a nurse.

She has her own room in the attractive one-story stone building at 320 West Pembroke in Oak Cliff. In good weather, she can sit on the veranda, shaded by the overhang of the roof, and chat with the others. And at night, a buzz of her bedside button will bring a nurse.

One of the musical world's greatest prodigies, composer Wolfgang Mozart, was born 200 years ago (Jan. 27, 1756) in Austria. A composer at four, at six he joined his sister in a triumphant piano concert tour of European courts.

Writing his first opera at 12, he produced', before tragically early death at 35, the staggering total of 624 works!

His demise is the sadder because of his premonitions of it, caused by a mysterious stranger (later identified as a court's lackey) who commissioned him to write a requiem. Mozart became obsessed with the idea it was to be his own death-song, and was feverishly completing it on his death-bed. No one ever made more poignant commentary on his untimely death than the genius himself, writing about the dread stranger to a friend, just two months before the end came:

Mother Isabella, Bethlemitas unu in charge of six others from Colombia in Miss Steiger's senses are acute ex- South America, also has an accent—a cept for her sight, which is failing. She mixture of native Danish, Spanish and hesitates only seconds before answering now English. questions—sometimes very pungently.

"Rosie is the oldest, but I wish all of When the photographer snapped her our boys and girls here had Rosie's picture, she said, "O000h, I didn't look head," said the soft-spoken nun. The good that time." other old people wrote Mrs. Eisenhower Asked what she thought of the atom. about Rosie as a surprise—and the an-

The image of this unknown man is ever before my eyes . . . He entreates me, presses me, impatiently demands my work . . . The hour strikes! I am going to die. I have come to an end before I have even enjoyed my talent. And yet life was so beautiful! My career began under such fortunate auspices! But one cannot change one's destiny . . .

And so I am going to finish my funeral song. I must not leave it incomplete.

rianscliti;' -'Aiiril '11, 195e

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NATURE'S POLICE FORCE Years ago, when the earth abounded with forests, trees were so numerous that a travel-minded squirrel could cover great distances and yet never touch the ground. Times changed. Man began to attack the forest; he went at it with a vengeance. To the settler the forest was something hostile, something that deserved fire or the ax and the saw. Little did man realize that he was disbanding nature's police force, leaving himself at the mercy of wind and storms, unprotected from the ravages of tempests and floods.

The stury is almost the same in every country. In the North American continent, for example, there were 820,000,000 acres of forest in 1630; today it is calculated that not more than onetenth, of that forest area remains, and the annual loss is said to exceed the annual growth by over 50 per cent.

What happened? To make room for crop's the forest had to go. Not only that: the timber magnates, the lumber kings, moved in. Their motto was "Pillage and pass on! There is more beyond!" Finally, fire, often due to man's carelessness, took its hidecus toll. Thus to a great extent man disbanded nature's police force.

Calamity was inevitable. We can see this by learning how trees protect the soil. Imagine a mountainside lined with trees. Rain beats down. The trees, acting like huge sponges, suck up the water and peg down the soil, protecting man from soil erosion. The roots spread in all directions so that a mere one hundred trees, occupying an area of five miles, will actually be supplying, in sum, three or four miles' worth of cordage for holding the soil together.

But let man disband his mountainside police force. Chop them all down. Then what? When the rain beats down there are no leaves and branches to cushion the rainfall and to allow it to trickle slowly to the bottom and be absorbed by the sponge-like action of the trees.

Now 90 per cent of the water runs straight down the denuded hill into the valley below, taking with it the precious topsoil. With each rainfall soil erosion progresses. Finally the day comes when the topsoil has been carried down to the valley below. Then the stones and rubble come tumbling down on top of the soil that first tumbled down, so that now matters are topsy-turvy in the valley region—all because man regarded trees as mere "timber" and not as guardians of the 93,11. For completely upsetting the equi-

librium in nature man brings calamity upon himself.

It has become a dangerous thing, in many places, to live near or on the banks of a river. It is often more perilous than living under the shadow of a volcano. For here again man has 'worsened matters. A hillside stripped of its trees allows water to rush down unhindered to the rain-choked river below, and the stream overflows its bank. Trees discipline rivers and protect us from floods.

Man can cut down trees, but can he cut down . wind? There is a force invisible but powerful and destructive! Man can wall himself away from wind, but in the open country he is at the wind's mercy. Yet not totally, since trees come to the rescue! Trees are nearly as vital in their task of wind-breaking as they are in that of disciplining rivers and staking down the soil. It is really amazing how trees break the force of wind.

In the open plain winds sweep down unabated. What a difference it makes is one is standing in a field protected by a line of sturdy, full-branched trees!

The wind then may hardly be felt.

Wind erosion is devastating. A large area in the southern part of the Great Plains region of the United States is known as the "Dust Bowl." In the 1930s half the area was cropped, half devoted to intensive cattle raising. Both of these forms of farming left the soil exposed to the danger of erosion by the winds that constantly swept over the rolling plain. One of the successful means taken to reduce the area subject to dangerous winds was the planting of long "shelter belts" of trees; these effectively broke the force of the wind.

Nature's police force protects us in still another way. Trees, acting like gigantic sponges, suck up moisture by the tons and thus help dry up swamps and control mosquitoes. In some localities, trees have been planted successfully for the purpose of draining swamps.

Trees even protect our climate. They do this primarily by invisibly spraying into the air enormous amounts of water, :Se 'much moisture that trees have been called "oceans of the continent."

So the moisture rise from trees in turn affects the rainfall.

Many are the ways, then, in which nature's police force comes to our rescue. Trees help check at least four ruthless "villains": They feed clouds and thus keep in check drouth; they break the devastating force of the wind, which unchecked, can easily go on a criminal

rampage; they sponge up water and thus keep down unsightly swamps; they fight soil erosion at its very source by pegging down the soil, and in doing this they protect us from floods.

This is one of the big j obs of ' nature's police force. Trees protect us from drouth by exerting tremendous influence upon the fall and distribution of rain. Vapor given off by forests into the atmosphere is often carried great distances, so that trees in one area may be the cause of rainfall in another that needs it more.

1•A*( NEVER FORGET A POLICYHOLDER

Ever stop to think that at the very moment of delivering a new policy you are just going on the policyowner's payroll for the next 10 years? It's just like having a steady salary, with potential raises in sight if we don't muff the ball.

When I deliver a policy I congratulate the new client on becoming the, owner of a, fine contract with our company.

I explain it thoroughly and end by saying that I will be seeing him from time to time to service his account. At this point I've had lots of new clients look at me as much as to say, "Oh, sure' I've heard that story before."

However, my clients find out. that I really mean it, because about a month after they receive the policy, I make my first callback. Often the policyewner is surprised to see me, and I quickly tell him that I just dropped by on a purely personal call—that I am n_ot going to try to sell him any more insurance—I probably have all of his money anyway!

This generally gets a laugh; then we visit for a while, with my client doing most of the talking. He will often 'reveal needs for additional insurance, or perhaps 1 can pick up referred lead's.

The second callback comes about a year after his purchase, and he generally welcomes me like an old .friend.

During this interview I set up a 'schedule for regular future visits, and by this time he is firmly established as my client because he knows I am going "to give him the attention I promised.-Midland Mutual Builder.

Over a period of several years Dow Chemical Company has kept a record of the accidental deaths of employees.

During this time three persons , were killed at work (in one of the most hazardous occupations) and 19 were killed in auto accidents.

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"The Good Soldier Schweik" Brother Editor: It may interest you that our younger generation, too, take notice of everything which deals with the cultural background of its ancestors. I am enclosing a clipping from a Canadian newspaper which was sent to me by our son Jerry J. He serves in the U. S. Air Force there.

Sincerely, L. 0. Hosek Following is the clipping sent by Dr. Jerry J. Hosek to his father living in Grapevine, Texas: Blame. It On Schweik Is Cry of Czechs

V 5 T N K WEST, TEXAS.

Wednesday, April 11; 1956

LET US NOT FO RGET FREEDOM Recently, the members of the SPJST were reminded that our Order should support every effort in the preservation of freedom and democracy.

Let us not talk. Let us begin to defend freedom.

Mankind was not destined to be called a class, a collective, or a group. And what we seek is a basic person to person understanding and acceptance, and the place to begin is with the individual.

Let's look at this American citizen for a moment, this individual human unit in the multitude of customers, employees, and stockholders we are trying to serve and whose understanding and acceptance we seek.

I promise you this is going to be the most convenient study we have undertaken about a fellow who is already pretty well known to us. He is the engineer, he is the office manager, he is the mucker, he is the shift foreman, he is the clerk, he is the office boy.

This fellow is concerned first of all with his own problems. His own wife and his own kids are most important to him. He'd like to have a little better home than mom and dad had. He wants to advance in his work.

This fellow glows with pride when the boss appreciates him. He wants you to accept and respect him, arid in turn

(By Tom Reedy) Prague — Whenever something goes wrong in Communist Cehoslovakia they blame it on Schweik. .If. a -government program falls short, if the . laundry doesn't show, if a pipe leaks, it "schweikism."

Author Jaroslav Hasek created "the good., soldier Schweik" in the time of the Austro-Hungarian empire. Schweik never. seemed to do things right and yet he got out of trouble with amazing ease.

Many a Czech today is still a Schweik.

It is characteristic for him to appear unable to grasp a problem or to carry it out. He who resists the government resorts to "schweikism" and there's no he will accept and respect you.

Oh, he's cantankerous at times, at law that says you can't be stupid. The times he's lazy. Sometimes he just doessafest way is to fall back on this often n't have the ability to do the job the laughed-at national trait and that is way it should be done. Envy and selfwhat many do. pity will give his thinking a quick twist in the wrong direction. He's , more apt Make Concessions •: The Communists recognize that to be vocal about his dislikes than his Schweik is not the sortaof fellow who And when he fails at something, he takes to the barricades, whips out a club and fights to the death. But he finds it pretty easy to blame the other is a man who is pretty hard to push fellow. around and is easier led than booted He has lilted long enough to discover from the rear. Thus, the regime has that life is a pretty grim struggle, but many con- he has been able to conquer some disfound it necessary to . cessions to individual liberty. appointments.

'The- best selling book in Prague is He may not exactly wear a chip on "Citizen Brych." It has the blessing of his shoulder, but he is determined that t h e government. The story deals with a nobody is going to sell him a bill of young lawyer who never was in poli- goods, and when he listens to you, if ties , but was unable to see eye-to-eye he does listen to you, you can bet that with the Communists after they took behind the appearance of outward atpower in 1948. He decided to flee but tentiveness he is saying to himself, at the border changed his mind and "What's his angle?What does this guy came back. He went- about his own way, want from me?" never espousing Communism but not Let us not waste time on high-sounddctiVely fighting it. In time, he found a good living in a kind of truce. The ing phrases about brotherhood, if we Melo"' is, apparently, that the govern- are touchy about discussing our probment will respect those who are not lems openly.

Let us be willing to listen to sugges"pro" as long as they are not actively tions, to accept comments and criticism, against it.

to make changes, to eliminate the practice that certain things affecting every member are not to be discussed openly, with the door wide open and every member welcome.

Let us participate in any worthwhile discussion of any noble project and undertaking.

Let us have a share in our common problems.

And above all, let us preserve our freedom - and our democratic ideas.

• y, THE POWER OF SUGGESTION

Many years ago it was the custom of the cowboys in Texas. to haze every tenderfoot that came along. In some cases the newcomer would, be accused of cattle stealing and a hanging bee was planned in his presence. And there were other ways of torturing the victim.

But hazing in that part of the country was banned for a long time because of a new way that had been tried out to scare a supposed horse thief with consequences so dire that hazing was temporarily, at least, rendered undesirable.

A young fellow from "up north" had only just arrived when a cowboy rode up and in agitated voice declared that his best horse had been stolen and that he had a description of the thief. Some one had seen him ride off with the horse.

The description fitted the newcomer.

He was judged guilty, but instead of hanging him, they decided to chop his head• off with an axe. He was blindfolded and his neck laid across a log.

He was then struck across the neck with a wet blanket. The prisoner shuddered violently and lay still. Upon removing the blindfold it was discovered that the man was dead. His subconscious mind had accepted the wet blanket as the axe. ) * 4 ®( A DETERMINED LITTLE LADY

Tvlatawan Township, New Jersey, February 8—A policeman stood dumfounded today after a lost 4-year-old girl politely but firmly refused a ride home in his police car. "My mommy says I mustn't get into automobiles with strangers," she explained. So Police Capt. Edgar Wilkinson left Susan St. John in charge of interested spectators while he drove off for her mother, Mrs. Roland. St. John of 531 North Concourse.

He brought her back to the child, who had been reported missing two hours earlier, and then whisked both of them back home.—New York Times

Wednesday, April 11, 1956

VESTNiK—WEST, TEXAS

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Are Your Call-Backs Profitable?

(Condensed from. Manger's Handbook) How about it—do you ever have any call-backs where the dialogue goes about as follows?

"Good afternoon, Mr. Prospect, I was just wondering whether you and Mrs. Prospect have had a chance to think about that little proposition I talked to you about last week?"

"Yes, Mr. Salesman, we talked it over and decided not to do anything about it right now."

"Well, it's really a very good plan, and you really do need it."

"I know that—but we figured we couldn't afford it right now. We have other commitments for the next few months."

"Well, should I stop back in the spring?"

"Sure—why don't you? Maybe by that time we can do something about it."

"Well, thanks; and if in the meantime you change your mind, you'll be Sure to call me, won't you?"

"Oh sure. Goodbye — and thanks for coming in." * * Isn't it a fact that while we think of ourselves as one-interview or two-interview salesmen, the truth of it is that a lot of us have to come back and see the prospect just one more time before 'we can get him to give us a final decision?

It's easy to see that these extra interviews are mighty important, then, because they result either in sale or no sale. If we can step up our effectiveness at this one point, we can show a substantial increase — perhaps even a doubling — of our production!

Thus, the following four step formula for a field man to follow in making his call-backs, could have a lot to do with his success: Set the stage—that is, prepare the way in the previous interview for a favorable call-back.

Review the case before you call.

Decide the major points for re-emphasis.

Plan the attack.

For example—let's say you are having a fine interview with a fellow named Bill Johnson. Bill seems very happy to get the information you are bringing him. Everything is most favorable, right up to the close. But Bill now says he isn't quite ready to buy yet. He wants to think it over.

First of all, we have to decide whether it is worthwhile to make a call-back any time soon. Let's say that we do.

Then let's get definite about it. Not— "Well, Bill, I'll be calling you some time next month." Rather, "Okeh, Bill, I'll be giving you a ring, say, next Tuesday —or would along about Friday of next week be better?"

The important thing is — pin him down! You've got a big investment of time and effort in this case and have now arrived at the crucial point. It's so easy to lose control when he says, "I'll let you know when we've decided."

That could mean anything from 10 days to 10 years! If you sincerely believe that Bill is almost at the point of purchase, don't let him get away before you have an appointment to return.

Second, before you go back to see him, review your file carefully. Lots of times what Bill himself has said is more important than what you have said because "he'll buy that!" That's why it pays to keep a good record of his reactions during the interview.

Third point in the formula—decide what are the main ideas in favor of the purchase. Which of the benefits made the biggest impression on the buyer?

Did Bill seem most responsive when you talked about protecting his children, or did he seem to brighten visibly when you talked about the building up of a very large sum in cash for his own retireir ent? And about Bill's wife—how did she react? A wife will often keynote the sale, Fourth, plan the attack! As insurance men we eat, live and breathe this thing called life insurance. But Mr. Prospect?

He is concerned with his business, his family, his home, his recreation—not, unfortunately, with life insurance. In no time at all his recollection dims. He forgets about his needs. He only remembers well that excuse or objection that got him off the hook.

Somehow we must re-enthuse this prospect with the entire idea, we've been discussing. Just as at the beginning, we have to arouse interest, emphasize the need and rekindle desire to own this wonderful plan.

For additional enthusiasm, we sometimes need a new angle. It may be a good idea to review the case with our supervisor or manager before we make the call. In any event, we are not really organized for the call-back unless we take three steps: PLAN our approach so that we can

recapture the prospect's interest.

DECIDE what we will say to recreate the desire to own the plan.

DETERMINE what we will do or say that will move the prospect to action.

This is not a plea for more call-backs.

Rather it is a plea for greater effectiveness when a well-planned and wellexecuted call-back is the real key to the sale. ) •,1:+( SERENDIPITY There's a good word cooling its heels in the back pages of the big unabridged dictionaries—Serendipity. It is defined as "the gift of finding valuable or'agree able things not directly sought for,' which covers a number of everyday experiences.

History is crammed with instances of this trick of fate—the indirect benefits which come when pursuing something altogether different. Columbus for instance, finding a new world while actually seeking a shorter trade route to the Indies. Pasteur discovering how to keep milk from souring while seeking a means of keeping wine sweet. Lord Kelvin taking a morning walk in dewy fields, only to come back with the-secret of refrigeration.

But the curious thing about this come mon experience is that it always begin's in disappointment and frustration. And, of course, it never gets any farther to those who bemoan their fate and curse their luck.

It is when we permit no disappointment to rob us of hope and trust; when we never accept the "last word"-on anything as the final word, that the way is cleared for something good tO come, even if it is not the thing ve looked for.

That's the way of serendipity. ) U. S. EXPENSES FOR PEACE Since 1914 the world has expended an unprecedented amount of lives and money in a futile quest for peace: One country, America, has paid a horrible price, as have many others. Reported the U. S. News and World Report December 2, 1955: "The American people, from 1917 to date, have spent 880 billion dollars, and sacrificed 1.5 million dead or wounded, in three wars that they hoped would assure a world in which Americans could live in peace.

Yet, at the moment, the world is sha.ped less to American liking than at any time in years."

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vE$TN(.K- WEST, TREAS

THE FAT DANGER For fifty years now we Americans have been gradually adding more and more fat to our everyday eating in scores of ways. First, by way of frying many foods, then by the increasingly lavish use of cooking fats in their modern, convenient forms. We are eating many more salads than we did fifteen years ago, but far too often we douse them, with tempting dressings containing 40 per cent fat and up. The use of vegetables has increased tremendously, much to the satisfaction of doctors and nutritionists who count vegetables as among, the best sources of vitamins and minerals. But far too often vegetables are smeared with butter or equally fatrich, margarine, not to mention our use of fat-laden cream dressings.

the same provocative laymit. She brings the magazine to Mother: "Mom, can't we make some of those.?" Junior, her brother, may make the same appeal.

All this failing, her best friend, who has no calorie compunctions, prepares and serves the cookies at a bridge party. The ladies twitter and coo over the delicacies. Mrs. America finally gives up and tries the recipe, too. After all, they were prize-winning cookies.

The first dircetiou in the recipe is to start with one con of "Tempto," the finest shortening made . . . a cupful of fat woven eito these delectable tempters.

And the same story goes :tor a thousand other reelpes. 11 mierat be golden fried chicken, described with gushing We are indulging in more and more exuberance; the i.mgy iuce it is served different kinds of cocktail snacks, the with is to be rr rde with a cupful of allure of which is dependent on their famous "Delico Gil." fat content. Even the crispy, crunchy Hew can the housewife resist making potato chips average 37 per cent fat.

Our notion picture industry has made a Shrimp Snip, when it is pictured ever peddling hot buttered popcorn big bus- so temptingly in color, and a $20,000iness. This tasty, tempting, but fat- a-year writer uses the frill power of heavy tidbit is wrapped up in enter- words? tainment, so to speak, and dispensed in Early this year Metropolitan Life Inluxury surroundings. surance Company statisticians proudly The amount of fat that the typical Stated that Americans mad.e a great muncher consumes while watching tele- 1955 health record. The death rate for vision often counts up into really sig- the year, they joyfully reported, will be nificant totals. The ever - popular 9.2 per one thousand. of population. A roasted peanuts will average better than good record indeed. For the first time, 44 'Per cent fat. Crunchy cheese bits the death rate from tuberculosis will be often total 31 per cent fat; crisp, crack- somewhat less than .ten per 100,000 of ly toasted bacon rinds run as high as population. The mortality from poliomyelitis went down. The communicable 87 per cent fat. diseases of childhood hit a low record.

Perhaps a majority of the best-liked The death r:Ite from cancer didn't go American foods are free of any heart up. Only, 'Y had to report sadly, the menace when they are first brought deal. r from heart disease showed, into the kitchen or set out on the table. a rise, practically all of which However, the vast majority of meii- Gcurred from the mortality in coroncan homemakers get most of their re- ary heart disease. cipe ideas from the recipe writers on As much as 90 per cent of coronary the staffs of great national women's magazines, from the attractive food sec- disease probably has its roots in the tions of our daily newspapers, and from eating of too much dietary fat. What radio and television homemaker pro- is the good of all the other splendid grams. But magazine recipe writers are health gains, when the death rate from still far out in front as molders of fat-induced heart disease goes up, up American eating habits. The influence and up?

• ( they exert in setting the style and technique-of American cooking is just too If you have had your attention ditremendous to picture adequately. Magrected to the novelties of thought in azines lead the way, newspapers, radio your own lifetime, you will have observand•television follow. ed that almost all really new ideas have Mrs. America may be watching calo- a certain aspect of foolishness when riese determined to keep her figUre. they are first produced, and almost any "Gee, they look good," she says to her- idea which jogs you out of your curself, ."but they are decidedly not for rent abstractions may_ be better, than me." Sis, her teen-age daughter, sees nothing.

Vischnesday, April 11, 1950

The Traffic Accident Toll The National Safety Council issued the other day a report on the dreadful toll exacted by traffic accidents on America's highways in 1955. There were 38,300 Americans killed in traffic accidents during the year, the third highest death toll on record. Moreover, 1,350,000 others were injured nonfatally.

It is impossible to estimate the terrible human costs in suffering and grief caused by this carnage, but the National Safety Council estimates that the total cost of the 1955 traffic accidents amounted to a staggering $4,700,000,000, spelled out, four billiOn seven hundred million dollars.

There are important lessons to be learned from this sobering account.

Foremost is the need for careful driving and a concerted community and national effort to promote safety. Moreover, it points up once again the need for President Eisenhower's broad and comprehensive highway program and highlights the vision of the administration in seeking a network of modern interstate highways which must be built within the immediate future.

The Safety Council estimates that the President's highway program coupled with other safety efforts can save each year 18,000 lives, over half a million injuries, and $2 billion in hard cash.

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KING PETER JOINS SERB FEDERATION

Possibly the only European monarch ever to become a member of an American fraternal benefit society is the exiled King Peter II of Serbia. He is now a member of Lodge 97 in Joliet, Ill., of the Serb National Federation of Pittsburgh. He had been interested in the society starting with his address at a Serbian National Defense Congress. N. T. Stephanovich, a member of a United States delegation which visited Europe, who also played an important part in the society's convention in reaffirming its desire to unite all Serbian peoples, convinced the youthful monarch that he should join. The Joliet lodge was chosen as it is the lodge in which President Mile Radkovich of the Serb National Federation has his membership. cop o We must learn and understand that we are not only our brother's keeper, but that our brother has a reciprocal obligation toward us, .and that we axe interdependent.

Wednesday, April 11, 1956

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

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

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

CLASS C: amount of certificate is paid after 15 years.

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

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

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

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

CLASS N: Mortgage insurance will be issued to members up to the age of 50 years, who have real estate loans from this organization. * * Five SPJST certificates for children7 CLASS J-T: Term insurance to 16 years of age, which may be converted into any other insurance after the child reaches the age of 10 years and be fore attaining the age of 16 years.

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

CLASS J-S: 20-pay life with fave value at age one year, payable at death.

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

CLASS J-G: 20 year endowment, mortuary fave value at age one year. (dz)

Veal' K — WEST, TEXAS

POLKA DANCE CALENDAR (Calvin C. Chervenka) Wednesday, April 11 Joe Patek orchestra — Plainview Community Center near El Campo.

Thursday, April 12 Konvicka's Worthing Band -- KC Stew Supper and Dance Recreation Hall in Hallettsville.

Friday, April 13 Lee use orchestra — Needville.

Slturday, April 14 mil Bartos orchestra — Battle Dance — New Pavilion in Warrenton, Henry Brasch orchestra — 13oedeker's Place near Shiner-.

Eddy Dybala orchestra — Hill Crest Hall near Columbus.

Lee Ilse orchestra — Battle Dance — New Pavilion in Warrenton. • Sil Krenek orchestra — Nelsonville.

Rudy Kurtz orchestra — KT Hall in San Antonio.

Gus Lindeman orchestra — VFW Hall in La Grange.

Majek orchestra — American Legion Hall in Kingsville.

Bill Mraz orchestra — Battle Dance — Bill Mraz Hall in Houston.

Joe Patek orchestra — Battle Dance Bill Mraz Hall in Houston.

Rudy Zatopek orchestra — Fried Chicken Dinner at .5;30 p.m. and Dance at night — SPJST Pokrok Hall in Houston.

Sunday, April 15 Emil Barton orchestra — SPJST Hall in Holland.

Billy Heitzman orchestra — SPJST Pokrok Hall in Dallas.

Lee use orchestra — Plainview Community Center near El Campo.

Sil Krenek orchestra — Country Bar Hall at Marak near Cameron.

Rudy Kurtz orchestra — Wedding Dance — Ellinger.

Majek orchestra — Moravian Hall in Corpus Christi.

Joe Patek orchestra — Sefcik Hall at Seaton near Temple.

Wednesday, April 18 Henry Brosch orchestra — Plainview Community Center near El Campo.

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When He Wants to Lapse Doing everything possible to keep the life insurance in force is an important part of the salesman's job. Here are some suggestions to use when you have to talk with a policyholder who is thinking of lapsing a policy: ASK him why he feels he wants to cancel. Then keep quiet and let him talk.

NEXT, ask him why he purchased the insurance originally. This is where sound prospecting and good original selling are a big aid.

ASK him if the problem he wanted to solve still exists. Usually it does.

IF the original need is gone, find out if he has any other needs which the insurance might cover. Make a real effort to sell him on using the policy to cover these other needs. Make him want to keep the protection.

AS a last resort find out if changing the policy to a lower premium forM or reducing its face amount will help ;. A reduced policy is better than none...

IF the decision is that he really Must lapse or surrender, make sure that he understands all his options. Many a family has been kept together by "th'e'. proceeds of paid-up or extended teim insurance—Equitable Agency Items. j 4• TRY THIS Try selling the man when you are there. Don't be so worried over his time. Chances are he will take over thirty minutes to tell you how busy he is. Every man you call on should be busy, or otherwise, he can't be too pod a prospect.

If he is willing to look at a proposal; or a ledger sheet, or if he asks a question, he is interested. Swing immediately into a regular presentation. Don't worry, he will stop you if he can't" take time.

If you don't make a presentation, it may require three or four more calls• to even find him in. Don't try to be " too professional—sell your prospect' today. Selected.

•( )• To prohibit children or adults from reading such literature as is supposed to weaken their moral or religious' ob, ligations, is just as absurd as withhold. ing from them the use of a knife , at their meals on the plea that they will thereby be prevented from cutting their. throats.

All the above dances are at night unless otherwise specified. This is a tree service but applies only to those dances at which mainly polka and waltz music played by a live orchestra. The Vestnik or writer will assume no responsibility resulting from any dance announce- should be received at least one week bement which is listed in this column. fore publication. Semi all listings UP. Listings from orchestras and dance halls Calvin Chervenka. Route 2, Rogers, Tex

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mom MALI?' CTENAik tFie me eesky eisti!

EDUARD

CAST PATA, porLNCN8.

CTRNACTE CVICENI.

Piijde jaro Piijde jar©, piijde, zase bude maj, ucrniva se slume, uswiva se haj; svo viny ,:ora vyleje, razkve-te se rUie/ Javik zaps je.

Rozpuknou se led'; vdn'y bude proud, po vinich gumicich budeu plat; vyda kiasy, bude kvet9 buds kosa zp4:iv radostO

k a na vence ciaa.

Aita, vlasti, plesej,

V2STNT1E—WEST,

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usmiva se haj; pirijde jaro budem miff maj!

Ve stfedu, dne 11. dubna 1950 lena a otekla.

A tak musil tatinek letet sam, Broueek zustal letet. Ale Janinka spechala a nesla s sebou olejieek z mateildouSky. Nerikala nic, a neptala se nic, ale pekne Brouekevi celou notku namastila. Tepr y kdy byla s Bronekem sama, zaCala: "Vid', Brouelcu, tys byl neposlWnY, vid'?"

Piecti s tatinkem nebo maminkou a pak spravne opt; do seMtu. Neni vylouAle Broueek ani necekl. "Inu, kdy si eeno, ie rodiee umi piseri zpivati a ie to chce g nechat na svedomi, — jest mi jim pripo► nene jejich ;Castile miadi. Po- to lito, ale ja to nutit nemohu. Vgak pros rociiee, aby Te naueili pisori zpivati. vig, kde zustavam." A s takovou Janinka odegla.

S pozdravem STRICEK MICEK Z AUSTINU. Broueek mleel, ale byl mrzutY. DruhY den byl v gak zas na nohou, a treti den Adiesa strYekova je: ze zas s tatinkem poleti. A letel, jakoby hr. Ed. ?Meek, nic. Na nic nedbal, nieeho si nevgimal, University Station, a svitil a svitil tam v to zahrade u toAustin, Texas. ho pekneho domu. Ta velka pani sede) • eTe • ( la pod jasanem, a pletla puneochu. Elinka a Pavlieek si hrali na travniku. Men tam belounkeho beranka s eervenym paskem na. krku. On se pasl a skakal, (Napsal Jan Karafiat) oni skalcali s nim, a men radost. Po Bronekovi se ani neohledli. Ale ta pa(Pokradovani3 ni pod jasanem se ohledla, a videla Broueek coufal a coufal, a jak tak se Broueka, a Broueek je- take v gecky vibranil, ale za jednu dostaval d ye, a to del, ale nic nedbal, nic si jich nevgimal, poradne. A porad: "Ty kluku, ty kluku!" a svitil a svitil a svitil, a tak celou noc Uz byli dole u potoka Tu mu ten prvni at do rana, a druhou noc zas talc, a talc Verunek takovou jednu dal, :te se Brou- eel Wen, a tak celY mesic. A dne ut eek horem paclem prevalil. "Tu ma g, ty hodne ubYvalo, a noel hodne ptibYvakluku, a at' se zde vickrat neolcateg!" lo, a Broueek byval hodne mrzutY. NiPak ut ho nechali, a Broueek honem koho si ani nev giml, ani kmottielcy, ani vyskoeil, a jakoby nic, ale ono nebylo ja- Berug ky, a Janinky jakoby se skoro zas ko by nic. Tu levou zadni notku za sejako tenkrat na poeatku, ale svitil bou jen jen vlekl, a moc ho to bolelo, a- svitil a svitil. le stydel se plakat.

Az jednou, uz zas k podzimu, drobatko Co si poeit? Jegte bylo brzy, a tam do z veeera svitil. pak si sedl na hru gce na to zahrady tak daleko. — Zalezl do tra- samY vrcholek, a zaeal mudrovat. "VIdyt' vy, a chiadil si notku v rose, at hvezdie- by to dlouho netrvalo, a ja bych tu hoky poealy blednout. Pak vravoral do- nem zas byl. ITt bude brzy alma." mU. byl, na ceste, kdy ho tatinek A talc si to povidal, a nic nedbal, a nis kmotriCkem dohonili. "Co pak ti jest, Broneku? Vtdyt' se mota g " — "Tatin- echo si nev gimal, sletel vg ak s hrugky, vzhitru okolo lesa, pfes vrch, ku, ja jsem upadl, a uddil jsem se." — a iT ar 'g "Ty tes upadl? Kdo pak to kdy slygel!" vedle potoka, tu jest ta mez, tu na ni — "Ano, ja jsem padl na zem, a udefil ta rfittka, ale Broueek se u fs hned dole jsem se tady do leve noncy. Ani ji ne- pod mezi pozastavil, a poslouchal. "CO mohu hnout." A kdy to tatinek sly gel a pak to?" Tarn a ratky se ozYva tolik jernu bylo Broneka lito, a gel a zpevu, a hned zas tolik jasotu a lomotrochu mu pomahal. Ale kmotiteek krou zu. "Co pak t o?" hlavou, ne?ikal vgak nic.

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Maminka je videla z okna, a byla hned ceJa pode gena. "Co pak se to stain?" — "I, Broudek povida, ze upadl, a te se uderil. Ale ja si to nemohu ani myslit " -- "A tys upadl, Broneku, a moc ses uderil?" — "1 ne moc, maminko, ale dost Leva r.•DZka mne moc boll." A tak s BrouCkem honem dome, a kdy necht61 pranic veeeret, tak aby si gel lehnout, Z'e do rana bude dobre. A Broueek si lehl, ale nespal, a rano nebylo Leva notka ho moc bolela, a byla tape,-

) • 4.* ( Vkhodna no.bidka Voltaire kdysi obdrel dopis od jednoho knihkupce, v nemZ stain:: "Ziskal ism radu skandalnich anekdot o vas. Rad o nich pomleim, po glete-li mne nepatrnou eastku jednoho sta loiusdorii." Voltaire mu odepsal: "Mohu vam poslati celou serif anekdot o sobs, ktere jsou jegte skandalneYSI. A rad varn je pkenecham za pouhSTch 50 louisdort."

ESTNI-K WNST, TEXAS

................... momminn to. .1 II

"iestliZe za chladku, musi tady kaZdou chvili byt!" uvaZovala, vyhliZejic na cestu; citila se tak posilnena tim kratkYm zdtimnutim, zee se uZ nevratila. do postele; a aby se snaze ddekala dunce, vynesla detske pradlo a ala je pteprat k rybniku.

Den vstaval stale rychleji, zanedlouho zakokrhal kdesi prvni kohout a hned za nim zaeali ttepat ktidly i ostatni, hlasite se navzajern pic ektikujice; potom se ozvali sktivanci, ale jen tu a. tam, a ze sourrtraku nad zemi se pomalu vynotovaly bile steny, ploty a prazdne, zarosene cesty. Hanka zutive prala; kdyZ se pa.k kdesi nedaleko ad ni ozvaly tithe kroeeje, ptitiskla se jako putieka k zemi a bedlive se rozhliZela. Jakysi stin se vzdaloval od Balcarkova staveni a se opatrne pod stromy.

"Tot' se vi, od Matenky, ale kdo?" ldrnala si hlavu; nemohla vaak nikoho rozeznat, protole stin nahle beze stopy "Takova, pyana, takova domyali ya na svou kra.su, a pouati k sobe na not muZske! Kdo by si to byl pomyslil!"

Rozhorlovala se v myalenkach a pak zase pozorovala, ze mlynatskY se aoura z druheho konce vsi.

"To jde jiste z kremy od Magdy! Jsou jako vlci, potioukaji se celou noc po vsi.

Co se to jen clejel" vzdychla Hanka, ale i ji same se zmocnila jakasi touha; nokolikrat se s rozkoti protahla, ale protole voda byla chladna, brzy se zase schoulila; poeala. si prozpovovat ptitlumenYm hlasem, pinYm stesku: Minula uz aerna noc. . .

Piseh se nesla nizko po rose a vpijela se do rilZoveho svitani.

Ua byl eas vstavat, po vsi se zaealo rozlehat drneeni otviranYch oken, kleparai chevakti a rtizne hlasy.

KdyZ Hanka rozvesila pteprane pradelko na ploty, beZela budit sve, ale ti byli zmozeni spanim. . . a jestliZe se u2 netkera hlava nazvedla, lined se zas jako opilk teZce zvratila zpatky.

Pettik na ni dokonce zpupne vykiikl: "Ke vaeln hromtim! Je jeate bas, budu spat, aZ vyjde slunce!" a ani se nehnul.

I deti zaealy akemrat a Joska Zalostne knourala:

slunce; ale kdyZ se vysoke nebe rozhorelo docela a rybnik se zardel ad eervankU, udelala takovy ramus, ze v gichni musili z brlohti yen. A hned spustila na. Vitka, kterY se rozespale metal, nardtel do zdi a drbal se.

"AZ to pretahnu neeim tvrdYm, v tu ranu se vzbudia! Proopak jsi, darebo, neptivazal kravy ke Zlabtin? Chcea, aby si v foci rozparaly bilcha o rohy?"

Vitek odsekl, Hanka po nem skoeila, ale kluk na atesti utekl; nahledla do stdje a spustila na Pettika: "Kona zvoni zuby o prazdny Zlab ; a ty valia!"

Kiiciteako strakT, pted deatem. to slySi," zaihrueel Pettik.

"At' slyai! At' aspon vedi, jak jsi valach ling! poekej, aZ se vrati hospodat, ten ti uZ ponniZe, uvidia!"

"Josko!" ktreela u2 zase na druhe strane dvora. "Jelena ma tvrcle vemeno, tahej silne, abys v ni zas nenechala polovinu A pospea si s dojenim, na vsi uz vyhaneji kravy! Vitku, vezmi si snidani a utianej, ale jestli mi ztratia zase mice jako yeera, tak si se tebou promluvim!" rozkazovala a sama se toeila jako eamrda. Slepicirn hodila ptehrali zrni, svinim, kvieicim u chalupy, vynesla akopieky se Zradlem, odstavenemu teleti nachystala piti, kdeatum nasypala vatenych krup a vyhnala je na rybnik.

Vitkovi dala atulec do zad a snidani do rnoany, ale nezapomnela ani na Capa a postavila m,u pted sini Zeleznak s yeerejain:i brambory; Cap zaklapal zobakem, sklonil se nad hrncem a dal se do Zrani.

Hanka byla zkratka vaude, na vaechno paniatovala a se vaim si dovedla poradit.

A jakmile Vitek vyhnal kravy a ovce, pustila se do Pettika, protole ji bylo proti mysli, ,Z,e se klackuje bez prace.

"Vyhazej hnitj z chliva! Kravam je v nod horko a zamaZou se jako svine."

Hned jak slunce .vyhledlo z dalky a objalo svet CervenYm, hrejicim 째kern, zaCaly se schazet podruhyne, ktere pracovaly na oddelani a za kousek pole, na kterem si smely nasit len a na,sazet brambory.

Hanka poslala Josku obirat brambory, a kdyZ kojila decko, uvazala si zasteru a tekla:

Na zelnYch polich nebyl jet:tnik 8 .23d0, jenom eejky kroukly nad zahony a api se prochazeli, kYvajice hlavami a pilhe se brodice v kaluZich. Bylo citit bahno a syrovou vtimi puakvorce a rakosi, kteiYm zartistaly stare, zapadle jamy Po raaeline.

"Je peknY eas, ale myslim, to bude yelike vedro," ozvala se jedna Zena.

"Dobre, ze fouka chladny vettik."

"Je jeSte rano, ale vysu'Suje vie net slunce."

"UZ davno nikdo nepamatuje tak tithe Za podobnYch keel se Zenske chystaly do prace na yysokYch zahonech zeli.

"Je pane, nektere ut zaklada hlavky!" "jenom aby je housenky nesekaly.,-,Te sucho, mohou se jeSte objevit."

"To mohou. Na Voli sekaly househkY vSechno zeli al, na koSt'al."

"V Modlici zase nadobro uschlo, musell je s..azet znova."

Rozrnleuvaly, d'obaly motyekami do zeme a urovnavaly radky- pekne vyfrhane, ale silne zarostle plevelem. . . sahalo aZ po kolena a svetep, ba i bo;cilak vyraZel huste jako les.

"Co Clo y& neseje a nepottebuje, to roste bujne a samo," poznamenala na Zena, oklepavajic z hliny vytitenk plevei.

"Jaho vaecko, co je zle. Hrich taky' kdo r-zasiva a je ho pino na svete."

"Oh, ten se dovede plemenit! Ale dokud je Mich, dotud je elovek. Ne-,naL: darmo ce tika: bez htichu by nebylo anebo taky: kdyby nebylo hrichu, elovek by nevydrZel na svete! K nedeinu piece musi byt, zrovna jako ten plevel, protole oba dva, stvotil Pan Billit".evekulovala JagustYnka jedoYate.

Teprve kdyZ slunce znaene yystouplie nad amr a mlhy spadly k zemi, zaealy se od vsi transit Zenske.

"To jsou pracovnici! dekaji, at rasa oscine, aby ci neumaeely nohy!' posmivala se Hanka.

"KaZdy neni tak ZhavY do pram je.ko vy!"

-"Protae taky kaklY nemusi tak atittY vzdychla *Zee Hanka.

"AZ se vas mu .z vrati, odpoeinete "HZ jsem slibila Panence pajdu do Censtochove na Andelskou pout', jenom aby se vratil. Fojt sliboval, ze ptijcl e dnes. . ."

"Vi to z, itrradu, tak to musi byt pra y -da.Lcsepinoldchysta.oOen7 choye. Pry jde taky varhanikova, ze sam fart? pa yede procesi."

"E;avej tady na vaechno pozor! Kdyby se Antek vratil, vzkaZ mi to hned na zelna pole. Pojd'te, Zenske, dokud je rosa a chlaciek, okopame trochu zeli. . . po snidani se vratime k yeerejai praci."

Vedla je za mlYn, na nizke . louky a moknny, sine j6te od rosy a mlhy, ktera padala k zemi. RaSelinna pat, uh)ibala pod nohama jako lilen, misty "A kdopak mu ponese bricho?" zasrna"Jeate chvilku, Hanieko, v2tilyt' jsem vaak bylo takove trasa yLko, ze musely la se JagustYnka. "Sam ho takovY kus teprve pted chvili lehla. . ." obchazet; v brazdach, hlubokYch jako cesty neunese."

Hanka, ukonejaila deti, vyhnala drUbeZ ptikopy, stala nehybna, voda, pokryta "Byla jsem tam uZ s procesim z chlivkti a poekala jeate chvili, net vyalo zelenYin povlakem. krat, ale sla bych kaklY rok," vzdychla

Sienna 24 Filipka ze zavodi.

"KaZdY si rad zalenoti!"

"Jeati mitj," pokradovala Filipka, aniZ dbala JagustYneina rYpance, "to jako by elovek tel do nebe, tak je mu po ceste dobie a lehko. A co 'Clo y& vidi sveta a co uslyti, co se. namodli! Jenom dve nedele to trva, ale eloveku se zda, jako by se na cela leta zbavil bidy a starosti. Ja ko by se znova narodil!"

"To je pravda, milost BoZi posiluje!

Tot' se vi!" potvrzovaly ostatni Zany.

Od vsi, peSinkou nad fekou, mezi putkvorci a mladou hustou. oltinou bekla jakasi diveina. Hanka, si zaclonila °di proti slunci, ale nemohla nic rozeznat, teprve zblizka poznala Josku, ktera letela jako vitr a z daleka kiicela, mavajic riikama: "Hanidko! Antek se vratil! • Hanidko!"

Hanka odhodila ,motyeku a vyskoeila j2,,ko ptak, kdy2 se chysta k letu; ale v to chvili se opanovala, spustila zvolna podkasanou sukni, a ad ji to tahlo silou, ad ji srdce tlouklo, dech tajil a mohla sotva mluvit, tekla klidne, jakoby nic: "Delejte samy a na snidani ptijd'te do chalupy!"

Odchazela zvolna, beze spechu, zpoviqapc cestou Josku.

Zenske po sobe pokukovaly, zarakny jejim klidem.

"Jenom pied odima lidi je tak Aby se ji neposmivali, Ze pospicha za mulskYm. Ja bych to nevvdrkla!" tikala JagustYnka.

"Ja taky ne! Jenom aby se Antkovi nezachtelo zas noveho milkovani. ."

"Ja.gnu 1.12 nema po ruce, tak ho to snad piejde." `Lididky! Jak jednou muskemu zavoni sukrie, poleti za ni kraj sveta." ‘"Oh, to je pravda, Ltadne dobytee se nehrne tak do ciziho iako leckterST miaskSr. . ." ' enske klabosily a sotva se ph praci hSa!aly, ale Hanka tla stale stejne a jako 'naschval rozmlouvala s kaZ0m, kohO potkala, ac ani nevedela, co miuvi a Co ji odpovidaji, protok v hlave ji htidelo jedine to, Ze se Antek vratil a Ze na ni deka. "`Pfitel zaroveri s Rochem?" ptaia se potad dokola.

"S Rochem, vZdyt' jsem Yam to povi daqb,." '`Copak vim, jak je? Prisel a hned T1 prahu se pta: `Kde je Hanka?' t ekla jsem. mu, co a jak, a letela jsem pro vas. No, a to je vtecko!"

"Ptal se po mnei! Aby ti to Pan Bah .1 . aby ti. . ." A Hanka se zajikla radosti.

Uvidela ho ua z daleka, sedel s Rochem na zapra21, a kdyz ji uvidel, vytel ji naproti pied dam.

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Sly k nernu stale vOlneji a stale chytala se po ceste plotu, protok nohy pod rti klesaly, dech ji dochazel. slzy ji takovy zmatek, dusily a v hlave ji ze sotva mohla vykoktat: "To jsi Ty!" fekla a .slzy ji zalily dais i slova prosycend radosti.

"To jsemi ja., Hanieko! Ja!" Antek ji piitiskl prudce k prsfun a objal ji s skou, z celeho srcice. Tiskla se k nernu zcela bez rozumu, jen slzy ttesti ji tekly proudem po pobledle tvati a rty se ji . . svinula se mu do narude jako det'atko, kteremu se stVska.

Dlouho nemohla promluvit. . . jakpak by taky dovedla Net a povedet vtecko, co se v ni delo! Byla by pied nim nejracloji poklekla, byla by se v prachu plazila, a zatim se ji jenom chvilemi vydralo z prsou nejake slovo jako teZke zrno nebo jako vonnV kvet, clYchajici radosti a orosenY krvi srdce. . . a odi verne a oddane, oci pine bezmocneho milovani se mu kladly k noham jako psi, odevzdavajice se do jeho vale a milosti.

"Spadla ses, Hanieko!" zateptal Antek a pohladil ji n:azlive po tvati.

"To visa . hrozne jsem zkusila, tolik jsem se nadekala. . ." ozval se "A nadiela se jako Roch.

"Vy jste tu taky! Docela jsem na vas zapomnela!" Hanka zadala Rocha vitat a chtela mu libat ruce, ale ten jenom ,j,ertovne kekl: "To piece neni nic divneho, slibil jsem, ae y am ho piivedu. tak ho tu rnate. . ."

"Mam ho! Marn!" zvolala Hanka a stanula v nahlem obdivu pied Antkem, kterST zbelel, zjemnel a zdal se ji takovY krasnY, trohutnY, panskY, jako by to byl nekdo docela jiny.

"Zmenil jsem, se, ze tak na mne hletlit?"

"Snad ani ne, ale jsi jaksi jinadi."

"Poekej. as pajdu na pole do prace, budu hned jako diiv."

Hanka skotila do svetnice pro nejmladti deck°.

ye mem", one ii. ououst ni. tata! No, povez!"

Kluk cosi zabrebtal, ale vie toho napovidal svou vlastni fedi, tahaje otce za vlasy.

"Josko, co se nine stran s. Pojd' sem," fekl Antek.

"Co yak swim?" zapittela stycllive Jos-. ka.

"I pojd', hloupa, pojd'!" kekl Antek a neZne, bratrsky-ji objal. "Ted' me budet poslouchat ,jako otce. Neboj se, nebudu no tebe zlY, neublilim ti."

Devoe se tozplakalo pii vzpomince otee a bratra.

"Hjeky;'2, mi fojt povidal o jeho smrti, jake by me ntkdo klanici udeiiI, a ,2 se mi v odich zatmelo. chlapec, bratr nejmnlejti! A kdo by se toho byl nodal! Ua jsem si v hlave rovnal, jak se podelime o grunt, trysfil jsem no nejakou Zenu pro neho," kikal Antek tile, s hlutokou bolesti; Roch, aby je pfivedl na jine mytlenky, najednou vstal se sveho mist y a zvolal: "No ano, yam se to pane hovoii, ale mite IA kruei v Mite."

"Pro Boha! Docela jsem zapomnela.

Josko, chyt' ty Zlute kohoutky. Pipinky, pip, pip, pip! A snad nejcitiv nejake vajieko, co? Anebo chieba? Je derstv9 a maslo je od yeera! Usekni jim hlavy a opal; je. Fined je piipravim. To jsem husa jedna, ae jsemi mohla tak zapornenout!"

"Jenom nech, Hanitko, kohoutky na pozdeji a talelej • nam neco po natem.

Tok se mi uZ piejedlo to mtistske jidlo, si s nejvetti chuti sednu k misce brambor s barteem," zasmal se vesele Antek. "Jenom pro Rocha uclelej neco jinadiho."

"Pan Buh zaplat'! Ja, main chut' zrovna na to, co vy!"

Hanka odbehla a dala se do vaieni, ale protok branmbory uz bublaly v hrnku, pilnesla jenom z komory klobasu do bartee.

• "To jsem schovavala pro tebe, Antidku To je z toho prasete, co jsi rozkazal zapichnout pied Velikonocemi."

"No, no, je to poiadtV kus, ale da Buh, Ze jej zmaZeme. Ale, Rochu, kdepak jsou nate darkyr Staiec vytahl velikY ranee, z neth01 Antek zadal vynclavat rftzne veci.

"Tu mat, Hanidko, to je pro tebe, kdybys nekarn musela jit," a podaval ji vlneny tatek, zrovna takavY, jako mela varhanikova, celV 'eernY s dervenyrni zelenYmi kostkami.

"Pro nine! sis vzponmel, Antieku!" vyrazila ze sebe Hanka s netajenou vatenosti.

"Jette jsi je nevidel!" volala, nesouc kiieiho klueika, "jenom se podivej, je ti podoben jako vejce vejci."

"Silny kludina!" Antek zabalil dite do elpu kabatu a zadal je houpat.

"Roch se jmenuje! Petiiku, pojd' taky k tatinkovi!" vybizela Hanka startiho, ktery se hned zadal drapat otci na kolena a cosi drmolil. Antek oba chlapee ,objimal s divnou nehou.

"Brouekove mill, drobeekove nejdraZN! Jak ten Petiik vyrostl! No. a uZ' neco brouka!"

"To vit, je to takovY vzpurnik a chy"Opravdu, nebYt Rocha, byl bych zatrak. . . sotva se dostane k biei, hned poirmel, ale on ml to piipomnel, a tak praska a husy vyhani." Hanka usedla k jsme tii vybirat a kupovat spolu." muZ'am a deter na zemi. "Petkiku, kekAntek toho nakoupil dost a dost;

Ve sttedu, dne 11. dubna 1956 ne nodal jeSte stkevice a hedvabnY teeek na hlavu, modrY a 'Slate kvetova:nY. Josce dal stejnY Sack, ale zeleny, nadto pdsku do vlasft a nekolik perel s dlouhanskon'stuhou na privaza,ni; pro deti piivezl pernik a harmoniku; mel dokonce i nee() pro kovatku, protOle stranou pololil cosi zavinuteho do papirku; ani na Vitka nezaponmel, ba ani na Pettika.

Hanka i Joska, vyktikovaly obdivem pti kalde veci, prohliZely si je a zkouSely s takovou radosti, Se Hance slzy kanuly po zrumenene tvati a joska, se v fil'asu a obdivu chytala za, hlavu.

Hoch se us-mival, mnul si ruse a Antek si jenorn pohvizdoval.

"Na ty darky jste si vydelaly. Roch mi vypravel, jak vSecko v celem hospodatstvi chodilo v potadku. I dejte pokoj, neptivez1 jsem to proto, abyste mi dekovaly," volal Antek a branil se, protoSe se na neho vrhly, objimaly ho a libaly.

"Ani se mi nikdy nesnilo o takovYch .krasnYch veceeh," Septala v slzach Hanka a usedla, aby si zkusila stkevice.

"Jsou troSieku' tesne, nabehly mi nohy od toho, Sea chodim bosa, ale na zimu budou jako ulite."

Roch se zaeal vyptavat na yes a Hanka mu vSechno pate ptes del/ate vykladala; ptitom pospichala s vatenim. . . za chvili postavila na stul hodnou misu barSee, v kterem jako kolo plovala klobasa.

Muti se bez meSkani dali do snidane.

"To je mi piece jidlo!" volal vesele Antek. "Jak ta klobasa krasne . voni! Po tomhle jidle naSinec citi, ma neco v Saludku. Ale v kriminale me krmili, aby je eert vial!"

"To ses, chuda,ku, asi namoril hladem!" ani. ne"To viA, ale nakonec jsem mohl jist." muMti, S'e by jenorn hladovy pes to 'rat takova jidlo, co tam davaji, je to pravda?"

"Je to pravda. Ale nejhorSi bylo, elovek byl zavren mezi etytmi stenami.

Dokud bylo ehladno, jeSte to uSlo, ale jak zasvitiu slunce a zavonela zeme, rush]. jsem, Se se zblazniria. Svoboda, mi vonela lip na' ta klobasa tady. jsem se pokouSel vytrhnout mire, jenemZe me nenechali."

"A je pravda, le tarn biji?" ptala se ustraSene Hanka.

3VESTNIK---WILST, TEXAS la pozor na, kalde jeho hnutl.

Jakmile byli hotovi s ,jidlem, zamitili do stodoly, karn Hanka nanesla ul pefin a polStakft, aby se mohli v klidu vyspat.

"Mate vy napady, vklyt' se takhle tady upeeeme!" smal se Roch.

Hanka nic nerekla,, teprve kdyl zavtela za nimi vrata, prisla na ni imava; utekla do zahrady a data se do pleni petuiele. Po chvili propukla v plad. Plakala radosti, Se ji slunce hteje do zad, le so ji zelene stromy chveji nad hlavou, le ptaci zpivaji, vlecko voni a kvete a ji Se je tak dobte, tak ticho a blalene v duSi jako pc) ,svate zpovedi.

Bole muj, jak vSecko dobte tidiS!" vyrazila, ze sebe zvedla oei k nebi v uptimne, nevYslovne vdeonosti za dobro, ktere ji potkalo.

"A Se se to vSechno zmenilo!" vzdychla St'astna, jako by byla v nebi; celY eas, co mull spali, chodila jako omamena Stestim. Bdela nad nimi jako kvoena nad kuiaty. Odnesla deti daleko do sadu, aby je ktikem neprobudily. • Zahnala se dvora vSechen dobytek a ani z toho si nic nedelala, prasata hrabou rane brambory a slepice se popeli na yzehazejicich okurkach. Zapomnela na celY Dali svet a co chvile se zaskoaila podlvat na spade.

Den ji ptipadal tak protivne dlouhY, Ic si uS nevedela rady. Minula snidane, rrinul obed a oni potad spali. VSechny lidi znova poslala po praci a ani se nestarala, co se tam bez ni deje, byla jenorn na strati a po ad pobihala od stodoly do chalupy.

A ,stokrat vyndavala dareeky, zkouSela si je, a volala: "Kdepak by byl nekdo druhy tak laskavy a pozornY, kdepak!"

Nakonec odbehla na naves mezi sieny a. koho zahledla, tomu uz z &deka viestovala,: "Jestlipak u2 vite, Antek se vratil! Spi ted' ye stodole."

Oei a tvat se ji smaly a sally radosti a veselosti, al se Senske divi1y.

"Uearoval ji ten Sibenienik, ei co?

Jako by rozum nemela."

"Co nevidet se sable vynaSet a ohrnovat nos, uvidite!"

"VSak ono ji to, al se Antek vrati do starch koleji, zase ptejde," usoudily ske.

Hanka ovSem ty feel neslySela; a sotva se vratila do chalupy, dala se ve vSem chvatu do chystani dobreho obeda. Kdyl uslySela krieet husy na, rybnice, vybehla a tilila je kamenim, al z toho vznikla bezmala hddka s mlynatkou.

"Ano, biji. Vldyt' jsou tarn i lupiei, kteil podia prava maji dostat kaZdY den Teat. Ale mne so n.eodvaSili dotknout ani prstem. Mel to tak nektery zkusit, byl bych mu dal co proto, ten by byl videl!"

Teprve kdyl poslala lidein na pole "To se vi, kdopak by to pfernohl, ta- svaeinu, oba ptiSli ze stodoly. Nakoveho silaka!" prisvedeovala Hanka ra- chystala jim ()bed pied domem v chladdoitne; byla do neho zahledena a dava- ku, podala, jim i kotalku a pivo; jako

Strana 23 zakus,ek postavila na still pill fe geta, p6; kne zralych tteSni, ktere pkinasla od farske kuchatky.

"To je °bed jako na veselce!" val Roch.

"Hospodat se vratil, nevi to ditvod:.k veseli?" odpovedela a Wine se koiem nich otdeela, sama I/Sal( jedla malo.

Po jidle Roch odeSel do vsi se slibem, 'e se weer vrati, a Hanka, se nesmele zeptala mule: "ChceS se podiVat na hospodakstvi?"

"Dobre, dobre, svatek se ul ukoneil, musim se zase dat do prace! Bole WO; ani jsem se nenadal, ze mi tak brzy padne otcoVskY podil!"

Vzdychl a lel za ni; vedla ho nejdfiV do staje, kde frkali tri kone; v ohrade pobihalo htibe; potom do prazdnelio chleva a dale jeae do stocloly podivat se na leto'Sni Fano; Antek nahledl 1-do chlivka a pod kolnu, kde stab alzne tadi a natini.

"Bryeka se musi zatahnout na rola: jinak se rozeschne."

"VIak jsem to kolikrat Petrikovi roueela! Ale copak me poslechl?"

Zaeala svola„vat pra,sata a drubei a naramne se vychloubala velikSrm int4 chovkem; kdyl i to Antek prohledl, Mzpovidal se liroce o polnich pracich, je co naseto a kolik kaldeho zvlait; dela mu ptitom bedlive do oei a deliY.fg ale Antek si v'Secko skladal po pokadku v Maud, vyptaval se na to i ono a teprve nakonec tekl: "Je telko vetit, les to v gecko dokkza4 la sama!"

"Pro tebe bych udelala jegte Septala Hanka vi'ele, stra gne se radujie z to chvaly.

"Ty jsi nejaka hospodyne, Haniekot Ani jsem si nepomyslil, le jsi takovir "lVIuselo to bYt, a tak, tot' se vi, jsem hnaty nektfila."

Antek si prohledl i sad pink zpola eervenYch, i zahony, na kteryc rostla cibule, petflel a zelne sazenielrt Kdyi se vraceli nazpet a prechizeli kolem otcovy strany, nahledl Antek, tevrenYm oknem dovnit?.

"A kde je Jagna?" Vaal udivenjiyna °elms, po prazdne svetniei.

"Kde by byla? U matky! Vyhnala jsem ji!" tekla tvrde Hanka a zvedla k nOriv ) odi.

Antek Stahl oboei, chvili ptemSTRel, pak si zapalil cigaretu a prohodil ne, jako mArnochodem: "Dominikova je zla jako pes, nedaruje nam to bez procesu." "Ul pry veera belela k soud se 2alobou."

"Od laloby k rozsudku je je gte daleko.

Ale bude se to musit dohte rozvatit'aby nam nezahrala nejakSr kousek."

Hanka vypravela, z eeho to vzello a

Strana 26 jak se to stalo. . ledacos ovSem vynechala; Antek ji nepkeru goval, neptal se, jenom obodi vragtil a oeima blYskal; teprve kdYZ mu podala apis, kousave se sna : "Ten za neco stoji... mutes s nim beza stodolu."

-iakpak, valyt' .je to prave ten, co ji dal otec."

-A stoji za, zlamanou greSli! Kdyby to byla dala pkepsat na hetjrna,nstvi, pak by to neco znamenalo. Hodila ti jej pro Zeit!"

Pokreil rameny, vzal Petkika za ruku a zamikil k pkelizce.

"Podivam se na pole a pkijdu!" prohodil. Hanka se zastavila, ac hrozne touMla beZet s nim; a on gel kolem stohu obnoveneho a phieho 'sena a dival se Ukos ena na nej.

"IVIatouS ho upravil. Jenom slamy na stkechu vyvazal tki kopy," volala za nim, jak , stala na. pkelizce.

"Dabke, dobre!" zabrueel Antek. nebyl zvedav na kaklou maliekost. PkeSel pies brambory a pustil se po mezi.

Letos na polich s to 'strany vsi byly skoro same ozimy a proto po ceste nepotkaval mnoho lidi; s kYin se se gel, a tin se pozdravil a rychle Ael dal. Zvolfmval vSak stale krok, proto& ho Petkik tilil a protole ho jaksi divne dojimalo prohtate tithe povetki. Zastavoval se, useclal a prohliZel skoro kaZdY zahon zvlaSt'.

"Ho ho! ohnice dusi len!' zvolal, kdyz se zastavil u zahona modrajicich se kvety, ale huste promiSenYch 'ZlutYmi misty, "koupila zanekadene semeno a nepkevala je." ..Zastavil se potom u jeemene, kterY byl bitlnY a la spalenY; bylo jej sotva, videt mezi bodlaky, hekmankem a St'ovikeni.

"Sell na mokro! Zbridlili to pole jako svino! Aby te, za takove orani S,lak trefil!

A jak to, holomek, z ylakel. . same pyki a bYli Antek si zlostne odplivl a vstoupil na, ohromnY lam Zlta, ktere se mu kalebalo u nohou jako vody rozlite na slunci a bilo o zem chkestivYmi, te'ZkYmi klasy. Nad Zitem se hluboce zaradoval, proto'z'e bylo vysoke, slamu mei° silnou a klasy jako 'Dance.

"Roste jako les! To zasival jate otec!

Ani panSti nemaji lep gi!" Vymnul klas, zrno bylo bohate a pine, jeSte mekke.

"Za 'etrnact dni pajde pod kosu! Jenom aby je kroupy nepotloukly!"

Ale nad pSenici se radoval nejdele; rostia site trochu nerovne, v churnaeich a ostrovech, ale z eernavYch lesklYch 'eepeli listft metaly ua haste, velike klasy.

"Ta bude sypat! Ale musi se je gte" misty pkilit, je prilis bujna. Stoji na vrSku, ale nepkipalilo ii to. To bude eiste zlato!"

V AS TNIK --- WEST, TEXAS Stoupal zvolna dal pa mirnem svahu, na kterem vyrastala Cerna, stena lesa.

Ves zrtstala za nim jakoby na samein dne, tonula v sadech, prurvami mezi chalupami se leskl rybnik a sem tarn nektere okno zahralo v Kdesi po hititovem sekli jetel, kosy se mihaly nad zemi jako sine blesky, jinde zas se Cervenaly Saty Zen a stada lYch hus se pasla na azkYch Uhorech; za vsi, v zelenYch bramboriStich se hemZili Tide jako mravenci, a jeSte vY g, v nedohlednYch dalkach, vystupovaly nejasne vesnice, osamele domy, stromy shrbene nad cestami, velikanska pole. . . vSecko se to zdalo jako potopeno do modrave, vaici vody.

Hluboke ticho se neslo po vSrginach nad zemi, rozprtlenY vzduch oslepoval syYm krnitanim a salal Zarem; nic se nehnulo a jen obeas tem" belavYmi, chve jicimi se dalkami preletel Cap, vznaSejici se teZce na zemdlenYch kridlech, neho nad poli zdvihly udYchane vrany.

Skrivanci zpivali kdesi v nedohlednu, nebe bylo vyseke, rozpalene a eiste a lenom tu a tam se na tech nebeskYch polich kreil bily oblheek jako zbloudila ovce.

Po semi skotaeil suchY, horkY vitr a prevaloval se jako opilY; jindy se prikreil, nahle skoeil do obili, zcuchal je, zazrnital jinn a rozvikil je as do dna. . . pak se zase ztracel kdovikam, zatim co rozkolebane pruhy obili jeSte dlouho tichouece hraly, jako by si stYskaly na toho nezbedu.

Antek se zastavil pod lesem na -ahem a znova se rozhneval.

"JeAe nevi Saran! Kane stoji bez prate, hntlj se tu praZi na hroma.cle, a oni si ani nevzpornenou! Aby ter zaklel a pustil se dal kolem lesa ke kkai na tdpolove aleji.

Citil se unaven, v hlave mu hueelo, prach mu pinil hrdlo; usedl pod kkaem do stint' bkizek, na pla gti ulozil spiciho Petkika,, setkel si pot zamySlene se zahledel do dalky.

Slunce se sklanelo nad lesy, prvni nesmele ‘stiny vystoupily zpod strain-a a pliMly se k obili. Bor cosi potichu hovokil ye vrcholich, jeZ planuly ye slunci, a hu.sty podrost liskovych kekti a osik se tkasla jako v zimnici. Datlove klepali zuhire do stromti a kdesi v dalce ktieely straky. easern se mezi omSelYmi duby mihla aluva, jako by tam nekdo hodil klubko svinute duhy.

Ve stredu, dne 11. dubna 1956 jako blesk spustil do °bill.. . Antek vyskoell na pomoe, ale uz bylo pozde. Rozletel se oblak peti, lupie prccl, koroptve podeSeitie kiltoely a polekanY zn.jieek uhanel jako zbesilY; jen se mu ocank

"Jab si to clo yed' vymeNt, loupeinik jeden!" zaseptal Antek a znova usedl na stare misto. "Co delat, i ten jestrab chce bYt Ziv stejne jako kaldY nejbidnejSi tvor. Tab je to na svete podivne zarizeno!" uvazoval zakryvaje pusinku Petrikovi. . veely nad nim zurive poletovaly a kosinaty 'emelak bez ustani bzuoel.

Antek si vzpornnel, jak se jeSte nedavno touZil dostat na wobodu k tern polini, jak mu duSe steskem div neuschla, "Potrapili me, potvory!" zaklel a zne, hythael, protole zrovna pled nim vystr-. oily krepelky ze aita bazlive hlavieky a g kilkem se svolavaly; ale kdyZ se banda vrabei plemene snesla na brizy a potom al na zem, kde poskakovala, zurive Stebetala, klovala 'se a svarila„ hned se zase skryly. Vrabci vSak najednou litchi' a prikreili se k zemi, protole jestrab zakrouZil nad ninal tak nizko, Ze stin lete1 pa polich.

"Ten vam dal, kkiklouni! Zrovna tak to byva i s lidmi! S leckterYm elovekem se dokaZe hrozbou vic net prosbou," tivaZoval.

Vedle neho se na ceste ukazali konipaskove, natrasajici sve ocasky a poskakujici aZ k Marna; sotva v§ak 'maul rukou, cdleteli za plikop.

"Hlupaci! Maio chybelo a mohl jsem Petrikovi nektereho chytit!"

Z iesa vyleziy vrany, prochazely se ye vyjeZdenYch kolejich na ceste a vyd'oba.valy, co se dal°, Kdyl ucitily eloveka, zaealy si ho opatrne, s vystreenYmi hlavami, prohliZet a obchazet; pliskakovaly stale bill a natahovaly sve oSklive, lupieske zobaky.

"Mile neseZerete," rekl Antek a hodil po inch hruSkou; vrany jak zlodejky tine A protole ,sedel jako ztrntibi, zahleden v kraj a celou daSi zaposlouchan do jeho hlasli, vSelijaci tvorove zaeali po nem drze lezt; mravenci se mu honili po zadeck., rnotYli mu co chvile usedali na vlasech, slunieka mu hledala neco na tvari a zelene, tluste housenky Splhaly kvapne po jeho botach, zatim co lesni ptdekove mu cosi Sveholili nad hlavou a veverka, prebihajici od lesa, vztyeila rudY ocas a rozrnYSlela se chvili, nemaChladno tahlo ze ztemnelych tichYch hlubin, jenom tu a tarn prothanYch slu- li na neho skoeit; ale Antek o neveael. . pohrouZil se do Cehosi taneenimi drapy. jeameho, co vystupovalo z tech nedo Vzduch vonal houbami, pryskykici hlednych poll a sytilo mu duSi opojnou, rozpalenym chvojim. zcela nevYsloVnou sladkosti.

Kahle nad les vyrazil jestka,b, zatoeil se nad poli, chvili se yznaSel a pak se tpokraaovant)

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JIRASKOVY STARE POVESTI tESKE (Pokra6ovOni.) Tak povedev, vstal a gel s posly do dediny rozeehnat se se s ySTm, rodem, nyni tak poctenYm a povznesenSrm. °den pak v knieeci roucho s blSrsknavYm pasem, obut obuvi knieeci vsedl na belouge, jena pod nim °pet vesele zatehtal.

Kclya pak cestou se vladykove Ptemysla ptali, pros vzal s sebou kabelu a strevice z lipoveho 1Yei, odpovedel: "Na to jsem jel dal yam a dam na velty uschovat, aby moji potomci yeah, odkud pogli, aby eivi byli v bazni a lidi a sobe svetenYch netiskli z hrdosti, ponevade jsme si vgichni rovni."

Kdye pak cestu dokonali a jia jia prichazeli k Vygehradu, vygla jim Li3uge vstric v stribroleskle delence, se .zacnYrni koraly jantaru a chalcedonu ra. Wein hrdle. Sla v belostne Mae, &ram& a vzne gend, a radostne pohnuti zatilo ji a oei, ktere jie z daleka vyPremysla na belou gi v dele selstva. S kneenou sly jeji divky, gli dvotane a nejptednej gi ze vgech rodri, kteri tu jako vgechen valnY snern eekali na pt,eLstvo a ti,, T(ho knieete.

I zaradovali se v gichni, jak ho zhledli, slieneho, statneho mute. Nejvice mlada kneena, jee vidala aenicha na Buda. Nyni si podali pra,vice a blaaeni vegli do hradu; s nimi vkchen narod u velikem veseli, a za jasotu v gech posazen Premysl na kamennSr staled knieeci.. I slavili noveho kniaete i sriatek jeho s Libugi. Slavili jej v podhradi i na hole na hrade. Tam dvorane a hoste zasedli ke stolum na, velike sini na prostornem dvore a hodovali.

Jedli hojna jiclla a pili hojne pill a pen nebo naslouchali pevcam, jak hrall na struny a zpivali stare zpevy o hrdinech a bojich zaglSrch dob. Slavili volbu, slavili diatek za dne, slavili jej dlouho do noel za svita atria a smolnic. A kdye ohne' pohasly, a nad lesy se jie zardivalo ranni zone, jegte zvudel Vygehrad, jegte zvudelo podhradi hlu'OnYrn veselim, a ranni vitr nesl jeho ohlas za, reku ke tmavYm lestm stopenYni v heave mlze.

Potornci rodu Stadica eill v Stadicich do emu krale Vaclava I., jene pry stycle se za svilj selskSr pavod, tak Dalirnil vypravuje, dal "rod svaj ze Stadic vyhnati a yes tu Nemcrim dati". Jegte po dneg ni den zachovala se ve vsi, kdysi spina nemecke, deska jmena: role nad polem PremyslovYm slula "popluei" a vocle vesnici tekouci "potok" rikali. V Stadicich byl od nepameti svobodnS7 dvar, majetek kralovskST. Jan LucemburskY jej zastavil, Karel IV. pak zachoval z nen° sobe a budoucim kraltun ee-

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skim tak zvane Premyslovo pole a nariaby majetnici Stadic odvadeli kaedeho roku i o korunovaci ke dvoru kralovskemu do Prahy orechy z ore gi Premyslova. Pole Ptemyslovo neboli "Kralovske" prostira se na jihozapad od Stadic pri ceste Trmicko-Hlinanske. JeAte poeatkem osmnacteho stoleti le2elo ladem. Domnivalt' se lid, ze oseni na nem nebylo po'Zehnano. Nyni tu stoji pomnik, r. 1841 hrabetem Ervinem Nosticem zbudovanY. Na pomniku ete se 'lapis: Zde od pluhu Premysl k Wewodstwj povolan. wzdelanfr 1V1DCCCXLI. K nemu r, 1945, po poee gteni vsi Stadic vtesan byl i napis: Vlada vratila se do rukou tvSreh, 6 lide eeksitY. 1945 Pomnik ten se vypina na miste, kde nekdy se zelenalo Ptemyslovo otai. 133'7valo cli-everVm plotem ohrazeno. Na tom otegi rostly velke otechy, z nichz pr.9.

Zadmi nebyl ani prazdn3.7 ani eervivY'. Asi pied padesati roky ket uschl, ale odnole z neho datily se na zahradee jednoho m13-7na pti keee Mine. Povoden vAak r. 1845 tu zahradku, znieila a take liskovY ket. Wchodne od Stadic ukazuje se skaia, v niz pit Ptemyslovi voli zmizeli. Za tekou pak asi ti-i sta krokii severne ode vsi je pod vysoltS7mi lipami tak zvan g, Premyslova, neboli "Kralovska" studanka.

LIBUSINA PROROCTVI Tak uvedla Libuk Premysla na knieeci stolec. A kdye bylo po svatbach, sestoupila s nim do hluboke sine pod zemi, ve skale vylamane, zavtene teZkSrm paklopem, hrube okutSrm. V to kobce svitily se steny i hrube stoly podel zdi leskem razneho kovu: Zeleza a bronzu, stfibra i zlata, jak tam visely mete, bite pasy, Agate ptilby, krouZkove brne, Atity krasne kovane jak tam le'ely naramky, spinadla, prsteny i eelenky ze stfibrneho dratu, isnury koran z jantaru, kamene, skla i kovu, kusy ryziho sttibra vedle velkYch oktinti pliVeh rY 2ovaneho zlata.

tonaci za ranohe veky. Tenkrate take Libuge promluvila vnuknutim ve gtiho ducha.

Kdys stanula s Premyslem a s nou i stargimi lidu na skalnem srazu vysoko nad Vltavou. Dlouhe stiny legely na kvetoucich bujnYch lukach na dole, kde hrnul se Botie potok pod ol gerni, javory i klenbou vysok3`rch vrb. Haj na Vlei brand. byl zalit elutSon tie svetlem; v nem zlatem zahotely obilne ny na dole pod Vlei branou i nad dolem po Aire vYAine na pravem btehu.

VAichni hledeli na krasnou ourodu, na eloutnouci lany a vAiehni se divili hojnemu po'Zehnani. V torn starSi dyka v druOne nahlas si ptipomnel, jak tu bSivalo tenkrate pied lety, kdy i. tu stanul s posly, jak je vyslal nebatik Vbj.-; voda, 'Zehnane pameti, hledat mista k novemu hradu.

"Jaka tu byla pustina. Les a les, jako tam!" a mavl na zapad, na lesnate Vrchy za rekou, svitici se na slunci. zarici hladiny jeji vystupovaly ostroVy divoce zarostle, spousta jejich stron-toid a husteho podrostu. Ptaci kroueili hejnem nad nimi a z derOch stina pod stromy u brehu, kde s kmerni a keit 'se houpal divokS7 cbmel, hlueel rakosint' zmatenST ktik vodniho ptactva.

VAichni na VyAehradske skale zraky tam, karn stark vladyka ukazal: pies ostrovy, za teku, na Aire lesy, je'se tahly od btehil vzharu po stranich, Pettinem, Strahovem i po vAem podrouhlem vrchu loll nem a vAude v tech straw nach.

Jiz v modrave Aero se halily stare, hvozdy. Nad jejich htbet vystupoval v (Tali rovn3i sloup svetleho clY• mu, promZenk sluncem; jiste nejak3-7 lovee zalehl; si °heir v tech lesnich hlubinach.

"Ne2 padnou ty hvozdy tar minil stares. "Odtud nas jeAte dlouho budou naystevovati hladovi vici. A co Z. . lesy dale za Strahovem Siachov, i Malejov a vkcky tam po Airu daleku. Nall se vy-, praZi —" Nedomluvil. Nikdo ho jiZ" neVkchen velkST pokiad mu ukazala, posluchal. Ale nikdo take ani nehlesi, neb byl ted' take jeho. Take jej uvedla a hledel na mladou kneZnu, stojici v do sve zahrady, na posvatne misto pod jich Cele. Lice se ji zjasnilo u svatem,. starY"mi stromy, kde se leskla sttibrna na,hlern nadAeni, kter3ini i zraky ji Posvatny strach zavanul drueinoti a hlava chmurneho Peruna. Tam na jadotkl se srdce vgech. za leta sedali sami u vaanSTch hovoLibuge u vytreeni, jako by maneela, rech. I v geru posvatneho haje nad Jezerkou east° meMcali, tarn, kde Libuk drueiny nebylo, vztahla ruse k modra:7 za svobodna se svSimi pannami pobYva- vim stranim za tekou a hledic na la, kde se koupdvala, kde ji jeji kras- tahleho vrchu, mluvila prorockYm dune divky vlasy rozeesavaly a libezne pi- chem: "Mast° vidirn velike, jeho 2. slava hvezel sne ji zpivaly, se bude dotSikat.

Ted' tam s maneelem zamy glela, rad Tam v lese je misto, tficet honri oda pravo. Tenkrate Pfemysl ustanovil tud vzdali, Vltava reka je obiha. mnohe zakony, jimiZ bujnY lid v uvedi a jimiZ se pak spravovali jeho Po(Pokradovani)

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ICALENDAtZ ✓ sobotu 14. dubna poddvdna bude spoleend veeere v sini radu Pokrok Houstorm eislo 88. SmaZend kurata. Po veceri pri liudbe Rudy Zatopka. PMved'te zname i neele:ny. ✓ Derrell' 29; dubna piknik u tadu Pokrok Houstonu. Obsluha peeeneho masa (barbecue) zaene ve 12:30. Odpoledne tanebni zabava zdarma. ✓ nedeli 6. kvetna Dramatic14 krotdek Illahol sehraje v sini tadu Pokrok Houston veselohru "Ceska, chaloupka". Po divadle taneeni zabava✓ nedeli 15. dubna tad Stefanik, eislo 142 v Houstonu diva chutnY obed sestavajici z "barbecue" a jinYch Zaeatek ye dvanact . Odpoledne hry, ye ter tanec. Vstup volnY. ✓ nedeli 22. dubna potada Sokol Houston jarni piknik v Sokolovne. K obedu chutne Kelnarovo barbecu a dobre domaci klobasy, domaci peeivo a rilzne °beerstveni. Odpoledne ritzne hry, hudba a yeCer tanec pri dobre hudbe. Celou verejnst uctive zve Wbor. m( )• NEDOSTAVATE VESTNIKT Nekdy v bildcuenosti se milk stati, 2e pravidelna doclavka Vestniku bude nekomu z vas najednou zastavena a organ ptestane dochazet. Stane-li se to jen jednou, vir:u pravdepodobne nese pogta.

Opakuje-1i se to dva, tts a vice tSidnU za sebou, dopigte na Supreme Lodge SPJST, Temple. Texas, at' ptipad je vygetten.

Nepigte ani ria vydavatele, ani na redaktora, ale na Hlavni fita.dovnu. Stanovy natizuji, .2e kdo si pteje Vestnik, muss dopsati fteetnimu Hlavni fitadovny, ktelj vede seznam adresate Merit( dostaValleich Vestnik.

Mfdete dopsati na Hlavni fitadovnu Sarn i, nebo pcdadejte va geho tajemniki aby to pro vas vykonal. Kahl:V Glen, kterj si plati na pojigteni v ttide dospelch, je opraynen na Vestnik. iestli si ho pteje " •( Odbornik.

Pan rada byl ptilig pohodlnV. Bylo to vlastne vlivem jeho prate, u ktere stale jen musel secleti, litigko mu pti tom uteAene rostlo. Kolegove mu stale doporueovali prochazky a pe gi tury a2 to jednou na zimu v nedeli zkusil. A v3isledek toho byl, ze do obvykle y eeerni spoleenosti pfigel ye velmi spathe naiad& KaZ"dSr si toho samortejmne v giml a kaAdk si pospigil s fleastnoa otazkou. — Copak se varn pMhodilo, ze jste dries v tak gpatne nalade? A pan rada si ochot-

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ne ulevoval, Day napodobitelii hiedi s podeztenint Jakpak bych nebyl. Nedivte se. Ra- na novou ideu, na vec, ktera ptedtim neno jsem musel vstavat v pet hodin a celY byla vykonana, na navy zpilsob provaden jsem pak chodil na venkove s exkursi deni stareho akolu. Hoji se mysliti na pc pouch na velkostatku s botama jako nove obory, raziti novou cestu. Chteji iizvon. Cloy& sotva zvedal nohy a ted' si ti vyjetou koleji; delati veci tak, jak je predstavte, ze vas pri to nadliciske nama- delal otec a matka. Tato bazlivost, tenze rozeili takovej nevzdelanej chlap, kte- to navyk spolehati na minulost nebo ry si rika taky odbornik. ptijimati jako koneenou vec to, co kdo-- To je znarne, pane rado, prizvulroval koli vykonal v nekterem oboru, zdrkl mu mestskY archivar„ dneska si kaZdY mnoho jinak bystrou nays' od konani veiMica odbornik, sotva o neco zavadi. kYch veci.

-- To mate pravdu. Jako ten chlap dries. Jdeme yarn po oranati a on ten odCo nas otcove a na ge matky yypestobornik najednou prede mnou se sehne, vali na svem kousku pozemku, to nas nezvedne brambor a povicla: zapome- uchrdni pied hladem .Byt' i jejich stonuta nroda". Osel, a mohl viclet, ze Siro- doly a .sY.pky pfetekaly, nemfdeme se jich ko daleko neni ‘ZadnY strom. dotknouti Nemtdeme pridati jedine eaMestskS7 archival. se dal do smichu a steeky sily sySTm svattim ani mod svemu povida: — To ja jsem se taky jednou-tak mozku tim, co jini vykonali nebo co jini spleti. Byl jsem jeSte kink u strejeka na konaji pro laas. venkove a jak tak chodim venku, vidim Je mnoho lidi prostredniho veku, kteri na strejdove louce hejno havrann. PMjsou ye skuteenosti prave tam, kde byli, jdu domil a vypravirn to. Strejda se me pta: vyhnal jsi je?" Nevyhnal, povi- kdy2 vygli ze skol. Jejich naaeni jiz da yno vyprchalo, jejich price se stala dridam, ja, myslil, ze to jsou vase.

Hehe, hehehe, to jste me rozesmal, pa- nou. Nepostoupili ani o vlas; nekteri z ne archivari, heheheee, to se yam ale po nich i klesli nazad a nemohou chapati, vedlo, a oni to zrovna byli sousedovi, ze pros nepostupujuji, proe nernaji vetgino tspechu. ano.? — FOR BETTER FARMING

Use DOSKOCIL Dirt Hustlers and Clod Knocker

Do away with burlap sacks and barrel hoops. The Clod Knocker is your answer for maintaining and even seed depth on all row crops. It prevents choking the cover shovels and eliminates covering the seed with trash weeds and dry dirt.

Try these implements and if you are not satisfied with the results. return the Implements within 30 days and your money will be re• funded CLOD KNOCKER HUSTLERS 75c EACH 75c Per Pair You can buy these implements where Doskocil Weeders are solo or order from Cultivating beds with Dirt Hustlers will make uniform rows for planting and will hold moisture better. They also provide an excellent means of deepening the furrow for irrigation.

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teski Vzdelivaci Nadace v Texasu Pfejeme-li si skuteene, aby se vyueovalo eeAtine na vyeeich udil gtich; dale, pfejerne-li si, aby znalost o eeskoslovenskem ne,rode byla co mono nejvice rozgifena a navaly zachovana; a chceme-li dosahnouti ureeneho cile co nejdfive, kahlY 0. echoameriean by mel obetovati aspon JEDEN DOLAR dosateni naeeho cite.

Stale se chlubime, 2e je nas echoamerieanri v Texasu 350,000 a 500,000. Jell tomu tak, pros bychom nemohli sebrati aspori $350,000 na tento tak drile2itY neel? Nevykoname-li ted' napravu zde u nas v Texasu, tak kdy zapoeneme? Je-li pravdou uvedomeni o deskem narode, jeho kultuke, dejinach a Vzdelanosti, jakou se eeskY n'arod v minulosti honosil, upada, jest na nas aby se ucinila pronikava naprava, a to hned!

Pfejete-11 si podpofiti rieel a cil eske Nadace v Texasu bud' dobrovolnych spevkem nebo jako Glen, Vage pomoc bude vdeene pkijata.

Alkoholem omamenY &le v parku tabuli s vYstrahou a uvakije: "2e se smi do parku jen se psy na provazku?" (Hleda v kapsach.) "No, provazek bych mel, ale kdepak ted' seberu psa?"

Stale vyiizuji zasilky do C. S. Potravinove baliky i Medeciny.

Pike o seznam na

Mrs. B. Vale&

Dr. Thos. N. DeLaney oeNi LEKAft.

Bryle spravne ptipravene 5as dle firniuvy 513-17 SPJST Bldg.

Tel. utadovna PR 3-3248 Res. PR 3-2687 TEMPLE, TEXAS

8631 Diceman Dr., DALLAS, TEXAS

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rollftraNi

V hodine talu zarmouceni nalezaete Edward Pace pohtebni ("stay pohotovy k sympatickemu vytizeni nezbytn'ch jednotlivosti a k praveni dojemneho pohthu.

Levne ceny jsou nail zasadou

Edward Pace Pohiebni ieditel tlen S.P.J.S.T.—Tel. Prospect 3-3606 113 N. 5th St.. TEMPLE, TEXAS

Dr. Chas. J. Hollub ()esky Lekai a Operater HOUSTON, TEXAS Telefon res.: Twinoaks 1222 Telefon ntadovny: Pres 2553 711 Medical Arts Building

TELEPHONE: Preston 0883

kThe Czech Educational Foundation of Texas) Oficiratuji se k tem, ktefi podavaji pomocnoa ruku k udr'eeni a-roz§ifeni eeske teei a literatury v Texasu. UCel jest sebrati dostateenou sumu penez, aby z trokt z ni molly bYti vythlovany stolice slovanskYch jazykri na vyMich ueilietich v Texasu.

Pfiklaciam svilj elenskY pfispevek v obnosty $1.00; $2.00; $5.00; $10.00; $100.00; abebo i $1,000.00.

Adolph D. F'avIkek PRAVNIK 504-5 Sterling Bldge Tel. 7-9919 HOUSTON, TEXAS

eve dary laskave zaelete co nejdfive u vecicani, 2e KDO RYCHLE DAVA, DVA-

KRAT DAVA, na tajemnika-pokladnika.

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Hlavni ni•adovna SPJST dela ptijeky na farmy, ranee, a vybudovanY mestskY majack lulekoliv y. Texasu. Pftjeuje svoje vlastni penize na nizke tiroky, dlouhe splatky a s yelice piiznivymi podminkami pro p •edeasne vyplaceni. PiSte: Supreme Lodge, SPJST, Temple, Texas. ) • 40 • ( !EV'. P •ijme se starSi Zena k opatrovani starSi Zeny. PiSte na adresu Rt. 3, Box 194, Temple, Texas.

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espech Konsul 'jste mQcnosti v anglickem Meste dostal ZpraVt14-, Ze jedna ebeanka, bydlici v'Angli zdedila velke jmeni a vykonavatele poznStalbsti ji hledaji. Konsul dal do novin inserat, ale kciy2 se nikdo sveril zalelitost jedne velke detektivni kancelari, jet za tim Ukolem poverila sveho nejschopnejSiho zamestnancv. Uplynulo nekolik nedel a majitel kancelare se otdzal Who chiapika, jest-li mel Uspech v patrani . "VelikY fispech," ocipovedel detektiv. "A kde je to dama?"

— "V mem byte." — "Ve vakm byte? Jak

Politicke Cznameni Sta.tni firad — — — $35.00 Okresni faad $20.00 Okresni Kornisar $15.00 Jine Precinktni &ad — — $10.00 Za shora uvedenY poplatek, jmeno kandidata zUstane v tomto sloupci do eervencove primarni volby a v padu volby v srpnu.

Vydavatele Vestniku byli opravneni uverejniti nasledujici jmena kandidatti, dle pravidel Demokraticke pr marni volby v eervenci 1956.

"Ja jsem si ji * * PovSrgeni.

Jednou pri prohlidce vojska shodil vitr Napoleonovi klobouk. Jeden porueik se rychle shYbl a podal mu jej.

"Dekuji, kanitane", fekl Napoleon, kterY nespustil s pochodujiciho vojska di a tudiZ ani nevidel, kdo mu klobouk poda.va. `Kapitan ktereho regimentu?" zeptal se• porueik pohotove a byl pak za svott,clucbapritomnost skuteene povY'Sen na,ka.-. pitana.

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TANEtNi ZABAVU Pi i hudbe kapely

W. R. POAGE z Poslance 11. Distriktu Ona: "To piece Skvela diets. nevi mane, aby nekdo byl tak tlustS7!"

On. "0 eem to eta, maminko?"

Ona: "Ale tady stoji, Ze nejaka, pani v Anglii ztratila ye dvou dnech dva tisice fiber."

to myslite?"

Billie Heitzrnan KaitlY je uctive zvan V p •iprave /name: V sobotu 5. kvetna — John Rejeek V nedeli 29. dubna — K. Patak 6,4.611113.10131111111=5=975ESMIVINIESS'

FRIED CHICKEN DINNER AND DANCE AT

Lodge Pokrok No. 88 Houston, Texas SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1956 Serving Beginning at 5:30 P. M. $1.09 per plate AT 8:30 TO THE MUSIC BY

gu p y ZAT PEK. EVERYONE CORDIALLY INVITED ADMISSION $1.00

PODEKOVANi Toto jest dopis od vdeeneho pacienta, kterY si pieje bych vedel Dopis jest datovan 9. 'Mora 1956 Cteny Doktore Broden: Pieji si Varn podekovati pro velke dobro ktere Dr.,, A. IL jste pro nine vykonal. V mesici Broden, N. D. eervenci 1954 mfij mantel a ja: vzali jsme leceni od v Yoakum. Ja jsem trpela nasledkem rozgiienYch cose) zit a muj mantel trpel na ochablost " prostrate4„ nesnaze. Zda, se mi ze jsem vzala 12 Iced) a byla jsem uzdravemt. Do clneSnlho dne nemela jsem ZadnYch nesnazi. Ja jsem tomu skuteene rada Ze jsme so poznali a ie se ml od Vas dostalo pomoci. Mtij mantel nebyl pen uve •iti, Ze pomerne jednoduchou veci, kterou jSte pro rtej vykonal, ze jej mohlo vyleaiti ad nemoci na kterou &pd. Tento dopis jest pouze oznAmonim, ze si oba va'Zime co jste pro nas vykonal.

Nyni otev •en kaiclY den mimo "etvrtku". Jestli si pi•ejete v•eerni nebo v nedeli sehitzku zavolejte eisle 1. nad Hallettsville Hardware Store, Hallettsville, Texas.

Podepsano: Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Baines Alpine, Texas esawasslommaseimmaisustir.._

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Left His Farm He had the SPJST plan Called Mortgage Cancellation

Ask any local SPJST representative or write to: rg