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N0 q- (LANKY PRO DISTRIKTY YHOVUJI ZADOSTI VYBORu ' V od radu Anton 6 ermak, ktery posila znovu k otikeni navrhy novYch elankti pro praci v distriktech.

Davain tyto naerty na prvni stranku. Podobne jsein &Mil s navrhy pravidel pro distrikty, ktere priSly od, sedmeho distriktu, byly dteny a schvaleny v distriktni schfizi, konane v San Antoniu v nedeli 16. fijria 1955, a uverejneny na prvni strand' Vestniku v disie ze dne 26. rijna, 1955.

Stanovni vYbor radu o e rma,k eislo 56 v Corpus Christi pie nasledovne: Ve Vestniku dislo 9 ze dne 29. fmora 1956 byl podan bratrem John StaSou od nakho radu naert novYch elankii pro distrikty.

Jeliko2 my, nizepodepsanY stanovni vYbor na opravu stanov u radu Anton Cermak disio 56 povaZujerne za dfddite, aby byla venovana pozornost temto uvedenYm dianktm, Zadame bratra redaktora Vestniku, aby tyto navrhy jeSte jednou otisknul vie Vestniku, moZno-li na predniin miste, aby si techto navrhil povSimnuli bratfi delegati, uvaZovali o nich, a jestli je uznaji za vhodne, aby se phmluvili, by o nich bylo rokovano ye sjezdu.

Clanek 3. KaZdY distrikt ma pravo si vypracovat a prijat svoje pravidla die potteby ku vedeni svojich zalaitosti.

Tato pravidia vSak se nemaji prieit stanovam Jednoty.

61anek 4. KaZdY distrikt si stanovi svoje schtize, misto, den a vypracuje si svilj program za pomoci statniho organisatora neb vedouciho mladeZe. Clanek 5. Schfize poznstavaji ze stupcii radovYch a navStevnikt. Zastupci, kteri jsou radem voleni a povereni maji pravo jednaci, navrhovaci a hlasovaci, a jsou volitelni do v gech fdadii a vYbort. •

NavStevnici mohon se podilet na jednani, ale nemohou navrhovat, hlasovat a bYti volitelni do fdadu.

V pripade kde by poverenY zastupce neb i nahradnik nebyl pritomen, pak nekterY navStevnik pritomen byl, milZe ten synj tad v one schtzi zastupovat.

Predsedajici predseda jest o tom uvedomen a tajemnik kaZdY takovY pripad protokoluj e.

Clanek 6. Schtze a jejich poradani mohou bYti dvojiho druhu, die prani a potteby kaZdeho distriktu. To jest: seta).ze kde se projednavaji obchodni zaleZitosti a vyrizuje volba fdednikil, schtze slavnostni, ktere jsou razu propagaeNova hlava: Distrikty nebo okrsky. niho spojene s naborovou einnosti, Clanek 1. Jednota je rozdelena na kterYch jest pritomen nekterY pozvanY sedm stavajicich distriktii s jejich samo- (Hen z Hlavni fdadovny a kde jest i spravou a to: s pinYm pravem shroma2- predveden pripravenY program odboru d'ovacim (schnzovani) poradnim infor- MladeZe vzdelavaci a zabavnY. madnim, propagadnim a vYkonnYm. (V tomto jest i pra y() podavat samostatne Clanek 7. Schfize se poradaji dve aneb i navrhy na opravu stanov.) vice v jednom roce, die usnekni a praOlanek 2. Schnze distriktu se skladaji ni kaZdeho distriktu. z elenstva ze stavajicich a i z novYch Volby firednikil a vYborfi se provedon odekavanYch radu sioudene, a ktere v prvnim pullet! v roce, na lhfitu jedjsou jmenovand v kaZdem distriktu na noho neb vice rokfi a to je take ponechazaklade prijeti o ustanoveni v XVI. no na vuli kaZdeho distriktu. Distriktni sjezdu v Houston, Texas ye dnech od organisatori a distriktni vedouci mladeZe jest volen v to samou dobu.

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C' lanek 8. Nominate feditele: Reditel i jeho nahradnik a zaroven. Glen a jeho nahradnik na predsjezdovY stanovni vybor pro etykletou lhutu jsou nominovani v radne svolane a zahajene schiizi sveho distriktu, a to v nejbliZSi schil zi pied sjezdem. Tyto nominovane osoby, pak jsou vie sjezdovem zasedani pri volbe hlavnich firednikil oznameni a tim nominace schvalena.

Clanek 9. KaZdY distrikt poladuje od svojeho reditele i ad diena stanovniho vyboru by v ficte mei (respektoval) pfani elenstva svojeho distriktu, kterY jej na to misto dosadil a poveril tou mod, by za povinnost sobe vzali by kaZdou cpravnenou 'Zadost, apel, nob stiZnost prednesli ye schtzich Hlavni fdadovny a Zadati o protokolovani rozhodnuti teta, tak aby eleni v distriktu vedeli jak zaleZitost byla projednana.

Clanek 10. Jest Zadoucno by v kakiem distriktu byla usporadana Skola, neb nacvidenY kurs, jednou neb dvakrat do roka, dle potreby a prani kakdeho distriktu celodenni a to pro organisatory, iakoZ i pro vedouci mladeZe, pod vedenim statniho organisatora a vedouci pro odbor miadeZe. Clanek 11. Financovani distriktu: dY distrikt obdrZi od 5 do 10 procent die potteby ku hrazeni nutnYch vYloh spojenYch s jejich einnosti. To procento by bylo odevzdane jen z prijmu nove upsanYch pojistek.

Bylo by Zadouci, aby predsjezdovY stanovni vYbor uvaZil bud' tyto elanky od radu Cermak nebo jine, ktere vYbory byly poslany, a Upravou jejich usnadnil a ten zkratil ebatu o distriktech. Doufejme, ze stanovni vYbor to znovu uvaZi.

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Na mem pracovnim stolku je halda starYch, 2lutYch, v gelijak poskladanYch a rortrhanYch novin, ktere jsou stare jiZ kolem padesati let nebo i vice. Z techto papiril, ktere se lamott a rozpadavaji pri pouhem rozevreni, Yybirean zaznamy o nagi Jednote, o prvnich sjezdech SPJST, o tom, jak si zakladatele slibovali, Ze vytvori ze sveho bratrskeho spolku silnou organisaci. Vet ginu techto pamatek zapiljeil mi bratr Chupick, jine, jsem dostal z rozrnanitYch soukromYch prament. To nejdfilelitej gi, co jsem uznal, Ze ma historickou cenu, bude uverejneno v parnateenim &isle Vestniku, ktere vyjde 20. eervna.

Nagel jsem zapisky z prvniho sjezdu v La Grange v roce 1897. Take jsem nagel novinarske zpravy z na gich prvnich sjev tehdejAim listu "Obzor HospodarskY" a ye "Svobode." Z techto starch elankft vyeet1 jsem, co v ilkednich zapiscich zaneseno nebylo. Tak zjistil jsem, vgechny diplomy, ktere kdysi byly chloubou nagich radii a kraglily nage spolkoye sine, jsou praci bratra L. 0. Hogka, jemaZ tento umeleckY tkol pripadl v patem sjezdu, konanem ye West, ye dnech 27., 28. a 29. prosince 1909. Ro y -neZ"jsmzitl,evprnichtye sjezdech SPJST byla mezi delegaty aby se firady hlavnich firednikil — s yYjimkou uradu tajemnika-pokladnika v jedne osobe—pokud mono stridaly. Prvni sjezd zvolil predsedou bratra Galin" DruhY sjezd ye Flatonii zvolil bratra Holika. Na tretim sjezdu ye Fayetteville byl veden t1113 zapas mezi delegaty, kteri chteli zvoliti bratra. Tomage Hrugku za pi'edsedu a mezi terni, kdo chteli dati pred gednictvi bratru Galliovi. Na etvrteni sjezdu v Calthvell bratr Dugek byl zvolen predsedou Jednoty. v tomto eradu aZ do sjezdu v Houstonu v roku 11)24, kdy nominaci razne odmitnul s prohlagenim, 2e Jednota potrebuje mlad gi sily s novej girni nazory.

Dugkovi bylo 90 let, kdy'Z' se predsednictvi Pri eteni starchzaznarnil a zprav, a take z dopisti, ktere byly uverejriovany v prvnich desiti letech existence na gi SP JST, mei jsem pocit, ze tehdej gi pracovnici byli snad trochu uprinmej gi, otevrenej gi, pratelgtej gi a soucitnej gi net jsme my dnes. Meli opravdovY zajem, aby SPJ ST vyrostla ve spolek, kterY by elenum pomahal v gestranne. Do stanov si vloZili elanek, 2e iteelem SPJST, krome jinYch cilu, je pestovati bratrstvi nejen pii jednani ye schtzich, ale take v vote soukromern. mana, ie byly mezi

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nimi take horke hlavy a prudke -poyahy;" a proto takovY elanek zdal se jim nutnosti. Ale od sjezdu do sjezdu udrZovala so mezi eleny snaha, aby Jednota mohutnela a po kaZdem sjezdu hvla goolkem 51111

Mimodek prichazi na mysi, co by dneg -nidelgatfn,kdybvletognim sjezdu pri gel navrh, jak tomu bYvalo v prvnich sjezdech, aby ve gkera usneseni sjezdu a v g echny sjezdem prijate opraT, vy nebo provedene volby pri gly v platnost do triceti dnu. Je pravda, Ze nekte-' re na ge navrhy vehazeji v platnost fined Pe odhlasovani, ale to je spi ge proto, aby delegattim nebyly zbyteene vazany race a aby nektere zmeny mohly se provesti v dobe pritonane a ne aZ ye sjezdu nasledujicim. Ale mamodek prichazi t na mysl otazka, proe musime prohlagovati, Ze sjezdem prijate zmeny. nabYvajis.sve Platnosti a2 na 1. ledna nasledujiciho, roku po sjezdu. Jsnae tak itzkostlivi, abychom zachovavali stara pravidla. i lalyZ jsme uznali potrebu opravy, ze chceme si doprati je gte pill roku easu, abychom si na CCdouci zmenu zvykli? Jsme. tak ustaleni, Ze to vezme Best mesica? Nebo jsme tak leno gni, Ze dobrou vec chceme co nejdele odkladati?

Pohodlnost v planovani a zdlouhavost vziti se do toll°, co jsme si jiz odhlasovali, je v na gem spolkovem podnikani tou neivet gi brzdou. Odhlasujeme nem pak s tim eekame bud' gest mesicla, abychom to zaeali provadet. Nebo s tim eekame aZ do pri gtiho sjezdu, abychom si to znovu odhlasovali — a znovu eekali. Mag inerie SpojenYch state je mnohem vetgi a teZkopadnej gi, ale v listopadu jsou volby a v lednu se zavede nova administrativa.. Neeeka se rest mesict.

Ba neeekaji se ani dva mesice, ale noy e plany a zmeny se zaeinaji provadet lined po volbach. Za dva mesice je v gechno v novYch ,kolejich. Tak proe bychom nemohli uvesti v platnost sjezdem odhlasovane zmeny na pr yniho dne v tretim mesici p0 sjezdu?

A jestli jsou namitky, ze v gechny knihy zaeinaji na 1. ledna a konei na 31. prosince, rad bych mel vysvetleno, jakY vztah je mezi usnesenim sjezdu a rani zpravou statnimu odboru pojigt'ovani.

Zprava podave, co se vykonalo, kolik penei se prijalo, kolik se vydalo, kolik clenil kolik ubylo, jak byl pokrek za uplynubich dvanact mesicn. Sjezd je celkove planovani prase dopreda, nejen na prig ti rok, ale na pri gti etyri roky, 'Caste na pri gti zivotni obdobi.. A takove Planovani nemusi bYti provadene podle toho, kdy se uzaviraji roeni vYkazy. ani nemuseji vejit v platnost, aI se yypoeita, kolik zisku jsme meli v uplynulYch dvanacti mesicich. Toto oddalovani p0-

Ve stredu, dne 6. eervna 1956 ttebnYfch zm'en, delegaty uznanYch odhlasovanYch, podoba se spice nechuti a odporu ditete, ktere nechce vziti pottebnou medicinu. Kdy2 je lek treba, nae eekat a2 rueieka easu se Mai sto osmdesatkrat? CelYch Best mesict?

Krlyi jsem tak opatrne zachizel s temi novinami a zaznamy, napadlo mne nejednou, kolik asi dobra bude vykonano v letoenim sjezdu , Jak bude sedmnactY sjezd SPJST zapsan v historii? Jake duldite body odhlasuji a schvali delegati letos? Budeme miti upraveno nebo zlepeeno vedeni nasi SPJ ST? Rozdeli delegati leto gniho sjezdu 'praci hlavnich fitednikri, tak aby hlavni ptedseda nemusel opravovati seznam tech, kdo dostavaji Vestnik, vystavovati poultazky organisatorrim a konati podradnou praci, kterou mule vykonavati kterakoliv ITYporoocna sila? Upravi delegati einnost hlavnich pracovnikri, aby kahlY' byl zodpovednY za svilj oddil, predseda za celY personal, tajemnik za veechnu korespondenci mezi rady a eleny, pokladnik za veechny bankovni vklady a veechno vystavovani poukazek?

Budou vedet nasi delegati, joke zmeny byly by 2adouci? Anebo daji to nejakemu vYboru, kter3-r by to s pomoci veech hlavnich fitednin vypracoval a sjezdu k schvalenl ptedlo2il?

Dejme tomu, ze nedojde k uskuteeneni tli odborfn administrativniho, investieniho a organisaeniho, pod dohledem hlavnich Medi-Ilk& Co jineho planuji delegati? Maji nekteti delegati ureitou myelenk•, co by se melo ye sjezdu projednavat? Mail nejake ureite plany v otazee Vestniku, Mulny, zavedeni detske nebo omladinove einnosti, zatizeni musea na uschovan1 tech za2loutlY. ch listin a za,znamil? Vedi delegati, jakeho redaktora budou si eleni prati nebo pro ktereho kandidata redaktorstvi budou volit? Ktere jsou ty hlavni body prietiho sjezdu?

Kolik z nich mate poznaeeny na sVein listku? Piece kdy2 jdete do obchodu, obydejne vite, co potrebujete nebo co byste meli si poradit. U2 jste si upravili podobnY listek do sjezdu? Vite, co chcete poridit svYna jednanim, s yYm zastupovanim, svou debatou? Mate aspon tri nebo etyri \reel poznamenane?

Pied easem dostal jsem dopis od jedne sestry ze stiedniho Texasu, v nem2 psala, 2e hned pied rokem ji a take elennan jejiho radu bylo sdeleno, ke delegati z Houstonu maji ua celY sjezd vyplanovanS7 a celou hlavni ritadovnu sestavenu.

Nahodou neni to pravda. Je to ekoda, 2e aspori to prvni Cast nebyla jeete uskuteenena. Add Pokrok Houstonu ma letos nact delegate. Od sveho zvoleni ye vY'roeni schiazi mei° techto trinact delegatil sve schilze kaZdou druhou stredu, a-

V E S TN - t IC, — WEST, TEXAS by mezi sebou probirali zajrny, potteby a opravy v Jednote. Chteji se na veech dille2itYch otazkach dohodnout piedem, aby ve sjezdu zastupovali svilj tad jako jednotka. Delegati si slibili, 2e nebudou se ye sjezdu theta, ale budou jednati tak, aby ra,d byl zastupovanY veemi ttinacti delegaty. Delegati uznali, kdyby sedm delegatfi hlasovalo pro navrh a Best proti navrhu, dvanact hlasil by ve sjezdu bylo neplatnYch a rozhodoval by pouze jeden, tkinactY hlas.

Beni Zadn Sun tajemstvim, o co delegagal radu Pokrok Houstonu budou usilovat, aby se ye sjezdu prijalo. Chteji, aby cela Jednota byla vedena sedmi rediteli a aby hlavni predseda byl hlavou v Ufadovne a mel dohlbd na yeeehno. Chteji, aby byla svetena ureita prate mistoptedsedovi, bud' oznamovani Jednoty nebo dohled na organisaeni einnost nebo spoluprace s investienim vYborem, dle rozhodnuti sjezdu. Chteji dale, aby tajemnik byl hlavou administrativniho oddeleni, jemu.2 k ruce byl by hlavni pokladnik a take hlavni fieetni. triad hlavniho fieetniho aby byl pozmenen v torn smyslu, by dobrY rieetni nepodlehal rozmaru delegate ye sjezdu, ale byl zamestnan a podr2en v fitadu a2 by dosloutil. Povinnosti dobreho ucetniho jsou pro Jednotu nepostradatelne. Proto zodpovednost fieetniho by nemela podlehati volbe priznivca nebo protivnika ve sjezdu.

Delegati od radu Pokrok Houstonu take chteji, aby redaktor byl v Temple, e'erpal sve zpravy a pokyny primo od 'Medmel volny pristup do vecch schtzi hlavniho telesa nebo v distriktech, ale mel volnou ruku a nebyl pod komandem nikoho z uredniku, an' cele skupiny aveak podaval reditelum v ka2cle schuzi pokyny a nahledy, jakYch a-, gitaenich clanku je treba ye Vestniku pro nasledujici etvrtleti.

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ne pochopena. Bylo by zahodno, aby nekteri delegati, kteri mail na, veci zajem, rozebrali tento bod jeete pled sjezdern a podali lepei vysvetleni. 0 tomto bodu zminil se bratr Pa ylieek, pravni radce SPJST, ve sve zprave letos v lednu, ba tueim hned loni v eervenci, ale dalei poznamky o finaneni pomoci mistnim dUm za vybirani funrtnich poplatkil jsem nedostal. Jsou jine bratrske spolky, ktere takovou pomoc mistnim radfirn poskytuji. lady elovek ma nejake nazory. Nojsein vYjimkou. Kdyby se mne nekdo ptal, s jakYrni nazory nebo plany pledstoupim ye sjezdu, leki bych, 2e osobnich planft nemam 26,c1nYch. Nemarn jinYch aspiraci flea abychom men dobre hlavni Medniky. Ba moll' bych citovati bratra Chupicka, 2e nejcliale2itejel fikol 17. sjezdu je, aby za na ge vedouci zvoleni byli mull schopni — jak to schopnost zjistime, o torn bych mohl napsati dlouhY elanek — mu2i pevnYch zasad; mull, kteli by pracovali s druhYmi tredniky v souladu a porozumeni; muZi, kteri by sve povinnosti vykonali bez odkladu, bez kliekovaan, ne a2 voda teee do bot, pled samYm sjezdem.

Pojedu take na sjezd, jednak jako redaktor, abych popsal cele jednani tem, kdo se na sjezd nedostanou, jednak jako delegat domaciho radu, jeden z tech trinacti. Nerikejte, 2e to bude negt'astne Spojene staty zaealy s trina,cti koloniemi. AmerickY prapor ma trinact pruhtl. Heslo na peeeti SpojenYch state, "E Pluribus Unum, ma trinact pismen; kdy2 heslo prelaite do eeetiny, "Z nanoha je jeden," take dostanete trinact pismen. Tedy ani trinactka od radu Pokrok Houstonu nebude neet'astna. A tato delegate ttinacti osob bude se na .prvnim miste usilovat o to, aby na g stanovy byly zkraceny aspori na polovinu, aby kahla zbyteena veta byla vynechana, ka2dY zbyteene dloulaY elanek zkracenSi a mnoho poeltadnYch elankii bylo vlo2eno do sjezdoveho protokolu jen jako direktiva, jak se mame ridit od sjezdu do sjezdu. Pojedeme veichni do sjezdu, abychorn zastupovali sviaj lad, ne sami 6ebe, ale pro lepei budoucnost naell SPJST, ada,m vSechny deny, aby vzali na yedomi, 2e slavnostni eislo je tieteno pc, eastkach ji2 nyni. Nebude obsahovati 2adne zpravy, ani dopisy. Co neprijde do 8 eeryna, bude uvetejneno a2 o dva tYdny pozdeji, v tYdnu, kdy bude sjezd. Nepoeitejte s tim, ke do slavnostniho Oslo, bude mo2no vldit nejake oznarneni, protole ttetina eisla je jil dnes hotova.

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Dale, delegati od eisla 88 budou usilovati o to, aby byl ustanoven vYbor na vyeetreni mo2nosti postaviti a zatiditi Mulnu takovYrn zpilsobem, by to nebylo bremenem nebo prira2kou na aadneho elena Jednoty, ale aby Mulna byla inkorporovana jako dobroeinnY Ustav, k jejimu2 vedeni byli by vybrani eleni SPJST, Take mohu prozraditi, ke delegati du Pokrok Houstonu budou podporovati navrh radu Svaz oechoslovant eislo 92 z Fort Worth, aby mistni tady dostaly ureite procento z vybranYch funrtnich poplatkri na zaplaceni slu2neho syYm tadoyYm firednikum, vlastrie na slu2ne radoveho ueetniho. Bylo mi !Teen°, 2e o tuto finaneni pomoc se lady hlasily hned v patnactem sjezdu, konanem v roNenavidim polovieatosti. Je-li vec ku 1948 ye Fort Worth, ale otazka nebyla spraNna, vykonej ji smele; je-li epat.na, nale2ite promyelena, ani delegaty spra y- nech ji vubec.

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Temple, Texas, 1. eervna, 1956 Ctene sestry, bratti a z ylagte delegati XVII sjezdu, Asi za mesic zasedne zde v Temple XVII sjezd na gi Jednoty, za neelem aby opravil a upravil nage Stanovy a prijal rrizne usne geni podle kterYch na ge Hlavni firadovna a cela na ge Jednota ma byti rizena a vedena pri g ti etyri leta.

Ja neekavam, ze na tomto sjezdu se udelaji rfizne zmeny stanov, atd., a prijmou se rUzne usne geni, ktere budou miti velikY vliv na dalgi rozkvet, vzrfist a einnost na gi Jednoty. Dale vim ze aby se rtzne opravy na gich stanov udelaly, atd., ktere by byly pro na gi Jednotu prospegne, ze je to nutne aby na gi elenove a zvlagte aby na gi delegati byly patriene informovani prod by se ty jiste opravy stanov a rnzne jive usne geni mely bYti prlijaty neb neprijaty, ponevaa, vim ze jenom pomerne male procento na gich Clem zna to pozadi prod jiste veci a, narizeni v na gich stanovach me a prod jiste veci rfiznYmi predepsanYmi zpflsoby vyrizujeme. Ponevad'Z, elenove Hlavni firadovny. jsou naporad vybizeni aby podali ve Vestniku jejich nahledy co by na pri gtirn sjezdu melo bYti udelano ,prijato a zavedeno a ponevad2 ja, co Tajemnik Vagi Hlavni firadovny byl jsem o to po2adan mnoha eleny abych ve Vestniku podal moje odporueeni ohledne zmen na gich stanov a zpfisobu jak na ge Hlavni firadovna nektere veci vyrizuje, atd., proto dovoluji si Vam predlnZiti, pro Va ge uvoleni, nasleduji, ci veci, ktere odporueuji, aby byly v sjezdu zavedeny.

Na prvnim miste Vam odporueuji abyste pracovali za tim cilem aby na ge Stanovy byly zkraceny a zvla gte aby z nich byly vypugtenY razne zbyteene paragraphy, ktere jeden druhemu odportii a to se tyre zvla gte stanov poeinaje elankem 40, na strance 37, a kondici elankem 54 na strance 51, na gich stanov. ktere stanovi povinnosti firedniku a reditelti a cele Hlavni firadovny. Mnohe elanky techto easti stanov jsou bezireelne a mnohe z nich se nedaji vilbec provazet.

Kdy2 si zvolite na sjezdu dobrou Hlavni firadovncu, dobre firedniky, dobre reditele, tak ponechte takove Hlavni firadovni take pray° aby si ye vedeni vgech veci na Hlavni firadovni zavedla takovY zpfisob jak se ty veci maji vyrizo-

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vati,- kdo je ma vyiizovati, atd., jak ona uzna za dobre. Potom aspori prestana to povidani ze jiste veci se zde nevyrizuji dle stanov aneb, ze nekterY firednik neb reditel prebird povinnosti nektereho jineho firednika neb reditele. Prace na Hlavni Madovne se vZdycky vyrizovala tak, a tim firednikem jak to ta prace a okolnosti yyZadovaly, a ne proto, ze by nekterY firednik chtel nekteremu jinemu firedniku prebirati mad. Dejte Hlavni firadovni trochu volnou ruku. Jestli nemate ye Va gi Hlavni firadovnu dost dfivery abyste ji nemuseli predpisovati kdo ma jit na po gtu, kdo ma otvirati dopisy, odebirati penize., ktere prijdou na Hlavni firadovnu, komu je rna predati, kdo je ma nest na banku, atd., tak jich tam nevolte. Zvolte si do Hlavni firadovny takove eleny o kterych myslite, ze maji dost zku genosti, rozhledu a schopnosti aby vedeli co tarn maji 014 tak aby v gecka prace byla rychle a spravne vyrizena. Ostatne, jestli jich nemaji tak zvolenim jich do tech firadfi a predpisovanim jim ye stanovach co maji delat, jak to maji atd , jim jich nedodate. Pamatujte, ze Hlavni fira.dovna, si koneene musi sama vynajit cesty a zpilsoby kterYma ona mulIe nejlepe fungovat a ji neberte to pravo zavedenim rfiznYch predpisil a narizeni ktere se nedaji provezti. Pamatujte dale '2e eim vic predpisti a jakYchsi zakonfi tim vie prestupnikii.

Na druhem miste upozorriuji Vas na elanek 59 na gich stanov, kterY zni na-

16.ni ka2dodenne takika tucty opisfi tech odhaddich zprav a rozesilani jich na 0statni reditele vy2aduje na Hlavni ftradovne mnoho prace a po gtovneho. 0 to praci by tak dalece nelIlo proto ze mame na Hlavni firadovni vYpomoc aby takovou praci delala ale ze zkugenosti vime. ze prace ta neni nic platna, neb z tech nekolika set neb tisic Zadosti pujeky, ktery byly takto predloleny reditelinn pro schvaleni neb zamitnouti, myslim, ze ani jedna nebyla zamitnuta neb zmenena. V gecky pfljeky byly schvaleny tak jak je odhadujici reditel odporuoil. To je docela prirozene ponevadZ, ostatni reditele nemaji o cene nabizene zaruky, atd, ZadnYch jinYch informaci niirno tech, ktere jim ten reditel, kterY odhad dela' predloZil a prilolene oni rrusi se tidal tim co odhadujici reditel odporuei. Jestli /lady jeden neb dva 1 tri reditele maji proti Zadosti nejakou namitku neni to dost aby Zadost byla,, • zrnenena neb zavrhnuta. Pied lety kdYZ se vyZadovalo ze etyri z 'Yeti reditelti museli o pujeku schvalit tak se stalo eastokrat ze nektere Zadosti o pfijeky byly zmeneny neb sniZeny, ale od to doby co se prijalo usne geni ze nad-polovieni vetgina rediteld rozhoduje tak ani jedna Mijeka nebyla povolena jinak neZ odhadujici reditel ji odporueil. Moje od.-

sledovne:

Piknik pateho distriktu Oznamujeme vgem elenfun SISJST, v gem znamYrn a prizniveftm, at' 'Ziji kdekoliv, ze budou vitani, kdy2 prijedou no vYlet a piknik poradanY patYm distriktem v nedeli 17. dervna v lesiku na planbratra 8krabanka pri Danbury. tredniei distriktu uznali, ze posledni distriktni schtize, ktera byla v imoru v Houstonu, neposkytla Zadneho pobaveni pro deti. Prato bylo dohodnuto, 2e paty poridi pro mlade2 tento vYlet a piknik .

59. --- Vyrizovani pozemkovYch pfljeek s vYjinakou tech odhadnutYch Zadosti, ktere jsou predloleny hned ve schfizi primo Hlavni firadoyne provadi se -pogtou, a sice: KdyZ tajemnik Hlavni ftradovny obdr21 Zadost o pozemkovou pfijeku bezodkladne odhadnouti toho distriktu, ye kterem se majetek naleza hodnotu nabizeneho majetku kterY podleha, elanku 56. Po odhadu reditel zagle svoji zpravu tajemniku Hlavni faarlovny, .k.terY poridi spravne opisy toho odhadu a za gle je na ostatnich Best reditelft. KaZdY redtiel napi ge sve dobrozdani, ktere za gle zpet na tajemnika obratem pogty. Tajemnik Hlavni frradovny po zane geni Zadosti do sveho seznamu, odevzda tyto listiny pokladniku Hlavni Uradovny ku vyrizeni. KaZda pirjeka musi bYti schvalena vet ginou reobratem pogty. ,(lanek

Zpravy a ohlasy z Distriktii

A.bychom dostali velkou navAtevu deomladiny a dospelYch, jsou na tento piknik pozvani vgichni odkudkoliv. Hlavno chteli bychom na vklet dostati co nejvice delegatO, v gechny z pateho distriktu a take hodne odjinud, abychom mezi sebou promluvili o rozmanitYch vecech, ktere na nas budou eekat za tYden ve sjezdu. Bride to pro deti vYlet Vgecky majetkove pfrjeky se timto pre- a zabava, a take bude to pro • delegaty depsanYm zprisobem vyrizuji. KdyZ ta- prile2itost ke spoleene dohode a k vYmejemnik Hlavni firadovny obdrZi od idi- ne nahledfi. Prejeme si, aby jak (Teti, tele odhad majetku nabizeneho na zaru- tak delegatfi prijelo co nejvice. ku pfijeky, vyhotovi z to odhadei zpraZa pat distrikt v gechny zde vy opisy a pogle je ostatnim reditelfun A L. Hilsher, predseda pro jejich schvaleni neb zamitnouti. DOJohn Blinka, tajemnik

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t7 S T N — WEST, TEXAS Ntriinii 5 pbrueeni je aby Zadna, pujeka nebyla pujiciho neb yetAiria lidi velice neeasta a s tim se nzavreni pfijeky velice odtahucielana kdyZ neni schvalena jednohlas-) takove veci vyrizuji a proto je to k o- ne a s toho eastokrat po ystaVar to obvine ykmi rediteli. eekavani ze mnoho o tom nevi. HdyZ neni ze vyrizovani :na.Sich majetkovych ten tazatel o to pujcku zde prijde a dace pujdek se velice protahuje. Neill to y inNa tretnn miste podavam Va,m nasleto pOjeku na Hlavni LFadovni uddlati, i ho -clujici odporudeni jak bysme melt vyii- my in Zadost o ptirjeku radi odelame ale non Hlavni inado y ny nebo Hadce ani toho prijeujiciho, jo to viazovati prehlidku vlastnictvi majetku na ve velike vetS'ine pripacIti ten Zadatel o nen toho zpilsobu dle kterehe my pfijze,roky nem nabizenYch a uzavirati to plijeku (ponevadZ nevi ze je bode eky vyrizujein, kterY je Ye- •stanovac:h kdyZ tyto jsou iediteli neb Hlavni predepsan. ftradovnu schvaleny . Nak Jednota roste; potreboyat) neptinese sebou Zadne stiny ze kterYch by se dal zjistiti spra y - Kdyby my jsme meli pro praci spojena§ reservni kapital je nyni dva a pill ne zakonitY popis toho majetku (Legal non s prekliZenim abstraktu, Vyrizovakrat tak velikY jak byl kdyZ ja jsem Description), kterY je velice didelitY a stal Tajemnikem VaSi Hlavni firadovny kterY musi bYti do kaZde Zadosti spray-- nim pujeek, a v:Secku praci s tim spopied 151ety. Na'S reservni fond se bude n 6: vepSan. kciy2 nor rekneme ie drive, jenou dobre a schopne pravniky v razzvetSovati naporad. To znamend, ze bu- neZli se maze se Za.dosti o piljeku pokra- nYch mistech kde piljeky Mame tak deme miti vic pen& pro investovani a dovat ze se .musi do Zadosti vepsati spra y kdyZ bysme dostali na Hlavni Uradovnu dotaz ohledne, za jakYch podminek a obudeme delati majetkovYch ptirjeek elm gal description)-nYopisthmajeku(l dal tim vice. To znamend, ze prace s on nam obyeejne na to rekne ze on ne- kolnosti my prljeky, na majetky, delame konci nail odpovedi by mohlo byti vyrizovanim tech piljeek prehliZeni ab- vi jak to od6lat a ze tatty bode muset podotknoto ze ten neb onen pravnik bys straktrt, vystavovani rilznYch listin s tim jit k advokatovi jak prijede clomu. 6116 nedaleko toho tazatele, je naAim pajekami spojenYck atd. bude dim del On musi met nekoho dome kdo by mu v praynikem a zastupcem aby se ten tazathnevice: Jiz nyni, s prehliZenim ab- tom, poinohl. tel o to pnjdku u toho pravnika hlasil o straktti, vystavovanim rilznYch a s tou VS'ecky dalSi podrobnosti. Ten pravnik praci kterou to yyZaduje je prace tolik Obyeelne kdyZ fidezaclaji o p,lijeku ze Zadnj jeden pravnik v Texasu tu pra- na majetek oni chteji aby pirjeka byla by mu pak podal vSecko vysvetleni a poci simrnezastane bez vYpomoci bez ohle- vyrizena co moZno nejdrive , Hied, ma, drobnosti, pomohl by mu Zadost tic-Wet, du kdo by to delal. NaSi elenove to zaei- na speeh. Jakmile je odnad majetku ode- jak by Zadost byla povolena tak by-mu naji pocit'ovat ze v tomto ohledu co se lan a Zadost , o pitjeku ostatnimi rediteli obstaral abstrakt aneb ten Title Policy vyrizoveni ID-Week, tYde. bysme men u- schvalena,- tak Tajemnik Hlavni Ura- Binder, a ZrOV113. by vlastnictvi k te nodelati nejakou menu. Byly navrhy aby dovny poSle tomu Zadateli o tu pujcku bizene zaruce prehlednol tak ze ten ZakaZdY Distrikt mel sveho pravniho rad- dopis (committment letter), ye kterem datel o to plijeko by nettle], s tim Zadce kterY by vyrizoval vSecku tu praci dopise se Zadateli G tu plijeku oznami nYch nesnazi a nejhla ynejSi vec by byspojenou s piljekami v jeho distriktu. v jakem obnosu jeho Zadost -o pujcku la to ze by se tint uSetrilo moc dasu.

Pravnici, kteri prehliZeji abstrakty a Byly navrhy aby pravni radce byl si- byla schvalena, joke budou jeho splatpodobnou praci konaji oni vlastnictvi diem ye Hlavni firadovni, ze by s tim ky, atd. Dale jsou v torn dopise uvedaznase uSetrilo na, poSlovnem, za telefon, ny vSecky podminky a dorozumeni na majetku, v jejich okresich a okoli ji taldka na zpamet do jisteho 'dam KdyZ atd. Mflj navrh v to Yea je aby ten ii- zaklade kterYch to piljek-a bode udelajim nekdo prinese abstrakt pro prc,,hledrednik na Hlavni Uradovni kterY na take v torn dopisu je Zadatel uvedovyrizovani piljeek na starosti, mel pra- men aby se hned postaral o abstrakt k north, s ton dasti toho abstraktu kterou y° s dovolenim a se souhla,sem Hlavni tomu majetku a nebo o Title Policy Bin- oni uz znaji, oni nemusi moc 'Cant tratit. fira,dovny zadati VSecku praci spojenou s der, a poslal ten abstrakt aneb ten Title V takovem pado ten domed pravnik muvyrizovanim majetkovYch plijeek pra y Policy Binder nakmu Pravnikovi, jeheZ si prehledneut a presvedel se pouze zda-niktmvrzYchse,it jmeno a adresa je uvedena v torn do- li ty posledni suplementy toho abstraktu kde se ty piijeky delaji. Prieina pro toto pise. Stave se to naporad ze takovY jsou dobre a kdy2 ty jsou dobre a kdy2 moje odporneeni je tato: Skoro kaZdY Zadatel o piljeku, rkterY mel tak na speck ten pravnik vi ze to predchazejici east teho abstraktu, bez ohledu kolik ma den dostane Tajernnik Hlavni inadovny tu pirjeku uzar vrit co nejdrive neplie na strarnek, je dobre tak on je s prehlidkou dopis od nektereho elena Jednoty neb Hlavni inadovnu dale nic. Hlavni &aWoo abstraktu za hodinu nob d ye honeelena kterY pik ze by si red od Jed- cloyna nevi jak on, s uzavretairn • ha - ten sam>7 a!):,j;rakt • .

Kde2to kcly;. y to noty udelal majetkovou pirjeku a Zade pUjeky pokraeuje, aZ asi za me .c neb pasha:Mr na;: eiritt pr6Nn: ■,kovi, bydli o vSecko vysvetleni, jake, jak a kterak za dva prijde, od toho Zadatele a vajein0.,no 100 neb 200 mil, daleko kterY my majetkove piljeky defame, atd. V ku.,, na Hlavni Uradovnu dotaz, co se z vlastnictvi rnajetku v torn okresu nezna, kaZdem takovem piipadu jsou tazateli jeho pujcku deje, ze, jeho piljeka nebyla tak ten ria. ". pravnik musi celY ten abhned podany v§ecky informace a poSlou dosud ozavrena a ze on oni dal nic nevi strakt prehliZet od prvni at do posledni se mu o ptijeku poladujici formulate. 0- a ze nevi prod se to tak odtahuje. Hdy2 stranky i. kclyZ, ten abstrakt obsahuje byeejne v paru dnech prijde od toho se mu pOSle dotaz zdali on poslal nekton nekolik set stranek. V tech vecech pra y tazatele vypinena Zadost o pujeku. V Prdvnimu radci abstrakt od Oho makterY nebydli v torn okresu kde mamnoha pripadech to Zadost neni sprayne jetku neb Title Policy Binder, dle -Lobo jetek se nachazi je ye velike nevYhode. a Upine vypinena; musi bYt Zadateli o navoclu v dopise, ve kterem byl uvec10Tim se jeho place velice stoluje a propujcku vracena s podrobnYm vysvetle- men Ce jeho zadost o pnjeku byla schvatahuje. nim v jakem ohledu Zadost neni spra y lena. Oby6ejne ten Mdatel odpovi ze on Dale domaci pravnik, je v takovych -nervypia.stok rezn toniu nerozumel ze on nevi jak si ma pavecech ve velike y Yhocie take uroto ze on dinat, kde ma ten abstrakt echo ten tazatel o tu plijeku na misto, aby tu jeho okresu zna„ a easiakrat abZadost o pitieku vypinil a postal na Hlav- Title Policy Binder, dostat a kdo by mu ni Aradovnu on prijede na Hlavni fita- ho mel obstarat. Obydejne takovY Zada- strakt neobsalmje yS. ecko na dem vlastdoynu do Temple a rika ze on v tako- tel o pitjeku musi park jiti k pravniku nictvi majetku zavisY. 0 tom bych Yam vYch vecech nerna zkuSenost a nevi jak aby mu ten abstrakt neb Title Policy motel povedet nem s moil vlastni skitto Zadost vypiniti. To neni nic prekva- Binder obstaral, S tim se ztrati owe east'

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Z CINNOSTI DOMACtCH RAN Hallettsville, Texas Sestry a bratfi, Pkigti na ge schtze bude tieti nedeli ne druhou. Budem oslavovat Den otcil a matek. To bude 17. eervna o jedne hodine se svaeinou pa schfizi. Sestra Grones ma peknY program pkichystanY. Pkijd'te vsici.

S pozdravem F. K. Bueek )•.•(

kid San Antonio eislo 133 San Antonio, Texas Mile sestry a bratfi: Nag fad San Antonio eislo 133 konal svou pravidelnou schtzi 13. kvetna. tato schfize ptipadla na Den matek, byla slabe nav gtivena. Mnohe rodiny rddi ztravi tento tak yYznamnY den soukronle s maminkou doma, obzvla gte jak uz je maminka star gi a deti rozejety na vgechny strany, tak si takovY den pfipravi pro svou rodinnou schfizku, pro sebe, coZ je kragne.

TkebaZe schtze nebyla tak zastoupena jak bychom si pfali, byla zajimava.

Mnohe veci ve prospech facia a Jednoty byly probirane.

Zabavni vYbor nam oznamil, ze pfipravuje piknik pro nag fad na prvni nedeli v dervenci. Maji jiz misto zaji gtene v Mission County parku. V tomto parku je vgechna vYhoda — stromovi, chladku dost, stoly ptipravene pro hru bingo a pro jine zabavy. VYbor dale oznamoval, °bed bude pozilstavat z "barbecue" a se v gemi pfikrmy. Doufam, Ze ani kolfiee nebudou schazet.

Dale tajemnik na geho Man bratr Jaroslav Kleprlik, oznamil ve schfizi, Ze po delgim otaleni a uvakivani rozhodnul se uchazeti za pokladnika Hlavni uradovny nisi Jednoty. Vim, 'Ze bratr Kleprlik nepotfebuje moje doporueeni.

Jeho schopnost, obetavost a poctivost mluvi za neho.' Ma vkiy srdce otevfene, lined nabidne pomoc, obetuje se pro spolubli2ni a bratry, ma soucit s trpicinai a nemocnYmi. To take dokazal, kdyZ mtj mantel byl asi dva mesice upoutan na ltiZko net zemfel. Bratr Kleprlik po wad pfijel za mYin manZelem. A kdy2 jsme Se zminili, Ze musi bYti unaven, zapiral, ze neni, nYbrZ si to poeital za, vyhodu, Ze mel to silu, aby yypomohl v dobe tak nutne spolubratra pote git a povzbudit. Takovemu jednani mffZeme opravdu fikat, ze je to podpora, lidskost a bratrstvi.

Pfigti schfize na geho fadu bude 10. cervna. Jste Zadani, abyste se ureite dostavili v poetu co nejvet gim a dali nakmu delegatu pokyny a pkani, no si

piejete, aby pro vas ye sjezdu vykonal.

Tedy nezapornefite na schfizi. Take nausime jednati stran na geh,o pikniku.

Pfeji Jednote, aby sjezd v Temple byl jeden z tech nejlep gich. Na shledanou v Temple.

Emillie Amburn • • Had Rozkvet Zapadu eislo 107 Floresville, Texas Sestry a bratfi: Jen chci oznamit na gim elenfn, nage fadova schtze bude 10. eervna o 2 hodinach. A Ze jsme neoslavili Den matieek, budeme kto miti v nagi eervnoye. schilzi a . pfitom oslavime Father's Day. Father's Day je az tfeti nedeli, ale udelame to na na gi schfizovu nedeli. Tatinkove slibuji, ze maminky poeastuji a maminky zase ze tatiekilm donesu svaeinu. Tak sestry jsou 21dany donest svaeinu a kofliky na kavu pro svoji rodinu.

V kvetnove schfizi jsme pfijali dva nove mlade eleny do detskeho odboru: Charles Novak a Doreene Sralla; z skeho do velkeho pfestoupil Erwin Kretzchmar. pozdra,vem Sophia Sralla ) •4 Had KomenskS, Oslo 20 Granger, Texas Na ge pfigti schfize se bude konat dne 13. eervna 1956 ye 8:00 hodin weer. V gichni elenove jsou Mdani se dostavit do schfize. To bude to posledni schilze pied sjezdem a jest velmi dilldita.. Jest to dfile'Zite pro vas a pro vase delegaty, aby jste se to schilze zueastnili.

Tez je to na ge etvrtletni schilze kdy bude svaeina. 2enske jsou ZIdane pfinest nejake zakusky, S bratrskYm pozdravem, Henry E. Vitek, taj. ) Pokrok Houston 'Oslo 88 Zabavni vYbor kadu Pokrok Houstonu eislo 88 oznamuje vgem elentim, Pratehim a znamYm, Ze v sobotu weer, 9. eer y -na,budepovanelmichutnavek, na jakou jsme si navykli.

Zase budeme miti smakna kufata a vg echny piikrmy tomu Nae se trapit doma s veeeti, kdy mfiZeme se vgichni velice pane pobavit spoleene? Tali- bude 'za dolar, deti za pulak. Veeefe bude podavana v pill geste aI do pill osme.

Po veeeti bude taneeni zabava. Hudbu k tanci doda, Mueshke a jeho orchestr.

K hojne navgteve zve Zabavni vYbor kadu Pokrok Houstonu 88

Rad Svaz techosilovanii Mili bratil a sestry!

Nage tadova schilze nam pfipada na nedeli 10. eervna a jako Ody, ve dye hodiny odpoledne. Tak se dostavte v podtu co nejvet gim, neb je to posledni ze pfed sjezdem a je tfeba dobrozdani, vgecla elenin Na Den Matek v nedeli 13. kvetna, nam divenky, pod dohledem sestry Flopilpravily pekn* program k ucteni tech na gich milYch matieek a tatinkti kterato svatky jsme oslavili zaroven. Program byl kralkST, ale deveatka kaZde rortomild, jako kytieka, zhostily se svYch filoh velice dobke, a byly odmeneny boufi potlesku.

Zde jsou jmena na programu zdeastn6nYch: Brenda Kfivanek, (piano) "Blue Bird".

Nancy Greer, (piano) "First Performance" Carol Zich "Blue Eyes Waltz" and "Twelfth Street Rag" (accordion.)

Priscilla Watson, (Poem and Song) "Mother" Cynthia Ann Watson, (Song) "Open Up Your Heart and Let the Sun Shine Inn" Billy Kai byl ceremonial' a Calvin jevigti.

Rii'Zieka pomocnik Penelite darky, ktere mel na starosti pfedseda fadu, bratr Joe Juran, obdrZeli tito bratfi a sestry na geho fadu: Helen Zich, co nejstar gi pfitomna maminka a Gladys Burkhalter co nejmladgi, — Rud Koei co nejstar gi otec a Lonnie Burkhalter, co nejmiadgi.

Pak jsme si pochutnali na dobre svaeine. Kloba,sky bratra Sid Pokiadnika z Dallas byly, jako vzdy vYborne a sestry • e jsme to nanesly tolik dobreho peeiva, Z ani nezmohli. Ovgem ze ani kafieko a jinn obeerstveni neschazelo.

NavSteva byla dobra i weer pfi zabaye. Hral Roubinkilv orchester a bylo k kaZdY se bavil vYborne, a'Z do konce.

Z Dallas byli pfitomni p. a pi. Stanley Patak s detmi a p. a pi. W. Pola gek, ktere" mi pfedstavila sestra Aibina Bunker.

Dekuji, Vail° mne seznameni. Dal gi z Dallas byli, p. a pi. Paylieek, p. Nick Morris, a p. a pi. John Slovak. Z Oklahoma prijeli bratr a sestra Louis Haba, te2; navStivili maminku pan! Habovou, ktera bYva se svoji dcerou a zetem, bratrem a sestrou Rud. Wruble, ktery se zotavuje po nedavne operaci. Z Amarillo piijel nag diouholetY Glen a bYvalY zdejgi osadnik bratr LevandovskY. V gem riavAtevnikfim dekujeme srdeene za na ygtevu a bratru Rud. Wrublovi ptejeme

Ve st •eclu, dne 6. eervna 1956 vgichni brzke uzdraveni.

Po delgi trapne nemoci zemrela nage eilouholeto, elenka, spolusestra Ida Balejova dne 9. kvetna, 1956, v Mattoon, Ill., kain se odsud odstehovala pied 20 lety po Umrti :sveho manZela. Pochovana, byla na tamnim hrbitove v sobotu rano 12. kvetna. Dana se - polehnaneho veku 82 let. Zanechala 6 synt a 5 deer. Joe Baleja a Albina Rtilieka y e Fort Worth, John Balleja v Dallas, Fran, George a Walter Baleja v Detroit, Mich., pani Viasta Marinkovich - v Omaha, Nebraska, po.ni , Georgie - Javan a pan Henry Baleja, v 'Mattoon, Ill., a pani Anna. Jerabek v Kalamazoo, Michigan, 27 vnoudat a 21 pravnoudat; bratra John Hugo v Temple a sestru pani Mary Dukatnik v Levelland;i 'lexasi : j.

Cele pozastale'rodine vyslovujeme hluboceeitenett . soastran, a Zesnule nagi spolusestre prejeme 'klidnY !spanek a Best 1*(41 left t■amat6e.

Tytd r "driMs011 , g,raduadni slavnosti na vgechny strany, ale neni mi znamo jsouli degti Oachianti z jinSiCh gkol. Z North Side High,''gradttoval Stanley Krenek a moje vnueka, Helen Marie McMillen. Jd jim preji mnoho Stesti na jejich dalgi draze Zivotni.

Jegte musim podekovat rodiam a zvlagte maminkam a zaroveri detem za ten peknY program na Den matek, kucharkam, ktere nem tu dobrou svadinu pripravily a sestram za tu hojnost pHnesenYch dobrot. Diky , Varn vgern. ,Jests pripominam, bratti a sentry, nezapomerite na schtizi v nedeli 10. dervna.

Zdar pri gtimu sjezdu, SPJST. S pozdravem Marie Juranova, dopisovatelka ) • 4, NEDOSTAVATE VISTNIKT Neltdv v budcucnosti se mute stati, pravidelna, dodavka Vestniku bude nekomu z vas najednou zastavena a organ ptestane dochazet. Stane-li se to jen jednou, vinti pravdepodobne nese posts.

Opakuje-li se to dva, tti a vice tYdna za sebou, dopiete na Supreme Lodge SPJST, Temple. Texas, at' ptipad je vyeetten.

Nepiete ani na vydavatele, ani na redaktora, ale na Hlavni fitadovnu. Stanovy natizuji, 'Ze kdo si pteje Vestnik, muss dopsati teetnimu Hlavni ttadovny, kterY vede seznam adresate dent. dostavajicich Vestnik.

Mileete dopsa,ti na Hlavni ft•adovnu sami, nebo poMdejte vaeeho tajemniktk aby to pro vas vykonal. KaklY 'den, kterj, si plati na pojieteni v tfide dospelYch, je opravnen na Vestnik. si ho pteje.

yESTNt X— WEST, TEXAS

Vyberte si die potieby 'Emmet °runt eertifittata SPJST pro dospele: Ttida B: DoNvotnt, poplatky se plati do snirti.

Ttida C: Poplatky se plati 20 rokii. obnos pojieteni se vyplati kdykdykoliv v ptipadu Vida D: Poplatky se plati 15 mkt. Plny obnos pojieteni se vyplati kdykoliv v ptipaclu fimrti Ttida E: Poplatky se plati 10 roku. Piny obnos pojieteni se vyplati kdykoliv v ptipadu frmrti. rtida F: PlnY ()boos certifikatu je vyplacen p0 15 letech nebo kdykoliv ptedtim v ptinadu Umrti Ttiaa G: PlnY obnos certifikatu je vyplacen ye 20 letech nebo kdy koliv ptedtim v ptinadu fimrtt Ttida H: PlnY obnos certifikatu je vyplacen po dosa t. 'eni 65 let stars nebo kdykoliv ptedtim v Padu Ttida 1: ropiatsy se plats 20 mkt. Pint obnost certifikatu je vyplacen po dosaeeni 60 let stall nebo kdykoliv ptedtim v ptipadu

Strana 7 Vida J -S: Poplatky se piati 20 roku.

Piny obnos pojieteni se vyplati kdykoliv v ptipadu od veku 1 roku. mesicii, $250, pod 12 mesica $500. tHda 1-E: Poplatky se plati do 18 let stati. PlnY obnos certifikatu se vyplati po 18 letech stall nebo kdykoliv v ptipadu tiflirt od veku 1 roku. Do 6 mesicii, $250, pod 12 mesica $500. ftida J.- G:

Poplatky se plati 20 rokft.

Ping obnos certifikatu se vyplati po 20 letech nebo kdykoliv v ptipadu amrti od veku 1 roku. Do 6 mesica $'60, pod 12 inesiet $500. (dZ) • °

'CALENDAR ✓ sobotu 9. e'ervna spoleena y eeei•e u • radii Pokrok Houstonu 'Oslo 88. SinaZend ku • ata a prikrmy zadnou bYt poclava-,' na v p0.1 geste. Ta.neeni zabava po ye Vgiclani jsou zvani.

V nedeli 15. eervenee tad Pokrok Sweet.

Poplatky se plati do veku Home dislo 63 oslavi sve 50 , jubileurn zalet. Pint obnos potieteni se vy- loleni radu. Podrobnosti pozdeji. plati kdykoliv v plipadu iimrti ✓ nedeli 10. e'eryna, vSTrooni oslava Ttida L: Dvoinasobne firazove pojieteni Mdu Anton J. Cermak dislo 56 v Corpus (double indemnity). Certifikat Christi bude poradana v Sokolovni. Sle se vystavuje pouze do obnnsit dujte podrobnej gi oznameni programu.$2,500, dodateene k jinemu Distrikt pat* bude poradati piknik pro, certifikatu. deny MIadeneckeho Oddeleni 17. eeryna dida M: Poplatky se plati do veku 65 v Danbury. Podrobnosti budou oznamelet. Po dosedeni 65 rokt stati. ny pozdeji. glen dostava mesieni ptijen∎ dokud ziv. Zemte-li pied 80 ✓ nedeli 17. eervna-poi-ada Sokol Hou7 lety dedici dostanou me- Houston Piknik spojen3i s oslavou Dnei sieni ptijem do 80. vYrodi na otcu v sokolovne. K obedu chutne bar,. rozenin Clena. becue, kurata domaci :klobasy a rtizne T •ida M-C: tipisova ochrana na 20 let obderstveni. Odpoledne prilehav3i pro ktera se zmeneule, at' zilstanF gram. Hudba a rilzne hry. Veder tanec.

Yyplacene pojietent na $1,000 ✓ nedeli 16. zari rad Slovanska Lipa Pojieteni se vyplati dislo 66 v Waco, Texas, bude slavit 50. ptipadu fimrti dle klesajici vYrodi zaloleni sveho Davejte pfa. stupnice. programu.

Ttida N: 1.Tpisovo, ochrana jen tern, kd( zor na dal gi oznameni )•4 maji od SPJST vyptjeene peMa, telegraf nize Pet druht certiAikAtt SPJST pro deli: Prednosta zapadle stanice v Indii doVida J-T: Dodasne pojieteni do veku 16 stal nos, Fe rozhoduje o fijinbe bez let. ktere se mute zmeniti dohody s predstavenYmi a bez jejich yekterekoliv jine pojieteni pa domi. "Zadam durazne," koneil inspekdosaIeni veku 10 let, nebo tor pisernnou dutku, "abyste mne zpravil pozdeii. o vgem, co se na stanici deje a nepodni7 Ttida Poplatky se plati 20 rokt ky nit bez myth instrukci. Mate piece Piny obnos pojieteni se vy telegraf."

Kratce po to dostal pan inspektor na,. nlati kdykoliv v ptipadu nut ye veku od 16 let vYee lehavY telegram: "Na peronu Zere tygr tmrtni pojistka pod 16 let vYhybkare — stop — telegrafujte instab je dle stupnice. strukce — stop".

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V ESTNiK— WEST, TEXAS

Ve stredu, dne 6. dervria, 1956

DOPISY A NAIILEDY (LEA' NAJDE NAS NOVA DOHA POHOTOVE? Grapevine, Texas Sestry a bratri!

--V roce 1957 nak Jednota dovrAi sve Aedesatiny a moli bychom zaveas o tom premYketi, jak dastojne oslaviti toto vY•oei.

'Dle meho nahledu jest to yzacna, phlektost oznarniti verejnosti, nejen elenstvu, jak fispeSne naSe Jednota do• sud pracovala a jak ze skromnYch poeatkii, obezrelosti a Setrnosti docilili jsme slukieho nynejklio postaveni. ftekl bych Z"e .. takkka jednirn celYm lidskYrn Zivotern 'na ge Jednota razila si cestu svoji zdarne vpied, take nyni a actou, kde jest znama, k ni jest pohlikno.

Na torn by nam vSak nomelo bYti dostis bych si, abychom v roce 1957 celou agendou oznamovaci nah Jednoty' lako nikdy pied: tim predvedli pied verejnost naSi v mistech, kde toto oznarnovani by vYsledky nam zajistilo.

- V nakm sjezdu je na to vhodne misto stanoviti v jakem rozmeru vYroei SPJST oslaviti. A kdyZ o tom budeme ji2nyni uva2Ovati, dobra vec se yydariti musi. A tomu me uprimne "nazdar!"

A ted' zas neck) jineho.

'Myslim, ze malo kterY z vas milk mne obviniti, ze bych byl zaplrioval sloupce Vestniku zbyteenostmi. Vkly hledel jsem pbvzbuditi, nabadati, presvedeovati; a pakli jsem ye svem snaZeni pochybil, vkly dobro nak Jednoty, nas vSech mel kern jen na mysli.

Znalosti zdroj hledavam vkly u prawilt; a tak vydal jsem se, zas jednou, k tern "na gim" do Illavni nradovny. Nevedel jsem jak v Temple "dopadnu", ale vae bylo nad okkavani. Povedeli jsme si, to tam vie, co tiklo, ba poctive se priznam, ze o ledakm jsem dostal dobroil lekcl. No vSak neSkodi., ale peal jsem si jen, kdyby v tech chvilkach tak jen to nak elenstvo se mnou bylo rnovk poslechnouti. Bratr Marek, nas Pkedseda, mi tentokrate nerekl, ze se Mani vzdalit. Dekuji mu za vysvetlivky.

AI,e ye veci distriktil nemohu souhlasiti s. Vann, bratri a vysvetleni vase je chybMiiZete se mYlit, je to lidske, ale §trikty nemate v lasce jen proto tu'Ze yam nadelaly nesnazi. Vy tomu kikate, ze delaji "palitiku". Ja zas verim, ze jsou vYchoynon gkolou pro nak deny Na sjezdech bez pripra y se radit o lelitostech Jednoty, o zmer.4:;h nam prospanYch, bYva jiz pozde. Vklyt' nekteri nasi delegati navalem novych dojbez instrukci sveho radii, jsou casto nerozhodni, jak si poeinati. Kdo z toho pak ma Sloth'?

Pokud nas bYvalY predseda distriktu, bratr Pokladnik, ridil nasi distriktni agendu, snaZili jsme se spoleene vSemoZ ne udrZeti zajem sdruknYch radii narich, povzbuzovali, dopisovali, nabadali k einnosti, vybizeli k neasti dopisovanim, navkevami a ovSem, ze i stalou temer rubrikou v na gem Vestniku. Presto, Ze nyni tato einnost ochabla nasledkern noveho sloleni, prec jen zajem v distriktu se stale upevimje. A to vSe se del° a deje pro dobro naafi Jednoty:.

Dovolte, abych zde uvedl, co nejvice to naSi distriktni einnosti Skodilo. Nemeli jsme mezi nasimi rediteli (pokud jest mi znanio) nikoho, v Hlavni aradovne kdo by byl einnost distriktil schvaloval a misto kritiky hledel nam moraine vypomoci. To ani nakho reditele tretiho distriktu nevyjimam.

Chceme-li aby naSe distrikty i .budoucne pracovaly (myslim rozumne), musime jim v torn snaleni pornahati a ne je zlecheovati.'Meli jste nam kid toto: Misto toho "reeneni" povint yam, sestry a bratii, co by bylo vim zde zahodno anal, poradim yam, kde co nam nutno pozmeniti." Inu, to bylo by od vas elenn. Hlavni arado yny, vitane jednani.

Byli bychom yam diky zavazani a ty "reel" vase i ty eislice rilzne si dejte do Vestniku. Meli bychom na to vie vice easu a take lope bychom yam rozumeli.

Za to Yak jezdeni (prilmerne trikrate do sedmi distriktu, tedy 21 krate, a to vkly v nedeli) do tech naSich schazi, vas skuteene a uprinme lituji. Jest to na vas ulokne neopravnene brim& Za to byste nam meli jeden kakIST a poka2de netovati $25.00 nejmene. Dosti mo2na, ze bychom vas vice nezvali.

Koneene je gte bych rad zde poznamenal, ze zprava stanovniho vYboru nejen nine, ale i mnoho nas to v okoli skutecne zklamala..

VSak si to povime!

Zdar sjezdu preje a na shledanou void, Ludva 0. Hoick ) San Antonio, Texas Sestry a bratri!

Bratr John StaSa ve svem dopise oti g ye Vestniku eislo 21 na strane 23-tenem se o mne trochu rozepsal a velmi pekne vyjadril o me dosavadni praci pro SPJ ST. Rozhodne si nezaslouZim tolik chva,ly. kterou mi bratr StaSa diva, -WI me vSak nesmirne, Ze° dostava se mi verejneho uznani od zkukneho, dlouholeteho zaslouZileho pracovnika a oddaneho Mena. Z ylaSt' me potekla jeho slova, nejsem z tech, kteri jen slibuji, ale kteri clavaji zaruku, ze jejich .snahou je do-

sahnouti Zadouciho spoleeneho cile v gemi spra,vnYmi a poctivYmi cestami a rnoZnosti, totiZ s opravdovou laskou pracovati pro v gechny idealy SPJST. Ano, v tom se bratr Sta ga rozhodne nemYli. VZ.dyt' prave taz laska rozhodla u mne ueiniti prohlageni, ze uchazim se o Triad pokladnika Hlavni aradovny, jak shodou okolnosti je uverejneno be temZe Vestniku na strane 6. K tomu chci dodati, ze rozvaZil jsem vge dobre s ohledem na moje nynej gi zamestnani, nakonec ygak zvitezila laska pracovati pro nasi Jednotu, kterou jsem si tolik oblibil.

Nyni pracuji teZ, to jd''pravda, ale pri svem zamestnani nemohu se VeneVatl vsemu tak, jak bych chtel, a jak by bylo treba. Budu-li miti prilelitost praCovati na Hlavni Uradovne, pak budu se mac' venovati yg emu dokonale, vypornoci' kde jen toho bude treba. Chci a Midu pracovati s celou du gi bez easovehe amezeni, ponevadZ pole piisobnosti je nesmirne velike a me takova prate bavi.

Zdarazimji, ze preji si pracovati pro Jednotu, proto netteinil jsem rozhodnuti z nejake osobni yypoeitavosti, snad prave naopak; znamend to pro mne opustit zamestnani, ktere v posledni dobe se vyvinuje v muj budouci prospech.

Ale, jak uz jsem svrchu uvedl, rozhodla laska k praci pro nail spoleenou vec.

Bratru , Johnu Stagoyi srdeene clekuji za jeho krasna slova uznani a sestry dclegatky a bratry delegaty prosim, aby na sjezdu ph volbe pokladnika Hlavni Uradovny yzpomneli si na nine.

Jaroslav Kleprlik. *( Seymour, Texas Sestry a bratri: Pik par radka do Vestniku, aby mi eas ugel. Sjezd se tiZ blili, zas za etyri ro.ky se stanovy predelavaji a zas se voli na etyri roky. Mne se zda, mame dobre atedniky, ale jiste Ze mame naladgi, co dopadaji ze by take zastali takou praci.

Co vim, mama dobreho redaktora, kterY sve povinnosti spra yne kona, bratra Valeika. Pravda, sam upozriioval, ze uZ te2 starne. Myslim, ze by bylo dobre, kdyby ye sjezdu mu k rune pidali mladeho pomocnika, at' se ten mlad gi priueuje. Vime dobre, ze bratr Valeik ma bohate zku genosti, jezdil nejen na nage sjezdy, ale take do sjezdu jinSTch bratrskYch jednot a take do sjezdt Narodniho bratrskeho kongresu, a proto vidi a vi, jak to jinde chodi Nekteri si mysli, ze bratr Valeik udela nekdy chybu, ale jenom ten v nieem nechybi, kdo nic nedela. Myslim ze ty rcdaktorske chyby

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j e jenOm poffeknuti, co nekdo nechtel, aby se reklo. A prave lakove prozrazeni, co nemelo na venek, se narn plenum treba to neuspokoji kaaleho.

Vidime, ae vSiehni starneme, a bratr Valeik sam pravil, Se 112 tea starne. Tak bych myslel a byl bych pro to, aby se bratr Valeik odstehoval do Temple a tam mu byl clang k ruce nejakY mladpomocnik, kterY by alai take jinou praci a pomalu se mohl k tomu Vestniku priuerivat. Vidime, ae starneme a Se S.P.J.S.T. roste a Se Vestnik, buderne elm dal Om , vie portebovat. Kdy2 do schuzi vg iehni nechodi, tak se to elentim musi podat eerne na bilena, jak prijmy, a vSechno jine.

Take tech penez pribYva, jak nam pribYva. novYch Clem. VetS1 prijern, yetAi vydani, vice prace. Vidime, o kolik vice elenfr jsme dostali od ,poslednniho siczdu. To US je pokrok. A bylo by dobre, aby to peace nebyla zastavend, ale aby pokraeovala dale.

Te2 jsem vide]. ye Vestniku, kde jeden elen psal, ae byl" by pro to, aby Vestnik byl,vydayanY jen jedna tretina pesky a dy e tretiny anglicky. Nevim pro p ? Myslim, 2e v to anglicke polovici dostane toho dost hodne a Se nemusi ubirat tern druhYm, co te2 ehteji miti svou polovici v 'Ceske reel. Myslim, 2"e by to delegati nreli nechat tak, jak to 'name, Kdy2 mel etvrtY distrikt svou schuzi ye Wichita Falls, tak se bratr Valeik ptal vSech pritomnYch, jak by si eleni prali miti Vestnik upravenY nebo jake doporueeni by on mel prednesti ye sjezdu strati Vestniku, aby to vyhovovalo elentim.

Ptal se, jestli ma bYti Vestnik yydavanY jednou za mesie, dvakrat za mesie, anebo Vestnik nechat tak jak je. Bylo eleny odhlasovano stoprocentne, aby Vestnik zUstal tak jak je. To2 nevim, proe by ho par jednotlivcil chtelo menit. A jeke musim pridat, Se bylo ye Wichita Falls hodne elentA, kteri neetou pesky, ba ani nemluvi p esky, ale take byli pro to, aby byl Vestnik vydavanY tydne a pill a pill, tak jak to mame ted'.

A o torn vydavani kahlY druhY tYden chtel bych poznamenat toto: Kdy2 mate delnika, tak ho mate, aby Mal stale, ne abyste mu rekli, "Ja to na druhY tYden nebudu pottebovat, mutes delat nekde jinde, ale prijdi zpatky az na treti Vden." Ten delnik musi mit praci, aby mohl Sivit svou rodinu. Jestli tu praci nedostane u vas kaldY tYden, tak pajde na praci jinde, kde bude ji mit stale.

Distriktni schtze byla dobre navStivena, treba nebyly vSechny rady zastoupeny. Nemeli jsme ye Wichita Falls SadnY p esky program, ale v‘Sak to vynahradime jinde a po druhe. Nahrada byla, Se jidla bylo dost a vSeehno zdarma.

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Ve Wichita Falls je malt' fad d je to dosti take na nekolik elenti vzit si na starost velkou distriktni schuzi. Ale neni to east°. Jestli se nemYlim, ye etvrtern distriktu neplatilo se nikdy pri Sadne distriktni schtzi za jidlo. Poka2de to delali domaci elen1 jako pohosteni a ty b112:q rady take hledely dornacim plenum yypomoei jak se dale. Donesli take jidlo a pomohli, aby vSichni navAtevnici byli zdarma pohosteni. Bylo to valycky jako velika rodina, a take to closud mezi nami vypacla, Se mame opravdovY bratrskY spolek a 2e si vSichni rozumime.

Myslim, 2e nebudu vice pokraeovat a bratra Valeika napalavat. Mutim nechat misto pro druhe. Je prave peed sjezdem a take druzi cht A ii podat sve nahledy. Proto skonaim.

S bratrskYm pozdravem Joe Was'ek A ZASE 0 TE UTULNE

Bylo to v nedeli, dne 5. Unora t. r., kdy naSi pravidelne schtizi radu M. R. Stela, nik, eislo 142 pritomen byl te2 predsecla Hlavni firadovny bratr Marek. Nekdo z pritomnYch pouSil to prileaitosti, aby se otazal bratra Marka na manost nebo nemoSnost zbudovani Utulny pro dleny toho Utulku potrebne.

Bratr Marek dal na tuto otazku jas riou a ztetelnou odpoved'.

Vysvetlil, Se Jednota by nemohla na sebe Ukol takovY vziti. Proto, Fe dnes hodne starYch pobira, pensi( old age pension) a tuto pensi by pak ka2da, osoba, do 'Utulny vstupujici, ztratila. Nasledkem toho by pak fikol vySivo yani a prebYvani, tedy vydr2ovani teehto lidi, pripadl na bedra Jednoty. Z toho elenove Hlavni radovny maji strach.

To byla odpoved' vAem srozumitelna; Jednota bud' postavi trtulnu a vezme na sebe fikol ubytovani a Siveni tech, kdo potrebovat toho budou; anebo ttulnu nepostavi. Ti. jirn2 by ta.kovY Utulek stal se spasou, budou naddle trpet a zmirat, asi tak jako zmird nema, tear, ktera itS nema Sadne ceny pro jejiho hospodare.

Zvire, ktere u2 vSechny sve lily vydalo Pro uSitek majitele a nyni ua nenifiSe nic vie neF eekat sveho hmotneho konce.

VAechny bratrske spolky, at' Ceske nebo eizojazyene, byly zakladany se zasadou pomahati pottebnYm a slahSim. Neeini-11 tak dnes, zrazuji tu nejkrasnejSi ideu. At' z pohnutek sobeekYch nebo plYtkeho smSTAleni, nechavaji osoby pomoci potrebne soudu traprieho a zoufaleho skomirani. AC tito lido jsou ti, kteri mahali spolky vytvorit a v rnocnou Jednotu splynouti. Pro vzajemne dobro.

Jak se nem dnes skuteenost jevi, zakladatele teehto spolkti byli lids nano-hem uSlechtilejSlho smYgleni, vytribenej-

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Bich nazorri na patrne dries my sami.

Jejich vita v rids (jejich potomstvo), Se my budeme v jejich snahach a pianech pokraeovati, musela bYti take mocha. A byla. Pamatuji rneho otce 2e On (kdyS priSlo nejake zklamani v deni spolkcvem) nikdy nesloZil ruce v klin. ze je to lidskY nerozum, eloveei zloba anebo choutky sobcu, tie; ktere rozvojt: preka2i, ale ty jsou jen- doeasne. !-ZadnY se zaklaclatelit nebyl proti sve van nucen stati se elenern spolku. Naopak; chapali takovou ideu . Vedeli, 2e meziti nahodna neWesti, zmirriovati utrpeni a eeliti nevedomosti je v moci lid-• ske. jeden vak nic nedokil2e, spojenSuni silami v'Sak je mo2nYm vse. Ka2c1S7 .: Z nich mohl fici: "A, co je mi po jinYch?' jsem chytrY dost, abych vedel, jak se zaopattit, abych mel dost do 2aludkui.

1 do kapsy!"

Jak dnes vidime, tedy zakladatele bratrskYch Jednot byli osobnostmi, o dnes mi12eme smele Tici, 2e vyrostli obrazu odvekeho dobra. NeslouSili zjatemu teleti, teprve ere uz zlu, a proto videli pravdu, pied kterou neutikali. Na77, opak, v jejich rodne zemi bylo jim zakazovano, aby Sill mohli jako bratfi.„-A. navzajem si pri nehodach pomahati ko lids rozumni a jak Slovaniim jejich vlastni jim prirozenost doprati Si, vkehnu volnost. A oni, nic vic ne2 jen tuto prileSitost. si prali rozumove vyu241.

Pro vzajemne dobro. Vy, mladi americans, asi sotva vite, 2e i zde to jejich tiSlechtile snaze to stare zlo, branilo, prekaSelo a 'Skodilo jak mohler..

Nezrodil se SadnY ten spolek bez bolesti,horkosti a spravedliveho hn,evu zaklacia, jicich! Je to -Lerner neuveritelne, jak zloba je drza,- mstiva a echo se odva.t.ujei 1 dnes vuci v§enui, co je v rozumne 616,, veel bytosti dobreho a uplatniti pro vz6.:,jemnY uSitek si 2adck.

Na§i otcove dali zaklad velikemu u2 ale ti kteri lined za nimi li jinak.

Nasledujici sytili sve nazory na Jednoty ne ryzosti ducha zokladatelti, br2 probouzejici se chtivosti delat perilze, penize a zas penize. Jak nebespeona to byla, snaha a kam dnes vede na§ 114" y e SpojenYch statech vidime vAichni. Zs, ty penize, ktere byly pri na gi Jednot'e' promarneny, melt bychom pro potrebne deny fitulnu, jaka v krest'anskern sve0 dodnes jests nikde nestoji. A heists pro deti v pravem toho slova smyslu! A te7 ho dobra, co by bylo bYvalo se z tkihr.! zrodilo!

Takhle se za ty penize mczolnj/mi C-::eskomor av sk mi dlanenal z pudy vydola;{tYmi. pomeli dobPe rhzni chytraci. na,S elovek, bytost dobra, pri eels to likosti a chloube jakou to mame

Strana 10 tu, nekde v koutku zkomiral hladem a litosti. Ano ,prave ted' tane mi na mysli jeden takovY pripad lidske bezmocnosti.

Neni to iza..k jedinY. Avi§ak tento byl me blizkYm, nebot' mela jsem prile2itost uboheho eloveka vicekrate videti. Pres vSechnu oSklivost jeho zjevu bylo me (deveeti asi 151etemu) oloveka toho tak nesmirne Tito. Snad to nejak poznal, ac s dorostem v okoli asi sotva se stYkal.

Mel ka2dY pro chtulaka jen posmech a rozkaz. On, aby snad neprikl o nejake jidlo, snaZil se pomahati pri praci. Jak tidrZel tu motyku v bolavYch rukou, yeru nechapu. Kdy2 pak nas volali k °bedu, dali i jemu, ale na bednu na pore!.

Kdy2 po jidle jsme vybehli yen, on jeSte seal nad miskou. 1Vlimodek jsem o bednu nejak zavadila a proto citila jsem potrebu se mu omluvit, ac predtim nikdy jsem k nemu nepromluvila. Podival se na mne prekvapene a pravi. —"6, to nic, devuSko, Clo y& jako ja je uZ jako t( n. pes. Panbtih na mne davno zapomnel a lide o mne nedbaji".

On byl cizi, ale jak je tern babiekam a dedeektim, kteri 2iji a musi zit, kde syn nebo dcera mail velike rodiny, male obydli? Anebo nemohou je, ty statiky vubec vydr2ovat? VSak kahlY z vas zna, anebo pro2iva takove pripady. Ka2dY z tech lidi jiste udelal v 2ivote kus prace.

Kde je, anebo kdo sesbiral, u2itek z ni?

Vime dobre, 2e vSechny ty smutne phpady nesmime svalovat na nevedomost, lenost nebo nedbalost. Proto2e take dobre vime, 2e takovY konec eekal i na 'ty nejchyticejSi spekulanty a yyderaee.

V naSi Jednote se ma jednat o pomoci ubohYm, dokud to nejde napravit a zafidit jinak naSi vladou. Prijde doba, kdy bude na svete tak jak bYti to ma.

Ze DaSi urednici z Hlavni firadovny se boji ze i oni. by si ze srdce (a !do posledniho centa, kterY jim zbude pa oyyda,ni v kapse) pravi, aby takova ttulna a pekne letni hriSle pro deti, byly vybudovany a to co nejdrive tomu se nedivme Lidstvo ocitlo se na teto strane zernekoule v podivnem stavu smYSleni. Jeden druhemu neveri. Dale, dnes, jak dobre vite, nikdo nic neudela., leda kdy se mu zaplati, co2 za techto nazorti vetje nutnosti Ciniti. Lidske sobectvi vychytralost 2dimala by z delneho elovaa 2ivotni mizu, tak jak to delavala 0devkly AZ, eloveee, sestardS" a nemtiZeS, zajdi kc_; e chc6..

Druhou veci jest, 2e lidstvo az dosud vSeclany, kdo pro nej neco dobreho udelali, odmenilo zapominanim anebo je za 'a uktiZovalo. Ale ty, kdo vinni jsou VSemi Utrapann lidstva, ty oslavuje.

NaSi iirednici to dobre vedi. Verim, c je srdce boli nad utrpcnim tech, kte-

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re sami znatji, ale zkratka od nich Jednota nemtae neeka,vat to, echo se mnozi jini z rids boji.

Pravda, oni jsou na miste odkud by mel vychazeti aspon podnet pro polepSeal stavu tech, z jejich sil a peneznich prispevktj se vyvinula takova, mo2nost, 2e dnes skyta to vedoucim docela, dobre 2ivobyti. Kdy2 ale nerd takoveho nutkani k tvorivosti, ten dobre. Clo y& ani snad za to nemti2e, 2e je takovY, jakYm ho poznavame. Ale ti, kteri naueeni byli mysleti dle skuteenosti, meli by se ozvati a poctive rici, jak oni o veci mysli. 0vSem, napred premysleti vSechny zpftsoby, jak by se takovY pottebnY a do konce sveta k hledanY fitulek pro stare lidi, dal zbudovati. Jak pozoruji, snad vgichni, kdo se o vec zajimaji, mysli, 2e na takovou stavbu muscly by bYti penize. A penez innoho.

A jsou nekteri, kteri by chteli ten nastradanY milionek do toho vlo2iti. Co pak by dries za takovY milionek se dale zbudovati? ZvlaSte kdyby ho dostal do rukou nejakY kontraktor, jako vidime leckde, kde se neco noveho stavi. Staveni nema jeSte ani strechu dodelanou a zdi u2 jevi eary prasklin.

Ne, takova spoleena stavba by nemusela Jednotu stall nic vice ne21i jen potrebne a nutne zarizeni zdravotni. Odvody neeistot, steplovani a ochlazovaci soustava, kuchyne spairny, pradelna a koupelny.

Pozemek a materialu, jak hodnovernl lido pravi, je k ruce (a zaplaceneho dost.

Kdy2 a veci premYSlim, tu obdivuji tu zylaStni nahodu, s kterou je naSi Jednote poskytovana prevzacna prilaitost projeviti skutkem zakladni prirozenost slovanskeho lidu. Tu prirozenost, s kterou 2ivot naS'e pleme postavil v Celo lidske rodiny na .svete A2 dosud toto pieme bylo vgemi jinYmi prehli2eno. poni2ovano a pro jeho nezdolatelne ctnosti posmivano a mu nadavano. A co horSiho?

Valy poeetnejSimi neprately prepadano, nasilneno a vra2cleno. Kdyby Slovane nebyli bYvali tak bohate nadani sklonnosti milovati prirodu, praci, rtizne mateni, nemou tvar, bYti lidmi v dneSnim naSem smyslu slova "bratrstvi" (ale apravdoveho), pak davno u'Z by pa nich na svete nebylo pamatky. Slovane patrne nikdy netou gili panovat jinYin sousedinn zbo2i. krast, &ray unaSet a z jejich deti otroky Mat. Vzdor tomu, 2ili uz za Casa starYch vice rozumove mirumilovne a nemno2ili se jako jejich rvakti a jako kobylky se mno2ici neptatele, tu tento lid (nal. praotcove) nebyli bazlivci nebo zbabelci a teprve ne slaboSi. rSak vime z dejin, jak umeli neprateltun napravovat smYSleni a spodky

Ve stredu,.-cine6„eleryna;:,1956 pragit. A Slovany nezdolali silou hmotnou. Lsti a zptisoby zakernYmi to dokacall, proto2e i mezi naSim lidem naSli se jednotlivci zaprodanci, zbabelci a sobci, jina2 na lidu pracujici take nezale2elo, ponevad2 jim o nic neSlo ne2 o pohodli za 2iva . T hle, pouZity byly vSechny prostredky, jako zloba lidska jenorn vymyslit mohla na zhoubu nakho plemene a piece vyhubit je nemohla. Nevyhubi 112 vubec. V2dyt' odveka tvtirei sila (jak to kdysi davno nekdo rekl neb napsal), potrebuje zde race, rozum a sehopnosti dobre mute nebo Zeny a ne drapy dra y -ceni tel.

Uka2me, co dovede elovek citlivY, rozumem vedenY, kdy2 prilo2i1 by ruce k dilu, z kterehoby Octialo dobro na zapomenute, opuStehe a ` v My,5;ltech,,,kteti se clomnivaji, ze 'o ne nikdo;ncstoji u2, zasadilo mir Co2 neAlo by to vybu.dovat, takoVou budovu porozumeni a uspokojeni :,hinotnYch potreb sestarlYch lidj, he centa vydaneho Jednotu?, '.Ae hotovo u2 a neelu odevzdano, piece jen bylo by clilem a skutkem jednoty nakho lidu v Texasu? 81o, zajiste, ze bylo by to mo2ne !

K vybudovani toho je vkchen material pry po ruce. K vybaveni &ellSte prostredky (pevne verim) ten by se qbjevily.

Co je nutnYm se dovedet jest jeLli mezi narni schopnost pochopiti mo2nost toho? Je-li, pak byla by zde ta yule, ta dobra vtile prace -se uchopiti?

Schopnosti, umeni, sily a mo2nosti je mezi naSirn lident , v Texasu na vybudoyarn nekolika takovYch iitulkti pro ty toho potrebne. Jak by to bylo ino2nYin? Zrovna jako je to mo2nYm vSude, kde, opravdu Olovek a Ede si preji sve uSlechtile smySleni zhmotniti clobrYmi skutky.

Mili krajane, ze zkuknosti spolkovYch (ani2 bych mohla videti v oblieej kterehokoliv z vas, kdy2 mou tivahu Cisti bu(tete) vim dobre, jak kdo se bude tvariti mysleti a pak se vyjadrovati.

Zriam vSechny odrazy pocitit naslouchajicich odportieeni nebo navrhti pro uskuteeneni nektere idey pro dobro pomoci at' jednotlivci nebo skupine do neSlesti upadlYcli lidi.

Z eloveka, oviadaneho soucitem, nochopenim pro vac a dobrou vuli ponioci, vyzaruje k yam v te chvili, kdy apelujete na rozum, soucit a pochopeni (aby dobrY Clo y& pomohl dobre veci na nohy) takova z ylakni sila, kterou nezna,me, ale piece vime o ni, 2e zde jest. A vime ten o jejich pravidlech i zakonu .Dle naSeho rozumu je zachovavame anebo je poruSujeme. Tato sila pusobl, 2e osoby dobre pod jejim vlivem sdruZuji se k uskuteeneni kakle dobre mySlenky v di(Pokraeovani na strane 23)

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VESTNIK

MUSINGS OF THE EDITOR ONLY EIGHTEEN MORE DAYS TO the seventeenth convention to be held in Temple, Naturally, my thoughts are on the next three issues of the Vestnik.

In fact, the issue of June 20th, immediately preceding the convention, will not contain any reports, correspondence from lodges or districts, or any letters Or comments. It will not have the regular columns of MUSINGS. It will be a kind of historical review of what transpired in the SPJST at the beginning and in the first decades after the SPJST had been organized.

THROUGH THE COURTESY OF Brother Chupick, secretary of the Supreme Lodge, and through the kindness of many old SPJST members still living, I have been fortunate to collect some unusual historical material for the special issue. And as I was carefully unfolding the yellow and brittle pages of newspapers, in which the past events connected with the SPJST were recorded, I had the guilty feeling that all of us are indifferent, even apathetic, to the records and accounts dealing with the history of the SPJST. *' * IT WOULD BE HEALTHY FOR ALL of us to capture some of the optimism, enthusiasm, and excitement on behalf of the SPJST which had been displayed by the pioneers who attended the first, the second and the succeeding conventions. They were not many local lodges in those days. They were not even five thousand members in the SPJST at the end of the first decade. The dues were inadequate. The mortuary fund was left in the hands of the local officers who could not invest it properly to obtain the highest rate of interest on the entire amount on hand. But there Was a much stronger spirit of fraternalisin than we display now. *

at the convention. Or should we plan anything at all? Shouldn't we leave it to those whom we select to run our SPJST for the next four years? Don't they know, better than the rest of us?

Would we tell a farmer how to cultivate his land?

WE SHOULD HAVE AN OVERALL picture of the operation and of the management of the SPJST. We have capable officers and directors. At least we believe so. We have a growing organization. We know it because the net increase of our assets is better than it ever had been before. The figures prove it. Yet, we may admdt that there is a grain of truth in sorabody's remark that the bigger our capital, the bigger our interest gain. As we grow in strength, we should be able to do more with our money, rain or shine.

WE ARE PROUD OF THE FACT THAT we have a progressive, growing fraternal organization. We are constantly gaining in reputation. Yet, a man with good reputation must have a certain code of behavior. He must live up to his reputation. He must see to it that his good name is not damaged, that his reputation is protected and merited. What shall we do at the convention to enhance the reputation of the SPJST, to promote its growth, and to display its strength? Have you some ideas of your own?

SUPPOSE YOU GIVE SOME THOUGHT to my ideas. Tear them to pieces, if you wish. But consider them in the light of showing our strength, our capacity to grow. Let us forget about individuals.

Let us think only about the SPJST which we wish to have next year, next four years, next ten years. In what manner do we want to show our strength?

How do we want to be looked upon by the general public or by other fraternal WHAT KIND OF INSPIRATIONAL organizations? articles should I prepare for the next two issues before the convention? What THERE ARE CERTAIN YARDSTICKS kind of appeal should I make to the delegates? My position is that of a re- by which the activities of any fraterporter, not a missionary. I can only nal organization is measured. Our SPJST suggest what we could plan collectively is a part of the great fraternalistic

circle comprising some ten and a half million fraternalists. Among all the fraternal societies, we are toward the end of the first one-third of them, or specifically, in the fifty-seventh place.

There are about 120 more societies smaller than our SPJST. We are not among the giants, but we are neither among the smaller ones. * • WHAT IS THE SCALE OR THE TAPE by which the progress and the healthy growth of a fraternal organization is measured? Let us look on the report of another fraternal society which two years ago was smaller than the SPJST, then moved to a position ahead of us, and now is two places ahead of the SPJST. I shall not name the society.

It operates in many states. It has regular, semi and junior members. In 1955, its membership jumped nearly 18%, net gain in insurance 10%, new insurance written 21%. The headquarters donated for fraternal activities in 1955 the sum of $65,000.00 The entire work of that unnamed society is spread over six districts. Each district controls the fraternal activities of the local lodges and at the end of the year a "Lodge Merit Award" is presented to local lodges that conducted a broad program of fraternal and community activities.

Each district holds a. convention of its own every two years in order to expand the lodge work and increase sales of insurance.

THIS TYPE OF PROMOTIONAL ACtivity may not be suitable for our SPJST. But I would advocate to ad-opt a better system or a better program for our districts, this to be a part of the organizational department. Then I would advocate to streamline both the By-laws and the three departments at the headquarters. Also I would advocate that we make the youth activities one of the "must" projects. In short, streamlining of the By-laws, putting our district on better footing, improving our three departments, and taking care of our youth, these should be the main topics for our convention.

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ESTNIK— WEST, TEXAS

Wednesday, June 6, 1956

Regarding The By -Law Committee Rogers, -Texas • In the Czech and English editGrial sections of ,several recent editions of the Vestnik, Editor -Valcik (1) has been discussing the in issues which need to be considered by delegates in preparation for the coming convention and (2) has- at times been both complimentary and critical (which is entirely proper for an editor) of the SPJST By-law Committee's work and their published. roconmienclations for changes in our Bylaws at the cooling convention. I am in general agreement with Brother Valelk his comments on both these subjects but would like to discuss the second subject more in this letter.

Before doing so, however, I wish to explain that saying that one is in "general agreement" with certain views, ideas, p ersons does not necessarily mean in "complete agreement" with them. Although I have not been able to completely "digest" all that has been written in the Vestnik, even in English and especially in Czech, I have found no particular points of disagreement with Brother Valcik's recent views concerning these matters, although there could be some. I make this clarification here because some persons apparently have misinterpreted my article "Regarding the Vestnik Publications Committee" in the Vestnik of last April 25 as my being in "complete agreement" (except for 2 paragraphs referred to in my article) with Brother Stehlik's article on page 13 of the Vestnik of last March 23. have even asked if I was also for doing away with the Czech language entirely nothing could be further from Lie truth. It is just that people differ on the best way to accomplish the coindesire of preserving the Czech euage, Brother Steblik merely recognizes the existence of a language problem—on which I have written in the Vestnik previously at great length and have offered suggestions for overcoining it and preserving the Czech language too. Although Brother Stehlik mentioned several other good points with which I did agree, there were some with which I did not agree. However, these did not pertain to the subject of discussion in my article and I did not comment on them.

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Now to return to the subject of this letter—namely, the purpose, duties, and accomplishments of the SPJST By-law Committee. It is my interpretation of the By-laws that the SPJST By-law Committee's function is a multiple one of (1) carefully considering all by-law

changes submitted to it no matter who they are from, (2) arranging, rewriting, or ccenbining these submitted changes .ad ding the committee's own views to compose the best final form, of each recommended change, and (3) arriving at a number of recommended changes which reflect and best express the majority views of the SPJST membership and are therefore most' likely to be acceptable to and adopted by the delegates --at the convention with a minimum amount ot t debate and very few further changes. Although the committee members should exercise their individual personal views to determine the workability of any change and to otherwise act in the best interest of the SPJST, - it seems. that the committee's recommendations should be what the committee considers to be the expressed majority viewpoint of the SPJST membership—even if these views may be contrary to the personal views of the committee or some of its members.

It is unfortunate that such a small percentage of the membership expresses itself on by-law changes for the benefit of the By-law Committee and that the unexpressed viewpoints • may not be made known until at the voting on these matters at the convention. Nevertheless, it should be possible to weigh each change which is submitted to the committee on the basis of the number SPJST members whose majority views it is certified_ as representing when subnutted. It is probable that those who eXpress themselves on by-law matters hefme the convention are the most interested members and are probably also t,he. - delegates who will be doing the voting at the convention.

Although it would be , dasirable, ideally, to have the By-law Committee to make its recommendations strictly on the basis of need and in the best interest of the SPJST without regard to what will be acceptable to the convenes tion, this action would surely prolong the debate and time consumed on this business at the convention. If the Bylaw Committee should be divided among its members or between its desires to recommend what they think would be best for the SPJST and what the majority of the SPJST members want; it would probably be best for the committee to present both majority and minority reports (recommendations) for final consideration and adoption by the convention delegates. This would be mere in agreement with the usual action of a committee to recommend to the membership (delegates) rather than of

to take a final type of action as that if a jury whose members all must vote one way or another if a "hung jury" is to be avoided.

I do not know if our present By-law Committee operates as I have described above—or if that is the way our bylaws intend for it to operate. However, it does seem reasonable that it must try to comply with the wishes of the majority or do what it considers best for the SPJST or a combination of the two. Possibly it would be in order for this matter to be clarified in by-law Articles 21, 22 and 23 for the benefit of future By-law Committees. The .pres-L': ent By-law Committee may yet be =able'. to help itself, the delegates, the vention, and the SPJST if it will analyze its, position and determine which principle it shall operate on at its remaining preconvention meeting to be of most benefit to the SPJST. Whatever the principle of operation of the present By-law Committee, I believe that its recommendations which were published in the Vestnik of last April 25 are either (1) incomplete, (2) not formulated after adequate thought concerning the needs and best interest of the SPJST, and/or (3) not formulated to reflect the wishes of a majority (or at least a large and vocal group) of SPJST members. Although the committee did well in certain respects by recommending workable plans which were composites of those recommended to it ,delegate numbers for future conventions, active vice president, etc.; it completely avoided taking a stand on some issues by failing to adopt some proposed changes which would be very much in the best interest of the SPJST and for which there was almost general demand from the membership (adequate provisions for and utilization of districts in the SPJST organization, increased organizational and youth activities, etc.). On the other hand, it made certain recommendations (publication of Vestnik every other week) which seem to meet with wide disapproval from SPJST members as evidenced by the sentiments expressed at district meetings.

Since the duties of the By-law Committee are not well defined, it would be improper to say that they have not performed their task. It only appears that they have failed to give the convention (thus far but this can be remedied at the remaining preconvention meeting) even a "starting point of discussion" on several important subjects which have been submitted as by-law changes and

Wednesday, June 6, 1956 therefore are entitled to and are almost sure to come before the convention.

If by-laws for these matters are thoroughly thought out by the committee and a compromise (if necessary) version of each is presented to the delegates, the matter will undoubtedly be settled much quicker and more wisely than if several proposed changes which were not adopted by the committee are brought up more or less "cold" by their proponents on the convention fleor. It is always easier and speedier to revise or reject a proposed by-law than it is to compose a new one on the convention floor.

Another ;;pertinent point worth mentioning. is that many contend that our by-laws need to be shortened and simplified and that many of the present specifications which are of a provisional or temporary nature should be recorded only in the minutes of the convention. Although I agree with the argument for shortening and simplifying —and even rewriting the by-laws (for which a workable by-law has been submitted), I am not sure about the wiseness of including much important matter only in the minutes of the convention. It would appear simpler to distribute in adequate numbers and have everyone refer to a well designed (rewritten to be short, general, and well organized) constitution and by-laws—even if a relatively large manual—than to have to refer to both it and a copy of the minutes. Should the By-law Committee decide at its preconvention meeting that it is in favor of any present or new proposals which it would: prefer to have transacted as business as by either resolutions or motions, it should include these resolutions or motions as a part of its recommendations to the convention.

I trust that this letter will not be considered improper or be misconstrued as a "grudge" or complaint letter of retaliation from one whose lodge's by-law recommendations were not completely adopted by the By-law Committee — or as a threat that any rejected by-law recommendations will be brought up anew on the convention floor to consume valuable convention time. Instead, it is my hope that this letter may in some slight way help the By-law Committee to supplement its recommendations to make them more complete, adequate for the needs, and acceptable to the delegates to permit speedy consideration and adoption at the coming convention.

Fraternally, Calvin C. Chervenka

VISTNIK— WEST, TEXAS

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JUNE 14 - THE FLAG DAY It seems like a long time ago that American men were fighting the losing battle for a rock in the Philippines called Corregidor.

One of the most dramatic facets of the story that came out of that tragic place was the willingness of many of those men to risk death so that the erico n flag could keep flying.

Few remember that, time after time, shell fragments cut the lines that held the flag aloft and sent it fluttering earthward. Eacif time, until the last, someone rushed from cover to catch the flag before it touched the tortured ground. Each time, until the end, the lines were knotted and raised once more.

It seems like more years than it really is that nen fought to the top of Mount Sur.=.bachi on Iwo Jima to plant the colors.

It was only last year that Austrian prisoners came out from behind the Iron Curtain to report that American flags were made from scraps of colored' paper were appearing in Soviet slave camps. This in spite of the fact that the men responsible—imprisoned Americans— realized they faced beating and solitary confinement for their acts.

Not many ..people seem to remember that, either.

Forgotten, too, in all too many cases, is that old-fashioned custom, flying the flag.

Why? Maybe it's because flag waving has become a term of contempt.

Some prominent flag wavers are the cause of this. They operate on the assumption that the flag is a cloak to be worn only by them.

These particular flag wavers once were dubbed self-appointed Emily Posts of patriotism by someone. If you didn't do things according to their prejudices and beliefs, they put down in their little black book as unpatriotic. They convinced some people that criticism of them was an affront to flag and country.

People who weren't unpatriotic naturally got a little mad about such goings on. Trouble was, they got mad at flag waving as well as the flag wavers.

As things stand now, a good segment of the American people belittle flag waving. They think it mawkish to hang one in front of the house on appropriate occasions.

Perhaps, in time, that attitude will change.

Right now seems as good a time as any.

Coming up on the calendar are days like Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, and Flag Day. It would be nice to see some unabashed flag waving once more—something that showed, if only minutely, some of the respect for the flag held by the men at Corregidor, Iwo Jima, and in Soviet prison camps.

The flag, after all, is an outward sign of the inner principles of people. It is what we make it. A man named Franklin K. Lane once put that thought very well. He said this of our flag: "I am what you make me, nothing more. I am your belief in yourself, the dream of what a. people may becotr e. I am all that you hope to be, and have courage to try for. I swing before your eyes a bright gleam of color, the 'pictured suggestion of that big thing which makes this great Nation great. My stars and my stripes are your dreams and your labors. They are bright with cheer, brilliant with courage, firm with faith, because you haVe made them so out of your hearts. For you are the makers of the flag and it is well that you glory in the making." ) • GT••(

WHERE TO GO SATURDAY, JUNE 9: Family fried chicken supper at the Hall of Lodge Pokrok Houston, starting at 5:30 p.m. Dance at night. Sec the ad.

SUNDAY JUNE 10: Anniversary celebration of Ccrina.k Lodge No. 56 will be held in Sokol in Corpus Christi . Watch for further announcements.

SUNDAY, JUNE 3: Dallas Lodge No. 84 will have its 15th anniversary of building and dedicating its present home. Dinner at noon. Program afterwards. Everybody invited.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16: Lodge Slovanska Lipa No. 66 at Waco, Texas, will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Lodge. Watch for further arrangements and complete program.

TUESDAY, JUNE 12: SPJST Softball Team Dallas Lodge No. 84 will play United Motors team, Parkdale diamond, starting 8:15 p.m.

SUNDAY, JULY 15: Lodge Pokrok Sweet Home No. 63 will celebrate its Golden Anniversary. Watch for further announcements.

District Five is• going to hold a picnic for junior members on June 17 in Danbury. Watch for further announcement.

-Strana 14

Wednesday, June 6, 1956

V PI STNIK — WEST, TEXAS

REPORTS FROM LOCAL LODGES SOME TIMELY SUGGESTIONS Wichita Falls, Texas Editor Ve.stnik: Election of committees. There seems to be a belief among some of our people that it's all right to elect the committees. I cited the United Congress that it appoints its committees. How about the State Senate and House of Representatives? They, too, appoint their committees, besides both have interim committees. If they do so, why shouldn't we? Before writing your disagreement, why not consult someone, such as your County Judge, your Senator or Representative, or some experienced ledge member? All I want is that you investigate hoping you learn.

We were amazed at our District Four meeting when we were asked how it was that the Catholic and Protestant members got along so beautifully. To tell the truth, we never think of the other fellow's conviction. In matter of fact, we respect it and therefore we are the finest bunch of folks you ever saw. Otherwise we could not have pulled off a hireeting such as we did. And what we say about ourselves, I thing it can be said of the entire West Texas. If such !friction exists, we all suffer. Again we were amazed when we were asked how it was that we were able to get the Mayor to welcome us. Well, folks, all that needs to be done is to get a nice place to meet, where anyone likes to go.

If we were less clannish, we would have large recognition.

Something else came up (where there is lots of different opinions). Our president and myself agreed that to comply with the By-laws we would not have grace (prayer) pronounced before the noonday meal; but about the time of serving the meal we received an ultimatum from a Protestant lady that unlesS we have grace pronounced she would never attend another meeting. A Catholic lady said, "Why can't we act like civilized folk?" My personal opinion is that circumstances govern such a meeting. Matter of fact, how can outside people understand our behavior?

It's easier to comply with the customs of the country than to explain.

Directors. We had no control over the language spoken at the meeting, that is outside the Wichita Falls program, yet English was used throughout with the exception of the directors present, who spoke in Czech. Why? In my opinion, 'they didn't have the command of English. Yet in our By-laws, Art. 50-A; it says that the President, "He must be

fluent both in Czech and English;" and since the director is the representative head: of the Supreme Lodge in his dis,, trict why should not the same rule aPTly to him or them? In my opinion, every director should attend all Lodge meetings in his district at least once a year. Purpose: stimulate interest and should be paid. If he can't speak English, how is he going to talk to the young people?

Ennis Lodge. We are so clannish that we meet all to ourselves and then say our people want so and so. You mean those that attend. How about those that don't attend and those that should belong to us? Why not think of them also?

Therefore, when Ennis Lodge made a donation to a city hospital, they became part of the city and community in which they live. In my opinion, all of our lodges should do something for the town, city, or community in which they live and when so done we would be amazed at the reputation we would achieve.

At our meeting I offered two suggestions. Number one: that we invite our youth to preside or better still take over the meeting. Maybe some of the oldsters would learn. And then hold competition of all lodges and the winner to receive a certain award, the award to be given by Supreme Lodge.

Suggestion number two: once a year hold a free dinner, something like West Texas has been doing, and reach people that don't come among us. At least, that should be the purpose of our district meeting and the Supreme Lodge pay for it. Why should local lodge be forced to pay for advertisement of the SPJST. Call it advertisement.

Pardon Dallas. I offer this as suggestion. If I had anything to do with the program No. 1, I would secure Fair Park or McFarland Auditorium.

2. I would secure a certain choir (that I know) to sing the National Anthem.

3. Surely there is someone that can sing Hej Slovane.

4. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

5. Address of welcome by the Mayor.

6. Have the choir sing chorus from "Handel Messiah." This is religious music, but it's music and they can sing it.

7. Have a sing-song in English. One member of the choir would be mighty glad to do this.

8. Have a. sing-song in Czech. Surely we can get someone to lead us, or can we?

9. Address on youth.

10. Dancing of Beseda.

11. If advisable introduction of Supreme officers and visitors, no speeches.

12. Have Dr. Taborsky deliver the main address as you know he was private secretary to President Benes.

To get 'a crowd out some advertisement would have to be done, on TV, radio and newspapers. I really think that the dinner should be omitted, start the program' at 2:00 p.m. to last until 5 p.m. and that is long enough. If properly handled, a crowd of 1500 to 2000 should be in attendance. In that way, we would reach people who don't come out among us.

Illustration: attendance at West was supposed to have been about 250. Who attended? We, and not all of us. West has more members than those that attended and, of course, there were those from over the district; and yet here in Wichita Falls we had two hundred and fifty. Why? Otto Stehlik )• •( LODGE SVAZ CECHOSLOVANIJ NO. 92 Fort Worth, Texas Dear Readers: Lodge Svaz Cechoslovanu No. 92 will have its regular meeting Sunday, June 10, starting at 2 p.m. This will be the last meeting before the convention.

We want to wish a speedy recovery to the following members who have been in the hospital or had operations: Brother Carl Zich's wife, Christine; Brother Frank Papraskar; Brother Tony Tatarevick; Brother Lean Martinet, who lives in Houston; Brother Robert Ruzicka, who has been sick since the last meeting; Brother Joe Hubenak and his wife Esta Bell and two of their children, Gordon Lee and Cathryne Faye, who were in an automobile accident (at this time Brother and Sister Hubenak are still in the hospital); Brother Steve Waco who had been in the hospital but is at home now.

We want to extend our heartfelt sympathy to the family of Sister Ida Baleja, who died Wednesday, May 9, in Matoon, Ill., a former Fort Worth resident who lived here 60 years before moving away in 1935 after the death of her husband. Funeral services and burial were conducted in Matoon, Ill. Survivors are five daughters: Sister Albina Ruzicka of Fort Worth, Frances Denich and Vlasta Marine of Omaha, Neb., Georgia Jovan of Mattoon, Ill., and Anna Jerabek of Kalamazoo, Mich.; six sons, John Belaja of Dallas, Joseph Baleja of Fort Worth, Henry, Frank,

Wednesday, June 0, 1950 George and Walter Baleja, all of Detroit; a sister, Mrs. Mary Dukatnik of Littlefield, Texas; one brother, John Lugo of Temple, Texas; 23 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.

Fraternally, Jay Dee Waggoner 4, 4, LODGE KOMENSKY NO. 20 Granger, Texas Lodge Komensky will hold its quarterly meeting on June 13 at 8:00 p.m.

All members are urged to attend as this is our last meeting before the convention. There will be important convention questions to discuss and also some of 'local nature.

The ladies are asked to bring a covered. dish. After the meeting a lunch and refreshments will be served.

Fraternally, Henry E. Vitek, Sec'y. ) *4• LODGE ROZKVET ZAPADU NO. 107 Floresville, Teaxs Dear Members: Here I am with a few lines from our local lodge. Our monthly meeting was held as usual, the second Sunday in May which was also Mother's Day. Since we had no lunch nor anything for mothers, it was decided to celebrate Mother's Day together with Father's Day in our next meeting which will be June 10th. Ladies are asked to bring some goodies and brothers will see to refreshments. We also have door prizes, so let's see who are the lucky ones.

Let's see if we can get a real good attendance for Mother's and Father's Day celebration at our June meeting.

I remain, Fraternally yours, Julia aVelavik, 4, • (.

LODGE POKROK SWEET HOME NO. 63 Sweet Home, Texas Dear Members and Frieneds: Due to Father's Day falling on our regular meeting date, I am to inform you, members, that our next regular meeting will be held the second Sunday in June, which is the 10th.

After the meeting we will have a little social. The good little ladies are asked to being something for lunch, such as cakes, pies, sandwiches, etc.

There will be ice cream and drinks for the kiddies and also the grownups. So be sure all of you members, Caine and don't forget the kiddies at home.

On July 15 our Lodge Pokrok Sweet Home will celebrate its Golden Jubilee 'with a picnic. All of you members and friends mark this on your calendar and make it a Sweet Home day. Special invitation goes to the Supreme Lodge of-

V STN1K— WEST, TEXAS ficials and that also includes you, Editor. Also all the other lodges are invited to come and greet old friends and make new ones.

There will be plenty of entertainment and refreshments on the grounds, and the eats will be as usual—the very best.

With best regards to all, I remain, Fraternally yours, Felix Jurica, Sec'y. ) • 4, • ( LODGE FOKIIOK NO. 88 liouston, Texas Dear Members and Friends: For June 9th, 195G, we are again inviting you and your friends to a fried chicken dinner which the Lodge is sponsoring. Save yourselves the trouble of preparing a meal at home, and conic to the Hall for it. We will have it all deliciousy prepared for you, and then you can stay for the dance that will follow that evening. F. Mueschke's Orchestra will furnish the music for us.

Let's all come and have a swell time.

We shal start serving at 5:30 p.m.

The Committee ) •4•( SPJST SOFTBALL TEAM Dallas, Texas Dear Brothers and Sisters: Last Tuesday night, May 29, our SPJST Softball Team won over Navy Recruiting 7-0, by virtue of a forfeit.

The Navy team had some of its players out of town and could not field a full team for this game. This win cinched the first half of the league for us as we have now won seven games and two more games remain to be played in the first half.

Since Navy Recruiting could not field a team, we played a practice game Tuesday night with Universal Corporation.

They have a very good softball team, tops in Dallas, and they defeated us by a score of 3 to 0. This was a very close game as Jim Scoggins hurled a 3-hitter and struck our 9 batters. A windblown home run was the only earned run given up by Scoggins and the other two runs were unearned as four errors were committed by our team.

Still, all in all, it was no disgrace to lose to such a strong team. Getting the only hits for our team were Daryl Griner and Jim Scoggins.

Our next game will be Tuesday night, June 5 at 8:15 p.m. and our opponent will be Wonder Bread at the Parkdale diamond. Then on Tuesday night, June 12, we play United Motors, game time 8:15 p.m., Parkdale diamond. This game will conclude play in the first half of the season. We should change over to playing on Thursday nights on the new Lawnview diamond, No. 2 for the see-

Strana 15 and half of the league play as the diamonds are now near completion. I should know definitely by my next report.

We were pleased to have Brother Ben David, Sister Mildred David and children, Ronnie and Nancy Jo, surprise us by attending our genie. They Game down from Tulsa, Okla., to spend a two week's vacation here in Dallas and also Taylor.

We were all glad to see them at the game like old tires.

After the game a grou p of the players, wives and friends met at a drivein; and "pivo" and soft drinks were enjoyed by all present.

We had another good turnout of rooters at the game who enjoyed a very fine game. Hoping to see you all again at our next game, Fraternally yours, Brother Ben Jamul, Mgr., Softball Team Lodge Pokrok 84, Dallas ) ` As You Were A government official suggested the destruction of a big pile of old, unimportant and ragged records to make room for current filing. The written -proposal was submitted, and referred from one office and one official to another, in the usual routine, until quite a new file had been built up on it.

Finally a dozen or more officials had approved destroying the old papers and at . last the order came through to dispose of them as salvage. But the final authority had added this note: "Provided that copies are made of all papers destroyed."

Appropriate Jones was proudly conducting his friend over the new house. It was really a comfortable dwelling and Smith duly admired its qualities.

"Yes," he said, "you've certainly got hold of a nice house. But I see you haven't named it yet. What are you going to call it?"

"Littledown."

"Littledown?" What on earth for?

That's hardly suitable for a house in a town like yours."

"Oh, yes it is. Little down- and balance in installments."

• 4, Race problems are not new in the history of the world, and they will not be solved by newspaper articles or pretty speeches. * .5 Going to church is a good habit for every individual to cultivate, and it is a good idea for the churches to cultivate every individual.

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ectriesdal,- Stale –6, 19.'56

WHY PEOPLE BUY LIFE INSURANCE A survey among those who have purchased life insurance, we fear, would develop the fact that they had "bought" because they were "sold." Without trying to develop the already worn-out phrases about the perseverance of life insurance salesmen, we are afraid that we in the business must admit that life insurance is not generally "bought."

Why is this true about life insurance when so Many other items are "bought" about as much as they are "sold?" The answer, we believe; is that life insurance is an intangible. The need for insurance is not generally apparent to the man in his daily walk of life. The need must be identified for him before he volunteers to purchase. In any event, most people "buy" life insurance because they are "sold" by life insurance salesmen, so to give a true picture of "Why People Buy Life Insurance" it is necessary to approach the question from the viewpoint of the Life Insurance Salesman. .

In America, we have two definite types of Life Insurance Salesmen. They operate quite differently although it is not at all common to find one salesman doing both types of selling. In fact, you will find that while most concentrate on one way, they do not hesitate upon occasion to venture into the other way.

The first type is called the "Package Salesman." He approaches you with an idea for a kind of insurance that he believes you need. If he knows you have a mortgage, he will attempt to sell you "Mortgage Insurance." If he knows you have children, he will attempt to sell you "Edhcational Insurance.' Most life insurance men start in the business as "Package Salesmen." Often they learn a canned .sales talk on one particular package and stay with that. Most of them change after a period of time in the business, although there are many successful salesmen who never leave the package field.

eous information regarding other dependents, other operations, hobbies, etc.

If available, he would like to have a balance sheet of his client's financial position; however, he generally ends up by getting enough of the kind of information that will enable him, to make up his own balance sheet. Then, your program salesman retires to his office and figuratively "kills his client." In his mind, he dons, the dress and apron of the widow and attempts to look at her problems. What are her financial needs and what is the order of their importance? They generally vary only as to amount: FIRST: She needs cash. Cash to pay any current obligations that may be outstanding, such as funeral expenses, current bills, accrued income tax, Estate taxes, inheritance taxes, Mortgage payment, business obligations, new car payment—all those things we need cash for every month plus a few that are a direct result of her husband's seath.

SECOND: She needs more cash. Cash to give her the usual budgeted income for a few readjusting months so that she may, without immediate financial worries, plan for the future. Will she go to work? Will she continue his business? Will she start a business of her own? Did he have sufficient to give her a reduced income so that she may stay home and tend the children for awhile?

For their entire minority? This is an important period in her life and it is well to keep it free from immediate financial worries.

THIRD: She needs income. Income enough to keep her family together during the minority period of the children. Income enough to give them the care of their mother. Having had a terrible shock at the loss of their father, their future will probably depend on the guidance of a mother who can be home with them. Unless the wife has had considerable experience at managing property and money, this should The second type of Insurance Sales- come to her as regular, worry free man attempts to go through a more monthly income. difficult process. He tries to make a FOURTH: She needs a larger income professional approach to a client's problem. He first tries to know all that he during the College Educational periods can find out about the person he is try- of her children. The value of a college ing to sell. He would like to know all education cannot be questioned in toabout the business operations of his clay's society. The cost of a college edclient—his chances of a larger or lesser ucation is hard to manage on d miniincome, fluctuations in his income. He mum budget..

FIFTH: She needs a smaller, lifetime wants to know all about the client's wife; her standard of living; her abili- income. She is old now. She has been ties as a wage earner or business execu- away from the world of business for a tive; her health. He wants to know long time. Her children are raised and about the children and his client's plans educated. They may feel obligated to or hopes for them. He wants miscellan- care for her financially, but that would

be degrading to her. A lifetime income here of even a small amount means the difference between independence or charity.

After carefully appraising her problem, Mr. Agent knows, in dollars and cents, how much property his client should have to provide these necessities for his family if he should die. He then searches every "nook- and cranny" to find out what property his Client has so that it may be measured against the job it has to do. He take's into account all of his client's assets. This includes all life insurance owned, all other property, Social Security Benefits that may be realized, cornpanY pension plan g that rimy have death benefits, grOtip 'insurance. The agent may, if the client is a stockholder or partner in a business, attempt to arrange a purchase Lid sale agreement so that an indefinite interest in a business may be changed to a real tangible item of property if his client should die.

Mr. Program Salesman then brings the "two items" 'together. He carefully measures what the client's estate would have, if he died, against the needs" of the client's widow. If there is enough property to coveri need, and if it would be sufficiently liquid to accomplish the first two needs of the widow, life insurance, while it may be desirable as property, is not a necessity for this client and he will probably tell him so, giving, at the same time, any noted suggestions as to procedure to protect this estate.

If the property is not sufficient to do the job or liquid enough to protect itself in event of the client's: death, Mr. Agent then works hard to graphically illustrate, in the simplest way he knows, the reasons why his client should buy additional insurance. Actually he may attempt to "sell" it as a package. He attempts to fix the problem in the mind of his client, to suggest the kind of insurance that will do the job and have the maximum benefit to his client through its "by-products." He also must pay particular attention to the amount he feels his client can save from a budget alread y crowded by other demands.

The word save is used deliberately.

The by-products of the life insurance are many for the man who lives. During the course of his business life, the Cash Values prove a "last ditch" source of cash in event of emergency. At retirement age, his family is raised, his need fcr death benefit has decreased, and a sizeable fund may be provided through his life insurance.

We have tried to show why most peo-

.6, 1956 ple buy life insurance: There are other reasons. Without going into them in detail, we must mention at least two: Business Insurance, where the death of an individual would hurt a business, is very common now, and its social good is . so well recognized that it receives some favorable tax treatment from the government. Insurance as property has been touched on briefly. For the wealthy man, insurance is evaluated and bought just as stocks, bonds, and real estate. Its particular place among his other property is to provide liquidity at time of death for known administrative costs and Estate taxes.

We hope that you have purchased . :the .amount .and kind of life insurance you .need. We, know that if you have, youA 1-iawe a peace of _mind that passes any except the knowledge that you and yolu• loved ones are right with your God,. It also gives us a personal pride in knowing that you are the client of an agent who has done a professional job in,,identifying your problem, fixed that problem in your mind, and then persuaded you to do something about it.

Robert L. Bruce, •CLU Inspection Service 1 •(

Resolution of Sympathy The members of Lodge C'echo-Moravan No. 106 of La Grange, Texas, wish to express their deepest sympathy to the wife, children and grandchildren of WILLIAM C. IIRUSKA who died alter a three months' illness at the Fayette Memorial Hospital Tuesday, May 1, 1956, at the age of 65 years, and was laid to rest Thursday, May 3, in the La Grange City Cemetery with a large crowd of relatives and friends present.

The deceased Brother was a member of good standing for many years, and will be sadly 'missed in our Lodge as well as in this community.

May he rest in peace.

The Resolution Committee: J. C. Spacek Erwin H. Francke Henry J. Schovajsa, • •(

VESTN I — VMST, TEXAS

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THE SECRET OF LONG LIFE Is there a secret to long life?

There is — but it is not the Fountain of Youth that Ponce de Leon once hunted in Florida, nor in the ACS serum, a pretended sensational remedy for the process of aging which Dr. B. Kratochvil, a Czech heart specialist, was constantly injecting into the veins of old Joe Stalin.

What are the secrets of long life?

Ask the men and women who have done it, who are still going strong at 80 or 90 or 100.

Insurancei companies and medical researchers have asked — and been told variously that the "real secret" is to "smoke a cigar each day," or "to drink only goat's milk," or "to sleep 10 hours a night."

And for every such answer, there was another 100-year-old, equally spry, who said he had never smoked, who drank what he pleased, or who slept only three hours a night.

Then instead of asking, take a look at these oldsters. All of them—ir ilk drinker or whisky drinker, smoker or tobacco chewer — have one thing in common: serenity.

They have found a way to take life in stride and — above all — to avoid unnecessary stress They are calm and at peace with the world, and they made it a point, n addition, to take care of themselves.

While there is nu scientific evidence of merit in an exclusive diet of goat's milk, there is a growing library of research and clinical proof that stress, emotional and physical, shortens lives;

Serenity itself will not protect you against a polio virus, doctors admit, nor against pneumonia or cancer.

But take a look, they say, at what happens to your body when you subject it to stress—for example, when you becoMe angry: Your adrenal glands pour powerful hormones into the bloodstream; your arteries tighten and narrow and your blood pressure rises; your muscles tense; a reserve energy supply, deposited in body tissue as glycogen, is converted rapidly into sugar; your heart beats faster and pumps out extra blood' with each beat; your stomach secretes hydrochloric acid.

This built-in stress reaction or "alarm syndrome" is useful to the man faced with real danger because it prepares him for quick action.

But when it happens 20 or 50 times a day, or almost constantly, the effect on your body is like that of driving a car in first gear at a steady 51:1mil.es an hour.

Further, psychiatrists warn, serenity must be more than skin deep. An outward appearance of calm, making -an inward seething, can do more damage than a tantrum. The man who "blows his top"—and then forgets about it-usually is healthier than the man who nurses a grudge.

What about other factors in longevity? There is evidence, for example, that long life is hereditary, and that the children of long-lived parents have a longer than average life expectancy.

This suggests that some genetic or con-.

Calmness and serenity will not in stitutional factor is at work. themselves assure you of long life, docBut Dr. Louis Dublin of New York tors wain, but they will help. interprets the evidence differently. PerCompare the 100-year-olds with a haps, he suggests, the long-lived angroup of men under study at the Peter cestors were not physically superior but Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston. just smarter, more skilled at overcomThese men are all in their mid-forties ing adverse influences in the environand younger. They are all fiercely com- ment. In other words, more adept' at petitive in their business and personal lives; they hustle and worry; by their avoiding stress.

own admission, they work long and unThe case for serenity probably, was reasonable hours. Almost without ex- best expressed by a' guest on a radio ception, they look 10 years older than quiz program. Calmly he disclosed that Boarder "Ah, your steak is like vi_e they are. he was 102. Imperturbably, he answered weather this evening, Madam, rather the questions. The announcer said: They have one other point in com"And now, perhaps you'll tell us all raw."

Landlady — "Indeed? By the way, mon: every one of them, at the early the secret of your long life. How can your account is like the weather, too, age of 40 or 45, has suffered at least we all ive to be 102?" one serious heart attack. unsettled."

Gently, the old man said: A physician connected with this study ) • "I have only one formula. Just keep remarked recently: "The parts of a letter," wrote one of "Some men race through life as if they breathing, brother, keep on breathing!'

And then, calm, serene — and stilt the third grade buys recently on a test, expected to drop dead at fifty. They "are hello, middle, goodbye, stamp." usually do." breathing — he went on his way.

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V ES TNIK — WEST, TEXAS

Wednesday, June 6, 1956

to live without working . , , which guarantees that my wife and I may face our declining years without fear, and Thirteen SPJST certificates for adults: with anticipation of happy days to come, for when I no longer earn, or no CLASS B: where a member pays premiums during his lifetime.

DISTRICT FIVE OUTING longer want to, we shall have an inHouston, Texas come as long as we both shall live and CLASS C: where a member pays pre• D6arest Readers: as long as the survivor lives thereafter. miums for 20 years, but in case of Sinee everyone is so convention-mind- BUT THAT ISN'T ALL. death, the full benefit is paid as ed and. in business thoughts our provided by the by-laws.

I hold in my hand a piece of paper Distriet Five officers and. Planning Committee decided this was the proper tmie which gives me a share of this world's CLASS D: where a member pays for 15 years; benefits paid as provided to have an outing honoring our youth. wealth, a cross section of the finest of in Class C. Bruther Skrabanek, who so graciously bonds and mortgages and bank account has offered the use of his ranch grounds ... a piece of property which I can buy CLASS E: where a member pays pre11.1, Danbury for past meetings, is again on the installment plan and which is miums for 10 years with death beneoffering the beautiful place for our pic- the safest financial plan ever confit paid as provided in. Class C and ceived by the mind of men. BUT THAT aic. This is to be strictly an outdoor D. picnic' and Field-Day for the youth of ISN'T ALL. CLASS F: full amount of certificate is all lodges in District Five. Of course, I hold in my hand a savings account paid after 15 years. the' parents are all welcome but the which is not only absolute in security CLASS C: amount of certificate is paid 13artiOpation is for children. There will but creative in effect. Creative because after 15 years. be pHzes for all games, races, etc. Ball it wraps up in one package my savings gaMes, or team rather, can be picked plans, rry guaranties of my wife's eco- CLASS H: proper amount of certificate I irOrn the attending youths, so there nomic dependence, and my own hopes is paid when member attains the need hot be any organized. team. of financial success, and thus puts my age of 65 years, member pays preThere will be an amateur program. savings account out of the reach of petmiums until he attains' the age of Sc li.ny of you who can do any enter- ty temptations . .. yet keeps it instant65.

Vining at all are urged to bring your ly available for emergencies. Creative CLASS I: member pays premiums for in'striunent or vocal chords and danc- it is because it gives me the overwhelm20 years and proper amount of the ing; feet and show us what you can do. ing psychological advantage of working certificate is paid when he attains all in fun and a big picnic party toward a goal; it gives me instead of the age of 60 years.

Makes it lots better. the hard job of saving $50 a month, the 'Eatecue will be served at $1.00 a easy job of saving $25,000 at the rate CLASS K: member pays premiums to plate for adults and 50c per plate for of $50 a month. And creative it is beage 65, and the proper amount of children. Plenty of cold beverages will cause having assumed the obligation of his certificate is paid upon his death be on hand. All proceeds of this affair saving, I am motivated to greater ef- GLASS L: Double Indemnity insurance will:be deposited in the District Five fort, greater accomplishment, and which is issued up to the sum of troas ry. greater earnings. BUT THAT ISN'T $2,500.00, and is not included in the As District Five Youth Director, and ALL. amounts of the other classes. on behaf of our District Five officers' I hold in my hand a piece of paper CLASS M: Annuity Policies. and planning committee, I sincerely and cor(lially invite each and every one of which is perhaps the most remarkable CLASS M-C: Mortgage cancellation insurance with gradually reduced benyou Who have children to accept this in-- contract ever upheld by the laws •of efits and $1,000 paid-up insurance vital:len to our picnic at Danbury on civilized land. For this is an unilateral after 20 years.

Sunday, June 17, 1956. Many thanks and contract . . . one under which the oblibest wishes to all of you, dear Fluter- gations are all on one side . .. and by CLASS N: Mortgage insurance will be this contract a great financial institunalists. I am, issued to members up to the age of tion binds itself irrevocably to the Amelia (\raja) Sturm 50 years, who have real estate loans future performance of these things I ° from this organization. have named, at my option or under 'ME MIRACLE OF LIFE INSURANCE certain contingencies . . . while I asI hold in my hand a miracle of paper sume no obligation, but merely the Five SPJST certificates for children: soil ink, and yet because it is of paper responsibility of saving money periodi;and ink we are prone to think only of cally, at all times retaining the right to CLASS J-T: Term insurance to 16 years of age, which may be converted into the Paper and forget the miracle. end the arrangement, whereas the any other insurance atter the child You say a piece of paper? Yes, a other party to the contract may do so reaches the age of 10 years and bepli:( : e of paper . . . but that isn't all. only by my contract. BUT THAT ISN'T fore attaining the age of 16 years. hold in my hand a piece of paper I, ALL. which guarantees that if my earning CLASS J-C: 20-pay life, face valu at I hold in my hand a piece of paper ' age 16, payable at death. power is cut off by early death my wife will know comfort and security and de- which provides all these, and more; and CLASS J-S: 20-pay life with fave value coney as long as she lives .. . and thus which further agrees, that if disability at age one year, payable at death. she will never know want because she cuts off my earning power, all these CLASS J-E: Endowment at age 18, with pledged her life to me, BUT THAT things will still be mine, exactly as Mortuary face value at age one year. though I had been able to continue my ISN'T ALL. CLASS J-G: 20 year endowment, morI hold in ,my hand a piece of paper deposits. tuary fave value at age one year. . a miracle A piece of paper? No Which guarantees that when my earn(clz) ing rays are done I shall have the right of paper and ink!

Reports From Districts

Have Your Choice

Wednesday, June 6, 1056

©t STNiK— WEST, TEXAS

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Are You Collecting Trading Stamps?

If you are, there is nothing wrong with you. Four out of five families are saving them. So you are on the side of a great majority.

Trading stamps were a gimmick in my father's day, and I am a grandpa myself. That means that the stamp craze is back again. In 40 million American homes, people now are pasting stamps in little books, hoping to turn in the stamps for premiums ranging from kitchen cutlery and cigarette lighters to wrist watches, picnic jugs, sets of silver, or even a power mower.

Collecting trading stamps has become a national habit. Every day more families become addicts as grocery stores, drug stores and filling stations join the parade of those giving out stamps.

The trading stamp is a sales gimmick that is more than a half century old, but it's booming toward an unprecedented popularity as retailers battle among themselves for business.

It is estimated that shoppers are getting around a half billion dollars a year in merchandise through trading stamps.

One book filled with 1,200 stamps, for example, will "buy" a picnic jug, a lawn sprinkler, a billfold or four bath towels.

Or .10 books will buy an electric blanket, 13 books a chest of silver, 20 books a power lawn mower.

Additional premiums worth tens of millions of dollars are harvested by customers whose stores have related plans.

Some stores, for example, give premiums valued in proportion to the sums recorded by a cash register on the paper tape that is given to a customer as a receipt for his purchases. The customer saves cash register tape instead of stamps.

Nearly every day, in some part of the country, shoppers find they can get stamps at some place that hasn't offered them before, or find that a new type of stamp has cropped up at a store in the neighbrhood.

A report by the school of Business of Indiana University on a study of trading stamps estimates the volume of business involving stamp plans at 25 to 31 billion dollars a year. A trade publication, Premium Practice, has just completed a survey showing an increase of 224 per cent in the last two years in trade stamps given out by food stores.

This monthly magazine says that the estimated 40 million families which are saving trading stamps are spread among all the 48 states.

A check at various points around the country shows trading stamps now moving into new areas in New Jersey and

Mississippi into parts of metropolitan New York and into the Phalidelphia area.

In Detroit, where trading stamps started a comeback five years ago after an absence of several decades, it's estimated that nearly four out of ever y five families now are saving stamps.

California has perhaps the highest degree of trading stamp saturation of any state in the country. One stamp company alone claims about three out of four California families are saving the brand of stamps it issues, and estimates that stamps of at least 50 other companies are being given out in. the state.

Many bills aimed at prohibiting N uann p plans have been offered unsuccessfully in state legislatures in recent months.

Some states, however, have laws that restrict the use of stamp plans to some degree or impose special taxes on trading stamp operations.

The rising popularity of trading stamps with customers is causing a heated controversy among retailers. The first store in a shopping area to offer stamps usually reaps a substantial gain in business, and the operator becomes a stamp enthusiast. The competitor who loses business often complains that the trading stamps are unfair competition, that they add to costs, and that in the end the customer pays for his premiums in the form of higher prices.

Most stores that have stamp plans order their stamps from companies that provide the premiums and redeem the stamps directly In the customers.

tend the advantages of trading stamps are temporary.

These critics say that, while the first store in a trading area which adopts a stamp plan may attract customers away from stores that do not give stamps, the advantage is neutralized when everybody starts giving out stamps. Then stamps no longer increase business enough to offset cost, the critics say.

As a matter of fact the stamps become added expense that must come either from the store's profits or from the customer's pocket in the form of higher prices, the opponents contend.

Complaints by retailers whose, business has been hurt by competition from trading stamps have been received in large numbers by government departments, and three separate studies of stamp plans are under way. The Federal Trade Commission is inquiring into the operations of a number of stamp companies and stamp users to determine whether any federal laws against unfair trade practices are being violated. The Senate Committee on Small Business, is looking into the effects of stamp plans on small retailers. The Department of Agriculture is studying the effect of trading stamps on food, distribution and prices.

Whatever misgivings retailers may have about trading stamps, the public obviously likes them and is demanding them.

Surveys have shown that substantial numbers of customers switch from stores that do not give trading stamps to stores that do. Most savers of stamps, these surveys indicate, consider that the premiums are "something for nothing," that saving of stamps is a form of thrift.

Different types of stamps often are offered at different stores. Many customers patronize several stores and keep separate premium books. Sometimes one member of a family saves one type of stamps, another member a second type.

This can lead to arguments over where the week's groceries will be bought, whose premium book will be filled first.

Under a typical plan, the store pays $2 for 1,000 stamps and gives customers one stamp for each 10 cents of purchase. The customer pastes his stamps in a premium book that may hold 1,200 stamps—the number he would receive for $120 spent in the store. These books then are turned in for premiums having retail value ranging from $1.50 to $2.50 for each $100 spent in the store where the stamps were obtained.

Successful users of trading stamp plan contend that they bring an increase in sales which more than offsets the cost The demands of 'customers for tradof the stamps. Merchants can offer premiums without increasing prices to the ing stamps can cause complications even for retailers who give them. The purcustomer, they argue. pose of the stamps, aside from increasIn Indiana University's survey, it is ing business, is to encourage payments estimated that stores have to increase in cash. But many gasoline stations find sales by 8 to 14 per cent in order to that credit-card customers also want offset the cost of stamps.

Opponents of stamp plans, including stamps. However, credit-card sales are some retailers who have adopted them considered cash sales—since the stations reluctantly to meet competition, con- do not have to handle collections—so

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stamps generally are being issued to customers using credit cards.

One clue to the stamps' popularity with customers is the percentage of stamps turned in for premiums. Some critics of stamp plans contend that many customers never bother to redeem their stamps and that the stamp companies never have to make good on the premiums those customers could have claimed. But the oldest and largest of the stamp companies, The Sperry and Hutchinson Company, of New York, reports that more than 97 per cent of all its S&H Green Stamps issued around the country are cashed in. Other companies also report that very high percentages of their stamps are turned in for premiums.

The average housewife may profess indifference toward trading stamps, but she still shows a preference for stores that give stamps.

Shoppers questioned in a survey by the Stanford Research Institute generally reported that stamps had little to do with their choice of stores. But further questioning showed most of them tended to patronize stores that gave the stamps. Among the stamp savers, more than three fourths felt that most customers would be unhappy and even take their trade elsewhere if a store that gave stamps should drop them.

This, desire by the American shopper for something extra has brought a tremendous boom. in trading stamps in the past five years, a boom that's still headed upward. Stamp companies are getting bigger, new companies are springing up. There are more than 300 stamp companies in all. In addition, a number of chains and individual stores operate their own plans.

Row, in four out of five American homes, stamp saving has become a household routine and there's no sign 'of slackening in one of the nation's biggest give-away crazes. ) 4' Candid Camera

The music teacher was proudly presenting her pupils in a recital. After the extended musical program, ice cream, cake and fruit were served. One of the young musicians had brought her little brother , along as a guest.

As the youngster was taking his departure the teacher asked: "Well, Jimmie, did you enjoy the recital?"

"I sure did," Jimmie replied, "that is, all but the music." ) 4•( It's a very unpleasant subject, but believe me, you might as well make preparations to pay your income tax-you'll need money.

WEST, TEXAS

Wednesday, June 6, 1956

WE GIVE OUR CHILDREN TOO MUCH I By Alfred Campbell) We received cletter our son the other day. That's . an event, around here, for Jack's a college junior and usually he's too busy to write letters home, he says.

"Must need something," my wife commented, wrinkling her nose.

"He does," I said, scanning the :three paragraphs, "Ile needs a new Sports jacket. And the tapin cost more than he figured, so he could also use $25. He sends lots of love, and he is sure we'll understand."

"But I'm not sure I do," 'my wife protested. "I'm getting fed up with our playing Santa Claus 365 days a year."

I knew what Alice meant. Both of us are worried: not because our children are problem--they're not! By current standards they ere good kids.

What worries though, is that we've given them ton much. We've made life too easy for them too early, and we haven't prepared them for the bumps ahead. Our children and most of their friends are growing up with champagne attitudes in a beer environment.

You see, I'm. a white-collar father, and the stretch in m y salary isn't great.

Still, by cautious budgeting and some borrowing we've managed to give our three children the things we've considered important: camps, good books, a lot of less important incidentals.

We've contributed of ourselves pretty heavily, too. Alice has never had any household help, but she's found time for Scouts, Sunday School, and P-TA. Our house is open to the neighborhood, with both of us usually on deck. We've wanted to Co these things, and we've made a,.pit of soft-pedaling our own sasi t fi s . au I think we and a lot of other modern parents have gone overboard with generosity! Why the change of heart? I've jotted down a few reasons.

Jack's letter, for instance. He's accustomed to counting on our help, but unaccustomed to figuring what the sport jacket and the check will mean to the rest of the family.

"How about a part-time job on the campus?" i (nide asked.

"Gosh, dad, there just isn't time."

Or. 13-year-old Ellen's pleading "But, mother, all the girls in the club have cashmere sweaters. Don't make me different!" She's right, too. Sadly enough, those with the least find it necessary to give the most. For some reason, worldly goods are supposed to give a daughter social status.

Even five-year-old Tommy, owner of a tricycle, gets into the act. "But mom., they call me a baby. All the other boys have big bikes. Please get me one, too."

My nephew, in his third years or medical school, is married and a new father. "How will you manage, Tony?" I ask. "Well, Uncle Al, I'm sure dad will give us a helping hand."

Mr. Jenkins, owner of the local toy store, has this to say. "Listen, Al, these kids are the only advertising I need.

It's fantastic what .the child-centered home has done for business. Twentyfive dollars for a dump truck; $75 for a bike, and no one bats an eye.- All I have to do is sell one neighbor, and pretty soon the rest are in here buying the same thing."

Years ago, people used to say that millionaires gave their children too ;much.

But John D. Rockefeller gave his boys a penny allowance, and Julius Rosenwald dressed his children in hand-medowns. I think we were kidding ourselves then, and still are!

Actually, the parents in any income bracket can spoil their sons and daughters, and it's worse when middle-class children get too much. My kids will have to earn their own way sooner or later, and I don't think I've really helped them by soft-pedaling the facts of my checkbook.

Cashmeres; cars, bikes, lessons—you can go on forever, because a child's demands are endless, always dependent on what "George has" or "Sylvia does and wears."

I wonder sometimes where it all started. Maybe it was when psychologists said you can't give a child too much.

They were talking about love, but each time Johnny pleaded or Sarah bellowed, we did a quick word switch and substituted loot for love.

We've borrowed the word security, too, and we've really abused it. Giving a youngster what everyone else has doesn't necessarily make him more comfortable with himself. As a matter of fact, it may do just the opposite.

After all, when we think we have to act like the rest of the gang, being an individual becomes a terrible stigma.

Giving for security in the group is a pretty poor gift if it means we feel insecure as individuals. The truth is, most of this insecurity comes right from, us, the parents. If we have confidence in ourselveS and in our children, saying No is not really very hard.

I realized this one , afternoon not long

Wednesday, June 6, 1956 ago when I made a business call on a family of 12. As the parents and I talked the older children scooted out of the house, one by one.

"Where are they going?" I asked.

"Well," grinned the mother, "Betty and Mary Alice 'sit,' Petey has a paper route, John clerks at the grocery, Paul jerks sodas at the drug store."

"Don't they complain about it?" I asked.

"Complain?" the father repeated in amazement. "Why should they? I'm not rich, and they know it. It takes a lot of shoes to put this team in motion. And besides," he went on, "I think they're proud they can help. You see, we have a wonderful time together."

Cashmeres? Hardly! The five big boys shared one dresser; a shirt drawer, a handkerchief drawer, an underwear drawer. The mother laughed, If something-doesn't fit one of the children, it will fit someone else."

Every square inch of tnat house was packed with security of the right kind.

Those 12 youngsters were growing up a proud tribe, undismayed by budget limitations but able to cope with reality.

J. Edgar Hoover recently remarked that very few boys with real chores (or jobs) get into trouble. He might have included girls, too, and he might have said that trouble isn't the only thing one avoids by facing reality.

I know that our Jack and Ellen and Tommy would be much happier of they had learned to accept responsibilities as well as privileges. They've been deprived of feeling like contributing nienabers of a family.

Looking back some day, they will probably reflect sadly, "You gave us too much!"—Condensed from Family Weekly.

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VISTNIK— WEST, TEXAS Dance — Recreation Hill in Hallettsville.

Rudy Kurtz orchestra — K T Hall in San Antonio.

Gus Lindeman orchestra — Wedding Dance- Needville Hall.

Majek orchestra — Herman Sons Dance — Moravian Hall in Corpus Christi.

Bill IVIraz orchestra — Bill Mraz Hall in Houston.

Joe Patek orchestra — Boedeker's Place near Shiner.

Fort Worth Mehdiers — Dedding Dance — KJT Hall in Ennis.

Suinday, June 10 Lee use orchestra — American Legion Hall in El Campo.

Konvicka's Worthing Band — Parish Picnic and Dance — Hallettsville.

Gus Lindeman orchestra — Homecom-ing Celebration and Dance — Ledbetter.

Majek orchestra — SPJST Picnic . and Dance — Sokol Hall in Corpus Christi.

Bill Mraz orchestra — Cat Springs Hall.

Joe Patek orchestra — Day and Night Picnic and Dance — SPJST Hall in Nelsonville.

Pavelka orchestra — Day and Night K C. Picnic and Dance — K. C. Hall in Robstown.

Henry Brosch orchestra — K. C. Home in Schulenburg.

Victor Pavlas orchestra -- 2PJST Hall in West.

Tuesday, June 12 Rudy Kurtz orchestra — Wedding Dance — American Legion Hall in Shiner.

Wednesday, June 13 Joe Patek orchestra — Wedding Dance ,—American Legion Hall in Need-

Strana 21 CERTIFICATE NO. 1831 The. State of Texas COMPANY NO. F-854

Boare of insurance Comm issioners of the

State of Texas Austin, Tet • 3, May 15, 1956 IO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT •

Slavezkic Mutual Fire Insurance Association Houston, Texas has according to sworn statement complied with the laws of Texa , as conditions precedent to its doing business, in this State, and I have issued to said Company a Certificate of Authority from this office entitling it to do business in this. State for the year ending May 31, 1957.

Given under My hand and my seal of office at Austin, Texas, the date first mentioned above written.

J. BYRON SAUNDERS, Chairman of the Board.

CITICERS AND DIRECTORS

Walter Hale, President, All the above dances are at night un- 1600 Belmont Street, Fort Worth, Texas. less otherwise specified. This is a tree service but ap lies onl y to thos ed nceE F. V. Urbish, Secretary, at which mainly polka and waltz music P.O. Box "F" East Bernard, Texas played by a live orchestra. The Vrstnik or writer will assume no responsibility Robert Servenka, Auditor, resulting from any dance announce- P.O. Box 514, West, Texas. ment which is listed in this column. Chas. Holasek, Vice President, (Calvin C. Chervenka) Listings from orchestras and dance halls 2541 Lexington Blvd., Corpus Christi, should be received at least one week be- Texas.

Wednesday, June 6 Rudy Kurtz orchestra — Plainview Corn- fore publication. Semi all listings to Calvin Chervenka. Route 2. Rogers, Tel Jno. P. Trlica, Treasurer, munity Center near El Campo.

P.O. Box 265, Granger, Te a Joe Patek orchestra — Country Bar Hall Artful dressing and a smooth paint at Marak near Cameron. job will take 20 years off her true age. Will A. Nesuda, Auditor, Saturday, June 9 9518 Redondo Drive: Dallas 18, Texas. a flight of stairs.

Baca's Original orchestra — Wedding But she can't fool 4, __a) • • Anton Bily, Vice President, Dance — Sefcik's Hall at Seaton Keeping house is like threading beads 1205 Enid Street, Houston 9. Texas. near Temple.

Emil Bartos orchestra — Lake View Inn on a string which has no knot at the Reuben B. Lesikar, Attorney, end. at McQueeney.

206 Temple Nat. Bank Bldg., ) • 4, • (Eddy Dybala orchestra — American LeTemple, Texas. gion Hall in Crosby.

When your dog brings: your slippers Lee use orchestra — La Bahia Hall. and your wife barks at you—the honey- John Kahanek, Jr., Auditor, Konvicka's Wotliing Band — Wedding moon is over. ( 5421 Long Street, Houston 7, Texas

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MALY CTENAR ba modre s nebe chtela trete me &sky Cisti! by nam snesti (!AST PATA, DOPLNENA DVACATE TRETi

Mamnce® Maminka nage-holubielka ticha, jen na nas mysli, pro nas difcha, starostmi o nas nepokojn6 spava, v starostech o nas prvni rano vstava!

Maminka nap e nikdv nespoCine, od jedn6 price hned pospicha k jine; jen pro nas vdycky chvilku udela si: vezme nar na kiln, Wadi tvaie, vlasy.

Tvai ustarana razern vgecka zjasnl, snarl dug i jeji leti snov6 krasni a libiva nas, pina zaie

Ve stfedu, dne 6. e' eTTTIA 1956 Broneinkern hospoclatila., a uejla ho pekne modlitbiece: "O, mfij BCE-, deb at' jsem pekne posluany."

A dlouho to netrvalo, kdy2 tatinek letel jednou zas dome, a kdy2 u byl za potokem, a ve strani, tu behl Broudinek naproti: "Tatinku, tatinku, marne malinkeho Broueininka.

Vidite, on vam jde naproti." A Broueininek mu eel naproti, a tatinek uz ho mel v rukou, a zdvihl ho do poVetti, a tolik se smal. A Beruaka stala ye dvaich, a srdce ji plesalo radosti, a tolik se smala. Ach, to byla radost! A men se radi. Tatinek svitil, a maminka hospodatila, a broneci si pied chaloupkou hra.-

Oat chtela by vein i sv6 srdce vlastni, rozdelit s nano& bychom ; byli it'astni, A dlouho to netrvalo, kdy2 tatinek letel jednou zas domfi, a byl uz za potokem, tu mu Well Broueinek a Broneininek by iivot nag tu plynul v naproti: "Tatinku, tatinku, my mame bernAku, takovou hezounkou. Vidite, osladkem sneni, na yam jde naproti. Ale ona jeate nenmi moc behat." A to mala bernaka ela tatinkovi naproti. "Tatinku, tatinku, jak by nezkusil bidy, pak mne budete tikat? Janinka nam ptinesla medu, a povidala, 'Ze se budu jmeutrpeni. novat Beru gka, ale marninka povidala, Dokoneeni pilaf& Popros ratinka, aby basen s Tebou 'dell a vysvetlil Ti ji trochu! Potom suravne opts do sealtn! Ue se eeskemu eteni i o p ra.zdninach!—Upozorni rodiee na elinek "Blili se ste vYroel smrti mueednika", jen je na piedposledni strane (31.) minuleho elsla! I v Texasu fl ame tad Karel Havlieek a to v Ilalletsville, po velikann eeskych dejin. — StrYeek se teal, ie mu o prazdninach naplaea.

S pozdravem STIAT UK MKEK Z AUSTINU. Adiesa stryekova je: Dr. Ed. Mieek, University Station, Austin, Texas. * ) •

BROUtCI (Napsal Jan Karafiat) (Pokradovanii.)

se budu jmenovat Janinka."

Tatinek byl celS7 vyjevenY, a Beruaka stala u chaloupky ye dvetich, srdce ji plesalo, a tolik se smala. "I ty ma mala beruako, i ty ma zlata berako! V-Zdyt' ty maa aka jako Janinka, a vaecko na vlas jako Janinka. To ti musime tikat Janinka." A maminka byla rada, a to mala beruaka byla rada, a v gichni byli radi. a men se radi. A tatinek svitil, a maminka hospodatila, a broueci si pied chaloupkou hrali.

"Dejte mne na, Janinku pozor, at' mild ji luriak nevezme!" tikavala marninka.

---- "O, v gak my dame pozor!" A davali pozor. Ale jednou ptibehli domfi: "Maminko, byl tu lunak. Ale nevzal nam Janinku. On se nas bal!" A maminka byla cela ulekana. "Opravdu? Byl to lunak.?" — "Byl to luriak. TakovY velikananskY, a mel zelena kfldla a dlouhananske vousy, a tolik bzudel." — "I to nebyl luriak. Lunak ma zobak a peti." — "Peri?" Tak to nebyl hinak. Ale bzudel, a mel dlouhananske vousy." A maminka byla pfece rada, ze ji to Janinku nevzalo.

A dlouho to netrvalo, a melt zas malounkeho Broueka, a zas to dlouho netrvalo, a men malounkou Beruaku,. a tatinek mel radost, a mamince srdce plesalo. Ale tatinek poeinal mit u2 • starost.

"I, ja, ani nevim, jak jim budeme tikat.

Tatinek byl celY vyjevenY, a Beruaka stala u chaioupky ye dvetich, a srdce ji plesalo, a tolik se smala. "I ty miij Broueinku, i ty mfij Broudinku!" A hned si tatinek sedl, vzal Broudinka na kolena, Tokraeovarz.) a poeal si ho prohliZet. On vam mel ooi jako tatinek, a nosieek jako tatinek, a • • v'Secko na vlas jako tatinek, a tolik Na jiZnich ostrovech si ma pottasa toho napovidal. Ah, to byla radost! A ruce, kdyZ potk,a, ptibuzne sve /any. U "Everybody" melt se radi. Tatinek svitil, maminka s nas, kdy' je nepotki

ye 4sti'edu, dne p. ;6ervna 1956

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(Dokoneeni se strany 10) lo blahoplodne. Osoby sobecke, bezohledne, Pravdu utlaeujici v tu samou rozhodujici, chvili, se jeli, dlane bali v pest, .aby kteroukoliv dobrou ideu utloukli a te2 ptivocIce jejihn Pr takovych prilelitostech eloveku se zeta, Ze to nebo jine jednani o yYpomoci dobru rozdeluje shromaZdeni ye dye stra jednu .1/ pornocniky dobra, druhou v za,stup posiuhovaeti zla. A to sila, ktera stanovila pravidla a sousttedila je v zakon, kterY jest neodvolatelny a neznieitelnY, ponecvhava rozluSteni vSech lidskYch sperti pouhenahode. Zda se tak f:loveku nemy.sliennu, pie_ce vSak tomu ,tak dy.ninAnin telidy ne, kdyZ byste ku „potyrzeniopa,ku niojich slov meal tiebaz tisice dcikazil b.rozniarech nahody Zyla,Ste..:kdvZ ,zde .(zkratka reeeno), cc neco takoveho stava. LidSka, vecla musi jeSte mnoho yYzkunni, zkouSek a patrani procielat pcZ•bude moci kaZdY fikaz dle sku teenosti„. vysvetliti.

AvAak doka2e-li priSti zasedani zastupcii radovYch na sjezdu uskuteeniti zahzeni fitulku pro stare a hriSte pro omladinu, pak bude to .dtikazein naSi lidske duSevni vyspelosti. To u2 nebude nahoda, ale uplatneni vSeho dobreho co' lze od Oloveka rozumneho, soucitneho neekavati.

A jak zpredu upozornuji, Jednotu SP JS'r nemuselo by to stati ani cent.

Jak by to bylo moZne? To objasnim priSte. Se srdeenYm pozdravem M. F. K. Valova.

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Skotska svetelna, rcklama Klub neuveritelnYch povidek priSel s novou zpravou, tentokrate o vynalezavein Skotovi MsShanovi. McShan mel malt' hotel v jednom arkansaskem meste, kde jak jest dolore znamo, svatojanske musky dosahuji neobyeejne velikosti a svitivosti 1VIsSchan, potreboval pro sviij hotel svetelnou reklamu, ale naklady ho vZdy znovu odstraSovaly, aZ' priSel na velkou mySlenku. Namaloval na zed' pismena "Hotel De McShan" syrupem a v nod se na ne sletovaly .svatojanske musky v obrovskein poetu, a reklama svitila •( )

WEST,- TEXAS

tiiadovny (Dokoneeni se strany 5)

Senosti ktera cone jedliou uchranila pied ztratou polovice 2800 akrfi pozemku.

Bratri a sestry, a z ylaSte vy elenove stanovniho VYboru a vy delegati do priStiho sjezdu, uvaZujte o tomto mojim navrhu. Jsern jistY ae kdyZ tak ueinite Ze budete se nmou souhlasit de kdyby jsme vySetrovani vlastnictvi a uzavirdni nag ich piljeek dali do rukou dobrYch pravnikti v torn okoli kde ten majetek se nachazi, ze uzavirani naSich ptijeek by se s tim velice zjednoduSilo a Ze by se s tim uSetrilo mnoho easu a Ze by s tim Jednota ziskala mnoho Zadosti n dobre piljeky ktere nyni nedostaneme.

My vSichni vime Ze kdy2 se proda nejakY majetek Ze se ten prodej obyeejne tizavre v kancelari nektereho pravnika.

Obyeejne kdyZ nekdo majetek kupuje chce na ten majetek ptijaku, kdyZ by pravnik zastupujici jednu neb druhou stranu v takovem prodeji videl, Ze ten kupujici bude potrebovat pajeku a ten pray, nik nas zastupoval, on by prirozene tomu kupujicimu kterY by pfijeku potreboval odporueil aby si tu ptijeku udelal od nak Hlavni firadovny. TakovYm sobem bysme dostali mnoho dobrYch piljeek ktere nyni nedostaneme.

Kdyby my jsme meli takove zastupce, pravniky v raznYch mistech kaZdemu s nich by byly predloleny vSecky naSe Poladavky podminky, a vSecky inforrnace o naSich piljekach, kaZdemu z nich by byly poslany vSecky listiny na kterYch by vSecky naSe ptljeky by byly udelany a uzavreny, v fdaclovni toho doma, ciho pravnika fined jak on by byl s piehlidkou vlastnictvi hotovY. Abstrakty a vSecky listiny by byly poslany na Hlavni fdadovnu. Ja netvrdim Ze by se s tim uSetrila nejaka suma periez; na vetSich pUjekach moZna ano, na menSich pfitekach moZna ze ne, ale byl by to velikY krok kupredu v naSi praci, s vyrizovanim majetkovYch pUjeek, ktere prate je zde na Hlavni diadovni nyni dost pro jednoho fdednika, i kdyby nedelal nit jineho, a to prate bude s tim eim dal tim vie. Co Vain zde odporueuji, a sestry, einim pro dobro Jednoty a doufam de toto moje odporueeni v takovem duchu prijmete. Ja Vain tato neV oddeleni skotskeho expresu sedi ce- odporueuji pro osobni pohodli neb ja stujici a spi. Vstupuje pan s objeninYin vim Se ja na Hlavni fdadovni i pri nejzavazadlem a klade je do site prave nad lepSim uZ mot rokfi nebudu ale ja to odhlavou spiciho cestujiciho. Za pal hodi- porueeni Mani proto Ze v"in a verim ny z bedny ukapne, cestujici se probou- Z'e by to bylo pro na:f:1 Jednotu velice zi a usmiva se znalecky: prospeSne. NaS pravni radce bratr Pa"Whisky?" vlieek nine nekolikrat rikal Ze on toto "Ne, Foxterricr!" moje odporueeni sam schvaluje.

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Na etvrtem miste did Vas upoznrniti na odporueeni ve Vestniku abY •se' na Hlavni fdadovnu piivolili jeSte dalSi. KdyZ zvoliti takove dalSi tiredniky tak za kratkou dobu budete muset kaaterna clat na .\7 7. P01110C teriografku, atd. Co oni zde budu delat???

Kde jim ddte na Hlavni fdadovni misto??? Hrednikti a yYpomocnYch sil je nyni na Hlavni Uradovni dost; vie jich zde neni rozhodne notreba.

Jestli chcete neco pro budoucnost Jednoty udelat tak dejte Hlavni firadovni pravo aby Hlavni fdadovna mohla najmouti co yYpornocne say, "sekretare" (stenografy) neb yYpoinocne UMniky asi dva (aneb aspen jednoho) mute, mezi 35 a 45 let stati, kteri ma) ji dobre a k jejich praci zde pottebne vzdelani, kteri jiZ maji za sebou dostateenou zkuSenost vobchodninivete, , kteri maji pro takovou praci joke jo zde prirozene schopnosti neb nadani, jsou ustaleni a spolehlivi a dejte Hlavni fitadovni pravo jim dati takovY plat lak jine obehodni spoleenosti takovVdem za takovou praci plati, postarejte se pro ne o nejakou "pensi" na starost a takovYm zpusobem si zajistit budouci firedniky Hlavni idadovny anebo aspon nektere. Budete je zde potrebovat ponVvacIZ pro tu praci zde vhodni lide budou v kratke dobe teZko k najiti ponevadZ je nom velice male procento naSeho mladeb..° a vzdelaneho Ceskeho dorostu, eesky mluvi a tech kteri dovedou, aspot trochu spravne Texaskou eeStinoWineco napsat ancbo preeist neni rnyslim v celem Texasu ani pal tuctu. Aspoin jaka taka, znalost naSi Texaske CeStiny bude zde na Hlavni firadovni nutna, pone • vadZ, i za 25 neb 50 let budu Hlavni Uradovny potrebovat znalost ecStiny aby mohli precisti a prehlednouti mnoho rase stare knihy a zaznamy . Pamatujte na to abyste na Hlavni firadovni takoye lidi meli jak jich bud* potrebovat a to doba neni daleka.

S bratrski'm pozdravem, Chupick, J tajemnik Hlavni fdadovny, ScJST (Poznamka redaktora: Lituji, fukopis byl pro nedostatek easu posla,n prim° do tiskarny, a proto pravopisne chyhy jsem nemel prilelitost opravitLl ( Jedna lekarska, Moc velkY dobrodinec je jedca'Nthriai: v Ch. Prisel k nemu patient.

"Pane doktore, main velkou starost".

"No, a co vain je?"

"Nemohu spat."

"Kolik je yam?"

"OsmaSedesLt".

"Tak! A s Una eloveee, jdete na mne?

Kdy2 je vain esmSeclesat, tak jste se u2 snad, sakra, nachrnel dost • .?"

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my Soucititne- s Varni: Ye VaSern zarmutku. ZesnulY bratr necht' odpodi y a, v pckoji a dest zachovana budiZ jeho pamatce.

Dano za rad Pokrok Jihu dislo 72 v Cameron, Texas.

RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI My, niZepsanY resolueni vYbor radu Praha eisln 29 v Taylor, Texas, vyslovujeme uprimne citenou soustrast poznStale rocline nad ztratou jejich manZebratra a na g eho spolubratra L. H. Hillnaana 1Jery. zemrel 24, kvetna 1956 narozen 2. dervence 1883 ye Fayetteville, Texas. Do Jednoty pristoupil v roku 1904.

• Vime drazi poznstali, Ze teke nesete Ztratu va geho mileho, ale budiZ yam iitechou i my sentry a bratri radu Praha soucitime s vami ye vaSem zarinutku.

-;Tobe spolubratre prejeme klidnY spanek.oCest budiZ tvoji pamatce.

Marie 8vadleiaak Vera PolanskY A. L BoudnY, resolueni vYbor ) • 4. • RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI My, nine psany resolueni yybor radu FrantiSek PalackY, Oslo 21 v Engle, Texas, vyslovujeme uptimne citenou soustrast pozitstale rodine nad ztratou jejich otce a dedeeka Maxa Templina ktery zemrel 30. biezna a pocho yan byl 2. dubna na Flatonskem hrbitove. Zanechal 3 del' na Ziyu, manZelka jej predeqa peed lety, doZil se pnZehnanelao veku 83 let. Mill pozustali prijmete ten to''projev soustrasti nad ztratou vaS'eho °tee. Vime, Ze vas zarmutek je velikY, i my spoi lt ale necht' je . Varn ittechou, s vami Zelime jeho odehodu. Tobe bratie prejeme klidnY ve6,11ST spanek, odpoelyej v pokOji a test bud-U tve parnatce..Dano v Engle 25. maje 1956 za resolueni",vYbor.

Chas. Jaluka Fr. 2aeek Kopeck ) # 070 •

Albina Onclrej Jan Mraz, st.

J. J. Stoklas, resolueni vYbor ) • 4, S °LUCE SOUSTRASTI My, niZepodepsanY resolueni vYbor Melo Pokrok Moultonu dislo 27, SPJST. v Moulton, Texas, timto projevujeme naSi hluboce citenou soustrast portistale manZelee a ditkam nad odchodem draheho manZela a otce a na geho mileho VaZeneho spolubratra, Jana Krametbanera, kterY zemrel dne 11. kvetna, 1956, ye Yorktown v nemocnici ye stall 81 let, a byl pohrben drie 12. kvetna, 1956, na Moultonskem mestskem hrbitove; n.aS zesnulY spolubratr pristoupil do Jednoty dne 2. zari, 1889, a byl radnYnY elenem aZ do konce sveho tivota; PortistalYm projevujeme nisi unfit-11nou soustrast a zemtelema spolubratru prejeme lehke odpodinuti.

Dana v Moulton, Texas, dne 29. kvetna, 1956; za rad Pokrok Moultonu Oslo 27, SPJST.. v Moulton, Texas.

Frank Jilek, Jr. Jacob Kurtz A. J. Darilek, resolueni vybor )•

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WLADISLAW STANISLAW REYMONT

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"kikala mi Plo gkova, abychom se na steho y ali na Zi11111 k nim, sama se nabidla, to nMn da svetnici z dobrefia snide."

"Z dobreho srdce! Ta to nechce tidelat net na zlost matce, Zerou se spolu jako psi. Nepotrebuji jeji laskavosti. Neboj se, Nastieko, zridim ti chalupu, i okno v ni bude, i krb a vgecko, Cello je potreba. Uvidis, za tri nedele s tim clojdu ke konci jako k amen v . bude vela hotova. . i kdyby si mel hOty .itpraco yat, bude!"

"Bodejt', ty ji postavis saml "MatcuS mi pointlZe, slibil mi toi" "A nedala by nam matka nejakou p©mod?" rekla Nastka nesmele.

"I kaybych melpojit, ji prosit".nebudtEr vykrikl Simek, ale kdyZ videl, zeNastka jeSte vie zesmutnela, zaeal j1 ygechno nesmele vysvetloyat.‘ "CoZpak to mohu Udelat, Nastieko? Vyhnaia me a na tebe taky hromy svoldva."

"Milj BoZ'e, kdyby nam aspon nejakou kravieku dala! Takto jsme jako ti nejhorSi Zebraci, `s holYma rukama, at strach pomyslit."

"Rude i krava, Nastieko, uz jsem si ji vyhledl."

"Neni ani chalupa, ani kousek dobytka, nic!" plakala Nastka a tulila se k nemu; otiral ji oci, hladil ji po hlay e, ale protote i jemu se Maio u srdce sirutno a tak. tak, to se sam, nerozplakal, vyskoeil, popadl lopatu a krikl, jako by byl zle rozhi:q;yanY: se riestydi, Zerrka, tolik prace, a ty jen nurikag!"

Nastka vstala., pina tHkYch starosti a nemalYch °bay.

V jare mysli tkvi velka Melva moc. V gichni se ji poyznagime. Pasobi jako posilujici lek na celou soustavu. Naproti tomu pesimism, smutek, sklieenost stale kape -jed, ktery. tisni a zeslavuje. Optimism je ytrei, t konstruktivni stavi. Pesimism je destruktivni, negativni;—boti. oky vlastnosti, ktere vedou ke Stesti, :ktere podnecuji odvahu, jsou tvurei a "Kdrl neumreme heady, tak nas na to konstruktivni. pustir. vlci." ) • iTg■ • ( Simek se dopalil doopravdy, a davaje Nesnaz, s kterou se .vetSina z nas po- se do prace, t yrde fekl: tkava odhadujic sebe nebo posuzujic sve "Jestli mi to choe§ breeet a povidat RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI moZnosti, tkvi v tom, to se patrrne do- hlouposti, tak si radeji zustari dories."

Rad Pokrok Jihu eislo 72 v Cameron, Nastka se chtela k nemu pritisknout Texas projevuje uprimne citenou sou- ninivarne, to na ge schopnost je nee° strast portistale hodine nad ztratou je- vrozeneho, jet hotovehO,'neco jiz pripra- a udobrit ho, ale on ji jich manZela, otce, dedeeka a nageho veneho k uZivani; .deho nemnZeme hmot"Vida, ted' ma chut' na milkovani, to ne zmeniti. Pohlilime na to, jako na cospolubrata tak!"

Nakonec se vSak dal piece jen u.lek, vec Upinou, ustalenou. Ve skuteeneMateje gevelka chlacholit, ackoli jeitt zle lateril na Zensti a vlatsnosti. kterY zemrel 17. .kvetna ye stari 79 let. ske tresky Plesk y , a Nastka odeMa klid• )• Bratr 8eveik byl zakladajici Glen radu na a dokonce vesela domt.

72 a pattil do Jednoty pies 50 let.

Vedcove jsou lidel, kteri nam prodlauji "Pro Boha! ' enska, je side taky eloyek, pozustala rodino, to VaS zarnail tivot, abychom meli eas zaplatit za vie- ale rozum jako elovek nema! Je pored je. tek .je velikY, ale budiZ Vam ittechou, to chno to, co vynalezli. "Dayton Journal." nom plat a nave:.. JenZe kdyi neco .elo-

Ve stfedu, dne 6. ilervna 1956 vek vlastnima hnatarna neudeld, samo to s nebe nespadne. Jake deti hned se smeji, hned Pl aeou, hned se ziobi a narikaji. Co, pro Pana Boha, s tim?"

Simek vreel, ale za chvili v praci zapomnel na cely svet.

Pranyal tak den jak den, s prvnim svitem vstaval a s pozdnim yeeerern se vracel; easto s nikYm pies celY den anepromluvil, jidlo mu nosila Terezka nebo nekdojiny, proto2e Nastieka oddelavala na cfararovYch bramborach.

Z poeatku se u neho ten i onen zastavil; ale protOle Shriek nemiloval tlachani, divali se na neho jenom, z daleka a nestaeili se divit jeho neimavne driTyrdYChlapikl Kdo ' by to byl do nern , iA t!'" mrtieel Kiomb.

"Cozpak 'to neni ,s_rminko Dominikoye?" zvolal se smichem jinY; Orela, ktery ho od sarneho pbeatku pozoroval, rekl: ' `Svat'a. ' Pravda, ze dre jako kiln, ale meli bychom mu trochu uleheit."

"No ano, sam to nedokale, meli bychom mu pomoci, zaslouZi si to!" prisvedeovali, jenom',.e nikdo nespechal, aby byl prvni; eekali, Sithek poprosi.

Ale Simek neprosil, to ho ani ye snu nenapadlo, a tak se kterehosi dne velice podivil, kdy2 spatt ; 1 vuz, ktery jel k nernu.

Jindrich ridil kone a 112 z daleka vesele krieel: "Uka.2, kde main orat! To jsem ja!"

Simek teprve po dlouhe chvili uveril vlastnirn °elm.

"2e ses opova2i1 takovou vec! DostaneS,.cbudaku, biti, uvithS." I at'si; kdy'l budu bit, pridam se k tobe Upine."

"A to isi sam mel ten napad, ze mi pomfae§?'

"Sam. Uz davno jsem to chtel udelat, ale bal jsem se, matka me hlidala a Jagna me z poeatku taky zrazovala," vypravoval Jindrich ze :siroka, davaje se do prace. Orali spolu celY den, a kdyl Jindrich yeeer edjizdel, slibil, ze pitede clruheho dne zas.

Pitel hned slunce vYchodem; Simek si"na prvni pohled vSiml jeho tvari trochu promalralYch, ale zeptal se ho tcprve pied yeeerem: "Delala velike peklo?"

"Eh, je slepa, a tak me tak snadno nenahrnata. . . sam ji do drapt nevlepovidal mrzute Jindrich.

"A Jagna to nezradila?"

"Jagna piece neni proti nam!"

"Dokud ji neco nepreleti pies nos .. . kdopak rozumi ZenskYm!" vzdychl Simek lalostne a radii mu, aby vickrat nejezdil.

"Zastanu tap , ponnIZe8 ml pozdeji, phi seti."

V2S TNIK — WEST, TEXAS

A znova ztistal sam; pracoval neenavne jako kiln v hentouru, nedbal imavy ani .2aru; nastaly dny tak parne, rozpalene a dusne, le zeme pukala, vody vysychaly, trava lloutla a obili stalo sotva live v torn pekelnem Zaru. Pole byla prazdna a zamlkla, protole nebylo man() yydrlet phi praci, oheri prim p ZiyY se lil s nebe a slunce div oei nevypalilo. Zbelale, kalne nebe viselo jako ohniva vlajici plachta, zahalujici celou zemi nesnesitelnYm, nehybnYm harem. . . ani vetfik se nepohnul, ani stromy se nezachvely, ani ptak nezazpival, ani lidsky hlas se nikde neozval; den co den stejne od vYchodu na zapad putovalo slunce a rozlevalo nenprosne °hen a su cho.

Ale Simek den co den prichazel na svuj pozemek, nedavaje se odstraSit palem, i noel prespaval na poli, jenom aby nemaril easu; MatouS ho krotil jeho uminenosti, ale Simek mu kratce odpoveM: "V nedeli si odpoeinu."

V sobotu veeer phisel domil tak udrenY, he us•.11 nad misou; v nedeli spal skoro celY den; teprve naveeer slezl s pelechu, svateene se ustrojil a usedl pled pinYm talirem. 2enske chodily kolem neho jako okolo nej yzacnej gi osoby, east° pridavaly a strelily kalde jeho hnuti; kdyl se jak se patri najedl, popustil si pas, narovnal kosti a vesele houkl: "Zaplat' Pan Bidi! A tee' se pojd'me trochu poveselit!"

A odeSel s Nastiekou do kremy; MatouS s Terezkou za nimi.

Jankl se mu klanel a2 k zemi, koralku mu n.aleval bez rikani a oslovoval ho jako hospodare, na col byl Simek nemalo I.VS"n Y; a kdy2 se potom radne napil, tlaeil se mezi prvni a ygern vykladal sve rozumy.

V kreme bylo pino lidi, pro vet gi poteSeni hrala i hudba, ale nikdo se jegte nepouWel do tance; jenorn si phipijeli a nahikali na vedro a na zle easy phede Znerri, jak to 0, v kreme bYva. Phisli i Boryno yi s kovaro yYmi, ale Sii dal do pristenku a patrne si hojne dopravali, protele jim Jankl co chvili nosil koralku a pivc.

Stramk,

Jenom Simek se nesmal, bral Jindiq -chaoklru,ib am radne opile: "M,u.siS me poslouchat, rozval sis kdo s tebou mluvi."

"JO, vim, tot' se rozumi... ale maminka ptikazala. . ." koktal Jindrich

"Ale copak maminka! Mne musi g poslouchat, ja jsem hospodar."

Muzikanti zahrali, nastal povyk, -podpatky zadupaly, prkna v podlaze zastenaia, pisniehy zaznely, pary se zato61.ly; taky Simek popadl kolem pastuNastieku, rozepjal si nasadil eapku do tYla, zazpival da da dana a vytoeil al do vela tancicich; kneel ze V§ech nejhlasiteji, do podlahy dupal nejzukiveji, vykruco yal nejostj'eji. . toeil se bujne, vesele, hlasite, jako potok dmouci-se jarni silou Ale kdyb jednou dvakrat pretaneilone r 7rni vyvest z kremy 14-chalseZnskS sluS'ne vystrizlivelY sedel s nirni mehalupy; kdyl priSla i JagustYnka, bylo. -teCi jako vody; ac bylo pozde a Simek se sbiral k navratu, piece jaksi nepospichal, a.,z matka Nastcina rekla: "Zastaii ye stodole, kde by ses tloukl po noel!"

"KdyZ" uZ" ma, periny tam v boucle." vysvetlovala Nastieka.

"A tak ho pust' pod svou perinttoNa). stieko!" ozvala se JagustYnka.

Druheho dne za svitani se dal Simek do prace jako vZdycky a pracoval betname; jenom kdyl mu Nastieka pfinesla snidani, hrnul se po jejich eerveujch rtech chtiveli neZ po hrneecich.

"Ale jestli me zradiS, poleju ti hlavu vafici vodou," hrozila Nastka a tiskla se k nemu.

"Ma jsi, Nastieko. . . sama ses mi dala. . . uZ to nepustim. . ."koktal Sireek horoucne, divaje se ji do oei; a tigeji dodal"Musi to bVt chlapec!'

"Blaine! Vida, nod ul on mysli!"' stka ho odstreila a cell zapalena ut6kfe.; protole spatrila nablizku pJna Jadkb,.

Pokuroval si z dYmeieky, housle sviral pod paldi, a kdyl dal ki'est'anske pozdraveni, z.aeal se vyptavat. Simek se vychloubal tim, co uZ vykonai; ale kdyl "Antek kcuka, dries do sve Zeny jako pan Jacek odlolil housle, shodil plait' a vrana do kosti, na2Since ani nezna," na- dal se do rozdelavani hliny, oneMel tikal mrzute • JambroZ, kterY nadarmo a vykulil oei. pokukoval po pristenku, odkud vycha"Oernu se tak diviS, co?"

7,ely pronikave, vesele hlacy.

"Jak? Pan Jacek bade pracovat g4 "Mysli asi, ze je lepSi drevak nezli bo- mnou?" ty, ktere se hodi na kaldou nohu," "Pomohu ti pri chalupe, mysla, he to kla vYsmane JagustYnka. nedovedu? UhlklaS!" x "Ale tarn v tech si elovek aspon nePracovali tedy dvou; arci, starYpall otlaei nohy!" prohodil kdosi a cela kre- velkou silu nemel a selske praci nebA ma se dala do smichu, protole vSichni zyykiY, ale mel takove Aikovne naPady, y eah, ze vtipalek ma na mysli Jagnie- ze prace ;la mnohem rychleji a fieelhe:, ku. jr.. Tot' se vi, be Simek b'edlive poslou-

Strana 26 chal jenom chvilemi mrueel: "Pfd Boha, tohle je gte svet nevidel . . . aby brabe. . .

Pan::Jacek se jenom usmival a dal se do vpraveni rUznYch prihod; vykladal takove.podivuhodne veci o svete, ze mu k noham nepadl z vdeenosti a ficlivu, jenZe se neodvakl. Ale veder mel naspech, aby mohl vtecko vypravovat Na.stiece. o nem,ze je popletenY, ale on tile jako knez, hrozne moudrY elovek!",:aakoneil sve yypraveni.

"Nekteri lide mouclre nmluvi, ale hlouPe jednaji. Copak myslit, ze by ti ponadhal, kdylv mel zdravY rozum? Anebo by,,pasl Verundiny kravy?"

"Pravda, pravda, nada se to pochopit."

"Nis jinak, neZ ze mu v hlav y preskodik).," ; i111(*. byl panu Jackovi nesmirne vdeden , jcto laskavost, ale aokoli spoleend prac •oyali, z jednoho dvojaku jedli a pod jednim koZichem spali, piece se s nim ,flemohl nejak dtiverneji skamarddit.

On je piece jen z hrabeeiho rodu," mysli:l. si s hlubokou Uctou a vdeenosti, protoy:ei c Jackovou pomoci chalupa rostla skoro pied odima, a kdyZ prigel jegto 4atou g a Adam Klombu navezl z lesa, dello bylo poUeba, vyrostla tu bouda tak ba,leena, ze ji bylo videt az z Matou, skoro celY tYden usilovne pracoval, a druhe pohanel, a kdyZ v sobotu po poledni skoneili, zatkl na komine zelenY:Vieh a pospichal ke sve praci.

Sin svetnici vybilil a uklidil trisky a ` thneti, pan Jacek se ustrojil, vzal housle ,pod paZi a s Usrnevern rekl: "Hni.Zdo je hotovo, jen kvoenu do neho nasadit. .

"Zira po ne gporach jsou oddavky," rekl Sirnek a vrhl se k nernu,, aby mu poclekeval.

"Nepracoval jsem zadarmo! AZ me vyZenou ze vsi, prijdu k tobe do podnajmu,",,odmital pan Jacek, zapalil si dYmeiekui,;a ode gel smerem k lesu. ac uZ vsechno dodelal, chodil je gte sem tarn, protahoval unavene kosti a s nesmirnou radosti hledel na chalupu.

"Ma! Ano, ma!" miuvil pro sebe, jako by neveril s yYm °dim; dotYkal se sten, obchavel staveni, dival se oknem dovnitr vtahoval s rozkodI nakyslY zapach vapna a syrove hliny; teprve za soumraku s vypravil do vsi prichystat Be na zitrek.

Tot'se vi, ze v'sichni u rZ o svatbe vei Dominikove tu zpravu donesla kterasi sousedka; ale stara delala, jako Icd.y2nerozumi, o dem, povidaji.

A druhY den, v nedeli, uZ• od easneho tana Jagna co chvile odbihala s vel-

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kymi rand z chalupy a potichoudku, sc ji zdalo, ze haluze; obtelkane 'dery pies zahrady, je odna gela Nastiece; Do- adkoli poz ydni neodmitli a prispeni na luinikova, ad dobre slydela, co se deje, veselku poslali, jak to bylo ye zvyku. se nieemu neprotivila. PliZila se po staZ cinch zustal jenom JambroZ dopijeveni mleky a tak zakabonena, ze Jind- jici posledni ka.pieky z lahvi; mladi manrich teprve po velke mdi se k ni odva.- Zele se rozhodli, ,ze se hned preStelauji Zil pristoupit. no svoje. IvIatoud je nutil, aby je gte he.

"Tak ja uZ ptijdu, marninkor za gep- jakY d.as ztistali v chalupe, ale irn.ek si tal; drZel se pritom opatrne vuovzcla- vzal do hlavy, ze ptijdou heed; od•klom. li. ba si vyp ujcil kone, na vuz naloZil tru-, "Radeji bys mel vyhnat kone na je- hlu, postele a naracli. Nastidku usadil na telinu." vrch jako kralovnu, jejI matce se poklo- • "Dnes je Simkova svatba, copak to nil aZ po pas, polebnal Sc dvihl nevite?" kone a vyjel. Vedle neho ti kteri'ho "Chvala Bohu, ze ne tva!" zasmala se doprovazeli.

Dorninikova u gtepaene. "A jestli se opi811 ruldky, slunce pravC liy glo, pole se. jeg , uvidid, co ti udelam!" dodala a jiskrila v rase a ptaci zpivall; teZke zlostne mu pohrdzila; kclyZ se mla.dik za- sy se pohnuly celYm svetem dla sva.cal prestrojovat do svateenich gatti, od- ,tebni radost dne, jeZ jako.zboZna gourala se nekam do vsi. proudila kaZelYM steblem : a •vznakl'a "A opiju se, naschval se opiju!" mum- se k jasnemu nebi. lol Jindrich a utikal pies yes do MaTeprve za kdyZ' dva tou g ovy chalupy. Mel na. Case, uZ odcha- Cali nad nimi kroukt. so' ozvaa Ni zeli do kostela... zticha, beze zpevu, bez matka, laskajie -pasty: kriku a bez hudby. I oddavky odbyli do- ! "Abych to nezakrikia! Mate pelal6 cela ehude, jenom pri dvou s-vicich; Na- znameni, budou sc. vain :da rit sticka se rozplakala, ale Simek se naNastidka se trOehu zaceryonala, al6 • fouki a pygne, vyzYvave se rozhliZel po ktery na 'yYjealenYch'•inistech lidech a po prazdnem kostele. Na gte- podpiral vuz, si sebevedome zahVizdal a sti pri odchodu z kostela varhanik za- pygne se rozhledl pa krajine. hral skoenou, nohy sebou zadaly dkuKdyZ osameli a Nksticka pri pohledu bat a vdem najednou bylo nejak vesele- na nove hospodarst yi se rozplakala, ji a s-viZneji. mek vykrikl: Jagna se hued pa oddavkach vratila k "Nebue, hloupa! Jini nemaji ani tomatce a pozdeji se jenom obeas zasko- lik! JeSte ti budou zavidet!" dodal, a eila podivat na sva.tebean,y. lilatoud hral protole byl na mixt unavenY a i trona housle, Pettik Borynii ho doprovazel chu podnapily, svalil se v koute na slana fietnu a kdosi statedne bubnoval; mu a v tu ranu usiiril. Nastka vdak sezatandili si v tesne svetnici, nekteri chti- dela u steny a plaka/a, pohliZejic na biveRsi i pled chalupou meal stoly, kde le zdi Lipcn, ktere vykukovaly ze sobyli usa.zeni hedovnici, kteri jedli, pill a ft zticha hovorili, protole se neslugelo I pozdeji nejednou plakala nad svou det za dne a v strizlivem stavu. bidou, ad stale rideeji: lide z Lipcu ' inlek se stale tahl za Zenou, tlaeil ji jako by se byli smluvili, de jim ye. vgem do kouta a tak ohnive ji libal, ze se mu pomohou, Nejprve 'Drina Klombova: vgichnl small; Jambra posupne rekl: kvoenou ped paali a s hejnem.'kuratek "Dues se, eloveee, raduj, zitra budeg v koSikti a udelala tale WastnY.podinek; plakat!" a odima sledoval kalidek. skoro kaZdeho dne pri gla Nastku navgtiOpravdu, nebylo zvla gtni nalady a zda- vit nekteri hospodyne a Zadna neprilo sc, ze nebude Zadna zabava, protole dla prazdnYrna rukama. nekteri, sotvaCe trochu pojedli a ze slud"Lide drazi, eimpak ja se yam odnosti nejakou chvili posedeli, se poeali slouZim!" geptala Nastka vzrugene. sbirat k dornovu; slunce zadlo a nebe za"A treba jen dobrYm slovem," odpoplanulo ohnem dervankt. JedinY Ma- vedela SYkorova,, ktera ji prinesla kus toud se rozjaril — hral, prozpevoval, nu- platna. til deveata k tanci, eastoval je korai"AZ si k nedemu pomfde g, odplatig to kou, a jakmile se objevila Jagna, mel zase chud gim." dodala rozhnevand Plo g se k ni, do odi ji hledel a tide, horoucne -kova,ythujiczpodastery dnY ji nee° rikal; nevilmal si .TerezeinYch kus slaninz. zaslzenYch oei, ktere ho neustupne Nanesli ji toho tolik, s tim mobil daly. vystadit latthvi-jak dlouho; kterehosi dne Jagna se Matoude nestranila, jeho spo- so soumraku jim Jenik dokonce privedl leenost ji nezabla ani nepalila, trpelive sveho Origka, uvazal ho ke zdi a utikal ho poslouchala; davala jenom pozor, ne- pryo, jako by ho nekdo honil. prichazeji-li Antkovi, s nimiZ se nechteKdyZ to vypraveli JagustYnce, vracela setkat. Na gtesti neprisli, na svathe jici se z lesa, vehni se tomu small; ale nebyl vilbec ZadnY z vet gich hospodartl, stara Zena se pohrdlive u gklibla a rekla:

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"Za poledne, Nastieko, sbiral pro tebe jahody, ale maminka mu je vzala."

7 jagustYnka zarnikila k Borynovrim, kam nesla eervene jahody pro Josku; protoee Hanka prave dojila kravy pied chalupou, usedla vedle ni na zaspi a vypravela zeeiroka, jak veichni Nastieku zandeeji.

"No ano, delaji to Dominikove naschval!" skoneila.

"Nastce je to jedno; Oyun ji mela taky nee() donest."

"Piipravte nee° a ja ji to donesu," nabizela se JagustYnka kvapne; vtom se ze svetnice ozval slabY, prosebnY hias Josein: "Hanieko, dejte ji to me prasatko! jiste umiu. . . Nastieka se aspen za mne pomodli Oteenae."

Hance se napad libil; bez vahani rozkazala Vitkovi, aby vzal prasatko na postranek a zahnal je k Nastiece, protoee se rozpakovala jit sama.

"Vitku, tekni ji, e je to prasatko oae nine! A at' brzy ptijde, ja se ue nemohu ani hnout!" zanatikala Joska bolestne.

Uboiak, byla ue tyden nemocna, lezela na druhe strane chalupy v hoteece, cela, obsypa,nd strupy..

Z poeatku ji vynaeeli na svetlu do sadu pod strorny, protoee o to nalehave prosila. Ale nakonec se nemoc tak zhorJagustYnka, zakazala nosit ji na vzduch.

"Music lekt ye tme, protok se na slunci yeecky neetovice vrazi dovnitk."

Joska lezela tedy o samote v setmele svetnici, stenala a tichounce natikala, ee k ni nepusti deti ani eadnou z ptitelkyri; JagustYnka, ktera se o ni starala, kaedeho odhanela.

Ale ted', sotvak s Hankou domluvila, zanesla nemocne jahody a zaeala hnist mast' z 6iste pohankova mouky, kterou zadelala mnoistvirn eerstveho nesoleneho masla a eloutkil; touto masti nattela potom tluste Joseinu tvat a eiji a zabalila ji do mokileh hadrri. Devoe se trpelive poddavalo leeeni a jenom bazlive se ptalo: "A nebudu mit d'ubky na tvaticli?"

"Neekrab si strupy a ptejde to beze stopy, jako Nastiece."

"Kdye to tak svedi, Boeieku milj! Radeji mi ptivaete ruce, nebo to nevydreim!" prosila Joska plaeky, protoee se tak driela, aby si nerozdrapala ktiL; JagustYnka mrueela nad ni nejake zatikavani, okoutila ji sueenSrm rozchodnikem, a ptivazavei ji ruce k bokrim, odeela po praci.

Joska tine lezela, naslouchajic bzueeni much a divnemu eumu, kterST se ji stale valel hlavou; slyeela jako ye snach, ee nekdo z domacich se pkieel na ni podivat a potom beze slova odeeel. Potom

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nSrmi jablieky, se tesne sklaneji nad ni, ale ona se marne natahuje a nemilee na ne dosahnout, Za chvili zase videla, ee se kolem ni tlaei oveeky a nejak ealostne beei. . . Ale jakmile vklouzl do svetnice Vitek, hned ho poznala.

"Tak jsi to prasatko v potadku dovedi? Co kikala Nastieka?"

"Mela z prasatka takovou radost, mu • div ocasek nezlibala!"

"I ty jeden, snad se nebudee Nastiece posmivat!"

"Aikain pravdu! Nastieka vzkazuje, zitra za tebou piijde."

Joska sebou zaeala najednou hazet a ye strachu volala: "Odderi je, nebo rime poelapou, odeeeri je! KM!" A pak jako by lisnula, tak klidne lekla. Vitek odeeel, ale zabehl kaedou chvilku za ni. Joska se ho neklidne ptala: "Je ue poledne?"

"Musi bYt kolem prilnoci, veichni spi."

"Opravdu, je tma! Vyber ty vrabce pod kalenici, pleb, uz chteji yen."

Vitek ji meal nen- vypravet o hnizclech„ ale Joska najednou vykiikla a snaLla se vstat: "Kde je Jetela? Vitku, nepouetej ji do obili, tatinek to zbije!"

Jednu chvili mu rozkazala, aby si sedl bile, a eeptem mu povidala: "Hanka mi nechce dovolit, abych Nastce na svatbu, ale ja na,schval prijdu . . . obleknu si modrou enerovaeku a tu sukni, co jsem v ni byla na pouti. Odi na nine nechaji, uvidie! Vitku, natrhej mi jablek, ale jenom at' to Hanka nechyti. To se vi ,he budu taneit jenom se svobodnYmi. . ." Z eista jasna zmlkla a usnula. Vitek u ni sedel po cele hodiny, vetevkami odhanel mouchy, podaval ji vodu a hlidal ji jako pejsek, prothee Hanka ho nechala doma, aby pomahal; dobytek, zaroveri s dobytkem Klomza neho pas1 Matej.

Z poeatku se mu velice stYskalo lo lese a po dovadeni, ale Joseina nemoe ho tak straene rortesknila, ze by ji byl snesl modre s nebe, potad jenom ptemyelel, elm by ji zabavil a rozesmal.

Kterehosi dne ptines1 cele hejno mladYch koroptvi.

"Jezinko, pohlad 'ptaeky, oni ti zapipail, pohlad' je," nemam eim," kekla stenave Joska a zvedla hlavu.

A kdye ji odvazal ruce, vzala ttepetajici se ptaely do zdtevenelYch, bezvladnYch dlani a tiskla je k tvati a aim.

"Tak jim srdieko tlude, jak se chudaekove boji! Pust' je!"

"Sam jsem je vyslidil a ted' je main pustit?" branil se Vitek, ale ptesto je potom nechal odletet.

A jindy zase ptines1 mladeho zajieka; dreel ho za uei a posadil jej pied

grans

ni na pekinu.

"MaliekSt, neboj se, malie10, mils, oni to vzali od maminky, vid', od maminky to vzali!"

Joska eeptala a tiskla si ho k prstun jako det'atko: hladila ho a mazlila se s nim, ale zajic se ji vytrhl z rukou, skoeil do sine mezi hejno slepic, ae se s divokkm kdakanim rozprchly, vyvazil pied thim a pies Lapu, kterST dtimal na zapraA, pathl do sadu. Pes se pustil za zajicem a Vitek za nimi obema; nastal poprask ,ee i Hanka ptibehla z nadvoti.

"Jestlipak ho pes chytil, co?" otazala se trochu v obavach.

"Kdepak! Dival se mu jenom na ocasek; zajic vpadl do obili jako kamen do vody, ten umi. uhanet! Netrap se pro nej, Jozinko, ja ti ptinesu zas neco jineho!"

A Vitek pkinakl, co se dale; jednou kiepelky jako zlatem poprakne, jindy jeeka a po tieti ochoknou veverku, kterd straene smeene skakala po svetnici; a potom mlade vlaetovky, pipajici tak ealostne, he stare s ktikem vletly do svetnice a Joska Vitkovi porueila, aby je hned odnesl zpatky; ptinaeel i jine \red, teZko si to veechno pamatovat, jablek a hrueek nanosil tolik, 'ee je nemohli snist a schovali si je liked stareimi. Nakonee to Josku ue ani nebavilo, east() se divala, jako by nic nevidela, a ode vbeho se unavene a s odporem odvracela.

"To nechci, piines new novehor mluvila v horeece, odvracejic oei, a ani se nepodivala na eapa, kterY t'apal po svetnici, kloval zobakem do veech hrnkri a marne eihal u dveti na Lapu. Teprve kdye Vitek jednou pkinesl eivou eluvu, Joska se trochu rozjasnila.

"Jelieku mrij, to je krasna, jako malovana,!"

"Ale dej pozor, aby to ned'obla do nosu, je zla.!"

"T-che! Vedyt' se ani nehkba, je ocheeena ei co?"

"Kkidla i nohy ma svazane a oei jsem ji zalil smolou."

S tim ptakem se po nejakSi eas bavili, ale Nava byla stale nehybna a smutna, nechtela erat a zdechla k velkeirm zarrnutku celeho domu.

A tak utikaly dny.

(PeicaiiieanD ) 4, 4, J (-Pani Zdrkova dostala pozvani na modni pfehlidku. Vzala s sebou pana Zdrka.

Pani Zdrkove se na ptehlidce libi krasnY model, kterY ptedvadi sliena, manekYnka. Povida, pani Zdrkova: "Ty, tenhleten model by se u nas znamenite vyjimal. Nezda, se ti?"

Pan Zdrk souhlasi. A navrhuje: "Tak to abychom tu sleenu pozv k narn na yeecti..."

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Z DOB UTRPENI (Pokraeovani.)

Ptivodni historicka povidka ze iivota a na jejid polapeni, nebo znideni vypsaprvnleh e'eskSreh piistehovalefi do ly Spojene stdty obrovskou sumu penez?

Tu- pak z v o n i v y hlas LidunTexas% Maji Thompsonove na lodi to tak spoleky ozYval se po celem staveni, ocka jehlive spojence a pratele, Le tito by jim ji zarila bl'ahem a tvdrieky se rdely. JeNapsal Hugo Chotek k vuli dopustili se kaZde hanebnosti? ji -Jenik byl zdrav, nenarikal si, byl ji veren a sliboval brzky navrat. Milovane- a Wachita byl velmi seslaben a Zadal za To byly otazky, ktere otce Podhajskemu bratru a ostatnim darilo se tee tak. posilu. Nevim, prod vyhlidnuti jsme byli ho znepokojovaly dnem i noci, ale aby Prod by tedy se neradovala, prod nemela k tomu prave my. AZ k Rude rece (Red nepostra gil domaci jegte vice, nedal obaby bYti St'astna a zpivati, jako druhdy? River) dostali jsme se beze v gech pre- vy sve na jevo, ale tvaril se co moZna Vedie techto ji tak oblaZujicien dopisu icaZek, sotva v4ak jsme .tutu prekroeili berstarostne. obdrfela v gak Lidunka. je gte dva jine, a dostali se do static Arkansas, zaeal Tak v stalem nepokoji a napjeti uplyjichZ obsah podesil u velike mire nejen tanec, nebot' liemZilo se to tu jezdci jeji, ale i celku rodinu. Byly od Jacka neraln, Bankse, Steele-a a Thayera. Na nuly tri tydny, kdyd od Jacka pri g el dose vojsko pod generaly Marrnadukem, pis druhy nasledujiciho zneni: Thompsona a priSly v poslednim kratce za se-bon. Obseh jejich byl na- Shelbym. a Faganem a pak plukovnika Matargorcla, Texas, 22. ledna 1864 Kirby Smitha ,bylo rozestaveno jiZneji sledovni: Vidirn, Le neuposlechla jsi dobre miod hranic texaskYch az ku Pine Bluff Galveston, Texas, 5. ledna 1,864 na rece Arkansas. V kaZdodennich sko- Ilene rady. Nechce g-li Ty ke rune dobro• Moje vroucne milovand Liddy!

1 o potyekach ztratili jsme mnoho mu- volne, ptijdu si pro Tebe ja sam. Moji Nemysli, Se jsem na Tebe zapomel.

NaSe sestnina byla vice jak zdcecimo- musig bYti a kdybych celY okres WharNaopak, man Td v mysli a bred du- Yana, nebot' ztratili jsme 28 muZil. Di- ton obratit men v pustinu, seZehnouti g evnim syYm zrakem y e doe i v noci. vim se sam tomu, Le my vyvazli, adkoli vgechna staveni a. potlouci vgechny To, co pravil jsem Ti pled tremi lety v je kahlY z nas poranen, Ja obdrlel sek stojici ml v ceste. Nasledky pripoeti saononi prokletem bavini gti, stane se skut- pres tvar; nevim, jak budu se moji An- ma sobe a sve t yrdohla yoscti. Josef a kem. Ty bude g a mush bYti moji: kdyby nince libit nyni, Jenik, jenS stale drZel John jsou Upine v moji mod a jedinY mile to melo stati i divot., Sveho soka, se v dele a konal prave divy statedno- pokyn muj postadi ku jejich znideni.

John Zapaladu zbavim se co nejsti, je poranen na levein rameni. Jan Shlecla g se s nimi asi v brzku, jen2e to drive. Whim jej ve sve -mod jiS nyni, Gavrda rnalem by byl pri gel o ucho a Vi- nebude shledani radostne. John-ovi pHzaroven s jeho pritelem TvYm bra- lem ma rozseknutou ruku v zapesti. pomenu pak jeho lardinskY — sic! — trem. Josefem, neublilim jim vgak, Vzdor v gemit protloukli jsme se dobre kousek v onorn bavini gti. Jeho tehdejgi ke mod dobrinolne a necha g se a jsine prozatimne v bezpedi zde. Podle viterstvi nade mnou zaplati straglivou sc mnou oddati. _Jsem bohat, nebot'_ zivgeho nepobuderne tu asi dlouho, nebot' smrti. Tegte se vgichni na brzke shleskal jsem v 'Leto valce tisice a mam i Jenik dozvedel se, ze na ge setnina bude clan' se mnou! velkou mod. Ty budeg miti se u mne Jack Thompson. prelolend do Galvestonu ku sesileni jako v raji. Nebude g muset pracovat v muZstva valeaneho parniku Alabama. JiTento nad mint hrubY, ano prima papoli ani v kuchyni, nebot' bude g rniti oste to v gak neni. Jste v gichni zdravi? lieskY list nepoclesil v gak otce Podhajtrokyn i sluZek, kolik si jich jen bumluvirne kaidY den. Je moje skYho vice, ale podraZdil na nejvy ggi studeg prati. Ja budu Te neekavati v Mata- My o yes Anninka zase u Vas? Oh, ogethijte s.1i ji, pen. gorda ode cine gka za etrnact dni. Vezmi nebot' po navratu svem budu ji od Vas si 8 sebou bratra Eranka, nebo treba p(r2aclovati. Jenik dnes psati nernilZe, ale "Code? Ten kluk chce nam vyhroZoace i matku. Moji jezdci budou ()deka- vynahradi to v nekolika dnech dvojna- vat?" zvolal. "Ha! jen at' urijde se svoji vati Vas na nail farme a budou yarn sob. Jai sam p151 jen na rychlo, abyste rotou! Presveddi se pak, 'Se start' Podhajjak ochranou, tak i destnYin praveddem vedeli, kde jsme a jak se nam vede. Vy- skr dovede je gte dest svoji dcery ubraas do Matagerdy. Neprijde g-li, jsou ridte srdeenY pozdrav Lidunce od Je- nit a Le ma dosti pratel, kteri mu budou John i Josef ztracerii. touhou odekaVa Vag napornocni. Hned zitra pojedu do Wharnika.

Liba Vas Te Tviij Josef. ton a tento ukadu provost mar galu i Jack 'Thompson, kapitan raM',erfi.

Uvidime pak, je-li obean texasgerifovi.

Donis ten p•lekal Lidunku v to mire, Za dtyri dni na to obdrZela Lidunka kY can ve psi libovuli kterehokoli zaLe malem byla by enemocnela. Sam °tee dopis od Jenika. Byl pinY horouci va g kerneho vraha A ty, Frantiku, skod na, PodhajskY byl polekan, prely ohl vgak -neaprojvuneskal yvcelku bond a dojed: ku Gavrdovi, Englovi, Lusvoji fizkest a snaZil se dodat odvahy pdvrzoval v ge, co byl psal Josef. keg ovi a Marikovi a poladej je, aby Lend i ditkam, delaje si z vYhrilZek tech k nam dnes weer, Le mdm dillelitou Od to doby nedoStali ZadnYch zpray. posmech.

Otec Podhajsky nev gimal si toho, aZ kdyd zpravu pro ne. Ty pak, Rudolfe, priprav Piece vg ak je gte jednou preeet1 posled- pri gel onen vYhruZny dopis od Jacka bryeku a chytni ty dva "plavaky" v pani dopis act Josefa, jenS byl na gledujici- Thompsona. Tu teprve bylo mu mnohe stre, abychom rano nemell mod prate a ho obsahu: napadne. Bylo presazeni to setniny z nezdrZovali se marne Ti zhajnici maji Camden,. Arkansas, 20. pros. 1863. pomerneho zati gi San Antonioskeho do nalezti nas pohotove. On to tedy clue •Vroucrie milovani rodice, bratri, sestry a stiedu krvavYch bojti praci Jacka? A uloupiti, he? Chce zniditi Josefa, Jenika, pratele! kdyd na vzdor ocekavani, Le na ceste a treba i rids vgechny, ze? Tak vychlouBudete se asi divit, ze jsme v Arkan- do Arkansasu se jim neco prihodi, do- ba, se jen zbabelec. Ale poekej, kluku! sasu. My se ten divili, kdyl pri gel roz- stall . se na misto sveho urdeni pomerne Jen prijd' a my ti toho nasypem, Le bukaz, abysme opustili San Antonio a od- dosti zdravi — nebyla to za,se jeho prate, de g pamatovat na mora yske paste a mojeli do Camderri, kde rname se spojiti aby znovu presazeni byli na lod' valee- rayske ruenice a revolvery co Ziv budeg!" s vojem povestneho Kirby Smitha, jent nou Alabama, ktera mama byla co jed(Pokradovani.) stalSqn bojem podel Rude reky, Saline na z nejobavanejSich lock korsarskych

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Ceiki vzdelivaci nadace Texasu Ptejeme-11 si skuteerie, aby se vyueovalo edtine na vyMich ueiliftich; dale, ptejeme-li si, aby znalost o eeskoslovenskein narode byla co mono nejvice rozLrena a nav2oly zachovana; a chceme-li dosahnouti ureeneho cile co nejdkive, kahlY Oechoameridan by met obetovati aspori JEDEN DOLAR dosakni nageho eile.

Stale se chlubime, e je nas 6echoamerteanil v Texasu 350,000 ga 500,000. Jell tomu tak, proo bychom nemohli sebrati aspori $350,000 na tento tak fieel? Nevykoname-li ted' napravu zde u nas v Texasu, tak kdy zapoeneme? Je-li pravdou uvedomeni o &skein narode, jeho kultufe, delinach a vzdelanosti, jakou se eeskS7 narod v minulosti honosil, upada, jest na nas aby se udinila pronikava naprava, a to lined!

Pfejete-i1 si podpokiti neel a cil Ceske Nadace v Texasu bud' dobrovolnSrch ptispevkem nebo jako Clen, Vak pomoc bude vdeene pfijata.

The Czech Educational Foundation of Texas, Box 446, College Station, Texas o tTstfihn6te a zaAlete na tajeinnikapokladnika! iLESKA VZDELAVAC! NADACE TEXASU Pl'idriduji se k tem, kteki. podavaji pomocnou ruku k udrkni a roz gireni Ceske ten a literatury v Texasu. teel jest sebrati dostateenou sumu penez, aby z z ni molly bYti yydr‘Zovany stolice slovanskY'ch jazykil na vyMich v Texas.

Sve dary laskave zaSlete co nejdfive u vedomi, e kdo rychle dává, dvakrat dava na tajemnika-pokladnika, Dr. Jan Skfivanek, P. 0. Box 446, College Station, Texas. elenstvi v Ceske Vzdelavaci Nadaci Texasu je dle nasledujici stupnice: $1.00 StudentskY e'en — $5.00 PravidelnY e'en — — — $25.00 Vydr -gujici 'Olen — — $100.00 PodpUrnY.Clen $1000.00 — DoLvotni Clen Sve dary laskave zaAlete co nejdfive u vedomi, e KDO RYCHLE DAVA, DVAKRAT DAVA, na tajemnika-pokladnika, br. Jan M. Skilvanek, Box 446, College Station, Texas.

Kosa na kamen Dopravni stranik se oboiil na automobilistku: "Nevite, co chci, kdy" zvednu ruku?"

Automobilistka krotce: "Mela bych vedet. Jsem u petadvacet let ueitelkou."

Stale vyiizuji zasiiiky do C. S. Potravinove baliky Pi te o seznam na

g Mrs. B. Valeik DALLAS, TEXAS

Kacii Leg ikar a Kacii PRAVNICI TEMPLE, TEXAS iitadovna 2ral Floor Temple National Bank Building

Ernest J. Hanka PRAVNI 108 Houston line Bldg.

Dallas and Caroline Ste. HOUSTON 2, TEXAS

Adolph D. Pavlieek PRAVN1X 504-5 Sterling Bldge Tel. 7-9919 HOUSTON, TEXAS

John W. Leiikar fiR kVA&

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Dr. Thos. N. DeLaney otNi LEKAf

Bryle sprivne ptipravene eas dle 513-17 SPJST Bldg.

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

SPRAVNE VYKONANA POliftEBNI SLUBA V hodine ialu zarmouceni nalezaete Edward Pace pohtebni fistav pohotovY k sympatickemu vytizeni nezbytnYch jednotlivosti a k vy, praveni dojemneho pohfbu.

Lorne ceny jsou natf zasadou

Edward Pace Polifebni feditel Clen S.P.J.S.T.—Tel. Prospect 3-3606 118 N. 5th St. TEMPLE. TEXAS

Dr, Chas. J. Hollub Ceskk Lekaf a Operates HOUSTON, TEXAS Telefon res.: Twinoaks 1222 Telefon tikadovny: Pres 2553 711 Medical Arts Building

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8tatni idad — — — Okresni fdad Hiavni Iti'adovna SPJST dela pujeky na Okresni Komisat farrny, ranee, a vybudovanY mests10 ma- Jine Precinktni nrad

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jetek kdekoliv v Texasu. Piljeuje svoje vlastni penize na nizke iiroky, dlouhe, Za shora uvedenY poplatek, jmeno spleaky a s velice pfizni yYmi podminkami kandidata zfistane v tomto sloupci do pro pfedeasne vyplaceni. Pigte: eervencove prirnarni volby a v padu Supreme Lodge, SPJST, Temple, Texas. volby v srpnu. ) • 40 • ( Vydava,tele Vestniku byli opravneni OW' 61eni radu 81, SPJST usnesli se

prodat neco zeme za naS'i sini v Needvil- uverejniti nasledujiei jmena kandidatil, le, velikost 80 -pri 200 strevic. Kdo se za- die pravidel Demokraticke primarni volJima at' , prijde a prohledne si a poda by v eervenei 1956. nam zalepenou nabidku John Blinka, Rt. 1, Box 71, Needville, Texas.

W. R. POAGE (21-25c) z Poslance 11. Distriktu ) • 1.• • Vdpv a 61 rokU stara hleda seznaOKRES McLENNAN men s atnem do 70 rol.a tail za, ucelem MURRAY WATSON, Jr. snafu. Jsem hezdotna vesela povahy, Za Statniho Poslance main uspoi Nejradeji bych na Florida (State Representative) nebo do Californie. At' hlasi pan, kteeislo 3 IST Vtlastni staj dam neb ma nspory a * * bere sekurity pension: Mary. Pilip, WilL. D. CARTER low River .Minnesota.

(23p) za OKRESNIHO KOMISARE ) • 44 Precinkt eislo 3 :TAW- Prodam sill* pekne drevem visilovany 5 svetnicovST bungalow dam, na OKRES BURLESON Fayetteville,. Garage, Washouse, Crib, LEWIS L. WILLARD vkchno za $2.000. Mffk byt hned odste'8ERIFA za hovanY pry6, udela peknY domek ye me(0 znovuzvoleni) ste hlaste se u Mrs. Annie Baca, Gen. * * (23c) Del Granger, Texas.

REID PHILP ) • 4 4,-( za Serifa C.1110- 160 acre farm on Farm to Mar l ket Road, 71/i miles East of Temple, at Ratibor, 2 sets of improvements, permanent supply of well water, all level, 146 acres in cultivation, 14 acres pasture and timber, telephone accessible, no noxious weeds; corn, grain and cotton land, $235.00 per acre to settle the Anton and Mary Sodek, estate. See Ed. F. Sodek, Marshall Motor Company, Temple, or at 908 East Avenue A, Temple, Texas. (dm) ) • 41. * (

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0.11r Rev. Josef DobeS" ,400 Bomar, Houston 6, Texas, hleda spolehlivou nu pro oeetrovani jeho nemocne manklky a pro menS'i domaci praci. Byt o peti pokojich, stravu a plat die dohodnuti. Telefon JA-9-6097. Houston. (23c) • )• Pribehl k lekari mu2ik a povida: "Pane doktore, ja tak rad syrove mleko, ale kdy2 vona je ted' ta ta hromska slinfavka a kulhavka muslin mleko svafit?"

"Nemusite," povida doktor, "vypijte syrove mleko a pak skate na chvili do vatici vody"

Houston, Texas JUNE 9, 1956

SERVING BEGINNING AT 5:30 P. M. PLATE FOR ADULT -- $1.00

CHILD — 50c

F. Mueschke Orchestra Admission $1.00 TABLES FOR ALL

EVERYONE ISINVITED

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Proti TOMUTO mitepojiiteni Pouze 1 ze 200 domovil vyhofi, kdeito 1 z kaidfch 6 majitelii nedoiije se tolio, aby si vyplatil svou 201etou hypoteku (mortgage).

BEZ POJISTENi A BEZ PENfZ lak vyplati vdova a deti dlubi viznouci na domove nebo na farme?

S. P. J. S. T. VITPLATI VAS DLUII Podrobnosti vysvetli kaidST iuistni organisator nebo dopigte na:

SUPR ME LODGE SNOT Temple, Texas