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VSEM CLENUM SLOVANSN1E POUPORUPICI JEDNOTY STATU TEXAS: NASIM BRATRUM A SESTRAM: NASIM PlIATELUM — VW/A. KdyZ ptijdou Vanoce, bez ohiedu na to kde jsou a co delaji lide pozvednou jejich my glenky od nebezpeei valky neb nalehavosti jejich prace; zapomenou na okarnZik na jejich pfedlehajici, sobecke zajmy, pozastavi se na okainZik aby se rozmysleli nad tim co Vanoce a jejich pratele pro ne skuteene znamenaji.

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Christmas 1956

New Year '1957

TO ALL MEMBERS OF SLAVONIC BENEVOLENT ORDER OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: OUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS; OUR FRIENDS—EVERYWHERE: When Christmas comes, wherever they are and whatever they ar ra doing, men lift their thoughts from the emergencies of war or the txigencies of work . . . forget for a moment their immediate and selfish problsams . . . and pause a while to think of the meaning of Christmas and of their friends.

My takta einime. OdloZili jsme nagi praci a radi bysme vegli do Vageho domova, pro pratelske dostavenieko, pouze Vam Mei jak moc si VaZime Vagich mnohYch 6,ina a projevu Vageho pratelstvi a Vagi oddanosti naxn v minulosti, a take bychem Vam dali najevo, Ze se tegime, e si zaslouiime Vage pfatelstvi a oddanost nadale v budoucnosti.

So it is with us. We've dropped our work . . . and we'd like to walk into your home for a friendly little talk, just to tell you how much we appreciate your many acts and expressions of your friendship and loyalty to us in the past . . . just to let you know that we hope we'll continue to merit your friendship and loyalty in the future.

I kdyZ takove dostavenieko neni moZne, preci nechceme aby tato svateeni doba pfe gla ani2 bychom Vain a Va gim milYm nevyslovili na ge uptimne a srdeene prani, proto timto vyslovujeme Shim nagi nadeji. Ze budete, miti Vesele Vanoce a St'astnY Nov Y Rok.

However, that little visit is not possible, but v'a cannot let this Holiday Season slip past without somehow extending to you and yours our sincere and cordial best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year.

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Officers and Directors of Supreme Lodge of Slavonic enevolent Order of the State of Texas (S.P.J.S.T.)

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Prichazeji svatky v gech svatkil, doba nejradostnejk a nejrnilej gi, svatky vanoeni. Je to rooni doba, kdy celY svet se °bird ray glenkou vzajenmeho bratrstvi. I kdy pohlilime na vanoeni dobu objektivne, totiZ kdy na chvilku zapomenerne, Ce vanoce jsou svatky krest'anstvi, a pozorujeme pouze jednotlive 0soby, jak se k vanoenhn svatkran pripravuji, aniZ bychom znali nebo dbali, jakY je jejich nabolenskY nazor, vidime u vg ech lidi pied vanoci jednu spaleenou vec. Je to doba, jak eeskS r basnik Jaroslav VrchlickY se vyslovil, kdy "vSechny struny v srdci zneji", totia Ce zapominame na Zivotni trampoty, zaplagujeme chmurne mySlenky, Zijeme ye svateeni nalade a pocit'ujeme aspori chvilkovou spokojenost. Je to doba, kdy vetgina jednotlivcii, bud' ve svateeni rialade nebo pod tlakem zvyku, zaponalnd v okamZicich, kdy jejich lep gi stranIca se prodere k povrchu, na svou sobeckost, zatvrzelost a vypoeitavost, a obraci se k za.jmum druhS7ch. asto dobromyslne narikame a Zalujeme, jak je ta doba vanoeni okracena jen k samS7m radovankam, jak ty novodobe pomery a zvyky vyprazdriuji na ge kapsy kupovanim darkft. Ale nezastavi nas to.

Rovne2 tak dobromyslne shanime a kupujeme veci, jimiZ chcerne obgt'astniti svou rodinu, pribuzne, blizke pratele.

Branime se ternto zvykilm, ale piece aspon chvilkove zaporniname na sebe a myslime na druhe. V torn prave je to zvlagtni kouzlo doby vanoeni, ze "v gechny struny v srdci zneji" a my jedname mene obchodnicky a vice lidsky aspori jednou v roce.

Neni to nic noveho, kdyZ zde a onde nekdo pronese poznarnku, kdyby lidstvo projevovalo tuto vanoeni naladu teC jindy nei jedine v dobe predvanoeni, ie statnici a diplomat sveta meli by snadnej gi likol, jak zajistiti "pokoj lidem dobre vide" mezi pozemeany . Je zajimavo pozorovati, jak tato stares myglenka o pokoji a mini mezi lidem byla vyjadrovana v riliznSrch formach v rtznem veku. Mfikeme obvinovati jen lidskou povahu, Ce se neintiZe u.drZeti na closa2ene vYgi. intelektuelni. Lid se deli na ty, kteri Ziji Zivotem vy ggim, a na ty, kteri ziji zivotem prostYm. Prvnich je nemnoho a proti nim stoji v gichni ostatni.

Vetgina strhuje a vladne, ea,sto bezhlave.

Prvni jsou pevnou skalou, jeZ veky peetrva. Ti druzi, ta vet gina, jsou jako priboj buracejiciho more, jeho jeeici \Tiny se vrhaji znovu a znovu na skalu, aby se poka2cie rortfiftily v tisice krtpeji,

ye st f` eclu- -19. prosince 1956 jeZ se bezraoene vraceji v more veene neklidne, hueici a zmitajici se jako dravY a nenasitnY Zivel. Od sameho zaeatIto krest'anskeho letopoetu lidstvo citilo ve svem podvedomi, Ce krest'anska nauka vzajemneho bratrstvi byla spra y ge, brali-na.Ti,kdoealprichodMes svou velikou moralni silu, Ce lidstvo dosaline pokoje a mint cestou bratrstvi.

Vzdor tomu valky pokraeuji, zkaza pokraeuje, lakota, sobectvi a ziskuchtivost ovlaidly moderni svet jako tomu bylo v doba.ch Alma, dobyvatele, kterY leZel jako upir na mrtvole anticke spoleenosti.

Pred dvema tisici lety prostopagnost rimska, mohla vyjiti na bilY den se svYmi bacchanaliemi nepravosti a svou fadou zloeint. Mnozi z etenarii techto radka videli jste film pojednavajici rozkoAnickem setkani Marka Antonia s Kleopatrou. Snarl' te2 videli jste film "Quo Vadis", kde v rimskem cirku drava zver vrhala se na bezbranne lidi, dokonce na nahe panny, mueednice sve viry, za potlesku dvaceti tisic rimskYch divakil a samotneho cesara. Tentokrate mezi narody timem poroben3imi byl jeden -cod, kterY nazYval se narodem BoZim a jehoZ genius byl pravSA opakem genia rimskeho. Oini to bylo, Ce Israel, vyeerpan vnitrnimi boji, zdrcen tristaletou porobou, zachoval si prec nezkrotitelnou viru? Proe tento malt a premoZem'r narod staves se proti dekadenci recite a prostopa gnostem rimskS7m, jako prorok s pytlem popele na hlave a se zrakera planoucim hnevem? Prod osmeloy al se predpovidati pad sYSTch pant, kteri meli nohu na jeho Siji? Protole v nem Cila volika, idea.

Doba vanoeni je eas, kdy melt bychom priznati, Ce na ge vlastni idealy bratrstvi neodpovidaji na gim skutkiira.

Nage vonoeni nalada je prilis kratka a prchava, asi podobna chovani poboZneho handlike, kterr v nedeli je v kostele, ale v pondeli jiC °pet vykorist'uje sve bliZni. My venujerne jedenapadesat v roce tomu, aby na ge bohatstvi pririlstalo treba na Ukor jinStch, a jeden tS7clen obetujeme tomu, abychom nekoho obSt'astnili. Je to takiika zazrak, Ce dokaZerne aspori tolik, abychom se odpoutali od veci pomijejicich do to miry, ze prejeme druhSrm vesel3i .ch vanoenich svatky a veznieme si eas poslati jim vanoeni pozdray.

Potrebovali prenesti trochu bratrskeho ohleciu a lidskSrch sympatii ze dna vanoenich take do tSrdntit nastavajiciho noveho roku. Potrebovali bychom Citi Zivotem vy ggim. Kdo nepovaZuje praci za vzne genou povinnost lidstvu, za velkSi ein, kteilr prikazuje Oloveku bratrstvi k bliznimu, kdo neblec14

i/e'Stredt -19. prOsince- 1950 -v praci samotne radost a Stesti, ale pouhY prostkedek k tomu, aby mohl se dobFe najist a napit, kdo si lame hlavu problemem, jak by to zafidil, aby nic nedelal, ale hocine vydelal, ten neni schopen Ziti vygSi divot. Clovek Zijici vyASim Zivotem miluje nezianou, obeta you praci, pracuje ze vSech sil, pracuje ye dne, pracuje v noel, pracuje tak dlouho, dokud Unava nepFerntiZe jeho ducha i telo.

Jsou jedinci, kteH nosi ve svem nitru vanooni naladu nejen tYden, ale ustaviene. Mail t yat rozjasnenou fismevem, nikoli vSak zoSklivenou vaSni, hnevem a zaStim. Jejich ruce hladi a snimaji kaalou tihu, ale nesviraj se nikdy v pesti, ani se nepkipravuji k cane. Jejich slova piina geji Utechu a podobaji se leeivemu balsamu, Jena boil kaldou bolest, ale nerozdird. Takovi Tide nejdou v rade hulakajiciho davu, netahnou s yetSinou, ktera easto jedna, bez rozvahy, ale jdou svou cestou, miluji ticho a sarnotu a touai po tom, aby se vSemi bylo zachazeno spravedlive, aby cele lidstvo ' bylo St'astno. Cloy& yySSiho aivota je bohaeem, ;kterY stale jmeni sve rozdava, ale nikdy neschudne, nieeho neZada, c nic pro sebe neZebra. Ma jmeni, ktere se stale dopinuje z pokladu ducha, ze studnice 'Aisne mravnosti, opraydoveho vedeni a yzne gene krasy. Takove jmeni nelze vyeerpat, vyvlastnit ani zcizit.

A kdo je elovek jednoducheho, tuctoobyeejneho, prosteho aivota? Cloy& prosteho aivota je delnikem rukou a ducha, jenZ nema radosti z obetave prace . Pracuje, aby uZivil sebe a svou rodinu, aby stale zvetaoval s ynj ptijem.

Price mu neni nieim jinni ne2 poniZujicim trestem a nutnYm zlem. Pracuje, protole pracovat musi, aby si zajistil nebo zlepail sve postaveni. Kdyby nernusel, radeji by nepracoval. Casto nosi ye sve duSi celY svet smutku, stradani a trudu, ze pracovat musi. Jeho Celo je zachmukeno nejasnYmi myglenkami.

Vrha, se v zapas s nebem i zemi. Chce vyvratit svet z jeho osy, rad by pketvoFil svet podle sveho planu, to ne, to take ne, same negativni my glenky. Ani jeho modlitba neni dosti vrouci, aby prorazila nebesa, protole je prili g mechanickou, bezmySlenkovitou, ne-li dokonce sobeckou.

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dospelosti elovek sam objasni. Kiska ti nezahoki pH zpeVu vanoenith 'Med, ani deck se nezataji pri zvucich varlian, ale to vie nahradi hraeky piedstavujici kanony, pistole, tanky. Dnes detska, iduSe nema vice s ytij krasnY vlaStni svet, sve earovne zahrady, sve kFiSt'alove, zainky, sveho earodeje z rise Oz. Pohaclky, jea tolik vznecovaly naSi. obrazotvernost v detstvi, pohadky, jea jsme tak radi eltavali a poslouchali, vystridaly vYklacly o Rudolfu the Reindeer. Na Skolach jsou, vanoce bez Krista.. Ubohe, rozumne, vaane, pi'edeasne vyspele deti. OC St'astnejSi byli jsme my ye svern detstvi se svou naivni, cltiVefivou duSi, se svou pohadkovou kniakou misto flinty, se s yYm Usmevem na berstarostne tvati. Od zdravejSi byla nak eesnekova polivka bez omastku na 8tecirSr den ne2 vSectiny dneSni lahttdky, jimiZ se cletskY aaludeeek pfecpa,va.

Jak pbmalu vyrnizely na ge krasne poeticke yanoce natlakem komercialismu, tak se pFemenila naSe puvodni strava. Nejvice nemoci se dostavuje pa vanocich a po novem roce. Prave snad proto, ze naSe podnebi v Texasu je docela mirne a pidroda je k nam hodne Atocifej gl, aijeme pfesprili'S labuanicky.

Aekoliv zkuknost jiz davno privedla lidstvo k tomu, Ze je ureita souvislost mezi potravou a zdravim Ci nemoci, zaporniname pomalu na tuto zkuknost. Ba dokonce ye clnech svateenich dopfejeme si east° takovou stravu, ze nekdy je to opravdu zazrakem pFirody, kdya vaane neonemocnime. Nername : dostateeneho zajmu o zdravou vYaivu. Neni to nevedomost nebo ne ySimavost, ale east() je. to svateeni labuanictvi. ye svatcich jako bychom se heslem "aljeme, abychom jedli a pili."

DneSni Clo y& ma pozorovat sama sebe a ma, pfemYSIet o sve aivotoSprave nebo jak tomu fikame ,o sve diete. Nemyslet, jist a pit, co lardio raei, pfes.mtru a proti rozumu, to je piece oral aimvni povinnosti kaaeleho eloveka. Rozumna strava je nejen otazkou penez, ale tea otazkou zdravi. Je moano za tentYa ob nos penez aiviti se spravne i nespravne.

Je moane v blahobytu trpet nejen nadvYaivou, ale take podvYaivou.

NaAi picedkove nevedeli nic o vitam nech, ani bilkovinach a uhlovodanech, VSichni ti, kteri se valne zabYvaji YY- a nerostnYch latek si ani v nejmen'Sim chovou deti a psychologii detske duSe, nevginiali. A piece byli aivi a zdravi. A ziraji s obavou do budoucnosti, ktera snad byli zdravejSi neZ my, jejich paje tim vYstraZnej gi v dobach vanoenich tomci, kteti si pornahame ke zdravi rUzsvatkn. Je fines jiz konec poesie detskeho nYmi chemicky sestrojenYmi pilulkami.

Vanoce byly zkomercialisovany, pro- Snad kdybychom se ztekli nekdy neeeho meneny na podnik docela obchodni a dali svemu Zaludku trochu rozum-neho nanej yYg e vYnosnY. Zfitelnice deti ne- od.poeinku, tedy prostotu : v jidle a Souplanou vytrZenim nad legendami o boa- easne take jiste zmeny, jine potraviny skein poslani eloveka, ktere si pozdeji v a jina jidla neZ obvykle, byla by to pro

Strana 3 luclek zdravi zmena. jest i zdravi nynerSiho pokoleni je vYsledkem toho, jak Zili nail pFedkove, tedy jiste zdravi budoucich potornkn bude takove, jak Zijeme my. Jednoclucha, ale pestra strava je rukou zdravi telesneho, a je take zarukou zdravi duZevniho. A toto duSevni zdravi znamend take vysokou firoven ravni a lepS1, jasnou budoucno.,:L. Tedy 1 po strance zdravotni, po ,,trance jidla, piti a zdravi, mely by ya;ioce vanoeni nalada veseli a radosti pl'enesti se teZ na delSi dobu, na pozdejSi Vdny a mesice, kdy "vkchny struny v sudci aneji" pocitem zdravi a Stesti.

Mile ftenake Vestniku! comas ryeble kvapi a neni daleka. doba kdy mi svekeno bade vesti Hun* nateho organu, dle, pi-ani vetiSiny Uclegatu nakho poslecLoiho sjezdu.

Jsem si pine veciont toto zodpove,dnosti a teSim se s toho, ze mySkola a:votai dodala v mnohem prakticke vedomosti, ktere mi budou napomocne i jistYm voditkem zhestiti se uspokOjive sveho Jsem si vedom tea toho, e jak kaadY jinY pfecle mnou, nejsem dokonalYm ale bode moji snahou i jest mojirn pootivYrn innysk-mi vesti naS Organ primou cestou ktera by v prvni Fade znaeila smer a vrili VSEI-10 elenstva.

Bez ohledu na me vlastni nazira,ni na rUzne sporne otazky ktere by se mohli vyskytnouti, budu se snaZiti, by slikne byly hlasy kaacieho elena kterY se ciovecle sluSne a. bratrskYrn spilsobem vyjadriti at jia to jsou volene vedouci, fadove, distriktni i z nisi Hlavni ufadovny.

Naa organ bude slouaiti tomu v prvni fade, abychom se zbliaovali, aby se pomohlo v praci na'Sim organisatorum, abychom vzajernne se poueovali, nakmu dorostu byl oblibenYm easopisenn, hosnodinkant kratochvily, seznamoval nas ze spolkovym, osadnim, a rodinem aivotern nakho elenstva.

K tomu zdarnemu konci prosnn o Valaskavou soueinnost a prispojete-li I Vy v§ice prispe ykem obea,s do na geho organu, tak veru, ze budem buclOvati jednotu S.P.3.S.T , a o jeji. vzrust bude postarano.

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(ii 140 ;.rid Masa yk eislo 160 San Angelo, Texas Sestry a bratri: Jen tak par racika, abyste yeah, jak se zde svet -Wei, a Ze jsme je g re neuschli.

Ve vYro6ni sclatzi jsme si zvolili nasledujici firedniky. JelikoZ bYvalY piedsecla Alf. Holubee se aradu piedsedy vzdal, tak jsme pouze volili noveho piedsoda a inistopiedsedu, a site, Jerry Sevelk je predsedou a jeho bratr John 8evCik je mistopredsedou. Emil Krupala je nagim tajemnikem jako give, Frank Havlak poklaclnikem. TiTeetni je rovne2 tentY2, jako piedtim, C. S. Bubenik, Rt. 3, San Angelo, Texas. Pridavam jeho adresu proto, aby ti, kteii plati pogtou, vedeli, kam poslat, jak pravi Polak, "pienjandze".

Na listku neinocnYch je bratr Albin Mika, a cloafame, ae se z toho brzy vykrege. Bratr William Gallia je v houstonske nemocniei, kde podstoupil va2nou operaci. Dostal jsem od nej veera dopisnici a pige, 2e se citi dosti dobre. tidal adresu 4592 Lillian Street, Houston 7, Texas. ‘ Olentm, kteri jsou rortrou geni po 0kresich Tom Green a Runnels, radim, aby si vzali pero do ruky a lined poznaeili nage dy e radiove stanice, ktere nam hraji rizne polky a sloe: KPEP-1420 v 9:30 rano a KTXL-1340 ye 2:30 odpoleclne.

saryk eislo 160. Tak vidite, jak se bratr Ilad Oulak eislo 165 Valeik vgude uplatnuje, bez na geho veMoulton, Texas domi; pro na ge dobro. Diky.

Pviile etenarky a etenaii Vestniku: Preji vgem vesele vanoce. Vag Bechich Socha Dues opet phi par raclkti, abych vam )• • podala zpravu jak jsme dopadli s volkad Jan RosickY eislo 110 boa arednikft na rok 1957. Pbeasi bylo Kaufman, Texas velice bidne, zinc a tsilnY severak fouBratri a sestry: kal, ale piece vas prijelo do sehtlze hoTinto sdelujeme v gem elenain nageho clne, a to na g te gi nab my vas tam maradii, kteri nehyli pritomni v listopacio- me ra.d.i , Je vas tam potreba, neb nag ye schuzi, vYsledek volby atednikit v na- rad, zrovna jak na ge Jednota, jest dogem. iod;du' pro pri gti rok. mov a vy, Clem, jste ti staviteli, kteE Predsecla Sta-nislav Oech; misto- museji ten domov udr2et na zakladu. preclseda — John 8vadlendk; tajemnik Bylo nas tarn 13 2enskYch a 16 mu2skYch — Steve St'astnY Sr.; fieetni — George pri zahrivalcu a dobre svaeine is se VitovskY; pokladnik Will Janioek, kta- men dobre. rY tento dead prijal a2 v prosincove Zvoleni byli dsledovne: Predseda, Lee schuzi, kdy2 br. Henry Babovec se akahal tento zoclpovednY iliad dale prljmou- Jara g ek: mistopredseda, Emil Krejci; druhY mistopreclseda, Zat Johnson; fleetti.

Timto srdeene dekujeme v gem teem ni pani Edith Derail; tajemnik a pokocistouplYm arednikam za jejich praci ladnik, Adolf Wagner; Organisator, pi. pro rad net a zvla g te na g•mu bratru Anna T-lavlik a Bill Mikuleneak; resolueSlavikovi star g imu za dlouholetou slut- ni vybor, J. V. Havlik, Frankie Fillip a bratr Hall. Dopisovatelka do Ceske bu co fieetni.

Bolena Fojtova, do atglicke Usti Tak vain v gem, etoucim. Vestniku piejeme, byste ye zdravi prelili pu tti vanoce Rose Helweg. Strad, Adolf DlouhY. Nea celY rok a take to pfiroda byla mocenskY vYbor, pani Ludmila Darilek, k nam lep gi na na gi arodu pri gthn rokem pani Eeran, pani Anna. Havlik, a J. V. jak tohoto pomijejiciho, neb jsme byli Havlik. Doufarn, Ze to mam spravne setrapeni velkYm sachem a to at etvrtY psane. rok v na gem okoli.

Take abyste vedeli a prijeli na, nag Tobe, bratre Valeiku, i cele T ye rodi- vdnoeni vedirek, kterY budeme miti 19. ne prejeme podobine a souhlasime s prosince presne o 7 hodinach veeer. Mabratrem Hamuskem, Ze si od.dechne g od ly program nacviei na ge pilna a trpeliJestli do toho nic nevleze, tak hodlam prace nevdeene a prodlouZi g divot sobe. vd Rose Helweg. Mikula g tam bude take jeti do Houstonu na. NovY rok navgtivit Radi Ctou na g! elenove dopisy ye Vest- a jine hry, i svaeinu budeme miti vespopribuzne a piatele, a take Jos. R. Anto- niku od bratii: John Sta g e, br. Trou- lek. Tak prijed'te v hojnem pato, Deb na, jente neznam jeho adresu. A jestli bila, br. Gajevskeho a rozhodne take rdelm vas vice tam bude, tim veselejgi. nine ji zagle, jak jej navgtivim, obetuji di dopisy br. Fr. Steinera. Nejscu to su- Abych nezapomnela to nejhlavnej gi, nalahev konaku a pak si pornluvime pa- choparne, jak pi ge g, ale potiebne pro si v ned.eli byli velice stedrobneji kclem jeho zajezdu do Evropy. vg ecko elenstvo cele Jednoty, aby bylo dii na "Krismus" neb darovali naMain tam take d ye, sestry a mo2na, si vic informovane o finanenim stavu. ge= raclu pek,nou surnu a to pan Emil tam take na jare doletirn. (Pozn. red.: Ano, etou to i ty drimajici rady a a Ludmila Darilek darovali dva podily Adresu najdeg v kaZdem Cisle eechoslo- tom tiva2uji ei premYgleji. (shares) v slime $55.00, a pan Lee Javaka hned ve "Stolni zdsuvce" bratra Tak, bratie redaktore, Zadame Te, bys rogek daroval cele sve rani sluZne a Antona.) toto uverejnil bez opravovani, doslov- Ben Marek daroval $20.00. KeZ by vas nasledovalo vic tak gtedrYch dared. A MinulY tYclen, jako obyeejne, jsem po- ne.

S pozdravem, va.m spolubratri Pan Bah zaplat' ye zdraslouchal vysildni "Hlasu Ameriky" z St. Cech, predseda, vi a Stesti. To jsme neoeekavali a nas Washingtonu do oeskoslovenska. A tu Steve St'astnY, tajemnik. to velice tegi. najednou slygim. "A ted' zyukovy zaz)•A•( nam o oegich v Texasu, kterY podava Sucho a zas jenom sucho, silne vetkrajan Stepan Valeik, kterY je v Texasu itad Nove kvety eislo 35 ry s oiskem mete jak na Sahare. A vette 50 let." Zvednu u gi a slygim, jak nag reElk, Texas je to gkoda, jak must dobytek prodat daktor struene mluvi o praci, Zivote a Na g rad bude odbYvat schfizi 16. pro- jenom skrze sucho, rich pastvirly jsou pomerech na gich krajarra v Texasu. Me- since. Jest Mdoucrlo, by se Mani do sch0- hole, Zadne travy neni. mead nds vlacia zi jinSTm se zminil, 2e ?lam tu zbyly ze dostavili protole plipadaji volby U- obmezovala a ted' Pao Bull nas obmezupouze dye potty eeskeho jrneria, Mikeska iedniku jak do SPJST, talc pro spolek je bez platu za akr. Marne na ge naa Tabor. Dale mluvil o na gi SPJST se ENOS. Lysa. Hora. rndhani bez BoZiho polehnani.

160 mistnimi rally a vyjmenoval ty faPreji personalu vesele Vanoce a gt'asttty nesou jmena velikch eesk3.7ch nY NovY Rok 1957.

Tak y arn mile etenaiky a etenari pieByl mezi nimi take na g fad MaRudolf Vicha. ji, aby ten nebeskY Otec vas vgechny

ye stredu 19. prosince 3956

VA S TNiK— WEST, TEXAS

obdatil dettem a hojnYm zdravini nasta- rozeniny. Schilze odraeria v 5:40 ociPo vajicim rokem 1957. beano a potom se podavala lichee chute Ziistavam jako vtdy vote dopisovatel- na. vecele. A te bylo zima, tak nam kaka fiCleo velice pride vhod.

Net Coto psani bude v tisku, tak riat Botena Fojtova Vanoeni veeirek bude jenom vzpominka ° ° Slovanska Lipa crslo 66 a cionfame, zc velice milt. Pozdeji o tom Waco, Mill bratri a sestry: Ala Silvestra bude v nati sini tat taNate prosincova schuze se konala 9. neCni zabava, tak jste vtichni uctiva v nedeli odpoledne ve tri hodiny v Lin- zvani, den Hall a predseda Roman Parma ji Bratre redaktore, vtichni Ti pr.ejerne zahajil. Bylo n gs asi 36 elenii, mimo ninon() zclaru a Steal v Novern zamestnanavttevinkn a dal pritonano. Vzda- ni, a zylatt' dekuji za Tvoji trpelivost, na test vlajce malou Zephyr Fay Spence s mym psanim. a opakovana vtemi pritomnYmi. Prejeme vtem etoucim tt'astne a y eProtokol byl eten a prijat yak eten. sele svatky.

Sestra Ceskova. narn preee.tla kratkY Rfitena Parma, dopisovatelka. tivotopis o nati zesnule (Hence, Lydie ) a 44 ( Danchak, ktera tila a umfela v Cotton, Rad Svaz eechosiovanii eisle 92 Kalifornia, a tam tat byla pohrbena 9.

Fort Worth, Texas listopadu . Buclit ji zeme lehkou a at' Mill broth a sestry: spi v -pokoji.

Minula vYroCni radova schrtze byla, Nati cleni, bratr a sestra R. M. Cerven- eetne navttivena, cot je potetitelne. ka se edstehovali do Three Rivers. DoePo vyrizeni radovYch zaletitosti, bylo fame, te se k nam obeas dostavi, pristoupeno k volb y raclovYch Utedniku a Nati novi Nein jsou: bratri George F. cialtich vYborti. Vtichni jeden po drue Parma, Aug. Groser, Wm. Aug. Grocer hem, byli znovuzvoleni bez oposice, cot a Fred E. Kubitza a sestry Sidney Gro- je rekordni, neb ja, neparnatuji, te by se ser, Roy Groser, Shirley Ann Grocer a tak bylo stale kdy v minulosti. Jen vYElizabeth Kubitza. To mame celkem 164 bor stanovni a do kuchyne pritel na alenti a jsme velice tt'astni, te se k nam listky,,neb nekteri vypovedeli. Cleni dapridali a prejeme si, aby byli mezi nami li tirnto najevo, te jsou s nynejtimi Uspokojeni. redniky spokojeni a znovuzyolenim jim Na nemocnim liste marrie jette bratri, projevili svoje uznani za jejich snativou Mike Mazanec a Vaclav 2ebto a preje- -a po'ctivou praci, cot oni i na dale tall ciniti. A tak„ net jsrne- se naddli me jim, aby se brzo pozdravili. jsme Nati novi Utednici jsou: Predseda -- byly volby u konce.

Edward Mazanec, mistopredseda, Alvin tri nova eleny a jednoho prisplVajiciho.

Reznicek. Finaneni tajemnik, Monroe Z Tioga, od radu, Cislo 5. k narn Janke., tajemnice a dopisovatelka v Cesbratr Albert Kubala s mantelke reel, Rose Parma. Pokladnik, Frank kou a dverna detmi, Sherrie Lynn a Larry catt Kubala a byli vtichni ye schnzi.

Miller, Prilvodei, Otis 0" e gka. Lekar, Dr. F. J. Stanisla y. R,editelka mladete, Emma Vitame je do nateho kadu a doufanie, Cetka. Dopisovatelka pro anglickou. east, Sc cc jim bude niezi nami libit a bude Emma 0 elca. Birthday Club Chairman I na., tent, kdyt je east° ye .schtlzi uvidije Barbora Stanisla y. cditele jsou An- me. ton Mazanec, Frank Parma, Roman ParPri zahajeni schfize jsme minutovYm ma, Leslie Dungan a Emil Hanut. povstanim uctili posuirtni vzpominku Na zabavnim vYboru jsou: Otto Hanut Anton Mazanec, Wolter Poehls a Emma za bratra Sam Kaufmana, ktery zemrel tu nedeli rano, ye stari 77 let. Jit delti Cetka a Libbie Parma.

Stitnostni vYbor je: Glenna Dungan, dobu churavel a byl i na operaci. Dnes v titerY 11. prosince po obradech v RoAnton Mazanec, a Emil Hanut. bertson-Mueller-Harper kapli, ktere vyNa re.kreaenim vYboru jsou: Edward konal Rabbi, A. J. Brachman, jeho portiMazanec, Frank Parma a Rose Parma. statky byly odvezeny do Dallas ku zpopeineni. ZesnulY byl dobrY &lova, vtdy Ostatni vYbori budou ustanoveni plied schUzi, ktera bude 13 ledna 1957. nanomocnY natemu lidu, (tern prvnim, Sestra Farbora Stanislav nam preeet- zde usazonYm) zvlatte v zalntitostech .ajetkovYch, nob se s Dim cloroluvil poila jmena tech eland, co mail narozeniny tento riesic a jsou to: Sestry Irene S Reznicek, La Nell C'etka a bratri Chris Patril u jyeason. Zanechal tri bratry a Spencer jr., Carrol Simaik, Kenneth sestra v Novena Yorku.

Koen, Otto Eison.

PozrtstalYm vyslovujeme uprirnnou souZazpivali jsme jim "Happy Birthday" strast a zesnulemu at' je zeme lehka at' pisen a prejeme jim tt'astne a vesele na- odpoelva v pokoji.

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Sestra Evelyn Thomson je jit doma po operaci, tide ji jeji maminka a nate spolusestra, Karel Bartkova, dobi .e opatruje. Vtichni ji prejeme brzke uzdravcni.

TM mare podekovat sestram za dobrou spoleCnou svaeinu, co ktera, prinesla a bylo te dobroty, te jsme se men jako na svatbe, ani krfita s nadivkou neschazela, se kterou nas ses. Joe Bartek prekvapita; smatend kurata, klobasc, koldee a dorty . Knedliky a tell, to se ses, Joe Beean prinesla, a byly vYborne. Nemohu vtechny sestry jmenOvat. Ani kafieko neschazelo. Vtechno bylo dobre, divan vtem. Spoleene jsme se vtichni pobavili ani se nam donna nechteli. — Doufam, to nee() takoveho budeme miti easteji.

Zde jsou jrnena idednikti pro ryk 1957 Joe Juran, predseda; Richard Iluberiak, mistoptedseda; Jay Dee Waggoner, tajemnik; Joe Kai, tieetni; Frank Blatek, pokladnik.

Spravni vybor: Joe Krivanek, Joe Koei, Frank Blatek, Richard Huberiak, Henry Lukta. editelka mladete, sestra Flora Ko ei.

Nemocensk' vYbor: Joe,..,Koei, Frank Blatek, Jay Dee Waggoner, Joe Krivanek, Vlasta Dolkos, Helen Zich, Aloisie Beean, Albina Bunker, Anna Langer, Wortilla Watson.

Stanovni vYbor: Joe Bartek, Rud. KoCi a Grover Watson.

Resolueni vYbor: Joe Bartek, Helen Zich a Aloisie Beean.

Sestra Binnie Bartek do kuchyne a br.

Robert Rtitieka, poradatel zabay.

Bratr Henry Lukta, pruvodei. treetni vYbor bude zvolen at v lednu.

Svatky vanoeni jit jsou prede dvermi a rok se chYli ku tak vam vtein, bratti a sestry cele nati mile Jeidnoty vtem etoucim, bratru redaktoru, preji tt'astne a radostne svatky vanoeti a poZehnan Nov' rok a mnoho zdravi, v nem. — Bratru redaktoru, mockrat dekuji za opravu a uveftineni mSrch dopisti jiz asi nebudu do vanoc psat.

Marie Juran, dopisovatelka.

Velehrad Cislo 19 Schulenburg, Texas Bratri a sestry: Nat tad svou vYrooni schuzi jit odbyl prvni nedeli v prosinci. Prayidelne schtize koname vtdy nedeli druhou, jenom vYroeni poradame v nedeli prvnl , Zvoleni firednici jednohlasne, star', cot u as ani jinak b'ti nemate. Proe? Nat rad nevi zrovna z tech nejnicritich radii, ale miadti elenstvo uteklo do mast, nejvice do Houstonu, jini jsou rortroukni po celem Texasu a po jin'ch tech, Nas hrstka, kteki jsme tu zustali,

Strana 0 nemuleme niezi sebou mnoho vybirat.

Tak na p•i gti rok jsou nasledujici predseda, Roy Buaek; mistopredsVa., Alfonz Kristinik; tajemnik, Ferd. Miaulka; neetni, Joe Patalik; pokiadnik Jerome Jufena. Vim, ze kaZdk z tech Utednikii zastava s y lij a •ad sveclomite, a kaZdk vzdalenk Glen se nittZe s dilverou na kterehokoliv v pripade potreby obratit.

Situate pro farmare ,a zvla gte ty male, je katastrofalni. To sucho to jeSte, dorazi. Z tech mlad gich, kdo jen trochu mule. ,utika do mesta za vkdelkein. troda ZakIna, nadeje na lep gi take Zddne.

Toz divme se, ze je tolik opugtenkch farem. My ut sami tady nemame Zadnkch bliZgich sousedft. 8' est farmarskYch domkft okolo nas je prazdnkch. Jedink soused Barak tento tkden zernfel. Tim trpime vgichni i nage venkovske rady. A tak vgechno to upominani a nahaneni k ziskani Clenstva na venkove je marne. Kde lie nevi, ani smrt nebere, pravi stare prislovi. To dnes plati u nds, Svatky vanodni a novY rok jsou pkededvermi, a tu z mnoha prvni, ktere si prejeme a po vypineni kterkch touZime, je, by to suche poeasi jiZ se obratilo v peltny clegt' a zavlaZilo tu na kost vyprahlou zemi. Tak i to nage nalada by se o sto procent zlepgila.

TeZ nag bratr redaktor Valeik dosluhuje svftj &ad. A to bych chtel vysloviti bratru Valeikovi sve uzndni za. jeho praci a vedeni Vestniku, kterk je a byl za jeho vedeni na vysoke urovni. Je k politovd,ni, ze tak schopnk redaktor musi od sve plodne a nanejvk g uZiteene redakCni prace ustoupit. Novemu redakto• ru preji hodne zdaru. At' jen si vezme pfiklad a kraal ye glepejich odstupujiciho redaktora.

Me mineni bylo vZdy, ze sjezdem se adstrani rtzne chyby a rortrZky, ale po poslednim sjezdu jsem jineho nahledu.

Odstranil se jedine ten, kdo tyto chyby videl a Many na ne upozornoval. Snad aa.sem se to v gechno vyrovna. Do pfi g gte dlouha, doba, tedy-tihosjezduej Casu na vyrcvnani a zdravernu uvaZo\Tani je dost..

Pi-eji vgem etenaffim Vestniku vesele svdtky a gt'astnk novk rok, a odstupujicimu bratru ValCikovi mnoho zdaru v jeho dalgim zamestnani.

S pozdravem vas Ferd. MiCula ) • 4, •

V S T Nt K— WEST, TEXAS

ry Jakubik, mistopfedseda; Ed Bedrich, tajemnik; Ben Zabeik, fieetni; Jerry Zavodnk, pokladnik; Mollie Zavodnk, dopisovatelka do anglicke edsti Vestniku; do Ceske zase ja mam psat.

V sobotu dne 22. prosince bude paradan detskk program phi stromeCku a vanocnI pro ditky od radu. Myslim, ten Santa Claus bude dost gtedrk. Program zapoene v 7:30 hod veeer.

Mlade2 a dospeli eleni budou-li si plati, mita:1u pfinest darky do ceny 50 centit.

Sestry jsou Zadany, aby byly tak laskay e a prinesly sandviee neb jine zakusky.

S pozdravem Lydia Zavodna ( Had Columbus Oslo 58 Wharton, Texas Sestry a bratii: Scleluji vdm v gem, alenftm radu Columbus eislo 58, kteri jste znstali doma a nebyli jste pritornni ye vSlroani v nedeli 9. prosince, aZ se dozvite, jak jsme se dobre pobavili, teprve si reknete a cloznate svou ndbalost. Mnozi z vas toho nevaZite, ba ani nepovaZujete to za svou povinnost schfize navgtevova.t.

Jste pohodlni, a nekteri hledate rfizna vyraZeni, kterVm davate prednost. Jednodu ge reknete: "Na to jsou fifednici, at.' se staraji."

Stare prislovi nam pravi, jak si usteleg, tak si leline g . A ,dru.he zase je, ze bez prate nejsou kolace. Jestli se mohli dostaviti ti malicci, od dvou do 14 rokt, tak. nema 'Zadne omluvy dospeld osoba.

Prosim, bud'te dbalej gi svkch povinnosti, poindhejte v einnosti va gim spolktm. Tim prospivate sami sobe a tern, kteri jsou vam nejmilej gi, vase deli a pribuzni.

Pokud se nav gtevy ve vkroeni schfizi tkee. byla dosti obstojna. Jednani ye schfizi g lo dosti hladce. Meli jsme po schtzi Mikuldge, kterk podelil napred ty malieke a potom ostatni. Kucharky zatim nachystaly svaCinu a pri horkem kafieku v gechno chutnalo znamenite.

Doclateene z hloubi srdce pfeji vgem bratrim a sestram, rrIVm zakaznikilm a cele na gi SPJST vesele vanoce a gt'astnk novV rok, dobre zdravi a veselou mysl.

Vag Ostoja Muniza (Bosnak) n ) k'astrte a vesele vanoce z eeleho srdce pfeji !tad Ceskk Prapor eislo 21 vgem sestrain a bratHro! SPJST Rogers, Texas stark i novY Sestry a bratri: TiskovS, yYbor, Ve vkroeni schirzi, ktera se konala prvni Vydavatele Vestniku, nedeli tento mesic, byla dosti eetna odstupujici redaktor navg teva. Byli zvoleni radovi firednici, Merl jsou: F. J. Marck, predseda; Hena novy redaktor

ye stledu 19. prosince 1950

Dary na Domov odpoeinku ObdrZel jsem dart' na S.P.J.S.T. Domov odpoeinku ,s nasledujicimi Houston, Texas PriloZ'ene zasilam Cek na obnos $10.00 y e prospach Domova odpoeinku misto rozesilani vanodnieh pozdravnkch listod kterkch letos upou gtim. S pozdravem Joe Kalousek * Br. August Walla. V Houstone West, Texas Sestry a brati•: Jen kratce nekolik slov br. na jeho, veru "brartskk" dopis v poslednim VeAniku. — Ano, dosud vitame projev kaZdeho jednotlivce ale dati se ma slu gnkm bratrskkm spasobem.

KaZda kritika ma smerovati k tomu abychom nagi Jednotu bu.dovali a ne bychom jeden druhoho hledeli facine "pocouchati". Tak jak ten bratr ze San Antonio, tak ani Ty bratre nvina g prieiny aby si predem odsuzoval. Preji Ti. mnoho zdaru v novem rote.

Ludva, 0 Hoek * Rosenberg, Texas Rosenberg eislo 108 posild, do fondu pro ntulnu obnos $5.00 k ucteni pamatky zesnuleho Mena nag eho radu John L. Brennera. Jak jsme v gichni bratra Brennera znali, on sam by si pfal radeji podpotiti dobrk noel rie2 poloZiti mu ky•ici na rakev.

S bratrskkrn pozdravem Vine. Abschneider káci

Fairbanks, Texas Posilame eastku $5.00 na fitulnu pro stare Cleny. Souhlasime s bratrem GAjevsk3im, ze je to lepgi net posilani vanoanich pozdravnkch listku. Brati-e re-daktore, jestli to bude kvitovati ye Vestniku, postaei to na Vysvetlenou nagirn pfatellim, kteri letos od nas vanooni pozdravy nedostanou.

S pozdravem August a Patina Walla • • Temple, Texas V abalce nalezne g bankovni poukazku na, $25.00 pro Domov odpoeinku. Bud' tak laskav a ()d yed' tento darek do fondu k tomu neelu, aby fond prirOstal.

Na zdar.

John Kleeka

' y e streda9, prosince 1956

V ff.: STN1K— WEST, TEXAS

Strana, 5'

DOPISY A NAHUM CLENC Co nasejeme, to sklizet budeme

Mile sestry a bratki: Kdybych nemela kalendak pled sebou, ani bych nevetila, Ze jig jsou noce u dveki a rok se chYli ke konci.

Vanoce jsou pkipominkou nejva gi udalosti v delinach sveta. JiZ 1956 let nas deli od narozeni JeliSe. Narodil se ram` v gem, celemu svetu, ne jen jakYsi elovek, ale ten eistY divot BoZi, Kristus, ktery pti g el jako vzor pokory a odevzdani se do vide Bozi. Tenkrate zavznela, v oblacich andelska piseri, hymna jeho po,slani, "Slava na vYsostech Bohu a na zemi pokoj lidem dobre vale".

Ke konci kaZdeho uplynuleho roku lame fifty ze v g eho rnaterielniho, v obcliodech, v domacnostech, atd. Mfij tatinek nas ueival a nom pfiporninal, abychom take nezapoomell si ke konci roku pteeisti s-v(, sveclumi, 'acre je na giin vedkein a. soudcera zaroven, a to nom povi, zdali jsme vykonali vie spravne . To syedomi k )raan bude jednou rnluviti spravedlive. Co nasejeme, to Zati budeme. Tedy sveclorni nom nejlepe odpovi, zdali jsme v tomto rcce uplynulem delali chyby nespravnYm jednanim. Ke konci roku si vidy vzpomenu na tatinkovu radu.

V nedeli 9. prosince jsem se zileastnila schtize kadu San Antonio Oslo 133.

Pat •ini k radii Praha Oslo 29, ale kdyZ nuniohu nekdy na ystiviti scherzi sveho kadu, hiedim se zueastniti schtize zdejSalo ac elenkou nejsem. Pfed zahajenini Nrichni pritomni zapeli pisek "Tichia not" eesky i a,nglicky. Tato pisea se oblibe nas 'Mech. 0 prtibehu schfize nemohu iici nit jineho, neZ ze to byla jedna z nejlep gich schtzi, kterYm jsem byla pfitomna. V gude byl soulad, svornost a laska. Utvorme si v srdeich ten lasky chram, a clobro bude jiste pfebYvat tam.

Pled ukorieenim schtize Jarosla y Kleprlik promluvil nekolik velmi pkilehavych slov. Nemohu vam od slova k slovu podati jeho proslov tak, jak byl pronesenY, ale pokusim se podati aspori jeho hiani nayglenky. Mluvil asi takto: Ne skionku roku pohlilime zpet, nejenom co jsine vykonah, ale hiavne kotoho vykona* li a jak jsme to ilk vykonali. vgecky okolnosti, za kterYch jsme po celY rok spoleene pracovali, pak milZeme klidne pkiznat, se vykonali jsme pomerne mnoho, ac bezesporne mohlo bYti vykonano daleko vice.

Zaroven ,s pocitem uspokojeni itrHeme jsme vie vykonali ,dobte. Nage pkateistvi a mySienka bratrstvi opet vi-

ce oLvly a spoluprace viech stala se napomocni. radostnejii. Tento fakt nutno s potegenim Ke konci, jako tajeninik tadu, chci konstatovat nejen u naieho radu, ale podekovati viem za vie, co kdo vykonal i jinde, v eels Jednote. Je to vYsledc,k pro dobro tadu a nail mile Jednoty. prate kaZdeho jednotlivce, ani' si toho Prosim, abyste v praci vytrvali a povzbusnad je kdo vedom. dill cialii, ponevadZ manic pied sebou vice price neZ kdy jindy. PtipravujeAekoliv jsme vykonali hodne, jiste sou- me oslavu 401eteho trvani naieho tadu, hlasite viichni se mnou, velkSr spoleenY piknik a take ptiiti sjezd presto nejsme jeite pine spokojeni, jeho' tispotadanim musime uspokcjit chceme vie a vice. Chceme spoleenou pra- viechny. Zaroveti pteji view, sestry ci viech sester a bratri bez rozdilu v u- bratti, radostne a polehnane vanoeo pkinanem souladu zesilit na g vlastni rid do noveho roku mnoho zdarn. a spoleene budovat lep gi a mohutnejTo byl proslov bratra Kleprlika, hlavni n a dne gnim poladavkiim Moe vyhovu- body jeho keel. jici Jednotu KaZdY vi, 'e nelze Ciniti zraky, prove tak, jako kaZdY vi, pti Schaze byla Cetne zastoup4a. BYlo stejnem asili lze vykonati daleko vice. videt, ze ka2c1S7 klidne a pabrne V naiich tadech je tolik, sily, si to- slouchal, i ta omladina, ktera po ho nejsme pine ani v'edomi. Pottebujeme koneeni sc,htize nas pobavila kratkYna, pouze vice porozumeni a vthjemne nay ale krasnYm prograrnem. Zazpivali natal ke kaZdernu z nas, aby na g porn& byl krasne nekolik vanoenich pisni, a-Pak skuteene bratrskY. Kaki* mush si pi- mala Shirley Hill zahrala na tahaci ne uvedomit, Ze je elenem bratrske jed- harmoniku (piano accordion), Toto picedvanoeni schtizi a k tomu ji noty, a proto vstouph-li do nail spolkove Ano, mame v mladeli talenmistnosti, musi zaponienouti na viety umeni, jen jim dejme-vice chny osobni zalelitosti a nesvary, v ka2• Pkivedte easteji vase cleti do schnie. dem musi videt sveho bratra, a sestru a die toho jednat. JiZ to nese Zivot se- Jest veselejii i pro nas star gi, kdy2'tain Ze se vkly najdou lids, kteki se vidime rnladsi eleny a deli mezi nanii. A semi povahami k sobs nehodi. Vite ji- vy, ditky, udelejte to, jak my jsn•e'to ste dobte, na pkiklad, lie nekely potkate delavali, kcb4 jsme videli, he nail 1'6nekoho na ulici, koho jste nikdy pied diee maji z neeeho radost, hledeli tim nevideli, kdo vain nit neuclelal a jim tu radost jests znasobit.

Jests chci se aspon kratieko pkesto iieknete, lie ten Clo y& je varn protivnY, aekoliv tkeba tomu, kdo jde s Ze jsem mela tu ptileMost se pochVat vami, se docela libi. Je to jakasi zvia gt- ✓ Dallas u tadu Jaro eislo 130, kdy' tam ni magneticka sila, ktera z kaaleho vy- pokadali bazar. POzorovala jsem, jak zatuje a pilsobi bezdeene a mocne na se tam nekteti obetuji pro dobre druhe, ale at' uZ z jakYchkoliv clavodia Netmayna Baena Valoikova nikdy fiese s nekYin nepohodneme, jestli ie jdeme zahali, stale nadiene pracuje pro veiv naiem narodninilikere dobre do schflze, mime na to zapomenout. vote.

Jest horlivou pracovni.ci pro Sokola, Clenove musi pine respektovat fikedniky kadu a phi schtizi neviclet v inch venuje mnoho sveho easu Ceske mladeosoby, at' uZ se jmenuji jak chteji, ale Zi, starer se o Ceskou ikolu, ma zajein svoje fikedniky, pkedsedu, mistoptedsedu o zvelebeni CeskYch spolkti, vykizuje4,atd. Prave tak fikednici musi respekto- silky do Ceskosiovenska a vg estranne Se vati kacieho elena a dle stanov jednat obetuje na poll narodnim.

Ii kadu Pokrok Dallas eisio 84 takta spravedlive a nestranne i kdyZ by jim to nebylo osobne mile. DokaZeme-li to, maji dobre pracovniky. To bylo videti budeme-li tak postupovat, pak na ge pri- pii sehraan krasneho divadla, he se Lece bude radostna, pfijde lepe a rychle kdo o podobne veci starer. Take vim, co to der prate a namahy. Ale kdya je •nakupkedu a vykoname daleko vice.

Zasiuhou na gich organisatorii roste- lada a soulad, vie jde. SjezdovY mistome co do poetu elenti. My rosteme ale ptedseda, bratr Pokladnik, je ptedsedou faclu Pokrok Dallas eisio 84, a jak ten finanene a manse pekne vYsiedicy praci spolceenske . Jak ji' jsem zdilraz- mi bylo reeeno, on vypomalia, viude, ponil dkive, zvolenim fikednikil neni vie kud mu sily staei. Divadlo bylo krashe vytizeno, tim elenska povinnost neni sehrane, a to proto, ze v nem mladd: skonCena, ta vlastne teprve zaeina. Jest • Take naiemu dobreniu redaktoru, bratna vas vgech, abyste zvolene firedniky v jejich praci podporovali, s nimi ochot- ru Valeikovi, chci podekovati jeite pied ne spolupracovali a byli jim ye vgem odchodem od jeho redaktorskeho stol-

• Ma'am 8 ku uvetejAovini myth dopier. a za jeho' krasne dlanky, ktere byly vtdy povVime a musime doznat, to bra tr pracoval svedomite, snatil se Povzbuzovat narodni tivot a udrtovat lapel znalost nagi libezne mateiske edi. Z katde jeho redakeni Avahy bylo citit, * te si PHIL aby to vzajemne pkatelstvi a bratrstvi jsme si udrteli a upevnili. Vim, te mitj drab' bratr Frank 1.7adleriak povatoval redaktora Valdika za jednoho z nejschopnej gich pracovnikii , v 'nag Jednote, za elena, mezi kterkislovem dovede nadchnouti i druhe k lepgi praci. Lituji, to nam odchaii: • Mill bratti a sestry, at tyto faciky budete .'disti, budeme stati ut ptald , vanberihni programy a zpivati "Narodil se Kristus Pan, veselnie se." Pieji v gem vesele vanoce a gt'astnk novk rok!

Ruble Holly ) San Antonio, Texas Sestry a bratii, ✓ sobotu 1. prosince byl jsem se podivat ✓ Dallasu a pokud ml eas dovolil, navItivil jsem nekolik zno.mkch &anti, yeas dlouholetYch, poctivkch nal:ma y g Jednoty. Piedev--nYchpraovniku.a gim•to byli bratr Hugo Schefeek a jeho mantelka, kteii se zotavuji po vadavne nemoci a operaci. Byl jsem velmi potegen, to oba jsou opet din a veseli. Bratr Schefeak, pink vtipu a smichu, zase jako mladik shem vge dello tteba, nikdo by nekekl, tta je gte pied nekolika dny neovladal ruku a nemohl se ani podepSat: Sestra Mary Schefeakova, ac jegte trochu slab& po navratu z nemocnice, vypade, anamenite a jsem jist, to co pigttyto kadky, ze jeji celkovk sta y se opet o mnoho zkapgil. Schefeakovi, jejicht piatelstvi si neobyeejne vatim, poskytli rin:ytechno pohodli a celk 'Cas meho pobytu se mi venovali. Zasluhou bratra Schefeaka poznal jsem i krasy stale rostouciho mesta Dallasu a take jemu vdedim za to, to me v gude zavezl ye svem automobilu, eimt jsem ugettil =oho Casu. Pieji obema brake uzdravenip aby novy rok rnohli zadit s paavnkm zdravim a novkmi silami.

Dlouho touail jsem jit po torn shiedhout podnik bratra Cyrila Pakladnika, mistopiedsedy nageho posledniho sjezdu.

Piekvapil jsem, ho i jeho manaelku v jejich dobie zavedenern uzenaiskem vcide. Bylo vge na rychlo a proto nemeii jsme mnoho Casu na povidani, ut take proto n'a, to pink krarn zakazniket to *atm. Pokladnikovi nedovolil. Piesto ✓gak bratr Pokladnik provedl me ybude a ochotn6 ukazal jak si vge zaiidil. Nejen on, ale my v gichni milteme bYti pravern na neho hrdi, nebot' to co on,

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jako nag krajan a bratr vlastni pili vykonal, je nee° velkolepeho. On patii k tem, kteii se zasloutili o dobre jmeno, ktere zde v Americe desky narod ma. PMtorn, jak kaidk dobie vi, bratr Pokladnik nezpyehnul, je vzornkm piikladem bratrstvi ke katdemu a jeho upiimnost, otevienost a bezmezna gtedrost jsou v ge°beetle znamy. Gratuluji, bratie Pokladniku a pokud jde o jakost zbo g, ktere ve velikem mnotstvi se tarn vyralai a rozsesila i do okolnich state, je opravdu prvottidni. Vage vkrobky red Vady a vrele kaidemu doporudim.

Odpoledne vyhradil jsem navgteve bratra Franka B. Steinera, ktereho jsem s rodinou zastihl doma. Me ale odpoeivat, jak by se dale v sobotu ptedixrkladat, nkbrt v pilne praci pro dobro Jednoty. e gil ruzne problemy, slotite a daletite, kterkch main stale dost dost.

Nechtel jsem ho pints- vyrugovat a okradat o drahocennk Cas, musel jsem se vgak na jeho piani zdrtet a tak jsem to odpoledva util velmi pane pti zajimavein .a velmi potionem hovoru. Obdivuji jeho bohate vedomosti a bezvadnou pamet'; vg echna eest, bratfe Steinere, ry Tvkch letech jsi neobydejne dugevne sveti, bystrk, pochod Tvych myg enek je velmi rychly a Tvoje vg estranna prate je vgude videt a die zasluhy ocenovana.

Tye dalgi nezig tne praci htimave Zdar!

K \Teem navgtivil jsem tat sestru Botenu Valeikovou, znamou svoji einnosti a Way ne pilnym dopisovanim do raznkch deskych novin. Sestra Valeikova pottebovala by nejakou sekretaiku, aby ji z nahromadene prate trochu vysekala. Na stole mela narovnankch dopisa peknou hromadku, na kbere nestadi odpovidat a tiebate jit neni tadnou mladici, je stale neobyeejne dinne. v Jednote, v Sokole, nacviduje deti a ja nevim co vg echno jineho. Na praci si nenatika, naopak stale piernY gli co a jak by kde mobla dobreho vykonat. Takovkch vdelidek ut mama male, ut se, myslim, ani nerodi. Nechtel jsem dlouho zdrZovat, ale ponevaa prave nedavno obdit'ela z 6eskoslovenska Dvoiekovo hudebni neodolal jsem a nektere skladby jsem si na rychlo pfehral. Hezke veci, hodnotne a dnes hodne yzacne. Sestro Valeikova, Vag dalgi praci pioji mnoho zdaru!

Jsem te't velice rad. to bratr Schefeak sezne.mil me s bratrern Kebrlem, majitelem tamnej giho zavodu na malovani a vykladani oken inneleckkch sini, kostela a pod. Je to jemna a umelecka prate, s ktiarou se setkame ye svete velmi zkidka a neni to nahoda, 2e nejlep g umelci v tomto oboru jsou prave na gi lido. Jsou jedni z mnoho nejlep gich propagatoril nageho deskeho umeni. Neni jich mnoho a proto si jich valme.

ye sttedu 19. prosince 1956 V noci chtel jsem se vratit do San Antonia. Bratr Schefeak oznamil mi vgak, ze v nedeli odpoledne tad "Jaro" dislo 130 kona vSiroeni schtizi, na ktorou me jako mistioptedseda pozval. Nemohl jsem ,odtici, vital jsem tu ptileMost a kdY2 mi zaroven oznamil, ae v sini tadu eislo 84 bude weer Ceske divadlo, rozhodl jsem se definitivne, to zustanu. Tako. veho nee° si nechat ujit by bylo neodpustitolne, vidyt' jsem videl Ceske divadlo naposledy v Praze. A to je vlastne duvod, proe jsem se po dlouhe dobe trochu rozepsal. Nernam k tomu mnoho easu, ale nemohu jinak, net se o tom aspen nekolika slovy zminit.

Byla to pekna '6eska hra z venkovskeho Mvota, a eeskYch na gich typickych pouti. Po uvitacim proslovu bratra teinera tamnej gi ochotnici ptedvedli% ousalt, ktery se v gcm ohromne libii. Hra mela rychlY spad, v gichni hrali s nadgenim a celek vyznel velmi pane. SborovY zpev zname Ceske pisnieky "U Sv. Antonieka" byl dojernnY a jednotlive scaly pusobily na divaky znamenite.

Hlavni osobou hry byla vnueka slepeho harmonikate, a sestra, ktera tu roll sehrala, zhostila se sveho ukoluyledinecne.

Neznam nikoho jmenem, chci vgak tolik, tea vYkonem v gech byl jsem nadgen a na ptekra.snY veeer nikdy nezapomenu. Co zvla gt' je pozoruhodne a pote gujici, vgichni svoje te'Z'ke ulohy dobte ovladli nejen herecky, ale i po str'ance jazykove, cot u mnohYch, neznalYch dobte eegtiny, je zyla gt' ke cti. J'ajich snaha a velika namaha byla odmenena zaslou2enYm potleskem. Jak jsem se tat dovedel, vagina fidinkujicich byli novadkove, poprve na prknech. Bratti a sestry v Dallasu, midete bYti velmi spokojeni a hrdi, to mate miazi sebou tak obetave a nadane spolupracovniky. Skoro yam zavidim, zde v San Antoniu bychom neco podobneho dohromady rozhodne nedali. Lituji,ze nemohl jsem po ukoneeni ptedstaveni aspen s nekterSimi si pohovotiti a osobne jim blahoptati, spechal jsem na nadraM.. V duchu tisknu vgem ruku, gratuluji k tak krasnemu konu a vette mi, az budete opet nee° potadat a bude mi jonom trochu piijedu se na vas zase podivat. Jenom, prosim vas, vytrvejte, pokradujte a pracujte v gemoZne pro udrZeni nageho keho divadla. Va g dalgi einnosti pteji uptimne mnoho zdaru.

Schtze tadu "Jaro" eislo 130 se mi velice libila. Prijali me vgichni vialmi ptatelsky a citil jsem se tarn jako doma. Neptipadalo mi to ani jako schtze, spis'e jako nejaka velika rodinna, porada. Krasny prilbeh jednani, rokovani za bedlive pozornosti v gech a sledovani projednavanYch zale%itosti. Neni dive, vysledok jejich spoleene prate (jako, na

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Vkchny y es, sestry a bratti, zdravim, prosince v sini tadu Pokrok Houston, preji radostne a pOZehnane vanoce a 1140 Robbie St. v Houstonu, Texas presne v 8:00 hodin veCer. mnoho zdaru do noveho roku.

Prosime, byste use vgichni dostavili, Jaroslav Kleprlik, nebot' si p •ejeme miti schfizi zdafilou a hojne navgtivenou. ( S bratrskYch posdravem ICROUZEK CESKYCH ZEN Vladimir BilSr, taj. )•,,T.• Dallas, Texas Podekovani, nei odejdeg Kdy2 jseni priMa do Sokolovny v den Orchard, Texas naSi schtize KrouZku, byla jsem mile pre kvapena. Sestry se vesele bavily a sto- Bratte iedaktore: Jsern jistY, ze si pamatuje g, jak se ly v s5.1e byly velice pekne upravene; stromeZ,ek tarn byl okra genY a pod nira kdysi o ZenskYch povidalo, ze mail dlouhe vlasy a kratkY rozuna. Trvalo to dospousta darka. sti dlouho, ne'Z se Zeny rozzlobily a vlasy Zasedly jsme k obedu; Zeny, ktere ho- si zkratily. VYsledek toho je, ze Zeny stily, prinesly same dobre veci k jidlu. nyni p •edstihuji se s yYmi rozumy mu2Byly toho pinieke stoly. Sestra predsed- ske pokoleni. kyne zahajila °bed malYm privitanirn a Bratr Steiner ye svern dopisu ye Vestpak jsme se s chuti pustily do jidla. niku ze dne 15. listopadu, na strance 7., Po odklizeni se stolu sestra predsed- nam sdeluje, ze mel pfilelitost videti, kyne Marie Prevratilova zahajila schti- jakY anamenity system zavedla sestra zi. Pritomno bylo tricet dve sestry a ety- Olexova u l'adu Pokrok Houstonu Cislo ai navUevnice, ktere byly pani Riseky z 88.

Fort Worth, pani Hulovcova a pani VoNerd ml znamo, jakou odmenu sestra lin z Dallas a Vlasta Rezek z Abilene, Olexova dostala za jeji chimyslnou praci Texas. od jejiho tadu nebo od Hlavni fitadovny.

Vzpominaly jsme nemocnYch sester, Anil bych praci a zasluhu sestry Olexo8ef6akove, Helen Vrla a Kubinove. ye nejakYm zpfisobem zleheoval, did ji Schazely jste nam, pCejeme byste zase. v Zertu upozornit, ze ji jedna jests svobrzy ozdravely a mezi nas bodna Cupr holka z Norfolk, Virginia, na Sestra Toberna pteeetla clekovnY do- campr campr "zbitovala", porazila a prepis z Veteran nemocnice z Lisbon, za konala Ona zavedla ve YYpomocnem dary, ktere ji sestry ptinesly do jeji sbir- spotitelnem spolku talcovY system ve yeky. Ptipojuje jmena sester, ktere ji da- deni uctu, ze ji to ptineslo skorem tti ly rUzne veci pro rodiny nemocnYch pa- miliony uZitku. Ja myslim, ze ta holka cientfi v to nemocnici. Jsou to: Kotiakov- ma ty vlasy ostfihane "kliprsemr, — ska, Valeik, Sebestik, Pokladnik, Vesela spravne teeeno strojkem na sttihani a Nesudova. Srdeene sestram clekuje a vlastit, npine na, kratko. Ale chyba lavky i sestra Valeikova dekuje sestram za p11 torn je, ze se najdou v gude lido zavisv§echnu yYpomoc a ;dary do bazaru, kte- tivi, nentejni. Take v to Virginii se narY byl potadan ye prospech Domova od- sli lide, kteti to eupr holce ten vYdelek poeiku. neptall, a jests ji za to za mtiZe dali.

Sestra ptedsedkyne ptipomina, by seAby sis, bratte redaktore nemyslel, ze stry piisly, ptivedly sebou sve rodiny jsem si to z malieka vycucal, posilam na vanoeni yeeirek v Sokolovni, kterY Ti vYsttiZek z novin, tak jak to tam bylo bude dne 29. prosince veeer v Sokolovni. vytigteno. KdY2 jsem to li ge o to zpronePtipravuje se peknY cletskY program a vete pteeetl, vzpomnel jsem si na ononadilka pro deli. ho Zliclovskeho rabina a mudrce Josefa Po ukoneeni schtize pti gel mezi nas ben Akibu, kterY, neZ byl umueenY, prosv. Mikula g . P •ines1 nam vSem sestram Ze pod ,sluncem neni nic nemoZnekrasne darky na yzajem. Ze jsme mely ho. Z teto udalosti, ktera se odehrala v radost a veselosti dosti, net •eba o tom onoin fispornem spolku ve Virginii, meli vice psati. by si mnozi vziti ponaueeni, kteti se Ctene radekci, Hlavni iltadovny, re- nechaji zvolit v kteremkoliv spolku do daktoru, v gem bratria'm a sestram pfeje- vYboru titeetniho aneb dozoreiho, jakou me gt'astne a vesele svatky vanoeni a zodpoyednost na sebe ptebiraji. Sestte Ye zdravi a spokojeno,sti proMvanY Olexove zaroyetit gratuluji, ze zlepgila Ati celY novY rok. spolkoye knihy u svelte tadu.

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Bratte redaktore, aCkoliv jsem nekdy Antonie Horakova. s TYYmi nahledy nesouhlasil, rovneZ ja-

&rails 9 ko Ty neptikyvoval jsi ke v gemu, co jsetn rekl nebo napsal ja, dues se chci zeti zasady, ze maitre yzdati itctu a diky tomu, kdo si to zaslouli., a tenkrate, kdy si to zasiotal.

Za sebe Ti vzdavain diky a pest za to ze jsi se zasadil, aby se na ge Jednota ptipojila do v genarodinho bratrskeho kongresu a T.1 e jsi nas Meny a nagi dnotu v tomto velikein telesu v geho arne7 rickeho bratrstva diistojne representoval. Take Ti vzdavarn diky za to, ze 1st ukazal nakm organisatortima a ojedinelYm elentimi Hlavni iltadovny cestu na ta Purdue universitu, kde mohou ziskatt pettebne vedomosti, ktere p11 agitaci naborove praci novYch Mentit nezbyta pottebuji. RovneZ Ti dekuji za to, 2e to dobrou my glenku sestry Bolensr Varahove jsi propagoval, i kdyI nekieti nagi vedouci se vetejne proti rny glence vyslovili a le o zatizeni toho S.P.J.S.T. Domova odpoeinku teem i dull pracujeg.

A jelikoZ je to posledni clopis, s kterYm Te obteZuji, srdeene Ti dekuji za to, Ze jsi ty me gkrabopisy a chybopisy na to sve praci marine do tiska upra.vil a vg erni pottebnYmi teekami a haeky okragldVal. Bud' hodne zdra y a mej se hezky. VA'e nejlep gi Tobe a eels ctene T ye rodine pfeje John Gajevs10 • Nike je otigten vYsttiZek, zaslanSt bratrem GajevskYm k uvetejneni.

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Tikradla tri miliony rkpomoenerou spolku ttednice N/pomocneho spolku se pHznala, ze okradla YYpomocnY spolek Commonwealth Building and Loan Assn. o miliony dolarft a Cell trestu 130 let ye vezeni.

Norfolk, Va., 2. kvetna:— Sl. Minnie Mangum, 52-leta stard panna, ktera napted zateeni pro zlodejstvi hrala 'si na uraienou, ale pozdeji udrkrvala bezvYraznY pohled pH vyktrovani, yeera shodila svoji masku a ternef s plaeeM se pokorne pfiznala k vine, za kteroU mule bSrt odsouzena az na 130 let do kriminalu.

Jeji odsouzen odlozil soudce na den 24. Cervna. Nevysvetlil, prof tak udinil, kdyZ vina 'Leto prolhane podvodnicc je dokazana. Pokladala penize vkladatehl do vYpomoeneho spolku za sve, pouiivala je pro sebe a rozdavala svS7m pHbuznm statisice dolara.

Tlusta 'Svindlefka, ktera vaZi 190 Tiber.

Celi jiz trestu 10 let vezeni za padelani. zapiskft v knihach a za podarri faleene informace o finanenim stavu yYpomoeneho spolku Commonwealth, kde byla pokladni sekretafkou.

Soudee ji propusti opet na svobodu pod

Strana 10 zaruleou $50,000 aZ" do doby odsouzeni.

Jests miulY tYden kekla u soudu, je nevinna, ale dnes drZie se stolu pro oporu a se sizami tekoucirni po jeji tluste kdyZ se ptiznala, ze okradla epolek o vice ne2 milion dolarti.

Po konferenci soudce a advokaty, bylo ueineno ptiznani k vine v 11 bodech obZaloby tak, ze celkem se ptiznala k 12 bodam ob2aloby z dcradeni, ihani, podvodea a padelani dokumenta a podpisa, ktere pachala po dobu 22 let Je ku podivti ze ji na, to nepti gli fitednici spolku ani statni revisoki, kteti by v gichni meli bYt stihani a zavteni pro zanedbavani syYch povinnosti.

V jednom bodu ob2aloby, je "Minnie" vinena, ze celkem okradla spolek o nejvetgi sumu v delinach padelani a podvoda ve finanenich fistavech, ktera obnagi $2,844,952.

Tim, k se ptiznala k vine, vyhnula se porotnimu fizeni, protole jeji advokat mei obavy, ze by porota nebyla, k ni tak shovivavou jako soudce H. L. Bullock, jenZ slygel .svedectvi nekterYch okradenYch vkladatelu a federainiho bankovniho revisora Win. Pattona, kteq vypravel, jalc, olaZalovana provadela sve defraudace. ) 4 ( Naposled na Tviij stolek Corpus Christi, Texas CtenY bratte redaktore: Die vgeho jest to /MO posledni dopis do Vestniku tento rok. Prot° neZ zakonCIS svou redaktorskou einnost pro nag SPJST Jednotu, chei Ti opravdove od srdce podelcovat za svedomitou apravu mYch dopisa do organu nageho bratrstva,, da Vestniku.

Mel jsem valy na mysli psati tak, jak jsem byl ueenY, to jest, abych mluvil a psal slovy, za ktera bych se pozdeji nikrly nemusel styclet. Zda se mi to podatilo, at' etenati posoudi sami.

Bratte Valgiku, hodne jsem se ptiueil z TvYch vecne psanSich avah, a oviein take z dopisfi jinYch dopisovatelt, kteti nelenili a sve nahledy i zpravy sPolkove a spoleeenske mezi sebou vymenili. Mohlo bYti vice zprav a pokynt, jak odd nagich vedoucich atedniku z Hlavni ataclovny, toile i z okrska a od tada.

Neledy spoleha jeden na drulleho, a pak to zastane zapomenuto.

Nemdm dries Zadnou zpravu k podani z nagi vYroeni kadove sobAlze, V sobotu 8. prosinee 1956 v devet hodin rano se konal polifeb nagi mnoha,lete osadnice, pani Marie Kru ginske, ktera zemtela, ye zdej gi nemocnici ye veleu 80 let 6 rnesica a 4 dni. Pohkeb byl vyproven z Cage-Mills kaple . Pohtebni obrady vykona1 ptedseda Pllavni idadovLew SPJST, bratr Edward Marek z Temple, za &Usti rodiny zesnule, potzfista-

V2STNIX— WEST, TEXAS vajici ze dvou synd, J. J. KruS'inskeho, a Antona Krug inskeho leery, Marie Vavtikova, R,osie Cutter, Herminy Reiss deviti vnouent, dvanacti pravnou6at a eetnYch ptatel osaidnikt.

Jeji mantel Josef Kru ginskY ji pkedegel na y eenost v race 1946. Jeji pozastatky byly uloleny vedle jeho do 'Una niatky zeine, by noddle sdileli ten zasiouknY odpoeinek a klid po tom zapasu Nyni oba odpoeivaji na vyhrazenem mists v Rose Hill Cemetery.

Rodina, Jos. KruginskYch se sem pkistehovala v roku 1920 a zde farmovali.

Tato zesnula matka, babielea a pra.babieka celY svUj Zivot zasvetila praci a ry e rodine. Tegila se ptatelstvi a vaInosti v osade pro svou tichou a milou povahu.

Jak jsem dosiechl, mnoho lidi nalezlo v domove KruginskYch pohostinstvi.

Portistale rodine timto projevuji nagi srdeenou soustrast. BudiZ test pamatce teto zesnule mnohalete osadnici.

Vern sestram a bratkirn na gich spolkit a etenatfun na geho organu ptejeme, ma manklka i ja, vesele vanoce a St'astnYi, vgech nemoci prostSo nastavajici novY rok 1957.

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Cameron, Texas CtenY redaktore Vestniku: Prave se zotavuji pa gesti mesieni nemoci. 23. kvetna jsem byl ranen mrtvici. Mne dovezli do nemocnice a asi za tYden mne dovezli do Temple do Kings Daughter nemocnice, a asi tYden jsem se citii, ze se asi maj konec blili. Tedy jsem chtel bYti zpet doma v Cameron, tak nine' dovezli zpet do St. Edward nemocnice, asi ku konci eer yna, bylo teeeno, ze musim bYti operovan. Na gi lekaki se obavali operaci provest. Tedy povolali zylagtialho lekate z Waco. Ten pkijel hned a poladal dovoleni od manklky k operaci, neb moje stati a slabs srdce, bude zazrak by opraci ptedrkl a po 3 hodinne operaeni praci, ze se zazrak stal ale na jak dlouho, %e nevi. No ale pan Bah byl asi se mnou a chtel abych se doekal nageho 60Ieteho trvani na geho manZelstvi, ktere bylo uzavteno na gtedrY den odpoledne 24. prosince roku 1896 v Jarrelton, Texas. A tedy clekuji Bonin ze nine man° do toho east' za,chova.

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etenakilm Vestniku k laskavemu povSimnuti: Rad bych timto na ge aerie dopisovatele broth v Hlavni TiTtadovne, bratti teditele a v g echny etenate Vestniku vtbec, ktere °Ideas s yYmi dopisy, elanky aneb oznameni do na geho organu ptispivaji, na to zdvotile upozornil, by poeinaje 24tem prosince sve ptispevky do flag ella Vestniku laskave adresovali nikpsanernu ptimo do West, P. 0. Box 485 aneb i c/o. eechoslovak Publ. Co West, Tex. — 13udu Vain po ycleonYm kdyZ po novem roce syYrni ptispe yky pomtZete ucirketi nag Vestnik oblibenim.

Bratte Valeiku prosim ponech tot() oz nameni v organs noveho rokt, -Diky!

S pranim mnoho zdaru Vam vgeon V tete Ludva 0. Hogek. (dz) 0, 4 4, Mame nee° ye svem nitru, co odpovida sloven] "amen" veci tadne provedene.

Povznagi nas cit vykona,ne povinnosti, cot je velkou posilou du gevfh i mravni. Myslime si vice o sobs, kdy2 se narn dostalo pechvaly onoho ticheho hiasu na geho nitro. Zvet guje to sebeactu, roznmoluje schopnost ke konani veci a pod necuje eloveka, aby spechal k verigimu viterstvi Potom neni cdpoin ve schop nostech. VSecky soublasi a citinie gratulace. Teplo a s l ava se dme by[osti eloveka a davaji mocnY podnet k veLgimit e

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Navyk. teliti z kaZde zku genosti, z kaptilelitosti, kterd se nam naskytne, co moZno nejvetgi poueeni; navyk, e'erpati vgecku moZnost sebezdokonaleni z chvil, ktere narn zbYvaji, netli jim nechame klesnouti v zapomenuti, navyk dochvilnosti, sebedrivery, poCestnosti, pravdivosti, getmosti, pile, ctiladosti -vela eeled' navykt, jet tvoii karakter a vzdelanost, kdyby byla ziskana v mladi, v nekolika pokolenich, amen! tvatnost sveta. ) e f Velka massa lidi, jak se zda, mysli, se rozumi sarno sebou, 4e ma bYti obeti evYch naiad. Nemaji poneti, ze protijed lek na katdou chmurnou payglenku, na kaZde neptiznive hnuti mysli jest v jejich moci. Lopotl se den ze dne, kona,ji Na kaZde Vanoce jsem posilal poleh- svou praci, jako by osudem byli imani, rnYm, ale letos to Mat nemohu. Tedy broditi se tolikerou suchoparnou. smutnano vanoeni listky vgem ptatelfun a zna nou diinou, jejich btime se neuleheuje oeekavanim lep gich veal. Nema,ji dosti timto pteji redakel Vestniku a vgem nadgeni, tab' vyriali dtinu ze sve prace telam a znamm polehriane va,noce a a proto se vlekou lopotnYrni lety, jsouce veselY NovY rok 1957. poulaYmi otroky sveho zamestnani a sve . A. Marek ho okoli,

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Ziata svatba man e u Wallovkch VaZenY bratte redaktore:— Mnj tatinek a moje matinka, Mr. a Mrs. August Walla, jejich adresa je Rt. 9 Box 1073, a jejich domov je pri sameni Fairbanks, slavili svou zlatou svatbu v nedeli 25. listopadu v me residenci ye Spring Branch.

Jak je Vam znanao, nasi rodide i nektere z deti jsou eleny SPJST jiz po mnoho rokii, a proto bych byla vciedna, kdyby jejich obrazek a easteenY jejich Zivotopis mohl bYti uvefejnen v Ceske easti Vestniku. Vim, Ze by je to potelilo ostatni aleny nasi rodiny a take blizci ptatele by men z toho radost. dam obrazek Pokud jsem mohla zjistiti, tatinek se narodil na Vsetine na Valalsku dne 25. listopadu 1885. Do Ameriky ptijel k roidine Zbrankove pti Taylor v rode 1906, tulim to bylo v dervnu. Newel jelte plnYch 21 roku,

Poti'ebujete-li jakou dal§i informed, spolkove schfize jen malt' kousek, tak ptestoupili k tadu Stefanik, kde jsou Cle- laskave zavolejte nine bud' do residence: ve6erni dobou nebo do obchOdu v ny doposud.

Tatinek nar-,e1 si praci pli drAze South- dcnnim Case.

S upiimn-Vm pozdravem ern Pacific, kde pracoval aZ do roku Louise Riley 1950. Po 32 letech shiny lel Oa vYsluZPoznamka reclaktora: TeZko Pripisoby. Jest nyni lest rokfi na pensi.

Jame etyti deli, kteri jsme men to ra- vati nem vice k Zivotopisu tak podrobdost, Ze jsme mohli vystrojit s yYm ro- nemu. Je to nali bratrskou povinnosti, jejich dzelae rtyo Lsovuaitsbet:, jseysis-li eAaugLuyst ialboys ct htoivine i.ek ianZidnour atdaoksotynoeu ar odsinpnoovudeskl:v-. dmi af dia. Nall rodide maji lest vnouoat a St'astnYm manZelUm ptejeme mnohoaNich let spokojeneho souLti. dye pra ynoudato,

Matinka se narodila v Nemeckem Brode, ale jak mi rodide vysvetlovali, ted' to mesto nese nazev , Havtieke !•Brod, protole tam proZil sve mladi Karel Ha y -liek.Matnsjmovldi enem Paulina Niedermertlova. Jeji bratr byl usazenY na Vsetine na Moraye, kde se poznala s tatinkem. A kdy2 on. odejel do Ameriky, aby uniknul vojne, ona ptijela za nim, take do Taylor, o nejakY mesic pozdeji. A hued jak ptijela, mei svatbu u Golariti v Taylor. Bylo to na podzim v den tatinkovYch 21. narozenin, 25. listopadu 1906.

Jak mne matinka vypravela, jeli k oddavkam do kostela v Taylor po blative ceste na voze taZenYm parem mull. Viiz mel tti sedadla. Matinka, jako nevesta, sedela s panem Golanem na prosttednim sedadle, tatinek a pani Golanovou sedeli no, zadnim sedadle. Jeden z fidil potah.

Gili v okoli Taylor aZ do roku 1918, kdy se pte.stehovali do Houstonu. lined se ptihlasili do tadu Pokrok Houstonu eislo 8$, kde tatinek zastaval iitad eetniho. KdyZ byl zalolen tad Stefanik eislo 142, uznali rodiee, Ze budou miti do Dedeeek PiSkot slavil ste narozeniny a vlichni mu blahoptali, jak statne a dobte vypada. "Prozradim yam sve tajemstvi," tekl dedeeek po treti borovidce, "brali jsme se se Zenou pled 75ti lety. Veder po svathe jsme se oba, sla y -nostezavli,Zyckdsephadame, pujde ten, kdo newel pravdu, na prochazku. A co yam mam vypravovat, jit jsem byl na zdravem vzduchu takkka ceiSett pelaseclInclesit let".

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Dallas, 'Pexas, vbor, ktery prave pro tut° povin- Ispreha) - 1. zaii, (vyznani viry 9. prosince 1956 nost zvolen uZ v roku 1932 v Ennis -- a bias redaktora) 15. zari, ("pomoc od Sestry a Bratti: dosud - I v tech novYch stanovach iriadovoy. nenitiZeine neekavat" Tenhle Steiner y am ma takavY tered- tuto povinnost ma. Nikde v inch nevii. :oznamka: pisatele - kdo tu, pomoc nY zvyk, te si na tarn natem Vestniku dim, Ze by to bylo dovoleno redaktoro- nejvice zd_ro y el? co?) 27. kijna, ("kam - Y2(.1y na te prvni strance, poznaduje 'vi. spejeme a VYPOVRZENI") -- 6. rijna, olasah toho eisla. Jestli se mu pojednani Takove prohlateni jest pro mir a pm ("zbyteene ztraceni draheho easu sla y libi - neb jestli se mu - ma 'koj v Jednote hodne nebezpderie -netimr ky")-3.listopadu,kaZdy takovY Olanek pekne poznadeny nejen to, zaveni to hoclne rakouskYm ("nadeni utrpelo") - 10. listopadu ()Ka-- pro pozdejti potrebu. kapralstvim. Take to nikterak nebude ra reditele).

Nekdy jsou ty poznamky delane ale pomehati vypiniti nas organ. Ale - my Pak mer,,e, V6stnik ze due 6. eerv-na take v tibenienim humoru, jako kdy2 mange podobnYch hodnostati): v Jednote 1956, kde na strance °sine, pod ohla.vim nam jeden bratr zaeal kazati co a jak vice, kteri stanovy neetou -- a chteji "liajde n.as nova, doba pripravene", obbude za, jeho vlady, poznadil jsem si to poroudet. Co si o zbytku toho elanku vinuje net priSti redaktor deny Illavni ukazuje rohy" - aneb myslira jest rozhodne velice Uradovny, Ce neenaji distrikty y,lasce, "Valeik ma zase kazani" - "Valeik o Ale, to si dovolim pripomenouti, Ze ne- protok pr Y d.elaji politiku (?? .do ji torn natem piiabyteenem milionku" a rntiZeme za dnetnich okolnosti odekavan, nejvice honil posledni 4 roky???). a ye mnohe jine, udavaje take zaroveri 'Oslo Z"e se nam bude nekterY clobre vzdelanY prose'rednim doslovne pravi: "DomladY 'Cleo hltsiti za tajemnika Jedno- volte., abych zde uviall, co nejvice te na. stranky, k vuli snazsimu hledani v ty. TakovY, kterY si clovede vydelati tech 61 distriktni dinnosti tkodilo. Nemeli pade potkeby.

Tak roam na Vestniku ze doe 1. srp- $450.00 do $600.00 mesiene se zajiste ne- jsme rnezi natirni kediteli (pokud jest na 1956 poznadeno, ze nas pkitti redak- podrobi takove spouste fedi, jake june mi znemo) nikoho, v Hlavni Uradovne, tor ureuje drahu pro net Vestnik, aZ on ,slyteli, kdyZ jeden bratr ye sjezdu kdo by byl Nonost distriktU schvaloval bude vladnouti - a to jest neco, s erin Fort Worth se chtel uchazati za tajem- a misto kritiky hledel nam moraine vyjsem razhodne ne.souhlasil, proto jsem nika. Proto nekdy neni jinYch uchaze- pomoci. To ani nakho reditele tretino Si to poznadil - a dob9e. Jest to na efi. Mel jsem sem podobne zkutenosti v distriktu nevyjimain." .strance dvanacte, prostredni sioupec do- Taylor.

A pak trochu doleji: "Men by jste nam Pak mam poznaeene eislo Vestniku ze rid tato: Mist° toho reeneni povira vam le, a hned ten prvni odstavec, kterY dne 10. kijna 1956 - kde pritti redak- sestry a bratti, co by bylo vem zde ze.tretim radku pravi doslovne toto: "- - - PiSi jej (ten dopis) proto tor tepe ty, kteki se opovaduji vysloviti hodno uCiniti, poradim yarn, kde co nam aby zaroven slouZil jako va- sve mineni o to neb one zalelitosti. Jest nutno poznadniti". A pak doleji, sarkarovani, ze po novem rode se to na strance s ledme, prvni sioupec na- sticky: "Za to y ak jezdeni (prOmerne neco podobneho do nateho hole. Ku konci ale tent° elanetek pravi: tfikrat do sedmi distriktti, tedy 21krate, "NaniC je nutno: spolupracovat, si chy- (poznamka, sotva etrnactkrate) a to Vestniku nedostane" by od.pouttet, aC neobhajuji elayeka, kte- y Lly v hedeli) do tech natich soh-Uzi vas To neco "podoloneho", nad Cirn piltti redaktor se rozhorluj'e, byl dopis bratra rY se za svuj privod stydl" Jest to pro skute'dne a up:rimne lituji. Jest to na vas Schefeaka, kterY redaktor Vardik uverej- nine trochu nejasne, co tim mini, le ne- ulokne neopravnene brim& Za to by nil ye pkedetlem Vestniku (25. eervence) obhajuje eloveka, kterY se za svuj pd- jste mCli jeden kaidS, a pckaide iletova- a ktery dopis nam podaval velice do- von stydd. Tak Si mane vzpominam, jak ti 825.00 neimene, dosti molná, to bybrou zpra yu o tech slavnYch podilech, psal jedenkrate. -a take jsem to nael chum vas vice nezvali."

Pak mame Vestnik ze doe 18. eervence kterYch jsme nakoupili za tuze mnoho - jest to ve Vestniku ze dne 21. tijna 1953, kde pilIti redaktor piSe: "V-%dyt' 1956, kde na strance 15 mame od "priStinatich dobrYch dolarcri. naSe vlasteneeni nas tu stejne nikam ne- ho redaktora" v prostrednim sloupd.

Poznadil jsem si ten dopis prigtiho nasieclujici prohlateni smernice pro net redaktora proto, Ze se dopustil dvou pa- do yen- Vestnik: vzhledem k temto dvema dokadnYch prehmatti - co se jen mne tY'C. • utoky nebudou na misti v nade. Prvni jest, de nemehu dodnes po- pistim, a kterYch se zd'e podrOlme Sel,a Ve . tniku nebot' Nes is sniuj ra. Braz pryniho srpna a 10. fijna, 1956, chopiti, prod by tak informadni dopis jako ten jest, nemohi byti otisknut ye bych radii prittimit redaktoru, aby Si trstvi neznamend chyb naMch nevideti Vestniku. Od te doby, co tan dopiA byl vyhledal nasledujici Vestniky - a do- ale dhAno je vytknouti bratrskYm, uverejnen, mluvil jsem o nem (torn do- bte i je pteeetl, aby sezhal jakeho byl nym spUsobern. Kdy2 dobra shoda mezi namy zavladne, bude, to snadne a ja te-• pisu), s mnoha bratry, a nikdo dopis smYSleni. ::;e, Ic so my to podari" - ileodsuzoval, ba, chválili bratra &hetJscu to disla vyd.o.nt nasledujid -Oka za jeho zpravy.

Takove prrThlateni ji.5 new znamena., dye 5. srpna 1953 (napornina k svornoarta Tedy jest jiste, Pr mUeme oeeDruhe jest, de si bratr "pritti redak- sti v novena clomove) - 26. srpna 1953, (neco, co nekterYm nepdjde do vousy kavati, Ze se die toho }Jude take jednat. tor" osvojoval pravo, ktere redaktor nikdy nemel - a nebude miti ani pkitti - stra. 4) - 23. zaki, 21. rijna, 28. tuna, A jednalo se die toho? Hnedle jsme moetyri roky; to jest - rozhodovati o tom, 3. listopadu, 18. listopadu - vSed,:y v bil seznati, Z.,e jest to jen plane povidaM, 1-;.t,ce jest napsane jenoin proto, aby co mile neb nemu2-1^3 byti ye Vestniku roku 1953. bylo hued_ case porueno. VzneSene za..sauverejneno. Tak roué hned napadlo, V rolz:u 19.5 el: 7. dubna, (sir. 8 - ptd ten pritti redaktor as neeetl ani ty stare, se. "Ctou tam v Temple Vestn i.k?") 12. cly - ale pro koho? 2 ani ty novo stanovy. Kdyby tak byl u- kvetna, t3. eervna, ("Ustl'edi by se memo Pr'Sel eas, aby si nas redaktor Valeik einil, byl by se pi'esvedeil, Ze na to, zajimat") 14. dervence, ("Hlavni faa- vz5.1 sjezdem jemu dovolene prazdniny k rozhodovati co milk neb neinfiZe byti dovna nepomaha") - 7. eervende, ("pet y ftli vykonani nei.'eho, co na q Jednote uviarejneno ye Vestniku, mame TiskovY minut 1,26") - 25. srpna, (chladna (a take jeniu) pkineslo ninon° dobre re-

y e streda 19. prosince 1956 klarny, rizeni itadaktorskeho oddeleni. na Isjezdu Narodniho SdruZeni Bratrskych Jednot v Clevelandu. Pfitim redaktoru tak byla poskytnuta pfilelitost ukazati svoje schopnosti a provadeni jeho sad, ze kterYch jedna jest zaznameriana shora, tYkajici se osobnich Ptvni 'Oslo pod jeho redaktorskou èí bylo vydano dne 19. zati t. r, — a v tomto eisle, mezi jinymi dopisy nalezame na dVacate pâté strance, pbeinaje v prvnim sloupci dole, posledni odstavec a pokraeuje v prostrednim sloupci nahore, nasledujici, dosti pillehavY prispevek: "It has been said over and over that constructive criticism is beneficial to the progress of any organization, bu I want to point out that seemingly, very few of our members know 'what constructive - criticism really means. When some members start critcising how certain things are being done by certain 'members, REFERING TO SUCH MEMBERS BY NAME, is in no way constructive criticism, but more so, it is the most detrimental advertising against our organization" — Toto as bylo psano jako na potvrzeni prohlaSeni "priStiho redaktora" ze 18. eervence 1956 o osobnich fitocich. A kdo to psal ? ? ? Inu, nãiS reditel prvniho okrsku, Frank V. 8tepan.

OvSern, my vime, na koho toto dosti pstre moralkovani bylo, a jeak jest, namitene, ale — Ze by bratr reditel Frank V. Stepan vlezl lined ye ptigtim eisle Vestniku do sve vlastni pasti a strhnul tarn take hned priStiho redaktora — t o se nedalo oeekavat. Ale, stalo se to.

Hned v nasledujicim eisle, druhern ktere bylo redigovano phStim redaktorem, spachal bratr reditel Frank V. Stepan porukni sveho prohla9arieho stanoviska, e pH polemice osoba, ktera podleha, kritice, nema se jmenovati jmenem, a v te snirgce nesmysln na te dvacate pâté strance Vestniku ze dne 26. zaki jmenuje Frank B. Steiner neb jen Steinera petkrat, a jine eleny take. A to je'Ste pri gti redaktor se priznal, Ze nektere ostrejSi hroty vynechal — nepraTem, myslim. Pros to neuverejnit Cele, at' viclime, co manic.

Tak, vy dva bratriekove, jakepak jsou to zasady?. Proe nedelate dle toho co hlasate? Aneb snad ty vase honosne zasady jsou jenom pro ty hloupe, obyeejne Franty a pro ty s dopuStenirn povykne Franty nejsou? ? ?

MCli jsme dy e ukazky, jak as ten naS Vestnik bude po prvnim lednu vypadati.

Vallee pozorne jsem si oba ty Vestniky proeetl, a mel jsem po torn druhem eisle podivnST pocit; jako bych se byl posledni 'etyti roky vozil po tom naSern

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Strana 13 Ttioa, 0: PlnY obnos certifikatu je vyplacen ve 20 lete(,.4 nebo kdyholly ptedtim -v :I ■ joaclu Umrti. je vyTtida 11 piny obnos placen pa let stati nebo kdykoliv ,n(1611U v ptipadu trorti.

Ttida ropiatky se plat) ad roku. Ping obnost certifikatu je vyplacen po dosaIeni 60 let stati nebo kdykoliv pkedtim v ptipa,da

slunnem Texasu v torn nejlepim Cadillaku, — pekne chlazenem, rizenein zruenYm a proziravYm ridieem. Najednou prijedeme do Temple a tam na nas vyhrknou: Ouha, ho gi — ted' z toho Vestnikoveho Caclillaku y en a presednete na tuhle Model A Fordku. Pi'ijde eas, Ze ten samY podit bude miti vice naSich elenn.

Ano, melt jsme d ye uka.zky, jak as na:g Vestnik bude vypadati po prvnim lednu — a musim zvolati s bratrern S. C. Bundilem, jak on volal ye Vestniku ze dne 3. Ttida K: Poplatky se plati do veku 65 rijna t. r. po jeho zkiamani s Vestnikem, let. Piny obnos pojiAteni se vykdyZ stark redaktor byl prye: plati kdykoliv v ptipadu (mai.

If that is a sample of what we are to Tkida Dvojnasubrie iirazove pojitteni expect after January 1, 195'7 — Then I (double indemnity). Certifikat don't want any part of it!" so vystavuje pouze dole obnosu 5 pranhn VeselYch Vanoc vgem, $2,500, clod:a:Vow) it,' jineniti Frank B. Steiner cettifikatu, DouSka: Psand ve sttedu dne 12. pro- dida M: Poplatky se plati veku 65 since. let. Po dosac,,rti 65 rokt Glen dostava mesieni pkijenk Napsal jsem tento dopis v nedeli, jak dokud 2iv. Zemre-li pled 86 jest ciatovan, dne 9. prosinck?„ ale, nechal lety stall, dedici clostanou mejsem jej leZet na stole, Ze jej ponu a2 ye sieni ptijem do lit. vyroth na etvrtek rano neb ye sttedu veeer. Dnegni rozenin Vestnik alga ptines1 dopis od bratra Augusta Wally z Fairbanks, ye kterern mne Tkida M-C: TIptfova ochrana na 20 let ktera, se zmen glije, ai zilstane bratr Walla venuje jeden odstavec. vyplacene poWteni na $1,000.

Bratte Wallo, nemyslim, Ee lame zvoPojikeni se vyplati kdykoliv do Vestnili umirdekem, co se dopis y v pripadu Mnrti dle klesajici niku tYee. Pti gti redaktor i jeho klika stupnice. kompromitovali svoje postaveni a sve vzacne "zastok;..." tim, Ze byl uvetejnerr Ttida N: tipisova ochrana jen tern, kda map od SPJST vyptljeene dne 26. zari ten nesmysl od bratra tedinize, tele Frank V. Stepana, — jak na. to udruhfi certi/filEatii SPJST pro deti: ezt pozorriuji v tomto dopisu. Bude-li na rune ttoeeno — ptimo neb neptimo — Ttida J-T: Doeasne pojiaeni do veku 16 let, ktere se naii2e zmeniti na a j.fl uznam, Ze jest nutno odpovedeti, kterekoliv jine pojigteni pa najdu si ji2 cestu. Ostatne, co jsem. chtel dosaleni veku 10 let, nebo eientim lid, jsem jiZ napsal a v bupozdeji. doucnosti toho mnoho niabude. Ale, dvoji mirou merit as naS TiskovY vYbor ne- Vida 3-C: Poplatky se pleil 20 raft Pln;) obnor, aojiiLCni se Ny. dovoli. Jsou na nem velice dobre znami plat kdykoliv pi.ipactu eleni. Co bude dobre pro jednoho, toho let ve. rot I,cd ed ve obyeejneho Frantu, bude muset bYti doUmrtni poji,stka pod 16 let bre i protoho povYSeneho Frantu — a jeiit4f1 je die stupnice Steiner. ho kliku: Pozdrav Vida, J-5: Poplatky se plat 20 rokft •( )• PJn obnos pojiAteni se vyplati kdykoliv v ptipadu nut' od veku 1 roku. Do mesict, $250, pod 12 mesicti, Trinact arunil certlfixatu SkIIST $500. pro dormele: Vida T-E: Poplatky se plati do 18 let Ttida B: Do2ivotnI, poplatky se plati stati. P10 obnos certifikatu do smrtl. se vyplati po 18 letech stall rtida C: Poplatky se plati 20 rob). Plnf nebo kdykoliv v ptipadu uobnos pojiSleni se vyplati kdyrnrti od veku 1 roku. Do 6 kdykoliv v ptipadu mesicia, $250, pod 12 mesict, Theist D: Poplatky se plati 15 rokii. Piny $AO, obnos pojteri se vyplati kdyholly v ptipadu Edda, i20 rok0, Ttida E: Poplatky se plati 10 rokfi.

VVobnos pojigtfmi se vyplati kdy-tio,L., kohv v ptipadu firarti.

3; .,, v'e..Tkida F: Pln obnos certifikatu je vyku 1 roku. 1)o 6 p lesicii, $254, placen po 15 letech nebo kdynod 12 mesied $500. koliv ptedtirn v ptipadu funrti 7,610

Vyberte si die potIeby

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brat 'i do Amerly Smutna, historie e.-14/ch mar protestantu po bitve na Bile Bore je o becne znama, Museli odejit ao vyhnanstvi, do ciziny e uebylo jim osudem nikdy cloprano vratiti se natrvalo 0,o sve vlasti Mnozi z :rich natli Utulek na panstvi saskeho I •abete Mikulak Ludyika Zinzendorfa, kde zalozili znamou bra.tirskou obec Ochranov, nemecky Herrenhut. Mezi temito po'oelohorskYrni exulanty byl take Jan Amos KomenskY, jemuZ osud jeho neWastnYch bratri, vy-. puzenYch z vlasti, leZel na srdci po cely zbytek jeho Zivota.

Jak znamo, KomenskY Zil na konec v Holandsku, ktere prave v to dobe zaealo rozvijet svou kolonialni mot. Holandska zapadoindicka spoleenost zaeala se proto ohliZet po schopnYch lidech, kteri by byli ochotni odejit do zamori. Je prirozone, Ze pracoviti a zboZni exulanti upoutali zejniena jeji pozornost. Tito pokojni lide, kteri chteli svobodne vyznavat sve nabolenstvi, mohli za morem maze najit, ,po 'Cern toutili. Zda se, to jeden z niocnVch priznivca Komenskeho v Holandsku, byl elenem Holandske zapadoindicke spoleenosti a ze s KomenskYm jednal o moZnosti usidlit Ceske bratry v zamoti. OvS'em byla jeke jind na, ktera vedia bratry k tomu, ze se 0 hliZeli po zamorskYch krajinach -- a to jejich touha obracet pohany na viru Kristovu. Ta byla hybnou silou jejich proslule misionarske einnosti, ktere dodnes americka, Mora yska cirkev venuje mimoradnou peel. At' tak ei onak, padesat let po smrti Kmnenskeho, my,Sienka vystehovat se do Ameriky dozrala.

Hrabe Zinzendorf vypravil prvni brat ry .do Ameriky. Vedl je biskup David Nietschman, — ktereho vysvetil vnuk Komenskeho, biskup Danie ArnoS1 JablonskY, tehderSi president kralovske akademie ved v Berline. Bratri tehdy mirill do jiZni.' east/ dne'Snich SoojenYch Statti.

bratri pti — o oslnen, byl sla y -nYbohslvec—JohnWesly, kterY jel do Ameriky na teZe lodi a Ic..-terY ad te doby choval po cely s ytij tivot vuci Mora yskYm brattim trvalou fictu a obdiv.

Ale Georgia nebyla tehdy vhodnYm mistein pro Mora yske Bratry. Byla zmi,ana politickYmi nepokoji a do takov.Ycla pomerti se malo hodili lide, jimZ jejich viva zakazovala p osit zbrari a Merl hiedali mir a pokoj. Proto se bratri uZ o pet let pozcieji hrnuli na sever, do Pennsylvanie a usadili se v Udoli reky Lehigh. A tarn zaeala vyrtistat jejich nynejSi strediska, ktere bratri jednak podle bible, jednak podle sve stare vlasti. A tak vznikla mesta Bethlehem, Nazareth i Litice. — V rote 1741 plijel do Ameriky take hrabe Zinzendorf provadet svilj misionarskY program, kterema bratri zustali verni do dues. Zinzedorf ziskal dttveru nekolika indianskYch kinenU, zejmena Iroquois a Mohykanti. A tak tedy timto zpUsobern se my S : lenky Husovy a Komenskeho dostaly aZ k americkYm diantim a i k aljaAskYm a gronskYm EskymakUm. Mezi onemi prvnimi osadniky, Bethlehem, bylo stale jeSte deset bratti kteti roku 1740 pi-iM z GeOrgie a zalotili a sester, kteri pochazeli z 6ch a Moravy.

Stare zaznamy nas take poueuji o torn Ze i prvni sestra, ktera zaeala misijni einnost mezi Indiany, Katerina Pudmenska, oddla z Moravy roku 1725 a ze jeji dcera, Marie Magdalena, bylo prvni dite mora yskych bratti, ktere se narodilo na pfide Ameriky. DruhY mantel Marie, rozone Pudmenske, John Michael Huber, zahynul na marl pri hurikdnu, kklyZ odjEzdel no misijni do Zapadni Indie.

sylvanii jako stredisko tak zvane provincie severni, Winston Salern,ve state Severni Karolina jako stiedisko provincie jiZni. Ueeni Mora yskYch Bratri nevykazuje ZadnYch mimoradnYch zylaStnosti.

Motno je vyja,drit jednou vetoti: "V zasadnich vecech jednota, v nepocistatnYch vecech svoboda a ye vkch vecech krest'anska laska." Bratti veri v novY prichod Kristtiv a kladou proto citt •az na ktest'anskY postup y e vSech vecech denMho Zivota.

-) KA ✓ pita yap'. 21. prosince, usporada Sokol Houston vanoeni nadilku pro deli i dospele. DetskY vanoeni program. Mutete prinest darky pro deti i vase pratele. KaZdY je ptatelsky zvan.

V nedeli 16 prosince lad 8tefanik Houston, usporada, v::),00eni nadilku pro deti a y eeeti pro dospele v 6 hodin veeer.

MUZete ptinest darky pro .deli i vase ptatele. Kandy je pratelsky zvan. ✓ sobotu 22. prosince, Sokol Houston ptipravi opet chutne jaternice, posledni v tomto race. Vetere od 5. hod. Jaternioky ,,si mtiZete koupit damn. KaZdY je uptimne zvan! ✓ pondeli 31. prosince Stefanik lad Oslo 142 v Houstonu porada staroveeerni taneeni zabavu pri huclbe Dybalova orchestru z Ganado. Zaeatek v 8:30 veeer.

KaZdY je uctive zvan. ) • 070 •

Tudy na ne! jsem prodal za posledni t)-Tden dve ste soubora na vateni bez ohne, jak tady v Americe tikaji "fireless cookers".

Prosim vas, jak jste to dokazal? To Pdvodni Bethlehem byla osada spra- je piece vac, ktera se hrozne teZko provovana kolektivisticky. Byl to site doce- diva. la jinY kolekti yismus, net jak panuje Nu, it prijdu ke kaZde hospodynce s dnes za teleznou oponou. Jeho zakladem temito slovy: Madame, naVStivil jsem V race 1735 odejela na lodi "Simonds" byla bible a laska k bliznimu, nikoli nav .Tprava 16 mute a osmi Zen do Ame-ri- sill a vratda, ale ani tento druh k •es- vas, abych vam umoZnil, byste mohla ky a 20. Unora 1736 pristala v meste Sa- t'anskeho kornunismu se dlouho neudr- katde odpoledne straviti v divadle s avannah ye state Georgia. Patnact ucast- tel. Bratti, jichZ Clio v Bethlehemu jit bra.zky. ) nikLl vYpravy, to je devet muZu v6e- v race 1775 na 2,500, .doMi zahy k nazotrie biskupa NietSchmana a test ten, po- ru, Ze neni motno kolektivne hospodarit, gt'astnS, delikvent ehazelo z Moravy. V tech dobach byla spoleene bydlet a spoleene se stravovat.

Do cely odsouzence na smrt vpadmil ovS'em jeSte, plavba pies ocean nebezpee- Pinit ueeni Kristovo a uplatnovat las- jeho pravnik se zatici tvati. nYm dobrodrutstvim a take lod' "Si- IOU k bliZnimu neznamend nutne, Ze je ZruSeni rozsudku? Omilostneni? zvolal monds" o kousek unikla zahube. V okam- take treba setrit vh.,,chny rozdily: mezi odsouzenec bez dechu.

Zicich nejvyillo nebezpeei zachovali lidmi a nebrat zretel na lidske schop- Nikoliv, odpovedel pravnik, usmivaje v'Sak bratri, posilovani svou silnou vi- nesti a zasluhy. Postupne proto kolekti- se blaZene. Ale vas strYc zemtel a zanerou v boZi prortetelnost, takovou rozva- vismus optistili a dnes je z Bethlehemu chal vain pet tisic dolaru. Nyni tnNete hu a klid, modlice se a zpivajice sve pi- kvetouci mesto jiti vstric svemu osudu s uspokojenim, sne, 'Ze to na lodi zaptisobilo mocnYm dojIVIoraySti Broth vytvofili •v Americe Ze zasluZne prieineni vakho pravnika mem. Jednim z tech, kdo byl prikladnYm dye hlavni centra, ®- Bethlehem v Penn- neztiistane bez oelmeny.

ye stfedu 19. pro ince 1950 EDUARD MICElt ft

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Napsal R Jaromir Pgenka

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CTYEICATE OSME CVI(ENE

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en illas, zvomi Wine nad a s nimi jdou sny jezaveji, sikek kdes v dalce tie zanika, k Wavy jakk ye dries viecky str fly v zaveji srdci zneji, hia traticic neb mladost se jich doefek. tkka.

MiIj duch zas tone v Jak strom jen pohne blaha haluzemi, vzdech &deem tihne hned stiasa ledne hluboce a zvony zneji, svetla rampouchy se stiech visi k zeini fS ykacc-,-,e! jak varhan vale piJaroslav Vrchlicky.

Tak mluvilo se za zady a kolem Malty v tvoricich se krouZcich. Zatim rozmnoZily se zady pritomnSrch o hlava,teho f3,ehote, kterY se prihnal na svem trucku, prazdnem tentokrate. Seskoeiv, beZel k Maltovi a volal jit zdalky nekolika krokii: "Tak je to piece pravda, pane Malta? Na, prijmete tentoc moji neluprim nejSi gratulaci. A nezapomentejentoc, co jsme spolu mluvili o tom hotelu na Krabim ostroV'e! Postavite tam peknY hotel, my k nemu upravinie cestu, dame oznamku do chicalskYch easopistl a budeme tu miti tentoc letni resort, Ze nam bude Florida zavidet, e ano, hoSi!" Navrh ftehofilv dochazel n4Leného schvaleni temef vSech.

"Vida, kdo by to byl v P,ehorovi hiedal," tekl za zady Malto\PS'7mi potichu jeden soused druhelnu. "TakovYmhle zptisobem by nabyl na g. ostrov ceny i bez te piénf cesty, kterou jsme chteli dostat a nedostaneme. Je gte se doekame spineni toho, co nam sliboval VyzovskY" "Nu, pookej, vklyt' on nam tam jegte ten hotel nestavi! Radeji kdyby to chtel koupit, pak bychom moll jistotu, e ty tisice zustanou zde mezi nami."

Malta zatim povstal a pristoupil k gel:UN/emu. Podavaje mu ruku, pravil: "Tak vidite, piece to byla, pravda. Tak mne to nejak popletlo — jiste Ze odpustite -moje prate by uZ dnes nestala za nic. Ja si ted' odjedu dome a trochu si to vSechno promyslim, co udelam s tenni penezi —"

. edivST stiskl mlademu muZi. ruku. — "Vette, e bych to snad nikomu tak z pina srdce nepral, jako to pkeji vain, Charlesi! Ale to vam pra.vim," a to fekl zumysIne hodne nahlas, "neukvapujte se s nieirn. Já. bych chtel, abyste tu Preai s tatinkem nebo maminkkou a mezi nami, ale radeji bych yes vidél prye potom spravne opiS do se-Situ! Popros odtud neZli byste se zde naSi vinou doZil Jste pii1i poctivY rodiee, aby Ti vysvetlili neznalna slo- nejakeho zklamani neZ abych mohl snesti, abyste si o nas. va! utvoril Spatne mineni."

Zem jak by lilierni zkvetla, StrST6ek eje mal&m velikfirn eteneli-6m piikam snih pad, tam se zachytil, jemnSrch svaikti With iismev v tvalich, v vanoenich.

(POkraeovkai na strane 25) S pozdraveni M101Cik Z A!JSTINU STirkeEK Fieresa stry6kova je: Dr. Ed. Mieek, University Station, Xustin, Texas.

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WP!.T„ TEXAS

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

VESTNIK. )

M KM K5 MIME Kte.f.lftll

e We observe another great anniversary in our calendar by celebrating the birth of a Leader of men. The great Teacher brought to a waiting civilization a message of hope, breathing the spirit of BROTHERHOOD of man and declaring to all HUMANITY the doctrine of BENEVOLENCE without distinction as to race, •

politics or creed.

Two thousand years have passed, but our SPJST is proud that it is helping to keep the message alive today. In tba time of international unrest, when sacrifices of human lives in the cause of peace seem futile, our country stands more than ever in need of fraternal organizations such as our SPJST. Such simple things as good will of our neighbors and the peace and security of our homes are the greatest Yuletide gifts.

This gieeting, old-time as it may be, is sanctified by the warmth of custom and blessed with the rich heritage of tradition. To each and every one of our SPJST members we extend our sincere wishes for a

MERRY CHRISTMAS PRESS CCIvIMITTEE

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PUBLISHERS

EDITOR

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REPORTS FROM LOCAL LODGES CESKY PRAPOR: LODGE NO. 24 Rogers, Texas Dear Sisters and Brothers: The election of officers for 1957 was the highlight of our last meeting. Some lodge officers were re-elected and kept the same positions. They were: President, Bro. F. J. Marek; Vice President, Bro. Henry Jakulik; Secretary, Bro. E. J. Derdick; Treasurer, Bro. J larry Zavorny; Bookkeeper, Bro. Ben Zabcik; Mrs. Lydia Zavodny, Czech reporter, and yours truly as English reporter.

A special committee to rewrite our lodge sick benefit by-laws was appointed by our lodge president Marek. Those who will serve on this committee will be: Bro. Charlie Navratil, Bro. Henry ivlarash and Bro. Henry Jakubik.

Plans were made by the program committee to have a Christmas program on the night of December 22 at 1:30.

There will be a gift eXChange, the limit on the gift is 50c. This is for those who area high school age and adults. The sisters are to bring a lady's gift and the brothers to bring a man's gift. These gifts will be numbered as they are brought in. And please put on your gift if it is for a man or lady. For the smaller children th,e parents can bring something to put on the Christmas tree.

There also will be a Santa Claus who will visit our lodge.

The lodge sisters are asked to be so kind and bring some sandwiches and cookies. After the program this will be served. The lodge will furnish coffee and punch.

If there are any children who would like to L in the program or have a snecial number, they can gat in touch With Mrs. Robert Hoelscher who will be glad to have you on our program.

So remember our Christmas program on December 22 and corm out. Here's Wishing all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Your reporter, Mrs. Jerry Zavodny 1v GTO

SOKOL, FORT WORTH Hello Everyone!

The Sokol and SPJST members and their families will get together for a big Christmas party on December 22 at Sokol Hall. There will be a beautiful tree, a program and Santa Claus will pass out gifts, fruit and candy. Brink your friends, too.

The last Sokol meeting of this year will be on December 30 at 3 p.m. Officers for 1957 will be elected, so we hope to see all the members present. Afttor

the meeting we will have our usual ree1 reation and refreslummts.

We are sorry to report Mrs. Donnie Steinman has been ill, and we all wish her a fast and complete recovery.

Everyone is cordially invited to welcome in 1957 by dancing to the popular Joe Milan's Orchestra on New Years Eve, December 31. Make your reservations early to avoid disappointment.

Music starts at 8 p.m.

I want to wish a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year to the editor and all of the readers and the best of luck in 1957 to everyone!

Sincerely, Mrs. Fred (Maxine) Merlick ) • R, LODGE SLOVANSKA L1PA NO. 66 Waco, Texas Dear Brothers and Sistiers: The meeting of Lodge No. 66 on Sunday, December 9, was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance iad by Sister Zephyr Faye Spence. Attendance was good and we were happy to have as visitors Mrs. Walter Poehls and Robert Stanislax. New members accepted were Brother Eddie Parma, Brother and Sister Fred E. Kubitza, and Brother and Sister August Graser and their children, William August, Diana R.aye, Shirley Ann and Mary Frances. We are all happy to have thiar• emong our membership.

Officers to serve for 1957 were elected as follows: President, E. G. Mazanec Vice President, Alvin Reznicek Secretary, Monroe W. Janke Recording Sec'y., Rose Parma Treasurer, Frank S. Miller Guide, Otis J. Ceska Youth Director, Emma Ceska Medical Director, Dr. F. J. Stanislav Those elected to earve as trustees were Brothers Leslie Dungan, Anton Mazanec, Frank Parma, Emil Hanus, and Roman Parma; Grievance Committee: Sister Glena Dungan, Brothers Anton Mazanec and Emil Hanus; Resolution Committee: Sister Rose Parma and Brothers Ed Mazanec and Frank Parma, Entertainment Committee: Brothers Otto Harms, Anton Mazanec, Walter Poehls, Sisters Libbie Parma and Emma Ceska; Birthday Club chairman, ,Sister Robert Stanislay.

Members of the Birthday Club celebrating December birthdays were Brothers William 0. Eison, Chris Spence Jr., Carol Simcik and Kenneth Koen, and Sisters Irene Reznicek and LaNell Gaska. To them our "Happy Birthday" song Was dedicated.

Resolution of sympathy was read expressing sympathy to the family of Sister Lydia Danchak who passed away on November 6, 1956. Sister Danchak had been a long time member of our Lodge 66 but for the last twenty-five years had made her home in California.

The Sick Committee reported that two of our old members, Brother V. W. Zebrc and Brother Mike Mazanec, had not been well the last several weeks.

Our sincere hope for each is that soon they will enjoy better health. We . were sorry indeed to hear that Brother Dan Harms had had an automobi0 accident on November 29th, and do wish all of them a complete and speedy recovery.

The committee has worked faithfully on our Christmas party on Decembier 15, Nice decorations are planned, there will be a banquet, games and gifts and we are all looking forward to a very nice party.

We invite all our friends to come out and be with us for our Christmas dance on December 25. Music will be furnished

by Slim Haisler and His Playboys of Temple.

Following the close of our business meeting a buffet supper was enjoyed by all.

The next meeting of our Lodge will be on Sunday, January 13, at Linden Hail at 2:30.

Merry Christmas everyone, and best wishes for the coming New Year!

Fraternally yours, Emma Ceska ° Dear Readers: The time swiftly passes and shortly the responsibility of editing the Vestnik, as delegated by our convention, will be at hand.

I am fully aware of the scope of this responsibility and trust that my school of life has given me sufficient practical knowledge that will be of assistance to me in plotting a course that will satisfactorily fulfill the requirements of this task.

As my colleagues before me, I am aware of the fact that I, too, am not yet perfect, but it is my sincere intention to always steer our Vestnik in a straight course that would primarily reflect the path and the will of our ENTIRE memiY2rship.

Regardless of my personal opinions on debatable problems that might arise, I will endeavor to let every voice be heard is communications are presented in a courteous, brotherly manner, sans in-

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Our Vestnik in the first place will serve to draw us closer together, to assist our organizers in their work, to meloaily enlighten each other, for our youth a happy medium of communication, the housewife a source of pleasant relaxation, to give us more intimate insight on our Lodges, communities and family life of our membership.

To this goal, I request your kind cooperation and contributions to this, your Vestnik, believing that we will thus continue to build our Order, our SPJST and that its future will thus be assured.

Wishing you all a Merry, Merry Christman ,; and a blessed New Year, I respectfully remain, Louis 0. Hosek, Your Next Editor GOLDEN JUBILEE OF STEFANIK LODGE COUPLE The Czech section of this issue has a reb)rt, of the golden wedding anniver&-i fy of a couple belonging to Stefanik Lodge No. 142 in Houston, Brother August Wa.,11a and his wife Pauline.

The same day I received the report and the picture of the happy couple, my wife handed me a clipping from a local daily. It gives me pleasure to reprint the article.

GIVE AND TAKE THEIR SECRET OF HAPPY LIFE

in June of 1906, August Walla stepped off 'a, ship in Galveston. He was 21.

He liked what he saw of America. He liked 'it so well that in October he sent for his girl friend in Czechoslovakia.

The ' 16-year-old future Mrs. Walla, at first glance, was sure that the U. S. was for Ulm..

In November they were married.

Smart Thing Fifty years later, theyare certain that their decisions to come to the United get married were right ones.

States,. both have always agreed that these are the smartest things that we could ever have done," smiles Mrs. Walla. "We are proud to be Americans."

Their secret for 50 years of successful married life: "It'.s simple. A proposition of give and take.

"And we're certain that young people can have the same success we have hen."

Here Since 1918

They were married in Taylor, Texas, and raised their family there and in Houston, where they moved in 1918.

Wednesday, December 18 ,1956

Mr. Walla, now retired from Southern Pacific Railway where he worked in the steel coach repair shop, helps his Thirteen SPJST certificates for adults'. wife tend their gardens on a six-acre CLASS 13: where a member pays preplot around their home on Route 9. miums during his lifetime. o ) VOLNA CECHIE LODGE NO. 135 CLASS C: where a member pays preEnnis, Texas miums for 20 years, but in case of death, the full benefit is paid as Dear Brothers and Sisters: provided by the by-laws.

Our meeting was called to order at approximately 2 o'clock. Minutes were CLASS D: where a member pays for accepted as read. The $5.00 donation by 15 years; benefits paid as provided Brother Jerry Zab-vorka was very much in Class C. appreciated by our library, also five books donated to the library by the CLASS E: where a member pays premiums for 10 years with death benefamily and in memory of Brother Frank fit paid as provided in Class Oland Laznovsky increased the total to 1226 D. books.

The next District meeting will be CLASS F: full amount of ce tificate is paid after 15 years. held in Ennis, the date will be announced later.

DLASS C: amount of certificate is paid The election was held with the folafter 15 years. lowing officers elected: CLASS H: proper amount of certificate Bro. Rudolph Hrncir, president is paid when member attains the Bro. Willie Skrivanek, V. President age of 65 years, member pays preSister Mary A. Laznovsky, .secoaatry miums until he attains the age of Bro. Leslie Moucka, Financial Sec'y.

65.

Bro. Frank Laznovsky, treasurer Bro. Wesley Tupy, organizer CLASS I: member pays premiums for Sister Alen'e Skrivanek, Bro. Frank 20 years and proper amount of the A. Laznovsky, delegates to District meetcertificate is paid when he attains ings. the age of 60 years.

Sister Alene Skrivanek, reporter CLASS K: member pays premiums to The program for Christmas was disage 65, and the proper amount of cussed which is always combined with his certificate is paid upon his death Sokol and ZCBJ. There will be poems and songs, candy, fruit and nuts for CLASS L: Double Indemnity insurance which is issued up to the sum of all children. A Christmas tree and ex$2,500.00, and is not included in the changing of gifts and to top it off old amounts of the other classes.

Saint Nick himself, who will talk to CLASS M: Annuity Policies. the little ones.

After the program there will be re- CLASS M-C: Mortgage cancellation infreshments. The program will be the surance with gradually reduced ben22nd of December. efits and $1,000 paid -up insurance I want to take this time to thank after 20 years.

Bro. Tupy and Bro. Hejny for the good CLASS N: Mortgage insurance will be work they have done for our lodge while issued to members up to the age of they were in office, and to Bro. H'ejny 50 years, who have real estate loans and his family we want to wish a lot from this organization. of success.

Fraternally yours, Alene Skrivanek Five SPJST certificates for children: 4 • CLASS J-T: Term insurance to 16 years of age, which may be converted into any other insurance atter the child reaches the age of 10 years and before attaining the age o; 16 years.

May our brotherly wish CLASS J-C: 20-pay life, face value at For Christmas cheer age 16, payable at death.

Be with you and yours CLASS J-S: 20-pay life with fave value at age one year, payable at death. .Through the glad New Year.

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

LODGE POKROK HOUSTON 88 LASS J-G: 20 year endowment, morA. L. HILSHER, president tuary fave value at age one year F. A. KADLECEK, secretary t

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Santa Claus: Is there a Santa Claus? The answer the Dutch had difficulty in E cticulating ule of 1),1,9:.ball, "three out, all out," is "Yes" from millions of children who his name, and their corruption to Santa derives from the ,same ancient source. await his annual visit each Christmas Claus, : came to America with the early At any rate, after Ul la death of Nichseason. What if he appears fanciful to colonists from Holland along with the olas and in his memory people began a few unbelievers? Thousands to each name, St. Nicholas, from England. Un- giving nresents to children on the date one of these have seen him in person, der the unique and colorful name of of his death, December 6th (his birthday scores of him in stores, festivals and Santa Claus he is known now almost to date being unknown), and this custom homes, their faith strengthened appar- the exclusion of English St. Nicholas, still is observact in some countries. Later ently by his number. What one of us just as a New Englander is forever a when winter solstice festivals determined can fail to see the appeal of this kindly "Yankee" because the Massachusetts In- the date of Christmas, St. Nicholas celesuperhuman. diverting attention, some- dian called the early settlers that in brations merged into the general bolltimes completely, from the sacred im- trying to say English. clay scheme, and the day, December 25, port of Christmas Day? In his celestial functions, St. Nicholas selected as the birthday of Christ, beIf you were asked, you might say of was the protector of those who lived in came also a clay of giving presents, a la hiS origin that he has been with the continual and imminent danger. Among Nicholas.

1 world always, just as sunshine, showers, others, merchants, seamen and children In all this giving down throiu gh the tides and seasons, and may continue on in particular; the merchants with cara- centuries this.. spirit of good will has forever. But books of reference, blogra- vans of goods winding along difficult left gifts on doorsteps, in homes, passphies and historical data reveal that roads through lands infested with mur- ing through windows and doors in some Santa Claus, as we knOW' him today, is derous robber bands; seamen in frail unknown manner, as spirits may, but a new-world creation, "a native-barn crafts without compass, helplessly lost invoking the aid of no perSonality. So American for all of his Dutch name and if caught in blinding storms, and - chil- it might be to this day, no doubt, -exsturdy figure. We giye no thought of his dren afflicted with a thousand ills and cept for a sequence of events which boyhood. He grows no older as the years perils, ministered to only by ignoranoa follows; so let us leave the Old World pass, but continues on as in our child- and superstition. for the New where Santa ,clans of New. hood, and in the childhood of our parIn the ancient town of Myra in Asia Amsterdam! and St. Nicholas of New ents, and of their parents, and just as Minor where the good man, Nicholas,, York met to work out a destiny to the he will be generations hence. carried on his priestly work, there lived everlasting joy of countless millions of Santa Claus in an invention that is a family in which were three beautiful children of this and of other lands. deathless, a paradox in that mortal man daughters. The legend says they were has created an immortal. He is a per- beautiful and who are we to question it? If you were to visit NeW York, old sonification of the human heart with its Indeed youth itself is beauty and what Trinity Churchyard, on lower Broadway, love for its offspring. Children sense his story could have come down through opposite the head of Wall Street, would personal interest in their desires and 1 fifteen centuries without a little exag- be on your "sights" list. Wandering abeseech his aid. Therefore, as long as geration? But to proceed, these beau- mong the ancient mounds, you might there are children, there will be a Santa tiful girls were doomed to lives of pov- come upon a weathered slab of marble, Claus. It was a wise man who said that erty and shame because their parents flat upon a grave, near the south retainif th.ere were no Santa Claus, we should were too poor to give them dowries. No ing wall. The graveyard is what is left of have to invent one and thus sa tisfy girl might marry unless she could bring a hall, kept in place by retaining walls on the south and west. Not far away the imaginations of childhood. to her husband a dowry, are the graves of Alexander Hamilton However, by going far back there is an One evening as the destitute family ' and Robert Fulton. Upon the slab are origin of giving presents to children at sat in its hovel, a bag of gold was tossed these words: "Bishop BenjaMin Moore Christmas-tide and an actual person who through the open doorway and fell at and Charity, his wife." instituted the custom. This individual the feet of the father. He used this as was a priest, born in Syria early in the the dowry for his eldest daughter. On Bishop Moore was a great man in his fourth century, A. D. He was named by each of two succeding evenings other day in early New York. He assisted at his devout and early Christian parents bags of gold were thrown into the home, the first inaugural of Washington, he Nicklaus or Nicklaus (meaning God with and SO all three girls were able to marry was Bishop of Trinity Parish and the us) in the Greek language of the coun- and to escape the ignominy of their President of Columbia UniVersity, but try, Which name in English became wretched condition. today he is largely forgotten except by historians, vet the world :: remembers Nicholas. The date of his birth is unOf come you have already guessed the him and his wife as the parents of known, but his death date, still honored in several European countries, is said donor, and we may be certain it did not Clement Clarke Moore, their only child. to have been a December 6th in a year take the local people of Myra long tej Born in 1779, graduated from COlumprior to 400 A. D. After his death he was trace the good fortur!a of the distressed bia, Clement Clarke Moode was an emisainted, hence, came to be known as family to Nicholas. It was all quite in nent :scholar and theologian. He was a San Nicklaus, and is English, St. Nicho- character with his reputation. This story I professor in the General Theological is just one of many that passed from I cli,n-Ihlry ground for which,he donated las.

Syria throughout the world. Many p e-lfrom the Chelsea estate of his parents.

Little is known for a certainty of his culiar versions of this and other deeds i! He followed in h)s father's footsteps life. Legends and myths spread north- gave expanding vitality to this worthy a s bishop of Trinity, driving borne eveward into Russia by slow progress from individual. Even, i t is said, pawnbrokers flings to his country place, Chelsea, far person to person, thence westward into tract the three golden. balls of their vo- to the north of the little city to what is other European countries. He became cation to the three bags of gold. Some now approximately West 23rd Street and the patron saint of Russia, In Holland clay, it may occur, that the well-known l 'Tenth Avenue,.

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Strana. 20 On such a trip, perhaps, on a snowy evening in December 1822, he pondered how hie might amuse his children on Christmas Eve when presents were passed around. The story which formed in his mind, took its cadence from the jingling bells of his sleigh. So on Christmas Eve before the great fireplace around which family and friends were gathered he read to them the lines to which he gave a double title: "Santa Claus — A Visit From St. Nicholas," starting with the words all know so well. "Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house." here for the first time in all history w Is a Santa Claus of flesh and blood.

For his purpose Dr. Moore is said to have pictured a jolly, rotund little Dutchman who did odd jobs around tire.

Chelsea homestead. The reindeer, the sleigh., the pipe, driving on housetops, coming down chimneys, all were depictiad for the first time in the lines of the poem, which is said by those who should know to be one of the finest examples of word painting in our lang cage.

Thus we see that Santa Claus was Ainerican born, spring full from the poetic lines of Dr. CDament Clark Moore in December, 1822, nearly 125 years ago. ) • 4,

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Wednesday, a:eel-1110er 19 ,195G

CHRISTMAS GREETING CARDS Amidst thou crush of last-minute Christmas shopping, the neon-lighted windows, and tinseled decorationa, the custom of sending Christmas cards stands out as reflecting the true spirit of "Good Will Toward Men." To people the world over, send and r a cowing Christmas cards mean the chance to 'keep in touch with far-flung friends and loved ones, to learn what the past year has brought them; and to express sincere wishes that the next year might be a happy one.

Universal though the custom is today, it was 1,843 years after the birth of Christ before the first printed Christmas cards appeared. Sent by an English educator and art patron, Henry Cole, the cards depicted a Victorian :family assembled at the festive board and the traditional Christmas custom of giving to the poor. They bore the now-classic greeting: "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to You." Cole, in a historic move, had earlier commissioned John .Calcott Horsley, a Royal Academy artist, to design the card and had struck off a thousand lithographed copies which were handtinted by a professional "colorer." Some of the cards were dispatchle.d to Cole's friends that December and the remainder offered for sale in a London shop.

consort, is said to have introduced the first Christmas tree to England in 1843, and Charles Dickens published two of his greatest Christmas stories — "A Christmas Carol," and "The Cricket on the Health" — in the same decade.

America was not far behind in adopting the custom as its own. The origin of the first cards in this country is clouded, but one story gives credit for the first Yule greeting to a dry goods merchant, R. J. Pease, of Albany, N. Y. Pease designed, printed and mailed one of thou first examples as an advertiserneent for his "Great Variety Store and Temple of Fancy."

The best early ., Christmas art in An .,erica. came, not unexpectedly, from Boston in 'nolo 1870's. Louis Prang, a sensitive and art-loving lithographer whose ideas were years ahead of his time, was the real pioneer of American Christmas cards. His first cards were published in 1874 and his last Pass than 20 years later, but in the brief interval he established a collection amotig the most prized in the world today.

Prang, who sponsored art competitions, reproduced the fine art of his day — work by Elihu Vie.dder, Douglas Volk, J. Alden Weir and others, all long forgotten but capable adtists. Curiously, the great Currier and Ives lithographs depicting nineteenth century America did not appear on Christmas cards until well into the twentieth century.

Toward the turn of the century, a postal card craze swept the country, carrying Prang and most other card publishers before it. It lasted for more than a decade ,and it was not until about 1908 that the publishers biegan printing Christmas cards of the type we know today. The reappearance of fine art on Christmas cards did not occur until the 1930's.

Greeting cards have come a long way in tile century since 1843. Today they are such a popular part of the holiday Wouldn't this old world be better scene that there is scarcely a family If the folks we met would say— whose mail box is not brightened by "I know something good about you." their rich colors. School children spend And treat us just that way? weeks pasting bright bits of paper toWouldn't it be fine and dandy gether and coloring pictures to delight If each handclasp, fond and true, family and friends. Creative adults, inCarri,ed with it this assurance cluding SPJST members, spend much "I know something good about you." time ?rd effort producing cards which extend personal greetings to their Wouldn't life be lots more happy friends, and arrangiaments of Christmas If the good that's in us all, That is not to say that Santa Claus, cards form a colorful part of the holiWere the only thing about us day decorations in many SPJST homes. holly wreaths, candles, bells, and Yule That folks bothered to recall? logs have beam abandoned as Christmas Cole's idea of expressing Christmas card illustrations. On the contrary, these Wouldn't life be lots more happy wishes with the fine art of the day age-old symbols are the ingredients of If we praised the good we sae, has still remained popular,. however. the modern Christmas card artists and For there's such a lot of goodness Members sending Christmas cards this are as warm and appealing as when For there's such a lot of goodness year, for example, might have selected John Calcott Horsley first used them a In the worst of you and me. a painting by another Royal Academy hundred years ago.

Wouldn't it be nice to practice member—Sir Winston Churchill. Or ) • That fine way of thinking, too? works by the late French master, MauYou know something good about me; rice Utrillo; thou Italian, Massimo Cam"I know somi.athing good about you." pigli ;and such famed Americans as —Anon Norman Rockwell, Saul Steinberg, Rob- MONDAY, DECEMBEI. 31: ert Schneeb•rg, and Thomas Vroman. ( ) Stefanik Lodge No 142 in Houston The appearance of Henry Cole's card The family that makes their home a in the London of the 1840's coincidied will have New Year Eve's dance. Music heaven will be pretty sure to make with a period of great interest in Christ- by Dybala orchestra from Ganado. Dance mas in England. Prince Albert, Victoria's starts at 8:30 p. heaven their home.

Wednesday, Dec,ember 19, 1956

V2STNIK— WEST, TEXAS Rosenberg, No.. 108, died. Nov. 15, 1956, at age 94. Admitted July 21, 1901. Cert.

A-? for $1000.00.

Temple, Texas December 4, 1953 Dear Brothers and Sisters: Please, be advised that during the month of NoVember, 1956, the Supreme Lodge, SPJST, has paid death benefits, due by virtue of certificates issued to the following deceased, brothers and sisters, to-wit:

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CALENDAR Death Claim No, 6164. Sister Marna Myna r, housewife, member of Lodge (Calvin C. Cnervenka) Slovamti Bratri, No. 34, died Nov. 13, Friday, December 21 1953, at age 85. Admitted Feb. 14, 1904, Gus Lindeman orchestra -- Katy Hall.

A-10368 for $500.00.

Saturday, December 22 • Claim No. 6165. Sister Lydia Gus Lindeman orchestra — Firemen's ) , Ciak., retired dressmaker, member of Hall in Ledbetter.

Lodge Slovanska Lisa, No. 66, died Nov. Sunday, December 23 6, 1956, at age 80. Admitted Dec. 11, 1904. Gus Lindeman orchestra — Koshatte Cert. A-10523 for $500.00.

Hall near Bellyille.

Tuesday, December 25 Death Claim No. 6166. Brother Vince (Christmas Dances Mader, farmer, member of Lodge El Henry BrosCh orchestra — PlainVieW Campo, No. 50, died Nov. 20, 1956, at Community Center near Ell Canipb. age 49. Admitted July 6, 1945. Cert. DLee use orchestra — Ellinger C of 'C 1645 for $1000.00.

Death Claimi No. 6154. Sister Anna Death Claim No, 8161. Sister Marie Veiss, housewife, member of Lodge RovBezdek, housewife, .member of Lodge no.st, No. 7, died Oct. 27, 1956, at age 90. Admitted Sept. 9, 1906. Cert. A-862 Mora ysti Bratri, No. 6, died Nov. 11, 1956, at age 56. Admitted Dee. 22, 1918. for $1000.00.

Cert.

A-7056' for $1000.00.

Death Claim No. 6185. Brother Stevan Baletka, retired, member o fLodgo S'lo- Death Claim No. 6168. Brother Jos. F. van, No. 9, died Oct. 23, 1956, at age 81. Baca, farmer, member of Lodge Veseli, Admitted March 13, 1904. °Ht. A-1028 No. 14, died Nov. 1, 1956, at age 66. Adfor $1000.00. riTitted Feb. 12, 1922. Cert. A-8386 for Death Claim' NG% 6156. Sister Anna $11.000.60.

JUrek, housewife, member of Lodge KaDeath Claim Nu. 6169. Brother M. S. rel Havlicek, No. 4, died Oct. 31, 1956, at age 88. Admitted April 8, 1906. Cert. Holliday, farmer, member of Lodge Praha, No. 29, died Nov. 19, 1956, at age A-5529 for $1000.00.

Death Claim No, 6157. Brother Charles 67. Admitted May 22, 1940. Cert. B-2716 Bacak, vatired, member of Lodge Hvez- for 000.00. da Jihu, No. 30, died Oct. 27, 1956, at i Death Claim No. • 170. Brother John age 81. Adatitted ept. 17, 1899. Cert. F cvar, farmer, member of Lodge NeedA-2260 for $1000.00. ale, No. 81, died Nov. 14, 1956, at age Death Claim No. 6158, Brother Wesley 62. .Admitted July 6, 1915. Cert. A-465 Strunc, retired farmer, member of Lodge for $1000.00.

Cechu Damov, No.. 82, died Oct. 30, 1956, Death Claim No. 6171. Brother Charles at age 74. Adinitt,ed Oct. 21, 1906. Cert. Valicek, retired, member of Lodge San A-6110 for $1000.00.

Antonio, No. 133, died Nov. 12, 1956, at Death Claim No. 6159. Brother James age 77. Admitted Nov. 19, 1965. Cert. AHra.decky, Sr., retired farmer, member 197N for $250,00. of Lodge Cechoslovan, No. 40, died Nov. 1.•-:•1:'.1 Claim No. 6172, Sister Cecilie 1, 1956, at age 60. Admitted Dec. 6, 1934. Scb . ''er, housewifie, member. of Lodge Cert. 3-1233 for $1000.00 and A-8737 for -Vysebratl, No. 43, die,d Nov. 21, 1956, at $1000.00. j age 78. Admitted Oct. 18. 1903, Cert. ADeath Claim No. 6169. Sistier Theresa 2941 for $1000.00.

Annie Shiivek, housewife, member of Death Claim No. 6173. Brother MarLodge Pokrok Texasu, No. 1, died Oct. viii Douglas Baggett„salesman, mem20, 1956, at age 78. Admitted Nov. 4, ber of Lodge Elmaton, No. 148, died Nov. 1906. Cert. Pd-up 774 for $604.00.

20, 1956, at a ge 53. Admitted April 24, Death Claim No. 6161. Brother John 1951. Cert. B-4124 for $1000.00.

Jochec, retired farm'or, member of Lodge TO the bereaved relatives of our dePokrok Jihu, No. 72, died Nov. 4, 1956, ceased brothers and sisters, the Supreme at age 94. Admitted April 8, 1906. Cert. Lodge, SPJST, expriesses its heartfelt A-40'79 tor $1000.00. sympathy..

Death Claim No. 6162. Brother EMil J. F. Chupick, Secretary, Mahe', merchant, member of Lodge NoStpreni,e Lodge, SPJST. j• mensky, No. 20. died Nov. 12, 1956, at age 4'7. Admitted Nov. 7, 1951. °art. BLIVE IT UP 4169 for $500.00.

Vacationers often spend a few weeks Death Claim No. 6163. Brother John on resort sands and the rest of the year L. Brenner, .farmer, member of Lodge Cu the rocks. -

Rud il llUrtzorchestra — K T Hall in y aK San Antonio.

Gene Lindeman orchestra AmeriCan Legion Hall in Columbus.

Wednesday, December 26 Dill Mr3z orchestra — American Legion Hall in Sealy.

All the above dances are at night unless otherwise specified. This is a free -lervire but ap plies only to those ddnees at which mainly polka and waltz mUsie.is played by a live orchestra. The Vestnik or writer will assume no resporsibilit7 resulting from any dance announcement which is listen In this column.

Listings from orchestras and dance 1101S should be received at least one week before publication, Send all listings to Rogers, Tex `-vin rIl prv p rol --) • 4 o ( STOP AND THINK People who are so sure they kriow, where the younger ge.neration is going, should try and remember where it came from. ?

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TROUBLESOME Some people have just conscience enough to make them miserable --- it is too strong to let them walk the Wrong way in peace. >, • 4, • ( FUTURE COSTS This generation is probably the most wasteful and expensive that future generations will ever have to finance. ) • 4. • ( BIG DIFFERENCE It is only world history that repeats itself — your private history is repeated by the neighbors. ) • o NEED BIFOCALS Surely there's something wrong with the vision of some people who do their duty as they sea it.

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Where Did Christmas Cards Originate?

You have been singing Christmas I Silent Night, though probably the Christmas didn't return to New Ensongs for years. But do you know where most popular, is certainly not the first gland, however, until flocks of Irish and they came from? Or do you know that Christmas song. Christmas hymns were German immigrants began pouring into once you could have been jailed for written and sung in the days of the America in the middle of the 19th Cenjoy lail singing?

Roman Empire. The first was probably tury. These folks celebrated the Savior's A minor tragedy occurred in the small "Jesus, Light of All Nations," composed . !birth in style Their New England neighvillage of Oberndorf, Austria, 138 years St. Hilary in 368 A. D. bors gradually became charmed, and set ago. The unfortunate happening gave Christmas carols are different from the day aside for merrymaking themthe world its most beloved and well- the hymns in that they are less relig- selves known Christmas song. ions and more gay and festive. Actually, Finally, Christmas caroling in public The village church organ in Obern- the word "carol" is from a Greek word perhaps the most beautiful o f Christmas (tort broke down and could not be re- meaning to dance and play the flute. In traditions, was revived in America at the paired by Christmas Eve. The choir had medieval England, carol meant a "ring beginning of the 20th Century Boston prepared the music for Mid night Ma ss , dance," something like "Hu la we go started it in 1908, then St Louis in 1909, but the music could not be rendered round the mulberry bush." Those ring and now 'every village and city i the without accompaniment. The villagers dances pertaining to Christmas were the United States has its carolers bkiliging of Oberndorf would have no music for most popular, so that carol came to Christmas spirit to their neighbors on ChriStmas. mean a Christmas song.

December nights. o lessen the disappointromt of his The first true Christmas carols were The songs they sing are still the old Feltner Joseph Mohr, the parish written by St. Francis of Assisi and his songs, with the exception of Irving Berhoped to surprise them by writ- followers in the early 13th Century. lin's White Christmas. There is always ing a new, Christmas song—one that St. Francis' idea was to tell biblical heard such carols as Hark the Herald could be sung without the organ. The stories in song, and thereby reach more Angels Sing, Joy to the World, etc. nL .before he had visited a sick moth- people. Those songs that he wrote about Charles Wesley, who wrote 6500 hymns er and her child; and had been impres- Christmas soon became popular all over and who was the younger brother of sed by the warm, simple love of the Italy and spread to other 'nations.

John, founder of the Methotlist Church, mother for the baby. On the way home, The earliest English carol was first wrote Hark the Herald Angels Sing in he was further moved by the stillness of sung about 1410. Later, carols were po- 1775, and his organist arranged the muthe snow-covered mountains in the win- polarized in Germany by Martin Luther. sic. Joy to the World came to us from ter night.

Sonie say that the song, "Away in a the English poet, Isaac Watts. Lowell These were his inspirations when he Manger", was written by Martin Luther. Mason of Massachusetts composed the sat down to write the new Christmas However, it is generally believed that music from tunes found in Handel's song. When finished, he took it to his this carol was composed by American Messiah. organist, Frantz Grutier, who composed Lutherans of German descent, who drew A team of a Unitarian minister, Edthe melody within a few hours. on one of Luther's songs for inspiration. mund Sears, and a Detroit niewspaperAt Midnight Mass, Christmas Eve, 1818, America's first Christmas carol was man, Richard Willis, gave us the words the hushed congregation of the little written and sung in the language of the and music for the beautiful It Came mountain church heard the first per- Huron Indians. Called Jesus Is Born, it Upon a Midnight Clear, while an Episcoformance of Stille Nacht — Silent Night. was composed by. Father Bveuf, a French pal minister, John Hopkins, wrote and missionary to the Indians, about 1630. .set to music We Three Kings of Orient The manuscript of the song lay forAre. Singing Christmas carols has not gotten among the music of the church A Boston minister, Phillips Brooks, choir for many years. Then some unre- always been permitted. In 17th Century made a trip to the Holy Land, visiting membered music lover found it and took England, the Puritans denouced carolit to the Rainers—a famous family of ing in pamphlets, and even call all Jesus' birthplace. What he saw inspired AuStrian singers. The Rainers- added Christmas celebrations "pagan." The him to write the pocm, 0 Little Town of Silent Night to their Christmas concerts. Puritan-control: 1.1,d Parliament passed a Bethlehem, which his 'organist set to Within a o w years it became very popu- law decreeing the "Christmas Day and music. This tender carol was first sung lar, in Austria and Germany. In 1840, all other superstitious festivals" should in Brook's Sunday school on Christmas the musical family made an American not be observed. All stores were to re- Day, 1868. concert tour, and Silent Night was a main open on December 25, under the 0 Holy Night, one of the most beautipart of their program. Americans im- 1 threat of puniehment. ful Christmas carols, came from France. mediately took the song to their hearts In 1517, riots protesting the anti- The words are by Cappeau de Roque— end adopted it as their favorite Christ- Christmas laws broke out all over En- inure, while the music was written by a mas Carol. gland, but the Puritans remained firm. professor of the Paris Conservatory of This beautiful song has exemplified Their feelings were transplanted to Music, Adolphe Charles Adam.

America, where Christmas remained outJust who wrote Adeste Fideles (0 the spirit of Christmas ever since, carg with its words a true feeling of lawed in New England until only 100 Come All Ye Faithful) is a mystery, I will toward men." For example, years ago. although there is some evidence that it d Was I veterans tell how, on When Charles II was restored t3 his it was composed by St. Bonaventure, a C g rietmas Eve, the German troops sere- 1 th„ron:? in England, the people were hap- cardinal who died in 1274. naded with Stille Nacht from their py to throw off all the strict Puritan All of these beautiful and traditional trenehes, and were answered by Silent rules. One of the first things they re- carols nes'er grow old„ They bring us Night from the American soldiers across vived was the celebration of Christmas joy year after year, always spreading the battlefield. and the singing of carols. the Christmas spirit.

Wednesday, December 19, 1956

V E S T N I K --- WEST, TEXAS

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BEWARE OF CHRISTMA3 SWINDLERS This is the season for an open heart.

It also is an open season for fowl-play by birds which pursue their prey swiftly, roar and strike, and then fly by night.

This "fowl" is the con-man who appears each year at this time and stays just long enough to make a killing with his camera before migrating elsewhere to live in high style on the public money.

If you think this is petty theft, you are wrong! Here is a true case which happened in Houston in 1954. A photographer blew into town just ahead of the holiday season and set up business in a downtown hotel. He quickly put a crew to work selling coupons which offered an introductory photo for only $2.98. Many willing customers made appointments for a picture to be taken in their homes. A week or ten days later, a man with "proofs" arrived at the customer's home with colored slide, or tinted proofs to choose irom.

After collecting a deposit ranging from $10 up, depending on the size, number or "artistic finish" of the pictu•es, the man with proofs promised delivery for a week before Christmas, plenty of time to get the pictures wrapped as gifts to the relatives. Christmas cameepbut the pictures didn't.

The customers had the receipts showing the address in a respectable place downtown. Meanwhile the photographer had posted a sign on his door on December 20 reading "Closed for Processing," and moved out of Houston with $20,000 in profits By this time complaints were pouring in to the office of the Better Business Bureau. The photographer made one mistake while in town—a big one. He gave the Post Office Department a hot check in payment for COD packages A postal clerk made a mistake, too.

He accepted the check. He had to make it good, but the matter was passed on to the Post Office inspectors, and a warrant was put out for the photographer, setting off a chase by the sheriff of Harris County and Highway Patrol which led clear across the estate. But the photographer was one jump ahead of the police calls all the way.

The Better Business Bureau found proofs for around 1,000 customers (5,000 to 6,000 finished proofs) that had been left in Houston with local finishers. One color processing laboratory was left holding the bag both for work on proofs and a bad check.

Of this thousand, who had paid as high a deposit as $39, all but 200 eventualy got their pictures. However, they had to pay a premium price to recover them, and some came COD as late as

July of the next year. The other 200, who had, paid an average of $28, got nothing for their money, The photographer had left notice to forward the money collected from COD packages to an address in California, which turned out to be the home of his father-in-law. California police took him into custody when he showed up there, but they were unable to get him sent back to Texas.

The city did have some protection against this sort of operation. When the coupon photOgrapher first hilt town, the BBB suggested that he read and comply with the Itinerant Photographers Ordinance. This prohibits itinerant or transient photographers from doing business in the city without purchasing a license. He evaded the law by changing the name of his studio, although he never served connection with the other firm.

The Bureau figured that they would be back. They were. In October last year a representative of the same firm showed up in the Bureau office and announced he was starting a pre-Christmas operation in the city.

He was informed that before he could operate there, he must satisfy all complaints registered from the previous year against the company and the BBB must receive good reports from the last three cities where he had worked. He insisted that his record was clear, but refused the Bureau's offer to pay for telephone calls to three Bureaus if the reports were OK, with the money to come out of his pocket if they weren't.

He was warned that he would be turned over to the Polic y Department for detention if he shot one picture or sold one coupon in the city. Thus, the Bureau was able to stop any trouble last year before it started, at least with that firm.

A variation of this photographer's game is the telephone solicitor who peddled a photo coupon at the low price of 95c for three "tapestry portraits" to be made within one year—"a regular $45 value' at a special Christmas reduced price. A "compihnentary box of Christmas cards was promised fcr buying quickly. Those taking the bait received Christmas cards with a photo coupon enclosed, and wan a two dollar COD charge. This scheme worked so well th,nt they began sending cards and c.)uporis boLn conto people who had tacted before: This isn't thee only Christmas racket that's paying off with your money, though. Certainly Christmas is a time

for cheerful giving, for making life a little more pleasant for unfortunate pe.e ple. Most charities are worthwhile, but fake ones still take a good part of the paycheck of tne well-meabing filled with Christmas spirit.

Such w n thy cause„ as uf,derprivileged• kids , c iPPlo d and orphans sound so respectable that many open their heats and thcir pocket books to then without question. Last Christmas a Preen men who wcrk in the North during the :ummer hit Houston, They solicited donati eirs to, make a de posit on the City Auditorium for a , Christmas party for underprivileg,41 chil7 Oren. Then they fore ' led the %deposit:. and skipped t'wn with the d y.cess prof:. its before the date scheduled for the party.

You may not believe the followingincident. It actually 1-1,n•::erci on the . • morning when I was ‘:.'ng this article the Vestnix-. ne r2ng the don bell. I went to r it. Iwo d!stineniehed men were sta4d!: 1 2 there,. one of them with on impre , sive new brief case. "My name is Ralph Burke: What did you say - iour name was?". My answer was curt, defensive, 'I did not say it yet. What can I do -tor you, gentle--: men?"

They infcrined me the;; were church workers and wanted to know what church I belonged to. Again my answer he:ong to one was evasive: "We all church after we are six 'feet under the ground." Iney started to explain their "mission," a N,vorthwh i l, i expectable • cause. I execused myself and rudely closed the door. Another Christmastime swindling scheme.

A trickster often trips himself up by stating that he is lecoiyaren.::i‘d by the • BEE Tne Bureaus erldr no fund,raising appcal. They do dig up data about appeals and publ' , h their ings so the public can determine which: ones to support. The amount of moneT the fund raiser keeps for himself-1s pinned down in these reports, Anything; over 20 cents per &ilia ,: is questionable, yet in many states a mcfessional prome7 ter can keep as much as 95 cents out of your dollar and still be within the bounds of the law.

The blind also command both sympathy and monetary expression, espe cially in the festive holiday season.

However, so many of them were known to have chauffeured limousinkes waiting just around the corner while they beg-.

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— WEST, TEXAfl

During the interview don't forget to ask questions. Use personal stories of keen human interest to him. Foster his (Condensed from The Technique of listening ability, too. Don't distract him Life Insurance Selling) by fumbling papers, zipping your briefThe best sales talk in the world isn't cam, or thumping your pen. Make your much good if the prospect is not lis- voice sound interesting and enthusiastening. But it is so easy to be swept tic. away by our own enthusiasm that we Then let him talk and you listen! nover stop to wonder whether we are All of this is easier said than done. getting through to our prospect.

It takes a lot of self-restraint to develHow can we tell?

Isubinit that if we don't do a little op yourself into a good listener. It inlistening ourselves, we may never know volves the fundamental art of concenwhat the prospect is thinking — until tration and it is something that affects almost every instant of our waking lives. its too late to make a sale.

At home, for instance, are you really Actually, many of us aria experts in public speaking. Every college teaches listening when your wifia or your little classes in speech and every life insur- son starts telling you something? Don't ance training course stresses the im- anticipate or interrupt; listen and reportance of speech, presentation, sales peat back to them what you heard. pattern, motivation, etc. The accent has Too many of us have our mouths in been on our talking! fast operation before our minds have But how good are we at listening? moved out of low gear. We can only Personally, I find myself guilty of sit- train ourselves to listen by continual ting in church listening to a sermon, practice. only to discover suddenly that I haveStart listening, and you will find n't heard a word the minister said. for the last several minutes. My mind was yourself making more sales, beginning far away. It was led astray by a par- to know people better, becoming better tienlar word that fell upon my ear, or liked, having closer friends, knowing iierhaps by a thought about some per- more about your business, and — you son I happened to notice — the hat of will probably discover a new and wona'WOman — thoughts about what I had derful family at home! planned for that afternoon. ) • •T• • ( 'While an average speaker will talk The testimony of a good conscience at the rate of about 120 words per mintite;-: our 'minds can actually think at is worth more than a dozen character about 500 to 700 words per minute. Any witnesses. sort of distraction — the movements of )• e the speaker, the tie he wears, or some Courtesy is always a paying, investphrase he utters — can causo our muds ment — because its stock is never wato go racing away on a wild tangent. tered witri tears of regret.

Ybur prospect, even under the best • • circumstances, will probably be thinking' about that new car he saw, the Work he has to do, the fishing trip he is planning. He may be looking at you and seem interested, but is he listening?

(Continued from Page 23) We don't really know. So we must ged that the BBB was able to run them train ourselves to listen, for in that off the streets of Houston last summer. way we can tune in on the prospect's A test case uphold the ordinance against wave length and come out with a sale. soliciting.

Look for buying motives. When he It's not just at Ginistmastime when lolls you his troubles, or about his in- rackets run high: it's all year long. ability to save, his present investments, The average consumer should be cauor his dreams or plans for his family tious in any purchase of commodity or - then listen! You may find out how service he enters into If you don't know to sell him. There's some button you the merchant or merchandise, check on earl press that will net you a sale. him. Bargains from legitimate merchants When he objects, don't interrupt. Let save you money, but other so-called barhim state his objection in full. After gains may be mighty expensive. There he is through,- re-state his objection as are leopholes in every phacia of business; You heard it and understood it. When from safety pins to houses. Remember he re-hears his thoughts, they will not and follow the Bureau's motto: "Besoem so important to him, fore You, invest, Investigate."

WPrInFalav,

ePmber. 19 1950

Are You Listening?

Beware of Christmas Swindlers

RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI My, nine podepsank resolueni vkbor radu Prapor Svobody, 'Oslo 8 ye Weimar, Texas, tirnto projevujeme jmenem radu uprimne citenou soustrast pod"stale rodine nad Umrtim jejich otce a naseho spolubratra Ignic Trefnk kterk zemrel dne 27 listopadu ye stari 79 let. .Zminenk spolubratr pristoupil radu v prosinci 1900, rad nav2tevoval nave schnze a ochotne vypomohl .)711.de, •kde toho bylo . treba. Proto svou klidnou a rrilou povahou byl vSem dobre znam a kaIdkr ho met rad. Na g' rad ztraci do breho olena a mileho kamarada.

Vime, pozustala rodino, 2e te2ce nesete jeho ztratu, ale budiz Vam atechou, ze i my soucitime s Vami ve iVa§em zarmutku. Zesnuly bratr necht' qdpodiva v pokoji a cest budi2 jeho pamatce.

Dane za had eislo 8 SPJST ve Weimar, Texas.

Adolf Barta, Rudolf Mo2gek, August Schurnbera res. vkbor. ) • „y.

RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI My, nine podepsank reSolueni vybor radu Onchn Domov 'Oslo 82, Vyslovujeme riaAi uptimne citenou soustrast poz0.stale recline nad ztratou jejich man2ela, otce, dedeeka a na geho spolubratra Vaelaya Strunee, kterk zernrel dne 30. fijna 1956 a byl pochovan dne 31. kijna na Myrtle hititove.

Zesnulk bratr byl elenem pies 50 let. I3ude nam schazet v naSich schnzich.

Vime, ran' rodino, 2e elite jeho odchodu, ale budi2 Vara ntechou, ze i. my, spolkovi Matti a sestry, citime s Vami ye Vafgem zarmutku.

Zemrelemu spolubratru piejeme lehke odpoeinuti a eestnou pamatku sanechame jemu.

Anton J. Trojaeek, Otto Troja6ek, John T. ebetka, resolucni vSrbor

y e st edu 19. prosinc 1959

A piece Lech (Pokraeovani ze strany 15)

ESTNiK— WEST, TEXAS Atika, se kterou lovec nepoeital K vyzovsl4m pkivez1 novinku o Maltovu ternu soused Buein. Mila prase vyhanela ze zahrady nekolik zabehlYch kutat, kdyh na ni zavolal otec, kterY vyprovodil souseda k brance a vracel se k domu.

"Tak co tomu kikag, Milo," oslovil ji, kdyh se ptiblihila. "S tim mladYm Maltou, co to tadyhle provadel v hallu, je to piece pravda. Dnes mu pti gla na bank poukazka skoro na devadesat tisic za nejake loty na Florida."

Mila se na okainhik zarazila a zahryzla se ye svoje male rtiky. Pak tekla zvolna: "Ta,k piece! On mi o tech lotech nen povidal, ale nev gimala jsem si toho.

To vig, ted', kdyh ten floridskY boom tak neslavne praskl, si ani nikdo nevzpomel. he by mohl florldskY majetek nee° piinest. On take myslel, he to co tarn ma, je pochovdno, ztraceno!"

"Co ted' asi bude delat?" poznamenal VyzovskY. "Hm, co bude delat," °paella Mila a jaksi rozmrzele pohodila hlavou. "Sebere svoje penize a odstehuje se do mesta nebo do Kalifornie a na Pineville si ani nevzpomene. Ostatne bude to tak lope," dodala nejakYm divnYm hlasem. Rychle se obratila a odchdzela ke kurnikam.

VyzovskY se zadival za dcerkou rely udiven. "Ah, tak to je! Nu v torn phipade bude to tak jiste nejlepe," tekl si.

Mila gla za svoji praci, ale vie ji padalo z rukou. Kandou chvili zadivala se do poli, srnerem, ye kterem za dvema lesiky a nekolika farmami se krona Dlabogova patnactka a pokabde ptelet1 jeji tva,t stin jakesi chmury. Jeji mala asta se sevtela k vYrazu vzdorne potlaeovane trpkosti a jeji oei vrhaly smerem k Dlabogove farme pohledy tamer nenavistne.

S otcem jih o veci rely den nemluvila.

Blihil se yeeer, nejak neobyeejne tich3), tesknY na fame VyzovskYch. Mila dokoneila svoji praci kolemlkurniku a staji a chystala pro otce a sebe yeeeti, kdyh se pied farmou zastavila chevroletka a ni vyskoeil hlavatY ftehof. Uprkem bebel od testy k domku a vykiikl na Milu, ktera, pooteviela dvete kuchyne: "Kde je VyzovskY? Honem!"

Malta podal ruku -Morn ptitorranYrn. V teto chvili ptipadal si mezi nimi jako htig nik mezi poctivci. Slova Sediveho kiug ila jej do prachu. "Jste piin g poctivY —" A zatim on provadel s temito lid-• mi klamnou hru, divadlo. Ani se nemohl hadnemu ptirno do odi podivati a fismey , kterY mel na tvati byl strojenY, studen*.

"To je zvla gtnY elovek", teki jeden z farmalit divajicich se za odjihdejici fordkou. "JinY by, skakal a vYskal radosti a on jako by na neho ledovou sprehu spustil. Inu, takovY dobraeek —" "Jenom aby si to nejak nerozmyslil a s terni tisicovkami odtud neujel a nic tu nekoupil ani nepostavil. Byla by to jen piece gkoda," tekl jinY. "Bude na nas, abychom jej nepustili," vyjel llehot a pojednou "Hogi, jedu za nim a prodam mu Krabi ostrov, co tentoc kikate?"

"Copak mutes prodat, nebli svaj di'?

Maj muses pribrat k tomb chce g-li, dali stopadesat za dilec. Ale za ostatni mhavit nernitheme."

"Maj muses take nabidnout — Muj take!" volalo nekolik dal gich hlast. 0statni budou take radi, ptijdou-li k svemu a s vSTdelkem padesat proceat."

Rena se rozbehl k ay e chevroletce.

V tomteb okamhiku seskodil s platformy 8edivSr a zastoupil mu cestu.

"Nikam nepojede g," zvolal. "Nebudeme hfe giti na jeho dobractvi a chivetivest. On tekl, he si v gechno rozmysli a my jej musime nechat se roznayslet . A jestlihe jsme se zakousli do neeeho, co nas ted' mrzi, nebudeine to hazet na krk jemu, rozumig?"

V okambiku byl kolem obou muha chumad ostatnich. Nekteti ptisvedeovali 8edivernu, jini hajili itehote. "Ty si mluv za sebe, 8edivST, a nas neck jednati take kandeho za sebe!" ozval se tutim hlasem Spadrna. "Nechce g -li prodati svaj dil, nikdo to nebude nutiti, ale nam nebudeg nakazovat, co main cleat. Je-li Krabi ostrov dosti dobrST pro lads, je dost clobrS) pro pana Maltu. Beh, ftehoH a prodej Mila ukazala k staji. Jeji otec stal tam mu svirj dil a muj take. Deset procent prdve pod vetrnou pumpou a myl se k pro tebe, dokabe g-li to." wee& Rehot se rozbehl k nemu . Mila "A z meho take deset procent" "O- strhnuvgi se sebe zasteru, nechala, co de mne take", volaly hiasy za hlavatSrm kuchtila svemu osudu, s tvdti vahnou mu2ikem, kterY s netuknou rychlosti a pohledem bojovnice gla za nim. ploklouzl mimo pate 8ediveho, snabiciRehofi ktieel, he by jej byla dobte ho se jej zachytiti a vyskoeil na svoji do kuchyne slygela: chevroletku. 8edivST se pokusil prodrati "VyzovskY, sly gel jste o Maltovi, co? se kruhem jej obklopujicich k ftehatovi, Tak poslouchejte, on je ochoten koupit ale ne211 se vymanll z rukou tech, kteii od rids tentoc Krabi ostrov po stopadejej drbeli, zahreel stroj auta a na sil- sati dolarech dilec. Veeer se sejdeme nici zvedl se za f?,ehotem kotoue prachu, vgichni podilnici u BoroviCky. Musite

Strana 25 jit, protobe na, vas zavisi vgechno."

"Jak to na nine?" ozval se Milin otec, utiraje si tvare do dlouheho rueniku.

"Protole Malta rekl, he tentoc bud koupi celY ostrov nebo nic. Chce tarn postavit hotel za etyticet tisic a chce pry bYti sam panem."

"Jak to vgechno vite?" zeptal se nedavetive VyzovskY. "Well, to je tak ja jsem mu gel nabidnouti dilce svoje a nekterYch kama kdyb jsem se dovedel o jeho ternu.

On se napted rozmY glel, be pry nevi, jestli tu zastane, ale na konec jsem vysvetlil to, co se s yYmi penehi make vgechno udelat. fzekl, he by musel ostrov nejcItive videt, rozejel jsem se s tedy tam a ukazal jsem mu tu nagi Floridu. Udelali jsme cestu tarn a zpet za etyti hodiny moji chevroletkot.

Kdy2 to videl, tekl, be by tedy ale bud' rely Krabi ostrov nebo nic. Ja jsem ub objel tentoc skoro v gechny poclii niky a kandY je pro to nad gen e piejc., si prodat. Nyni halal vie na vas, abyste tekl taky ano. Pak ptestane vgechen natek na vas, he jste tentoc do tool vtahl a budete mit svatST pokoj . A yyde:late je g te ke vsemu na svem dilu ne-; jakou tisicovku."

Stec VyzovskY se na chvili zamyslil a pan tekl "Well, cob do schtize mohu jit, tim se k nieemu nezavazuji.' ' "Tak ptijdete, he ano?" zvolal ftehot rozradostnene a ohliheje se po vratka.cht. pied kterYmi stal jeho autornoloil,',,opakoVal jako pro sebe: "Tak ted' jegte Hudrych a Zadina a budou tentoc v gichni na miste. To bude 8edivS7 koukat..Co mu zbude, nehli prodat taky. S tim to Malta vyjedna sam."

Mila, ktera, byla kratkou a ptekotnott.: rczmluvu vyslechla, gla zpet do kuchyne, vzala si svoji zasterku dala ;se opet do ptipravy veeete. Tvdt jeji vetlena byla zase jib onim trochu skYm asn-ievenn kterY ji dodaval ho ociu gevneni. Kratce na to vstoupil jeji otec.

"Sly gela jsi, co povidal ftehoi. ?" ptal se ode dveti. "Mime weer schiizi ohledne prodeje ostrova. Malta to chce bele: vykoupit a postavit tam snad hotel, nebo •co. Nerad bych to prodal, protae him, he to ma velkou budoucnost a 1)1;11 bych si, abys z toho neco inela ty nebe tvoje rodina a2 se vclaS". Verin, he , to bude velka vac. Ale na druhe strane by s6' mi ulevilo, kdyh by na mne ptestalf ostatni ukazovat, be jsem je do toho vtahl ted' kdyh vyhlidky na zlep geni jsou tak gpatne. Hodne by se mi ulevilo , Nu, ptij7 du a budu videt. Kdyby na tom ygich, ni trvali, proddm take — zvla gte kdyb Malta nabizi oat tram tamer padesat procent vYclelliu. To je od tieb,o zecla

Strana 26 Juzke, ne?"

Mila neodpovidala, ba zda.lo se, jakoby e neslykla, ptemYSlejic o neeena usilovne. Po chvilce ticha teki otec: — "Ja vim, ze se nebudeS' mod dookat meho navratu, abys slysela, jak to na schdzi dopadlo."

"Ne, tati, protole budu ptedem vedet, jak to dopadle," tekla Mila pojednou, pohodivn hlavou.

vESTNIK— WEST, TEXAS

vc -1Peclii 19, prosince 1.956

sve drahy obloukovYmi ktivkanal, ale iiehoP by sica by1 bj,v<41 rad kdyby si vracejic se vZdy z ureiteho bodu k pro- byl mohl 's Maltou placnOitti lin Drbal tej8imu rohu dvorku a zase zpet. VZdy se chvili vzadu na sve velke hla y e, ale za nekolik minut rozletla se eervend koneene prohlasil, Ze je jist, Ze vsichni bludieka obloukem k semi, rorttiStila se podilnici svoli k prodeji a kteti nesvoii a v chomaeek rychle hasnoucich jisker, sami ty ze s pomoci ostatnich z nicks posleclni zmirala zvolna na zeNa zpateeni ceste k Pineville °midmi at shasla. Ale nezli zasla, pohlcena mil Maltovi, ze svola na yeeer schtizi k tmou, nedaleko ni 2lutY plamenek Boroviekovi a ptimo odtamtud ptiveze za.niknul rychle, vydav ze sebe novou mu zpravu o vysledku.. Cervenou bludieku ktera nastoupila pout' Malta nyni eekal. Zajiste, bylc "Aha, tak ty take schvaluje'S, abych z rohu do rohu dvorku po sve ptedchndMaltovi vyprodal," hadal VyzovskY, us- kyni. CernYmi jiskerkami byly doutna- po sch rizi ,leda by se nebyli majitele jeSte mivaje se. "Nu, ja take myslim, ze bude jici koneeky cigaret, ktere palll jednu dohodli a vedli mezi sebou debaty. Ta lope si s nim udrZovati dobrou vali a pak za druhou Karel Malta, ptechazejic krat- by bylo Spatne znameni. Bylo by se muo to, aby tady zustal a kYnai nervosnimi kroky s rohu do rohu selo stati neco, co ikehoi. liepPedvidal.

Je-h tomu tak, pak to neni nikdo jinY, nevezi ty svoje penize nekam jinam." dvorku. Ookal Pehote, kterY mu slibil "Ne, tati, naYli2S se," tekla Mila, jeSte yeeer ptijeti tied, jak pochodil u neZli VyzovskY, kterY se zdraha prodatit Snad netrva biahove na torn svem etvrt stupujic tesne k otci. "Ty Maltovi svuj ostatnich podilnikti Krabiho ostrova. milionu!

Nekdy si takovY eesifY sedlak podil neprodaS. Ja to o to Zadam." vSechnc Doposud Slo vSechno lepe nali byl nebo farm:5,k postavi hla,vu "Ale jak pak bych mohl — ji.Z k argumentovani je marne.

Co potom mel vypoeitano, vse pracovalo mu do ostatnim —" Snarl by se dala ziskati Mila a jeji "SlYS tati," tekla. Mila dirrazne. "Slib rukou — ale ted' snad v teto chvili Mila Prypomoci •ptemluviti tatinka rozhoduje se o hlavnim bodu planu — mi, ze za MdraYch okolnosti ani pod clivka, kterd dovedla rozechveti skrysnad jiz je rozhodnuto.

Oh, kdyby ut nejvetMin natlakem ostatnich podilnikU se tamhle na ceste objevila svetla Re- te struny v jeho nitru od to doby, kdy nepovoliA, ze svoje dilce neproda:S!" jej zlornyslnost jeho krajann. pi.ipravila '"Co ti to napada, polka. Co pak ja, bych hotovi chevroletky! to mohl vSem ostatnim pokaziti, kdyZ se KdyZ mluvil s kehotem pied nekolika prizen, a snad, lasku nejneZnej gi bytosti, teS'i na to, ze prodaji s dobrYin hodinami, jednal Malta, jako by mu na kterou kdy sznal. ZylaStni divka! kern? Valyt' bychom to potom nevydr- vYsledku jednani pranic nezaleZelo. Na Dovedla z jeho srdce teener vytlaeit1 tell mezi nimi — ano, kdybych mei dost tehotovo nalehanb dal se dovezti na po- to co jej poutalo k obrazu Alice. Nyni abych mohl jejich dilce sam vykoupiti, bkeli, ke Krabimu ostruvku. Po dvou ho- pojednou, kdyZ si v hluboke tme -Leto to by byia jina, ale na to bych nesta- dinach cesty piskovou, misty dosti 'Spat- vlahe noel polotropin pine vtimi, tajemoil arn l<clybychom prodali se sebe po- nou cestou byli u mote, americke Me- n-no letajicich jiskerek a velledni Ma§, holka, divne napa- ,ciiternaje, Mexickeho Golfu Malta poz- kYch hvezd vyvolal -toted du§evni zrak nal, ze Krabi ostrov prave v UZine tvat 1VIily, jeji velke hnede oei, rortomild ciy • "Ne. tat , me, se nediv. Jen ml tentokra- hrdla vedouciho z volneho mote do roz- Usta, svirdne rty, poddava.jici se zvlaStte udelej po prosim to o to. Vim, sahleho zalivu. i jeho oeim laika zjevi- nimu S'elmcvskernu Usinevu, za nimZ taco detain a doufam, ze toho nebudeme la se hned strategicka, dillaitost -Leto jily se ptekvapujici u venkovske divky litovati nikdy . Jen to prosim, slib ml, zalesnene vYspy, souvisici na jedne stra- vlastnosti, bystrost postfehn, smysl hoat' se deje cokoliv, ze svoje dilce ne- ne s pevninou pti odlivu a vzdalene od moru a pti tom terrier nau2ska rozhodnost chuheho bfehil Only asi pub mile. Byl v bytosti pine divelho kouzla, zdalo procla'S --" "To pteci nerd moZno, deveeko ma. prave odliv, ve gli ted yna ostro y bez pou- mu pojednou, ze by ani nebylo tak vetJak bych k tomu mel clUvod, ted', kdyZ Ziti lod'ky. Malta si vSe prohliZel, jakoby kYin neAestim pro neho, kdyby se jell() neni nejmenSi naideje, ze se to v nej- to skuteene chtel staveti hotel. Koneene plany ztroskotaly a on vial Milu v naobratil se k tehotovi, zmirajicimu ne- hradu za Alici, snad jiZ nyni navZdy bliZ§ich letech zpene21?"

"Ty nepottebujeS duvodci, tati. Coz trpelivosti. "Nu ptiznam se yam, Ze jsem ztracenou, a klidnY Zivot v torn sluneejsi neprohlasil vetejne v ten den, kdy mile ntekvapen. Neoeekaval jsem neco nem a hvezdnatem kraji za vAechny svejsrne videli IVIaltu poprve na platforme, takoveho. To jest misto pro ptimotskY je dob)ivaene, svetoborne plany. Ne, ne, gi to ze sviij podil neprodaS ani za etvrt mi- hotel stvotene," pravil. "Ale muses bych jake to nesinyslne napady mu ptiria rozeileni VZdyt' koneene by to ani neberm? NuZe, nepottebujeS' neZli tics, to miti ten majetek celY, aby mi nemohl Slo, jak by mohl zilstat zde, meal teminechca ru§iti svoje slava." nikdo nic mluviti do toho, co budu de"Nu ja nevim, ja nevim," vrtel hlavou lati. Co myslite, ze by ten celY ostrilvek to lidmi, ktere tak dlouho klamal. Jak mohl by se podivati do oei Mile, aZ' by VyzovskY, ale bylo videti, ze jiz povo- stab?"

"Ja nayslim, ze za petatticet nebo ety- se tato dovedela -- a to by se dovedeti loyal.

Bylo po jedenacte hodine yeeer. Na Meet tisic byste jej dostal. To by bylo o musela, nav'Zdy by ji kiamati nemohl male farme DlaboSove, obydlene od dvou nejake procento vice neZ'-li pine- 4 to, co zde provadel, bylo vSechno mesia. Karlem Maltou, bylo tma. Lee my za to dali, ale kdy2 se tentoc poeita- pouha hra, g alba ne, ne, kam to za..echno prona dvorku za dtevenYm dornkem pro- ji firoky z na geho kapitalu za etyti ro- bihaji myMenky l HU Oh, to NT. to, 4 ten teb_of tak dlouho nejede. neco jsme dali do cesty, tady jsme hanela se volnYm letem jakasi jiskra ja- ky Pojednou se Malta zarazil i ve svein ko bludieka. Od velkYch bilYch svetlu- postavili tyhle mUstky k ptistani lodek ktere se unholy nad polern a kto- a upravili btehy myslirn, ze bychom pochodu z rohu do rohu dvora i ve syYch visky a vyletovaly aZ nad koruny stro- tak asi dostali zpet co jsme do toll() my'Slenkach. Ve tine kdesi daleko objevilo se svetelko, rozdelilo se y e dve jismu, se hlavne naeervenalou baryou clan." kerky, ktere se biizily, rostly ve velke a pak tim, ze opisovala temet pravidel"To by sktiteene nebylo nou:cestu, putujici z jednoho rohu dvor- ho —ale jak pravim, bud' to koupim sovi oei — koneene se doekal! To je jiste Rehot! S jakott asi ptichazi. ku do druheho, odboeujic chvilkami od cele nebo nic. e ."

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Muü bylo nekolik. snad asi etyri a jeden z nich svitil na cestu ruenim elektrickYm reflektorem. Malta se posadil na schildky domku, rozhodnut neptati se po vYsledku, hrati si na zcela lhostejneho. Pojednou ale sebou trhl. Klid, i jen zdanlivY, liéen byl ten tam. Slygel hlas ftehottiv: "Eh ten tentoc zatracenY VyzovskY — palieatY —" MuZove zastavili se u neho. Byl tu mimo flehore Havel, Syrup a Borovieka. kehot predstoupil pied Maltu, vedouciho jiZ, co se mel teprve dovedeti pravil: "Mil Y pane Malto, to, co jsme chteli dokazat, se nepovedlo, aspon ne npine, Vgichni majetnici jsou tentoc dohodnuti vam svoje dike prodati. Dokonce i edivST se poddal prani vgech, kdyZ jsem mu tekl, Ze jste na ()strove byl a tam se pro koupi rozhodl. ZbYva jen jeden, kterY se nechce dat ptesvedeiti. Je

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NEW YEAR 1957 •Wishes its Czech Patrons .1.011=1•011•10.0 0•11.741.91,4156. 1.10.11. 11.81.0.44. 0.10 4111.1. 0 .0 OHM.

HEIGHTS FUNERAL HCW Prvni ceskosloVenl e piljeovni a stavebni. 0 '2,stvo v Texasu

HOUSTON, 1317 HEIGHTS BOULEVARD a.

IMMOURAMOUNKAIRVAL

1301 CAPITOL AVE., HOUSTON, TEXAS

OKUNKIKNORMBRUPARNMP

Strana 32

VASTNIK-

WEST,

tredu 19. pre:Alice 1956

41 1 1 1 1 1MINISW

nsurance

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By Dist:* its January 1st., to i4ovember 30th., 1956 MersigagraaWmaa

District

s

Insurance

Number Onr_:

113

$136,500.00

Number Two

166

192,250.00

Number Three

250

284,000.00

Number Four

50

49,500.00

Number Five

157

215,500.00

Number Six

217

262,500.00

82

103,000.00

Number Seven

1111111111111F.IMM.11.1.10

1,035

93910110.1111.11061.1P.MOMMARINIO

$1,243,250.00

Supreme Lodge OBI Temple, Texas December 1st., 1956

Fraternally yours, Edward L. Marek