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Postmaster: Please Send Foram 3579 with Undeliverable Copies to: SUPREME LODGE SPJST P.O. Box 400, TEMPLE, TEXAS

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ROO:4K (VOLIVIE) XLVIII oislo (No.) 50

21. PROSINCE (DECEMBER) 1960

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ITANT0 )141 Yq "(,13OR — BY-LAW comwarrms FRANK HLOZEK. SR., Chairman P. 0. Box 137, Blessing, Texas STEPHEN VALCIK. Secretary 6402 Prague Street Houston 7. Texas

Mile sestry a bratri:— Zas pttbIiili se nam krasne svatky vá floe, svatky lasky. Doufame i prejeme si, aby nadchazejici svatky vanoeni i Nov 37 rok nam vtern byly opravdu dny miru v myslich a srdcich vtech lid! sveta.

V teto nadeji pfejeme Vain vtem, vatim rodinam j vSem vatira drahSim a blizkYin vatim srdcim SCastne a piijetnne svatky VanoCni v kruhu vatich milYch u rodinnYch krbd. — I nate mllá Jednota necht' 1 nada le zfistane nam jedinou velkou rodinou, kterou poji moons pouto, sesterske a bratrske lasky.

Necht' jsou to pro nas vtecky opravdu svatky miru radosti a lasky. — Necht' tyto vanoce jsou ty nejpfi j emnejSi jeZ" jste kdy zaZili a necht' spin! se vtechna pPani je Z v srdcich svSrch chovate, pro radost a ttesti vate.

V dobu vanoeni je radosti vtude kolem. Kde kdo se snaZi projeviti svojl naklonnost a l'asku. Avtak mideme se snaZiti snad jak nejlepe dovedem, ten nejvzacnejti darek neni k dostani. v Zadnem obchode. — Jest to upfimne prani "Dobre yule, a pokoj i mir na zemi v'tem lie cm".

0, jak malo je dosud te eiste, trvale ldsky na zemi. Mice let se nam vtem ka,Ze laska k blitnimu. Jest laska sloe katclem lidskem srdci ale zasypana Caste prachem lhostejnostl.

AvSak nesmime zoutat.

Tfeba viterstvi je daleko a jsou phkaZky na ceste, v dobrein snaZeni zvitezime, kdysZ svlee'eme ten start tat chyb a tpatnSrch navykti, tu nati lhostejnost a zlobu.

Dries vice jak kdy jindy je Z'adoucno, aby si katc1 z nes uvedomil, te jsme eleny jedn0 •-•-• rodiny, sestry a bratry jeden ciruhenni, to si mime vzajem.rq, tedy rozumet a v gebni pospolu pracovat pro lepti budoucnost nati Jednoty.

Svet nyni vice net kdy jindy potftbuje bratrskSrch organisaci, jako je nate SPJST, kde pracujeme za idealem vteobecnail° lidskeho sbratteni.

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Ptemktlejme tedy jedenka20, co jsrat za tento rok dobreho pro, to nate bratrstvo vykonali, zda jsnie poctive sve povinnosti vtiei Jednoty aye.

Patuattljnie, 2e Inc nepkijde mac) , od sebe a tedy snaLne se dokud man° aby tento rok k radosti lads vtech se skon61.

JeSte jednou Vail vtem pkejenae Vesele a poiehnane Vanoce Vag Iledaht or a'Jena --) e 4 e

Nage poznamky illedate vhodnk vanoeni darek?

Jen nekolik malo dna zbkva, do vanoc a pakii dosud premYtlite o tom, co vhotlneho koupit za praktickk vanoeni rek, kterk by nejen potetil na chvilku, ale mel i pro obdarovaneh:o trvalou cenu, tak vzpomente Si, te Certifikat Oenstvi v natI SPJST jest nejpraktietejthn vanoenhn darkem. Proe? — Proto, te easem na eerie nepozbkva,, ale hodnota nateho certifikatu se stale zvktuje a je ukte6nYm kaZdemu v e'asu nalehave potteby.

Mame nyni velice vkhodne dvacetilete nadaeni pojistky pro ditky, (ale i ktere maim co darek NiSr pojistky) na mime mesieni splatky od -hodne Jednoty zakoupiti. — Jest to vskutktt j ak ukladani nspor a po tech dvaciti letech (za celk ten Cas je ditko pojittene, ovtem) kdo mlactik nebo .clOvee dorostlo, jest jemu obnos vyplacen.

Uvatujte jen prosim, sestry a bratti, neni to jako by ty penize byly nalezene a to prave v Case, kdyt je pen& tak zabopticeby bud' na dark tkoleni. u hocha aneb pro d'6yee k zaloteni aye domacnosti. — Zajiste kdyZ tote- vte tozumne -uvatite budete souhlasiti, te pojistka u nag Jednoty jest praktickk vanoeni ,darek pod stromeeek v jakekoliv domacnostl.

Cennejti darek darmo byste hledali.

Uvatujte o torn, a zavolejte si vatehe nejblittiho organisatora, kterST vain podrobnosti s radosti vysvetli.

Nate Jednota ma celou tadu novSrch, raznkch vYhodnkch pojistek, ktere jen tteba zajemcilm vysvetliti, Pamatujte na "svoji" Jednotu je cela "nate" a jest natim ptanim abychom v novern roce postoupili jak niktly pied tint. Necht' novST rok vas vkcky uchovã dobrem zdravi a spokojenosti napinena jest yak mysl. Na zdar.

Opakuji, cot jsem jit jednou vtem vans ptipomel, te velice byste se nam vtem zavdedill, tclyby jste nam pkilegitostat

Ve stfedu, this 21. prostnce 1960 za,slali struenou zpravu o rester a bratra z mladgi generace, ktere se svoil pill dopracovali destneho postaveni.

• • Bude tomu tfi roky co odegel na veenost z nagi osady nag dobrY bratr Dr. Jifi Pazdral. Byl on vlastenec brdym na svaj pavod a lepgich letech keditel peknYch divadel a sboroveho zpevu zde ye West. Dogil se pogehnaneho yeku a zanechal zde syna Dr. Jitiho Pazdrala a dceru Olgu, vgeobecne oblibenou principalku Westske High School. — Byl schopnYm pkispivatelem do nagich novin a zasluhuje si od nag vgech destnou yzpominku.

• • Sila a vYkonnost ka gdeho fadu naM Jednoty, spoelva na ochote, obetavosti a na zajmu vgech Mena. At' jib jste zvoleni do Mach' nebo nejste pornahejte tern, kteti se snag' Jednote prospet.

• • K na,''sim &to:dim marne teg prosbu, ne upirejte mladgim z vagich zkugenastech a tak znaene jim ve vedeni prospejete.

• • Neopomente pfi uvaden1 novYch kednikii fadovYch poclekovati odstupujicim fitednikern za dobrou jejich snahu a praci vykonanou pro fads za dochvilnou navgtevu faciovYch schazi, nebot' si toho vdeku od vas zasluhuji.

• • Prosim nekritisujte po strane iednani tech sester a bratra, ktefi dbale fadove scheze navgtevuji, zatim, co vy jste doma hovel.

• • Ziskavame-11 nas l .tak vine, jsme na sprint, ceste a kdyg o ni peenjeme tak dobrYch v3isledkil pro n“ tad a celou Jednotu se dopracujeme.

• • S radosti doznavame, a vgude tam kde se nage mile sestry do nagi fadove praci zapojili, kagde snageni jde ku pfedu. I v nagem orgo.nisaenira snageni nage dobre sestry zaujkaaji pfedni mista.

Nage sestry vedouci miade ge vykonavaji neocenitelne slutby, a melo by sloutiti za pfiklad fadem, kteti dosud hnuti pro nas'i mladet pfehligeji.

• • Pf konci roku aneb pti nastolent novYch tfednikil kadovYch, pfehlednete mi nulou einnost a neifite spoleene resopoopravite nedostatky v novem roce. Porad'te bratrskYm zpasobem a pak kdyg si slibite, ge budete sve fadove selnIze bedlive'ji navgtevovati, tak jiste ‘dobrYch vYsledka se u vas dopracujete.

Mezi lidskYrai ctnostini jest vdeanosti na prvnim miste. Chtel jsem upozornitl Was tloveka hlavni jest povinnosti, aby tern vdeenYrn byl, kdot mu dobrodini prokizali.

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Co pies tiden jsem zaslechl te obyvatelstvo mesteeka Shiner, dostouplo dle zpravy na 1945 osob. CelY Iokres Lavaca ma, nyni 20174 obyvatel a Hallettsville 2808, Yoakum 5761 a Moulton 646 osob.

• • o Anton Matejka ShinerskY °bean, - t zemtel minuly tyden star 76 let, narozen byl poblite Hallettsville a zanechal velkou truchlici rodinu. — Na ge soustrast.

• —te v Houston feder. soudce Connally .Zadost republikanskeho vyboru snagic se docilit prepoeitani blast z poslednich voleb odmrgtil za, bezpodstatnou. Tim snad jiz skonei snaha o ?menu yYsledke nagich texaskYch voleb.

• • minulY tYden zemfel v Hallettsville stars osadnik okresu Lavaca, August Marek star 77 let. Zanechal poeetnou rodiun a jim Watt nage soustrast.

Strana 3 to nepfizniye poeas1 na nas vgude doleha v kagcle zprave dogle pfatele si steguji a obchod ze vazne. Obzylagt' mink" jsou s praci v polich snad velice opozdeni. Mnoho lidu na venkove ge pry churavi. Snad na ty svatky shined ko se nam ukage.

• • pry toto podasi je pfihodne pro rybafe. Torun sice nerozumirne, ale pfe jerne gtesti a vein velkY filovek.

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— minulou sobotu zemfel HostYnsky osadnik star 70 let, Adolf ervenka,-oMnil se s Olgou Rainogkoyou na HostY ne. Krome ni zanechal syna Jana v Houstonu, a dve sestry, pani Agnes Lidiakovu v' Smithville a Arum Rainalovu v Needville.

• • -- 2e nag dobrY pfitel Emil Stavinoha slavil dne 12. prosince sve 81 narozeniny.

Oasto si jej vzpominame jak jsme kdys spolu v jeho "Fordce" v tech tehdy beze dnYch Fort BendSkYch cestach shaneli elenstvo do baylnatskeho zdru gerai. — Jemu pfejeme dobre zdra,vi a jeho velke rodine tez vesele vanoce a St'astnY rok navy 1961.

• • vanani nadilka v sini Cottonwood se velice dobfe vyclakila. I nam dorudeni idarky za ktere dekujeme, te gilo nas ale nevime komu dekovat.

v Schulenburg, byl pochovan mladY namatnik Ben J. Kallus jent pfigel negt'astnou nahodou v Corpus Christi o givot.

• • sleena Diane Williams sezdana byla v Angleton s Dr. Joe Netardusem tam • • nejAirn chvalne znamYm zverolekafem. se nam neco, velice zamlouva, co na Nage blahopfani. psala nape sutra, Beeanova, z Ft. Worth snad minulY tYden, co nam bylo zaslano — 2e Dallaska krajaesker osada rozlou no a zde tedy uvadime:— eila se minulY tYden s dobrYm bratrem Lt. Col. Stephen W. Kane, kaplan z janern Hemialem nagira dobrsim pfite- Army Defense Center ye Fort Bliss. Byl Tem a rzornYra spolkowYm pracovrlikem, slaynostnim feenikem na etvrtletni scha vgdy. Dle zprav nag zesnulY bratr zi Narodniho Sdrugeni KatolickYch ten. dojemnY pohfeb mel. Jegte jednou, Lt. Col. Kane byl v Cas valky zajat od nage upfimna soustrast cele pozustale Neince, stravil mnoho mesica v jednom rodine. zajateckem taboru se zdej ghn p. Amon • • Carterem Jr.. Od sveho osvobozeni pied 17ti lety se nevidell, tak nage pfedse — 2e nag bratr Frank Hajdk byl ne pozvala i p. Cartera na °bed pa scha tYden pochovan na OMB htbitov na zi. A pak nam oba povedeli sve zku:seKovaf star jsa 79 let. Srdeeni mrtvice nosti. Pan kaplan ve sire ke6i vzpomel. zastihla jej pH praci na sve farme. Zajak mu byl p.

Carter napomocen, jak nechal zde 2 syny a jednu dceru. Jeho se staral a pomahal nemocnYm a randgena jej na vecnost pfede gla. Pozustanyin zajatcem, tieba ze byl bohdeem a le potet Pan Bah. neni katolikem. Tam se gadnY, gadneho • • neptal v co vefi, nebo kolik ma pene:z.

• bYvalY GrangerskY asadnik br. Jos. Vzpomel pH tom i nove zvoleneho presiL. Marek zemfel v Corpus Christi minu- denta Kennedyho, davaje nam ho za pH ly byl 65 let star. -- elenem nagi klad. 2e mu neni tteba, aby na sebe vzal Jednoty a zanechal podetnou rodlnu. Na takovou zodpovenost, ale 'ge to dela pro lepgi budoucnost nagi zeme. I my mame se soustrast.

• • v nagem Sdrugeni o to pracovat. Dekuje me za zpravu.

- te dne 9 prosince zernfel v Moulton • • pan Henry Smetana, star 67 let. Zanechal mardelku, 2 sestry a bratra. — Na- — 2e pani Marie Toupalova zemiela ge soustrast rodinii.

Dallas dne 8. prosince. Jejiho odchodu

Strana 4 teli mantel a synove Frank, Stanley a Jerry. Dale dcery Mary, Edith, Lilly. a Julia a je g te velka rodina dalsi. — Nage soustrast vSem. • • — Ze na g e elenka Jednoty pani Terezie Valohatova minulY tyden slavila sve 97 narozeniny v domove sveho syna ve Weimar. Pani Valchatova, v 94 letech byla vSlacena pojistka SPJST v hotovYch a dosud je pry velice eila a o v g e co se kolem deje se velice zajima. Br. Jerry Valchat jeji vnuk je pi edsedou pojigt'ova ciho spolku RVOS v Temple, Texas. vYbor Sokolske tupy Jitni na g i Americke Obce Sokolske, svolava, vYrani schuzi zastupcti SokolskYch Jednot texaskYch a oklahomskYch do Dallaske So kolovny na den 22. ledna 1961. — Dallas ka krasna budova Sokola jest zaroveri i domovem radu 130 SPJST. Ptejeme mno ho zdaru oboum spolkum. ,

• 4, • Bratrinn iadovian taierrinikiim

Prejete-li si, aby vase adresy a eas vag ich tadovYch schitzi, byly spravne uve-

VESTNiK WEST, =AS

Vinoce v Americe Dejiny Vanoc ve SpojenYch statech jsou sniitkou dejin mnoha generaci lidi ze zdancii, mnoha zemi a mnohYch zvykU. Nejeden star g i Arneriean, vzpomina va noc ze svYch mlad gich let, tell zwniklYch zvykil. V mysli vynotuji se mu vzpOrninky na doma vyrabene hraeky, na tYdny peeeni tradidnich kolieti a cukrovinek, na merle okazale a levnej g i ptipravy na svatky. ✓ kolonialnim obdobi tekneme tak v letech 1620 at 1776 — byly vanoce slave ny ruznymi zpilsoby. V novoanglickYch osadach nebylo oslav vabec. Tamni obyvatele prchli z Anglie pied nabotenskYm pronasledovanim, a jejich vira neschvalovala veseli, doprovazejici vanani sezonu ve Starem svete. Tento postoj ke slaven y vanoc *zachOval se at do paatku devatenacteho stoleti.

Jak jinak pohliteli na tutet vac sousede puritanti, holand g ti osadnici dne gniho New Yorkul 13oti hod vanani a Stedry veeer znamenaly tam pro Mi. ndv g tevu Mikula g e dne gniho Santa Clau se — kterY jim v noci napinil drevely darky a boribony. Pro dospele znamenaly tyto dny nav g tevu kostela a modlitby, nav g tevovani ptatel a ptibuznYch, gratulace a hodovani zkratka v ge, co jim pripominalo domov, opu gtenk v Roland sku.

dene v opravenem adresati po novem roku, tak prosim neodklad'ejte a zaSlete zmeny po volbach do na g i Hlavni Akadovny in c/o boe 400. Temple, Texas. — Sednete laskave je g te dnes a kde motno vyrid'te tuto vac abyste ji pozdeje ne zapomeli. — Diky ptedem.

Po celern atlantickem pobteti odratel • " se z vananich oslav narodni puvod kolo nistft od gvedu v New Jersey po kvakery v Pennsylvanii, od timsker-katolickych obyvatelti Marylandu po anglikan ,Redaktor ani vydavatel y e West neisou ske Brity ve Virginii. V nekterYch jitnich opravnene einiti zmeny v adresati Vestniku a katdou tadost zmen posilejte pti- statech byly vanoce stale je gte slaveny ohnostrojem, zvykem to, zavedenYm fran mo na adresu: — Supreme Lodge Box couzskYmi osadniky Louisiany a Italy a 400, Temple, Texas.

8panely na Florida.

PH oznameni zmeny kam si pfejete aby Vam Vestnik byl zasilan, utijte ku✓ kolonialni Virginii byly vanoce dva pon 1160 jest v katdem aisle oti g ten a nactidenni oslavou, zaeinajici 8tedrStm udejte vtcly dislo sveho tadu ku ktere- vaerem, kdy zasedali k bohate prostkemu nalaite, svoji novou ale taky i sta- nernu stolu vedle . domacich lidi i navg tevnici, z nicht nekteti ptijeli z nekolika rou svoji adresu.

Jinak jest to svizelna prate a zbyted- denni vzdalenosti.. JiZ tYdny pied tirn na ztrata easu vyhledavati v seznamu bylo v kaZde domacnosti ru g no; ptipra "radii a tisic, east° i stejnYch jmen to va pokrmu a porateni 'strornii, z nehot kus pne byl ureen za "Yule log", zamePraYe. Neopomente pro zmenu poutiti na- stnavado v g echny • eleny rodiny. geho formulate. ✓ pozdej g ich kolonialnich letech byly 1 • .% • ( vanoeni obyeeje zpestfeny zvyky novYch Skutky bratrske jsou nasi nejlep gi ozpri,stehovalcti ze Stareho sveta. Nemeco•bon bratrstvi a povidy hledejme to ka kolonie ve vYchodni Pennsylvanii co nas poji a pfijdeme ku piedu.

• loaili roku 1741 na Stedry veeer mesto, ca• • ( ) ktere nazvali v uporninku na Jeli g ovo ro Chcete-li hajit pravdu, musite se pH- ∎ dig te Betlehem. Osadnici oslavili naropravit, to Vas nekdo bude za to prona- zeni Jeti g ka v jeslich napodobenim see sledovat. ny, popsane Nov§m zakonem. Tito ne-

Upozorneini

Ve sttedu, dne 21, prosince 1960 meeti osadnici seznamili tak ostatni obyvatele se zvykein — s Upravou rniniaturnich jesly se svatou rodinkou, s pasty ti, ze Ttemi krali, ptina, g ejicimi novorozeneti dary z Persie a s domacimi zvitaty z biblickYch dob.

Vanani stromek, symbol vedneho svetla, objevil se na americke scene teprve v polovine minuleho stoleti. Byl opet ph nosem nemeckYch ptistehovalcil, od nicht ho ptevzali Amerieane mnoha kul tur, aby ho po Case ucinili sttedem noenich osla y . Padtkein tohoto stoleti ujal se tea zvyk zdobeni vemodnich stromu na narnestich a SirokYch niestskYch tfidach.

Rortehnutou svieku na okne pfeyzali Ameridane od irskYch ptistehovalcu, kte se sem poeali houfne stehovati v devatenactem stoleti. V Irsku uuivali takove svice k osvetleni testy knezi, kterY se s nimi ptig el na teclrY veder pornodliti.

StarobylY anglickY zvyk, zpivani vdnanich koled pod okny, ail poeatkem tohoto stoleti v Bostone, v temte rneste, kde byla jakakoli oslava vanoc kdysi pine zakazana. V g echny ptistehovaleeke skupiny prinesly ssebou sve koledy rodni. Z Rakouska pti g la svetoznama — "Tiche, noc". Anglie nam dala "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen —" a Francie — "Cantique de Noel". CeloevropskYm rem Americe je "Adeste Fidelis", koleda, ktera byla pteoltena do vice neki, jednoho sta jazyku a naledi.

6e g i, Slovaci, Polaci, Mad'ati, Ukrajin ci, Litvane, Noro•e, 8veclove Dani — vgi chni ptinesli sve koledy, ktere zazni o katdYch vanocich po Americe takkka ye v gech jazycich lidi, aslavujicich mumni Pane. ) • 4, •

se doba VanoZni Vzporniname kaki, vanoeni doby, kdy kaide to na g e srdce jest ptistupnejal citum lidumilnYm. V nadeji ae i u naSig h etenakft najdeme ohlasu, zdelujeme, Z"e na g e sestra Marie Toberna v Dallas, letos °pet 'jak jinx leta za do gle ji ptispe yky, kupuje darky pro rodiny veteromu v Dallaske nemocnici.

Obrat'te se s milodary pHmo na tuto na gi sestru, pi. Marie Toberna 3123, Ford ham Rd. Dallas, Texas.

Diky Vam jit ptedem. ) • 4 • (-Mine se z nail minulosti, dfivetUjme v budoucnost a pititomnost obohaeujme dobrymi skutky. ) • et• • Velkji vSrznam leii ye slovech:— Podpore, Lidskost, Bratrstvi, jimy budeme se loueiti s timto rokem a pamatujme je, pii vstupu do roku novelle.

VEST Et — WEST, TEXAS

Ve sttedu, dne 21. prosince 1960

Kalendai okrskairSich schfizi itad 35. Elk, Texas a schfize 3 okrsku Bratte redaktore:-Prosim pozmeil nagi oznamku ohledne distriktni schate, ktere, se bude konat az dne 23. dubna 1961 a ne jak bylo nted tirnto oznameno. — Po dohode s bratrem ptedsedou distriktu G. Trojaekem tato zmena datum na ge distriktni schilse stala se proto, ze na ten samY den planoval 5. distrikt svoji schuzi a my jim s radosti ustupujeme a zveme vge' chny do na gi distr. schaze 3. distriktu. v Elk, Texas.

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Rud. Zalman.

• • 6 Okrsek Schtze 6. okrsku bude se konat v Hailettsville prvni nedeli v kvetnu 1961. Jest oznamena zameas, aby se die toho mohli nage okrsky zatidit. — Budeme jim povdeeni.

5 Okrsek 5 okrsek oznamuje svoji jarni schtizi u tadu 81. v Needville na den 16. dubna, 1961. Prosime a tadame ostatni na ge mile distrikty aby sve scinize laskave die toho si stanovili. Schtize se bude konat v American Legion Hall, -- Needville, Tevas.

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ODD& I) OP IS OV AT ELU Rad Schuienburg, eislo 67 Bratte redaktore, sestry a bratti:— Videl jsem jak jsme ye VeStniku vybizenY, aby jsme oznarnili jak dopadli na se vyroeni schtize a jake jsme si zvolili l'adove atedniky na rok 1961, jestli ty sta re aneb mlade.

Tedy yam vgem oznamuji, abych tro g -kuptaniredkovyhel,tnagm tade mame zmenu, ponevadg nag dlouho let ptedseda F. A. BezecnY nechtel dale vice sloutit. Dali jsme tu Best jemu, to jsme jej jmenovali eestnYm ptedsedou dotivoti.

NovY atednici kteii buidou nagemu du sloutit v roce 1961 jsou:— Raymond Kienek, piedseda, Emil Pegek, mistoptedseda, Frank Holub, Tajemnik a itdetni, M. V. Mazoch, pokladnik. itadovY lekat je, Dr. L. J. Peters Sr. — To jsou tedy nage tadovy afednici a doufame, to eleni budou spokojeni a pakli ne — no, tak je na pti gti rok ptemeRime.

Musirrie se take pochvaliti, ze jsme xaeli v nagi vYrodni schazi nav gtevu, ptijel totil na g distriktni orgenisiter br.

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Vaclay Balina s jeho mantelkou a my je vtdy radi ptivitame nebot nas br. 13afirm vtdy hledi povzbudit. — Stejne nes potegila nav gteva bratra Hugo Sefdaka z Dallas a doufame, 'te zas rids on•nebo jinY bratr a sestra nav gtevou pote gi, cot je nam velice vitane a pottebne, -- a take jsme ziskali dva nove deny ku kon ci roku.

Timto vam ygem v redakci a vgem ses tram a bratriim to nay bratrske Jednoty pteji Vesele Vanoce ai 8t'astO Nov rok ye zdravi.

S pozdravem bratrsktn.

Frank Holub, taj. a ifeetni, ) • d•( kid Dennice, cis. 94 Wheelock, Tex. Sestry a bratti:— Timto yam oznamuji vYsledek nagich voleb a vYroeni schtize jen te zmena byla velice nepatrna. Jak se zda, to to mladgi pokoleni ma strach z ttadil dovYch a tak vet ginou zitstalo Idednictvo pro ptigti nezmen.eno.

Zvolene jak nasleduje: J. J. Seasta, ptedseda, Ed. Skubal, mi.stoptedseda, J. A. Rychlik, tajemnik, John R. Seasta pokladnik, Resolueni trYbor:— Joe E. Sea sta, J. A. Rychlik, Lillie Mae Dickson.

Waygteva schtize nasledkern chladneho podasi, nebyla velka ale na ge dobre sestry nam ptipravili elautnou svadinu s kayo% zo cot jsme jim v gem povdeene a to velice a prosim pamatujte no, to ✓ ptigti schtizi zas.

Po tYdennim degti se flam slunk° ukatalo na chvily ale co toto pi gu je zas zamraeeno a i severak duje. Tak se zda, ve rolnik se do pole nedosta,ne pied svatky.

Velice nerad oenarnuji Yam v gern, to jsme ztratili zakladajiciho elena Vilerna Nedbalka a byl politben brave minulou Odpodivej v pokaji milt' bratte.

• Koneim a pieji ve,sele Vanoce nagim Hlavnim iikednikam, redaktoru a, vgem elenttm nagi mile Jednoty po celem Texasu.

Vag, L A. Ryoblik.

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ti starodavne obydeje, schilzky, zpevy a koledy, jen einily tak dojemnYmi tyto svatky a opildaly je kouzlem, jen nikdy nezahyne.

Na tech na gich BohuslayskYch kopaninach nebYvaly ty stoly gtedro yeeerni pH, 111 bohate, obyeejne vedete portistavala Z houbove polevky, vanoeky, buchty a kdyt byla kava, tu jit jsme se citili, to se nam taden nevyrovna, po• yeeeti se davaly s cukrovane gve,stky, ofechy, to vgechno nam s takovou chuti chutnalo, jak by veeete slotena byla z jidel nejvybrane j gich. Take treba nebylo vanodniho strain ku, aby svetly svic a ttpitem ozdob na vetvich rozvegenYch zvygoval kouzlo gte droveeernich chvil na geho mladi, ale ste aspon byly jeslidky jak v Betleme, jen neschazely na na gich morayskYch kopaninach ani v tech nejchud gich cha r kr-loupkach,byejn rostika eily se skromne v mechu za oknem, ty pa radnejai bYvaly v bedniekach v nekterem, koutku svetnice.

Wed-my tyto (lecke vecieky byly pte krasne pro jejich oe•a dojimaly tim prostYm znazornenim otevienim ho srdce velke lasce, jen nesla dary Jezulatku v jeskyni, pod podivnYm rn.estem a hradem a pod andelem jen nest veilce opentlenY napis: "Pokoj lidem dobre y ule", u tech prostYch jesliekach jsme zpivali starodavne pisne a koledy a protivali jsme zbotnou, tichou radost mladl jejit ozvena, se k nam vraci ye vzpominkach.

El Campo, Texas Mill etenati a ctena redakce na geho Vestniku:— Z velikYm zajmem sledujerne ptipravy a to tajne geptani pted temi svatky vanoenimi. A kdo by se rad nezatoulal o svatcich vanoanich do zaglYch dab, aby otivil obrazy, jent zdanlive pobledly a vgak v pohnute chvili znovu vystupuji ve svetich barvach, jak by se lidera tepr y do nagi parneti. A tu kdo by si rad neptipomenul ty davne Atedre yeeery, ktere daly tolik na gi dui svou tklivou poesii a ptinesly srdci lasku, blaho a nacieji. Kdo by rad neokivil v pestle

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Vtom promlouva hlas na geho mladi, hlas rodne zerne, a je to hlas ptemilY, ptinagejici Mahe pocity. A proto necht' zni mill bratti a se,stry, I ve vagich dugich v Veda° slavnYch dnech vanoenieh a necht' radost vstoupi do srdce vageho vgemi jeho branami a hled'me udriett, ten krasnY lasky symbol: "Pokoj lidem dobre rale.

S bratrskYin pozdravem yam fgem ji gt'astne a vesele Vanoce, a gt'aStrik NovY rok.

1g. 6enkyfik, Dist. erg.

• •t Elsie I, SVPS, Houston, Texas Cteni bratti a sestry:— Timto se vam oznamuje, te nate odbo6ka oislol, Houston, Texas, SVPS (SlovanskSr Vzajerrine Poji gt'ujici Spolek Proti Ohni a Bouti) bude konat vYroeni scha zi ye sttedu yeeer v 8 hodin dne 28. pro-, since, 1960. Schtize bude odbYvane, v sin1 tadu. Pokrok Houston eislo 88, SPJS't, 1140 Robbie St. — V to schtizi budou volby ittednikft a vYborft pro 01'60. rok 1961.

Tals jste iidani aby jste se vs velisiuni,

&tram 0 11oetu do teto diilehte seheize dostavili.

S bratrskYm pozdravem, Joe Kalousek, pfedesda, John Kahanek, ml. tajemnik. )" Z Domova Odpoeinku Taylor, Texas Mile sestry a brath:— Tentokrat pidehazime s nal celorodni zpravou ktera jest ottgtena v anglieke ea sti a doufam ze s ni budete spokojeni. Je to Vagim pheinenim, ze na nas vzpomi nate penaitYmi darky a ptispenim do kuehyne, Ze Vam mUeme podat uspoko jivou zpravu. TeZ" velkY podil na ni ma flak bratki reditele neb vbe delaji pro Domov zadarmo.

Mame ptitomne volne 3 pokoje v Domove a kdyby y se s Vas brath a sestry nekdo zajimal o ptijeti do Domova napibte me a ja s raciest podain dark informace.

Kvituji zde dary a sice: Pani Ella 8vadleriak do Mouekova fondu $250.00.

Sestry Anna 8vestkova, Anaka Svaeinova a Frances Olexova k ucteni pamat ky Joseph 8eMik $10.00.

Pan Joseph (Joe) 8imelk $5.00.

Man2ele Joe Kalousek misto vanoenieh pozclravii $10..00 Pani Mary Bravenec k ueteni pamatky Vilem Nedbalek $5.00 Pani Mary Kueera $1.00.

MladeZ faclu eislo 66 (Youth Club) P h yo--neslaominulsobt2ky° g a a cukrovinek a k tomu jett• penekty dar hotovYch od jejich klubu $30.00.

Br. a ses. Emil Hanub $1.00.

Br. a ses. Otto Holub domaci zavafeniny.

Br. a ses. Chris. Spence, domaci zavakeniny a Br. a ses. Ed. Mazanec slepice k to= pfidal misto vstupneho na zabavu faciu 66. br. L. 0. Hoek $5.00.

Pi. A. B. Spring darovaal cake. , Br. Joe Dujka domaci zavakeniny.

Byli jsme mile pkekvapeni kadem SPJST Slovan,ska„ Lipa eislo 66. Waco. Pkijeli k nam v sobotu a mimo dart nom kiub mladeZe zazpival Vanodni koledy rnlada sesttieka Ceska pkeelnesla basen vSem naim hostinn se to velmi libilo. Je to krasnY pkiklad, videt, de i to nate mlada se velmi zajima a pamatuje na ty nabe stare babieky a dedeeky za jim jmenem Domova srdedne dekuji. ftad Praha 'Oslo 29. SPJST nom daroval vamodni stromek a sestry kadove ho okrakili a sloe se-s. E. Kovakova, W. H. Gloverova a Ben Mikolajova.

Vbem nakm blechetriStm dare` in patki nab vfelY dik. Zaroveii jmenem Domova Odpodinku Vain vSem pkejeme bt'astne a \resale svatky Vanodni vbe to nejlep

IrtSTNI/E--WEST, TSOCAS do Noveho roku hlavne hodne zdravi.

S bra,trskYm pozdravern na Vas vbe znstavam. jak VZdy Vab, Rudolph Troubil. ) •A• kid 58 Wharton, Texas CtenY spolubratte redaktore a dtena.'Si

Clenum tadu Columbus dislo 58, Hungerford, zdeluji, 2e se nam selulze dash dobte vydahla. Poem" bylo krasne, na y j iti asi jedna tfetina &ent-Stevanpro byla ptitomna. Pkitomni si to pochvalovali. Na g e oniladina zazpivala nekolik vanoenich pisnieek, eili koledy ph stromeeku a byly odmeneni nadilkou kterou jim Mikulag rozdaval.

Se,stry a bratki, ani nevite o jak po Z"itek jste skraceni kteti jste tam. nebyli.

Jmenem tadu, srdeene dekuji tem, kteti se o to v:§e postarali a to praci udela zdarma, tez ty male nadvielli zpivat, a jsou to rodbay: Kalinovi a Salartulovi.

Pripominam vbem nabim pkatelbm, my nebude mono posilat blahopicani ph moj em zamestnani. Mam toho psani moc. Odpust'te.

Pkeji vbern lidem dobre vale, Vesele Va noce a blahodarnY Nov' Rok, 1961.

S pozdravem, Osta,Ja a Mary Muniza. ) • itaa &do 1 Fayetteville, Texas Davam. na vedomost nakra elentm, vYroeni schuzi jsme odbYvali jak obvykle, druhou nedeli v prosinci. Bylo navrhnuto aby staff nfednici znstali ve svYch fitaxiech.

Zde yam uvadim jmena a adresy tido vYch fifednika: Lad C. 6majdalka, pkedseda, Fayetteville, Texas, Lawrence Kulhanek, tnistopfedseda, — Fayetteville, Texas.

P. P. Baron, tajemnik a pokladnik, — Fayetteville, Texas.

Ed'win F. Kubena, fidetnik, Fayetteville, Texas.

Dr. B. 0. Witte, tadovY lekat, Fayetteville, Texas V g em elentim na gim a deli Jednote na g e pkani k veselYin svatkian a at'astnemu novemu roku pkeje, P. P. Baron taxi.

• 4. • ( Galveston, Texas Va2enSr bratte redakbore a dtenaki:— Vdera konala nabe Jednota velice knon Sokola, byla zaroven sehilze vYroeni s volbou dinovnikft a men oslava nabeho 35 leteho trvani. Vsspolek vzpominali jsme tech *Ufa' zadatkft, te drobne prace vLech tech nekolik natich uptimnYch rodin, ktere nenatodni prim Sokolski zde v3r-

Ts Wed% info it. wroines ste trvali. Poystanim uetili jsme Patnaku vbech tech, kteki nas navidy opustill a Mere closud, bolestne Postradame• Reim& vzpominame 40ti Teti natich do brYch praeornikii, br. a sestry K. 6illero vkch a br. a sea. Jos. CihlakovYch a srdeene j im pfejeme, aby se v dobrem zciravi dokli to 5Oky spoleeneho martielstvi.

Oinovnici Jednoty vbechny znovuzvaleni a za zastupce Jednoty zvolen bratr Hobek do schnze vYroenf a zaslana mu einovniktim povefujici listina. vysloveno nate uznani za celoroeni obe tavou prael a davera v dal& dabrou jejich dinnost. — Vbem zastupcn.m Texas kkeh Jednot do vYroe;ni sehOze, kteri se bud° konat v Dallaske Sokolovne na 7448 Greenville Ave, vnedeli dine 22. ledna dopoledne, ptejeme mnoho zdaru.— Na se Jednota, pozfustiva vettinou s &awl nati SPJST. Na zdar! Za solcolskou Jednotu "Galveston", Texas.

Karel Miler, starota, H. Stanovska, jedna • 4, • 4( Zeke Tuttle's barn, burned and the agent for the insurance company explained the policy by saying that the company would build another barn of similar size to settle the claim but could not pay him, cash. Zeke was furious.

"If that is the way your company does business," 'he exploded, "cancel the insurance on my wife!"

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Ve sttedu,, clne 21,7 prosinee 1960 opis

zniho Texasu (Pik John StaSa)

(Pokraeovani) Grain Elevator, Corn Products Refining Co. Cotton Compress Co., Central Power and Light Co. a ptistavni skladi g -te,jsouvSchnymaepodiky umistneny v okoli ptista•u.

KdyI v roku 1926 tent° ptistav byl prohlouben 25 stkevic a 200 sttevic AirokY a asi miii dlothy, tak rani tonaZ v pr y -nimrokubaSel98514tun.Pospem zvyiova,neho obchodu priStary byl zvet Sayan a upravovan pro vet& lode, take pfitonthe jest 34 sttevic hlubokY. Kdy V roku 1919 zde tadila motska boute a vzala pies 400 lidskYch Zivotil, a znieila, mnoho majetku v nine poloknYch mistech, na mokskem pobteti zvanem to "North Beach". Mestska sprava ✓ eele s Roy Millerem ueinili pottebne kroky na ochranu mesta. Statni a federalni pomoc peti milionova byla zamitla, take cela tato zalelitost se pak dostala do statni legislatury v Austin, Texas a tam ptijala ptedlohu na Zadost Roy Millera zastupce rnesta Corpus Christi aby 7 okolnich okresri bylo pojmuto ku hrazeni vYloh v podobe dani s tim spojenYch po dobu 25 let.

The Bayfront Mestske poptedy v zalivu je chrane no utvotenou kamenou hrazi, aby srakly silnY piival motskYch yin, v dobach rozbouteneho more v deice asi 3 mil, posta,vena v roku 1925. Masivni konkretova hraz 2 mile dlouha, schody a k vode, poskytuji misto k odpoeinku a k rybateni, podobne ona kamenna hraz je pouZi Yana rybati.

WW1 dva mestske etverce 600 sttevic byla udelana po cele teto deice.

Tim mestu a majitelrim pNbylo mnoho cenne zeme, kde se mimo parku nalezaji cenn6 budovy.

Tli vYbeiky utvotene ostrrivky, dva jsou tvaru T a jeden L upravene po svem boku k ptistani a zakotveni lodi a lad& vSeho druhu. Majitele lodi ona mista pro najimaji. Tento podnik zaal se budovat ✓ roku 1939, a 1941, byl dohotoven. CelkovY naklad byl $10 miliont. KdyZ se ta to hraz budovala, easto jsem ehodil se divat jake vymoknosti lidskeho lu je pti torn pouZivano. Nadarmo se neti "vSichni lid vSechno vedi". Mice • jmenuji zde "Shorelline Boulevard".

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a 'South Bench', DalSim vyhlaSenYm rybatskm a koupacim mistem je "Padre Island Plavgiound", asi 15 mil vYchod ne a to pobliz "Naval Base". Tote misto roku 1959 nasStivilo 309,503 motorovyth vozidel die zaznamu u mYtne bra ny. Tote misto je bohate na ustticove skotapky vSech manYch druhit, plavouciho oteva, lahvi a piskovYch zaveji.

Namotni a leteeka zaldadna The US Naval Air Station, jeden z neivetSich v teto zemi, byl budovan v dobe druhe svetove valky a byl oclevzdan sve mu fleela 12, btezna 1941. ZamySlenY a Povoleny obnos $100 milione byl nekolikrat zYYS'en a odhaduje se k obnos cel kovy na zbudovani jeho ptesahuje $200 milionri mimo okolnich ktere jsou v blizkem dosahu a spojeni.

Statisticka zprava udava, ae ptes etyti cet tisic leteü tam bylo vycvideno a dostali ktidla za 19 let.

Tato zakladna, namotni a letecka v minulem roce zastavila velkou dilnu, za vod zatizeni pro opravu letadel, ktere byly pouZivany pro vYtvik letct. Teto dilne bylo zamestnano tti tisice osob, s roonim platem $18, miliont To hodne uSkodilo rnestu Corpus Christi a museli si hledat zamestnani jinde a ptipadne docela, n11611° odboru. Ptesto ale ona zpraiva s ktere to opisuji udava, Ze vlada zde utraci v tomto miste a v okoli $60 miliaria roene. Do toho spadan tyto zakladny a letiSte. Naval Air Station zde Kingsville Naval Auxilary Air Station.

Chase Field v Beeville, Port Isabel Naval Auxilary Air Station, kde se provadi cvieeni v stilleni a bombovani, AliceOrange Grove Landing Field a Cabanis a Waldron Fields. Dark d ye letiSte pohraniei mesta byly zruSeny po 'Mee Korejske. Tento popsanY padnik, e pry se &di mezi nejvetSi tainni industrie.

Bavina je dosud kraio viva Jihu VoLskY a korisky potalt s jell° silou pracovni jest zatla,een do poza(11 a jest nahrazen novou praktictel sr pohonnou mechanickou silou v zenedelstvi. Rueni zbirani baviny take vychodi z mody. Vezmem zde na ptiklad jen dva okresy a sice: Nueces a San Patricio rolnici vlastni 15 set kombinii ku sklizeni zrnit6 firody maizu a podobne titiny. Pet set (Cotton pickin machines) Bavinu zberacich stro ji,Sest tisic traktorri s pouZitim dvouch tisic trukri pro dovaIku: rolnickYch prochild& Polovice letosi rirody zde byla sklizena strojni mechanisaci. Male fanny se ztraceji zvlaSte v blizkosti me'st, kde jsou promeriovany v mestske obydli, obKoupaiiSte chody, tovarny, dilny, koly, kostely, par Na obouch koncich teto braze jsou ,ky a mnoho jinYch zatizeni hotely, morodni koupaliSte s eistYn motskYm pis- tely, Mite, klubovny a pociolank, co mekem ku kteremu mail vgichni volnY pti- sto pokrokove vyZaduje. Vagina, poem stup a jsou pojmenovany: 'North Beach' kri v bit° ptimoiske kranne jest rirodnit

Strana a pti prfunernem spaclu deSte, kterY pro tuto krajinu asi 18 paicü roene je sklizeri baviny primer tti etvrti balu z akru.

Na druhem iniste je zhora, zminena riroda zrna. Ohaduje se, Ze letoai droda v tomto ptimoti, ktere je pojmenovano "Coastal Bend" se sklidilo 25 tisic Zeleznienich Jak bavIna tak i zrni je exportovane do zamoti a vychodnich statit. V 'Ptistavu. je vybudovano velike skladiSte Elevator z ktereho jsou naplriovany hakladni lode velmi rychle.

Korne se zde take dati, ale mnoho se ji zde nepestuje.

Waren Le Bourvean piedseda South Texas County Elevators Association. podal odhad celkoveho uskladneni ve vSech elevatorech v tomb okoli 40 milionft Planuje se dal& zvetSeni. Jedna kdra pojme sto tisic liber coZ dela, 50 tun.

Do roku. 1940 zde nebylo ZadnYch elevatorti, zrni sklizni se vozilo ,de Zeleznienich kar a odesilalo jinam. Naslectken1 staleho omeZovani baviny, pro dukce zrni se zvYkvala a kdyZ vlada delala pideky na rolnicke produkty, tak tyto musely bYti tiskladnene v bondovYch skladistich. Povaleend doba to vyZadovala by pokles piijmu z baviny byl nahraZen jinam pkijmem, zvYSena popta vim po zrnitern produktu si vyladala jiste zmeny.

V tomto okoli je hodne rozSiten6 hnu ti Co-Operativnich druZstev. Pamatuji se k ji v roku 1922 zde bylo zaloleno dru'istvo pod jmenern "Texas Cotton Growers Association. Od tej doby zde bylo mnoho vyylastnenYch eistiren na bavinu (Cotton Gin.) Elevatory Ste pro zrni, Cotton Compres v Cdrpus Christi je take v rukach Co-operaehlito zdrukni. NejvetSi fdeva ale pti ga Pro pestitele zrni v roku 1958, kdyZ v ptistavu Corpus Christi byl postaven Public Elevator nosnosti etyt milionft bu gil zrna.

(Pokrshovani) 40 4 Skutky bratrske jsou nai nejlep gi oz. dobou bratrstvi a povidy htedejme to co nas poji a pfijdeme ku piedu. )6 4, o Dobra brattska pojistka jest vidy stinn a bezpeenYm majetkem za ikv,ota i po smrti.

• Verne se z nagi mirmlosti, diiveluj3rne v buelartenest a pilloranost obohacujme dobrhni skutky.

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Cheete-li hajit pmvdtt, musite se pHpravit, ie Vas nekdo bude za to ptonasledovat.

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illidka Zen itad Svaz e echosolvanii, &do 92 Fort Worth, Texas Mile sestry a brattiaTak jit mama po radove ykroeni scht, zi, ktera byla konana v nedeli Dec. 11. za dosti dobre ueasti elenti, ale kde zitstall vgichni ti ostatni?

Pki zalaajeni teto jsme rninutovkm povstanim uctili posmrtni vzpominku a ph tom etena resoluce sou,strasti za zesnule vase: spolusestry, Frances Hia ysa a Fran tigka, Kappa. Srdeena soustrast °bourn crodinam a zesnulkm ses. prejeme lehke odpoeinuti.

Pak vkbory podaly svoje zpravy, ktere byly ptiznive a jine nutne zaletitosti kadu vykizeny a nastaly volby Ukedniku a vkbort, pro ptigti rok 1961.

Zvoleni bratki pkedseda kadu, Carl Zich, mistoptedseda, Joe Paprskiik, Jay Dee Waggoner tajemnik, Joe Kkivanek teteni, (tito jsou staff novk je John Murphy pokladnik, (stark Robert Riltieka prtvodei). Ma jetkovk vkbor: bratti, Alex Bunker (sta rk) novi, Adolf Pustejoyskk, Josef Beean, Fr. BlaZek a Paul Fojt. — Nemocenskk vkbor -- Mary Paprskak, Ray a Mary Hubenak, Josef a Aloisie Bedan, Marie a Anna Juran, Annie Langer a Viasta Dalkog, ktera tet posila pozdravne kart ky nagim nemocnkm elentm. fteditele mladete: Mary a Joe Pawskar a Carl a Kristin Zich, ses. Krivanek se vzdala k vtli zdravi.

Resolueni vkbor: Helen Zich, Stefan Mika a Helen Kabala. Stanovni vkbor — J. R. Bartek, John Murphy a ses. Josef Beearl.

Ses. Fr. Kadleeek, hlavni v kuchyni a dalgi pomoc si vybeke sama a pravila Dopisovatele si nas vyvoli vgechny. moje maliekost, eesky a Jay Dee Waggoner anglicky.

VYbor fidetni bude zvolenk at v lednave schtzi. Jak vidite, mame 4 nave eleny v majetkovem vkboru, nob 3 debki pracovnici kadovi se vzdali, jsou to bratki, Joe Juran, Bob Eazley a Henry Lukga, kteki si zaslou0 mnoho za, jejieh netnavnau praci pro lad a don fame, to pa nejakk rok odpoeinku je apet v utadu uvidime. ttvrtk bratr z todo schtize nepkigel. ho Sea. Binnie Bartek se tet vzdala kuclayne po nekolika late praci tea ji patki diky a vgem, kteki v kuchyni vyponetball.

Br. a ses. L. 0. Hogkovi poslali omluvu vlastne, ses. Hoek volala telefoneir nakho pled. br. Carl Zicha, to jsou oba nemocni na flu, a nemohou p'fijit do I schuze. Pfejeme jim v gichni by byli brzy

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' ne svatky Va- ntan redaktortm, vSem etenaktim a pH.zdravi zvlagte na tI kras noeni a aby ten novarozenk Jeti gek byl k teltm, boliateho Jetigka a Way ne' zdraari.

Min Stedrk.

Praia bych si by Vanoce byly na, lade a ne na blate, vlahy uz je az na zbyt.

Pteji vgem lidem dobre vtle sestram S pozdravem a brattim, naai mile Jednoty, v gem etaVage nartm, ctene redakci, St'astne , a Vesele 6raniova., sv. Vanoeni a Patehnank, NovSr Rok ) • 4 4, ( 1961. kid Ocveta 38. Koval" Te.as S pazdratvem Marie Juran, dopisovatelka. VaZena redakce bratri a sestry:--Nejpry Vaan vaem pfeji Vesele Vanoce • 4, • a polehnank Novy rok 1961.

Ennis, Texas Calk minulk tkden jsme to meli takoye uplakane poeasi bud' preprchalo, seCtenk br. redaktore a mile etenaki:— verak foukal a bylo zarnraeeno k tomu, Nage Vanoeni schtzka a pobaveni se nam velice pekne yydatilo, pies to ogkli- ze se venku nic nedalo cleat. Jestli vy lezl, vgak hned se musel beget schovat ve poc'asi, kgy velice silne prgelo. To ale a abzvlagte v tech "peneodradilo nage obetave sestry, kterkm jak to degtilo nach" to byla radost, glapat v torn blajim trochu bylo moZna pkijely a sealo se te. — No ale zal to dnes se sluneeko konos 16 sester i muti mezi nas prijeli.

Katda sestra ptivezla darek, kterk jsme neene ukazalo a vetkik od severu pofusi navzajem na disla vymeriovaly. 0 men kuje. — Trochu pkidat a byl by krasn* si darky hraly jsme hry. Nage mild ses- eas na ty zabijaeky a maso s eunika by pekne vychladlo. tra Alenka Skiivankova privezla alumini Ale kdyt ja jen muslin ten mill nos po ovk vanoeni stromedek a na, nej modre tahovat, tak na ty zabijaeky neni pokoulieky a otadeci za kizeni s barevnkmi ye vode se emachat a nechame mygleni skly, ktere vrhalo na stromek rozliene osvetleni, cot se velice pekoe vyjimalo. to na pfigti tkden.

Stoly pekne vanoene yyzdobene, ani Mi V patek minulk tkden, zemkela sestra kulag nechybel i jeha jeleni spketeni, kte Marie Kahanek a mela pahteb zde v Ko re pflvezla sestra precIsedkyne Bettie yak z katolickeho kostela a ulatena, vedle lioudkova a druhe sestry ji pomahaly s sveho mute, kterk ji na yeenast ptede.s'rel. vkzdabou a pane v ge yypadailo. Take V ten den byla o gkliva tu zima, tak se jako vady sestry snesly hodne dobrkch nikdo dlouho nezdrtel. Wen" portstajidel k vancenimu obedu. Pak jsme se lkm plati nage soustrast. bavily hranim rtznkch her a po °beide Tet 4. prosince v nedell byl pachovirt se rozchazely vesele a spokojene, pies Frank Hajdik a Wotan vedle sve mantelto, to hodne prgelo. Schazela nage mild. ky ktera jej pled 12 lety ptedegla. Zamistopkedsedkyne Mary A. Lainovska, nechal 2 syni a jednu deem na farms ktera, v tu dobu letela nemocna v Tem zde u ktere bydlel na, sue farms. Vgera plovske nemocnici, ale rada jsem, to se temto zesnulkm daft' o Pam lehkk odpo jia nachazi doma na caste' k uzdraveni, einek yeenk. to bychom i rady slygely o sestke Latove.

Doufam,ze v pkigti schtzi, kterou budome miti jig v pkiStim roce 1961, posled ni etvrtek 26. bude mezi namy ji g nage sestra LatnOvska a pitly bychom si mezi namy videt i sestru Latovou. Mely jsme tu od nedele 4. prosince at do 10. velmi gpatne degtive a studene podasi, ae se ani nedalo jezdit pa nav,Stevacla, za to ale my Nebudete litavat ktlyi pft prod We meli navgtevu ale nemilou, pani rkmu a to me jests trochu zlabi. Snad do Vanoc iitosti navitivite se to zlepgi k dobremu.

Pomalu jig dochazi ty Vanoeni gratula ce se vgech stran. Prvni jsme dostaly ze San Antonio, od mantelt Burton Riebe, od me mile Barugtieky, pak od naaich milkch pkatel, Wesley Latnovskkch, od Prosim nezapomente. — neteke Harriette z Houstonu a dnes man Piimluvte se za Domov ve vagieh gel zas jich pino prinesl. Take ad Botendovkch schfizich. ky Valeikove z Dallas a tegi mne, to jeji mutieek se take nachazi na caste' k uzDiky Yam piedem. draveni. J'ak vidim listky s mnoha stran a tak budu miti co odpisovat.

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ye sticedu, due 21. prosince 1960, Nage tadova sehilze se konala 11. prosince s obvyklYm potadena. Ptedseda ji zahajil a vzdana test vlajce a eten zapis a ptijat. Byao oznameno, le Santa Claus ja je na blizku a le tu u nas bude fez rozdavat darky. Col se v kratko sti i stalo. Ptal se tech malYch j estli byli a onize mu po rozdani clarka zazpivaji. Pti zpevu pant Mares je doprovazela na piano. Pak se "Santa" ze vgemi rozloueil, le zas musi dal, ale le zas ptigti rok ptijede pakli budou hodnY. Prat nam -dein Merry Christmas a Happy New Year a odjel Zatim ty nas'e mile sestry ptipravili svaeinu a horkou kavu a co, pti tom hia la sestra Mare g na piano, tak mel se kal dg dobte a mnohokatte v gem dekujeme, 2e k nam ptigli a budeme se -Wit, ze race 1961 vgechny nage schtize a ptatelske zabavy budou tak pekne navAtivene.

Na konec pfejeme vgem nagim Hlavnim ritednikfun, redaktoravi i jeho. man 2elce, pak vein na gim fitednikilm a vgem elentm vgude Vesele Vanoce a ten nejgt'astnej g1 Novy rok 1961.

Jsem Vase dopisovatelka, Mary gtepan. / 40 • (

kad Praha e'islo 29 Taylor, Texas Mile sestry a bvatti:— ftad Praha 'dial° 29, konal svoji pravidelnou schazi v nedeli veeer llteho pro since a zapoeali jsme a peti hodinach spoleenou veeeti a pa veeell jsme meli kratkou schuzi jenom byli podane dome.el zpravy a ptijali jsme jednoho noveho elena. Po ukoneeni schaze mle,da ptednesla pekilY Krismusovy program pod vedenim sestry Patsy Bartogove.

Po programe nas nav gtivil "Mikulag" a ptinesl detem nadilku, a proto, le fgech ny sestry a bratti byli letos velice poslugni tak jim Mikulag tel podal nadilku.

Poeasi bylo v ten den velice neptizniye a proto jsme byli mile pfekvapeni, le se tolik elena nam dostavilo, bylo nas kolem 200 a veeete byla ta velice chutno, a, tak veld vYber jidel le ka,2dY byl spokojen.

Nage pligti schrize se bude konat druhow nedeli v lednu, dne 8ho a, dvouch hoclInach a budem mit nastoleni ritednika. Tak pkijdle zas vgechny do schuze as ta budem mit svaeinu tak neco sestry proshne doneste k jidlu. Diky ptedem.

Toto jest moje posledni zprava, talc chci bratru Hogkovi podekovat, ze byl talc laskavST a met s mojima dopisy tolik trpelivosti, neboit' vim, to b ylY pine ellYb.

VEETNtK ---- WEST, TEXAS Reji stem Vesele Vanoce a k'astn.ST NovST Rok, Vage zpravociajka, Hermina Pokorna.

Pozn. red.:— Vage prasidelne dopisy nas vkly potegili a vim, le velice prospely Vagi tadove einnosti. Zasloulite si dik vgech elenit, a doufam, ze zas se v Novem Roce ptieinite aby valid tad vás zastai v poptedi. Ptejeme Vain a vgem tam u Vas gt'astne a Vesele Sva,ticY a itspegnY NovY Rok! ) • es • (_.

Karel HavliZek elislo 4 Hallettsville, Tex. Mill bratti a sestry:— Vesele Vanoce a '&'astO Novy Rok, 1961! Vgem piejem aji nagim ptateltm a vgechne rodine. °pet jeden rok jest prye a budem o rok star gi a jak to honem. utika! Well, nage Vanaeni zabava se nam velrni dobte vydatila. Ja mela strach, ze s toho nebude nic, neb ad rt.na v ten den pteprchalo a odpoledne opet, my meli besedu a mrij starou g patad se ohlidal neb mel strach, ze bude pozde, ale kdyI jsme ptijeli ku sini, tarn byly jen tti kary.

Stromeeek Jil byl v pine parade nastrojeny a vge ptiehystane. Stolice v ta &tali ale lidu nikde, tikam: "No dnes asi budou prazdne" ale meli jste videt asi talc za hodinu! Vge absazeno a pina sin bratti a sester a rodinami. Jej to test, a tak to ma bSt! Schtze zahajend, eten pratokol, vzdana east na gim zerntelYm elenum, pak ostatni spolkove zalelitosti vytizeny a nasledoval nag Vanoeni program kterY poznstaval s nekolika, else' jako Ptednesy, zpev a podobne.

Vgichni se dobte zadrleli; tentokrat meta nage Selma ale praci, neb vetginou to byla same, drobotina, taxi maned, sot va mohli vystoupit na, jevi gte ale hezky to umeli. Ach, ta radost deti, ty oeka zatila! Vette kdo fen trochu ma srdce, must se s temi maliekYmi taky radovat a zvlagt' kdyz pti gel ten Santa Claus!

Tel jsme se dosti zasmali neb ten Mikulag to umel, a ja vein byla, ptekvapena le to: talc dobte dokazal (Thanks, Allen).

Ditky co byly v programe dostaly pakli ky a vgechny ostatni taky nadilku jako cukravi, ovoce, no a my stalff taky; talc vidite, 'le jsme tu vgichni haclni.

Pak vgichni fitedniel obdr2eli darky.

Diky vgem tem detem a tem co s tim melt tolik prace, ale vette, le to stab za to. Tentokrat jsme tuto zabafvu meli mot drive neb jsme jinae nemobli dostat sin a jsem tomu rada, a vim, le i ostatni se stry neb pted svatky jest toho mot a taky prace a talc mame zas pa starosti.

Diky sestte Klekatove za uznani, tegi to. Ptala bych ti b'Srt mezi nami ten

Strain. 9 veeer, ja vim, 'Ze jest vam to za tNkla I se kam dostat kdyl nevi kdry, ale obeas snad byste se s nekym svezli. Alespoil 1 na ty nag e "Birthday Party."

Kdybych ja umela, tidit Mau, talc bych pro Vas sure dojela, nejednou by ml to ptiglo vhod zvlagt' kdyl jest nenioe IT rodine, ale ta nage kara jest jak my.

Jindra nikde ani nejede pa "Highway", mama kaidy trampoty vid'? Ale jsou tide na tom je gt6 mnohem hat nail my, a ja. jsem vdeena, le jsme vgichni pohromade. A co tota pigu main tvat celou zapuchlou neb mi doktor vytrhl zub, musel d'aseri rortezat a pet kouska aybrat, bolt to, ale jsem rada, le je netad yen neb ten me dal ale hell. Say Lee mohl bys dovest kus kozy talc co?

Tak mnoho zdravieka) piceji vgem a, at' vain ten Santa Claus nadeli, co si Ulu ptej ete a ted' dobrou noc a lib sen.

Jsem vase dopisovatelka, Marie Fabia a.

Dougkaa— Bratte J. A. Rychliku, jsina, velice radi, le se yam to 50 late, vyroci talc dobte vydatilo a at' jest toho u vas tam na Wheelock a Edge vie! Pike vie, radi by jsme tehdy byly jell, ale kdyl Henra nemrile. Posila pozdrav a tai nas, le jste jit. zdray. Vzpominame east() ria Wheelock. Pike zas do Vestniku. _....—_.) • is • (— ftad 165. Moulton, Texas Mile etenatky a etenal:— Tak jil tu mama ty dlouho oeeka,Tane svatky vanoeni na ktere se nejen kalde dite ale 1 dospeli te gi. — Nekteti kteti. bYvajl 'd'aleko od nas, na svatky se racii dosavi.

Ptiomne zde mame ogldive poeasi zima a mokro a v polich se nada nic delat. Nemoce i iirnrti je mezi lidem innoho a nejvic toho srcleeniho zachvatu.

Veera, opet v Shiner zemteli cl:v6 osadnice na ten zachvat a talc ta smrt nas ptekvapi talc nahle. A tu je jisto a dukaz, 'le by kalclY elovek mel by mit alespori jeden tisic dolaan poji gteni k zaj igteni sve rodiny.

Tak jsme ta nail dillelitou schilzi Ronan v nedeli adpoledne a po schilzi byla ptipra.veno, chutna svaeina a sice ra gtene kutatka, dobre kafieko a k tomu zakusky a kdo jste nepti gel mate co lia tovat i pohoda byla v ten den iclealni a byla nas i dost ptitomno, vzdor tomu, le i ye VFW meli ta Vanoeni program a Mikulage tak le nekteti od nas jell tam. — Doufame, ze neast na nagich schnzich i v novem rote bude zas dobta.

Nagi schnzi zahajil mistoptedseda, br Emil Krejei a po drilelitem jednani pHkraeeno k volbe tadovkch iffednikft prc rok 1961 a zvednutim ruky byli allama ene zvoleni tyto navfleni:— Emil Kreje ptedseda, — Roman Gidek mistopfecise.

etre= 10 de,' Jerome Veda, tajeninik, Adolf Wagner, tdetni a pokladnik. Zat Johnson II, mistopiedseda a Bessie Fejt, dopisovatelka.

Dvetni strat, Adolf Dlou Dverni cenu tentokrat dostal br. Roman 21dek. Dale jsme odhlasovali, kdY1 tak dobie pokradujeme, dluht nemame a jsme si slibili, Ze zas tandem svor pospolu pracovat, abychom opet v roce 1961 pokredili, tak ipe naei.in ttednikam ptidame na plata aby za dobrOu praei meli oelmenu za kiva. Ty kteti. Ve schtzi nebyli tak musi s tim bYti spOkojeni. K.aid,Y ma nejakou vYmluvu prod ten neb oven fita.d on nemage zastavat, ale kdos to fitadaviini zastavat musi tak jim dejme za to odmenu.

Tak Vain vSem i redakci pfejeme yesel6 svatky Vanoeni a hodne zdravi v nevem roce 1081.

Vat) BoZeno, Fojtova, zpran odajka. ,k • of. kid Penelope, eislo 167 Mild sestry a bratii:— Piedminulou nedeli jsme meli tadovoik schtlzi — iffednici zustali vAichni co isnae si zvolili 2. kijna v mimotadne scht zi kdy byli spojeny dva May 71 a 145.

Ve schtzi byla vedana, posledni lest a vzporninka statioke sestie Katetine Machadeve, ktera zemfela 2. prosince a bylae.pochovana za velke beast' piatel a rodiny z katolickehe kostela na hfbitov Penny Marie.

Ztracime nos• stare deny a iSlenkyne-jedrioho za druhYm, ale mla4ch neptibYva..

Zi se svatky Vanoeni tak• pkeji vaem naelin tadovYm sestram a, brattim, prate lam redakci Vestniku radostne a poiehna,ne svatky Vanodni a aspeenY Novy a hojnost zdra,vi v nem.

Marie Bartosh, taj.

Dallas, Texas Cteny laratte redaktore, sestry a brat-

Zerniel nani to jeden s nejoblibenejSich, Sokol a bratr facile Jaro dislo 130,— Zemtel tale liable; idelnY se Who nenadal jak nas to plekvapilo. — Sam jsem prame byl v praci_pro pojia'ujici spolek avps• v Schulenburg, ale jakmile jsem od ZeriY syd dostal tel. zpravu, lined jsem Vaeho neehal ajel zpatky do Dallas na jeho p ohfeb. ZesnulY bratr John Hem zal byl v2dy dobrktri a dbalYin Sokolem, cyi4tel .ie.du let a tee svedornitym nern nasi SPJST pies 50 roka. Jemu na pedeet k jeho painatce sestavena tato RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI HestrY a bratti tadu Jaro eislo 130 a T. J. Sokel 2t lea v Dallas, Texas, vyslovuji 'timte inaiiielce a cele recline naLeho aesnuleho bratra, otce dead edke a naaelie netlovane.ha Spolularatra, Johna Heraala titerY zemfel dne 8. prosince jsa star 78 let Byl poehovan na pamatnem Grove it hibitove v Dallas po obtadech Rev. Claude Smyth a br. Will Nesuda,.

ZesxmlY bratr narodil se v Balicich na Morave a v teto nova vlasti ee ne a destne uplatnil.

Pozastala rodino, vette, ie my 'Zellme velice jeho odchodu a budift Vain eastednou atechou , ze zesnulemu brat ru zachovame destriou vzpominiu.

Prejeme bratru na,Seinu klidnY spinak viednk.

Za Sokol a tad Jaro, ) ° 46. • ( Hugo 8efealc, CITIZENSHIP Stanley HuloVee, re& ) • de ♦ (-To be a good American is the most important job that will ewer confront OUR TEXAS yOU). But essentially it is nothing more than being a good member of your comTexas history is a dramatic story of munity, helping those who need your the great Southwest and a part of that help, striving for a sympathetic under- great western movement for freedom standing with those who oppose you, do- against tyrannical governments. It reing ea,cle new day's job a little better flects the hardships and struggles of than the previous day's, - placing the brave m en and women of many races, contagion good before personal profit. who defied the forces of man and naThe American. Republic was born to ture in exploring and settling the counassure you the dignity and rights of St try. The early-day inhabitants of the good individual , — Dwight D. Eisen- territory which is now Texas came for hower. various reasons. Some had a lust for ad) • • (■•■■•••• venture and to explore', others were seeking freedom or wealth, while a few A deaf old lady entered the church came for the sole purpose of ministerwith an ear trumpet. As she was seating ing to their fellow men. herself in her seat, the usher came over and whislperedt, "Listien madam, one The environment of the land, the eftoot'and out you go." fects of living under six different . &d -

Teektreittet:ittn* 21, PaIbsi,ne;Y'"I'b6ir,ereign flags which have flieWn over the state, have had everlasting influence on the generations to come, eventually fusing a stock of people who were to shape the destiny of Texas, While Texas served under six flags and according to some historians, a seventh flag known as the "Green Flag" of the Magee-Gutierrez Expedition, her sovereignty changed. eight times. The most hallowed pages found in the annuals of Texas history describe the war for Texas Independence. Recorded indelibly are the heroic and gallant deeds performed by Texans in their effort to over throw an obdurate government and establish a Republic of Texas.

In October, 1835, at Gonzales, the first battle was fought and won by the Texans. This incident challenged the Mexican Military Authorities a n d brought about the realization to both sides that the revolution had begun. A chain of battles and skirmishes ensued until an assembly was called and Texas officially declared her independence from Mexico and adopted a constitution on March 2, 1836, at Washington-onthe-Brazos, appointing Sam Houston as Commander-in-Chief of the Army.

When the call was sounded for the fight for independence, numerous patriots from the Union volunteered their services. Many Mexicans who felt that their destines were irrevocably linked with this new land, rallied to the aid of their fiellow-Texans who were fighting for liberty. There followed several battles, including the slaughter of the defenders of the Alamo and some three hundred Texans at Goliad, before the final victory was won at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. The Mexican General, Santa Anna, was taken prisoner during this engagement and signed the treaty which lauched the beginning of the Republic of Texas. General House ton, theleading figure in Texas history, served two terms as President, 'his government and country being duly recoged as an independent republic.

Austin became the capital of the Republic of Texas in 1839, and in spite of serious economic conditions, the young Republic attracted many immigrants from France and Germany. Texas then included parts of New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, and Wyoming, and was offered and accepted annexation to the Union in 1845, becoming the 28th state, later receiving ten million dollars indemnity.

The Alamo, the Forts, the Missions, and other renowned landmarks have all been preserved as scenic and honored shrines, serving as milestones in the bypaths of 'history.

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Tatinek jej nevidel a posekal mu noiku. Zabalil zafeka do ka.batu a dal jej na mez. V ledne jej piines1 dornii.

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S bratrskkm pozdravem, Strkeek Week z Austinu.

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aie nivitevy Minulk t'den meli jsme to potaeni vitati nasledujid nivaevniky v na i tis karne — br. Steve Regmund z Bryan, br. Jim Kukera a man2elk.a, sestra Marie Rendlova, z Corpus Christi, slefta Hegitrova, br. Robt. Cervenka, Barton, doeek, PlaAek, sestra Leshika.rova z Waco, br.

R. Urbanovskk a mantelka z Temple a se stra Kilianovet, je te nekolik jinkch je Debi jmena, litujeme, e jsme si oporne poznamenati.

Woven prejeme si pociekova-ti za vel kou tada pozdravnkch vanoonich na ktere v spechu jsme snad opomeli zvlaSte podelavati. Tet dekujeme za pied platne no, Vestnik, (pfedano vydavateli) a sice pi. Anna Mika, California, p. Geo. Lichnov,skk v Burbanks, p. W. Marshik Dallas, dale Mrs. Alb. Cerny, Selfridge No. Dakota a pfitely ve Wallis. Vaime si velice vaa dobre ule a prej eme Vam ithem mnoho ra.dosti o svatcich i v novela race.

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Marnithit noiku pro- y Media, rant' vyrnyla a tekla: 'Nevin), nevim!" y Tatinek vyiezal dye desticky z lou6e a piiyazal DEATHS ARE AS BAD AS je k 13olave mice. Po- WEEKEND THOSE ON HOLIDAYS This year 3&7 persons were killed in tom jsme rnaleho done. traffic accidents over the Memorial Day weekend, 442 over the July 4th weekend and 415 over the Labor Day weekend. sli pod pecinku a zahra- New frightening statistics are coming up for the Christmas holidays. dili prknem, aby tam ne- But look out for the "average" weekend! Your chances of being killed then are almost as good as on one of the big mohla koZka. national holidays. On the weekend of Rano byl zajicek jeite ziy. Jak a marrun ska po do-

June 17, for example, the Associated Press reported 348 traffic deaths across the nation, just 19 fewer than on the preceding Memorial Day weekend. And the traffic toll on non-holiday weekends is rising. ng.

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What can you do to protect your In when you take to the road? First, drive with all the care you can exercise observing all traffic regulations and making allowances for the dangerous mistakes other drivers may make . Second, make certain your car is in perfect safety condition. Have a competent mechanic check steering, tires, lights, and especially brakes.

According to American Brakeblok, one of the country's largest manufacturers of brake linings for cars and trucks, national surveys show that one out of every four cars on the road today needs brake attention. Brakeblok safety engineers have prepared the following simple, five-point test for motorists to find out whether or not their brakes need attention: 1. Check the distance your brake pedal moves when depressed. If it comes within 11/4inch of the floor board, you need to have your brakes adjusted by a good mechanic.

2. Does the pedal have a "sponky" feel — it donesn't come to a solid stopping point when you press on it.— This probably indicates that there is air in the hydralic lines. Have a mechanic inspect your brakes.

3. Have your service station or repair shop remove a wheel and cheek the lining. If it's worn down close to the rivet heads, or to approximately 1/32 in. in thickness, a relining job is needed.

4. Notice whether your car pulls or swerves to left or right when the brakes are aplied. This dangerous condition can be caused by several things: worn or improper lining: a leak in the hydraulic lines, causing the brakes on only one side to be effective: grease, hydraulic fluid, or other foreign matter on the lining. In some cases, it may be the worn condition of the brake drums, 5. Does your car stop within recommended distances when the brakes are applied — 30 feet, from the instant you press the brake at 40 miles per hour; 94 feet at 60 mph?

If your 'car fails any of the above tests you are betting your life with every mile until those brakes are made safe.

• 49 • On December 29, 150 years ago (1845), Texas was admitted to the Union to be come the 28th State.

• • This is also the time of the year when you wonder whether your dog is really attached to you or to your new electric blanket.

• Sign on Detroit's John Lodge Mcpres way: "Pedestrians, Horses, Bicycles, Funerals and Motor Scooters: Keep Off!"_

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PLEDGE OP ALLEGIANCE "I pledge Allegiaxice to the Flag of the United States of Americo and to the Republic fur which it stands. One Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all."

DEAR MEMBERS ,FRIENDS AND READERS When Santa Claus waves you onward, then the New Year is just ahead. — At this time we should like to express our appreciation for your favors in 1960. — It; is our sincere desire that we may be able to serve you well in the future.

We hope that you and yours will have a wonderful Christmas everywhere and that during 1961 some of your most ,cherished dreams will come true. ,-Dur sincerest thanks to you for your wonderful contributions to our Vestnik during the past year. — May you all be again faithful to our cause in 1961 and may our Savior fill your homes with peace and happiness.

We cannot say Greetings from. Sunny Texas, for at the present it is not sunny, but let us say "Greetings from a Grateful and Happy Texas," as the membership sends its beloved sons and daughters stationed and working out a state, overseas, Season's Greetings from home!

You are scattered all over this globe and your Vestnik freaks its long way through tnaill pouches, punched and

pounded, to your door in Germany, Japan, Okinawa, Guam;, Korea, Alaska and many other places. You are thinking of Texas and we the members are thinking of you there and send you love, greetings for a happ y and blessed Christmas so far away from us here.

As stated above, sometimes we do get to enjoy a warm, sunny Christmas in Texas, but not this year for it's very wet and cloudy and has been raining continuously for a week. Everything is soaked and swollen with moisture.

However, the crops are in and the fallowed fields are sipping in the rain like one does a rare wine, slowly and ! with pleasure. The farmer too, deep in his heart, is content for he knows that it is very necessary for next year's harvest, for without it, even grass won't grow.

So you find us in Texas, waiting out the rain, expectant of good Santa, he should be flush this year, and thinking of our friends and loved ones everywhere.

We've had a very good year, fraternally speaking. If you've followed our various activities you will agree. Our Lodges have been active; our wonderful youth busy and happy, our Organizers have made their set quotas, some even over, even our old folks have found mirth in an occasional arthritic attack,

a toothache or a cold. As long as one can laugh at these things, the world is all right.

Our sisters, bless them, demure and in the background, but always there to encourage, life up spirits, and help. They have given us many a memorable feast in the past year at some of the functions, good Czech cooking that is very popular at our gatherings, They have given us many a program with our • youngsters, presented them at public functions to the SPJST's credit and they hate endeared .' themselves into our hearts for their untiring and unselfish efforts in behalf of our Order.

We have had our sorrows likewise, parting with many dear members; on the other hand we've welcomed many a tiny, new citizen to America in our midst. Yes, it has been good, and we are all humbly grateful for these blessings.

We are all trankful for these many fraternal friends and the wonderful fellowship among them and join with them as a big fraternal Texas family in wishing all of you dear ones wherever you bray be at this time, away from Texas, and your loved ones, again, a Merry Christmas and a bountiful, blessed year to come.

To the Texas Family also goes the best wishes again for a Merry Christmas, from all of us to all of you! ) • •

Have You Changed Your Address We urge our members who have sieved, to please report the change of their address direct to our Suprema Lodge, Box 400, Temple, Texas.

It is important so that there would be no interruption in your receiving the Vestnik (Herald).

When reporting a change please be sure to give your Lodge number, the old address as well as the• new one so that proper correction may be made — Thanks,

Wednesday, December 21, 1980

TO ALL OUR YOUTH. CLUB LEADERS AND YOUTH CLUB MEMBERS! As our thoughts turn to you my young friends at this Holiday Season, we wonder just how we can convey to you all that is in our hearts for you.

We finally choose -- as always — the simplest and sweetest message of them all: MERRY CHRISTMAS At no other time of the year do warm feelings and fond words seem more fitting and sincere and so in appreciation of our good fortune and from the bottom of ur hearts we thank your for your cooperation and participation in the year just past and take this opportunity to greet our many young friends again as we say "A JOYOUS CHRISTMAS TO AMP To every Member of our SPJST we extend sincere wishes for a happy, hearty HOLIDAY SEASON that is filled with the joys of good health, good cheer and fellowship,.

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Public Is Nation's I3iggest Lender Meet the nation's biggest lender. He is the typical American multiplied by millions, familiarly known as John Q. Public, and not the banking system or any other of our financial or thrift institutions. There are essentially custodians and intermediaries through which the people's savings and other accumulated funds are channeled into the country's productive life.

Of course, people are borrowers as well as lenders, often at the same time, and generally are more conscious of their debts and carrying charges in the course of their everyday affairs. And many persons are more of a debtor than a creditor at certain periods in the life cycle, particularly so in the case of the average younger family in the early stages of a career and establishing a ho re.

Nonetheless, the public at large is far

STNIX— WEST, TEXAS more a lender than a borrower when aggregates are considered, according to data compiled by the Federal Reserve System in its study of the flow of funds throughout the economy . These figures show that at the end of last year people as a whole had interest-bearing assets of practically $455 billions in funds behind personal protection programs (lite insurance, etc.), savings accounts and loans and investments, and total perpersonal debts of $182 billions, a margin of two and one-half to one. The figures include nonprofit ;institutions, such as private schools and hospitals, as well as individuals.

As an indication of magnitude, the interest-bearing assets owned by the public at the end of last year exceeded the assets of the entire banking system by more than $170 billions, a margin of eight to live.

Thus interest is a two-sided coin as far as the public is concerned. Billions of dollars are received directly every year on savings accounts and other interest-earning investments. Furthermore„ investment earnings contibute a fifth of the income of U. S. life insurance companies annually, thus holding down the cost of life insurance, and are likewise an important lector in the operation of the nation's far-flung pension and retirement system, public and private combined, and the attainment of its goals.

There is likewise a preponderance of members in the ownership of interestearning assets as compared with the debt side of the ledger. For example, there are over 115 million policyholders in U. legal reserve life insurance companies, representing practically two out of every three persons in the population.

There are more than 120 million savings accounts, and the greater pant of the working population is covered by public and private pension and retirement plans. With respect to debt, the Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances indicates that about two out of every three of the nation's 57 million spending units have some personal debt.

In almost half these cases the debt involved a nonfarm home mortgage.

The biggest single component in the Reserve Board's compilation of the public's interest-bearing assets in the classification of time deposits and savings shares. The total here was $155 billions at the end of last year, more than double the co reparable (figure in 1950.

Savings in life insurance, excluding insured pension funds, were the second biggest total, adding up to more than $87 billions at the end of 1959, half again as great as at the beginning of the Fifties.

Historic Christmas

Chirstmas was first observed in Eng land around A.D. 521, during the reig: of King Arthur. Observance of the holi day (as well as that of Easter) was for bidden when the Puritans conquered 1642. They passed an act in Parliamen forbidding the celebration of both holi days and it was not until the Restore tion of Charles II that these Christia: practices again became prevalent • England.

Most historians credit Charles Dickere immortal "Christmas Carol" as bein perhaps the most effective force behin England's return to the observitrice Christmas.

Celebrating Christmas was at on time forbidden on American shores.

1659, the general court of Massachu setts Bay Colony passed a law stipulatin a fine of five shillings for any on "found observing any such day as Christ oaas, or the like, either by forebearin labor, feasting or any other way, as festival . . . " Almost thirty years later, the fin "legal" Christmas was observed in Amet ica when Gov. Andros conducted sell ices in the town hall of Boston.

Henry Cole, an Englishman, was a originator of the idea of sending greet ing cards at Christmas time. He toe an artist's drawing, hand-painted'A and Sent it as a greeting to a frier. at Christmas time, 1846. The Engli1 Royalty took up the idea as a most gr4 cious way to extend greetings to the intimate friends at the Christmas ant son. Year after year, the Christmi card, the message of joyful remember ance, has grown in popularity, until ti day it is an integral part of the eel, bration of the Season.

•( )• LODGE 35 ELK Due to the lack of space we were n able to print the lengthy description your Christmas Party. It will appear the next issue of the Vegnik. Plea excuse the delay.

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District Calendar DISTRICT THREE

Will hold its Spring Meeting at the Elk Hall of Lodge 35, Elk, Texas, Sunday, April 23, 1961 — This date has been set in order not to interfere with another District Meeting. — Please reserve this date for us. — More detailed program will be forthcoming. )• DISTRICT FIVE

District Five announces that their Spring Meeting will be held at the Needville Lodge No. 81 on the 16th of April, 1961. District Five requests the other Districts for their kind cooperation in letting them have this date exclusive of conflicting District Meetings. The Meeting will be held in the American Legion ♦

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DISTRICT SIX

The Meeting of District Six will be held in Hallettsville, the First Sunday in the merry month of May, 1961. This announcement was made to get priority on that date and we request other Districts for their cooperation.

• • Dear Friend: We doubt if a day goes by that you or your wife do not comment on the high cost of living. But, have you ever discussed the high cost of dying?

All the expenses and taxes your widow will have to meet, like everything else, have gone up 25 per cent to 100 per cent.

Thedoctor, hospital, and other last illness expenses, funeral bills, cemetery costs, attorney's fee, court costs, state and federal income inheritance and estate taxes — all must be met first in cash. Only what it left will go to your family to meet their continuing cost of living, because you are out of the picture and your income has ceased.

Undoubtedly, you own life insurance; but how much of' it must go to your creditors? How much will be left for your family? ) • 4, • WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR PAPER?

Before you throw your Vestnik away think if some of your friends or neighbors would not like to read it.

Thus our magazine which might otherwise be destroyed could become a powerful influence in promoting the ideals of our brotherhood, the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas.

— We thank you

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SPJST CALENDAR

Wednesday, December 21, 1960

Change of Beneficiary Is Important

Christmas party at Elm Mott with fine program and dear Santa promises to be there with us. — So you all do reHave you recently checked your cermember and bring the children, mark tificate to know if the designation of your calendar for Saturday the 17th of your beneficiary is correct?

December and let's all be there, If a change should be made due to • • death marriage, or for some other reaCALENDAR OF LODGE ELK NO. 35 son, do not delay since an improper Dec. 25 — Dance — Music by Rural designation is often the cause of diffiRamblers of Marlin culties and delays that may be avoided Dec. 31 — Dance — Music by Rural with little effort on the part of a memRamblers of Marlin ber.

• • Look over your ccertificate today and Sokol Houston at 4514 Edsee Street, if a change is necessary, ask the Secrewill have a New Year's Eve Dance. Music tary of your Lodge for a form "Applicaby the Tousek Playboys from Moulton. A tion for Change of Beneficiary" and midnight snack included. ' submit it with your certificate for exe• cution without delay.

• 4, • The meeting dates of Lodge 147 Jourdanton, have been changed for JanSign on back of al little compact-type uary from the first Sunday to the sec- auto: "Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutiond Sunday of the month Which is Jan- late!" uary the 8th. You all Wine and start the new year off right.

• • L od ge No. 161. La Parita, will hold a New Year's dance on Dec. 31. All of you members and non-members and friends core out and enjoy the last day of the year and help to welcome in the New District 1 Year. The Dance will start at 8:30 p.m.

V. H. till 1:30 a.m. or later, if you wish. Music Route 1 will be furnished by the "Old Timers" tiwille, Texas g lin of Jourdanton. nton.

• • District 2 Lodge 147, Jourdanton — Attention All SST MIKOLA.7 Members: Next month we will meet on Rio Grande St. 111 W. the second Sunday of the month, Jan. Taylor, Texas 8, 1961, at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rickrim. Once again we remind all District 3 members that our meeting will be held K VELA on January 8, instead of January 1. Also 6307 Saratoga Circle let's begin the new year right by atDallas 14, Texas tending the meeting.

• • District 4 Lodge No. 66, Waco reports: Remember gym KVETON our regular meeting will be on the third Route 1 Sunday of each month during 1961 at Abernathy, Texas 1 2:30 p.m. The members will bring food for buffet suppers. Our next meeting District 4 will be January 15,. 1961.

• • Fr. M. SKRaABANEK 4720 Bellaire Blvd.

Lodge Svaz Cechoslovanu No. 92, will Texas hold a Polka Dance Festival Sunday, December the 24. — Music by Faxalzl's orchestra and everyone is invited. Ad,INAC SBNKYRIX mission, Men $1 and Ladies 75c — You 405 Market St all come and enjoy yourselves.

Campo, Texas El 1 tr ) 4, ( District 7 777k- 4 It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice especially In STAROSLAV 1206 Lamar St. traffic, ♦ • lion Antonio, 'MU A child may dare, so drive with care.

Addresses of Our District Organizers

Wednesda y, December 01, 1960

Our Declaration Of Intention Serving our fellow gran is one of the

characteristics of a Fraternal Order.

Other institutions may contribute large sums of money to a deserving cause but only in a fraternal body can you find that special type of human approach to the relationship which should exist between the policyholders and the heads of the insurance organizations.

The ihuman approach towards which we all strive in our respective Societies, should become part of the teaching of the National Fraternal Congress. Let us make the word "Fraternalist" synonymous with the word "Humanitarian."

Our Associations, as true fraternal or humanitarian organizations, could then oppose, through the teaching of the gospel of love and the universal brotherhood of man, the hostile, pitiless, materialistic and pagan philosophy which is now endangering our liberties, and which may bring the downfall of our so-called occidental civilization, unless we act immediately.

The Art of Giving The art of giving 'encompasses many areas. Emerson said it well: "Rings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only true gift is a portion of thyself."

We give of ourselves when we give gifts of the heart: love, kindness, joy, understanding, sympathy, forgiveness.

We give of ourselves when we give gifts of the mind: ideas, dreams, purposes, ideals, principles, plans, inventions, projects, poetry.

We give of ourselves when we give gifts of the spirit: prayer, beauty, aspiration, faith.

We give of ourselves when we give the gift of time: patience', attention, consideration.

We give of ourselves when we give the gift of words: encouragement, inspiration, guidance The finest gift a man can give to his age and time is the gift of a constructive and creative life, —Wilfred A. Peterson • "If you had your life to live over," the prominent octogenarion was asked by reporters "do you think you would make the salve mistakes again?"

"Certainly," said the old man, smiling reminescently, "but I'd start sooner."

• YOU can kill, so drive with skill.

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The Brotherhood Salutes

Wane 1$ forsake ius totally. May God grant you much health, happiness and content! ment, is the wish of us all to you! We Salute You, Brother Senkyrik!

The brotherhool salutes Brother Igna,c Senkyrik, of El Campo, Texas, District Organizer of District Six, as he steps down on January 16t. as District Who profits most? 'Tis not the man • Organizer of that District.

Who, grasping every coin he can, Unscrupulously cruches down His weaker neighbor with a frown.

He is not worthy of his trust, And friendless, knows his gold is dust He loses what he sought to gain, And finds instead of pleasure, pain.

Who profits most? It is not he Of life's great opportunity.

He is not mourned—why should he b ' Who shirks responsibility; Who, hermit-like, himself withdraws To live apart frerx human flaws; To scoff at mortal frailties?

He turns away — no vision sees.

Who Profits Most? It is the man Who gives a boost where'er he can; Who's on the square in all that's done, And trusts and helps the others on; Who puts ihis, task above mere self,

Who Profits Mos

And values friends, and counts them wealth.

In longevity, brother Senkyrik, is one Who prifits most? Is that your quest? of the two oldest active organizers in It is the man who serves the best! our SPJST Family (Brother Emil Popp, of Abbott, and Lodge 54 of West, is the other organizer of long duration,) havWHEN CHANGING- YOUR ADDRESS ing represented our Order continuously USE This COUPON since 1928 as an organizer.

Supreme Lodge, S.P.J.S.T. Brother Senkyrik has probably inBox 400, Temple, Texas surea more pople during these years than any other Organizer, for he has I am asking you to (Mange my addevoted his full time to this work. dress of The Iferald— (Vestnik) Brother Senkyrik has also been an follows: avid contributor to the Vestnik's Czech My old address is: section, stressing the importance of insurance, based on his long years of experience and observations of human tragedies around him. Knowing the inside incidence of many of them, he could well write about the growing family and its life insurance and mortgage insurance needs.

Alas, the years are not too kind to us lily New address is: mortals, they finally catch us all, and brother Senkyrik realizes the need for a slower pace than that required by an aggressive and active District leader in achieving District goals. He leaves all that now to younger ;men.

In appreciation for your long years of faithful servine, brotOLr Senkyrik, the whole S,P,IST Family extends its thanks, its love, and its best wishes to you and to yours for a long, happy life in your lesser role among us. We knoW your heart lies in this work, that you will not

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From S.P.J.&T, Rest Home TAYLOR, TEXAS Dear Brothers and Sisters: This time I come to you to present to you the Annual Financial Report and I hope that this will be to your satisfaction.

It is through your cooperation and to your donations and assistance with foodstuffs for our kitchen that we are able to give such a nice report.

Our Directois have a big share in this, as they are voluntarily donating their time and travel expenses.

At the present we have three rooms unoccupied in our Rest Home, and if you should know of any brother or sister who would like to live in our Rest Home, please let me know and I will give you more detailed information about the Home.

Herewith, I acknowledge the following gifts: Mrs. Ella Svadlenak for the

VF STNtK WEST, TEXAS $250.0 Moucka Fund Sisters: Anna Svestka, Aneska Svacina and Frances Olexa, 15.00 in memory of Joseph Sefcik 5.00 Mr. Joseph (Joe) Sinicek Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kalousek, instead of Christmas Cards . 10.00 Mrs. Mary 13ravenec, in memory 5.00 of Wilem. Ncdbalek 1.00 Mrs. Mary Kucera Lodge 66 Waco, Youth Club 2 baskets of candy and fruit 30.00 and cash 1.00 Mr. and Mrs . Emil Hanus Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hanus, home-made jellies Mr. and Mrs. Chris Spenc, Jr. homeI.Dade jellies Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mazanec, chickens Mr. and Mrs. L. 0. Hosek to add to Waco 66 donation 5.00 Mrs. A. B. Spring, cake Mr Joe Dujka, home canned goods We were pleasantly surprised when the Youth of Lodge, Slovanska Lipa, No. 66 of Waco, arrived last weekend and brought their gifts to our Rest Home.

The Youth of that Lodge also sang

Wecine.sdayi, December 21;:.1960 Christmas carols for us and our`-yOung sister LaNelle Ceska recited a poem to the guests of the Home.

Tins is, indeed, a beautiful example which shows that our young people are interested in the. old folks of our Home.

Our sincere thanks to all from Lodge 66.

Lodge Praha No. 29 of the SPJST in Taylor, donated a Christmas Tree and the sisters of the above named Lodge, decorated the tree. They were: Sisters: Edwin, Kovar, W. H. Clover and Ben Mikolaj, and our sincere thanks goes to them, also.

For every thoughtful rememberance and assistance of any kind, we are truly grateful.

Fraternally yours, Rudolph Troubil Manager of the Rest Home TAYLOR, TEXAS December 1, 1960 Directors of the SPJST Rest Home Dear Brother Director: I herewith submit financial statement for the Year beginning December 1, 1959 and ending Nova.nber 30, 1960

Thex'A Still Time There's still time to send in your gifts and contributions to the SPJST Rest one in. Taylor' Texas. you know, any contribution to this cause is a tax exemption on your Lncome Tax, which you will be declaring

by January 15, if you are a businessman, and by April 15, if you are sala ried. A receipt will be issued you which you can attach to your list of charities and contributions, for Income Tax purposes.

Many of our Youth Clubs, Women's Circles, Birtiad.ly Clubs are sending their Christmas contributions in, this Yule Season in renuniberance of the Christ Child, and the Motherhood of Man. As you know, the Rest Home needs a small infirmary to care for its guests, should they become incapacitated while in residence. This addition again will be an added attraction to the already fa.vrable publicity given us by the state,

under whose supervision all Rest Homes fall. They have named our Rest Home the Model Rest Home in Texas.

So, send in your contributions now, sisters and brothers, we thaVe a nice thing going in our Rest Home, they have made a good showing, and the guests have voluntarily expressed themselves, time and again, as to what a wonderful hot:De our Rest HomIe is. • ,Editor Many TbAnka

Virednesday„ DeeeMber 21, 1960

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IN ME: Cash received from guests Less refund to guest

very good so let's keep it up in 1961 for .. $43,3 )5.99 the good of our Lodge.

1,916.67 Officers were elected for the year 1961 and they are: Net cash received from guests 41,469.32 President — Bro. A. B. Dusek Donations 1,456.02 Vice President — Bro. Emil E. Dusek Refund for Air Conditioner 252.59 Secretary — Bro Victor W. Melnar Chas. Navratil 200.00 Fin.-Secretary — Bro Victor M. Dusek Cotton and Maize crop 100.18 Treasurer — Bro Charlie Melnar 115.13 Miscellaneous Sister Hilda Melnar and Sister Ella Fojt were reelected as our Youth DiTotal Income $43,593.24 rectors.

OPERATING EXPENSES Lodge Physician — Dr. Harvey Renger Employees payroll $31,280.15 of Hallettsville and Dr. H. L. Tannen FICA and Withholding Tax 2,491.94 of Weimar, Texas.

Utilities 4,919.21 Our meetings will be held on the Groceries 10,217.45 Second Sunday of every month begin358.24 ning at 1:30 p.m.

Launi,a'ry Operating Supplies 1,548.32 I wish you all a Merry Christmas and 1,114.25 a Happy, Prosperous New Year Repairs rnsuran.ee 739.31 Fraternally yours, Car Allowance for Manager 394.20 Victor W. Melnar, Secretary Post Office Box Rent and Stamps 44.00 ) • *T• • ( 21.75 Drugs Miscellaneous 55.41

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Total Operating Expenses — $35,184.23 LODGE KAREL HAVLICEK NO. 4 8,409.01 Net BaDance for Year Hallettsville, Texas Interest Paid on SPJST Note 2,300.00 Dear Sisters, Brothers and Readers: 3,000.00 PayMent on SPJStr Note I will write these few lines about our 815.00 Christmas Program.

Refund to MouCka, Fund 850.00 DriveVaY We had our December Meeting the 1,444.01 Balanee first Sunday, December 4 at night, and which was well attended. After the Respectfully submitted meeting the Program started at 7:30 Rudolph Troubil ) • 4 • (--p.m. Opening the Program was: 1. Christmas Greeting by Shirley Barcak.

2 . Song — "We Saw a Christmas Tree" by group.

3. Recitation, "Merry Christmas to You," by three , young lads, Leroy MiNOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING Chapter No. 1 SVPS, Houston, Texas keska, Marvin Mikush and Anthony Grones.

Dear Brothers and Sisters: 4. Acrostic, "Christmas," by nine little Chapter No 1 of the Slavonic Mutual nee Insurance Association will conduct boys and girls. "White Christmas," by its annual meeting on Wednesday, Dec. above boys and girls.

5. Recitation, "Kerhov," by a group of 28, 1960, at Lodge Pokrok Houston No. 88, SPJST, 1140 Robbie St. The meeting five boys.

6 Song, "Snown-an," by another group Will convene at 8 p.m. This will be an important meeting as all officers and of children.

7. Acrostic, "Christmas Dinner," by a committee members will be elected for 1961. All members of Chapter No. 1 are group of children.

8. Song and Playlet: "Silent Night", cordially invited and urged to attend and "What Christmas Means to Me". this meeting. by a group of young boys and girls.

Fraternally yours, 9. Group Song: "Santa Claus is ComJoe KalouSek, President John Kahanek Jr., Secretary ing to Town."

6, • 10. "Good Night," by Victoria Vasek.

Then, the Youth Club President, nn ► HORA LODGE NO. 16 Royce Grones, announced that Santa Claus was here to greet all good little Hallettsville, Texas girls and boys , He then handed out Dear Brothers and Sisters, Our annual ►meeting was held on the zags and gifts, and fruit to the older second Sunday of December. What a folks. beautiful Sunday it was with the sun Then brother Erwin Bucek and Bro. shining bright. Q . attendance was Charles Holy thanked everyone and

Reports From Local Lodges

Straus 11 wished everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy. New Year!

We want to thank Santa Claus for coming down here and doing such a nice job for us.

We want to remind our Youth Club members and our Lodge members tocome to our Meeting next year, January 8, 1961, as the Youth Club will have an election of officers. So, folks, don't forget our next meeting in January — the 8th.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and and a Happy and Blessed New Year, I am Fraternally yours, Mrs. Alvin (Lidia) Mikush Reporter. ) • 4 • (— LODGE 58 WHARTON, TEXAS To the Members of the (.,olumbus Lodge Number 58: I should like to inform you that our previous ;meeting was very interesting in that the children sang Christmas carols and Santa was there to distribute gifts to the young ones. I would like to add, however, that the attendance was disappointing due to the fact that only about one-third of the' members were present.

I would like to thank the Kalina and Sabrsula families, and all others who took part in preparing this enjoyable program. In addition, I am wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year.

Sincerely, Ostoja and Mary Muniza ( ) LODGE PRAHA NO. 29, Taylor, Texas Dear Sister sand Brothers, Our Lodge Praha in Taylor, Texas held its regular meeting Sunday night, starting at 5:30 o'clock with a "covered dish" supper. After the supper was over a short meeting was held, consisting mostly of reading of reports and accepting one new member to our Lodge.

After the meeting was over a good Program under the direction of Sister Patsy Bartosh, was presented on the beautifully decorate ,dstage .The most impressive was the live "Christmas Tree" where the children dressed in green paper jackets and were standing on a miniature stairsteps to form a tree; each with a lighted flash light in their hands and Christi as ornaments pinned on their jackets; while singing Christmas Carols and the lighting effect in the background was very impressive. It gaVe the ilusion of real lightning before a storm. After the program was Over Ole Santa came to visit the children with bags of goodies and since all the sisters and brothers

SS= At were so good this year, Santa was very generous and gave each one of us a bag of goodies, too.

The.. patty was a huge success! About 200 members attended in spite of the bad weather, and the Supper was just deliciOnsif OM* next meeting will be the second Sunday in January; which will be the. a8th at 200 o'clock and we will have the installation of new officers, so all 'oLyou: come.

Wishing all of you a Merry Christmas and a:Happy New Year, I am t) Fraternally, Your Reporter, Mrs. Frank Pokorny ) • 44 • ( It)psTowN, LODGE NO. 117 Dear I\ lembers and Friends: We want to take this opportunity to say , May .Christmas bring to you its nicest' gifts. Goad Health, Good Cheer and'. Mach Happiness. This wish is sinicerely extended to the Editor and his wife, all the members of Robstown Lodge 117, toO, for our dear friends and relation

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The farmers this week are back to conditions' faced through most of Novernbea7. ,Slow steady rain began late Tuesday and continued through Wed.nesdinci '(D : C?6. 6 to 14). The only break we had in that period was Sunday, Dec. 11, Vie son shone and then rain again.

Heavy. rains in October allowed weeds and volunteer maize to attain a good growth.

However, in SCOne parts of the county the , farmers did some plowing, but in some instances they did not even get to plow the !cotton stalks up.

Sonic 'onions were planted, but most of them. have been wiped out by the rains or MTV un in Weeds. Cabbage is faring a little better, it is up to a good stand and Aune of it is rer ! c.ty to harvest. But if the l'ans continue it will be lost, also.

Int! t,bb . /oest:rn -n4/rt of the county some hi iners ve their flax up and 0th : vOrc i).5terrupteti by the rains an& 'did not Oven finish planting. hi . wIbdsheio 'Were moStly from the

VASTNIX WEST, TEXAS north, northeasterly and the temperature was in the 40's and 50's. Rather cool.

Today, Thursday (Dec. 15,) the sun is shining, so let's hope it shines for a long time.

Again we say Merry Christmas to all.

Victor Janak, President Mary A. Janak, Reporter ) • 40 • ( MOULTON LODGE NO. 165 Dear Readers and Writers of the dear Ole Vestnik: Today it's very cold and miserable, a cloudy day, but not raining and the Christmas Holidays are here.

Programs and Christmas Trees are in the "Go" nearly every day during this week but we are always at home on these cold days. But, Sunday the. 11th of December was a very beautiful day and we held our Meeting. The attendance was fair as they had a Christrnas Program and Santa Claus at the. V.F.W. Hall and many went there with the child/4,-n Our Meeting was presided over by President Bro. EMU Krejci. The Secretary - Treasurer, Brother Adolf Wagner read the minutes and reported from our last Anniversary Picnic Dinner and all present were very satisfied with the profit we made. All agreed to keep the good work going on by sponsoring Picnics or Social Gatherings at least twice a year. The friendliness of the brother-hood is entwined together and not easily fallen apart. So, let's always stay so, my dear fellowmen, brothers and sisters of our Lodge, for "United We Stand, Divided We Fall," and our Lodge home No. 165 belongs to all of our members, not only to a few.

Then the election of officers for 1961 was completed, by voting with the raising of the right hand, as follows: President — Bro. anil Krejci.

Vice-President — Bro Roman Zidek 2nd Vice-President — Bro. Zat Johnson Secretary-Treasurer — Bro. Adolph Wagner Financial Secretary — Bro. Jerome Vasek Reporter — Sister Bessie Fojt Guard — Bro. Adolf Dlouhy.

All got an increase in salary as it's hard to get someone else to do all of this work, and we think that our officers deserve the "Bouquet of Roses," as they live for the work they do for our Lodge.

Our Lodge Building and property is free of debt, so we can do this and hope that all will do well. The Door Prize went to Bro. Roman Zidek.

Last week Sister Anna Havlik smashed* her thurnla in the car door and had to go to Doctor Wagner for aid. Also, our good member Brother Herman Koranek

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% ember 21, 1262 is in the Wagner Hospital in Shiner wish for both of them to get well soon.

With best wishes to you for a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Blessed New Year, I am Fraternally yours, Mrs. Bessie Fojt, Your Reporter

COTTONWOOD LODGE NO. 8 West, Texas Dear Members and Friends: We had our Meeting, elections, Turkey supper and Christmas Party, Sunday, December 11th as planned, with a wonderful, large attendance: which was a thrill to see so many come.

The results of the election of officers are as follows: For President, Bro. Raymond Volcik was elected; Vice-President, Bro. Walter Mikeska; Secretary, Sister Marie Drews; T reasurer, Bro. John Krizan; Bookkeeper, Bro. Raymond Vochoska. The other Comonittees will be elected, in our next Meeting on Jan. uary 8, 1961 at 1:30 p.m. as always.

Following the Meeting and Election a delicious Turkey and Dressing supper with all of the other trimmings and all kinds of various sweets, was served by the good Lodge sisters.

We want to say "Thank you very much," to all of the sisters who worked so hard in the kitchen and to all of those good people who brought that other good food to make our table so complete.

After everyone had eaten and the floor and tables were cleaned up, the program by the Youth was performed under the direction of their Youth Leader Ruth Krizan and her two assistants, Sisters Lucille Uptmore and Rose Uptmore. I say "Thanks" to you two for helping me out.

Then the good ole Santa Claus arrived after the Program with a knock, knock on the front door. The youngsters screamed and exclaimed with joy, but there was a sweet little tot up and cried because she didn't really know who Santa was and what he really meant.

After Santa passed out all of the 100 bags or more of goodies to all the children, the gifts were then distributed to the loved ones from under the beautiful Christmas Tree by the Teen-agers.

Following all of this was a good accordion polkt music played for us by Bro. Victor Pavlas and Rudolph Miranda and we all danced 'till 1, that night.

I think I can say it was bit affair and a wonderful enjoyment, afternoon and evening for all!

A special "Thanks" to brother Edward Smajstrla and his family of Marlin far

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showing Santa the, route to Cottonwood from Marlin, and for the other things that were performed. We must not forget to send thanks , to that Good Ole Santa for coming to see us at Cottonwood. We all will look for him again next year!

There were some donations from our other brothers too, and we want to recognize them all. Brother Ernest Uptmore, Brother George Sniajstrla Sr., manager of Ben Franklin Stores here at West, Mr. Siptak of Waco, salesman of Black Label who served refreshments for a while and donated one box of oranges, one box of apples to the youngsters. Also, Mr. Slovacek and his father of Ennis who Were our guests. Mr. Slovacek is in the employe of Black Label firm of Dallas. We were very glad to have them visit with us, these two mentioned above, Messers Slovacek and Stipak were in company of our Brother Rudolph Krizan of Waco, who always does a great deal of work for our Lodge in making all these visits possible.

There were also a few other visitors whose names I didn't get in all the excitement and because of my other standing attentions. To them I will say "I'm sorry, but please come again, all of you."

We want to say Congratulations to the new officers and "Many Thanks to the out-going ones for a job well done.

Now, I think I should write a few lines about our Program as it would not be fair to our youngsters if I didn't.

1. Our opening number was: "A welcome," acrostically: W— by Jeanette Krizan, E — by Robert Hubik, L — by Karen Uptmore, C — by Junior Mynar, O — by Coy Johnson, M — by Charles Kutscherousky and E — by Kathy Zapalac.

Robert Hubik dressed to represent the Snok Elk, Inky Uptmore as the North Wind, and Junior Mynar as Winter.

11. Solo: "Silent Night" by Richard Mikeska on his clarinet.

12. Pem: "All Over Town," by Karen Uptmore.

13. Song: "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clous," by George Smajstrla Jr. 14. Poem: "Strange Gifts" by Sue Kutscherovsky.

15. Song: "Frosty the Snow Man," recorded while Larry Vrana dressed as the Snow Man danced. ,17. Poem: "Just Wandering," by Johntiy Krizan.

18. Small choir singing: "Silent Night," by Kathy Zapalac, Karen Uptmore, Patsy Macik, Bette Kutscherovsky and Coy Johnson, accompanied by Jeanette Krizan on the piano.

19. Singing and acting: "I Ain't Getting Nothin' for Christmas," By Sue Joe Ellen Macik.

20. Poem: "Scared" by Ginger Kutscherovsky.

21. Poeir: "No Time Wasted," by Robert Kubik.

22. Concluding Number: Announcing Arrival of Santa Claus," by Jerry Janecka.

This was a wonderful program and all of the youngsters did a swell job on it. I am very proud of them for we only had one 30 minute practice session the night before.

We also held our Youth Club Meeting and Elections. The results will be reported by our Club Reporter.

Our next Meeting of the Mother Lodge will be an January 8, 1961, at 1:30 p.m.

Also, the Youth Club Meeting will be held the same day at 3:00 p.m. Wishing all the readers a Very Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year, I am Yours truly, 2. Greetings — by Patsy Macik.

Sister Ruth Krizan 3. Poem, "Advice to Santa," by KaReporter thy Zapalac.

Editor's Remark: This is a very nice re4. Poem, "Very Personal" by Richard port and we wish to compliment you and Mikeska. your co-workers.

5. Sax Solo, "Blue Skirt Waltz," and ) ° „T. 0 "Red River Rock," by Johnnie Krizan.

6. Shortie Poems by our tiny tots: Song: "Santa is coming to town." by Monica Smajstrla. "Christmas Pie," by )avid Johnson of Marlin, our guest.

Three Cheers," by To pa-my Hubik.

Please report your OLD address and 7. A poem, "A Happy Christmas Day," your Lodge number to our Supreme Lodby Bette Kutscherovsky. ge, Box 400, Temple, Texas, direct when 8. Songs: Deck the Halls with boughs asking fora change of address. of Holly, Come All Ye Faithful, By Coy If you do not do this, it is very difJohnson on her flute. Coy, was our guest ficult for us to find your name on our from Marlin, also. list, as you are one out of 10,000 Vestnik 9. Poem. "Telling Old Santa," by readers, and many with the same name.

Jerry Janecka.

Wewould like for you to get your 10. "Ker-Choo," by Jeanette Krizan.

Vestnik promptly so please help us to 11. "Three Boys from North" with give you the best service.

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YOUTH CLUB SPJST TEEN-AGE CLUB, LODGE 84 Dallas, Texas Dear Brothers and Sisters; The Teen-Age Club of Pokrok 84 held its December meeting on Sunday the 11th at two in the afternoon. The meeting, of course, was the one at which the election of officers for the coming new year took, place. The meeting was very well attended principally because the members had to make one of the most important decisions of the year on that day.

After all business matters were met with and discussed, the membership entered the r.portant task of electing new leaders for their Club.

First to be elected was the highestranking officer of any organization, the President. Joe Ondrusek was elected by acclamation as the Club's fourth President since its beginning. Joe, who has served several years in the past. as VicePresident, was elected because of his compentecy and ability to lead. Joe is the current King of Lodge 84.

Elected as Vice-President for 1901 was Brother George Nemec . George has been a very active member of Lodge 81's Teen Club for many years and has served on various committees.

The job of Secretary - Reporter was given to Jerry Ann Urban who will begin her third term as Secretary in the coming new year.

The final executive to be elected was Dur Treasurer and I am happy to report that Nodya Rejcek was re-elected to this office. Nodya has served eloquently in the past and it is definite that her good work will not cease.

Following these elections were the, elections of Committee Chairmen who play a very important role in the success and progress of our Teen-Age Club, The elections were as follows: Entertain' ment Committee — Juanita Janousek; Refreshment Committee — Barbara Ondrusek; Correspondence Committee — Paula Grubbs; and Points Committee George Nemec. The keeping and care of the Club's scrapbook was added to the list of Secretarial duties.

Those of us who have been elected recognize the fact that we have accepted a great responsibility and we promise that to the best of our ability we will uphold that responsibility. With the help and co-operation of all our members, we believe that the goals set forth by the Club will be reached with much success.

We were honored to have had at this meeting, Brother Sid Pokladnik, the current President of Lodge 84. Brothel

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Pokiadnik has recently become the Treasurer of our SPJST Rest Home and it was in this capacity that he: accepted toe Teen-Agers' Christmas gift of $50 to the Rest Home: Brother Pokiadnik expressed his most sincere gratitude to the Teen-Agers for the work they have done in the past for both their Lodge and Order. He incited the teen-agers to continue in the steps they have previously set forth.

Again I wish to remind all teen-age melebers of Lodge 84 to be sure and attend the Christmas formal to be held Thursday, December 22, at our Lodge home. The "Martels" have contracted to play at this dance and we are urging all of our members to attend.. Remember to bring a "guest" couple.

Wishing each of you the best during this Christmas season, I am, Very fraternally, Jerry Ann Urban Secretary-Feeporter. ) • 4 • ( LINDEN HALL YOUTH CLUB, LODGE 60 Waco, Texas Dear Sisters and Brothers: On December the tenth, nineteen members of the SPJST Lodge 66, made a trip to the SPJST Rest Home in Taylor Texas. eeeiT, Although the weather was very messy ► and it rained on us all the way down, we had an enjoyable trip.

There were only nine Youth Club Members present, but to the Old Folks it didn't matter whether there was more or not. Our group sang five songs for them; dressed in our white choir robes.

LaNelle Ceske gave a reading. It was a joy to see how happy we made the old folks.

W'emade this trip especially to present them with our gift which we purchased with the money we made from selling candy. We presented them with two baskets of fruit and candy, and also $30 in cash.

Some of our older Lodge Members carried gifts, too.

After our program we had the honor of touring the building. It is a very lovely building, everyone can be proud of.

My wish is for in the future more Lodges could bring, joy to our Old Folks at the SPJST Rest Home with a visit.

I feel we made the day much brighter and our hearts were filled with joy, when we all loaded back into the cars for hone. As we journeyed back home in the Sunshine, that sunny breakthrough in the clouds, made our day complete.

Fraternally yours, Jean Spence

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LODGE NO. 66, WACO, TEXAS Dear Brothers and Sisters, As everyone knows we have had some very bad weather this past week but it didn't stop us from making our trip to the SPJST Rest Home as we planned on Dee, 10. We all piled into three cars and took off at 10:15 from our Youth Director's home. We arrived in Taylor just in time for lunch so we all had a very good lunch at the Midget Cafe. Each group paired off to eat their lunch, The teen agers in one booth, the youth members in another booth and the adult members pushed two tables together and we all had a wonderful time. After lunch we toured the town and purchased some small gifts to carry back home with us.

At two o'clock we went to the SPJST Rest Home, to he welccened with open arms. As we entered the Rest Home, a lighted Christmas tree 'was seen and to the right of this beautiful tree' was a darge old fashioned lace laid round table that held the guest book. It was a beautiful sight to see because they also had potted plants placed around the room.

While the "Old Folks" gathered in the sitting room we were ' escorted to the office where we changed from our warm wraps to our choir robes. There were only five teeenagers e and four youth members present. Everyone was as excited as the old folks and yet a little scared since we didn't have a chance to practice our songs together. After our program was over, Emma Ceske, our Youth Director introduced the officers of the Youth Club who were present, also the 'Queen and Duchess of Lodge 66.

After the presentations of our cash gift by our Youth Club President, Beverly Gaidusek we toured the Rest Home. The time flew by so fast before we' knew it, it was 3:30 so we all said goodbye and with our hearts filled with joy we all started home We had a wondertul trip even though the weather was bad when we started it turned out to be a lovely day. We all stopped at Mrs. Ceska's for light refreshments when we all met at her home upon returning from the Rest Heorke. I wish to thank her again for the wonderful trip we had and I only wish more could have come along with us.

Maybe next year more will join us and come home with' the wonderful feeling which we came back with.

Sincerely, Zypher Spence Waco Lodge No. 66 o •

Wednesday, December 81, 1202 held an inspiring installation ceremony for the new officers of the Youth. Club for 1961. The oificers are: President — Marlyn Ruzicka Vice-Pres. — Sherrie Kubala Secretary -- Brenda Krivanek Treasurer -- Betty Ruzicka Reporter -- Jimmy Paprskar I have enjoyed all the activities we have had this year and we are all looking forward to a good year in 1961.

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a prosperous and happy New Year Sincerely, Jimmy Paprskar 4, • —e LODGE NO. 68, WACO Dear Members, The Lodge 60 Youth Club for its Christmas project this year sold candy.

With this money we earned, we purchased gifts for the SPJST Rest Home Saturday, December 10, members of the Youth Club and their parents took the gifts to the Rest Home in Taylor.

'These youth members made the trip to Taylor: Cathy Moore, Cynthia Moore, Barbara Gaidusek, Christopher Spence, Jr., Beverly Gaidusek, Jean Spence, Faye Spence, Mary Sue Moore and LaNell Ceske.

In front of the beautiful Christmas tree, in the Rest Home, the Youth Members, dressed in white choir robes, sang Christmas carols.

We truly enjoyed this trip and enjoyed even more talking to "our friends" at the Rest Home. Merry Christmas to all!

LaNell Ceska Sincerely, —) • 4 •

SURVEY OF LANGUAGE REsouRcrs To Editors and Publishers of thil American Non-English Press: For the first time in our nation's history, a thorough study of the language resources of American ethnic groups 'is underway. The study has been comerrissioned by the U . S. Office of Education as a result of its concern that the language resources of our country be preserved and developed.

On September 1, 1960, the American Council for Nationalities Service distr buted a press release in 23 languages concerning the initiation of this study.

Many American newspapers and journals published In languages other 'than English printed this release. As a result, we received numerous inquiries from in dividuals, organizations and publicaYOUTH CLUB LODGE 92 FT. WORTH tions for additional information as We Dear Members and Friends: as for directors as to how they could be At our last meeting our president of of assistance to the study. our Mother Lodge, Brother Carl Zich, We hope that you will print all ma-

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terials that are informative to your readers concerning this. We hope that you will encourage your readers to assist us and that you will ask your writers to write about the problaDs to be investigated by our study. In addition, whenever you publish releases, editorials or articles about our study, we hope you will send us copies for our files.

Certainly, the maintenance and preservation of your mother tongue is important both to you and to the country at large. What steps can be taken to perpetuate the language and culture of your ethnic group in this country, how can difficulties that stand in the way be overcome, howe can greater interest in and awareness of this problem be secured? These are important and interesting problems and we sincerely hope that you will encourage jour readers and writers to voice their views in connection with them.

In the mar future we will send you a short questionnaire to fill out. We are confident that you will answer it for, quite obviously, the non-English press itself is a very important topic for our study . In the meantime, please feel free to contact us for any further information that we can give you.

Sincerely, Joshua A. Fishman,Ph.D. Project Director LODGE NO 87, SPJST TEMPLE, TEXAS HAS ANNEAL CHRISTMAS PARTY Lodge No. 87, SPJST held their annual youth Christmas party Friday at the Texas Power and Light Derronstration Room. Games were played and gifts were exchanged.

Mrs. Bill Brodie led the group in singing Christmas carols. She also told a Christmas story showing several pictures to illustrate the, story.

Santa Claus presented each child with a candy filled stocking.

Refreshments were served by Mrs. Jerry Valchar, Mrs. Edward Hutyra, Mrs. John Kurtin and Mrs. John Coufal.

Wishing all a Merry Christmas, I am, Fraternally, Mrs. Wallace Bartek YouthDirector 49 • k ) During a recent convention of o ic scientiests at Las Vegas, one of the, professors spent his whole free time at 1he gambling tables. A couple of his collea g UM were discussing their friend's weakness.

"Hotchkiss gamb l es e if there were no tomorrow," aid one.

"Maybe," commented the other, "he knows something."

ESTNtK— WEST, TEXAS LEO TOLSTOY: RECOLLECTIONS OF AUSTINITE Editor's note: The 50th anniversary, of the death of LQ(.) Tolstoy, the great Russian writer and philosopher, will be commemorated Sunday throughout the literary world. Dr. Eduard Micek, professor of Sla,vonic languages, who knew Tolstoy personally, haswritten this article concerning Tolstoy.

By DR. EDUARD M10EK In summer of ina I unet L. N. Tolstoy in his birthplace Jasnaja Poijana in Russia as a young college student, very interested in the life of the prominent Russian writer and moralist Later I wrote several articles and lectured in different lauguages about Tolstoy, always stressing his motto: "True love is life itself.

Only the man who loves is alive."

I was introduced to Tolstoy by Dr. D. P. Makovicky, personal physician and enthusiastic follower ofTolstoy, of iSloyak origin. Often E am asked: Who was the most faithful friend of Tolstoy? My answer is: Dr. Makovicky who played a most important role in Tolstoy's life than is usually known. It is not without importance that i was Dr. Makovicky who accompanied Toltsoy in his final flight as his friend.

No man in the 19th Century so pro foundly stirred the human conscience as L, N. Tolstoy, one of the world's greatest novelists and spiritual leaders, the prophet of personal and social regeneration; it was Hugh Walpole who said: "The greatest novel of all literature is Tolstoy's "War and Peace," The magnificent work has taught me more about life than any other novel in any language."

Fifty years ago, many years after "War and , Peace" was written, I met Tolstoy, surrounded by devoted followers, by admiration of the civilized world, isolated and without peace but in war with his wife and part of his children.

He was the o yxost tragic of the great writers, a desperate old man . . . I shall never forget Tolstoy's smile which was enchanting, tender, and at the same time somewhat sorrowful, almost pathetic. His long gray hair was divided in the middle peasant, fashion, his gray beard was laige. I shall never forget his baggy blouse of gray flannel, gray trousers of the same material that looked to me like bloomers, and snuare-toed shoes.

His eyes wer e blue aurl pmetrating. He asked me many questions, especially about Professor Masaryk, who twice visited him, and spoke slowly, friendly.

His last words were: "God be with you, I shall see you again." But he did not, because he, died next year on Nov. 20.

1910. The same year in April, Masaryk

BUMS in saw him for the third and last time'antl Tolstoy told him that he would to know what the world would think 'about him 50 years after his death.

Masaryk told me about it. Since' 1909 Tolstoy occupied ray mind, and thOughts and in many respects he influenced Me. I considered it my moral duty to Write a book, "The Real Tolstoy" which' was published by the Czech Literary Sodiety.

The last chapter of the book i g about Tolstoy's death.

Fifty years after the death of TolstoY we think even more of the great humanist and the herald of universal brotherhood. " Disgruntled son: I thought I told you not to tell Mother what time I got home last night.

Indifferent cook: I didn't. I .,simply said I was too busy fixing breakfast to look at the clock.

I Youth Leas 5 Addresses DISTRICT I. Mrs. Rud. C. Matejka Rt. 4, Box 594 Bryan, TOMIX DISTRICT It. Mrs. Clara Hen Route 4, Temple. Texas DISTRICT III. Mrs. Emma Osaka 2709 Park Amelia& I. Waco, TOMS Mrs. Bessie Petr, 5406 Morningslde Dallas, Texas DISTRICT IV. Mrs. Ed. Balder Route I Seymour, Texas DISTRICT V. Della Kadlecek -- Mantis gawk.

2301 Airline Drive liousten 9, TeXaS DISTRICT VI Mrs. Frank Drdeeks.

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"Friends" In The Texas News Dear Friends, If you have any local news, clippings from your local paper that you would like to have published in this column in your next week's Vestnik, please mail them early while they are. NEWS. We appreciate interesting reports of other family tidings, in our brotherhood, births, weddings, anniversaries and mainly activities of your lodges or maimbars that interest all of our readers, Reports of "visitings" cannot be published for lack of space and news value Thank you very much for your under standing and cooperation..

• Seymour, Texas — Peggy Jo Sirnaichl 14-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sirnaichl was selected 4-H Gold Star Girl of Baylor County. She was presented a certificate at a televised luncheon in Abilene on Dec. 7. This Award is the highest giVen on a Counay level in 4-H work — Congratulations.

• • Anton Matejek, 78, of Shiner, passed away WednesdaY at the Wagner Hospital. His funeral was held Friday from the Catholic Church, with interment in the Catholic Cemetery.

1n a ceremony solemnized Saturday, December 3, ,in the Immanuel's E and R Church of NNeedville, Miss Betty Jean Va.vrecka, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vavrecka of Rosenberg, became t he bride of Harvey Lee Kramer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Krarrier of Needville.

• • A tea honoring Miss Johnnie Ann Kristinek, bride-elect of Marvin Labaj, both of Temple was held Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Edwin Chupik. Other hostesses were Mrs. Ben Pitrucha Mrs Bill Machalek and Miss Dorothy Mahler.

• • Miss Jo Ann Galle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin L. Galle of Fayetteville, became the bride of Herbert Schovajsa, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ladgie Schovajsa of Blleiblerville, in the Nei:Son:vine OMB Church at 2 p.m. on Nov. 5. The ceremony was prefoimed by Rev. Dan Merck.

VgSTNIX—WILST,TEXAS ton officiated, and burial was in the Kovar Cemetery. He was 78 years old.

• Funeral services were held Tuesday of last week for Johnny J. Olejnik, 50, of Temple, who died in Denver, Friday.

Survivors are his wife; two children, Larry and Betty Olejnik, both of Temple; two brothers Frank and Joe Olejnik, both of Temple; and four sisters Miss Annie Olejnik and Mrs. Lewis Sodek, both of Temple, Mrs. Olga Pitrucha of San Bernadino, Calif., and Mrs. Joseph Estroda of Santa Clara, Calif.

Olejnik wss a member of the Seaton Brethren Church and of Lodge 47, SPJST. • ♦ Monday of last week was the birthday of Mr. Paul and Mr. Pete Sablatura, twin brothers. Mr. Pete says that together they chalked up better than a hundred years. (We won't tell how many). Belated birthday wishes to the both of them from all of us.

• Mrs. Louise Mikeska, 87, wife of Frank Mikeska, passed away at the Cozy Rest Home in La Grange , Mrs. Mikeska was born in Europe on August 14, 1873, the daughter of Frank and Prances IVIalick Knapek. She was married at Fayetville on July 4, 1904, nd had lived in La Grange for the past 20 years.

• • Funeral services for Jerry Bacica, 46, of Needville, were held fron the E and R Church in Needville at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, with Rev. E. H. Weltge officiating.

Mr. Bacica passed away in Needville about 8:30 a.m . Monday while at work.

Re. was a native of Guy, and had lived in Fort Bend County all his life. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Army from Nov. 11, 1942 to December 21, 1945.

• • Funeral services for Joe A. Raska, well known East Bernard farmer were held at 9:00 a.m. December 2 from Knesek and Sons Funeral Home in Wallis with Msgr. Joe Valenta of East Bernard officiating. Interment was in the National Cemetery at East Bernard.

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The engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Brenda Pantel to Clement Janak is being announced . Miss Pantel is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Pante' of Victoria, and Mr. Janak is the son of Mrs. 8. 3. Janak, and the late Mr. Janak, of La Grange.

e • Funeral services for Frank Hajdik, of the Kovar area were held at the Marrs Rev. Joseph 1Vliksovsky, 85, a retired Funeral Home in Smithville Sunday at Presbyterian minister who built a church 3:30 with continued services at the in Rosenberg and organized another in Kovar Brethren Church. Rev. Jos. Bar- Needville, died Sunday morning at his

Wednesday, Dmornber. 21, 19(2) home in Rosenberg. Rev. Miksovsky, •a native of Czechoslovakia, began mission work here in 1909 and later built the present First Firesbyterian Church which was dedicated in 1919. He retired following his pastorate at Rowena and moved to Rosenberg in 1953. He was a member of the Rosenberg Masonic Lodge, SPJST Lodge of Rosenberg and the Rotary Club.

• • Miss Doris Ray Marek of Burlington and Virginia Raymond Coots Jr., of Temple were joined in marriage at 2 p.m. December 10 in the home of the Rev. F. J. Kostohryz . The bride is the daughter of Mrs. R. T. Marek and the late R. J. Marek and the bridegroom is the son of Mrs. Arnold Ondrasek all of Burlington. Rev, Kostohryz officiated at the double ring ceremony and Mrs. jr.

J. Kostohryz furnished the nuptial music.

• • The Corpus Christi Catholic Church was the setting November 19 for the 10 a.m. wedding uniting Miss Patricia Ann Kopecky of Houston and Leon 1\11ohael Kopecky of Navasota. The Rev. Father Flynn officiated at the impressive ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Kopecky of Houston.

• • Mrs. Evelyn Theresa Macek of Wharton, became the bride of Frank A. Kramr of East Bernard in a double ring ceremony solemnized at the Holy Cross Catholic Church of East Bernard, Sunday 4r4orning at 10 am. November 20.

The Rt. Rev .Msgr. Joseph Kum and the Rev. Earl Mudd read the impressive NOW. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Macek Sr., of Wharton. A vraduate of the Wharton High School In 1959.

Mr. and Mrs. Edmund P. Kramr of East Bernard are parents of the groom. A graduate of the East Bernard High School he is engaged in fanning and ranching in East Bernard where the couple will make their home.

• • Of interest to their many friends was the wedding solemnized November 11 uniting in marriage Miss Mary Ann Urbanovsky and Lee Roy Krauskopf, both of El Campo. Msgr. Julius Petru read the impressive double ring ceremony at St. Phillip's Catholic Church.

Frank R. Machala Sr., 72, passed away at his home near Plum Sunday afternoon following a long Illness. Mr. Machala, a retired farmer, was a native of Fayetteville, where he was born 011 Nov. 1, 1888 the son of Frank and Rosa-

WedneAday, December-24-00V lie Schu as Machu..la. He- wee Married on Sept. 9,.1.917 to Amalie A. Korenek, and the couple has resided in the Plurae - La Grange area since.

• • Radhost Lodge No. 35 RVOS held its annual meeting Saturday Dee. 17th at 2 p.m. in the County Court Room -August Holub, secretary-treasurer reports.

• • St. Joseph's Catholic Church of Yoakum was the scene of the marriage of Miss Dorothy Jean Polasek and Tom Sitka, which was solemnized on October 29. ) • 44, •

iar vats At the Methodist Hospital of Fort Worth, a son was born December 10th to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Simson of Fort Worth. Mrs. Simpson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Regmund of Bryan, Texas. They named the baby boy John Kennedy. Our sincere congratulations.

Mr. and Mrs . Quinton Raab of San Antonio announce the arrival of a son, born Monday, November 28 at the. Nix Hospital. The mother is the former Annette Michalec. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Joe Raab and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Michalee.

• • Dennis David Marek, 8 lb., 4 es son born Dec 7 to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin S. Marek of Rockdale.

• • Identical twin boys were born to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Simeeek at the Heights Hospital in Houston, Wednesday, December 7th. Ray Allan was born at 10:07 and weighed 4 lbs., and 4 ozs.; Mark Alan was born at 10:15 and weighed 5 lbs. 11/2 ozs.

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Mr. and Mrs . J. D. Marek of El Paso announce the arrival of a 7 pound daughter on Dec. 5. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fritsch and Mr. end Mrs. Clarence Marek of Rowena.

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Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Konvicka are the proud parents of a baby son born November 10th in Fort Worth at the Carswell Air Base Hospital weighing 5 pounds. He , was baptized Sunday. December 11 at 9 a.m.

To all these proud parents, our best ' wishes. .

VEISTN1K WIEST,7111XA13

In Memoriam Granger, Texas We, the undersigned Resolution Committee of Lodge Komensky No. 20 of Granger, Texas, for and in behalf of our members, wish herewith to express our sympathy to the bereaved wife, daughters, son and other relatives of our departed brother, JOE L. MAREK Brother Marek psssed away in Corpus Christi, Texas on Dec. 6th, 1960 at tire age of 63 years. He was a, member of the SPJST for forty years, having joined Lodge Komensky in Granger on July 18th, 1920.

Survivors are his wife. Lois Marek; two daughters, Mrs. Jimmy Thompson and Mrs. Glen Lane; and one son, Darwin J. Marek.

Fuheral services were held in Corpus Christi with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Al. Connon officiating, followed with interment in the Rose Hill Park Cemetery.

A contribution has been sent to the SPJST Rest Home at Taylor, Texas, in memory of our departed larother, May our brother rest in eternal peace.

Dated at Granger, Texas this the 15th day of December, 1960.

Jno. P. Trlica F. J. Mikulencak R. P. Holubec Resolution Committee ) • 4, 4,

Fire Hazards Increase At Christmas Time College Station — Stop and think what would happen should a spark get into the tinsel and tisue paper that usually packs a house at Christmas. Santa might have a chimney to come down, but he wouldn't have a house to leave the gifts in. Fire safety is especially important during the holiday season because added hazards, warns the Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Council.

One of the principal fire hazards is that beautiful tree in the corner of the living room. The Council says that this danger can be, minimized by selecting a freshly cut tree shortly before Christmas. The tree can be kept fresh by cutting the bottom diagonally and placing it in water or wet sand.

Placing the tree is also important. It should be kept well away from the fireplace, stove, powerful electric lights or other sources of, heat.

The Connell recommends that only Underwriters Laboratories approved lights be used on the tree. Lights which have been used before should be check-

Strana 23. edl for frayed wires or damaged sockets.

Electrical circuits should not be overloaded with additional lights, toys or appliances.

Only nonflamiable decorations should be used on the tree, and tree lightg'• should be turned off when no one home or when the family retires.e.A.VU soon as the needles began to dry and el' fall, the tree should be discarded.

Fire safety should not be confined ttee'el the tree alone. Discarded wrappings um& packages should be put in the trashebare as soon as possible. Smokers should „AP 'A so be extra careful when they lay theire:',',1 cigarettes, cigars and pipes.

Make sure that. Santa finds sometht besides a chimney when he visits Your'21 home safety can keep the Christmas•Season a happy one, the Council dalles',`-'4 eludes. )♦ • A speeding auto was being hotly -I persued by the highway patrol car whieneei it suddenly jumped the road, leaped over +t= a couple of retaining walls, and rolled'•4., over on its back in an adjoining field:The patrolman pulled up beside the\ek overturned auto and said: "What' iie , e, biases is the matter with you.? Are you drunk or something?"

"Cer'ainly I'm drunk," was the raay,r,li-z "Whaddya think I arn, a stunt driverVa ,l'esiysee ) • 4„ • ( The town's most important eitizenlYSI2e,i'. being interviewed about soon becoming an octogenerian.

"Dsa sure our readers would likt4olto,' know what exercises you use to keen,fitele`) et, suggested the reporter.

"Well, son, when you're pushing <82r"'): that's all the exercise you need," waSIthri: n .e reply.

• 44, .,,i11,, a Distracted wife: (at bedside of sick husband): "Is there no hope, skp7 tor?"

Docator: "I don't know, tell me w a; you are hoping for." *

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THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE REPORTS: U.S REJECTS CZECH COMPLAINT. ON STAMP The State Department has rejeetedere a communist Czech charge that :Anne American stamp honoring CzIechosti7e,,,I vakian patriot Thomas Masa.ryk :WV*. promoted by "traitorous emigrants.'.'; The department said Wednesday ite.. was; "beyond comprehension" why Czechoslovakia had refused to accept, mail bearing the Masaryk stamfCtii was one of a number issued in the Unit ed States "champions of liberty" s6i-f— and honored the first president or t 3;EN Czech republiC.

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Sports Column Judging by the letters we receive, our Sports Column is getting to be more popular each week. Some of our members friends are sportsmen and they like to find something in their paper pertaining to their hobby. Just try to check the number who buy hunting and fishing licenses in your county and you will realize the wide appeal of our "Sports" Column.

• • Austin — A partnership wildlife habitat improvement program is being carried on in the Panhandle of Texas, intended to restore game to the area, according to W. J Cutbirtb., assistant exe vutive secretary of the Game and Fish Commission.

The work is described in an article in the December issue of "Texas Game and Fish magazine. It was prepared by J. K. Parson and B. D. Hudgins, wildlife biologlsts.

The project is located 30 miles north.:'west of Dalhart, on what is now known as the National Grasslands, owned by the Forest Service. Management is under direction of the Game and Fish Commission.

The primary study right now is on Scaled quail (blues), and motts are being produced to provide cover for more of these birds, Plots have been fenced off and Rus +sian oliVes and squaw brush planted to provide this cover.

Since the first plantings in 1956, approximately 150,000 seedlings have been placed in 34 plots and spaced over '7,000 acres of land. Plantings now are getting large enough to provide additional cover.

The place is closed to hunting.

VEST NI K-- WEST, TEXAS There were approximately 800 of the stripers, flown in from California. They are about four inches long.

The stripers were provided by the California Fish and Game Commission without cost to Texas. They were flown in from the Sacramento delta, where they had been acclimated in fresh water before their trip to Texas.

The striper was introduced to the West Coast in the late 1880's, from the Atlantic Ocean They have done exceptionally well there in the salt water.

Stripers also have been planted in other fresh water impoundments in the United States. They are very similar in appearance to the white bass, which now is so numerous in southern waters. Because of that, strict regulations will be enforced at Lake Divirsion to prevent their being taken from the lake before they have had an opportunity to grow and a study made of their reproduction.

The stripers are tackle busters, reaching 75 or more pounds in weight.

FIRE LOSSES HEAVY IN WINTER MONTHS Fire losses during the Winter months are the heaviest of the year and the National Board of Fire Underwriters urges home owners to help keep down the fire toll by following these suggestions: O Right now, check the basement or furnace room. Remove any paint pails, oily rags, old newspapers, broken furniture or other rubbish that may be near the heating plant.

O If you have wood or coal stoves or furnaces, be sure ashes are deposited in metal containers and that the containers are emptied frequently.

• If your gas or oil heating equipment has been functioning erratically, call your service man now to inspect it and put it in proper order.

O Your flue pipes, vent connections, gas vents and chimney should have been inspected at the beginning of the e heating season. If you have not had such an inspection made, have it done now.

O Make a check to be sure walls, ceilings and partitions near stoves and heating pipes are protected by noncombustible insulation.

• If you are using portable oil or gas heaters, always 'turn them off when you retire at night.

• See to it that your +fireplace is Austin — California striped bass have equipped with a metal fire screen. been introduced to Texas waters as an 1•4• experiment in providing additional fishing potentials for State fishermen, acAn Indian who ordered a sandwich at cording to Marion Toole, director of in- a drug store peered between the slices of land fisheries of the Game and Fish bread. "You slice him ham?" he asked. rnmission.

"Yes," was the reply.

The fish were planted in Lake Diver"You pretty near miss him," grunted sion, near Wichita Falls, last week. the Indian.

Wednesday, December 21, 19G0

This Week in American History On December 21, 1620 -- 340 years ago — about one hunderd men and women landed on the shore of what is now Massachusetts and founded a colony which they called Plymouth. The Pilgrims, as they were called, were mostly itiembers of a small English religious community which had previously settled in the Netherlands to escape persecution. Mainly people — farmers and artisans — they were endowed with a goodly measure of courage and perseverance. Before disembarking from their ship, the Mayflower, the heads of the families deliberated about the kind of community they wished to establish. To avoid possible tyranny or anarchy, they decided to submit to such government and governors as they should by common consent make and choose. This agreement was written and signed by them and is known as the "Mayflower Compact." It is one of the important documents in the history of American democracy.

• • On December 25, 1492 — 468 years ago — Christmas was first celebrated in the New World when Christopher Columbus' two vessels, the Santa Maria and the Nina, made their way eastward off the coast of the island of Hispaniola, now Haiti. Christmas was probably first celebrated on the mainland of this continent by early French settlers who came to St. Croix, Maine, around 1604. One of the early German celebrations in America was arranged in 1741 by Count Nicholas Von Zinzendorf, who was a menthe] of the Moravian colony in what is not Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The people of Boston seem to have been the first t( celebrate Christmas by placing lights( candles in their windows and singinl carols in the streets. In many of the southern states, Christmas is celebrate( with fireworks, a custom which was in troduced by French settlers in Louis iana, and Italians and Spaniards h Florida. Our Christmas trees are o German origin, and Santa Claus him self immigrated from the Neatherland where he is better known as Saint Nich olas. Christmas cards were introduce in this country in the 1870's by a Lon don firm. Early in the present centur the custom of setting up a communit Christmas tree is public squares we adopted in many American cities. )• • You can run into a lot of strangei on the highways these days — esepecia] ly if you don't stay well over to the righ

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Polka Dance Calendar

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CALVIN CHERVENKA napsal V. M. SKALSKt Thursday, December 22 Ray Baca orchestra -- Ledbetter Hall (Pokradovarn.)

Sunday, December 25 "Kdybych se byla nepoz.dravila, prosiChristmas Dances Ray Baca orchestra — Freyburg Hall la jsem Anieku, aby si Jenieka vzala.

Emil Bartos orchestra — Cat Spring Hall Main ho moc rada, neI abych jej chtela High Topper's orchestra — Saenger- videti s jinou. Aniece bych jej byla pkala —" halle in New Branufels "Dite, dite, co vgechno to tvoje hlavie Lee Ilse orchestra — C of C Hall in Elka s fismevem se divila matlinger Sil orchestra — American Legion ka.

Hall in Crosby "KdyZ vgak mne Anieka pomohla doRudy Kurtz orchestra K T Hall in stati smrti z rukou, tedy jsem si urniSan Antnia o l orchestra -Swiss Alp Hall nila pojistiti si svoji lasku —" Adolph Mig "Ale jak? jak?" ptala se matka. near Schulenburg "To grave yam chci povedeti," tekla Bill Mraz orchestra — Bill Mraz Hall in Botenka.

Houston .,, "ProtoZe Jeenieek o lasce neRural Ramblers — SPJST Hall at Elk vi. Anieka mne prosila, abych s nim o torn nemluvila. Nechtela ani, abych mu near Waco Vrazel Polka Band — SPJST Hall in kekla, to by si ji mei vziti, kdybych umvela. — Anieka jest dobre srdce, verna Buckholts Ed Faraiz1 Orchestra — SPJST National ptitelkyne a eista divka."

"To jest, dite, to jest jeji -- srdce jaHall, Fort Worth ko zdato a gt'asten, kdo ji dostane," horMonday, December 26 Emil Bartos orchestra — ODHS Hall in live matka pkisvedeila.

"No vidite maminko," nemocna se Rowena Rudy Kurtz orchestra — Ammansville usmala. "V gak my si porozumime. Jenik pkivedi Jima ke nine v dobe, kdyZ to by Hall near Schulenburg Joe Patek orchestra — SPJST Hall in la Anieka. Videla jsem, Ze se ji libil, kdyZ slygela sama, ze Jenik mne ma rad. Vi Taylor Vra,zel Polka Band — Recreation Center dela jsem, jak smutne see divala. — Ale potom mi kekla, ze Jenik o jeji, lasce nein Waco vi a prosila, abych to zachovala v tajTuesday, December 27 Lee Ilse orchestra -- Fair Ground in La nosti—" Grange "To jsou, novinky, to jsou novinky," Sil Krenek orchestra — Burton Hall divila se Kliekova, "ale potade nezaiam tvAj plan."

All the above dances are at night uir tenNute maminko, konedne jsem u n6i. " less otherwise specified This is a free service but applies only to those dances Jim ma Anieku rad -- Anieka take by Ptijali byste ji za, svoji at which mainly polka and waltz music si dala fici. is Played by a live orchestra. The Vestnik dceru misto mne?" or writer will assume no responsibility Tohie byla pkece jen veleike, rana pro resulting from any dance announcement pani Kliekovou.

"Dite, tohle jest skuteene tajemstvi a which Is listed 1 this column Listings from orchestras and dance hall should novinka. To jsem neCekala." be received at least one week before "OvAem, maminko,' Takla nemocnada, publication. Send all listings to Calvin le. "Anieka jest chuda a na to musime pamatovati. A proto ja bych se postaraChervenka, Route 2, Rogers, Texas. la, ovSem na vase atraty o to, aby byla •( )• vypravena, jak se slu gi na vagi snachu.

Prophecy come true: "The chariots lasku sku a starostli shall rage in the streets; they shall jos- Vite vest =mink°, o mne siza svoji abychom se ji tle one against another in the broad odmenili." ways; they shall seem like torches, they " Ano, ano, to se rozumi," tekla shall run like the lightnings." From the Book of Nahum, Old Testament, about kova, "ale tohle mne pkekvapilo. Tak zady a ja nic ne713 B.C. In Texas in 1959, traffic deaths ani se radi za totaled 2,453, injuries about 140,000, and pozoruji —" "Jenik o tom vi, povidala jsem mu to", traffic losses about 381 million dollars. tekla Boienka,, "a jest srozumen. — No • • a Anidce jsem tekla, 2e za Jenioka ji Folks who drive a car and drink dam Igimi6ka."

Are not the kind of folks who think! "mu dite, tys pfece jen diplomat," ke-

Strana kla matka usmitena, nebot' se 31 Anidka zalibila a zapsala do srdce svoji laskou k nemocne dceii. "Abych ti kekla pravdu, mne bys nemusila mnoho nutit, ja main Anieku rada. Jim by nemohl najiti lepZenu, nez jest ona, a ja jsem ji tak navykla, ze bych ani nepoznala tvuj odchod."

"Tak, to jest pane," zasmala se BoZenka.

"No, nemysli si nic apatneho," obhajovala se matka. "Ale tot' vie, kdyi Cloy& vidi, jake mela, dobre srdce k tobe, kdyZ Cloy& se s ni po tak dlouhou dobu stYke. v jednom dome, pozna ji dokonale. Jak jsem kekla, gt'asten bude, kdo si, ji vezme. Jim by nemohl dostati lepei nu."

"Vida, vida, maminka s do ni zamilovala jako Jim," zasmala se nemocna.

"A ja budu tak miti i svoji milou drutku odmenenu i svoji lasku pojiS'tenou."

"Dite, tohle neni zlY plan, jen co tomu kekne tatinek," starostlive tekla Klfekova. "Tot' vie, ten asi ma jive plany s Jimem. Uvidime, at ptijde "To se spravi, jen mi sem tatinka Mete a uvidite, to jej presveddra •jako vas," tekla nemocna.

"Ja, mile dite jsem chovala to piani rn4 jiZ &Arno, ale myslila jSeill Si, 2e nacho —" tekla Kliekova. "V gak musig se ptipraviti, nebot' tatinek bude nebot' u neho mluvi take starost o budoucnost vas °boil."

"No jen kdyl main pomocnika., vlastno pomocnici ve vas, =mink°, ono to pt jde, jako kdyi na,mate. Ostatne se to dozvi, buds Rate porai dedeeek, hati."

"No uvidime, Bogenko, a nyni at odpcimluvila jsi mnoho."

"To nevadi maminko," zasmala se nemocna. "Toto mluveni mne udelalo .mno ho dobreho — jsem nyni spokojena troche si zeimnu."

Za chvilku jiz spala tich/' posilujici spanek. Tvat se ji usmivala, tak e kdyi se na ni pkiSla podivati Klikkova, musila se usmati.

"To se ji jiste zd'a o torn, jak to pr tit'.

Zlate dite vedla a provede. tinek musi povoliti, vidyt' se jednit Stesti obou deti."

Boknka skuteene spala, snic o svem Mesti, ktere zachranila jak pro sebe tak pro sveho bratra.

KdyZ se probudila, bylo jiz pozde, ale u laze jejiho sedela matka, bystilm ospanek na nemocnou dceru. Lad ., jent na veeer prieel podivati se, vida noncekern pozorujic, jak' u es inek bude miti nou odpoeivati tak Ididne s usrnivajici "Pane Klieka, BoMnka jest zach.rani» na. Jest to mai*. zazrak, ale Bohn diky, budete ji zase vidgi

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Strang 26 Zprava tato byla, jako kouzlo pro ce1y' .::dum, Jenik se jen usmival, veselYrn byl i Klieka a Jim. 0 dedeCkovi Starem neiteba mluviti. — Ten by byl za Bozenkii dYchal, zprava to vystehovala smutek od Khan..

"Kdyby to Rah dal, aby see uzdravila a mohla bYti moji," kekl. Jenik.

"Horgi jest vgak, ze lekat tvrdi, ze bui de inusiti na venek aspori na nejakY rok litho dye leta, nea se ji zdravi sesili," tekl Klieka.

"No, vgak to se rozlu gti jako irk", tekl Jim. "Jen kdyt bude zdrava. 0 to se musi postarati Jenik."

Boknka, probudivgi se a spattivgi mat ku, zasrnala se tine a kYvla na ni: " aminko, nastavte ucho, pogeptam r yam neco."

Kliekova nastavila ucho a nemocna ji geptala: "Zdalo se mi, ze tatinek tekl ano."

"Ty dibliku," fekla Kliekova. "Ani ye A.spanku si necla pokoj, — No o to veci r.;bude g s nim mluviti as rano — na noc ,I takove keel nejsou pro nemocnout".

"1\riysliter gelmovsky se zasnala. "Ale s Jimem rnohu promluviti? A s jeniekem take?"

"No s terni ano, protoze ti to nezarmou ti," tekla matka vatne, "ale tatinek by ti mohl nasaditi brouka do mozku a ty bys nespala. Ja s nim promluvim napted sama. Dedeeek take miva svoje napady" "Ale coa ten slib?" fekla Botenka.

"Vig dite, ten slib se tYkal cizich lidi, ne tatinka, nebot' ten piece o tom musi vecleti,", tekla, Kliekova.

"Ano, ale to jsem mu chtela fief sama," hajila se nemocna.

"No jak tedy cheek" tekla matka .

"Tedy pamatujte, maminko," zahrozila ji nemocna.

Piisii na tadu navgtevy, ovgem kratke.

Ptigel Jenik, jen vida, jak Botenka jit vesele hledi do sv'eta, sevtel ji do nitrueee.

"Boanko draha, tys nas potegila, tak vesele koukag do sveta. Ty nevi ja kou radost mam."

"A ja, mai Jenieku, a ja — vklyt' piece mi Bah popteje, abych byla tvou a abychom byli spolu, da Rah gtlastni."

"Budeme, mildeku, budeme," ujisToval ji Jenik.

"Jenieku rail" ptitahla jej k sob& — "Ptimliivig se za Jima? Vi g pros — prosil mne a ja, jit tekla Aniece. Jen tatinek mi schazi — maminka jest spok0jena,. Ptimluvig se?" mazlila se se snoubencem.

"Ale tot' vi g, ae se ptimluvim a jak," tekl Jeenik Wade ji po tvati. "Kdo by At'astriejgim jako ja? jej radeji

V fi S T N f IC — WEST, TEXAS jen ca tatinek iekne ale on si cid nebot Anioka jest hodnd holka."

"Maminka to kika take, ale tatinek —" tekla starostlive Boaenka.

"S tim si nelam hlavu, promluvim s nim sam," tekl Jenik.

"Ne, Jenieku, napted ja," zabratiovala Boaenka. "Vy mi jen ponniate zat laeit. Ma.mince jsem tekla, te Aniece koupiin vYbavu a za to jeji velikou a obetavost ke mne. Zaslouai si to."

"Ale moje zlato, zvolal udiven Jenik, "na co ty v gechno nepamatuje g. To bu du miti peelivou aenu gku,' 'polibil ji tom na eelo."

"Jen tam?" tekla etveraeive Boaenha.

"No tak tedy i sem," tekl Jenik, vtisknuv ji na rty vtele polibeni.

"Tak jest to dobte, ale nyni mi sem pogli Jima," tekla nemocna vesele.

Jenik vygel a brzo bylo slygeti: "Jim, Jim, Jim, kde jsi, Jim—" "Co se stab?" odpovidal hlas nekde v dali.

"Botenka to dice videti a porouei, abys se lined Ic`ni odebral." PH tom Je nik nahledl do pokoje.

"Ty jeden, poekej," tekla, s asmevem Boaenka. "Tak ho postragit."

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"Oh, nebaj se. on se hned •tak nelekne; 'odpovida, Jeenik, vraceje s k nmocne.

"Za trest mi da g hubieku, ty zlY," kekla Boaenka tvatic se vaane ale ne dalo ji to, nebot' propukla ye smith.

Jenik nelenil a zaplatil hned pokutu.

V torn jit vchazel Jim. "India jsi si necci Boaenko?" tekl.

"Tot' vig , ae ptala, jinak by nebyla poruella to zavolati," keld se smichem Jenik a rychle ode gel. "Musim prye, abych nedostal za ucho."

"To 'la rad gi jdi," hrozila mu nemocna, "a ty si sedni sem ke mne."

Jim se usadil a ptal se: "Co si pkejeg?"

"Ty pry se chceg tenit? TalcovY mlac1S7 elovek," zaeala, 13oftenka.

"Kdo ti to tekl?" tazal se Jim. "Jd ti jen tekl, jestli Anieka by mne mohla miti rada jako ja, mam ji a ty hned nadelag z toho veselku."

"No, no, mladY pane," zasmala se sestra. "Jd to myslim s tebou dobfe."

"To vim, ale —" "Zadne ale," tekla nemocna. "Ja jsem pracovala a dobte. Tuhle ma g vYsledek."

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• Season's greetings s • and our thanks to all our friends whose patronage we value so highly! We're all aglow with warm wishes for a holiday full of love, joy and good cheer!

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Va Wed% dne prod/toe WOO "Co jsi se dovedela?" nedoekav6 se ptal Jim. "Mohla by mne miti rade.? ViS1 kdyt jsem ji vyprovazel, tak se mi zdelo, te ji nejsem odpornY." "Tak vida," zasmala se Botenka. "Ja tady v potu tvati se staram a zatim hnedle oni se mi domluvi semi —" "To ne", odporoval Jim, "ale tak se mi zdido, to Anieka se nestavi proti "Vg, Dtimieku," tekla Botenka. "Lekat povida, 'te budu muset na venek. Jenik bude tedy musiti se mnou, to se return' "No, ano, to se vi," udiven teki Jim. "No a tady bude pak prazdno," pokra eovala nemocna.

"Vidyt' tady budeme jests s tatinkern," odporoval Jim. "My mamince po milteme."

"Tys tak na to pomahani," smala se rxemocni. "Kolikrate pak jsi narn pomohl? Proto nyni poslouchej. Ja jsem vechno promyslila. Kdyt tak elovek lek celY den v posteli, na leccos ptijde. Uminila jsem si, ze jestli se mate red", ae byste nemusili za sebou behat, ale pane se vziti a EU tady s redid —" "Ale Botenko, co ti to napadlo?" zvolal Jim. "Tak najednou to nejde."

"Free ne?" pravila nemocnit. "Mamin ka bude potfebovati pomoci, sama by

WEST, TEXAS Strum SI Driving is a lot like baseball: it's only *de tam zastala, a ty mei Anieku rad. the number of times you get home safely Maminka take."

"Maminka take?" zvolal radostne Jim. that counts!

"Tys s ni o tom mluvila?"

"No tak vyeitave fekla. sestra.

"Kdybys mleel a nepletl se mi do fedi, ukoneila bych dfive."

"Tak ua nileim," tell Jim, "pokraeuj a ja to jit nevyrukm."

"Uvidime," zasmala se Botenka. "Te2029 Washington Ave., CA 8-34214 dy: kdyt ji ma§ rad, maminka take, te730 E. 20th at N. Main UN9-1441 dy jsem miuvila s Jeniekem a on to 5225 Washington UN 9-338'7 schvaloval. Budu jeate mluviti s tatin301 East 11th Street UN 9-3351 kern a jestli on bude souhlasiti, byly by HOUSTON, TEXAS Obe svadby najechlou — ovSem, jestli For All Your Anieka mi pfinese zpravu, ze svoluFURNITURE APPLIANCES je —" and "Je, je, mode zlata sestfieko," zvolal EVERETIEENG ELSE FOB TOUR Jim, sklaneje se k nemocne. "Tys piece HOME jen dobra duge. Jak ti budu mod pods Be Sur. to Soo kovati?"

"Chca vedet jak?" fekla Botenka. — "MO Anieku rad. Jste asi tak stejne v2sTNtK-

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"To jsme, jen nejakY raesic jest mezi nanai," honem vykladal Jim. "Podivejme se," smala se nemocna.

"Jak on se jit picesvedeil. Kdo ti to povidal?"

"Jeji bratr Vaclav," tell Jim. (Pokradovani)

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'fie Wed% cute 1. prosinee 1980 V t STNIX— WEST. `I'EXAS Straw. 30 You may outrun, outmaneuver, out- other drivers — But will you outlive Of all the Christmas carols, "Silent Night remains the most popular. It was distance, outbluff and outbrag the them? written on Christmas Eve by the pastor and the organist of a small church in OBWASEIMMISOBBOREWARESSM Arnsdorf, Austria. On Christmas Morn, they gave Silent Ni ght to the ages, with an old guitar for accompaniment . . . the pipe organ had broken down.

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Anne Zvolankove ktera zerniela 18. prosince 1951, a spi veenhn spinkem na Lesko Narodnim hibitove Seaton, Temple, Texas.

Od Tveho funrti manielko draha, gni vzpornince na Tebe, zalevaji se me °CI slzaml. VSnde Te vidim, odeviad Tvilj milt' hlas slysim, poiad se ml zda, to po svetnici se ozYvaji Tvoje kroky, ale je to pielud. Ty odpoeivaa v veeneho pokoje a mini. — (5asto se mi zda, to due Tva z tech zahvezdnYch Hai pfiletela ke nine jako poselkyne miru, a usedi na skrine me, a stir 'a s eela meho chmury ilvota, a Ilk mi 'Septa "Na shledanou".

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SPRAVNE VYKONANA rmittr,E V hediniS 2alu zarmouceni naleznete Edward Pace pohtebrd ustav pohotove k sympatick6mu vykizeni nezbytnkch jedncttlivosti a k vypraveni dojemneho poidbu.

Levne ceny json naAf. zasadeu.

Mute se z nag minulosti, ditvefujme v budoucnost a pritomnost obohacujme dobrYmi skutky. o VelkY vYznam lea ve slovech:— Podpora, Lidskost, Bratrstvi, jimy budeme se lotteiti s titnto rokem a pamatujme je, pit vstupu do roku noveho.

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