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ROCNIK (VOLUME) MIX eislo (No.) 11

15. BREZNA (MARCH) 1961

Zaleil na nas, jaki bude nag e budoucnost Co budeme delati v pti gtich letech pro pokrok Jednoty, zaleti na, nas — na nikom jinem. — Marne-li nee° v ce, melo by nem na to zaleteti povedeti o tom jinkm. Nosit pouze knoflik Jed,r nOty v zaklopce kabatu, to jette neznaMena ze pomahame na geinu bratrstvu ve

te . nati mladete, mlacleho elenstva musi miti podporu, odporueeni nas stargich a je nutno v kaidem 'rade na neeem utiteenem pracovati, abychom zajem yegkere elenstva JednotvernYmi schnzemi se to nedokale, kaidk z nas by mel brat Adast na raznkch spoleeenktYch udalostech a o Povezte svkm ptatelfun o sve Jednoty torn. podavati ipravy do nageho orga.a zaroveri je pozvete mezi nas. — ()pa- nu k povzbuzeni jinkch, cot jest kujeme, to nate budoucnost se bude MO, Cast agitaeni prace. zakladati na na i schopnosti jak pkidtI'ozorujeme co se deje jinde a sledutiine nati mledet a dospelejti elenstvo k jeme zpravy podavane tidy ye Vestniku. nagim tadtm.

Dobre, prate se da, nitpodobit. tIeba i .Nekolikrate jsme na .to • poukazali, neco pozmenena jen kdyt rudrtujeme dobrY pkiklad jest pro na e mladgi elen- nejakou spoleeenskou einnost. — Nistvo nejlepgi a nejueinnejk tkolou. Jsem kdy vtak nemeli bychom pouttet ze zkej ist, to nas stark dobte pozoruji jak tel hlavni nag ukol a sice, — seznamove spolku hospodakime — Pokadek ve vati nati xnladet v katde osade, v kaidem vtem u tadu ba na kaldem lidskem po- tide s nati Jednotou a snatiti se proeinani jest tedy zalrdadem tspechu. Ne- buditi v ni opravdovy zajem o na gi Jedpotadkem zvrhe., se poeine.ni nate a vede nOtu. nas na stezku ku zkaze.

Ptipominame to znovu a hlavne proStanovy flak Jednoty jsou nakm po- to, to nage mladgi generate za nedloukadkem — a jsou (Wank nami a pro hou dobu bude muset ptevziti vedeni flanas. — Stanovy nam vyznaouji nate po- k. SPJST Bude na torn mnoho zaleteti vinnosti vkhody katcleho elena Jed- jak ji k tomu ukolu pkipravime. Dle nag eho nahledu nejlenk ptiprava jest, noty a stanovi je zketelne. kdyt sami budeme verne vykonavati naZ ptiligne shoviVavosti se to a tarn se elenske povinnosti. leckde i zamhouiri oko a nedbalost a neCo je to tedy to na ge elenska, povinteenost 'pa je toho nasledkem. ye- nost? time, to prace organisaeni by se mela provadeti vtude a beze slevy a bez ustaPkedstavujeme si, to povinnosti vyroni jak nage vedeni urdi. zumiva se vzajemnk porn& mezi dvema Nejudinnejti prace agita.eni musi vyjit aneb i vice osobami a jsou ovgem povinz tad nageho vlastniho elenstva v kruhu nosti rfizne die pomera a Qkolnosti, die blizkem v osade a tak podeptiti praci a nicht se vzajemnk vztah mezi lidmi utvaii a vytvail. snateni nagich organisatort. —

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Krasnou povinnosti katdeho z nas by melo bkti, piniti to, co jsme slibili a k cemu jsme se eestnkm slibem zavazali.

Takovk slib, my elenove Jednoty konani povinnosti jsme jedinou slotili, kdyt vgichni jsme se zavazali pracovati pro dobro svYch Wit a svoji Jednoty. — Kolik z nas tyto povinnosti verne taky vykonava? Na kolik z nas milk nate Jednota bkti pravem hrda?

Katdk 'Men. natl. Jednoty mute si tyto otazky sam nejlepe zodpovedeti. Tak jak vgude jinde i u jinkch severnich bratrskkch Jednot, zapomine, se na elenske povinnosti, jinak bye nebylo tech stitnosti na male nav gtevy to dovkch schazi, no, nesprivne placeni poplatkil a jine nedbalosti.

V kadnem konani svkch povinnosti elenskYch tedy spoeiva osud tad ra i natl.

Jednoty, nas vtech elenal Plneni, vykonavani nagich povinnosti vede nas k souladnemu tivotu v kadech a k plodne praci, kdetto opak toho, vede k rdznkm nesnazim, zrnatkem a steluje nas tivot spolkovk.

Tuto skuteenost bychom si meli pine uvedomiti a v pameti udrtovati a pki kalde nagi schtzl bychom si to meli znoyu ptipomenouti. — My vgichni spolu rozhodujeme o budoucnosti Jednoty nagi nebot' jsme spolutviirci jejiho trvani.

Oeekavame-li tedy aby v natich dech bylo vtude lepe, aby na g spolkovk tivot se rozvijel, musime jedenkaidy p1niti a dodrtovati dank sliby, konanim

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Mnohy dlovek si kazi zivot, protoe dovoli, aby malidkosti zaujaly rnnohem vetgi clUlditost, v jeho na,zirani nein jim pravem path.

• • Pracujme v na gich kadech rozumne s Svot nepottejasnou a veselou mysli. buje Skarohlidn.

• • Zasloudene vavkiny kahleho zdobi, ale nezaslouZene jen eloveka zlobi. ♦ • Vzdelani nagich ditek, budit jejich nejdra,Zgim dedictvirn ktere jim mono zanechati.

• ♦ Zlo ziAstava ziemat' ji'Z je male nebo velke.

• • Nemiti mnoho, ale miti vge pottelme, melo by bStti co treba k spokojenemu 2ivot nam byl clan bez nageho nein a proto si jej katc1St musime dodatedne zaslount.

• • Kde jsou tobe radi, tam jen zicidka 13Srvej, a kde citi§ ze nejsi rad viden, tam se ani neohledni.

• • Myglenka vzajemne svepornoci byla a dosud jest zakladem kade bratrske Jednoty jak je ta nage. ♦ • Casts o tom pkemfglime, ze abychom milovala tuts vlast a vlastni. narod, — de prec by nemelo bSTti treba nenavideti jin3r. narod Jednanim takoqm se nikdy svetoveho miru nedakame.

• • Oloveka nepozname po myglenkach nYlark po jeho skutsich, to jest kdy'Z nee° tvori, tepr y mono lodhadnout jeho cenu.

• Mono tvrditi, ze na ge mladeZ' se nam neodcizi jestliZe pry ni stojime. 2e1, mnozi se davno jig odcizili mladeii a dosud se nesnaZi ji porozumetk Mnohdy kdyz pfehlilime ten na g Zivot, vidime, ze mnoho, ztech na gieh "vidin" jeZ jsme •obeas v mlad gich letech pianovali, v Zivotnich zkou§kach vybledlo a tak se nam to pfihodilo i v torn spolkafeni. Mnoho to prani zustaio jen .v tom, planovani a no jak jsme si to prali. gill jsme se, Z'e aZ` sestarneme, ze ta nage mladeZ po nas to spolkovou praci vezme, ale — inu to ale, sly gime nyni z mnoh3ich mist stesky, ze i ta nadeje sklamala, a to obzvla gte tam, kde se ma-

Padech scela nic aneb jen velice main bylo udineno, aby nage jednani, nage schtze pro mlade'Z se stall zajimavYrni.

• Jednejme v'Zdy tak jak by zraky cele. nagi verejnosti uprene byly na nas a na:si Jednotu. Hled'ine si ploclne prace a snahou ka2cleho z nas bud', zajem o pokrok nagi Jednoty. Kdyt se kahly z nas jen malo prieinime tak dali rozvoj nagi SPJST bude zajigten. ♦ • ease dobra povest jest doza j iste tim nejlepAim odporudenim pro na gi Jednotu. Na nas vgech ovgem ze nyni jest, abychom tuto dobrou povest nejen udrZ'eli a dale budovali — ale tuto nagim potomktim, novemu elenstvu, neporu genou a v dobrYch pomerech prenechali.

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KaIda, svedomita prace nalezne drive nebo pozdeji sveho oceneni a na to pamatujme pit konani spolkove prace.

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Blai se .6as voleb a proto se jedenkaldk pripravme. Chrarime na ge prava a na gi demokratickou neodvislost zirdastnenim se volby a odevzdanim hlasu pro uchazede kteli si, dle va geho ne j giho veclomi zasluhuji Va gi podporu. —-lep Jen timto zptisobem pinime svoji povinnost k tete nagi vlasti, kde dosud se tegirne svobodnkch voleb.

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Dnegni vek jest dobou skutku a dobou crop. Skutky a dinnost miuvi a kakIV jednotlivec ma svoji povinnost i k lidske spolednosti. Zabezpedujrne sobs i svkin potomktun svoji snahou lepgi budoucnost. Osud si kakIST sam tvori a dosud plati: Jak si kdo ustele, tak si take lehne.

• • Neni pochybnosti, ze pfilaitost ke konami ,dobra jest stale jests mezi nami a stale jests majetkem nas v gech. Laskavost tint 'Zivot pkijemnSim nebot' dosud jest stala poptavka po zprisobilosti a dojdou vZdy odpiaty ti kteki dovedou spfijemniti 'Zivoty jinSrch.

Bylo by to jiste zajimave, kdyby nektein ti nagi stargi elenove si dali a popsali nam ve Vestniku ty jejich zaeateeni takosti a pfihody ze spolkoveho a osadniho 'Zivota. Jiste, ze bychom jim za to byly povdeeni. Ale nejen to, vklyt' mnohk ten mlad gi dlen by zvedel jak byl ten na g spolkovY. 'Aivot pied padesati a vice lety.

• • IVinoW'r z na gich elenti se omlouva, deb& eesky neumi, kale je mu dobre re-

Ve stiedu, dne 15. latezna, 1961 zumet a ti star gi si toho vali jen kdy2 je dopis pouenY a bez nejakYch nara2ek na kohokoliv. — No budeme dekat a se twit, ze piec tu a tam se 'lady nekdo s dopisem ptihlasi.

• • Mame nekolik soukromYch dopisii od etenatfi na gich kteti si tu nagi "Ceskou hodinku" pochvaluji, 2e se ditky jejich zajimaji a "hodinku" si vyatihuji z Vestniku a uschovavaji. — Tesi nas to velice a doufame, 2'e vas to ptatele neomrzi. — Dejte zpravu obeas dopisem jak pokraeujete.

• • Minulou nedeli jsme navgtivili, dvoje tadove schitze poblize domova a v obouch jsme se jednanim velic e potegili. V jedne se hlasilo 17 novYch *elenti do Jednoty a v to ,druhe se chystaji rozvinouti velkou zabavni einnost a program s mlade2i. — Mimo toho se ptipravuji v obouch tadech nav gtiviti distriktni ze v Elk u tadu 35. Tamnej gi tad si pozornost zaslou2i.

• • Nehdy pig tech niznYch navgterach nagich MAU se mi ptihodi nekterY ten start Glen si mne vezme stranou a steluje se mi, — co on ja do Jednoty jen dal v poplatcich penez a 2e se mu to nelibi. Obyeejne na takovou stitnost odpovim, 2e "ty laratte si to vge sam vinen." — "Jak 2e to", on se tale.

—"Inu kdybys byl zemtel jak si byl mlad a jegte jen mak) do Jednoty na gi slo2i1, tak si mel vydelat pekne penize." Tak obyeejne rozhovor skonei, nebot' ani ye stafd o smrti on nechce sIyget.

PeknY ptikla,d ptatelske soudinnosti skytala schtze organisatort tietiho okrsku pii hostile u tadu eislo 6 pobli2e West. Jen litujeme, 2e neize nam po pravde cele to prolite todpoledne zde podrobne popsati. Bylo znati, 2e na g tteti , okrsek pujde stale ku ptedu. — Nu& tedy sna2me se sestry a bratii v tomto rote pracovati pro Jednotu co nejvie a co nejlepe aby ptiliv noveho, mladeho alenstva neustal. Nazdar.

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Veasne upozomeni Stal se ptipad, 2e dedic jmenovanY ye certifikatu byl Iartev a odkaz zustal nezmenen. Neopomefite a zmente si svilj odkaz v paduze dedie jest mrtev aneb jinak neznamY. — Uuchli se tim vYplata vageho certifikatu a ugetti dalgi vYlohy vagim dedicum. — Formulat a informace na po2adani Vam poskytne nage Hlavni iitadovna v Temple, Texas.

VtSTNIK—WEST,TEXAS

Co pies tirden jsem zaslechl — Ze bratr Martin J. Stepan zeintel

minulY tYden ye staid 73 let v domove sve dcery v Houstone. — Narodil se v okresu Austin a ptestehoval se do Bell s rodinou v mladi. Zil pti osade Ocker 68 let nee se odstehoval do Houston. Byl elenem tadu 24 v Cyclone. Zanechal zde va syny a jednu dceru, 6 bratrb a 3 sestry a padetnou rodinu. V gem temta vyslovujeme nag uptimnou soustrast.

• • — Z ‘ e bratr Tom C. La2a Glen tadu Placedo Oslo 97 zemiel minuly mosic a cele jeho rodine a ptateltm vyslovujeme nagi soustrast.

• • — 2e divadeini ptedstaveni facia 88 Houston se tegilo velike Adasti a bylo zdatile provedene dne 26. minuly mesic a ze snad zas se tam ptipravuje novY divadlelni kus nekdy v kvetnu. — Mnoho zdaru tomto snativcum ptejeme. V nekterych mistech ka2cla ,dobra, snaha prospive. a neni to pouha nahoda. Znamena to spolupraci a uptimne snageni. vyniknout. — Odrazu nikde nic se "stovtiti" neda. K tomu tieba ochoty dobre yule, obetavosti a hlavne nad geni a u tadu v Houstonu v ge to co jsme vyjmenovali v hojne mite mail.

• • — Ze nag bratr Otto Hanu g, obetavY pracovnik 'facia Oslo 66 ye Waco, byl nucen se, podrobiti operaci nosu, aby zas nabyl bYvaleho zdravi. Dle zpravy dale, bade nutno odstraniti nejakou kost nosu ktera jemu dYchani ste2ovala.

Doufame, 2e se operate zdati a le bratru Ottovi Hanugovi bude fileveno col jemu od srdce piejeme. — Te gime se, 2e nam nekdo poda zpravu jak bratr Otta pokr aeuj e. ♦ • — Ze snad u Klubu mlade2e v Dallas u tadu 84 si vyvolili sleenu Nodya Rejdek za princeznu, zastupovati tento tad pii letognim kontestu SPJST kralovny.

Pfejeme jim v gem tspecha.

• • rage eeska hodinka nagla oblibu nas to tegi, ale dejte o torn zpravu i jinym dopisem, kterY s radosti uveiejnime at' jiti v eegtine neb angliaine.

• • — 2e pfitel Frank 6unda 84. letY, kterY ne gt'astnou nahodou uhotel mezi stohy sena minulY tYden byl k vednemu odpoeinku ulclen na htbitov v Texaske Praze. Zanechal zde manklku d ye dcery, sync a eetnou rodit1u. V gem nage soustrast

Strana 3 dasopis "Katolik" laYvalY dvoutydennik byl zmenen na, tYdennik zdeluje ieditel tiskarny Je to k nagi Skode, ze tak zvolna na ge eeske noviny ztraceji pilsobnost.

Smutrik to ovgem Ukaz.

• • — Ze v Prague, Okla. zemtela statenka Lena Varikova ye stall 81 let. Byla l zne.ma ye stiednim Texasu a posledni dobu bydlela u JeZkovych. Zanechala zde velkou rodinu. — Nage uptimna soustrast.

• • — Ze sleena Mary Ja gkova dcera Ja g -kovYchzNovhradupcjenyiv Houston na pagte.

— 2e rodine Anton Svetlika ne gt'astnou nahodou minulY tYden stratili vge co vlastnili lohnem, kdy2 dle zpravy blesk zapalil jejich domov pobli2e Wied, v Lavaca okresu. — Rodina Svetlikova ma 12 ditek a tak pene2ite i hmotne ,darky, dobrYch lidi se utegene schazi.

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—2e dne 8. dubna bade Wharton, Texas sezdan mladY parek na gich lidich, totia sleena Dorothy Mae Pykova z Wharton s Danielem Tesatem ze Shiner.

Zenich je ptitomnd zamestnan v Houston. — Piejeme °bourn mnoho gtesti.

— 2e v nagem starem ,domove v Ennic zemtela statenka Mali gkova kterau jsme kdys dobte znali• Byla 87 let stall a zanechala zde velkou truchlici rodinu. — Budi2 ji zeme lehka.

— 2e pry, kdyby ty nage filmy se znaene "oeistili" a zavteli se ty ruzne "Drive Inn' Theaters, 2e by i to nage mlade2 byla ldpe chranena, pied zhoubnYin vlivem, pipe jedna matka a my s ni rovnel souhlasime, nebot' vagina nagieh obrazku v divadlech j ak by velebill smilnost, hrubost, nasili a zloeinnost, ze je az podivne, 2c na ge americke obecenstvo takove filmy i tu televisi "neoeisti."

— Ze nage znama pani Alex Bunkerova, ye Fort Worth byla nucena se podrobiti ■operaci. Pfejeme ji aby se rychle pozdravila.

• — 2e v rodine G. Gibsona ye Fort Worth se doekali radostneho rodinneho nadeleni. Narodil se jim syneeek. Maminka Mary Ann je bYvala Juranova.

Vgem tam na ge blahoptani.

•• v Sealy se te2 v rodine Edwina.

Macha raduji s rodinneho Cap jim zanechal hezounkou dcerugku.

Maminka je bYvala Dorthy Bravencova.

— Mnoho gtesti.

VESTNiK — WEST, TEXAS

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pani Anna Neeasova zeintela 80ti leta v nemocnici v Temple minulY tYden. Narodila se ye stare vlaNaie sti a pochovand byla na Cyclone. soustrast cele rodine.

(DokonCeni se strany 1) • • Ze dostal jsem vYstki2ek z novin elenskych povinnosti a jen tak Jednoz Hallettsville kterY jak byl celY uvadime ta nase bude moci konati je zase k nam. a je pravdivY: Dosud jsme vedli nasi SPJST od fispechu k fispe'clau vybudovali jsme jednu z Pani Ludmila Kristynikova velice pek- nejlepSich v Texasu mezi bratrskymi ne pise. Davam ji za, pravdu ohledne na- Jednctami vfibec,. hled'me tedy v teto si reel. Tak mnozi ji pohrdaji. I ta praci setrvati, hled'me dale budovati. — naSe Jednota si male, vaZi Ceske teei. VY- To oviem vy2aduje opravdove pineni mluva je na naie mlade, 2e nerozumi elenskYch naiich povinnosti a tak dodeskY. A kdo je tomu vinen? Jenom ty kaZeme, 2e za svoji Jednotou v ka2clem Ceske matieky. Od malu 2vatlaji s cletmi poeinu verne stojime. Nazdar. tu anglieinu. Ja uznavam Ze anglicky --) • 4. se musi mluvit ale to neznamena 2e by se mela eeska tee zahodit. Je to hanba 2e mnozi rodiee sve dal zkracuji o znalost 'Ceske keel. Je to itesti ie manie Ceske radiove rozhlasy z Rosenberg. Vldp.

I. okrsek Nesvadba, zaslong si uznani za jeho obetavost. VSak v aeskYch kostelich ani CeJarni schtize prvniho okrsku bude se sti uz neka2ou Cesky. — A My konat v nedeli dne 19. bkezna na Novem ktai dost anglicky nerozumime musi- Tabote u naieho fadu Cislo 17. pobliZe me sedet a modlit se. Citime se jak od- Caldwell a teSime se Ze vkehny zdrustreeni.

Zene lady tohoto okrsku budou tam Dekuji Vain mild pani za vYstici2ek. pine zastoupene. — Podrobnej g program bude pozdeje oznamen. — Nezapo— Ze pry to nebude ji g dlouho trvat a mente tento den 19. to jest tfeti nedele 'bude tu svatek Josefil a Pepieek. Nemam ✓ breznu si poznamenat.

• 2adneho Jaku v rodine a tak se stane, Ze opomenu na toho svateho Josefa 2 okrsek scela nevinne. Dal jsem si tentokrate Jarni schfize 2. okrsku bude se die zpra pozor a dekuji za veasne upozorneni. — vy konat 26. biezna, a fadu Seaton 'Oslo VSem naSim Joseftm, Pepikfim, Jo2kUm 47 vYchodne od Temple na ceste 53. Cea Pepiokam pfeji prijemne svatky, zdra- lt' potad bude v kratkosti oznamen. Provi a hojnost vieho a hlavne zdravieka. sime aby nam tento den byl pro nail Napiite nam jak jste se dalike meli. distriktni schfizi ponechan.

• • ze v Sealy se o to obchodnici i ob3 Okrsek Cane zasazuji by pobli2e Mesta bylo Jarni sell:the 3 okrsku bude se konat zeno letiAte ktereho je pry tam zapotfe- dne 23. dubna u hosticiho fadu eislo 35, by. ✓ Elk pobliZe Axtell. Vic o potadu toho dne, bude zaveas zdeleno.

• • — to v Cameron sleena Emilie Jedliekova, sezdana byla s panem am Skrha5 Okrsek kem.

Mladi man2ele budou piebyvat 5 okrsek oznamuje svoji jarni schfizi v Californii kde maji pry domov. — Pre- u kadu 81. v Needville na den 16. dubna jeme mnoho 1961. Prosime a 2adame ostatni naie ) • J. 41, distrikty aby sve schtze laskave die toho si stanovili. Schfize se bude konat ✓American Legion Hall, — Needville, TeBratr Anton Tirk v Grapevine, hlecla, "as. e • touto cestou pfitele Vine Urbana, kteri dle posledni zpravy ma, bydleti pobli2e 6 Okrsek Chriesman, v , okresu Burleson. — Dale Schfize 6. okrsku bude se konat v Halma z Evropy dfile2ite zdeleni pro jisteho lettsville prvni nedeli v kvetnu 1961. Jest Frank Setek, kterY posledne znam byl pll oznamena zaveas, aby se die toho mohli Dayton, Texas. — Pakli nekdo o kraje- naie okrsky zatidit. — Budeme jim povnech vi aneb oni sami touto cestou se o deeni. ) • 4 tom zvi, 2e je hledarn, dejte laskave o sobe zpravu. — Anton Tirk, Rt. 2, GrapeHost: "Doprovod' nine na nadra21!" vine, Texas. 'Olen kadu 92. Ft. Worth, Hostitei: "Nemohu, nebo jakmile odeTexas. jdei, budeme obedvati."

na nis, jaka bude naie budoucnost

Kalendai okrskovSich

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Ve stied u, dne 15. bkezna 1961

Jai© se Ka2de rani obdobi ma svilj pavab a krasu. Nedovedeme si predstaviti, 2e mohou Ede ilti v mistech kd.c veena zima, led a snehove boure vladnou. Mame za to, ie lid v tech krajinach jest pkipraven a nmohe ty bla2ive pocity ktere nam nese jaro, leto a krasnY podzim.

Jaro die naieho nazirani, povaujeme za nejkrasnejil dobu roeni a pfirovnaTame ji It naiemu mladi. Kdy2 cela PHroda kolem nas se probouzi zda se, 2e vie vitkol se raduje a o2ivuje. — SiuneCko poeina prijemne hi-ati a je radosti kdy2 nio2no se bez te2keha obleku pustit na prochazku jak v mladi jsme takove radosti ,u2ivali.

Vie vfikol zda se Om bYti tak krasne, eiste a sve21. Obzvlaite kvety na stromech a kerich libezne voni a ,davaji pfedzvest na hojnou firodu na podzim.

P11 tom pozorovani si uvedomujeme, 2e to flak Jaro ba i leto je za nami a pee i v podzimu 2ivota je mo2no se radovati z kvetin a cele piHrody.

Vzpominky takove jsou mile a tegime se, 2e ta naie mlade2 aZ po nas y e vedeni Jednoty se obeznami, bude s laskou vzpominati naieho poctiveho sna2eni pro tu nail milou Jednotu. )• 4 •

Zdeluje bratr liejnfr Mistopiedseda Hlavni iliadovny V uplYnulern niesici bylo nasimi organisatory ziskano $170.000 — novella poCelkem za tento rok do prvniho bfezna za $379.000 — 2ivotniho pojiV porovnani s rokem 1960 jsme o neCo malo vpfed a doufame, 2e tento pai postupem roku setrva. — Sestram a bratrfim nas dik za pileineni a pamatujte na Contest mlacle2e. — Remember the Queen Contest. ) * 4. ° (

Jarni schtize 3e okrsku Jsem jist, Ze sestry a bratii v Elk, Texas kde se bude konat naie okrskova, schfize dne 23. dubna se budou sna2it viechny teastniky doloke uhostit.

Bude to jiste Ukol nemalY a my v tom mfi2eme uleheit a sice, kdyi yeas odeileme pfiblank poeet Clem, kteti se chystaji se schfize v Elk zneastnit.

Prosim pamatujte na to. — Dopigte jakmile se rozhodnete bratru Anton Pavelka, Rt. 3, Mart, Texas. aneb bratru Rud Zalman, Waco, 2523 McKenzie ) 4• A.: "Kcly2 jsem opustil kolej, nebyl jsem nikomu ani cent dInZen." B.: "Pfiteli, vase kolejni kariera jest fiaskem!"

1961 Naiirn zpevakiim

Ve stfedu, dne 15. brezna

(Byl jsem poladan, abych zas nekdy nejakou to nag' pisnidku uverejnil, tedy zde je.) ''ilarjanka„ Marjanko, Marjanko ma, ,aval mi gateeek na uzle dva, -ava2, zavaZ zaval, dite zlatY, A by se nemohl rozvazati.

Ja bych ti gateeek zavazala, kdyby mi parimaina nebranila, ta nage painnama tuze bran', ze nemag penize, pole ZadnY. Parimamo, parimamo, ze nemam nic?

Vklyt' ja, mam bohatstvi desetkrat vic, ja rnam dye poctivY zdravY ruce a vas' Marjanky zlaty srdce.

Parimamo, parimamo uvidite, jednou si to rada rozmyslite, vZdyt' kaala parimama bez vnoueatek je jak ta slepieka bez kuratek! ) • 4, • (

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VOiatek ze spravy orgardsaZniho odboru Od noveho roku do 28. finora ziskano 228 novYch elent celkove poji gteni $379.000.00 Prrimerne tedy na kaZdY certifikat $1.662.00 — Prrimerne staff novYch elenil 16 let a 2 mesice, coZ jest velice priznivy rekord.

Nejvetgi podet novYch Mens ziskal v tomto obdobi rad 'Oslo 6 v Cottonwood.

Hned nasleduje fad 88 Houston pak rad 154 Fort Worth a rad dislo 17 NovY Tabor.

MnohY dik vgem tem sestram a brakteti se o to prieinili. — Doufame ze tento rok bude opet rispegny. ) • 4 • (---

Sestra Kiiianova onemocnela MinulY tYden dogla smutna zprava, ze pan' Anna R. Kfizanova ye Wichita Falls, byla postiZena srdeenYm zachvatern coZ ov gem velice litujeme a pkejeme ji aby se v brzku zotavila.

Pan' Kfilanova je vdova a sestra nageho zesnuleho bratra Otty Stehlika a jest ye West dobfe znama.. Budeme &kat na dal gi zpravy. ) • 4 • ( Vzorna Zakaznik pobiha bezradne v pkepinenem obchodnim dome. Pfiruel: "Prosim, elm mobil poslou Zit?" — Zakaznik: "Ztratil jsem svou g' enii!" — "Smutkove oddeleni druhe poschodi vlevo!"

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Laskave si preetete dopisy na gich dopisovatelek v anglicke easti v kterYch Nage zdratene fady 3 okrsku poradaji jsou podrobnosti o techto schuzich a ye prospech Youth Camp zabavy, jak zabay.

4 • bylo usneseno v posledni distriktni salt zi 3 okrsku. — Jak pomidete tam u Va geho kadu aby toto snaleni pro nagi mladei se setkalo s iispechem?

• • Satirize od•odky Fort Worth, cis. 9 SVPS dne 19. brezna (March) o 2 hod. adpoledne v Sokolovne.

• • Rad 66 Waco, potacla svoji pri gti schitzi dne 19. brezna odpoledne v Elm Mott sini. — Youth Club meeting will be held the same day.

• • Rad 84. v Dallas, porada ye prospech "Youth Camp" Tanedni veneeek pro kaX. AmeriekSr okols14. Slet Zdeho kdo se dosud citi v srdci mlad. Jesestry a bratki: denkaZdY jest srdeene zvan. To jest dne VaZeni pfatele X. Slet Americke Obce Sokolske, kona7. dubna. — Dale Rad 84 bude jak jina leta pokadat ye prospech "Baseball" de- nY pod zagtitou Svazu Americkeho Soty Taneeni zabavu dne 29. dubna a dou- kolstva, bride konan ve dny 23., 24a 25. fame le svoji Pritomnosti ipodpokite dervna 1961 Hoffman Stadium, J. Sterling Morton High School and Junior Colnage dobre hochy. lege, na 24 ulici a Harlem avenue v Ber• • wyn, Illinois.

Dne 19. brezna bude prijimani vgech Tote je Vag Slet. KaZdY z Vas je dillelinagich novYch dlenri z roku 1960 a 1961 slavnostni veeere u tadu 84. v Dallas tY pro Americke Sokolstvo. Bez Vas, bez Vagi oddanosti, einfi a gtedrosti nebylo by na Floyd ulici. — Prijd'te Sokolstva. Vy vita lepe neZ kdokoliv • • jak' vYznam ma sokolskY program Rad 48 v Bayersville pobliZe Taylor porada pro svoji mladeZ "Easter Egg pro Ameriku. Nam je jasne, Ze se mfiZeHunt, v patek veeer dne 24. bkezna a me i nyni na Vas spolehnout.

K oznamovani Sletu vydal vSrbor slepak pozdeji nage inlacle2 "Youth Club" nam predvede Pe:knY program. — Pro- tove nalepky na dopisy. Neurdujeme jejich cenu, ponechavajice toto fipine na sim prijd'te kde kdo.

Vagi gtedrosti ku podpokeni sletoveho • • Add eislo 47 v Seaton, zmenil datum dila. PouZivejte je na v gechnu svou koschrize na den 1. dubna co g jest v sobotu respondenci a pi gte sletove iikadovne o veeer o osme hodine.

Upkimne Vas zveme k ridasti na tomto • • káci. Oslo 117 Robstown, pada, pro historickem Sletu, viditelnem, nadgenem mladeZ "Easter Egg Hunt" dne 9. dub- pkikladu nageho prinosu k americke na v nedeli. — Laskave si povgimnete zdatnosti a sile.

Vage ze srdce jdouci podpora nyni, tak dopisu nagi sestry Mary Janakove. jako v minulu, bride zarukoa rispechu.

• • Pkijmete nage vrele osobni pozdravy.

Rad Jaro 130 v Dallas bude tentoNazdar! krate konat svoji pravidelnou schrizi v Za. X. Slet Americke Obce Sokolske nedeli . d:ne 26. brezna a po schrizi radoKarel M. Prchal, Predseda ye mladeli. pfichystame Easter Egg BlaZa.J. 6ihakova, mistopted Party. — Prijd'te a pkivedle mlade2.

Karel T. Kropik, mistopfedseda.

• • ) • 4 ° ( Svati pravda Pfigti fad schrize gtefanik Houston bu"Ale, muZidku, jak pak to dnes delis" de se konat v nedeli dne 9, dubna a schrize mladeZe tohoto radu v 6 hodin oblieej?" pta se obstarla Zeno, mladeha sveho mute. veeer. — KaZdY jest zve,n.

"Hm, kdybych umel "Mat" oblideje, • • to bys ty uz mela davno jiny."

Rad Seymour, eislo '73 bude konat svo) • 4 • ( ji pkigti schnzi v nedeli due 2. dubna Mlada hospodyritta zaroven i pro ditky budeme poradat "Fanny, prineste mi od keznika libru "Easter Egg Hunt" Okolni 'lady a dit- veptoveho sadla — ale nesmi bYti tuze ky jsou fictive zvane. tluster

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VfTroei Antonina DvoIiika NAROZENI KU 120 LETEMU ANTONINA DVOItliKA Rod Dvoicaktiv byl ptivodem ze sleskeho rodu, ale behem dasu spojilo se selstvi se Zivnostenstvim. Praded Dvotaktiv byl nejen malYm rolnikem, ale i hostinskym, jeho syn, Dvoilknv dedeeek, byl uz celYm Zivnastnikem kdy2 na okrese velvaskem si pronajal Zivnost hostinskou, u ktere ,bylo pripojeno i teznictvi. Otec Dvoraktiv, Frantieek, se vyueil reznietvi a kdy se vratil z Uher, kde byl na "vandru", olenil se a odstehoval se do Nelahozevse, kde keznieil v Inas/16m krarne, kterY kdysi patril jeho otce a prinajal si k teznietvi jeete hostinec.

A v tomto hostinci, kde Dvorakovi rodide prozili prvnich 15 let manZelstvi se stridav3Tm etestim narodil se Frantieku a Anne DvorakovYm prvorozenY syn, jemuZ dali jmeno Antonin.

Bylo to 8. zari 1841 .Celkem DvorakovYm narodilo se 9 deti, z nichZ veak jedineinu jen bylo doptano, aby porueilo rodinnou tradici svetu lhostejneho a veedniho 2ivotniho fidelu a vyniklo jako duch genialniho nadani umeleekeho.

Klademe si otazku, zda zdedil malt' Antonin sve nadani pc) nekom z jeho roclu? Ad Dvoraktiv rod byl v WIT chu0 a prostY, nalezame v nem urdite sklony umelecke.

Protae tenkrat pottebeval ilvnostnici k vedeni svYch podnikil nemeinu, rozhodl otec Dvotakily, ze trinactiletY Antonin 'Ade ke sve bezdetne tete do Manic, asi 25 kin od Nelahozevsi, kde bude navAtevovat nemeckou • 'skolu a zaroveri se tam ueit teznictvi.

Ve Zlonicich byl to tamni varhanik a ,uditel Antonin Liebman, skladatel mnoha taneenich polek a valdiku, jednim slovem vYbornY hudebnik, kterY, ja,kmile poznal Tonikovo hudebni nadani, 'trial se chlapce se zjevne zamernou peel a seznamoval ho se zaklady hudebni theorie.

Uoil Tonika hie na piano a varhany, nezanedbavaje ten hru na housle. A tak to byl zlonicky kantor hudebnik, jen se stal prvnim, kdo vakie usmernil vYchovu budouciho svetoveho skladatele slavneho Antonina Dvotaka.

Antonin Dvotak je pro Ameriku nejznarnejeim deskYm hudebnim skiadatelem. Jeho Novosvetskou symfonii slyeite tamer na kaZdern kroku a podobne jsou i znamy jeho Slovanske tance. Kdy2 bylo Dvotakovi 50 let, poctila ho universi to Cambridge destnYm doktoratem, a to probudilo zajem Ameriky. Dvotakovi bylo nabidnuto misto reditele newyorske konservatote. Nae hudebni skladatel tuto nabidku prijal a pobyl v Americe nekolik let. V New Yorku a jinde jeete Ziji krajane, kteti mu byli za jeho ameriekeho pobytu velmi blizci.

V Americe Dvotak napsal 11 skladeb, z nich2 Symfonie Oslo 5 "Z noveho sveta" uchvatila Amerileu. kkesto vSak Dvorak stale neni v Americe cenen tak, jak si zasluhuje. 6etne jeho skladby, dokonce i opery, Amerika jeete vubee nezna Tak je tomu na s jeho loperou "Selma sedlak" (The Peasant a Rogue), kterou Amerika uslySi teprve nyni, kdyi ji z iniciativy ses. Lidy Brodenove pripravila sokolska umeleeka skupina ye Washingtone.

Celt' kulturni -svet vzpomina letos 120. narozenin deskeho hudebniho skladatele Antonina. Dvorak() ,kterY proslavil nazi hudbu po celem svete. — Dvorak se, jak znamo ,narodil 8. zati 1841 v Nelahozevsi a zemtel 1. kvetna 1904 v Praze. Ke kraj anske Americe ma Dvorak zvlaete mimoradnY vztah, protoZ ve SpojenYch sta.tech nekolik let 211 a tvotil. Americe take venoval svou znamou symfonii "Z noveho sveta." ) 4 41) •

Byla to jeho babieka, ktera se dobre vyznala v jemnem vySivani, knemuZ si brala vzory z prirody a sama je kreslila. Zde snad miadY Tonik zdedil jemne umelecke citeni. Otec Dvotaktiv hral velmi dobte na citeru a jeho dva bratri stejne tak dobre na housle trubku. Je zriamo, *te kdy otee Dvotakilv iovdovel a Zivnost hostinska, upadala, hraval east() citeru po rtanYch hostincich a hre jeji ten ucil.

Zemtel v stall 80 let, kdy jeho syn byl uz dayno slavnYm a dlel prave daleko za morem v Anaerice.

Nejprve plaehY a znaene citlivS/ mai* Antonin dostal do rukou houslieky. Delat v ueeni hry na housle takove pokroky, ze dochazelo i na "koncerty" v eenkovne pied hosty. Prvnim uditelem, kdo chlapce zaudoval do tajii, hudebniho umen', byl jeho ueitel Josef Spic. Ten poznal brzy obzvlaetni nadani u Piaui ieny. mluvneho Tonika. Tak se stab, ze malt' Dvorak, krome "koncertn" v oteove gen"PHI bych si, abych radej byl pod zekovne, hraval brzy se ,svYrn uditelem i m'," vyktikl muZ" v hnevu, po h6dce. sola na kostelnim kiiru nejen ve sve rodJeho 'gem se neptipojtia k tomuto pkani. ne obci, ale i v blizkYch Veltrusich.

VelkY prelom v detske Zivote nadane"J'a bych si prala, abys radeji byl poho Tonika nedal na sebe dlouho e'ekat. jiSten," pravila.

Ve Seed* due 15. Wane 1951 Oznameni View eleninn Slovanalte LIpi eislo 66 v Elm Mott NaSe pfigti schtze se bude konat e nedeli odpoledne o pul tketi (2:30) hodiny dne 19. btezna v Linden Hall.

61eni na vYborech jsou laskave aby se dostavili pied schtzi ve d ye ha, ding.

R,editelkw mladeie, sestra Libbie Parma chysta, Easter Egg Hunt pro mlidei a doura, ze se jich hodne sejde. Laskave ádá aby kaide dite a mladet pfinesh Best (6) uvatenYch a obareenYch vajec sebou. Odmeny tee budou rozdane.

61enky jsou laskave iadane aby pkinesli Bost jidla pro svou rodinu a pro see hosty, kteri rnuZ'ou sebou pfivest.

Po vedeti zabavni vjbor chysta razne hry anebo progressive "42" tak to mu:ze bkt velice zajimave jak odpoledne tak veeer a doufame, ze se nas hodue sejde.

Se sesterskYm pozdravem.

Riiiena Parma, Tajemnice radu, 66.

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"Jale to prijde, milostpani, ze neraAte g' adfly-eh deti?"

"Vite, Mak°, to je asi dediene, moje matka take 'Z'adne nemela."

• ♦ "Prosim to, nevie, prod je viterstel dycky vyobrazovano ienskou postavou?"

"To je videt, ze jsi svobodnk. Kdybys byl zs enat, tak by jsi se tak naivne neptal."

phi zmtNE VAgl ADJUST P01.11.1TE TOHOTO HVPONU Supreme Lodge SPJST. Box 400, Temple, Texas barn VA,s menu me adresy jak nasleduje: Mole nova adreSa jest:—

Mode star, adresa:--

Patti= k Mdu Usk) pozdrexem

Vettredu, dile 15. bfezna 161

VEST NiK -- WEST, TEXAS nou a to jen proto, ze bylo neptiznive poeasi.

S pozdravem na vgechny pfatele a ct. redakci.

Agnes Elzner-Bren • 4 • (---

Vzpominky z detstvE Mika Zen Taft, Texas Ctena redakce a mill pfatele: Po dlouhe dobe opet pfichazim, abych yam neco oznamila, a s vami si pobesedovala: Dne 25. anora se odbYvalal svatba v Bryan, Texas, dcery meho maritela, Frances, lotera si brala na gince, rozeneho v Oechach u Jindfichova Hradce, p.

Josefa Picku, kterY nyni tije a pracuje v Houstonu. Na svatbu jsme jeli 24. &lora, a vzali jsme ssebou na ge pfatele pi. Beatrice Newberry a pi. osefu Legerovou z Ingleside, Texas. Cesta do Bryan nem rychle ubihala az na malou opravu auta, jsme St'astne dojeli. Tam se muselo, dat v ge do pofadku a jak je yam znamo, da to velkou praci a starosti. Upekla jsem tam 150 eeskYch koladt.

V sobotu rano jsme vgichni brzy vstali, neb se va,fil velkY obed. Kolem 8 hodin pfijel zenith z Houstonu a pfivez1 sveho pfitele p. Zemana, ten na gince. Je to hodnY a milt' mut. Podavali jsme a koldee. Pak jsme upravili stul, pokryli bilYm prosteradlem na norm trtnila velka kytice jarnich kvetin a uprostfed byl velky svatebni dort, riitove barvy posazenY ratovYmi kvitkami. Kolem 10 hodiny dopoledne jsme jeli na Mad, kde byli snoubenci sezdani: sl. Frances Bren z Bryan College Station, Texas, a p.

Josef Picka, z Houstomr, Texas.

Po oddavkach vzala pi. Legerova nekolik obrazka, a novo mantele jeli do fotografickeho atelieru nechat si vzit svatebni fotografie. Po pillezdu domil byl obed, novomantele krajeli svatebni ,dort a pilo se gampanske na zdravi a gtesti novomantela. Odpoledne pfi gly pfitelkyne nevesty a pfinesly krasne darky, novomantele dostali velice 'Acne a utiteene darky. Veder piisli pfibuzni nevesty mantele Fr. Matu govi. Kolem 5 hodin odjeli mladi mantele do Houstonu, kde budou bydleti, Tet musim ptipamatovati, te se zpivaly a hilly same Ceske pisniely. Po odjezdu novomantela nastala, prace 8 uklidem.

Brafri a sestry nezapomerite na nagi schrizi SPJST ktera se bude konati dne 12. bfezna, 1961. — Co se nas tYee my jsme s =tem nevynechali jen asi jed-

(Pfemena Duen je ainyslna.)

(Pokradovani) Pro ty podzimni pastry a lohnioky jsem. mel i pocizim velmi rad. Ze syte zelene lest. zafilo eervene a tlute zba,rvene listi listnatYch stroma a na polich v zeleni jetela a haladeho oseni tloutla se hoidice. Vzduch byl prosycen pfijemnou kouie z ninohYch ohnidka po celent okoli na polich zapalenYch, aby se na nich spalil gkodlivY pYr a jinY plevel. Wade na polich se pane pracovalo.

Vybiraly se brarnbory, dobYvaly tepy a silo se nove obili. A jak mil' bYval podzimni den, kdy slunieko teple hte,lo!

I pasaekany bYvalo vtdy veseleji, pobihali vesele pa pastvigtich nebo prolezali strane, kde pod liskami hledali spadie ofigky. KatdY chtei jegte unit poslednich teplYch drift Na rovnYch lukach hogi palkou napalovali mieudu nebo hrali "dudka". Dev data si hrala, na "Elts'ku Py gnoe, na "kola mlYnske" a kousek dal "zajfeek ve sve jamce sedel sam". V lesich si hrali na, myslivce, kdy je to omrzelo, pustili se do divokYch indlo.nskYch boja. Tehdy se lesem ozYva,1 valednY Pokfik Mohykana, S' ogorify i jinYch }anent., ktere vykopaly valeenou sekyru, aby mohly pfepadnout pokojne lovice prerie. HuronskY fey plagil lesni ave . tak diouho, se odnekud pfihnal rozkacenk panskY hajnY s tlustou sukovici v ruce a vyhnal z lesa rude bojovniky i "blede tvafe".

A bYvala, to pekna podivana, jak divokY lovec kotegin "Kotena pimeocha", lavelaenYch gotont "Orli srdce" a stopaf "Humply Bill" v jednom houfu svorne hledaji nejkrat gi cestu z lesa yen.

To bYvaly nage nejoblibenei gi hry a nekdy jsme byli do nich tak zabrani, jsme ani nepozorovali blitici se noc a Castor jsme piisli s pastvy domt, kdy rozumnej gi dabytek byl ,ut davno doma.

Nekay nas zdrZelo na pastve dopekani brambort, jindy stavba ochranne boudy yhustem kfovi a my jsme se spolehali, te nage "Straky", "Plavky" nebo "Coudy" tit samy dobke najdou cestu k domovu. Ale jednou se mi takove spolehnuti nevyplatilo. Doloudal jsem se s pastvy &int jit hodne za, tmy, unaven celodennim pobihanim po lukach a po lesich. A ted' si, mile deli, pfedstayte to

Strana leknuti, kdy se nine matka na dvoreeku pkisne optala:: "A kde ma g kravy, kluku milijonska?!"

"CoZpak nejsou doma?" vyhrkl jsem ustra gene a kolena se pode mnou leknutim rozklepala.

"Nejsou a jinY uz jsou davno doma, lajdaku. Tak se ted' pekne zase obrat' a syp je hledat, aby je tam — pro krylepana jegte nekdo neukradl!'

To Vito, mile (lett, 'te jsem se na to dloho nerozmYglel. Pomy gleni, te bychom pro me skotadeni pti:sli najednou o ty kusy dobytka, mi dodalo zase tolik sily, ze jsem byl v male chvilce zase zpatky na pastvisku, kde se na ge kravy naposledy pasly. Ale tam po nich uz nebylo ani pamatky. S tlukocirn srdcem jsem probihal okolni stranky a okraje pillehlYch lest. Prodiral jsem se kkovim i hustYrn smithyi a nic jsem na to nedbai, te me pichlave jehlienate yetve tlukou pfes ruce i do oblideje. Pro velkY strach jsem to ani necitil, ale byl to strach jen o na ge kravy Nebal jsem se nieeho, adkoliv by me jindy do tech mist tak pozde veder nedostal nikdo ani za zlatkit. Mesic trochu site svitil, ale misty byla v lese tma jako v pytli. Padal jsem pfes koteny, pies karneny i do oka, nalieerieho pytIakem, jsem se dvakrat chytil. A tak jsem halal po lesich asi dve hddiny, jsem na ge mile kravieky nasel lese na male rnYtince. Bylo to misto opkedene vgelijakYmi povidaekami o stragidlech, ale ja jsem tehdy na to docela nic nedball Dal jsem se radosti do plade a ygecky 'tfi kravy jsem na St'astnou shleda,nou zobjimal. Pasly se na vitsu s ta,koyou chuti, ze jsem je od to pastvy nemohi odtrhnout, a protote bych je byl tehdy neuhodil ani za, nevim co, musel jsem je od vi'esu name,have odstrkovat, az jsem je St'astne dostal z lesa ven a na .cestu k domovu.

Kdyt pfigly prvni mrazy, pkestalo se past a tak piestaly i v gecky podzimni ra dosti, ale my, deti, jsme se ut zase tally na zimu a na vgecky radovanky, ktere zima pfinagi: klouzani, sankovani, staveni snehulakii a k.oulovani. A net jsme se nadaly, zapadi pojednou celY kraj snehem. Nekdy jsme bYly tak pfekvapeny rano, kdy jsme pfi vstavani vyhledly okenkem yen, ale jindy se poeal snih pomalu sypat mezi dnem, a to jsme ho vitaly radostnYm zpevem: "Chumeli se, chumeli, pani Zjma jede."

Vitaly jsme zimu jako noveho hosta, kterY nem pfina gi zimni radosti. Nedoekavci jit zkou geli kdejakou zamrzlou loutieku, jestli je led a udrti, a katdou zimu se vtdy nekolik tech prvnich kopnika zimnich sporta pofadne vykoupalo v ledove vode.

Kdyt napadi prvni snih, rik li nam

Strana 8 staff, Ze svatY Martin piijel na bilem koni, a tu jsme si hned vypodetly, kdy uZ zas pfijde svatY Mikulat. Mivaly jsme pied jeho pkichodem takovY pkijemnY strach, baly jsme se jeho metly 1 .jeho chlupateho sluhy-derta, ale zase jsme se tesily na darky, ktere nam nadeli. NebYvalo jich nikdy mnoho: par sutenYch hrueek a Avestek, trochu cukrlat v barevnYch papirkach a nekolik dervenYch jabidek — ale v2cly jsme z tech darkft mivaly ohromnou radost, protok byly od svateho Mikulak.

UZ nekolik dni Jared jeho pfichodem povidal si milj tatinek se starYm tovarytem Vilimem, k tentokrat piijdou do Krusic Mikulati as z Vidne, a ti Ze jsoir moc piisni. Povidali si to jako pro sebe, ale patiilo to mne a ja, adkoliv jsem tvakil, jako kdy to neslySim, dostal jsem z tech videnskYch Mikulatti opravdu strach. A kdy konedne pkiSel ten tajemnY weer, kdy Mikulag pkichazi a nadeluje, nebyl bych vyS'el yen ani za zlate prasatko. Sly;eel jsem, jak tu a tarn ye vsi vfiskaji deti a kaalou chvili pfebehl nekterY vetS1 kluk s dupotem kolem nateho baraku. "To ho asi honi deft, kluka nezbedneho." fikaval tatinek svym spolupracovniktim u verpanku a, feichni takoveil° kluka srdeene litovali: "Ubohej kluk! To tiZ ho 'Cart jiste chytil a ma ho v pytli!" Ale zkukny otec jim tu starost hned: zase vymlouval: "No — on dert takoveho kluka hned do pekla neodnese!

Jen mu nada za vetrem pofadne nalupd a napomene ho, aby byl hodnejei a poslouchal lip svoje rodiee."

A ted' si, mile deti, pfedstavte, k v tom zabouchal u nas Mikulat metlou na okno a hned take na dveie u svetnice.

"U2 jsou tady — pro krYlepana!" vyktikl bratr a ja, jsem byl hued pod posteli. Tam jsem slysel, jak rodide Mikulate vitaji a ptaji se ho, kde nechal eerta. "Mam ho venku uvazaneho u vati hrnSky-javornice. JA vim, k tu mate mai° mista a ten Ichlupaa divokej by vam tu mohl jeSte neat rozbit! No — a mate vy vtibec nejake male OH? No — a tady nevidim a mam se sebou pro ne pino vklijakYch darkff." — "I mame, pane Mikulati. Mame piece jate kluka Jozefa — polez ven, kluka zatrapend, svatY Mikulag chce s tebou mluvit."

Mne se yen moc nechtelo, ale mel jsem strach, aby se Mikulat moc nedopalil a nevratil se pro derta, a tak jsem se radeji vy'eaural zpod postele doprostfed svetnice.

"Modlit." poruoil svatY Mikulat a ja, jsem ho ihned poslechl. Klekl jsem na kolena a drmolil jsem jednu modlitbu za druhou, pleti jsem ve strachu pate lakes devate, ale Mikulae byl piece se mnou spokojen. Pokynul mi, abych pkestal,

vtsTNix---,wEstr,

TEXAS

jeete se zeptal rodiet, zdali se ye ekole dobie aim a jestli take Boma kadne slaucham. A kdy slykl od radian', k to se mnou jette ujde, vytahl z kotiku velkY papirovy sadek s darky a podal mi ho.

Radostne jsem mu podekoval, a sotva odeeel, hned jsem obsah sa,eku vysypal na gevcovskou tfinoZku. Jemine — to bylo dobrYch veci! Dal jsem se radosti do tance kolem tkinoZky po jedne noze a potom jsem se s chuti pustil do tech nadelenYch dobrot. A vdeene jsem torn vzpominal na ho4dneho Mikulate — ackoliv se mi ,chvilemi zdalo, Ze mi jeho hlas byl hodne povedomY a Ze byl nejak moc podoben natl. sousedee — tete' Skfivankeve Ale dlouho jsem se tou napadnou podobou nezabYval.

KdyZ led trochu zesilil, hemZilo se na Jedliekove louZi deti jako much. Pies celou delku louZe bYvala vZdy dlouha klozadka, pa ktere nepfetrkte, jeden za druhYm, kluci,. devdata, male i vetei deti se klouzali od, Tana do vedera. Kdyt nekdo upadl, musel se ihned s klouzaely odvalit, aby ostatni pies nej neupadli. To se take east° stale a v mZiku byla na kluuzaece pokadna hromada sem tam pies sebe pkvalenYch deti. Plat' pki torn byl malokdy, protok vtechny deti byly nasazeny do hodne tlustYch sati, zato vaak se tamodtud rozlehal po eel& vsi smith a jasot et'astnYch Kolem obyeejnYch klauzadkalti jezdili "Zeliskari" (jak se u nas kikalo bruslim), ale ty jejich brusle bYva,ly vie neZ ubohe: :olayeejne to bYval starry kuchyriskY nut, vratenY do kousku dfeva, pkivazanY k bate motouzem a fadne utaZenY dlouhYm hkebikem. Vgichni kind mivali v2cly jen po jedne brusli, protok by se byl sotva nekterY na dvou tenkYch noZich udrkl. Veak take jizda na takove brusli vypadala. K(.1.32 takovY "Zelizkak" jel, tak pH torn pokad jen dupal zadni nohou, a pkese pyene a zvysoka na tu chamrad', ktera, se klouzala jen tak v botach a nekdy i pa bosYch nohou! A kdy se nekdy nekteremu "Zelizkaki" povedlo, te ujel na sve brush. asi dva metry, tu se fhly tak py g ,ostatni "Ze--neadomYtlivenafouk, lizka,fi" pri to krasojizde zavisti as modrali.

PM torn sebou ti pesi i ti na bruslich kaZdou chvili tak Zuchli, k at led pod nimi zapraskal. Pral bych varn videt takoveho cvalika, naditeho do vtech moZnYtch i nemoZnYch sate, kdy sebou bacil na lade. To se kutalel chvili po klouzadce jako kulieka a ostatni Teti ho musely zvedat, protok sam v torn obledeni ani vstat nemohl.

KdyZ nas omrzely klouzaeky, vytahly jsme sanky a pak to s kopeekti jen fide-

Ve stkedia, dne 15. bkezna 1951 lo! Po ujeklenych klouzadkach s pHkrych vrSktt jezdili "p0 bobku" i nektefi odvaZlivi kluci, nebo se vice deti chytilo jedno za druhe a ten dlouhY ketez sjiadel potom "pa bobku" za j asotu a vYskotu s vrtku,dolt. ftikalo se tomu vlak a pkedni kluk "strojvfidce" di "matinfir" bYval nejodvaZnejti z ,deti. Pii fadne opatrnosti strojvtdce sjel vZdy takovY vlak dohl bez pohromy, ale nekdy z rozpustilosti zahnul pfedni kluk uprostked klouzaely /table na stranu a uZ se 11tH jeden cestujici pies druheho a dole pak nastala valna hromada. Ale plat pki torn byl malokdy; Vgdyt' se vtichni svalili do mekkeho snehu. Hilfe jen bkvalo, kdy rozpustili kind shora da chumlu dkek bill snehovYmi kulemi a nehledeli na to, kam uhodi.

K nezbytnYm zimnim klukovskYm zabavam patkily i bitvy, pii kterYch se bojovalo snehovYmi kulemi. Dabk uhnetone kule letaly se strany na stranu jako krupobiti, ale bojovnici se dovedli hbite uhYbat a tak jen tak 'lady Zuchla kule do tlusteha kabatu. Ale bed% kdy misto do kabatu kule vletla do oknai Einkot skla bYval vkly znamenim k okamZitemu pferuteni bole a ollae val. strany hledely se co nejrychleji spasit fitekem, aby nemusily platit valednoa nahradu. NeZ se tetkai nebo strYc s latefenirn a koStetem vyhrabali z baraku ven, nebYvalo po bojovnicich u2 ani patuchy.

Tyto bitvy bYvaly nekdy pkipravovany s velikou dtkladnosti a vytaitim vtech moZnYch sil. Mene'i kluci a ,deveata za, frontou kule a ty se na sarilach dovaiely bojovnikfn, aby se nemuseli zdrkvat delanim stfeliva a mohli tak vyvinouti prudei palbu. Ustuipujici vojsko stahlo se zpet tit) pevnYch snehovYch hradd, odkud jit bYvalo teako ho vypudit.

Take staveni snehulakt nalai k oblibenYm zimnim zabavarn venkayskYch deti. Skoro pied kaZdYm stavenim staval jako stra smetnY snehulak. Misto odi mival kousky uhli, na miste nosu kus mrkve, v nernotorne ruce metl y nebo kotte a na hlava,ch rozbite kastrulky.

Nekde bYvaly postaveni i dva snehulaci vedle sebe, aby se jim nestYskalo a mohli si spolu povidat.

Jakio kluk jsem se fAech techto spolednych zimnich radovanek fte'astniial plnou merou. Mival jsem rad kamarady, ale nekdy jsem zatouZil bYti na klozake zcela sam. Prot°, jsem se take jednou za mesidneha vedera vykradl z domova a vratil se na opuStenou iota. Mesic byl prave v fipliiku a pokadne mrzlo. Jezdil jsem tam po jedne brusli a mel jsem radust, Ze main tolik volneho mista pro sve kraso bruslakske' man'. Za chvilku tam za mnou pil.b6h1 Bubeniktv pes Mi-

Ve stkedu, dne 15. bkezna 1961 chalek, hionil se za mnou a snaLli se me chytit za Los kabatu. A vklycky zlostne yyStekl, kdyZ jsem se mu uhnul a on na hladkein ledu upadl. Jeho Ltekot se tvrde rozlehal ve studenem zimnim vzducu a odraLel se ozvenou o dlouhou tadu temnYch smrku na protejAl strani nehybne stojicich. Nikde v chaloupkach nesvitlii a mile se zdalo, Le jsem docela sam s Michalkem v ,opuLtene vesnici. A byl bych tam snad jezdil aL do rana, kdyby me byl star a &mil nezahnal. ZlostnY Atekot Michalka ho probudil ze spani a mad myslel, Le se mu dobYve. zlociej na jeho dunika.

Kdy2 byl venku neeas, sedaval jsem doma za kamny, neco jsem si kreslil nebo eetl v starem kalendati. Rad jsem take poslouchal, co si strjrcove mezi sebou povidaji, a daval jsem pozor, jak se tvati pti kouteni z dYmek. Sedavalo jich u nas easto i nekolik najednou a mluvivali o vSem moZnem. 0 starch easech, o valkach a o robot& a jejich hover bYval sama politika, ale ja uz jako malt' kloueek veal, co dela Englicko, co Prajz, Rus, Turek a Netalie. 0 to se hovotilo nejeasteji, kdyL k nam ptiLel start' vojenskY vyslouLilec, ponocnY Frantak, kte ry slouzii jeLte pod. jeneralem Radeckym.

Nekdy se mluvilo o pytlacich, o kradelich a jindy se strYcove jen hadali, kdo z nich ma tlustLiho eunika.

Tak uLel cely den, a'z nastal veeer na kterY jsem se nekdy tesil, .nekdy ne.

Nerad jsem bYval, kdyt" jsem musel nahlas Gist z nejakeha kalendate nebo z tlustYch pytlackYch romant. Dlouhe eteni me unavovalo, za hodinu jsem u2 det1 tak jednotvarne, Le mi stark bratr vzal knihu z ruky a radeji Ceti sam. A on eet1 tak dojemnYm hlasem, ze tetka Saldova slzela, i kdy'i 'Ceti neco hodne veseleho. Nekdy ptiLel na, navStevu take nag strYeek Svihla, ktereho jsem mel viimi rad pro mnohe Lefty a kterY dovedl tak pane vypravovat o vojne, a svem nekdejLim ponocenskem tirade a nejvic tom, jak j ezdival s kovalavYm starym hmlem.

Take v zime jsem musel chodit odvadot boty. Chadiyal jsem rad, kdyt byvalo krasne, ale nekdy to bYvaly neradostne testy hlubolcYmi zavejemi, po kluzkYch peLinach a rozbted13-7m snehem. Zato kdy'L bylo krasne, poklouzal jsem se na tech cestach aL do imavy na zannzlYch potocich, mezi vysolcYmi kde bYvala krasna, ptimo pohadkova zakouti. Vesnielty bYvalY cele zapadle ve snehu, a kdyL jsem se pki navratu k do movu obratil •a na nekterou se zadival, byla sotva videt v bile krajine. Deti, to yam bYvala krasa! Nekde ye statcich ua svitili, z komind stoupal k obloze modrY kout a obeas projel tvrdtal vzdu-

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chew vYskot ,cleti, Ltekot RAI, a rany se- a bYvalo jich nekdy tolik, ze musela nekyrou do 0/rah° di1vi. Cast° jsem se kolikrat odbehnout domd je uloZit. proto z takovych cest vracival domil Na svateho Stepana, Gi jak se dtive za tmy. kikalvalo "na, prostkedni svatek", od ea sne ho rana ptebihali po vsi sem tam od A jen zpey ptactva mi v zirn.e (chybel. statku ke statku drobni kolednici. Z Po cestach sice pobihali rychlYmi kitejednoho, dvora ,zyneela sborem koleda: ku Skromni chacholouLkove, ale i ti Strunka, strunka, smutne tikali nad tou svou bidou, ze mi zelena se louka, z toho byvalo az tesknol Obeas take zlopasli tam dva pastYtl, stne zakrakaly vrany, ktere bezradne pajedli kaLi z hrnka, letovaly nad skoupou ptireciou. Zato a z jineho se ozYvala znarna: jsem byl raciasti celY bez sebe, kdyl Koleda, koleda, Stepane, jsem spattil nad potdekem poletovat co to nesea ye ciLbane? pteknasneho i'lednaeka Asiktival mezi (Pokraeovani) snehem obalenYmi yrbovYnd pruty jako • eye velky drahokam.

A neL jsem se vLdy nadal, ptikvapily Sokolske Slety vanoce a s nimi ten nejkrasnejLi den v Tak jako sokolske slety v Praze byvarote — StedrY den! NeteLival jsem se ly svatkem celeho naroda., sokolske slety na nej pro nejake darky — ty jsem ni- v Americe jsou svatkein vLech krajand kdy pod strorneeek nedostaval, ale tail demokratickeho smYLleni i kdyL nepatti jsem se na vanoce pro jejich krasnou pkimo do sokolskYch tad. naladu. Stromeeek mival jsem site jen Dr. Miroslav TyrL, tvtirce I. sokolskeho malt' a ch•de vyzdobeny, ale mel jsem sletu v race 1882, obohatil eeskY jazyk. vLdy z neho vetLi radost neL nektere bo- Toto symbolicke slava se dosud nepodahate deli, ktere mely stromeeky a2 do tilo ptelaZiti do ciziho jazyka. Cizinci, stropu. Staval na stole, zadelan pevne kteti byli v Praze na sokolskem slet y, ne do stareho Lelezneho moklite, aby se naLli spravneho vYrazu pro slava slet, neptevalil. Kol dokola visely na, nem IT- a proto i v pkekladu je ((Evan ye svem tizky z barevnYch papird, na vetvich vi- jazyku. Slet je vYraz symbolickY, kterY selo cukrovi zabalene v tasnatYch pa- znamena sletani Sokold s celou tou kra pirkach a eervena panenska jablieka se snou tradici sokolskou. rdela ye svai zeleni. Na nekterYch vetV dnanich takYch dobach, narod ye vich byly ptipeyneny rdznobarevne svi- stare vlasti nemtiLe organisovati sokoleieky a nahote svitila betlemska hvezda, sick slety a proto naL americkY sokolskY vystilLena z pozlaceneho papiru. Ani ne- slet ma tim vetLi yYznam a tim vice vita, mild deti, jako jsem mival z toho snahy americkeho Sokolstva musi byti skromne azdobeneho stromeeku ahrom- podporovany krajany, aby byla, alespori nou radost. zde v Americe, ye svebodne zemi uchoKdyL bylo po skrovne Ltedroveeerni ye- Yana sokolska tradice a pokraeovani eel% ktera se skladala z eerne amaely, sokolske myLlenky. NenidLeme &gat pkipravene z perniku, suAenYch Lvestek, z'azraky, naL slet nerndLe nikdy nahrarozinek, mandli, lotechtl a syrupu a z diti slet v Praze, ale mule uk .azati ne"oerneho kuby", 'ktereho jiste kaldY zna- jen naLim krajantn, ale i cele Aram-ite (jsou to vafene krupky se suLenYmi ce, ze sokolska myLlenka je zdravYm houbami), rozsvitil tatinek na stromeeku American askoslovenskeho ptivodu svidieky. V to dobu alayeejne jiL take ptinosem do nave vlasti, a i zde rozenST' zaeinal obecni slouha vytrubovat po vsi Le bYti hrdY na TyrLovu sokolskou myvanoeni koledu. Zaeinal vLdy u barakti Llenku, zylaLte dnes, kdy is vladni oddole pod pastouLkou, a jakmile jsme my bornici ve Washingtonu poukazuji na pa deti zaslechly prvni vesele zvuky trum- ttebu organisovati gymnastiku ye prospenty, vybehly jsme ihned ven, abychom pech zdravi naroda a americke prestyLe toho vytrubovani dosyta uLily od zaeat- na mezinarodnich souteLich. ku aL do konce. Od to chvile, 'kdy se tiX. Slot AOS. bude dalLim meznikem chou vesnielcou rozletly prvni jasave to- v dejinach Sokolstva, a bode povzbuzeny vanodni koledy, zaeinaly teprve a- nim pro maloverne . proy du vanoce. To slouhovo vytrubovani X. Slet AOS. ktery se kena pod zaLtibYvalo nejkrasnejLi z celYch vanoenich tou Svazu Americkeho Sokolstva, bude svatku a vaichni jsme se na to Valli jiL take clustojnou oslavou 100. vYroei zalodlouho pied vanocemi. A ja jsem nekdy Leni Sokola. chodil za slouhou od prvniho baraku X. Slet AOS, kterY se lama ve dnech k poslednimu statku na druhern konci 23. 24. a 25. eervna 1961 na stadiu Morvesnice: ta, koleda se nil vLdy tak libila, tonovy vyai Lkoly v Berwyn, Ill. bude pii ze jsem se ji nemohl nabaLit. Za, vytru- leLitosti k velkemu svatku kraj and nebovani dostaval siouha vLelijake darky, jen pro Chicago a okoli, ale sleti se na ktere slouhova ukladala do velke nose, Slet krajane z cele Ameriky a Kanady.

Straw,

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Koutek UeME SE

ESKY

PAT,A ULOHA

nagich uloh cpakuj tyto slova.

To auto je stare. a g e mliko je dobre.

To MI° je eiste. r"!ame zleho psa, nes je velkfr, on hlida. diitm.

Na g e koala je eista.". liA01 k-uka je kratka, Dnv isou dlouhe, floc se krill.

Uova slova jsou:nove, thcira,

rs)c, kra.ti, nage.

Youths Corner LET'S LEARN CZECH FIFTH LESSON

From our lessons repeat these words.

This car is old.

Your milk is good.

This food is clean.

Our dog is bad, This dog is big, he watches the house.

Our cat is small, but always clean.

My and is short.

Days are longer, when nights shorten.

New words are:Dig, to say, new this, bad, watches, houseynig,ht, shorten, davs. yours, ours.

i q cone:J(1es our fifth lesson of our "Self Study." There are some new words in it to remember. !Pt's learn them and try to remember them. It is fun to learn this easy way. -- Stay with it and we will succeed. -- Keep your lessons together in a folder. -- Will you? — Good Luck!

Your Editor

Ve stredm, dne 15. blezna 1961 ZDRAVOVEDA Zdravoveda rukou. — Ruka jest velmi dtile2itYm, nastrojem eloveka a easto take i jeho visitkou a prOve proto vyaduje dobre opatrovani. Nedista ruka, maze take byti prieinou vaklYch onentocheni. Ve spine se zdr2uji choroboplodne bakterie, ktere pak pti Skrabnuti mohou vniknouti do tela a vyvolaji va2ne zaneti a hnisani, co 'Z rade i phvoditi ztratu celeho fidu ba j otravu krye.

Dostane-li se pH jidle nedistota z ruky na potravu a do fist, mohou bYti vyvolany razne choroby, jako tytus uplavice (dysentery), ba i cholera.

V neeistote za, nehty, bYva,jl tisice zarodku, ktere nas mohou lehce nakaziti.

Nezapomerite proto dbati o eistotu svych rukou. — Hlavne, po praci, pled jidlem a v2dy po pobytu na, strane nut-no si peelive omYti ruce a to mYdlem. — Nehty mail bYti kratke a tak ostfihany aby jejich kraj nepresahoval delku prsttt a o y2em 2e pov2dy maji bYti odistene.

Strkani prstu do ast aneh okusovani nehty je ohavnY zvyk a nebezpeenk.

Ruce lze otu2iti unikvanim v chladne vode, aveak je dobre si chranit ruce velkYm chladnu rukavicemi. — Kartae na ruce, dobre mYdlo, nil2ky pilnieek na nehty a nekdy trochu vaselinu na kitti pomohou Vam ka2demu udr2eti ruce V nale2item stavu, toiti2 v distote.

Stisk ruky je vYrazem eisteho pfatelstvi, tedy budi2 ruka eista pH podavani.

Osobam stgenSrm vyra2karni ruku nepodavejte nebot' stisknutim ruky mute se prenesti cizopasnik to est zako2ka syrabova, ktere, je prieinou svrabu.

Svrab sidli easto u takto nakaZenYch osob v ki121 mcm. prsty a citite-li svedeni, hlavhe v noel pod pokrYvkou radeje se ota2te hned lekafe. -- Take pH hnisani bud'te velmi opatrni, takova nemoc se rychie till.

Kdy2 se nejak poranite nelepte nikdy na rant( nejalou naplast, ale pokryjte bolest eistYm Adtkem • a jdete k lekati kterY ranu vyeisti net ji obva2e.

Varujte se ostreho Slrabani kil2e a strkani prstu hluboko do nosu nebot' se mhZete lehko poraniti.

Kci e mo2no melte svilj vlastni ruenik abyste se nahodou nenakazili od linYch a pamatujte: — e opatrnosti nikdy nezbYva. 4, •

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Z dedeekovYch Kdy2 se jednou Ladik nen dejepisu, zeptal se nahle dedeeek: "VIM pak, chlapee, kdo nosil ye stredoveku neivetk klobouk? Nevra? Opravdu neviS? Zajiste ten, kdo mel nelvetS1 hlavu," odpovidal dedecek s asmevem.

Ve stiedu, due 15. bfezna 1961

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NEOtEKAVANt VZRUST ORITATELSTVA ZEMEICOULE

RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI Jmenem vgech elenti tadu Placedo eislo 97, vyslovujeme na gi ouptimnou soustrast rodietim a bratram portstaltm po nagem spolubratru Tom C. Lab, kterY zesnul po tezke nemoci dne 30. a pochovan 2. fmara 1961.

Mill portistali, ptijmete na gi srdeenou soustrast necht' jest vam easteenou fttechou ze my v gichni eleni tohoto tadu s vami hluboce soucitime a Zelhne Jeho facichodu a litujem Vas ze tak te gkt Zal vas tak east() napada.

Bratr Tom C. Laia byl cten a vaien vgemi kteti ho znali, dukaz toho byl ze tak velkt zastup k doprovodu zesnuleho k vednemu odpoeinku.

Milt bratfe, odpoeivej v pokoji a Best budit zachovana tve pamatce.

Dano v Placedo, Texas dne 4. b•ezna 1961.

John A. Bahlsek Jos. P. Mikeska Jos. L. Elgik, resolueni vtbar.

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RESOLUTION OF RESPECT In the name of all of the members of Lodge Placedo No. 97, of the SPJST we wish to express our sincere sympathy to daughter, Jo Anna Laza, her parents an)d brothers of our deceased brother TOM C. LAZA who passed away after a serious illness on the 20th of February, and was buried on the 22nd of February, 1961.

To all of you, we offer our sincere and deep sympathy and regret on his passing as it is felt by everyone of us.

We all feel very sorrowful that such bereavement has come to your family so often lately.

Brother Tam, was loved by all who knew him. This was proved by such a large attendance of relatives and friends who were present at his funeral to escort him to his last resting pdace.

Dear brother, may you rest in peace in eternal light of Gda's love. Your rememberance will be in our hearts forever, John A. Balusek, Joe P. Mikeska, J. L. Elsik Resolution ComMittee

Kdyl uplyne jedna hadina easu ptibyde ye svete 5400 lidi vice a kaZdeho dne vzroste obyvatelstvo zemekouli o tolik lidi j ak mesto velikost So. Bend, Indiana, kdyby byli shrom'aZdeni v jednom miste. KaZdt mesic jest o tolik lidi vice na svete, co by se ve glo do mesta jako Los Angeles.

JestliZe nynej gi postup bude pokradovati, nag svet bude pravdepodobne museti pojmouti 6 biliona lidi do doby chodu 21. stoleti. To by bylo zhruba dvakrate tolik lidstva jako jest nyni v ,celem svete. A paklite pohledneme jeS"te dale do budoucnosti, stava to motnost, ze za danich 600 let bude pouze jeden dtveredny yard pro kadou osobu na cele zemekouli.

Marston Bates, udenec z university Michigan vgak jest toho nazoru, ze tak zalidnena naSe zeinekoule nikdy nebude. Pravi, ze nynejk proces rapidniho vzestupu lidstva jest pouze ptechodnim zjevem.

Neni vylaueeno,ze veda dosahne novYch hranie vzrAstu a badani, ktere nebude mono lidstvu pfekroditi.,Mimo fine, hrozi v budoucnosti riizne pfekalky mnoleni se lidstva. Jako ku pt. hladomor, epidemie a choroby, vaiky — toto jsou nektere z hrozeb, ktere vZdy zasahnou kdyZ lidstvo se nachazi pied jinYm nebezPedim pfelidnenim.

Jest dobte se pozastaviti nad tim co vlastne zpfisobuje tak zvant "vtbuch poetu obyvatelstva."

Ku ptikladu, muZske nern/uvne narozeno ye Francii koncem 18. stoleti mohlo prfunerne 23.4 rokft. Av gak i dospeli obklopeni nebezpeeim. Kdy2 se zlepgily pomery v Evrape, sta y fimrtnosti podal klesati. Tento proces, ktert trval jedno stoleti nebo i vice, byl tak pozvolntm, ze byl takkka nepozorovan.

V nastavajicich generacich pfisly jegte dalgi zmeny. Jakost 1 rrinoZstvi potravin paealy stoupati, hlavne ke zlep geni farmatsktch method a roz giteni prfuntsloye vtroby. Lekatstvi a zdravotnictvi pokroeilo ku ptedu. Zivot se stal snesitelnej'Aim a lidskY tivot byl prodluZovan v kola generaci.

Poeet Evropanft se rozmnoZil z 200 milionu na 60 milionft mezi 1800 aZ 1913..

A tato situate se potala gifiti pa cefern svete, kdekoliv lide nabtvali vice vzdelani. Lido ze zapadu pomohli zaostaltm narodum v zazernich. Ceylonska vesnice nemusila experimentovati po cela desetileti s jednou methodou za druhou, jak patirati malarii.

Poeet porodu se takfka zdvojnasabil i Ceylonu, co poeet tunrti poklesl z 20.3 pa 13.2 mezi 1946 at 1948. ildinek toho

Strieut II fgeha na poeet obyvatelstva byl sensadnim. Britska Indie mela pribliZne 319 miliona lidi v 1921. °bar nastupni staty, Indie a Pakistan nyni dovr guji podet 5000 milionn obyvatel.

Na podklade percentuelnina, Java a Filipiny jsou na tom dokonce jeg te lepe, prvne jmenovana zem zclvojnasobila poCet obyvatelstva ve 40 letech, posledne uvedena v 36., Neni pfili g mnoho znamo o eine, Leda to, ze jest nejvet gi zemi sveta a moderni vecla tam pine pracuje ku pfedu. Poeet obyvatelstva ma btti tarn pies 600 milionti osob. ) ° 4 * Jednim z nejmoudtej gich opatfeni, jaIce Cloy& za sveho zde Zivota ueini mute, jest dati se pojistiti u bratrske padpinne jednoty, u nas SPJST, pravdivost eehoZ dokazati yam mohou nejlepe ti, kteti jiZ podileil se na dobrodini plynouelm z takoveho • VYnosne pojigteni.

"Poslouchej, vdera jsem se dal k novemu spolku, a ten je paneeku neco!"

Soused: "JakSr pak je to spolek?'

Btila: "Inu, platim dollar tYdne pokud jsem ziv a budu dostavat dva dollary tYdne az budu mrtev."

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Upozornewni Redaktor am vyaavatel s West nejsou Jpravnene einiti zmeny v a,dresati Vestinku a kadou tddost zmen posilejte ptimo na adresu: — Supreme Lodge Box 400, Temple, Texas.

Phi oznameni zmeny kam si ptejete aby Vam Vestnik byl zasilan, utijte kupon kterY jest v kaZdem disle otiAten a udejte vkly eislo sveho tadu ku kteremu nalaite, svoji novou ale taky i starou svoji adresu.

Jinak jest to svizelna prate a zbytecna easu vyhledavati v seznamu tan a tisic, 'Cast° i stejnYch jmen to prave.

Neopomente pro menu pouEti nateho formulate. isatud" g --) •

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Wednesday, :March 15, 1961

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Reports from our Lodges, or any other Reading Material to be published should reach the Editor, Saturday before the date of issue.

Address all matters to the Editor: P. 0. Box 85, West, Texas.

Postmaster: Please Send Form OM With Undeliverable, cop ies to SUPREME LODGE SP.TST, P.O. Ron 00, TEMPLE, TEX.

FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK Is Up To Us .

What wo will do in the corning years for the growth of our Order depends upon us and no one else.

If we love something, it should be our responsibility to tell others about it.

The wearing of the SPJST pin with its emblem In your coat lapel does not necessarily mean that -you are helping our fraternal Order grow.

Tell yOur close friends about our OrKler and at the same time invite them to visit with us and become acquainted with the wonderful fellowship which prevails therein. We repeat, that the future of our Order will be based upon our ability to firSt' entice, then hold, our youth and young adults as members in our lodges.

The most effective public relation work must come from our own ranks in the membership avoid our close circle of friends in the community and so let's support the work and the efforts of our Organizers.

As the youth and young adults swell our ranks, there must be cooperation and recommendation from our older group in the membership, and it is necessary that in every lodge there be some fruitful activity, so that the interest of the membership is held.

Monotonous meetings will not achieve this end. Every member should take an active part in the various lodge functions and then write up a report about it for the Vestnik to encourage other lodges and members to emulate you.

This is an important phase of public relation work. The membership notes what is being done elsewhere by following theSe-: reports sent in to the Vestnik.

Good- work can always be duplicated, even though it he altered a bit to fit the particular situation or environment of the lodge, but just as long as we .hold some sort of social activity in our-lodge.

Never; however, Should we lose sight of the fact that our main role is that of acqua intinv our YOuth in every community where we have a lodge, in every lodge, With our SPJST Order and try to awaken

how many of us can our Order count and be rightfully proud?

Every member of our Order best answers this question, alone. — As in other fraternal Orders even up north, the duties of the membership are often forgotten, otherwise, the cry about small attendances at lodge meetings would not be heard, nor the complaints about linprompt method of premium payments and other carlessness.

In a sound execution of our membership duties then lies the fate of our lodge and our Order.

The fulfillment of our performance . of duties brings us to harmonious life in PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ti our lodge and to fruitful work; the reverse of which leads to various confusion "I pledge Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the and incidence which makes our lodge life harder.

Republic for which it stands. One Nation We should become fully aware of this under God, indivisible, with Liberty and possibility and retain -in our mind, and Justice for all." at every lodge meeting again remind ourselves of it. All of us together make in that Youth a genuine interest in our the decisions of the fate or the future of our Order, for together we are the creaOrder.

All of this boils down to the fact that tors of its existence.

If we then expect that there be better in the not too distant future, the youth in our midst will take over the reins of times in our lodges, that our lodge life our SPJST. Much will depend upon how unfold, we must each of us fulfill and we prepare our Youth for the role. To to hold fast our given promise by perthe best of our thinking, the ,best prepa- , forming our duties as members of our ration of our Youth for its future leader- lodge and our Order. Only in this way ship is for each of us, individually, to can our Order in turn perform its duperform our duties faithfully as mem- ties to us.

So far we have steered our SPJST bers of this order.

This brings up the point — just what from one success to another. We have built one of the best in Texas, among are our duties as members?

Our precept is that by the. word "du- the fraternal organizations. Let's then ties" is meant a mutual relation between remain steadfast in this work, let's build two or more persons. There are differ- on. This, of course, will require a truly ent duties, according to conditions and fulfilling of our membership duties, and circumstances. By these mutual rela- thus show that in our every effort we tions between people the lodge develops faithfully stand behind our Brotherhood.

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The beautiful duty of each of us should be to fulfill that which we promised and with which we honorably procr..ised to obligate ourselves to do.

Such an obligation we members once pledged to our Order, when we all promised ta work for the good of our lodge and our fraternal Order. How many of us have faithfully followed through? On

Some of our orators repeat each day that the U.S.A. is the richest country on earth. Now, how could any country be the richest on the face of the globe, when we owe more money than all the rest of the world combined?

• Acre originally meant the amount of land one man could plow in a day.

Wednesday, March 15, 1961

VESTN/K—WE6T.TEXAS

Unique Advantages o Life Insurance 1. The wedding.

With life insurance, a family is protected right from the start. For only life insurance guarantees, at the stroke of a pen, an amount of money far greater than most couples could save in many years.

2. The birth of their children.

By figuring in advance what it will cost to give their children a college education, parents can make sure —through their life insurance — that college expenses can be met.

3. The day they move into their own hor. e, A prudent husband safeguards the home his family loves by owning enough life insurance to take care of any unpaid mortgage. Life insurance guarantees this protection.

4. The job opportunity they've worked for.

The risks of a new business or job opportunity can be assumed more readily when the family is protected by life insurance. And with life insurance, husband and wife know in advance exactly how much money will be available for an emergency, at any given time.

5. The retirement they!ve planned together.

A husband and wife can get more pleasure from their later years when they plan their life insurnace to provide a steady income which will last for both their lifetimes.

The wise family head carefully estimates his family's future needs, then plans his life insurance accordingly.

Since family circumstances often change, -any couples review their programs with their life insurance agent each year. In this way they get the most from the unique advantages of their life insurance.

When someone's counting on you — you had better count on Life Insurance. )• 4 e

Think It Over Jan Vlcek, 17-year-old winner of the Chatham County finals of the American Legion Oratorical Contest, didn't speak a word of English until he was six years old.

Anton J. Vicek, the boy's father, was overseas so the youngster lived with his mother and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Albert Benes, who were exiles from Czechoslovakia. Mr. Benes was minister of education in that country.

Mr. Vicek said only the Czech language was spoken around the house.

"When I returned home, I had to converse with my 6-year-old son in Czech," he stated.

In Jan's prizewinning oratory at Groves High School there was not a trace of foreign accent. If anything, Jan has picked up a little Southern drawl.

He won $25 and will compete in the First District finals at Statesboro. ) • .1. • ( BROTHER JARDA CERNY Our Brother Jarda Cerny of Houston, Texas, has recently been appointed District Five organizer and our Brother Joe B. Hejny, in his letter of introduction has asked the brotherhood to please cooperate with Brother Cerny and call on him at any time you may need any assistance with our organizational work as he will be most happy to oblige.

Brother Hejny stated in his letter that Brother Cerny has good knowledge and experience in selling life insurance.

He promised to work and cooperate with you in the Home Office to the best of his ability. He is capable and well qualified to be of great assistance to you and the SPJST Order.

Our best wishes for success go out to Brother Cerny and we hope that he will let us hear from time to time about his work as he progresses.

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District III Youth Camp

THROUGH JANUARY 15, 1961 Entertainment Committee — — $175.62 Lodge No. 66 — informed us that the Spring Meeting of Lodge Jaro No. 130 — — 10.00 District One will be held at Novy Tabor Lodge Hall near Caldwell, Sunday, March TOTAL — — $185.62 19 starting at 1 p.m. There will be a Respectfully Submitted program of the Youth presented and A. M. Vrla, lunch served after the meeting. — This Secty., Youth Camp Drive call from Brother. Steve Reground came -) • 0 • ( at Press time. — Let's all be there!

It won't be long before time for spring • 4, • planting is at hand. — Better be ready Looks Like We Need It: The 83rd Con- for your garden and farm wort-, with a gress provided, for the first time in his- ,.minimum of trouble by having all your tory, a prayer room for its members. tools in good order.

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Try To Do Your Work Right Please, do one thing at a time and da that thing well. — If they have entrusted you in your lodge with an office or some responsibility, please do it to the best of your ability. We know frustrated eases where individuals join dozens of clubs but leave a trail of unfinished work behind them because they are seeking honors which they don't deserve and are not working for them.

Achievement comes only to those who concentrate and forget about how much time they put in last year on a project.

We don't think that peo ple who just don't give a care, should enter in anything that carries responsibility because they fall dreadfully short. They know it. The people know it. You can't pull wool over the eyes of the public, so in your own interest, please be dependable in your work for your lodge and our Brotherhool. ) • 4 • (-TO OUR LODGE CORRESPONDENTS Please note that Postage regulations prohibit publishing or mentioning in any way items covering any raffels or games of chance. — Newspapers containing articles can be refused admittance to the mails.

So please, therefore, kindly eliminate such subjects from your letters.

Thank you.

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District No. 4 Raymond Pavliska

TO OUR. ORGANIZERS Dear Sisters and Brothers: We are calling a meeting of all organizers in and near Elm. Mott to be held next Friday, March 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Liri;den Hall in Elm Mott, Texas.

Brother Vrla our District Organizer for your District, will be with us and we will have some very important subjects to discuss. We will discuss and make plans :for our coming Queen and Duchess and Talent Contests.

Also in the meeting we will try to cover all the changes and supplements which we now have and which are not in our rate book.

Please be sure to attend this meeting. It is of great importance to all of us.

With best regards, I am Fraternally yours, Joe B. Hejny ) • 4. • NEW MEMBERS January 1st., 1961, to February 28th., 1961 Members Ins. District $ 37,500.00 30 No. One 21 49,000.00 No. Two 97,000.00 No. Three 79 4,000.00 No. Four 4 126,000.00 46 No. Five 49;500.00 Number Six 32 16,000.00 16 No. Seven 228

$ 379,000.00'

March 1, 1961 Fraternally yours, Edward L. Marek ) 4 • Dear Fellow _ Workers: During the month of February we issued 117 certificates for the amount of $170,000.00 life insurance. So far this year we have issued $379,000.00 of life insurance, which is a slight increase over the same period in 1960.

We have a few new names on the top of the list for February. They are as follows: District No. 1 — Frank Rychlik

$6,000.00

District No. 2 — Mrs. Joe Blazek Anton Motl Johnnie Plasek

$5,000.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00

District No. 3 — Raymond Volcik

$11,000.00

$3,000.00

District No. 5 — J. M. Skrabanek

$20,000.00

District No. 6 — Roy Bucek

$17,000.00

District No. 7 — Frank C. Sacky

$2,000.00

We extend our congratulations to your achievements and our thanks for your efforts.

The above applies to insurance written, not issued iduring February and the above organizers will receive a special prize. The special prize will be awarded to top organizers each month. All 'a you have a chance to win, so why not give it a try.

Remember, the Queen contest is on and it will depend on you to help your Lodge candidate win, so please don't let them down.

Thanking you in advance, I am Fraternally yours, Joe B. Hejny 4, • (—

CI m ericonX okol metropolitan Chicago June 25.1961 ye TENTH AMERICAN SOKOL SLET Dear Friends, Sisters and Brothers: The Tenth American Sokol Slet will take place June 23, 24, and 25, 1961. The tion of physical fitness on Sunday, June main event will be the mass demonstra25th, at the Hoffman Stadium, J. Sterling Morton High School and Junior College, 24th Street and Harlem Avenue, Berwyn, Illinois.

This is your Slet. Every one of you prove your vital importance to the American Sokol. Without you, your devotion, generousity and accomplishments there would be no Sokol. You know better than anyone else what our Sokol Program means to America. We know we can rely upon you now.

We sincerely invite you to attend this historically significant Slet, a visual, enthusiastic example of our contribution to American fitness for success. Accept our kindest personal regards.

Nazdar!

Tenth American Sokol Slet Charles M. Prchal, Chin.

Blanche J. Cihak, Vice-Chm. Charles T, Kropik, Vice Chm.

Wednesday, March 15, 1961

When Changing Your Address

Please report your OLD address and your Lodge number to our Supreme Lodge, Box 400, Temple, Texas, direct when asking for a change of address.

If you do not do this, it is very difficult for us to find your name on our list, as you are one out of 10,000 Vestnik readers, and many with the same name.

Wewould like for you to get your Vestnik promptly so please help us to give you the best lerviee. ) • The real credit for accomplishment never belongs to the critics, even the helpful ones. It belongs to those who do things.

Folks who are trying to live within their income are just trying to louse up our prosperity, • 4, 4.

Addresses of Our District Organizers District V. H BARINA Route 1 Smithville, Texas District 2 DEN EXICOLAS 111 W. Rio Grande St. Taylor, Texas District 3 ARNOLD 11, 6307 Saratoga circle Dallas 14, Texas District 4 FRED KVETON Route 1 Abernathy, Texas Dec 5 .TARDA CERNY 1521 Woodvine Drive Houston 24, Texas

District 0 rituarsz,

Rants 1 Inez, Texas District 7 JAROSLAV KLEPRLIK 1206 Lamar St. San Antonio, Texas

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SPJST Calendar

District Calendar

District One, I Am Sorry

Big Picnic of our Lodge 35 at Elk, will be held Sunday, May 28, 1961 and all members are asked to help to make this picnic an outstanding success. Let's all work together.

• • The Women's Circle of Dallas, will hold their Spring Bazaar as announced on April the 23 at the Dallas Sokol and Lodge 130 Hall at 7448 Greenville Ave. Your friendly support is solicited.

• • Annual Picnic of Buckholts Lodge No. 15 will be held June 11. You are all reminded of this picnic and urged to attend. Polka Music and others too, by Sil Krenek of Wallis.

Lodge La Parita 161 announce a big dance for April the 8th with the "Circle C" band playing and on April the 29th the "Hi Toppers" will play for all Friends — So remember these dates.

• • Lodge 87 Temple will hold their 51st year anniversary on April 25th. Please remember tnis date.

• • Circle C. Band will play at Lodge 161 on April 8 and the "Hi Toppers" on April the 29th at Jourdanton. ) • 4 • COMING EVENTS OF LODGE POKROK HOUSTON NO. 88

DISTRICT ONE The Spring Meeting of our District One will be held at the New Tabor Lodge No. 17 near Caldwell, Texas on Sunday, March the 19th. More detailed program will be announced.

Have waited and waited — but there was no program 'forthcoming (while this issue of Vestnik goes to press) for the District Meeting to be held at Novy Tabor Lodge 17 near Caldwell, on Sunday, March 19th. Let's hope everything will come out all right. ) • 4• •

DISTRICT TWO Our meeting of District Two, will be held on March 26, at the Seaton Lodge Hall No. 47, east from Temple on highway number 53.

A more detailed report will be published shortly. We thank all of the other Districts to let us have this date without duplicate District Meetings, so that the gathering will be as complete as possible. Thank you.

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Letters To The Editor

Letter sent in for publication must bear the writer's full name and address.

Names will be withheld from publication upon request. However, anonymous correspondance will not be published'. )• 4 • The United States murder rate was 5.8 DISTRICT THREE per 100,000 population in 1934 — in 1954, Will hold its Spring Meeting at the Elk it was 1.9 per 100,000. ) • 4, •. ( 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 L DISTRICT FIVE District Five announces that their Mrs. Rud. C. Matejka Spring Meeting will be held at the NeedRt. 4, Box 504 ville Lodge No. 81 on the 16th of April, Bryan, TexaS 1961. District Five requests the other DISTRICT Districts for their kind cooperation in letting them have this date exclusive of Mrs. Clara Hejl conflicting District Meetings. The MeetRoute 4, ing will be held in the American Legion Temple. Texas Hall.

DISTRICT III. DISTRICT SIX Mrs. Emma The Meeting of District Six will be 2709 Park Avenue S. held in Hallettsville, the First Sunday in Waco, Texas the merry month of May, 1961. This anMrs. Bessie Petr, Assistant nouncement was made to get priority on 5406 Morningside Dr. that date and' we request other Districts Dallas, Texas for their cooperation.

DISTRICT IV. DISTRICT SEVEN

Dance on Saturday Night, March 18, 8:30 Music by The Shiner Beer Band, 1140 Robbie.

Easter Sunday, Children's Program, April 2, Candy and Eggs for the children.

3:30 p.m. 1140 Robbie.

Dance on Saturday Night, April 8, 8:30 p.m. Music by the Dan Pavlas Orchestra, 1140 Robbie.

Dance on Saturday Night, April 22, 8:30 p.m. Music by The Shiner Beer Band, 1140 Robbie.

Barbecue, Sunday Noon. April 30, 1140 District Seven will hold its regular Robbie.

District Spring Meeting on April 30, 1961 ) • 4 • (-at Lodge 56, Anton Cermak in Corpus DANCE CALENDAR — LODGE .35 Christi More details on this meeting at lE.LK, TEXAS a later date.

Betty Jurica, Secty. Dist 7 March 18 - Jenry Dulock, West Texas These are all the announcements that March 25 — Slim Haisler — Temple, we have received thus far from our Texas April 1 — Albin Mattis Rhythm Play- Districts. We hope that the Districts missing in this calendar will not upset boys April 8' West Melodians — West, those already established dates! Many Texas. thanks!

April 15 — Henry Dulock, West, Texas ) •( April 22 — Vrazel Playboys, Buckholts, Texas Most verieties of fish have a small April 23 — Vrazel Playboys, Buck- stone located in a sac in their head, bolts, Texas -- District III Dance mostlikely to help maintain their balApril 29 — Slim Haisler, Temple, Texas ance.

District Youth Leaders Addresses

Mrs. Ed. Heisler Route 1 Seymour, Texas DISTRICT V. Maxine Sefcik 2301 Airline Drive Houston 9, 'MOS DISTRICT VI Mrs. Frank Brdecka Route 1, Box 150.

Rosenberg. Texas DISTRICT VII. Mrs. Marcella Kleprlik 1206 Lamar St. San Antonio, Texas

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STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSE MENTS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1961 ZPRAVA PillJEM A VYDANI ZA MEW UNOR, 1961 Mortuary Umrtni

RECEIPTS - PAIJEM Mortgage Loans - Majetkove ptjeky Certificate Loans - Certifikatove piijeky Sale of Real Estate - Prodej majetku Premiums - timrtni poplatky od tam), Interest from certificate loans - I.Trok z certifikatovYch pftjeek Int. on Mortgage Loans - f.Trok z majetkoqch pujeek R. M. 0. Z mineralniho majetku R. E. 0. Royalties - R. E. 0. Royalty Annuity - (Retirement) S. P. J. S. T. Building Rent - Najem z budovy Appraisal Fee - Na, odhady Sale of Supplies - Prodej ta,dovSrch potteb Total Receipts - Celkovy pitem Cash Balance 2-1-61 - Hotovost 2-1-61

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120,002.17 6,551.41 8,430.12 47,989.56 2,470.90 27,441.98 357.81 377.22 169.05 2,017.43

Expense Vydani

23,876.54

juvenile Detske ..

Total ,Souhrn

1,715.04

121,717.21 6,551.41 8,430.12 72,067.40 2,470.90 28,238.98 357.81 377.22 169.05 2,017.43 746.50 66.90

201.30 797.00

746.50 66.90 215,807.65 486,816.79

24,689.94 23,523.49

2,713.34 11,185.04

243,210.93 521,525.32

702,624.44

48,213.43

13,898.38

764,736.25

DISBURSEMENTS - VY116.NI: Mortgage loans - Majetkove ptjeky.....

Certificate loans - Certifikatove piljdky Surrendered Cert. Loans - Odepsane piljeky proti certifikattm Matured Endowments - Vypla,cene nadaeni poji§teni Death Claims - Vyp/acene tinrtni podpory Death Claims Minors - Vyplacene funrtni podpory nedospelYm Returned premiums and bonus - Vracene Umrtni pop. a bonuti Reinsurance premiums - Znovu Poji gteni Miscellaneos R. E. 0. - Razne R. E. 0.

Repairs R. E. 0. -- R. E. O. opravy SPJST Build. Maintenance - tizeni a vydr2ovani bud nvy Furniture and Fixtures - Nabytek v ntadovne Actuary - Fees - Za aktuarskou praci Advertasing Oznamky Appraisal Expense - Za odhady Attorney Fee - Pravnikovi za vytizovani piifeek Car Expense - Vydani na auto Commissions - Komisne Freight and Express - Freight a dovoz Membership Dues - Poplatek Medical examinations - Lekatske prohlidky Non-Medical Exams - Bez-lekatske prohlidky Vestnik Press Committee Meeting - IlSrlohy tiskoveho vS7boru Office Maintenance - Vydrkivani ....tadovny Office Rent - Najemne z fitadovny Organizational Expense - Organisaeni Postage - Po§tovne Salary Editor - ShAne redaktora Salary of employees - SluMe vYpomoci Salary Officers - Sluzne utednika Stationery and supplies - Tiskova prate a psaci potteby FICA Tax Telephone and'Telegraph - Telefon a telegraf Travel: Officers - Cestovne Total disbursements - yeikove Cash Balance 3-1-61 - Hotovost 3 -1-61

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73,254.90 13,686.00 470.00 2,500,00 23,231.83 55.88 462.21 6.77 202.17 181.07 1,584.43

154.01

638.05 200.00 1,584.71 620.93 746.30 65.48 3,671.80 92.80 38.00 231.00 340.70 2,515.76 146.37 42.00 400.00 648.00 25.32 600.00 2,100.00 4,033.32 284.73 214,19 123.37 38.75

73,254.90 13,686.00 470.00 2,500.00 23,231.83 55.88 616.22 6.77 202.17 181.07 1,584.43 638.05 300.00 1,584.71 620.93 746.30 65.48 3,671.80 92.80 38.00 231.00 340.70 2,515.76 146.37 42.00 400.00 648.00 25.32 600.00 2,100.00 4,033.32 284.73 214)9 123.37 38.75

115,635.26 586,989.18

19,501.58 28,711.85

154.01 13,744.37

135,290.85 629,445.40

70,624.44

6,213.43

13,898.38

764,736.25

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ASSETS - MAJETEK 'JEDNOTY A - Hotovost ...___ 586,989.18 14. Bonds - U. S. 13nudy 895,130.00 .s: Municipal - Okresni bondy 176,574.75 image loans - Majetkove pojeky _ 8,187,016.19 rtificate loans - Certifikatove pftjeky _ 659,284.27 ack - Akcie ...4 100,000.00 P. J. S. T. Building - S. P. J. S. T. budova 170,000.00 her Assets - Jine zdroje 151.18 al Estate - Majetek 19,412.93 Tniture and fixtures - Nabytek a zatizeni v dradovne --torcobile - Autemobil

28,711.85

13,744.37 6,845.90 87,843.95

37,417.72 1,000.00

108,434.22 10,794,558.50 67,129.57 Fraternally yours - s bratrstmg pozdravexn Ben Zabcik, Financial Secretary - fieetni.

IN COME FROM LODGES IN FEB. 1961 PitiJEM OD RA.D11 V MESICI UNORU 1961 Amount Lodge Date 22 960.17 1 55.35 3 24 22 2,006.89 4 1() 5 180.40 639.53 10 6 694.42 7 24 191.12 8 24 2,631.53 9 22 136.76 22 11 22 13 180.05 17 14 3,393.75 24 17 145.72 24 19 2,802.90 22 20 84.31 22 21 322.25 22 23 2,730.45 28 17 370.55 10 30 928.15 17 33 2,830.55 22 35 24 627.30 36 22 115.13 37 1,658.20 24 38 1,163.99 22 39 1,064.32 17 40 17.48 10 42 189.77 22 44 650.07 22 45 2,514.20 24 47 441.90 24 48 813.93 10 50 517.40 17 51 1,180.64 24 54 22 173.44 55 124.31 17 57 22 665.76 58 80 22 79.02.

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670.72 63 24 185.71 84 22 470.70 65811.67 10 66 348.99 68 10 61.60 22 69 22 923.29 72 277.57 74

75 76 77 78 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 1 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 101 103 107 110 111 112 114 117 118 125 126 127 128 129 132 136 137 138 140 142 146 147 148 149 151 152 153 154 154

22 10 10 22 24 10 24 22 17 17 22 10 17 22 17 22 10 22 10 22 22 24 10 17 10 22 22 22 24 22 10 22 22 22 10 10 10 24 22 22 22 22 10 10 10 22 24 10 17

629,445.40 895,130.00 183,420.65 8,274,860.14 659,284.27 100,000.00 170,000.00 151.18 19,412.93 37,417.72 1,000.00 10,970,122.29

25.2t 10 156 87.05 157 237.90 17 43.14 158 76.69 22 159.11 160 920.49 22 429.34 161 22 459.68 2,579.49 162 43.48 17 206.98 165 24 594.45 169.47 166 69.16 17 4,321,49 167 300.91 24 3.79 72,067.40 65.44 4. • 1,953.10 6,165.47 TJC PRES/DENT, TEACHER HONORED AT STATE MEET 1,104.25 Miss Velma Wilson, chemistry teacher 1,899.32 1,106 24 at Temple Junior College, and Hubert M. 225.82 Dawson, college president were honored 22.60 at a reception during the three-day 273.99 Texas Junior College Teachers Assn.

21.56 and Texas Junior College Assn. meeting 553.71 in Dallas last week.

Both TJC faculty members received 262.74 182.01 plaques of appreciation for their work 721.14 as presidents of the TJCTA. Miss Wilson 353.31 served as president, in 1955-56, and Daw146.03 son was president in 1956-57.

Also ;during the meeting, Calvin 967.85 64.93 Chervenka, physics teacher, and Earl 601.45 Williams, history teacher served on the 519.15 auditing and legislative comEmitteees re149.71 spectively.

At the business session four TJC 165.91 17.74 teachers were appointed to serve on com42,90 mittees and sections for the 1962 meet161.08 ing. Mrs. Robert Marshall was chosen as 60.27 chairman for the music section and Mrs. 307.88 Louisa Mehaffey will serve as secretary 59.79 of the English section.

Miss Gracie Watson was elected sec376.93 158.24 retary of •'1:7(1e business administration 767.07 section and Johnny Payne, TJC dean128,96 registrar, is to be chairman of registra193.97 tion committee, thus becoming a mem660.23 ber of the executive committee.

Payne noted that response to the 123.17 258.61 "hospitality hour" sponsored by the TJC 81.00 faculty was "unusally good." Approxi385.51 mately 200 persons attended the inform2,387.67 al reception, the first of its kind to be 180.00 held at the annual meetings.

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To the Public: There is little chance that the dikes of decency and morality in America can long withstand the surging tidal wave of crime threatening' our Nation unless every citizen, just as in flood-menaced zorrifnunities, is willing to pitch in to aelp stem the tide.

Preliminary figures compiled and re‘;'ently released by the FBI indicate that serious crime reached an all-time high in 1960-12 per cent above the 1959 Cate!

Figures are a cold and impersonal Index to any social dilemma, but an awakening to the crisis is imperative. Our ;ountrymen must be convinced of the real and savage nature of everyday crime which lurks just beneath the thin surface of their world of false security.

Of the more than 158,000,000 sets of fingerprints on file in the FBI's Identification Division, there are at any given time almost 90,000 cards which bear small, red tabs. These tabs mean that the owners of these fingerprints are wanted by some law enforcement agency in connection with cri•r(es — 90,000 fuitives walking in our midst at all times!

Surely, America must be concerned, for this is merely an indication of the actual number of men, women and youthful criminals who are ready to spring into violence at the slightest provocation.

By tradition, Americans have never left the task of their defense to one small group. Their fellow Americans — the law enforcement officers of this Nation, are embattled, their ranks are thin, and most of them carry on the fight for something more signigicant to them than the inadequate pay they receive.

A solid front of citizens behind the law enforcement officer who stands face to face with •the criminal is the prerequisite for turning back the forces of crime.

John Edgar Hoover Director of FBI FAMILY REUNION The IIPible and Kurtzman families will hold their reunion on Easter S April 2, 1961 at Flag Hall near Cyclone, Texas.

Anoyone knowing relatives please contact them so that all can be present.

Please bring food for your family.

Sincerely, Mrs. Johnnie Janacek Route One, Troy, Texas Remember please, that all critics are not good critics, as too many are prone to criticize crverely to express their own dissatisfaction with what has been done.

Wednesday, March 15, 1961

WEST, TEXAS

RECONCILIATION OF LEDGER ASSETS EXHIBIT I. Increase in Ledger Assets (cash basis) $ 664,893.87 519,784.92 7,016.00 13,040.27

Premiums on life certificates Interest, dividends & real estate income Apprasial fees From sale of ledger assets

$1,204,735.06

Total increase in ledger assets Decrease in Ledger Assets Certificate and Contract Claims: Life Interest on Minors' Claims Surrended Value

$282,922.49 760.59 30,370,70

Total paid to members and benificiaries Refund to lodges and bonus Commissions to Organizers General expense and fraternal payments Taxes, licenses and fee's By adjustment of book valpe of ledger assetts

314,053.78 14,293.69 55,036.44 247,698.38 4,945.76 1,000.00

Total decreases in ledger assets

637,028.05

Increase in ledger assets during year

567,707.01

RECONCILIATION BETWEEN YEARS 10,320,478.78 567,707.01 10,888,185.79

Amount of ledger assets Dec. 31, 1959 increase in ledger assets during year Total ledger assets December 31, 1960 SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS (Accrual Basis) EXHIBIT IL Premiums and annuity considerations Net investment income Appraisal fees

$ 672,088.38 .422,157.86 7,016.00 1,101,262.24

Total Deductions: Death benefits Matured endowments Surrender benefits Increase in aggregate reserve for Cert.

Commissions to organizers General insurance & fraternal payi:pents Taxes, licenses and fees Refund to lodges

250,410.85 25,000.00 36,370.70 467,112.00 55,036.44 136,697.97 1,192.62 14,304.80

Total

989,125.38

Net gain from operations

112,136.86 ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

EXHIBIT III. Assets Bonds Stocks Mortgage loans Real Estate: Property occupied by Orlder Properties foreclosed Certificate Loans Cash and bank deposits

$ 1,079,550.65 100,000.00 8,256,244.77 170,000.09 27,843.05

197,843,05 647,286.06 569,330.41

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Premiums actually collected by subordinate lodges not yet remitted Interest and investment income due and accrued

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65,701.07

Report for District V

176,899.57

The time has arrived for another in. surance sales contest for District V ef 4 fective March 1, to May 31, b'ith post marked midnight.

All Lodges, Youth Clubs and organiz. :,irs are aware of this contest so let's get the ball rolling This will be a contest sponsored by the Lodes and their organizers, each Lodge will select their candidate fol Queen and Duchess. No one candidate may have more than four organizers sponsoring her. If Lodge has more than four organizers, they may select a can didate for each four organizers.

The rules for contest No. 1 are as fol. lows: 1. Each candidate may select her own escort.

2. Candidate must be member in good standing at time of selection.

3. Up to 13 years of age for Duchess 4. 14 to 21 years of age and single, fol Queen.

5. Each candidate will assist sponsors In sale of insurance.

6. Contest begins Marsh 1st and ends Kay 31.

7. Formal dress will be required fot her presentation at the District Queen's Ball.

8. District Youth Director will set date and place of District Queen's Ball.

It has been announced in our Lodge meetings that Brother Jarda A. Cerny was appointed District Five organizer, by Supreme Lodge Vice-President Joe B. Elejny. Brother Cerny is replacing Brother J. M. Skrabanek due to the By-Laws changed during our last convention.

Bro. Skrabanek did an excellent job while being our District organizer. I feel that Brother Cerny will do a good job for our District, as well as for our Youth.

(Best of luck to you, Brother Cerny) District Five will hold their District meeting at Needville American Legion Hall (the American Legion Hall is located next to Lodge Needville No. 81), tinder the sponsorship of Lodge No. 81 Sunday April 16th starting at 10:30 a.m.

A delicious barbecue dinner with all the trimmings will be prepared and served at noon by the sisters and brothers of Lqdge No. 81. A program will be presented by the Youth of District Five in the mid-afternoon. Supper will be served, and a dance will follow with music by a wonderful orchestra.

District Five Officers will make plans for contest No. 2 (Talent) at a later date, as it was agreed that it was too early to make plans now.

Let us all keep in mind this important date, Sunday, April 16th at Needville.

Total admitted assets

11,092,855.58 Liabilities

Aggregate reserve for life Certificates Unpaid claims Premiums received in advance Refunds due to lodges Unearned investment income Other liabilities

9,175,090.00 35,483.14 138,272.37 13,133.34 3,748.28 5,049.81

Total liabilities Unassigned funds

9,370,776.94 1,722,078.64

Total liabilities

11,092,855.58 EXHIBIT OF INSURANCE CERTIFICATES

EXHIBIT IV. Number 31,727 1,606

Amount 32,542,257.00 2,068,289,00

Total Deduct terminated by: Death Maturity Expire Surrender Lapse

33,333

34,610,546.00

274 25 104 275 74

257,672.00 25,000.00 94,500.00 407,907.00 329,000.00

Total terminated Outstanding at end of 1960 Net increase ',during 1960

752 32,581 854

1,114,079.00 33,496,467.00 954,210.00

At end of 1959 Issued during year

MORTGAGES OWNED EXHIBIT V. Farm properties: Amount unpaid Dec. 31, 1959 Amount loaned during year Amount paid during year Amount unpaid Dec. 31, 1960 Other properties: iVrount unpaid Dec. 31, 1959 Amount loaned during year Amount paid during year Amount unpaid Dec. 31, 1960

2,384,574.10 395,402.39 139,356.05 2,640,620.44 5,721,721.80 1,422,485.58 1,528,583.05 5,615,624.33

Total unpaid

8,256,244.77 INTEREST, DIVIDEND AND REAL ESTATE INCOME

EXHIBIT VI. Interest on Bonds Dividen,ds on Stock Interest on Mortgage Loans Real Estate Income: Building Rent Farm Rent Oil Lease Rental Royalties from Real Estate Owned Total from Real Estate Owned Interest from. Certificate Loans Royalties from Minerals Owned Total

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31,850.40 9,000.00 412,968.08 27,838.32 670.00 100.00 4,915.41 33,523.73 28,433.88 4,008.83 519,784.92

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SPECIAL DATA EXHIBIT VII. Valuation or Solvency ratio Valuation surplus — Ratio of actual to expected Interest rate realized — Claims paid since organization

118.40% -- $1,722,078.64 39.1% 3.91% $6,511,683.00

CHART OF PROGRESS EXHIBIT VIII. End of Year No. or Cert.

1900 1,214 1910 5,653 1920 10,070 1930 11,365 1940 16,504 1950 24,206 1960 32,581

Ins, in force 890,750.00 4,903,750.00 9,308,900.00 10,853,223.00 14,748,658.00 21,923,795.00 33,496,467.00

Assets 2,919.48 136,232.44 794,609.40 2,320,534.49 3,375,553.01 6,174,509.56 11,092,855.58

Claims Pd. 10,400.00 31,000.00 62,600.00 91,000.00 140,972.00 171,233.00 282,922.00

COMMENTS The following comments are presented to elaborate on the various items in the report. The items referred to in this report are designated by Exhibit Numbers.

EXHIBIT I. Consists of items of increases and decreases in ledger assets, which represents the cash income and expense for the year 1960. The increases, or income, amounted to $1,204,735.06 and the decreases, or expenses, amounted to $637,028.05, which leaves a net increase of $567,707.01. The ledger assets as of the end of 1959 amounted to $10,320,478.78 and with the addition of the net increase of $637,028.05 brings the total ledger assets to $10,888,185.79.

EXHIBIT II. Is a summary of operations on accrual basis. The net gain from operations for the year 1960 was $112,136.86. The fact that our convention was held during 1960 decreased the net gain by approximately $50.000.00.

EXHIBIT III. Reflects the invested and accrued assets and liabilities at the end of 1960. The admitted assets amount to $11,092,855.58 and the total liabilities amount to $9,370,776.94 leaving a surplus, or unassigned funds, of $1,722,078.64.

The surplus, at the end of 1959 amounted to $1,597,840.70. The increase in surplus during 1960 is $124,237.94.

EXHIBIT IV. Shows a net increase of 854 certificates and $954,210.00 insurance in force, during 1960.

EXHIBIT V. Reveals that over 74 per cent of the admitted assets are invested in ol,ortgage loans, which increased, during 1960, from $8,106,295.90 to $8,256,244.77.

EXHIBIT VI. Reflects the income from all invested funds. The net earned interest rate was 3.91 per cent.

EXHIBITS VII and VIII are self explanatory and need no comments.

Wednesday, March 15, 1961 LODGE 84'S SOFTBALL TEAM Dallas, Texas Dear brothers and sisters: The time has come to remind out members and all softball players that the baseball season is just around the corner. We will again field a softball team in the Dallas City Commercial League as we have in the past seven seasons. We will again sponsor a men's softball team at Lodge No. 84 and it will be our eighth season. There are two major requirements to make the SPJST Fraternal Insurance team. 1. To be a member of the SPJST Order, any lodge and 2, that you can play ball and make the team.

Everyone will be given an equal chance and fifteen players will be picked out of all who come out for the team.

So, if you are interested or know of anyone who is, tell him to call me at my home, Phone DI 8-1514,or contact Jody '" Rejcek, or Albin Vrana or any other ball player. We are planning to have one of our best seasons and we hope to have some new prospects to replace some of our old Retirees.

We plan to have lots of fun and hope that we can all enjoy a most pleasant summer of wholesome recreation.

We will have our first workout on Sunday, March 12th at Samuels Diamond No. 1, time 1 to 3 p.m. Another workout will be held on Sunday, March 19th, also probably at Samuels No. 1, time 1 to 3 p.m. We will be looking forward to seeing all recruits and to have some good workouts.

The softball team will hold its Annual Softball Team Benefit Dance at our Lodge No. 84 Hall on Saturday night,

Fraternally submitted, R. A. Urbanovsky, Secretary, Supreme Lodge, SPJST Due to the activities involved at this meeting it will be necessary to begin our meeting one hour earlier. Please remember, the March meeting will begin at 3:00 p.m. instead of 4 p.m.

LODGE PO:KROH DALLAS NO. 84 Please mark the time and date an your calendar. All new members for the past Attention All Members: year please attend this meeting — it is This is to remind you that our next your meeting and it is held solely for meeting will be held Sunday, March 19, you. at the Lodge Hall on Floyd Street We will hold our annual initiation of new So don't forget the time -- date and members on that day. Supper will bs place -- Sunday, March 19 at 3: p.m. st served free to all new members and all the Lodge Hall 2625 Floyd Street. See you old members taking out additional in- there.

Fraternally yours, suranee. All other members will pay for Frank J. Ilenzen Secretary their meal.

Reports From Local Lodges

In the above picture reading from left to right is Brother Arnold Vrla, District Three Organizer, at the recently held Organizer's Banquet to which he was host, appearing with Brother Joe Milan and his wife, Organizer, Sister Anna Milan; Sister Bessie Petr with her Organizer husband, Brother Emil Petr, Just after having received awards for their achievement in making the Fifthty-Thousand-Club.

The Banquet was held at the Cottonwood Lodge No. 6, near West, Texas.

Wednesday, March 15, 1961 April 29th. Mr. Ed Faraizl's Orchestra has been engaged to play for this special Dance. In order for the team to make the season, we will deeply ap prolate all of your support at this dance.

More details will be published in later editions of the Vestnik.

Wednes;day night, March 8, a group of the softball players held a meeting at the lodge hall and made plans for the coming season. We had an enjoyable business meeting and discussion. The season will open officially the week of April 17th so we will play our first league game during this week. We do not know as yet what League we will be in or what night we will play. We hoibe that we can get in a league or leagues and again play on one of the Samuel Diamonds.

Don't forget to remind all prospective ballplayers that if they are interested, to please contact someone on the team and to come out to the team practice sessions.

We will welcome anyone who might be interested.

Fraternally, Ben Jarma, Manager SPJST Lodge 84 Softball Team —"Best of Luck" from the Editor °( )• CALDWELL, TEXAS Dear Brothers and Sisters, District One will conduct its Spring Meeting en Sunday, March 19 at the new Tabor SPJST Hall. Meeting will start at 1 p.m. Election of officers will be held at this meeting. There will be a Youth Program and lunch will be served.

To the Officers of our Supreme Lodge, Directors of other Districts, the Editor and all members of the SPJST a Cordial Welccn.e to All! Willie H. Trcalek President, Dist. I .p 0 (

Have You Moved?

Where do you live now? Did, you send in your new address so that our Organ could reach you? — Week after week we recieve Organs with notices: "Moved, left no forwarding address." — We do not have any other way to find out, which way you went, unless mei rkers heed our advice and send a notice of address change together with their old address and the number of their lodge.

—Please mail such information direct to our Supreme Lodge, Box 400, Temple Texas, Thank you.

C., , • ,,y„ Otec: Jendo, cap ti prines1 sestriaku.

Ale tati, to bude asi omyl. Vklyt' vtichni eapi Odleteli na jih.

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BENEVOLENCE BROTHERHOOD HUMAN n Y

Dear Brothers and Sisters: Our lodge president called to say that he appreciates the, wonderful support the members have given him the last two months....JUILIS TUPA was well liked on the dance given on the 4th of March ....his style of western, rock and roll, and Czech music was a pleasant surprise to all in attendance.... the new look name plate being wore by MILDRED VALA.. .two cuties, DIANA URBANOVSKY and *MARION KADLECEK discussing how DIANA 'S brother got into the headlines....TIM KOSTOM, J. SULA and M. KAREL all huddled over the new Czech play coming in May.... wish a speedy recovery to ANNA ELZNER'S mother in Kaufman, Texas.... our youth director, TILLIE HELMCAMP receiving the English pla y books for the youth.... B. DOBEST and F. BURI JR., good ideas for something new for our lodge.... MRS. COX, MRS. SEMBERA, MRS. L. KADLECEK, MRS. M. SEFCIK and MRS. A. BURI suddenly with great ease changing their style of dancing to the western way....a great big happy birthday to A. HRUSKA, V. KNEBL, D DRAB, A. ELZNER and A. MICHULKA.. _what busted romance has odcurred?

Who's the sweet doll in our youth president's arms ?

Who was so embarrassed when he got his name plate?

What are the two new locations for our new lddge building ?

What member took another member home after becoming sick at our last dance ?

The lodge's best friend MRS. LA RUE again bringing eight couples to our last dance ....A new comer MR. and MRS. RHOADES visiting our last dance....

MR. and MRS. BELL from the state of Arkansas another new couple added to our dance group. COTTON CARROLL showing the brotherhood spirit to one of our members... The same birthday club sisters always doing the big kolache baking....MRS. F. WALLA playing Czech record that was so much enjoyed ..Don't forget the big dance this corn-

Btrana al ing Saturday night....The dance orchestra of 1VIatejka and the SHINER BEER FLAY BOYS will furnish the music . . support your lodge and come to the dance on MARCH 18th dancing time 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. see you Saturday night.

Roving Reporter ) •( Are you in posession of a poll tax receipt? If you are, then prepare yourself and inform yourself just how to cast your vote on April the 4th. — Your vote could be the deciding one.

Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers' gardens.

In the above picture Brother Arnold Vrla, District Three Organizer, is pressenting his top Organizer of District Three, Brother Stanley Vrla with his wife, receiving the "Award" as top man.

This was at the Organizer's Banquet recently held at the Cottonwood Lodge No, 4;.

In the picture above, reading from left to right Vestnik presents to its readers, Brother Arnold Vrla, host, to the Organizer's Banquet of District Three, held recently at the Cottonwood Lodge No. 6; showing Brother Ben Jarmo, and his wife receiving their "award" for making the Twenty Five Thousand Club; Sister Pavelka with husband, Organizer, Anton Pavelka also made the Twenty Five Thousand Club and examining their Award gift. Brother Arnold Vrla, presenting the gifts.

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Women's Nook Slavonic Mutual Fire Insurance Association, Chapter 9 — Fort Worth Dear Sisters and Brothers: The first meeting for this year of the Slavonic Mutual Fire Insurance Association Chapter 9, will be held on March 19th at the Sokol Hall at 2:30 p.m. after the meeting, supper will be served to the members present. The ladies are asked to bring pies, cakes or kolaches for which we thank them.

Don't forget the date and make your plans to attend this meeting.

Fraternally, Mrs. Carl Zich ) • 4 • ( LODGE NO. 26 SKIDMORE, Texas Dear Members and Friends, The regular meeting of Lodge Slovan Jihu No. 26, was held March 5th at the Almos Club building.

The meeting was callod to order by President, Brother Clifton Trlica. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as read.

The members of the lodge voted Sister Lillie Mae Naylor as our lodge organizer.

The following committees which were to be appointed at the meeting were: Program, Sick, Entertainment, and Resolution. But a motion was made and Seconded that the same persons remain

In the picture above we present to our' readers the five top organizers of District Three, taken at the recent Organizer's Banquet of the Third District, held at the Cottonwood Lodge No. 6 Reading from left to right: Brother Emil Petr of Lodge 84 of Dallas, Brother Stanley Vrla of Lodge 130, Dallas, Sister Anna Milan of Lodge 154 of Forth Worth, Brother Anton Pavelka of Elk Lodge No. 35 and Brother Ben Jarma of Lodge 84 of Dallas.

Brother Arnold Vrla, District Three Organizer presented the above five with awards fo rtheir achivements for 1960.

Congratulations.

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Our lodge is proud to have Sister Mary Denkeler as a new member in our Lodge No. 26. Sister Denkeler was a former member in lodge 48 in Taylor, Texas.

There being no future business the meeting adjourned to 12:30 p.m. untill the first Sunday in June at 10 a.m.

A basket lunch which was spread buffet style at the noon hour, was enjoyed by fifteen members. Let's all try to come out to the June meeting, and enjoy the fellowship with our sister and brothers of the SPJST..

Yours truly, Annie Gilbert, Secty.

Lodge 26 4„, • ELK LODGE NO. 35 Dear Members and Friends, As you read this this report our regular oronthly lodge meeting was held March 12,1961.

Preparations are well underway for the District III Convention which will be held April 23, 1961. Everyone's cooperation is needed to make it a successful event, so let's all be deligent workers.

At last report it was stated that Brother Edwin Holub was considering the fact to be a +future organizer of our Lodge.

Brother Holub has accepted and we are proud of his decision and know he will be a successful organizer.

At our next April meeting we are looking forward to the fact of recognizing several new members to our lodge and youth club also.

Before closing may the writer add that let's give our youth a leading hand and good influence will bring results. Keep this in mind and bring your youth to the youth club meeting as they will be our future SPJST workers.

This writer would like to thank Brother Hosek for sending the pictures taken at the 60th Anniversary of Lodge 35.

They will be put in a scrapbook by our Historian for everyone to enjoy. Thanks again for this nice gesture, Brother Hosek, as it was a thoughtful one.

Until next time, I remain Fraternally yours, Mrs. A. J. Pavelka Reporter ) $ 4 SEATON LODGE NO. 47 Dear Brothers and Sisters: Our last regularmonthly meeting was held March 5th, our president led the Pledge of Allegiance to the new 50 star flag. We held a moment of silence in respect to the memory of our deceased member, Sister Rosalie Chlapik, Sister Rosalie Chlapek, 90, passed

illness. Surviving are three sons, Edwin, Joe and Jerry Chlapek all of Temple; one sister, Mrs. Frances Leshikar of Scpithville; 10 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Ocker Brethren Church. The Rev. Frank Sinicik and Rev. F. J. Kostohryz officiating. Burial was in Ocker Cemetery. Our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family, and to our departed

We are glad to present to our readers Brother Holub, Senior and his son, now an Organizer for our SPJST of Lodge 35 Elk, Texas.

We have known the senior Holub for many years as a faithful member of our brotherhood. To Junior, we wish all the possible success! mos GEOICILRO TOUR ADDRESS

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Wednesday, March 15, 1961 Sister, May she rest in peace. Brother JaJmes E. Sphanel was admitted as a new member. We are sincerely happy to have him as a member of our ladge.

On the sick list were sister Frances Richardson, and Brother Frank D. Alikeska, we wish both a speedy recovery.

Our Annual picnic will be on Sunday before Labor Day Sept. 3rd. The music will be provided by Frank Zurovetz of Granger in the afternoon, and also at night for the dance.

On March 26th the District Two meeting will be held at our Lodge and we wish to extend our invitation to our Editor Brother Hosek, his wife, Sister Hosek, and all the Supreme Lodge Officers, and to all the Lodges in District Two, and we would be glad to have visitors from all the Districts. Everyone will be welcome.

If any of you members failed to read w last report, as a reminder the Sisters again are asked to bring pies, cakes and kolazhes. Alsohelp in the kitchen will be appreciated.

We were sincerely happy to have Brother Otto Juren at our late meeting, he and his wife moved back to Temple recently after living in East Texas for 20 years.

After considerable discussion our Lodge Idecided to enter the Queen contest, if any of you girls would like to represent our lodge as a Queen or a Duchess you may volunteer for the honor, Action was taken in our last regular monthly meeting to change our April meeting to the second Sunday because Easter comes on the first Sunday, however at that time we did not know that the hall manager had a wedding shower booked for that Sunday, for that reason the next meeting will be held SATURDAY NIGHT, April 1st at 8 o'clock.

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the other good eats.

This, occasion was well attended and for that we are always grateful. We have some members attending that haven't been with us for quite a while and we do hope they all come again. We hope some more of our members try to be with us more often In the future in the better and waritrier months that lie abead.

We want to say "thanks very much" to all who brought all the other good food to go with the barbecue and to • those who helped in every way where it was needed on this occasion.

As always, we are glad to have visitors.

Our special visitor was brother L. O. Hosek, but we missed his sweet wife.

Brother Hosek gave us some good, inspring talk which we always enjoy and are very glad to see him come and tell us about all the good of our Order. We hope they will come again whenever they can.

Other visitors which we were glad to see was John Janda and brother Elo Zatopek, who came with, his son Donald and the Raymond Machac family. As always, we welcome everyone who wishes to come to see us and thanks for coming.

At this time I am glad to report all the new members Who were accepted to our Lodge at our last meeting, They are as follows: Donald E. Zatopek, Jo Ann Marek, Larry Joe Marek, Lillie Marie Hromadka, Raymond Hreo padka, Jr., Lunar Holecek, Ronald Joe Goldie. Susan Jean Svrcek, Cynthia Kay Goldie, Deborah Hromadka, James Hromadka, Jake Thomas Tucker, Davis Wayne Dobecka, Doris Jean and Daniel Ray Machac, Verner Z. Goldsmith, Wesley Sulak, Anthony Joseph Rejcek, Jerry Joseph Soukup, Ernest John Holecek Jr., Raymond P. Soukup, Frankie K. Kavapik, Jr., Rudolph Joseph Kolar, and Anna Joe Holecek.

Also one transfer from Lodge No. 66 was accepted, namely Brother James Pavlicek. We are very happy to have all »of them among us and we do hope they all will enjoy meeting with us at our Meetings and come as often as they can.

We hope they will also attend our other activities, which we usually have planned for the coming days throughout the year.

A motion was made and passed to have our next Meeting and Easter Egg Hunt on April 2nd, followed. a dance that Berne night. More on this in my next report.

Strand 23 or. What a wonderful program they had, with lots of jokes, good dinner, nice dancing and seeing everyone once again.

I say it was a wonderful time and our thanks goes to brother Arnold Vrla and his sweet wife, Helen. We enjoyed working with both of them in preparation for the Banquet and I want to congratulate all of the "Winners" for winning the prizes and for their good hard work of selling.

So, let's all meet again at our next District Meeting at the Elk Lodge No. 35, April 23. I remain as, always Fraternally, your reporter.

Ruth Krizan 4, • ( ) LODGE JARO NO. 130 DALLAS, TEXAS Dear Members and Friends, This is to inform you that our regular lodge meeting has been changed to Sunday, March 26,' due 'to the fact that Easter Sunday is the First Sunday of the month, and a lot of our members are going to be out of town. Also the Youth will have an Easter Party right after the meeting.

Fraternally, Mrs, Martha Vrla Secretary, Lodge 130 ) • e LODGE PORROK DALLAS NUMBER 84 Dear Brothers and Sisters, School and the like have left me little opportunities to write to o'er Vestnik.

I have regretted not being, able to write more frequently, but I am slowly realizing that college and nursing consume a

YOUTH CLUB OF 1.0DGE 35 ELK

The above picture has been taken at the Party at the Elk Ledge recently. The girls in the picture are: Reading from left to right, Sister Antmi Pavelka, NorCottonweod Lodge 6. Hall Near• West ma Pavelka, Gloria k*avelka, Betty PaNow, I would like to express myself velka, Cynthia Woo5,1s, Linda Kay PaCOTTONWOOD LODGE NO. 6 . _ and also in behalf of the others who at- velka, Carolyn Bordovsky, Jean PavelDear Members and Friends: tended the Organizers' Banquet that was ha and Elaine Pavelka.

The regular Meeting of our Lodge was held at our Lodge, Feb. 26th and say We are proud of these youngsters held Sunday, March 5th followed by a how much we appreciated having it at and hope that they will remain active' very delicious barbecue supper with all our Lodge. 'think this was a great lion in their Youth Club work.

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Strana 24 great deal of my time. But I love every minute of my work and therefore, I shouldn't complain. Perhaps someday soon, I'll hop aboard the "soap-box" and sing the praises of the nursing profession. But, that will have to wait!

I, admittedly, am extremely disappointed that no letter was published concerning Lodge 84's Fifty-First Anniversary. This was, of course, celebrated in early February by a tremendous dinner and an exceedingly delightful program.

It seems a great shame that that very wonderful day couldn't have been made publicly known.

We were very fortunate to have had many distinguished guests present at this gala event. Among these were Bro. and Sister Edward Marek from Temple and Bro. and Sister Ben Zabcik, also of Temple. This anniversary was extremely well attended and was a super success.

The program which was presented by our Lodge Youth was entitled, "Lodge 84 Youth Salute." It consisted of tributes paid to those young people who had so willingly given of their time and talents to entertain our membership in the past years. The main highlights of the tributes was one paid to Brother Sid Pokladnik by Teen-Age President, Joe Ondrusek. The finaale of the program was the presentation of the future "Sweethearts" of our Lodge (these were tots ranging from 1 to 6 years of age) and of our present Sweethearts, Queen Juanita Janousek and King Joe Ondrusek, Mrs. Bessie Petr labored very painstakingly over many weeks in preparation for this program and she certainly deserves a great deal of commendation for her endeavors.

In the future, I sincerely hope that news of our Lodge activities can be reported on as they happen and not after a considerable delay.

With best wishes, I remain, , your friend, Jerry Ann Urban Secretary of the Youth Club )•

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LODGE NO. 48 Taylor, Texas Dear Members and Friends, Our Lodge held its regular meeting Sunday, March 5th. Our next meeting will be held on the second Sunday, April 9th. This is because Easter comes on the first Sunday. Don't forget the change of the date.

We will have a egg hunt, program and a social on Friday March 24th.

The Egg hunt will begin at 6:30 p.m.

All you parents please bring your small ones. Then at 7:30 p.m. there will be a program presented to us by our youth.

After the program there will be games

for everyone. The ladies are asked to bring something to eat.

The building committee is going to do some painting on the inside in the near future.

We are goi,ng to put up a volleyball court for our youth. They are to start on it next week. The Youth Club members are all waiting to play volley ball. After the meeting Sunday, they had a good baseball game going. They all enjoyed themselves.

Our first dance this year will be on April 8. This is the first Saturday after Easter, so all of you cane out to Beyersville and have a good time.

Don't forget our coming events, and be sure to come. Also don't.forget our next meeting is the second Sunday in April.

Your Reporter, Mrs. Gilbert (Demetra) Shiller ) • 4 • ( NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF LODGE 66 We urge all members to be present at our Meeting on Sunday afternoon March 19th at 2:30 p.m. at our Linden Hall.

All Committee members please be present at 2 p.m.

The Youth director, Sister Libbie Parma urges all the youug people to me present as there will be an Easter Egg hunt and each child is requested to bring six cooked and colored eggs for the hunt.

Ladies please bring enough food for your families and guests if you bring them along with you.

After the supper the entertainment Committee is planning some games or progressive "42" so that Sunday should be very exciting and enjoyable. Do came.

Fraternally, Rose Parma Recording Secty. ) • oTo • f SEYMOUR LODGE N. 73 Dear Brothers and. Sisters: Our lodge meting was held March 5 at the Lodge Hall. The February meeting was not held due to bad weather.

The lodge decided to try to carry out both contests. So we are hoping some or all of the other lodges try to carry out the contests so that Distrivt IV can compete at the State, as to have a contest at District we will have to have at least two lodges to participate, so let's not be left out.

At our next meeting April 2 we will try to organize our first Youth Club. We will also elect a new lodge youth leader, so I can devote my time to District work, but I will continue to help with our lodge all I have time for. So let's help our youth to show what they are capable of doing. Youth from Lodge 75 and 95

Wednesday, March 15, 1961 are welcome to come and meet with us.

You do not have to be a 'member of the SPJST to belong to the Youth Club but only members can participate for prizes and hold offices. We are hoping for a good attendance of children, so we can plan our work for the Youth Club.

We will have an Easter Egg hunt for the children, each child is to' bring his basket and 4 or 5 eggs.

Our lodge is proud to add three new members to our membership.

We wish a speedy recovery to Brother Mikeska who is ill in the Hospital.

So, hoping to have a good attendance Easter Sunday.

Fraternally, Mrs. Ed Haisler.

4 • LODGE POKROK DALLAS SPJST NO. 84 Dear Members and Friends, This Sunday, March 19 is our annual initiation Sunday. We urge all members who have joined our order between March 1960 and March 1961 to attend the initiation ceremonies. Following this, a supper will be served free to all new members and to all others, the charge will be sixty cents a plate. Agin we ask our good sisters to bring pastry and help in the kitchen.

Since this is our regular meeting Sunday, the business session will begin at 3 o'clock and the initiation of the new members and supper will follow.

Sister Anne Jurcik, who was in charge, of the kitchen during the annual celebration festivities in February expressed her thanks to all those who brought pastries or who, in any other way, assisted in the kitchen. Without such cooperation, this could not have been a success. We also say thanks to all the guests who attended especially since the weather was so bad that day.

The program, presented by our youth in honor of the celebration was enjoyed by all in attendance. And the youth, from the oldest to the youngest (about 2 1/2 years of age) enjoyed participating in it. Again, thank you sister Bessie Petr and sister Carlyn Ondrusek, and all other helpers, for your efforts.

We are very proud to report that Sister Nojda Rejcek has been selected to represent Lodge No. 84 in the upcoming contest being held by all the lodges in the state. If you are interested in increasing your insurance protection, or know of someone who is, be sure and contact one of our organivers who are Bors. Robert Duran, Sr., Ben Jarma, Emil Peter and Frank Steiner. They will be glad to assist you and all sales will earn points for our representative.

The contest will be held during March and April.

Wednesday, March 15, 1961, We are very grateful to Bro. Frank Vodicka who donated a picture, complete with frame taken of the 1928 convention.

This picture will be hung in the conference room.

On March 5, a reception given by their children honored our Bro. and Sister Cyril Pokladnik on the occasion of their Fifteenth Wedding Anniversary. The reception was held in the lovely hone of our President, Bro. Sid Pokladnik and his wife, Sister Justine, Many friends and relatives were on hand tot extend their congratulations and their wishes for many more years of happy wedded life.

The Cech Choral Group will have its next rehearsal on Friday, March 17, beginning at 7:30. In store for all members is a new song. "Tece Voda Tece."

Everyone is welcome to join this group, so hope to see you out that evening.

Two of our members have been on the sick list. They are Sisters Annie Petr and Annie Ziadle. We hope you both get well soon.

Our first dance following the end of Lent will be on Easter Sunday, April 2.

This will be a good time to show off those Eeaset clothes so keep this date in mind.

There are two other dates of importance we would like to call to your attention. The first is Friday, April 7 and the second, Saturday, April 29.

On April 7, a Kid Dance will be held at our lodge. This is an opArtunity for all of you who are young at heart to return to those "good old days" of your youth by dressing up as a kid. We hope to have a large attendance as all proceeds will be used toward establishing a Youth Camp, along with other lodges, in the District III Area.

The other date is April 29 which will be the Softball Benefit Dance. Each year this is given to raise funds for our ball team which has in recent years brought much fine publicity to our lodge and Order. Anyone interested in finding out more about the team should attend and anyone coming just to dance. Your participation will be appreciated also.

These fellows on the team are counting on us, so let's not let them down.

We will close for now, reminding once again all members who pained our lodge in the last year to attend the meeting Sunday, March 19. for initiation and supper.

Fraternally, Frances Baleja Helen Pokladnik ) 44 DOBSTOWN LODGE NO. 111 Dear Members: A report of our last meeting which was held on Sunday March 5. The meet-

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ing was opened by President Janak. All pledged allegiance to the flag, roll called and then there was some correspondance read and discussed.

Kathryn Jurica was appointed , a candidate for the Lodge queen. Let's all get behind our queen and help her out as much as we can. If you know of a prospect let her know and she will in turn tell the lodge organizer and then the points for the sale of the policy will go to her The talent contest was left to decide on until June.

There will be a District meeting in Corpus Christi on April 30. And we would 'like to see as many members as possible to attend. The meetings are always very informative.

There were some appointments made.

On the entertainment committee the following were appointed. Betty Jurica, Agnes (Mrs. Jaro) Rektorik and Mary Janak. Stella Mrazek, Jaro Rektorik and Rudy Kalenda were appointed for the sick comirdttee.

We also want to thank the charming ladies, Mrs. Frank Veselka and Mrs. Chas. Holasek, that visited with us. We are always glad to have visitors.

We also dedided to have an Easter egg hunt the Sunday after Easter on Auril 9. We plan to •have it in the Commissioners Park just west of Banquet, more on that later. Then the meeting was adjourned and the lunch was served. and the visit was very pleasant, everyone enjoyed themselves very much.

More than a week of bright sunny days with frequent strong winds that have helped dry sodden Nueces County farm land enabled field operation to begin in earnest this week.

Tractors in all parts of the county are operating, plowing up heavy growth, of weeds and some have started planting.

However, in some parts more dry weather is needed before the field can be worked.

Eventhough the skies are cloudy and the weathermen have forecast rain, none materialized, for whi`th the farmers are very thankful. By next week the planting will be in full swing as the farmers will have caught up in working up their land.

Best regards to all until next time.

Fraternally yours, Mary A. Janak Route 2, Box 180

Without their help it coulidn't have been possible. There were twenty-five youngsters present, from which they elected their officers. The youth reporter will announce them.

We also want to thank our District Youth Director Mrs. Maxine Sefcik and District Organizer Mr. Cerny for participating in the program. We also enjoyed the visit of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Skrabanek.

The refreshments were donated by the Lodge and the Youth Club, expresses their appreciation for the $25 the Lodge contributed to the Youth Club Treasury.

The next meeting is scheduled for April g at 6 p.m!

FraternallY, Mrs. C. Chupik, Mrs. A. Melnar, Youth Directors ) ( Federal Hill Kentucky was inspiration for Stephen Foster's song "My Old Kentucky Home."

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LODGE STEFANIK 142 Houston, Texas near Members: We wish to take this opportunity to thank the members of Lodge Stefanik 142 for the splendid co-operation given to us in organizing the Youth Club.

elected Most Athletic Girl at Saginaw High School Sister Donna Rose Steirp rvan was elected Most Athletic Girl at Saginaw High School, recently. The boy with Donna Rose is Billy Davenport, he was elected Most Athletic Boy.

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YOUTH CIAT YOUTH LODGE NO, 88 HOUSTON Dear Friends, We surely enjoyed the Czech play presented by the Dramatic Club "Hlahol" at our• Lodge Hall on February 26. Congratulations to the directors and members of the cast for a wonderful performance!

We are working on our Easter program which will be Sunday, March 26 at 3:30 p.m. If you know of anyone who would like to take part in the program, or if your children can sing, play an instrument, or recite, please call me: UN 1=6419, We would be happy to have you on our program.

Sincerely, Tillie Helmeamp (Youth Director) 4. 4, YOUTH CLUB OF LODGE NO, 54 West, Texas Dear Members, Friends and Readers, Our last Youth meeting was held at our Hall on March 6. We have two new members and welcome them to our Club.

We will have an Easter Egg Hunt at our next meeting, which will be April the 9th, 1961.

Dolores Cepak Youth Lodge Reporter ) 0 et, YOUTH CLUB OF LODGE 142 Houston, Texas Dear Readers: On March 5 at Stefanik Lodge, the members of Lodge No. 142 held their first meeting to organize their youth club. The nomination of officers are as follows: President, V. Ann Cooper Vice-President, Lillie Melnar Secretaay, Marie Ermis Treasurer, Emil Hermis Reporter, Jeanette Hermis Sergeant at Arms, Thomas Chupik, arid Bobby Brezina.

We aPpreciated the visitors from District 5 who were Mr. and Mrs. Skrabanek, Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Sefcik, and Mr, Judo.,

VESTNIK — VirEST, T'ExAs Cerny for their co-operation in helping us start this organization. We also thank our lodge for their generous offer of $25 to help start our club off, and our youth directors Mrs. Chupik and Mrs. Melnar.

The members of our club have decided to hold their next meeting on April 9 at 5:30 p.m.

Thank you so much for your outstanding membership at the first rreeting. I hope we will see all of you again at our next meeting.

Faithfully yours, Jeanette Hermis, Reporter eco • )

Wednesday, March 15, 1961

God's richest blessings, My deepest and sincerest congratulations to them both!

It is a great privilege to announce to you ou membership that lovely Miss Nodya Rejvek has been selected Lodge 84's Princess for the District Three Queen's Contest now in progress. Nodya, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerol'ne Rejeek, is a student at OLGC Academy here in Dallas and is the present Treas urer of Lodge 84's Youth Club. She has served as Treasurer two consecutive terms and has previously been the Run ner-up contestants in our Lodge Queen Contests. Nodya comes from a 100 per cent active SPJST family. Her father is Lodge 84's Sergeant at Arms and both her mother and father are active on LODGE 48 YOUTH CLUB many Lodge committees. We wish Noclya Taylor, Texas very much success in ner quest for the Dear Members, The BeyersvilleYouth Club had its reg- t ti tle of District Three Queen. ular monthly meeting Sunday March 5.

Before I conclude, I would like to It was announced that the lodge Easter congratulate the recent winners of our program program would be held on Fri- Teen-Age Marathon Dance, Juanita day, March 24 The Easter egg hunt for Janousek and Kenneth Brown. I underthe "smaller-uns" will be at 6:30 p.m. stand that they danced a very long while Then at 7:30 the youth will present a in friendly competition with other program. After some discussion, the club couples. Congratulations! decided to hace a party after the proLooking forward to seeing all of you gram, the entertainment committee to at our District meeting in April, I am, take charge of entertainment.

Fraternally yours, President Nancy Malish reminded evJerry Ann Urban eryone to go to the District II Meeting at Seaton Star Hall on March 26.

4, ) Members of the mother lodge told us REPORT Fpom DISTRICT IV they will be working on the volley ball court during the week of March 13 to The lodges in District IV need to get 18 and would welcome any help. Some started on the two contests so we can of the boys volunteered to help get the compete with the six other Districts posts in the ground. of the state. To have a contest we will Some of our business for the day was need a contestant from each lodge, if to pick up glass on the lodge hall we are to compete at the state contest. grounds. After we finished this project, We will have to have two lodges to have we played baseball. After we finished this project, we played basketball. See an active youth club to compete, so let's not deprive our youth of the honor that you on March 24, at 6:30 p.m. and at the they may receive. Let me hear from your next regular meeting on April 9, 1951. lodge as we will have to plan it for our Fraternally yours, District meeting.

Johnny Stalmach, reporter Fraternally, • 4, • ) Mrs. Ed Haisler Dist. IV Youth Leader TEEN-AGE CLUB OF LODGE NO, 84 ) • .Ti' • ( Dear Members and Friends, Too many tasks and too little time have kept me from corresponding with 4(4.ii3R you for the past month or so. However, nothing could prevent me from writing this public letter of congratulations to two of the dearest and most wonderful persons I have ever bad the privilege of knowing. I am referring to Mr. and Mrs. Cyril F. Pokladnik of Dallas who have recently celebrated their Golden Anniversary. This heart-warming couple who have always sought to bring happi ness into everyone's life certainly de serve perfect joy and happiness in this world and, above all, do they deserve

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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 Wendy activities of your lodges or members that interest all of our readers.

Reports of "visitings" cannot be pubfor lack of space and news value Thank you very much for your under standing and cooperation. ♦ • Martin J. Stepan, 73, former resident of the Ocker community near Rosebud, died at 5:15 pm. Monday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. C. Spidle, in Houston.

Mr. Stepan was born in Austin County. He moved to Bell County when a small child. He had lived in the Ocker cornrratnity for 68 years before moving to Houston three years ago. He was a retired farmer and a member of the SPJST Lodge No. 24.

Survivors are two sons, Gilbert Stepan of Temple and Martin Stepan of Grand Prairie; gone daughter, Mrs. A. C. Spidle of Houston; six brothers, John Stepan and Charlie stepan, both of Buckholts, Joe Stepan, Rudolph Stepan, Adolf Stepan and Alfred Stepan, all of Temple; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Petrek and Mrs. Ella Poncik both of Rogers and Mrs. Molly Fritsch of Corpus Christi; nine grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren.

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Mr .and Mrs. C. P. Motl of Temple announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Josephine Christine, to Johnnie Hoelscher, on of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Hoelscher of Temple.

Two La Grange students are listed on the University of Texas college of education fall semester honor roll, according to Dean L. D. Haskew. Fifty-six students were listed.

They are Charles Henry Dolezal, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dolezal; and Miss Jo Ann Marie Wessels, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Wessels.

• Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Foytik of Lufkin will be interested to hear that after 42 years with the U. S. postal service, Mr. Foytik retired on Feb. 1. During the years he has held responsible posi-

VESTNf — WEST, TEXAS tions in the Panama Canal Zone, then in South Carolina, and for the past 25 years held a high position in the Lufkin Post Office.

Mr.Foytik is formerly of Flatonia, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Foytik, and his wife is the former Florence Kaderka, daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Charles Kaderka of Fayetteville.

• • Patricia Janda, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Janda of La Grange, was named to the dean's honor list for her "A" scholastic standing at Our Lady of the Lake College in San Antonio. ♦ • Seaton — The annual meeting of the Seaton Christian Sisters was held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Christian Church here.

Following a study given by Mrs. A. J. Junek, officers for the carving year were elected. They are: President, Mrs. Ladis Navratil; vice president, Mrs. John Kostohryz, recording secretary; Mrs. Frankie J. Novosad; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Junek, financial secretary, Mrs. Edwin Chupik, and treasurer, Mrs. Willie Sefcik. ♦ • Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Koehl of Ellinger announce the engagement of their daughter, Audrey Helen to James Allen Krenek, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vince Krenek of Willow Springs. The bride-tobe is a senior at La Grange High School.

The prospective groom is a 1957 graduate of the Fayetteville Rural High School.

• • Jerome Robert Supak and Cynthia Orsak, sixth grade students at La Grange High School, were elected Mr. and Miss Good Manners, of their class.

They are former students of St. John's school. Fayetteville, and are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome F. Supak and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Orsak.

• • Word has come to Vestnik's editor that Brother Otto Hanus of Linden Hall, Lodge 66, underwent a nose operation at Hillcrest Hospital in Waco, last week, to remove a bone obstruction which has been hampering his breathing, health and activity for some time. The Brotherhood extends its "Get Well Soon" Brother Hanus, so that you can again assume an active role in your lodge which you so capably perform.

Joe E. Pulkrabek of Austin, died Friday, Feb: 24, 1961 at the age of 61 years.

The deceased was owner of Jack and Jill in the north portion of Austin which he and his family operated. Funeral services were held. Monday, Feb 27 in Austin.

Strana In an inipressive double-ring ceremony, Saturday, Feb. 25 in St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Yoakum, witnessed by only the two immediate families, Miss Margaret Kocian- became the bride of George Baedeker Jr., with the Rev. Father Charles Grahmann offiiciating.

The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Martin Kocian of Yoakum, attended St. Joseph High School in Yoakum. e Survived by seven daughters, two sons, 31 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren, Ludvik Scotka passed away last Sunday at the age of 79. Funeral services for Mr. Scotka were held Tuesiday morning from Triska Chapel followed by requiem high mass at the Nada Catholic Church.

• A Louise Vocational Ag student, Tommy Tvrdik, came home from the Fat Stock Show Feb. 27 a very proud boy.

He was one of the lucky entrants in 'the calf scramble at the evening rodeo performance. Sponsor for the calf, caught

by Tvrdik, was A. M. Koury of the Chaimpion Paper and Fiber Co. • • Joe Zahirniak, 67, died at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 5 in his home at West after suffering a heart attack.

Funeral services were held at 9 a.m.

Tueqday at the Church of Assumption.

Msgr. I. 5. Valenta officiated. Burial was in St. Mary'c Cemetery. Rosary was recited at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Ade•holdMoore Chapel.

• • Granger — Billy Thomas of Granger High School placed in first division with a trumpet solo in the reginoal Interscholastic League solo and ensemble contest at the University of Texas.

Placing in second division from the Granger school were: Sue Cervenka, Nancy Pope and Carol Sue Hutchison, clarinet solos; Bonnie Arrington, French horn solo; Becky Brookshire, tenor saxaphone solo; Tommy Cervenka and Robert Vitek, trombone solos; and Lin,da Brune, Victor Joe Holubec and J. T. Annderson, drum trio. Lora Ann Thomas and Donna Huser served as piano accompaniSts for the soloists.

• • Rogers — In a candlelight ceremony in the home of the bride's parents at 7 p.m.

Feb. 25, Miss Barbara Ann Durnal became the bride of Wilbur Frank JurceThe bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wray Durnal of Rogers. She graduated from Rogers High School and is schedulqd to graduate from Baylor University of Waco in May with a B. S. Degree in home econorics. The bridegroom is the son of Ed Jurca and the late Mrs.

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Jurca of Buckholts. He graduated from Buckholts High School and is presently employed in Springfield, Mo. • • Mr. and Mrs. Joe B. Krenek of Ellinger announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Dorothy Mae to James Edward Urbanovsky of Houston.

• • Miss Ethel Chupik, brfcle-elect of Carl Neimeyer, was honored with a miscellaneous shower at the West Brethren Recreation Room at 2:30 p.m. on March 5.

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appearance at the Renger Hospital in Hallettsville on Wednesday, March 8th.

The little lad weigred 6 lbs. and 2 ozs. and will answer to the na&ne of Royce Nathan.

• • Our sincere best wishes to all these proud parents. ) •

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Ailene Sevcik has been selected January FHA Girl of the Month. Ailene a sophomore at HHS is Historian of the FHA. She has been selected voting delegate to the State FHA meeting April 2829 in Dallas.

• • Miss Margaret Jean Sieber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Sieber of Hallettsville, and Thomas Lanny Vlasek of Houston, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Vlasek of Corpus Christi recited double ring vows recently. ) • 4 • (— aassikaa.

New Arrivals Second Lt. and Mrs. George R. Shields of New Garden Station, Fort Knox, Kentucky, are the proud parents of a 6-lb., 5 1/z ounce baby girl born at 8:17 a.m.

March 5. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Hruska and Mrs. Myra Robinson of Goree, and Mr. Robert George Shields of Wichita Falls.

• • Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Matusek of Sweet Home are the proud parents of a baby boy, born on February 23. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Matt H. Reinhard of Yoakum, and Mr. and. Mrs. A. W. 1VIatusek of Sweet Home.

• • Mr. and Mrs. Leo B. Janak of Houston are announcing the birth of a daughter, born February 21, in Houston.

• • Anne Parks Stasney, 6 lb. 7 oz. daughter born March 5 in San Jacinto Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Stasney of Baytown. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Stasney of Temple and Mr. and Mrs. Lucien Dean of Austin.

• • Mr. and Mrs. Royce Chudej of Moulton Route 1, are announcing the arrival of their first-born, a boy, who made his

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.

• • From Texas Game and Fish Commission Austin — Dimmit County, along the Texas-Mexico border, produced some of the top deer hunting of the past season, according to the annual report of Herbert Ward, supervisor of game wardens and a resident of the county.

This was the fourth year of hunting under regulatory authority. There were 316,461 acres of land opened to hunters, who bagged 1794 bucks and 142 doe for a total kill of 1936 deer. They also got 67 turkeys.

There were 2425 hunters, representing a 17 per cent increase in hunting pressure. There was a 32 per cent increase in hunter success. This surpassed all other previous records for the county.

It is estimated the landowners received $68,735.50 in lease money from the deer crop.

Weight records on 690 buck deer coming . fro ry 21 ranches totaled 79,121 pounds or an average of slightly more than 114 pounds per buck.

There also was a heavy predator controll program carried on in the county last year by the Commissioners Court in cooperation with the U. 8. Fish and Wildlife Service, In this pragram, 2236 coyotes and 78 bobcats were destroyed.

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Wednesday, March 15, 1961 have been sent to Arizona for planting In exchange, Texas will get a shipment of Gambel's quail. This is a trade made between the Texas Game and Fish Com* mission and the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, to increase the quantities of the species in the two states.

The turkeys were trapped on the King Ranch and moved to Midland by truck. There they were met by two planes from Alkona. They were re* leased in the Nogales area.

When Texas receives its shipment or the Gambel's quail, they will be released in the Black Gap area, according to W. J. Cutbirth, Jr., assistant executive secretary of the Gaye and Fish Commission.

At the present time, the Gambel's population along the Rio Grande Valley in west Texas is low. it is hoped through this exchange of wildlife to increase the population of this popular bird. Already the Black Gap has been stocked with Chukar from Nevada and California.

Big horn sheep from Arizona also have been placed on the Black Gap management area.

• Austin — The future of the Attwater prairie chicken, native Texas bird of the Gulf Coast area, is discussed in a full• length article in the March issue of "Texas Game and Fish" magazine.

The bird, one plentiful on the coast, now is facing extinction, according to the article. Gun pressure isn't to blame for the dissappearance of the bird, however. Civilization has been pushing it back, and its one-time home now is lost.

Rice fields and oil wells have replaceld, the birds over much of the area of south Texas where they once abounded.

Known concentrations are now limited to the Egypt-Lissie Prairie area; the Bernard Prairie north of -Eagle Lake; the Nursery Prairie in Victoria and Soutern Dewitt Counties, and the TivoliVidauri-Goliad Prairies in eastern R'eA fugio and Goliad Counties.

Tom Waddell, retired game warden at Eagle Lake, has been studying the Attwater prairie chicken population for years. He says they are getting very scarce. At a recent meeting of the wildlife committee for the South Texas Chamber of Cominerce, a new program for their preservation was put in effect.

Considerable research on the Attwater also has been done by Val Lehmann, wildlife director of the King Ranch. He has written several bulletins, outlining the history of this native Texas bird. ) • 4 • (--

During one session of Congrfess 46,Austin — Forty south. Texas turkeys. 000 bills and resolutions were introduced.

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Strana 80 MOB ACTION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D.C. The life of a law enforcement officer is one fraught with daily risks and his acts of everyday bravery — for which he is often poorly. compensated — are accepted as routine by much of the publice he serves.

In line with this, it is most discouraging to read of officers who, while trying to carry out their sworn duty of upholding the law, have been set upon by groups and mobs and severely injured qr rraauled, For example, in a midwestern state, two police officers attempting to make an arrest were surrounded and assaulted by a dangerous mob. While the officers were being beaten, not one citizen could or would muster the courage to assist them or even to call for additional help so the men could be properly defended. In this instance, the officers were able to battle their way to their car and radio for assistance. The tragic consequences which might have erupted otherwise are terribly apparent.

Such utter contempt for the law and its enforcement is shocking and intolerable.

Mob action is as unpredictable and vicious as a tornado. It has the potential of unleshing concerted fury which can be animal-like in its intensity.

As a newspaper in the area of the attack so cogently pointed out It is a basic obligation of both morality and citizenship for all law-abiding citizens to come to the aid of the police in the discharge of their duties." I could not more heartily agree with this statement and would encourage all editoral writers to continue to vigilantly fullfill their duty of condemning and shaming all who would participate in such disgraceful desnonstrations.

Some judges are making examples of irresponsible hoodlums who assault police officers, and rightly so. In other

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