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tSPPCIIEM PROBLDNE NAM MUNI NejoCehavejSi otazkou, jez pritomne vyvolava zajem elenstva nak mohutne SPJST, je jak nejlepe probuditi a udrCeti zajem druhe a treti generace a veci nam vSem spoleene clrahe, veci eeskoamericke i o zajem o na geho podpur neho Dratrstva,. Pied dvaceti nebo tkiceti lety nebyla tato otazka, tak nalehava jako dneSkem, nebot' stalY zelene viny rok od roku posiloval Ceskou vetev a strom rostl zdrave a eke, az dorostl v mohutny koSaty kmen. jehoZ vydatnou silu a mocne rozpeti jsme presvedeive poznali v ,dobach svetove valky a tesne pa ni. NeC dnes, kdy vystehovalectvi z rodne domoviny je celkove nepatrne, kdy vliv a neinek asimilaeni (splynuti v more jinonarodni) nezadrCitelne podrYva, ten presazenY strom, je koneene na Case, abychom se probudili, vzchopili a dokud neni pozde vystihli napravu a pozastavili, oddalili to zhoubne Jednu vec kulturne probuzeni, uvedomeli Texan& eeskoslovenskeho vodu mohou, ba musi ueiniti: je no jak nutno vypestovati ne zrovna lasku — ale obdiv a fictu v naSi omladine ke kulture a slavnYm dejinam naSi rodne domoviny. Naprosta, laska nebo nejake hluboce zaloCene city jsou jiC dnes — a priznejme si to nepokryte nemyslitelny. Rozhodne u velike vetKiny naCi mladeCe menCine to vzdavarne uprimnY dik i fictu. Nebot', parnatujme ■dobre, narodni citeni se vyviji samo sebou za, naprosto jinYch

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minek neC v jakYch Cije naSe je to vliv a pdsoben je to takava spoleeenska nakaza v uSlechtilem slova smyslu, ktera se girl z jednoho na druheho, kterou je ale velmi teCko naoekovati umele dle flak libovtle ei prani.

JARO VySlo slunce.

Jitian pozdrav hora vraci hote.

Fatal( zvoni.

Na, souvrati mladY sedlak ore. ..

Sktivan jasa.

Nad lukami Cejky vyktikuji.

Jako stado berankove po obloze pluji.

V kakiem stromu miza Sumi do nalitYch poupat.

Z horslqch lesu vidiS mihu do azuru stoupat.

Vkule Civo.

Zeme voni. Slunce ye vysoku.

Jen to souvrat' Je jak rana otevrena v boku. .

—Jan Vrba

NeC obdiv a ficta se daji urnele jak trvale vstipi.ti. Laska, vlastenectvi, jsou citeni vice, nob mene trpna a vymykaji se kontrole jednotlivca. Jsou to nezadrCitelne projevy jakesi mohut-

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ne sily, ktera sa,moeinne zapusti v nas koteny z mladi a ktera se z nas neda, tak lehce vymYtit, K takovemu vStipeni obdivu a ficty nutno pouZiti zajiste spravne psychologicke ((duSevedrnethody, ktera je zaloCena na onom vrozenein citu, je2 cini z kahleho Americana obdivovatele a ctitele vSeho, co je vSeobecrie uznavano a prijimano jako "success" — iispech. Dozajista vSichni vime, jak rychle se naSe americka verejnost nadchne pro vite2e, at' je to v jakernkoliv odboru lidskeho snaCeni. "Success" — vYsledek, fispech, zdar, tot' piece predmetem veho zajmu kaCdeho stoprocentniho Americana. A prave proto, Ze zname tuto slabinu naCl dnes uk" malem stoprocentni omladiny, musime ji co nejlepe vyuCiti ye prospech nail myilenky, naSeho zameru.

My nadale nesmime, pied zraky nail clruhe a tteti generace malovati pestre obrazky obestrene temnymi baxvatai utrpeni a svizel, nesmime jim yypraveti o to malinke skrovne Ceskoslovenske vlasti, o to popelce mezi evropskymi narody. Rozhodne naopak, my musime eskoslovensko a Ceskoslovenske kany obklopit gloriolou (svatozari) vellikych cinu, zlatym pismem napsati Irene a zarne Success pod kaZeym obrazem, kteqm chcerne vzbuditj zajem a CeSstvi -- a teprve pak milCune d(ile a bez °ba y pestovat nail e ‘ sicosloveskou ratolest.

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ye sttedu, tine 20. bfezna 1963 USPECHEM PROBUDIME NAgt MLADJ3 Dokoneeni se strany prvni TragickY zesnulY Anton oermak, nebyl zapomenutelny mayor Chicaga ohromnYm "success" v oeich nagi de2e a Oechoslovaci postoupili v cele Americe o stupinek vY g e v jeji pkedstave.

Na g e v g esokolske slety jsou dal g im satnYm fispechem na g ich telovYchovnych idei. Zkratka a moudre, my se musime zbaviti ve g kereho sebepodceriovani, musime rozepnouti sva kfidla a vyletnouti na vYspy tspechu, ukazova.ti nagi mlade generaci, ze iname svou bohate vyvinutou a hodne starou kulturu, stojime na vysokem stupni hospodafskeho rozmachu, Ze Cesl. vYtvarni melci, hudebnici, spisovatele, sportovci jsou svetove znami a ceneni.

Nova doba vyZaduje novo methody a na g dne g ni nalehavY p roblem ziskani ndadeZe vyZaduje re g eni ripine sobene nov34n pomerilm. Dues uz nennileme probuditi lasku a nacl g eni pro na g e zajmy v na g i mladeli toliko ohnivYin feenenim a nad g enYm mavanim vlajky za z y ukti narodni hymny. Ty easy nenavratne minuly, dne g ni mlade2 je ptesycena jinymi zajrny, neda se nadchnouti pouhYmi slovy — ale bude uznavat a obdivovat tspech. Na tento my mUeme hrde poukazovati na mnoha stranach na g eho narodnho 2ivota. Mushne si rikolem vybirati ty jednotlive, hmatatelne dilkazy na g eho eesko-americkeho "tspechu", pfina g ejrne takove dfika.zy piimo do stfedisek rnlacle‘Ze, probud'me zajem deti pfisobenim na jejich psychologicky neizranitelnei g i slabinu, a tak vyuMvanim jejich pil.rozeneho zajmu o v g e co je. )0 ) DULEZITE OZNAMEN1 eESKE DIVAD140 U fadn Pokrok Houston Oslo 88 1140 Robbie St. Houston, Texas v nedeli dne 24. biezna 1963 Z Techniekych dltivocift divadlo "BAIOCH" se odklada na neureito. Dag i zpravy budou oznameny y e Vestniku. masilumwaalaws....m.--axwanesgsmamommunsatt. -.--trimaavessasmosaset )0

RozumnY elovek odhocii zbyte6ne a konec koncil vrati se k tomu, ccho nezbytne poifebuje. —Emerson.

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iIVOT A VVNAM T. G. MASARYKA Pokraeovani Jakc, universitra posluchae ye Vidni stal se vychovatelem v rodine reditele anglorakouske banky Schlesingra, se jehoz synem se odebral jako novo promovany doktor filosofie r. 1877 na universitu v Lipsku. Tam seznal kadu nemeckych Mason. (Drobische, Wundta, Heinze, Tvenaria, Fechnera), fysika spirististu Zollnera a fysiologa Oermaka, ktery mu poskytl vedeckou metodu, jak zkounaati zahadne zjevy hypnoticke a spiristicke. (0 hypnotismu 1880.) V Lipsku seznamil se s Chariottou Garriguovou, svou pozdej gi manZelkou, od nia po sriatku pke yzal po americkem zpusobu jmeno a psal se ad to doby Tomag Garrigue Masaryk. Byla to germ neobyeejneho vzdelani a pevneho charakteru, ktera se stala Masarykovi nepostradatelnou 2ivotni oporou.

Ptispela svou htivnou k jeho velikosti a ke zdaru jeho velkeho dila. Vrativ se do Vidne odebral se brzy do Bostonu v Americe, olenil se vrativ se opet, pokusil se o suplovani na, gymnasiu v Leopoldove ye Vidni. Avg ak brzy poznal, 2e nema nadani pro povolani stkedo gkolskeho ueitele, zanechal tato drahy a -alpine se venoval karieke universitni.

Roku 1879 habilitoval se na videnske universite spisem, kterY byl pozdeji nazvan Selbstmord als Massenerscheinung der modernen Zivilisation (vygel knigne a Konegena ve Vidni 1881). Masaryk v nem probira„ vlemi podrobnou sociologickou metodou nesmirne dille gity •problem sebevra gdy, na jeho mravni vYznam zvla gte upozornuje. Moder-. ni sebevra gednost vidi v nedostatku ridbagenskeho ujasneni doby, Masaryk to pkenagi vlastni nitro a jeho boj na celidstvo, nebot' jemu se stala nabo2enska otazka v tato dobe hlubokou Z"ivotni otazkou. Chteje pak miti naboZ . enstvi, jemu by se mohl oddati s fiplnYrn ptesvedeenim, ptestoupil roku 1880 k reformovane cirkvi.

Na videriske universite byl docentem aZ" do roku 1882, kdy byl povolan za mimokadneho profesora filosofie a sociologic na pra2skou universitu. fTvodni ntednagku mel o Humovi a vydal ji pozdeji jako "Poeet pravdepodobnosti a Humova skepse" v Praze 1883. V tege dobe vydal take ptedna gku Blaise Pascal, pojednavajici s hlubokYm procitenim nabaknskY problem tohoto filosofa a "Theorie dejin dle zasad T. H. Bucklea", jeho nazor na dejiny odvozujici je z pkimeho vlivu vnej giho oko-

11, kritisuje a odmita. Na pralskou universitu pkines1 Masaryk noveho volneho ducha, kterY neomezoval jiZ" ilzkostlive kegil filosoficky easove Zivotni otaz ky. Ptedna gkova einnost mimouniversitni v doh& kdy nebylo jests universitnich extensi, jej mel zaujimala. Tak mel pkednagku "U Halankti" v t. k. Americkem klubu dam "0 studiu del basnickych", jiz vydal v Lumiru i samostatne (1884). Tu ukazal po prve, jak veliky vyznam ma umeni pro poznani lidske a jak je chepe jako dulelitou souCast kultury. Tu take po prve viclime, jak pro Masaryka umeni se stava nutnou sloakou filosofie a porozumel givotu. Avgak take jinou otazkou poeal se obirati ye syYch vefejnych ptednagkach a to otazkou slovanskou.

PonevadZ znal slovanske spisovatele z original& bylo mu trapne tehdej gi povrchni slovanstvi a rusofilstvi, ktere jen horovalo, ale ye skuteenosti neznalo ze slovanstvi ani azbuky. Pkedna gel tedy v Umelecke besede roku 1885 o zakladateli slavjanofilske filosofie Ivanu. Sergeji Kirejevskem a ukazal, jak tato filosofie, vyvozujici vge z pravoslavne viry, jest pro Cechy nepkijatelna. Take tuto pkedna gku vydal roku 1889 jako zvlagtni knihu pod titulem "Slovanske studie."

Pro universitni posluchade vydal roku 1885 knihu "Zakladove konkretne logiky" jako ....vod do filosofie. Kniha pojedna,va o vyznamu vedy, tkideni a vajemne zavistlosti ved, nebot' ptes to, ze Masaryk mel velkY smysi pro ridbotenstvi i pro umeni, tadal, aby yeda byla zakladem vgi filosofie a vgeho N.vota a to i politickeha a narodniho.

Zejmena pocit'oval nedostatek takoveho tribunahr, ktery by s ptisne vedeckeho stanoviska, posuzoval rely nag vot a nagi kulturu. Aby vyhovel tomuto nedostatku, zalo gil se syYmi universitnimi pkateli r. 1883 easopis Atheneum a stall se jeho redaktorem. Atheneum, omezene s poeatku hlavne na uggi kruhy inteligence, stalo se v geobecne znamYm, kdy r. 1886 pkineslo elanek prof. Gebauera, v riem'Z dokazoval,ze rukopisy KralovadvorskY a ZelenohorskY, ktere dosud byly povagovany za prastare parnatky, jsou jen modern padelky. Proti tom uvznikl, hlavne vlivem 't. urnalistiky, nesmirny odpor. Gebauer a Masaryk, ktery zasahl da sporu svYmi pkispevky k aestetickemu rozboru Rukopisu Kralovedvorkeho a Zelenohorskeho (1886), byli i s pkateli prohlageni za zradce naroda a kde jak

easopis se proti nim ozYval potupnymi nadavkami. Ale Masaryk a. jeho pratele nepopustili a vYsledek jejich prace byl, ze mineni o nepravosti ruk,opisti stalo se obecnYna. V teZe dobe, aby meli rukopisa take svou Zurnalistickou tribunu, zaloZili Masarykovi ptatele tYdenik "Cas", kterY se stab Masarykovi velmi citilelitou oporou jeho vekejne einnosti, nebot' Masaryk zasahoval vSemoZne do veiTjneho Zivota.

Ji2 dicive dal popud k vycia,vani Ottova Naueneho slovniku, jeho redakce se v'Sak musil vzdati vlivem boje rukopisneho. Take dal pocinet k zaloleni spolku pro vydavani pisemnYch panaatek nabolenskeho vyvoje naroda a yenoval tomu ....eau 1000 zlatYeh. Ve sve touze po vekejne einnosti koneene pocitil Masaryk nutnost vstoupiti do politiky. S poeatku zatoZil s prof. Kaizlem a drem Kramatem stranu realist& ktera jsouc stredni stranou mezi Mladoeechy a Staroeechy, chtela pracovati pro dohodu mezi Nemci a Cechy a pestovati vilbec rozumovou politiku na vedeckem zaklade, bez povrehnich radikalnich Kesel. Prakticky pUsobiti realiste ptivodne neehteehteli se omeziti jen. na, Zurnalistiekou einnost a k tomu se jim vYborne hodil tYdenik "Cas". AvS"ak snaha po praktickem uplatneni piece zvitezila a tak vtsoupili. realists do mladoeeskeho klubu. Masaryk byl zvolen roku 1.891 poslaneem do fiSske rady za jihneeska mesta Pisek, Klatovy atd. Nasledujiciho roku (1892) byl zvolen sire jests zemskYm poslaneem, a.vSak nepohodnuv se s vedoueimi politiky thlado :,',.eske strany, hlavne Juliem Gregorem, odelel ze strany. Pro Masaryka bylo to vlastne ktestim, nebot' tehdy se mohi upine venovati literarni a kulturni praci, ktera se stala zakladem jeho pozciej§i einnosti statnieko-politicks. Nebyly to to-tiz teoreticke fivahy, jimiZ se zabYval, nYbrZ pi:edevSim odpovedi na otazky, jeZ rozrYvaly jeho nitro a jeZ rozryvaly jeho nitro a j e2 v nem vyvolavala 'dosavadni jeho vet'ejna einnost.

Misto za;gleho Athenea zaloM s prof.

Kaizlem a Drtinou novou vedeeko-kritiekou revui "NaM dobu" (1893), ktera, nabyla nebbyeejneho vyznamu pro rozvoj narodni kultury. A v "Na.'q dobe", jejimz se stal hlavnim redaktorem, uvetejfioval elanky, ktere tvotily zaklad jeho knih, jimiZ zpusobil neobyeejne vteni v narode. jsou to knihy obsahujici Masarykiiv filosoficky nazor na Ceske dejiny: Ceska otazka (1895),

4 Nage nynejei krise (1895), Jan Hus (1869), Karel Havlieek (1896). K nim se druk pozdeji yydane idealy humanitni (1901). Masaryktiv dejinnY nazor, kterY v ni gh podavd, zalek v torn, Ze nage "Obrozeni" navazovalo, ne oveem ptimo, nYbrZ ptes nemecke a francouzske osvicenstvi na snahy a tendence nagi reformace, hlavne Bratrstvi. Je to pokraeovani v humanitnim idealu, jak jej vypracovalo na ge Bratrstvi a jak se dale vyvijel v Evrope. Ponevaa hurnanitni ideal jest ptivodem nabolenskY, jest tedy smysl nagich dejin ptedeveim; nabolenskY. V to pi line se Masaryk shoduje s Palackym a Herderem. Knihy ty staly se skuteene kvasem v eeskern kulturnini Zivote a zasahly hluboko do narodniho vYvoje. Masaryk byl elovekem hluboce nabolenskYm a boj za pravdu povakval za jeden z nejsvetejeich dkold eloveka a dal to nejednou najevo. Nejvice veak projevil tento rys, kdyZ roku 1899 se postavil se vgi energii proti povete, gitene v narode, Ze Aneeka Hrtizova, ktera byla nalezena zavrakiena v lese u PoMe, stala se obeti Zidovske ritualni vrakly. Tento ptedsudek, kterY vy yrcholil odsouzenim Zida Hilsnera, byl velmi roz giten ye vgech vrstvach naroda a Masaryk to music podstoupiti prave hrdinske boje, odporuje mu.

I3ojem o Hilsnera byl Masaryk uveden zase do vefejneho eivota, z neho2 jt:?, neustoupil. Roku 1900 zalo211 s Mateli vlastni politickou stranu, "Oeskou stranu lidovou", jejiZ" organ "Oas" stal se denikem. Byla to mala strana, mela jen dva poslance, aveak Masarykern nabyla velikeho vYznamu v politickYch dejinach. Tim byl Masaryk zase uveden ke studiu politickYch a socialnich problem)) a podal v "Otazce socialni" (1898) podstatu a kritiku nejclillelitejeiho moderniho hnuti politickeho, socialismu. Socialni otazku nebere j en jako Marxiste hospodatsky„ nybr uvadi ji na humanitni etiku. Jest to tedy v podstate otazka mravni a 'Teeni socialni otazky jest vlastne provadeni humanitniho idealu v 'Zivote. Ideal humanitni neni v gak neco naprosto novela°, jest to stara laska k jenom Z"e dnes j i musime chapati konkretneji. Laska jest praci. A prace, povinnost prace, z ylagte prace drobne, eerne, na niz vlastne v g ecka moderni kuitura spoeiva, jest Masarykovi nejcltileNteleim ptikazem 'doby.

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V ESTNIK — WEST, TEXAS DR. SKRIVANEK POViSEN NA PROFESORA MinulY tYden do gla zprava od vyboru teditelu, Texas A. &M College v Bryan, Ze Dr. John M. Sktivanek byl povYg en na hodnost profesora od 1. zati 1963. Toto povY geni jest, dle zprav, vYsledkem jeho dUslednou a znamenitou praci na universite. Dr Sktivanek je elenem tadu eislo 39 v Bryan. Blahoptejerne a gratulujeme! —Red. )0 ) KRAJAN PRACUJE NA DEJINACH PRISTEHOVALCU ZnamY krajan 8tepan Valeik, kterY ' kakleho roku potada zajezdy do deskoslovenska, obraci se na etenate Vestniku se Zadosti, zdali maji o sve rodine napsany dejiny a zdali tyto zaznamy dostal by yyptijoit.

Pottebuje to k dopineni sveho materialu na sepsani anglicke knihy o nagich ptistehovalcich v Texasu. — Mnoho dokumentd ji'Z ma, hodne fotografii si potidil pti s yYch navetevach vgech easti Oeskoslovenska, ale ted' pottebuje zaznamy potizene ad potomkd tech, kdo jiZ nekji.

Kdo ma sepsany dejiny sveho rodu, jak jsou nekdy eteny pti rodinnYch shromaklenich, dopi gte panu Vaeikovi a sdelte mu, co mate. — Nebo jestli by si yak velika rodina ptala, aby pan Valeik vygettil nko vice pH jeho letognim zajezdu do 6" eskoslovenska, muze varn napsat a vysvetlit, zda bylo by to rnoZne. Nen podobneho, psano anglicky, pottebovali jsrne dal/no. Proto jsme jisti, Ze etenati Vestniku se ozvou a svuj rodokmen panu Valeikovi zaptijOi. Jeho adresa je: Stephen Valeik, P. 0. Box 1828, Houston 1, Texas )0 MANIFESTACE FRANCOUZSKOCESKOSLOVENSKEHO PEATELSTVi Neale 24. dnora 1963 stala se vYznamYm dnem nagi krajanske historic.

V restauraci Stara, Praha v Ciceru potadala Americka Obec Sokolska slavnostni banket na kterem byly ptedany medaile mesta Darney ye Francii 12 americkYm obeandm, kteii jako Oeskosloveneti . dobrovolnici ptihlasili se do vojenskYch jednotek ve Francii v do-. be prve svetove valky. Bylo to znovu potvrzeni tradieniho francouzsko-eeskoslovenskeho ptatelstvi, ktere v mi-

Ve sttedu, dne 20. btezna 1963 nulosti bylo tak yyznamne a ktere i dries je Zive a rozvijejici se k prospechu nagi trpici rodne vlasti.

30 eervna 1918 v meste Darney ye Francii konala se vojenska slavnost za ptitomnosti francouzskeho presidenta Raymond Poincare, pkedsedy vlady Clemenceau, a lady vojenskYch a vladnich ptedstaviteld. Zastupci mesta Paptedavali prapor v es. narodnich barvach Oeskoslovenskym dobrovolniktim bojujicim ye francouzske armade.

President Poincare pti teto ocenil jejich least v boil o Franell zdtraznil ptatelstvi k Oechtim a Slovaltdm a oficielne prohlasi jejich prdvo na svobodu a sarnostatnost. Bylo to tehdy yYznarnne probla geni v boji za svobodu, jak pro legionate tak i pro Narodni vYbor.

Mesto Darney mien) 12ti deastniktim tehdej gi slavnosti pfebirani praporu od mesta Patik a slokni P11sahy na tento prapor, vyznamenanirnedaile mesta Darney. Americke Obci Sokolske, z jejiche tad se veteinou dobrovolnici rekrutovali, byla, udelena — velka medaile mesta Darney. Tato vyznamenani byla ptedana zdej gim generalnim konsulem Francie p. John Beliard teem ptitomnYrn legiondtdm a sice James L. Oihakovi, vzdelavateli AOS., Karlu Tittlovi z Detroit a Josefu Pintitovi z New Yorku. Ostatni nemohli bYti ptitomni a medaile byly ptedanY osobam, ktere si oni ureili. Dalgimi yyznamenanymi jsou: Matej Botek, Toledo, Ohio, Frank Machaeek a Oidas krg ka z Endicott, N. Y., John Psik z Beaver Falls, Pa., M. Martinek z Los Angeles, Calif., J. J. Ktivanec z Rupert, Idaho, Stepan Sadlog z Columbia, Conn. Dalgi dva A. Bello a F. Nu, dera z Chicaga, mezitirn zernteli a nedoekali se tohoto slavnostniho okamZiku. Za Americkou Obec Sokolskou ptevzal medaili starosta brat): Prchal.

Dustojna , slavnost byla zahajena zahranim americke, francouzske a eeskoslovenske narodni hymny. Pak brat" Kropik, mistostarosta AOS. ktery slavnosti ptedseda a ji fidil, uvital v gechny ptitomne, zejmena na ge legionate z obou organisaci a vyzval starostu bratra Prchala, aby vysvetlil v gechny pHpravy k dne gnimu dni. Mesta Darney vyzvalo Americkou Obec Sokolskou jako ptedstavitelku dobrovolnikii-legionatti, aby se ujala zji gteni vgech dat tech, kteti 30. eervna 1918 byli v Darney a Ppipravila vge pottebne pro ptedani medaili. Nebyla to prace lehka a trvala tadu mesict. Za Masarykovu

Ve Stkedu, dne 20. bi.ezna 1963

VP STNt K— WEST, TEXAS

nu Os. leg,ionarit promluvil bratr Chaloupka a za Prvni !druZinu Cs. legionara bratr Divisek. PeknYm zpestrenim programu byla recitace Medkovy basne "Zborov" v melodramaticke tprave prednesena br. B. Lanka:kin a zapeni nekolika pisni znamYin a oblibenym naSim zpevakem bratrem Anthony KopeckYm. Posledni pisen. "LIZ mou milou. . ." zazpivali jako dueto bratr KopeckY s bratrem starostou K. Prchalem. Wechna. eisla tohoto programu byla odmenena nadknym potleskem.

Bratr Olhak vysvetlil pak ony slaVnostni a nezapoinenutelne okainZiky v Darney 30 eer yna 1918, kdy prisahali na prapor v Os. narodnich barvach darovany mestem Parizi. Zhodnotil peknymi slovy tyto chvile, ktere byly tolik inspirujici a staly se vyznamnou sotteasti historic bojti o samostatnost Occht a Slovak& Pripomenul take slova tehdej'Silm generala Focne. . . kdybychom raeli ye vetSine naSich irtvaril vojaky s takovYm nadknim jake maji Os. dobrovolnici byli bychom jiZ clavno v Berline.

Pak bratr Kropik predstavil zdeMiho gen. konsula Francie John Beliarda a poledal ho ab y provedl pkedani medaili. V peknem proSlovu p. gen, konsul Beliard zdnraznil tradieni francouzskoeeskoslovenske pratelstvi, ktere bylo stvrzeno krvi v bojich za svobodu Francie i CSR, a ktere se Airoce rozVijelo dobach mezi obema svetovYmi valkami.

Omluvil ,fieast svoji zeme na MnichovskYch rozhodnutich, jako velkY politickY only' na kterY Francie tefte doplatila. ZdUraznil, Ze i clues v duchu tohoto pratelstvi .Francie citi s ujarmenYm lidem v CSR, a chce pomoci k opetne jeho svobode. Objasnil .jests velmi uspokojive nektere odliSne nazory na soueasne politicks a hospodarske pro1)1617(07 zapadniho svobodneho- .sveta. devzdal pak: medaile, gratuloval a poclekoval vS'em naSim legionaritm.

Jeho proslov byl odmenen nadknYm potleskem, kterY vyjadroval spokojenost i doieti nad jeho uprimnYmi- a opravdoqmi slovy.

73ratr Kropik pkedstavil jests tonme legionare obou druZin, zestunce krajanskyeh spolkii a organisaci a 'deny vykonneho vYboru AOS. a ukoneil tuto Opravdti zclarilou slavnost, ktere, byla yYznananym manifestem Francouz-ii-o-V-koslovenskelao pratelstvi a holden Americkeho Sokolstva lardinnym einiuma plikladne osobni obetaVosti neqe1)

Oddil dopisovatehl

Americka Obec Sokolski

Mill etenari Vesniku: Moje elenstvi a spoluprace s SPJST meg a od poeatku podstatnY vliv na moji budouci einnost. A to vSe zaealo s to souteli (snad nekdy v roce 1956), kdy mladeZ byla Zadana, aby odpovedela na otazku: "Co oftkavem od SPJST?" Napked jsem vahal souteze zireastnit, ale dnes jsem vdeonY svYm rodietn, 0. W. JanonSkovym, pani Bessie Petroye ,paatieka Bolena), na gi yedouci mladeZe v lozi eislo 84, dale bratru predsedovi Sid Pokladnikovi a jinym za jejich pomoc, vedeni i povzbuzovani behem 1)1'1:Stich let, protole elenstvi v klubu mladYch tak obohatilo muj divot.

James J. Janoukk Po dovrgent 19 roku nade gel smutnY den rozloueeni se klubem mladYch, nastala jakasi prazdnota a ja hledal nahradu. OvSem marne. A bylo to aZ breznu 1962, kdy jsem koneene tuto ztracenou a chybejici Cast Zivota nadel a to v desks aktivite. Zaeal jsem tehdy studovat uftbni programy koleji a universit, kde se 'vyueuje Ceske reel.. Pak jsem se rozhodl ze mYm domovem bude universita v Lincoln, Nebraska.

Na sve ceste Evropou v lets 1962, kterou jsem vykonal pod za2Stitou me bYvale university v Dallas, pri zastayce na Templhof letisti v Berline, uvedomil jsem si jak blizko jsem oeskoslovenska, rodne to zeme mYch predkft, a

pochopil skoro bolest, Ze dosud nemluvim rdobre oesky. Bylo to tehdy, kdy dozral maj pevny umysl naueit se Ceske reel, rozhodnuti, Ze pri budouci ceste do Evropy mym Mlem Berlin, ale Ze zajedu zhlednout Oeskoslovensko.

Po prichodu do Nebrasky nalezl jsem to zcela jiny, odliSnY divot. Kol kolem znovuzrozene, oZivene citeni pro materky jazyk deskY, historii, kultury; tradici. Moje prvni hodina de.§tiny byla v zaklade neeim tak rozdilnym ne2 co jsem Peekaval. Vyueovani tak poIrene, a nekondilo preetenim stranky z gramatiky, Prof Kueera tak presvedeiye mluvil o velikosti dejin eeskeho naroda, bohatosti Ceske kultury, tradici, zvycich. Niterne nas presvedeoval jak hrdYmi musime bYt na eeskou krev, ne CeskY ptivod. I clokl jsem k presvedeeni, jak podstatne prispeli 66";i svetovemu umeni, hudbe a miru. 2e neni nejmenSiho dtvodu, ha Se je hanbou, styclet se nebo zapirat eeskY ptivod.

Naopak! Jak hrdymi mime a musIme bYt. Priznejme si, Ze jsme dill v omylu, krutem omylu, ze bylo hanbou potlaeovat ba dokonce pophat prislu§enstvi k narodu Oeclati. Snad nas easteene maze omiuvit nak neznalost bohatosti •dejin eeskeho naroda, jeho ry a vedomi jak podstatne prispeli "deehove svetove kulture. Proto tak6 (.Tsky jazyk, kultura, tradice zvykd a piseii nesmi nikdy zahynout ye svobodne semi SpojenYch steal, Po "Thanksgiving" (Diktvzdani) ease desks trida universitnI se shrom,[0dila, aby obnovila aesky klub KomenskY pri universite v Lincoln, Nebraska.

Zacali jsme etyri a dues uZ Rte. na.:; klub na kdesat Menu a jich poeet stele roste. Kulturni a spoleeenske \Teery byly pak poradany behem pr•iAich mesictik. Take jsme ustavili zakladni organisaci Klubu, sestavili jeho Sillnovy a volil ffunkcionare. KdyZ jsme zaeinali, vzpominam dnes, east() jsme slyhlasy, Ze Klub nebude seli mit Aspechu, ze nebude zdjem studenstva na jeho existence. Ale mohu dnes po nekolika mesicich jen prokazat, to byly hlasy mylne. Jen to uvadim prikladem: Klub byl pozvan, aby ueinkoval na velkem, mezinarodnim pod-.. niku university. I kdyZ jsme nemeli mnoho easn na pripravy, pozvf, jsme A jakY nad ceekaveni tisnech, j,q 1‹.3"7 ohlas na:,eho vystou pp •i? Pouze d ye n6vocini skupiny z poetu draceti, ktere se podilelv na tomto Programu, bylv Yvbrany, aby program cr ne University Winter formal", 11 ,1 ledno z neivetMch spoleeenskYch udalosti roku. Z tech dvou to byl . nas Oesty klub.

6 A pak dalk pozvani pkichazela. Pozdeji vam o tom take napik a, poku obrazky.

Ptatele, vette, ke jsem nakl to, co jsem povaZoval za ztracene, kdy jsem ocleSel z Kiubu mladYch pied 3 roky.

Jsem ted' velrni t'astnyrn, protole jsem tech a 2e ziskavam denne vice a vic thivodti, abych byl hrdYm na dedictvi a odkaz s yYch deskYch predkil.

Srdeene vas zdravi James J. Janoukk 1335 South 7th Street Lincoln 2, Nebraska Vgechna eest mlademu Janoakovi.

PiS zas! )0 ) Z ka,du eislo 88 ÂŽ Houston KROUZEK HLAHOL Chtipkova epidemic si letos zatadila a stale tadi tak, ze nam onemocnelo nekolik. elena souboru, z nich2 nekteki se nemohou neastnit kadovYch zkoukk na jeviSti. Vzhledem k blizicim se svatkiim velikonoenim i vzhledem k clitipce jsme musili odlokti divadelni piedstaveni tureen& na nedeli 24. btezna na neureito.

Jine nedele pozdejAi jsou zajiSteny pro jine UCely anebo nekteti elenove souboru jsou jinak zaneprazdneni. NaSi pratele nam proto laskave odpusti, ke nenniZeme vyhovet tomu, co jsme si ptecIsevzali a prosime, aby nam venovali svou prizen pri dalSich nakch akcich.

Nove datum divadelniho ptedstaveni bude yeas uvetejneno ye Vestniku.

J. V. Pokorny dopisovatel Krou2ku Hlahol )O) Gainesville, Texas Ctena redakce Vestniku a elenove nak JednOty: Oznarnuji Vam, ke ksteho btezna o jedenacti hoclinach yeeer navZdy se s nand rozloueila po dlouhe a trapne nemoci, nak draha matieka Vincencie Samek.

Zesnald narodila se v Barove u Polick; --- kraj ChrudiniskY 24. brezna 1873. V roce 1894 provdala se za Jana Samka. Ku konci mesice kvetna, se na yMy rozlotteila s jejich rodnou vlasti a vydali se na cestou do SpojenYch Pristali v Galvestonu na poddtku mesice Cervence. Z Galvestonu do Gainesville, a bydlela zde moje matieka do jejiho &natl. Odchodu jejiho el. jeji mantel John Samek, Sr., 2 decry, Emily Eulanies, Gainesville a Annie Samek, Tulsa, Okla. 4 synove, John Jr., Barney a Emmet v Gainesville a Adolf v Childress, Texas. 14 vnukit 18 pravnukii. Zesnula byla elenem

\TES TNiK— WEST, TEXAS tadu Pokrok Gainesville Oslo 101 Po 45 rokii. best' budiZ jeji pa,matce, a necht' odpoeiva v pokoji.

Emily Balanies --- )0 ) itad Jaromir eislo 54 West Mili bratti a sestry, Nak nainula schnze byla malo navStivena. Ptieina byla asi hodne to nemoci flu, ktera take i mne navStivila.

Doufame Ze nak pisti schtze bade hodne vie ptitomnych. Musely jsme odlokt mnohe jednani odlokt pro neptitomnost e'en& Schilze 10. Unora byla zahajena bratrem ptedsedou George Mikeskou. best vlajce byla odkikana tiemi deveaty klubu mladeZe: Shirley Nemec, Rose Marie Marek a Charlene Voleik. Protokol pteCal bratr todek ktery byl piijat. Dopis &ten od pkedsedy bratra E. G. Mazance a sestry Emma teska tajemnice Tketiho okrsku. Ptipominaly, ke nak schnze Tketiho okrsku se bude odbyvat ye Ft. Worth u radu eislo 154, dne 24. btezna. Ptedseda Mikeska tazal kolik, nas pojede do to schime a povzbuzoval aby se eleni snakli co v nejvetS'im poetu sddastnit a zastupovat na g tad.

Budou tam odevzdavany odznaky vSem elentun kteti patti 50 let do Jed-. noty. Z na geho kadu jsou. nasledujici: sestra Frances D. BartoS, bratti Albert tvrtlik, Joe R. Mazanec, Frank Svoboda Jr., a Frank K. Voleik, kter' budou odevzdany 50tilete odznaky.

Zveme tyto eleny do pristi schtize naS'eho kadu, ktera, se bude odbyvat dne 7. dubna odpoledne y e 2 hodiny mladeZ ptipravi program velikonoeni. Sestra Frankie Mikeska vysvetlila, ke davaji body mladek k naroku na odmenu.

Preeetla dopis od bratra Joe B. HejnYho kterY poslal poukazky teem deveatbrn co ochnenu za jejich praci. Rose Marie Marek 15 dolaru, ktera meta 305 bodn. Rose Marie je tajemnice mlade2e, ktera pane promluvila. Charline Voleik, kterd dostala druhu odmenu totiZ" mela 256 bodu dostala 10 dolarit Ona je dopisovatelka nakho klubu mladeZe. Take ptecinesla kratkY proslov.

Tteti cenu dostala. Cathy Marek, ktera Inela 55 bodn a dostala 5 dolarn.

Cathy jest take dobra, pracovnice a vyslovila se Ze bude pracovat jeS"te aby dostala aspon druhe misto na ptiSte. Klub mladOe si zvolil Bernadete Kocurkovou za princeznou a Shirley Nemec za Duchess do schfize Tketiho okrsku konane ye Ft. Worth 24. btezna.

Olenove kteti Jsou opra yneni na 50ti lent' odznak a nebudou se mod dosta-

Ve stkedu, dne 20. btezna 1963 vit do schnze ye Ft. Worth, budou jim odznaky odevzdany ye schilzi 7. dubna.

Majetkovy vYbor podal zpravu jak maji yyplanovane upravit vnitkek nag sine. Take nam sdelili kolik takova, oprava nas bude stat. Pro malou na yStevu a- lent( bylo to odloleno do ptiai schtize. K vuli tomuto bych vas vSechny prosila byste se vkchni do teto schilze dostavili. Aby tak bylo kaklernu elenn. !dam pkilektost pronesti svuj sudek. PkiSti schtze ptipadne na kvetnou nedeli, 7. dubna. kdy se kaZdY pkipravuje na svatky velikonoeni. Mame vkchni mnoho vzpominek z mladi.

Preji vain vkin vesele svatky Velikonoeni, abyste je prokly ye zdravi.

Take zveme barta redaktora i s jeho rodinou aby se ptigi podivat mezi nas.

Br Albin 8ulak promluvil za mieovou e'etu (Little League). Sdelil 2e dostali jik odznaky na eepice s napisem SPJST a nUSeho tadu Oslo 54, minulY rok a take letos maji dostat ti malt' hraei ty odznaky naS"eho raclu. CoZ se bude pane vyjimat. Dekujem bratru 8ulakovi. Na konec, jsme rneli spoleenou svaeinu.

Se sestrskYm pozdravem Mollie Barton )O)

Nrfrbe'r riizOch pojistek nail SPJST vyberte si die polieby TlkiDA W: Splatkova do 85ti let, deMvotni TftiDA PR: Prednostni do2ivotni TiUDA C: 20ti splatkovj, doMvotni. Poplatky se plati pouze 20 let TRIDA E: lOti splatkovd, doZivotni. Poplatky se plati pouze 10 let TP,IDA D: 15ti splatkova, dokvotni.

Poplatky se plati pouze 15 let ThiDA F: 15 leta nadaeni. Obnos certifikatn jest vyplacen za 15 let.

TikIDA G: 20ti leta nadaeni. Obnos certifikatu jest vyplacen za, 20 let TikIDA H: Nadaeni v 65ti letech. den plati poplatky a4 do 65ti let.

TftiDA I: 20ti splatkova ,nadaeni v 60t1 letech T1/1DvoAtnKi : Splatkovo, do 65ti let, do2iTitIDA L: Dvojnasobne iirazove poji gteni (Double Indemnity)

Ve sti'edu, dne 20. btezna 1963 TRIDA M: Pensijni pojistka. Po dosaleni 65 rokil stab. Glen , clostava mesieni ptijem dokud 2iv. pied 75 lety star!, dedici dostanou mesieni pit em do 75 vYrodi narozenin elena TRIDA MC: 20ti letd upisova ochrana ktera, se roene zmenkije TRIDA MX: lOti leta Upisova ochrana ktera se roene zmenkije TRIDA ML: 25ti leta, upisova ochrana, kterd se roene zmenkije.

TRIDA MD: 30ti leta Upisova ochrana. ktera se roene zmenSuje TRIDA 5T: 5ti leta lhutni. Obnovitelnd a zmenitelnd TRIDA 10T: lOti 'eta, lhutni. Obnovitelna, a zmenitelna TRIDA 20T: 20ti leta lhutni. Zmenitelna, TRIDA T-65: lhfitni do 65 let.

V DETSKEM ODDELENI TRIDA JT: Doeasne pojiReni do 16 let ktere se mute zmeniti ,na kterekoliv jine pojiSteni kdykoliv net do sahne 16 let sveho veku TRIDA W: Splatkova, do 85ti let, doMvotni. PlnY obnos pojiSteni se vyplati v ptipadu -Court od veku jednoho roku TRIDA PR: Ptednostni doMvotni. (Zaeindni v 5 mitt stari) IRIDA C: 2Oti splatkovd, daiyotni.

PlnY obnos pojidteni se vyplati v ptipadu umrti od veku jednoho roku star!

TRIDA D: 15ti splatkova do'Zivotni.

Piny obnos pojigteni se vyplati v ptipadu umrti od veku jednoho roku TRIDA E: lOti splatkova do'Zivotni.

Piny obnos poji§teni se vyplati v ptipadu umrti od veku jednoho roku TRIDA F: 15ti leta nadaeni pinY obnos poi gteni se vyplati v ptipadu timrti od veku jednoho roku TRIDA G: 20ti leta nadaeni, pinY ob' nos se vyplati v ptipadu urnrti od veku jednoho roku TRIDA H: Nadd.eni ye 65ti let. Plny obnos pojieteni se vyplati v ptipadu umrti od veku jednoho TRIDA I: 2Oti splatkovd, nadaeni v 60 letech. Plny obnos poji§teni se vyplati v ptipadu umrti od vei" jednoho roku TftIDA, J. E. Nadaeni v dosaMni 18 let piny obnos pojfdteni se vyplati v pkipade iimrti ad veku jednoho roku TRIDA K: Splatkova do 65 let, do2ivotPlnY obnos pojEteni se vy∎ni.

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VPSTNIK— WEST, TEXAS plati v ptipadu iunrti od veku j ednoho roku TRIDA L: Dvojnasobrie firazove pojiAteni (Double (Indemnity) TRIDA M: Pensijni pojistku. Po dosaZe. ni 65 mkt) start, Glen dostava mesieni ptijem do 75 vYroei narozenin elena. PlnY obnos pojidteni se vyplati v ptipadu umrti od veku jednoho roku PAYOR INSURANCE: Jednota pockytuje elenum platicim poplatky na detske certifikaty to vYhoda ochrany ze v padu Upine nemokiosti nasledkem nemoci aneb poraneni aneb v padu umrti pla.ticiho, poplatky na ten detskY certifikat budou samoeinne zaplaceny.

Respectfully Joe B. Hejny )O)

faclovou schazi budeme mit prvni nedeli v dubnu dne sedmeho odpoledne. Na druhou nedeli pkipadaji velikonoCni svatky, tak by byla asi maid nav‘Steva.

Oznamen radu, schilze

RESOLUCE SOUSTRAST,

JARNI SCHUZE NASIGH OKRSKIJ PRVNI OKRSEK U kadu Bedtich Smetana, eislo 39, v Bryan. Datum a jine podrobnosti pozdeji.

DRUHY OKRSEK Dne 31. btezna 1963, u tadu Lodge Praha, eislo 29, v Taylor.

TIIETI OKRSEK Dne 24. btezna 1964, u tadu eislo 154 y e Fort Worth.

CTVRTY OKRSEK

Nekdy na podzim PATt OKRSEK Jarin schtize pateho okrsku bude potadand 21. dubna, 1963, a tadu Pokrok Houston eislo 88. Schilze zapoene v 10:00 hodin rano. ;ESTI( OKRSEK Dne 28. dubna 1963, u tadu 'Oslo 63, Pokrok Sweet Home, ye Firemen's Hall, Byv. SPJST Hall. Schfize bude zahajena v 1 hodinu odpoledne.

SEDMY OKRSEK Dne 5. kvetna, u kadu eislo 107, Floresville. )O) kid Jan Rosickk eislo 110 Kaufman, Texas Cteni brat?! a sestry: Bylo mne natizeno bratrem pkedsedou abych napsal do Vestniku, ze naei

Toto plat jenom pro ptiSti mesic duben. Jine mesice budeme mit schilze druhou nedeli jako dosud.

Tak se dostavte v hojnem poetu prvni nedeli v dubnu.

S bratrskym pozdravem, Steve St stn', tajem

NegEnswomm NAgi Asomorammi My, elenove ii:adu Karel JondS eislo 28 v East Bernard, Texas timto vy:doviijeme portistale rodine Vaiikove naM uptimnou soustrast nad fimrtim jejich man'Zela, otce, dedeeka a pravdedeeka a naSeho spolubratra, Martin Vanek, st. kterY .dne 5. btezna 1963, zemtel po delnemoci ye svein domove, ye veku 86 rokil, 5 mesicti a 9 dni, due 7. btezna byl pohtben z kostela svateho p rize na osadni hititov v East Bernard. Zadu g -niksvatoulLMgr.JAVaenta a pti obtadech vypomahali dustojni panove A. W. Nesvadba a Henry Rachunek, mnoho ptibuznych a pkatel se zneastnilo jeho pohtbu. Zaneclial zde svoji milou manZ'elku, Ane'Zku, 3 syny, 3 dcery a nekolik vnoueat a tk pro vnoueat.

ZesnulY bratr Martin Vanek byl Menem u SPJST Jednoty u na§eho tadu Mnoho roku, byl pro naS" tad knihovnikem kterY Mad zastaval velmi dobte po mnoho roku. Zesnuly bratr red navAtevoval taddve schtize pokud byval zdray. Budeme jej postradat v kruhu spolkovem.

Vime pozUstla mild rodino, se Mite jeho odehodu ale budtZ vam easteenou ittechu Z"e i my, spolkovi brat?! a sestry soucitime s vami ve vadem zarmutku. ZesnulY bratr necht' odpoeiva ve watem pokoji, a Cost budi'Z jeho pamatce zachovana.

Lydia Kubena Annie Duckett Annie Foitik Resolueni vYbor Dano dne 12. bfezna 1963 v East Bernard, Texas.

8 DYE TVAitE ZIMY Blagena Sotkova, (Zde uvadime clank z Oeskoslovenska, kterY,nam zaslala pi. Bo gena Valeikova z Dallas. Olanek ji ptiSel z Cech od dobre ptitelkyne, a osvetluji situaci v Jobe yelikeho snehu v Oeskoslovensku. Srdeene dekujem. — Red.) Rok co rok se ,k nam vraci zima sve belostne, jisitive krase, rok co rok se snagime nalezt nova slova obdivu, jimig bychom yyjadtil dojem, jim g na nas zaptisobi. Jak popsat zativou_ belost snegneho koberce, na nem g v kag glabine, v kaZdem z ylneni se kla--de ri dou neZne namodrale na nartkovele std.fly a na nem g jiskti sluneeni paprsky jako v droboueke demantove -that. K eeinu ptirovnat stromy OveSene hebkYm papetim ,jinovatky, jeji g drobne krystalky uviznou i na vlaknech pavueiny, napjate od yetve k yetvi? Jak vyjadtit ticho nesmirne ticho, ktere se rozezni i slabounkYm Selestem, kdy2 chomadek snehu se sesmekne s haluzky a dopadne k zemi. . Kolik krasy ma zima — ale kolik te gkosti take pH na as l, kolik tragedii se odehrava v techto nadhernYch kulisach. A i kdy 2 jsou to nekdy jen tragedie malYch, drobnYch tvortt, jsou stejne bolestne, stejne krute jako tragedie lidske.

Roupov je mala osada, le gici mezi Merklinem a PreSticemi. Myslivna, rozlogite staveni, svoji pod hradem na okraji vesnice. Kolem se do daleka tahnou krasne lesy. Od roku 1861 do 1870 byl tu lesnikem Jan Bedvat, mtij pradededek. Miloval sve povolani a miloval nesmirne I lesy, jejich porosty i jejich obyvatele. Radeji vysazoval mlade stromky, ne g. kacel stare velikany. Kdyg je msuel znadenim ureovat k vykaceni, bylo mu vgdy, jakoby odsuzoval k smrti givouci bytosti. 6asteji sklonil pug.ky, aby se mohl obdivovat uRechtilemu zjevu jelena, ne g aby jej smrtici ranou. Nebylo proto divu, ge zima a s ni vkchny svizele, dinil vk, co bylo v jeho silach, aby pked nimi ochranil svoje svetence.

Kdyg uhodily mrazy a kraj zapadl snehem , nastala pro vkchen lesni personal prace. Den co den yyjigdely z myslivny velike sane ta gene parem koni, vrchovate nalogene v§emo gnou pici, jakou kterY- druh•zvete vy gadoval. Jig na podzim byly prohladnuty a opravveny vSechny krmelce a nyni bylo zakladano do jesli seno a do korktek nasYpovano drobne krmivo. Na paseldch odmetali hajni snih s vy-A-aich patezri a sypali na ne sines otrub a soli, kterou si chodila zvek olizovat. Snih odhrabovali I s vetAich ploch bortivel a vtesu.

VRS TN1K— WEST, TEXAS Tak objddely sane eels polesi, pokud byla cesta sjizdna; kam sand neprojely, tam donakli Ude krmivo v pytlich na zadech. Byli v pohotovosti vgichni, hajni i mysliveeti mladenci. Ka gde ruky bylo tteba, aby byla zvet yeas a dostateene zasobena. Ani tteskutY xnraz, ani vanice a zaveje nesmely zdrZet tuto P ra -ci.

Kdyg bylo vSepeelive ulogeno a upraveno, vracely se sand i lide, ale obyeejne ne prazdne. Byla-li zima zylaSt' kruta a snih yysokY, dasto ptichazell lesni zamestnanci na slabSi kusy zvete zapadle ye snehu, vysilene a promrzle.

Byli to srneeci i srnky, lanky i mladi jelinci, zajici„tu a tarn baZant 1 nekolik koroptvi. Ka gcleho takoveho ubogaka opatrne sebrali, nalo gili na sand a dovezli do myslivny, ktera byla na tyto kagdorodni hasty dobte ptipravena, yedie dvora byla prostranna ohrada s vysokYin plotem a S'irokYmi vraty °bracenymi k lesu. V ohrade stala velika kolna, vysoko vystlana lesni hrabankou.

Sem doprovavili lesnici posbiranou zvet, ktera tu nagla 'doeasnYidomov s dostatkem krmiva a dobrYm rikrytem, A nebyvalo tech zimnich hostri malo — patnact, dvacet i vice kusti, jeleni i srnei.

Pro zajice byla kolna zvlakni, pro pernatou zvet byl men'ai kunrik vedle kurniku obyeejne drUbege.

Jedne rnimotadne krute zimy mela myslivna zylaSt' vyznadneho hosta. PH obchtize naTazil lesni na statneho jelena dvanacteraka. Zapadl do hluboke zaveje tak neSt'astne,'Ze ptes svou silu se nemohl vyprostit a stal tam zayatY novo napadanYm snehem skorem pa hlavu, takge mu nad nim treelo temet jen -.mohutne parogi. Takovk kus nebylo mogno jen tak snadno vyzvednout.

Ptijeli tedy se sonemi a opatrne odhraball snih, pokud jen bylo mogno, ale ani to jeSte. nestadilo. Jelen byl ji g zeslablY i promrzlY. Odhrabavali tedy dal a koneene ovinuli jeho telo silnYmi popruhy, ptivazali je k zadku sani a snagili se mu pomoci pozvolnYm tahem.

Led podegene zvite se ptes svoji zeslablost yzeptelo poslednimi silami, take jim nebylo mogno ani pohnut. Ale lesnici se nevzdali. Opatrne odhrabali jests vice snehu, jelena spoutali na vkch etyfech noha,ch a ptivazali jej k prknu. Na torn jej pak vysadili na sand a odvezli do myslivny. Byla to perna prace, ale mohutne nadherne zvite se v myslivny zakratko zotavilo a bylo zachraneno.

Byla to vzruanjici udalost a nevkdni kteremu pkihligeli vAichni obyvatele myslivny i lesni personal. V urdemi den vekl lesni do ohrady. Zvet za

Ve stteclu, dne 20. btezna 1063 dobu sveho pobytu ptivykla lidern a ztratila dasteene vrozenou plachost.

Nektera, zvlaSt' ochoeena, zvitata pH-' chazela aZ k lesnimu, zvykla, pHjimat ad, neho pamlsky, jina se prochazela, nebo polehavala. Lesni se po nich rozhied', jako by se s nimi timto pahledem loubil, pojednou se rozmachi a ozvalo se zapraskani bieem. To se ji take do Siroka ote ytela vrata ohrady. Zvet se prekvapene shlulda do houtu, ale pki novern zapraskani . se vzchopila a mohutnYmi skoky vyrazila ze vrat. Jen nektereho opozdilce, kterY jests pobihal ohradou, nechepaje, co se neje a neveda, kudy kam, poSVihl lesni lehce po hrbetu a konedne I poslecini zmizel za syYrni druhy. DrobnejSi zvet zanesli hajni hloubeji do lesa a zde ji vypustili.

Ohrada zase do pkiSty zimy ositela, ale pekrie stadeeko zvete, jeZ by byla jiste zahynula, se vratilo vesele do lesnich Letnani zimy strada lesni zvet vice nag kdy jindy. Kolik peee, kolik obetave pomoci je tteba, aby take osu:d techto tvorti byl alespori zmirnen. Je Cestnou povinnosti vkch stra gcil lesa pedovat o sve svetence s takovou kou, jako to &nil pted, sto lety lesni Beevat v Roupove. )0 )

Informaiini p ia,nek Mimokadn* problem gkolske 'Ochovy: Co si poeit s nedouky President John F. Kennedy zahrnul do sveho poselstvi 0 stavu Unie, ktere ptedlogil kongresu 14. ledna, i vYstrahu vSem Amerieanitm. "Budoucnost kagde zeme," pravil president, "utrpi 'Skodu — nenapravitelnou Skodu kdykoli kterekoli jeji rldti nejsou yySkoleny do pineho rozsahu svych schopnosti, od obecne Akoly a g po Skolu vysokou."

Presidentova slava podtrhuji zarage jici, paradoxni a rostouci problem ve SpojenYch statech, toti g problem ga,kteti si usmysli, Ze nechaji lu'akolou a ge jim nezale gi ani na dokoneeni stiedni ko1y. TakovYm gaktim se zde lidove tika "dropouts", protoge skuteene "vypadnou" ze sveho gkoleni.

My mime mnohem vYstigneji nazev pro toho, kdo se nedoudi, kdo je nettpinYm y zdelancem nebo odbornikem, totil slovo "nedouk". Temet milion 'Zan ocita, se rand v tato kategorii nedokukii.

Mesta a venkov dodavaji tyto nedouky ye stejnem path, east° — adkoli no vgdy z mend priviligovanYch skupin socialnich. Obecne a stkedoSkolske vzdelani je bezplatne a vkobecne, a

Ve stkedu, dne 20. brezna 1963 tkolni dochazka Je povinna do 16 let.

Po dosahnuti tohoto y eku je na takovi, chce-li ye svem vzdelani pokradovati. Velikd vettina zaktt zustava vtak na stkednich tkolach at do 18. roku sveho yeku.

NedouckY vek zadina v aestnacti letech, dill jakmile prestava povinna dochazka do tkoly. Nejeasteji udavanY citivod, prod mladet tkolu predea6ne opoutti, je touha najiti si zamestnani, vycielavati penize a tak se osamostatniti. Take domnenka, te rodicum jsou jit na obtit a te osud bz p •edem ma11 jakekoll jejich plany, hraji pii tom filohu. At' je idtivod jakYkoli, problem radne nevytkolene mladete zustava vatny z nekolika Po' druhe svetove valce dotlo ye Spojenycla statech k markantnimu vzrtistu obyvatelstva. Deti, narozene koncem let etyrycatYch, podinaji dospivati Yeku, v nemt jit mohou vYdeleene pracovati. V pritomnem desitileti ocitne se tak na trhu prate nejakYch otyryadvacet milionu techto mladYch lidi.

Technicke novoty mezitim rychle mein raz iohoto trhu prate. Poptavka pa nevycvieenYch, jen nedostateene vzdelanych pracovnicich rychle V piatomnosti jsou ,dva ze tri delnikfi nektiejti taxi, kteri nedochodili celou high school. Skupina techto poslednich tvori d ye tketiny cele armady nezamestrianYch. Doba netkolenYch delniktl je dobou minulosti. Nova mista v novodobem systemu hospodarskem vytaduji oproti drivejtku stale lepti tkoleni a technicke znalosti. Je nepopiratelnym faktem, ze nedouk nachazi praci s vettimi obtitemi, zustava na miste kratti dobu, yydela za sveho tivota nepomerne me ne a °cad, se easteji bez prate netli elovek, ktery absolvoval stkedni' tkolu.

Odhaduje se, te jit koncem tohoto desitileti bude moci tolika pet z katdeho jednoho sta mist ye SpojenYch stdtech zastavati elovek netkolenY, dill te techto mist zde bude prilis malo pro mladet s nedostateenYm vzdelanim a bez technickYch zkutenosti. Fakt, te americky nedouk vytvati problem v dobe, kdy vice student-a netli kdy pied tim nit& choditi do tkoly dele, a take do ni dele chodi, je protismyslny tollko zclOnlive.

Dues opoutti tkolu Predeasne o tretinu mend student-0 pred,tkiceti lety, a jejich poeet procentualne stale klesa. (Pied triciti lety nedochodili high school dva ze tri shulenttI.) pres tento procentualni pokles celkovY podet novych necloukti stale stai* a to v dUsledku ohromneho vzriistu student--

17 ES TNIK— WEST, TEXAS

Osudy dobreho vojalia Svejka PiS' E JAROSLAV HAsSEK Dil prvni v zazenal Pokraeovan1 Vytli na ulici a nadporudik Lukat zamatil se psem na, Pkikopy. Mel se setkat s jednou damou na rohu Panske u.lice. Byl zabran v fikedni mytlenky. 0 dery ma zitra pkednatet jednoroonim dobrovolniktim ye tkole? Jak udavame vytku nejakeho vrchu? Prod udavame vtdy yYtku ad hladiny motske? Jak z vYtek nad hladinou mokskou ustanovime prostou vYtku vrchu od jeho paty? Zatracene, prod ministerstvo vojenstvi dava takove veci do tkolniho programu? To je piece pro 'clelostrelectvo. A jsou piece many generalniho ttabu. Kdyt nepkitel bude na Vito . 312, nestadi obyeejne premYtlet o torn, prod je vYtka toho kopce udana od hladiny mokske, nebo vy poeitat si, jak je vysort' ten kopec.

Z techto myClenek byl vyruten prisnym "halt", prave kdyt se blitil k Panske ulici.

Soueasne s "halt" pes snatil se vytkubnout se mu s Charon a radostnYm ttekotem vrhl se na toho oloveka, ktery rekl prisne "halt".

Kraus von Zillergut. Nadporudik Lukat zasalutoval a stal pied plukovnikem omlouvaje se, te nevidel.

Plukovnik Kraus byl znamY mezi clustojniky svou vatni "anhaltovat".

Povatoval salutovani za neco, na eern zavisi fispech yalky a na eem zbudovana cela vojenska mod. ske populace. Znamena to, ze netkoleny a nedospelY nedouk ocita se oputten na. obrovskem tertitti, na kterem nema neprosti nic k prodeji.

Iron'' pH tom je, te prave zde v Americe je mnoho mist pro kvalifikovane pracovniky, kterYch je bohutel nedostatek. Toto je tedy pozadi celeho tohoto problemu. Je to problem socialni i hospodarskY, z nehot vyplYva mnoho dusledkti.

Nezamestnanost neprispi ya nieim k hospodarskemu zdravi nebo rozkvetu naroda. Nucena zahalei yost mladete prispiva yeah k zloeinnosti. Nejvice sklieujicim faktem je vtak to, te nedouci znamenaji mrhani lidskYmi schopnostmi a vlohami — mrhani, ktere Spojene stay si nemohou dovolit.

Americka Rada.

9 "Do salutovani ma vojak vkladat duti," kikaval. Byl to nejkrasnejti :kaprOlskY mysticismus.

Dbal o to, aby ten, kterY vzdava Best, zasalutoval die pkedpisu do nejjemnejti podrobnosti, picesne a dastojne.

Cihal na vtechny, kteri tli kolem neho. Od infanteristy at na, podplukovnika. Infanteristy, kteki letmo salutovali, jako by chteli kict, dotykajice se ttitku eepice: "Tebilh", vodil sam pkimo do kasaren k potrestani.

Pro neho neplatilo: "Ja nevidel."

"Vojak," kikal, "musi sveho pkedsaveneho hledat v zastupu a na nic jineho nemyslet, net aby dostal vtem svym povinostem., ktere jsou mu pfedepsany v dienstreglama. Kdyt padne na bojitti, ma piked svou smrti zasalutovat. Kdo neural salutovat, dela, te nevidi, nebo salutuje nedbale, je u mne bestie."

"Pane nadporudiku," rekl hroznym hlasem plukovnik Kraus, "nitti Carte musi vtdy vzdat Best vyttim. To neni truteno. A za druhe: "Odkdy si zvykli pani dtistojnici chodit s ukradenYmi psy po promenade? Ano, s ukradenYmi psy. Pes, ktery path' druhemu, jest pes ukradenY." ;Tent° pes, pane plulkovniku..4 " namitl nadporueik Lukat.

"Patti mne, pane nadporudiku," lakerutil ho drsne plukovnik, "je to milj pes - Fox." A Fox dill. Max vzpomnel si na sveho pana a novella yypudil 'Opine ze sveho srdce a vytrhnuv se skakal na plukovnika a projevoval takovou radost, jake byl by schopen zamilovanY sextan, kdyt najde pochopeni u sveho Mediu.

"Chodit a ukradenYmi psy, pane nadporueiku, nesrounava se s dtistojnickou cti. Nevedel? Dfistojnik nemdte kupovat psa, nepresvedeiv se, te ho mute koupit bez ndsledkfi," hkimal dal plukovnik Kraus, hlade Foxa Maxe, kterY z pohodlnosti poeal vreet na nadporueika a cenit zuby, jako by mu byl plukovnik rekl, ukazuje na nadporueika: "Vein si ho."

"Pane nadporudiku," pokraeoval plukovnik, "povatujete za spravne jezdit na ukradenem koni? Neeet1 jsem inserat v `Bohemii' a v "I`agblatu', te se nine stratil stajovY pine? Vy jste nedet1 inserat, kterY dal vat predstaveny do novin?"

Kde je disciplina? Plukovnik da inseraty a na,dporueik je neete."

"Kdybych ti ty dedku stara, mohl dat pdr facek," pomyslil si nadporueik Lunt, divaje se na licousy plukovnika, ktere phipominaly orangutana.

10 "PojcPte s sebou Ana minutu," kaki plukovnik. A tak Sli a vedli velme prijemny rozhovor: "Na fronts, pane nadporudiku, se yam nemide takova vec podruhe PHhoclit. V tYlu se prochazet s kradenYmi psy je jiste velmi neprijenme. Ano! Prochtizet se s psem sveho predstaveneho. V dol.* kdy denne ztracime na bojiStich sta dustojniku. A inseraty se neatou. To bych mohl inserovat sto let, Ce se nine ztratil pes. Dve ste'let, tri sta let!"

Plukovnik se hlasite vysmrkal, cot bylo valy u neho znamkou velkeho rozeileni, a kaki: "Midete se dale procladzet," otoeil se a odchazel, sekaje zlostne bieikem jezdeckYm 'ores konce sveho dilstojnickeho plaSte. Nadporueik LukaS preSel na druhY chodnik a slySel i tam poznovu: "Halt!"

Plukovnik zadrZel prave jednoho inktery myslel na svou mamu Boma a prehlecil ho.

Plukovnik vlastnoruene ho tab' do kasaren k potrestaan, spilaje mu marskYch prasat.

"Co s tim 8vejkem udelam?" pomyslil si nadporueik. "Rozbiju mu hubu, ale to nestaei. I reminky mu tahat z tea na toho lumpa radio. Nedbaje, e se mel sejit s jednou damou, zamiril k domovu.

"Ja ho zabiju, pacholka!" kaki k sobe, sedaje do elektriky.

• • Mezitir byl dobry vojak 8vejk pain: g en v rozmluvu s ordonaci z kasaren. Vojak prinesl nadporueikovi nelake listiny k podpisu a eekal nyni.

Svejk hostil ho kavou a vypravoval mu, Ce to Rakousko projede.

Vedli ten hovor, jako by se to samo sebou rozumelo. Byla to nekoneena ro.da vYrokti, lode by kaZde slovo bylo jiste u soudu definovano jako velezrada, a oba by byli obeSeni.

"Mai' pan muss bejt z toho blbei," prohlasil Svejk, "von nikdy nebyl chytrej j , ale tahle vojna ho jiste dorazi."

"Je blbej," s ureitosti prohlasil vojak z kasaren, "blbej j ako poleno. Von snarl ani nevi, Ce je vojna. Muze bejt, Ce se mu to stycleli fiat. Jestli je podepsanej na tom manifesto k tem naro china jeho, talc je to zloclejna. To dali do tisku bez jeho vedomi, von uZ ne/nide vtibec na nic myslet."

"Von je hotovej", znaleeky dopinil gvejk, "dela pod sebe a museji ho krmit jako malt' dite. PtedeSle vypravoval jeden pan v hospode, Ce ma dye kojnY a Ce kaZdej den trikrat je cisar pan u prsu."

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"Kdyby ua jen to bylo", povzdechl vojak z kasaren, "a narezali nam, aby uC jednou Rakousko melo pokoj."

A oba pokraeovali dale v rozhovoru aC koneehe 8vejk odsoudil Rakousko nadobro slovy: "Takova, blba, monarchic nema ani na svete bejt", k eenau aby jaksi ten vYrok dopinil v praktickem smeru, dodal druhY: "Jak Pri-jdu na frontu, talc se jim zdejchnu."

Kdyk oba potom dale jeSte tlumoeili nazor easkeho eloveka na valku, vojak z kasaren opakoval, co dnes clySal v Praze, ze u Nachoda je slySet dela a rusk car Ce bude co nejdrive v Krakove.

Potom si vypravovali o torn, Ce obili ad nas vozi do Nemecka, nemeeti vojaci le dostavaji cigarety a cokoladu.

Pak si vzpomneli na doby starych valek a 8vejk vane dokazoval, Ce kdy2 hazel kdysi smradlave hrnce do ableZeneho hradu, ae to take nebyl ZadnY Hied bojovat v takovem smradu. eetl, jak jeden head nekde oblehali roky, a nepritel Ce nic jineho nedelal, ne2 Ce se denne s obleZenYmi bavil takovYm zpusobena.

Byl by jiste kaki jests neco zajimaveto a poueneho, kdyby jejich hovor nepteruSil navrat nadporueika Lukage.

Vrhnuv straSnSr, zdrcujici pohled na Svejka, podepsal listiny, a propustiv vojaka, kynul Svejkovi, aby ho nasledoval do pokoje.

061 nadporueika vysilaly straMive blesky. Usednuv na posteli, premYSlel, divaje se na 8vejka, kdy ma zaeit s masakrem.

"Napred mu dam par pies hubu", myslil si nadporuelk, "pak mu rozbiji nos a utrhnu uSi a potom dal uZ se uvidi."

A naproti nemu hledel uprimne a dobrosrdeene na neho par dobrackVch nevinnScch oci 8vejkovjich, ktery odvelil se preruSit ticho pied bouts slovy: "PosluS'ne hlasim, pane obrlajtnant, Ce jste prisel o koeku. Sehala krem na boty a dovalila se chcipnout.

Hodil jsem ji do sklepa, ale do vedlejSiho. Takovou hodnou a hezk'ou an-. gorskou koelcu uz nenajdete."

"Co s nim udelam?" mihlo se hlapana, takovY pitomV vYraz."

A dobrosrdeene, nevinne oei S‘ vejkovy dal zanily mekkosti a nehou, kombinovany'm vrazem naproste didevni rovnovahy, Ce v'Sechno je v pofadku a nic se nestalo, a jestli se nee° stalo, Ce je to take v poradku, Ce se vtibec neco deje.

Nadporuaik Luka g vyskoeil, ale neudarn 8vejka, jak :pilvodno zamYSlel.

Ve stredu, due 20. brezna 1963 Zainaval mu pod loosem peal: a zarval: "Vy jste, Svejku, ukradl psa!"

"PosluSne hlasim, pane obrlajtnant, Ce o Zacinyin takovYm pripade za posledni dobou nevim, a dovoluji si pane obrlajtnant, poznamenat, Ce s Maxem jste sel odpilldne na prochazku, a talc jsem ho nemohl ukradnout. Mile to heed byio napadny, kdyC jste priSel bez psa, Ce se asi muselo neco stat.

Tomu se Mica situace. Ve Spaleny ulici je nejakej braSnal Huila§ a ten nemohl jit se psem na prochazku, aby ho neztratil. Vobyeejne ho nechal v hospode, nebo mu ho nada ukradl, nebo si ho vypiljeil a nevratil..."

"Svejku, dobytku, himlaudon, dilte hubu! Bud' jste takovY rafinovany ni&ma, nebo jste takovY velbloud a blboun nejapnY. Jste samy priklad, ale povidam y arn, se mnou si nehrajte.

Odkud jste privedl toho psa? Jak jste k nemu pri gel? Vite, Ce path na,Sernu panu plukovnikovi, kterY si ho odvedl kdyZ jsme se nahodou potkali? Vite, C e je to ohromna ostuda? Talc reknete pravdu, ukradl jste ho, nebo neukrad1?"

"PosluSne hlasim, pane obrlajtnant, Ce jsem vedel, Ce je ten pes kradenej."

"Svejku, ja vas zastrelim, vy hovado, vy dobytku, vy vole, vy hajzie jeden. Jste talc blbej ?"

"Talc, posluSne hlasim, pane obrlajtnant."

A 8vejkovi oci dobracky a neZne se podivaly nadporueikovi do tvare, kterY si sedl a zatipel: "Proe mne bOh tresta s timhle hovadem?"

V tickle rezignaci sacral nadporueik na Cidli a mel pocit, nema folk sily nejen dat 8vejkovi pohlavek, ale dokonce ukroutit si cigaretu, a sam neveal ani, proe posila 8vejka pro noviny "Bohemia" a "Tagblatt", aby si 8vejk preeet1 plukovnikil y inzerat o ukradenem psu.

S rozevrenYmi novinami na inzertni Cacti vratil s e 8vejk. Celt' zaril radosti a hlasil: "Je to tam, pane obrlajtnant, talc yam pane popisuje pan obrSt toho ukradenyho psa stajoveho pinee, jedna radost, a jeSte, -clava odmenu 100 korun, kdo mu ho privede.

To je moc sluSna vodmena. Vobyeejne se clava vodmena 50 korun. Nejakej Boletech z Kosir, to se tak Civil.

Ukradl vklycky psa, pak hledal v inzeratech, kdo se zabeh, a fined. tam Jednou ukradl peknSrha eernYho spice, a ponevadZ se majitel nehlasil v inzeratech, zkusil to a dal si inzerat sam. Proinzeroval celou petku, aC koneene se j eden pan prihlasil, Ce je to pes jeho, Ce se mu ztratil a Ce myslel

Ve stfedu, due 20, biezna 1963 Ze by to bylo mune hledat ho. Ze 112 neveri na poctivost lidi. Ted' ale, Ze vidi, jak piece se najdou jests poctivi di, coZ ho naramne teSi. Je prej zasacine proto odmeriovat poctivost, ale na painatku, Ze mu daruje svou kniZku o pestoveni kvetin i v zahradce. Milej Boletech vzal toho , 'CernYho spice za zadni nohy a otlouk ho tomu panovi vu a vod tYr doby se zatek, Ze nebude inzerovat. RadSi psa proda do psince, kdy se o neho nikdo v inzeratech nechce hlasit."

Jdete lekt, 8vejku", porueil nadporueik, "vy jste s to blbnout aZ do rano." 8el teZ spat a v noci se mu zdalo o 8vejkovi, Ze Svejk ukradl take kone naslednikovi trunu, ptivedi mu ho a naslednik trimu, ze toho kone pti hlidce poznai, kdy on, neSt'astny nadporueik LukaS, na nem jel pied svou rotou.

Reno bylo nadporueikovi jako po prohYtene noel, ve ktere mu napoihlaykovali. Neobyeejne teZke jaikasi mtra ho pronesledovala. Usnul jests k ranu, vysilenyr stragnY7m snem, a probudil se klepanim na dveie, ye kterych se objevila dobracke 8vejkova hlaya s otazkou, kdy ma pana nadporueika vzbudit.

Nadporueik zastenal v posteli: "Ven, idobytku, to je neco strahieho."

KdyZ pak byl uz vzhfiru a Svejk mu ptines1 snidani, byl nadporuelk kvapen novou otezkou 8 yejka: "PosluAne hlasim, pane nadporueiku, nepial byste si, abych yam zaopattil nejakeho pejska?"

"Vite, Svejku, le bych mel chut' poslat vas pied yojenskY soud", s po yzdechem tekl nadporuelk, "ale oni by vas osyobodili, nebot' neco tak kolosalne pitomeho nevideli ve s yem 2ivote. Podivejte se na sebe do zrcadla. Neni yam 4iatne nad vagim blbYm vyrrazern? Vy jste nejpitomei gi Melo, ptirody, kterou jsem kdy videl. Nu, feknete pravdu, Svejku, libite se sem sobs?"

"Posligne hlasim, pane obrlajtnant, se nelibim, jsem v tom zrcadle nejakej giktej nebo co. Vono to neni brouS'enYr zrcadlo. To jednou mell u 6ifiana Stanka vypuklyi zrcadlo, a kdyZ' se nekdo na sebe podival, tak se mu chtelo vrhnout. Rube takhle, hlaya jako dies na pomeje, bticho jako u napiteho kanovnika, zkratka figura. kolem pan mistodr'Zitel, podival : se na sebe a hued to zrcadlo museli sundat," Nadporueik se obratil, vzdychl a uznal za vhodne misto se S" vejkern obirat se radeji s bilou kayou.

Svejk Aukal jiZ v kuchyni a nadporaik Lukas slykl zpev "vejkfiv:

V2S TNIK -- WEST, TEXAS

"Magiruje Grenevil PraSnou branou na Spacir, Savle se mu blejskaji, hezkyr holky plakaji ..."

Potom del z kuchyne ozYval se zpev: "My vojaci, my jsme pani, nas milujou holky samy, fasujeme penize, mame se vSude ciolote ..."

"Ty se maS jiste dobte, holomku," pomyslil si nadporueik a odplivl si.

Ve dvetich se objevila tvat Svejkova: "PosluSne hlasim, pane nadporueiku, Ze jsou tady pro vas z kaseren, mate j it okanilite k panii plukovnikovi, je tady ordonanc."

A dilverne dodal: "Snarl to bude tomu pejskovi."

"112 jsem kekl nadporueik, kcly2 se mu ordonanc v piedsini chtel hlasit.

Rekl to stisnenym hlasem a odchazel, vrhaje na 8vejka znieujici pohied. o

Nebyl to raport, bylo to neco horSiho. Plukovnik sedel velice zachmutene v kiesle, kdyZ , nadporuelk vstoupil do jeho kancelate.

"Pied &creme leti, pane nedporu6iku," feki plukovnik, "pial jste si bYt pielolen do Budejovic k 91. pluku. Vite, kde jsou Budejovice? Na VItave, ano, na Vltave a vteka tam Ohre nebo neco podbneho. Mesto je velice, abych tak tekl, ptivetive, ale jestli se nemYlim, ma na-bteli. Vite, CO . je to natal.? To j est zed', vystavena nad 'vodou. Ano. Ostatne to sem nepatti. Delaji se tarn manevry."

Phikovnik se zamleel, a divaje se do kalameie, pie gel rychle na, jine tema: "Ten milj pes, se u vas zkazil. Nechce nic Z"rat. Vida, v kalamati je moucha.

To je zvlagtni, Ze i v zime padaji mouchy do kalamafe. To je nenokadek."

"Tak uk" se dedku mizerna vyslov," pomyslil si nadporuelk.

Plukovnik vsal a pke'Ael se nekolikrat po kancelail.

"Dlouho jsem pfemy glel, pane nadporueiku, co vlastne yam udelam, aby se to nemohlo opakovat, a vzpomnel jsem size jste si 0'61 bYt pi-elo Z . en k 91. pluku. Vrchni velitelstvi nedayno nem oznemilo, Ze jest u 91. pluku velkY nedostatek dustojnietva, ponevad.Z to v gechno Srbove pobili. Zarueuji se yam eestnYrm sloven, 'Ze. do -LH dna jste u 91. pluku v ,Budejovicich, kde se formuji mar gbataliony. Nemusite dekoVat. Vojsko pottebuje dilstojniky, kteti..."

A neveda co by kekl, podival se na hodinky a promluvil: "Je pul je-denacte, nejvyMi eas jIti k regirnentsraportu."

Tim byl ptijemny7 rozhovor tikone'en a nadporueikovi se wilco uleheiLo, kdy2 vySel z kancelaiT a gel do g koty jednoroonich dohrovolniktl, kde oznamil, Ze ✓ njebliZSicia cinech jed:e na frontu, a -usporeda pro-to veairek na rozioueenou ✓ Nekezance.

Vrativ se dome, tekl k S' yejkovi vYznanine: "Vite, 8vejku, co jest to marSbataliOn?" "PosluSne hlasim, pane obrlilitnant, Ze mar:SbataliOn je marnat'ak, a marSka Ce jo mar'Skumpaeka. My to valycky zkracujeme."

"Tak vein Svejku," slavnostnim hlasem tekl naciporueik, "oznamuji, pojedete se ninon s mar§banikern, kdyZ mate rad takovou zkreceninu. Ale nemyslete si, Ze na fronts budete vyva(let pod.obne blbosti jako zde. Mate radost?"

"Poslagne hlasim, pane obrlajtnant, Ze mem naramnou radost," odpoyedel dobry yojak Svejk, "to bude neco hernYho, kdy2 voba padneme soolu za eisare pa pa a jeho rodinu .,."

D i l druhY N A FRONTE 1. Svejkovi nehody ye ylaku V jednom kupe Il. ttidy rychliku Praha—Ceske Budejovice, hyli nedporueik Luk&S, naproti ktenemu sedel stark pan, apine holohlavY, a kterY stal skromne u dveiq k chodbe a chystal se prave vyslechnout Lukak, kterY nedbajc ptitomnosti holohlayello civilisty, htimal Sifejkovi do duk po cele trati, kterou projeli, Ze je boil dobytek a podobne.

Ne'Slo o nic jineho neZ" o maliekost, o poeet zavazadel, 'ktere Svejk opatroval.

"Ukradli nam kufr," vytYrkal nad' vejkovi, "to se jen tak rekne, porueik, S holomku!"

"Poslu‘Sne hlasim, pane obrlaitnant," ozval se- the Svejk, "dovopravdy ho ukradli. Na. nedraZi se vldy potlouke moc tako yYch Sizunkil a ja si to pledstavuji tak, Ze jednomu z nich se nepochybne zamlouval vas kufr a ten elovek Ze nepochybne vyu'Zitkoval toho, jak jsem vode gel od zavazaclek abych vam vohlasil, ze s na gima zavazadlama je vkhno v potadkil. Von moch ten .1e•vkchno v potedku. Von moch ten vej pilznivej okaroblk., Po takovYm okamZiku von pasou. Pled drama lety na Severozapadnim nadraM ukra.dii jedne panie"ce ko rel i c hoWkou v kach a. byli tak glechetni ; ze hole:161w, odevzdali na policelnirn komisidstvi nes v ulici Ze prej II neS11 pohozenou v prijezde. Potom uclelaly noviny z ty7 ubohY pani krkavei matku."

P-okraenvani

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VESTNIK— EST, TEXAS

Wednesday, March 20, 1963

VESTNiK

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF SLAVONIC BENEVOLENT ORDER OF THE STATE OF TEXAS FOUNDED 1897

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. O. Box 85, West, Texas.

—HERALD-

Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 With Undeliverable Copies to SUPREME LODGE SPJST, P.O. Box 100, TEMPLE, ` EX

FROM' THE EDITOR'S DESK Sunday, March 10th, we visited both of our Fort Worth lodges, Lodge 92 and 154. We had not been at Lodge 92 in a good many years, and we were glad to renew some acquaintances. We thank Brother .Albert Kubala, president, for giving us the opportunity of addressing those gathered. We wish to thank the entire lodge for their cordial hospitality, their kind remarks about the Vestnik, and the delicious meal that was served us. o Brother Josef Becan of Lodge 92 served as our escort to Lodge 154, where we had also never been. Lodge 154 meets in the Sokol Hall, near the water tower, just off Azle Avenue in North Fort Worth. There Brother Joe and. Sister Milan showed us the premises, and some photographs of activities that took place at various tournaments and meets down through the years. Young Jery Milan was putting himself through the paces on a large trampoline, which impressed us very much. His lovely wife is equally agile and capable. The meeting at 154 was nearing an end, and it was reported that plans are about complete for hosting the District III meeting at their lodge on March 24th.

• Speaking of the District HI Meeting, enough has been said about it; Brother Mazanee has outlined in considerable detail what the program schedule will consist of. Announcements about the meeting have appeared in the Vestnik for some time. Nothing remains but for as man y c)fi us to attend as possible.

We'll see you there.

One week after the I_TT meeting,District II will be holding their meeting, with Lodge 29, in Ta ylor acting as host. We plan to be there. Let's turn out for this meeting, and make it a successful one.

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Peace was the first thing the Angels sang. Peace is the mark of the sons of God. Peace is the nurse of love. Peace is the mother of unity. Peace is the rest of blessed souls. Peace is the dwelling place for eternity.

— Leo the Great laKE....MM

If the weather cooperates, work in the yards and gardens should pick up considerably. We hope that Brother Otto Hanus's articles on this activity are beneficial. Look for the first of these in this issue. Our thanks to Brother Harms for taking the time to submit these informative and professional articles.

fiegSraggEMIVM

The days come and go like muffled and veiled figures sent from a distant friendly party; but they say nothing, and if we do not use the gifts they bring, they carry them as silently away.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson 4.34:4414 Z.7"

We've received a number of nice comments about the nice array of pictuires appearing in the last, issue.

Frankly, we were proud of it, too. We'd like to be able to include as many pictures in every issue, and with all readers' coo=peration, this would be possible. Keep in mind that we made a special appeal to those who may, know of some youngster, deserving of recognition, who needs to be spotlighted in the Vestnik. Send us a bold-faced 2x3 picture, accompanied with some pertinent data, and we'll take care of it.

The letters sent recently by James Janousek are a good example of what we have in mind, except that you don't have to be attending college to appear on the pages of the Vestnik. Incidentally, James' letter appears in this issue in the Czech section.

• o Once again, our congratulations to Engelke and Larry Peter, of Lodges 63 and 84 respectively, for be winces in the state Merit Record Book and Merit Point System contests.

This was a fine achievement! To those of you who didn't win, keep your chins Up, and keep trying; that's the only way you'll reach the top spot.

Our garden has been launched with the planting of potatoes, onions and garlic. The West area needs rain badly.

Surrounding areas have received appreciable amounts, but somehow we haven't been so blessed. The sad alternative this spring: a high water bill.

It has been suggested that, our articles on ancient Czech history, and the current series on the life and activities of Thomas Masaryk, appear also in English for our younger folks.

This will take a good deal of research, but we hope to meet the challenge in the not too distant future, There is a wealth of information available; the problem is condensing' it somewhat to facilitate easier reading. We'll work on it.

• • With this issue, the Vestnik ass,ines its "New look." We trust it will make easier reading, and that the new style pleases our readers. Let us hear from you.

• During the past few days, we received three changes of address from readers of the Vestnik. We have absolutely nothing to do with readers' addresses here in West. As has been the practice for many years, all address changes are handled by the Supreme Lodge, Box 100, Temple, Texas.

We are ready to resume the series of Czech lessons. They will start in next week's issue. We encourage young and old to watch for them, study them, use them, and clip and save them.

Wednesday, March 20, 1963 We are greatly indebted to Dr. Joe Malik of the University of Arizona for advice and assistance in helping us launch this series. We hope it will be a helpful project.

• • Sincerity is the highest compliment you can pay.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson )0 )

Looking in the Mirror' (Following is the text of an address made by A. W. Franklin, Secretary of the United Commercial Travelers of America, Columbus, Ohio, at the recent Indiana Fraternal Congress).

The proper approach to any problem is first to define it, if possible, and then explore all avenues available in finding the solution.

We are gathered here toddy, as a group of fraternalists, willing and anxious to exchange ideas, and perhaps listen to recommendations that will benefit our system. Our attention will be called to the splendid records obtained by some of our outstanding societies, but I am afraid a very few will actually give you the secret of their success.

Let me say in the beginning that the writer of this paper has no intention of telling you how to operate your business. As the title indicates, however, I hope to touch on certain facts that should provoke food for thought.

Let's take a good look at ourselves as we actually exist today, not what we were intended to be fifty years ago.

Try to apply the things we say to your own society. If they fit nicely, all well and good. If they don't, perhaps you can take the necessary steps to put your house in order.

Mr. Webster defines a fraternal organization as: "A body of men associated for their common interest to promote the friendship and welfare of their members."

I am proud to say the organization I represent is a fraternal organization and has existed for only one purpose — to serve its members. For nearly seventy-five years this has remained one of the cardinal principles.

Yes, we are proud of the fact that for the past twenty-seven consecutive years we have enjoyed nothing but prosperity; namely, a nice increase in members and net assets. At this point I hope you will pardon the personal reference, but I want you to know that in spite of our healthy condition we also have problems to face in the future.

VESTNIK— WEST, TEXAS Today we are living in an everchanging world; consequently, some of the methods used successfully in the past are no longer feasible. Witness the fact that once upon a time the Model T Ford was a practical and most economical automobile. For about twenty years it served us well, or until our highways became better and our desires became stronger to cover more miles in a shorter time The result was obvious. Mr. Ford realizing the trend, came out with his gear-shift Model A, in spite of the fact he was still enjoying the number one spot in the industry.

Chances are that most of our fraternal societies have been successful in building both, membership and finances.. However, in our ambition to grow "bigger," have we kept the pace by also growing "better"?

Have we been guilty of placing too mach emphasis on "insurance" and by so doing, lost some of the advantages of true fraternity? Have we neglected the importance of promoting interest, friendship and welfare of our members?

When I Was a lad and had started my career as a salesman, I soon learned that it would be advantageous to become a member of my organization.

Why? Because the "tradesmen" in those days were familiar with the fact that any man wearing our button had to qualify by "being on the road for at least one year representing a wholesale or manufacturing concern selling goods for resale." Consequently, I counted the days until I was permitted to file my application. I joined a fraternity of salesmen.

Once that button was fastened to my lapel, I gained confidence in my work and became happy and proud of my profession. Seeing the same button on another man. I immediately knew we had a common interest. If I attended a council meeting, I knew I would profit by the experiences of older members who were more than willing to give me their advice and counsel. Last, but not least, if I met another salesman -- not a member of the order — I did not hesitate to offer him the advantages of belonging to our great organization.

May I point out that "insurance" was always in the background in those days. It was something the members received along with other services, such as finding a new job, securing additional lines to sell, helping a brother

13 in distress, rendering assistance to our widows and orphans, etc.

Basically, Our organization is the same today as it was forty or fifty years ago in that we have our Local, Grand and Supreme Councils, and still operate with the Representative form of government, etc. Thank goodness, we are still recognized in the industry as a fraternal benefit society.

All of the foregoing seems to be on the good side of the ledger, so to speak, but I'm wondering right now how much consideration is being given to to practically every society in this association. Taking another "look in the mirror" we see the apparent lack of intereset in our local meetings. Is your attendance in local meetings woefully small? Is this caused by the order of business we follow? The time and place of our Meetings? The use of an antiquated ritual? Are we still using the "Model T Ford" method of operating our local units?

Questions and more questions — Surely, no one enjoys listening to a presiding offer stumble through the order of business, or ritualistic procedure followed by the secretary readin,g the report of delinquent members.

What then is the answer?

Well, let us take an inventory of the facts — 1. Every person in the room agrees that the contract of insurance offered by his or her society is second to none, and worth every cent it costs.

2. Our home offices are well staffed with experts and suitable equipment to operate efficiently.

3. Practically all of our societies boast of having sufficient reserves, for the most part more than the laws require. Yes, I could name a lot of things in our favor, and common to all.

But, what about identity? What does the public know about us? How many times have you been asked this question, especially when talking to a prospect — "Yes, I believe I have heard about your organization, but what is it?" For example, are the "Woodmen of the World" in the lumber business? and the "Independent Order of Foresters" their competitors in the same business? Does the "Royal League" have anything to do with baseball?

Must you be of royal descent to be a "Royal Neighbor"? No, I am not trying to be facetious, nor am, I casting any reflections on these fine societies. I am only giving you one man's opinion of a common problem and humbly offering a possible solution.

14 In focusing my point, I will venture a guess that most of us have failed to consider the importance of research and planning. For` years and years we have been satisfied with our position being known to the general public "as being one of the several fraternal benefit societies." But, what have we presented in the way of a common interest that will attract our membership in the same manner it did twenty-five or thirty years ago? The only logical.. answer is to find a "universal project"1 that will not only bold our present members, but also attract new ones to our midst.

At one time it took a lot of faith and courage on the part of our leaders to do the. things that needed to be .done to keep our organizations 'going. By the same token, we must analyze the facts before us today and carefully plan OUT future. I believe we can Well afford to study our "Service Clubs" and the things that have- made them successful. (Lions — Kiwanis — Shriners, etc.) Secondly, find a project that you can endorse on a national scale but work with intimately on the local level. As time goes on, your society will not only receive the publicity it deserves, but will likewise gain the all important identity to the general public.

After all, we must realize that we are dealing primarily with two products— people and paper. Obviously, one of the products is an intangible with an actual value of only a few pennies, unless or until the member passes into eternity. The remaining factor is "people," Yes, if we satisfy enough people, our position is secure. To accomplish this purpose, find a project that is general,, ly known to the public, then get be., hind it with every facet of your operation — local through national.

I hesitate to offer anything, specifically, because there are so many worthwhile projects available. Instead, I suggest that you explore all avenues of approach in your own community, then send your findings to your home office for further study, and adoption if deemed advisable.

We of our order are quite happy in the fact that in 1959, at our national convention in Chica go, we adopted as the order's No. One Project — Aid to Retarded Children.

Yes, we haVe been interested in various projects throughout the U. S. and Canada, such as — Safety programs, Girl Ssouts, Boy Scouts, Blood Banks, Little League Baseball, etc., but submit the fact that while all of these

VESTNf — WEST, TEXAS things are good, invariably we found ourselves attaching our tail to someone else's kite, so to speak. In other words, we gained no particular identity as an organization, on a national level.

Our project is still very new so we have a long way to go before , we obtain desired results. However, in the meantime perhaps the most valuable part of this program is the fact that our members have something tangible to work with, and for, as a fraternal society.

If you disregard the fraternal features of your organization, your society will find it difficult to substantiate its position in the eyes of the various insurance departments. On the other hand, if you render a real service to your fellowmen, your future 'will never be in doubt, and you will gain a lot of satisfaction in the final achievement. By foresight and planning for the protection of the, less fortunate, we can meet the challenge we have inherited from our forefathers and founders of our organizations. The opportunity for leadership is unprecedented and our responsibility is too great to be measured in words. Supply something tangible for your members to work with on the local level, and you will also be suppliying the necessary incentive to hold interesting meetings. Naturally, if your local meetings are well attended, your officers will be encouraged to do better work and your society will become better known in your community; and thus make it a lot easier to add new members. Remember, an organization that fails to grow better — ceases to be good.

• In my humble opinion, the meaning of the word "Fraternalism" is — "Doing something for someone else — in which you expect nothing in return."

In conclusion, may I say that it has been a real pleasure and distinct honor to appear on your program. I hope ithat the remarks I have made have at least been thought-provoking. ) 0( PROCLAMATION TO' OUR FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS The following is an excerpt from a proclamation by the American Sokol Organization, directed, in part, to our SPJST. — Ed.) • 4, The Czechoslovak Society of America, Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas, Unity of Czech. Ladies and Men and the Western Bohemian Fraternal Association,

Wednesday, March 20, 1963 The Btenniel Conference of the Executive Board of the American Sokol Organization with the District Representatives held at the national headquarters on December 7, 8 and 9, 1962, unanimously agreed upon the following points concerning even closer cooperation between these , fraternal organizations and Sokol.

Appreciation for each others role in our lives has never been questioned.

Neither has there been a lack of cooperation in the matter of community homes, great national projects, or understanding at the national and district levels.

We thank the Czechoslovak Society of America, Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas, Unity of Czech Ladies & Men and the Western Bohemian Fraternal Association for the great help given the Sokol through these long decades and can assure them that onr gratitude shall be shown in concrete ways in the future as it was in the past.

There is no competition between us.

We are as complementary as any two groups could possibly be. The pioneers wha created both types of organizations' were well aware of this. That feeling, in general, has never left us.

If there were disagreements, they were invariably on the Unit or lodge levels and created by clashes of personalities.

The price for this was and is paid by the entire community. On the other hand, the lack of interest in anything concerning community activities during the last decade can be considered a greater evil than the petty jealousies and animosities of an earlier period.

The old timers at least showed fire and life even though misdirected.

We know that the overwhelming majority of all the members in the fraternal organizations as well as in the Sokol are ' conscious of the value of closer cooperation. This has prompted us to suggest the following program as a breakthrough to a general increased activity and combined drive for membership to insure the future of all of us.

1. Publicize in our periodicals the need for and value to the individual of each others varied services.

2. Point out, as Congressman Pucinski did at the Sokol's Centennial Banquet, America's need for the great cultural heritage of all ethnic backgrounds. This certainly is common property.

3. Stress the fact that this is exactly the work we have been doing in all of our organizations in the past.

Wednesday, March 20, 1963 4. Point out the great benefits bound to be harvested by all in a group of organizations constantly increasing in membership and expanded services.

5. Have a joint slogan or slogans to highlight this unanimity of purpose.

Suggested — "Join the fraternal lodge in your locality, be adequately insured to have peace of mind — join Sokol with your family for better health to enjoy it."

6. There are hundreds of thousands of individuals who know about us, respect the importance of our common efforts but were never asked to join.

A pooling of the efforts of groups in every locality should bring results we hardly dreamed possible. Suggest to these groups the benefits of joint campaigns, joint local affairs, joint cultural projects.

7. Streamline all meetings by the use of Board meetings before the regular meeting . Have very short business sessions followed by social, educational programs with invitations extended to interested outsiders. Again one good program where all participate is better than a halfdozen mediocre ones.

8. Our combined story, combined efforts, combined cultural and educational programs must exert a tremendous influence in every locality. The strength of the appeal could hardly go unheeded.

AMERICAN SOKOL ORGANIZATION Charles M. Prchal, President Blanche J. Cihak, ecretary )O( NEW FILM "Czechoslovakia — Torn Between 'Two Worlds," is the title of the only color film ever made of Czechoslovakia by an American visitor in this communist satellite. It was produced by Mr. Don .Shaw, and is narrated by him.

Packed with up-to-date views and news of life in this communist state, Mr. Shaw's film and the lecture draw you into the scenes for an intimate glimpse into the life of CzechOslovakia's people today.

Jesse Stuart, nationally known author and educator, said about this film, which. Mr. and Md. Shaw made recently in Czechoslovakia: "This film on Czechoslovakia ... how they got it . . . I don't know . , . but they did get it ... hardly anything important is left out . . . I highly recommend it . . should be seen by all students, everywhere . . an excellent lecture film."

We recently received news of this film, and the' information is given here, with the idea of some of our lodges

vESTNIK—WEST,TEXAS or other interested persons, presenting this film as a part of a program.

Sokol Tyrs in Cleveland will present the film on Friday, March 29, and again on March 30th. They will sell student tickets for 50c and adult admissions for $1.25. Your editor does not have any further details on the availability of this film, but we will proceed to find out from Sokol Cleveland, and will pass the information on to our readers. Goods recent films on Czechoslovakia are very scarce, so it may be worthwhile to get this film and show it in our part of the country. — Editor. ) 0( DR. SKRIVANEK ELEVATED TO RANK OF PROFESSOR According to a decision by the Board of Directors, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College, Dr. John M. Skrivanek was promoted to the rank of Professor, effective September 1, 1963.

In making the announcement, Dr. Frank W. R. Hubert, Dean, School of Arts and Sciences, stated: "I am pleased to bring this announcement . . . and congratulate you upon the excellent work which served as the basis for the recommendation."

Dr. Skrivanek is a member of SPJST Lodge No. 39, in Bryan. We add our congratulations, and best wishes for his continuing fine work with A and M. — Editor )0(

Newsbriefs Mrs. Annie Pavelka, 68, died Monday, morning, March 11, at her home in Axtell. Funeral services were held Thursday at the Elk Catholic Church, and burial was in the Pavelka Cemetery near Mart. ♦ • Ernest and Doris Tobola of West are the proud parents of a baby girl, born March 12 in a Waco hospital. She has been named Elisa Kay. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Tobola, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Albin Macik. Ernest is employed by the Cechoslovak Publishing Company. Our congratulations!

• U. S. Postmaster General J. Edward Day recently announced plans to acquire a new post office building in East Bernard. Need for the new building grew out of an interest in more efficient postal service and improved working conditions. Construction is to begin soon.

15 Brother John V, Rompotl, Honorary President of the Western Bohemion Fraternal Association in Cedar Rapids, passed away in a Cedar Rapids hospital on March 1st. He had resigned as active president of that organization on October 1961. He had been president since his election to that post in May 1940. He had been in poor health since a stroke in August, 1961. ,• Laddie Patek, 61, well-known musician of the Patek Orchestra of Shiner, died March 9th in an 'Eagle Lake hospital. Mr. Patch was on his way home with his orchestra, from a dance engagement in Houston, Thursday evening. He became ill in Eagle Lake, where he passed away Saturday morning. Funeral services were held in Shiner Cyrill and Methodius Catholic Church, and burial was in the Shiner Catholic Cemetery.

• • Clifton Dale Mikulenka, 8 months old, died in a Houston hospital on March 10th. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Mikulenka of Houston, formerly of Hallettsville. Burial was in the Catholic Cemetery in Hallettsville.

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Two small Texas towns were victims of twisters (tornadoes) in the last few days. Considerable damage was done at Circleville, on Highway 95, Sunday night, March 10th. Circleville is about 6 miles north of Taylor. Another twister struck part of the business district of Kaufman, about 35 miles southeaset of Dallas. Considerable damage was inflicted there also, with the Ennis highway being blocked for some time by debris strewn across the road. * * Funeral services were, held March 9th in Granger for Miss Annie Kallus, 67, of Bartlett. Burial, was in Holy Cross Cemetery in Granger.

Mrs. Anna Marek, 89, died at her home in Rosenberg March 4th, after a long illness. Burial was in Forest Park in Houston. o Billy Knapek of Bartlett, was recently promoted to Airman Second Class in the USAF. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Knapek of Bartlett, and is stationed at Walker AFB in New Mexico.

Funeral services were held for Mrs. Albin Darilek, 79, in Shiner, after a

VPSTNIK— WEST, TEXAS brief illness at her Shiner home. She MEADOW MOMENTS passed away March 8th. Burial was in (Thursday, March 21st, is the first the Shiner Catholic Cemetery, Born day of Spring. Perhaps the weather Katherina Valenta, in Netolice, Czecho- will cooperate. In tribute to this wonslo yakia, she came to America at the derful time of year, we present this age of 8, little poem) • Bee and blossom, blossom and bee, All over the meadow now I see Mrs. Carrie Macha, 65, passed away Sweet, winged industry. at the Wagner Memorial Hospital in Shiner on March 9th, where she bad Sky and summer, summer and sky. been a patient one day: Services were Here in the rippling grass I lie, held in Shiner, and burial was in tne:; Here with the summertime am I. Shiner Catholic Cemetery.

Lark and robin, robin and lark, Crows aloft on their pinions dark, Mrs. F. E. Buenger, 74, passed away Crickets insistent with each remark.

February 27th at 'her home in the }Ellie Community. Burial was in ODHS Sun and stillness, stillness and sun, Garden of Memories.

Moment weaving one by one 0 A meadow tapestry brightly spun, Mrs. J. J. Macha, 75, of, Seymour —Louise Darcy passed away in a Seymour Hospital )O) March 10th.Sc.:a was the former Louise Windel, formerly of Shiner. Her husband, Joe D./Melia, died in 1957.

LODGE 66, WACO Dear Members and Friends, Leo Gerdes, 81, pasSed away at RenThis is just a brief note to express ger Memorial Hospital in Halletts- my sincere thanks and appreciation to ville on March 7th. Burial was in Koall my friends who visited me or sent erth Cemetery. cards during my recent confinement in Hillcrest Hospital in Waco. I wish especially to thank members of Lodge Mrs. -Gus Russek, 82, widow of for66, and members of the Youth Club. mer state senator Gus Russek, died May God bless you all.

March 6th, at her Schulenburg home.

Louis G. Kazda, Sr. Burial was in the Schulenburg City ) 0 Cemetery. o HVEZDA TEXASU LODGE NO. 47 TEMPLE Mrs. Vincencie ,Samek, 90, of Gaines- Pear Members: ville, passed away on March 6, after an Hvezda Texasu Ledge No. 47 held extended illness. Mrs. .Samek had been their regular meeting March 3, with a member of Lodge Pokrok Gainesville all the lodge officers and quite a few 101 for 45 years. • .members present.

There were important steps taken .John A. Lugo, 87, passed away in in this meeting. First of all, the MemHouston on February 24th. Funeral bers voted to purchase an additional 11/4 acres of land for the lodge. Another services were held in Temple, with burial in Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple. important step was taken: it was de(See Necrology). Brother Lugo had cided that the construction of our new hall will begin soon. This is wonderbeen a member of Lodge 87 in Temple ful news to all our members. Once the for el years. new hall is finished, I'm sure each and every member will be proud of it, and Philip Lindsay,- son of Mr. and Mrs. will become active and participate Charles R. Lindsay of Bartlett, and a in all activities and support our lodge. member of Lodge Komensky No, 20, I'm sure most of you members on Granger, was one of the five new some occasion have been at our lodge members initiated into the National hall lately and have realized that Honor Society at Bartlett High School something has to be done with . the last week. building in order that we keep up 0 what our fathers started for us.

Being one of the officers, I assure Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must you that this is not being done just for the benefit of some, but for the benehave somebody to divide it with.

—Mark Twain fit and convenience of ALL the mem-

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Wednesday, March 20, 1963 hers of today and the members of tomorrow. In taking this important step we need the help of each and everyone of you.

I agree there are a few that hate to see the old building demolished — mostly for sentimental reasons. We all must realize that when a structure is half a century old, something has to be done. Turning the pages of time back forty or fifty years, how many would go back to living in boxed or log 'houses and riding horses and buggies, instead of their modern homes and conveniences of today? Members, let's feel about our :SP,IST home the same way we feel about our own homes. Let's all work at this project together and make a, success of it, instead of standing still in the nineteenth century.

In our last meeting, these members pledged to loan and donate to the Building Fund: Sister Ruby Bolton pledged to loan $50; Bro. Johnnie L. Vanieek pledged to pay the expenses of surveying the land; Bro. Willie Sefcik and Sis. Clara Fle,j1 pledged to pay the expenses of obtaining an abstract.

We are still accepting subscriptions for non-interest loans and donation pledges, and will continue to do so until we have our new hall paid for. If anyone wishes to hel p with either one of the pledges, forward them to me.

Fraternally, Mrs. Ella Haisler, Financial Secretary, Rt. 4, Temple, Texas (Building a new hall is always a tremendous undertaking. You are all to be congratulated. Good Luck! — Ed.) )O) LODGE 29, TAYLOR Dear Members: I wonder if you realize that we have already held three regular meetings in 1963. Did you attend any of them?

Try to attend all meetings as much as possible.

There were only 36 members present at the March meeting. What is wrong?

Tell us. Come help us; we need you Can you make it to our next meeting?

It will be held on the first Sunday in April, the 7th. We set it a week earlier On account of Easter. In this meeting the program for the May Fete will be set up, which will be on the first Sunday in May. Linda Kruse is our Queen, and Mary Lou Coupland is our Princess, There will be an Easter egg bunt for the kiddies that same Sunday.

Wednesday, March 20, 1963 District Two will hold its meeting in our hall on March 31, 1.30 p.m. If you have not attended any of the District Meetings in the past be sure to attend this one and you will be glad yon Hoping to meet you at both of these meetings, I remain, Fraternally yours, A. L. Boudny, Secretary )0 ) LODGE 117, ROBSTOWN Dear Brothers and Sisters: Lodge 117 held its regular meeting Sunday, March 3rd, with President Brother Jaro Rektorik presiding.

The roll call showed that all officers were present.

Our visitors were Mr. Edwin Jurica, Mr. and Mrs. John Knesek and last, but not least, we had a very distingeished visitcr, Brother Kleprlik. We were glad to have him since he helped us with the installation of officers.

We thank him and all the other visitors for coming. We are always happy to have them come and visit with us.

Sister Secretary Peggy Knesek read the minutes of the previous meeting.

They were approved as read.

We have a new member: Kathy Knesek the daughter of our Secretary was accepted.

The books were audited by Sister Betty Jurica and Brothers John Biahuta and Adolph Sijansky, and were found to be in order.

The minutes of the 1st meeting of the first Sunday in November of 1913 were read by Sister Janak. They were very interesting. and were written in Czech, almost 50 years ago.

We decided to have a picnic on the 16th of September to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of our Lodge. We will make further plans in our June meeting.

Also we will have an Easter egg hunt on the 21st of April, that is, the Sunday after Easter, for the children.'So mothers, tell the children; they certainly won't let you forget, even though you may. More on that later, The committees were appointed. On the sick committee are the following: Sister Stella Mrazek, Brothers Rudy Kalenda and Adolph Sijansky; Sisters Betty Jurica.

Gusta Sijansky and Agnes 1-lincir were appointed to serve on the Entertainment Committee.

The food is going to be handled by Sisters Peggy Knesek, Helen (Mrs,.

George) Pavelka and Helen Hrncir.

V ES TN K WEST, TEXAS The financial report was read by Sister Helen Pavelka, and reports by our organizers: Brother Kalenda and Sister Pavelka were made.

We want to thank Brother Kleprlik for the inspiring words and comments he gave us during, the meeting. The meeting adjourned and we had cur social which we always enjoy very much.

Well, the farmers are going full blast 4o get that seed in the ground. Although this area has had only a minimum of rainfall since the first. of the year, plus only about 141/2 inches in 1962. Most farmers hope they have enough moisture to get their crops up, but we need rain badly. Even if the crops come up the present moisture will not last too long.

We have had our share of cold, so now we are hoping for our share of rain.

Fraternally, Your reporter, Mary A. Janak )O) LODGE POKROK NO. 88, HOUSTON Dear Vestnik Readers: The regular monthly lodge meeting was held Friday night, March 8.

The attendance was fair ; due to the flu bug going around. We had a number of new applications and we are glad to have them with us. The door prize went to sister Georgia Zaludek.

That's her second time around, so all you members come; you may be the next winner. Don't forget: we always have a social after the meeting.

The Saturday night dance was well attended with wonderful dance music by that popular Ray Jurecka orchestra of Weimar. We are happy to report that we will have the privilege of dancing to this fine orchestra quite often.

Some of the orchestras scheduled to play for our future dances are: Randy K, Henry Brosch, •il Krenek, Jimmy Brosch, Ray Baca, Rudy Kurtz, Lee Isle, and Johnnie Holub (originally the Emil Bartos orchestra). Watch for our dance dates, which usually are on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. Our first dance after Easter will be April 27, with music by the Randy K. orchestra of Weimar.

We regret to report that due to illness of some members of the cast ; the Czech play "Batoch," originally scheduled for Sunday afternoon, March 24, has been postponed to a later date.

The Dramatic Club will inform you of further details on the designated

'17 time. So watch for the announcement.

The members of the Czech Class are progressing nicely, and it won't be long before some of the members will appear in some of the CzeCh. productions coming up. There is one person we are anxious to see in the Czech play and that is none other than Bobby Dobesh.

Don't forget our Lodge 88 social nights every Thursday.

Fraternally, Evelyn Vornsand )O) TO MEMBERS OF DISTRICT SEVEN Sisters and Brothers: Our contest No. 1 — Queen, King and Duchess Contest — started March 1st and will end April 30th. Please do not forget to give me the names of candidates for this contest. The deadline is March 21st, to qualify, I am proud that some lodges have done so already, and I hope I will receive many more by the time you will 14ead these lines.

In our Local Youth Leaders' meeting held last month in Karnes City, we discussed everything concerning our Youth program for the District Seven meeting which will be held on May 5th at Lodge "Rozkvet Zapadu" No. 107, in Floresville., Our Youth Leaders are asking you, parents, to give them your full support and to let your children be a part of the program. It's planned for them to do so.

Lodge No. 107 in Floresville will take care of the "Cake Walk" at the district meeting, and all proceeds will go to the district youth fund. More later about this and other plans and preparations they are working on to make the day a most successful and enjoyable one for everybody. You will be hearing from them.

When and where our Contest No. 2 (Talent Contest), will be held; and the Queen, King and Buchess' Ball will be announced probably at the district meeting. It was suggested by our Youth Leaders to have our Talent Contest in conjunction with a Youth Activity Day so that more children could participate. At the same time we discussed how much money we could spend in connection with our Youth activities in 1963. Since our District Officers were not there, it will be presented before our district meeting for final decision.

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18 have explained, please just let me know and I'll be glad to do so.

Good luck to all the candidates, and I am looking forward to seeing you in Floresville.

Fraternally, Marcella M. Kleprlik, District VII Youth. Director 202 Schmeltzer Lane, San Antonio 13, Texas )O ) MEMBERS IN DISTRICT THREE Dear Members: In a few days District III will hold its spring meeting at Lodge 154 in Ft. Worth. At that time we are expecting many young people to attend. In addition to the awards that will be made by the district and the state in the point and merit systems to the young people, we will have the lodges introduce their candidates in the KingQueen and Duchess Contest. The coronation of the winners will be held in June. The time and place will be decided at this spring meeting.

Although there may not be time for individual reports of the youth leaders of our district, a procedure we usually follow in the spring meeting, it is hoped that all will be present, since this meeting marks the beginning of planning for Youth Activity Day. Each year we find that changes are made to accommodate our needs and desires for improving the function. We also find that some of the changes that were made the previous year have not functioned as well as was hoped and therefore we begin anew. Since time is a limiting ingredient it is best that all leaders are present in order that we may set a satisfactory date for a special meeting.

Having met with the young people of two lodges thus far this spring I have been delighted with the enthusiasm of the young members and their leaders. They are thoroughly enjoying their lodge activities. One ingredient can make such activity possible in every lodge: That is — encouragement by the adult members.

Where whole families attend the lodge functions youth clubs have good climatic conditions. Their only need is leadership. This of course, calls for a very persevering soul, something that many of the lodges in our district have. In due time I am hopeful that all will have such leadership, for it would be a shame not to use our fine

lodge buildings for the benefit of our children.

Fraternally yours, Wilma Nesuda, SPJST Dist. Three Youth Director )O) REPORT FROM DISTRICT IV Contest No. I is on from March 1st to April 30, and I'm wondering if any of the Lodges of District IV will have any contestants. Let's all get behind this contest this year so we can compete on the state level this year.

It is also time to start working on Contest No. II, so that we can have a big contest at Our District IV meeting this year in Lubbock. Let's have another state winner this year.

Lodge Sam Hcuston 73 Youth received all the prizes in the point system from District IV since there were no other youth clubs organized. Some of the other lodges should organize and give us some competition.

The youth of Lodge 73 hold their meetings the same Sunday as the mother Lodge , They have had various parties, and have always had good attendance, including adults. They have made aprons, pot holders and worked with molding clay. I must say we have two faithful adult leaders, Mrs. Raymond Pavliska and Mrs. Frank Marek, who are doing a wonderful job of keeping the youth interested in working together as well as playing together.

We will also have our Youth Activity Day at our District meeting. We hope to have the plans for the Activity Day published in the Vestnik in the near future. So get busy and make plans to have something to enter. I would like to have some ideas from the other Lodges on what they would like to include in this activity display. It will consist of crafts, paintings, sewing or anything that the youth have made this year. I am still hoping to hear from the other lodges that they have organized a youth club.

District IV Youth Director, Mrs. Ed Haisler (All right, you folks in "home" territory, see what you can do about organizing youth clubs. Good Luck! — Ed.) )0 ) LODGE NO. 6, COTTONWOOD Our last monthly meeting was held March 3. We were glad to have a very good attendance. The meeting was opened with the pledge to the flag by the Youth Club members. The score-

Wednesday, March 20, 1963 tary read the minutes of the previous meeting, which were accepted and approved. There were also three new members accepted in our lodge. They are: Dwight G. Pursche, Phillip R. Pursche, and Linda Ann Atkins.

President John. Krizan urged all members to try to attend the next district meeting, March 24, at Fort Worth Lodge No. 154.

A new princess and duchess were selected to represent Cottonwood Lodge.'

This year the youth clubs have decided to have a king for each Lodge. Johnny Krizan, Jerry Janecka, and Richard Mikeska were nominees. The boys seemed reluctant at first. Richard Mikeska was then selected to be king of the Cottonwood Lodge, and he seemed to he pleased. The youth club selected Jeanette Krizan for duchess. Three members of the youth club were presented with awards for having the most points in the point system contest. They were: Johnny Krizan, first award; Jeanette Krizan, second award; and Dorothy Pavlicek, third award.

There was one member reported sick and in the hospital, Mr, Gus Drews. A get well card was sent to him. We hope he is at home at this time and recovering nicely.

It was decided to have a box supper on March 16. There will also be an Easter egg hunt on April 7. We were happy to have as visitors Mr. Rudolph Zalman, President of the Elk Lodge, and his family; Mr. Otto Hanus, President of Lodge No. 66, Waco, and his wife, and our editor Mr. and Mrs. Nick Morris and children. Also District Youth Leader Mrs , Wilma Nesuda and her husband from Ennis. Each of them went to the microphone and spoke a few' words of kindness and encouragement. Mrs. Lucille Uptmore won the door prize. President John Krizan thanked' the men who helped him with the barbecue. Fred Monthie, Robert Dobecka, George Straten, Henry Lander and Eddie Marek were the helpers-, The meeting adjourned and everyone enjoyed a very delicious barbecue supper.

We enjoyed the singing by the Czech singers and Mr. Nick Morris on the piano.

Mrs. Hilma Macha --- ) 0 ) LODGE 73, SEYMOUR Dear Readers, Lodge Sam Houston No. 73 held its regular meeting March 3rd with a good attendance since the weather was nice and warm for a change.

Mrs. Marie Syptak donated the door

Wednesday, March 20, 1963 prize for the Youth Club which was wen by Jim Tornanek.

We will have our annual Easter dinner at our next meeting, April 7. Each lady is asked to bring a basket with enough food for her family. If you have visitors, bring them, too. We will eat at 12:30.

The youth will have an Easter egg hunt, and each child is to bring their basket with five eggs. There will be prize eggs too, so bring your children.

Please keep in mind April 7th.

Fraternally, Mrs. Ed Haisler )0 ) East Bernard, Lodge No. 28 NOTICE —DISTRICT VI On December 22, 1962, Brother Hejny and the District Youth Directors had a called meeting. The purpose of this meeting was making plans for our youth activities for the year 1963.

Included in our program for 1963 are two contests and I am hereby asking your Lodge to help us sponsor these contests.

Contest No. 1. — Is a Queen, King and Duchess Contest. This will be a contest sponsored by the Lodges and their organizers. Youth Clubs will select the candidates for Queen, or King and Duchess. If a Youth Club is not organized, then the Lodge members will select the candidates. No one candidate may have more than four (4) organizers as sponsors. If the Lodge has more than four organizers, they may select a candidate for each four organizers. Candidates whose sponsors sell the most insurance will represent the Lodge in the District.

Here are the rules for Queen, King and Duchess Contest: 1. Each candidate may select her or his own partner. She or he must be members of the same Lodge.

2. Candidates must be members in good standing at the time of selection.

3. Through 13 years of age for Duchess.

4. 14 to 21 years of age and single for Queen or King during contest and crowning day.

5. Each candidate will assist sponsors in sales contest.

6. Contest begins March 1st, and ends April 30th.

7. The District Youth Directors will help decide the type of dress for the Queen's Coronation.

8. District Youth Directors together with District Officers will set date and

VES TNf K— WEST, TEXAS place of District Queen's and King's Ball.

9. First place winners of District Queen and King Contest will enter the State Contest for the Queen and King of 1963. This will have no bearing on the Miss SPJST who is selected at our convention.

10. The names of all contestants in the Queen and King Contest must be submitted to your District Youth Director by March 21st, to qualify.

Contest No. 2. — This will be a Talent Contest in four age groups, Youth Clubs will select the contestants, if a Youth Club is not organized, then the Lodge members will select the contestants, one contestant in each age group to represent their Lodge in their 'District Contest. The Districts will select one contestant in the age group 14 through 16 and 17 through 21, to represent their District in the State Contest.

1. Contestant must be a member in good standing.

2. Through 9 years and 10 through 13 years of age for Lodge and District Contest.

3. 14 through 16 and 17 through 21 years of age and single for Lodge, District and State Contest.

4. Contestants will compete as individuals only. No groups accepted in the above age group.

5. Contestants will provide own instrument, and/or accompaniment, if one is needed.

Group Talent — Each lodge and District may select a group of two or more members and they will compete against other groups. These groups may be of mixed ages up to 21 years inclusive.

6. No professionals will be accepted in the contest.

7. Local Lodges will select judges in Lodge Contest.

8. District Youth Directors will select judges for District Contest. Vice-President will select judges for State Contest.

9. State Contest and Queen's Ball to be held September 22, place to be announced.

For further information, contact your District Youth Director or write direct to Brother Joe B. Hejny, and we will be happy to oblige.

Fraternally yours, Elsie Brdecka, District 6 Youth Director

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20 CLASS I: Twenty Payment Endowment at age 60, full benefit at age 1 CLASS JE: Endowment at age 18, full benefit at age 1 CLASS K: Ordinary Life, Paid-Up at age 65, full benefits at age 1 CLASS L: Double Indemnity Insurance CLASS M: Retirement at age 65, full benefift at age 1 PAYOR INSURANCE: This Order offers the Payor of premiums on a child's certificate the benefit of Payor insurance, which provides that in case of total disability or death of the Payor, the premiums will automatically be paid. )0 ) ----THE HISTORY OF YOUR ANCESTORS The book "Czech Pioneers of the Southwest," written by Estelle Hudson and Dr. Henry R. Mashek, starts with this remarkable statement: "Texas has been fortunate in attracting liberty-lcving peoples." Then the same book makes another extraordinary assertion: "The approximate figure for total Czech population in Texas in 1932 (the book was written 25 years ago) is between 350,000 and 500,000.

Do you know the history of your grandfather and grandmother? Are there any records where they were born or when they arrived in Texas?

You, no doubt, have your family reunions. You may have your historian.

Would you be willing to loan these valuable family records to compile a book, written in English, about the background of your ancestors?

The undersigned has been quietly gathering the accounts of many Czech families, tracing the old pioneers back to their birthplace in some village in Bohemia or Moravia. But there is much more to be done. The surface has hardly been scratched, although the material had been collected not only here in Texas, but also during my six trips to Czechoslovakia.

This summer, I plan to visit, in the first place, the town of Cermna, in eastern Bohemia, the birthplace of the ancestors of the following Texas families: Leshikar, Shiller, Marek, Dusek, Hejl, Marcak, Coufal, Balcar, Chaloupka, Maresh, junek, Motl, Juren, Barta, Ripple, Haister, and a dozen others.

Near the present city of Gottwaldov (formerly Zlin), there are several vil-. lages, the birthplace of the ancestors of the families of Sebesta, Mikeska, Psencik,, Skrivanek, Kalenda, Holik, Krajca, and Luksa.

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V ESTN±K— WEST, TEXAS Near the city of Vsetin, in the eastern part of Moravia, there are namerous villages from which came the forefathers of these families: Stepan, Chupik, Zemanek, Bliznak, Gavenda, Valcik, Kovar (and sixty other families) from Hostalkova. Hruska Novosad, Bubela, Dobes, from ‘:akunka.

Chernosky, Jancik. Hlavaty, Kosut, Trlica, Fojt, Valouch, from Vsetih.

Near the northeast border of Moravia, not very far from the boundary between Czechoslovakia and Poland, are many towns and villages from which several hundred families immigrated to Texas. The city of Roznov was the birthplace of the Halamicek family, also of Holub, Pustejovsky, Konvicka, Chovanec and Janda. From the city of Frenstat came the ancestors of the families named Hilsher, Klirnicek, Marak, Sugarek, Knezek, Kalich, Muzny, Petr and many others.

The Bucek family came from the village of Dobra, near Frydek.

It is my intention to spend about a month in Czechoslovakia this summer in order to gather as much material, historical and pictorial records, to supplement that which I have already accumulated. And in order to be prepared as much as possible, I am making this public appeal to all those who would be winning to loan be whatever family history they have In addition, if there is anyone who would be interested in making a trip to Czechoslovakia and to visit the birthplace of his forefathers, I will gladly give him all the information he may wish to have. Every year, since 1957, I have accompanied someone born here in Texas to the place of birth of his parents or grandparents.

These have been trips, in a sense almost a pilgrimage, never to be regreted or forgotten by those making them.

Kindly address all letters to: Stephen Valcik P. 0. Box 1828 Houston 1, Texas )0 )

SPIST Bulletin Board IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT Due to technical difficulties the Czech Play "BATOCH" is being indefinitely POSTPONED. Watch the Vestnik for further announcements

SCHEDULE OF SPRING DISTRICT MEETINGS DISTRICT I To be held at Lodge Bedrich Smetana, No. 39, Bryan, Texas; date to be announced later.

DISTRICT II To be held March 31, 1963, at Lodge No. 29, Praha, in Taylor.

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DISTRICT III To be held March 24, 1963, at Lodge No. 154, in Fort Worth.

DISTRICT IV Sometime this fall DISTRICT V To be held April 21, 1963, at Lodge Pokrok No. 88, Houston, Texas. The meeting will convene at 10:00 a.m.

DISTRICT VI To be held April 28, 1963, at Lodge No. 63, Pokro.k Sweet Home, in Firemen's Hall, formerly the SPJST Hall.

The meeting will convene at 1 p.m.

DISTRICT VII To be held May 5th, 1963, at Lodge 107, Flaresville. )0 ) DISTRICT III MEETING Dear Brothers and Sisters: The SPJST District III Meeting will be held at Lodge No. 154 in Fort Worth Sunday, March 24, 1963. We would like to see each Lodge in our District represented, and also would like to urge all our delegates during the last Convention to attend this District meeting. Many important and interesting discussions are held and plans made during these meetings, and, in addition, we know you will enjoy the fraternal' fellowship. So make your plans to attend.

The following is an outline of the activities for Sunday, March 24th: 10:00 a.m. Meeting called to order Presentation of colors Welcome by Lodge No, 154 Roll call of officers 'Roll call by Lodges Introduction of Supreme Lodge Officers and Visitors 12:30 Noon Adjournment for lunch 2:00 p.m. Short entertainment 2:30 p.m. Presentation of 50-Year Awards Reading of Minutes Reading of Correspondence Presentation of bills Reports: Committee Treasurer

Wednesday, March 20, 1963 Youth Director Others Old Business New Business Nominating Committee Report Election of Officers Installation of Officers Placement of next District Meeting Adjournment Do remember the date Sunday, March 24, 1963, at Ft. Worth Lodge No. 154. We hope you will make every effortto attend.

Fraternally yours, E. G. Mazanec, President SPJST District III By: Enima Ceska, Sec'y )O)

pastries, and kids, bring your baskets.

Bring your friends and we'll have lots of fun. Those who can try to come to the District III meeting in Fort Worth.

May God bless you.

Shirley Nemec, Youth Club Vice-Pres. )0 )

oule's Atilt LODGE NO. 54, WEST Dear Readers, I would like the Youth Club members to bring their Easter baskets. We will have an Easter egg hunt and Easter program on April 7, 1963, after the meeting. MotherS, please bring some pastries, and bring your friends.

We will 'have lots of fun.

I would like to announce Bernadette Kocurek as our queen, her escort will be Jimmy Nemec. Our duchess is Shirley Nemec and her escort is Billy Kral. Bernadette is a new member, and her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Kocurek. Bernadette will also be our announcer for the Easter Program.

Bernadette, please bring your parents, brothers and sisters to the meeting so we will get to know you all. Don't forget the meeting on April 7. May God Bless you.

Fraternally, Darlene Kay Nemec )0 ) LODGE NO. 54, WEST Dear Readers, Let's congratulate our new queen of Lodge 54 who is Bernadette Kocurek.

She is a new member of our lodge. Her escort is my brother, Jimmy Nemec. I am duchess and my escort is Billy Kral.

Our next meeting will be held on Palm Sunday, April 7, 1963. We will have a Easter egg hunt and program.

We will try to get Catherine Holy and John Kallus to play their accordions.

Everyone likes the way they play.

They are fine young people. Bring

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KATHY MAREK LODGE 54, WEST Dear Vestnik Readers: I am in the thhd grade and attend Penelope Grammar School. My teacher is Mrs. Millard. My parents are Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Marek of Penelope, Texas, and we all are menbees of Lodge 54, in West. I am eight years old.

I recently won third place in Lodge 54 in the Point System, which really surprised me. I wish to thank Brother Joe B. Hejny for the check for $5 and also my thanks to our. Youth Leader and her assistants of the Youth Club of Lodge 54, I will try lots I-nuclei • this year and I hope all our members do the same.

Our next meeting is Sunday, April 7, 2:00 p.m. See you there.

Fraternally yours, Kathy Marek -)0( LODGE 142, HOUSTON Dear Readers, On March 3, 1963, the Youth Club of Lodge No. 142 had its regular meet-

ing. We elected our queen and duchess, and also decided to have a game of softball with a wiener roast after the game.

Yours truly, Henry G. Linhart, Reporter ) 0( LODGE 142, HOUSTON Dear Readers, On April 7 Lodge Stefanik 142 Youth Club will hold its monthly meeting.

After the meeting we will have a wiener roast and a baseball game. Our team captains are Henry Gene Linhart and Leon Cerny.

At our last monthly meeting we had two birthdays. They were Pammy Melnar and Joe Cieslewitz. Happy Birthday, and many more to come.

At our last meeting we also congratulated our Point System winners.

They were Pammy Melnar, Peggy Taylor, and Nona Cieslewitz. Congratulations!

Also we selected our princesses and duchesses. They are: Groop I — Nona Cieslewitz and Joyce Novak; Group II — Betty Cerny and Pammy Melnar.

Congratulations!

I want to thank everyone for voting for me for princess,and I also want to thank the Youth Club for making it possible for me to win first place in our lodge and District in the Point System.

Until April 7, I remain.

Respectfully yours, Nona Cieslewitz, President, Youth Club ) 0( LODGE 84, DALLAS Dear Readers, Since it is Lent, and the lodge isn't having any dances, we (the teenagers), wanted to do something exciting, and that's exactly what we did. We decided to go on a "scavenger hunt." Our Youth Leader, Mrs. Petr, had it at her house.

When we went "scavenger hunting" we had to get, everything from an old tennis shoe to a crooked straight pin; it was really something to see!

After the bunt was over we all sat down to relax, and had ,delicious goodies. We all had a wonderful time, and I'm sure I am speaking for everyone when I say this.

Fraternally yours, Linda Laza, Secretary, Teenage Club

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Wednesday, March 20, 1963 The satisfaction of witnessing a crippled child walk for the first time, or bring relief to the malaria-ridden occupants of Africa — these are MiraCies; this is the world of medicine."

SANDRA HEJ and DR. JOHN BRYSON SANDRA HEJL WINS HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP Sandra Hejl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Hejl of Academy, was presented a $250 scholarship certificate recently by Dr. John Bryson, Bell County Health Officer.

Miss Hejl received the scholarship following an announcement in Galveston that she had won the Texas Public Health Association's annual essay contest.

Miss Hejl, a senior at Academy High School, won first place over 283 students across the state. She also won the Bell County public health essay contest.

The scholarship fund will be sent to the school of her choice.

Miss Hejl stated that she had not made any plans toward choosing a school.

Miss Hejl's winning essay follows: CAREERS IN HEALTH "The search for health is as old as mankind itself, but today, it has new horizons, undreamed of frontiers. No longer are health officials concerned primarily with the control of epidemic diseases and the purification of foods;

today new tasks, such as safeguarding against radiation hazards, and the reduction of air pollution, have made their debut in our medical world.

It's often said that it takes all kinds of people to make the world go 'round, and the field of health is no exception; without teamwork, all progress and research would become stagnant.

Here no one stands alone — not the scientist, nurse, nor clean-up boy in the hospital kitchen. Regardless of who, you are and how varied your talents may be, your opportunities in health are unlimited. The enormously specialized equipment of the modern hospital, or the elaborate controls of a city watersupply system — each of these draws together its own highly specialized team. No two of these health partnerships are just alike; their strength lies in their differences, in making the most of every skill, then focusing them all on one common goal — "people" — their chance to live healthy, satisfying lives.

Health careers offer compensation beyond material salaries or profits — the privilege of service to others, for no other profession, except the clergy, works so intimately with fellow people.

We erroneously reported in our last issue that Miss Sandra Hejl is the daughter of Clara Hejl, District Two's Youth Director. Sandra's parents are James and Mildred Hejl of Academy.

Her grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Heji of Temple, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Skrabanek of Caldwell . Sandra, to you we offer our apologies, and our thanks to Brother Joe B. Hejny for setting us straight.

Again — congratulations! —Ed. )0 ) LODGE NO. 4, HALLETTSVILLE Dear Readers, Our Youth Club and adult meeting was well attended. Two of our youth members were selected for the queen contest. Shirley Holly will represent our new organizer, Mr. Ervin Holy, and Nancy Stradal will represent Mr. Chas. Holly, Good Luck, girls!

Mrs. Emil Grones, our youth leader, presented the checks from the Supreme Lodge to the winners of the Point System. Miss Ailene Sefcik was the top winner; Miss Carol Ann Nubauer won second, and third went to Miss Shirley Holly.

Our next meeting will be held a week sooner since Easter Sunday falls on the second Sunday. Our next meet ing is on April 7th. We will also have an Easter egg hunt for the children up to 12 years old and games for the older folks. A cake and pie walk will also be held The door prizes went to Mr. Albert Kahanek for the adults, and Shirley Holly won the youth prizes.

So mark April 7th and come see us.

Anthony Grones, 'Youth Club Reporter ) 0( LODGE 88, HOUSTON Dear Readers, The Youth Club of Lodge Pokrok No. 88 has certainly had a great beginning this year! First of all, we elected a new slate of officers under the most able director, Mrs. Tillie Helmkamp.

Our first major event was the "Queen of Hearts" contest of which Marie Vornsand and our Vice-President Charles Kadlecek won first place.

Also, on February 20th three members of our Youth Club participated in the Houston Fat Stock Show Parade,

Wednesday, March 20, 1963 and these people were Connie Rice, Charles Kadlecek, and myself in my mother's convertible. It was such great fun advertising our SPJST Lodge No. 88 that we are looking forward to being in next year's parade, but with more fanfare.

On March 3rd our Youth Club had the great pleasure of attending the Houston Pat Stock Show and Rodeo.

We were escorted by the President of our Lodge, Mr. Tim Kostom. After the' Rodeo the members of our Youth went to the Midway where everyone had loads of fun enjoying the various rides.

At the present time we have great plans for the Queen - King, Duchess Duke contest. In the next issue we hope to inform you of the names of the contestants.

Fraternally yours, Larry Kruse )O( LODGE 107, FLORESVILLE Dear Readers, Lodge 107, Youth Club had its monthly meeting on March 2, 1963. The meeting was called to order by our Vice-President, Kenneth Pelech, because our President was not present.

After attending to old and new business the Vice-President turned the meeting over to our Youth Leaders, Mrs. Billy Pavliska and Mrs. Roy Pelech.

They awarded prizes to the winners of the point system contest. They are: First Prize, $15 to Janice Baumann; Second Prize , $10 to Shirley Hrna Third Przie, $5 to John Michael Pa y -liska.

We also nominated our candidates for District Queen. They were: Janice Baumann, Carol Mench, Bernice Tieken, Patsy Polasek, Ginger Harrell, Linda Hrbacek, Judy Polasek and Shirley Hrna. The candidates for duchess were: Judy Koenig, Claudine Koenig, Joan Pavliska, Jill Pavliska, and Christine Harrell. The girls selected for Princess were Shirley Hrna, and runner-up was Ginger Harrell; for Duchess, Joan Pavliska and runner-up Judith Koenig. We would like to wish them the best of luck.

After the meting was adjourned everyone enjoyed themselves by playing volleyball. Refreshments were served and I would like to thank everyone who brought something. There was a very nice attendance; all of our members were present. Everyone is looking forward to our next meeting.

Fraternally yours, Shirley Hrna, Reporter

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ROSE MARIE MAREK LODGE 54, WEST Dear Members: My name is Rose Marie Marek, and my parents are Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Marek. I am 13 years old and in the 7th grade in the Penelope Grammar School.

I am a member of Lodge 54 Youth Club and also attend the adult meetings.

Sometime ago I was informed by Brother Joe B. Hejny concerning the `Point System. I received first place at our Lodge 54 and was awarded a check for $15. Thank you, Brother Hejny. I was very surprised to have won first place. It was an honor for me.

I wish that more letters were written by our members in the Vestnik, which I love to read.

My thanks also go to our Youth Leader, Frankye Mikeska, and her assistants, Sisters Helen Cepak and Estelle Marek. They put up with us in our meetings and other activities.

See you at our District meeting in Fort Worth, and don't forget our Lodge 54 meeting is April 7. This is a special meeting because as you know, Easter is just a short time away, and we will have an Easter egg hunt the same day.

May God bless you.

Fraternally yours, Rose Marie Marek Secretary, Youth Club

23 LODGE 66, WACO Dear Readers, Just a few lines to let you know that it is not very long until the District III meeting, which will be held on March 24 at Fort Worth. Hope to see all of you there. If you come I know ycu will enjoy the meeting.

As a reminder to the members of Lodge 66, all you young people and young at heart; start getting your summer clothes ready for some outside sports for summer is just around the corner.

Not only is summer coming up for all of us but also summer activities, such as swimming parties, picnics, Queen's Ball, and many other activities that young and old alike will enjoy.

In my next letter to the Vestnik I will report the what, when, and why about our lodge meeting of March 17.

Until then, may God Bless you all, and keep you.

Yours truly, Zephyr Spence )O) LODGE 66, WACO Dear Readers, This past Sunday will have been Lodge No. 66's regular meeting. Our big youth club, which is known as the senior club, will have had a hat contest. The youth club members were to make a hat of their own design and bring them to the meeting where they were to be judged. I shall tell you of the winners when I write next week.

Summer is on the way and boy I will be glad to see it, for summer always brings baseball and volleyball two of my favorite games. My brother plays baseball and I try not to miss a game of his. He will play as a 12-yearold this year; his birthday came too late for him to play as a 13-year-old.

This summer also means the Princess Ball, and my honor to pass the crown on to another girl who has worked hard for this great honor. It has been a great honor to hear the word "queen" put before my name.

I hope and wish the best of luck to all the girls who run for queen.

I still have to go to school, for another 15 or 16 weeks, so I feel I had better study some more.

Yours truly, Queen Jean Spence Lodge No. 66 )O) LODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON Dear Readers, The Youth Club finished the month

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of February with a social. We went to 'the Houston Fat Stock Show and Rodeo. After the show and we looked at some of the stock and then we went to the carnival and rode some of the rides. We were also very lucky to be accompanied by Mrs. Georgia Zaludek and Mr. and Tim Kostom, and hope that they enjoyed it as much as we did.

Our March meeting was held on Friday, March 8. At the meeting new members were introduced and we also talked about our old and new business. Then we discussed our social.

Our social for March was a picnic held at the new Lodge site on Sunday, March 17th at 2:00 p.m. Those who attended had a wonderful time. At the picnic we had a kite contest and a prize was given for the smallest kite, largest kite, and most unusual kite.

After the kite contest there was a game of kite combat.

The next Youth Club meeting will be held on Friday, April 12. 'See you there, Betty Wavra, Routh Club Reporter )0 ) Paul Anka's advice to teen-agers: The teens are the time to get going, advises a young man who started his own career at 15 (Permission has been obtained from the author, his agent, and THIS WEEK Magazine to reprint the following article by Mr. Paul Anka, which appeared in THIS WEEK Magazine February 3, 1963. — Ed.) Singing star and teen-age hero Paul Anka is the world's most precocious self-made millionaire.

At 15 he borrowed $100 from his father, left his native Ottawa, flew to New York and sang a rock 'n' roll ditty called "Dina" to a music publisher.

Since then, "Dina's" total sales have passed 8,500,000.

Now 2.1 he has h written some 200 songs, sung them all over the world, founded his own publishing and recording firms (besides recording for RCA Victor) and branched off into a dozen major non-music enterprises.

Every year since he was 16 he has earned an income over $1 million.

Stand On Your Own Two Feet

By PAUL ANKA with Leslie 'Lieber A funny thing happens to new-born babies nowadays: their birth certifi-

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Wednesday, March 20, 1963

OFFICERS OF LODGE NO. 130 YOUTH CLUB The Youth Club of Lodge 130, Dallas recently elected officers for the year 1963. They are as follows (left to right): Elaine Tupy, Lodge Queen and Reporter; Cindy Sebetka, Treasurer; Kathy Vrla, Secretary; Bobby Porthrasky, President and Larry Janousek, Vice- President. cates seem to carry an automatic 21year-guarantee of freedom from responsibility. This moratorium on making decisions and using time wisely lasts until the twenty-first birthday at which precise moment children are supposed, by some magic means, to stand solidly on two feet which had previously served to propel them over the dance floor in the Twist and the Mashed Potato.

I say there's something cockeyed about the whole calendar of success nowadays. We start living too late.

I believe that a man should be a success by 30. In other words, John F. Kennedy is not too young to be President; he is almost too old.

I think most teen-agers are allowing the best years of their lives to become a tragic waste of time.

At 15 I had a burning desire to write the finest songs this side of Rogers and Hammerstein and to become a kingpin in show business. Your ambition may be to be a great biochemist, space scientist, newspaper editor, business executive — whatever it is, set your sights on. it early. Plan your school and activities program with it in mind.

We know that there have never been an outstanding athlete, no champion of Olympic caliber, who started toeing

the mark and adjusting to the starting gun after the age of 20. We recognize that athletic achievement is based on a rigid pre-20 regimen of tireless training and practice. And yet -in the much greater race of life -parents let their kids loaf along without making any decisions or facing up to a single responsibility. Teen-age years should be practice time for the big after-college showdown.

Success —, or self-satisfaction?

I guess it'll sound funny coining from, a singer you've always associated with sentimental teen-age songs — but I happen to think that kids have things a little too easy for their own good and for their chances of success.

Boys and girls who are perfectly happy with themselves enjoy life, art, books, and music. But the likelihood of the completely self-satisfied kid having the drive to actually write a book, paint a picture, or set the business world on fire is pretty slim.

It's dissatisfaction with yourself and your lot that spurs achievement.

I don't mean that a teen-ager has to. starve or live in a garret. We all have plenty of problems during those years -- even if they're seemingly minor catastrophies. What's .important is that kids learn from having to grapple with a problem — that they find out

Wednesday, March 20, 1963 that life is more real and earnest—and more full of opportunity — than a string of parties and basketball games.

As a kid of 15 I had two problems which, I think, fed my zeal to excel.

First — I was only about 5'1" high. (I have now sprouted to a statuesque fullbloom of 5'6"). Being undersized filled me with ambition to make my voice heard and made me impatient with parties where I seemed, always to be dancing on a level with girls' Adam's apples.

A lesson from a killer The second blow — one I have never mentioned in print before — is a bout I had as a kid with TB. Tuberculosis to me had never meant anything but a stamp one licked at Christmas time.

Now I had it. That brush with deadly disease made me even more serious than I had been. It gave inc time for the kind of reading, personal stocktaking, and direction-finding which made me realize that the years, the clays and minutes are too precious to waste — that teen-agers should steer their destinies long before they reach 21.

If I'm a success it's because I was prepared for success. Nothing about this business scared me. Once, in a misguided moment, I dashed of a tune called "Put Your Head on My Shoulder," which sold two million records. Now that I'm older I'd like to sing another tune entitled, "Stand On Your Own Two Feet." The lyrics would harp on three vital words: Start Living Earlier. (Editor's note: Come to think of it, that "Stand On Your Own Two Feet" sounds like a good song. We'll get Paul to do it!) — Copyright 1962 by the United Newspapers Magazine Corporation. Reprinted from THIS WEEK Magazine.

—• ) 0( LODGE 54, WEST Dear Readers, My name is Bernadette Kocurek, and I just recently became a. member of Lodge No. 54, West. I am very happy because I was chosen to be their princess. My escort is Jimmy Nemec, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vince Nemec. He is sixteen years of -age and he goes to West High School. I am fourteen years of age and I go to St. Mary's School.

My favorite subjects in school are English and Literature. My favorite sport is basketball. I have two brothers: Robert, fifteen, and Marvin, eight, and two sisters: Patricia, eleven, and Janet, four. My parents are Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Kocurek. My father is em-

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BERNADETTE KOCUREK ployed at the General Tire and Rubber Plant in Waco. I am very happy I was chosen princess, and I will do my best to represent our lodge.

Thank you very much.

Your new princess, Bernadette Kocurek ) 0(

RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY' We, the undersigned Resolution Committee of Lodge Hvezda Svobody No. 87, SPJST, Temple, Texas, on behalf cf our members, wish to express our deepest sympathy to the bereaved children, and other members of his family, and friends of our departed brother, JOHN A. LUGO who passed away at Houston, Texas, on February 24, 1963, at the age of 87 years.

Funeral services were held on February 26, 1963, at Pace Funeral Home with Rev. John Baletka, of Temple Brethren Church officiating. Burial was in Hillcrest Cemetery, Temple.

Brother Lugo had been a member of our Lodge for 61 years, a resident of Temple for many years, and a native of Austin County having moved to Bell County as a child. He was loved and respected by all of his lodge brothers

25 and sisters and many other friends.

He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Vallie Oe.ding of Houston and Mrs. E. V. Maresh of Temple, a son, John J. Lugo of Houston, and several grandchildren.

May our deceased brother rest in eternal peace.

H. H. Hejl J. J. Kurtin Stanley Kacir ) 0( RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY We, the undersigned committee of Lodge 6, Cottonwood, in behalf of our members, wish to express our sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed brother, JOHN FRANK BESEDA, who passed away as a result of a pickup truck accident about midnight Thursday, March 7, 1963. He had lived in Abbott all of his life. He was an Abbott ginner an.d farmer. He also was a World War II Veteran and sergeant-at-arms of Hillsboro American Legion Post.

He is survived by his wife, Martha, three daughters, Betty Beseda, Nancy Beseda and Mary Ann Beseda of Abbott; his mother, Mrs. Sophie Beseda of Abbott; his grandmother, Mrs. Joe Makovy of West; two brothers, Joe Beseda of Morton and Henry Beseda of Penelope; one sister, Mrs. Victor Pavlas Jr., of Abbott.

Funeral services for Brother Beseda were held Saturday, March 9, at Abbott Catholic Church at 10 am., Rev. W. Pec)aal officiating, Burial was in Fatima Cemetery at Abbott. May our departed brother rest in peace.

Resolution Committee, Mrs. Lydia Dobecka, Mrs. La Verne Mikeska Mrs. Valeria Helona. )O) RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY We, the undersigned Resolution Committee of Lodge Ennis No. 25 do hereby, in behalf of all the members of our Lodge, wish to express our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family on the passing away of their mother and grandmother, and our Lodge sister ANNA KRUTILEK Sister Krutilek passed away on March 3rd, 1963, in a Longview Rest Home after an extended illness. She is survived by two sons, George of Wisconsin, Bob of Longview; one daughter, Miss Helen Krutilek of Dallas, also one sister, Mrs. Merlick of Chicago.

Sister Krutilek was a good and faithful member of our Lodge for forty-

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eight years, and always mindful of her duties. Services were held at Crane Funeral Honie, followed by burial in Calvary Hill Cemetery in Dallas. May she rest in peace.

George J. Trojacek, Alphonse F. Gurecky, L. J. Kudrna, Resolution Committee.

Yards and Gardens

By Otto I/anus IT IS NOT TO'O LATE . . to start a small spring garden, either in a corner of your back yard , or if you are fortunate enough to have a regular garden spot, to raise some choice vegetables. Any soil that will grow weeds will also grow a good garden and flowers. First rid the spot of all debris such as rocks, bottles, etc. If the spot has weeds on it, you can use your rotary lawn mower to pulverize all the weeds before tilling your soil.

In almost every community someone does commercial rototilling and this is the best method of soil preparation because it thoroughly pulverizes and stirs up the soil. The next best method is the old-fashioned spading fork, while on larger pieces of soil a turning plow wil do the trick fairly well. A turning plow only turns the soil upside down so it has to be well harrowed to make it loose for planting.

• Before rototilling, spading, or plowing, a wheel barrow load of well rotted barn yard manure may be spread over a space of 10 by 10 feet, if this is not available 3 lbs. of any well-balanced commercial fertilizer may be spread and thoroughly worked into the soil.

By balanced fertilizer we mean a formula of 10-5-5 or 5-10-5. There are several gcod brands available at almost every super market, but a greater variety may be found in any good garden store. In a later article we will tell you more about fertilizer and how it works.

When you have your soil well prepared the next thing is the planting of the items you will want to grow. First, bed up your soil into rows, make your plan on what you will plant in your garden and follow the plan through as the season advances. During the month of March you can plant Irish potatoes, English peas, beets, lettuce, mustard, spinach, radishes, onions and many others that are fairly frost-resistant.

If you are an old gardener you al-

ready have most of these growing by now. In our garden our English peas are now 6 inches high; beets are up, onions are growing, potatoes are planted, and we are going to plant corn, green beans and wax beans next week.

They may get nipped off by a late frost but this is a chance we take, and if we have to replant again the cost is only for more seed, but if no frost results then we are ahead with an early garden.

Later we plan to set out our tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, okra and peppers. Many of these can be had from commercial plant growers and set into your garden already growing. The old gardeners have the plants growing in boxes ready for transplanting into their permanent places in the garden. Such started commercial plants are usually available at a reasonable Price.

The kind of vegetables you will grow will depend on what your family likes, and most any favorite vegetable can be grown in your garden. The joy and pride of growing your own is worth any effort to place your own homegrown, dew-fresh vegetables on your table.

Much has been said about growing your own or buying what you need and I would like to point out a few types of vegetables that are very easy to grow and return big dividends. First, we have okra, something that nearly every family loves: a packet of seed and 75 feet of row will produce enough okra for a family of five from June until frost. A halfdozen sweet pepper plants will give you the same results.

A dozen tomato plants, well watered throughout the summer, will give you choice tomatoes every day from May until frost. Carrots planted this spring, if left in the ground, can be harvested all winter into next spring if watered occasionally and they will be sweet and full of vitamins. Eeven a small garden can be made profitable if cared for.

In later articles we will take up other phases of gardening and lawn care, and should you have a problem of any kind in raising your vegetables, flowers or shrubs, direct your questions to the Vestnik and they will be answered to help you solve your problems. )0( He who said "Only time will tell," must have been a bachelor, Some people have lots of money but lots of others are rich.

Wednesday, March 20, 1963

A Week For Wildlife March 17 through 23 has been designated National Wildlife Week by the National Wildlife Federation. Since wildlife plays such an important role in the lives of all citizens, setting aside at least one week out of each year to salute this valuable natural resource is the least we can do. However, it can be said that most Texans in some way do something for wildlife just about every week. For this reason, we can say with pride that every week is wildlife week in Texas, Yet this week set aside for special emphasis reminds us that much work is still needed. observance is "Chemical Pesticides are POISON — Handle with Care." It is a widely known fact that many of the pesticides now used by people in many areas of living contain lethal poisons.

We should be deeply concerned about the use of these poisons, not only for the safety of wildlife, but for our own well being.

Pesticides are just one of many dangers that haunt our wildlife resources each year. Many dangers are created by man as he searches for means and methods of expanding and improving his livelihood. But, it is man's responsibility to consider always the effects of his actions on the welfare of the wild creatures about him. The animals of the woods and the fish swimming about in our water no longer can safely exist without the assistance of people.

Because of the fantastic increase of human pdpulation, the pressure on wildlife resources has grown tremendously. As the interests of man reach out into the areas where wildlife once roamed freely and undisturbed, man must reach out with an understanding mind and helping hand toward the same wildlife species as they are pushed back into the corners of existence.

Because we have been given dominion over the resources of the earth, it's necessary for us to make every week wildlife week.

Nevertheless, since March 17-23 is a national observance, every Texan can

Wednesday, March 20, 1963 let it be an Extra Special Week for Wildlife. If you have never taken time to place the wild, outdoor treasures in proper perspective with other areas of your life, do it during this week.

There's no better time to admit the great need for the wild things about us, than in the spring when the outdoor theatre opens in full color, with sounds, fragrance, performers all gay and busy, and miracles of nature causing us to feel like human beings.

Howard D. Dodgen Executive Secretary Game & Fish Commission )O)

For The Housewife APRIL PLENTIFULS SUGGEST EATING "HIGH ON HOG" April will be a good time to eat "high on the hog," both literally and figuratively.

Texas consumers also may well choose the better cuts of beef, because both pork and beef are on the nine-item April list of plentiful foods, reports the Texas Agricultural Extension Service.

The list features pork and carrots, as April supplies of each promise to run far above usual trade needs.

Beef rates a spot on the list for the first time in 1 1/2 years. Prices on both pork and beef are noticeably lower than last winter.

Also plentiful are milk, eggs. potatoes, peanuts and all peanut products, including peanut butter, canned freestone peaches and canned ripe olives.

The monthly list is prepared by the Agricultural Marketing Service, a part of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with producers, processors and the food trade, When supplies of any food exceed expected demand, it is eligible for official listing as a plentiful.

Distributors and retail 'grocers cooperate in the Plentiful Foods Program by providing special promotions, including lower prices on many items.

V tST K — WEST, TEXAS ' Extension home economists suggest that consumers will find it to their advantage to serve plentifuls often, as foods in abundance usually provide economy, ready availability and wide Choice in quality.

------ )0 ) LENT: OLIVE FISH SUPPER Meaty ripe olives and bite-sized pieces of cooked fish are stirred into a carefully seasoned sauce for this Olive Fish Supper. It makes a delicious and hearty main dish served over 'hot baked potatoes.

Olive Fish Supper 1/2 cup ripe olives 1 pound fish steaks or fillets 3 tablespOons butter or margarine 4 tablespoons flour 1 1/2 cups milk 1 teaspoon salt Black pepper 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon grated onion 2 tablespoons chopped parsley 4 or 5 baked potatoesCut olives from pits into large pieces.

Poach fish in boiling salted water 5 to 10 minutes. Drain. Remove skin and bones, and dice fish.

Melt butter and blend in flour. Add milk and cook and stir until thickened.

Blend irn seasons, onion, parsley, olives and fish; cook until heated thoroughly. Serve on hot baked potatoes cut in halves lengthwise. Serves four to five. )O) PANELS DETERMINE PROOF OF PUDDING The proof of the pudding is still in the eating, say scientists of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

And for this reason, marketing researchers in USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service rely heavily on taste panels to judge how well a food product will be accepted by the public.

After the product has been tested mechanically for tenderness and chemically analyzed for sweetness or acidity, it goes to a group of taste experts who give it the palate tes;,.

Each judge sits in an individual booth with a curtain drawn behind him. In this way he is isolated from the other panelists and from distractions that might influence his judgment.

The light inside the booth is adjusted so the taster can concentrate on taste alone or taste-plus-appearance if this is to be considered. When judging only taste, there is very little light — just enough so the panelist can see

27 what he's doing but not enough to distinguish the color or other features of the food.

The food is prepared in a special kitchen where its quality is carefully controlled, sliding panels above the kitchen counter open into the test booths. Samples are placed in small paper cups and passed on a tray to the judges in the booths.

Each judge tastes and rates the item.

The combined opinions of the several judges on the panel then determines whether the food is "okay" for taste.

Test panels have been used by marketing researchers to evaluate the color and flavor of tomato juice, strawberries, peaches, peanut butter, sweet potatoes and apple juice, and the tenderness of greeri, beans and sweet corn.

Extensive tests have also measured the sweetness of apples at different stages of ripeness. )0 ) EUROPEAN WOMEN LIST BEST HUSBANDLY TRAITS Marguerite Traxel, a 53-year-old marriage counselor, is advising women clients to tell their husbands what qualities they expect.

"If your husband knew what you expect from him, perhaps he would act better," she said.

She encourages women to make such lists, and reports that these are the favorite husbandly qualities of European women: • L Honesty. He should be frank and open, tell the truth and act fairly with everybody.

2. Tenderness. He should be thoughtful of wife and family, express his love, and be full of little attentions.

3. Und.erkanding, He should appreciate and love the feminine sex, but he should not be a Don Juan.

4. Courage and strength, both physically and morally. His business should not be able to break him down, take all his attention, or blow him up to vain proportions.

5. Humor. He should be gay and charming, with a lightness and imagination that forestalls family arguments.

6. Beauty. He should demand beauty in his wife, and set high standards of neatness, cleanliness and handsome appearance for himself.

7. Responsibility. He is the captain of the family ship, and should steer it smoothly through the storms of life with strong love, not tyranny.

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a man and wife are both of retirement

Requiring the defendant parent of

surance. Where there are three or more beneficiaries in one worker's family, it is possible for him to earn as much as $4,000 and receive some family payments for the same year."

After age 72, there is no retirement test. Mr. Bracken believes that there are many workers in this District between age 62 and 72 who would apply for the benefits to avoid any possible loss. Claims may be filed with your Social Security Administration office.

Even when annual earnings are too high to permit any payments, benefits are payable for any month in which a beneficiary does not work in his own business or earn wages of more than $100.

— U.S. Dept. of HEW ) 0( PROPOSED CHANGES IN TEXAS MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE LAWS An interim legislative study committee recommended that Texas' divorce laws be changed to prhibit a person from remarrying for six months after a divorce.

The suggested change would not apply to a person who bas been granted a divorce and then remarries the same person.

The recommendation was one of 14 included in the committee on divorces report and one of three asked by Governor Connally in his Jan. 16 speech to a joint session of the Legislature.

The other changes suggested by both Connally and the committee were the prohibiting of future common law marriages and stronger requirements for child support.

Several bills are before the Legislature which seek to put into effect some of the recommended changes.

The committee's report noted that Texas has the fifth highest divorce rate in the nation and is second in the number of divorces granted in the nation.

"Various changes in the state law are not only needed but are necessary if this problem is to be met," the report said.

Other recommendations included: Creation of conciliation courts in metropolitan counties or, standardizing the jurisdiction and procedure of the state's domestic relations courts, giving them district court stature.

Creation of agencies similar to the county child welfare board.

Requiring an attorney be appointed to represent children in divorce cases.

ed for financial ability to make support payments.

Requiring support payments to be paid to the district clerk of the court rendering the support judgement.

Requiring a 90-day waiting period after a divorce suit is filed before any trial may be Allowing visitation privileges by parents not having custody of children.

Requiring a five-day waiting period after issuance ef a marriage license before the marriage ceremony.

Making mandatory preparatory marriage courses in secondary schools.

Establishment of a central registration system of all divorces granted in Texas.

The committee, created by the last Legislature to study the state's divorce laws, conducted public hearings in Austin Aug. 18, and Houston Sept. 21. )0 ) — COLD HURTS DEER POPULATION Whether or not there will be a deer die-off in certain overpopulated sections of South Texas before , spring is a question that keeps recurring to biologists working on deer management in this section of Texas.

They keep remembering the past. The deer herds built up steadily in this area until the population leveled off in 1955.

A severe drouth held the land in its grip that year and range8 were in Poor' condition. A terrible winter killed off many deer before the warm days of spring brought relief. Thi5 was the inevitable work of nature balancing the herds with the available-food supply.

Deer populations again have increased steadily in some counties and now they are leveling off at what biologists consider peak populations. Continued cold weather, which retards the ..surenting of new grass and leaves, could terminate in an extended wet freezing spell and kill thousands of deer.

The ranges in certain parts of South Texas, especially in Uvalde, Medina and Frio Counties, are in a worse condition than they were in 1955 and deer populations there are every bit as high as they were in 1955. Other parts of the brush country had very poor fawn crops last spring, and deer populations )1.;:de-red an Li are a little below • ilot be absolute peak. Tbese er, ; that hard hit because ifle care of ice is available could is deer. The chid tale, (,;ould ease off into spring and let mos: of the deer curvive

he can earn as much as $3,000 a children to be present in court when For Your Information: age, year and still receive some old age in- the divorce case is heard to be examin-

SEN. KERR WARNED OF DROUTH PERIL Water for the arid Southwest and a Texan for President were among topics discussed by Sen. Robert S. Kerr in his last major newspaper interview.

The article-in-depth was based on a far-ranging interview by Dallas News Staff Writer Wick Fowler with Sen. Kerr in Oklahoma City.

The senator was stricken and entered the hospital a few days later. He died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 1963.

Sen. Kerr said in the Oklahoma City interview that Vice-President Lyndon Johnson had a "good chance" of being nominated for president in 1968.

Conservative Republicans, he said, would boost Sen. Barry Goldwater "until the moment Rockefeller is nominated and then finance Rockefeller's campaign."

But he seemed more concerned with water, and forecast a drouth cycle in "the late 60's or early 70's." He told The News that the Red River would be navigable by 1972 and barge traffic to Tulsa and Oklahoma City would be a reality in 1969.

The Trinity River navigation project, he said, "is very worthy and feasible."

But he had many more plans for water in the Southwest. "When I succeed, in finishing the job I am working on, if I do, every stream of water in Oklahoma, including the Washita and Red, will be a clear water stream."

If his plans were not completed, he added, the coming drouth would do more damage than the dust drouth of the 1930's. ) 0( SOCIAL SECURITY NEWS One of the recent changes in the Social Security Act is important to all persons who work between the ages of 62 and 72, according to A. C. Bracken, manager of the Waco Social Security Office.

"This change concerns the 'earnings test' the amount one may earn and still receive some payments," he said.

"Earned income of $1,200 or less in a year has no effect on the benefits. Now, however, only $1 in benefits is withheld for each $2 earned between $1,200 and $1,700 in a year.

"When earnings are more than $1,700, one dollar of family benefits is withheld for each dollar earned in excess of that amount," he continued.

"This means that in some cases where

Wednesday, March 20, 1963 SWEET POTATO ORIGIN Every try to trace ancestry back to Adam and Eve? Chances are, it can't be done. Sooner or later, the chain blends into obscurity.

It's the same with the popular sweet potato.

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production efforts last summer.

papaya juice, a Chicago grocery I Harvests in Arkansas, Louisiana, ficial has revealed.

Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and other Bruce Chapman, director of the Naleading sweet potato states were usually tional Association of Retail Grocers, large — 21 per cent more than in 1961 spoke at the mid-winter meeting of Texas Retail Grocers Association. and 4 per cent above average.

The meat tenderizer can be injected Total acreage last year was only one- into the animal a few minutes before fifth as large as the record high in 1932. it is slaughtered, Chapman said, and Scientists haven't been able to trace But emphasis is on improved varieties it tenderizes all cuts. the sweet potato to its wild state, so like Centennial and Nugget, coupled A chuck roast — heretofore too no one knows exactly where it origi- with generally favorable weather, boost tough to be grilled — can be made innated. It was grown in ancient China. ed yield per acre to the highest ever. to a very tender steak with the preAnd DeSoto found sweet potatoes grow- And eating quality is usually high. slaughter tenderizing, he said. ing in Indian gardens in what is now So there's every reason in the world One major packer now offers perLouisiana. to serve sweet potatoes frequently. tenderized meat, he said. )0( )0 ) But, no matter how many "horse thieves" could show up in its family The Treasury has a new plan fot TENDERIZING-ON-THE-HOOF tree, these versatile sweets serve well Animals to be slaughtered for food taxpayers expecting a refund this year at any table. They're good whether can now be tenderized on the hoof They can take their tax refunds in baked, broiled, candied, fried, roasted, with a tenderizer made principally of U.S. Savings Bonds. or in pies, puddings and rolls.

And here is another sweet potato fact, provided by the Agricultural Marketing Service. We have plenty of the sweets this winter for all the eating pleasure we want to derive from them.

Growers are now concerned that they may have been "too successful" in their

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Lodge No. 25, Ennis, Texas Saturday, April 27 — Dance — Music

by The Music Masters of Ennis Saturday, May 11 — Mother's Day Dance. Music by Henry Dulock of West Thursday, July 4 — Dance — Music by The Music Masters of Ennis Saturday, July 27 — Dance — Music by The Music Masters of Ennis Joe A. Martinek, Hall Manager • • Lodge 35, Elk Saturday Night, March 16 — Music by the Rural Ramblers of Marlin Saturday Night, March 23 — Music by Slim Haisler and His Playboys of Temple Saturday Night, March 30 — Music by The Fiddle Swingsters of Waco Saturday Night, April 6 — Music by Slim Haisler and His Playboys of Temple Saturday Night, April 13 — Music by The Fiddle Swingsters of Waco Saturday Night, April 20 — Music by Vrazel Polka Band of Cameron Saturday Night, April 27 —Music by the Rural Ramblers of Marlin Floor Chairman, Rudolf Vicha, Jr.

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Lodge No. 84, Dallas, Texas Sunday, March 17 — Regular Monthly Lodge Meeting and Family Fun Night Saturday, April 20 — Dance, music by The Polka Peppermints Sunday, April 21 -- Regular Monthly Lodge Meeting and Family Fun Night Saturday, May 4 — Dance — Music by The Music Masters Saturday, May 18 — Dance, music by John Rejcek's Orchestra

Sunday, May 19 — Regular Monthly Lodge Meeting and Family Fun Night Saturday, June 1 — Dance, music by Rudy Kurtz Orchestra, Shiner, Tex Saturday, June 15 — Dance, music by Ed Faraizl's Orchestra Sunday, June 16 — Regular Monthly Lodge Meeting and Family Fun Night Saturday, June 29 — Softball Team Benefit Dance — Battle Dance — Music by the Ed Faraizl Orch. and John Rejcek's Orchestra The Entertainment Committee • • Lodge 88, Houston March 21 — Thursday night, Lodge 88 social night, starting at 7:30 until 10 p.m.

March 28 — Thursday night, Lodge 88 social.

April 3 — Wednesday Birthday Club Sisters' Card Party.

April 4 — Thursday night, Lodge 88 social night.

April 5 — Friday night, Board of Trustees and. Entertainment Committee meeting.

April 6 — Saturday morning, Birthday Club ,Sisters' Kolache Sale.

April 10 — Birthday Club Sisters Luncheon.

April 19 — Birthday Club Kolache Sale.

Board of Trustees Meeting.

April 21 — Sunday, District V meeting.

April 27 — Saturday night, Dance, music by Randy K. of Weimar.

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May 25 — Dance Any man is as old as he feels, but seldom as important.

When it doubt, tell the truth—Mark Twain.

Wednesday, March 20, 1963

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THE FOOD WE EAT We are eating better — We buy more processed foods—We pay for packages and containers—We have seasonal foods the year around—Even so, we spend less of our incomes for food, Though he's more efficient than ever, the farmer has less income than most of us.

These are among the hundreds of facts on "The Food. We Eat," in a new publication by that title, just released by the USDA. It's Miscellaneous Publication No. 870, available from USDA's Office of Information, Washington 25, D.C. The 16-page publication elaborates on many significant developments in recent years, giving pertinent information on trends, improvements and history. It also points to things to come.

"Many foods reach our kitchens in new and appealing forms — as 'ready mixes,' as concentrated and ,dehydrated products, and as 'heat-and-serve' dishes.

"We have grown from a nation in which 1 of every 4 workers had to produce food, to a nation in which 1 farmer is efficiently producing food for 27.

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31 the labor of earning our daily bread by tilling the soil," the bulletin says.

And, despite the advances made in recent decades, we can expect additional near-miracles from research. Among possibilities projected for the future are "dry" fruit juices that can be stored on the pantry shelf. And,it's predicted that if our population reaches 230 million by 1975, farmers and ranchers must increase production substantially — on fewer acres that are used now. )0 ) Introduction This happened in England. A bus stopped in the midst of a torrent of rain, when the conductor put his head inside and inquired. "Will any gentleman get outside and oblige a lady?"

She can come inside and sit on my knee, if she likes." said a passenger, jocularly, and, to his great surprise, in bounced a buxom woman, who forthwith appropriated the offered knee.

After a time the man got into conversation with his burden, and asked her where she was going. On hearing her destination, he exclaimed, "Bless me, that's my house!" ' "Yes, sir." replied the woman, blushing, "I'm the new cook."

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This will take money. But you can have "what it takes" when the time come, if you start now, by buying him (or her) our Education Plan.

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