Vestnik 1964 04 01

BENEVOLENCE HUMANITY BROTHERHOOD

Postmaster: 'Please Send Form 3579 with Undeliverable Copies to: SUPREME LODGE, S.P.J.S.T., P. 0. Box 100, TEMPLE, TEXAS

itOtNIK (VOLUME) 52 tislo (No.) 14

PODPORA LIDSKOST BRATRSTVI I. DUBNA (APRIL) 1964

OD REDA101110 STOLKU PtEBYTEK NEBO DOBRE HOSPODARENI? V posledni dobe se hodne diskutuje o procentu, kterY ma vratit Hl. Uradovna mistnim radfun z jejich poplatkii. ftady a nekteri eleni navrhuji, aby tento obnos byl zvYAen z nynejSich dvou procent na 4, 6, 8, — az deset procent. PonevadZ se mi zdalo, ze je nutno vrhnout sv'etlo na celou vec, ztravil jsem vetSinu pu1 dne s fikedniky v Hl. Uradovni, aby jsem se osobne informovaa. a presvedoil co jsou, fakta a co je nepochopeni ohledne jak nakho "prebytku" tak i moZnosti vraceni ureiteho obnosu • Tyto fakta — eislice a statistika — jsou k disposici kaZdemu elenu, kteryi by mel o to zajem. Proto ze nejsem "expertem" snatil jsem se obja.snit vec abychom "ne-experti" tomu mohli take porozumet.

• Sjezd v roku 1956 byl prvni, kterY zaridil system pro vraceni procenta mistnim radiim a to dve procenta (2%), cos bylo zahajeno 1. ledna 1957.

Predtim se nevracelo nic. V roku 1963 tyto dve procenta tvorily $15,380.68, to jest, d ye procenta radovYch poplatkfi.

Fred nekolika tYdny stanovni vYbor !navrhnul, aby se vratilo radilm 3 procenta.

Oleni Hlavni iniadovny a aktuar pan Werkenthin, navrhuji, aby se vratilo a ne vice — net 4 procenta. Podle poplatkil v r. 1963, tyto 2 procenta by se zdvojnasobily na $30,761.36. Behem

FRANTI 8' ' EK KVAPIL: JARNI Pies pole jarni'mlhy tahnou, jsou piny hvezdy a rosy; kam stkibrny pohar nahnou, luh kvete, peji kosi, a kaZda, ratolest k nam vola: "Vstakite, jiZ to jaro jest!"

Na skaly tkaji hav s y n.! Aerem, kol olSin zlatou priZi, duh ttpytem plynou nad jezerem; net jako stin pak zmizi, kdyZ lesti do htivy s y n.) slunce vystkeli zailivy.

Co krasy z nich v sen hyne pouhY! Kam zaely doby zlate?

O nadeje, 6 snent, touhy, tak vy nam unikate, kdyt dunce — tivot — s hor k nam svitne — prchate prye za obzor!

etyrech let by to obnaklo kolem $125,000, kdyZ bude Jednota dale prospivat a delat pravidelnY pokrok.

Vraceni 4 procent radam by nam nadale dovolilo pouZiyati vYnos v prebytku na sniZeni stuperi Umrtnosti na 3%.

Nyni investice,na gi Jednoty musi prinaSet 3 1/2 procentovY firok, aby odpovidaly poladayktim $9,969,962 certifikatovYeh reservach. o • Vracene procento souvisi primo s nasizn "prebytkem". (Ve skuteonosti neni to prebytek, nSrbrZ nutna, hospodafska reserva). Hdyby investice neprinakly 3 1/2 procentaf na tech vice net 9 milion dolarfi — rozdi1 by se muse) vzit z toho naSeho "prebytka." A v pripade deprese aneb jine katastrofy, tento prebytek by byl najednou a znaene vyeerpan, cot by dovedlo k prepisovani pojistnYch smlouv a poplatky

kaaleho 'della by anusely bYti zySigeny.

Proto bud'ine oparni s penezmi, ktere Mina v pripade nouze budou dobte slouZit. Solvence Jednoty jest nadmiru dobra a nemusime se lekati, naame pevnou finaneni reserve.

Aby se vec jeSte dilkladneji znazornila—pro nas laikove—mute se situate porovnat s novomankli, kteri pri zaeatku sve tivotni drahy, maji malo penez — trebas Zadne — a musi si nejuke vypiljeit. Po,stupem emu vy'Skraball se z Wan ven, zaplatili svUl domek a jine povinnosti a dokonce si PenUn i zasolou na bank.

Prirozene chteji mitt nejakou zaruku v pade neStesti nebo jine neoeekavane okolnosti. Co ted'? Maji ihned iit a utracet znovu face dobytYch penez?

Tina by si znovu ohrozili svoji budoucnest a budoucnost svYch potomkti. Jinymi prejete si donaacnost, kde ma otec zaplaceny dam a nejakou stovku uloleriYch, aneb domacno,st, kde jsou dluhy a 2adne finaneni zaruky na bailee?

Vracenim 4 procenta radam by dostavaly rally dvakrate tolik co drive doStaValy a zajiste by jim to pomohlo. A obnos v reserve by nebyl nijak nebezpeene sniZen. Aekoliv rust v reserve jest stalY jest i neureitY-. Napr. v r. 1961 pribylo $137,529.00 nad 1960; v r. 1962 pribylo $181,210.00 nad 1961 -- asi $50,000 rozdilu, takk prfbytek neni Odycky stejnY. 1. ledna 1964 toho "pre bytku" bylo $2,203.032. Tato reserva dela mei Jednotui pevnel gi, spolehlivejal RdyZ, se zapisujete u poji gt'ovny, neni to lepe si vyvolit bratrskou jednotu,

VESTNIK

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SEZNAM ORGANIZATORU District Organizers OKRSEK V. H. Batina Smithville, Texas OKRSEK II Johnny J. PlaSek P. 0. Box 88 Rosebud, Texas OKRSEK III Arnold M. Vrla 6307 Saratoga Circle Dallas 14, Texas OKRSEK IV Fred Kvetofi Route 1 Abernathy, Texas OKRSEK V Jarda Cerny 1521 Woodvine Drive Houston 24, Texas OKRSEK VI Leo Krause, Jr. P. 0. Box 427 Inez, Texas OKRSEK VII Prozatimne nezastoupeno —SPJSTSEZNAM VEDOUCICH MLADE2E

District Youth Directors OKRSEK I Mrs. Rud. C. Matejka Rt. 4, Box 504 Bryan, Texas OKRSEK II Mrs. Clara Hejl Route 4 Temple, Texas OKRSEK III Mrs. Wilma Nesuda Telico Road Ennis, Texas OKRSEK IV Mrs. Julie Bayer c/o Motel Texan 301 Lubbock Rd. Brownfield, Texas OKRSEK V Mrs. Maxine Sefeik 2301 Airline Drive Houston 9, Texas OKRSEK VI Mrs. Frank Brdeeka Rt. 1, Box 150 Rosenberg, Texas OKRSEK VII Mrs. Marcella Kleprlik 202 Schmeltzer Lane San Antonio, Texas

Ve stfedu dne 1. dubna 1964 ktera ma nahospodiatenou peknoa reservu?

• • Z toho vysvita, dva idalelite body: prvni 4 procenta by se iechce dalo vratit tadinn bez obav a druhe — reserva jest velmi nutna pro kaldS7 podnik obzvlagte pro na gi bratrskou jednotu.

Jestli sjezd a delegati povoli ureitSr obnos na jakYkoliv fieel neb ifeely z ,nag eho pfebytku, at' tak wcini opatrne aby nebyl nehezpeene vyeerpan.

Kolik a pro co pfijde pozdeji k rozhoctnuti.

• • K zaveru, co se tYee obav, .Ze nag piebytek bude bud' zdanen neb fmlne zrugen, jsou docela bez podklada. Pr y -nibratskejdnoysuvilbec zdanene a podle v gech zprax u vrchnich statnich itfednika — ani nebudou.

Druhe—KDYBY byly jednoho dne zdanene platili bysme dame z vy'delku z na geho investovaneho pfijrau a nikoli z pfebytku — jako jsou nyni vgechny jine pojig t'ovaci spoleenosti — nebratrske. Tfeti — jedine bysme platili done KDYBY byl pfebytek investovan a byl z neho nejakr. prijem, Z toho je videt, ze mo:Znost pozbYti na g pfebytek — jedrirm zpftsobem neb druhSrm — jest velice vzdalena Na, pfebytek maji , naroky jen eleni Jednoty, totiZ' delegati ye sjezde.

• • Pokud se budem fidit podle bratrskjrch zasad, nemiusime miti obavy, bratrske spolky zmizi. V snemovnach budeme dale bojovat, kdy a kde bude zapotfebi, aby na ge bratrske spolky nebyly zdaneny. A kcilyZ v Americe nastane hospodatska katastrofa tak budeme vgichni na torn gpatne a budem spoleene nosit sve rany.

• • Snailjsem se zde vrhnout trochu svetla na vOc, ktera zajiste zajima mnoho na gich bratru a sester. Sel jsem na to obiektivne. Kdo by chtel se nsobne M'esvedeit knihy hl. iii.adovny jsou oteviene, a hl. .fifednici s radosti varn vyjdou vstfic.

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Sokols10 slet v Ennis 17. - 19. e'ervence 1964.

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Jitka Bouc',.kova, studentka Carletonovv . university v Ottawe byla jednou z kdvou studentii, zastupovali ottawskou universitu na studentske konferenci v Quebec City o zrovnopravneni francouzske kultur y s anglickou v Kaniade. Po navratu mela na !universite pfednaku o konferenci.

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dulma 1964 Na horke pilde ostermann R. Uaggard — .A.lianova Zenu Ainkos Kazantzakis — Kapitan Pani

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Charles Dickens — Velike Nadeje, ail druhy Edgar Wallas — Dr. Laffin Augustin Skaunic -- Mali velikani Ejornstjerne Bjornson — Zeleznice hrbitov Sienkiewioz — Za chlebem kamen 'Wilkie Collins — Jules Verne — Matya_;§ Sandorf Edinun,i Fluke — C'erna plachetnice v poll Mezi jednou a p'eti Icocia zoologiCka Halsek ,,%hrada Ohnive znameni Llitton DobrodruZstvi pana r ank Heller London --- Jerry Z Ostrovii Nad Rovnikem Nhnec Zueera jarka; a Vera ;;.robe Monte Christo Pichovi nae vrele diky za jebo prispevek knihovny a souC,asn vyslovaji diky bratru Jos. Kolibovi, iiii., ca dovezeni, knih z GonzaN. Morris, pot. les.

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• V )rsicar.0„ zprave jsern opoinenul dar a siee: ri pamatky decry, Leona. . a pi, R. B. Kroupik $5.00 obt10,e1 a sloe: aro a tky Dr. J. A, Halo. a pi. Frank Dressler, - - .....30.00 Chas. Navratila, : & j a to prehlecinui a 8 brat, .,1 -9m. p oz d r av ern itistavam jalco v2dy Va,':;: .

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Za Sici krou V nasi bl'eznove schazi jsme se rozhodly poradat jednu mimoradnou schiizi a to ve et yrtek. 9. dunna). V tete schtizi badem proS'ivat deky krou2ku.

Tak mile sestry, ktere Vain bode moZno, tak se dostavte. Ohm nas bode vie, tim vice price se udela a take bude vie izibavy. Te2 nezanomente na na:Si peavideinou sehuzi 23. dubna. yT -Leto sch-azi budem mit dtdelite jednani ohledue pohosteni seater krou2ku Dallas v rne sici kvetno. Doufain, ze poeasi ji g bode teplejSi a uvidime sestry, ktere tz deS'i eas mezi nami nebyly.

Tedy shledanou 9. a 23. dubna.

S pOzdravem RtiZena Zazvorkova, taj. krouZku Zprava odfacia Pokrok Houstonu 6, 88 Po dal§ich opravich piano, aby vyhovel na§im mestkYm predpistim komerle zaeal 4. brezna Siavitel se stay-bou naSi nove budovy. Rozpoeet nVni jest vyMi neZli jsme odhadovali, tak .apelujem na naSe Me/ay, aby /lam byli napomocni bud' eertifikato you neb peneZni pftjekou. Prihiaste se u kterehokoliv Urednika radu neb elena spravniho vYboru.

Proto, Z • e buda vzdileny se SpojenYch state nekolik mesien jest nutno se vzdati sveho Uradu a m,4, moje misto byl ustanoven bratr Jarda Cerny, Glen naSeho vkboro, prosim bud'te jcmu tale napornocni, tak jak jste nomahall nine.

Do paimatniho fondu radu Pokrc Houston C. 88 prispell nasledujici ci: Narozeninov;7 kroOek seater na ucteni pamatky byvaleho presidents John F. Kennedy $10.00 Br. a ses. F. J. Olexa, na ucteni pamatky S. P. Studnieny _ — 5.00 Ses. Anna Kilnar, na ucteni pamatkv S. P. StudnienY — — — -- 5.00 Ses. Anna Kilnar, na ucteni pamatky James Ruppert -- — 5.00 Ses. Rose Lee Roland, na ucteni pamatky F. A. Lively — — 5.00 Br. a ses. A. L. }Usher, na ucteni pamatky Anton BiK — -- 5.00 Br. a ses. F. J. Olexa, na ucteni pamatky Anton Bilk — — 5.00 Manele KoR'alove, no ucteni pamatkv Anton BilV — -- 5.00 Br. T. S. Kostom, na ucteni pamatky Anton BilY — — — 5.00 Br. Edward J. Stang, dar na sta-

$56.00 oznamenk obnos 2770.25 yni m nachazi v $2828.25 fondu — moji uprimnou soustrast rodinam, ktere ztratili sve milovane a vteei daretn. dekuji za jejlch laskave da,ry do pamatniho fan:, bratrskYm pozdravern, F. J. 0-h•xa, Za findJleni yYbor Texas Odic etenarl: V eisle 18. brezna bratr reda .ktor upozornil, Ze a ride zaenon se poradati letni zabayy a sire podypiky.

11J nn.c; ni Ennis v na„ i nejstarSi sokolske Jeer ete Karel HavliCek BorovskY, budeme rniti Zupni .stet, kterY byl v Zupni vYroeni schnzi stanoven na dny 18 — 19. eervence 1904. V Zupoi. jiZM, byyli zvolern pro rok 1964, bratr Joe Pokladnik, starosta, bratr Jerry A rvni misto ;"Aa.resta, oba z Foustonu, druhY Marie Prevratilova, jedna. .rie Kane pokladnice, .110 -Da11as_, • Za dobn nasi nejstarSi Jednoty n . v :!Lalnis Isone-me:1i mnoho vupnich sietti. a jinYch sokolskkeh poduik a vOdy jsme na tom pracovali, aby ten sokoisky svatek byl co ietos cheeme se prieiniti, aby .;let: a take sokoiskY kurs se y ydar:l. co nejlene, Jsou konany pripravy u nas jako obyeejne vsichni ruku k dilo, abv 1,7 1 Sledek sOkoiske price byl elenOve sokola, jsou Si;:Jovariske Podporuj.ici n' tu, a proto cheeme poi %itt ry-de.ho u ku oznameni taw, co -le n"Sich sokol• skcich.radich zee v Texas o. te-jocii ik-' jest pro telo ja, sam .kOde n7ton. tired snidanim venuji chvili telocviku, treba brzy budu idetacivacet let star, ale vim, 'Ze mirne cvieeni de l 'a nil. dobi".!e.

NaSe americka. y lada take na to poukazuje a pemalia•zaVadeti•telesne cvl eerily, diesokolskeho cvieeni. V Li:alias 0,1 scllfizi no obede nas VYZ:V{),1 me a br. V. Kueera z Corpus Christi, star)" zkuer. p"T ..sokolskk cvleitel, br.

Fran!:-- Hou vieka, abvsrae jell s nim se podivat do arneric'ke telocviem.2„ kteza.rizole snoleenos .t Texas Introments, ve ktere jest HoOvieka zaniest-inam a mnoho naMch. eeskyeh lidi. Ta-

to ;-,,p(•k ( • ;lost pro svoje zamestnance a jejiela telocyierm o jake se vain ani nezdalo v naSich telocvie)1 ,=,t.ch, alcove teloeviena zarizena team ne i mode rnej Simi ponrackami stoji ne tisice, ale sta tisice dolaru a jest radost do takove telocvieny Idochazeti.

Eratr Franta Hou'A yieka jest tarn instruktorem telocviku, kterV on tarn zavadi die sokolskYch cvieeni a tim. on propaguje telesne cvieeni Ake se v naL,ich sokolskYch teloevienach pro-Mnoho zdaru.

Zde is nas v Ennis, kdo mate ditky, po'Slete je do sokolovny; kde •aCelnik, Larry LaZnovsky a nadeelnice, Sylvia LaZnovski, ditkam ukaZi a nauei telocylku, hram a jine ku prospechu cvieencti. KaCdou stredu weer se kona eyioeni.

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Frantkek Oslo 21 v Engle itri a sestry, timto 9arn davam na vedomost, mace sehtize bode se odbYvat dne 12. dubna rnisto 5, dubna pro prieinu, dubna bide se odbYvat distritkni sentize v Dime Box, tak nektei'i z nas eheeme se to sehrize zrteastnit,. DalSi sehOze se bodou odby•at prvni jak obye.ejne, tak tedirt se na shledanou s vami.

S bratrskYm pozdravem Raymond Kocian, taj Fort Worth, Texas Mila redakce a vSichni etenari chci napsat jen par radkii, Ze naSeJarni schtze onnoye odboeky 'Oslo 9 se nadoeekavani dobre vydarila: Co se ye schUzi ujednalo o torn ja moc nevim, neb jsem byla celY eas zamestnana v kochyni. Doufam, ze elenove, kteri byli pritomnt tomu dobre vyrozumneli. TeZ tam bylo pare kandidatil, ale nemeli prilelitost delat Zadne reei, 'oak odboaka roste, elm dal tim lepsi, pri ka2de s'zini.zi mime -nejake, nave Nase rile elenkyne donesly tech sladkosti pro ty misne jazycky. Doufime, Ze my na vYbortt jsme vim uhoveli s tim co jsme yam pripravili. \Them milYm elenkani srdeene dekujem za jejich vypornoc, co ktera donesla.

Jaro- se nam krasne , ukazalo, ale dnes rano pantata piisel z venku a rika, ze je voda z-mrala. Ja rikini. "Oh Gash! good bye my beautiful flowers", tak jsem ztratila pia radosti. Zabra.-Iku letos sa-dit nebudu neb jsme co chvila prye jenom ty pekne velike Bananove popfe sadime ty jsou moc horke, iale my jich velice radi jime. Nekdo

Ve steedu dine 1. dubna 1964 pravi, e nejsou zdrave, ale ten maj arvitel rika, e oni v jejich zemi na nich vyrostli, Ze tam i male cldti jedi ty pepie.

Jsem veera dostala zpravu,'Ze ten nag' vylet cto toho nageho eeskeho domova odpoeinku v Taylor, nam progel, tak se na to tegime, a doufaxne, Ze se nam jegte moana nekdo pflhlasi, Cim vic tun 1epi. Kdo by chtel jet prijd'te k budove narodni sini SPJST — National Hall na Roberts Cut-off Road, mame se tarn sejit kolem tame hodiny rano. 9. dubna.

Pane Fiala v Merced!, Calif., napigte par eadkir do sjezdoveho Vestniku, Vim, ae patrite do fadu v Granger, radi od vas uslygime, mate takovy krasny rukopis. 8koda, e ja, jsem uâ nemohla chodit v 6eskoslovensku na Morave do gkoly, ja, sem se musela sama Olt Cesky jak me bylo 12 let, ja jsem peijela s raatminku do ameriky z Noveho Hrozenkova, jak mue bylo lest let v roce 1906, za 5 dni po peljezdu jsem dostala tu hroznu nemoc obrnu (polio) vyleaela jsem celYch nest roka v posteli, tak jsem nemela peileaitost chodit do gkoly aa kolem teinacteho roku a to jsem chodila o brlieh. lVfoje peani bylo bSrt houslistku a spisovatelku, neb ja velice rada Ctu. Chodila jsem jenom 5 rokfr doSkoly a vygla jsem gestu teidu.

Jsem rada, e mne bylo dopeano as° pori tolik No zas jsem vygIa z cesty yen, tak toho pro dnegek necham a v gem etendeirm hodne zdravi a snaZte si udrZet veselou mYsl, neb vesela mysl a dobr)`r humor je lep gi neZ neja,ke zazraene pilulky. Vgem to nejlep gi peeje Anna Korteff, clop. eislo 9 (SVPS) —SPJST--

Birthday Club 'rad e. 88 Houston Nage schfize v beeznu, byla kratka, lade zajirnava.. Na,rozenin v mésIci beez nu slavily sestry Filipek, Drab, Hrugka, Elsner a Tymel. Pani Volek nam zase darovala 2 dolary a sestra Wallowa d'arovala dort. SrdeonST dik.

Sestry, ja Vas upozorriuji, Ze v mesici dubnu 8., budou se brat obrazky a to o 11 hodine dopoledne, peijd'te yeas.

Hostitelky pro duben jsou, sestry Beathe Drawe. Mikailasch a Kelly.

Card party budeme poeadat 1. dubna. V sobotu 4. ,dubna buld'eme peat kolade a Birthday schaze bude 8. dubna.

Poteebujeme hodne koládü, tak sestry Peijd'te zase rano do prace. Natebratr by mohl tea peijit mezi nas.

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kuchyni tak prosim prijd'te pro koldee peed tieti hodinou. Tak na shledanou s Valni se teal dopisovatelka Anna 8vestka Pozdrav na bratra reclaktora, a etend-

kid Bluebonnet C. 169, Brenham NovezalolenY tad v Brenham bude konat svoje slavne venovani dne 12. dubna v 2 hodiny odpledne. Dalai podrobnosti pozdeji.

-SPJST— kid eislo 80 v Holland Sestry a brater eadu Tyr g v Holland jsou addani by se dostavili do schaze, ktera, bude poradana 5. dubna v 1:30 odp. Jest nutno by jste se dostavili v hojnem poetu do teto schUze, pondponevada bude rokovano a poeadani. ,nageho vYroeniho pikniku.

Jako kaadoroene tento jest poeaclan posledni nedeli v kvetnu to jest 31. Vaae jest na nej yyge nutna pro Uspech tohoto podniku Na Vas bude zaleZet jakeho finaneniho Aspechu Fad, docili yak pomoci a peieinenim. Sestry jsou aadany o peispeni do kulchyne syYmi bajeenYmi v3./robky. Po schuzi bude podavana cbutna, svaeina pritomnSim elenam.

Na shledanou 5. dubna.

Vag tajemnik Joe Belreek

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JARM SCHUZE NAgICH OKRSKU Okrsek I. Jarni schtize prvniho okrsku se bude odbSrvat u eadu v Dime Box v nedeli 5. dubna, zapoene v 1 hodinu odpoledne nasledovne. 1) schtze; 2) program mladeae; 3) souta kralovny pr y -niho krsu.

E. E. Ktenek, taj.

• • Okrsek III. Jarni schnze se bude Fkonat 26. dubna 1964 u eadu Pokrok C. 84 v Dallas.

Okrsek V Jarni schirze pateho okrsku bude poeadana 17. kvetna 1064. Nabidky ad eada b3•7ti hostem 'Leto schtze budu peijaty do 31. beezna. Nabidky za glete na freednika okrsku •

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Okrsek VI. Jarni schtze gesteho okrsku bude poeadana dne 19. dubna 1964 u eadu Karel Jonag, eislo 28 v Riverside Hall v East Bernard, zaeatek v 10 hodin rano.

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Okrsek VII Jarni schtze sedmeho okrsku se bude konat 3. kvetna 1964 u eadu C. 161 v La Parita.

Zase nam nastava vydani sjezdoveho eisla Vestniku, ktery vyjde tyden pied sjezdem.

Ma-li kterykoliv ir-ad neb jednotlivk Chen prispevek, s radosti jej uverejnime. VSechny takove prispe yky mail b'ti nam zaslanY do 1. kvetna, bychom zbylo dasu na upraveni materialu. ObzvlaSte vhodne budou dejiny kadfi, élanky o bratrstvi, dejiny Jednoty, a dinnost nasi SPJST yfibec. Obrazky by roeli byt zaslane o neco d0lv, abychom jsme jich mohly zpracovat a zaradit do tisku.

VSechny vhodne elanky budou pHjaty, a laskave iadarne jako obyeejne, aby prispivatele bud' napsali sve élanky na stroji, aneb ruene inkoustem OR RADKU na normalnim psacim nikoli tuition na malym Cislo se bude skladat ze 64 stranek.

Hled'me jej udelat nejlepSi ze v'S'ech!

—Red. —SPJSTSokolskY slet v Ennis 17. - 19. Cervence 1964.

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Viber rfiznfrch pojistek naI SPJST vyberte si die potieby TRIDA W: Splatkova do 85t1 let, do g -votni TRIDA PR: Pfednostni do2ivotni TRIDA C: 20ti splatkova, delivotni. Poplatky se plati pouze 20 let TRIDA E: lOti splatkova, doZivotni. Poplatky se plati pouze 10 let TRIDA D: 15ti splatkova, daivotni Poplatky se plati pouze 15 let TRIDA F: 15 leta nadaeni. Obnos cer. tifikatil jest vyplacen za 35 let, TRIDA G: 20t1 leta nadaeni. Obnos certifikatu jest vyplacen za 20 let TRIDA H: Nadaeni v 65ti letech. 6Mon plati poplatky a'Z do 65ti let.

TRIDA I: 20ti splatkova. ,nadaeni v 60t1 letech TIDA K: Splatkova do 85t1 let, do21votn1

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vEsTNi-K TR/DA L: Dvojnasobne trazove poj1Lte1n (Double Indemnity) TikiDA M: Pensijni pojistka. Po dosa geat 65 rokA stati elan dostava mesift!' ptijem dokud 1v. Zemie-l1 pied 75 lety stati, dedici dostanou mesieni ptijem do 75 vS7roel narozenin elena TEiDA MC: 20t1 leta upisova ochrana ktera se roene zmenSuje TRIDA MX: lOti leta lapisova, ochrana ktera se none zmentuje TitiDA ML: 25ti 'eta, upisova ochrana, ktera se roene zmenS'uje.

TRIDA MD: 30ti leta upisova ochrana ktera se roene zmenSuje TikiDA 5T: 5ti leta lhutni. Obnovitel, na a zmenitelna YIELIDA 10%., lOti leta lhtn1. Obnovltelna, a zmonitelna TRIDA 20T: 20ti late. lhütnI. Zmen1telna TRIDA T-65: linItni do 65 let.

V DETSKEM OM:0MM rtDA JT: Doi pojiSteni do 16 let ktere se mute zmeniti na kterekoliv jine pojiSteni kdykoltv net de saline 16 let sveho veku TRIDA W: Splatkova do 85t1 let, dotivotni. PInST obnos poji§teni se vyplati v p tipaou umrti od veku jednoho roku TRIDA PR: Ptednostn1 dotivotni. (Zaeinani v 5 rok-0 staff) • TRIDA C: 20t1 splatkove. dotivotni.

Pin obnos pojigteni se vyplati piipadu Umrti od veku jednoho roku stars TAiDA D: 15t1 splatkova dotivotni.

PlnY obnos poji:steni se vyplati v piipadu fimrti od veku jednoho roku TRIDA E: 10t1 splatkova dotivotn1 Pink obnos poji,Steni se vyplati v pMparlil *mai od veku jednoho roku TRIDA F: 15t1 leta naclat'ni piny obnos poj gteni se vyplati v piipadu ümrtj od veku jednoho roku TRIDA G: 20ti leta nadaeni, pin obnos se vyplati v piipadu timrti od veku j ednoho roku TRIDA H: Nadaeni ve 65t1 let. Plri pojiSteni se vyplati v piipadu n-nrti od veku jednoho rok': TRIDA 20t1 splatkova, nadaeni v 60 leech, Pln obnos poligeni se vyVat' v piipadu od veku iednoho roku Thin E. Nada(mi v dosatenl 18 let pinir• obnos poil§ten1 se vyplati p tipade ümrti od veku jednoho roku

AtiDA K: Splatkova do 65 let, dotivotni, — Plny• obnos pojiSteni se vyplati v piipadu fimrti od veku jednoho roku TRIDA L: Dvoinasobne trazoye pojiSten' (Double (Indemnity) TRIDA M: Pensijni pojistku. Po dosateni 65 roku staid, elan dostava mestoat ptijem do 75 vSrroei narozenin elena. Pin obnos pojifteni se v-yplat v piipadu Cimrti od veku jednoho roku PAYOR INSURANCE: Jednota poskytuje elentim platicim poplatky na detske eertifikaty tu vYhodu ochrany e v padu Moine nemotnosti nasledkem nemoci aneb poraneni aneb v padu ilmrti platictho. poplatky na ten detskST certifikat budou samoeinne zaplaceny.

S bratrskYm pozdravem Joe 13. Heinv SOKYNE Povidka z doby Obeanske valky Napsal Jaroslav F. Chrnelieek teinek pora2ky 'uniove armady u Bull Run, cfne 21. eervence 1861, byl pociten jako vYbuch sopky na celern Severu. Nadutost a . domYalive predstavy, 2e konfecleraeni armada by manly bYt premo2ena jednou bitvou, zmizely. Neprijemne ,povesti Sally f12as a prekvapeni, ,ktere se pozvolna znaenily v ohromeni.

Slzy byly v noich mladSich i staritch a matky objimaly bezvouse j /nochy, povolane Lincolnovou yYzvou do zbrane.

Porutik John Carlson z Burnsidovy brigady, ktera byla mezi prvnimi postupujicimi federalnimi jednotkami, le2el smrtelne zranen blizko Stone.

Bridge, na poll nlnem odhozenYch puSek a jine vYzbroje, stenajicich zranenYch a mrtvYch. Panikou postikna, federalni vojska prchala v divokern zmatku zpet k Washingtonu a houfy zveclaval, pozorujici zdanlive lehke viterstvi, uvazlo v navalu prchancich, pronasledovany Stuartovou jizdou.

Carlson vyvravoral ze skupiny kera, jeho modry stejnokroj poskvrnen krvi a blatem. Prave toto misto bylo ve bombardovano Kemperovou konfederaeni delosti'elbou, uprostred divokVch fitokil a protiatokft Mod ,rYch a S ‘ elKich. Dosahl mista blizko vrku, bez eapky, oblieei potlisneny krvi, hlavu pekeln2 treStici, s bolostnSTm vydechnutim opet upadl.

Ve sttedu dne 1. dubna 1964 Zpravy o pora2ce Severu se iflly telegrafem a po yznesend nalada naplnila Jih nedeji, e timto viterstvian. bude valka skoneena.

Kdy2 tak bezmocne leiel, citil se Carlson opuiten a kdy2 jeho mysl se trochu vyjasnila, zapomnel na bolest a v jeho mysli vracely se vzpominky a obrazy z minulYch let.

Kahly Ze on a Marie tvorili dokonalY parek, ba, e i nebe jim 2ehnalo.

Hladk a inteligentni oblieej Johna Carlsona byl dokonalYm dopllikem bleide krasy Matenky.

Pied nekolika lety v Indiane, kdy2 byli sezdani, optala se ho: "John, milj drahY, libily se Ti skuteene moje svatebni iaty?"

Otazka, tazana necery mesic po jejich svatbe prekvapila ho, zasmal se a odpovedel pravdive: "Samozrejme, mildeku, "libajic ji na tvare, y TySrch na,dhernYoh svatebnich Sateen podobala jsi se andelu."

V jejich ()etch se objevila na chvili ureita trpkost a zamraeila se trochu.

Vzpomnel toho tak jasne, jakoby se to prihodilo veera.

"Ale ja vzpominam", ona mninene setrvavala, odstrkujic ho, "Ze jsi 2e A . aty Lucille Martinove byly krasne, o mYcb atech jsi se ani Vzdychl a dal ji za pravdu, proto byla Marie neobyeejne chladnou po nekolik dni. otyden pozdeji, kdy2 unaven po celodenni praci v kancelari vratil se domd, ona namatkou poznamenala: "John, nemyslii, 2e ono 'devee ye vaSi mestske kancelari je p011i hezke a ptivabne pro kancelarskou silu?" pohledl na at s Neveric nYmi fisty, ye snaze ptipomenouti si pfieinu jejiho tvrzeni. Zat'al rty a pak odlpovedel rozhodne: "0 tom jsem vubee nikdy .nepremYilel, Marie. Ona jest zamestnana u nas ji2 po nekolik let, pracuje k naj spokojenosti a to je vie, oe adame." John se snaZil obejmouti svoji 2enti. Okam2ik odporovala sice, ale pak, vzpirajic se podala se. Kdy2 se polibili, zavladlo opet jarni obdobi, rozevirajici se poupata, tvorici novelle, naidejneho zittka.

"John. . .", ona zaieptala.

Jeho oei eekaly na jeji slova.

"6, nic, vilbee ate", fen) vahave, "byla to jen hloupa myilenka". Ale V ieilch °etch poznal, 2e nebyla spokojena.

Jedhoho dne pfiklusal domti z mesta, odsectlal svebo kone a pustil ho do obkrouhle ohrady za stavenim. Zavrel

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branku, pohliZeje do zelene lesu, z do liradeb pevnosti Sumter. Ida, se, to ozvena delostrelby urychlila rozhodnunichZ va,nula ostra, vane borovic.

V tom pribehla Marie v slzach. Po ti v Johnove mysli. Po letech vyvracudlouhe chvili ji nemohl utiSiti, aneb jic obvineni, otazky a ujiSt'ovani o jeji krase a o jeho oddanosti, vyekal dostati vysvetleni, co se vlastne prihodilo. KdyZ koneene ustala vzlykati, vy- jednoho yeeera at skoneila nedoteenou veoeti a odeSel do zahrady. pukla privalem zlostnych slov, ktere Jeji oei jiskrily, kdyZ" ho nasledbvaho zanechaly onemeleho. la. "Tentokrat se mazes koneene ph"John, jak jsi jen mohl, co jsi to provedl?" vykrikla. "Byl jsi viden, Ze znati. Doznej svoji vhatt. Pozorovala jsem, jak jsi se postuone zmenil, nejsi ve meste obedval s Ann JordonsonomilZeS" to dele zapirati. Jsi zamilovan you. MtiZeS jeg te stale tvrditi, Ze to neni pravda? MtiZeS mi to zaprit do do RUZeny Altwoodove. Priznej se!

Priznej se, to jsi se s ni setkal blizko oblieej e?" potoka, kdy2 jsi yeera jel z prace dam& "Marie, proboha, co si to vlastne myNeodvaluj se to zapritil" Primo be'ssliS?", rekl, uchopiv ji za ramena, ale nila, nikdy ji takto jeSte nevidel. ona se mu vymkla. "To je v ge? K Jeji jednani jen uspiAilo jeho rozhodtomu tak pldeeS? Proe? VZclyt' piece jsem s ni chodil do Skoly. Vra- nuti. Divaje se na ni uprene, rekl tila s edo naSeho mesta pied kratkou klidne: "Ne, Marie, necitim se vinen a nikdy jsem Ti nebyl nevernYm, jak Ty dobou, pracuje v kancelari na druhe strane ulice. KdyZ jse mji potkal v se mile snazi'S obviriovati."

Odinleel se na chvili, jeho oblieej vyrestauraci, zasedl jsem u jejiho stolu, ponevad2 vSechna jina, mista byla ob- jadroval obavu a zarnoutek. "Ale o sazena. Tim jsem Ti piece neublail!" jedne veci se nikdy nedozviS", Marie.

Ale tim neutiSil svoji 2enu, vypukla Ukryl jsem obrazek Mny, kterou sku°pet V plae a beZela zpet do domu, teene miluji, kterou jsem vtdy miloval a ktere jsem celYm srdcem oddan ani by pak dbala o veeeri, kterou on peelive pak pripravoval, naslouchaje a Ty ten obrazek neuvicliA, pokud budu na 'Oyu." vzlykotu z jejiho pokoje.

"Tak to je", vykrikla vitezne "trpela Potrasol hlavou, kdy umyl a utrel jsem Tvoji nevernost ,dost dlouho. Jsem nadobi. Prichazel domt pravidelne, jako posluAnY mantel, vkly spechal, by rada, Ze pretvarka jest u konce. Fra g -leakoni,Jh.Totznamekoc!" mohl bYlt s ni doma aneb pri raznYch Smutne potras1 hlavou." Nevirn proe, navAtevach v sousedstvi. Vzpomnel si, ale Ty jsi mne nikdy neporozunaela, Ze mu onehdy teZ pripravila vYstup pri Marie. "Smutek na jeho oblieeji se proje-dne navSteve, kdy pratele jeho ohromila filasem. Napadla ho prudkY nd- hluboval jako yeeerni stiny. "Skuteene valem slov, obvinujic ho, to se snad Te lituji."

Pornalu odekl k svemu koni a. osezamiloval do jiste pani, Agnes Kincaldial jej. Kdyt odjadel, je gte jednou dove.

"Jak jsi mi to mohl neinit?", krieela, pohledl zpet. Dam byl tmavY a okna nedbajle naslouchajicich host& "Vim, se mu zdala, jakoby Zebrala o tahantZnu pratelstvi a lasky. to Tvou kancelar. Ja to vim Pohnal kone k rychlejAi jizde. Oclja"a Ty to nemtiZe g zaprit." del s ranenou duM, jeho rty se chvely Byla to desna, scena, zanechala ho a oh zvlhly. v nesmirnych rozpacich a vyvrcholila Brzy pa rozchodu bez loueeni oblekl doma v dalSi hadce. Nechtela prijmouti 'Zadne vysvetleni. Nenechala se 'stejnokroj a zueastnil se dramaticke bitvy u Bull Run, v ktere prokazal mipresvedeiti, 'Ze to byla ithedni obhodni moradnou odvahu a stateenost, jet se navSteva, za dozoru kancelarskYch KdyZ ∎neprestavala treStiti, mu stain+ osudnou.

Letic na zemi, jeho oci sizami zamstal vzpima, prijimaje jeji rozeileni, 2ene, nepochazely od telesnYch bolej ak nejlepe mohl.

KdyZ" skoneila, fekl: "Nejednej tak, sti, ale ye vzpominkach na minula leMatrie." Snahl se V§"emo'Zne, aby uve- ta. Posledni obraz o rozchodu byl jiZ" filo v jeho nevinu. Ona v'Aak ani na nalhavY a zdalo se mu, ‘Ze ujadi fitokem do nebe s hrmotem jizdy kolem nej, nej nepohleclla, ode gla do sveho pokoje, bouchla dvermi za sebou a zanakla s vlajicimy prapory a lesknoucimi meel. je. may ubihaly a y eeery drasajici jePak ztracel vedlonai, oci ztrnuly, poho mysi byly stale stejne, jako v ptitvodni veeer, piny obviriovani a chla- slednim vzdechem se rozloueil se svetem, unrostred bitevnich trosek a tida. che stenani ostatnich ranenYch tvoObeanska valka zaeala rachotem del, rilo polarebni 'Ziaaozpev. jeZ" vyslaly svou napornou v'Yzvu Z"eleza

Brzy pa {Ave, jeZ mela za nahledek didelite z-meny ye vedeni valky, Marie obdrZela uzlieek, obsahujici osobni pozastalost po padlem manZelovi.

Lhostejne rozvazovala balieek a prohliZela jeho obsah. Nakonec nalezia maloti obalku na ktere byl jeho rukopis: V pripade, ze zemin v nadchazejicich dnech, zanechavam me Zone vge, co vlastnim a obzvlaAte to, po eem nejvice touZila, obraz one druhe Zeny v niem Zivote."

Jeji oblieej zbledl a pak se zapalil do nachova, kd3r'Z otalela nerozhodne.

Jeji tresouci se ruce vzaly °haiku, pomalu ji oteviraly a vybraly jeji obsah.

Z jejich au se vydral vYkrik prekvapeni, beZela do lotnice, kde klesla na postel a °pet se divala strnule na obrazek Z"eny, ktera na ni zirala skoro vyeitave.

Byl to jeji vlastni obrazek porizenY ye svatebni den. . .

Kulturni pfinos NEJVETSi ZVON

Ve vek Svatovistkeho chramu je ticho. Vitr odvanul nekam do vlta yskeho hlub vAedniho pralskeho dne a melancholicky rozvita, ztracena, pirholubti, kteri naAli tady nahore sytij cl'omov StarozlatY jas unaveneho slunce rozsveci tepane ornamenty rudol finske okenni miTZe a rozseva hizarni stiny do zeernaleho tramovi i do chladne kdi ocelove konstrukce, na nit je zavekn Zikmund. NejvetSi zvon v O'eskoslovensku.

Pripoutan 'Zelezrarmi pasy k obrovite korune z duboveho &ova, strnul tu jako zamySlen v prostoru — mohutnY, velebnY, mysticky krasnY, hrdy, °samelY a ztich1V, jako by jeho ZeleznYm srdcem tahly obrazy st1aleti a naradni historic. Ale staeilo by, aby sena vystoupili etyri silni muzi a chopili se etyr silrOch konopnYcb Ian visicich na koncich etyr drevenYch ramen upevnenYch na hlave zvonu. Takrka v tu chvili, jen po kratkem zavalaani, zahlaholil by Zikmund pomalYm rytmem sveho eisteho tOnu a napinil stroke okoli syYm llabodnYm hlasem, kterY se starim nezlomil a nezmenil od chvile, kdy odtud v roce 1563 zaz,nel poorve. Timto rokem vtak historic velkeho svatovitskeho zvonu nezaeina. . .

• ♦ Roku 1532 obdrel BartnA Berimsk1.7, kterV jit predtim ulil pro Svatovitsksi chram velkY 7V011 (tento zvon se ygok poSkodil), kralovskou zakazk'u na odliti

8 noveho nejvet giho zvonu svatovitskeho.

Mistr Barton provedl, a zvon dostal jmeno Patronus, Pater campanlarum.

Osud tohoto zdakileho dala, o nenat stojl v letopisech, to to byl "zvon distY a velikY", byl vgak ,kratic.SP a neradostjak d,oklada stark zapis: "Item zvon velikV, kterY2 sill nebottik Bartog zvonat na Novem Meste pratskem, kterYit vatil 236 centYitiv, ten jsou tahli na zamek, z jeho domes Kult. pkinos

na smyku pacholkuov nekolika set — nevim poetu — a toho dne pkivlikli jej na Hraddany. A potom ye stkedu chteli jej do zamku pkivliknout, aby jej zavesill na yeti, a chystali se nan zvoniti na den Hromnic, nebot' to bylo ye stiedu Hromnicemi. A kdyt jej pkitahli pies dva pkikopy pies mosty zdvihaci, a kdyi jej men pies tketi most grave do brany vtahnouti, i zavadili smykem jednim nosem u veiejl, a tak jim se ginul a upadl do ptikopu a v kusy se ztloukl."

Ferdinand I. — snad nedlivekoval eeskYm zvonaktim krome zemitleho Bartog e — °Matil se pak do Vidne a povolal do Prahy zvonaie Leopolda, Maierhoffera. Jemu nyni ptipadla Aloha! ulit nejfetgi zvon pro svatovitskou vet, a to pfimo na Hrade, v dilate k tomu ueelu vybudovane. HistoriCke dokumenty hovo1I o mnohYch prtitazich zavinenYch povetgine itbytemi kralovske pokladny, nicmenZ lVfaierhoffer koneene zvon ulil, kdyt obdrtel zalohu 100 zlatYch. K liti poutil zvonoviny z rozbitelto zvonu Barto gova, kterou dopinil vlastnlm materialem. Ani Maierhoffertiv velky zvon se v gak netegil prizni osudu. Kdyt mel blYt v roce 1537 zavegen, ukazalo se, ze yea je ye 'Spatnem stavu, take vaha a odstkediva, sila mohutneho kolosu by mohla, rozrugit zdivo. Prato bylo zave geni zvonu odloteno, net bude vet °prove-no. Zvon byl zatim umisten do provizorni dievene zvonice. V race 1541 zachvatil Pratsky brad velikY potar a — jak pige kronikak Halek —" shokel hned ten kostel dievenY, kdet meli obyeej kneti kazati a odtufd nove ba gta okrintla 1 hranice, na kterat ten zvon velikST visal."

Ani ted' se Ferdinand nevzdal myglenky obiiho svatovitskeho zvonu. Jra pied potarem na Hrade pozval z Vidne do Prahy kralovskeha pu glait Tornage Jarog e, obratneho iemeslnika i vynalezce a experimentatora, kterSr vedle del, pr g ek a zvonu vyrabel i rilane stroje, odleval ka gnv a zaiizoval vadovodY, a svekii mu odliti dal giho kolosu, kterST, mel valit 200 centSlti. Hlialvni dil

VESTNIK zvonoviny byl vzat ze znieeneho zvonu Maierhofferova i z ostatnich zvonu, More se nil pOtartu Hradu rortavily, ale protote mel Jarog ulit souda,sne i etyki velka, dela, tento kov nestaeil. Proto byla jegte doobjednano mkt' a uherskych dolt. Prvni odlitek zvonu se Jarodovi nepodatil, ztratil liti velke mnoZstvi kovu, jeho nahradu kral prominul, teprve z druheho, liti v rode 1548 vygel dakonalY vYrobek. Zvon mel prattler 256 cm, vY gku 203 cm a vaail 270 centYkii. V prttmeru mel jen 0 etyki centimetry melte net nejfet gi zvon ve stiedni Evrope, "Maria Gloriosa" z dliny Gerharda Wona, ktei Won ulil v roce 1497 pro dam v Erfurtu. Jarogilv zvon dostal jmeno Zikmund. Ani Zikmund nebyl vgak zavegen na sve dne g -nimsto.6ekalvprztin vocna opravu svatovitske vete, kam byl zavegen at v race 1563.

Zikmund, ktery pak v sobe pa staleti rozeznivni uglechtilY kov sySth neSVastriSbch pkedchalcit, neni jen moniuhmentalni ukazkou•deSke femeslne kratce 16. stoleti. Ma totit i zajimavou a velmi bohatou vYadobu umeleckou.

Vedle gestiramenne koruny atv'arnene v lidske masky, zdobl horni okraj pia,Ste zvonu pas a,kalttov6ich listii, a pak smerem dolt, obvodovY opakujici se relief s motivem vratcleni nevinatek, dale etyki latinske napisy, ktere jsou typickou ukazkou doboveho umeleckeho pisma, Ferdinandit y erb a postatvy svateho Vaclava a svateho Zikmunda. K nejzajimavej gim pryktim vYzdoby zvonu path. reliefy Nejsvetejk Trojice a Zvestovani, k nirrit posloutily jako pkedlohy Ditrerovy rytiny. Vizdobu, zahrnujici jests iadu jin3"Tch zakoneuje na spodnim okraji zvonu uzaffend kada otiskir mind, vet ginou ukazek jachymovske prate.

Jako v gachny pamatky, ktere se itchovaly do na gich east, maji i zvony nejen historii sveho vzniku, ale i dalosudy.

Bylo by zajimava zjistit, co vgechno se vate k dal gi historii velkeho zvonu svatovitskeho, aivit uddlosti, k nimt vyzvanel svYm hlubokm hlasem, zjistit tieba, jakYmi povestmi a zkazkami opkeda zvon staleti, ale to si jiste vytada dlouheho a velmi obtitneho bddani na gich kampanologii. Ze starch dob neni mnoho znamo ani o poualvani tohoto zvonu, jen to tieba ,ze se na Zikmunda zvonilo o vgech cirkevnich svatcich, ale ze na nei take zvonil nfi potaru hlasnY, kterfr mel sidla y e yeti. Zodsob zvoneni byl zavislk na tom, y znikl-li potar na Male Strane, na Novem Meste nebo P linio a hinds.

Ve stied dne 1. dubna 1964 Jiste je, to zvon dastY'm poutivanim znaene trpel a trpela i hranice, na nit byl zaveg en. Jake prodelal Zikmund v drivel gich dobach opravy, zda byl v pru behu staleti sniman a znovu zaveSovan, neni pfesne znamo. Naprosto sinerodatne jsou v gak zpravy z konce minuleho a poatku na geho stoleti. Tehdy se ukazalo, ze stare dubove stolice, na nicht zvon visel, jsou jia chatrne, a proto Je.dnota pro dostaveni hlavniho chramu svateho Vita na Hrade Pra2skem zadald do vYroby stolice ocelove.

Stalo se to v roce 1900, prate she ujala v Unoru videriska firma Ig. Gridl. Zatim praaskr zvonak Arnogt Diepold Zikmunda sisal, demontoval hlavu zvonu a ulotil zvon prozatiinne v severnim okne vete. Podatkem tehoa roku visel jit Zikmund °pet na svent mists.

Jak uivadi zpravai Jednoty, vyaadaly si tyto prate naklad 13 609,62 K. Posledni oprava zvonu se provadela nedavno. S' ip a montat takrka etykcentoveho Zikmundova smite, ktere se letos v eervnu utrhlo ze svSrch kotenSrch zavesu nagtesti ye chvili, kdy zvon teprve potieti zazvonil a nebyl jests rozhoupan. PH. pinem rozkyvu zvonu bylo by mohlo srdce prorazit rudolfinskou milt a spadnout na nadvoki. Takhle prorazilo jen fognovou podlahu, v nit se zachytilo. Ted' ut ma Zikmund, diky morayskYin "kampanokardiologiun" ze zavodu Korolit v Ceske u Brna, srdce opet v pok'adku. Budete-li mit test?. usly gite °pet jeho velebnY tep.

Budete-li mit avgem Atesti — nebot' na Zikmunda se zvoni zkidka, jen o nekterSrch svatcich. Bohutel. Praha tin pkichazi o okouzlujici, slavnostni chvilky vgednich dna, kdy mesto jests zkrasni v zaplave lahodDYch zvukt. Ostatne, prod by zvony, ti clavnovoci ,pri vodei lidstva, nemohly zvestovat i prostou, svetskou radost lid?, kteki si to radost po staleti vybojovali?

-SPJSTeegtina na americkem venkove.

Neni tomu dayno co se u nas oteviel nov.V kurs 'deskeho jazyka v Abii, Nebr.

(Abie je venkovske mesto, vzdaleno asi 80 mil od Omahy.) Atkoliv v Abii netije zrovna mnoho na gich krajanti, navgtevuje tento kurs pies 30 posluchaeit nekteki dolitdeji i ze vzdaleneho okoli. Posluchaei eeskeho jazyka maji svoji ueebnu ye adei gi North Bend High School. Kurs vede anamY a obetavr krajanskr pracovnik Dr. Vladimir Kusera z Lincoln, Nebraska. Profesor dr.

Vladimir Kueera vyneuje take ee'gtinu na universitach Lincoln 19) Omaha, obe v Nebrasce. Je velmi pote gujici, to meal posluchadi deskeho jazyka jsou take

Ve stl'eclu dine 1, dubna. 1964 I amerieti studenti ne eeskoslovenskeho puvodu. Mezi prvni path snaZivk student, zdejk ueitel, Max Colgrove z North Bend High School.

Amercke Listy — Dr. Rozvita B. Krov, Able, Neb. —SPJSTSokolskY slet v Ennis 17. - 19. eervenee 1964.

Ludvik Jano g nekdej'Ai Zak dr. Hlava pfedna gi matematiku &Morantern na universite Jiriho Washingtona a ye Washington, D. C. Do USA prijel jako uprchlik v zaki. Roku 1950 byl pro-. moven na Karlove universite a pasobil pak jako vedecky pracovnik ve Statnim Ykzkumnem estavu tepelnem. Publikoval raduf praci v oboru funkcionalni onalkzy.

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Karel M. Prchal je sice znarn jako starosta Americke obce sokolske, ale malo se vi o torn, Ze je take espankm stavebnim inknkrern a architektem. V techto dnech chicagskk tisk pi-iporninal 40 let jeho itspe gneho projektu yeZovite stavby hawthornskkch zavodil firmy Western Electric. Nas hlavne zajima, Ze jeho dilem je take moderni Masarykovo mouzoleum na Ceskem narodnim hrbitove v Chicagu.

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Barton Lidice Benes je 20-letk americkk vktvarnk umelec eeskeho pevodu, jak svedei jeho vlastni jmeno. Prostredni jmeno mu rodiee dali zrejme pod dojmem lidicke tragedle. Koncem roku vystavoval v newyorske galerii Americke federace umeni na ykstave del s nabolenskkmi motivy sve "Jeslieky", Je to abstraktni picassovske sochafske zhotovene z kusu dreva a z reznkch prosaickkch pomecek, jako jsou Sitetce, nilZky a tu2ka. Dilo vyvolalo diskusi o torn, jaka, umelecka dila maji zdobit eetne nove americke chramy.

• • Vladimir Kueera ma zasluhu na organizaci tri kurst1 eatiny nai universite v Lincoln v Nebrasce a jednoho kursu eegtiny na universite v Omaze, jakot i na organizovani eeskkch jazykovkch kursu v rfiznYch mestech Nebrasky. Jeho prieinenim se konala 15. prosince na universite v Lincolnu slavnost eeskebo folklore, nazyana "Czech Spectacular", ktere se zirea(stnil guverner Nebra sky, Morrison, jehoZ manZelka znivala Ceske pisne a senator R. HruEsika, ktery met eesky projev.

• • AlZbeta Trahanova, ;docentka university v Pittsburgba, odjela na rok se svkm manklem do Gaiwey v Irsku, kde

VESTNIK chce dokoneit svou knihu o Destojevskem. Jeji mantel, Donald Trahan, byl pozvan na universitu v Galwey na rok, aby tarn vyueoval matematice.

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BOHUMIL BRODSKt: ROMAN Pokradovani "Ano, musim je gte do vesnice, nerada bych se vystavilo nebezpeei, Ze by rnne ineZ pri 12i pristihl. Dekuji yarn za pomoc a preji yam, abyste nakl cosi, co by vas poteAilo."

Malieko hlavou na pozdrav pokynula a Ma. OkarnZik se za ni diva', potom se take otoeil a vracel se do myU lesniho Oadu se ohledi a vide, Ze spravcova zamirila k vesnici.

Syn..stil Belo, ale v zapeti se mu vyhladilo a yeAel dome.

Jeho poslani ho neteMlo, byl si yedom, Ze prejal oaehavou povinnost a prieilo se jeho hrdosti, hovoriti se Zuzou, kterou ye svern hovoru s Kulaeem tak prikre odsoudil. Nevedel vlastne, proe opustil sve reservo yane stanovisko a zairtoeil proti TobeSOve. Znal ji dobre, veal, Ze je ohniva, neboj ama a vkbojna. venkovska Messalina, ktera pies vgechny etoky proti ni elIlene mela espechy a dovedla si nove a nove obeti vybinati, jak ji to nepokojna a nezkrocena krev narizovala.

VCH L SC E Nekdy si praval, aby jeho vlastni Zena mela trochu jeji povahy. Nebyl jeMe se svkm Ziyotem hotov, byl dosud statnk, jeho krev byla dosud schopna varu, ale u sve Zeny setkaval se s chiadem a temef s pohrdanim. Py gna, na sve yen° oeekavala, 2e Sankot ji ueini vetM pani, teMla se pfedstavou, Ze jeclnou ziska nejakk samostatnk velkostatek, kde biele moci vystupovati jako zamecka pani, presveffila se \Teak, Ze se marn'e Sankot byl jen hrabecim kfednikem, pies to, Ze byl v lesnictvi vedoucim einitelem. Brzy seznala, Ze se sam boji hrabete, Ze ma ezkost, aby neztratil jeho Wizen a Ze jeho prijmy nestaei na rozvinuti velikeho domu. Na sve veno sahnouti nedovolila a ga4 muZnya byla pfesne vyrneferia. Kdykoliv si dovolila vetsi yydani, at' sve toalety, nebo Zo pclos'adlla navUevu prakkeho plesu, citila to doma fadu • ebracke poeitani ji zramesicil a toto Z novalo. Dovedla pronakti kousave poznamky, ktere tvorely propast mezi ni a mekm a elm se staval chladnelai, ThZ; za

tim byla zlomyslnejM. Ke sve nove hrtize poznavala, Ze rychle starne. Porod deti neprines1 ji jako u jinkch Zee zvkeeni puvabu.

Zhubenela, oblieej se ji s yraStil, plet' stain se zvadlou a to fSe podle jejiho presvedeeni zavinil jeji muZ, ktery ji k inanZelstvi vyzval, aekoliv veal, Ze ji nemuZe dati, co ona pravem oeckavala. Od to doby, kdy nebyla pozvana do zamku k hostine, kam byla Zena reditelovni pozvana, stala se jeji nenavist k mutiovi divojinasobnou. spolu, oba hrdi a umineni piezirali jeden na druhehe a co musili mezi sbou promluviti, to bylo ocibkvano studene a nenavistne zahroceno.

Doti nebyly mezi nimi mostem. Vyrestaly jako kvetiny bez stance. Bez nadani neeinily ZadnYch especht, neprilnuly ani k otci ani k matce, jim2 obema byly za obtiz a jejich prateli byli sluZebni a honebni psi, se ktcrkmi si hraly. Protloukaly se na Akolach a slygice, Ze matka je bohata, 'domnivaly se, Ze neni treba, aby nejak z ylakne se napinaly. Budou miti penize a prof se tedy narnahati.

Sankota se zmocnila apatie. At' se to skonoi n6jak bylo a nejak bude. Oast° ho napadaly divoke mySlenky o itteko nekam daleko, do cizich pomeril a tarn zaeiti nova Ale jako, olovena kaule stab° zde jeho Byl u g petaetyricetiletk a yedel, jak velmi teZko v torn zaeiti novY, givot a jako itrednik se te'gko uchyti na novem miste. Snad by byl dostal podfizene misto, ale to vziti, branila mu j eho domkAliva hrdost.

Kayby byl met "Zenin majetek, byl by se rozhodl hned, on sam vgak nemel Uspor a sahnouti k nejakYm podvodtun, ktere by mu penize prinesly, desily ho nasledky.

Medal v odborn3"reh easopisech inseraty, v ,nichk" pddnikatele hledali odbornika, s nirn'g by zaeali drevafskSr podbik, sam, dal nabidnuti do zahranienich easopisil, ole od ySad pfichazely dotazy, s jakYm pene gitYm podilem by se podniku ucastnil. VAechno jeho dychteni bylo marne a zmocriovala se ho tupd resignace. Doma se zaviral do sve pracovny a yenku se lildem vyhkbal. do zabavy, uZiral se ye sve duM, Ze nema mezi eredniky pratel, aekoliv by bkval rad mezi ne prisedl o rozesmal se, jak videl je se smati a veseliti.

Nemaji me radi, yylakbaji se mi, vidi be mne zleho eloveka a jsou radi, kdyZ odchazim. Smaval se tomu v chu a poskytovalo mu to zvlaAtni rozkoM Ze je nenaviden, ale Ze je take o-

10 bavan. Od to doby, kdy Klara vystoupilo na jevidte, mel paleivou touhu, aby se k ni motel pribliliti, To je piece ma krev, je povinna me miti rada ji rad mam. Je milovani hodna, je tak pilva,bna, ze nikdo nenniZe ji odolati a jaka by to byla slast, kdybych mohl s ni se pobaviti, slykti jeji hlas, poznati jeji nahledy, bYti ji radcem a prokazati ji drobne Usluhy, ktere by mu ji naklonily a pritelkyni ueinily.

Narazil na zly odpor spravcove,.je2 Zarlive ji chranila. Rozumel tome 'adporu a tudil, ze dokud nezlomi jeji nazirani, ke Klate se neptiblik. Ale ziskati odpudteni spravcove, povaZoval za nemane, tudil, jakk propast n.enavisti tkvi v jeji dudi proti nemu a nedoufal, Ze by se nekdv KdyZ dnes pridla, pavaZaval to za dobre znameni. Jiste Ze prodelala yelikY ,niterni zapas, neZ, se ktomu odhodlala a Ares to, k ukol, jejZ„ mu ukladala, byl krajne neptijemnY, piece nevahal jej prijmouti. Jednak to bude konati v zajmu. Klarine klidu, jednak dokctde spravcove, Ze neni tak bezcitnY, za jakeho ho povaZovata. ITZ to, Ze mu ruku podala, svedeilo, Ze nejhordi ledy v jeji dudi povolily a to je mu zdrukou, Ze piece jen se damn& dokonaleho smiru.

Celou noc ptemital, co se Zuzou hovoriti, aby si nezadal a dobre provedl Ukol, jeZ prevzal. Mel chvili, kdy premYkel vyhnouti se setkani se Zuzou, flkal si, Ze bude lope, jiti lined rano na Tobe ge, aby s d,cerou promluvil, ale znal TobeSe a Zuzu a nebyl si jist, nerozhodla-li by se Zuza neposlechnouti otce i za cenu jeho ran a nadavek.

Pujde k ni. Co vlastne na torn bude divneho? Do hostince ve Struneicich nekolikrate uZ zakl, kdy o honech na blizku zver strilel a del tam uha.siti zizen. Znal hostinskou, etyriceti letou, veselou obtlaustlou, za kterou ptichazeli v nadeji, ze jim poskytne trochu sve ptizne. Mule meta mrzouta, neteeneho eloveka, majiciho smysl pouze pro pole a rolnickou pra.ci a lhosteine prezirajiciho Zeniny drobne vYstrelky. Nikcly se ptiliS" daleko nespustila, nikdo ji vlastne nemohl nic vaIneho dokazati a 'Ze byla veseld, to bylo nutno, aby hasty ke konkurentovi neodehnala.

Proto se se Zuzou seznamila, protoZe byly stejnYch sklont a rozumely si. Hostinska byla site o hadne let stark, ale u Zen, ktere jam dychtivy IdObrodrOstvi, nehraje star' Zadnou Musi hostinske naznaeiti, de

VESTNiK se nesetkdva, se Zuzou po nejiake rimluve a Ze nejde o milostne dobrodrinZstvi. To ona ostatne pochopi, protoZe ho. jiste 'dobre znd.

K d'yz se odpoledne ke treti hodine k hostinci blizil, zahledl oblieej hostinske u okna a zdala se mu, ae jedte nekdo u ni byl. Neposttehl, kdo to byl a ■dadavaje si chladneho vSrazu, yedel dovnitt.

"Pekne vitam," povidala., nutic se k Usinevu a patrave se nan divajic.

"To jsou vzdeni haste. Oim mohu poslonZiti?"

"Hyalite mi potom trochu eaje," povidal, rozhlikje se denkovne, kde bylo prazdno. "Je to uZ sleona TaloaSoya?"

"Milostpan ji sem eeka?" ptala se chytte.

"Vim, Ze sem ye til hodiny prijde a tri hodiny za nekolik minut b,udou.

Rad bych s ,ni promluvil. Je snad ye vadem byte, Ze?" Chvili mleela a nerozhaane se divala, nevedouc, vyzraditi ptitomnost sve pfitelkyne, kterd uz put hodiny zde byla, a se smichem ji sdelovala, Ze si sem pozvala na dostavenieko sveho bYvaleho napadnika, se kterYm chce zahrati kornedii. Nezamleela, Ze je to revirnik Kulde a hostinska se polekala, de prichod predstaveneho Kuldeova znamend nejakou blilici se bouZku. "Proe mi neodpovidate?" povidal ji ostte. "Vim, Ze je zde (a., muslin s ni hovoriti. Povezte mi, kde je, zajdu na chvili k ni a potom vypiji did."

"Waco provedla?" ptala se starostlive.

"Dosud nic, ostatne je to mezi nami tajemstvi," doloZil se suchYm pousmanim.

"Nerada bych, aby dodo k nejakemu vYstupu," namitala dosud rierozhodne.

"NezdrZujte me," utrhl se rozmrzele. "Nepridel jsem sem, abych zde zaeinal rriznice. Kde je? Ve vatic m byte?"

"Ana, v za.dnim pokoji, zatopila jsem tam. Pajdu ji to oznamiti."

"Neni troba, reknu ji to sam. A rad bych, aby nas nikdo nevytrhoval, nemusite nikomu rikati, Ze zde jsem."

A neeekaje na dovoleni, vedel do sousedniho pokoje, kde o zyladtnich prile'Zitostech seddvali lepdi haste. Ted' tam bylo prazano a zima. Kdy'Z' zaklepal na dark dvete, nikdo se neozval, on Oak nekkaje na vyzvu, vzal za kliku a Vstoupil.

Ano, byla zde. Pokoj byl sluSne zakizen, byla to 1OZnice manklit hostin-

Ve stredu dne 1. dubna 1964 skYch a vedle diveri byla pohovka. Nekolik °brazil zdobilo stony, eisto zde bylo, a v koutku okna stala Zuza.

Kdy2 k nemu jeji obi zabloudily, vyeeti z nich fides i rozhoreeni. Nepozdravilo a majic obe ruce na za,!dech slokny, stala jako socha, "DobrY den, sleeno," pozdravil ii, odhazuje klobouk a stave hul ke dvedim. "Promirite, Ze vas vyriduji, nebulde to na dlouho. Dovolite-li, posadim se a prosim, abyste take ke stolu prisedla."

Vahave vyhavela a posadila se tab, Ce svetlo z okna padale j i do zad a jeji zrak pozorne sledoval, co se bude diti. Podival se na ni snaZe se laskaye se tvariti a letmYrn pohledem ji Mela hedvabnou bluzku, kolem krku vystriknou a s rukavy pouze po loket. Pad bluzkou byly znati barevne stuhy jeji koklky jak byla rozdilena i jeji poprsi se rychle zvedalo, "Co si prejete?" ozvala se polo tdzave, polo hrozebne.

"Promluviti si s vami moudre slovo.

Neptichazim j ako vas neptitel a doufam, Ze se rozejdeme jako dobri tele. Videli jsme se v nedeli na zabave, Ze?" "Ano, videla jsem tam pang lesmistra."

"Take jsem vas videl, velmi hezky vam to sluklo doufam, ze si nemriZete na nedostatek zabavy steiovati.

Sla jste z ruky do ruky."

"Nemohu za to, Ze jsem byla stale o tanec Mama a ostatne jsem proto na zabavu Sla, abych se vyt aneila. Byla bych o valence i pro vas prisla, ale odedel jste pied pifinoci."

"Arci, ddedel jsem, pro mne to uZ neni," povidal vlidne a zase se na zadival.

"To ovdem by byla jina otazka, nejste tak star a mohl byste jeSte zcela dobre si zataneiti, jako tanbili stargi pan', neZ jste vy," povidala uz smeleji.

Pokraeovani —SPJST-So ko Is14 slot v Ennis vence 1964.

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J. 13, eihak, vzcielJalvatel Americke oboe sokolske, byl zvolen pi.edsetl'ou ceIoameriekeho vYboru pro oslavy 100. vYroei vzniku sokolskeho lmuti v USA (1965) a predsedou VYborrt pro vydani americke sokolske po'Stovni znamky. Se autorem studli o Tyrdovi a jeho m y -Alenc,ptkadelrnTyaivSthzdkladnich del do anglietiny a znalcem historika A. J. Toynbeeho.

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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 Vith Undeliverable Copies to SUPREME LODGE SPJST, P.O. Box 100, TEMPLE, TEX.

FROM SURPLUS — OR JUST GOOD, SOUND BUSINESS? Over the past several weeks, a number of letters to the Vestnik and recommendations to the committee on bylaws have dealt, in varying degrees, on the subject of the percent of lodge dues returned to the local lodges by the Supreme Lodge. Recommendations on the amount to be returned have ranged from 3 to 10 per cent. Since there seem to be some differences, both about the amount itself, and whether there should be any changes at all, the whole matter seemed to cry out for an explanation. Consequently, I recently spent the better part of an afternoon in the Supreme Lodge, going over facts and figures with officers of the Supreme Lodge. It seemed to me that with so much controversy and appalling lack of knowled ge about the entire matter, the air should be cleared with some FACTS. These facts were eagerly supplied by the supreme Lodge; indeed, they were glad to do so. These facts and figures are available to ANYONE who cares to look into the matter personally. As the old saw goes: don't take my word for it. I am no expert on the subject, but. I have attempted to reduce the information to laymen's terms, for clarity's sake.

First, a few background facts: the convention in 1956 was the first one to establish the system whereby local lodges received a refund of two per cent of premiums paid in The rebate, system went into effect 1 January 1957.

Prior to that, there was no refund to the lodges. In 1963 the amount returned to lodges was $15,380.68. That was 2 per cent of the premium income from the lodges. In their recent recommendation, the by-laws committee is proposing that the Supreme Lodge refund 3 per cent.

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AN OPEN MIND . , An "open mind" is one of the necessary qualities for success. Are the windows of your soul open for the fresh air and sunshine of truth to come in?

Or are they shuttered by mental laziness or stagnated by that emotional congestion called prejudice?

The history of scientific discovery shows that every new step was opposed by the very people who should have welcomed them Harvey was denounced for discovering the circulation of the blood; Galileo was persecuted for saying that the earth went around the sun; Pasteur was branded a quack by his professional colleagues for advancing the germ theory of disease.

Only the incorrigible fool says that progress is impossible, that everything has been invented, or that there is any limit to the conquests that super intelligence working in mankind can achieve.

Keep your eyes and mind open: nothing that is good is impossible.

When you are "confused," it's when you don't know enough about a thing —Will Rogers to be worried.

The officers in the Supreme Lodge, together with our Actuary, Mr. Werkenthin, recommend that we not exceed 4 per cent. Using the 1963 statistics, a 4 per cent rebate would amount to $30,761.26. Over a four-year period, this would be in the neighborhood of $125,000, provided we experience a steady growth.

The 4 per cent would still allow us to set aside the gain in our reserve into our securities evaluation reserve and bring down by blocks our higher percentage mortality tables to a lower percentage standard of 3 per cent. As It stands now, our investments must

earn 31/2 per cent to meet the requirements of $9,969, 952 of the certificate reserves. It is this block of mortality table reserves that we are trying to bring down to a lower mortality table basis. They are the older certificates.

Now: here is where the so-called "surplus" is very closely tied in with the rebate to the lodges. (More proply, the "surplus" is not really a surplus, but a healthy, sound, necessary reserve). If we did not earn the 31/2 per cent on our invested funds (the 9 million plus), the balance would have to be made up out of our "surplus," and should that surplus-reserve be depleted or exhausted too low, then all our policy contracts would have to be reopened and higher premiums assessed on the various certificates. A depression, catastrophe, or other serious contingency would bring this about. Consequently, this reserve is a good, healthy thing to have We should not be too eager to get rid of it.

Reduced to an even more practical denominator, it's like the young couple starting out in married life. At first, more likely than not, they have no reserve funds at all. In fact, they're probably in debt. Slowly but shurely, they pay off their obligations, make a profit, and put some away "for a rainy day." They want to be sure they are able to take care of anything that may befall their family. They're doing what comes naturally. Just because they have a few extra dollars, they don't start giving it away or spending it. In other words, it is sound business to have a healthy reserve Are we better off with it or without it? Had you rather have your home paid for and have a thousand dollars in the bank, or would you prefer to be in debt and nave nothing in the bank? There's nothing wrong with having a healthy reserve.

12 A rebate of 4 per cent would actually double what the lodges have been receiving in the past, and it is hoped that this will be a big help in their operations. It is believed that a 4 per cent refund would not jeopardize our reserve fund, and that barring an extreme situation, we can continue to reduce the higher blocks of mortality table reserves on the older certificates.

Although our gain in reserves has been measurable, it has been very erratic and irregular. The year 1961 saw a gain of $137,529 over 1960. The year 1962 saw a gain of $181,210 over 1961 — a difference of almost $50.000. So, it is not the same from year to year.

On January 1, 1964, the amount in our reserve amounted to $2,203,032. A strong, solid reserve will make the SPJST stronger and sounder in relation to the liability of earning interest on our investments. (Incidentally, another term applied to our "surplus" is "unassigned funds").

So, it all boils down to this: a 4 per cent rebate to lodges is safe and sound and will not endanger our reserves, and, a gocd, solid reserve is a very desirable thing in any insurance company Finally, let us touch on the fear that our surplus-reserve will either be taxed or taken from us . No such thing. In the first nlace, fraternal insurance societies are NOT taxed — ' p eriod. IF fraternal insurance societies are ever taxed the y will be taxed on the profit made from premium income, NOT on any surplus or reserve, unless it is invested. Just as the individual is taxed on his income, he is not taxed on what he has left over, unless he has earnings from whatever is left over (dividends, etc.) Until and unless legislative bodies pass laws taxing fraternals, which will be on income profits, then our SPJST reserve-surplus is "untouchable" by anyone outside our Order.

It is as simple as that. People highly placed in the insurance field, plus others who have studied these factors, agree that it will be a lone. time, if ever, before fraternals will be t axe d. If we continue to operate on a real fraternal insurance FG-iety basis, we have nothing to fear. This is not to say, however, that in some legislative body, at any given time, there is not someone lobbying to have fraternals taxed. We must continue to fight that spectre whenever it rears its head, as we have in

VESTNIK the past. If the nation runs into serious difficulty financially and economically, then we're all in this together, and we'll all have to weather the storm together.

If the convention delegates elect to appropriate a portion of our reserve for whatever purpose or purposes, they should keep uppermost in their minds the fact that our reserve should not be exhausted to a dangerous level. What that level will be by June, or whether ANY funds should be spent from it, will have to be determined at that time.

• I hope I have illuminated the subject just a little so that the membership — and delegates — can understand the matter better, and deliberate with reason and intelligence on the topic at the convention. All I've tried to do is to cast some light on something that has received a lot of attention by many of our members.

The statistics are there to be examined by anybody. If this column hasn't been helpful, go see for yourself and have it explained to you personally. The officers of the Supreme Lodge will be glad to help.

CORRECTION In the Vestnik dated March 18, 1964, page 19, we erroneou s ly listed Willie Mladenka of Lodge 35, Elk, as Refreshments Chairman. It should have been Willie Adamek. —Editor.

—SPJSTO CANTZER S' LUNCHEON The four "losing" district organizers hosted a luncheon, honoring the "winners," at the Hawn Hotel in Temple on Saturday, March 14th. District Organi7ers Barina, Plasek, Vrla, and Kveton of Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively, hosted District Organizers Cerny, Krause, and Kleprlik, Districts 5, 6, and 7. respectively. In addition, officers of the Supreme Lodge , and your editor, were guests at the luncheon, including sp ouses Bro. Leo Krause was unable to attend because of illness. Each of the organizers spoke briefly on the progress within his particular region and exchanged useful ideas and information. — Editor.

--SPJST— Sokol slet in Ennis 18-19 July 1964.

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Wednesday, April 1, 1964 CZECH PLAY IN DALLAS The highly successful Czech play, "Vesnicka pod lipami," will be repeated in Dallas on Sunday, April 19, 1964, at SPJST Lodge No, 84. The Houston SPJST dramatic club, "Hlahol," recently presented this play in Houston and in Fayetteville, with enthusiastic audience response. Additional details will be furnished as they become available.

—SPJSTRETURNING PICTURES

If you recently sent us any unsolicited photographs which have appeared in the Vestnik, and wish to have them back, please forward sufficient postage for that purpose. Also indicate which picture you have reference to, since we have quite a number on hand.--Editor.

Taylor, Texas March 25, 1964 Mr. Nick Morris Editor of the Vestnik Box 85 West, Texas Dear Mr. Morris: Enclosed you will find the Pre-Convention report of the Medical Director to be published in the Vestnik as called for by the by-laws of the last SPJST convention.

PRE-CONVENTION REPORT OF MEDICAL DIRECTOR Dear Fellow Members: Ending with December 31, 1964 I will have completed 12 years of service as your medical director. I now want to thank all members of the SPJST for this privilege. I further want to state that at present I do not intend to seek re-election to this office at the June convention if some other well qualified physician expresses his desire to serve in this capacity.

My reasons are that as most physicians the demands of my practice allow me very little time to spend with My family and this position infringes even on that small amount of time.

From January 1, 1961 through February 29, 1964 I have examined 3,715 applications of which 82 were rejected for varied reasons Predominant reasons for rejection were excess weight, high blood pressure, and excess alcholic intake. Your medical director has received $11,145 of remuneration during

this period of three years and two months.

- I now want to offer some seeds for thought to the by-laws committee and to the delegates to the next convention. Recommendations are being made to change the by-laws so that the medical director would be an appointive office rather than an elective offire. This is all well and good but a lot of clarification will have to be made at the convention to avoid later disputes.

First: Strict rules regarding the appointment should be made to insure a qualified medical director. 71e must be a physician with Membership hi his local medical society, The Texas Medical Association, The American Medical Association, and preferably, but not necessarily, in The American Academy of General Practice, Second: What will the salary allowance be? You will not hire a full time medical - director for less than $15,000 annually (this would be an expense of approximately five times as much as your medical director now receives).

The problem is that at present the work load is not great enough for full time service. However, he would want a secretary and office, and this alone would cost more to maintain than your present medical director's total salary.

Third: If allowed to appoint on perapplication-fee basis then changes in the by-laws would be heeded to per appointment of doctors other than Cze:h-speaking and other than SP.ITST members in order to allow a wide enough- field for choice to insure ha y -ingamedclrto is.Under the present by-laws when a modreal director is elected at the convention for four- years he win feel morally obligated to remain in office for that period of time and at the specified salary (present fee per application is adequate): The delegates can then feel satisfied that they have fulfilled their duties for the ensuing four years in filling an office. However, when appointed, if he is not satisfied there will be no moral obligation to fulfill his duties and the Supreme Lodge may find itself in a position of having difficulty in keeping the position filled. They may well be forced to raise the fee higher and higher to do so.

I again want to thank all of you for the privilege of serving as your medical

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director and hope to see a lot of you id the convention in June.

Fraternally, Marvin J. Leshikar, M.D. Medical Director

Fea ti es AM*KISKS,

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. J. N, t; Chairman of the Board of Insurance Comm ssioners Austin, has been chosen as principal ut the convention banquii' thai will be held 'Wednesday evening, June Nth, in Waco. Mr Nutt has been with the insurance .Commission for over a) years, most of the ti er as an examiner, and was appointed as chairman O that body by Governor Connally in 1953. After he ma`; appointed, the insurance industry was of the general concensus that "for the first tone, a have a real insurance man at the.- head of the Insurance Commissien.".

• Vcstnik Editor Nick A. Morris has been chosen to act as Master of Ceremonies for the "Miss SPJST" coronation the night of the banquet, Wednesday, June 17th, in Karma Temple in Waco.

Die buses will lir ortation._ to Lodges No. (ir3 ;), and No 0 (West) from both evenings of June 15th and Nib.. Lodge No, will host the delee', and Lodti.e gates on Monday eye a T.he No. 111 will host them o --cation banquet and will take place on W \/ evening.

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Any delegate o has not yet made hotel Cl motel reservations_ •is • :lested to eo so -without flirt Such lie,servations should be it Loch Bro. Johnny'Gaidusek, Waco.

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TO r7,MESENT 'SPJST" NE CONVENTION la the meeting of District 2 held March 22nd at Buckholts, Miss Betty ,daughter of Mr and Mrs. Zabcik of Zabcikville, was selectto cc]are nt some 17 lodges in "Miss SPJST" of the 19th Convontio•1 contest. She will be judged oil poiae, personality, appearance, and speech. The subject for the speech will be "Fraternalism."

Betty jean. is 18 years old and has been a member of Lodge No. 24 since she was 2 months old. She is a senior in Rogers High school, where she has been a cheerleader for the past 3 years and head cheerleader in her ,senior year. Bier other activities in the Rogers Hi gh ,School this year are National Honor Society, "Bound for College" Club, Future Homemakers of America, volleyball, paper staff, and One-Act Play Cast.

In church activities, Betty Jean teaches Sunday School, is a Youth Fellowship Historian and photographer.

In 1961 she entered the SPJST Queen contest ra won second place honors. Last summer she entered the "Miss Farm Bureau" contest and also won second place honors in her Dis-

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trict. She is a member ofthe. choir which will, sing F.H.A state meeting in Ausi'n, Jean was also entered in the show on K0E:ft-TV for the ° tility" title and placed finalists.

"STRICT H A large number of out for the tz.; Lodge 15, Stalm 22nd. Brother sided over a smoothly-run meet and everythihg ended on schedn.1 Two new members joined the iru • bt District II officers (se

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Aw4..,Jee •• • . Lodge 2'9, Tay', The highlight of the meeting we the presentation of 50-year pins to members who have been members of the SPJST for 50 y(•:‘ • .... l even out of 38 eligible to receive the Pins were present, which is actually a. good representation. The following is a list of those eligible to receive H--p'ar by loclge. The asterisk (*) those membet:. —lie wer,-;

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Anna Kasit1r Victor I. ..cubala John P. Pustcjovsky

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15 John W. Krcha Jos. A. Pechal Lodge No. 48 *Anna Matoska John A. Simeik Lodge No. 73 *Will A. Ondrej *Anton Rozner Lodge No. 89 John Balusek Jo-3. F. Martinets Lodge No. 86 Frances Vanicek Lodge No. 87 *Vlasta P. Morava Lizzie Kosarek Ernest Pfeiffer Lodge No. 89 Jenny Lanicek

District H M1g., :s: ngsters who p: i i :d in the E ,3ter skit.

Frbrit: Donald Pechal, Frank Klinkovsky, Jr., Frankie Novosad; Ricky Novosad.

Back row: Edwin Joe Pechal, Daniel Kotrla, Brian Vanicek, Anna Rose Divis.

All of these youngsters are from Lodge 47, Seaton, and prepared for the program under the expert guidance of their youth leader, Mrs. Vlasta Divis. Mrs. Divis also accompand Fon g,s on the rctitar.

District II Mtg., Buckholts: Three more youngsters who took part in the fine youth program presented by Youth Leader, Vlasta Divis of Lodge 47, Seaton: L to R: Frank Klinkovsky, Jr., Joseph Kotrlot, and Becky Vanicek.

Henry Rozacky *Rud. Rozacky *Theresa Zrubek Lodge No. 24 *Jar. Cabla Olga Coufal Anna Dusek Vine A. Dusek *Ernest Goeke Bozena Krupka Emilie Marek Frances Schiller

Olga Stepan Rosie Stepan J. A. Zabcik Will A. Zabcik Lodge No. 29 Alfons Oslik Rosalie ,Srnensky Herrnina Svrcek *Adela T. Tueek Henry Veselka *Raymond Veselka Lodge No. 47

It was decided to leave the date and site of the fall meeting up to the district officers. They are also to decide whether the fall meeting will be held

Dist. II Mtg., Buckholts: Supreme Lodge Vice President Joe B. Hejny is shown presenting a plaque to Bro. Leonard Mikeska of Lodge 24, for selling the most insurance in 1963. (Bro. Edward Gaida of Lodge 20, Granger, top man in Dist. II in number of members acquired, was not present to receive his award.) in conjunction with the state queen contest, or whether these should be two separate events. Plans are also to be made for a District II Youth Activity Day. Brothers Ernest Hanka, Tim Kostom,

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Although there was a good representation from around the district, there were many members who were missed. A number of items, all important to the future of the SPJST, were discussed, and the district meeting is on excellent forum for an expression of ideas. More members should avail themselves of this opportunity. —Editor

WednesclaY, April 1, 1964 fare to Mrs. Estabelle Hubenak, 2509 Rosen Avenue, Fort Worth, or Mrs. Mary Paprskar, Lodge 92 Secretary, immediately, so they will know if a larger bus will be needed.

We will assemble on the Lodge 92 grounds at 8 o'clock and leave at 9 o'clock sharp. It will be an all-day trip of fun and visiting. This is your last Sincerely, Mrs. Anna. Hosek, Sokol Secretary --SPJST----

LETTERS LODGE NO, 4, IIALLETSV/LLE

Dist. H Mtg., Buckholts: District II's candidate for the "Miss SPJST" of the XIX Convention, Miss Betty Jean Zabcik of Lodge 24, Cyclone. (See feature article elsewhere in this issue).

Dist . I! Mtg,, Buckhols: /0" strict II Runner-up, Miss Trudy Mikulas, cif Lodge 47, Seaton. and Steve Kelley, of Lodge No. 88 in Houston, were also present, and Bro. Hanka, who is president of District V, invited the members of District II to the District V meeting on May 17th.

Dear Vestnik Readers: This morning it has been raining and it was still wet after the good rain we had last week . It keeps the farmers out of the fields; guess lots of them had their corn planted.

We had a nice turnout at our last meeting on March 8. It appeared that everyone enjoyed it. We also had some visitors. Mrs. Brdecka and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Fojtik, and Miss Bohacik from East Bernard. You all are welcome any time We had the birthday month, and the prize went to John Mikush. The door prizes went to Mrs. Tracy Trlica and Anthony Grones.

Our next regular meeting will be on the first Sunday in April, which will be April 5th instead of the second Sunday. Since this will be the Easter egg hunt for the children up to twelve, followed by games. The older folks will have a "42" party. After that, lunch will he served, so you good sisters bring a plate full. Help us out so everybody will have a. little snack with a cup of coffee. Then, on the third Sunday in April, we have our District 6 meeting at. East Bernard.

We are proud of the youngsters who were winners in the points contest: Anthony Grones, Shirley Holy, and Alvin Mikus Jr.. We are also proud of all the kids who are working hard in our Youth Club.

Don't forget our next meeting, April 5.

Fraternally yours, Linda Mikush TO TI-11F, FORT WORTH AREA: The Ladies' Circle of Lodge No. 92 has chartered a bus to the SPJST Rest Home on April 9th. Anyone else desiring to go with us, please bring your

LODCF'. 161, LA FARM Lodge 161 held their usual meeting Sunday, March 8th . The meeting was opened by Vince Pivonka, who was appointed to take President Joe Juricek's place. The minutes were read by Mrs. Pete Valchar, and were approved as read. Mr. Pete Valchar collected dues.

Old and new business was discussed.

We would like all members to come to the next meeting, April 12th, to discuss and make plans for our District Barbecue May 3rd.

Our meeting was well attended.

Vince Pivonka adjourned the meeting.

There will be an Easter Dance March 29, at La Parita, Texas, six miles south of Jourdanton. Everyone is welcome.

Miss Annell Pivonka, Reporter -SPJSTNEWS FROM LODGE POKROK

HOUSTON NO, 88 After complying with all the regulations and the building code of the city, the contractor finally started building our new lodge hall on March 4, 1964.

The final cost of the building is a little higher than we had estimated. Therefore, I am appealing to our membres and friends of the lodge for additional finances, in either cash or certificate leans. You /nay, contact, any lodge officer or any member of the finance committee.

Because I will be absent from this country for a number of months it became necessary for me to give up my position on the finance committee.

Brother Jarda Cerny was selected to succeed me. I hope everyone will extend him a helping hand as they have to me.

The following contributors have made donations to Lodge Pokrok Houston No. 88 memorial fund: Birthday Club sisters, in memory of the late President John F. Kennedy $ 10.00

Wednesday, April 1, 1994 13ro. and Sis . F. J. Olexa in memory of S. P. Studnicny 5.00 Sister Anna Kilnar in memory of S. P. Studnicny 5.00 Sister Anna Kilnar in memory of James Ruppert 5.00 Sis. Rose Lee Ruland in memory of F. A. Lively 5.00 Bro and Sis. A. L. Hilsher 5.00 in memory of Anton Bily Bro. and Sis. F. J. Olexa 5.00 in memory of Anton Bily Mr. and Mrs. Kostal 5.00 in memory of Anton Bily Bro . T. S. Kostom 5.00 in memory of Anton Bily Bro. Edward J. Stang 6.00 gift to the building fund $ 56.00 Total $2,828.25 At the present time Our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved families, and our sincere thanks to all the gracious donors.

Fraternally yours, F J. Olexa For the Financial Corn.

—SPJSTNOTICE: DISTRICT III Dear Brothers and Sisters.

The SPJST District III spring meeting will be held at Lodge No. 84, Dallas, Texas, Sunday, April 26, 1964. Each lodge in our District, as well as all other Districts, are asked to be present.

The following is an outline of the activities for Sunday, April 26th: 10:00 a.m.

Meeting called to order Presentation of Colors — Pledge of Allegiance Welcome by Lodge No. 84 Response by District III President Presentation of Dignitaries and wives Roll call of Lodges Reading of Minutes Treasurer's Report District III Organizer's Report District III Youth Director's Report Address by Bro. Edward L. Marek, President, Supreme Lodge, Guest Speaker Musical rendition by Choral Group of Lodge No. 84 12:00 Noon Adjournment for lunch 1:30 p.m.

Youth Program by Youth of Lodge No. 84 Presentation of Contestants, District III Miss SPJST Contest Presentation of 50-year pins Old Business New Business

VESTNIK Report of Nominating Committee Placement of next meeting Announcements Adjournment Please remember the date: Sunday, April 26, 1964, at Lodge No. 84, Dallas, Texas. We hope that everyone will make a special effort to attend this meeting since the SPJST Convention is to be held in June of 1964, and there are a number of things of importance to be discussed.

Fraternally yours, Alvin Nesuda, President of District III, By: Rosemary Spence, Secretary —SPJSTDISTRICT ONE Dear Brothers and Sisters, It is only about two weeks until our District meeting, which will be held on Sunday, April 5, 1964 at Dime Box, Texas. I am urging each and everyone to keep this day reserved so you all could be present at this meeting, I am sure you will enjoy this meeting since this will be our pre-convention meeting, at which our Miss SPJST will be selected. The program is as follows: Meeting called to order at 1:00 p.m.

Pledge of allegiance Tribute to our departed members Welcome by lodge president Welcome by District President Recognition of Supreme Lodge officers and visitors Roll call of lodges Reading of minutes Reading of correspondence Report of officers Presentation of 50-year pins Youth program Guest speaker Old business New business Election of officers Adjournment We wish to invite all the members of District One and other districts to this meeting, and we surely don't want to omit the Supreme Lodge officers and our editor. We hope to meet you all at this meeting.

Fraternally, E. R. Jakubik, District One President SPJST

Karel Boleslav Jirak byl jedirqm soudobYm skladatelem, jehc)2 skladba se hrala na koncertu komorni hudby hudebni koleje Rooseveltovy university v Chicagu. Byla to Sonata pro 'dela s doprovodem klavirti, op. 15, z r. 1918.

17 LODGE TYRS NO. 80, HOLLAND There will be a meeting of our Lodge No. 80 on April 5 to discuss plans for the annual picnic. We will have lunch after the meeting.

Sisters are asked to bring some good things for the kitchen, please. I hope all of our members will be present.

Fraternally yours, Joe Belicek, Secretary ----SPJSTNOTICE TO ALL LODGE 86 MEMBERS The regular meeting of Waco Lodge 66 has been changed to the first Sunday of the months of April, May, and June. Our meeting will be held on April 5, at 2:3.0 p.m. at Linden Hall.

No supper will be served this time.

Recording Secretary, Sister Rose Parma, asked me to send this announcement for her. She is mourning the death of her mother-in-law, Sister Frances Parma. Our sympathy goes to her and the family.

Fraternally yours, Dorothy Gerlich, Reporter —SPJSTLADIES' CIRCLE OF LODGE 92, FORT WORTH Dear Members and Friends, There will not be a meeting of the Ladies' Circle of Lodge 92 in April because we are planning a trip to the Rest Home on our regular meeting date.

The date of our trip is April 9, 1964 at 9:00 a.m. on a bus. The bus will pick up and return the persons going at National Hall 3316 Roberts Cutoff. We are asked to come early as the bus will leave promptly at 9:00. Everyone interested in going please remember the date.

We had a nice attendance at our last meeting. We want to welcome a visitor, Mrs. Celestine Polinsky, and invite her to come back again.

A delicious lunch of meat loaf, green beans, potato salad, and pastries with coffe was served by the hostess Mrs. Lillie McMillen, Mrs. Helen Skrasek, Mrs. Marie Juran, and Mrs. Anne Polk.

Happy birthdays were extended to Mrs. Inez Krivanek, Mrs, Annie Kubola, Mrs. Frances Dalton, and Mrs. Sunshine Easley. The door prize was won by Mrs , Josephine Kuchar.

Fraternally yours, Mrs. Billie Spindor —SPJSTNa Slovensku je celkem 45 jeskyfi z nich2 17 je nepiistupnSleh,

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COTTONWOOD LODGE NO. 6 Dear Members and Friends, I would like to remind everyone about our meeting that will be held on Sunday, April 5th at 3 p.m.

All you teenagers come since we will select our candidates for the Miss SPJST of our XIX Convention which will be held in June in Waco. I know you wouldn't want to miss out on this wonderful opportunity.

We had a wonderful turnout bunday for the Easter egg hunt. There were first, second and third prizes given in all the age groups. In the age group from one to five years, Cynthia Pustejovsky won 1st prize. Second prize was given to Dennis Bohannan and Gary Marek received the third prize. Henrietta Lander found the egg that had money in it From eight to twelve years, Patricia Mynarcik won first prize, Bobby Dobecka second and Deborah Hromadka third. The money egg was found by Frankie Mynar. In the group from five to eight, Denise Smajstrla was the lucky one. She received the first and second prize and Michael Mynarcik the third. Linda Prnka found the money egg. In the Teen group Eddie Mynar received the first and third prize and Jeanette Krizan the second. Lillie Hromadka found the "Booby Egg." By the way, the prizes that were given to the children and the reason that Eddie and Denise received two was that plastic eggs were marked as first, second, and third prize, and the ones that found them received the prizes.

We want to thank the ones who donated the eggs for the hunt and we really did appreciate it. The Cottonwood Store donated 500 candy eggs and 12 marshmallow eggs that were covered with chocolate and wrapped . Mr. and Mrs. Fred 1VIonthei donated 200 eggs; John Mynar 120; Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Kaska 1,100; and the Kitchen Committee 400 and the prizes. "Money eggs" were donated by Sister Ruth Krizan. We all had a wonderful time and were glad that so many were able to come.

I hope that everyone had a very happy Easter. See you all at the meeting Sunday and bring a bite to eat as usual. The Youth Clubs will hold their meetings before the adult meeting.

Fraternally yours, Margie Straten

LODGE NO. 6, COTTONWOOD Dear Members and Readers: Here I come again. I know you readers are already tired of seeing and reading my letters in this paper so often, but I just can't keep from writing about all the good events and kind cooperative people. Here are some more thoughtful people who helped at our lodge hall these past days: Brother and Sister Lawrence and Beatrice Williams brought a baked turkey and dressing one day, all the way from Irving; she also helped me serve that day. Others helping serve were Sisters Lillie Hromadka, Mary Lander, Douche Mynar, Martha Monthei, on Friday, and on the other days those who brought various covered dishes were Willie Mae Marek, Violet Parma, Mary Sumbera, Lydia Dobecka, Katie Krizan, and Marie Drews sent a good tasty carrot cake.

Other donations: $5 from Bro. John Aimer, 6 cans of food from Sis. Mary Sumbera, 3 lbs . sweet potatoes and a carton of milk by Bro. Raymond Hromadka, one half gallon sauerkraut (homemade) from Sister Emily Vochoska; the RVOS Association, Lodge No. 456 donated $100. This lodge has been having their meetings and other functions at Lodge 6 Hall for many years, and we are very glad to be combined. We always enjoy the get-togethers, since most of us are members of both lodges.

Ance again, we would like to express our sincere thanks to all who gave, or who came and helped.

Here's hoping we will continue to stay together and grow together for a better tomorrow.

I am glad I can report the best news about the progress of our hall. As of today, the hall is just about finished.

I think I can say that by the time you read the next Vestnik it will be all completed and ready for rentals for all occasions; plenty of room for everyone, with a nursery and lounge and recreation room.

For bookings contact John Krizan, West, or call HI 6-5882; days engaged so far are April 5th, 18th, and 19th.

Fraternally yours, Ruth Krizan LODGE 146, GALVESTON Dear Brothers and Sisters, In behalf of Lodge No. 146, I want to express our sympathy to the family of Brother Henry Knebel, who passed

Wednesday, April 1, 1964 away March 19, 1964. May his memory be honored unto eternity, and may he rest in peace.

I visited Brother Joe Kaluza last week and was glad to see him home from the hospital and doing fine.

Brother Kaluza, take care, of yourself.

The membership is hoping you will be able to supervise a good barbecue again.

Mrs. Glenda Kennedy, wife of Brother Ronald L. Kennedy, was in the hospital in Texas City. Mrs. Kennedy was doing fine when we visited her. She was hoping she could be coming home soon. I talked to her mother-in-law, Mrs. Kennedy, and I was informed that she is home recuperating.

The meeting of Lodge No. 146 will be held Sunday, April 12, 1664, at 3 o'clock sharp, at the American Legion Hall.

The youth will have their meeting following.

Brothers and Sisters, the last meeting was a big success and everyone enjoyed the refreshments. Don't forget the snacks for the next meeing. You will not be sorry when you come to our next meeting, April 12th.

The Entertainment Commii iee will have a good report at this nest meeting. I will not let the cat out of the bag. This is the time for all the members to be present and hear the good news.

All members who can play an instrument please bring it to this meeting. The membership loves to hear good music and there is always someone looking for a good time. So let's give it to them.

Brother Gordon Beran is home on leave from the Air Force. He will be leaving for California this weekend.

Let's all with him the best of luck in the Air Force.

Hoping to see a lot of the new members at the meeting.

Fraternally yours, Frank H Beran. Jr. -SPJSTLODGE 165, MOULTON

Dear Readers and Writers: Once again it is time for, me to write some news from our lodge. We missed our last meeting, so I cannot say how well it was attended. Just to remind you dear members, please do not forget to come to our next meeting, second Sunday in April, the 12th. As always; we will have lunch and something to drink.

Wednesday, April 1, 1964 On the sick list has been our pioneer, member, Brother Emil Darilek, Sr. He is now home from the hospital recuperating under the care of his good wife, Ludmila. Also, Mrs. Jim Brom and Mrs. Rudy Brower are in Wagner Hospital, and Mrs. Frank Wagner is also in Wagner Hospital . To all the sick people, we wish health and happiness, So here we landed at the edge of our "Friendly little town of Moulton."

We moved here this month and like it very much. We should have moved here years ago. We must say we really have fine neighbors here.

Once again, Easter holidays are here and all the rush with it. How often I think back into the ,golden days of youth, when the country school would have an Easter program and egg hunt, or box supper at the school house.

Ncw all this has died out, with our country schools being demolished. Programs used to be so interesting that the young and old couldn't even wait for the day to come . Especially, those held at our school Komensky. Our teachers Prof. F. K. Bucek and his assitants were experts in choosing the plays and dialogues which were always enjoyed by the audience.

This is all for today; will write more later. Don't forget to attend our next meeting. Fraternally, I am, your reporter, Bessie Fo-jt.

SPJST-

7J7f1ITSTON 'FFJST LODGE NO. 88 Dear Vestnik Readers: First of all, I would like to extend Happy Easter Greetings to the Editor and his family; the entire Vestnik.

Staff; and also all the faithful Vestnik readers.

The Board of Directors, Birthday Club Sisters and Entertainment Committee held a meeting Friday night March 20, to discuss plans for the dedication ceremony and celebration of the new lodge building which is scheduled for this fall. The exact date is not known, because we do not know what the weather has in store; or how well the construction will progress.

Much interest has been created, and many of the members drive out to the lot to see what has been done. One thing we can assure you: Lodge 88 will have the most beautiful and spacious ballroom for dancing in this part of the country.

The Dramatic Club, Hlahol held a meeting Wednesday night, March 18.

vESTNIK We are lia°-oy to report that by request the SPJST Lodge No. 88 Dramatic Club will present the play "Vesnicka Pod Lipami" in Dallas Lodge No . 84 on Sunday afternoon, April 19. This is the same play that they presented twice here in Houston to a full house end also at Fayetteville. All you Fort Worth and Dallas residents make plans to attend this comedy play, You will be glad you ,did, because you will enjoy an afternoon of laughter that wil;1 leave you carefree. Curtain time is 2 p.m. Do go and see the play.

The Dramatir,. Club is busy rehearsing a new operetta, entitled "Zmokla.

Slepice." The performance is scheduled for Sunday afternoon, May 3rd here at Lodge No. 88 . We will have further details on this.

Sunday, March 22, Brothers Tim Kostom, Ernie Hanka, and Steve Kelly attended the District II meeting in Buckh olts.

Bro. Edward Kadlecek, Jr., who is With the Du Pont Co. in Orange, has received his Regi:_;terecl Professional Engineer's License recently. He is the son of Bro. and Sis. Ed and Louise Kadlecek_ Mr. and Mrs. Earl Alexander have moved to Dangerfield, Texas. Mr. Alexander has accepted a position there with Lone Star Steel Co. as Indrstrial Engineer. Mrs. Alexander is the daughter of Bro. Oscar and Sis. Tillie Helmmum, Many of our Vestnik readers here in the Houston area have heard of "Theatre, Inc.," where many live production plays are performed by local talent. "The Unsinkable Molly Brown," the Broadway musical hit, opened at "Theatre Inc." Wednesday, March 18, and is scheduled to run for a few weeks. We are proud to announce that one of our Lodge 88 members is a member of the cast, and that is Fred Burl, appearing as Maestro Gordella.

Freddie is the son of Bro. and Sis. Fred and Josephine Buri and he has great acting and singing talent, Make plans to attend our dances here at Lodge 88 every Saturday, beginnin,g Saturday, April 4; music by Sil Krenek. The following Saturday, music will be by Ray Baca. See you then.

Fraternally yours, Evelyn Vornsand Sokol slet in Ennis 18-19 July 1964.

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Dear Editor and Members: In the Vestnik of March 18, 1964, appears an article by Bro. Stephen Valcik, calling for explanation of several matters pertaining to organizational efforts in our SPJST, particularly to the system of district organizers now in use. In this connection I wish to say that I agree with Bro. Valcik about these explanations. There are a number of explanations due, as well as some reminders The reminders perhaps, should come first.

I attended the Houston Convention in 1952, not as a delegate but as P romoter of the "Hospitality Room" for a brewery, in the Rice hotel during the convention, and had occasion to listen in on practically all of the sessions.

In that convention the matter of a State Organizer was probated and debated at considerable length. However, any decisions that may have been reached there, apparently did not work out any too well. I attended the Temple Convention in 1956, as a district director and attended all sessions. I distinctly recollect that the State Organizer matter was again thoroughly debated and that finally, it was decided by voting that a Sate Organizer position shall be created.

Bro. Joe B. Heil-1y, who had been se • ving as State Organizer for the North half of Texas, prior to the convention, was eleoted to that position and was to have complete charge of all organizational work.

However, before that parti,mlar action had a chance to cool off --- someone made a motion that the State Organizer should also automatically become the Vice-President. This motion together with one recommending a salary befitting a State Organizer and far too high for Vice-President, was also adopted. According to the Temple conventio4, the Vice-President's position was to be of secondary importance and the State Organizer was to be in full charge, and responsible only to the next convention for any short-comings pertaining to the organizational work. The Vice-President,s position prior to the Temple Convention was non-active, that is, the Vice-President, was active only when attending Supreme Lodge meetings and in the event that the President was unable ,for any reason, to perform the duties of the President. His salary was based on so much per meeting, and very probably, amounted to less than one tenth (111&) of the

20 amount being paid to the Vice-President now.

Therefore, it is obvious that the action of the Temple Convention regarding the State Organizer and VicePresident's position, in voting the much higher salary was intended more to promote the organizational sales efforts than the Vice-President's position. Now, if all of this is not recorded clearly in the minutes of that convention, or not transcribed correctly into the by-laws, then there certainly is a lot of explaining to do. But by whom?

While I am on the subject of explanations, I personally would like to have ;nme explanation from someone about the over $2,000,000 surplus that the SPJST, supposedly has lying around idle, as stated in several letters in the Vestnik. In recent weeks there appeared in the Vestnik, several letters bewailing the idea that there is lying in the SPJST treasury and doing no one any good, over $2,000,000 . The writers of these letters recommend and urge that the coming convention make some arrangement to spend this money before the government takes it away from us. They propose donations to the Rest Home, building Youth Camps, hiring additional high salaried help, making higher refunds to the local lodges, etc. They claim that since we have all this money and it is not doing any good, we might as well spend it.

All of the proposed projects might be good if we really had this idle money.

Some of the letters were written by members who, I am sure, know better than to spread such baseless propaganda and confuse and mislead thousands of our members, especially those who will be delegates.

I was a member of the Supreme Lodge for five years prior and up to the end of 1960, serving as director from district one, and I am positive that during those five years I did not see and I am sure there was no part of several million dollars lying around idle. And, according to the audit reports as published in the Vestnik since then, I still am not able to find any traces of any $2,000,000 surplus lying around and doing no good. Every report for the past four years as published in the Vestnik, shows where every dollar of the SPJST money is. The report in the Vestnik of March 18, shows the assets of the SPJST, as being $12,854,373.02, itemizing the amounts as to

VESTNI.K where all of this money is Those interested may look at this report, but you will not find any amount listed there as surpuls or idle money. This report shows as all the others did, every dollar is well invested except the Cash on Hand which is used to handle current business and loans. So, there too, some explaning is due. But by whom?

In answer to that question, I would say that the President and the two Secretaries should explain the situation to the members. That sort of propaganda, especially coming throu.gh the Vestnik cannot bring our Order any good. Most of the members take it to be official if it comes through the Vestnik, and it only confuses those that will go as delegates to the next convention. Those delegates should be well informed and know the truth about everything so as to be able to form their ideas and opinions when they will have to vote on some of these matters.

This letter is not intended to criticize any of the officers or anyone else, but is meant to call attention to those writing letters as to how much idle money is lying around, to verify what they hear from someone before writing to our own paper. In conclusion, I wish to state that Bro . Hejny is needed as a State Organizer much more than as a Vice-President, as long as we have an active President. If he could use the money paid to the District Organizers and pay some of it to the GOOD local organizers, and perhaps some part of it to the local lodges, I believe, that we would operate smoother.

Bro. Editor. I know this letter is lengthy and I have tried to cut it down where I could, but I want to make myself clear. I hope you will find enough space in the Vestnik, and patience within yourself to publish this. Thanks, Fraternally, Frank V. Stepan, P. O Box 43 Bellville, Texas Sokol slet in Ennis 18-19 July 1964.

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Little change is expected in milk production in 1964. Output in 1963 was 1 per cent less than the year before. Current milk supplies are more nearly in line with market needs than a year ago. Government purchases in recent months have been light.

Wednesday, April 1, 1964

SPJST Bullet Board STATE CONTEST The State Talent and State Queen and King Contests will be held at Lodge No. 80 in Holland, on September 20th. More details later.

SPJST-LODGE NO. 66 CHORAL CROIX Our next reheasal: Thr,rsday, April 2nd, at 7:30 p.m.

SCHEDULE OF SPRING DISTRICT MEETINGS 'STRICT Spring meeting will be held at the Dime Box SJPST Hall, Sunday, April 5th, commencing al 1 p.m. General program sequence will be as follows: 1) Business session; 2) Youth program; 3) District I Queen contest.

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DISTRICT III Spring meeting will be held on Sunday, April 26th. at Lodge 84, Dallas.

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DISTRICT V District Five will conduct the spring meeting on May 17, 1964. Reservation of this date is re quested, and bids from lodges desiring to host this meeting will be accepted unti l Marcla 31st. Contact any district officer.

SPJSTDISTRICT SIX The District Six spring meeting will be held April 19, 1964 at Riverside Hall.

East Bernard, Texas. Lodge Karel Jonas 28 will be host. Meeting will commence at 10 a.m.

-SPJSTDISTRICT VII District VII's spring meeting will be held on May 3, 1964, at Lodge No. 161, La Parita.

-SPJST

BLUEBONNET LODGE NO. 169, BRENHAM This newly-formed lodge will hold its formal dedication on April 12th, at 2 p.m. Details later.

THE PRESIDENT WHO LOVED SPORTS More than any President in a generation, John F. Kennedy made the nation conscious of its need for fitness. He was not only President to throw out the first ball of th g baseball season, but John F. Kenned y was one of the few President to par ticipate in all sports.

Since the age of 9 years, Jack Kennedy practiced sports. He was on the

Wednesday, April 1, 1964 school football team at Brookline, Mass., to an undefeated season, and a newspaper reporter later analyzed his technique; Jack ran a little, passed a little and whenever he really needed yards, he gave the ball to his brother Joe, Jr. Later at Harvard, Mr. Kennedy defied illness and injury to sneak out and practice swimming. He played on the Junior Varsity Football Team.

He raced Star boats and became the champion of Nantucket Sound. When Jack Kennedy joined the Navy, his exploits as P.T. Boat Skipper in the Pacific are celebrated; it was his own physical fitness that saved his life and that of others.

When he became the President of the United States of America, he started his campaign for physical fitness, and noted a basic fact of history: "The same civilization which produced some of our highest achievement of philosophy and drama, government and art, also gave us a belief in the importance of physical soundness, which has become a part of Western tradition, from the Mens ana in corpore sano."

President John F. Kennedy used the some important foundation for the vigor and vitality of all the activities of the Nation that our Sokol's movement founder, Dr. Miroslav Tyrs stressed. His words were decked with. action. The President's Council on Youth Fitness was re-organized . He constantly sought to convert to his ideal of physical fitness; the sad fact is that it looks more and more as if our national sport is not playing at all — just watching! People who are active in sports during their youth and continue their activity as adults, are likely to remain vigorous as they grow older.

All these recommendations to the nation to increase the physical fitness are the same that one century ago our Dr. Tyrs wrote in his famous Sokol testament: "Our first and overall task rests in the promise that before any other demands, we must preserve our Nation in that general vigor that does not allow a nation to die, in that stead and fresh strength, in that physical, spiritual and moral health that will not allow any decay to set in and with that no stagnation, that worse and even crimnal action perpetrated upon nations."

American Sokol Organizations went

VESTNIK into mourning — we lost our best friend.

George Spanek (From the San Francisco "Sokolsky Vestnik").

-SPJSTSokol slet in Ennis 18-19 July 1964.

---SPJST---THE YOUNG DREAM Pre sident Kennedy often stressed the importance of physical fitness. His interest and atilt Lido toward young people shall be remembered. Sokol, too, is interested in young people and offers many fine pr i nciples which have been passed on throegh the years Yet, it is obvious that there is room for more young people in Sokol. I strongly believe that we should make it our individual aim to get more young people interested in this fine organization.

There are some who seem to think that the apparatus may be a little difficult for them, but Sokol is not all apparatus. Of course, there are many brothers and sisters who do perform with great skill, but skill comes with years of practice. The truth is that the basic exercises are not difficult at all; they are simple enough for most people to enjoy.

Many of us are beginners and perhaps a little shaky, but we have fun.

Sokol not only helps to keep us physically fit, it also gives us the opportunity to be a part of the Sokol Team.

George Kucera (George Kucera is a young student at the University of California, having been in America only 5 years). (San ancisco "Sokolsk y Vestnik").

-SPJSTMUTUAL INSURANCE WEEK, MARCH 22-28 Mutual Fire and Casualty Insurance Companies of the nation will observe Mutual Insurance Week for the first time during 1964. Paul Schwenke of Brenham, Texas, president of the Texas Association of Mutual Fire and Storm Insurance Companies and H . W. Chalberg of Austin, Texas, secretarytreasurer of the same association, announced that "The week of March 2228 will be known as Mutual Insurance Week, proclaimed by members of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, to observe the 212th anniversary of the establishment of the first fire insurance company on this continent."

"The illustrious Benjamin Franklin was founder of that company on

21 March 25, 1752. It was organized under the Mutual plan of operation and became known as the Philadelphia Contributicnship for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire. The company is highly successful today."

The basic purpose of the "week" is to increase the public's understanding of Mutual insurance, how it functions and how the public may depend upon its expanding services.

"From a modest start in Colonial America," Sthwenke added, "the property liability insurance industry has grown to a tremendous size with $33 billion in assets, $16 billion in annual premiums and 1.2 million persons working in the business."

Mutual companies patterned after the original company now number 2,320 with pay losses exceeding $2 billion a year. Also significant are Mutual insurance savings to the policyholder resulting from risk selection and loss prevention measures.

The majority of Mutual Fire and Windstorm Companies have been in continuous operation in Texas over 50 years — many of them for a longer period — and all have been in continuous operation since their inception, Governor John Connally has proclaimed the week of March 22-29, 1964, as "Mutual Insurance Week." Many of our members are familiar with the RVOS (Farmers' Mutual). That organization is a member of the Texas Ass'n of Mutual Insurance Companies, and also of the National Ass'n. Its president, Bro. Jerry Valchar, is president-elect of the Texas organization and will assume his term of office in November, 1985. He is presently vice president of the group.

-SPJST--Sokol slot in Ennis 18-19 July 1964.

Changes of address are NOT sent to us here in West. All changes of address, and complaints about members not receiving the Vestnik (except paid subscriptions) are handled by the Supreme Lodge, SPJST, Post Office Box 100, Temple, Texas, ZIP 76502.

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FROM THE OFFICE OF THE VICE FRESIRENT The following articles are being submitted for the benefit of our many young members who are interested in Fraternal activities of our Society.

FRATERNALISM Fraternalism goes further than the mere teaching of principles. It practices these principles in its relations with its members. Fraternalism increases the joys of living through encouraging its members to share their pleasures with each other It lessens sorrows by making it possible for its members to bear one another's burdens.

When a member is sick or in distress, he is visited by he brothers and sisters of his lodge and practical aid is given by men and women who are personally interested in him and his family. Its help is not given coldly and formally, and according to tabulated formulas, but the heart of the giver goes with the gift! Indeed Fraternal Insurance has been characterized as Insurance with a Heart!

With many societies homes are provided for the aged. Through these homes, old men and women are enabled to live out their sunset years in comfort and happiness.

With other societies, hospitals and sanitariums are established, so that the sick and infirm may be brought back to health, and at the same time their care does not become a burden to their communities. Some of the societies provide visiting nurse service for their members.

With still other societies, homes are provided for orphan children. Here these helpless children are trained in the principles of right living, and given an education, so that they may have the same opportunities in life as the more fortunate, and become good citizens.

When calamities fall upon a community, the lodges of fraternal societies are the rallying points for bringing aid and relief to those who suffer. Through these societies, food,

Organizers' Me , :: 'ng he!, in „,:ew March 24, 1964; Front row, seated: Sister Henry Vavra, iteary Vavra E. B. Jalmbik, E. R. Jakubih, V. H. Barina, Second row, seate., 17 Brothers John Kebin, Rudy Matejka, Rudolph Luksa, Willie ° ' Skrabanek, John Srubar, John Stefka, and Frank

Crga.nizers' Meeting he 1. ,7ville March 19, 190I; Front row seated: Sisters Susen, Mikeska, Blazek, Schovajsa, Brother Schovajsa. Second row, seated: Brothers Ewell, Stepan, Fr , Fctrusek, Ramas, Barina, Blazek, Miro.

Petrusek, Wikterik; Third row: Brothers Maresh, Susen, and Mikeska. shelter and clothing are made available to the needy.

Thus Fraternalism goes directly into the home to perform its great and benevolent work. It has no paid supervisors of the poor or welfare workers. :Instead, each meml,ln: becomes an agent of humanity, whose purpose it is to help his less fortunate fellow man or woman. It maintains the borne by protecting each member of the family!

The social life of a community is of high importance. Discords grow out of lack of friendly contact of its residents.

Fraternalism provides a practical

and sensible way for men and women to meet and to understand each other.

In the lodge meetings new and lasting friendships are formed and the lives of the lodge members made - richer, full and happier through these contacts.

Members who are away from home, know that the doors of lbdges of their societies in other cities are open and that they can share in he fellowship of men and women of high ideals, wherever they may chance to be.

Perhaps in no single field of endeavor does Fraternalism play a greater part than in its work with children.. The problems of proper training of children are daily becoming more

Wednesday, April 1, 1964 critical . Child delinquency is growing.

Crime among young people is increasing. Every institution that can help to solve such problems in these perilous days is vitally needed.

Through the local units of the Junior Departments of the societies, children are brought under the influence of the great principles of Fraternalism during their formative years.

Here in local lodges, children find an outlet for their activities. They are taught to play, and their energies are. directed in the channels of right living.

Fraternalism teaches sound morals.

In lodge meetings, the child, early in his life, is taught by precept and by the example of earnest and upright men and women.

The lodges also develop in children the qualities of leadership. They are given positions of responsibility in the lodge and take part in its functions.

They learn to speak in public . They learn to work with their fellows on worthy and worth-while projects. They ,thus receive the training of good citizenship and are fitted to take an active part in the work of their communities.

Through their work in lodges, children learn to understand and ap preciate the value of benevolences. They see these great services in action and know their effect upon. the home.

The attitude of fraternal societies toward women has been one of equality. Fraternalism influences the whole family, the wives and the growing children have the same pleasure and interest in participation in lodge affairs as the bread winning member. the minimum amounts of insurance protection that the societies will issue are small enough that it is financially possible for housewives to join with their husbands in their societies, or join independently in women's societies.

Women enter enthusiastically into the activities of the lodge, whether they be ritualistic or social affairs, or benevolent. Their presence and their interest naturally add much to the effectiveness of these activities. The women members are a powerful stimulus to effective fraternalism particularly in the many and varied little acts of kindness and assistance that characterize the welfare work of the lodge.

(To Be Continued) Sokol slet in Ennis 18-19 July 1964.

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RES0 - 13;ION OT SYMPATHY We, the undersigned Resolution Committee of Lodge Cesky Prapor No. 24 Cyclone, Texas, in behalf of our membership, hereby wish to express our sincere sympath y to the beloved family of our beloved lodge brother,

23 serving as an elder for 20 years. He was a member of the SPJST Order 58 years, having served 32 years as secretary and 2 years as vice president of Lodge No. 24, and 16 years as a member of the Supreme Lodge. He was one of the original directors of the SPJST Rest Home in Taylor.

He also served 45 years as officer of the local chapter and 8 years as member of the Supreme Lodge, RVOS. In his many years with our SPJST and other fraternities, Brother Navratil won the esteem and friendship of thousands over the state of Texas. He was always ready to cheerfully lend a helping hand to those in need of help. Through his work as organizer our SPJST gained more than 2,000 members.

He is survived by one son, Ladis Navratil; one granddaughter, Jo Ann Navratil, and relatives in Czechoslovakia.

In the death of Brother Navritil, his children have not only lost a loving father and grandfather, but our Order has lost one of its most ardent workers.

God grant his soul eternal rest and peace.

Henry Mares, F. W. Martinec, E. L. I3e,drich, —Resolution Committee --SPJST-RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY

CHARLES NAVRATIL,

who passed away at the SPJST Rest Home in Taylor, Texas, March 17, 1964, after an extended illness, at the age of 74 years.

Funeral services were conducted at the Ocker Brethren Church on March 9, with Rev. F J. Kostohryz and Rev. Frank Simcik officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.

Born in Ublo, Czechoslovakia, Brother' Navratil came to Texas in 1903, settling near Caldwell in Burleson County. In 1910 he moved to Bell County where he resided for over 50 years. In 1910 he was united in marriage with Miss Josephine Hubenak.

She died March 7, 1911. His second marriage was to Miss Wilhelmina Dreyer in 1914 . She died March 5, 1954.

He was also preceded in death by three children.

Brother Navritil was an untiring worker in church, community, and fraternal activities. He was a member of the Ocker Brethren Church 52 years,

We, the undersigned Resolution Committee of Lodge 92, Fort Worth, wish to express our sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed brother, RUDOLPH BERANEK,

who paaesed away in East St. Louis, Illinois, on March 1, 1964, at the age of 81. Funeral services were held in Sedlack Chapel with interment in Mount Hope Cemetery.

Brother Beranek had been a member of our lodge since 1922. His wife, Marie, who had also been a member of our lodge, preceded him in death in March of 1963.

Survivors include a daughter, Annie Beranek, of St. Louis; sons George and Anthony Beranek, of East St. Louis; and several grandchildren.

May our departed brother rest in peace.

Lillie McMillen Victorie Murphy Helen Zich —Resolution Committee

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RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY We, the undersigned Resolution Committee of Lodge Primori No. 143, on behalf of our membership wish to express our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed brother, JULIUS A. STASTNY, who died February 25, at the Veterans Hospital in Houston at the age of 34 years. He is survived by his wife Net-tie; two sons, Julius Jr. and Richard; one daughter, Rhonda; his parents Frank and Annie Stastny; two sisters Lucille and Lillie Stastny; four brothers, Anton, Joe, Frank Jr., and Robert.

Brother Stastny was a member of our lodge since September 1948 . He was a fully paid member.

Funeral services were held Thursday, February 27, at McCabe-Carruth Funeral Chapel, and continued with a Requiem Mass at St. Mary's church in. Victoria, with Rev. Edward Jansky officiating. Interment in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Inez.

May our departed brother rest in peace.

Leo Krause, Jr. C. L Janecka Felix Repka —Resolution Committee

Youth Section LODGE NO. 54, WEST Dear Vestnik Readers, Just a reminder that we will have a meeting on April 5th. Mothers are requested to bring some sort of pastry, sandwiches, or anything. I haven't time to write this week because we sang on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday. We had choir practices so many times.

Our little members who were sick are all feeling well — just in time for Easter. Bye, and God bless all of you.

Our "open house" is on April 26, only.

Shirley Ann Nemec, Your Reporter -SPJST--

CLUB, LODGE NO. 6, COTTONWOOD A Special Notice to All Girls of the Teen Club from 16 to 19 •Years: We need nominees, so the club members can pick out the candidate of their choice for "Miss SPJST" to represent our lodge. You girls start thinking and decide if you want to be a candidate, and be ready for our next TEENAGE ,

meeting on April 5th. We will select one from among you.

Please try to be there at 3 p.m. sharp.

The Teen Club will have our meeting before the adults. Try to have your speech on "Fraternalism" written. It is not to be over five minutes long.

I will give you more details at the meeting; all I want is for you all to be present. You will be judged again at the district meeting with girls from all the lodges in our district, so be ready.

See you Sunday, April 5th.

Fraternally yours, Ruth. Krizan Youth Leader ---SPJST---

LODGE NO 39, BRYAN Dear Readers, I didn't get to go to the last Youth Club meeting. I had the mumps. I hate to miss. I enjoy the meetings very much. I wan't to invite all the children around Bryan to come to the Youth Club meeting. We have the, meeting every second Sunday in the month at 3:30 p.m. You will like it.

I am looking forward to the district meeting at Dime Box. This is my first year in 4-H We had the show March 22 , 23, and 24. I placed third and fourth on my turkeys. I enjoyed it very much.

Fraternally, Claudia Ann Novosad --SPJST-

ROLL MISAPPLIED SOMETIMES

By Dr. Garry C. Meyers (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) The practice of bestowing school honors and awards for achievements in sports has ahvayS been widely accepted without questions.

But honor rolls based on mental achievements have not always been viewed favorably. In both instances, the purpose has been to stimulate greater effort.

However, honors and awards for scholarship skill, especially in the elementary grades, have aroused more controversy than those related to athletic achievement.

In the first place, the measure of achievement in intellectual pursuits is less objective than that in sports.

Besides, up until recently, a notion has grown among leaders in education that we should avoid emphasis on competition in learning from books, that we should stimulate the child to compete with himself, rather than with other children, in such endeavors, HONOR

Wednesday, April 1, 1964 But since the race for space got under way, there has arisen so much concern over the need for intellectual achievement that awards for mental excellence seem to be coining back.

One may, raise the question, "If sports awards are desirable, why not intellectual awards?"

I think that honor rolls, even in the grades, may deserve a place in our school program.

It's not use of honor rolls so much as their misuse that is to be condemned. The school needs to find ways to make them as fair and ob j ective as possible.

Parents need to exercise more sensible attitudes toward them in relation to their children and others competing with them.

--SPJSTYards

and Gardens Otto Hanus

Many of us have envied others who raise beautiful dahlias, yet dahlias are one of the easiest flowers to raise, once you plant them properly. Blooms as large as 10 inches across are not rare and are sometimes produced by beginners, so if you would like to produce some gorgeous flowers this summer and fall just follow these simple rules and you too will produce flowers that will be the envy of your neighbors.

First select some choice varieties and colors, either at your garden store or they may be had from almost all nurseries and seed houses- come in nearly every color and size. Buy good tubers in the colors and varieties you prefer and plant them in any good garden soil. Any soil that will raise "a. garden will also grow dahlias.

Don't be in too big a hurry; wait until the ground is warm and all danger of frost is past. Spade •your soil deeply and work in some pulverized sheep manure, bone meal, and peat moss well into the lower part of your hole.

Plant the selected tuber on its side, with eyes up, at least 5 inches deep on heavy soil, or 6 inches in light soil.

Drive a six-foot stake right beside it and cover the tuber with about 3 inches of soil or one-third the depth of the hole and water well. When shoots come out three or more inches high, pinch off all but the best one. When the third pair of leaves appear pinch

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Wednesday, April 1, 1964 off the top to induce branching . As you hoe each time fill in the hole a little until you almost fill it. Keep on cutivating lightly and at least four inches deep. When buds begin to show select the best top one and start pinching the undesirable ones, because in doing so you will grow a giant show flower; however, if you don't want to produce show specimens, leave as many as four or five and they will not be as big but just as beautiful.

Should you want to produce a good many they should be spaced at least three feet each way. Dahlias like regular feeding of a good well-balanced bulb food; a light feeding once a month will produce some real flowers in late summer and early fall.

Dahlias can also be produced from seed, and there are many varieties that do fairly well, but for some really choice flowers I like good tubers best, because they come up to size and color the first season.

Those of you who planted fall bulbs last fall such as tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, and others, should be enjoying a lot of nice blooms along about now and for some time to come. If you haven't planted any of these fine bulbs take a look at your neighbor's and plan to plant those this fall yourself. We usually plant a lot of them, but illness along about panting time kept us from doing so, and we miss those lovely blooms, although some of them volunteered themselves and we have only a few.

• • ON THE LAWN

By Larry Lawrence People often ask me about those numbers that you see on all bags of fertilizer. What do they mean? And is it true that if two bags have the same numbers they must therefore be the same and ought to cost the same?

I usually answer these questions with another one that goes like this. If you knew that your next automobile was a 100-6-4 (100 hp-6 cylinders-4 wheels) is that all you would want to know about it? Should three 100-6-4 cars cost the same, though one was a Rolls, one a truck and one a jallopy?

The truth is that those numbers are only a partial indication of quantity and no indication of quality whatsoever. They don't tell you a single thing about the performance.

I've seen homeowners buy fertilizers that should be used only for making

hay on farms. It's no wonder that those in the trade often refer to these figures as "the numbers game." That's just about what they are.

-SPJSTFor

Your Information:

NEW FACILITIES FOR TEXAS PARKS Texans will enjoy major new facilities in three state parks, and numerous improvements in scores of others during 1964 as a result of plans now being made by the Parks and Wildlife Department.

Details of the program were revealed in Austin recently in a progress report to the Commission by J. Weldon Watson, executive director of the state agency, submitted by Chairman Will Odom to Governor Connally's office The major improvement projects, authorized by the 58th Legislature, are at Falcon State Park in South Texas, Dam B in East Texas and Lake Whitney State Park in Central Texas, Watson said the Parks staff is currently completing plans for work on Falcon, scheduled to be the pilot development of the three. From funds of $138,700 appropriated for the first year of the biennium, projects scheduled to be carried out include installation of water and electrical lines and outlets, rest room, facilities and construction of a maintenance building, park ranger's residence-headquarters and 24 screened park shelters for campers, and necessary maintenance equipment. Additional improvements, including construction of an administration building and other facilities, are programmed for the second year for which $140,716 is appropriated.

Through cooperative arrangements by the Parks and Wildlife Department and the State Highway Department, plans have been completed for a 4.6 miles hard-surface road linking Highway 'U.S. 83 with the park area, a main park road inside the area, access roads, a concrete boat ramp for launching into Falcon Lake and an access road to the ramp.

Negotiations for acreage for a Dam B site currently are nearing the final stages, Watson said. The department will lease a 2,960 acre site from the U.S. Corps of Engineers. Preliminary plans, prepared by Texas Tech for the Dam B project, are being studied and detailed for an early spring start, the director said. Funds appropriated for this new park, located near Jasper,

25 totaled $225,300 for the first year and $285,750 for the second year.

Plans for Lake Whitney State Park, third of the major projects, are in preliminary stages, Watson reported.

Whitney, which has virtually no development facilities at present, was appropriated $225,750 for each year of the biennium. Watson pointed out that funds for each of the three projects may be carried over from the ;first to the second year of the biennium, enabling park planners to carefully plan development for maximum economy and efficiency.

In addition to the major projects underway, Watson reported to the Commission and Governor Connally that extensive repair and rehabilitation activity is currently being carried out throughout the parks system within. the limits of appropriated funds . Watson said that considerable progress can be made in urgently needed repairs, but cautioned Texans not to expect dramatic improvement next season, since appropriated funds of $117.507 for rehabilitation of existing structures must be spread over a deteriorated system which includes 549 individual structures.

Operation of the state's 57 parks was taken over by the new Parks and Wildlife Commission and is governed by a three-man commission composed of Will Odom, chairman, A. W. 1VIoursund, and James Dellinger.

—Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.

CASH IN CIRCULATION NEAR $200 PER CAPITA With all the popularization of devices like credit cards and checking accounts designed to minimize the carrying and use of cash, currency in circulation has shown a multi-billion dollar rise since 1960 after relatively little chang e during most of the Fifties.

The total outside the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Banks rose over $4 billions between 1960 and 1963, and by the end of last year had crossed the $37 billion level. This figures out to just under $200 per capita, only a few dollars under the high set in the World War II period.

Nearly a third of the cash in circulation is in $20 bills with the $10 note in second place. The latter's position, however, is being !challenged by the $100 bill which in dollar total outstanding has shown the second fastest growth rate of all denominations over the past two and one-half decades.

26 ROSY PICTURE OF TEXAS PAINTED HY OFFICIAL A glowing view of the Texas economy was given by Attorney General Waggoner Carr to the Dallas Retail Merchants Association recently, but he urged them to insure a bright future by better support of their governmen'..

Citing figures indicating a strong economy for Texas, he said there are barometers indicating great faith in the future: Consumer credit is at an all-time high, up 15.1 per cent in the state, compared with a national gain of only 8.7 per cent.

In the past year, 327 new plants and warehouses were announced.

Employment increased 173 per cent since 1939Per capita income in the state rose from $1,339 to $1,924 from 1950 to 1960.

Texas' population gain was the second largest in the U . S. "Houston and Dallas rank in the top five cities for building permits," he said.

"It is staggering to reflect that the Dallas area alone achieved a buying income which was greater than the entire state of Arizona."

Recruiting the finest citizens into government service is of prime importance to the state, the attorney general said "Never before in our history have we needed the outstanding leadership which we need today. During my 11 years in the service of Texas, nothing has impressed me more than the caliber of the men and women who are serving the local people of Texas both at the local and state level."

SPJSTYOUR FEET AND YOU One isn't enough, really, when it comes to feet.

You might say it takes two to, tango, climb stairs or perform the majority of a person's ordinary tasks. People who have lost their feet, or at least lost use of them, may learn to compensate, but their words to two-footed friends would invariably be "take care of your feet while you have them."

Feet are composed of the same types of bones, blood vessels, nerves, muscles, ligaments and skin that compose the rest of the body. Feet, as easily as other organs of the body, may become diseased. As a matter of fact, some diseases, such as gout, manifest themselves first in the feet.

Proper foot care is essential for gen-

VESTN eral health. and it must be begun early.

A baby's foot grows and develops along with the rest of his body. Not until about age ten is the general structure of the foot completed. Certain details of the formation are not perfected until after the twentieth year of life.

Parents who would be horrified at the thought of mashing a child's finger with a hammer, may be contributing — by neglect — to foot disorders. ; Common causes of foot defects are short, narrow shoes; improper style of shoes; shoes that are too stiff; runover heels and broken down arches, and short stockings that crowd the toes.

Children's feet grow and change at a rapid pace. Shoes and socks may need to be replaced as often as from four to eight weeks with a larger size.

Both children and adults need to give good daily care to their feet. Keep feet clean. Wash them with mild water and soap and dry the skin carefully.

Avoid rubbing them too hard with a coarse towel.

In the case of athlete's foot, ingrown nails or corns consult your physician.

The same goes for ulcers, sores or other infections on, feet or legs. Women should avoid wearing tight garters or supporters.

And when you buy shoes, make sure they fit. Their purpose is to protect your feet and give you a balanced foundation on which to stand. For this reason, always select the style that's designed for your type of foot.

—Texas Department of Health -SPJST'STATE DEER SURVIVE COLD Texas' tremendous deer population has apparently endured the winter to date with "surprisingly small losses," according to E . A. Walker, assistant director of wildlife for the Parks and Wildlife Department.

The herd of an estimated 2,000,000 plus deer had faced possible severe hazards because of dry weather and short ranges, and the fact that the 1963 harvest of approximately 220,000 head had failed to adequately remove the surplus.

"Barring severe late winter and spring weather," said Walker, "we should carry over a substantial brood stock. Significantly, the fine 1962 fawn crop in many South Texas counties, which had been hard hit by adverse weather during recent years, has survived in good condition."

Wednesday, April 1, 1964 Walker did point out that there had been some fawn losses in other lessfortunate areas since the fawns of the year are the first to succumb to short rations.

Al Springs, coordinator of wildlife, said reports from the field indicated "the feared deer dieoff has not materialized." He said fall rains produced edible grass and weeds and "gave us another year of grace" in the face of a 1963 harvest that fell below requirements for a well balanced herd.

Biologist Rod lVfarburger on the scene in Kerrville, heart of the famed Hill Country deer area, said "Surprisingly enough our deer are going into the spring in pretty good numbers and in about average physical condition."

He said timely rains made the difference.

"A few times we seemed on the ragged edge," said Marburger. "Then came good showers and favorable growth of deer food plants. We've had some warm days and good weather breaks. Some ranges remain in poor condition, and some of the deer look like they could stand a square meal. But it now appears that we may be over the hump."

—Parks and Wildlife Dept.

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Touring Texas: What may be the oldest residence in East Texas is a log cabin standing beside State Highway 21 about 12 miles west of San Augustine. It was built in 1829 by Milton Garrett, an early settler who hewed massive square logs for the walls and dug rocks from the, earth for the twin chimneys and floor supports.

The cabin is owned and occupied today by Milton Garrett, a grandson of the builder. Except for the addition of a new tin roof in the 1940's, the cabin is unchanged after 134 years.

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HISTORY OF WILLS Courts see that your intention of "will" as to property is carried out after you die. Before then you may revoke or change it any time.

The passing of property to heirs is one of man's oldest transactions. As far back as the Egyptian, Assyrian and Jewish civilizations, we have wills written and witnessed on papyrus, clay tablets, etc. In one will an early testator left some of his property to his wife and named a guardian for his children.

The Hammurabi code (2100 B.C.) permitted a father by deed to favor his son.

Wednesday, April 1, 1964 Under early Roman law the head of a house could tell the patrician assembly his wishes, but later Roman law favored a written will to keep the testator's plan secret until death. It also favored having a firm record of his wishes, not resting on memory.

By 2100 A.D., England, where we got our law of wills, was quite well advanced: The church court (like our probate courts) supervised disposition of property according to a "treatment" of how the testator wanted his property to go.

Church courts supervised personal property (movable like armor or personal effects); land was passed on by wills which the king's court handled.

Hence today we speak of "last will and testament" since English courts came to pass on both real and personal property, so that one court could handle the whole estate.

English church courts had "executors" who carried out one's testament.

To die "intestate" (without a testament) was almost like dying unconfessed. 'Sometimes the church in the interests of a man's soul could give some of the man's goods to others besides his family. Then, as now, some property had to be left to the surviving wife and children.

By the time of the American Colonies, the laws were well settled, and law courts, rather than church courts, administered and distributed estates here.

(This newsfeature, prepared by the State Bar of Texas, is written to inform — not to advise. No person should ever apply or interpret any law without the aid of an attorney who is fully advised concerning the facts involved, because a slight variance in facts may change the application of the law).

-SPJSTUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, WASHINGTON, D.C.

To All Law Enforcement Officials: There are few crimes, if any, more brutal, more shocking, or more revolting to a civilized conscience than those committed by sexual degenerates.

Some months ago a young woman was brutally attacked and slain by a maniacal killer who repeatedly stabbed the victim with a knife and left her body wrapped in a transparent laundry bag. The perpetrator of this vicious crime had been convicted for

VESTNfK rape four years previously and was out on parole at the time of the murder.

Another example involved the enticement of a 11-year-old boy by a strange man into an automobile. The young boy's body was found four days later bearing evidence of severe sexual assault. The assailant was identified and readily admitted the crime. Behind him lay a long, sorid record of perverted sexual behavior. Obviously, errors in evaluating the dangerousness of such deviates can result in the tragic waste of young life.

With the advent of spring and the following summer months, law enforcement can, with reasonable certainty, expect a 20 per cent rise in forcible rapes and a large increase in sexual assaults and child molestations.

Again, as in the past, police authorities will muster their forces, issue and broadcast public warnings, and take all possible precautions to stem this rising flood of perversion and rapacity, knowing all the while that their utmost efforts alone will not be enough.

All too often law enforcement is confronted with the deplorable results of a sex crime that might have been prevented by the proper instruction at home by parents, by prompt reporting of sexual deviates to police, and by realistic punishment of offenders by the courts.

There is little doubt that many sex crimes are the products of sick minds and that these minds are in dire need of treatment. It is sheer stupidity, however, to rely upon brief therapy and confinement to rehabilitate degraded sex criminals. Bulging police records on known repeaters and daily headlines on sex crimes are testimonials to the fallacy of such practice.

Community protection demands the separation of these degenerates from society.

There is no shortage of theories on sex crime causation. Textbooks are fill ed with. them. However, sex criminals for the most part strike knowingly and with deliberate intent. No amount of maudlin rationalization, can hide this fact.

The real tragedy of sexual atrocities lies in the suffering of the innocent victims. Unfortunately, in many instances the victim's rights are never considered. The sexual degenerate, shielded by an array of technicalities and loopholes, bares his wrist for a light judicial pat and soon is free to

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resume his assaults, rapes, and murders.

J. Edgar Hoover, Director T.D.N. NEEDS OF BEEF COWS EXPLAINED

"Cows raising a 450•poand calf each year will need an average of 10 pounds total digestible nutrients (TDN) per day," said Dr. K S. Eng, Jr., assistant animal husbandman, Gulf Coast Pasture-Beef Cattle Research Station, Angleton.

Eng made this statement during a discussion on efficiency of feed use in a cow herd at Beef Cattle Field Day held March 5 at the Livestock and Forage Research Center located at McGregor.

However, the 10 pounds of TDN per day is only an average, the husbandman said During the four months following calving when a cow is scheduled to be rebred and at the same time is nursing a calf, she needs 16 to 18 pounds of TDN per day.

Forage is about 50 per cent TDN and grain is about 75 per cent, he pointed out.

From the time the cow's calf reaches four months until weaning, the cow's TDN requirement lessens until she needs only about nine pounds TDN at weaning. "After weaning she is on vacation," Eng said. "During this period her TDN requirements remain low."

In his remarks Eng emphasized that good stockmen feed their cows according to need during the annual production cycle . He suggested planning calving dates for periods when forage is most plentiful so cows will have necessary energy for good milk flow and for fertility.

"If cows don't get enough to eat during the critical period after calving, they may be in such poor condition they will not breed back. When this happens, there is no calf the following year and that is infinitely inefficient," he said.

—A.&M. Extension Service ---SPJST--

Marketing researchers with the U. S. Department of Agriculture are trying to find out how well atomic age "pasteurization will work in keeping fresh fruits and vegetables in better condition until they reach the dinner table. Tests are underway, using gamma rays which do not result in radioactivity in foods.

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Maly oznainovatel Introductions to single persons who want to get acquainted . Czech descent only. All ages over 18. Send for information. State age , The Czech Social Klub, P.O. Box 323, Omaha, Nebraska 68101. (dzc) —SPJST®

Cook vegetables in small amounts of water and for as short a time as possible, say extension Service foods and nutrition specialists.

—SPJSTA neighbor's ordeal with its convinces us that no undertaking in life compares with the first few days of owning and operating a mustache.

—Nashville Banner 7512491111.58.138M

REUBEN D. TALASEK v Temple, Texas, bYvaly Statui Representative okresu Bell po dobu 6 rokti, stal se spoleenikem DAN HARPER a zalozili spolu Pohrebni ustav

Harper-Tale!: na 9te a Barton Ave., V TEMPLE, TEXAS Zveme Vas k pozorovani progresu stavby naSi moderni budovy, v meski kvetnu 1964.

Od otev •eni nageho pohiebnibo stavu, budeme uznavati vgeehny pohiebni pojistky.

Congressman Poage Seeks Re-Election W. R. Poage announces this week that he is a candidate for re-election as Congressman of the Eleventh District of Texas, subject to the action of the Democratic Primary May 2.

Congressman Poage issues the following statement to the people of the Eleventh District: "For the past 27 years it has been my privilege to represent you in the Congress of the United States. Prances and I can never adequately express our appreciation for your confidence; I have sought to show my appreciation by working diligently and, I hope, intelligently, in behalf of my district and its citizens.

"I think that I have been privileged to represent the finest district in the United States and I know I represent the best people any congressman could ask to represent. With your cooperation we have over the years, been reasonably successful in the field of regional projects and improvements.

"Neither I, nor anyone else, can say with assurance 'I got this' or 'I got that' but our district today enjoys many structures, institutions and industries like Fort Hood, Lake Waco, Marlin and Temple Veterans Hospitals, Rocketdyne, Alcoa, Whitney Dam, etc., which are certainly the result of work in which I had a part.

"I believe it is fair to say that I had a part in creating probably one-half the jobs now existing in this district.

In the final analysis, the existence of a job which we can get is more important to most of us than all of the promises or warnings of any critic.

"My position on issues and my vote on bills which have been before the Congress are matters of public record.

I am a Democrat. I believe my party has served America well. I have and shall always vote for the Democratic nominees I try to support my party because I feel that it is right most of the time, but every individual and every party will, at times, be wrong.

I do not vote for what I believe to be wrong just because my party asks it.

"If I am privileged to serve you in the future I shall judge each issue and vote as I see the interests of my country, my state, and the people of the Eleventh District.

"Experience is just as vital and important in Congress as it is in any

Wednesday, April 1, 1964 other work or profession. 'Seniority' plays a vital part in increasing a Congressman's opportunities to serve his people and his country. There are only 14 members of the House with longer seniority. I believe that my experience and my seniority is of value to the people of Central Texas with whom I have worked all my life. I would like to continue to work for Central Texas.

Therefore, I am a candidate for reelection, subject to the action of the Democratic primary.

"I will expect to spend most of my time in Washington working on the job to which I was elected . I will not be able to visit over the District as I would like to do, but I sincerely solicit your favorable consideration and your vote for my re-election."

—Paid Political Announcement --SPJST--

Prevent rancidity of fat-rich foods by rapid use and protection from heat and long storage.

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BELL COUNTY'S OLDEST and LARGEST SAVINGS INSTITUTION

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Red meat production increased substantially in 1963 and some further rise is expected in 1964. Fed cattle markethags are expected to stay large this winter. Supplies during the balance of the year will be strongly influenced by number of animals put on feed during the next few months.

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Drugs and machines touted to cure everything from a hangnail to terminal cancer keep popping up on the market and people keep buying them.

False and misleading claims for vitamins, minerals, and other food supplements have led millions of Americans to dose themselves with nutritional nostrums of every description, reports the U. S. Food and Drug administration. It is estimated that this racket is costing Americans over $500 million each year, FDA says.

Lump jaw, a serious problem in cattle, is now believed to be affected by heridity, according to research at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station.

The work shows that heridity has much to do with the animals' ability to resist the organism causing the disease.

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.--SPJST-One hour of farm labor today produces more than five times as much food and other crops as it did in the period from 1919-21 . Crop production per acre is 70 per cent higher and the output per breeding animal is 90 per cent greater. Putting it another way, one farm worker now produces food, fiber and other farm commodities for himself and 28 other people.

Dr. Thos. N. DeLaney OCNI LEHAri, Bryle spravne pilpravene eas dle 513-17 SPJST Bldg Tel. uradovna PR 3-320

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TEMPLE, TEXAS

SokolskST slet v Ennis 17. - 19. Cervence 1964.

Politicks oznameni JACK ZUBIK Democrat For U. S. Congress 6th District

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W. R. "BOB" POAGE

FOR CONGRESS 11th Texas District For Re-Election

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OKRES WHARTON PAUL J. 8ABLATURA

za OKRESNIHO KOMISARE obvodu 'Oslo 3 O znovuzvoleni C. C. MAXEY for Re-Election SHERIFF McLennan County

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M. B. "SHORTY" SMITH

Candidate for CONSTABLE, PRECINCT 3 McLennan County

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OKRES WHARTON CHARLIE BUOEK Za Aerifa OKRES BELL KNOX RAMSEY za Statniho Representanta Place 2.

TILLEY S. BUCHANAN Candidate for SHERIFF McLennan County

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Jim Langdon As Your Railroad Commissioner

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SPJST Entertainment Calendar As a matter of policy, only those activities and functions promoted by or sponsored by the SPJST, or any of its lodges, will be published in the SPJST Entertainment Calendar section. Such notices for publication should be submitted by a bonafide lodge officer, orIn some cases, by lodge hall managers.

Lodge No 15, Buckholts Saturday, April 4 — Slim Haisler's Playboys of Temple Saturday, April 18 — Vrazel's Polka Band.

--SPJSTLodge 25, Ennic Sunday, April 12 — Regular Lodge meeting at 2 p.m.

Saturday, April 25 — Dance at night; music by The Music Masters OrSaturday, May 9 — Dance at night; music by The Music Masters Orchestra Sunday, May 10 — Regular Lodge meeting at 2 p.m.

Sunday, June 14 — Regular Lodge meeting at 2 p.m.

Saturday, July 4 --- Dance starting at 7 p.m. 'til 12; music by The Music Masters Orchestra.

-SPJSTLodge No. 29, Taylor Saturday, April 4 — Free Dance Sunday, May 3 — May Fete; Lee Ilse Saturday, May 16 — Hi-Toppers Saturday, June 6 — Joe Patek Saturday, June 20 — Hi-Toppers --SPJSTLodge No. 35, Elk April 4 — Vrazel Polka Band, Cameron April 11 — Fiddle Swingsters, Waco April 18 — Slim Haisler, Temple April 25 — Kuluza, Polka Band, West May 2 — Slim Haisler, Temple.

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Lodge No. 39, Bryan Saturday, April 11 — Jessie Lee Playboys Saturday, April 18 — Gene Crawford's Texas Showboys Saturday, April 25 — Albert David and The Melody Five Saturday, May 2nd — Vrazel's Polka Band.

-SPJSTLodge No. 40, Hillje Saturday, April 11 — The Jokers Sunday, April 19 — The Jades Saturday, April 25 — The Traits

VESTNIK Saturday, May 9 — The Jokers Saturday, May 23 — The Venturas -SPJSTLodge No. 47, Seaton Saturday, April 4 -- Dance at night; music by Migl's Orchestra Sunday, April 5 — Regular lodge meeting at 2:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 11 — Dance at night; music by Rudy Kurtz Saturday, pril 18 — Dance at night; music by 13(13 Haisler Saturday, April 25 — Dance at night; music by Eric Honza -SPJSTLodge No. 48, Beyersville April 5th — Meeting, 2 p.m.

Sunday, April 26 — Political Rally afternoon; music afternoon and night

by Vrazel Polka Band May 3rd — Meeting, 2 p.m.

May 17th — May Fete June 7th — Meeting, 2 p.m.

Sunday, June 14 — Hoppe Family Reunion Sunday, June 21 -- Erdman Family Reunion June 28th — Hejl and Shiner Family Reunion July 3rd — Vrazel Band (dance) July 5th — Meeting, 2 p.m.

SPJSTLodge No. 66 (Linden Hall) Waco Thursday, April 2nd — Choral Group rehearsal; 7:30 p.m.

Easter Sunday Night Dance — Music

by Slim Haisler's Playboys Saturday, April 4th — Macha-Matus Wedding Saturday, April 11th Vrazel Polka Band of Cameron Saturday, April 18th — Henry Brosch Orchestra of Moulton Saturday, April 25th — Slim Haisler's Playboys of Temple Saturday, May 2nd — The Hi-Toppers of New Braunfels Saturday, May 9th — Vrazel Polka Band of Cameron Saturday, May 16th — Kaluza's Polka Band of West Saturday, May 23rd — Rudy Kurtz Orchestra of Shiner Saturday, May 30th — Slim Haisler's Playboys of Temple Lodge 80, Holland Saturday, April 4 — Dance, music by Bob Haisler and his Melodians Saturday, April 11 — Dance, music by the Bohac Sisters of Crranger Sunday, May 3rd — Dance, music by Bob Haisler and nis Melodiane Sunday, May 10 — Dance, music by Vrazel Polka Band Saturday, May 23 — Gilbert Kautz

Wednesday, April 1, 1964 Sunday, May 31 — Annual Picnic, music by Joe Patek Saturday, July 4th — Gilbert Kautz Sunday, July 12 — Dance, music by Vrazel Polka Band Sunday, Aug. 2 — Dance, music by Vrazel Polka Band Sunday, Oct. 18 — Fall Picnic, music

by Poe Patek.

Lodge 84, Dallas Saturday, April 4 — Dance; music by Eric Honza's orchestra.

All dances start at 8:30 p.m. and end at 12:30 a.m. Monthly meetings start promptly at 4 p.m. and dinners and family fun starts immediately after meetings.

-SPJSTHouston Lodge No. 88 Wednesday, April 1st — Regular Birthday Club Card Party from 9 am. to 3 p.m.; delicious lunch served at noon April 3 — Friday, Board of Directors and Entertainment Committee meeting.

April 4 — Saturday morning, Birthday Club Sisters Kolache Bake Sale.

Dance at night, music by Sil Krenek of Wallis.

April 6 — Monday, Lodge 88 , Glee Club Rehearsal, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, April 8th — Regular Birthday Club Day . Meeting at 11:30 a.m. All members of the club are requested to be present. A picture of the whole group will be taken that day, before the meeting. Also lunch served.

April 10 — Friday night, Regular monthly lodge meeting and Youth Club meeting.

April 11 — Saturday night, Dance; music by Ray Baca Orchestra of Fayetteville.

April 13 — Monday, Lodge 88 Glee Club Rehearsal 8 p.m.

April 17- — Friday night, Board of Directors meeting.

April 18 — Saturday night, Dance; music by Randy K Orchestra of Weimar.

April 20 — Monday night, Lodge 88 Glee Club Rehearsal.

April 25 — Saturday night, Dance; music by Henry Brosch Orchestra of Moulton.

-SPJST Lodge 92, Fort Werth.

Friday, May 1 -- Dance, music by the Vrazel Polka Band from Buckholts.

-SPJSTSokol slet in Ennis 18-19 July 1.964.

Wednesday, April 1, 1964

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—SPJSTLodge 146, Galveston Sunday, April 12 — Lodge meeting Sunday, May 10 — Lodge meeting, Car inspection deadline: April 15th.

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