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11. LISTOPADU (NOVEMBER) 1964

ROCNiK (VOLUME) 52 Cislo (No.) 45

OD REDA01110 STOLKU Pri zasedani kongresu texaskkch fra4 ternalistu konanem nedavno v Galvest tone, referoval hlavni mistopkedseda Hejnk o veci, probirane v kongresu ndrodnim v meste Seattle ye stata Washington. Tkkalo se to zdaneni bratrskkch jednot, o kterem jsem jiz nekolikrat psal v redakenich avahach. Je to vec, ktera bude-li jednoho dne prosazend, se nas dotkne tam, kde nas to bude nejvic boleti — v kapsi. Nage bratrske kady, statni i narodni, jsou, si vedomi teto otazky a jak se maji branit. Nato bylo u narodniho kongresu ustanovena pravni rada, ktera, bude miti na starosti vynajit cesty a zpirsoby odporovati snahy smekujici se k zdaneni bratrskkeh jednot. Nebude to snadne a jednoduche. Dobrk zaeatek jest ale v tom, ze se v techto dnech rozesila dotaznik vgechnkm bratrskkm spolkinn po celkch Spojenkch statech. Nato, hlavni fikadovny vgech jednot rozesilaji tyto dotazniky na y gechny kady jako se nyni kond u na gi SPJST. • • V tomto eisle v anglicke easti pod ohlavim "From The Supreme Lodge", jsou uvefejneny dva dopisy, jeden od Narodruho kongresu traternalista a druhk od Hlavniho tajemnika bratra Urbanovskkho, v nemz napomind k vypineni zaslaneho dotazniku a, aby jej vratily nage kady do Hl. ukadovny do 1. listopadu t. r. Jest to veledalditk fikol a mistni fifednici jej maji vypinit opatrne a dakladne. Kdy'2 tajemnik anebo jink akednik vyplfmje dotaznik bude miti dobrou pkileMtost pohlednouti nazpet na to, co rad vykonal v minu-

Ant. KlaAterskY:

Listopad jaka hrnzna", zni to symfonie!

Jak hladovicich kdyZ to Pie': tlupy, jak usedave kdyZ to dite dpi, jak smeaka pain kdyZ Zalostne to vyje.

Jak v chechtou kdYZ blazni kol se kupi, jak na sta !aidel do oken kdyZ bije, a vAe to plat jen zeme pro kvet, tupY jejZ strh ji Podzim od pasu i Sije!

O, zeme, co as pro sve sny a kvety dnes lka tu s tebou srdci, osud klety as vini, zlobu, nepfatelstvi zmije! srdce v rumech ztroskotanych i bolest vale usne a se still, aZ bilk snih vas jako zemi skryje!

le dobe. Jestli vetgina odpovedi budou ano mute bkti ujiaten, ze kad kona dobrou bratrskou praci pro sve eleny a pro veiejnost vubec. Budou-li odpovedi ne anebo nic, ihned pozna, ze neco u radu schazi.

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Celt' surer dotaznika se mute shrnout ve dvouch slovech: bratrska dobroeinnost. Jak jsem v tomto elanku take jiA nekolikrat psal, prvni ma tad hiedet na svoJe naleLci eleny. Je ale zajiste dosti pfilditosti vykonat dobre skutky mezi vefejnosti. Bude tomu asi rok, co jsem vybizel kady a mladd, aby konaly dobroeinne skutky mezi svojimi eleny a mezi vefejnosti. Jsou vgelijake astatry pro slepe a neme, astavy pro dug evni choroby, siroteince a mnoho jinkch.

• Doba vanoeni se nam kvapem a pro vet ginu z nas znamend to doba radostna, vesela, pfijemna, pro mnoho ne tak gt'astnkch znarnena to doba

nouze, trpkosti a nesnazich. Je to pro nagi jednotu a nage kady dobra, paleMost pomoc nagini bliznim, aby slovo bratrstvi znamenalo to, co v skutku nrii2eme vykonat. Nemusi to byt doba samkch veselic a tancovabek, vzpomeneme na sousedy ne tak gt'astnkch a podejme jim race s bratrskou pomoc.

Tim se rozgiki dobra povest na gi jednoty a zaroveri pozname vlastni vnitkni spokojenost, kterou jen osobni gtedrost a laska pkina gi. Na to mame bratrske podparne jednoty, abysme jeden druhemu pomohli v lobe nouze, nemoci, a nesnazich.

• • Proto, bratki a sestry, zeptejte se tajemnika kadu na dotaznik kadu zaslank a projevte zajem 0 jeho vypineni a hled'te, aby pri gte bylo o tern referovat a, aby bratrske jednoty nebyly ohroMvany zdanenim. A jestli vas rad anebo odbor mlade2e je gte takoveho nic nevykonali hled'te, aby se tomu tak stalo. MoZnosti je hodne, je jen tfeba tu chtivost a spojeno,st. Po obdr'Z'eni spray od mistnich rada Hi. afadovna seka,di tyto zpravy a je odegle na Narodni sdrOeni bratrskSich jednot, aby v pripadu potreby byla tato zprava pouivana pro ureity Podle zprav od astavu Mvotniho pojiMeni, kny v Amerke se do2ivaji postupne delSiho veku nez muZ'i a podle vgeekeho tato mezera mezi muMmi a 2enskYmi bude nadale stoupati. Podle posledniho seitani lidu v Americe v r.

1960 bylo pouze 826 muni na kaMSrch 1.000 'Z'en y e fen nad 65 let stall. B'udeli tento pomer dale platit tak v roku

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Ve sti'eda dne 11. listopadu 1964 2000 bade pouze 674 mute na katd3ich 1.000 ten. Tento pokles 18 procent jest hlavne tim, ze pomer umrtnosti pro teny od zaeatku tohoto stoleti jest dva anebo trikrat nit gi net pro mute.

Druhy bod jest to to Amerika, ztratila 400.000 mladYch mute v druhe svetove valce, kteri by se nyni' dotivali od asi 35 do 55. Treti bod jest to, te poeet immigrantu znaene klesl v poslednich triceti letech, takte vetgina pristenovalca jsou tenske a velice malo mladych mute, jako tomu bylo v zaeatcich 20. stoleti, kdy Sc valilo kY poreet mlaclY-ch mace v premernem star'. asi 20. Ti pristehovalci, kteii sent prijeli v zaeatku 20. stoleti (od roku 1900 at do roku 1918) jsou nyni mezi tern! star gimi oboany,- a kter3-ich hodne od nas dues odchazi.

0 Relativni poeet mute ye stall 65 a vice dosahne nejnit gi eroveil asi V roku 2000. Do to doby budou se veterani druhe svetove valky dotivati 70 let a vice a mato z ptivodnito poetu immigrante bude na tivu. Proto, zaeatkem 21. stoleti jest oreekavano, to pomer v poretu mute a ten se bade postupne rovnati. Do te doby burlf , me se jaksi muset siatiiiti s vetgim poet ten. Zatim jsou teny lep gi pojigt',- ry Jci risk net muti.

Z Fort Worth via Kalifornia ( Odboeka SVPS C. 9) Ctena redakce, etenari, biatii a sestry nage odboeky ye Fort Worth, zasilam yam vgem srdeeny pozdray.

Dnes toho moc nebude, chci jen yam pilpomenout, ze podzimni scheze nagi odboeky C. 9 SVPS se bade konati 15.

[Iodiny odlistopadu v sokolovni ye poledne. Tak milt 'bratri ,estry, dostavte se co v nejvet gim noctu neb se bude jednat o dfiletit3l-cb veeech a zaroven, volby mistnich ffednike. Po schezi bude svaCina jako obyeejne; tak mile sestry. nezapomente donest nejake zakusky a peeivo j ak in delavarne O ostatni se postard na ge odboCka. My budem ut do to doby dome, kdyby ale ne, tak doufam, to nektere sestry vypornCtou v kuchyni pan! Milanove.

Svaeina bude lehei net miv6me po poplatkove schezi. Na'r g pan tajemnik, Carl Zich k y am pekn'e promlnvi neb on to umi, vgeci mu dobte rozumi. mam tet dobrou vykidilku, ale ztracirn shish a dvakra't se nechej ptat, tak musite odpustit, kdyt vam nee° ne( odpovim.

Ve stredu dne 11. listopadu 1964 Dnes jsme v Long Beach, kde je z rdna poradne chladno. Mojimu pantatovi je smutno po tech nezbednYch vuoueatech. Tardy v Kalifornii jsou vetSinu dorostle, kdato ty doma jsou menSi a on se mute s nimi haSterit, proto wz pospicha doma. Ja se tu citim jako doma v Texasu a kdyby ne doma tech par slepic tak bysme tu byli do novelao roku videli tu rtiZovou paradu.

UZ toho necham. Mivejte se hezky tam doma a oboum krouZkam zasilame pozdrav, take srdeenY pozdrav pani Rosie Kubeekove v El Campo a jeji rodine, teZ pani Frances Stepanove v Danevang a rodine Stepanove na Kovar, jako i pozdrav panu redaktorovi.

Zatim vSeho dobreho yam Preje a milou vzpominku posila z Kalifornie Anna Korteff —SPJSTSlovanska Lipa eislo 66 v Elm Mott

Mili eleni: NaSe pristi schfize se bude konat v nedeli odpoledne o pal treti hodine v Linden Hall dne 15. listopadu. Doufame, ‘Ze se nas zase loodne sejde Olenky jsou laskave Zadane, aby prinesly dost jidla pro sve rodiny a hosty jestli sebou nektere privedou.

MladeZ bude mit svou schtizi hned po Sestersky pozdrav HUZeno Parma, taj.

—SPJST-Srd &elle podekovan: Uptimne diky vSem pritomnYm elenum a vSem Urednikiim za milou vzpominim na mne pri yak distriktni schttzi konane v nedeli dne 25. rijna 1964 v Brenham. Z ylaSte dekuji vSem firedninm prvniho distriktu za mile jejich navAtevy v nemocnici v Bryan i v mojim domove, tez dekuji sestre vedouci mladeZe Lillie Matejka a bratru Vytopilovi za jejich navStevu a slova. Atechy pokud jsem byl jeSte v St. Joseph Hospital v Bryan. Velice si toho od vas va:Zim a doufam, ze mi bude dopram° by vam vSem uprimne podekoval osobne phi yogi priSti schtizi konane nekdy na Kovar. JeSte jednou srdeene diky vSem a Bith yam aehnej Zilstavam Vag John J. Srubar.

Mistopredseda prvniho distriktu —sr-JsTBene gov. Pulmilionovym nakladem bude upraven statni zamek, aby v nem byly pokoje pro zahranieni turisty. Ve meste se te t. ‘ upravuje nakladem 400 tisic korun autocamping a na vYstavbu motelu byly uvolneny tri miliony korun.

VRSTNiK Ui zname sokolskou poStovni znamku obiadu odhaleni jejiho nakresu piihliZelo 460 hostn. gen. PoSAmistr oznaqehovu za poklad cil Ameriky (Tiskova slwZba VYboru pro sokolskou znarnku) Pozornost a zajem, ktere ye verejnosti vyvolalo oznameni o chystanem :odhaleni na,kresu sokolske poStovni znamky byly prekvapenim pro poStovni dtad i pro samotneho Gen. PoStmistra John A. Gronouskeho. KdyZ v fitery 27. kijna o 4 hod. odpoledne vstoupil v doprovodu sveho zvlaStniho asistenta p. Iry Kapensteina do prostome mistnosti vedle sve UradovnY V budove poSt. Uradu y e Washingtonu, D. C., uvital ho srdeenY potlesk vice jak 400 shromaZdenYch hostt. Byli mezi nimi: Za Americkou Obec Sokolskou — James L. Cihak, predseda VYboru pro sokolskou znamku, Charles T. Kropik elen vYboru a mistostarosta AOS., Frank J. VodraZka, 'Olen v''boru vYk. vYboru AOS. a predseda 'OSA, William Vrba, 'Men V. V. AOS., za Polish Falcons of America nheelnik Gustav pieprzny se skupinou polskYch hostti z Polish Alliance of America, za Slovenskou Katolickou Jednotu Sokol jeji predseda Paul Faliat, tajemnik Joseph G. PrifSa, pokladnik Dominik Shaboda a John R. Janda, pravni zastupce, za Slovensky Sokol starosta Andrew ValifSek a tajemnik John A. BabuSka v doprovodu eetne delegate slovenskych Sokoiu. Za Julnotu OSA jeji tajemnik James V. Krakora, JoDaP zastupovala predsedkyne Jos. Drncovd, tajemnice Emily A. Zibriclova, Osi. Sokol v Zahraniei mistostarosta dr. Juraj Slavik, za CsNRA tajemnice Emilie Welcl-Rakekova. Sokolskou yYpravu z New Yorku privedli bratr a sestra ZralY a br.

Josef Hrbek, starosta VYchodni ' uPY AOS. z Little Ferry, N. J. Plny autobus Mena Sokola Baltimore, Md. vedl starosta br. Kolomaznik PriSli y e velkem poetu Sokolove z jednoty y e Washingtonu se starostou Mathew Neumannem, olenove radu Washington 444 eSA s iiredniky Vatersem, Majerem a Friedrichem, mnoho krajanit i Americana z nejrfizneiSich or ganisaci a spolkil z mista i jinYch krajit Ameriky.

Pritomnost tak Yelkeho poetu hostil, kteri prijeli do Washingtonu, D. C., aby byli svedky odhaleni sokolske znamkv, vyvolala hluboky dojem u Gen. PoStmistra John Gronouskeho.

Dilkazem toho j e jeho pozoruhodnY projev, kterY byl v pinem zneni i s

3 fotogratii znamky fined po obradu odhaleni znamky rozeslan leteckou poStou vSem novinam v USA. Takove pozornosti se dostava jen podtovnim znamkam z ylaSte rnimoradneho yyzn amu.

Po celou dobu slavnosti vladlo poyznaS'ejici, ale velmi pratelske ovzduSi. Pozornost vSech pritomnych soustredila se k podstavci, na kterem byl unaisten velky nakres poStovni sokolske znamky. Obradnikem byl pan Ira Kapenstein• Pri predstavovani uvedl nejdrive vedouci osobnosti Vyboru pro sokolskou znamku a sokolskYch organisaci. Jako hlavniho reenika uvedl Gen. PoStmistra Gronouskeho, ktery hned v fivodu projevu prohlasil s nelieenYrn obdivem, Ze je to nejvetSi navAteva, jaka kdy byla pri odhalovani znamky zaznarnenana. Rekl, Ze z ni ma velkou radost. Z jeho projevu prinaSime v Ceskem prekladu nekolik pametihodnYcla stati. "ProZivate jiste madostne chvile pocitu hrdosti v tento den, kdy odhalujeme nakres sokolske pametni poAtovni znamky k pocte 100 let od zaloleni sokolskeho hnuti ve SpojenYch statech. Chtel bych, aby Vain vSem bylo jasno, ze sokolska znamka bude vydana ne proto, Ze se jmenuji Gronouski. Jsem jistY, Ze kdyby se Generalni PoStmistr jmenoval Cassidy ,nebo Smith, byl by stejne hluboce dojat nadhernYm prikladem nadSeni a energie, jakc' jste vloZili do sveho nsili presvedeit nas o spravedlivem Po".adavku po vydani teto znamky fysicGen. PoStmistr vzdal he take za.slouZeny hold organisatertim znamkove akce (VYboru pro sokolskou znamku) a uprinme prohlasil: "Predstavitele rtiznych sokolskych organisaci nelitovali easu a pri nejruznej gich prileitostech prijeli do Washingtonu za mnou k pomade o sokolske znarnce. A, elenstvo Sokola z cele zeme nas, closlovne, bombardovalo peticemi a dopisy s nalehavymi Zadostini o vydani sokolske znamky. VaSemu nadAeni nebylo mokio odolat! Myslim, de 'nadSeni a teZka prate, kterou jste sve kampani pro sokolskou znamku venovali, je vYznainnYna svedectvim o nosti sokolskeho hnuti". Gen. PoStmistr venoval pak ye svem projevu pinou pozornost yYznamu sokolskeho hnuti.

Prohlasil: "KdyZ' bylo sokolske hnuti ve SpojenYch statech zalohno 14. -Calera 1865 v St. Louis, Missouri, vyvinulo pozoruhodnou einnost, kterd, zasahla kaZdY kout nadi zeme. Dnes cit y vice jak etvrt' milionu Clem kahleho std.& Tito muMve a Z'eny, hoSi a dinky mohou se vykazat nejvyi zdatnosti jak

4 telesnou, tak i kulturni. Ale tato skutee,nost, sama o sobe, nedeld ze Sokolstva nejakou zvlaStnost; v na:Si zemi jsou take jine organisace, ktere se yenuji vYcvhove k fysicke zdatnosti. Co YSak, podle meho mineni, CAM ze Sokolstva jedineene hnuti je historicka role, kterou Sokolstvo hralo v zapa.sech o udrZeni svobody eloveka. Toto hledisko na Sokola je jako east ledovce, skryte pod povrchem vody. V Sokolstvi tkvi mnohem vice, net je mo2-; no spatrit prostYm zrakem."

Po vrelYm vlastenectvim prodchnutYch vzponainkach na zasluhy Sokola Polsku (byl zalolen v r. 1867) v hnuti pro samostatnost Polska, obratil Gen. PoSImistr pozornost k osudu Sokola v aeskoslovensku". "V nedavnYch clobach oddanost Sokolstva ke svobode a demokraii, vedla v 6eskoslovensku k jeho krutemu pronasledovani a fitisku nejdrive nacisty a nyni komunisty.

Vedouci Sokola byli uvezneni a sokolsky majetek byl vyvlastnen. Mohl by bYt podan vYnaluvnefSi dtika,z o o demokratickYch zasadam, kterYmi je Sokolstvo procichnuto? Ve SnojenYch sta.tech sokolske organisace tvori elenove eeskeho, slovenskeho, polskeho a jugoslayskeho ptivodu a jinYch etnickYch skupin. Tit oAmeriearie se poueili od svYch predskti, Ze pro svobod y je nutno bojovat a Ze volnost neni mono snadno ziskat a udrZet. Proto take yerim, Ze v Sokolstvu je netvetS1 poklad zdroje fysicke a kulturni zdatnosti, kterY Amerika me.

Take o sokolske znamce povedel Gen. PoAtmistr nekolik zajimavYch dat. kekl: "Sokolska poStovni znamka, kterou pfiSliho roku vydame k pocte Sokolskeho hnuti v Americe, pi'edstavuje sochu Peckeho vrhaee disku. Tonto nakres pilpada, mi z ylaRe vhodnY, protole zasady so_kolske telovYchovy maji svuj ptivod v telocvienach starYch Reku, ye kterYch ne jen pouhe pestovani a utuZovani svalu, ale gracie, postoi a sebednvera byly cilem vYchovy. Take snahy kulturni einnosti Sokolstva jsou ze stejneho zidl.a, z feckYch telocvieen, ve kterYch se shromaZd'ovali filosofove k pfednakain a d.ebatam. Nakres znamky — dilo umelee p. Normana Todhuntera je reprodukci krasnm sochy i'eckeho atleta — vrhaiiclho disk, ktera stoii budovv State Departmentu ye Wasbineenn. D. C. a ie darem lidu Italie americkemu na.rodu".

Svfil Droiev ukoneil Gen. P0-,mistr zdtiraznenim vYznamu sokolske znamky: "Vydani 5. centove sokolske pa-

VPSTNIK metni znamky lysicke zdatnosti v phtim -roce bude nejen poctou vAem sokOlskYin organisacim, ale ponatiZe take l; . dosaZeni cile Presidento ya vyborti pro PhYsical Fitness, ktery vznikl z podnetu milovaneho John F. Kennedy= ho. Myslim, ze in iZeme byt hrdi, ze naS Polsko-Americky atlet Stan Musial je v tomto vYborn zylaStnim poradcem.

Whale vsichni na zreteli slova Presidentova: "Nebudeme nikdy jako zeme silni, kdyZ budeme mit zmekeile obeany. V - teZkYch dobach, ktere jsou prod :nanal, Amerika musi bYt silna. Ideje a snahy sokolskeho hnuti — fys-12.11y a moraine zdatni lido udrZi nas silnYmi, Dekuji Vam"! Dlouhotrvajici potlesk nekolika set parti rukou byl dukazem, jak silny dojem vyvolal krasnY a .prociteny projev.

KdyZ pak Generalni PoStmistr odhalil zvolna rouku z obrazu znamky, zavladlo nejdrive hluboke ticho a pak zaburacel nadkny potlesk. Svedci shodne tvrdi, zc v tom velkem shrom6,Zdeni v ocich nanoha =Z ia a Zen leskly se slzy pohnuti, kdyZ na velke a vkusne kresbe znamky vial" velky napis "Centenial of the Sokol's Phsical Fitness -- 5c United States". Videli hmatatelny dtikaz, Ze je to skutecne znamka.

Pak promluvili predstavitele sokolskYch organis-aci — James L. Ciha.k, predseda VYboru pro sokolskou znamku, kterY zdfiraznil, Ze zakladatele So kolstva dr. MirOsla y TyrA a Jindrich Ftigner pri tvoreni zasad sokloske vYehovy eerpali z pramenil recke telovYchovne soustavy. Dal§i reenici Frank J. VodraZka, Gustav PieprznY, Paul Fallat, a Andrew Valfikk vrele dekovali Gen. P(AmiStrovi za jeho velkY zajem a zashdra o sokloskou znamkou a zrninili se o ZpUsobu einnosti svYch sokolSkS,cti oragnisaci.

Gen. - Poamistr nechal se pak fotografovat , s CetnVmi skupinami na y : eh krajti, Ameriky a-Stevnikz12Y pozval pak fSechny k obeerstveni do sve fiPadovny. Kolem podstavce s kresem poSlovn isokolske nzamky postavaly hlotteky navStevnikil — nesetiili -chvalou nad jemnosti nakresu a vystiZenim cite sokolske wc r ye zdravern tele — zdravY-cbov :" duch".

Nast touha je spinena! Sokolska poStovni znarnka je skuteenosti. Datum jejiho vvdani nebylo je gte ohlaSeno. Amerieka Obee Sokolska vgak lit oreanisuje ofic'elni zajezd do mista, kde- bode verejnosti odevzdana.

Ainerickaniu -sokolstvu- zdar!

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Oznameni fiat, Witte JARNi OKRSKOVE SCHUZE

Jarni schilze tretiho okrsku se bude konati dne 14. brezna 1965 u radu C. 154 ✓ Sokolovni ve Fort Worth.

• • Jarni schfize V. okrsku se bude nati dne 28. brezna 1965. IVIisto a O.... zahajeni schtize bude oznameno pozdeji.

Jarni schtize S'esteho okrsku se bude konati u radu C. 153 v La Salle. Datum a jine podrobnosti budou oznameny Pozdeji, • Jarni schtze sednieho okrsku se bude konati dne 25. dubna 1965 u radu C. 117 v Robstown v Community Hall.

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Kulturni piinos Karel Vrana, profesor Beneventa ✓ Italii, uverejnil neda y no v revui "Filosofia e vita" italsky psanou studii o vede, filozofii a peozeii Teiharda de Chardina. Zminena studie dr. Vrany vy'Sla rovna jak ozylaStni vktisk "Societa editrice internazionale", je2 je vydavatelkou revue "Filosofia e vita".

• • Vaclav Mudroch, profesor historie na Carletonove universite v Kanade, pravuje tisku vedecky slovnik o vSech stredovel'Tch kacifich a o ka• stvi vubec. Dr. Mudroch je dagim prikladem toho, jak se nak mlada, exilova generace uplatnila v cizine. Sva vysokoSkolsk astudio zapocal v kanadskein Vancouveru, kde dosahl prvniho akademickelio titulca s nejlep gim prospepechem a dostal stipendium na unimersite v Torontu. Tam dosahl titulu mistra historickYch vecl a obdr‘Zel stipendium na dokoneeni doktorskeho studia v Anglii. Svou doktorskou pra.ci napsal na thema "Hustiv predchedce John Wyclif."

• • Vojen Cech Colini,i malif C'eskeho • narozenY- v Kona vtelil sve rodne mesto do sveho italisovaneho umeleckeho jmena, mel pred neda y ykstava 20 nevel--nemsa otnu kYch, ale obsahem i formou bohatSrch maleb v Ballin Gallery v Heamsteadu na Long Islandu (New York). Cech Colini se orientoval na surrealismu George de Chirico ranmich renesanenich mistrech, Medal vktvarnou insniraci ve skuteene italske krajine i v Civilisaenim prostr'edi sou es asneho /nest-

ye sttedu dne 11. listopadu 1964 skeho eloveka. Symbolicky obsah jeho obrazu vyslovuje hromadne utrpeni eloveka dvacateho stoleti i soukrome rozearovani liskyini city a vztahy. e • Harry Han'ak, dosavadni docent politickYch ved na University of Leicester, byl nyni jmenovan docentem LondYnske university v oboru mezinarodnich vztahil se specialnim zamerenina k Sovetske zahranieni politice. Dr. Hanak, jenZ se nedayno seal elenem SVU, je rodakem z Ceskoslovenska, studoval na universite v Dublinu, LondYne a v Heidelbergu a je znam ✓ odbornYch kruzich svou knihou "Great Britain and Austria -Hungary during the First World War", ktera vygla roku 1961 v Oxford University Press.

• • Jaro Hilbert, akademickY malij — krajinat a Glen SVU, mel minuly mesic vYstavu 47 °brazil ye svem atelieru ye Ville d'Ovray nedaleko PariZe. Odborna pariZska kritika vysoce ocenila mistrenou hru barev jeho °brazil, zviaSte pak nostalgii jeh oobrazove serie "Podzim", Zima", a "BoulongnskY lesik". Jaro Hilbert se narodil na Slovensku z eeskYch rodiet. Vystudoval Umeleckou akademii v Praze a prvni soubornou vYstava syYch, °brazil mel ✓ Lublani v rote 1925. Od to doby vystavoval mnohokrate v Parili, v time, ✓ Dijonu, v Alexandrii, v Jeruzaleme', ✓ Torontu a v mnoha jinYlch mestech.

Je nositelem rady mezinarodnich cen a vyznamenani.

• • Americka asociace pro yYzkurn rakeviny konala minulY mesic svou vYroeni konferenci v Chicagu. Jednim z prednag ejicich byl dr. Mila Rechcigl, elen SVU, biochemik z Narodniho Ostavu pro zdravi, jenI byl zvolen predsedou sekce zabYvajici se otazkou enzymil.

Dalgim prednagejicim byl eesky exulant dr. Josef Hrachovec, kterY vystudoval na pralske universite a na parizske a na para'ske Sorbone a v pi-Ronnie dobe nOsobi na universite statu Kalifornie v Los Angeles.

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NovY Hrad byl vystaven ve 12. stoleti Stal se strediskem rozsahleho Panstvi, kte kteremu pattilo jedenact okolnich vesnic, vgechny lesy tahnouci se az k Brnu a lovecky zameeek, zvany ertilv Hradek, jeho zricenina se nachazi asi 20 minut pegi chtize od Noveho Hradu.

Zameeek byl postaven panem Hynkem z Kungtatu, emu prezdiyali "SuchY eert", a po kterein ma te't neobvykle jmeno. Okolo hradu byla postavena me hutna zed', misty tvorena strmou skalou, ktera je obehnana prikopem. U brany, kde jsou je gte znatehae napisy a kresby erbri, staval padaci most, chra neny po stranach sttilnami. Ozdobou Iceleho hradu byla vysoka, hranata veZ, ktere je zacho yana jenom necele polovina. Druha Polovina byla razebrana v letech 1850, pri stavbe Zeleznieni drahy. Byly toti2 obavy, ze p11 spoleene se svou manZelkou, meta nedayno svou premiere v St. Louis pre vrat ye smyglenem africkem state, ktery se teprve nedavno zrodil. Hra mela takovy fisuech, ze se od to doby provozovala jiz na desitkach americkYch vysokYch gkol, hlavne na tech, kde studuji spoleene bill a barevni studenti.

Hra ma totiZ pribliZne polovinu Pro belochy a polovinu pro eernochy.

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Sjezd Federate americkYch spoleenosti pro ex p erirnentalni biolgil se konal minulY mesic v ; zeeastnilo se jei no gestnact tisic vedcti. Na siezdu predna g eli take nekteri eleno ye SVU, ink°. dr. Zclenek Hruban, profesor patologie na universite v Chicagu. dr.

Jiri l loin pUvodein z JiMich Cech,

atrescch by se mohla veZ zfitit na nektery z viaku, vjikiejicich 0 neco nize do dloulieno skalniho tunelu. Z nadovri hradu se pc) kamennYch echoidech vystoupi no hradebni zed' asi etyti metry girokou, odkud je velmi peknY pohled na okolni krajinu. ZajimavY obraz zde poskytuje teka Svitava, ktera dole tvoti svYmi oklikami romanticke Pro svou vYhodnou po101au a dobre opeyneni vydrZel NovY iHrad vgechna oblehani a byl dobyt v'idy jen pomoci zrady nekoho z obrancO. Naposledy byl oblehan koneem tticetilete Yalky v roce 1645. Tehdy se zde ukrYvali zamdnejAi obyyatele z okoli prod loupelivymi ittoky Svedit. Jeden z Mena posadkY, chranici hrad, se nabidl gvedskemu yedci Kallenbergovi, ze mu ukale cestu do hradu, dostane-li podil z uloupenYch penez a zlata. Hrad padl a byl vvpalen, zajatci odvedeni do hlavniho leMni v Brne. Povest vypravi, ze zradce — Va yra Vokoun z Olonauean — dostal gpatnou odmenu za tin. Z lunu neobdfZel nic a za zradu byl pozdeji uvfZen do proprasti u Kttin. pfisobici dues na Alja gce ye Yedeckem -Ostavu, americkeho letectva, dale dr.

Josef Barboriak, jenZ je sloyenskeho plivodu a pracuje v badatelskem vu statu Wisconsin, a dr. Silvio Fiala z kalifornske university.

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"eimIce Metro-Band" je nazev iazzoveho orchtstru, ktery zalokila skupina mladYch exulantil v St. Louis. Orchestr propaguje dfisledne eesky jazz.

Nedavno hral s fispechem skladby Kamila Behounka, Jaroslava Moravee, A1Wse Jindry a iinYch eeskYch jazzistil.

Orchestr byl nvni oficialne yyzvan, aby iteikoval na osla yach dvousteho vjroci zalaeni mesta St. Louis.

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Mezi nejoblibeuejk cil turista v severnich eechach path bezesporu H •ensko a jeho piekrisne okoli. Labskyrn fitiolirn z Deeina a do ilitenska je moino si udelat piljemny vYlet parnikem a pak odtud podniknout cestu Praveickou branou ke Kridelni stone, na Mezni louku a nazpet souteskami do Hienska.

NA LOV A RYBOLOV DO CSSR Kdybychom byli dali do titulku, 2e CSSR je pravYm rajem nimrochi a rybait, nebylo by to zdaleka prazdne reklamni heslo. Za jediny rok se v CS SR ulovi na 80,000 srnat, tamer pfd milionti baZantfi a milion zajicti, a eSSR zeme se starou a uznavanou mysliveckou tradici je povaZovana za prvotadou velmoc v jeleni a mufloni zveti a vody roene vydaji pies 10 miliont kg ryb, mezi nimi 163 metrickYch centfi pstruhn.

Z tohoto nesmirneho ptirodniho bohactvi mohou dnes spolu s obeany eerpat i vSichni zahranioni nayStevnici republiky. Pro Iowa ma CEDOK prawn° na 70 loveckYch zameekii a chat v nejromantietejSich mistech cele republiky. Pro "brokaie" organizuje spoleene Irony na zajice a bahnty i dark Oitkovau zvet a pro "kulate" lovy na sparkatou a eernou zvet prakticky po cely rok. Zakonem stanovena doba odsttelu se totil posunuje volneji v eetnYch oborach, kde se to ktera zvet typicky vyskytuje. Ve volnosti zaeina, lovecka sezena uz od 16. 3., kdy es 0 do 15.5 lovi tettev a tettivek, od 1. 4. do 15. 5. se na Velkem 2itnem ostrove u Komarna na Slovensku sti ill v Evrope ojedinely pStosovitY ptak drop, jehoexemplate dosahuji vahy 0 15 kg. Jeho lov patti k nejzajimaveiSim loveckYm zHitkfn, protoM k velmi plachemu dropovi se lovec musi ptiblanvat maskovan. Srnei zver se strili od 16. 5., do 31. 12., kachny a

koroptve od 16. 8. do 30.11., dank zvet od 1. 10 do 30. 11. a mufloni zvet od 1.

10. do 31. 12. Bony na bOanty a zajice jsou potadany od 16. 10. do 31. 12., na, kamziky a kozorohy od 1. 10 do 31.

12. a na medvedy v dubnu a v listopadu. Rys a eerna zvet se lovi po celY rok, s vYjimkou bachyri, jejich'Z odsttel je povolen od 1.8 do 31. 12. a selat od 1. 8. do 15. 12. Vgechny naleMosti spojene s lovem obstarava OEDOK, loveckY listek stoji $15, ceny za ulovenou zvet se plati podia obodovani zvetke podle mezinarodniho bodovaciho systemu CIC, pH 'dead lovec ma pray° na vSechny trofeje.

Pokud jde o rybolov, zije v OSSR63 druhu ryb, z toho 23 druhu lovnYch. Jen 115.000 sportovnich rybatil loni vylovilo 13,000 metrickYch Cantu ryb. Pro rybate ze zahraniel jsou k rybolovu dye manosti. Postaei, abyste se sve caste do OSSR obratil na kteroukoliv mistni organizaci Os. rybatskeho svazu, ktera yam za 30 KCs vystavi celoroeni rybatskY listek, mistni povoleni podle druhu a bohatosti vod od 5 do 120 KC's a poradi yam, kde a kdy nejMoe lovit. Druhou mOnost ptipravil a- EDON, ktery vyhradil po zahranieni rybate nekolik desitek vybranYch a vyhrazenYch vod, kde je zarueen dobrY iilovek. Pou'flete-li tato mOnosti, obstare vam vSe pottebne sarn. Rybatskv listek za 3 US $, jednodenni povoleni k lovu. za 3, ticidenni za 7 ei tYdenni za 14 US $. Na Slovensku na Orave mukte lovit take jinde velmi zvacne hla-

Ve sttedu dne 11. listopadu 1964 vatky, k jejichZ lovu se yydava tfidenni povoleni za 15 $.

Pstruhovite ryby se lovi o d16. 4. do 31. 8., vSechny ostatni od 16. 6 do 15.

3., hlavatky od 1. 10. do 31. 12.

Druiba pro labuiniky Mezi italii a Ceskosloven.skem se zaCina rozvijet zajimava, drOba. V KarlovYch Varech byla otevicena restaurace Toscana, jeja vnittni zatizeni dodala spoleenost Cinzano z Turina. Zato bude v Bologni v Italii brzy otevi-ena, prava plzeriska hospoda. Na Male Strang ma bYt v jednom ze starch alact otevtena dalk restaurace v timskem slohu, ktera, bude mit honosnY nazev. "Sasa d'Italia", zatimco 20 kilometre za kimem ma zahajit provaz velka eeska restaurace s pojmenovanim "Vecchia Praga".

Kamzici i v Cechach Ve skalnatem, ale snadno ptistupnem terenu kalem Ceske Kamenice na Deeinsku kje na 130 kamzikfi. O jejich odstfel je z cizirny velkY zajem, je vAak dovoleno zastkelit lo ycfun jen dva, pkirozene krome odsttelu k chovu nevhodnkch kusu. Je•to spravne opatteni, aby neuvaZenYm lovem nebyli kamzici v eeskYch zemich vyhubeni.

Nejoblibenejgi Ceske zamky Ze 130 hradi, zainkft a tvrzi, o ktere se v OSSR stara, stat v ramci pamatkopatti mezi nejoblibenejk ve mek Lednice na Morave, ktery roene nayStevuje prumerne 400,000 lidi. Za KarlStejn, Ornim nasleduji lik, KonapiSte, Kyidvart a dalSi. ACNS IlLEDi VSTRIC NOVE LEE V PEISTIEHOVALECTVI Ptistehovalectvi stale vzrusta, i za fidobi," pile se ye zprave "Building American Unity", vydane nedn yno za. rok 1963 organizaci American Council for Nationalities Service. Budou-li navrhy na pozmeneni ptistehovaleckeho zakona ptijaty kongrosem, bude to znamenati zanik diskriminaeniho zakona kvotoveho, zaloleneho na narodnostnim pfivodu, a bude to i znamenati uspiSene slueovani rodin a usnadnene ptipouSteni ptistehovalcil se zyla.Stnimi znalostmi nebo vYcvikern.

Ptisterovalectvi stale vzrfi4a i za platnosti pfitomneho restriktivniho zakona, talde s vflimkou dvou "uprchlickYch" let dosahlo roku 1963 nejvySSiho bode od let dvacatYch. Vloni ptistehovalo Se do SpojenYch state vice mAli 306.000 osob, nepoeitale asi 200.000 Kubanct, kteti sem byli ptipuSteni mimo kvotu od to doby, co se ujal vlady Castro.

Ve stredu date 11. listopadu 1964 ACNS zduraziluje ye sve zprave, "Spojene staty nemohou neposkytovati tatoeigte lidem, prchajicim pied tyranstvim a Utiskem. Fakt, Ze svoboda a piilektosti Arneriky nepiestavaji vabiti ptistehovalce ze vSech cacti oveta, je jak poklonou nagi semi, tak i prostiedkern k zacho yani jednoho ze Zivotnich procesta, ktere nas uointly narodem velkkm a tvorikYm".

Vzhledem k tomu, Ze pfistehovalectvi je stale je gte na vzestupu, bude na(Idle nutno y itati noye pfichoziho, vyhovovati jeho potrebam, seznamovati ho s nakm zpusobem Zivota a nagimi institucemi, pomahati mu sloueiti rodinu a nabYti americkeho obeankvi.

Praire toto je ona dindita einnost, kteBoat se zabYva AGNS a jeho 36 elenskYch odboeek, znarnYch pod oznaeenim International Institutes, einflost poslednich vice neki etyryceti let.

Vloni uZilo sluZeb organizace vice neki 30.000 nove plichozich a jejich rodin v primem styku s ovladaji nekolik ITU a mohat•poskytovati spolehlive informace o pristehovalectvi a naturalizaci. Dal gich 260.000 lidi podilelo se na vzdelavacich kursech, socialni a rekreaini einnosti a 31nYch programech.

Vedle piimeho styku s ptistehovalci pozristava palace organiza,ce i s yydavani rriznYch publikaci. Jeji pfirueka "How to Become a Citizen" pomohla jiZ dvema generacim pri nabYvani americkeho obeanstvi. Jeji "Interpreter Releases" informuji sta, organizaci, koadvokatri a vladnich rifednikri o vecech pfistehovaleckYch a naturalizaenich, ktere musi vedeti, aby o torn mohli poskytovati spolehlive rady cizincum i rodilym Amerleanrim. Jeji Yestnik "Man and Migration" tYka se zakladnich etnickYch a migraenich amen po celern svete.

I cizojazyeny tisk a rozhlas snail slu2b3r ACNS. Ve Spojenkch statech vychazi v pfitornnosti asi 750 cizojazyenYch a narodnostnich easopisri. Asi 990 ra,dlovYch stanic vysila programy jinkch feeich neki vyhradne anglicke.

Vloni ACNS ptipravila a poslala redakcim cizojazyenkch easopist znaink, poeet Mann, pojedndvajicich o nkch problemech plistehovalcu a o rriznych strankach americkeho kvota a americke kultury. Tyto tYdenni élanky, piekladane do 23 jazykri, jsou uvefejriovany v eetnYch easo pisech. Podobny material dodava ACNS i pro cizojazyiny rozhlas.

Jednim z poslednich projektil organizace je udelovani Golden Door Award Amerieanilm ciziho privodu, kte-

V 1 STNtPt Pi obohatili americky Zi yot a kulturu nejakYm vpravde cenn9m prispeykem.

American Council for Nationalities Service je jednou z innoha yYznamnYch a ukteenYch organizaci ve Spojenych statech. Jeho prace si zaslouk, aby byla dobie znama po cele zemi, zejmena mezi Pristehovalci. 6tenaf, jenZ se zajima o podrobnejei informace o organizaci, mute si yyZadati bez platnYm vYtisk zajimave a obsaZne brolurky "Building America,n Unity", o ni na, a,dresu American Council for Nationalities Service, 20 West 40th Street, New York, N. Y. Amer. Rada

Jan Cimbura 7INDAICH SIMON SAAR JIII06ESKA IDYLA Pokraeovani zlaJako ohromne varhany la se mu cela ptiroda a Pan Binh jako varhanik, jako pan ueitel, ktery sedi za varhanami na yysoke stolici, aby ySem pies hlavy at k oltai videl -- a lined pii ink slad'ounce a lehounce pohrava a hued zase jiny rejstrik vytahne, aZ okna drnci, zdi se chveji a kostelieek celY i lidi v nem posvatnett hrUzou se tiesou. Celt' den pra,coval sklonen k zemi jako klas takk, ale veeer, kdy2 pied spanim naposled vygel yen, tu se zastavil uprostied dvora a pod girym nebem pozdvihl obriaknou hla,vu k hvezdnate obloze. Citil potiebu hledeti vzhilru — do nebe — spojiti se pohledem s temi hoticimi a tejemnYmi kvety hvezdnkmi — a se svetlem tech zlatYch hvezd v oeich ubiral se pak na lo2e.

I modlit jinak v to sve snive lade se flatten. AZ dosud spokojene vytahoval pii m gi ovate v necledi "maly nebeklie" a klidne z neho bud' zpival aneb modlitbu za modlitbou odfikaval tak, jak m ge postupovala. Ale ted', kdyZ pkigla bozi nedele, smyl doma prach se sveho Vela a se sveteenimi gaty jako by i on oblekl eloveka, lepgiho, gel do kostela pozdyihnout i du gi z prachu. Stoupl si pod nizkYr chor„ na sve obvykle misto, kabat rozejpjal, z vnitrni kapsy naprsni sve "kniZky modlici" vytahl a ty samy se oteviely, kde se v nich zaeinala "pohoZnost rnegni" — i kiikm u2 se tea Cimbura pokhnal a chtel jako jindy zaoitimodlitbu poeatku mge sv.".

Hned vg ak, jak prvni slova zageptal, prvni y ety pieeetl, zdala se mu modlit-

7 ba ta,kova nejaka, prazdna, duta, nepovidajici a nevystihujici, slova v ni jakoby ohmatand, otiela eastkm. ukvanim, jako obno genk, stry tat, a pojednou pochopjl v to nalade, Ze je to primo smeSne, aby on mul mluvit se svYan Bohem tak, jako mu nekdo cizi, ktereho nezna, napsal, jak mu yell, a ne tak jako on, Jan Cimbura, citi a prave potiebuje. "Jake false, jake zbyteene neupkimnosti a marnosti bych se to dopouStel," vzdychl si pod chorem a prestoupl v rozpacich s nohy na nohu, jako by ho tu ptida pod nohama, palila. . . Nahle vgak mod. protrhl se z tech my glenek a at se ulekl sama sebe — a rekl si: "Tot9 pokuSeni — svod nejakY d'abelskY zde na miste bokin na male dorak" -- a rychie pokusia se odkikat "Otte na g". A hle, ani tu milovanou modlitbu Pane nemohl jiZ jen tak beze vdeho hladce a plynne se premodlit, ac v poste, kdy hlasite se rtZenec donta modlivali, neseiselnekrat byl tak ueinil. Ted' u kaZdeho slayka, u kaZde prosby se zastavil a o jeji smysl klopYtl, rozjimal o ni, pievracel ji a rozebiral. . . A jak se mu ta, prosta, stara moditbioka nahle libila. Divil se, Ze ji dosud nepii gel na chut' — a Ze ji mohl tak east° bezmyglenkovite odfikavat. Lide kolem neho se pogt'chovali, upozorriovali a ukazovali si na Cimburu. Stal tu zaduman, vgecek v sebe ponoien, neveda, co kolem neho se deje, jazykem ani zesty nehkbal, ale piece se modlil. . .

Pochopil nahle jako zjeveni se mu to do duge sneslo -- co je to, "v ductm a pravde se modlit".

A vklycky potom uZ takto se modlival a jinak — po start' ani modliti se nedoyedl. Jak modliti se poial, at' ye chramu nebo doma, at' hlasite nebo potichu, hned, oil se mu rozhoiivaly vnitinim jakkmsi ohnem — tYate se rdely jakoby odleskem polaru a Cimbura vie citem, rny glenkami net slovy se modlit. S,va nejskrytejAi picani a tuZbY, kterlm idu ge jeho se cvela, tak Bohu piedvridel — ne jiz slovy a ureitYmi vetami, ale jen viii a silnym chtenim je k Boh upozdvihoval, Bohu je v hlubinach duge odkrYval a ukazoval.

Na perutich silne viry tak se Jan Cimbura, k Bohu yznagel a s nim tajemne se spojoyal a driverne obcoval, ba eastokrat Se mu zdalo, jako by s Bohem rozmlouval, jako by sly gel ye seem nitru hlas Bog, ktery ho kard a plisni. . .

KdyZ po evangeliu varhany ztichly a n akazatelnu vystupoval v bile albe s bilou, gedivou hlavou a bilou neopd-

8 lenou tvati pan fared', probral se Chubura ze sveho zadumani a naslouchal eethe evangelia i vYkladu. Jako rosa na zprahlou zemi, tak padalo slovo boil do jeho, vnitrni rnodlitbou rozpale,ne, rorthavene duk. Laene poslouchal, ale y dui kazatele dopinoval, opravoval, svatil se s nim, prel a mei radost, kdy kazatel, jako by veciel, co Cirnbura si mysli, dalAt vetou spor urovnal, vysvetlil, namitky vy yratil. KszlyZ se tak nestalo, tu jaho s ostnem v dug]. stal Cimbura a nsilne a tom prernYSlel, v bibli doma Ceti, a2 pra,vdy se doma,kal a svetlo v dui si zjednal. A tak poznal, 2e Buh nemsti, ale 2e odplaci a vyrovnava krivdy jako 1.ioctivY a spravedlivY soudce, ktery kaZdenui da, co zaslouZi, nameti tou merou, jako elovek 2ivote meril. OcIpusti vkcko, ale jenom tomu ,kdo zasluhuje, kdo nerad, z ,nevedomosti ancbo z krehkosti lidske, a kdo k to slabosti pokorne se zna a hlasi. Ale hloupou pychu a necitelnou tvrdost neodpusti ,ani na tomto, ani na onom svete protok pySnk, hloupY a tvrdy elovek i nad Boha se vyvykije, jim pohrda, a k nemu se nezna. PyAny nadutec neciti s lidmi, hrube zachazi s elovekem i zviretern, a jak by mohl Pan Bub odpustit tomu, kdo ubli2uje blidnimu, anebo krute naklada s nemou tvati? Jako jest rozdil mezi bohem a elovekem, tak je i mezi elovekem a zviretem. Jako elovek zveda, hlavu k Bohu a chce, aby Btilh pomohl, chranil, tak zvire obraci hla,vu k eloveku a chce, aby elovek se ho ujal, o ne se staral a peCoval. Pan Btith take eloveka bieem — nemoci, bolesti sekne, kdy elovek neposloucha; ale jinak jest bo2i ruka jernna a mekka, ani videt ji neni. . . I elovek smi zvire neposlechne-li toto — vzpriei se, zkrotit, ale nesmi je trYznit hiadem, zimou, a Zizni... A tak tedy, kdo nema citu se zviraty, takovY sedlak nemil2e a nesmi chtit, aby jej mel Pan Binh s nim. A proto dobre kale pan farm: "Jednej prove — a neboj se vrchnosti ani krale." — Bohn, netreba se bat, ale treba, ho milovat. To milovani staei.

Mam-li Boha rad, rozumi se, 2e ho z lasky ye vkm posloucham mom tudid pro Boha rad i bi gniho i zvirata.

Jak jednoduche a jak idasne proste zdalo se ted' vkcko Cimburovi: je na svete jen jedna ctnost, a to lask y, a jen jeden Mich, a tim je pYcha. 'Week° dobre i zle z toho pochazi, v torn koreni a k torn uzase smeruje. Jeho due se rozjasnila, vykvasila, take byla jako studanka, ze ktere tekl Chnburovi pramenek 2ivYch, nejeist gch radosti, drobnYch, malYch na pohled, ale

VESTNfK on jimi syla2oval suchopar 2iYota a vyspel b povalu vyrovnainou, dokonalou zkratka v eloveka spokojeneho.

Radoval se ze slunieka, z °bill, koni, gt'asten byl u 2eny, a den, netouZil po raclostech a po2itcich jinych, jeZ na vsi vrcholi v hospode soudech, sydrech a karbanu. Stal se z neho klidny, prirozene zijici secllak -- a ani de jsou kolem neho na,staveny ohrady, jako je nabolensstvi a zakony, Zil naprosto syobodno, podle save S'lechetne yule a neprichazel s nikYm do sport'', necitil tide trestil, ani pouta zakonii.

Vdeene 2ehinal Jan Cimbura one chvili, dy se olenil s Marjankou Piksovou, a kdy divot rodinnY udelal z neho teprve celeho eloveka a dal dui jeho se rozsvititi , pinYm kvetem.

Dobrolooil za to Bohn a svemu pritell, nebatiku Piksovi.

0 putirnske pouti pak rano roznesla se vesnici prekva,puji rei novina. Cimubrova v noel na dnekk slehla a porodila mud 1 dvojeata. Dva kluky jako buky nesli hned po negporach ke krtu od Cimburii. Jedncho nesl Kovanda z HradiRe a dal inn na krtu svatem ipo sobe jmeno, Martin, a druheho nesl Cimburtity bratr ze Semic a ten se jmenoval Vaclay.

"Oba svati na konich," radoval se nesmirne Kovanda a liboval si hned na fate, kde pan farat sam proslul jako znatel a milovnik "JemnostpanouSku — co? — z tech klukil budou naci koriari."

"Bo — budou," prisvedeil s fismevem farar.

A cela Putim se s nimi spolu radovala. Dvojeata smirila putimske s Cimburou. 2eny chodily se divat na panimamu i na jeji synky a vypravely vesele, jaci jsou to dva hoM statni s bidou 2e se do perinky vejdou, povijan setva je v ni udr2i. — jak u2 se k svetu maji.

A sedlaci se radostne usmivali a ka2dY. , kdo to uslyAel, libostne pokyvoval hlavou a rekl: "Ejnu, slink je Cimbura — silak — a my u2 o nem pochybovali."

III. Tak po etyricatem ad roku veku zaplatil Cimbura 2ivotu vklidskou dari a prail pozdni j aro 'sve lasky. Deti precitlivelost a nejesn• rortouknost srdce i duke.

Week° se v nem vykvasilo. vyjasnilo a jasnST 'eirSr jako zdrave vino zbyl Janu Cimburovi 2ivotni nazor na, dalAi pout' 2ivotni. Z hodneho mankla stal se prepeelivk, ne2ny otec a stale starostlivY hospoZa nejvetSi radost a rozkoA pova2oval v prazdmich chvilich kocha-

Ve stedu dne 11. listopadu 1964 ti se se syYmi synky. Oba hoSi lihali spolu v jedne kolebce a Cimbura, skidneje se se aenou nad nimi, rozplyval se primo Atestim a hlasite velebil: "O, jaci krasni a mill! Veru nevim, ktere z tech pacholat je silneja a me= srdci draZSI. Martinek ma oei modre jako nebe, vlasky jemne jako dvakrat proeesany len — ten je cely po tobe."

"A VenouSek, co2 ten teprve!" do jeho reel vpadla Marjanka, "pozoruj jeho oei, 'dune jako dye trneeky a jiskrne jako hvezdy, kt2e jeho je sneda, ale hladka, vlasy huste a tulle — aj — veru — ten bude po seem tatovi." "relieka jejich jsou drobna a hebka, kypra, jako dobre vykynute testo."

"Hied', tvarieky jejich jsou rtiZove!" ekach."

"Buclate rueieky v Pesti zaviraji."

Cimbura unesen, opojen Stestim otcovskYm, byl by je nejradeji z kolebky pozdvihl a k svemu srdci pritulil; ale bal se, opravdu se bal, aby jim neublilil. Takovi mall a krehci tviirkove se mu to zdali bit, ze by je mohl nejak poSramotit, kdyby na ne svou holou, mozolovitou rukou sahl, a tak jenom v perince je choval a vyhledaval pro ne sama sladka a la,hodna, "broujmena. "Cerviekove mall" ekove moji zlati" "batolatka mild" — "ho2ata moje" jim, ne2ne rikal, uspavaje je a hYekaje, kdy zaplakali.

Citil pH. tom, 2e jsou krev z jeho srdce a kost jeho kosti jeho• pokradovani — a jimi teprve ze splynul se hvotem, ted' teprve 2e pine 2ije a je elovekem celYm. Otcovstvim jeho laska zvroucnela, prohloubila se a on objimal ye syYch detech celIST svet. 2iVOU i naivou prirodu — lidi zvitata — rostliny i nerosty.

Ale jako neni ride bez trni, den bez noel a slunce bez mrakft, tak i v 2ivote neni radost bez 2alosti.

2alost velika Cekala Cimbura.

Divoke vyprgel eas a hospodar ko peelive pripravil, aby se mohia At'astne ohrebit. Provadel ji den co den, na noc upravil ji v konirne zvlaStni ohradu, kde stala volna u alabu a jesli, neuvazana. Pozorneho oka s ni nepustil. Kdy2 ua ji nabihalo vemeno, ba ukazalo se i mleko, 'ktere na vzduchu jako smilla tuhlo, prorokovali znalci, do rana ae tu bude hribe a, Jan pripravil kaloun, ntiZky a provaz okovak.

A tYden je gte minul, celSr tYden trapneho Cekani kobyla dlouho•prendSela, potila se, neklidne pre§lapovala, lehla a hned zase vyskodila, as stra-

Ve steedu dne 11, listopaclu 1964 chy uZ sly na hospoddee a hledal rady u sousedtl.

"To uZ neni s dobrym. . ."

"Nekde neni nee° v poeadku."

"Uvidig, heibe bude mrtve," hadall zku geni sedlaci i sam Kovanda, kterY se peigel podivat na Divokou, tak myAle zmYlili se. . . Heibe pei glo Lye, lee starou jeho matku to stab() Zivot.

Skoro v giclani sedlaci, co jich v Putimi bylo, tu nor vysteidali se ye stajich Cimburovic. Kdo co vedel, poradil, kdo jak mohl, pomohl, ale vgichni rozumeli — bud' Divoka, anebo heibe ze to zaplati Zivotem, Nov Y Zivot smrti.

"Radeji heibe at' padne," peal si Cimbura; heibe se v g ak narodilo gt'aZabalili ho do houni a ono hned v houni na nohy se stavelo a k matce se melo. Ta leZela na slame — bolestmi zachvacena, po heibatka piece obracejic hlavu, peelive je cele jazykem olizala i pit mu :na, poprve je gte dala, ale teprve asi pet hodine natahla uglechtilou svoji hlavu, oci peiveela a vydechla naposled.

Nebylo sedlaka, aby v to chvili tam nad "Divokou" nezaplakal. Plakali ne pro ztratu vYborneho kone — toho sice sedlak lituje, vgak nepldee prop, ale plakali pro klisnu, ktera podlehla mateestvi, plakali pro sire hell* ktere i k mrtve matce se tulilo. . . Byl to heebeeek na podiv silnY a statnY, vyvinutY, ktery jen svoji velikosti zavinil smrt vlastni matky. . Cimbura hledel na neho zlostne, ne yraZive, ale vgichni ostatni s obdivem.

"Peivedu mu na gi kobylu," peihla811 se 6ernoch dobrovolne bez kikani a progeni. Mel pod ni tydenni heibe, kdy2 yybehlo z ohrady, dostalo se k valachlu, chtelo pit — a leehtivy, nevrlY valach pokopal je tak, ze zerstalo na stani pod nim mrtve leZet. Klisne se stYskalo a aby nestonala, musell ji dojit; a bYvalo proto v poledne i yeeer u 6ernochti pino mlsWich klukii, zvedayYch, jak chutna kobyli mleko.

"Vyvlecte kobylu a heibe drZte v teple — hned se vratim," .natizoval ochotnY 6ernoch a sousede sami elnill peipravy. . . Tel valeey sehnali a silna dve prkna, svalili na ne Divokou a vyjeli s ni yen ze stale. . .Cimbura ani rukou dotknouti se nemohl mrtyell° kone, ktereho tolik litoval a miloval...Jen hledel stale na tu chladnouei a tuhnouci mrtvolu, po helve ji hladil a nedal odvezti ji k rasovi, ale u neho v sadu musili vykopati ohromnou jamu, hlubokou a girokou, do ktere Divokou skryli.

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Cimbura tehoZ jara zasadil na jejim hrobe strom — jablori panenskou.

"Tak tu ma g maceehu," — pHy odel oernoch kone a pustil ho do ohrady. Nova kobyli mama oeuchala si pozorne nevlastniho synka a hned napoprve a s velikou radosti pustila ho k vemenu. lifebeeek ssal, aZ se mu zadeeek nateasal — a tak se speatelili spolu cizi kobyla a heibe a oba se zaradovali; negtesti, ktere je oba potkalo, speatelilo je.

Pal leta skoro krmili kobylu u cimburii, ale tahala u Oernochil. Heebeeek ji rano do prace provazel, v poledne a weer darnel se s ni vracel a2 koneene po etvrt roce do glo k odstavu. Heibe uz Zralo ze 21abu s khsnou zaroveri, samo zanedbavalo kobylu a ta zvolna ztracela mleko, vyschl v ni zdroj docela.

Vykrmena, pekna vratila se doniti k aernochoviim a heebeeek, ne'Z zapomnel, mush se spokojiti uzaveenYm dvorem, kam ho pougteli. Snadno si zvykl. Speatelil se totiZ s detmi, z ylagte s malou Verunkou. Jak ji spateil, beliel kni a easto se stavalo, ze na dvoie chladku kdesi leZelo helbe a na nem jako na peeine mekke spala mala Verunka. I ho gi — Jan s Frantikem si hrali s nim a ono jako oveeka behalo za nimi do poli a popasalo se kolem nich. . cizi deti peichazely k nim na pole a na dvar hrati si s koniekem. A ten hfebeeek vyrustal vice ye spoleenosti deti neZ ye spoleenosti koni. — Do roka se vybarvil. Cim-

bura si peal aby se zvedl pa Divoke, ale ani v torn mu gtesti neptalo. Kdyk heebeeek shodil prvni srst, poznali, zrovna, jako je namalovany v Cheleicich na cadet "Beldeek" tikaly mu deti po cele vsi. On si brzy na to jmeno zvykl a jako psik zavolaly-li ho tim jrnenem beZel za nimi, toulal se s detmi cele dny• Stal se krotkym a dervefiyYm, veselYm a pozor114n. Ale ublilil-li mu nektery hoch, tu "Beildeek" prozrazoval vYbornou pamet' a chytrost a nedal se bez trestu. trapit. . .

Chnbura si heibete valne ani nev gimal. Pei pohledu na ne ozila v nem: po kaZde bolna vzpominka na "Divokou" a ta branila yeeleji peilnouti "Beldekovi". Ponechal ho detem a jenom se usmival, kdy2 videl, jak to podivne heibe i ke gkole el-loch a netrpelive eeka, nahou hrabe a fehta pod okny, nemohonee se doekati kance.

A jakmile slygl, ze deti ye gkole hluene spustily "Otte na g", aZ mezi &eft na chodbu peednima nohama po chodech se yydrape a eeka na sve male druhy. A deti se vyhrnou jako velka voda a raduji se! Jejich Wad, Belaeek Cimburovic, tu ye dvefich 1.12 elha na ne. Jedno mu, sehovalo kfirku chlebovou, druh y placku, kousek hrug geko se s hee--ky;codelimy,ov beekem rozdelily. . .

Cimburu te gily a blaZily deti, ale peedev gim ovg em jeho vlastni — oba mall bliZenci Martinek s Vaclavern.

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jarniho jarni zemi a po Latovi jen jen se trash.. . jarni jarniho Cimbura musil elavat pozor, aby nejarnimu jarni saglapl syYma velkyma nohama, jak o jarnim o jarnim "ty broueky svoje zlate". Lide jarni jarnim se small to otcovske nanosti a ye zle HARD ENDING -- PLURAL to Cimburovi brali. Zdalo sejim to MASC. FEM. nemuSnym a babskYrn jecinanim, slajarni dobii bosti, ktera je °pet jen utvrzovala ye jarnt dobre vire, Se Cirnbura Sende uS neni slidjarnich dobrYch kern, kterYm bYval za slate svobody. jarnim dobrym A protoSe Cimbura o lidske reel nio jarnich o clobrYch kdy se nestaral a na no nedbal — od jarnimi dorYmi vaSovali se mnozi posmevaekove na Chnburu, odhalovali jeho slabosti ar.

The letters k, h, ch, d, t, n, and r are ktehkosti a small se jim. softened before -- i in the nom. pl.

Takovou jeho slabosti se stala neLekce triadvacita — Lesson 23 masculine. Ex.: jen jeho vrouci laska k Serie a detem, Parts of Speech -- The adjective velci vojaci velky vojak nejen jeho prate, ktere misto Sen,skYch (pridavne jmeno) drazi phitele drallY ptitel drama konal, ale takovou slabosti, kteThe adjective qualifies, describes, or tichy hoch — HSI hogi ra lidskYm ocim neuSla, byly i jeho limits the noun to which it belongs. dobri doktori dobrY doktor nohy. Nohy, nepornerne k telu, veliExamples: eesky delnik — eeSti delnici kea silne, jako dva sloupy mohutne dubovY stfil pilnY student krasnt psi kraisnY pes nesly zavalite Cimburovo telo. A probratrfiv piaci jarni den larlady had — mladi hadi tote nohy narostly velike, musily byt Adjectives are formed from: Senaty student — ienati studenti na ne i velike boty. Cimbura na pa1) Nouns: pycha (pride) — pygnY anglickY namornik anglieti ra du nedrSel a male boty, ktere by (proud) hrdina (hero) — hrdinnY nici. ho nesnesl. Proto i sam sve (heroic) Many adjectives possess only the long kopyto si udelal a s nim k S'evci cho2) Verbs: hrati (to play) hravY (attributive) form which must thereprikazodil: "Ale to ti povidam", (playful) videti (to see — viditelnY fore be used in the predicate as well: val mu dtrazne "bude-li mne °buy visible pracovati (to work) — pracus/avnY vojalt — on je siavnY Brit nebo Skrtit, groSe ode mne nejici (working) dostaneS", a tak mistr S'vec rade j i j e3) other adjectives: malt' — malieltY krasne dite — to dite je krasne The stem-vowel is lengthened in the S'te ke kopytu pridal, ne2 aby kti gi vyAdjectives may denote origin or matpredicate form: klepaval a natahoval — jen aby se erial: Ex.: mestskY, zlatY. They may dezdravy — zdriv strYci zachoval. Usil boty na podiv slab — slab velike, sloni, jako pro obra a tak note various relations of place: Ex.: zdejSi, moiskY, denni, noeni, zimni, naiad rnladY se stab, Se "Cimburovy boty" byly veCerni, etc.

(This short form is seldom used in po celem Pisecku, prisloveene a lide colloquial speech). dodnes o nich dovedou to kroniky vyAn adjective may be used in two The most widely-used short adjecpravovat. LidovY vtip se jich zmocways: 1) attributively, closely linked tives are: nil a zveenil je a s nimi i Cimburu. with the noun it qualifies. Ex.: krasna nemocen, hotov, spokojen, jist, Cimbura Setfil koni a pro pohodli zahrada; zdravy &welt; zntim, laskav, schopen. They are used 2) as part of the predicate (verb) tela jich nikdy nezaprahal — ani to complement (aid) certain verbs. Ex.: Ex.: to zahrada je krasna; ten Cloy& tehdy ne, chtel-1i sve stare matte, byl vesel, smuten, spokojen, gt'asten; je babiece Cirnburovic v Semicich ukacitil se zdriv; zfistal svoboden. zat vnoueky, aby se jim podivila, jak In the attributive use, the adjective poporostli a jak 112 Svatlat poeinaii.

Possessive adjectives are derived from has a hard, long form.

Z Putime do Semic neni daleko — ale Personal nouns: °Wry, matein. The krasnt (masc.) pro slabe noSky VenouSkovy i Marsufix-iiv is used for adjectives dekrasn-A (fem.) tinkovy icesta k neprejiti. "Donesu krasn-P: (neut.) or — "soft" rived from masculine nouns. kloueky sam", rekl proto Cimbura, Jan — Janfiv ending for all 3 genders, such as in kdy2 v Semicich v pondeli po posviKarel — Karlftv jarni, letni, etc. cern slavili sousedskou, "je tfeba jim otec oteftv HARD ENDING — SINGULAR ukazat, odkut mail tatu."

The suffix — in serves for feminine (Declension) nouns: MASC. FEM. "Mohl bys za,prahnouti do pryekY", matka matein dobrY doltra minila Marjanka. sestra sestkin dobreho dobrou "Mohl bych", souhlasil — Jitka Mein dobreho dobre "ale lip bude, zorou-li valaAi babe 4 dobremu dobre Pelikance, ktera nemfi, vlastniho poo dobrem Adjectives Used as Nouns o dobre tabu, jeji polieko."

1) masc.: vratnY, pracujici, cestujici dobrYnt ' clobrou krejei, prfivodei SOFT ENDING "A jak je tam doneseP" 2) fern.: dovolena, kopana, podivana MASC. FEM. 3) neut.: vstupne, jizdne, gkolne.

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FR_iL Touching once again on an item mentioned in this column last week, we wish to call the lodges' at '-e: tirm to a very important matter comin g up soon, and which is outlined in this week's issue under "From The Supreme Lodge." The questionnaire mentioned has reached all lodge secretaries by now. Examine it carefully. Fill it out carefully. It may seem trivial information to some, but remember, it will contribute to and lit into a national fraternal picture, so each part of the picture should be correct. I have seen the questionnaire, and if your local lodge has done many of the things mentioned, and your secretary can answer in the affirmative, the form will be easy to fill out. At the same time, you may !feel cox-Indent that your lodge is fulfilling its function as an integral part of a fraternal benefit society. If not, then you've fallen short of the task. It will be a good time to examine yourselves and see just exactly what you are and where you are headed.

Practically everything asked for in the form can be summarized in two words: fraternal charity. I've said this in this column before, too: as far as charitable works go, take care of the membership first. But I ,firmly believe there is plenty of such works outside the membership, among our fellowmen, in the community. Last year, at about this time, I exhorted youth clubs and lodges to seriously consider "sponsoring" or "adopting" some outside public charity project. There are so many avenues of approach. Have you really looked into them? What did you do last year? What are your plans this holiday season? Or is it going to be ALL parties and merrymaking? We must identify ourselves with public acts of charity and goodwill. How else can we achieve the label of a nonprofit fraternal benefit society?

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W IVE ME A FR- END Give me a friend, and I'll worry along.

My vision may vanish, my dream. may go wrong; My wealth I may lose, or my money may spend, But I'll worry along if you give me a friend.

Give me a friend, and my youth may depart, But still I'll be young in the house of my heart.

Yes, go laughing right on to the end, Whatever the years, if you give me a friend.

—Author unknown Read carefully the letters under "Supreme Lodge" in this issue. Then, at the next meeting, ask your secretary for a report on the questionnaire that he or she filled out. I say again: if we don't distinguish the SPJST by good works and some public charity, how can we maintain and strengthen our image as a fraternal benefit society?

If you haven't done anything of this nature, get started on a project THIS Christmas and/or THIS Thanksgiving season. Why wait? It can be a lot of fun and enjoyment, and there is no greater satisfaction than that which comes from true charity. If we are successful in the fight to save 1]-rater-' mils from taxation, one of the big factors will be our works of public charity.

The field is a big one. There are many possibilities. Youth clubs can do so much. And while you're doing it, you will be helping spread the good reputation of a REAL fraternal society.

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Memo to a member in the RowenaSan Angelo area: I'm sorry, but the material you sent me from a 1935 copy of the Vestnik has been inadvertently destroyed. This happened while I was' preparing an article on what you submitted. Included was a picture of the original group of SPJST:

founders. I believe your father was among them, but I canot recall your roL h.is name. Please communicate with I was highly flattered that the publication of the American Sokol, "Americky E.'okol," carried my editorial, "Physical Fitness?" in their October issue. It appeared in the September 23rd issue of the Vestnik.

0 ♦ "Survival Gap" Between Sexes Widening The gap between the number of American men and women who live to older ages is widening sharply and will likely continue to widen for at least the next several decades, according to an Institute of Life Insurance analysis of Census Bureau projections.

Besides the much greater improvement in mortality among women than among men during this century, other big factors behind this "survival gap" include World War II deaths and the steep drop in immigration during recent decades.

The 1960 census of U. 8. population showed 826 men for every 1,000 women at all age levels of 65 and older. If present mortality trends continue until the year 2000, there may then be only 674 men for every 1,000 women at ages of 65 and older.

This possible 18 per cent drop would be due partly to the fact that, at most adult ages, the average gains in American life expectancy since the beginning of this century nun two to three times as high for women as for men.

Effect of War Deaths It would also be due partly to the fact that World War II caused about 400,000 American deaths (including non-battle deaths), mostly among young men who would now be in their late 30s to mid-50s. War deaths appear to be the main reason why Americans born between 1920 and 1925 are expected to have relatively fewer men surviving through each stage of life

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For example, in 1960 there were 878 men for every 1,000 women between the ages of 65 and 69. By 1990 (when people born during the 1920-'25 period are at those ages), there may only be about 774 men for every 1,000 women in the 65-to-69 age group.

Among the millions of immigrants who came to this country during the early years of the century, more than twothirds were men, typically around 20 years old. The falling-off immigration since the 1920s ended this infusion of male lives. In recent decades, more women than men have immigrated to the Ti. S. The immigrants of the early 1900s added significantly to today's population of older men, among whom death is now taking a heavy toll. This is partly why the ratio of men to women at all older age levels is dropping very sharply right now. The effect of immigration will continue until the last survivors reach extremely advanced age about two decades from now.

The relative number of men at all ages 65 and older may reach a low point around the year 2000. By then, virtually all World War II veterans will be well over 70 years old, and very few immigrants from the early 1900s will still survive.

The ebbing of these two factors could bring a slight upturn in the ratio of older men to women in the early 21st Century.

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Features (The following is the text of Miss Betty Jo Machann's speech, delivered at the Coronation Banquet this past June. Sister Maxine Set-elk sent us her speech in answer to many requests. As everyone now knows, Betty Jo captured the title, "Miss SPJST of the 1964 Convention." Our, thanks to Sister Sefelk. — Editor).

Brothers and Sisters: Do you notice how our chairs are grouped closely together instead of being spread haphazardly around the room? People like people, and because of this need for companionship, we group ourselves into organizations — everything from the Girl Scouts of America to the John Birch Society.

Fraternal organizations have always contributed to this companionship.

The pioneers of our wonderful country banded together in purpose, in

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Miss SPJST the 19{i4 Convention, Miss Betty Jo Maelaan, "Lyv. V, being crowned by the former "Miss SPJST" Sandra Watson (now , Tcli) at the Nineteenth General Convention in Waco in June, 1964. spirit, and for social and economic reasons: this banding together many times was through fraternal organizations. The objectives of the early groups have not been forgotten: fraternalism is a vital part of our lives today, as fraternal orders do much more than provide insurance benefits and a place for monthly socials_ They provide security of the spirit as well as security of the pocketbook.

They serve as a haven for the stranger in a large city or for the new-coiner in a community. They are an "oasis" of friendship and good spirit.

Fraternal organizations serve as a place to meet new people with mutual interests and mutual backgrounds.

Strong friendships are formed. Many of the married people present here were introduced to each other at a recreational event of some lodge.

Good fraternal groups are based on Christian religious principles, and because of this foundation, many members, especially those in the younger group, are influenced toward a more Christian li2e. Fraternal organizations are much like a church and the members like the congregation.

Members help each other in time of need. They provide care for the old and the sick. They send expressions of sympathy to the bereaved and congratulations for outstanding achievement. Members support charitable organizations with their time and with their money. Fraternalism provides a means of pooling resources for the common good.

Fraternal organizations are concerned with educating their members.

The spirit of fraternalism fosters the faithful performance of, patriotic du-

Wednesday, November 11, 1964 ties and devotion to our country. The early settlers came with no knowledge of their new country or of the language. With the help of their fraternal lodge and its members, our forefa thers became good American citizens.

The lodges accomplished their- mission well; today there is an increased effort to preserve the language traditions of our ancestors. Deeper understanding of their background draw: members even closer together, and the knowledge of another language is useful accomplishment.

The gap between our understanding of people is great, but fraternalism offers a hope for better relations and the eventual closing of that gap. Just a. the principles of fraternalism offer the world a chance to live in peace, fra ternal societies offer their members an abundance of blessings. The person who doesn't, participate in a fraternal organization may liVe his life never realizing what he has missed. However, the person who is a member realizes countless advantages: he has an excellent place to take his family ler recreation, he has a chance to meet new people with mutual interest and mutual backgrounds, he is offered financial and spiritual security, and he has the satisfaction of knowing that he is a vital part of an organization that is working for the good of all mankind as well as for its individual members.

-SPJSTKRIZAN SIERDLA WEDDING VOWS The Seaton Czech Moravian Brethren Church at Seaton, Texas, was the setting on September 16, 1964, for the marriage of Miss Doris Jane Krizan of Dallas, Texas, and Emil Skrdla of Renfrow, Oklahoma.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Krizan of Dallas, Texas, and the parents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. Joe Skrdla of Renfrow, Oklahoma.

Rev. F. J. Kostohryz of Temple, Texas, officiated at the double ring ceremony. Mrs. F. J. Kostohryz, organist, provided the traditional wedding music.

The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of satin, ballerina length, fashioned with a bodice of chantilly lace over satin rising from a midriff above a gently pleated skirt.

Her shoulder length veil of illusion was secured to a pearl-petaled tiara and she wore a heart-shaped pendant, a gift of the groom. A drift of white carnations formed her shoulder bouquet.

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The bride, a graduate of Denison Senior High School, Denison, Texas, also graduated from the Jefferson Davis Hospital School of Nursing in Houston, Texas. Before her marriage she was employed at the Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. She has been a member at SPJST Lodge No. 6, Cottonwood for about 13 years.

The groom is a graduate of Caldwell High; School, Caldwell, Kansas, and is engaged in farming near Renfrow, Oklahoma.

Following their wedding trip to points of interest along the Colorado River, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Skrdla are

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

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LETTER REPORT ON DISTICT V YOUTH PROGRAM The good year, 1964 is almost over for all of us and we are all eagerly looking forward to the coining year 1965, confidently of even more prosperous times for our brotherhood and its membership.

Again. a large crowd gathered and witnessed the District Five fall meeting, which was held November 1st, 1964, ; with Lodge 81 host to the membership at Needville American Legion .

Hall, Needville, Texas, The brothers and sisters of the host lodge prepared a delil:ious menu with home-made pastry. (This was a real treat).

In my previous letters, I wrote in ,full details about the results of our district meetings held at various lodges. This time I will inform the membership about the youth program only.

At approximately 2:60 p.m., Brother E. Hanka called the members together to witness a fine youth program, and at the same time he introduced y ours truly.

At this particular moment it made me feel proud to see the members who have shown so much enthusiasm during the youth program.

In our midst we had the pleasure of getting acquainted with the State

Mr. and Mrs. Joe J. Neuman celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on October 27th. Both are memLcrs of Lodge No. 81 in Needville, and both have been members of the SPJST over 50 years. Brother Nerman he'd many local lodge offices, from the Presidency on down, in Rosenberg, before that lodge merged with Ledge No. 81. He brought many new members into the SPJST. Their two chPdren are also members of the SPJST. (Submitted by Sister Lillian Divoky, Lodge 111, Sugar Land).

Queen, Lillie Mae Melnar of Lodge 142 Houston. She is the daughter of Brother and Sister Alvin Melnar, and assistant youth leader to Sister Millie Linhart. Beautiful and vivacious Queen Lillie Mae expressed her well-wishes, is looking forward to great success in the youth movement, and thanked her district for the help it has given her in winning her title. (Assembly cheered loudly).

District V Mtg. Baton uvirlers on the youth program were, L to R: Lynda Christ (district winner), and Beatrice Blinka, both from Lodge No. 81, Needville.

I have known Lillie Mae personally for several years and can truthfully say that she is the sort of person who works for our Order with no thought at all of what she can merit for herself through her work. She is a fine example of fraternity in action. She

comes from a 100 per cent SPJST family, all of whom are very active members.

I introduced another fine young hard-working sister of the host lodge, Sister Evelyn Christ. I felt that she deserved to emcee the numbers that were so well performed by the small fry and teenagers of her lodge. They performed like a group of professionals.

The numbers presented by the youth were as follows: (All from Lodge 81) Twirling number — Lynda Christ Twirling number — Beatrice Blinka Magician show — Anna Bell Boif and Vance Sechelski Song — "The Siene" and "Twelfth

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of Never" — JaneHe Baca accompanied on the piano by Karen Drachenberg on — "Eamehody Loves You" — Dcbbe Weyte, accompanied on the e j.eatric :!:,uitar by her father, Oscar Wcy tek — "bound a PeanA" — Richard Christ, Jr,, Debbie Blinka, and Rcbcrt Christ.

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-umbe-rs were the "Go:ilsmith !f.Z,uartet," to I::: Sherry, rdarian, Carla, arri Donna Gold, Sisters!) All from f 13i-'c 81.

httg. Performing a very fun nn rya parody, "Found a Peanut," were, L. to R: Richard Christ, Jr., Debbie Blinka, Robert Christ, Lodge 81.

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Song — "When My Sugar Walks Down the Street," "Abilene" and "Side

By Side." — Cherry, Donna, Carla, and Marian Goldsmith Song — "That Old Black Magic" — Diana, Gale, and Charlene Winkelman (Dressed in Ghost Costumes).

Lodge 88 Piano Solo "Spinning Song" and "At the Spring" — Marian Kadlecek Accordion Solo — "Big Parade" — James Vornsand Lodge 146 Strutting number -_ Debbie Nix Debbie has won 70 trophies, 40 medals, and three , first places . at the Na-

District V Mtg. Singing "'illat Ole' Black Magic" were three very real and scary ghosts. L to It: Diana, Gale, and Charlene Winklernan. (The colors, pink and green, were applied directly to the skins, creating an eerie, ghostly feeling!) (81). tional Twirling Contest, which was held last August in Philadelphia. Pa. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Nix of Galveston. She is 10 years old and in the sixth grade. (Congratulations Debbie!)

At this time I want to express my thanks to the following who had the privilege to perform at the Texas Fraternal Congress Convention in Galveston, October 23rd during youth

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V EST'sITK ternal Congress, representing the SPJST. In conclusion, as I had told my fellow district officers in the July meeting at Bill Williams', Richmond, Texas, that November 1, 1964 was my last official act as District Youth Didector. I wish to thank the membership of my district for the cooperation given me during my eight years as District Youth Director for the long hours and hard work, especially to the youth, parents, and youth leaders, I also wish my successor, Sister Tillie Helmcamp of Lodge 88, a lot of success.

Fraternally, Maxine Sefcik

District V Mtg. Doing a polka duet were Jody Blinka, left, and Shirley Kuban (81).

Wednesday, November 11, 1964 officers of your choice who you feel will do justice to their office.

The meeting will convene promptly at 2 p.m. in order to have ample time to dispose of all the business and elect officers.

Sisters are kindly asked to bring some pastry; there will be cold drinks for everyone.

Fraternally, James Kostelnik.

President -SPJSTLODGE FOKROK SWEET HOME

NO. 63 Deer Members: This is a reminder about our next regular meeting, which will be held Sunday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m.; election of officers will also be held.

After the meeting we will have a social, and the ladies are asked to bring whatever they wish for lunch.

Don't forget, because we will be looking for good attendance.

Fraternally, Felix Jurica -SPJST

District V Mtg. From Ledge No. 88, Houston, came Jimmie Vornsand, and Marian Kadlecek, Jimmie on the accordion, and Marian on the piano. night who represented the SPJST, and they were: Debbie Nix of Lodge 146 who did an outstanding strutting number, Sister Helen Hegwood, and Brother Freddie Buri of Lodge 88 each singing a beautiful solo, accompanied on the piano by Brother 3. V. Pokorny, each receiving loud applause. (All of you were great). Also, many thanks to Sister Edna Urbanic for her untiring effort which she put forth for the bentioned event. Both of us had the privilege of being delegates to the Fra-

District V Mtg. From Lodge 146, Galveston, came Debra Nix, to strut and twirl. Debra has won all sorts of medals, trophies, in state and national competitions.

-SPJSTSAN ANTONIO LODGE NO. 133 Dear Members: This is the time of the year when our attention is turned again to the annual meeting which will be held Sunday, November 15th, at the American Legion Hall Post 399, 628 Dwight, Ave., South San Antonio.

We urge as many members as possible to attend this meeting since there will be an election of lodge officers for the coming year. It is your privilege to have a voice in the management of the local lodge and that is why it is important you attend and elect the

SLAVONIC MUTUAL FIRE. INS. ASSOCIATION, CHAPTER 9 FORT WORTH. Dear Members: This is to inform you of a meeting of the slavanic Mutual Fire Insurance Association to be held en Nov. 15 at the Sokol Hall, 3221 N. W. 28th St. at 2 p.m. At this meeting, there will be an election of officers for the coming year, so all of you try to make a special effort to attend. Our officers will give reports on the progress of our chapter for the past year. After the meeting, supper will be served to the members. Our sisters are kindly asked to bring cakes, kolaches, or pastry of any kind.

Mr. and Mrs. Korteff, (Mrs. Korteff is our Czech reporter), are visiting a daughter in California and we hope they are having a real nice visit.

With the holidays getting closer, there are more activities to attend but we hope that as many of you that can, will try to attend this meeting.

Hoping to see all of you then.

Fraternally yours, Christine Zich -SPJSTWhat does your lodge plan as a charity project this holiday season?

Wednesday, November 11, 1904 NOTICE TO ALL WIEMBERS OF WACO SENT LODGE NO. 00 IN ELM MOTT: Dear Members: You are cordially invited to be present at our next meeting Sunday afternoon at 2:35 p.m.; Nov. 15 in Linden Hall.

Ladies are requested to bring enough, food for supper after the meeting lor their families and guests, if they bring any.

The youth will have their meeting directly after ours.

Let's all be present at this next meeting.

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COTTONWOOD LODGE NO. 6 Dear Members and Friends, We held our regular monthly meeting Sunday, November 1, at 3 p.m. The meeting was called to order by President Walter Mikeska. The minutes of the last meeting were approved as read by our secretary, Marie Drews.

The Pledge of Order was recited by Blake Straten and the Pledge of Allegiance by the Junior Youth Club boys.

A moment of silence was observed for our deceased member, Mrs. Joe Stiborek.

The District III meeting that was held in Elk on October 25 was very suecessint Everyone who attended had a wonderful time. There was music for everyone after the meeting. Sorry that we all were unable to stay and dance awhile. There was a party held at our lodge that day that we had to attend. The members from our lodge who attended the District III meeting were: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dobecka and Bobbie, Raymond Vochoska, Ruth Johnnie and Jeanette Krizan, and Mr. and Mrs. George Straten Jr. and Blake.

The Youth Club held a Halloween party Friday, October 30, at the lodge hall. There were sixty-two members present. All the boys and girls had a wonderful time. So did the adults.

Sandwiches, ice cream, cake, chips, pop corn, cookies and cold drinks were served. We would like to thank all the sisters and brothers who made donations for the party.

There were pictures made of the hall since it has been remodeled and we would like to thank President Walter Mikeska for buying the picture for the lodge.

All the members and close friends from our lodge are wishing brother James Pavlicek a speedy recovery. He has been ill for some time. James, we

District V Mtg. Some more ladies who worked preparing and serving the food.

Rear, L to R: Tillie Mlikeska, Ann Vyvjal, Annie Horelica, Rose Stavinoha. Front: Olga Krobot, Marie Sefcik, Albina Franck, and Bessie Franck. All are members of Lodge 81, Needville.

District V. Mig. Ladies of host Lodge No. 81, Needville, who worked hard and long in the kitchen preparing the delicious pastry and good foc,r1 for the District V meeting. Rear, L to Stella Mucka, Marie Matcek, Edna Wcjtek, Millie Hartfield. Front: Evelyn Christ, Dorothy Kuban, Emilie Kolaja, Milada McDonald. all hope you get well in time for our next meeting and social.

We will have our Christmas Party on Sunday, December 20, at 7 p.m. Santa will be there, so everyone please come.

There will be goodies for all the boys and girls from Santa.

Our next meeting will be held the first Sunday in December at 2 p.m.

We are having it at an earlier time since the election of officers will be held. We will have our quarterly supper after the meeting. Baked turkey and dressing and all the trimmings

will be served. The Junior Youth Club will have a cake walk that Sunday so we are aasking the mothers to bring a cake and help the youth have a big success.

Cindy Pustejovsky drew for the door prize, which was won by our treasurer, Robert Dobecka.

See you all at our next meeting and let's don't forget that it will be held at 2 p.m. SHARP. Fraternally yours, Margie Straten Reporter

18 LODGE NO. 84, DALLAS Dear Brothers and Sisters: Just a sl-ast reminder that this coming Sunday, Nov, 15, we will hold our regular monthly meeting, at 4 p.m. as usual.

We do hope, that all of you who have been so gracious in attending Licse meetings will continue to do so and encourage other member friends to come o6t, and join us. We feel you will find the meetings interesting.

A.ter the meeting we will hold our usual family fun night and social, which is always a lot of fun.

Also, a Sunday night supper will be prepared and served by Bro. and Sis. Bien and Cecile Kretsinger, so let's all stay and find out what type of goodies will be cooked up. Also girls, I do behave there was some mention that the men will wash the dishes afterwards, so let's see if we can hold them to this.

By the way, many thanks to all the Youth. Leaders and their assistants who worked so diligently on the halloween party for the small fry.

The party was very successful and enjoyable for all who were able to make it, and let's say 70 children is a pretty good number to attend one party I'm sure all those who worked so hard in putting this spook party on felt rewarded, at least a little, with the nice attendance.

This coming Saturday, Nov. 14, Lodge 84 is having a dance with music by Eric Honza and we will invite all from far and near to come out and have a great time. We know yoa won't 'regret it.

Fraternally yours, Lillian Hamusek, Reporter

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Distri:c ,.. V M: o . _ct J. Rear, L to secretary; Chas. Maleek (81) — 2nd vice, District Crganizer; Alvin Mehiar (142) — 1st vice (ES) — president; Maxine Se (MO Skrahanek — director, District V, and 1.:'Jc-;"4' Lostak, district treasurer, was not are me-,-Ibe r3 of Lodge No. 18.x, Dr-,.:!-Ery.

leech (88) v (88) — Ernest Hanka ' .1. M. n'3. 'Tommy ! ro. Lestak

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The Bunco Club held its regular monthly meeting with Thanksgiving Dinner and its annual election of officers, Wednesday, November 4th, with 50 members and guests in attendance.

It was voted that our Christmas dinner held each year, better known as Family night, will be held early this year because there will be so much of the same thin,g in the various organizations here in Fort Worth.

So, on Saturday night, December 12 at 6 p.m. our Christmas Party for the family will be held at the Sokol Hall.

Covered dishes and pastries, as in our November meeting, will be requested of the membership; Bunco will furnish the turkey.

An exchange of gifts, not under $1.00, will be held.

District V Mtg. Officers of ,r odge No. 21, Needville, ho r ts to rict V. Meet- treasurer; ing. Rear, L to It: Charlie iVlatcek — president; Aoo - _11 l'fn Leroy Kamas— vice president; Bessie. Franek — secretary. Fro: 4: Evelyn Christ — youth leader; Arnold Franck — building fund treasurer; John Kolaja — financial secretary.

The quilt top which Mrs. Albina Bunker donated and Bunco members finished was won by Miss Jeanette Krizan of West, Texas. This quilt pro j -ectralizdstovefrhkitcen.

Miss Jeanette will be notified and the quilt delivered to her.

Mrs. Josie Prochaska is our new President for the year 196-5. With her are her new officers: Mrs. Rosie Steinman, vice president; Mrs. Jeannie Ma-

son, secretary; Mrs. Louise Albrecht. treasurer. The club reporter will be elected in the January meeting.

We were all glad to see Mrs. Matejka among us again and glad to see her recovering after her stay in the hospital this summer.

Mrs. J. W. Stewart and Mrs. John Stoepplms.n are welcomed into our membership.

We missed Mrs. Dora Dunnigan who

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D;- 840,.1-. Youth 1 eaders who attended the District V Meeting at Needville were, L to R: Edna Urbanic (146, Galveston), Maxine Sefcik, from Lodge 88, Houston, retiring District Youth Director, and Evelyn Christ, Lodge 81, Neclville.

Retiring youth director of District V, Maxine Sefcik, from Lodge 88, Houston. Sister Sefcik has served her district well. is convalescing at home. We wish her a speedy recovery.

I wish to thank all of the members for all their cooperation and kindness shown me during my lear as your secretary-reporter.

I realize my shortcomings as your reporter, and know that if you choose your next reporter from among you in Fort Worth, you'll get better coverage.

You are an active unit in the Bunco Club, but you'd never know it by the way I reported it, so do give your publicity careful consideration when you choose your reporter for the English section of the Vestnik next January.

To our outgoing President, Mrs. Mary Renfro, and new grandmother, thanks for everything in your tenure of two years as Bunco's president. However, don't think because you declined an office that we shall let you off the hook!

With the season's best wishes to Vestnik's readers, I am, Fraternally yours, Anna Hosek, Secretary What does your lodge plan as a charity project this holiday season?

LODGE NO. 54, WEST Dear Members: In our last meeting held on October 4th, we set the next meeting for November 8th.

Since the hall is rented to a family celebration on November 8th, we are postponing our next meeting to November 15th, (third sunday), beginning at 2 p.m. this meeting.

Fraternally yours, Robert Cervenka, Pres.

Frank J. Cocek, Secy.

SPJSTLODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON Dear Vestnik Readers, Those of you who did not attend our Halloween dance Saturday night, Oct. 31, missed out on a lot of fun. The goblins, witches and spooks were all out dancing, and we had a ball. At 10 o'clock there was a. grand march with about 25 Halloween participants.

Prizes went to Brother and Sister Louis and Oleta Hanes, Emil, Horelica and Donnie Cox. Music was provided for this gala affair by Joe Cervenka of Wallis.

The members of the Entertainment Committee wish to thank 211 the people who came in costume for these are the people who added lots of comedy and laughter to the dance.

I would like to inform all the people here in the Houston area that in the month of February we are planning to have a Costume Dance. So all

The new district youth director of District V is Sister Tillie Helmcamp, of Lodge No. 88, Houston. Sister Helmcamp, your district and the entire membership wish you much success!

20 you people start planning on a costume so that it will be ready, if you have to have it made, by February.

The District 5 fall meeting was held in Ncedville Lodge No. 31. Members of triat lodge were the hosts, and we must say the loud they prepared was delicious. We- are proud to say that Daage 68 was again well represented at tile meeting. We wish to extend our best wisnes to .. ..ister Helmcamp as the new District 5 Youth Director.

We know all or iLisLriet b will be proud or her bu.ause she has done such ,a wonderful job, as a youth leader at Lodge 8,8. Sister Maxine Sercik, the our-going District S Yowth Director for tire past 8 years has done a wonderail juo, and she reit she needed a rest. anank you, Maxine, for a job well done.

The Dramatic Club "Hlahol" held a meeting Wednesday night Nov. 4. We have some good news tor all you Czech play fans. ',the members or the last play entitled, "Nevesty z Ceskeho RaJe" tmough popular demand', have decided to repeat taus play on batuiday December 5, here at Lodge 88. Curtain time will be 8 p.m. The Lodge 88 Glee Club will also sing, some popular Czech songs to keep you entertained during intermission. Watch the future issues of the Vestnik for ilr-,rther tails.

It was discussed in the meeting that in the near future the Dramatic Club will put en English plays as well as Czech. We have many talented people who cannot mast.2x the Czech language, but they can take part in the English productions.

Miss Joan Rice. daughter of Brother and Sister Harry Rice, was honored with a bridal showed at the home of Sister Birdie Hilsher Thursday night, Oct. 29. Joan is the bride-elect of Mr. Barry Kidd. Hostesses for the occasion were Birdie Hilsher, Tillie Helmcamp, Rosie Lee Roland, andf myself. The wedding date is set for November 25.

Have you heard the good news?

Lodge 88 will have the annual Thanksgiving Slipper Saturday night, November 21st. Serving will start at 5 p.m. and there will be plenty of turkey and dressing, so make plans to come. Wm. Hilsher and His Rhythm Kings will provide music for the big dance afterwards from 9 to 1. Get your friends and come out.

Fraternally, Evelyn Vornsand

Vt STNf LODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON Brothers and Sisters: In issue of the Vestnik dated September 63rd there appeared a list of tire most recent donors who made contributions to Lodge 88 Memorial and Building funds. Since then the following individuals have made additional contributions: From last report $3,303.58 Building Fund Bro. - rads. Aaeust Kam 5.00 Sister Mary J L rillS011 Bro. - Sis.Frank /Amm erman 150.0°.

00 Sister Mary Al:treat 5.00 Brother Tim S. Kostom 50.00 Memorial Fund In memory of William Petizelka Bro. - Sis. Frank Dvorak 5.00 5.00 Bro. - Sis. Jrank Olexa In memory of John Bily 5.00 Bro. Frank Dvorak 5.00 Bro. - Sis. Ernest J. Hanka 3.00 Bro. - Sis. Frank J. Olexa In memory of Anton Bily 5.00 Bro. - Sis. E,nest J. Hanka In memory of Charles V. Kilnar 5.00 Bro. - Sis. Ernest J. Hanka In memory of John Kahanek, Sr. 5.00 Bro. - Sis. Eeriest J. Hanka ln memory of Joe Kolousek 5.00 Bro. - Sis. Ernest J. Hanka In memory of Delphine Sostak.

5.00 Bro. - Sis. Ernest J. Hanka In memory of Betty Pagel 5.00 Sister Rosa Lee Ruland 10.00 Bro. - Sis. Louis Hanus 5.00 Brother Tim S. Kostom $3.451.58 Total to date We thank the gracious donors and extend oer sympathy to the survivors cc the departed brothers and sisters.

Fraternally, Jarda Cerny Financial Secretary, Board of Trustees, Lodge 88 ----SPJST

(The following is a report on the recently-completed Texas Fraternal Congress, written by Mrs. Benita Pavlu, Supreme President, KJZT, past vice president of the Publicity Section of the TFC, and newly-elected SecretaryTreasurer of the TFC. The report appears here in a slightly abridged version than that in the "KJZT News."

—Editor).

REPORT ON THE TEXAS FRATERNAL CONGRESS On October 21st, delegates and visitors began arriving at the Galvez Hotel in Galveston for the 64th Annual Convention of the Texas Fraternal Congress. Registration was held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Carl Thetford, Wood-

Wednesday, November 11, 1964 men of the World, chairman, Mrs. Vera Wirt, Sens of Hermann, and Mrs. Rnea DeL;Lec c., Honor, served on the crectentials cOniwittee, 'Inc general convention chairman, John W. innimitt, FiC, Woodmen of tire Worid, called the convention to order at 9 a.m. on Tuursday, uctorner Le4rid; in the Terrace Room. 'The Fourth 1,e,;1"e, iSA112,11LS 01 Columbus of Galveston presented the colors. The Pledge or Aue,grance was said by the entire assembly. Rick Morris, SelSf, lea the group in singing the National Anthem. Rev. Father Jack Jones, Paste,. ci St. Peter's Catholic Parisn, gave the invocation. Tice iViayor of Uaivestur, Edward Schreiber, welcomed the Ira iernalists• to the Island City, Mil's.

Aoice J city, Houston, Woodmen Circle, brought greetings from Gull. Coast iraternausts. Edward iViarek, SPJbT, gave the response. Louis Engelke, secretary-treasurer of the Congress, conducted the roll , call of societies.

Mrs. Laura. E. Krebs, FIG, Woodmen Circle, President of the Texas Fraternal Congress, introduced her officers and appointed committees.

Joe B. hejny, SEJST, a, TFC Director, who attended the National Fraternal Congress in Seattle as the ofiicial representative of the Texas Fraternal Congress, gave his report.

ImpresSive memorial services were held at 11 o'clock on the opening morning of the convention. P. C. Tynan, Knights of Columleths, first vice presinent or the Texas Fraternal Congress, conducted the services honoring deceased fraternalists. Members of the Woodmen Circle assisted in the candlelight ceremony. Mrs. Margaret Davis, Mr. Tynan's daughter sang "Our Father," Mrs. Lena Alexander Shugart, National President, Woodmen Circle, gave the eulogy. M. J. Babin, K of C, gave the memorial address. Following the ceremony, the convention was adjourned until 1:30 p.m.

The PUblicity Section of the Texas Fraternal Congress met at 1:30 p.m. in the Terrace Room. Officers serving in this Section were Morris Wiseman, FIC, Woodmen of the World, Section President, Mrs. Benita Pavlu, KJZT, Section Vice-President, and Nick MOrris, SFJST, Secretary. T h e principal speaker was Robert E. Simmons, Educational Director of the Woodmen of the World, Omaha, Nebraska. A brief business meeting followed. Election of Publicity Section Officers followed.

Mrs. Pavlu was nominated for the position of Section President as it is the policy for the organization represented

Wednesday, November 11, 1964 to advance to a higher position each year. Thereby, the organizations serving are rotated. Mrs. Pavlu, representing KJZT had been requested to serve on the 12„,,,cuUve Board and have her name placed in nomination for the pcsition of Secretary-Treasurer of the Texas Fraternal Congress, she declined the nomination for Section Pesident, but requested the position be retained by KJZT. She nominated Mrs. Anne Ionian, Director, to the position representing KJZT, Nick. Morris, SPJST, advanced to the position of Vice-President, and a new Secretary was named.

General Congress business followed with committee reports being given.

The Good of the Order Committee, P. C. Tynan, K. of C., Chairman, Leo Anders, ;Sons of Hermann, and Mrs. Benita Pavlu, KJZT, presented the report. The three recommendations made pertained to lodge and/or society attendance and active participation: that a legal section be appointed for future conventions; and the renewal of emphasis on moral leadership and resolved that definite efforts be made to elevate the type of programs to a high and acceptable level particularly for our family gatherings and to prevent where posssible the sale of pernicious literature.

Following the business session, the meeting was adjourned.

Mrs. Lena Alexander Shugart, National President, Supreme Forest, Wocdraen Circle, Onraha, Nebraska, was the speaker of the evening. She gave an inspiring address. Drill teams of three societies performed, Mrs. Sidney Jackson a guest from Galveston, played an accordion solo.

On Friday, October 23rd, the business sessi on, opened with the invocation. Mrs. Laura E. Krebs delivered the president's report and Louis B. Engelke delivered the secretary's report.

The FJC and Field Section followed With A. S. MacGregor, FIC, Modern Woodmen of America, a Past President of the Texas Fraternal Congress presiding. Samuel Ward, Jr. District Manager, Social Security Administration, Galveston, spoke on the Social Security program and the assistance given to all who visited their office. He stated that accurate records are required and that these are strictly confidential. He outlined the scope of modernization of admin istratio nal practices in the SSA. Dan Sexton, FIC State Manager for Northwest Texas, Modern Woodmen,

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The FIC and Field Section Luncheon with A. S. MacGregor presiding followed. This luncheon was attended by Fraternal Insurance Counselors.

The afternoon session opened with the Youth Counselor's section. Mrs. Blanche K. Woods, Woodmen Circle, Section President, presiding. The Welcome was given by Mrs. Lena Alexander Shugart. Leo Anders was the principal speaker. (His address will be !published in the KJZT News). A panel discussion followed. The election of officers of this Section resulted as follows: President, W. Vaughn, WOW, Vice-President, Mrs. Estelle Smith, KJZT, Secretary, Mrs. E. Rhea Bevill, Degree of Honor, and Treasurer, Mrs. Addle Hamlin, Woodmen Circle.

The next convention of the Texas Fraternal Congress will be in Beaumont or Port Arthur. The nominating committee, Leo Anders, Sons of Hermann, chairman, Stanley Patak, Western Bohemian, and John W. Dimmitt, SIC, Woodmen of the World, presented the following officers to serve the Texas Congress for the ensuing year: President, P. C. Tynan. Knights of Columbus.

First Vice-President, Walter Mueller, Jr., FTC, Aid Association for Lutherans.

Second Vice-President, Mrs. Vivian Maupin, Woman's Benefit Association.

Third Vice-President, Walter Beglau, FIC, Lutheran Brotherhood, Secretary - Treasurer, Mrs. Benito, Pavlu, Union of Czech Catholic Women of Texas — KJZT. Directors: B. R. Cowan, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; Mrs. E. Rhea Bevill, Degree of Honor; Joe B. Hejny, FIC, SPJST; Mrs. Vaughn K. Huskey, Royal Neighbors; Louis B. Engelke, Sons of Hermann.

The officers were elected by unanimous acclamation and were duly installed by Leo Anders, the installing officer.

The Youth Buffet and program were held at 7 p.m. with. Mrs.. Blanche K. Woods presiding. The Youth Section, TFC presented a check to the Texas Association for Retarded Children. The Woodmen Circle received the award for the best poster representing activities, Youth of al organizations enrolled in the TFC participated in the Youth Spectacular. The KJZT and KJT were represented by the Juniors of the Houston Societies under the direction of Mrs. Birdie Hilsher. Mrs. Bernice Havelka, District 7 President, assisted

The successful Sixty-Fourth Annual Convention of the Texas Fraternal Congress was adjourned by Mrs. Laura E. Krebs, President, (SPJST delegates to the TFC, were Joe B. Hejny, Edward L. Marek, R. A. Urbanovsky, Jos. Koliha, Robert Cervenka, Leon Seveik, Frank Beran, MaxineS,,e feik, Edna Urbanic, and Nick A. Morris. — Ed.) Respectfully submitted by Mrs. Benita Pavlu, Supreme Pres., KJZT -SPJSTWhat does your lodge plan as a charity project this holiday season?

-SPJSTMEMBERS OF LODGE 88:

I OW TO HELP YOUR LODGE IN ITS BIG, IMPORTANT MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Get in touch with the Lodge Insurance Representative (Organizer) who introduced you to membership if he is one of those listed below. Otherwi r e, telephone the Lodge Organizers' secretary.

Telephone number of the Organizers' Secretary is OVerland 6-9061.

When you call the secretary, a record will be made of your catil and your name will be published in the Vestnik among the names of other members who gave their lodge a helping hand when the need came to pass.

Impartial assignment to an organizer will be made of the names of prospective candidates for membershi p in alphabetical rotation.

Here follows a list of Lodge Representatives (Organizers).

Herman Baethe UN 2-2802 Inert Bristik UN 2-9727 Ernest J. Hanka UN 2-5744 Louis Hanus UN 2-8754 Helen M. Hegwood UN 4-0489 Al Hilsher UN 1-7083 UN 4-2022 John A. Hilsher UN 2-4551 Louise A. Kadlecek SU 2-0552 Lillion Kruse Evelyn Mikeska HO 8-7711 UN 2-4392 Frances Olexa UN 4-5009 Rudy Sefcik UN 2-4815 Stephen Valcik Credit will also be given to members for leads they turn directly over to organizers if those organizers afterward notify the secretary.

-L3PJST-

What does your lodge plan as a charity project this holiday season?

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Riff Bulletin Board CHORAL GROUP, LODGE 66

LODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON - LODGE MEMBERSHIP DRIVE As Of Oc ober 30th, 1961 Apps.

Pro: poets

Sponsoring Members

TOTAL Last Week Increase

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Tuesday, Nov. 17 - Special meeting of Cottonwood Water Supply Corp. will be hold at oillr hall. The meeting will commence at 7:30 p.m. All members are asked to attend.

SCHEDULE OF OF SPRING DISTRICT MEETINC S Di trict III will hold its spring meeting on March 14th, 1965. Host Lodge is No. 154. Sokol Hall, Fort Worth.

SPJST-

spring meeting of District V will be held on March 28, 1965. Time and place will be announced later.

The

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District VI will hold its spring meeting at Lodge No. 153, in. La Salle. Date to be set later.

-SPJST---

District Seven will hdld its spring meeting on April 25th, 1965. Robstown Lod,ge No. 117 will be host to the meeting in the Community Hall.

1 From The State Youth Director

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--SPJST

LODGE NO. 6, COTTONWOOD

3 1 4 2 13 1 5 1 3 2 2 '7 5 2 2 2 '7 3 3 4 1 1 8 2 2 1 1 4 3 1 5 4 1 4 3 1 1 3 1 1 2

1. Jerome J. Ermis 2. Joe T. Bravenec 3. Rudy F. Lesak 4. Bill D. Arnold 5. Mary Elizabeth Franks 6. Bill Janik 7. Ivan Ca r e 8. Annie Bell Holick 9. Rose A. Jungbauer 10. Ted D. Mitchell 11. Joseph Matela, Jr. 12. Clarence Victor Symmank 13. B. J. Werner 14. EsteKe Kelly 15. Lillie Pryor 16. Belva Mikes 17. Frances Cross 18. Henry R. Siegmund 19. Friend of the lodge 29. Anton Culak 21. Olga Sawyer 22, Stephen Kelly 23. Wanda Elzner 24. Evelyn Kubin 25. Marvin Bristow 23. Ruby Cernosek 27. Lillie Schmidt 28. C. F. Stramblaei 29. Friend of Lodge 30. Cannon Jirasek 31. John Mrnustik 32. Alvin Hosek 33. Vlasta Moore 34. Pearl Hanka 35. Catherine Agnes lions 36. James B. Luthultz 37. Elizabeth Hanka 38. Lucy Sostak 39. Anna Svestka 40. Oleta Hanus 41. Louis Kusy

Adult Members

No rehearsal this week. Next week: rehearsal as usual.

Nick A. Morris, Director

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In the Jackpot @ $3.00 each - $42.00 Prosrects column includes Juveniles.

Apps. column includes Juveniles Jackpot subject to new Adult members only.

Number of sponsoring members in creased by '7 this week.

To Lodge Youth Leaders of SPJST: Dear Sisters: I am sending a letter to all of you lodge youth leaders as a reminder of the coming holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

If I can be of any help to you, sending some literature that we have in stock or otherwise which may be helpful, we will be glad to do so.

I wish to express my appreciation to each and everyone of you for the wonderful work accomplished during this year.

I know and have met most of you good leaders and am awaiting the time when I can personally meet the rest of you, to tell you how much we appreciate your valued time and effort given to your local lodge activities.

If you have a possibility of forming a circle of children, juniors, or elders, to learn how to dance the Beseda, I will be glad to assist you in teaching the dance.

Jim Kucera, State Youth Director

Wednesday; November 11, 1964

(The following letter was received by our Supreme Lodge, SPJST, from the office of the National Fraternal Congress, regarding a questionnaire to be filled out by all lodges of all fraternal member-societies of the NFC. —Editor) .

NATIONAL FRATERNAL CONGRESS OF AMERICA Readquarters Office 35 East Wacker Dr, Chicago, Ill. To the Member-Societies of the National Fraternal Congress of America: In compliance with the suggestion made by the Law Committee of the National Fraternal Congress of Anaerica, subsequently adopted by the Executive Committee and recorded on pages 28 and 29 of the Proceedings of the Seventy-seventh Annual Meeting held in Chicago, President Sudimack appointed a special committee to suggest a form on which local units of fraternal benefit societies could report their fraternal and beneficent activities. This committee, composed of George E. Owen, Chairman; Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society; Mrs. Lucy F. Domino, Women's Catholic Order of Foresters; A. W. Franklin, Order of United Commercial Travelers of America; and Frank J. Gadient, Modern Woodmen of America, met in Chicago and worked out a proposed report form for local units to to use in reporting their activities on an annual basis. Copy of this questionnaire is enclosed for the use of your local units.

The Executive Committee of the National Fraternal Congress of America has reviewed and approved this questionnaire and urges all member-societies to lend their complete cooperation to the survey.

The enclosed questionnaire is for your use in making copies to be sent to all of your local lodges. Upon your receipt of these completed questionnaires, please tabulate them and send your report to the Headquarters Office of the National Fraternal Congress of America.

The reports of all member-societies

VEGT/sifIC of the Congress will then be tabulated so as to furnish a composite report of the local fraternal and beneficent activities participated in, by all the local units of any given society, These statistics can be used to demonstrate to legislators, insurance department of fibials and others, the full extent and nature of the fraternal and beneficent activities of the fraternal benefit system.

It goes without saying that we will deeply appreciate your complete co; operation.

Cordially and Fraternally yours, Foster F. Farrell, Secretary-Treasurer (The following is the letter sent to all our SPJST lodges, pertaining to the NFC questionnaire, by the Supreme Lodge. — Editor).

SUPREME LODGE, SPJST Temple, Texas To All Secretaries of Local Lodges of the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas, (SPJST) Dear Brothers and Sisters: At every session of Congress and the State Legislature there are numerous bills introduced to tax the Fraternal Benefit Societies. In order that the National Fraternal Congress and the Texas Fraternal Congress may be in a better position to combat these bills detrimental to the Fraternal Benefit Societies, they are asking that a survey be made to show how much money is spent and how much charitable work is being done through fraternal work by each society.

We are enclosing a questionnaire and ask that the proper officers fill out all blanks on the questionnaire as accurately as possible and return it to the Supreme Lodge at your earliest convenience and not later than Dec. 1st, 1964. The Supreme Lodge will compile the returns of all lodges and submit a report to the National Fraternal Congress of America.

These reports are very vital to our Order and all other fraternal Societies, therefore please mention anything that your lodge is doing or has done in the way of charitable, fraternal, civic, or community activities. Your prompt reply will be greatly appreciated.

Fraternally yours, R. A. Urbanovsky End: Questionnaire What does your lodge plan as a charity project this holiday season?

Youth Section COTTONWOOD YOUTH CLUBS, LODGE NO. 6 Dear Club Members, The Teen Club meeting was held last Sunday, Nov. 1st, with fair attendance. We did miss a few of you mem bers, but I was glad to see, all of, those who could come.

Our new business concerned the Christmas Party coming up, and a final decision on our skating party. It was decided to have our skating party on an open Friday night When there were no football games scheduled. The only open Fridays are November 20th and 27th. The group decided to go on Friday, November 20th. The first session begins at 7 p.m. We will all meet again at the Farmers Gin office at 6:15 and will wait until 6:30. Those who come late must drive alone. T's Roller Rink is located at the corner of Bois D'Are, and W. Walnut, in Hillsboro, phone number BTU 2-2241.

We are inviting all the Junior Club members to come and be with us. If you do not know how to skate come anyway and try to learn how, like many of us did last year and the year before; or come and watch us or visit.

All parents are invited from both clubs, and as usual they are asked to bring a bite, such as sandwiches, chips, cookies, or cupcakes. The Club will furnish the drinks and transportation. If you would like more information, call or contact me.

I hope to see many of you there.

Fraternally yours, Ruth Krizan, Youth Director

--SPJ —

LODGE NO. 51, WEST Dear Vestnik Readers, Our next meeting will be November 15th, at 2 p.m. Everyone come; we will discuss a Christmas Party.

Our Halloween Party turned out very well. Refreshments were served, games were played, and a dance was held that night for the youth and parents. See you at the next meeting. May God bless you.

Shirley Nemec Reporter --SPJSTLODGE NO. 39, BRYAN

Wheelock, Texas Dear Readers, How is everybody? I hope everyone is fine because I feel really good. I just came from school and we got a letter from Ludy. He wrote that he

24 will be home the 15th of November.

I am so glad! I can't wait until he gets home. I haven't seen him since June. When be comes home I am going to make him go deer hunting with me. We go hunting together every year. So Aunt Rosie, you'll have to come see Ludy.

Sunday we all went fishing at the tank. That's where we stay every Sunday. Also mother and daddy go with us. Mother loves to fish. My dog went with us. But I sure had to laugh at him. He fell into the tank. He got so scared he ran home and sat there and barked. I love my dogs. I got two dogs and one pig.

We are going to have a meeting Sunday. I enjoy going to the meeting.

We get to play ball.

I guess everyone got lots of rain. It rained all day today and it's still raining.

A friend, Gary Manthei -SPJSTCOLLEGE COSTS CONTINUE UPWARD CLIMB Continued increases in college costs are shown in a new nationwide survey by the U. S. Office of Education, repodts Mrs. Wanda Meyer, Extension.

Service home management specialist.

Median tuition charges — the halfway mark between those that are higher and those that are lower — increased $206 in private universities and colleges and $49 in state and other publicly supported schools, the survey shows.

The median tuition in private institutions rose from $534 for the 1958-59 school year to $740 for 1962-63. The median at public supported institutions increased from $134 to $183, in comparison.

During the four-year period, tuition and student fees were upped by 98 per cent of the private institutions, while in state-supported colleges and universities, 81 per cent raised tuition and fees for state residents, and al per cent increased charges to outof-state students.

The latest survey does not reflect additional increases in tuition and fees effective in many institutions of higher learning with the beginning of the new academic year in September.

These changes range from small amounts to "considerable" amounts.

The Office of Education did not report on charges for room rent and meals, Mrs. Meyer said. These costs reflect less change than tuition and

trtSTN'ITC vary less among private and public universities.

An earlier survey a year ago, showed these annual averages: Public universities and colleges, $189 for room and $350 for board; private schools, $231 for room and $415 for board.

—A. & M. Extension Service

--JPJST-

What does your lodge plan as a charity project this holiday season?

NECROLOGY RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY,

Wednesday, November 11, 1964 the Assumption in West. Rev. James Quilter officiated, with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery at West.

Mrs. Stiborek is survived by her husband, Joe Stiborek; two sons, Leon Stiborek of Grand Prairie and Ben Stiborek of Denton; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Bassett of San Antonio; four brothers, Anton Woytek of Boston, Mass., John' Woytek of Cameron, Joe Woytek of Waco and Jerry Woytek of Houston; foul' sisters, Mrs. Angeline Buconek of Bartlett, Mrs. Mary Slovak of Waco, Mrs. Theresa Snider of Houston. and Mrs. Ann Bright of Fort Worth; six grandchildren.

Mrs. Robert Dobecka, Mrs. Willie Helona, Mrs. Walter Mikeska, —Resolution Committee -SPJST-

We, the undersigned Resolution Committee of Lodge Nasinec No. 32, in behalf of our membership, hereby wish to exuress our sincere sympathy to the family of our beloved lodge sister, MATILDA FAIFER, who passed away in a local hospital Sunday at 5:30 a ‘rn. Oct. 26, 1964, at the age of 77.

Sister Faifer was born May 16, 1887. in Milam County, and was a member of First English Lutheran Church.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 28, 1964; burial was in Shillerville Cemetery.

She is survived by two daughters: Mrs. Joe Spann of Port Lavaca, and Mrs. Robert Raines of ,Dacosta; two sons, Robert Faifer of San Antonio, and Jimmie Faifer of Kerrville; one sister, Mrs. A. A. Poehyla of Rosenberg; two brothers, Frank and William Marek, of Cameron; twelve grandchildren, and ten great grandchildren.

John A. Shiller, Annie Schiller, —Resolution Committee

--SPJST--RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY We, the undersigned Resolution Committee of Lodge 6, Cottonwood, in behalf of our members, wish to extend our sincere sympathy to the bereaved f amily of MRS. ROSE STIBOREK, who died October 24, 1964, in a Denton hospital at the age of 61. She was a former resident of West, but for the past few years she lived in Carrollton.

Funeral services were held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, in St. Mary's Church of

For

The Housewife

(The following two recipes are taken from a recent issue of Texas Game and Fish magazine).

Cooked Goose A goose will part with its feathers easily if plucked while still warm, or within an hour after being shot. But if a hunter is understandably reluctant to return from the rice fields shouldering a load of naked geesee, defeathering may be done in the privacy of home. Add detergent to a bucket of scalding water and thoroughly soak the bird until its feathers are limp. Detergent removes the oil from them and plucking will not tear the skin. It's best to leave the skin on to prevent the goose from drying out while cooking.

Roasted Wild Goose 1 goose, 6 to 8 pounds 1 apple, sliced 2 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper Fill the goose with sliced apples.

Truss bird. Cover breast with bacon slices and cheesecloth soaked in bacon fat. Place goose breast up on rack in roasting pan. Roast at 325 degrees F. 20 to 25 minutes per pound or until tender, basting frequently with drip-

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pings in pan. Serves 6 to 8.

Roasting Times: Very small goose, 4-6 pounds; 1 to 1 1/2 hours; Junior grade goose, 7-9 pounds; 1% to 2 1/2 hours; Regular goose, 10-15 pounds: 2 to 3 hours.

Stuffed Wild Goose 1 young goose, 6 to 8 pounds, readyto-cook Juice of 1 lemon Salt and pepper 1/4 cup butter of margarine 1/4 cup chopped onion 1 cup chopped tart apples 1 cup chopped dried apricots 3 cup s soft bread crumbs 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper 4 to 6 slices bacon Melted bacon fat

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Sprinkle goose inside and out with lemon juice, salt and pepper. Melt butter or margarine in a large saucepan. Add onion and cook until tender.

Stir in apple, apricots, bread crumbs, salt and pepper.

Spoon stuffing lightly into cavity.

Truss bird. Cover breast with bacon slices and cheesecloth soaked in melted bacon fat. Cook as for above recipe, Place goose breats up on rack in roasting pan. Roast at 325 degrees F. 20 to 25 minutes per pound or until tender, basting frequently with drippings in pan. If age of goose is uncertain, pour 1 cup water into pan and cover last hour of cooking. Remove cheesecloth, skewers, and string. Serves 6 to 8.

TRY THIS SAUCY IDEA FOR SEAFOOD STEAKS Many a chef de cuisine has risen to prominence and become world famed for a particular cauce of his invention. Epicures the world over frequently judge the excellence of a dish not only for the masterful preparation of the meat, fowl or fish, but for the excellence of the sauce or gravy used to enhance its intrinsic flavor.

One of the most versatile of all foods, seafood, is particularly adaptable to preparation with sauces. There are virtually hundreds of recipes for cooking the many varieties el fish, and many of these call for a sauce of one kind or another. Therefore, serving fish in a variety of tempting ways need be no

Death Claims Paid During October, 1964 SUPREME LODGE, S.P.J.S.T. Temple, Texas November 1, 1964

Occupation, 8276 Joe J. Krupa, 8277 Frank E. Maresh, 8278 Antonie Petru, 3279 Jerome Kopecky, 8280 Joe Jakubec, 8281 Pat Bosak, 8282 Anna Stepan, 8283. Vlasta Ulrich, 8284 Jenny Clark, 8285 Richard Falk, 8286, Bill Bundle, 8287 Mary A. Hutyra, 8288 Anna Sklenarik, 8289 Marie Bartosh, 8280 Charles Martinek, 8291 John Jurcak, 8292 Julia Jasek, 8293 John Adamcik, Jr., 8294 Marie Kofnovec, 8295 Josef Volcik, 8296 Thomas W. Mrazek, 3297 Roy B. Capehart, 8298 Rosie Tomasek, 3,299 Flora Jane Zebro, 8300 Amalie Valelc, 3301 William Franta,

Lodge No. Location

retired city employee retired retired garage owner retired housewife housewife retired retired butcher retired housewife housewife boiler maker helper retired housewife rancher housewife retired retired salesman retired practical nurse retired mechanic

7 68 10 30 80 153 24 91 4 48 92 54 138 30 92 88 28 38 158 65 117 88 15 66 38 91

Caldwell Nelsonville Shiner Taiton Holland La Salle Cyclone Cyclone Hallettsville Beyersville Fort. Worth West Granada Taiton Fort Worth Houston East Bernard Smithville West Crosby Robstown Houston Buckholts Waco Smithville Crosby

Date of Admission 9- 9-23 11- 7-39 10-11-03 4-11-15 9- 7-13 12-16-33 1- 8-28 7- 9-22 7- 7-14 1-15-19 8-23-54 7-29-23 10- 8-22 5-14-11 9-21-38 5- 3-14 10-14-06 4-18-08 2- 8-20 7-15-06 6- 5-10 8-19-59 6-12-04 2-21-52 11-10-12 2- 6-27

Date of Death

Age

9-27-64 9-25-64 9-20-64 9-26-64 9-19-64 9-25-64 9-29-64 9-28-64 9-29-64 10- 1-64 10- 2-84 9-25-64 9-29-64 9-24-64 9-22-64 9-25-64 10- 7-64 10- 5-64 10- 4-64 10- 9-64 10-13-64 9-18-64 10- 9-64 10- 7-64 10-23-64 10-22-64

68 64 89 69 69 71 58 63 82 72 60 70 65 75 67 81 83 74 71 89 '719 53 93 71 85 55

Cert. No A-15510 & C188 0-5266 A-10316 A-8707 A-6254 C-1962 C-527 A-8479 A-4269 A-7090 D-3367 A-8865 A-8585 A-2365 B-2159 A-4969 A-2452 A-4294 A-7753 A-4442 A-11311 B-22750 A-721 B-4189 A-3816 B-252

To the bereaved survivors of our deceased brothers and sisters, the Supreme Lodge, SPJST, expresses its heartfelt sympathy.

R. A. Urbanovsky, Secretary Supreme Lodge, SPJST

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problem when the cook has mastered the "art of saucery."

While some of these fish sauce recipes call for involved preparation, others are as simple as A, B. Sea! The mustard hot dog relish and tomato sauce may, be found among the convenient staples on your pantry shelf, or in your freezer. Typical of these is the use of frozen chopped chives used in this quickly prepared chive-mustard sauce: Chive Sauce Moutarde 2 tablespoons frozen chopped chives 1/4 cup prepared mustard hot dog relish One 8-oz. can tomato sauce Combined frozen chopped chives with hot dog relish and tomato sauce in small saucepan. Heat thoroughly.

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PROPER FIELD DRESSING BRINGS HOME QUALITY VENISON Quality venison depends primarily on how the deer is handled from the time of the kill until it is placed in the freezer. That's why field dressing a deer properly is so important, says Wallace Klussman, Extension wildlife conservation specialist, Texas A & M University.

After making the kill, begin field 'dressing at once, using a strong, sharp knife with a guard and at least a fourinch blade. The first step is to prop the deer on its back and remove its external sex organs.

Beginning between the hind legs, cut down to the pelvic bone; then cut up the middle, through the breast bone and all the way to the jaw (unless the head is to be mounted). After cussing the windpipe and esophagus as far forward as possible, grasp both and pull downward to free the insides to the midsection.

To free the entrails from the ribs, roll the carcass on its side and cut the thin layer of muscle (diophram) down to the backbone. Then turn the deer over and do the same on the other side, the specialist points out. Cut around the vent so the entire visceral mass can be removed without severing any part; then, using both hands, pull the entire entrails out.

The next step is to prop up the deer's

rump to spread the back legs, cut through the seam in the middle of the pelvis and finish cleaning the visceral cavity.

To allow remaining blood to drain from the body cavity, hang the deer by the head or antlers from a nearby tree for about 20 minutes. If no tree is near, turn the deer upside down on a clean place to let it drain, advises Klussmann.

Skinning can be begun while the deer is draining. However, if the head is to be mounted, hang the carcass by the hind legs to skin. The skin comes off most easily while the deer is still warm, explains the specialist, so it is best to skin the animal within two hours after the kill.

To remove the skin, cut down the inside of each leg to the deer's middle.

Then cut the skin all the way around the neck, grasp with both hands at the back of the head and pull down. Usually the skin will, come off down to the front legs. Use a knife to work the skin off the legs and other areas where it sticks tightly to the meat.

If the specimen is to be mounted, do not make any cuts in the skin around the neck or head but rather cut around the shoulders when removing the skin. Allow the skin to remain intact with the head, says Klussmann, and salt or freeze until delivered to the taxidermist.

Back at camp, hank the carcass in a tree by the hind legs for four or five hours. This will allow all the tiny blood vessels to drain. Wrap the carcass in a sheet, cheese cloth or sack made for this purpose, and always remember to keep the carcass in the shade.

After it has cooled, cut the carcass in half or quarters and wrap to take home. It is wise to keep the hide, head, antlers, legs and tag until the meat is placed in a freezer or commercial locker, advises Klussmann.

If commercial processing is desired, it is only necessary to remove the entrails and to allow proper drainage of blood from the body cavity.

More detailed information, including illustrations, can be obtained by referring to the Extension leaflet, "Field Dressing a Deer," available at county Extension offices. This leaflet contains information supplied by Klussmann and the Texas Game and Fish Commission.

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Wednesday, November 11, 1964 THE YEAR OF THE BIG TAX CHANGE -- 1964 (Prepared by Frank Dolezal, Houston) As taxpayers, you should take the time to read a brief summary of the Revenue Act of 1964. You may well be concerned as you are affected by many more changes than you realize.

The changes are listed os they appear in the Revenue Act giving sub-. stantial tax cuts in 1964 with further reduction in 1965.

1. Individual tax rate drops from 20 per cent to 16 per cent.

2. Personal Corporations PHC tax rate reduced 52 per cent to 50 per cent.

3. Retirement income credit reduced from 20 per cent to 17 per cent. A combined maximum retirement income will be $2,286 in lieu of the past -1,524.

4. Non-Resident Alien taxed a flat rate of 30 per cent on the first $15,400 (or lower Treaty rate).

5. 2 per cent surtax repealed for consolidated return.

6. Brother and Sister Corporations not accorded privilege of filing consolidated returns.

7. Intercorporate Dividend -- received deduction increase from 85 per cent to a possible 100 per cent.

8. After age 25, you can average income if one-third greater than received in prior four years and amount exceeds $3,000.00.

9. Dividend exclusion increased from $50 to $100. Each individual and Divided Credit decreased from 4 to 2 per cent.

10. You can not deduct the following state and local taxes: cigarette, liquor, or admission fees. Car, pick-up, trailer, boat or driver license. City gasoline tax deductible only if in taxing district covering 1,000 persons or more with exceptions to those accessment, covered under the general rule.

11. Persons 65 or over are fully exempted on the gain on sale of residence if adjusted sale price is $20,000 or less. Ratio above $20,000 in relation to exempted amount. To qualify taxpayer most have used property as principal residence for 5 of the 8 years prior to sale.

12. On casualty or theft losses the ;first $100 is deducted in computing the loss.

13. Liberalized moving expenses when changing jobs a distance of 20 miles or more. Expense is deductible from gross income and may be used on the short form.

14. The five-year limit on capital loss carry-over has been removed for individuals.

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15. Sick pay exclusion reduced and 29. Interest on money borrowed to in some cases eliminated if more than buy tax-exempted bonds not deductible.

75 per cent of normal salary or wage.

16. Iii' taxpayer is over 65, all medical 30. Sub Chapter S. Corporation expenses are deductible. Top limit $5,- which so elects is not subject to tax, 000 X exemption or over over 65 310,its income or loss in the income or loss 000 X exemption. of the stockholder. There are two qualifying amendments on the dis17. Charitable contributions now cartribution of earning and the election ry a five year carry over in the 30 per not to be taxed as a corporation. cent type. No limit on charitable deNow that you have read the changes. iductions if taxpayer gives 90 per cent of his taxable income to charities or 'you can understand why the Revenue to the Federal Government as income Service says there are more changes on your tax form than has been in any tax.

18. Group life insurance the first of the preceding ten years.

Many of you will receive your tax 350,000 exempt. Interest on loan on life insurance will be disallowed if interest forms with your name, address, and accrued for year is over 3100.00 unless account number already printed on it.

You won't have to list the name of exempted. your children on the tax form. Neither 19. Child Care deduction increased will you have to list your employer or to $900 if two or more children and employers, just total wages. If you adjusted gross income increased from itemize, you will have to make more $5,400 to $6,000. schedules due to the abbreviated space 20. Federal income tax of U. S. Citi- left for deductions on page 2 of the zens employed abroad not changed for 1040 form. the year 11964.

Individuals with large families and 21. No longer will the basis of proplower incomes will get an extra break erty be reduced by the amount of the on using the short form this year. investment credit.

They get, on a joint return, $200 plus 22. Sale of real estate subject to recapture of 'depreciation. Capital gains $100 for each exemption instead of the flat 10 per cent, but still limited to a on sale of real estate becomes pro$1,000 maximum. In prior years, a perrated ordinary income if property disson figuired he would get $120 returned posed of during the first ten years. for each $600 exemption not claimed.

23. Employees stock options. Three In 1964, this figure drops to $96.00 and classes (a) no income, (b) possible inin 1965 to $84.00.

So, Fellow Taxpayers, come if qualified option, (c) long term now is the time to check your tax capital gain on sale unless restrictions situation for tax savings as January 1 change sale to ordinary income.

24. Imputed interest on deferred is too late! payments. Qualified by time (one year) abount ($3,000), and stated interest VOLUNTARY RISKS (i.e. 6 per cent).

When does a person act against his 25. Depletion of oil and gas prop- will? Hazel Hotcha was in an automoerties 27 1/2 per cent not to exceed 50 bile crash while riding in Fred Fast's per cent of net. Iron ore royalties to car. Hazel met Fred at a club dance. receive the same favored tax treatBoth had several drinks. Fred bought a ment as coal. bottle of whiskey, and Hazel with two 20. Personal Holding Companies the other couples piled into Fred's car to so-called "Incorporated Pocket Books." go to another party.

That is a corporation more than 50 As they drove away Fred didn't seem per cent owned by less than six indrunk. But when Fred drove faster dividuals. If a majority of their gross and faster. Hazel asked him to slow income is from passive sources (divi- down; in alarm she asked him to dends. interests, rents, etc.) a severe stop and let her out. penalty is imposed on the undistributFred said, "Don't worry, Hazel, all is ed income. safe." Soon afterwards Fred struck a 27. Revolving credit plans, accrued parked car injuring all his passengers, deductions and expropriation losses Hazel badly. have complex changes subject to speHazel sued Fred. Since she was ridcific analysis. Such as ten year carrying with Fred as a guest for her own over on certain Cuban losses. pleasure, she could not recover dam28. Profit sharing plans extended to ages from Fred unless she could show that Fred was drunk, and that she employees employed abroad by its subdid not know it. Otherwise she would sidiaries.

27 have "assumed the risk" of riding with him, and would have no claim to damages.

Hazel did show that she was not in Fred's car willingiy, and that, therefore, she had not legally assumed the risk of his speed and drunken driving.

A person can be an unwilling occupant, and as such, neither a guest nor a paying passenger.

How does a person show that he is riding against his will? By protesting and doing what he reasonably can do to get out. This Hazel had done.

Nobody expects a person to jump out of the moving car, nor to get out in the middle of the road. So what is reasonable? That depends on the time, the place, the driver, the choices open to the occupant and other such things.

The rider has no claim if he knows the risks he assumes, and that the driver is drank.

But sometimes a person takes risks though he knows nothing about them: He may accept a free ride in a car with defects which even the driver knows nothing about. The driver and he may take the same chances.

Everyone is expected to know a little bit about some activities, such as common sporting events, which involve a certain element of risk. For example, a spectator at• a baseball game is expected to be aware of the danger of being hit by a ball and to take precautions.

To assume a risk legally, the person has to have a free choice. Thus if the way to a town is over a defective dangerous highway, the driver has no free choice. In one case a driver caused a crash. In it the husband, thrown free of the wreckage, saw the car burning.

He ran into the fire to save his wife.

Though he was hurt by the entry into the fire the court found the husband had no other real choice, since he could not let his wife burn, there is no assumption of risk there.

(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).

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VRSTNIK Footnote to History

Dr. Anson Jones, last president of the Republic of Texas, died a suicide.

Elected president in 1844, he presided over the annexation of Texas by the United States, then retired from politics and went to live on his farm in Washington County. The lure of public office was always before him, however, and he ran TOr the U. S. Senate in 1857. He was defeated.

A few months later, on January 9, 1858, he encountered a friend in the old Capitol Hotel in Houston, site of the first Texas Capitol. "Here in this house 20 pears ago, I began my political career as a member of the Texas Senate," he said. "Here I would like to close it."

He then went to his room and shot himself.

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That Faraway Look The old saw about Texas being a place where one "can look farther and see less" isn't true. Recently, traffic controllers in the tower at the College Station airport glanced toward the west and saw Austin, 100 miles away.

A couple of dawns later, they reported "seeing" Corpus Christi, a good 150 miles to the south.

Are such things possible? Scientists at both Texas A.&M., which is served by the airport and at The University of Texas gat Austin say "Yes!" What the towermen saw were mirages.

It happened this way: Light rays

from Apstin, for example, traveled through the air at ground level, increased their speed as they hit the level of temperature inversion, continued to travel through the warmer air, then hit cooler air again and were refracted earthward. The refracted light produced the mirage.

-SPJSTSchool Daze In five Rio Grande Valley schools, classes run from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. five days a week and the student: get no holidays except one day off for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years's.

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DANCE Homeward Soars the Spirit at Journey's End As the spirit takes flight to its eternal home, the glory of the transition is • source of deep solace to those vete chess ish hs memory. To so conduct a tuner( that it shall be beautifully expressive this abiding faith is ever our aim

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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, or lin some cases, by lodge ball managers.

Lodge No. 6, Cottonwood Saturday, Nov. 14 — Public dance; music by Victor Pa y las Band.

Saturday, Nov. 21 — Public dance; musk; by Victor Pa ylas Band Saturday, Nov. 28 - Public dance; music by Victor Pa yla,s Band.

Sunday, Nov, 29 — Golden Wedding Anniversary -SPJSTLodge No. 15, Buckholts Saturday, Nov. 21 — Joe Patek Orchestra of Shiner Saturday, Nov. 28 — Battle Dance; Vrazel's Polka Band and Laddis' Polka Masters of Temple.

Sunday, Dec. 13 — Joint SPJST-RVOS Christmas Party; 6:30 p.m.

---SPJST--Lodge No. 25, Ennis ' Saturday, Nov. 14 — Private Dance: music by Vrazel Polka Band of Cameron Saturday, Nov. 28 — Dance; music by the Music Masters Thursday, Dec. 31 — Private Dance from 8 p.m. until ?; music by the Music Masters. (Make reservations anytime).

Lodge No. 29, Taylor Saturday, Nov. 14 Joe Patek Saturday, Nov. 21 — Hi-Toppers Thursday, Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving) Joe Patek Saturday, Dec. 26 — Hi-Toppers Friday, Jan 1, 1965 — Joe Patek -,--SPJST---None Kvety Lodge No. 35, Elk Saturday, Nov. 14 — Albin and His Rhythm Playboys of Waco Saturday, Nov. 21 — The Fiddle Swingsters of Waco Saturday, Nov. 28 — Slim Haisler's Playboys of Temple Saturday, Dee, 5 — The Fiddle Swingsters of Waco Saturday, Dec. 12 — Slim Haisler's Playboys of Temple

VPSTNrIC Lodge No. 39, Bryan Saturday, Nov. 14 — Jessie Lee 's Playboys Saturday, Nov. 21 — Ray Baca Band Saturday, Nov. 28 — Jessie Lee's Playboys -SPJSTLodge No. 40, Hillje Saturday, Nov. 14 — Jades Thanksgiving, Nov. 26 — Traits Saturday, Nov. 28 — Sonics Saturday, Dec. 5 — Triumphs Saturday, Dec. 12 — Traits Christmas, Dec. 25 — Triumphs New Year's Eve, Dec. 31 — Jades -SPJSTLodge No. 47, Seaton Saturday, Nov. 14 — Hi-Toppers Saturday, Nov. 21. — Vrazel and His Polka Masters Saturday, Nov. 28 — Migi's Orchestra No dances during Advent New Year's Eve Dance on Dec. 31 — Music by Vrazel Polka Masters.

-SPJSTLodge No. 48, Beyersville Wednesday, Nev. 25 — Dance, music

by Vrazel Polka Band Sunday, Dec. 6 -- Meeting, 2 p.m, -SPJSTLedge No. 66 Waco Lodge No. 66, Waco Saturday, Nov. 14 — Sil Krenek's Orchestra of Wallis brought back by many requests Saturday, Nov. 21 — Slim Haisler's Playboys of Temple, Central Texas Most Popular musicians.

Thursday, Nov. 26 — Vrazel's Polka Band of Cameron. KMIL artists playing music you will enjoy.

Saturday, Nov. 28 — Fiddle Swingsters of Waco. Popular orchestra playing modern and old-time music.

No dances during advent.

Saturday, Dec. 12 — Our annual Christmas party for members and their friends.

Friday, Dec. 25 — Christmas night dance. Slim Haisler's Playboys of Temple. Playing with a real Christmas Spirit Friday, Dec. 31 — New Years Eve — Slim Haisler's Playboys of Temple, -SPJST Lodge No. 80, Holland Sunday, November 22 — Gilbert Kautz Thursday, Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving) — Dance; music by Louie Steffek and the Versatiles.

Sunday . December 27 — Joe Patek Thursday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Dance and Frolic; music by the Bohac Sisters.

Wednesday, November 11, 1064 Lodge No. al Dallas Saturday, Nov. 14 — Eric Honza Orch. from Ennis Sunday, Nov. 15 — Meeting and Fun Night Saturday, Dee. 5 — Hi-Toppers from New Braunfels Sunday, Dec. 20 — Meeting and Fun Night Thursday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Dance; Sebetka's Pepperm i n t Orchestra.

-SPJST-® Lodge No. 88, Houston November 11 — Birthday Club Sisters Luncheon November 13 — Regular monthly lodge meeting and youth club beeting.

November 14 — Saturday night dance; music by Rudy Kurtz of Shiner.

November 16 — Monday night Glee Club Rehearsal, 8 p.m.

November 20 — Board of Directors and Entertainment Committee meeting.

November 21 — Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Supper. Serving starts at 5 p.m. until ? Dance; music by William Hilsher and His Rhythm Kings.

November 23 — Monday night Glee Club Rehearsal.

November 25 — Pre - Thankegiving Dance; music by Jimmy Brosch.

November 28 — Dance; music by Ray Jurecka of Weimar.

November 30 — Monday night Glee Club; rehearsal, 8 p.m.

-SPJSTLodge No. 92, Fort Worth Friday, Nov. 20 — Dance; music by Vrazel Polka Band from Cameron Saturday, Nov. 28 — Dance; music by Charlie Nemec and the Hi-Liters from West.

---SPJST--New Year's Eve Dance — Music by Charles Nemec and the Hi-Liters Orchestra from West.

-SPJSTSokol Zizka SPJST No. 130, Dallas Saturday, Nov. 21 — Dance; sponsored

by Sokol Zizka; music by Eric Honza Orch.

Saturday, Dec. 12 — Dance; music by Music Masters Thursday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Dance; music by Eric Honza Orch.

----SPJST--Stefanik Lodge 142, Houston Saturday, Nov. 14 — Dance; music by Mike Tomczak and his Playboys.

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YOUR EYES Your eyes are your windows to the world. But, even if you are able to read this, your vision may still be defective.

Chances are slightly more than one out of two that something is wrong with your eyes, on the basis of statistics.

Close to 80 million Americans wear glasses. At least two million of these have inadeuate vision even with glasses. About one million persons are blind. Another 30,000 Americans become blind each year.

Unfortunately, many misconceptions and myths about eyes are still popular today.

Take eye strain, for example. Ophthalmologists --- physicians who specialize in eye care — usually agree that there is no such thing as eye strain. Those pains and discomforts that sometimes follow long hours of watching a jumping television screen actually are due to eye fatigue. Your eyes need to rest, too.

Children do not outgrow crossed eyes, and this condition should be treated as early as possible. Otherwise, some loss of sight could result.

Good vision is important to safe driving of an auto, but perfect vision is by no means required. The driver who has a few drinks under his belt is much more dangerous than the nearsighted driver whose defect is reasonably well corrected with glasses.

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You've probably heard that eating plenty of carrots is good for your eyes.

Eating carrots, however, does not necessarily improve vision. Carrots do contain vitamin A, but only a very small amount of it is needed. And it is found in many of the foods we eat, as well as carrots.

Glaucoma — the most common of the serious eye diseases — cannot be cured. But it can usually be arrested by treatment, and ;further loss cpf vision can be prevented. Regular checkups for glaucoma are most important, particularly to those past 40. medical eye examination at the age of three or four, and should be re-examined each year. The small child may have grossly defective vision and not know it.

What can you do to protect your eyes and vision? Make sure that you and everyone in your family -- espe-

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—State Dept. of Health -SPJSTTexans-at-Large C. Harrison Conroy, 71, who formerly operated a photo shop in Houston, has the singular honor of being the only American to photograph the last three Popes of the Roman Catholic Church.

Now a resident of New York, Mr. Conroy traveled to Rome in 1951 to make his first papal portrait of Pius XII, returned in 1959 to photograph John XXIII and again last year to make the official picture of Pope Paul VI.

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