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Official Organ Of The Slavonic Benevolent Order Of The State Of Texas. Founded 189'1.

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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 with Undeliverable Copies to: SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, P. 0. Box 100, TEMPLE, TEXAS

JANUARY 19, 1966

FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK THE START OF 1966

AMERICANS BELIEVE:

1966 will soon be in its third week.

Like a lot of other new years, it presents new challenges to us all, both in SPJST activities, and in our daily lives. It has been often said that the start is very important, that the beginning indicates what sort of year is in store for us and what it portends. If the start was good, then, according to this line of thought, the year will be a "good one"; if the start was a bad one, then we should beware of what is to come. Any way you look at it, the first few weeks do tend to influence our lives, at least psychologically.

• 1965 was a good year for the SPJST, indeed, the best ever. Whether we maintain the rate of growth in 1966 will depend, in large measure, upon the efforts of us all, but especially upon our corps of organizers, who are chiefly responsible for soliciting new members and new insurance.

• • In his New Year's message to the membership, President Marek exhorts us all to attend our local and district meetings in greater numbers. This appeal ris quite appropriate, since attendance at some of these functions is quite poor.

This brings to mind those lodges that are barely making it, and who meet just long enough to take up premium payments, and where there is little or no fraternal activity. When, and how

Government should be strong enough to protect the people from aggression, foreign and domestic, but not strong enough to regiment them. The law should create and maintain the conditions under which the people are free from monopolistic restraint to plan, work, produce, and develop themselves to the full measure of their individual abilities. Americans believe that a strong nation is based fundamentally on strong, self-reliant citizens.

ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY!

many of these lodges will "come to life" in 1966? Yes, the New Year presents an opportune time to start afresh, but we must start! There will be no results if there is no action. One of the best ways to tackle the state of inaction is get busy and start planning NOW, TODAY, and not keep putting it off. The Chinese proverb, stated several times by the late President Kennedy, reminds us that "even a journey of a million miles must be started by taking that first step." How true! Of course, no one can forsee what is to come, but that must not stop us from planning and working like the dickens to achieve our goals and to improve the lot of us all. It requires faith, hope, (yes, and love), — and work!

For some, the start of 1966 was saddened by the loss of a loved one, either someone we had known all our lives, a member of our family, or a dear relative. In some instances, their passing was due to an incurable disease, such as cancer or heart ailments, which continue to plague our modern society.

Our modern life today is something of a paradox in that tremendous progress is being made in the technological fields, men to the moon, rocketry, sophisticated guidance systems, etc., but we have still not been able to conquer these incurable diseases, nor have we been able to surmount many of the other troubles that beset our modern society. World events have forced us into this "horse-before-the-cart" race Speaking of races, reminds me of the minister's appeal to "get out of today's rat race because we are NOT rats!"

U. S. Senator Thomas Dodd of Connecticutt, tells us that, for the American people as a whole, this is unquestionably the best of times. Our people are happier, healthier, more prosperous and better educated than ever before. The value of our national output is at an all-time high. Yet, in many ways, for many Americans, this is the worst of times. In the midst of all this great prosperity, there are still pockets of poverty and squalor. "We live in an age of wisdom, but it has also been an age of foolishness. We have built the greatest economy in history and have

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SUPREME LODGE EDWARD L. MAKER, President JOE B. HEJNY, Vice-President R. A. • URE.,\NOVSKY, Secretary JOS KOLIRA, Jr., Treasurer BEN ZABCIK, Financial Secretary All of Temple, Texas, Box 100 AUGUST KACIR, Attorney, Temple, Texas P. 0. Box 845 DR. MARVIN LESIKAR, Medical Director P. 0. Box 410 — Taylor, Texas DIRECTORS JOHN A. KUBENA, First District P. 0. Box 180 — La Grange, Texas HENRY VITEK, Second District P. 0. Box 43 — Granger, Texas CYRILL (Ski) POKLADNIK, Third District 2924 Elm Street — Dallas, Texas 75226 R. E. BROZ, Fourth District Rt. 3, Box 320 — San Angelo, Texas ERNEST J. HANKA, Fifth District 6759 Cindy Lane — Houston Texas 77008 ED P. SRALLA, Sixth District Rt. 1, Box 110, Edna, Texas CHAS. HOLASEK., Seventh District 2513 Nemec St., — Corpus Christi, Texas PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE MRS. FRANCES OLEXA, Chairman 6402 Taggart St. — Houston, Texas RUDOLPH TROUBIL c/o SPJST Rest Home — Taylor, Texas HUGO SCHEFCAK 1267 Harlandale — Dallas 16, Texas BY-LAW COMMITTEE ROY E. HRANICKY, Chairman Drawer A, Orange Grove, Texas LEO KRAUSE, Jr. — Secretary P. 0. Box 427, Ines, Texas 77968

DISTRICT ORGANIZERS DISTRICT I Melvin Skrabanek P 0 Box 270 1aldwell, Texas 77836 DISTRICT II Leonard D. Mikeska 107 Killen Lane Temple, Texas 76501 DISTRICT III Arnold M. Vrla 6307 Saratoga Circle Dallas 14, Texas DISTRICT IV Fred Kveton Route 1 Abernathy, Texas DISTRICT V Frances Olexa.

6402 Taggart St. Houston, Texas 77007 DISTRICT VI Leo Krause, jr.

P 0 Box 427 Inez, Texas DISTRICT VII Roy Hranicky Drawer A, Orange Grove, Texas --SPJST--

STATE YOUTH DIRECTOR James J. Janousek Box 100, Temple, Texas DISTRICT YOUTH DIRECTORS DISTRICT I Mrs. Rud. Matejka Route 4 — Box 562 Bryan, Texas DISTRICT II Mrs. Emily Mikeska Route 1 Rogers, Texas DISTRICT III Carol Ann Nesuda Telico Road Ennis, Texas DISTRICT IV Mrs. Ed Haisler Route 1 Seymour, Texas DISTRICT V Mrs. Tillie Helmcamp 432 West 32nd St. Houston 18, Texas DISTRICT VI Mrs. Frank Brdeeka Route 1, Box 150 Rosenberg, Texas DISTRICT VII Mrs. Maxine Pavliska Route 2, Box 151 Floresvllle, Ten.-

Wednesday, January 19, 1966 ()eked the secrets of nature itself. but we have failed to build enough schools, train enough teachers for our expanding population to keep pace with its own progress, We have built the world's greatest cities, but they all suffer from severe traffic jams, terrible Slums, and increased crime, We have harnessed nature's power', but we have squandered nature's gifts to us One is reminded of what the poet Charles Dickens wrote about his times ever 150 years ago: "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom; it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief; it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of light; it was the season of darkness; it was the spring of hope; it was the winter of despair; we had everything before us, we had nothing before us . . ."

• Then there were those loved ones who passed away suddenly, without warning and 'without even ally indication that they had been ill. In this, the start of the new year, I experienced tragedies in both categories.

Life must go on. The Great Order has decreed that it be so. The tasks before us must be performed. Like any good businessman, we must take stock inventory, and see just where we stand, both in the SPJST, and as individuals.

We should review past efforts, cornpare the red ink with the black, determine whether we are making progress, standing still, or slipping backward. Our goals should be clear, and Heaven help the person who has no goals and makes no efforts to determine what they are!

The SPJST has justly earned a respectable place with the nubile, and its reputation continues to grow. It is now fully realized that we fulfill a very important role in our Texas scheme of things.

Lodge work is hard, and material returns are meager. The person seeking to get "rich" in local fraternal activities had best better stay away and out of them before he meets with bitter disappointment. Only the person who is willing to give a part of himself and devote a good measure of his thne to it, who BELIEVES, in it, should get into it.

Let us then, approach the road ahead with new hopes and renewed eagerness for the things that lie ahead, so that 1966 will bring us the hard-earned

• Wednesday, January 19, 1966 fruits of our labors. Let us do these things in a spirit of mutual respect, love, and harmony.

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Mrs. Anna Sulak, 90, passed away in Fort Worth on Dec. 31st, 1965. Interment was in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in West. she is survived by 10 children, including Celia Janke and Albert Sulak, members of SPJST Lodge No, 154, Fort Worth.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schimek of Markham, formerly of Schulenburg, were honored by their four children with a reception on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. The open house and reception was held Sunday, Jan. 9th in :Robbins Hall, in Bay City. The couple were married in St. John's Catholic Church in St. John near Schulenburg on Jan. 12th, 1916. Mrs. Schimek is the former Christina Wentrcha. Over 140 guests attended, including many from out of town. Brother and Sister Schimek were signed up in the SPJST by Bro. Ignac Senkyrik, Lodge Markham.

Mrs. Emilie Surovik, 92 of Temple, passed away in the home of a son, John Surovik, Rt. 3, Temple, Jan. 13th.

Burial was in the Seaton Church Cemetery. Sister .Surovik was a member of SPJST Lodge No. 47, Seaton.

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Louis Breska passed away in his home in the Moravia community on Jan. 15th. Interment was in the Catholic Cemetery in Moravia. Brother Breska was a member of SPJST Lodge No. 23, Moravia.

Board of Directors of the Southwest Motor Freight Bureau; Vice President, Operations Council, American Trucking Associations, and on the Board of Directors, Duipment Interchange Association.

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Rudolph H. Kunetka, 75, passed away in the Huth Memorial Hospital in Yoakum on Dec. 29th, 1965. Burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Yoakum. Brother Kunetka was a member of SPJST Lodge No. 31, Yoakum.

Alfonz P. Ty11, 69, passed away in San Antonio on Dec. 26th, 1965. Interment was in Old Calvary Cemetery in Granger. Brother Tyll was a member of ,SPJST Lodge No. 20, Granger.

• As the result of our appeal in the Vestnik in behalf of the Czech Club at Texas A&M University, Dr. John M. Skrivanek, professor of Modern Languages, informs us that more than enough money has been sent in as donations to pay for a half-page ad for the club. This was wonderful response to a worthy cause.

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EMIL PIRADINA RECEIVES SPECIAL APPOINTMENT

The above picture shows the Honorable Alan S. Boyd, Under Secretary of Commerce for Transportation, right, presenting a certificate to Mr. Emil Hrabina of Dallas, appointing him the Deputy Regional Director for the Office of Emergency Transportation, Region Five. The certificate was presented on Dec. 5th, 1965, at the Strategic Air Command Has. at Omaha, Nebr.

The Department of Commerce is selecting a number of business representatives in various modes of transportation for appointment as executive reservists, who could be called into federal service in case of a national emer,gency to handle the nation's transportation problems.

Emil Hrabina was part of a group of selected executive reservists in transportation throughout the United States, who was asked to participate in the secret briefing by the Strategic Air Command at Omaha, and NORAD at Colorado Springs, Cole., to acquaint these selected individuals in our national preparedness in case of an emergency.

As a Deputy Regional Director, Mr. Hrabina will act as an assistant to the Regional Director in the five-state area of Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico.

Brother Hrabina has been a life-long member of the SPJST Order, beginning with Lodge No. 25 in Ennis, and now is a member of Lodge No. 130, Dallas, presently serving on the Board of Didectors of the Sokol Athletic Center, and president of the Dallas Sokol Unit.

Mr. Hrabina is employed by Western Gillette, Inc., as Vice President, Eastern Division, and serves in various other capacities, such as Vice President, Southwest Operators Assn.; on the

Dear Vestnik Readers, The next meeting is Feb. 6th. at 2 p.m. Everyone come out and give our new officers support. There will be a lot of business discussed at this meeting and you won't want to miss out, so we hope to see everyone there.

Fraternally, Mrs. Eva Zett Be An Active member!

LODGE NO. CO, WACO

Dear Fellow Members: We would like to make a few comments on our Saturday, Jan. 8th dance at Linden Hall and the nice number of our members who turned out for this dance. Why, it was like old times to see so many of you there and enjoying yourselves. The Kaluza Orchestra played every type of music to perfection, both modern and old, to the satisfaction of everyone. We were particularly happy to see so many of our young people in attendance having a wonderful time. To you young people we would like to say that we would be happy to bring in as many of the orchestras you like as we can and we would appreciate a card or letter from you as to the kind of orchestras you like. Give us the name of your favorite and mail it to SPJST Linden Hall, 2424 Gurley, Waco, Texas, and we will try to bring in as many of them as we can. Bear in mind that some of these orchestras are booked for months and even years in advance, but we will do the best we can. You need not sign the cards or letters if you don't want too.

While we are writing this we would also like to call your attention to the Lee use Orchestra of New Braunfels that will be playing for your enjoyment on Saturday, Feb. 29. This new orchestra was organized about a year ago, and plays any type of music you wish, and we assure you that you will enjoy it whether you like modern, western, or old-time. They have a way to Please even the hard-to-please. All members of Lodge 66 will be admitted free on that night, so all you members come out for a real treat in fine music Saturday, Feb. 29th!

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Officers of lodge 88, Houston. Front Row: Youth Leader Wanda Elzner, Second Vice President Tillie Helmcamp, and Guide Ruby Gernosek. !Second Row: Recording Secretary F. A. Kadlecelc, Treasurer Jerry Ermis, President Louis Hanus, First Vice President Ernest Hanka, and Financial Secretary Albert Bristik.

Youth Leader and assistants, Lodge 88, Houston: Ruth Zaludek, Helen Hegwood, Youth Leader Wanda Elzner, Ellen Gill, and Dorothy Dixon. (Assistant Viola Cox is missing from the picture).

Teen Club Officers, Lodge 88, Lauston: Secretary Ruth Zaludek, Treasurer David IVIiculka, Vice President Bonnie Cox, President Russell Benham, Reporter Kathy Dixon, Sergeant-at-Arms Fred Sommers.

Wednesday, January 19, 1966 LODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON Dear Friends, The Entertainment Committee had its first meeting of the year on the first Friday in January, and the following officers were elected: Chairman, Harley Cox; Vice Chairman, Jack Gill; Secretary, Ellen Gill; Financial Secretary, Rosa Lee Ruland; and Band Booking Agents, Evelyn and Bill Vornsand. The following committees were appointed by Chairman Cox: Grievance Committee — Itasca Cerny, Louise Kadlecek, and Leslie Guyton Rules and Regulations Committee — Evelyn Mikeska, Buddy. enske and Joe Miksch Bulletin Committee — Mabel Guyton, Mary Louise Kadlecek, and Evelyn Vornsand.

I want to remind all that reservations for the Saturday night dances may be made by calling UN 2-9677 on Saturday from 12 to 4 p.m. We have two more good orchestras in January: Jimmy Brosch on the 22nd and the Vrazel Polka. Band of Cameron on the 29th.

The Entertainment Committee has started plans for an important celebration, and that is our lodge's First Anniversary Celebration on Feb. 20th.

This will include a delicious barbecued beef dinner and a battle dance from 2 to 10 p.m., and rides and gifts for children. Annie Vala, Itasca Cerny, and Gladys Sembera were appointed as the Food Committee for this great occasion; you will be getting more details about this. We hope you set aside Feb. 20th as the day you will be having a grand time at the Lodge 88 anniversary celebration!

Are you missing out on all that fun at our Thursday Night Socials? There are more and more attending these, and we screly hope you will join us in all this fun. Do bring your family and friendsNews Items: Julius Polnick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Polnick, and a former participant in our queen and king contests, and pretty Miss Judith Wilson, had a beautiful wedding at the Trinity Lutheran Church with a reception following the ceremony!

Hard-working Buddy Henske is the chairman of the Thursday Sosial Night Committee! Beautiful Helen Schnell is quite busy these days with her final exams at the University of Houston!

Frances and Frank Olexa and Oscar and I enjoyed the Lodge 81 meeting at Needville and also the delicious luncheon served after the meeting. Viola Cox and Ann Urbanovsky celebrated

Wednesday, January 19, 1966 their birthdays at the Hi-Toppers dance, which was attended by many!

That popular Emcee of the Czech Hour on Radio Station KFRD, Joe Gavranovic and his charming Mrs. had a ball at this dance!

See you at the Thursday Night Social and the Jimmy Brosch dance?

Fraternally, Tillie Helmcamp Pa y Your Poll Tax by Jan. 31st!

LODGE NO. 112, GUY Dear Members: The lodge had its monthly meeting on January 9 and had very good attendance. One of the members said this was the first meeting that he had made in twenty years. It's good to have someone who has not forgotten his local lodge. At the next meeting we are looking forward to seeing some of the other older members, as well as the younger members.

The lodge had an election of officers for the year 1966. The officers elected were the same as last year. They are as follows: President: Brother Daniel Kolar Financial Secretary and Treasurer: Brother Ludvik Surovec Secretary: Brother 011ie Miller The lodge also had a surprise to start the year right. Sister Frances and Brother Frank Olexa from Lodge 88 Houston were present. S'ister Olexa is District Organizer of District Five of SPJST, and she gave an interesting lecture on the good work that youths are doing for lodges and the promotion of membership, and different tpes of entertainment that could be sponsored by local lodges for membership.

We want to thank her very much for attending and for her talk. Do come and see us again.

The lodge will hold their next meeting on Feb. 13 at the SPJST hall at Guy at 2 o.clock. We are looking forward to seeing you at this scheduled meeting. The lodge would appreciate your attendance.

Fraternally yours, 011ie A. Miller, Secfretary Vestnik deadline is Saturday noon

WOODROW WILSON LODGE 146, GALVESTON

Dear Brothers and Sisters: I would like to wish a happy and prosperous new year to all the members and readers of the "Vestnik." Let us start the new year off right by all banding together and working together for the betterment of the lodge. In the past years we have had successful growth; let us continue to grow and support our local lodge by attending

STIVA the meetings.

As your new president, I would to express ray appreciation to the officers of the past year for their efforts, and ask for their continued cooperation in the future. On behalf of Lodge 146 I will also ask the cooperation of the officers who will be serving with me for 1966. They are: Brother Frank Deran Jr., vice president; Sister Josephine Hlozek, recording secretary; Sister Bessie Findley, financial secretary; Sister Portacci, treasurer; Zister Evelyn Mattes, youth leader.

Our next meeting will be held Feb. 6, 1966, starting at 4:15 p.m. at the Firemen's Hall, 7301 Near=s Lane_ A social will be held following the meeting.

I hope to see you all at the next meeting.

Fraternally yours, Albin Sefcik, President Be An Active member!

LODGE NO. 6, COTTONWOOD

Dear Members and Friends: Our New Year's Eve dance was a wonderful success, thanks to the members of the enterainment committee who worked SO hard to help make it a success. Of course, every so often they would step working and enjoy themselves. Thanks to the following: Robert Dobecka, Joe Sumbera, Fred Monthei, George Straten, Al Schuetz and John J. Mvnar.

Mike and IVIllada Mazanec worked in the ticket booth, being relieved by Willie and Valerie Mae Helona, Teenagers Bobby Dobecka and Johnny Manna, along with Youth Leaders Martha Monthei and Lydia Dobecka, stayed in the kitchen, preparing sandwiches and hot dogs for those who became hungry.

Everyone present enjoyed dancing to the Czech and popular music of Urby and the Pros.

The new year came in with a bang!

The band played until 2 a.m., at which time everyone was ready to go home.

Once again, thanks to those who worked so faithfully to help make this dance a success.

Addle Royal, Reporter Attend lodge meetings in 1363!

CHORAL CROUP, LODGE 84, DALLAS

On Saturday, Jan. 8th the Choral Group of Lodge 84 held its annual party. The Party Committee, under the direction of Sister Martha Taylor, carried out a Hawaiian theme in the party decorations. In charge of the kitchen was Sister Flossie Vita, and Brother

Glenn KJ etsinger was in charge of the Refreshment Bar, assisted by Brother Leonard Baleja, Our thanks to these good, hard-working members for their efforts in seeing that we all had a good time. I would also like to give credit to all the other good, hard-working members of Sister Taylor's Committee, but for fear of leaving someone out, speaking for the Choral Group, I will thank you as a committee.

For the Choral Group, I would like to also thank the following: the Rejeek Orchestra for all the good music ).‘hich hel p ed make our parts a complete success; Brother Iillic and Sister Carlyn Ondrusek for the ham and slab of bacon which they so generously do'nated to the Choral Group; all the good sisters for the pastry which they so willingly brought.

We would like to wish all of our many friends a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous 1966.

Now for a little reminder to the Choral Group member: our next rehearsal will be Friday, January 21, 1966.

You are all urged to be present, because we have quite a bit of work ahead of us for the year 1966.

Fraternally, Annie Steiner, Secretary ray Your Poll Tax b y Jan. LODGE NO. 0, COTTONWOOr. On Dec. 19th, Brother Nick Morris and the Choral Group of Ledge 66, came to Cottonwood and before the Christmas program, sang "Nesein vam Noviny," "Angels We Have Heard On H igh," in En glish and Czech, "Drummer Boy," and ended with the English and Czech versions of "Silent Night."

The last was sung with the lights dimmed and was very beautiful. Everyone present enjoyed their sin ging and we wish we could have thanked each one of them, personally. Thank you, and we hope that you will come back to visit us soon.

After the singing, the Junior Youth Club portrayed the "Christmas Story," under the direction of Sisters Martha Monthei, Lydia Dobecka, Mary Lander, Violet Parma, and Margie Straten.

The Teen Club, under the direction of Ruth Krizan and Willa Mae Schuetz, sang three Christmas carols.

Girls, you did a wonderful job, and I, in behalf of the officers and members of our lodge, thank you.

Fraternally, Addle Royal, Reporter

VESTN 1 K LODGE STEFANIK NO. 142, HOUSTON Dear Brothers and Sisters, On behalf of our Lodge Stefanik No. 142, we wish to take this opportunity to wish each and everyone of you a belated Happy and Prosperous New Year.

We held our first meeting of the New Year, the first Sunday in January — the 2nd, 1966, at 2:30 p.m. The meeting was opened by our president, Alvin Melnar. He welcomed everyone present. The Pledge of Allegiance to our flag was led by Johnny Linhart and Robert Beyer.

Officers for 1966 are as follows'.

President — Alvin Melnar Vice President — Joe Cieslewitz Secretary — Dorothy Beyer Financial Secretary — Sidon Tumis Treasurer — Frank Mynar Local Lodge Treasurer — Emilie Cykala Guide — Charlie Cykala Youth Leader — Rosie. Tumis Board of Directors: Ervin Lueckemeyer, Eugene Veselka, and Eric Stein.

We wish to express our sincere sympathy to the Kovar family at the passing of Sister Anna Kovar, who passed away Dec. 19, 1965.

Sister Walla, and Brother Hermis were on our sick list. Each were sent a get-Well card. We wish them a speedy recovery.

I also would like to say thanks to everyone who selected me as secretary.

I will try to do my best.

Our next regular monthly meeting will be held Feb. 6, 1966, the first Sunday of the month, at 2 p.m.

Hope to see all of you then.

Fraternally, Dorothy Beyer, Secretary VOstnik deadline is Saturday

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NOTICE: TO ALL MEMBERS OF LODGE. 24, CYCLONE: Dear Members: During our last meeting, there was considerable discussion regarding the deteriorating condition of our lodge hall. I have been appointed to bring this to the attention to the members who were not present.

It was decided to discuss this matter further during our next meeting which will be held Feb. 13, at 1:30 p.m. We are expecting the presence of all interested members, and if opinion is favorable, perhaps we can talk over the possibility of rebuilding, or any other fruitful suggestions.

Such a move has been postponed for quite some time. All the while, lodge activities have been going down —

along with our building. This, of course, can be expected because when facilities become inadequate, we can observe that activities go down.

With over a thousand members, we have the largest membership of any lodge in this area. It is my sincere hope that this coming meeting will mark the beginning of a reactivation of our lodge. We could easily make our lodge a center of many enjoyable activities, to suit different tastes.

We need a youth club for our young members, which for them would mean parties, games, and other activities where they could associate with others under decent, supervised conditions. I am sure that our District and State Youth Directors would help us every way possible with a youth club.

We need to organize activities for our adults. For the adults, this could be entertainment, socials, suppers, card parties and many other activities where we could get together and visit with each other under the friendly atmosphere of our lodge. If our lodge hall were brought up to par, it could also serve as a nice place for private gatherings.

If any of these ideas appeal to you, or do not appeal to you, please come to our meeting. We need' your 'opinions, suggestions and ideas.

Fraternally yours, Leonard D. Mikeska, Vice-President Be An Active member!

East Bernard, Texas Dear Editor: By means of the Vestnik, I wish to announce the forthcoming meeting of the Czech National Cemetery Assn. here in East Bernard on 'Sunday, Feb. 13th, at 4 p.m. at the SPJST Hall No. 28. The meeting will be held after the regular meeting of Lodge 28, SPJST. This will be an important meeting, since we will have an election of officers, including that of a new sexton for the cemetery. After 16 years of service, I am giving up the job due to Illy poor health. All interested people should come and state their views on how to beautify the cemetery grounds and improve the association in general. We older ones are passing on and it is time some of the younger ones took over some of the duties. I will receive your dues until Feb. 13th, and after that, I will pass them on to the new officers. see you all on Feb. 13th.

Fraternally, Julius Ovesny, Rt. 2, Box 232 Attend lodge meetings in 19651

Wednesday, January 19, 1966 LODGE NEEDVILLE NO. 81 Lodge Needville No. 81, started the new year with the first regular meeting, on Sunday, Jan. 9, with all officers present. President Charlie Matcek opened the meeting at 2. p.m. after the officers who were installed at the previous meeting posed for a photo. The Pledge of Allegiance was led

by Brother Harvey Bryson. Although the attendance was not as large as it was the last two meetings, a number of members and a few visitors came and the meeting was very enjoyable and harmonious.

It was indeed a pleasure and honor to have with us guests from Houston Lodge No. 88. They were Bro. and Sis. Frank Olexa, and Bro. and Sis. Oscar .Helmcamp. Sister Olexa, our district organizer, spoke briefly on the great achievement on the part of the organizers in District Five in regard to insurance sales. She congratulated the local organizers on their work. Our :district youth director, Sister Tillie Helmcanap, talked on the youth program for 1966, and stated she has hopes a youth club will be organized in our lodge. She reminded the parents 'and other members that they must give help and cooperation to our youth leader, because she will be unable to accomplish very much otherwise.

A financial report showed the lodge had made progress in 1965. A membership status was given by the secretary, showing 46 new certificates and 40 members admitted to the lodge in the past year. Six members were transferred in from other lodges. We regret to report that eleven of our members passed away during the past year.

Last year many members were on the sick list, so we hope this will be a better year in that respect. Sister Ruby Filla was the only member reported ill itt the time of this meeting. Our financial secretary, Bro. John Kolaja, had injury to his right eye, and sorry to say his condition is not improved.

Committees were named to start Making plans for the District Five meeting, which the lodge will host on May 15, at the American Legion hall in Rosenberg.

The date of our April meeting has been changed due to the conflicting date with Easter Sunday, and it was agreed to hold our meeting the first Sunday in April. It will be announced again later.

After adjournment of the meeting, the usual social hour with refreshments was enjoyed.

Fraternally, Mrs. Arnold Franek, ;Secretary

Wednesday, January 19, 1906

Reports DISTRICT TWO Dear Members in District Two: I wish to take this opportunity to thank all organizers, lodge officers, and all other helping members for any aid given toward procuring new members and making 1965 a success. Our achievements are a result of much hard work, splendid cooperation, and sincere devotion to our Order.

During 1965, organizers in District II wrote applications for 323 members, a total of $648,500.00 of insurance. Since our quota. was $450,900.00, it was exceeded by almost $200,000,00. Thank you all for a job well done.

The Membership Drive held the latter part of the year was fairly successful, and resulted in 36 members.

Thanks to all who helped in the Membership Drive.

But 1965 is now history. Let us look ahead toward even greater accomplishments in the coming year. There is much work to be done and many new members to be approached. Let us begin our work early so that we may achieve our goals early.

With best wishes and regards to all, I am, Fraternally, Leonard D. Mikeska, Dist. Organizer, Dist. Two Pay Your Poll Tax by Jan. 31st!

ANNUAL SALES, REPORT FROM DISTRICT FIVE

The year of 1965 was, by all means, a record in the history of our SPJST. Not only have we exceeded our quota applied to our seven districts, but we in District Five exceeded our quota over 200 per cent. This is certainly a credit to our organizers who worked so tirelessly in securing new members and selling them protection and peace of mind.

Two of our organizers in District 5 are outstanding, one in the volume of insurance and the other in members. As you read the report you will find this to be definitely news in the history of our SPJST. I am very proud that I may claim this outstanding sister organizer in District Five. She applied her knowledge to selling insurance and achieved membership in THE WOMEN LEADERS ROUND TABLE. in 1964, of which there are only 300 members in the world. In 1965 this sister established a record in the history of our SPJST! She sold over ONE MILLION dollars worth of insurance in one year! She

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is a member of Lodge 88 and I wish to congratulate sister LILLIAN KRUSE for her outstanding work during the year 1965.

Now I wish to acknowledge another hard-working organizer who has been in this field a relatively short time. In fact, he just started to write insurance last January, 1965. In one year he manage to contact and write 346 applications. That is almost one a day, including Sundays. This organizer is bringing in members in groups of whole families! 346 applications written by one organizer is indeed history for our Order. This organizer is also a member of Lodge 88, and I wish to extend my sincere thanks and congratulations to none other than brother EMIL HORELICA

for a job well done.

Also my thanks and appreciation to all organizers in District Five who contributed to the tremendous success of our SPJST. Just for comparison, please note the following figures of progress during the past three years: 1963 - 634 members and $1,908,640 insurance 1964 - 404 members and $2,495,000. insurance 1965 - 1,387 members and $3,566,895 insurance.

These figures give us one answer: we are gaining in productive organizers who are confident in our product because it is a sound investment. We are proud to help our friends secure our SPJST insurance and by doing so we are building a BETTER, BIGGER, and SOUNDER Order.

The following are the active organizers in 1965. As you see, we have another sister who almost reached $300,000, and five others went over $100,000: Mem.

Kruse, Lillian Horelica, Emil Mikeska, Evelyn Lostak, A. J. Kadlecek, Della Skrabanek, J. M. Hegwood, Helen Cameron, E. E. Franek, Bessie Reran, Frank Jr., Kamas, LeRoy Olexa, Frances Fluwellen, Fred Bristik, Albert J. Iiilsher, Joh n Tumis, Sidon Hanka, Ernie Miculka, Agnes

242 346 117 28 197 24 98 17 34 38 14 15 5 24 38 40 15 20

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$1,151,255 558,000 274,000 188,500 166,000 164,500 137,140 104,000 75,500 65,000 62,500 62,000 55,000 51,000 46,000 40,000 39,000 36,500

Melnar, Alvin Hilsher, Alfred L. Prochaska, Jerry Surovec, Ludwig Kadlecoli, Louise Lesak, Agnes Vornsand, Evelyn Rice, Harry Franek, A. V. Hendrich, Lydia Cerny, Jarda Perricone, Joseph Suchnia, Ella Wagner, Jim Blinka, John Krampota, Louis Starcala, John

25 31,000 16 26,000 25,000 5 9 21,0::0 18 2`3,000 6 11,000 4 14,000 5,000 1 4 4,000 3 3,000 1 2,000 2 2,000 2 2,000 2 2,000 1,000 1 1 1,000 1 1,000 $3,566,895 1387 In conclusion, I wish to thank one and all for the beautiful job, HAPPY NEW YEAR! Frances Olexa, District 5 Organizer Ye An Active member!

REPORT

FROM DISTRICT SIX

Dear Underwriters: In my last report on the progress of sales in the district for the month of November, I received confirmation from the Home Office on the following applications received after I made my report to the Vestnik. They are as follows: Brother Ed. ,Sralla, two members and $20,000 insnnince; Brother Jacob Veld:, one member and $1,000 insurance.

The report for the month of December is as follows: . Amt. 1231:4,rC 5 $32,000 28-49-153 Ed P. Sralla 2 2.000 30 Mrs. J. W. Krutilek 2,000 88 Justus Urbish 1,000 1 Mrs,. Carrie Bohacik 28 1,000 28 1 Stanley Bartcs 1,000 1 41 Louis J. Pecena 1 1,000 28 Louis Kovai1,000 41 1 E'ramitt Machacek 1,000 2 16 Ad. Dusek 1,000 1 27 Alphonse Vana By checking the above report you will see that brother Ed Sralla is the leader with $32,000 insurance sold and five new members. And in second place there is a tie for the amount of $2,000 insurance between Sister Carrie Bohacik and Brother Justus Urbish: however, Sister Bohacik has to be cnnsidered the leader since she seeured two members and Brother UThish has one member.

Please notice that we have a new underwriter: Brother Emmitt lVfachacek with one new member and $1,000 insurance sold. Brother Machacek, we welcome you, and wish you the best of luck.

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8 I want to congratulate Brother Ed Sralla on the fine job he did. I hope f.-7,. anta Claus remembered him. My congratulations also go to Sister Carrie Bohaeik for being a good and consistent worker. Your loyalty is appreciated.

With best regards to all of you, Fraternally yours, Leo Krause, Jr., District 6 Organizer 7:)stnik deadline is Saturday noon

TO ALL 'SPJST UNDERWRITERS IN DISTRICT 7: The SPJST underwriters of District 7 wrote $247,000.00 worth of insurance during 1965. This is $22,000 short of our goal. In addition, there are still undelivered certificates which will bring our total below the $2d7,000 mark before the final count is taken.

Your district organizer is asking each of you to join in a resolution to double your production for 1966. We have a large district with a great potential.

The key cities of San Antonio and Corpus Christi should each exceed our district quota for the year. We have excellent workers in all our lodges, but we need to recruit additional workers to keep pace with our expanding population.

During 1966, we hope to double the number of organizers in District Seven.

In order to do this we would like for each of the present underwriters to suggest at least two new underwriters.

Lodge 88 in Houston has demonstrated that there is sufficient room for as many underwriters as are willing to work.

Our lodges can also play an important role in organizational work by encouraging diversified lodge activities which appeal to members of all ages.

Your district organizer will be at your disposal to help in presenting plans for insurance prospects, to help you to understand the plans of insurance which we now have available, and to help you with the plans of insurance which we now have available, and to help you in any other way possible. Please do not fail to call or write when you have a problem.

An underwriters' banquet is being planned for some time during February. The banquet will be held in Kennedy with all the wives and husbands of the active underwriters invited.

A resume of the 1965 production of each underwriter in the district is given below for your information.

We all sincerely appreciate the good work that has been done by you "active

underwriters and wish you and your families a very happy and prosperous 1966.

Fraternally yours, Roy E. Hranicky, District Organizer, District Seven • • Production of Dist. 7 Organizers for 1965 Lodg e Mem. Ins. Frank Sacky 79 60,000 48 John Hranicky 152 32,000 13 Jaro Kleprlik 133 27 25,500 L. F. Pustejovsky 21,000 15 93 133 7 Marie Blanar 17,000 E. J. Gajdos 6 78 11,000 Helen Pavelka 117 11,000 10 Henry Stalla 11 11,000 107 Clifton Trlica 3 26 9,000 Frank Elsik 118 1 7,000 Viola Cabla 2 137 6,000 John Stasa 5 56 5,000 Melba Novosad 5 4,000 168 Chas. Holasek 56 3 4,000 Alvin Zidek 107 2 4,000 John R. Slater 152 3 3,000 Torn Ventrcek 147 1 1,000 Attend lodge meetings in 1966!

LODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON Brothers and Sisters: Since last report on Dec. 10th these gifts have been received for our Memorial Fund: Since last report $4,619.48 In memory of Brother Anton Svestka Sister Janie Boyd (Krpec), Yoakum 5.00 In memory of Sister Dorothy Kostom Sister Naomi Kostom 25.00 In memory of Brother Alvin M. Horcica Board of Trustees, Lodge 88 150.00 A. L. Hilsher Louis Hanus Jerry Ermis Harry Rice Lowman Kruse Jarda Cerny Carl Lindemann Ernest Hanka Total to date $4,799.48 We are grateful for these gifts, and deeply respectful of the motives which prompted them. Our sympathy is extended to the bereaved survivors of the loved ones in whose memory these gracious donors have contributed to our Memorial Fund.

Fraternally, Lodge Pokrok Houston No. 88 Jarda Cerny, Financial Secretary, Board of Trustees Pay Your Poll Tax by Jan. 31st!

Wednesday, January 19, 1966

SPJST Bulletin Board PUBLICATION COMMITTEE MEETING. The annual meting of the publication Committee will be held on Sunday, Feb. 13th, in the Sokol Athletic center, 7448 Greenville Ave., Dallas, at 10 a.m.

Attend lodge meetings in 1966!

ATTENTION, LODGE NO. 88: Reservations for Saturday night dances may be made by calling UN 2-9677 on Saturday from 12 to 4 p.m.

Lodge 88, Houston will have its first anniversary celebration on Sunday, Feb. 20th. This will include a barbecued beef dinner, battle dance from 2 to 10 p.m. and rides and booths for children! nd An Active member!

DISTRICT III The District III Annual Awards Banquet, sponsored by the District III Youth Council will be held April 24, 1966.

—SPJSTSECOND "CZECHOSLOVAK SPECTACULAR" Lodge No. 66, Waco, (Linden Hall) will put on their Second "Czechoslovak Spectacular" Sunday, Aug. 21st, 196G. —SPJSTDISTRICT YOUTH DIRECTORS There will be a meeting of all District Youth Directors on March 12, 1966, for the purpose of compiling rules for all youth clubs.

James J. Janousek, State Youth. Director —SPJSTOUR SPRING DISTRICT MEETINGS

The spring meeting of District II will be held March 27th, 1966, at Lodge No. 80, Holland.

• e The spring meeting of District III will be held on Sunday, March 20th, 1966. Host lodge is Lodge No. 84, Dallas, 2625 Floyd Street.

• • The spring meeting of District V will be held on the third Sunday in May — May 15th, 1966. Host lodge will be Lodge No. 81, Needville.

• • The District VI spring meeting will be held on March 6, 1966. Host lodge will be Lodge No. 30. Taiton.

• • The spring meeting of District VII will be held Sunday, April 17th, 1966.

Host lodge is Lodge No. 56, Anton Germak, Corpus Christi.

—SPJSTIf all forests in the U. S. were as-

sembled into one single plot, it would cover a tract 2,500 miles long and 387 miles wide — some 630,158,000 acres.

Wednesday, January 19, 1966

Dear Fellow-workers: CONGRATULATIONS! You have again made a recordbreaking year with 2,655 applications for $6,075,820.00 of life insurance written in 1965. Of course, these figures do not represent the true amount placed into effect. There were many rejects, some non-delivery of certificates after they were issued, and some are still being processed. The correct figures will be forwarded to you sometimes next month after all applications have been processed.

Congratulations and special thanks to: LILLIAN KRUSE $1,151,255 of life insurance written EMIL HORELICA 346 members written Top organizers for December are: Dist. 1 - Willie Schovajsa Dist. 2 - Frank Klinkovsky John Plasek Dist. 3 - Ben Jarma Dist. 4 - Frank Pustejovsky Dist. 5 - Lillian Kruse Dist. 6 - E. P. Sralla Dist. 7 - John Hranicky Organizers in the Application-aWeek Club: Weeks Organizer 102 Lillian Kruse 51 Evelyn Mikeska, 50 Emil Horelica 41 Della Kadlecek 43 Helen He,gwood Organizers in the Application-aMonth Club: Month Organizer 48 Frank C. Sacky 48 J. M. Skrabanek Edwin Holub 36 Lillian Kruse 36 36 A. J. Lostak 31 Bessie Franek 30 Anna Milan 28 Johnnie Krajca 24 Willie Hejl 24 Evelyn Mikeska 24 James Pavlicek 17 Ruth Krizan 16 Helen Hegwood 12 Emil Horelica 11 Frank Klinkovsky 11 Joe Krivanek.

VESTN K Della Kadlecek 10 Frank Beran 9 Carrie Bohacik 9 Emil Petr 9 Sidon Tumis 9 8 Johnnie Gaidusek 5 E. R. Jakubik 5 LeRoy Karnes 3 Henry Sralla 2 V. H. Barina 2 Albert Bristik 2 W. H. Glover 2 Mrs. Ernest Kristinek 2 Mary Laznovsky 2 Ed. Mazanec 2 Mary Paprskar 2 E. P. Sralla 2 Ludvik Surovec 2 Raymond Vochoska Once again I wish to thank all of you for your contributions toward this record-breaking achievement, and may good health, fortune, and happiness be with you throughout the entire year of 1966.

Fraternally yours, Joe B. Hejny INSURANCE WRITTEN Dec. 1st to Dec. 31st, 1965 Ins. Organizer Lod g e Mem. 2,000 1 John Barabas 80 1,000 1 38 V. H. Barina.

1,000 28 1 Stanley Bartos 1,000 1 146 Frank Beran, Jr. 1 1,000 133 Marie Blanar 1,000 1 28 Carrie Bohacik 6,500 4 88 Albert Bristik 94 1 1,000 Cecil Dickson 1,000 1 81 A. V. Franek 1,000 1 81 Bessie B. Franek 2 3,000 66 Johnnie Gadd-us& 1,000 1 78 E. 3. Gaydos 1,000 1 29 W. H. Glover 1 1,000 88 Ernest Hanka 9 13,000 88 Helen Hegwood 6,000 87 1 H. H. Hejl 6,000 48 5 Willie Hejl 3 13,000 35 Edwin Holub 88 34 58,000 Emil Horelica 2 21,000 152 John Hranicky 2,000 1 9 E. R. Jakubik 84 4 20,000 Ben Jarma 9 13,000 88 Della Kadlecek 9,000 5 Frank Klinkovsky 47 1,000 28 1 Louis Kovar 2 12,000 25 Johnnie Krajca 1,000 1 Mrs. Ernest Kristinek 157 6,000 2 92 Joe Krivanek 2 6 2,000 Ruth Krizan Lillian Kruse 88 11 75,000 2 2,000 30 Mrs. J. W. Krutilek 2,000 2 135 Mary Laznovsky 6,000 91 2 A. J. Lostak 3 3,000 35 'John Mach 41 1,000 Emmitt Machacek 1 87 1 2,000 C. L. Massey

9 Edw. Mazanea 66 5 Evelyn Mikeska 88 13 Leonard Mikeska 24 6 Anna Milan 154 Alvin Nesuda 25 2 Mrs. F. J. Olexa 88 1 Mary Paprskar 92 1 James Pavlieek 6 3 Louis Pecena 41 1 84 Emil Petr 3 Frank Petrusek 141 1 89 John Plasek 5 2 Fr. Pustejovsky 90 154 Mary Renfro 2 4 79 Frank C. Sacky 32 3 Willie Schovajsa 139 1 J. M. Skrabanek 153 4 E. P. Sralla 107 2 Henry Sralla 56 John Stasa 1 112 1 Ludvik Surovec 1 25 George Trojacek 142 5 Sidon Tumis 28 1 Justus Urbish 1 27 Alphonse Vana 1 Henry Vavra 17 20 1 Henry Vitek 6 1 Raymond Vochoska 1 130 A. M. Vrla 199 New Members $480,000 Insurance January 1st, 1966 Fraternally yours, Joe B. Hejny

5,000 41,000 9,000 8,000 6,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 1,000 12,000 2,000 9,000 6,000 12,000 4,000 2,500 5,000 17,000 2,000 1,000 10,000 1,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 3,000 1,000 10,000

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TYPES OF CERTIFICATES OFFERED

BY THE SPJST Type Issue Age 5 to 55 Preferred Whole Life Life Paid Up at 85 0 to 70 Life Paid Up at 65 0 to 55 Twenty Payment Life to 60 Fifteen Payment Life 0 to 60 Ten Payment Life 0 to 60 Single Premium Life 0 to 60 Fifteen Payment Endowment 0 to 55 Twenty Payment Endowment 0 to 60 Twenty Payment Endowment at Age 60 0 to 39 0 to 45 Endowment at Age 65 Endowment at A ge 1 8 0 to 9 Single Premium Endowment After 20 Years 0 to 60 0 to 55 Retirement at Age 65 Ten Year Decreasing Term 20 to 55 Fifteen Year Decreasing Term 20 to 55 Twenty Year Decreasing Term 20 to 50 Twenty-five Year Decreasing Term 20 to 45 Thirty Year Decreasing Term 20 to 40 Five Year Renewal-Convertible Term 16 to 59 Year Renewable-Convertible Ten

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Term 16 to 55 Twenty Year Convertible Only Term .16 to 45 Fenn to Age 65 ..... . ...... _ ____16 to 44 Family Protection Plan Mother up to age 50 Children 15 days and under 21 Term to Age 16; Convertible prior to or at age 16 ____ 0 to 15 Waiv of premiums or payor riders may be attached to all the above insurance plans. Double Indemnity Rider may be attached to all plans except the Decreasing Term Insurance.

We write applications for $10,000.60 through age 40; for $5,900.00 through age 45; and for X3,000.00 through age 50 on non-medical forms.

Joe B. Hejny, Vice President Attend lodge meetings in 1966!

FROM THE STATE YOUTH DIRECTOR

OUR SPJST YOUTH PROGRAM REPORT - 1365 Dear Members and Readers: I have had good response from the youth leaders' reports that were sent out. Our .SPJST has a fine youth program and is really on the "go" and "grow." I am presenting to you readers a report of oar youth, which I feel is interesting as well as informative.

Here are some interesting facts which I feel deserve special mention: -The largest active membership is the youth and teen group of Lod ge 133, San Antonio. They have 135 active members. Organized in 1958, they also have the distinction of being the oldest organized youth and teen club.

-The oldest youth club is Lodge No. 4, Hallettsville, which was organized in 1953. _The oldest teen club is Lodge No. 84, Dallas, which was organized in 1956.

We have 25 active youth or teen clubs in our SPJST. -In 1965 there were 6 new youth or teen clubs organized: Lodges 17, 30, 38, 47, 77, 88. and 153.

-There are 6 lodges in the process of starting youth clubs at this time: Lodges 81, 87, 92, 117, 135, and 154.

-There are 4 groups who know one of the Besedas: Lodges 25, 40, 84, and 154.

-There are 6 groups who wish to learn the Reseda. They are: Lodges 4, 17, 35, 73, 88, 133, and 169.

Below are the lodges who have youth or teen groups and their active membership:

Lodge No. 4: 15 active youth Lodge No. 6: 39 active youth Lodge No. 17: 19 active youth and teenagers Lodge No. 25: 20 active youth and teenagers Lodge No. 30: 28 active youth Lodge No. 35: 32 active youth Lodge No. 38: 19 active youth Lodge No. 39: 11 active youth and teenagers Lodge No. 40: 20 active youth and teenagers Lodge No. 47: 30 active teenagers Lodge No. 54: 45 active youth Lodge Nos. 56 and 79: 35 active youth and teenagers Lodge No. 66: 25 active youth and teenagers Lodge No. 73 : 6 active youth and teenagers Lodge No. 77: 6 active youth Lodge No. 84 membership omitted from report Lodge No. 88: 12 active youth, 29 active teenagers Lodge No. 133 : 135 active youth and teenagers Lodge No. 142 26 active youth and teenagers Lodge No. 153 16 active youth and teenagers Lodge No. 169: 35 active youth and teenagers.

I wish to thank the youth leaders who sent in their reports. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated, and the reports have been very helpful. I also wish to thank the lodge secretaries, those who passed the reports on to the youth leaders, and those who responded and cooperated with me.

As of Jan. 9, 1966, I have received completed forms from all but the following lodges: No. 6 teen club, Nos. 9, 107, and 130. Please return these reports, completed, immediately, in order to be eligible for our 1966 contests.

The deadline was Dec. 31, 1965; however, it will be extended a short while in order that you may get the forms in before our new contests begin Feb. 1, 1966. An exception is being made just this once so as to qualify all our groups.

Please cooperate and send in your reports. Thank you.

One point that all youth leaders agreed on was the need of parental support and cooperation. Parents, please help your youth leaders. They have an important role in our organization and devote much time and effort to its success. However, part of their success can be limited to what you do or do not do. We have excellent

Wednesday, January 19, 1966 potential and opportunity, and if used to the fullest we can surpass our wildest dreams.

Best of luck in 1966, and I'm looking forward to working with you. Let me know whenever I can be of assistance.

Fraternally, James J. janousek, State Youth Director Wlstnik deadline is Saturday noon

Youth See tiou PLEASE NOM! Some of the contrbutions to this section have nothing to do with any SP.IST function or activity. Please try to tie your report to some SPJST activity in your local lodge. Hereafter, letters having no bearing on some phase of the SPJST will not be published. -- Editor.

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LODGE NO. 9, SNOOK Dear Readers, Well, the Blujays are playing district games now and this is the schedule for Jan. 19th through 26th: Jan 21 - ,Sinook vs. Somerville at 7 p.m. in the Somerville gym.

Jan. 25 - Snook vs. Burton at 7 p.m. in the Snook gym.

These should be some good games, so come see them.

A fan, Pamela Kovar Attend lodge meetings in 1906!

LODGE NO. 142, HOUSTON Dear Vestnik Readers, We had our first meeting of the Youth Club Jan. 2, 1966. We elected our new officers of the Youth Club. Our next meeting will be held on Feb. 6, 1966. Hope to see all of you there.

Your reporter, Esmond Lueckemeyer, Jr. Pay Your Poll Tax by Jan. 31st!

LODGE NO. 17, NEW TABOR Dear Readers, At our last meeting we had two children having birthdays. My mother made a cake and one other mother brought some other refreshments. We had cookies and soda water. We played bingo. I won two games. We had fun.

Fraternally, Carol Trcalek V6stnik deadline is Saturday noon

LODGE NO. 47, SEATON Dear Vestnik Readers, In our December meeting we elected new officers and they are as follows: President - Kenneth Kohutek Vice-President - David .Shiller Secretary ---速 Brian Vanicek

Wednesday, January 19, 1966 Reporter ® Debbie Sodek Treasurer — Gordon Kohutek At our last meeting the first thing we did was to have the Pledge of Allegiance. Then came the reading of the minutes. Next, we selected a committee to pick games for our youth club. Paula, Jeter and David Shiller were selected. Then we discussed how many would like to be in the program on March 27, 1966, in Holland, Texas.

Then the officers went into the adult meeting and were told their duties. We had some prizes left from our "Fun Night" so Kenneth Kohutek and David Shiner gave the prizes to the adult lodge. We all registered for a door prize. Then the meeting was adjourned.

Youth member, Paula Jeter Attend lodge meetings in 1966!

LODGE NO. 30, TAITON Dear Vestnik Readers, On Wednesday I have piano. In school we are going to have our mid terms. I am looking forward to it.

In the SPJST meeting, Clarence Kahanek, Josephine and Jeanette Krpec helped to serve the refreshments.

Fraternally, Monica Merta VOstnik deadline is Saturday noon

LODGE NO-. 17, NEW TABOR Dear Vestnik Readers, On Jan. 9th, 1996, the New Tabor Youth Club had its monthly meeting.

The president called the meeting to order and we said the pledge. The minutes were read and the treasurer gave his report.

The old business concerned the point system. Mrs. Trcalek told us who had won.

The new business concerned a valentine party.

With this, the meeting was adjourned.

Fraternally, Theodore Dusek, Jr. Reporter Be An Active member!

LODGE NO. 17, NEW TABOR Dear Readers, On Jan. 9th, 1966 we had our first monthly meeting of 1966. I really enjoyed it. Mrs. Trcalek, our youth leader, had made my sister, Babs, a birthday cake. The ninth of January was Babs' birthday. She had a lot of fun.

For our February meeting we are planning to make a valentine box and let the small children exchange valentines. They will get a real kick out of it. We are also ging to play games.

To start the New Year off right we

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VESTN 11C have gotten 20 members to join. There were only 14 members present at our last meeting. That's not very good, so everybody that does belong, please come. We are very proud of our club since it has only been organized since July of 1965. We would like to have more members; so please come!

Fraternally, Florence Vavra Secretary Be An Active member!

LODGE NO. 17, NEW TABOR Dear Readers, On Sunday afternoon, Jan. 2nd the Lodge 17 Youth Club had its first meeting of the year at which, much was discussed, including plans for a hayride in March.

At this meeting it was announced that Betty Trcalek, Carol Trcalek, Florence Vavra, myself, and Teddy Dusek were the highest in numbers of points achieved in the youth club.

Our next meeting will be Feb. 6.

Fraternally, John Vavra, Treasurer Attend lodge meetings in 1966!

LODGE NO. 17, NEW TABOR Dear Readers, At our last meeting we discussed our Valentine Party, and a possible hayride in March. My mother reported on the members who had the most number of points since we first organized.

I had the most and my sister had second most.

Fraternally yours, Betty Trcalek Be An Active member!

LODGE NO. 17, NEW TABOR Dear Readers, On Jan. 9th, 1966, our meeting was held. Our president called the meeting to order. There were about 18 members present.

After our meeting we sang "Happy Birthday" to Babs Vrana. We gave her a coin purse. We also had a cake. Another one of our members, Jerry Zavodny, also has a birthday this month.

A gift was to be taken to his home.

Fraternally, Alvin Vavra —SPJST-

NO. 40, HILLJE Dear Vestnik Readers, Hope each of you are doing just fine in this New Year.

The Hillje Youth Club held its first meeting this year on Friday, Jan. '1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hillje SPJST Hall. The meeting was called to order by our new president, Diane Knebel. We had 22 members present, and four new members joined.

LODGE!

After the meeting was adjourned we played games and learned a new square dance and had refreshments.

All you members remember our next meeting will be in El Campo on Tuesday, Feb. 1, at 7:30 p.m. It will be held at the Central Power and Light Company building across from the Rice Drive-in Theater. The reason for this is that in case of bad weather the members do not have to travel so far on the highway. Also after the meeting a valentine party will be held. I hope to see a good turnout.

Fraternally, Delores Ann Knebel, Reporter —SPJST-

NO. 30, TAITON Dear Vestnik Readers, On Sunday, Jan. 9th, I went to an anniversary dinner. I had a lot of fun.

Judy Dluhos and I sang songs. Bennie Krpec and Edwin Vesely played their accordions. I danced and played.

Wednesday, Jan. 12, I went to the doctor. I had a wart on my big toe.

He burned it off. I couldn't stand to look.

Bye for now.

Fraternally, Anita Krpec LODGE

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NO. 30, TAITON Dear Vestnik Readers, Wednesday we got our report cards.

I hope I made good grades.

Sunday, my mother, Floyd, Lloyd, and I gave a surprise party for my father. We invited some of my aunts and uncles and cousins from Ganado, and my grandfather and grandmother from Ganado. We had barbecued chicken and a turkey with all the trimmings.

My father was really surprised!

Fraternally, Donna Srubar, Treasurer LODGE

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LODGE NO. 54, WEST Dear Readers, I am sorry I forgot to write to the Vestnik about our last meeting.

We held our regular monthly meeting on January 2, 1966. There wasn't any old business nor new business. I would like to congratulate those who have birthdays for the month of January. They are Shirley and Darlene Zahirniak. The door prize was won by Rose Marek. Our next meeting will be on February 6th.

All members be present.

God bless all.

Fraternally, Shirley Zahirniak, Vice President

12 LODGE NO. 73, SEYMOUR Dear Vestnik Readers, The Christmas holidays are over and 1966 is here. This is my first time to write to the Vestnik. I am 9 years old and in the fourth grade. I have been a member of Lodge 73 for eight years.

Oh yes, about Christmas, I got lots of nice things. Santa Claus was good to me. I wish he would come more often.

I will close and wish everyone a Happy New Year.

Fraternally, Cindy Laushman --SPJ LODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON Dear Readers, Our first teen dance of the new year was a big success. We had an attendance in excess of 360. We started the year with. a new band called "The Nords." The members of this band are: Tommy Pena, Sid Templeton, Chuck Howard, and Steve Headley. All but one of the members of the band go to Waltrip Senior High. The other member is from Reagan Senior High, but intends to be transferred to Waltrip soon.

Our next teen dance on Jan. 21st will feature another new band, "The Heptones" from East Bernard. Admission will be 75c and the time will be 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. We are hoping to have an even bigger crowd at this teen dance, so please come.

On Saturday, Jan. 8th, the Youth Club held its installation of officers.

We started the evening with a dinner et the Las Vegas Inn. To our delight our new Vice President of Lodge 88, Brother Ernest Hanka and his lovely wife, Pearl, were also having dinner at the Inn. Taking advantage of the opportunity, our youth leader, Mrs. Wanda Elzner, requested Brother Ernest Hanka to make a speech to our youth.

It was truly a. great honor for the teens.

As the evening progressed, our new Youth Club President, Russell Benham, announced the birthday of Mrs. Viola Cox, one of our youth leader's asssistants.

As soon as we finished our dinner, we held the installation of officers.

Mrs. Elzner made a small speech before presenting Russell Benham with a gavel. Russell also received a key, as did each of the other officers. As each key was presented, Mrs. Elzner stated the duties of each office. In the closing of her speech, Mrs. Elzner said that all keys should work together for a bigger and better year.

After the installation we returned to the lodge for an evening of dancing.

VESTNIK The youth leader and het husband, and her assistants and their husbands, Mr. and Mn. s ilegwood, Mr. and Mrs. Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Gill, and Mr. and Mrs. Dixon sat at a specially reserved table.

The teens also had a reserved table.

It was truly a wonderful dinner and installation; one to be remembered for many years to come.

Fraternally, Kathy Dixon SPJSTLODGE. NO. 30, TAITON Dear Vestnik, We are having midterm tests this week and next week we are going to get our report cards.

This coming Sunday my family and I are going to my Uncle Ivan's and Aunt Annie's house in Midfield. My cousin Paul is going to have a birthday and Aunt Annie is going to make a birthday dinner. I hope we have lots of fun.

Yours truly, Marian Dorotik -SPJ LODGE NO. 30, TAITON Dear Vestnik Readers, I'm glad it's beginning to get warmer.

It's a very pretty day today.

Last weekend we had company. They came Saturday afternoon and stayed until Sunday afternoon. Then they had to go back to Victoria, Texas.

We had a lot of fun.

Don't forget to come to the meeting next month.

Yours truly, Madilyn Merta ---SPJST-LODGE NO. 54, WEST Dear Readers, We held our regular meeting on Jan. 2, 1966. There was no old or new business. Birthdays for the month of January are Shirley and Darlene Zahirniak. The door prize was won by Rose Marek.

Our next meeting will be held on Feb. 6, 1966.

God bless all.

Fraternally, Paula Zahirniak, Reporter --SPJSTLODGE NO. 49, BEYER.SVILLE Dear Members and Friends, We had our annual youth club meeting Jan. 2, 1966. At this meeting we decided that at our next meeting we would elect officers and also make up a program for Valentine's Day and plan a party. At this time I would like to mention that our youth club leaders for this year are Mrs. B. C. Stalmach and Mrs. Alfred P. Gensler, assistant

Wednesday, January 19, 1966 youth leader. We would like to encourage all members to be present at this meeting.

Fraternally, Diana Matoska, Youth Club Reporter

RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY We, the undersigned Resolution Committee of the Navy Tabor SPJST Lodge No. 17 at Caldwell, wish to express our deepest sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed sister, ANTONIE MIKE SKA, who passed away in a Fort Worth convalescent home on Friday, Dec. 31, 1965, one day before her 87th birthday. Sister Mikeska was born in Burleson County on Jan. 1, 1879, the daughter of John W. and Antonie Charman Jancik. She was united in marriage with John W. Mikeska on Oct. 26, 1897, who preceded her in death on Jan. 19, 1943. She was a member of the Caldwell Brethren Church and joined the SPJST on Feb. 8, 1903. Sister Mikeska had been in failing health since 1942, having been confined to her bed for over 20 years.

Her only daughter, Lydia, preceded her in death on April 12, 1964. She is survived by her son-in-law, Rudolph Slovacek; a sister, Mrs. Theresa Kristoff; grandsons, R. W. Slovacek from Fort Worth and E. W. Slovacek from Houston.

Funeral services were held from the Bowers-Harvey-Schiller Chapel in Caldwell on Jan. 4, 1966, with Rev. Henry Beseda and Rev. John J. Bra y -encofiatg.MrsFanceJugr sang "In the Garden" and "The Old Rugged Cross." Interment was in the New Tabor Cemetery.

May our Sister rest in peace and her memory live among us forever.

John W. Vavra, Willie H. Trcalek Melvin H. Skrabanek —Resolution Committee

Wednesday, January 19, 1966 RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY In behalf of the membership, we the Resolution Committee, of Lodge Needville No. 81, herewith wish to express our condolences to the family of our departed sister, MARY MARTHA KOPECKY. Sister Kopecky passed away Dec. 2, 1965, in the Matagorda General Hospital in Bay City, Texas, at the age 'of 88 years, after a short illness. Funeral services were held Dec. 4, from the Taylor Bros. Funeral Home Chapel, in Bay City, with interment in the collegeport Cemetery.

She was born July 1G, 1877, in Moravia, to Joseph and Vera Hluchan. At the age of 4 years, the family came to this country and they lived in the vicinity of Sealy and Frydek. In 1899, she was married to Martin Kopecky, at Fayetteville, Texas. Later the couple lived in Harris County, Liberty County, and in 1913 they moved to Fort Bend County, where they soent 11 years. In 1924, they settled at Elmaton, in Matagorda County, and in 1929 opened a store at Citrus Grove. After fire destroyed their home, the family moved to Collegeport where they also operated a store. Her husband preceded her in death in 1939. She then lived with her children, and at the time of her death made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Lillie Calk, in Bay City.

Survivors are one son, Raymond Kopocky, of Odessa; four daughters, Alvena Laslie, of Blessing, Emily Ackerman of Collegeport, Lillie Calk of Bay City, and Annie Wooster of Baytown; also 15 grandchildren, and 38 greatgrandchildren survive.

The deceased was a member of the SPJST over 37 years. May she rest in eternal peace.

Dated at Needville, Texas, this the 9th day of January, 1966.

Bessie Franek Marie Matcek Stella. Mucka —Resolution Committee EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the undersigned members of a Special Committee of Lodge Komensky No. 20, Granger, acting for and in behalf of our members, herewith express our deepest sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed brother, ALFONZ P. TYLL. Brother Tyll, formerly of Granger,

VESTNIK passed away at his San Antonio home on Sunday, Dec. 26th, 1965, at the age of 69 years. He was born Aug. 5th, 1896, in Moravia and had lived in San Antonio for the past 15 years. He was a veteran of World War I, a member of the Catholic Church and Lodge Hornensky No. 20 since Oct. 27th, 1944.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Frances Tyll of San Antonio; a daughter, Mrs. John Zetak of San Antonio; a son, Edward Tyll of San Antonio; three sisters, Mrs. Millie Voldan of Granger, Mrs. Bessie Mokry of Taylor, and Mrs. Lillie Mokry of Austin; three brother, S. L. Tyll of Taylor, Walter Tyll of Granger, Henry Tyll of Abilene; and six grandchildren.

Funeral services for Brother Tyll were held Wednesday, Dee. 29th, in Granger; the 9:45 service in the Condra Funeral Home and the 10 a.m.

Requiem Mass at the SS Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. The Rev. George Tydlacka and the Rev. Joseph Znotas officiated, with interment in the the old Calvary Cemetery.

May our departed brother rest in eternal peace.

Dated and signed at Granger, Texas, this the 11th day of January, 1966.

Jno. P. Trlica F. J. Mikulencak R. F. Holubee —Resilution Committee RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY We, the members of Lodge Vlastenec No. 45, SPJST, at Shiner, Texas, wish to express our deepest sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed brother, JERRY KOLIBA, who passed away at Huth Memorial Hospital at Yoakum, Dec. 23, 1965, at the age of 73 years.

Funeral services were from Buffington Chapel at Yoakum to St. Ann's Catholic Cemetery on Dec. 25, with Rev. John Matocha officiating.

He is survived by his wife Hermina, (nee Benes); three daughters, and ten grandchildren.

Not only the family and Lodge Vlastenec will miss him, but the community of Petersville, since he was a businessman there for many years.

We at our lodge shall always remember him with honor. May he rest in peace.

Vlasta Vincik Emilie Baros Frank Mikeska —Resolution Committee

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RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY In behalf of the members of Lodge No. 80, Holland, Texas, we wish to express our deepest sympathy to the bereaved family of brother, TRAVIS WILLIAMS, who passed away at his home after a brief illness. He was 53 years old at the time of his death and is survived by two children: Patrick Williams of Belton, and Mrs. Barbara Elms of Holland, Texas; his father, H. J. Williams of Temple; a brother, Bill Williams of Holland, Texas; three sisters, Mrs. James Crabb of Crosby, Mrs. Estee Reed of West Columbia, and Mrs. Ernest Luker of Houston; and three grandchildren.

Funeral rites were held at the First Baptist Church in Holland, with the Rev. Clyde Majors officiating. Burial was in the Holland Cemetery, under the direction of the Goodnight Funeral Home of Barnett, Texas.

May our departed brother rest in peace.

Joe Belicek Mrs. Joe Vasek Wilmer Lindeman —Resolution Committee -SPJST-

RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY We, the members of Lodge Vlastenec No. 45, SPJST, at Shiner, Texas, wish to express our deepest sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed brother, JULIUS VRANA, who passed away at Renger Memorial Hospital at Hallettsville, Dec. 27, 1965, at th age of only 56 years.

Funeral services were from Buffington Chapel to the Catholic Church, and burial was in the cemetery at Shiner.

Services were conducted by Rev. John J. Hanacek and Rev. John Matocha of Yoakum.

He is survived by his wife, Mary (nee Kutac); one daughter; two sons; and one grandson. He was a businessman of the Midway community for many years. He will be missed by many friends.

We at Lodge No. 45 will always remember him with honor. May he rest in peace.

Vlasta Vincik Emilie Baros Frank Mikeska —Resolution Committee

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Items of Interest WASHINGTON-ON-THE-BRAZOS; EIGHTEEN DAYS OF VALOR

Deliberately, a stern Texan, driven to an action certain to yield grave consequences, finishes scratching his name on a paper on a clapboard table. There is reason for him to belive that his signature might become his death warant, and warrant for the lives of his wife and children. Beyond that, it might spell terror and death for many of his friends and neighbors.

The unfinished building leased for the convention is crowded with delegates and visitors representing many communities in Texas and the United States, and anxiety is written on the faces of many. General Santa Anna of Mexico and a vast Mexican army has surronuded the Alamo, and Mexican troops are marching through other parts of Texas bent on crushing all resistance to Mexican domination.

As a chilling March mind filters through pieces of cloth stretched across the unifinished windows and doors, the delegate lays down the pen and turns to take his place in the gathering. As other delegates, in turn, leave their places and sign the paper, their faces are grim, and their eyes determinedly set.

Determined faces were not new to Texas in 1835. It was a grim and rough land which greeted Anglo-American settlers when they began arriving in 1821. They came by land and sea, invited and induced by the governing officials to settle a forbidding, savage wilderness. They were faced with the most severe of living conditions — conditions staggering to all but the bravely determined.

Posters doted cities in the United States urging citizens to settle in Texas.

Formers who were heads of families were promised a "league and a labor" (177 and 4,428 acres respectively); tax exemptions; dutyfree imports for all possessions; abundance of deer, antelope, turkey, buffalo: wild grapes; and Mexican soldiers to guard the frontiers from marauding Indians. The Mexican government pledged that the Anglos would enjoy the constitutional liberty and government to which they were accustomed.

Thousands of Americans gathered their families and possessions, and set out for Texas. The initials GTT — gone to Texas — appeared on many

gates, doors, and fenceposts. The AngloAmerican population grew rapidly, reaching approximately 3,000 by 1925, 5,600 by 1831, and 30,000 by 1835. By 1830, Anglo outnumbered the combined forceh of Indians and Mexicans in Texas.

Upon arriving in Texas the immigrants found aroused Karankawa, Apacne, and Comanche tribes roaming the territory, spreading terror in their wakes as they desperately defended their homeland. The land was rugged and uncleared and the white men endured hardship upon hardship.

Various accounts report emigrants living huddled together in straw huts and log cabins, some of which were so crudely built that owners were afraid to build fires for fear of burning all their possessions. Medical attention was practically non-existent, and the population was spread so sparsely that many hours of riding often separated neighbors' homes.

While a few families established them selves in comfortable double log cabins with stone chimneys and plank floors, it was more usual to find a whole family living in a oneroom log cabin warmed only by a fire in a wooden fireplace with a wooden chimney.

The winter wind found crevices between the logs and sometimes would set fire to the chimney. In such cases, the owner would have to climb up on the outside and throw down the chimney, thus leaving the small room even more open to the roaring wind.

Log schoolhouses were found in larger settlements, but school was seldom held for a whole year. Schoolhouses and shade trees served very well for religious services, and circuit preachers of all denominations paused to preach.

There was much commerce by exchange of property. In those clays, cows and calves passed as legal tender and equaled ten dollar bills, while hogs and chickens were used for change.

Undaunted by the hardship, the vigorous settlers rolled up their sleeves and began subduing the wilderness, so vast and rugged that a few yards seemed like miles. Trees fell, soil was turned„ and homes sprang up, as the Texans slowly progresed by their own sweat. The frontier inched backward, and the land became prosperous.

While Texas was being settled, Mexico was undergoing changes of its own in the form of political revolutions.

Af t er winning her independence from

Wednesday, January 19, 1966 Spain in 1821, Mexico began a series of politically turbulent years. Stephen F. Austin was forced to get permission from two governments for his colonization grants.

On 1824, the Mexican government adopted a complex federal constitution in which Texas was politically joined to the Mexican State of Coahuila. The result was that the Texans were given a minority voice in their government, and they felt very much at the mercy of an unsympathetic foreign majority. There were allowances for only one Anglo representative in the legislature. Texans felt that their fate was beyond their control.

United States offers to purchase Texas made Mexican officials suspicious of Anglo designs. Mexican officials began to fear that the Anglos were gaining too much influence in Texas, and to worry about theinflux of new Anglo immigrants from the United States. Mexican law reflected the first signs of concern in 1830, when the government began limiting the number of immigrants entering Texas.

During the uneasy period, Texans be gan to feel the need to assert themselves. They wanted to establish their own militia for defense against the Indians. They wanted a part in their local government and separation from the State of Coahuila, and they did not like the Mexican policy of favoring the Roman Catholic Church.

By 1835, the list of grievances had grown. The Texans charged that the Mexican government had attacked commerce between the United States and Texas; demanded Texans' firearms, thus denying them the right to bear arms; incited the Indians against the frontier settlements; denied them the right to trial by jury, and failed to establish a public system of education.

The situation involving the Texas settlers and the Mexican governments had deteriorated to the point of revolution by early 1836. General Santa Anna, having gained control of Mexico in 1833, gave the settlers the alternative of submitting to his policies or leaving their homes and returning to the United States. At that point, settlers began to take the matter into their own hands.

A scrubby setlement named Washington was selected as the site of a con vention for independence, an unfinished building was leased to be used as a hall, and delegates were chosen

Wednesday, January 19', 1969 in each setlement. The delegates began. gathering in late February, and the convention be an on March 1.

'Washington, founded in 1822, where a ferry forded the Brazos was itself representative of early Texas settlements. William F. Gray, a noted traveler from Virginia, describes it in his diary as a disgusting place. . . about a dozen wretched cabins or shanties constitute the city. . . not one decent house in it. and only one well defined street, which consists of an opening cut out of the woods, the stumps still standing." The dele ates were forced to rent space for sleeping in homes Ed barns. Some slept under wagons or trees. And there was only one stable offering fodder to the delegates for their horses.

The Mexican army rambled within Texas as the convention began, and the delegates were concerned for Travis at the Alamo. The first session of the convention on March 1, was not very active. The wind was so cold that the conventioneers reportedly drank whiskey to warm themselves. Fortyone of the delegates were recognized and seated, The convention adopted the Declaration of Independence on March 2, in which the grievances were listed and charges against the Mexican government were made. The delegates then armed themselves, and appointed a committee to draft a Constitution for the new nation. .Signing of the Declaration began on the third day with all the members present signing,. The delegates who came to the convention late signed upon their arrival. Sam Houston was elected the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of Texas, on the fourth.

He left on sixth to obtain money and men to repel the Mexican army.

During the next week, delegates in committees worked on the Constitution and waited for reports from the besieged Alamo in,S'ari Antonio. The arangement of sections of the Constitution, according to Gray, was clumsy and the grammar was bad.

When news of the fall of the Alamo reached Washington, on the 15th, the convention heard of motion for a provisional government. Fear swept over many of the delegates, and some began leaving that Santa Anna would overrun their homes.

Many settlers gathered what possessions they could carry and fled eastward acres Texas in advance of the invading army. A few of them passing through Washington gave the fales g

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Burnett as president, and Lorenzo de Zavala as vice president, and they adjourned on the 17th, scattering in all directions, to look after their homes and families.

Thus the convention of Texas independence ended with an ad interum government and with the country invaded by a terrifying enemy. An ear ,of colonization in a foreign land was ending for the determined Texas settlers . Their fierce determination had enabled them to subdue the wilderness, write new chapters in history, and establish their influence in the southwest. Their convention had been symbolic of the turbulent and rugged period, and it ended abruptly, as did IVIexican rule some 50 days later.

Note: -Today, Washington-on-the-Brazos is still a rather small, one-street town six miles south of Navasota on U. S. Highway 90. Main feature of Washington-on-theBrezos State Park is a replica of the unfinished commercial building where Texans declared their independence. A statute of George C. Childress, urported to be the author of the declarations, stands prominently in the park.

Other features of the park include

the reconstructed home of Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas; a monument marking the spot of the original Convention Hall; a rather limited museum of significant artifacts in the Convention Hall replica; a concession building; and a nearby treeshaded picnic ground overlooking the Brazos River where the founders of Texas watered their horses.

—Texas Pks & Wildlife Mag. The expression "By hook or crook" originated in feudal days in Europe — when the lodg of the manor permitted common people to gather any wood from his property they could gather by use of pruning hook, or shepherd's crook — mostly underbruch, and dead limbs.

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STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSE MENTS FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 1965 ZPRAVA PitIJMU A VYDANi ZA MESIC PROSINEC 1965

REC. WTS — PRIJEM: Mortgage Loans — Majetkove ptifoky Certificate Loans — Certifikatove piljeky Premiums — Umrtni poplatky od kadii Interest on Certificate Loans — Urok z Certifikatovych piljeek Interest on Mortgage Loans — Urok z majetkovYch pujeek -----Interest on Bonds — Urok z bond0 Income From R. M. 0. — Z mineralniho majetku .

Annuities (Retirement) Rent from S. P. J. S. T. Building — Naiem z budovy ------Sale of Lodge Supplies — Prodej kadovYch potkeb Appraisal Fee — Na odhady Youth Camp — Tabor mladde

Mortuary Umrtni 130,575.28 7,101.11 48,828.59 2,907.84 66,899.59 2,500.00 986.17 182.71 2,057.84

Expense Vydani

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DISBURSEMENTS: — VYD.(fiNf: Mortgage Loans — Majetkove piljeky Certificate Loans — Certifikatove ptijoky Surrender Value Cert. Loans. PropuAtene certifikaty Matured Endowments — Vyplacene nadadni pojiateni Death Claims — Vyplacene furirtni podpory Death Claims to Minors — trartni podpory nedospelym Death Claims to Minors, interest — Umrtni pod. nedosp. &A.-Returned Premiums and Bonus—Vracene Umrtni poplat. a bonus Bond Expense — Vydani za bondy Reinsurance premiums — Znovu. Poji gteni RMO Taxes — Dane Escrow Paid-off SPJST Building Maintenance — ftizeni a yydrZovani budovy --— Actuary — Aktuarovi Advertising — Oznamky — Appraisal Expense — Na odhady — Attorney Fee — Pravnikovi za vykizovani piljeek Commissions — KomiSne _ Contributions — Dary District Meeting — Distriktni schtze Freight 8z Express -- Dovozne Medical Exams — Lekarske prohlidky Non-Medical Exams — Bezlekakske prohlidky Vestnik -- Vestnik Office Maintenance — VydrZovani fikadovny Office Rent — Najemne z uradovny Postage — Po gtovne Salary Directors — SluZne keditelft Salary Employees — SluZne yYpomoci Salary Officers — SluZne iikedniku Salary Editor — SluZne redaktora Stationery and Supplies — Psaci potkeby a tiskova prace Supreme Lodge Meeting — Schtze HI. ntadovny Tax, FICA — Dane ..

Telephone and Telegraph — Telefon a telegraf Notaky Fee — Notak Fraternal Activities'—,.........7I Convention Expense — Sjezdove vSilohy Salary, State Youth Director — SluZne, Statni keditel mladeZe

262,039.13 209,169.29

35,142.28 73,251.77

3,000.44 6,250.17

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35,449.40 72,944.65

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320,257.52 268,595.56

108,394.05

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588,853.08

72,944.65

8,113.84 4,921.27 137,084.81

268,595.56 842,565.75 11,771,931.81 819,099.64 100,000.00 152,000.00 40,738.73

•SSETS MAJETEK JEDNOTY ash - Hotovost ands - Bandy tortgage Loans - Pujeky na majetek ertificate Loans - May na certifikaty Lock - Akcie PJST Building - SPJST hudova eal Estate owned - Majetek ther Assets - Jine zdroje 'urniture & Fixtures - Nabytek v ifradovni

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13,771,936.92 114,118.40 150,119.92 Fraternally yours - S bratrskYm pozdravem Ben 2abeik, Financial Secretary Ctieetni) INCOME FROM LODGES IN DECEMBER, 1965 Lodge Amount 1 363.68 2 7.78 4 798.21 5 244.45 6 887.09 7 249.93 8 43.52 9 463.03 10 93.54 11 10.02 13 214.40 14 79.17 15 452.54 16 184.78 17 1,000.00 18 62.16 19 216.79.

20 2,848.10 21 141.29 23 461.77 24 1,727.83 25 1,594.66 26 962.01 27 93.97 28 1,705.16 29 2,365.49 30 392.77 32 17.58 33 634.64 35 620.51 38 425.86 790.93 39 40 1,026.45 41 720.38 44 298.76 45 56.75 47 1,499.35 321.12 43 382.78 49 1,682.24 50

51 54 56 57 58 59 63 64 65 66 67 69 72 73 74 76 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 87 88 89 91 92 93 94 95 97 101 103 107 110 112 113 114 116 117 118 120

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153.12 1,592.40 1,035.55 118.14 569.89 60.44 317.82 26.58 116.41 1,112.00 143.06 87.54 420.07 360.16 98.76 116.00 257.16 339.32 1,539.38 9.55 10.87 1,732.11 78.94 1,273.49 20,557.29 370.07 285.23 3,336.32 237.89, 140.86 4.46 144.61 1.33 4.73 296.92 283.56 592.53 54.15 62.97 160.92 186.20 179.97 144.08

122 '125 126 127 128 129 130 133 135 137 138 139 141 142 143 146 147 148 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169

14,036,175.24

92.29 25.76 385.83 46.56 191.55 22.60 1,691.41 1,737.48 312.03 64.50 109.56 2,969.00 393.01 453.43 597.20 389.37 93.39 1,650.62 440.72 85.43 716.00 2,563.70 846.78 30.30 178.28 74.18 373.39 189.89 97.64 392.74 58.11 383.64 702.03 32.90 90.12 160.85

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SPJST En rtai Calendar As a matter of policy, o- those activities and functions pr: . gi;ied by or sponsored by the SPJST, or any of its lodges, will be publish :A in tho SPJST Entertainment Cale-Ja y . Such notices for publication rhot:;- submitted by a bonafide brit e ofl'icer, or in some cases, by lodge hall me:lagers.

Lodge No. 6, Cottonwood Saturday, Jan. 22 — District III Youth Council meeting at 1 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 25 — Cottonwood Water Supply Assn. meeting Sunday, Feb. 6 — Lodge meeting Sunday, Feb. 27 — Organizers' banquet Lodge No. 15, Buckholts Saturday, Jan. 22 — Battle dance; Vrazel's Polka Band and the HiLiters Orchestra. of West Saturday, Feb. 5 — Slim Haisler's Playboys of Temple Saturday, Feb. 19 — Battle dance; Vrazel's Polka Band and Kaluza Polka Band of West.

Lodge No. 29, Taylor Saturday, Feb. 5 — Patek Saturday, Feb. 12 — Vrazel Eaturday, Feb. 19 — Hi-Toppers _sp Lodge No. 35, Elk Saturday, Jan. .ri2 — Fiddle Swingsters of Waco Saturday, Jan. 29 — Randy and His Rackets of Brenhari; Saturday, Feb. 5 — Albin Matus and His Rhythm Playboys of Waco Saturday, Feb. 12 — Fiddle Swingsters of Waco Saturday, Feb. 19 — Slim Haisler's Playboys of Temple Saturday, Feb. 26 — Sam Weaver and His Musical Pals of Waco Saturday, March 5 — Dwayne Breedlove and His Continentals, Waco Saturday, March 19 —Slim Haisler's Playboys of Temple Saturday, March 26 — Sam Weaver and His Musical Pals of Waco Saturday, April 2 — Slim Haisler's Playboys of Temple —SPJSTLodge No. 40, Hillje

Saturday, Jan. 22 — The Continentals Saturday, Feb. 12 — The Kounts Saturday, Feb 19 — Free KULP Radio Dance; music by Chaka Band Saturday, April 16 — The Kounts Saturday, April 23 — The Jades Saturday, April 30 — The Triumphs

Saturday, May 14 — The Continentals Saturday, May 28 — The Jades sPJ

Lodge No, 47 Seaton Star Hall Dance; music by Saturday, Jan. 15 George Mechart Saturday, Jan. 22 — Battle dance; also Heiner - Kortis wedding dance; music by Vrazel Polka Masters and Klepac Rhythm Masters Saturday, Jan. 29 — Dance; music by The Peppermints —SPJSTLodge No. 48, Beyersville Saturday, Jan. 22nd — Howard Wouster-Houser's Band from Taylor Saturday, Jan. 29th — Ladis Vrazel Sunday, Feb. 6th — Regular meeting at 2 p.m.

—spJST--- – Lodge No. 54, West

Sunday, Feb. 6 — Regular lodge meeting, also youth club meeting; Marek's Birthday Party, starting at p.m.

Saturday, January 22 — Pavelka-Trlica Wedding (dance at night).

—SPJSTLodge No. 66, Waco (Linden Hall)

Saturday, Jan. 22 — Slim Haisler's Playboys of Temple Saturday, Jan. 29 — Lee Ilse's Orchestra of New Braunfels. Members of Ledge 66 admitted free.

Saturday, Feb. 5 -- The Hi-Toppers of New Braunfels Saturday, Feb. 12 — Veterans' Administration party Saturday, Feb. 19 — West Polka Band of West, playing modern and oldtime music. Members of Lodge 66 admitted free.

Easter Sunday Night -- Slim Haisler's Playboys. coming soon: Jan Garber!

Wednesday, January 19, 1966 Lodge No. 88, Houston Thursday, Jan. 20 — Social Night Friday, Jan. 21 — Teen Dance; Live Combo music Saturday, Jan. 22 — Dance; Jimmy Brosch of Houston Thursday, Jan. 27 — Social Night Saturday, Jan. 29 — Dance; Vrazel Polka Band of Cameron.

- PJST Lodge 130 — Sokol Zizka, Dallas Saturday, Jan. 22 — Dance; Music by the Eric Honza Orchestra Saturday, Feb. 12 — "Mardi Gras"; music by The Peppermints Saturday, Feb. 26 — Dance; music by Eric Honza Saturday, March 12 — Dance; music by the Jim Allen Orchestra Saturday, March 26 -- dance; music by Eric Honza Saturday, April 9 — Special Dance; music by the Hi-Toppers from New Braunfels Saturday, April 23 — Dance; music by Eric Honza Saturday, May 7 — Mother's Day Dance; music by the Music Masters; sponsored by SPJST Lodge 130 Satuiday, May 21 — Dance; music by Eric Honza.

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

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Lodge No. 80, Holland January 23 — Jimmy Heap January 30 — March of Dimes dance; Vrazels (No dances during Lent) February 19 — C. J. and the Jewels March 27 — SPJST Dist. II Meeting.

Easter Sunday — Bohac Sisters April 10 — 13renek-Snyder Wedding dance; C. J. and the Jewels May 14 -- C. J. and The Jewels May 21 — Schoenrock-Spinn Free wedding dance; Vrazels May 29 — Annual Picnic SPJST-Lodge 84, Dallas

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Saturday, Feb. 5 — Dance; Six Fat Dutchmen Saturday, Feb. 19 — Anniversary Dance Polka Peppermints Sunday, Feb. 20 — Anniversary Dinner; (12 noon); program in afternoon

"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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OD REDAKCNIHO STOLKU TOT ONO Novoroeni ptedsevzeti se delaji, ale snad jen proto, aby se pak behem roku bud' zapomnely anebo zrugly.

Mnohern lepe jest uspofadati svoji einnost tak, aby byla ku prospechu a dobru celku a tomu, kdo ji kona, aby ptinesla vnittni uspokojeni, jeZ se site nemetiva v dolarech a centech, ale za to Ova tou nejlepg odmenou za vykonanou praci.

• Pracovat — obetovat! Ta slova odpovidaji kaZdemu obeanu na otazku: Jak mtZeme pomoci? Musime pracovati, aby bylo mono zasobovati ty, kteti bojuji ye vzdalenYch koneinach sveta. Po necelych dvaceti letech Amerika je zase nucena piniti eili hrati vedouci alohou ye svete. Jejich alohou pfedevSim nesmi Witt neteenost a ani nesmi to bYt sobecka anebo nacionalisticka aloha. Jenom kdy2 Americans pine pochopi dulelitost vzajemneho zavislosti a vzo,jemne zodpovednosti s ostatnimi zememi, tepry mohou piniti svoje svetove zavazky.

Vgichni musime obetovati veci, tfeba drahe i pitemne, aby zajistili budouci svobodu sobs i tem, kteti po ni •

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NovY rok nezaeinal v:gdy 1. ledna.

Od roku 153 pted Kristem poeinal rok prvnim lednem, kdy konsulove v fltad svflj se uvazovali, kdeZto den slunovratu stanoven od Caesara na 25. prosince. Pti ()prase kalendate, kterou

Stanislav Neumann: PODANA REBA Podana ruka, zcela proste gesto, jeZ eekanim vdeenosti nemati easu, je ptaei piseri v nahle samote, kdy zastesklo se po Zivern hlasu.

Podana ruka kterekoli veci, ke svetlu se derouci vedle tebe, sveZej6im cini stromu stin, teplej gm hvezdnate nebe.

Podana ruka, vetevka tenka, kterou jsi nabidl tonouei veele, pomaha kovat ZeleznY fetez, v nem2 give givemu verno je cele.

Caesar natidil, byl poeatek roku stanoven na kalendy lednove• jimil take , r.

46. pied Kristem kalendat Caesart y yev platnost a pak i za dob ktest'anskYch trval, ai do roku 1582, kdy papeZ Aehor XIII. jej podrobil opravam. Reforma byla provedena jests tehoZ roku a to ku dni 24. fmora. V reforms to ustanoveno, Ze v budoucnu ma, ptipadat na tti normalni roky s 365 dny vgdy jeden ptestupnY s 366. Jelikog prvni jarni den se tak pfesunul z 21. bfezna na 11. btezna, bylo natizeno, aby hned po 4. fijnu 1852, kterY padal na etvrtek, nasledoval patek, ovAem nikoli s datem 5. kijna, ale s datern 15. fijna. Tim byla chyba kalendate julianskeho vyrovnana. GregorianskY kalendat je celkern vyhovujici,

delka roku podle neho je na, vtekinu presna. Odchylky jevi se toliko v jeho rozdeleni na tydny a mesice a v posledni dobe uvaluje se i v tondo smeru o naprave. Ve starych kalenclatich je prvni den v rote =laden jako svatek ai od IX, stoleti, drive byl sloven den novorocni proste jako oktav (osmi denni poboZnost) slavnosti narozeni Kristova. Krome Frankii ueinili si hlavne Wine, vanoce pobatkein roku. Toma'S ze Stitneho poeitit, s tim, ze nagi ceati predkove rovnet poeinali rok vanocemi. V odvozovani poeatku roku gli pozdeji nekteri jests dale a podinali rok 25. breznem, toti g svatkem Zvesto\Tani Panny Marie, jakoby to byl prvni vteleni Kristova. V republice Benatske podinal rok dnem 1. bkezna, v Lubeku 19. bfezna, domnivajice se, 'Ze tim dnern poealo stvofeni sveta. lenstvo nag Jednoty se podoba motkemu ptiboji jde jednou hodne nahoru, podruhe take nahoru, ale treba ne uZ tak vYsoko. Co jest nejdilletitejgi je, ze jdeme poeetne a postupne , vzhttru, stale viji a \lig a budeme-li opatrni ve sve agitaeni snaze a ptihliZeti k tomu ,aby se ziskavala nejen poeetnost, ale soueasne i jakost elenstva — pak vYsledky budou na,s opravflovati k opravdove radosti.

Musime pracovat a bojovat, abychom dosahli jistoty, Ze se na ge deti doekaji rniru a budou nositeli lidskSrch pray,

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Entered as second class mail matter January 3rd, 1933 at West, Texas, under the Act of Congress of August 24, 1922. Send Form 3579 to Supreme Lodge SPJST, Box 100, Temple, Texas ttEDN1 ORGAN SLOVANSKE PODPORUJICf JEDNOTY STAT1J TEXAS Vychazi tYdile REDAKTOR NICK MORRIS — Box 85, West, Texas Residence: 1204 N. Davis Street Telephones: Res. HI 6-5989 — Shop: HI 6-5282 Vydayatele CECHOSLOVAR PUB. COMPANY, WEST, TEX. Predplatne $3.75 Zineny adres zasilaji se do Hlavni dfadovny Box 100, Temple, Texas zasilany na Piedplatne a oznatuky Vestnik, West, Texas uve iMpieni y e Vestniku musi dodana v sobotu dopoledne. /sTevys'acianou latku neuschovavame a nevrachne. Obrazky se vraceji jen kdyz je potitovne Uyel1ejneni zasnoubnich anebo svatebnich obrazkil musi si elenove sami hraditi.

HLAVNI fIRADOVNA EDWARD L. IVIAREK, pfedseda JOE B. HEJNY, mistopfedseda, R. A. URBANOVSKY, tajemnik JOE. KOLIHA, JR., pokladnik BEN Z" .A130. 1K, finanoni tajemnik Wichni v Temple, Texas, Box 100 AUGUST KACIR, pravni radce, Temple, Texas P. 0. Box 845 DR. MARVIN LESIIIKAR, vrchni lekaf P. 0. Box 410 — Taylor, Texas R,EDITELE JOHN 1071311:NA, prvni okrsek P. 0. Box 180 -- La Grange, Texas HENRY V1TEK, druhY okrsek P. 0. Box 43 — Granger, Texas okrsek CYRILL (SID) POKLADNIK, 2924 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas, 75226 R. E. 1111,02, etvrtY okrsek Rt, 3, Box 320 — San Angelo, Texas ERNEST HANKA, pits*, okrsek 6759 Cindy Lane — Houston, Texas 77008 ED SRALLA, 'Sesty okrsek Rt. I, Box 110, Edna, Texas CHAS HOLASEK, sedm' okrsek 2513 Nemec St., — Corpus Christi, Texas TISKOVY VYBOR MRS. FRANCES OLEXA, ptedsedkyne 6402 TAGGART St. — Houston, Texas RUDOLPH TROUBIL c /0 SPJST. Rest Home — Taylor, Texas HUGO ECUELOAK 1267 Harlanclale — Dallas 16, Texas STANOVNI VYBOR ROY E. HRANICKY, pfedseda, Drawer A, Orange Grove, Texas LEO KRAUSE, tajemnik PO Box 427, Inez, Texas 77968

SEZNAM ORGANISATORU OKRSEK I. Melvin 8krabanek P 0 Box 270 Caldwell, Texas 77836 OKRSEK II. Leonard D. Mikeska 107 Killen Lane Temple, Texas 76501 OKRSEK Arnold M. Vrla 6307 Saratoga Circle Dallas 14, Texas OKRSEK IV. Fred Kvetoh Route 1 Abernathy, Texas OKRSEK V. Frances Olexa 6402 Taggart Houston, Texas 77007 OKRSTg K VI. Leo Krause, Jr, P 0 Box 427 Inez, Texas OKRSEK VII. Roy HranickS, Drawer A, Orange Grove, Texas ----SPJ STVRCHNt VEDOUCI MLADOE James J. JanouSek Box 100, Temple, Texas Scznam vedoucich miadeie OKRSEK I. Mrs. Rud. C. Matejka Route 4 — Box 562 Bryan, Texas OKRSEK II. Mrs. Emily Mikeska Route 1 Rogers, Texas OKRSEK Carol Ann Nesuda Telico Road Ennis, Texas OKRSEK IV. Mrs. Ed Haisler Route 1 Seymour, Texas OKRSEK V. Mrs. Tillie Helmcamp 432 West 32nd St. Houston 18, Texas OKRSEK VI. Mrs. Frank Brdeeka Rt. 1 — Box 150 Rosenberg, Texas OKRSEK VII. Mrs. Maxine Pavliska Route 2, Box 151 Floresvale, Texas 1

Ve sti'edu 19. ledna 1966 svobody projevu a svobody nabAenske, chra,neni pied neclostatkcm a strachu.

Jsme v$ichni nejenom eleny jedne z nejlep j= ich bratrskych jecinot, — jsme majitele a podilnici ,jejino znaeneho jmeni a obchodu, ktery budujeme hlavne pro nak deti. Tak jako :jsme od naSich otcu prevzali nazi jednotu, tak my ji ponechame a predarne najA.m detern.

Hled'me tedy it tomu, aby nak a naS'e mladez jsme ziskali za deny sve Jednoty a tiro bud ,nme budovati pro ne jednotm,. na kL.eron. i oni budou hrdYrni v &Mach co na Jednctu svYch matek a oat!!

CtiMY pane rcdrr•k Velice nerada oprayy, ale kdyZ dam jnuma darcU pene:inich main d t vseehny..

Nebylo tam jmeno sestry Josetiny Merlikove z Berwyn, 111, a sle:My Annie Steiner, tab prosirn o nairrAvu a srdee/V chit.

Zdar va i pl'aci p'rejc, Mar lie )bernS7 --snr 123 v San A'':emit)

Bratri a sestry!

Ve vanoenina okraMenem sale "Ame. rican Legion" v:(7roeni sclui/e radu 133 se konala nresne ve hod. odp. freasti mnoho clenS, rnaminek a jejich deft. Byl to den radoHi. pro male I velke. Ceekrivalo se, ze t e n r'ousfrtY ze severni toeny Santa Claus se prodeaspredstavi do schdze a take se tak tomu stab. PriveZ1 sebou nadilkY pro cleti a neco ha zub pro ..H 1.1'.1. Nhbledl jsem vYpornocnernu do fun. Hr a divil jsem se, k darkem Chas.. ?iii) Tranda krabici piva. banket jak to jeJ to dovedou.

Predseda James Kosteinik nag, i kdyz bylo kavy PCi bankete sedela na. proti rnne :C.i r-erns blondynka art petileta, je t: •! Thi• bln:c"/ dobrot. K zasmani bylo to te odstreila vkchno slad10 ' jen ty "potato chips", Pr' mi to srnky, ktere rady p dopis oOd Hr, h-loty. V hledne a sVitni kak:lem z ffedloby snenaovny jeou ill zdaniti bratrske jecinoty: Aby se bojovalo proti predloze jest od narodnich a statnieh brat rsk3ieh kongresil, aby se ueinil prehled

Ve stredu 19. ledna 1966 not, kolik penez bylo utraceno a kolik dobrocinnosti bylo udelano u katde jednoty. V dopise bylo tadano, aby katclY tad vypinil tzv. formulae a poslal zpet na HI. firadovnou a odtamtud se to poSle na narodni bratrskY kongres.

Bylo ujieteno, ae naa tad dava pti katde schuzi door prize, jidlo a obeerstvey ydrtuje a podporuje einnosti dote, posilaji se listky a kvetiny padem nemoci neb navetevuji nemocne deny, daruje se Spitalitm a daruje na TB association. V teto schtzi bylo u-o, jednano, te dame $10.00 na TB Hospi tal zde. Sestra Marcela Kleprlikova, zdtiraznila pottebu chovanct v TB Hospital. Je potteba veci, ktere nedostavaji chovanci mimo oeetteni a -prispevky od jednotlivcu by byly s radosti vitane. Take vzpomnela sestra Kleprlikova dobroeinnost dvou elenu naeeho radu, jent se obetovali udelat radosti pro chovance onoho epitalu. Zaridili sedmielenovou kapelu a hrali dye hodiny pro poteeeni chovanctl. Mezi nimi byl i mladY dernoch asi 11 rokti stag y — nemluvhatko! Aekoliv nemohl mluvit, piece se vyjadril, 'te se mu 11bila flak Ceske. muzika, krasne melodie a pisne. Jmena dvou elenti jsou Sylvestr Bundil a Jaroslav Kleprlik.

LonskY ceremonied. Ernest Lukaeik byl zvolen dopisovatelem do angl. easti Vestniku. Do Ceske east byl jmenovan Sylvestr Bundil. Do zabavniho vYboru byl pridan S. C. Bundil.

Doelo k nastoleni Arednikti. Byl zadam starei ptedseda Sylvestr Bundil, by ueinil tuto funkci. Nastoleni byli sledujici; ptedseda James Kostelnik, mistoptedsedkyne Marie Maned', tajemnik Jaro Kleperlik, freetnik a poklacinik "Viola Mazaeova, ceremonial John F. Valchar, st., a Mary Lou Valcharova vedouci mladete.

Dvetni ceny vyhrali prvni Propper, druhou. Naquin, pritomnYch bylo 71, navetevnikti 7. Oveem muslin dodat, te je nas ceikem dvakrat tolik net se dostavilo do schfize. Musime ale take poCitat, 'te nekteri byli odjeti k svYm rodinam a take byli nemocni. Prieti schirze by mela bYti navetivena at do stropu. Mame slibnY zacatek. Zavdeeite se, kdyt prijdete do yeech schtizi v pinem poetu a to treti nedeli v mesici 16. ledna.

S bratrskYm pozdravem, Sylvestr Bundil —SPJST Od iadat Jaromir C. 54 ye West Mili bratri a sestry!

Tak ut mame vanoeni svatky za sebou a volby odbyte. Vstupujeme do no-

VESTNIK veho rolcu s nadeji a novou silu, abysme mobil neco dobreho vykonat. Poeasi mame teple, jako na. jare, zahradky pekne zelene takte ma katdy errsty e zeleniny. Ta kruta, zima asi prijcle ted' bud' v lednu anebo v tinoru. Bylo hodne nemoci, meta jsem take Icaeel, jsem se ho nemohla zbavit.

Nae venoeni program 19. prosince pekne yydatil, seek) se hodne miacleti, Deli byly pekne nacvieene za ten kratkY eas (basne a zpevy). Pak prieel Mikulee a katdY dostal naclilku cukrovi, otechy a ovoce, pair byla vanoeni weertizne peeivo, senviee, kiobase, kava, atd.

Doufem, ze jste protili radostne. svat ky v kruhu svych milych. My jsme meli smtitne, neb odeeel na veenost ride milovanY zet' mantel naei decry Josephine Joe R. Foit, jent zernrel 8. listopadu v jeete mladem veku 51 let. Zanechal nedospele ditIcy a mantelku.

Zemrel po trapne nemoci, po chovan za vojenskYch obradti dne 11. listopadu. KatclY jej ctil a mel rad pro jeho mirnou povahu. Ztistane v naei pameti navtdy. Pohrebni obiady vykonali Rev. F. J. Kostohryz a Rev. John Bravenec.

2. ledna jsme konaly naei prvni. schtlzi v novem rove. NavSteva byla slabee Mladet take konala svoji Novi 'firednici byli nastoleni. Novy ptedseda br.. Albin Sulak promluvil o praci bratra 6ervenky, ktery jako ptedseda innoho let a je elenern du lit od roku 1904. Proka.zali jsme mu uctou pcvstanim. Veechna Cest jemu: Nemocni jsou bratr a sestra Hugo Freund a Frantieka Popp. Prejerne jim brzke uzdraveni!

Take jsme prijali nOveho elena do nateho radii a to vnueek bratra a sestry Raymond VoleikovYch. Gratulujeme!

Ptisti schtize se bude konati 6. Unora, tak doufam, te se sejdem ye velkern poetu. Preli vain veem hodne zdravi v torn novem rote a , aby se psa-, lo do Ceske easti naSeho Vestniku. A yam, sl. Anetko Houdkova, dekuji za pozvani do Vakho kroutku, at se uzdravi sestra Poppova tak prijedem se tam na Vas podivat.

S pozdravem, Vase dopisovatelka Mollie Barton —sp.T.srr East Bernard, Texas Ctend redakce Vestniku: Prostrednietvim Vestniku oznarnuji ;s4chfizi eeskeho Narodniho Hrbitova zde v East Bernard dne 13. finora v sini radu Karel Jonde SPJST o 4 hod. odp.,

po set .

C. 'b SPJST. novYch Jest iedpani, neednika ja se avec ILIbitova, ) niacin, to po 15 letecia zdravi 1111 to cia kdo si nose o to zallma,„ y e are:dinky. 'Jude a v.praviti vzhied larbito s!,a.rYch ubYva a kdosi se must o to jarati z naladYch, Au do Talc hleCrte se co v nejveL,lal staviti do teto scheze a po( v _ nahledy na opravu a zvelebLilivasee Va. A kdo mute, at poMe svoje novinnosti za yak mile, co jam tan: pochovani. ja budu jeete prijimat •::;echno do teto chew a po te ocievzd'au vsecko novemu spravci, Ueetrdkevi a tajemnikovi. Na sialedanou 13. ienaora ve 4 hodiny.

S pozdravera, Julius Ovesny Route 2, Box 232

3Z1,..3ZE Jarni schUze IL okrsku se bude konati 27. brezna 1966 u radu C. 80 v Holland.

Jarni schaze III. okrsku se bude konati 20. brezna 1966 u re.du C. 84 V Dallasu, 2625 Floyd Street.

Jarni schilze pateho ol:rsku se bude konati 15. kvetna 1966 u radu 6. 81 v 9 9 Jarni Schtize VI. okrsku se bOde konati 6. brezna u radii 6. 30 v Talton.

9 9 Jarni schtize VII. okrsku sebude konati 17. dubna 1966 u radu Anton eermak 6. 56 v Corpus Christi. © eeslcosThvensk'V Pen v Elm Mott P,acl 6. 66 SPJST (Linden frail) v Elm Mott bude poPeciat svdj II. :7;eskoslovenskV den v nedeli 21. srpna 1966.

Schfize Vskeyeho vYbcnat VYroeni schnze tiskoveho vYboru se bude konati v nedeli 13. anora v 10 hodin rano v Sokolovne v Dallas (Sokol Athletic Center), na 7448 Greenville Avenue.

Klatovy. Katalcomby v Klatovech navetivilo letos pies 40 tisic turistin Byli mezi nimi i hoste z Egaipta, Ariglie, Francle, Holandska, Nemecka ze Sovetskeho Svazu.

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Pad Volna 1echie 'Oslo 135 SPJST v Ennis; Texas, touto cestou chce vyslovit hlubove citenou soustrast portistale rodine nad Umrtim jejich otce, dedeeka, bratra a nakho spolubrata, Frank JanouSka. Br. Frank JanouSek zemrel 27. prosince 1965 v Ennis Municipal Nemocnici, y e stati 82 let. Pocho yan byl 29. prosince za doprovodu pratel a bratrt a sester naSeho radu.

Vime portistala rodino, ze teZce nesete ztratu vaAehO otce, dedeeka a bratra, ale budi2 yam utechou, ze my, bratri a sestry nakho radu, soucitime s va.mi Ye vakm zarmutku.

Tobe bratre prejeme tichy spdnek a budiz Best tyo• i oamatce.

Za rad Volnd 6e6hie eislo 135 SPJST v Ennis Frank A. LaZnovsky Eric Moueka Jerry Chudej —SPJST-RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI

My, nine psany resolueni vYbor radii Ennis eislo 25 prejeme si vyslovit uprininou soustrast za vSechny deny radu Ennis portistale rodine nad ztratu jejich matky a naSi radove spolusestry Rosalie Mae"alik, kterf zemrela dne 15. prosince 1965 ye veku osmdesat Best let. Zemrela spolusestra zanechava dva syny. Otto a Louis Maealik a jednu dceru pi Willie Ho Pohreb byl vypraveny z Blanche Funeral Home do kostela sv. Jana a na hrbitoe sv. Josefa, pohrebni obrady vykonal dp. Botik. Tobe zenarela spolusestro prejeme klidnY odpoeinek a test budiz Tvoji pamAtce.

Za resolueni vYbor "radu Ennis George J. Trojdeek Alphonse I. GureckY L. J. Kudrna

Otazka: Je mi jiz pies petakdcsat, ncclostavain ani poZnky socialniho zabezpeOeni ant penzi Zeleznieara. Nedavno jsem Ceti, ze asi etyry miliony licii v podobne kategorii maji narok na vladni nemocnieni pojiteni a poLtky z pojiSteni lekarskerio. Jak mollu zjistiti, jsem-ii jednim z nich?

Odpoved': Zajdete do nejbliSS'i, firadovny socialniho zahezpeecni a poSaciejue tam o letak "Social Security Amendments, 1965 — A Brief Explanation',' kterY je mikho v anglietine vydan i v dalSich dvaadvaciti jazycich.

Nebo po2adejte plsernne o jeden vYtisk organizaci American Council for Nationalities Service, jejiZ adresu naleznente no konci tohoto Olanku.

Jake: jsou mirrimalni poiada yky zakoo socklinim zabe ypeeeni pro osoby, kte yym je nejmene triasedmdesat let?

Otazka: jsem triasedmdesatileta: vdo neciostavajici ZadnYch poZitkti socialniho zabezpeeeni. V poslednich letech PeCuji east° o deli a vydelam si mnehody 8 aZ 10 delarn tY ,cine. Dane jsem z tohoto prijmu nikdy neplatila, nebot' jsem byla jista, ze muj prijem zdanitelny neni. Nyni vSak OW, ze zany ye veku nad sedmdesat let nemusi mnoho yydelati, aby mely narok na poLtky socialniho zabespeeeni. Jak ie tone v mom pripade? Mara na poSitky ndrck?

Odpoved': Ano Mate, ale jenom v torn pripade, ze jste v kaZdem ze tri kalenda.tnich et yrtleti vydelala nejmene 50 dolaril od jednoho zamestnavatele, nebo Ze jste aspon v jednom kalendarnim roce od 1062 do 1965 vy&gala prinejmenim 400 dolarit. V prvnim pripade mela byste narok na penzi 35 dolarti mesikle, ye druhem nepochybne na penzi ponekud vetSi. Jeji vie ridila by se yYdelkem a dobou zamestnani. Domnivate-li se, ze patrite do jedne, z avedenYch zde dvou trick dopiate si o dalSi informace na nine uvedenou adrcsu organizace American Council for Nationalities Service.

Pozndmka pro Ctenare: atendri, kteaji nejake problemy v oboru pristMovalcctvi, natiaraliza.ce nebo socialniho zabezpeeeni, nebo kteri chteji bezplatnY vYtisk bud' letaku "Social Security Amendments, 1965 — A Brief Explanation" (ktery je yydan v reei an Ceske. slovenske a je'Ste v dal20 jazycich) nebo leteku "The New immigration Law, A Summary of Its

Ve stredu 19. ledna 1966 Principal provisions",, mohou se osobne nebo Pisem ne obratiti k organizaci American Council for Nationalities Service ---- nebo k jedne z jejich pridruZenYch organizaci elenskych, zvanYch obyeejne International Institutes. Adresa astredni organisace je A.C.N.S., 20 West 46th Street, New York, N. Y. 10018 —Arnericka rada CHRATE SVUJ IILAS!

Struktura vYroby a spoleeenskeho Lvota se sta ya sloSitejSi kaZdYm dnem a risen rozsablYch vYrobnich celkfr i velkYch skupin lidi yyZaduje presnY prenos a zpracovani spra y, bez nich'Z by nebylo mOZno fidici einnost uplatnovat. Zatimco se vSak kybernetika a teorie informaci zabY yaji teoretickYmi otdzkami fizeni systemu a pravdepodobnostnimi zakonitostiimi prenosu spray, stara se lokarska veda predevgim o cloveka, kterY zUstava, vedouci slo2kon. vyrobniho procesu a na jeho2 schopnost vydavat a prijimat zpravy pokyny jsou kladeny stale vy:§Si naroky. Prato se lekari-loniatri, kteii zkoumaji otazky doroZumeni mezi lidmi, snaL zajistit takove praeoyni podminky, re kterYch by nedochazelo k poAko-zeni dorozumivaci schopnosti k porucham hlasu, feel a sluchu.

Referent zveda mnohokrat za den sluchatko telefonu nebo je dna s nd yniky, prodavaeka obslouSi stovky-vate za,kaznikti, mistr preddva, -s yYm spolupracovniktim pokyny inZenYra. K tern, pro ktere je hlas hlavni Podminkou jejich "hlasoveho povolani" — jako jsou naps. zpevaci, herci, ueitele a politieti musime dries priradit pracovnici prisluniky daiMch povolani, pro ktere. bias sice neni prvni podminkou, ale piece jen dtileitOu sloZkou jejich zarnestnani. Moderni elovek se prizDfiSobil ruchu yelkomesta, bluku dilen shonu kancelaii. Schopnost prizptisobeni rr,a Ykk tat sve hranice a tak do ordinace foniatra prichaseji ti, ktePi sve moZnosti precenili a doplatili hiosovou poruchou na to, le sviij bias Illavni pricinou yettiny hlasovYch poruch je premahani hlasu Tim neni klreeeno, ze bychom mCli mluvit mane: naSi predni herci a zpevaci, jejich umelecke povolani klade na jejich hlasove Ustroji nesmirne naroky, trpi pomerne malo hlaso yYmi poruchami. Zna mend to ,‘T ",,ak, k b,ychom meli mluvit sprayne. Jednou ze zakladnich chyb je snaha mluvit prilis hlasite. Jiste jste si vsimli, jak se zmeni hlas vaMch znamYch, kdyz-, maji neeekane vystoupit

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stredi. Podobne jako koureni mute ona verejnosti: aby zdtraznili svnj na v'Sem hiaso ye ustroji oslabit i nadmerzori obvykle zbyteene zesili a zejmena zvyk hlas, oddeluji jednotliva slova a neutivani hlasu v zapraknern, ps ills zaeinaji katde slo yo novYm hiasovYm suchem nebo teplem ovzduti. A te se nemame snatit prekonat chrapot narazem, ktery lekati oznaeuji jako sobeny zanetem hrtanu, ale te je tie"-Ludy zaeatek". ZkuknY reenik naba nemocrie hlasove Ustroji Setrit a poopak mluvi v prirozene hlasove poloze, radit se s lekarem, to snad nevi tiehlas jen nepatrne zesili, slova spojuje ba ani zvlaSt' pripominat. zdiraznenou melodii reei a pozorne vyHlasova porucha, jet zaeina jako proslovuje. Mute tedy chvilemi hlas zesisty chrapot, se trvalYm prernahanim lit nebo zeslabit a upotua pozornost Masu dale stupnuje a na hlasivkach se posluchaeti lepe, net kdyby mluvil staobjevuji typicke tinkly povrch okrale nadmerne hlasite. I kratke sdeleni prodavaCe nebo informatora, at' jit ,. hlasivek se zkaluje a ztlISt'uje. a s t c ) se obje*Vi' v miste neivetSiho namapronesene primo nebo do telefonu, je lepe srozumitelne, je-li proneseno stied hani lalasivkove "uzliky", vznikajici a vyhlitejici podobne jako mozoly na kane hlasite a s pozornou vYslovnosti. Zftkladni ton hlasu vznika na hlasivkach Zi nadmerne dratdene tlakem obuvi. U kurakii vznika vet:Sinou otok celYch ov hrtanu, ale zvuku lidskeho hlasu nakrajti hlasivek provazeny prohloubenim Ova teprve ozvukem v nadhrtanovYch a zhrubnutim hlasu. Poeinajici zmedutinach, v hltanu a Ustech. Pri pieny na hlasivkach ustoupi po hlasovem mahani hlasu neni tato "ozvena", jet klidu a edborne foniatricke leChe — dodava, hlasu pinosti a z yuenosti, do"hlasove reedukaci", tj. nacviku spra ystateene vyutivana a hlas je tlaeenY, techniky. ne Lkrcen.Y, tvoren "v krku", cot pozname Nikclo z nas neni sam; je Menem snadno podle napinani svalti na krku a pineni, "nabihani" krenich til pri rodiny, kolektivu. spoleenosti, jednd po clomluve, podle dohody a ye spoluprareel. ci s ostatnimi, jasnY a z yuenY hlas Poruchy hlasu pozorujeme take u osob, ktere pracuji v hluenem prostiedi je nejen obrazem rozvahy a dutevni yyvb",enosti eloveka, ale je v modera chteji hluk prekrieet. Je vSak jiste nim tivote nepostrada.telnym predponeelnej'Si, aby ueitel ye §kole nebo kladem pro vetAinu povoldni. Musime chovatelka v jejslich uzili sveho pedase dorozumet s ostatnimi a je proto gogickeho taktu k uklidneni deti a tetieba, abycliom si sve schopnosti doprve potom jinn v tichu vypraveli, net aby se snatili zesilenim a zvYeniin havorit se s nimi vatili a abychom svaj hlasl vlastniho hlasu vyrovnat nedostatek MUDr. Karel Vrtieka detske pozornosti. V laluenYch provo—SPJSTzech, kde zatim nelze hluk utlumit, lze LitomeNce. Konservatori statniho clorozumivani hlasitou reel vetSlnou archivu obnovuji nejstarSi mapu tech. jednoduS'e nahradit svetelnYmi signaly.

Je dilem lekare a elena Jednoty -BratrJak jsme zjistili u eetnYch pacientn, ske Mikulak Klaudiana, kterY ji zhovolaji na sebe pracovnici nekdy pies celou mistnost, aokoliy by mohli prejit WITH roku 1518. Na mape je vyznaeeno 280 kraloyska mesta maji u naa mluvit zbliska. zvu obraz koruny, katolicka mesta jsou S poukazem na Skodlivost koureni se oznaleena dvema skritenYmi kliei a hudnes setkavame velmi east°. Chceme-li sitska kalichem. Mapa znazoriluje v'Sak vypoclitat hlavni prieiny hlasostrukturu tehde.j§i spoleenosti. Jeji vYch poruch, nesmime vynechat tu, zvltitnosti je take to, te sever je dole ktera mezi nimi stoji na prednim mia jich nahore. Je tomu tak proto, te ste. Koureni sice vetelnou nebYva jese tehdy ridili sluneenimi hodinami dinou priclinou hlasove poruchy, ale hOdinami, ktere nastavovali k slunci chronicke kuracke zanetlive zmeny a tedy i k jihu. v dYchacich cestach oslabuji hlasove fistroji natolik, te .snadno podleha inPraha. V eer yenci t. re prijelo do fekci a hu ge odolava hlasove namaze. eskoslovenska 68.421 navS"tevnikt1 s (llovek, ktery ye svem povolani musi 3329 Mini se Zapadu. Nejvice jich bylo vice hovorit, by nejen nemel kouiit, ale z Rakouska — 23.354 jet cloprovazelo mel by se vyl-rj;vbat pobytu v zakoure1179 deti, z Nemecke spolkove repunYch mistnostech. Verime, te zvYieni poeitu nekurackYch vort'i ve viacich i bliky prijelo 15.884 osob s 1027 detini.

Tretim, stdtem co do poetu naVStevnieetna rozhodnuti pracujicich, te nebukit byla v eervenci Francie se 4747 liddou na schilzich kourit, podstatne prispeji k ozdraveni naeho tivotniho pro- mi a jen o 664 men() bylo z USA.

Za pistil a tanci v (eskoslovensku V rtiznYch krajich v Ceskoslovensku se katdY rok poradaji (Wa yne v lete) preblidky lidovYch pisni, zpevu a tanen, na nicht se sejdou tisice, desetitisice lidi. KaZdy kraj ma s ynj raz, sve kroje, sve zvyky. Nejvice lidi i ucinkujicich bYva katdoroene a bylo tomu tak minulY rok ye Stratnici.

I v zapadni easti republiky Domatlicich se konaji katdy rok slavnosti a die vSeho i Chodove se umi pekne bavit. Minuly rok. byl program zpestrenY o divadelni piedstaveni. Cleriove divadla J. K. Tyla z Plzne hrall na namesti v Domatlicich operu B. Snietany Dalibor.

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6 Ai slunce zaene plait hvezdy Podzim vkroeil s yYmi SikmYmi sluneenimi paprsky do kraje. V tomto ease dozrava, vino. Ne drive a ne pozdeji. kika, se: zari — vino vari, Mien — maeka hrozen. KaIendare se neptej.

VlaStoyky ti povedi, kdy nadeSla slay -nadobprvie.jchsldnzaSvitorcni se vznaSj nad prvnimi sklenkami mladeho vina. Jz reeky basnik Hesiodos spojoval vinobrani s vla goveirn. stehovanim. V sedmem stoleti pied naSim letopoetem radii: zaeind jaro a maji ptiletet vlaStoyky, chystej se k rezani vinne ravy. Kdy2 Orion a Sirius stoupaji do stredu nebeske bane, je eas, abys sklizel hrozny."

Predkove dneAnich naSich vinohradnikti. rikavali: "Ka2cla kapka potu na, vinici se promeni ve sklenieku vina."

JenomZe dnes je jiz jind doba. Nadmerne prolevani potu se nam piestalo libit. In2enYri-agronomove, Aleehtitele a biochemici se ujali odkazu vinakskYch tradic a spoleen'Z se zkugenYmi praktiky po yznaSeji flak vinatstvi s pom.oci moderni techniky a vedy. Stara kad' na rozkodrcanem voze, to je dnes j iz starditnost, prave tak jako clkevenY rueni lis. Nalcladni auta a moderni lisovaci technika — to je ptitomnost i budoucnost vinarstvi.

Take vino ma svou svetovou i doma",historii. V staroveke baji se yypravi, ze revu piinesl do sttedomori veselY buh DionYsos z vYchodu. Protivniky vina trestal Silenstvim a etitele odmerioval chutnymi hrozny. Biblieka legenda pak pripomina, ze praotec Noe, kdy' pkeekal potopu, oktroval pilne revonosne keilky a labu2nicky popijel kvag enY mok. EgyptskY faraon Ramses Tketi juste ne nadarmo zakladal vinicel pc cele zemi. Egypt'ane tvrdili, vino snirna starost z ptemYSlivYch hlav pray& tak jako midlo gpinu; proto riakil vinu "midlo starosti". ftekove, kimane a Po nich pak Vla'Si pill nejdfive vino znaene ztedene vodou, aekoli se vina rodilo east° bylo za sucha lacinejSi ne2 voda.

Basnik Martialis, znamenitY epigramatik. tvrdil, '2e by chtel radeji studnu s dobrou vodou, nez firodnou vinici. V jednom svem satirickem alehu peskoval mizeru bostinskeho, ze misto sicdeneho vina nalil mu eiste. SlavnY kartaginskY valeenik Hanibal napajel vinem nemocneho kone. KdyZ" bylo vina vice ne' vody, sotva se daub abstinentnimu hnuti. Bratrstva z mokre etvrti davala piednost vinu zkedenemu

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pies eistYm. Tehdy asi vzniklo pijacke zvolani "Ex".

Kdy2 timska vojska pronikia za Dunaj, zaeala kolem svych posadek vysazovat vino. Pimsky cisar Probus vojsku pica Z praveho brehu dunajskeho se pak vino rozSitilo na breh levy a dale na sever. Po rimskYch legionatich sirili vino z Panonie misionaki, kteM si ho popravali k izcelum bonoslu2ebnYm. V rove se zalibilo i panovniku Velke Moravy kniZeti Svatoplukovi. Neb jak pray! kronikak Vacla y Hajek z LiboCan, venoval kniZeti Botivojovi ke kftinam jeho nejrnladMho syna Spytihneva sud vina. 0 tom, Zie vino zachutnalo vice mamince Spytihneva, Bokivojove Z'ene Ludmile, svedei to, Ze vsaditi revu pod valy sve rodne pAovske tvrze v kraji melnickem. Nejvice pak sla,vu vinic 'Anil Karel IV., jena ochutnal lahodnYch vin francouzskYch drive ne2 mokti eeskYch a mora yskYch, do kterych vSn.k, jak zasvecone pra y! Neruda, se vpil. Za jeho dy bylo povoleno v radnienim sklepe pra2skein eepovati vina mora yske 1 francouzslcii,. Karlova narizeni o ochrane vinic byla prisna, a‘Z kruta. StaroprOska, Oblast Vinohrad, VrSbvie a Nus byla tehdy obrovskou oblasti vinatskou. Pki svatbe Vilema z Ro2mberka se vypilo na tide sto veder vina, ktere jak se zda, piestalo bYt napojein pouze bohoslu2ebnym.

Vinieni fikad pra'2skY bYval v Klementinu, proti nein& .;toji stare vinieni sloup. Ze starych pralskYch vinie zbyla dnes jen Grebovka ye Vrriovicieh, vinieka pod vySehradskYmi hradbami a se stare trojske vinice se zachoval jen zameckY sklipek a polosesuta vinieni branka.

Dues (met vinic ptibYva. Po rAlinii se vinice meinicke, 'Z'ernosecke, bzenecke a iiboslovenske. Do roku 1917 se ma rozloha vinie mezi Chriby, PavlovskVrni vrchy a MalSimi Karpaty zv3i(sit na dvojnazobek proti roku 1960.

Ve stkedu 19. ledna 1966 Pestovani vinne revy se Milk) i zanikalo, vinice nieily valky i jine pohromy. Ale dries, jako znameni miru se viniene plochy rozSituji vSude, kde jsou pro to podtriiriky. Vino bylo opc:-vovano basniky, ale nejvice snad v lidoidch pisnich. "Chlapee, dr2 se vina, rada poctiva, divka statim cenu ztrati, vino nabS7va. . pray! lidova piseri.

A tak v Case, v nem2 podle Horace ". . . slunce zaene plaait hvezdy. . . se slavi vinobrani. Kazdi vi, eim je vino stark. ,tim je lepk. Neni vSak demu znamo, Ze vino mladM obsahuje vice vitaminu 13 , ktery posiluje nervy.

"Vineeko eervene, jaka, je to barva, kdo se ho napije, neboli ho Maya," zpiva se v pisni. Ale, aby tomu tak skuteene bylo, musi se pit stridme a olovykle plati, 2e ma mit teplotu pokoje, v nem2 se pije.

"Vineeko bile, jsi od me mile, budu t'a pit, co budu Mt, vineeko bile" Ale jen spravue chlazene.

Po znaenejSim napiti laYvalo ovaem vSelijak a staki ko gteri si sami na. sebe vymYSleli S".prYmy, a to nekdy velice Tak v jednom starem farskem sklepe na jf2ni Morav y visivaly hodiny, ktere mely misto eislic pismena NERLI. Na zaeatku popijeni ukazovala rueka hodin na pismeno N Nec sermo, nee risuc: ani tee, ani smich. Kdy'Z se zaealo popijet, rueieka ukazovala E — Et incoepunt loqui: a poeali mluvit.

Kdyz se poharky stale easteji zvedaly, dogla rueieka k pismenu R — Rumor fecit magnus: ke y nastal velikY. Potom nasledovalo pismeno L — Loquebantur diversis linguas: mluvili rozlienYmi jazyky. Naed se knSterska trachtace zastavila u pismene I — Ibat qui potuit, qui non potuit sub mensa cubare manebat: kdo mohi odesel, kdo nemohl, zristal pod stolem leZet. C(A budi2 zde uvedeno pro veene platnou vYstrachu, nebot' Cello je mnoho, toho je jak rikavai Eduard Bass.

Ve vkdnich i svateenich dnech bSiva v sari a rijnu pied sklepy i v nich Zivot. V ten eas slunce nepali, chlad let! nad krajem a jen srdce zahoil rirodou z vinohradd, ktera sej),et K rovmey„ nila v perlici Mk . pfida v USA a Homestead Act Vlada SpojenYch state vlastni a spra vuje asi ttetinu ve'Akere pildy v pades6ti statech, a krome toho spravuje jeSte procenta pro jeji majitele — americke Indiany. VetSina tato vefejne pfuly nehodi se oviem na zamedelske freely, a to hlavne proto, 2'e jde o kraje s nepatrnymi vodnimi srakami.

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ye sttedu 19. ledna 1966 rukou soukdoinnikti jia pied clavnYmi lety, kilavrie na zakiade tzv. Homestead Act. podepsaneho presidentem Lincolnem roku 1862.

Zmineny zalcon nebyl as dosud zruSen, a je proto moano stale jeSte poLidati o pozernek na jeho zaklade.

Haeek je v torn, 2e dnes ua se najde takovyiehto pozemkia velmi malo, nebot' podle vice neali stoleteho zakona make si zdejSi obyvatel einiti narok na verejnou ptidu jenom v takovem pripacle, 2e jeji obdelavani postaei k majitele a jeho rodiny. Ve shode se zakonem o usedlostech rna nejlepai eaku na kladne vytizeni sve 2adosti elovok, kterY je ochoten usaditi se na .Alake; o torn, ktera piada se tarn hodi k zernedelskYin ioehn, rozhoduji prisluSne organy zmineneho Spojene stdty zaealy roz'Sitovati svou domena ji g v osmdesatYch letech OSMnacteho stoleti, to jest ji g za revoluce a liked prijetim arnericke nsta yy. Proces ziskavani nave piady steal zatal, kdyfa ua se zaealo s procesem jejiho rozdelovani mezi obyvatele. Jia roku 1787. Prodavaly Spojene staty pi:Wu v krajich, zahrnutYch dnes ye state Ohio, a v tato praktice pak pokraeo y aly cele stoleti. Vlada soueasne udelovala pnclu bezplatne riaznYm soulcro.mYm spoleenostem na aeieznice a kanaly, a jednotlivym station na rtizne neely vzclelavaci i jine.

Homestead Act byl yypracovan se zretelem na ptilakani osadnika na panenskou pticlu americkeho stredozapadu a dalekeho zapadu. Podle zakona mohl se o ptidel 160 akril vetejne uchazeti kaki*, komu bylo nejmene jedenadvacet let a kdo byl hlavou rodiny. NovY osadnik musel pak proalti na pridelene mu pude pet let za 130stupneho zlepSovani pozemkta, a teprve pak se rnohl pova2ovati za jejiho skuteeneho majitel. Tisice prilkopnikt si vyukti tato vladni nabidky.

Mnozi z nich byli novi pristehovalei, kteri sorteasne projevili umysl stall se americkYmi obeany.

Od sklanku minuleho stoleti projevuje v:§u,k vlada SpojenYch state spik snahu zachovati si yacht, kterou jeSte vlastni. Jednim dtwodem byla smutna. skuteenost, ae mnozi ljde si darn priliS nevaili a ptadu Casein zcela znehodnotili. S novYmi vladnimi smernicerni neCalo dochazeti ke vzniku pr y/alai mirodnich parkta a lesti po predchczim ztizeni inclia,nskYoh rezervaci.

Vetejna, ptida stala se pastvinami, dilraz kladl se na jeji konzervaci. Ve dvacatern stoleti vlada Castel kupuje pticlu od sonkromych vlastnikia, aby ji

IIESTIsifK zachovala pro budouci generace ye forme narodnich lesu. Jine rozsable pozernky byly koupeny na vojenske instalace a k jinYm neeliam yladnim.

Soueasne zavedla vlada i rilzne metody pronajimani velkYch uzemi, obykjne za fixelem prtizkumu a zuktkoYana nalezenYeh tam loaisek nafty, zemniho plynu nebo nerostt. V diasledku tohot ozakorku jsou dnes rezervy verejne pildy tadne zuaitkovavany ye prospech naroda, a na ptideleni piady jednotlivci ve shode s Homestead Act zbYva veinal main.

—Americka, rada —SPJSTSpotiebni fiver — poiehnani nein) prokleti?

Ve SpojenYch statech male elovek koupit na fiver skoro ykehno od paru bot a2 po cestu kolem sveta. Asi polovina americkYch rodin ma mesieni nverove nety nebo kupuje na splatky. Je tomu tak i u rodin pomerne dolate situovanYch, ktere by mohly prave tak snadno zaplatiti za koupi hotove.

Na splatky kupuji se asi dve ttetiny v'Sech prodavanYch automiblti, a mnohe priamyslove podniky zvYSily znaene sviij odbyt tim, 2e nabizeji sve produkty na splatky. fiverovY system umo2auje yam Olivati produkt v dobe, kdy ho pottebujete, a nenuti vas eekati s jeho koupi na dobu, as za nej budete moci zaplatiti pinou cenu najednou. Jista colada zaplatila behern roku sto dolartit ve &tan:t'acich, ktere hazela do automaticke praeky ye sklepe ein2alcu, v nend bydlela; koupe vlastni automaticke praeky za merle neki d ye ste dolarii — praelcy, koupene na 'aver znamenala by pro ni po Case skuteenou fisporu. Jinymi slovy: over je ye prospech jak producenta, tak i spottebitele.

Ma-li vAak fiver dobrou stranku, ma soueasne i stinnou. Zabrednuti do dlubil mute vesti k finaneni zkaze.

NeilepSi zpiasob, jak se vysttihati takovYchoto neblahYch nasledkt, je predern yypoeitati, jakou Cast sveho prijmu mfdete bez fijmy venovati na mesieni splatky. Uvadime zde nekolik pravidel, jak vyukti vYhod nveru s rozvahoty.

1. Iraivejte nveru toliko pri koupi predmetn, ktere skuteene potrebujete.

2. Nevyptijeujte si na produkty pomerne levne.

3. Vyhledavejte fiver s nejmenAi drokovou mirou.

4 Neuvolte se splaceti mesione eastku, kterd je nadmiru velika na pkijem.

7 5. Vypitjete si co moand nejmene, nikoli nejvice, co je vetitel ochoten Jak porovnavati urokovou sazbu \Teti.na rodin nevi, kolik procent na vyptijeenou eastku vskutku plati. Jeli tarok na celY yyptjeenk obnos uvaden jako jiste procento, je pravidelnYch mesienich splatidch ve skuteenosti dvojnasobnY, nebot' va.6 dluh se kakleho mosice sntauje, talde mate celou eastku k disposici toliko prvni mesic. Pene2ni pujeky jsou obyeejne levnejSi naali pnjeky ye forme koupe na splatky. ProziravY elovek si proto opath pujekti na zamYSlenou koupi auta od banky ptedem; radeji, neali aby splacel vtiz Inure, od ktere ho kupuje.

NejlevnejSi zpusob &eat je obyeejne majeka na vlastni pojistku na trokova mira z takoveto piljeky je obyeejne kolem pet procent, a platite ji toliko z eastky, kterou stale jeste Snake se splatiti dluh co nejdfive. Nezapominejte, ze vase rodina potrebuje pinou ochranu poj2teni, nezineneneho o yyptajeeny obnos, Ve sporitelne midete si vypiljeiti penize na vlastni vkladni knfaku na velmi mirne nroky. Nekdy zaplatite v rocich mane, ne2li byste ztratil na nrocich v ptipacle, 2e byste si pottebnou eastkou ze siren° konta vek. ktery ma nspory, nepot •ebuje se obavati, ae ho veritele budou vykotist'ovat, kdy2 se bude uchazeti o fiver.

Wechny vetAi banky maji oddeleni pro osobni ptijeky, a to je tteti misto, kam se je maano obratiti o pujeku.

Stanovend sazba je uvacrena jako 4 aa 5 procent, ale skuteeny tarok je vzhledem k mesicnim splatkarn skoro dvojnasobny. Obchodni domy poeitaji na nezaplacenou eastku, dluaenou jim kupujicim, jedno procento, ptipadne paldruheho mesiene, co2 znamend, 2e skuteend nrokova, mira je 12 procent. Na sazby drobnYch pajeoven dozira, stat syYmi zalony, ale i tak pohybuji se tyto sazby mezi 18 a 24 procent; Tyto piljeovny pcdaduji easto i nejakou ruku, t. j. uvali dluh na nabytek nebo si vymini pravo obstaviti plat dluZnika v pripade, 2e splatky to.dne nedostavaji.

A je§te par varovnYch slov: koupiteli neco na splktky a nemiiZete-li po case svemu zavazku dostati, pokuste se vypiljeiti obnos, kterY stale je gte dluZite. Zaplatite site vice v firocich, ale budete moci dluh splaceti delM dobu v menSich eastkach. Octnete-li se v fizkYch, nehledejte v3iclaodisko ze situate

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VESTNiK

nejakYm Uskokem. Promluvte si svYch nesnazich oteykene a uptimne s vekitelem, a shledate, ze ve vetSine pkipadir najdete ho pkistupnYm a shovivavYm. —Americka rada --SPJSTMARIE KYZLINKOVA: VE VIRU

Pokraeovani Nebylo vS'ak snadne v malornestske spoleenosti, kde byl peelive stkeZen ka2dY krok jednotlivee, vyhledati Jenika pkimo. A jednati s nim o zalaitosti tak choulostive kdesi na ulici, pki nahodnem setkLai? Arai to nebylo mane!

VZdyt' LibaS'e s Jenikem nemluvila od onoho dne, kdy se zasnoubila s doktoren]. Kroupou!

Tehdy s nim ostatne no, obvykle schrizce vymenila jen nekolik slov a podala mu dopis s poznamkou, ze mu jeji radky keknou v ge. Nemela dost odvahy kici mu pravdu a hledeti v to chvili do jeho oei. Proto mu radeji sve rozhodnuti napsala.

Jenik ji vratil druheho dne dopisy drobne upominky na jejich lasku. Ale nepkipojil k balieku ani sliwka vysvetleni, ani vkdniho vzkazu.

Ueen, ktery Libu gi balieek donesl, dokonce odmitl zpropitne, ktere mu nabidla.

"Pan inZenYr mire pkisne zakazal new vzit," prohlasil dirrazne.

"A co kikal? Pozdravuje me?" 'Lazala se neklidne Libuk.

"Ne. Jen mile dal vaS1 adresu a nakidil nine, abych se hned Libuk se pkipravovala na prudkY vYstup s odmitnutYm milencem, na vYeitky, prosby a hrozby, ale Jenik se ji vzdal s muZnou hrdosti.

Skoro byla jeho chovanim zklamdna.

Poslala mu pak teZ dopisy a ruzne darky, ktere od neho obdrZek„.

KdyZ se poZdeji nekdy setkali, pozdravil ji Jenik letmym Uklonern hlavy, ale nikdy na ni nepohledl a nikdy ji neoslovil.

Kahle takova setkani pro ni znamenalo trochu hokkosti a rozearovan:..

Vedle jejiho mute vyhliZel Jenik pkitaZliveji a Zadoucneji neZ tehdy, kdy byl jejim milencent. Teprve nyni dovedla oceniti jeho mladi, zdravi a sveZest a litovala, proe nevyekala, jak se utva.ki jeho budoucnost.

"Ale ma mne piece jen asi stale rad.

-A tak nevi nic ztraceno!" uteSovala se :stale easteji.

Od rozmluvy s Jenikem si slibovala spineni svYch nejtajnejSich tuZen, nebot' jeji mu2 ji byl den ze dne protivnej Si. LibuS'e davala pak bedlibY pozor, jak -Jenik Zije, co dela ye volnYch chvilich a kam chodi.

Protole nastala u2 zima, nebylo v kancelaki mnoho prate a Jenik mel hodne volnejno Cam. Koncem lenda si zajel na Krkonok, kde leZely spousty snehu. Byl vagnivym lyZarem uz od studentskYch let a u2 v late si objednal v Labske boucle byt na nekolik dni, bude-li dost snehu.

Pak vgak s vYletem do hor stale odkladal, trebaZe zpravy o stavu snehu byly uspokojive.

Teprve, kdy se matka divila jeho poeinani a vrtela pova.Zlive hlavou, odhodial se k odjezdu.

Byl asi dva prye, kdy pan! Erna Prokopova od zname pant v trhu uslykla zajimavou zpravu.

"Pani Kroupova. jela nekarn na hory.

A sama! Cn ji nechtel pustit, protole ted' nemri ge odejet, ale ona si nedala poroueet. SloZila si do kufru nejmodernej gi lyZarske a spoleeenske obleky a jela piece."

"A kam jela, nevite?" tazala se neklidn.e pan! Prokopova.

"Nevin. Ale hospodyne- rikala, ze pani jede asi do Tater. Pan doktor za ni pojede, aZ bude mit kdy. Boji se asi ni a ja se mu nedivim. Vyhlili jako jeji dedeeek. Ale vas pan syn milZe mluvit o stesti, ze se s ni rozekl. Valyt' je to koketa! Jen se maluje a rozhazuje penize!"

Pani Erna byla uZ klidnejSi, kdy ze Libuk jela nekam na Tatry.

"Vgak si proto vzala Kroupu, aby mohla rozhazovat penize a aby se mohla strojit podle mody," sklepla si s hovornou sousedkou. "Mtij syn uclela lepgi Atesti. Nabizi se mu nevest a vgechny jsou bohater Jenik poslal s hor listek nejen matce, ale i KunegovYm man'Zeltim.

"Men byste se sena vypravit te2, tiebaZe nejste lyZaki," psal jim na tomto litsku. "Tady nahoke je docela jinST svet. Jiste by se yam to libilo."

Jarmila xetla bedlive kaZ'de slovo. V duchy videla bile strane s tmavini Ohami brazd, zanechan)ich lyZaemi.

Stromy, ove gene tl'asnemi snehu a krystaly ledu. '<ere, zachumlane pod belostnou piikrYy kou a zmenene v pitvorne skkitky, duchy a earodeje-. Onu neposkvrnenou nadheru hor, zasazenou

Ve stiedu 19. ledna 1966 do zlateho ramce rannich a veeernich Cervankri. Mesieny noci — bile, eiste a zariive. Vge, co pkedstavuje "bilou pohadku," jeji kouzlo dovede eloveku uearovat, jako douSek vody ze zazraene stuclanky.

"Mohli bychom jet," pronesla nesmele, Kune- se ostre zasmal.

"Ani za nic!" odsekl hrube. "Brodit se nekde snehem, zbyteene mrznout, a pak v boucle do sebe lit nejakou btedku. Loma mame pohodli, ja si denne zajdu do hostince a jsem frphae spokojenY. Flory a lyk jsou pro naiad& ztteSlence, ne pro rozumne lidi."

Jarmila obvykle mleela, kdy Kuneg odmitl nejakou jeji Zaclost.

Ale -tentokrat vyjimeene opakovala svirj navrh.

"Nemusi g se brodit snehern. Vyjedeme si na sanich po sjizdne testa a budeA mit sve pohodli jako doma. S Prokopem se mideme nekde sejit dole — treba ye Spindlu. MtaZeme se tam ubytovat, protole odtamtud se daji podnikat krasne vylety."

"Jak to vkchno vi g ?" podivil se KuneA, "Byla jsem v KrkonoSlch "dva.krat v late na vYlete se Skolo-u a jednou v zime, kdyZ jsem jela se spoleenou vYprayou z Prahy. T if& jsem si tehdy vyPi:de lla a uella jsem se jezdit, jen' e jsme se tehdy zdrZeli na horach jen tri dni a mnoho jsem se nenauella."

"Vida, jak ses najednou rozhovokila," uSklibl se Kuna. "Jindy chodi jako hluchonema a dues najednou ma g keel jako vody. Nejde ti SpiS o setkani s Jenikem, ne2 0 vYlet do hor?!"

Jarmila pustila z rukou listek, jako by se o nej "Co — co to mluvi'S? zvolala poboukene a 'uraZene.

"Jen nebud' tak nechapava„" odpo7 vedel ji muZ s jizlivYm fismUtem. "Vy dva si spolu jaksi mot dobie rozumite.

Jenik v posledni dobe chodi jako tel.° bez duk. Trap! ho asi ne gt'astna laska.

Ale ja nejsem tak blahovY", abych mu ustoupil a abych se postaral, aby jeho bask. byla ..";t`astna."

Jarmila byla jeho slovy tak podraMena, ze se proti nemu vrhla se zaVatYmi pestmi.

"Proe Jenika tak podezkiva g ? Co ti udelal? Stara se o vkchno, zatim co ty lenoSi g a chod g po thimech. Kdyby ti na jeh ocitech opravdu zaleklo, mush uz davno veclet, ze se trapi pro svou negt'astnou lasku k piece, ze s ni mel kolik rokir znamost.

Ale ona se pak vdala za doktora Krou-

ye steedu 12. ledna 1966 Domnivali se, 2e sriatek a man2elstvi jsou neptekroeitelnou hradbou, za ni2 bude pevne uzavte-na pied ka2dkni pokueenim a nebezpeeim ldsky.

Ale peiroda se neda, podriti malichernYm, sobeckYm a nizkYm lidskym zajmum. Ifreuje si sve vlastni zakony, je2 jsou silnejei ne2 zakony lidske. Nedopusti, aby byla pfehli2ena a podeeriovana a neda se ovladati nasilim.

Otec a KuneS mohli Jarmilu ptinutit k mangelstvi, ale nemohli zabraniti jeji lasce k Jenikovi. Tak daleko nesahala jejich moc a sila, aby ovladli zakony peirody.

Jarmila milovala Jenika Prokopa!

Musila ho milovati, i kdy se sve lasky obavala, i kdy se sna2ila ji ptemcci jako cosi latiSneho a 'Spatial°.

Ale byla jeji laska Mena, a epatna?!

Zaslou2ila vskutku odsouzeni?!

Nema kaaly tvor na svete — od divocha, a2 po kulturniho eloveka, od nepatrneho &r ya, a2 po kralovskeho Iva — pray° na vhodneho 2ivotniho druha a na lasku?!

Jarmila se s poeatku syYm citum branila a posuzovala je jako provineni.

Ale pak, kdy si uvedomila dosah sve lasky, jeji ryzost, silu a cenu, divala se na ni jako na zazrak, peed nim2 se elovek sklani v pokornern obdivu.

Jenik o jeji lasce nevedel — prave tak, jako ona netueila, ze ji me. rad jinak, nee jako Jejich pohledy site jasne a zeetelne mluvily o porozumeni peibuznYch duel., ale odlesk lasky se v riich nesine' objeviti.

A piece se oba milovali onou laskou, ktera je ryzi jako kov, zbaVenY veech bezcennYch soueastek v tavici vYhni 2ivota.

Oba proeli pekelnYmi mukami zklamani a zastavili se vedle sebe jako dva poutnici, uva2ujici o mo2nosti dalei testy.

Jenik na svou prvni lasku vzpominal ted' ti2 bez hotkosti. Poznal, de k Libuei byl vaben jen povrchni zamilovanosti. jaka u rnlaclYch lidi bvve, samenovena za nepochopenY a neprocitenY yYznam slova "laska".

Mel kclysi Libuei rad a libila se mu.

Ale krly2 ted' srovnal tyto sve nekdejei city se svou laskou k Jarmile, pak teprve pochopil pra,v3"T smysi onoho slova.

NeodvUil se doufati, de ho Jarmila ma rada.

Jeji oei se k nemu sice obracely s lleasti a s porozumenim, aveak jeji

VESTNIK iista se zdrahala mluviti o vlastni osobe a o vlastnich starostech.

Jednoho dne se Jenikovi podaiilo veak piece jen promluviti s ni o zaleZitosti, na niz ustaviene myslil., Nemohla. mu uniknouti s neja.kou vyinluvou jako obvykle. tmyslne ji. navStivil ptimo v byte a vybral si ke .sve naveteve chvili, kdy .s ureitosti veal, 2e je sama doma.

Jarmila se zardela, kdy mu ptiela oteveit a kdy zjistila, kdo tak prudce a nalehave zazvonil.

“Mlij mu2 neni doma, pane in2enkre," iekla rozpadite. "Reknu mu, aby se u vas zastavil, az ptijde. Ale nebude to asi brzo. Vrati se snad pozde."

Mluvila rychle a peeryvave, jako v2dy, kdy se s Jenikem setkala beze svedkil. V takove chvili po ka2de vyhli2ela jako elovek, majici hrozne nakvap — nebo prchajici peed neznaMkm nebezpeeim.

I dnes nehodlala peipustit Jenika ke slovu. Stala na prahu dveti a dr2ela ruku na klice, jen aby mohla 'opet rychle zmizeti.

Jenik na ni hledeel dlouze a zkoumaye, maje v oeich lehkY stin vYeitky.

"Pani Kuneeova," promluvil pak zvolna. "Nejdu k vaeemu mu2ovi. Vim, de neni doma a Umyslne jsem eekal, a.2 odej de."

Jarmila k nemu vzhledla s neklidem a s dzkosti. Dokonce se ji chvel hlas, kdy mu odpovidala.

"Ale ja nejsem zasvecena do mu2ovYch zalditosti," mluvila opet rychle a nesouvisle. "MMete mu nechat vzkaz dole v kancelati. fzeknu mu, 2e jste ho tu hiedai —" Po techto slovech Jarmila ueinila krok zpatky do peedsine a hodlala aby °pet unikla, rozmluve, ji2 se bala.

Ale Jenik byl silnejei ne2 ona. Neptipustil, aby pied nim zabouchla &etc, ale °peel se o ne a prudce je otevel dokoean.

"Dries se nedam odVd! Musite mne vyslechnotu!" zvolal dfirazne. se nine bojite?!"

Jeho otazka ji vehnala do oblieeje vinu rumence, ale mela 2adouci nek.

"Prot bych se vas bala?" odpovedela s peedstiranYrn klidem. "Pojd'te dal.

Nevin jen, o dem se mnou chcete jednat, kdy mai mud neni doma."

Jenik ve'eell dala zaveel za sebou d yere.

Trochu ho zamrazilo, kdy si peipomnel, de je s ni sam — a na, okam-

9 2ik ztratil pevnou jistotu, s ni2 sem veSel. Ale tento zachvat slabosti rychle prekonal.

Neptieel sem, aby uplatnil sve zajmy, ale ma na mysli zajmy pani Jarmily.

Ji chtel pomoci! Ji chtel zachraniti!

Na jejim Rest' mu zale2elo ptedeveim a teprve az v posledni 'fade hodlal mysliti i na sve vlastni Stat.

V pokoji bylo zatopeno, nebot' sychravY listopadovk den vnikaI svYrn chladem a2 do bytu. lkidka mlha se v potrhanYch carech tahla nad krajem a sra2ela se na ka2clem ptedmetu v drdobnYch kriipejich vody.

"Je tu hezky ntulno," promluvil Jenik, kdy usedl proti Jarmile do Pohodlneho ktesla.

Mladd ',ena mu odpovedela ilsmevem, v nem2 veak bylo vice hoikosti ne2 radosti.

Porozumel ji a peeeel bez dloulieho ilvodu ptimo k hlavni ptieinif■ sve navetevy.

Prozradil ji, ze od onoho osudneho dne jejich setkani u viru na ni a na jeji osud neustale mysli.

NemtlZe zapomenouti na jeji prohla.Seni, ze sveho mute nenavidi, 2e jim pohrda a ze se ho desi.

112 davno pochopil, de jeji man2elstvi s Rudolfem Kuneeem je peklem na semi. Oba jsou tak rozdilnYch povah, oba maji tak rfizne zajmy, de neni ino2no, aby si 'Indy porozumal.

Jejich man2elstvi je omyl.

Ale tento omyl se da napraviti.

"Vim, 2e trpite, pani Jarmilo," mluvil Jenik tee a vroucne. "Rozumim yam a peal bych Si,- abych varn mohl pornoci. Musite se s Kuneeem rozejit! Neni mo2na, abyste se takhle ubijela a je vyloueeno, abyste tak 2ila a2" do •smrti.

S vaeim man2elem jsem o nutnosti rozvodu mluvil 112 tehdy, kdy jsem se vratil od viru. Ale s nim se nede, rozumne jednat. Neveti, 2e vas osud je tak neet'astny, protae sam sebe poklade, za neodolatelneho nude. Ale vy docilite rozluky man2elstvi, kdy dokeiete, jakYrn zpilsobem vas man2e1 2ije."

Jarmila pei dlouhe feel Jana Prokopa sedela, s hlavou hluboce sklopenou.

Jeho hlas, zvroucnely deasti s jejim osudem. se nedotYkal pouze jejiho sluchu, ale vnikal 0, do jejiho srdee.

A toto srdce milovalo Jenika ka,20m syYm zachvevem, ka2dou svou easteekou, veekerou silou lasky, jaka dovede einiti zazraky.

"Tje, tolikrat jsem s vami hodlal Pro-

V2STNiK rrluviti o nutnosti yakho rozvodu, pani Jarmilo, ale vy jste me nikdy nechtela vyslechnout," pokraeoval Jenik ye sve reek "Pluto jsem se rozhodl naVaivit vas v nepritonmosti vakho mute. Nesinite rime ni.ou navStevu zazlivat. Mani ba risysli jen Yak dobro.

Musite mne zarcven. prominout, te vas nazYvam drestnim jmenem. Pripada mne, ze imeno "Kunekva" yam ani nepatri a te vas zneuctiva."

Kclyt Jarmila stale naleela, naklonil se bilk k ni a snatil se pohlednouti ji do Wei. "Co mne odpovite? Budete se ridit mou radou? Vyhledate si pravnika, kterY vain jiste vratl svobotlu?!"

Jarmila koneene zdvihla hlavu.

Jeji oei byly lehce zamiteny a rty se ji kreeo yite zachvely, jako by potlaSovaly bolestnY vzlyk.

"Pane intenYre," rekla zvolna, uvatujie o katdem slevu; klere pronakla.

"Proc se zajimate o muj osud?!"

Jenik se nahle jaksi zarazil.

Jedind sprayna a uprimna odpoved' ze jeho Ust by znela jasne a ureite: "Protote vas miluji, Jarmilo! vas mai, net vkchno na svete!"

Ale nesmel tic! pravdu!

"JakYrni ubohYmi neyoln4ky jsme my, to kzvani kulturni lide", pomyslil si , horce. "Marn lhat bytosti, kterou zbotduji. Nesmim ji doznat sve city.

Muslin bYt na strati, abych nemluvil pradive a uprimne. Kdybych byl daivochern, jemut je dovoleno jednati podie prirozenYch pudu, zabil bych Kunek, net svou term utYra k smrti, a Jarmilu bych unesl nedam daleko, dam nesaha zioba sveta a moc lidskYch predsiidkii. Ale jeskynni doby dayno minuly a my vSichni podlehame sporadanYm pravidlum lidske spoleenosti!"

Posleze vAak piece jen nalezl odpo-

elo yeka! A neverim, to vase postaveni je Lad naprosto beznadejna pid nynejzakonech. Jde to jitied ste o jakesi tajemstvi, jinat jste spoutana jako zlocinec okovy, Kdybyste mne rekla Upinou pravdu, jiste bych nalezl vychodisko, jimt byste byla zach,:anena. TJjiSt'uji vas, te vas nikdy nezklansu. Vail bych si vasi cavery.

2iva duSe by se nedozvedela ode nine o -vakrn tajemstvi."

"Neni Lakovelso tajemstvi! MYlite se," proslasila Jarmila a vstala, naznaeujic, te svou rozmluvu s Jenikem povatuje za ukoneenou.

Ten porozumel a jako dobre vychoyank Loved vstal tet.

"Nechcete prijati mou uprinme nabizenou pomoc„" vzdychl zklamane.

Ale pad jeho hlas nabyl pevnosti a odhodlanosti.

"Zastanu vsa.k vatim pritelem. Stav(ts pokyn, abych yam kdykoliv phispel na nomoc."

"Dekuji vans," zakptala Jarmila.

Podala mu ruku, jiz chvilku podrtel y e sve dlani jit Mine stiskl.

"Jsem vaz plitel v nejlePSim a v nejopravclovejSim smyslu toho slova," pravil trochu chraptive a vznesl pra.vici ke rttim, aby na ni vdechl lehkY polibek.

Kapitola devata Pan! Libuk Kroupova, jeSte za nekolid mesicu po svatbe si opakovala, te se "dobre" vdala.

Start' nut ji rozmazloval a pinil ochotne katde jeji prani. MCI dost penez, aby si iambi sve stari rozjasniti Usrnevern mlade teny a aby si mohl zanlatit jeji svoleni k rozumovemu sriatku. ktera, do te doby musila opatrne poeitati s katdou korunou, byla v prvnich dnech po svatbe jako u v y -treni ads yYm blahobytem.

"Jsem vaMin pritelem a vasma dilvernikem, pani Jarmilo. Tehdy u reky Jste nine dala nahlednout do tragedie sveho ,mantelst yi. Deinila jste tak sice, v rozeileni a v prendhloni, ale jednou pronesend slova nemutete vzit zpet. Musite mne ted' dovolit, abych stal pri vas a abych vain pornohl."

Jarmila zvolna zavrtela hlavou.

"Mile nikdy neponnite, milt' pane intenYre. Mvslite, ze bych se ut sama neosvobodila, kdyby to bin° v me moci? Deduji vain za 77,9S1 Teast. Ale oapomente na nest tebdejCi roznaluvu i na mou bez yy. marrinort osohn. "l;tadate nemotnost ! " vzplanul Jenik prudken-t rozeileniO"Nedovedu se lhostejne divat na trpiciho a neSt'astneho

Litovala jen, to se jeji matka nedotila techto dnti a te neni svedkein ohrom neho S'testi sve dcery.

Do mutovy kancelare ovens prestala choditi ut pled svatbou. 3/161a ted' na starosti polite Utpravu sveho zevnejku a jaksi dozer nad clonsacnosti, kterou v e skuteenosti vedla obstarotna hospodyne Julie Bidloya, jades! vzdalena pribuzna Kroupovy zernrele teny.

Pani Julie, vdova po uciteii, hospodarila Kroupovi racist let, nebot' jeho prvni term cllouho stonala.

Kilyt pani Kroupova zemrela, tUila se pani Bidlova, te se doktor rozpomene na jeji peel — a te se s ni oteni.

Byla o pet rokil mladsi jeho a soudila

Ve stredu 12. ledna 1966 tudit, te by se vekem k nemu dobie hodila.

Ale SedesatiletY vdovec uz davno obdivoval puvab sve mlade pisalky. Kdyt zjistil, te jeji znamost s Jenikem Prokopem nema, prizniyYch a vYhodnYch vyhlidek, zkusil sve 'Stesti -- a vyhral nad mladYni, ale zchudlYm sokem!

Fani Julie byla, take zklamaria, kdyt ji doktor pitedstavil svou nevestu.

Ale prijala jeho nabidku, aby domacnost vedla dale, nebot' byla na svete saina a jeji pensieka nestaCila k pohodinemu, berstarostnernu tivotu, na jaky si zvykla u doktora KrouPY. Libuk byla rada, ze nekdo prevezme jeji povinnosti a °pet si opakovala, jak se dobre vdala.

Nemusi nic Mat a o nic se starat.

Mute jit 'po zabavach, ine;'e se vybrane strojit a ma pravo si porudit, co se ma. varit.

Doktor Kroupa byl ballad a mohi snadno spiniti vkchna priam sve choti. V time s ni chodil do zaba y, v lete jell do lazni, na podzim a na jake cestovali. Men sve auto --- drahY, prePYchovY vuz — ktere i Libae s oblibou nebot' slotila kderskou zkouSku. Net uplynul rok od jejiho sriatku, zvykla si na, bohate prostredi, jako by v nem vyrostla, ale v jejim srdci bylo prazdno a gusto.

Ut si tak Cast() neopakovala, te se dobre vdala, zylaSt' kdyt sliledala, te Jenik s Kunekvou pomoci svuj zavod zachranil a te se mu dobre dab!.

"Nemela jsem se tak ukvapit! Mohla jsem eekat, jak vSechno dopadne," zaCala si posleze vyeitati. "Jenik neni na mizine. Po ease z neherrnifte bYt bohde a ja bych s nim nepochodila 'Spatne.

1V1ela bych miloyaneho mute; jiste zamotneho, ale takhle mam protivneho depdodsai.e"dn i dve slova napinila jeji srdce borkosti, opovrtenim a nenavisti.

Ted', kclyt, mela vSe, po 'dem kdy toutila„ a co podle sveho povrchniho, malicherneho presvedeeni pokladala za souhrn. tivotniho Stesti, nebyla opet spokojena.

Shledala nyni, to lehkornyslne prohrala v tivotni loterii nejcennej'Si dar osudu: srdce Cestneho, uNechtileho mute.

UteSovalo ji vAak vedorni, to Jenik na, ni nezapomnel a to ji snad stale j eCte miluje.

SlYchala o nem hodne a easto ho vidala. Veclela, te piddle odmita k‘atdon zminku a tenitbe, M se vyhYba hluemins zabavam a te se stave samotarem, pokud to dovoluje ovkm jeho tamestnani.

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Ve st'tedu 19. ledna 1966 iiti vlastnimu zraku. Ale pak se mu ponenablu vracelo vedomi skuteenosti avedomi nesmirneho zklamani.

Jiskry v jeho &Olen zhasly, jako by je sfoukla prudka vichrice. Hsine y kolem jeho rtri ztrnul, a pak se zmenii v pohrdavy USklebek.

"Patrne jste se zmYlila ve dverich, pani Kroupoya," pravil s mrazivkm chladem. "Kdybych vedel, Ze sem hodlate prijet, byl bych does uZ daleko odtud!"

Obratil se a hodlal zavriti dveie, ale LibuSe za nitre prudce skoeila pies prah a dveie zavrela sama.

"Jeniku! Jeniku!" vzlykala rortou2ene i kajicne. "Chapn, Ze se na mne hnevag a 2e me odsuZujeS. Ale kaZdY elovek se mute v Zivote dopustit omylu, ktereho pak lituje." y2' 71zinan2iloerninah 71bz8Y5's brg-aC Jenik ustoupil pied jejimi vztaZenkini paZemi do bezpeene vzdalenosti a hledel na ni stale se stejnYm posmeAem. "Ano," prisvedell ji ochotne. "KaZdy z nos se milZe dopustit omylu, ktereho pak lituje. V tom s vami Uphie souhlasim."

"NechceA mne rozumet!" zvolala podraZdene LibuSe. "VyuZiva2S myth slov proti mne. Ale music uznat, ze nikdy neni pozcre omyl napravit!"

"Vy jste piece svhj Zivotni omyl napravila," rekl Jenik. "Dobre jste se vdala! MilZete si koupit v'gcchno, nae si pomyslite, udavate v Hradci MOdu, mate vlastni auto a shanite jen zabavy.

Je to gtesti, po jakem jste tou2ila a jakeho si zaslou2ite. VA'S mu2 mel dost penez, aby si vas koupil, ale ja, jsem byl tehdy na mizine. Nemohl jsem za vas zaplatit piijatelnou cenu a proto jsem vas ztratil."

"Prot me tak hrozne ura2i g, Jeniku!

V2dyyt' se mnou mluvis jako s prodejnou 2enAtinou!" zvolala zde gene Libuse.

Jenikova slova na ni prisobila jako zimni boure, metajici proti ni ostre jehlieky ledove mrazivkch vloeek. Ka2de jeho slovo bodalo a bylo napuSteno jedem.

Po jejich poslednich slovech se Jenik prestal jizlive usmivat. Zmehil \TYraz oblieeje v ostre hrany a v jeho oeich se objevil tvrdk, student' lesk.

"A jak s te'bou mom mluvit?" mumlal dute a Chraptive. "'r y e rnan2elstvi neni nie jineho ne2 obcbod! Prodala ses, protole Kroupa ti mohi nabidnout vice neZ ja, kterk jsem stal pied bankrotem. Neni mo2na nalezti lep gi a prilehaveji slova pro tviltj skutek."

Pokraeovani

ME SE (MY Lekce druha — Lesson No. 2 PotOivani eeske abecedy — Using the alphabet in short sentences.

The followiNG are short sentences using the letters of the Czech alphabet, plus some others, using combinations of letters. Read them slowly and carcfuly with your parents, or with some other help. Read them out LOUD. a — Anna dostala malou panenku. a — Ma mama ma malo ntaku.

Bratr behal venku bez kabatu. b delaji cihly v cihelne. c U koearku jsou etyei koleeka. d — Pod dubem leiely dva, d' — Pojd' se podivat na lod'. s — Ten pel•a, peee chutne peeivo.

Lekai leoi nemocnebo. e — Vera poi/6(161a tete o smetane, f — Franti gek koupil na, farme fazole.. g — Olga nagla, novou gumu. h Honza dlonho Medal hrabe.

Chlapec chytal mouthy. ch i — Indian si koupil inkoust. i Na pigt'altt se piska.

Jeden jelen je u jezera. k Koza okousala IcrisnY kee.

I ippa stala na stole. m — My mime mno _1) malYch mis. n maminka nema naugnice.

Se diva,1 na strait.

0 On ehodil okolo na g eho domu. jak jsem se poleknl! cn — Sousedkoatpi.l kousek louky, p Pete poslal psani po,nu Payliko✓

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TNIK

Sestra Rffienka rortrhala zastern.

Rybai"! potkal mlynaie u feky.

Sousedka nese maso, rnaslo, sadlo.

Sest hochil se se glo u gkoly. t — Teta dostala start' kabat. t' — Obrat' se, je zde labut'. u — U domu je hromada uhli. ti — V finoru bylo fidoli pod snehem.

— Ruiena pfijde dormu pro ruie.

Tech hochti je hodne.

Vgechny louky u ieky se zelenaly. v — Maly Karel dostal zlaty prstYnek. z Zajic si pochutnal na zeli.

Boiena spat •ila iabu u louie.

• • be — Obe deveata beiely do gkoly. ve — D ye a dve jsou pe — Jdi pekne po pegine. me — Rratr mel jiti do mesta. de — Dell se te gily na nedeli. t Male kote spalo v bote. ne — Nekdo od yizal nage kerne. di -- Ja jsem byl hodinu v divadle. ti — Ti vojaci tie odegli. ni — Oni nikoho nevideli. di — Dite se divalo na obrazky. ti Frantik utika ni — Na chodniku neni iaclnY snih. s

Get your friends or parents to help you with the pronunciation. Do them together. Clip and save each lesson, and compile them into notebook form, if you desire. Set aside a regular time each week for the study of these lessons. Read the following verse tozether, and see if you can translate it: flikadlo Ai p •ijde leden, za kanma vlezem, ai Wide dmben,jegte tam budem; maj, piijdeme v hail What new 'words do you see above?

Look up their meaning.

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