Vestnik 1967 12 27

H1:) AL Official BENEVOLENCE

VOLUME 55 — NO. 52

rgan Of the Slavonic Benevolent Order Of The State Of Texas. Founded 1897.

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HUMANITY Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 With Undeliverable Copies, to: SUPREME LODGE SFJST, FOB 160, TEMPLE, TEX. 76501

DECEMBER 27, 1967

AS WE STAND ON THE THRESHOLD OF A NEW YEAR WE PROUDLY TAKE ACCOUNT OF PAST DEEDS. WORKING TOGETHER WITH MEANINGFUL PURPOSE, WE WILL STRIVE FOR STILL GREATER SUCCESSES IN THE NEW YEAR. WE SET FORTH CONFIDENTLY TO MEET THE CHALLENGES AHEAD. WE SINCERELY WISH YOU AND YOURS A VERY GOOD AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. — Supreme Lodge, SPJST, Editor, State Youth Director, awl Publisher

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2 VCSTNiK (lIeraAd) matter January Er, Bred as €i . odd 3rd, 1933 at West, `.12c .,, under the. .-Ma, 01 Congress of August 24, 1922, Send Form 3579 to Supreme Lodge SPJST, Box 100, Temple, Texas 78501.

OFFICIAL 013.(1AN OF THE SLAVONIC TrIE STATE or"rEx ,3ENEVOLEICT ORDEIC, Published weekly EDITOR NICK MORRIS — Box 85, West, Texas 761391 Residence: 1204 N. Davis Street EI 6-5282 Telephones: Res. 1-TI 6-5919 -PUBLISHERS CECHOSLOVAK PUB. COMPANY, WEST, TEX. Subscription $3.0i Changes of address and correspondence con>cerning delivery of Vestnik must be sent to Supreme Lunge, Box 100, Temple, Texas.

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SUPREME LODGE Temple AC 817 PR 32151 and PR 32152 Box 100, Temple, Texas 76501 EDWARD L. MAREK, President Res: PR 87442 JOE B. IIEjNY, Vice-president Res: PR 81785 R. A. URBANOVSKY, Secretary Res: PR 33846 BEN ZABCIK, Financial Secretary Res: 985-2472 JOS KOLIHA, Jr., Treasurer Res: PR 81298 Dr. MARVIN LESHIKAR, Medical Director AC 512; EL 25291 P. 0. Box 410 — Taylor, Texas 76474 AUGUST KACIR, Attorney PR 33658 — Office: PR 32171 P. 0. Box 845, Temple, Texas DIRECTORS JOHN A. KUBENA, First District AC 713; 968-3251 — Res. 968-3937 P. 0. Box 308 — La Grange, Tx 78945 HENRY VITEK, Second District AC 512; 859-3349 P. 0. Box 43 — Granger, Texas 76530 CYRILL (Sid) POKLADNIK, Third DiE. AC 214; TA 48072; office RI 11874 2924 Elm Street — Dallas, Tx 75226 R. E. BROZ, Fourth District AC 915; 655-2164 Rt. 3, Box 320 — San Angelo, Tx 76901 ERNEST J. HANKA, Fifth District AC 713; UN 25744; Office CA 70883.

6759 Cindy Lane — Houston, Tx 77003 Office 77002 ED P. SRALLA, Sixth District AC 512; OL 72651 Rt. 1, Box 110, Edna, Texas 77957 CHAS. HOLASEK, Seventh District AC 512; UL 20840 2513 Nemec St., -- Corpus Christi, Texas 78415

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE MRS. FR(,.-,,cEs oLExA, Chairman ECouston, Texas 6402 T... , •.tROUBIL RC c lo &Vei t: IS Rest Rome. -- Taylor, 'Texas HUGO 6,3HE eCA c /o 5P.38T Rest Home -- Taylor, Texas BY-LAW COMMITTEE ROY E. Iii;,AtiICi Y Cr airmail rmb. 455, t;: , on, Texas 78387 Jr., -- Secretary LAO P. 0. 14,x 427, Inez, Texas 77963 DISTRICT ORGANIZERS DISTRICT I Melvin Skrabanek, P. 0. Box 270, Caldwell, Texas 77830 DISTRICT II neonard D. Mikeska, 107 Killen Lane Temple, Texas 76501 — Ph. AC 817; PR 83720 DISTRICT III Arnold M. Vrla, 6307 Saratoga Circle Dallas, Tx. 75214 — Ph. AC 214; Res. TA 79045 Office RI 22236 DISTRICT IV Fred Kveton, Rt. 1, Abernathy, Texas DISTRICT V Frances Olexa, 6402 Taggart St. Houston, Tex. 77607 — Ph. AC 713; UN 24392 DISTRICT VI Leo Krause, Jr., P. 0. Box 427 Inez, Texas 77908 — Ph. Ac 512; OL 74678 DIS - PRICT VII Roy E. Hranicky, Pob 455, Sinton, Texas 78387 Phone EM 4-2379 STATE YOUTH DIRECTOR James J. Janousek, Box 100, Temple, Texas. — Ph. res. PR 84519 DISTRICT YOUTH DIRECTORS DISTRICT I Mrs. Rud. Matejka, Route 4 -- Box 562 Bryan, Texas DISTRICT II Mrs. Emily Mikeska, Route 1, Rogers, Texas — Ph. AC 817; MI 2-3339 DISTRICT III Mrs. Wilma Nesuda, Telico Road Ennis, Texas 78119 Ph. AC 214; TR 57790; Office TR 52651 DISTRICT IT Mrs. Ed Flaisler, Route 1 Seymour, Texas –3.- Ph. AC 817; 888-3309 DISTRICT V Mrs. Tillie Helmcarap, 432 West 32nd St. Houston 18, Texas — Ph. AC 713; UN 16419; Office UN 95731 DISTRICT VI Mrs. Frank Brclecka, Route 1, Box 150 Rosenberg, Tex 77471 — Ph. AC 713; NO 22085 DISTRICT VII Mrs. Maxine Pa y liska, Route 2, Box 151 Fl oresville,. Tex. 78114 -- AC 512: 393-2030 Unsolicited material for publication cannot be returned unless sufficient postage is attached. This it clndes pictures. Expense for p ublication of enccac ,:ement and wedding pietures must be borne by the sender.

General Convention, SPJST Baker Hotel, Dallas, Texas Convenes June 10, 1968 Host Lodges: Lodge Polcrok No. 84, and Lodge Jar.° No. 130 Registration starts at 3 p.m., June 9th o • Churn., Convention Plann g Comm. — Sid Poklaclnik Co-Chairman — Arnold M. Vrla Secy.-Treasurer: Ben Janina 9512 Leaside Dr. Dallas, Texas '15238 Telephone DI 8-1514 XX

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NEW YEAR IS iiifON US

Within a very short time, it will be time to say g oodbye to 1967 and welcome 1968. As always, Man has never been able to predict exactly what the 113V year has ill store for us. There will be those who will be glad to see the old year out of the way and eager to chart a new and perhaps different course in 1968. The old year was filled with sadness and illness for so many.

The law of Nature tale its toll.

Mankind has been endowed with a certain amount of natural resiliency and stamina, and has managed to rally from series of setbacks and muster renewed hope fcr the future. This keeps us going and optimistic about the future. We tend to hope and wish for the best. Sometimes it works out that w ay , and sometimes it doesn't.

This is also inventory time — time to take stock of what has been accomplished, both in our personal lives and in that of our lodges and our fraternal work. Are we satisfied with the progress that's been made? Have we profited from the mistakes we've made? Are there plans to do even better in 1968? For sonic, this might be a somewhat "agonizing re-appraisal," but is nonetheless necessary.

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It seems that every time we read our newspapers and look around us we are constantly on the brink of some sort of "new era." We seem to be smothered in progress of all sorts.

Organs of the human body have been transplanted into another body, with life at a standstill lit between: synthetic life organisms have been created in a California laboratory, with the creation of life itself the object of intense research; interplanetary travel is just around the corner; astonishing and new medical discoveries are being made, and we find ourselves practically "tripping" over the things that are still to come. There seems to be no limit as to Man's inventive genius and ingenuity.

While all this is going on, however, we are still faced with very mundane and everyday problems such as crime, pestilence, wars, hunger, human misery and suffering, and countless other ills that have beset Man since the + • dawn of time.

With all of this progress (if that's what it is), the only lasting transfor-

Wednesday, December 27, 1967 mation is that which takes place in Man's heart and mind. Society may be said to have its flesh and bones. The bones are its mechanical arrangements — our laws, charters, constitutions, etc. The flesh is made up of the kind of people who run these bodies and use these laws. It is not enough to fill our law books and charters with highsounding platitudinous pronouncements if we overlook the type of men who operate these laws and regulations. There are those who claim that all we have to do is make these laws more perfect and everything will operate fine all by itself. Not quite. The best laid plans of (mice) and men will go astray unless they are put into practice by the right kind of human material.

• • From an earthly and practical view, most of us wish for several things in 1968: 1) an end to the Viet Nam War, with an honorable settlement; 2) that we will enjoy good health; 3) that we are free from serious financial worries; 4) that we have our way as much as possible; 5) that we are left free to do the things we like to do; and 6) that we are spared heavier burdens of fq,xation. (Not necessarily in that oruer). We're all a little selfish when you get right down to it. We're humans, that's why.

We appreciate the good will and understanding that you have all extended during the old year and years past. The greatest gift we have enjoyed is the confidence and trust you have in our work. It serves as an inspiration to try still harder to do our very best.

We sincerely hope that you will enjoy good health, happiness, and good fortune in the new year and in the years to come. May you receive all the blessings you wish for , and may the world be a better and more peaceful place in which to live for all of us.

— Happy New Year! — wzmn!!!M!.!:::•:,:!:-,'"w!!!!!:M;

The commonest street name in the U.S. isn't Main or Broadway it's Washington.

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The SPJST By-Law Committee will meet in Temple again on Jan. 6th and 7th.

• • Mrs. John Bickle entertained with a surprise Christmas Brunch in her home at 9315 Liptonshire in Dallas on Dec. 16th. The branch was held in honor of Miss Annie Steiner, who, with her parents, recently moved into their nets home. Some of Sister Annie's closest friends enjoyed seeing the surprised look on Annie's face when she realized what was taking place.

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Emil Krejci, 81, passed away in Corpus Christi on Dec. 17th. Burial was in Rose Hill. Memorial Park. Brother Krejci was a member of SPJST Lodge No. 56, Corpus Christi.

Annie Jakubik, 79, passed away in Karnes City on Dec. 15th. Sister Jakubik was a member of SPJST Lodge No. 93, Karnes City.

BILLY JOE KILGO Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Year to you and the entire staff at the Cechoslovak Publishing Co. Fraternally, Rudolph P. Zalman

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Rudolph A. Kubena, 82, passed away in Fayette Memorial Hospital in La Grange on December 9th. Burial was in the Fay etteville Catholic Cemetery.

Brother Kubena was a member of SPJST Lodge No. 1, Fayetteville.

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Frances Klecka, 89, passed away in Cameron on Dec. 8th. Burial was in Ss. Cyril and Methodius Cemetery in Cameron. Sister Klecka was a member of .SPJST Lodge No. 72, Cameron.

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Amalie Sumbera, 76, passed away in Victoria on Dec. 10th. Burial was in the Schillerville Cemetery in Victoria.

Sister Sumbera was a member of SPJST Lodge No. 26, Skidmore.

-- Happy New Year! —

Features Waco, Texas Dear Brother Editor: Enclosed is a picture of one of our teenage members, Billy Joe Kilgo, 312 Cottonwood l here in Waco. He is a eicher High School, is an senior at Pt honor student, and president of the student council. He is an excellent performer in various school plays, etc., and does a good pob as MC on many occasions. Billy Joe is 17. and has been a member of Lodge 35, Elk, for 6 years.

Bananas in Waco! Would you believe it? Brother Frank Farina, member of Lodge 66, Waco, has been growing them for years. They are not the big.gest in the world, but they are bananas and they are delicious! Brother Parma also successfully grows oranges and lemons in his greenhouse in Waco.

Wednesday, December 27, 1967

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THE ARNOLD VRLAS ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT MR. AND MRS. WILLIE ONDRUSEK THE WILLIE ONDRUSEKS CELEBRATE WEDDING ANNIVERSARY With the band playing "Send Her One Dozen Roses" we watched Willie Ondrusek take Carlyn, his bride of many years, and enjoy having her as well as the dance floor all to himself, for a moment, and they did look great!

That was the beginning of the end of an evening that started at 4 o'clock in the afternoon on Dec. 3, honoring the two on their 25th wedding anniversary. The couple's children, Joe and Barbara, planned and succeeded in making this a lovely day to be placed in their book of memories.

The lodge was decorated with greenery, white carnations, and silver candelabra. Linda Bartek was at the registry book and guests were given the opportunity to see the photograph of Carlyn and Willie, as well as their attendants, Justine and Sid Pokladnik taken on their wedding day so many years ago. Then the guests enjoyed the cocktail hour while the Ondruseks posed for pictures and received congratulations.

Dinner was served at 6 p.m., followed by the cake-cutting, assisted by Mrs. John Bickle and Mrs. James Green.

The couple then proceeded to open

some of the many lavish gifts, with the help of the children.

Shortly thereafter. Joe asked his mother to call a recess to all that beautiful work and it was at this time that Willie got Carlyn to dance with him. The couple really didn't have a chance for long because relatives and friends kept cutting in.

As the evening drew to a close and as they stood together, expressing appreciation for having so many people about them, you could see that both were happy with each other and anticipating many more good years of togetherness. Congratulations!

(Submitted by Rose Scott, Lodge 84, Dallas).

LETTERS LODGE NO. 146 7 . GALVESTON Dear Friends: Our next family night will be on the 14th of January, 1968. We ask all the ladies of the lodge to please donate cakes or prizes for the game and we hope we can get a bigger turnout than the past one. We will try our hardest to please each and everyone The Family Night Committee R. E. Conway, Chairman

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold M. Vrla of Dallas announce the engagement o their daughter, Kathleen (Kathy) to Mr. Ray Pottkotter, son of Mr. and Mrs..

R. J. Pottkotter of Tyler, Texas. Kathy is a sophomore at the University of Texas at Arlington, and Ray is a senior there. Both are members of SPJST Lodge Jaro No. 130, Dallas.

The wedding is set for the latter part of 1968.

Houston, Texas Dec. 18, 1967 Dear Brother Morris and Friends.

I had missed your call for help in the issue of Nov. 22nd. My day's and weeks are so short that I do not find time to read every line in the Vestnik.

Since you indicate that there is some Misunderstanding as to the interpretation of Article 63-h, let me give you the facts as I remember them.

The by-law committee of the 1960 convention had worked two solid days and two evenings to put all the material in proper shape. I acted as secretary. Most of the discussion by the committee had been done in Czech.

Since it has been provided by the old by-laws that the Czech version would be binding and authoritative, it was my duty to type the amendments on my Czech typewriter and to read them to the delegates. All deliberations in

Wednesday, December 27, 1967 the 1956 convention had been in Czech.

After the work of the by-laws committee had been presented, debated, and adopted or rejected ,all the copies which I p repared had been handed to the convention secretaries. In the middle of the convention, after the bylaws had been adopted, I left for Europe and Brother Kleprlik took my place.

You are asking the intent of Article 63-h. First of all, you have to read the Czech version. I don't have it. Then you have to ascertain if the translation conveys the same thought. The entire Article 63 was the final result of many heads and ideas, the crystalization of many words and phrases.

When any explanation was needed, while the by-laws had been considered, I tried to explain every question, and I voiced the combined thinking of the whole committee. All of this was recorded on a magnetic tape.

I do not remember if any question had been raised about that particular Article 63-h. If so, I must have explained that the article would not place any restriction on the voting in the district meeting. The article made it mandatory for the former delegates to attend the district meetings, as far as possible. There was no implication that ONLY DELEGATES would have the right to debate and vote in district meetings.

If there had been any discussion of Article 63-h, my voice and my explanation were recorded. If there is any doubt what had been said regarding the article, ask the Supreme Lodge to produce the magnetic tape which is in its custody. The tape is still a valuable document.

Fraternally yours, Stephen alcik — Happy New Year! — Dallas, Texas SPJ.ST Rest Home Taylor, Texas Membership of the SPJST: Another year is about to pass, and we as members of a fraternal society have lots to be thankful for!

Let's stop and look back at what was don and what can be done for our elder members and friends. Our Home has proven to be a worthy cause and an asset to our society.

As many of you know this accomplishment doesn't just come by itself but through the efforts of unselfish giving of one's time, and knowledge of the ones you have put in charge to

5 give the greatest combination working team.

As the past president of our Rest Home, I want to express my appreciation to the board members at the Home for their fine support and understanding, to the Rest . Home and also to the membership of the entire society which supported this great project.

On December 7, 1967 we had our annual board beeting at Taylor, Texas with the following directors preasent: Sid Pokladnik, Chairman, District 3 H. W. Marcak, Vice Chairman, District 7 Melvin Skrabanek, Secretary, District 1 Edwin Kovar, Treasurer, District 2 J. M. Skrabanek, Audit, District 5 Paul Sablatura, Audit, District 6 Fred Kveton, Audit, District 4 We had a very interesting constructive and progressive meeting, with each director taking an active part for the betterment and comfort of our guests at the Home and also with much interest for the future to be able to take care of our fast growing demands. We know that our Home gives much more than many other rest homes such as being the cleanest home in Texas, personal attention given by our manager and staff and always very efficient and prompt service and last but not least, the true fraternal love which is so important in one's • twilight years.

The Board of DirectOrs will have recommendations to the 1968 convention and I hope the delegates will listen and support the board because they understand the problems and want to help our society in giving the best to the guests for the present and also for the future.

On behalf of myself as past chairman and the rest of the officers and directors of the Rest Home, I want to commend our manager and his wife, Brother and Sister Troubil, for a great job which they have done at the Home.

They are two truly fine fraternalists who are putting their hearts in their work to create the image, not to be forgotten by our guests and membership as a whole. If you could see how they work to take care of those who need their help, then you would realize that their staff is the best. If you are very. privileged to visit the Home, we would ask that you notice the shiny walls, lights, tables, etc., and form your own opinion,

I say to the staff — you are great and are worthy of a lot of admiration from all of us.

Officers for 1968 were elected and are as follows: J. M. Skrabanek, Chairman Paul Sablatura, Vice Chairman Melvin Skrabanek, Secretary Edwin Kovar, Treasurer Fred Kveton, Audit H. W. Marcak, Audit Sid Pokladnik, Audit The meeting adjourned about 4 p.m. with a social at the Troubil's home for about an hour. We all departed for home with a feeling of a "job well done."

I would at this time again UK, to thank each one of you who have helped me in so many ways while I was chairman of the SPJST Rest Home.

On behalf om my wife, Justine, and myself, we wish everyone a Healthy and Happy New Year.

Fraternally, Sid Pokladnik — Happy New Year! LODGE NO. 66, WACO Dear Fellow Members of Lodge 66: We wish to take this opportunity to thank you for electing us as your delegates to the next convention in 1968.

We consider this a great honor, compliment, and vote of confidence. We will do our utmost to represent you at the convention. Please let us know your feelings on various issues from time to time and before the convention, so that we may know what you are thinking on all the important issues. We are at your service. Again, cur thanks for your support and confidence.

Fraternally, Nick A. Morris Otto Harms John Ku tni happy New Year! — LODGE NO. 66, WACO Dear Members, Our meeting was called to order at 2:20 p.m., with President Edward Mazanec presiding. The Pledge of Allegiance and Lodge Pledge were given

by Barbara Gaidusek, Sherry Regmund, and Kay Byrd.

Visitors were Mr. Tad Murray, stationed at Fort Hood, and Mr. Johnnie Krizan, Lodge 6, Cottonwood.

All officers were present. Minutes of the November meeting were read. After a small correction, they stood approved as read.

Bills were paid and correspondence was read. We had a lovely card from

6 tables and decorating the stage. It cl,.7 not take long with the youth helping out. The club i.s sending a donation to the spJs rr Rest Home in Taylor, which they have done every Christmas since 1959. This is very commendable!

They also collected two large boxes of toys for "Toys for Tots" for the fifth year. Sis. Parma said 1967 has been a very successful year for the youth club.

Bro. Engelke reporter that Mary Sue Moore is at home and is doing fine.

Bro. Roman Parma did not feel too well, but we hope he is feeling better now.

Sis. Aline Leggio, who is spending the holidays in Hawaii visiting relatives.

Happy vacation, .Aline! Have a good time for all of us. A Christmas card came from Brothers Joe Koliha and Leonard Mikeska. The questionnaire from the Supreme Lodge on fraternal statistics was received, to be filled out and returned as soon as posible; also a letter regarding the number of delegates to be elected to the 1968 convention.

Bro. Frank Miller reported on the Board of Directors' meeting. Very good report.

Bro. Otto Hanus reported on the Christmas party. The food was delicious. I'm sure everyone had a lovely time, even though the weather was drippy and cold. The program was very good.

Our financial secretary gave his report.

Sis. Libbie Parma was very proud of her youth club for the help they gave Friday night in setting up the Bro. E. M. Shiner is in the hospital after having a heart attack last Monday. We hope he is at home and doing OK. Congratulations to Bro. and Sis. Frank Parma on their 32nd wedding anniversary on Dec. 14: to Bro. and Sis. Herbert Vahrenkamp on their 31st wedding anniversary on Dec. 16; to Bro. and Sis. Emil Hanus on their 33rd anniversary on Dec. 18.

Bro. George Trefny, president of RVOS Lodge 109, presented President Mazanec. with a 94-cup electric percolator as a Christmas gift for the use of Linden Hall for their meetings and parties.

We have one new member: Eugene Henry Slovak who has taken out a Family Plan policy. We are very glad to have you join Lodge 66.

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Cl-f.:;Talicrs, 3.o ge 66, Waco. Here we see g the annual Christmas Pageant, on Dec. 11th. Sister Libbie Parma is the The new officers who will serve for 1968 are as follows: President — Emil Hanus Vice President — Henry Slovak Financial Secy. — Johnnie Gaidusek Treasurer — George Trefny Secy. & English Reporter — Jean Spence Czech Reporter — Otto Harms Guide Bill Kerenek Youth Leader -- Libbie Parma Flag Bearer — Johnny Engelke Trustees — Frank Parma, Frank Miller, Bennie Engelke, Leon Hensel, and Chris Spence.

Entertainment Comm.—Otto Hanus, Rosemary Spence, Betty Slovak, Annie Hanus, and John Kutni.

Grievance Committee — Herbert

Vahrenkamp, John Simcik, Leon Hensel, Herman Drews, John Kutni.

Delegates — Nick Morris, Otto Hanus, John Kutni.

Alternates Mazanec, John Simcik, Josef Janecka.

The other committees will be appointed in January.

Sis. Libble Parma baked the cake for members having birthdays in December. We sang "Happy Birthday" while the candles were lit.

Door prizes were won by Herbert Vahrenkamp and (youth) 1st —. Donna Gerlich, 2nd — Maryln Motis.

The meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.

The youth club meeting followed. Our next meeting will be Jan. 21st at 2:30 p.m. This will be my last letter for

Wednesday, December 2 07, 1967 1967. Sis. Jean Spence will take over in January. I have en j oyed the years I spent as reporter. You know, it makes you dig out that old dictionary.

I'll be sitting out in the back row puting in my two cents worth here and there, and working as hard as ever.

I'd like to thank Editor Morris for correcting my mistakes and improving the wording of my sentences. He has been very helpful to me and I really appreciate it.

I want to wish Sis. Jean ,Spence the best of luck and hope she enjoys the office as much as I have.

May I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year; may your loved ones in the service of our country be home soon.

Bro. Morris, to you and your family, the Happiest of Holidays.

Fraternally, Annie Harms, English Reporter Novy Rok

The Banik Sisters, members of Lodge Elk, sang a number of selections during the viewing of the Nativity Scene. (The girls are Cynthia, Charlotte, and Denise). Mrs. Estelle Motis at the piano).

LODGE NO. 81, NEEDVILLE Dear Members, Our monthly meeting on Dec. 10th was called to order by President Charlie Matcek, The Pledge of Allegiance was led

by Helen .Bryson. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and stood ap-

You can see from the loaded table in the foreground that there was plenty to eat at the Lotl,?;e f6 Christmas party — anti the younger set was right in there!

red guesis were, I. to it: Helen Vrla and DO Arnold Vrla teem hallas, 1!.prente. Lodge Treasurer and Sirs. roe.

Koliha, sir., and Supreme Lodge President Edward L. Ma,rek and My s. Ma • ek. In the background, the serving line is drawing. to a close. (Also present but not seen here were Neuda and her husband Alvin from Ennis), DYD proved as read. The treasurer gave his report.

Members reported on the sick list were Henry Hurta and Robert Gallen I am glad to report Mr. Hurta is up and about and we certainly hope Mr.

Galler is too.

At this time I would like to thank Brothers Arnold Franek, August Schwettmann, Robert Toon, Charlie Matcek, and Victor Werner for doing such a nice job in building the stage in

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our hall. It sure looks very nice and helped the youth club with their Christmas program.

New members admitted into the lodge were Helen M. Teykl, James Ray Liska, Paul J. Gardovsky, and on a Family Plan, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Lee Stasney and their 10 children. We welcome you all to our lodge and hope we will be seeing you at. our lodge meeting.

Lodge door prize was won by Mrs. Francis Hurta, and the second door prize, a can of homemade candy, donated by Mrs. Annie Matcek. was won

by Mrs. Marie Matcek, Our next meeting will be Jan. 14th, beginning at 2 p.m. Hope to see you all there.

Fraternally, Helen Bryson, Reporter —

Hap p y New Year!

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LO GE NO. 47, SEATON

Dear Members and Friends, The holidays are upon us and I hope everyone will be well and able to enjoy them to the fullest.

Lodge 47 Seaton had their Christmas party Dec. 16th. It was a huge success, even if the weatherman tried to make it as messy as he could. (Maybe he's a "she").

We had turkeys and all the trimmings. The ladies brought some delicious pastries. A. little smin with eggnog was served by the Seaton Choral Club, along with a few non-members of the Choral Club who wanted to bring a little cheer as well as warming your innards. Thank you all for the work everyone did to make the party a success. I will not list the names because I would probably leave someone out and I get into enough hot water as it is.

The Seaton Choral Club went caroling Wednesday night. We made these stops: 0. H. Jurens, Mrs. Schovajsa came over to Jurens to listen, Will Juneks, Charlie Kalenda, Mrs. Anna Bartek and Jody, (my mama missed out; she should have been at Mrs. Bartek's and Agnes too) then to the Jerry Danas, Tom Sefciks, where Alice helped us sing, and J. J. Mikeskas.

We met at Tom's Place and then we sang for Tom and Bennie Mikeska.

Klepac's band was having a practice there so we sang a few songs with them. All in all, it was a rewarding experience. I hope the folks enjoy it.

These are the ones who went: Leon and Vallie Zavodny, Walter and Annie

Jakubec, Frank and Eleanor Sphanel, and Georgie Sodek, Laverne Vanicek, James and Kathy Janousek, Emily Mikeska, Ruby L. Bolton, Lillian Kosarek, and Mr. Becks.. Our new president, Johnnie L. Vanicek, who is also a member, was deer hunting.

Folks, don't forget our New Year's Dance. No reservations will be taken The ticket booth and bar will open at 6 p.m.; dance is from 8 p.m. till? Otis Beck's Band will play. Favors will be given out to ticket holders.

I know it's too late to wish you all Merry Christmas, but I can say I wish everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year.

Just got the word President F. E. Hejl, Jr., had surgery last Tuesday, and Bro. Edward Mihatsch also had surgery. Here's hoping for a fast recovery for you both.

See you later.

Fraternally, Ruby (Pavlica) Bolton --SPJSTMST

Bulletin Board

SPRING DISTRICT MEETINGS — 1968

The District I spring meeting will be held on May 5th, 1968. Host lodge will be Lodge No. 13, Dime Box. The spring meeting of District II will be held Sunday, April 21st, 1.968. Host lodge will be Lodge 48, Beyersville.

The spring meeting of District III will be held Sunday, April 7th, 1968.

Host lodge is. Lodge 66, Waco (Linden Hall). Miss SPJST competition will be held.

The spring meeting of District IV will be held Sunday, April 28th. Host lodge will be Lodge No. 77, BOMartOri. The spring meeting of District V will be held on March 17, 1968. The time and place will be announced later.

The spring meeting of District VII will he held Sunday, March 31st. Host lodge will be Lodge 107, Floresville.

— TT , ppy New Year! —

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Wednesday, Decem ber 27, 1967

TO THE OFFICERS, YOUTH LEADERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE. LOCAL LODGES

Sisters and Brothers: The National Fraternal Congress, of which our Society is a member, is again requesting and stressing the importance of conducting a survey, by each Society, to show the number of meetings held and how much was contributed by its local lodges for charitable, benevolent ,and fraternal activities in 1967.

For this purpose we are sending out the q uestionnaire to be used for the survey. In preparing the report it is necessary that all activities called for in the questionnaire be compiled and entered in the proper schedules. In lodges that have organized youth clubs, the youth , leaders should compile the data of the youth club requested in the questionnaire, as to the number of meetings held, including district and state meetings attended, amount of money spent for youth activities, contributions to charitable and benevolent acts, and all other fraternal acts. Combine the report of youth club with the home lodge report and enter the total amounts in the proper space in the questionnaire and return it to the Supreme Lodge not later than April 1st, 1968. The Supreme Lodge will compile the report from the local lodge reports and send it to National Fraternal Congress headquarters.

It is just as important, if not more so, to report the acts of fraternalism, as the amount of money spent for charitable and benevolent purposes.

The object of the survey is to have facts available to present to the lawmakers to prove that the fraternal benefit societies are actually doing more than merely offering insurance protection to their members. During the spring of 1967 there were over 1,100 bills presented in the 50 state legislatures, U. S. Congress, and Canada, affecting fraternal insurance societies, and all but three or four were defeated .due to the data compiled

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by the National Fraternal Congress in previous snurveys.

Your kind cooperation is sincerely solicited.

Fraternally yours, R. A. Urbanovsky Secretary — Happy New Year! —

UTH SECTION.

FES OF CERTIFICATES OFFERED

BY THE SEIST 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 0 to 60 0 to 60 Fifteen Payment Life 0 to 60 Ten Payment Life 0 to 60 Single Premium Life Fifteen Payment Endowment 0 to 55 Twenty Payment Endowment 0 to 60 Twenty Payment Endowment 0 to 39 at Age 60 ..............

0 to 45 Endowment at Age 65 0 to 9 Endowment at Age 18 Single Premium Endowment After 20 Years 0 to 80 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 20 to 45 Decreasing Term Thirty Year Decreasing Term 20 to 40 Five Year Renewal-Convertible .16 to 59 Term Ten Year Renewable-Convertible _16 to 5I Term Twenty Year Convertible Only 16 to 45 Term 16 to 44 Perm to Age 65 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 Waivar 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 $10,000.00 through age 40; for $5,000.00 through age 45; and for $3,000.00 through age 50 on non-medical forms.

Joe 13. Heiny, Vice President — Happy New Year! — The following towns might be a ;good place to be on Dec. 25th: Christmas, Gila County, Arizona Christmas, Orange County, Florida Christ-mmas, Lawrence County, Ky. Christmas, Bolivar County, Miss.

Christmas, Roane County, Tenn.

Santa Claus, Spencer County, Ind.

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE STATE Y UTH DIRECTOR HARK! LAST MINUTE REMINDER: Communicator IV will be out in early January. The deadline for youth submitting letters for this issue is Dec. 31, 1967. You are encouraged to write about one activity that your club had several times during the year, or the Very Best thing about your club that happened during 1967.

Communicator IV will be all NEW from the striking new cover to the cartoon on the back cover. You will also find a special new contest therein.

There are many interesting articles for all ages such as . . . cops! Better wait and let you read it for yourself.

You will be glad you did!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Fraternally, James J. Janousek, State Youth Director FROM THE DISTRICT YOUTH DIRECTORS msTitacT V YOUTH Dear Members, I want to remind you that we should be thinking about the Miss SPJST Contest, for in the districts the winner in the contest will be picked at the spring district meeting. Since our district meeting is on March 17th, the lodges will have to pick their contestants before them. I am hoping that we will have every lodge represented in the district contest. SYD James Janousek has explained this contest thoroughly in the Vestnik, giving full details in several issues. I hope you have been reading his articles. Any single girl 16 through 20, can run for Miss SPJST if she has been a member of the SPJST at least 6 months prior to the local lodge contest. In the district the contestants will be judged on their talent and speech.

Tillie Helmcamp Dist. V YD — Happy New Year! — Route 90, from New Orleans to El Paso, has been described as one of the most interesting routes in the United States. It passes through many different types of country, and through five distinct rainfall zones.

FRO 'IF LODGE YOUTH LEADLIS LODGE. NO. 418, BE VERSVILLE Dear Members, As I write this, four days before Christmas, it is difficult to think about the first meeting of next year. Nevertheless, I am reminding all to come to the meeting on Jan. 7, 19G8.

We joined with everyone else by observing Christmas with a program and party at the lodge hall. Thanks to everyone who helped, and special thanks to everyone for the lovely gifts I received. The , ;youth chit) members visited with the folks at the SPJST Rest Home this past week. They presented a program, and also distributed fruit and candy to the residents at the home.

Best wishes for the NeW Year.

Fraternally, Leona Stalmach, Youth Leader —SPJST-----

LODGE NO. 153, LA SALLE Dear Readers, We are thankful to the parents who have helped our club since we re-organized a year ago, for their loyalty in sending , their children, for the visits of the parents, and for their inspiration. We are also grateful to the SPJST for giving us the youth clubs and the opportunity of working together in so many ways. We have been so richly blessed and we are most grateful.

We were happy to have Billy DeLong meet with us, and we look forward to his continued attendance.

Mrs. Stazie Sembera gave us pointers on getting along ,and a chance to look at ourselves. Thank you, Mrs. Sembera, for your kind words to us.

At this regular meeting, everyone had a chance to exhibit his talent by decorating a sheet of wrapping paper with finger paint. It was fun and we feel we have many hidden artists in our club!

Santa-decorated jars were filled with candy by each member and then given to keep. Gifts were exchanged and then all enjoyed refreshments. We sang several Christmas numbers and departed for home.

May the blessings of Peace and Happiness be with all of you at this Joyous Season.

Fraternally, Martha. Sembera, Youth Leader

10 BRYAN LODGE NO. 39 Dear Readers, The youth club had their Christmas party and program Dec. 9th. I think we had a nice Christmas party and program. I hoped that everybody enjoyed it.

I would like to thank the brothers and sisters who helped out with the Christma party and program.

I would like to remind the youth that the next youth meeting is on Jan. 2, at7p.m.

I hope that everybody had a Merry; Christmas and I hope they have a Happy New Year.

Fraternally.

Mary Novosad Youth Leader — Happy New Year! — SEATON LODGE NO. 47 Dear Members and Friends, As the year draws to an end it is time to look forward to another 12 months_ of fun and work. My past 6 months as youth leader have been most rewarding. I have had a lot of cooperation from the youth and parents, as well as grandparents and even adult merabers, who have no one in the youth club. Such devotion is not to be ignored. How can you go wrong with a crew like that to back you? And, of course, Mrs. Georgia Pa ylica has been my assistant and right arm, to speak, since June 1. I don't think I could have carried on without her. The mother lodge let me choose another assistant because the youth club is gradually growing, and since we are planning more activities I felt the need of another assistant. I chose Mit. Vlasta Hruska. Her past experience and interest in the youth club are things to be considered in the future progress of the club. And, of course, there are several others who are "silent" assistants and to all of you, I say "thanks".

I cherish each and every suggesticn and thought that any of you pass on to me. Your confidence and trust in re-electing me as your Youth Leader is most reassuring.

Our youth Christmas program turned out to he quite successful and I want to thank everyone who participated. It won't be too long before we start planning our Easter program and district program; that time will be here before we know it, so while you are relaxing between the Christmas turkey and New Year's punch be thinking about what we could do for these programs.

I would like to take this opportunity

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Days of the week: pondeli — Monday uterY — Tuesday st •eda — Wednesday etyrtek — Friday sobota — Saturday nedele — Sunday Note that days of the week are NOT capitalized unless, of course, they are at the beginning of a sentence. They always are in English.

eeskoslovenskY (Czechoslovak) dap. — dopoledne (forenoon — a. m.) di'. — diive (before) byv. — bYvalY (former) hod. — hodin (o'clock) nape. — na pfiklad (for example) odp. odpoledne (afternoon— p. m.) a. 1. — Na§eho letopoetu (A. D. — after Christ) pi. n. 1. — pied naSim letopoetem (B. C. — before Christ) pan — (Mister) pi. — pani (Mrs.) r. rok (year) t. r. — tohoto roku (this year) sl. — sleena (Miss) str. strana (page) sc. — svatY (Saint — St.) t. m. tohoto mesiee (this month) tj. to jest (that is — namely) tzv. tak zvanY (so-called) st. star§i (Joe Brown, Sr.) ml. — junior (Joe Brown, Jr.) ncjml. nejmladgi (the youngest) koruna eeskoslovenska (Czech crown — unit of currency) CSR - Ceskoslovenska republika (Czechoslovak Republic) (The present regime uses the abbr. (`,SSR, having added another S for Socialist).

TK — Ceskosivenska tiskova kancelai — (Czechoslovak Ne w s Bureau); Government News Agency Cedok — eeskoslovenskY dopravni kancelii — (Czechoslovak Transportation Bureau).

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Months of the year: leden — January imor — February biezen March duben — April kyeten — May eerven — June eervenec — July srpen — August zari — September iijen — October listopad — November prosinec — December (Same rule on capitalization applies as above.)

• • The 4 Seasons: zima winter jaro — spring leto — summer podzim — fall • • Commonly used abreviations aj. — a line (and others) apod. — a podobne (and similar) atd. — a tak dale (etc. and so on) eislo (number)

Measures of Lengths — Miry delkove 1 inch — coul, palec — 2.54 cm.

12 inches — stopa — 30.479 cm.

1 yard — — — 91.439 cm.

2 yards — sah — 1.828 m.

• • • Miry dute — measures of capacity pint — 0.568 litru. quart — 1.138 litru gallon — 4.546 litru peck — 9.092 litru bushel — 36.368 litru.

• • Holidays Vanoce — Christmas Velikonoce — Easter Den Diktivzdani — Thanksgiving Den piime •i — Armistice Day Zdobeni hrobii — Decoration Day Den Matek — Mother's Day Den Otcii — Father's Day Na Sylvestra — New Year's Eve gtedry weer — Christmas Eve Sy. Mikulaie 4-- St. Nicholas (Dec. 6th) gtedr* Den — Christmas Day Den Veteran* -- Veteran's Day End of Series

E CFSKY Lekce dvaatiicati, — Lesson 32 Dates — Seasons — Months — Abreviations •

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Wednesday, December 27, 1967 to wish the SUpreme officers and their faMilies, James Janousek and family, Nick Morris and family, and all members and friends everywhere a VERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR! I am looking forward to working with you and seeing you again in 1968.

Don't forget our next meeting on January 7, at P. M. Will will have a complete financial report of our "Fun Night" Fraternally, Mrs. Adeline Kohutek Youth Leader

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1191 CLUB OF THE WEEK

„2r )v New year!

LOBUE NO. 88, HOUSTON

Dear Readers, Today is my last day as youth leader of Lodge 88. I cannot leave without putting in words the way I feel.

To the teenagers, a very warm and sincere thanks for giving me a place in your world. It has been an adventure I will never forget! I've found this young generation to be nothing less than "super". They are fighting a battle much bigger than that in Viet Nam. 'They are fighting for a place in this world. It is not this age group that produces the fashions, promotes LSD, or brings marijuana into the country; it is the parents who give them too much leisure time and too much money to spend! The teen generation is only trying to fit in and therefore they try to please! The majority of them is a group I'll be proud to have run our nation 20 years from now! I hOpe they will benefit from our mistakes, and we have made many. No matter how far I stray from the post of youth leader I hope you all know I will always be your friend. Please come to 'me when you need. one!

To the brothers and sisters of Lodge 88: Thank you! I feel like a "Miss America" at the end cf her reign. In her farewell speech she expresses a thanks for adventure, achievement, reward, and a chance to meet and make friends all over. My job gave me this opportunity.

I can't begin to express thanks to my assistants and the wonderful helpers, but there is one who can never be appreciated enough as my right hand man -- many thanks for standing behind me, J. D.!

To my successor, Mrs. Marlene Caraway: May I say you have the toughest job the lodge has to offer, but also the most rewarding.

God bless you all!

Wanda, Eilzner

e 107, Floresville. Bottom row: Janet Junior Club, Jeln- president; Diane Sralla, Beverly Johns, Edwina, Johns, Cindy Johns, Susan Paviiska, Ella Kay Kolenda,.

Second row: Jill Favliska, Milroy Polasek, Melvin Polasek, Harvey Polasek, Merlin Polasek, Ray Lamberth, Pat Fay leader; John-liska.Thrdow:GyeLmbt,asin M, Pa vlis7ea, Wayne Sralla, Bobby Sralla, Larry lima, Billy Pavliska, Pauline Pavliska, youth leader.

HISTORY OF YOUTH CLUB OF LODGE NO. 107, FLORESVILLE Since 1969, the Ficre.sville Lodge has sponsored and supported youth activity and youth clubs. Presently, the membership has increased so that they have a junior as well as a teen club.

The clubs are under the capable direction of Mrs. Pauline Pavlisk.a, sisted by her valuable assistants, Mrs. Sylvia Sralla, Mrs. Gaye Lamberth, and Mrs. Sue Pavliska. Very few weeks go by that there isn't some activity or project going- on to keep the youth active. In addition to program participation, field trips, parties, socials,

TEEN CLUB, LODGE NO. 6,

COTTONWOOD Dear Members and Friends, We held our last Teen Club meeting in 1967 on Sunday, Dec. 3rd, following the adult meeting and elections. One of our out-going club members was elected secretary and delegate for our lodge. He is none other than the very active Johnnie R. Krizan, who always. was and still is interested in our SPJST. Under our new business we had nominations and voting on our candidates to represent our lodge in the

dances, some of the junior members have learned the Reseda and have had several opportunities to perform. They have even been invited to perform on a regular basis at the HemisFair in San Antonio in 1968.

It is under the capable direction of the youth leader and her assistants and the support of the adult lodge that the Floresville SPJST youth have proggressed and grown in size.

We are grateful to Sister Pavliska for the historical information and picture of the junior club in order to feature the youth club of Floresville 107 as Club of the Week.

"Miss SPJST" contest that will be held at our spring district III meeting at Linden Hall, Lodge 66. The nominees of our club were Dorothy Schuetz, Jeanette Krizan and Dorothy Pavlicek. Jeanette Krizan was elected by one vote.

The other new business involved a decision on our bowling party. The date was set for Dec. 29th. We will leave West at 7:30 p.m. All members are eligible who paid their club dues and, attended at least three meetings during the year. An appointment has been made at Lake Air Lanes, Waco.

12 Admission and refreshments will be furnished by the club; transportation by the leaders and parents.

Our next meeting will be Jan. '7th.

We will have a very important discussion of the activities coming up in 1968. Be there!

We want to invite everyone of you to the New Year's Eve Dance at our hall. The clubs will sell hot dogs, French. fries, kolaches, coffee, and black-eyed peas. We hope many of you will come and help us ring out the old year and ring in the new.

I hope everyone had a Very Merry Christmas and will have a very Happy New Year!

Fraternally, Ruth Krizan — Happy New Year! — LETTERS FROM THE YOUTH LODGE NO. 17, NEW TABOR Dear Readers, The month of December has been a busy one. On Dec. 9 we had a party and our youth meeting. At the party we exchanged gifts. On Dec. 10th we had a stew supper and a youth program. I think we all had a nice time.

Hope you have a nice Christmas.

Fraternally, Barbara Vavra (10) —SPJSTLODGE NO. 13, DIME BOX

Dear Readers, We plan to get a United States flag for our lodge hall.

Our club recently had a charity project. We gave clothes to a clothing drive.

By the time you read this, Christmas will be over, so I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year!

Fraternally, Kay Horak (9) —SP.TSTLODGE NO. 13, DIME BOX

Dear Readers, The adults elected officers. They were: president — Mr. Vince Schielack; vice president — Mr. Albin Horak; treasurer — Mr. August Kuben; secretary — Mr. J. J. Krenek.

I think they all will be good officers.

Fraternally, Albin Horak, Jr. (11) LODCE NO. 4, HALLETTSVILLE

Dear Readers, Here it is Christmas and the old Year at an end. We will have to start all over. We held our meeting Sunday, Dec. 17th, followed by a short pro-

Wednesday, December 27, 1967 gram and a visit from good old Santa Claus. It was good to see lots of you all come out even though the weather was bad.

The door prizes went to Vernell Zak and Julius Galetka. We will see you all next year in our meeting, which will be on the second Sunday. Mcrry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Fraternally, Alvin Mikush, Jr. (12) — Happy New Y(sar! — LODGE NO. 58, HUNGERFORD

Dear Readers, The Lodge 58 youth club had their meeting on Dec. 10th at the Hungerford Hall. We had our business meeting and the younger children presented a short play on Christmas and led some Christmas Carols. Then Santa Claus came to see us all and almost everyone got to sit on our SPJST Santa Claus.

Fraternally, Patsy Kalina (13) SPJST-LODGE NO. 47, SEATON

Dear Vestnik Readers, Well, our annual fun night went over with a bang. We made a fine profit from it. A big thanks goes to all the fine parents who helped in so many ways.

Our Christmas float was also a success. We were all very proud of it.

We went Christmas caroling the other night and had a whole lot of fun.

Fraternally, Debbie Sodek l/t) Secretary —SPJST--

supper we had a program. The program was as follows: Marian Dorotik, MC, said the welcome; the Dluhos Family sang "Angels We Have Heard on High," and "Hark!

The Herald Angels Sing"; Butch Dluhos played "A Ja Sam" on his cornet.

The Dorotik Family sang "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"; Larry Fucik played "Julida" on his saxophone; Josephine, Frances, and Jeanette Krpec sang, "Twelve Days of Christmas"; Judy Dluhos and Anita Krpec sang "What Child Is This"; The Merta Family sang "Merry Christmas from Our House to Your House."

Kevin Dorotik, on his cornet, and Larry Fucik, on his saxophone, played "Silent Night"; Marian Dorotik, Madilyn Merta, Monica Merta, Karen Dorotik, Rosann Dorotik and Clare Dorotik all participated in a play entitled "The Lonely Christmas" and sang "Silver Bells." The Bubela Family sang "Silent Night," Everybody sang "Joy to the World" and "Jingle Bolls."

Fraternally, Marian Dorotik • LODGE NO. 30, TAITON

Dear Vestnik Readers, In December, the Taiton Youth Club met at the Talton Community Center.

We made crafts. Some children made Christmas trees and others made bells.

We enjoyed making crafts very much On December 19th we also preformed at Oak Manor.

Fraternally, Karen Dorotik. (10) —SPJST-

LODGE NO. 157, LUBBOCK

BEYERSVILLE YOUTH CLUB

Dear Readers, Our youth club held their meeting on Sunday, Dec. 3rd. We discussed our Christmas program for the Dec. 10th SPJST meeting. Everyone had a part in the program.

On the 10th our "Mod Christmas" was a great success. Later we had a short meeting to start planning for the Easter meeting. I'd like to thank everyone who participated in the program.

Fraternally, Theresa Bartos, Secretary — I" AqLODGE NO. 30, TAITON Dear Vestnik Readers, On December 8th, the Talton SPJST youth club had their Christmas party.

We all enjoyed a supper of fried chicken and the trimmings. After the

Dear Friends, We had a good turnout for the Christmas party and covered dish supper last Saturday night. There was plenty of food and all the children received a bag of fruit and candy from Santa.

The youth club presented a program.

After the program everyone stayed to dance, play dominoes or just visit.

Hope to see everyone at our next meeting Jan. 7th. Happy New Year!

Fraternally, Wanda Wiesner —SPJST-LODGE NO. 48, BEYERSVILLE

Dear Friends, The youth club will go to the Taylor SPJST Rest Home Thursday ni ght to present a short program for the residents there. I would like to remind everyone to visit with the shut-ins during the Christmas holidays. Just a

Wednesday, December 27, 1967 few minutes of your time will be appreciated; Happy New I wish everyone Year!"

Fraternally, Beverly Wiesner — Happy New Year! — LODGE 48, BEYERSVILLE Dear Members and Friends, On Saturday, December 16, we held our Christma party and program. The program was real good. I would like to thank all the members of our club for such fine participation. Every member participated and this is just great.

Everyone I have spoken to was telling me how good our program was. so let's keep this in mind. Before the program we had dinner and after the program we had a social. There was dancing for everyone and if everyone enjoyed themselves as much as I did they had a real blast.

Remember our next meeting is January 6, 1968. Merry Christmas to all!

Fraternally, Diana Matoska Youth President —SPJST--

YOUTH CLUB, LODGE NO 48 Dear Frineds and Members, At our last meeting we discussed what we should give to the needy. We finally said we would use some of the money in the treasury to buy canned goods which we would give to the poor around Beyersville and Taylor.

Come to our next meeting on January 6th.

Fraternally, Larry Matoska Treasurer LODGE 48, BEYERSVILLE Dear Members and Priands, On the 7th and the 14th of December we held a practice for our Christmas program. At the first practice everyone got their parts and we went through each person's part. And at the second practice we practiced our parts and then decorated the hall. I think it locks real good and hope that everyone else will come.

Fraternally, Kathy Matoska ,•-”, YODGE NO. 4, HALLETTSVILLE Dear Readers, Lodge No. 4 had its Christmas program Sunday, December 17th after the mother lodge had its meeting, the youth presented its program. The program was very enjoyable. The program

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was topped off by a visit by Santa Claus. Santa Claus then proceeded to hand out gifts from under the Christmas tree.

We then drew for door prizes which went to (adults) Julius Galetka, and (children) — Vernell Zak. Fraternally, Vernell Zak (12)

we enjoyed putting it on. My mom wants me to thank Helen Hegwood, Marlene Caraway, and Mary Schenburn for their part in putting together the play. And I'd like to thank my mom for putting up with us.

Fraternally, Jode Elzner, Youth Reporter

BRYAN LODGE NO. 39 Dear Readers, Our meeting was held on Dec. 5th.

We practiced for our Christmas program which was held on Dec. 9th. We Also drew names for the Christmas party.

We planned to decorate the hall on Thursday, Dec. 7th and practice for the program.

I would like to remind the youth club that the next meeting is Jan. 2, at 7 p. m.

Fraternally yours, Claudia Novosad (12) Secretary ___.3p1 LODGE NO. 142, HOUSTON Dear Readers, Our youth club put on our Christmas play on Dec. 16. The title was "Santa Claus for President." It turned out very well. There were also two skits before the play and a song afterwards. Santa came and brought presents for everyone.

Fraternally, Carolyn Veselka (11) Secretary —Our 70th 1•-, nrLODGE' NO. 88, HOUSTON Dear Readers, Our program on Dec. 17th was a big success. Santa gave out over 400 bags of fruit, candy, and toys to the audience. Our many thanks for a great turnout.

The program theme was "Christmas Around The World." Children dressed in costumes of the various countries told of different traditions, sang native songs, and danced to the accordion polka music of Billy Hoffman.

Clarinet solos were by Mary Ann Horelica. Randy Hendricks, and Jerry Cashicla. The . accordion was also played by Ted Janak, and piano by Tim Janak. Mary . Lynn and Tim Janak danced the "Mexican Hat Dance."

The play ended with the breaking of a pinata and the arrival of Santa.

We would like - to thank the teen club for sacking the fruit and candy.

Hope everyone enjoyed it as much as

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DISTRICT II Lodge No. 47, Seaton Star Hall Meeting — first Sunday Of each month at 2 p.m. at the lodge hall.

• • Lodge No. 87, Temple Dec. 23, 4 p.m. — Santa Pal delivery of toys, food, and clothes.

DISTRICT NO. 'I Lodge No. 133, San Antonio Youth Club Meeting — 3rd Sunday of every month, at 2 p.m.; American Legion Hall on Southcross (old Dwight St.) in South San Antonio —SPJST-

RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY We, the undersigned Resolution Committee of SPJST Lodge No. 107, Floresville, in behalf of our membership, wish to express our deepest sympathy to the bereaved family of our deparetd sister, MRS. FRANCES HRBACEK, who passed away in Holmes Memorial Hospital in Gonzales on Dec. 5th.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m.

Thursday, Dec. 7th, from the Seydler Funeral Chapel in. Gonzales. The Rev. Anthony Etsing, pastor of the St. James Catholic Church of Gonzales, officiated at the services with interment in the Gonzales City Cemetery.

The Rev. Elsing also officiated at the

14 rosary service held at Seydler's, Wednesday at 8 p.m.

Mrs. Hrbacek was born on June 19, 1880, in Czechoslovakia, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Knapek, natives of that ccuntry. She was married to the late John Hrbacek, the couple making their home on Route 3. She was a member of SPJST Lodge No. 107, Floresville.

Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. John (Julia) .Hosek of Poth; four sons, Willie of Floresville; Emil of Gonzales; Ben of Port Lavaca; and Robert Hrbacek of LaPorte; nine grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.

Other survivors include one sister, Mrs. Zophie Knapek, and cne brother, Joe Knapek both of Columbus.

Pallbearers were Emil Hrbacek Jr., Bill Kutac, Otto Schulze, Marion Schulze, Emil Kroll, and Johnnie Hosek.

May our departed sister rest in peace.

Resolution Committee: Mrs. Annie Kutac Sophie, Sralla Gussie Sralla --SPJSTEMIL KREJCI PASSES AWAY IN CORPUS CHRISTI

Emil Krejci, 81, plant expert and retired nursery owner, died at 4:30 p.m.

Dec. 17th in a Corpus Christi hospital.

He underwent a hernia operation Saturday.

Krejci was born in Czechoslovakia and at 15 began a three-year apprenticeship as a nurseryman. He came to the United States shortly after the turn of the century.

He worked in greenhouses in Ohio and came to Corpus Christi for a three-month stay in 1908. After working several years for a Waco florist, he .moved to Corpus in 1922 and opened his first flower shop on Old Robstown Road.

During his years in the nursery business Kre j ci became one of the city's foremost authorities on plants of all varieties. .He operated a nursery at 3525 Cottonwood from, 1951 to 1965, when failing health forced him to retire.

But he kept what he called "my miniature nursery" at his residence.

And many persons sought his. advice on plants after his retirement.

Krejci was honored in 1964 by the Texas Association of Nurserymen for his work in promoting the nursery indtistry in Texas. The Nueces County

I rc Nurserymen's Association named him president emeritus in 1955.

He was a life member of the state association and a member of the Orchid Society, Knights of Pythias, and SPJST Lodge No. 56.

Rosary was recited at 8 p.m. Monday at Maxwell P. Dunne Funeral Chapel.

Funeral Mass was celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Burial was in Rose Hill Memorial Park.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Jerry Regmund and Mrs. Chas.

Gross; two sons, Irving E. and Einil J. Krejci, all of Corpus Christi; four brothers, Charles and John Krejci, both of Prague, Czechoslovakia, Frank Krejci cf Chardon, Ohio, and Joe Krejci of North Royalton, Ohio, and 11 grandchildren.

(From the Corpus Christi CallerTimes and Bro. John Stasa).

EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY

We, the undersigned Resoution Committee and members of Lodge No. 7, Rovnost, want to express our deepest sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed brother, MR. ANTON WOTIPKA.

Brother Wotipka passed away at 8 p. m. Friday, November 24, in Goodnight Memorial Hospital in Caldwell, Texas, at the age of 92 years.

Mr, Wotipka was born June 3, 1875, in Nelsonville. He had been a resident of Burleson County most of his life.

He was a farmer and lived in the San Antonio Prairie Community until he retired in 1961. He was a member of SPJST Lodge No. 7, Rovnost.

Funeral services were held at 2 p. m., Sunday, in Phillips and Luckey Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Bobby Wallace and Rev. Whited officiating. Burial was in the Caldwell Masonic Cemetery.

Survivors include two daughters. Mrs. Henry Kucera and Mrs. Jacob J. Schweda, both of Caldwell: five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

May our departed brother rest in eternal jeace.

Resolution Committee A. P. Luksa Ray Valigura W. J. Sebesta Kentucky provided 16 generals to the North, and 10 to the South, during the Civil War.

Wednesday, December 27, 1967

Items of Interest CHANCES IN DRIVERS' LICENSE LAW

There are changes in the Texas Drivers' License Law that will go into effect after Jan. 1, 1968. These changes include: All licenses must be renewed through a local Driver License Officer. No livense can be renewed until 30 days before it expires.

All licenses will expire on driver's birthday, if issued after Jan. 1, 1968.

All minors who apply as "original applicants" will receive a provisional license, which will expire on their 21st birthday.

'The fee for provisional license will be pro-rated. Fees will be $1.50 per year for operators, $4.50 per year for commercial operators, and $6 per year for chauffeurs.

All drivers must have their picture taken at the Driver License Office when renewing license.

All drivers must bring their data card to the Driver License Office when renewing.

All drivers will not be required to take a test, other than vision.

Any change on a driver license will require a $1 duplicate fee and a new picture.

No "unrestricted" license issued or renewed after Jan. 1, 1968, may be used for a motorcycle license. Cycle drivers must take written tests on motorcycle rules and driving test on a motorcycle (or motor scooter).

CASUALTY AND THEFT LOSSES ARE. TAX DEDUCTIBLE

Taxpayers who suffered losses from theft or casualties, such as hurricane, flood, storm, fire, automobile accident, shipwreck, lightning, airplane crash and freezing, may be able to claim their losses as an income tax deduction, reports James Mallett, Extension farm management specialist at Texas A&M University.

The amount of the tax deduction is the loss in property value, but is limited to its cost or basis, and must be reduced by the amount of insurance or other compensation received or expected to be received, he says.

Proof of loss should be documented soon after the casualty occurs, says Mallett. You should be prepared to show: 1. Values before and after casualty

Wednesday, December 27, 1967 NEW SS BILL APPROVED AND SENT TO LB.!

The US Senate has completed congressional approval of the omnibus Social Security bill by an overwhelming 62-14 vote, despite the misgivings of several members over its welfaretightening provisions.

President Johnson is considered certain to sign the massive measure into law later this month.

This will mean that the 24 million Social Security recipients will receive increases of at least 13 per cent in their February checks due to arrive March 3. Those at the bottom of the scale will get a 25 per cent hike — from $44 to $55.

It also means that the more than 75 million Americans who pay Social Security taxes will have more withheld from their pay in the future.

For those receiving more than $6,600, the tax increase will take effect in 1968 since the taxable wage base will go up from $6,000 to $7,800 that ylear.

Because of this increase in the wage base, future retirement benefits possible under the system will go up considerably — more than 13 per cent.

Eventually an individual may qualify for a $218 monthly payment as compared with a $168 maximum at present because the benefit is computed on the amount on which a person pays Social Security tax. (pictures, appraisals, and signed statements by persons familiar with the circumstances, before and after are pertinent evidence); 2. Nature of the casualty and when it occurred; 3. The loss was the direct result of the casualty; 4. The cost or other adjusted basis of the property, evidenced by purchase contracts, deed, etc. (Improvements to the property should be supported by checks, receipts, etc., ; 5. Description allowed or allowable, if any; 6. The amount of insurance or other compensation received; and 7. You were the owner of the property.

Business or farm property damaged or lost is deductible as a business loss.

Each item of real or tangible property damaged by casualty or loss by theft is considerea separal:,ely determining the deductible business loss. No deduction is allowed for the loss of crops, livestock or produce raised for sale.

VESTNiK Costs of producing these items and the cost of livestock, crops or produce purchased for resale are ordinary business expenses and therefore deductible.

You may not deduct the first $100 loss to property held for personal use.

Improvements to personal real property such as your residence, trees, shrubs and ornamentals are considered as an integral part of the property. A single loss is calculated by comparing the fair market value of the property as a whole before the casualty with its fair market value following the casualty, even if several items of personal real property are damaged. Damage to tangible personal property like autos, clothes, furniture and household equipment is evaluated separately from personal real property, explains the specialist.

Deductible casualty losses DO 1.'OT include (1) expenses incident to a casualty such as temporary housing, travel, or moving expenses, (2) expenses incurred by reason of injury to yourself or others, (3) loss through misplacement of cash or other property and (4) damages by rust - - erosion. post of cleanup, repair, renlac-ement and restoration are NOT deductible. However, these costs may be used to measure the amount of damage suffered if (1) they are necessary to restore the pro perty to its precasualty condition, (2) the amount spent is not excessive, (3) they do not more than take care of the damage suffered, and (4) the value of the property after repair is no more than its value before the casualty. You are NOT required to repair or replace the property to qualify for the tax deduction.

Get the proof and supporting evidence of your loss, says Mallett; your tax practitioner, accountant, attorney or the Internal Revenue Service can assist you in claiming the deduction when you file_youprtax_report. _sm T 260 MULE DEER KILLED AT BLACK GAP Two hundred sixty mule deer were killed on a 16-day public hunt by 862 hunters on the Black Gap Wildlife Management Area, according to Sam Brownlee. biologist for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

This constitat c d a 30 per cent hunter success on the Wildlife Area, 55 miles south of Marathon in Brewster County.

15 Last year 835 hunters killed 272 deer for a 33 per cent success.

Brownlee says that the low harvest was due to the extremely hot weather. "In fact, hunters killed 13 rattlesnakes during the hunt," he said.

Of the 260 deer, 127 were bucks, and 133 were antlerless deer.

The largest deer weighed 182 pounds field dressed, and the largest antlers contained 11 points with an inside spread of 22 5/8 inches Brownlee said the 862 deer comprised 85 per cent of the permits issued.

Names for public hunts were drawn in October. The hunts are held to harvest surplus deer on the management areas and to collect biological material to be used for research purposes.

42 Mule Deer at Sierra Diablo Seventy-three hunters on the Sierra Diablo Wildlife Management Area north of Van Horn in Culberson County bagged 43 mule deer during the the 10-day public hunt, according to Jack Parsons, wildlife supervisor for the Texas Parks and wildlife Department.

This was 58 per cent hunter success compared with a 35 per cent success when 69 hunters took 24 last year.

There were 80 permits this year and 101 issued last year.

Management areas, according to Parsons, are doing double duty in supplying nominal public hunting by permit, as well as giving biologists valuable data on wildlife species.

-SPJST--CZECH DISH MAKES AMERICAN TREAT

By GAYNOR MADDOX NEA Food Editor At Expo 67 we found some of the best food at the Czechoslovak Pavilion.

The chef gave us a recipe for flank steak which we have adapted to American ingredients and taste, including a surpise inside.

Beef Flank Roll 1 (11/4-to 13/-pound) flank steak teaspon salt 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt % cup chopped onion 3 chopped slices bacon 4 dill pickles, about 1,4 inches long 1 tablespoon cooking oil 1 (101/4-ounce can beef broth 2 teaspoons cornstarch 1 101/4-ounce can beef broth 1/2 cup dairy sour cream Split steak butterfly fashiOn length-

16 wise to make 2 thin layers leaving a hinge at long side. Open steak flat and pound well. Sprinkle with salt, onion and bacon. Arrange pickles, 2 abreast, along one side of steak, lengthwise with grain of beef.

Roll beef tightly around pickles, jelly roll fashion, tucking in ends. Skewer ends, and tie roll tightly in several places. Brown in oil. Add half of broth, cover loosely, and simmer about 11/2 hours, until beef is tender, add water as necessary. Skim off and discard fat.

Stir cornstarch into remaining broth.

Add to meat juices, along with undrained mushrooms. Cook, stirring, until sauce boils and thickens. Stir in sour cream. Heat, but do not boil. Remove strings from beef. Slice roll and serve with sauce. Six servings.

—SPJ 6T-NEW YEAR'S EGGNOG Thi old-fashioned recipe that has a cooked base is a great favorite.

2 eggs slightly beaten cup sugar 1 tablesoon flour 1 1/2 cups scalded milk teaspoon salt I/2 teaspoon vanilla I/2 cup Jamaica rum (dark rum) 1/2 pint heavy cream, whipped Mix eggs, sugar and flour, pour milk slowly into egg mixture, blending well.

Cook, stirring constantly, in double boiler over simmering water until mixture coats a spoon. Water should not touch the bottom of the upper bowl.

Remove from heat and immediately stir in salt and vanilla. Cool promptly by pouring custard into chilled bowl or place pan in cold water. Refrigerate covered overnight. Just before serving, stir in brandy and ruin and fold in whipped cream. Makes 1 quart. Sprinkle with nutmeg if desired.

This is a cooked recipe base that you can make up into three or four separate recipes and keep in jars or bowls in the refrigerator until you need them.

— Viinoce — GARLIC ACTUALLY A HEALTH FOOD

By Sandal and Pritch English To most of us the words "Italian Restaurant". conjure up thoughts of places where the food and atmosphere are both rather highly flavored with garlic.

This is fine with us personally, because we are among the proud minority that thinks garlic is a noble creation. And to those who are against its flavor and odor, we defend it on grounds of health. This herb is mildly

VtSTNIK antibiotic and some historians believe the only reason the packed mobs of ancient Rome didn't die of plagues is that they ate so much garlic they were immune to practically anything.

The reason garlic and Italian cookery are so closely associated in this country is that about 90 per cent of the Italians who moved here came from Southern Italy which Northern Italians unkindly refer to as "the garlic bowl."

But if you should come upon a chef whose ancestors came from Northern Italyl, he will proudly tell you that, though he may use garlic sparingly, you will never be able to notice it.

And he may brag a bit that his predecessors taught the French how to cook, and that the Northern Italians had exquisite table manners, using forks while the barbarian French and English still were eating with their hands.

All of which is true. The Italians did invent the table fork and used it for a good hundred years or so before it was generally accepted in France and England. And the French didn't begin to learn the subtle art of the haute cuisine until after Catherine de Medici married Henry, the younger son of King Francis I of France, in 1553.

Catherine just couldn't put up with the rather tasteless fare French cooks were putting out at the time, and imported Italian chefs from Florence, her native city.

Of course, once the French got a taste of really fine food, they took off like rockets and accomplished miracles of cookery themselves.

However, if you would like to try some of the types of Italian dishes from which French cookery evolved, here are two recipes we like, neither with garlic.

Poor man's Parmesan sauce 3 tablespoons butter or margarine 2 tablespoons flour Y. cup milk 1,4.i cup light cream or evaporated milk 1/2 cup freshly grated Romano Salt, pepper, cayenne.

Melt butter and blend in flour. Gradually add milk and cream, stirring until thickened. Stir in Romano (grated medium-small) and stir over medium heat until melted. Season with salt, pepper and cayenne. Serve over cauliflower, Brussels sprouts or cabbage, cooked until just tender and drained.

Wednesday, December 27, 1967 Apricot pork chops 4 pork chops or steaks 1 can apricot halves (1-pound) 14 cup dry white wine 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce IA teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard y, teaspoon powdered sage Pinch cayenne Drain apricots and combine liquid with seasonings. Braise chops or steaks and pour liquid over them. Cover and simmer about 45 minutes or until tender. Remove chops, season with salt and pepper, and keep warm, while cooking sauce down until thickened.

Heat apricot halves in sauce and pour over pork chops. Serves four.

CREATING LIVE Dr. James A. Shannon, Director, National Institutes of Health, today hailed the first successful synthesis of viable DNA by a team of Stanford University scientists as both a landmark achievement and a handsome reward for the American people for their ininvestment in basic health research through Federal agencies.

Dr. Shannon's comments followed announcement by the Stanford group, headed by Nobel laureat Dr. Arthur Kornberg, that it essentially has created life in the test tube by synthesizing the fully infectious DNA of a virus, representing five to six genes.

Dr. Shannon said he is especially impressed by the tremendous future potential of the new development to help solve a number of difficult and pressing national health problems, particularly certain forms of cancer that may be caused by viruses and possibly diseases of genetic origin.

Noting that Dr. Kornberg's work in molecular biology has for several years been supported primarily by the NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Dr. Shannon said the achievement of the Stai-,ford scientists "In effect adds up to a handsome reward for the American people as a result of their investment in basic health resarch through Federal agencies."

He said, "It seems well to make this point at this time because the end products of basic biomedical research, although highly essential to progress in clinical medicine, are seldom so clearly visible in terms of potential health applications as that of Dr. Kornberg and his associates."

Dr. Shannon said the fact it took the Stanford group nearly 11 years to synthesize the bioligically active micromo-

Wednesday, December 27, 1967 lecule, plus many years of prior work that won Dr. Kornberg the Nobel Prize, rather suggests the incredible difficulty of their feat."

He added that in his opinion, the accomplishment of Dr. Kornberg and his co-workers "unquestionably will stand as one of the great landmarks of research in the life sciences."

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DANGER FACING DIETERS — Do visions of sugar p 1 u m s dance in your head around this time of year?

If you are a dieter, the holiday season is the most dangerous one of the year for you. In fact, Dr. Harvey EMI horn, a diet specialist, and associate chief of nutrition at Clara Maas Hos= pital, here, said the average dieter puts on three pounds a weekend during the festivities.

"Most people feel gay during the season," he explained. "They want the pleasure that comes with eating and the eating that comes with social contacts and large dinners.

"For others, the holidays are a lonesome time, They have emotional problems that can be satisfied by indulging in fattening treats."

1. Alcohol — People are basically unaware of the high caloric content in liquor. One gram of starch is four calories. One gram of alcohol is seven calories.

2. FRUITS — Obese individuals do not burn starches efficiently. During the holidays, there is an abundance of fruits which some people feel are nonfattening. Apples, pears and peaches are quite fattening if eaten to excess.

The least fattening are citrus fruits and cantaloupe.

3. Cheating. — People who have been on diets and suddenly go off them have what is called refeeding edema. Their metabolism cannot handle the extra food and they swell with water. If you are going to cheat on the diet, do so in the area of proteins. Take extra turkey, but not the stuffing. Try to stay away from the candies and cakes and bread.

Dr. Einhorn emphasized one piece of advice: "Saints are up in heaven, not on earth. If you do cheat on your diet during the holidays — and most people do — don't feel guilty about it.

"Many people feel so guilty about going off their diets they figure, 'The heck with it' and give up altogether.

Or, they feel so bad about it, they starve themseles for weeks afterward," Dr. Einhorn said. "Neither re-

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action is good for people who must watch their weight."

GAME VIOLATIONS SHOW DECREASE IN NOVEMBER

Game wardens of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department issued 1,093 citations in November, an increase over the 636 cases completed in November, 1966.

Hunting violations were the most numerous with a total of 452: 76 of these being for hunting without a license and 57 for killing or possession of deer in closed season.

Fishing violations numbered 159, with 147 of them being for fishing without a license. This was a marked decrease compared with the 323 fishing violations in October.

Water safety violations numbered 129 compared with 228 in October. Of the 129 violations, 82 were for failure to have a life jacket for each person in the boat.

Commercial fishing violations were up with 32 in November and 22 in October.

There were 47 juvenile violations compared with 23 in October.

A total of $22,255.99 in fines and court costs was added to the state Treasury due to these arrests ------SPJSrr-DUCK HUNTERS USE CABINS

Cabins at Lake Brownwood State Park are getting heavy use from duck hunters, according to Park Superintendent Adrian A. Templeton of the .ment.

Templeton says the cabins are usually used by fishermen, family reunions, outdoor oriented persons, and sometimes, honeymooners.

But with the opening of the migratory waterfowl hunting season, hunters hunt on a portion of the lake not in the state park and come to the cabins at night.

Templeton said the majority of hunters have reported this season to be good with more ducks being seen this year than last year.

THEN BEAUTY COMES NATURALLY

Whether a house appears dynamic and inventive, simple and informal, or dignified and formal, it can have character and beauty.

If you are planning to buy or build a house, you want it to have a pleasing appearance. Choose a style, then select an attractive evample of it, advises Bonny Lay, Extension housing and home furnishings specialist at Texas

A&M University.

Miss Lay offers these considerations when selecting the example of the style you prefer: Look for simple lines. A house composed of unbroken planes rather than irregular shapes and chopped up sections is pleasing while a complicated composition can be confused and awkward. Simple lines are more economical to construct, too, says Miss Lay. Avoid too many materials. A home often has a cheap and cluttered look if wood , stone, brick and glass are all used in a hodgepodge of colors, textures and weights. Add interest by using different materials but not too much for coherence, says tne specialist.

Avoil false effects. Materials should look like themselves. If the material is only a cosmetic effect, leave it off!

Since houses are seen seldom only from the front, any essential material should be on all sides.

Make details consistent. Avoid such extras as fake dovecots, scalloped eaves and other gewgaws. The style of the details should harmonize with the house style. For example, avoid antique details on a contemporary house, pretentious entrances on small houses and rustic details on a city apartment.

Let honesty, simplicity, coherence and and consistency guide you. Beauty will come naturally. __-_SPJST

BROILERS SPOTLIGHT FOODS PLENTIFUL THIS MONTH

What's for January?

Lots of chicken, says the Texas Agricultural Extension Service.

Broilers top the foods plentiful list this first month of 1968. Adding to the bounty are potatoes, grape juice, fresh oranges and grapefruit, dry split peas and eggs.

Although broiler-fryer supplies are not expected to equal that of this time last year, you can expect an abundance. Offerings have been running extremely high.

Potato production is also heavy — slightly above last year's crop and 16 per cent above average, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Although size of this season's orange and grapefruit crops is down from yearlago production, supplies will be plentiful all month, says USDA's Consumer and Marketing Service.

Volume of dry split peas during 1967 ran about 11 per cent above the previous year. Smaller exports also are

18 expected to increase the available domesctic supply.

January is National Egg Month. So it's a Line time to consider all the many uses for eggs -- and use them!

Eggs add taste and nutrition to mealtime.

November estimates on Concord grape production indicate a crop 3 per cent above last season and 7 per cent above average. Storage. Storage stccks are unusually heavy, so you'll find unusually good amounts of this tasty beverage available now.

--SPJSTLC OS STACKING OF HAY lvIARES A COMEBACK The old practice of stacking loose hay in the-1:eld is making a comeback.

With all. the sophisticated equipment available teeny, stacking loose hay is one good v. P, to reduce harvesting and storage r'.

Neal Pratt, Extension pa; .m.cialist, said.

There .•-37 little investment in storage when the hay is stacked loosely no barn is necessary.

Poles, net wire and frames are the only items needed to hold the stack together, Pratt said. Thus, hay can be harvested and stacked for about onehalf the cost of baling and storing in a barn.

Stacking loose hay in the field has several ettractive features in addition to 'He lower harvesting and storing costs e' band-baled hay. Since the level of el., e t nutrients is largely determined by the stage of development of the von when it is cut, the quality of the hay In stacks is just as high or sometimes higher than the quality of baled hay.

Pratt said one strong point in favor of stacked loose hay was in feeding operations. Relatively little effort and labor is required in feeding hay from a loose stack. The only difficulty may be in regulating the amount consumed by individual animals but this point is questionable because some producers prefer to feed hay free choice.

There is less chance of spontaneous heating in loosely stacked hay than in baled hay because loose hay can be stacked at a higher moisture content.

Moisture trapped in baled hay will turn the inside white and ruin it completely, Pratt explained.

In the final analysis, the decision as to which ;method to use may be based on several 'actors, such as the acreage of forage involved, the type of livestock program and the normal ex= Pectaney of inelernefit weather,

VESTNIK MORE TESTS FOR SYSTEMIC INSECT.T.NDE ATOR An apparatus design pioneered by Texas A&M agricultural engineers to apply systemic insecticides to cotton has been built by Continental/MossGordin Company of Prattville, Alabarn a .

B. G. Reeves, Extension cotton mechanization and ginning specialist, said the commercial prototype rotary brush applicator was field tested in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas and College Station. The two-row unit equipped for attachment to a conVentional cultivator has brushes that the driven from gauge wheels for precise application of the chemical over a wide range of field speeds.

One objective of the field tests was to evaluate any damaging mechanical effects of the stem treating equipment.

Although applications were made on two-week intervals during the insect control season beginning in June and continuing until mid-August, cotton yields were not reduced by the use of the applicator. This simulated actual field procedure as the expecter insect control from a stem application of systemic insecticides is from two to three weeks, Reeves pointed out.

Reeves said further engineering field trials with the stem applicator are planned for the 1063 cotton insect season.

FOOD MARKETING TIPS If holiday spending has put a dent in your budget, stretch your food dallar by turning to thrifty cuts of meat, suggests Gwendolyne Clyatt, Extension consumer marketing specialist.

But you don't have to stint on glamour. Many inexpensive meats provide the basis for such famed gourmet treats as beef stroganoff and curries.

Many are the favorite dishes — braised short ribs of beef, Hungarian goulash, ham shanks and cabbage and spareribs and sauerkraut, Fryers are plentiful and attractive prices prevail and turkeys still are priced about the same as the Thanksgiving market. Egg prices are low for this season of the yea-S. Citrus is well represented at the fruit counter — oranges, grapefruit, tangerines and tangelos. Bananas, cranberries, grapes, pears, fresh dates and figs are available also. For the best value in vegetables, compare prices of the canned, frozen and the fresh. Iii the fresh department you Will find collards, turnips and greens,

Wednesday, Deccenber 27, 1967 mustard, potatoes, cabbage, sweet potatoes and dry yellow onions. Broccoli, eggplant, carrots, beets, yellow sq 'ash, head and leaf lettuce are moderately priced items this week.

INCOME LEVELING CUTS TAXES Income tax management must be planned before the tax year ends, says James Mallett, Extension farm management specialist at Texas A&M University. That's Dec. 31 for most taxpayers.

Tax savings can be realized by deducting taxable income and by claiming larger deductions in higher income years that result in smaller deductions the next. c ycling income between two or more years is a common practice to avoid increased taxes that result from highly variable income, says Mallett.

Reducing Taxable Income Careful planning can increase the proportion of non-taxable income.

Complete and accurate financial records are a necessity for careful reporting of all allowable deductions, both business and personal. jleMs commonly not recognized and easily omitted include business travel, lodging and entertainment, special protective clothing required in operating the business, subscriptions to business and professional publications such as farm magazines, and items used partly for business and partly for personal ourpose. Travel expenses and lodging in behalf of a church or charitable organization, and the fair market value of assets contributed to these organizations are deductible if you itemize deductions.

Only half of the profit on eligible capital sales may be taxable income, while all the profit from ordinary income is subject to taxation. Farmers and ranchers frequently include the sale Of breeding, draft and dairy livestock, a capital sale, with ordinary income from the sale of calves, pigs and lambs. Taxable income can be reduced by claiming all capital sales on schedule D and claiming capital gains on all eligible sales. In addition, livestock enterprises can be managed to produce a higher proportion of capital sales by raising herd replacements.

Farm and ranch operators can elect to claim actual soil and water conservation and brush removal costs as ordinary expenses, up to 25 per cent at tie gross fauna ineonie. Any ex:ess not claimed because of the 25 per cent limitation is carried forward and deducted up to 25 per cent of future

Wednesday, December 27, 1967 years' gross farm income until all the cost has been claimed. Timber clearing costs can be deducted up to $5,000 or 25 per cent of the taxable farm income whichever is smaller. Any excess above the limitation must be capitalized.

These elections can reduce taxable income as compared to capitalizing these costs which is the other alternative.

Business property traded for like property may result in a non-taxable exchange. Whereas, profit from the voluntary sale cf business property is taxable income even if other business property is purchased with the proceeds. However, profit from the sale of a personal residence differs, in that if as much or more than the total proceeds are reinvested in another residence within 12 months from the date of sale, the gain is not recognized. If construction is started in 12 months and occupied in 18 months, the transaction also qualifies as a nonrecognized gain. Taxpayers over 65 years of age can claim a special exclusion of gain on the sale of a residence.

If itemized personal deductions exceed the standard 10 per cent deduction, taxable income may be reduced by contributing assets rather than money. Taxpayers can claim as contributions, the fair market value of assets contributed to qualifying organizations and any difference between the cost of the asset and its fair market value is not recognized. Cost of purchasing and/or raising livestock, crops or produce contributed to qualifying organizations can not be deducted as a farm expense and therefore, must be subtracted from farm costs.

Other deductions that may be available to some tax payers include casualty and theft losses, child care cost, investment credit, oil and mineral depletion allowances, retirement income credit, foreign tax credit, dividend exclusion and tax-free covenant bond credit.

Couples filing separate returns in a community property state, which includes Texas, may reduce taxable income if they incurred capital losses in excess of $1,000. The capital loss deduction is limited to the smaller of $1,000 or the combined taxable income on a joint return; or, to the smaller of $1,000 or the separate taxable income on each separate return.

Income eveling Deductions, whether farm or business expenses or personal deductions, reduce taxes more in high income

VESTNIK years than in low income years. Income leveling deals with shifting a portion of income and/or deductions between years so as to attain the maximum tax saving resulting from the high and low tax brackets.

Taxpayers, using the cash accounting method of reporting can advonce or delay year-end sales of livestock, crops and produce. Similarly, purchases of farm supplies can be postponed or supplies for the next season can be purchased before the end of the tax year, depending on the high or low income situation.

Anticipated equipment and livestock needs for the next year may be purchased before the end of a high income year. In addition, the taxpayer may elect an accelerated method of depreciation, such as the "declining balance method," and claim the first year 20 per cent additional depreciation allowance on property that qualifies The installment method of reporting can be used for the sale of any real property regardless of selling price and for casual sales of personal property, such as machinery, breeding, draft and dairy livestock, personal auto and furniture, if the selling price is more than $1,000. Gains from installment sales may be reported in installments if in the year of sale there are no payments or the payments do not exceed 30 per cent of the selling price.

In high income years, a portion of the next year's contributions could be made in a lump sum prior to the end of the year. Payment of taxes, interest, medical insurance premiums, medical and drug bills and other deductible expenses that are due near the end of the year of greatest tax savings.

Income leveling techniques do not materially change the total taxable income or deduction but simply shift a portion of them between tax years.

There is little advantage from tax leveling if your income is fairly consistent from year to year.

For detailed income tax reporting regulations, consult your tax accountant, attorney or the Internal Revenue Service. The "Farmers Tax Guide," IRS publication No. 225, is available from your county agent or the Internal Revenue Service and is a helpful reference. "Your Federal Income Tax", IRS publication No. 17, is available from the Internal Revenue Service for 50 cents per copy.

19 HOW T E FBI HELPS PROTECT AMERICA Recent increases in crime and violence have directed growing attention to the problem of law enforcement.

There are a considerable number of government agencies assigned to protecting the safety, security and freedom of the American citizen. They range all the way from the Armed Forces down to the city police force or the town constable. But probably no other law enforcement agency has the same reputation for efficiency and success as the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Its 6,500 agents stand as an important shield between the criminal woridand the ordinary citizen, and its gigantic fingerprint files and vast laboratories contribute greatly to the safety of the nation. The FBI or Federal Bureau of Investigation is a division of the U. S. Department of Justice. Organized in 1908 as a small investigative office, it grew steadily as World War I and espionage laws brought new duties. In 1924, J. Edgar Hoover, then 29 years old, was appointed its Director, a position he still holds today. Mr. Hoover has built the FBI into a stramlined investigative machine to fight crime. He has also been responsible for making the FBI a career service, insisting that its, agents, familiarly known as "G-men," which is short for government men, be university graduates and be chosen for ability and good character. As a result the FBI is in a pnique position in the government. No one attempts to play politics with the VBI or to suggest that it take any action that Mr. Hoover and his staff believe is against the best interests of the nation.

The FBI is responsible for investigating the violation of some 170 federal laws. It also serves as a clearing house for information needed by state and municipal law enforcement officers in the fulfillment of their duties.

Its laboratory and identification facilities—incidentall y it has the world's largest collection of fingerprints — are available without chrage to law enforcement agencies throughout the country. The FBI conducts law conferences across the nation each year which are attended by some 20,000 law enforcement officers. In addition, it has an FBI National Academy.

The 170 Federal laws which are under the FBI's watchful eye range from subversion and espionage to bank de;-

20 falcations and interstate transportatiOn of stolen cars and goods. A number of once unwatched crimes now come under the control of the FBI through its check of interstate law violations — flight to avoid arrest, kidnapping and others.

Outstanding among its more recent activities has been the investigation of violations of civil rights laws and of certain election laws. The progress in these matters in the past few years owes much to the fact that the FBI has put the "fear of God" into those who were violating the civil rights laws.

Under Mr. Hoover, the FBI has steadily evolved means of aiding the police and investigative forces of the nation. One achievement is a fingerprint file containing the prints and names of 100 million persons. These prints are not only those of criminals and those accused of crimes, but of many millions of Americans who served in the nation's Armed Forces and other millions who have voluntarily furnished their prints as an assurance of identification in case of needs In a number of disasters — plane crashes, fire and such — identification of victims has been possible only through the use of the FBI's fingerprint records.

In addition to its fingerprint file, the FBI has a number of technical laboratories. Here samples of blood, hair, soil and other types of material are examined and by the most modern scientific means matched up with like samples, often as final proof of the commission of a crime, perhaps in some small town completely without such facilities. Within the translation unit of the FBI's laboratories are skilled personnel able to translate into 25 foreign languages.

In 1935, an FBI Academy was established in Quantico, Virginia, primarily to give new agents a rigorous 14-week

VESTNtK training period prior to entering ontheir assignment. Also at ,Quantico, the FBI conducts seminars for selected police officers, often the key men in their communities throughout the country. These seminars last 12 weeks. :,7,o far more than 5,000 police officers, Mostly from the United States but also from a number of other nations have been students and received training in investigative and police practices, and in the latest techniques of crime ' detection and have been shown that FBI has available to assist them in their job back home. A number of these one-time students have risen to high posts in their own community.

The ease of J. Edgar Hoover is an example of the best that employment in government service may offer. Like others who have elected to stay in the service of the nation when vastly more money was available to them in private industry, Mr, Hoover has been so devoted to his work as Director of the FBI, that even when he reached the usually mandatory retirement age of 70, he was asked by the President to continue in service. Like many devoted to their job, he has been delighted to stay on. Under his direction the FBI has grown from a minor to a major agency. One may be sure that under the watchful eye of its Director, it will continue to contribute to the nation's safety and security.

sPJsT-T!P FARM le LAWYER Reviews that Sting Tait reviews of movies, plays, books, and works of art , have won many a chuckle from the reading public.

One reviewer was "underwhelmed" by a movie. Another said he saw a play under bad. conditions: "the curtain was up." A third, having called an actor the worst he had ever seen, described his next performance as "not up to his usual stand—d."

But while r ders chuckle, the p

Wednesday, December 27, 1967 son on the target end may be seething.

If the critism is really rotta;,h, may he collect damages for defamation of character?

He may — if the reviewer steps outside the legitimate bounds of criticism.

The law frowns on attacks that are directed not at the work itself but at the character of the person who created it.

For example, an art critic was held liable for saying not only that a certain work of art was bad but also that the artist was a swindler.

But within his proper scope, the reviewer has enormous leeway. His honest opinion, however severe, is protected by the constitutional guarantees of free speech and free press.

Furthermore, the law recognizes that a critic may have to use pungent lang uage to make his point. As one court put it, the critic may indulge in "all those delightful touches of style which go to make an article readable."

What about adverse comments outside the field or the arts? By and large, if it is a matter of legitimate public concern, the same broad freedom of opinion prevails.

Thus, courts have rejected the complaint of a public contractor, criticized for his workmanship; of a financier, criticized for promoting a new transit system; and a football coach, criticized for his strategy.

True enough, such brickbats may be hard to bear. But the public is benefitted. Not only is freedom upheld but also taste is fostered — by the encoura gement of work that is good and the discouragement of work that is bad.

As for the hapless victim, he himself has invited criticism by submitting his work to the public in the first place.

"He should not be thin-skinned," commented one judge, "if the criticism so invited is not cntle."

Wednesday, December 27, 1967

SPJST ertaimen Calendar As a matter of policy, only those activities and functions promoted by or sponsored by the SPJST, or any of its lodges, will be published in tit SPJST Entertainment Calendar. Such notices for publication should be submitted by a bonafide lodge off i cer, or in some cases. by lodge Lail managers.

LaIse No. 6, Cottonsvos,1 New Year's Eve Dance F,ddle Swingsters —SPJST---l dge No. 15, Buckhoits Sunday, Dec. 31 Vrazel's Polka Band

Lodge No. 25, Ennis New Yea r e 's Eve — Music Masters --SP TST--Lodge No. 35, Elk Saturday, Dec. 30 — Fiddle Swingsters Sunday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Two•Steppers --SPJSTLodge No. 39, Bryan New Year's Eve — Kaluzas Sunday, Jan. 14 — Monthly meeting Saturday, Jan. 20 — The Fabulous Six Thursday, Feb. 8 — Six Fat Dutchmen from New Ulm, Minnesota Saturday, Feb. 17 — Vrazel Polka Band Saturday ; March 2 — The Fabulous Six Lodge No. 40, Hillje New Year's Eve — The Jades Saturday, Jan. 13 — The Monarks Saturday, Jan. 27 — The Pastels Saturday, Feb. 11 — The Jades Saturday, Feb. 24 — Continentals SPJSTLodge No. 47, Seaton Sunday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Dance; music by Otis Beck Saturday, Jan. 6 — Dance; music by Ray Baca Sunday, Jan. 7 — Meetings, youth and adult Saturday, Jan. 13 — Dance; music by Otis Beck Saturday, Jan. 20 — Dance; music by Lee use Saturday, Jan. 27 — Dance; music by the Peppermints —SPJ8TLodge No. 48, Beyersville Saturday, Dec. 30 — The Dissenters Sunday, Dec. 31 — The Fabulous Six Polka Band Saturday. Jan. 6 — The Channel Seven Regular monthly Sunday, Jan. 7 meeting

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Saturday, Jan. 13 — Lavender Hill Express Saturday, Jan. 20 - The Chevelle V Saturday, Jan. 27 — Geor g etown Medical Band.

—SPJSTLodge No. 54, West Thursday, Dec. 28 — Social night; public welcome Friday, Dec. 29 -- West CYO dance Sunday, Jan. 31 — New Year's Dance; music by Billy Dee and the Travelers. Free hats and horns with each paid admisslon ght; open Thursday, J to the p Sunday, Jan meeting; eve:: .;Lten.d.

Lodge 8l; Saturday, Der. ployees' s, arty New Year's Eve --- West

Lodge No. 142 — Houston New Year's Eve Dance — Music by Mike Tomczak. Please make your reservations early.

—6PJ ST— Ledge No. 146, Galveston New Year's Eve Dance — Music by "The Bavarians"; doors open at 8; dancing from. 9 to 2.; Memorial City Auditorium, Katy Road at Gessner, Houston. $5 per person includes everything, except your bottle. Reservations: 0V a-5507, SU 2-0552, HO 9-0329 Sunday, Jan. 14 — Family n --Jan-GT-The larger the Sea of XL' Age, the longer the shoreline of We

'Waco emPOI A:D. Band

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Lodse No. 8 Sunday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve dance; Polka Peppermints Saturday, Jan. 6 — Charlie Adameik's Orchestra Sunday, Jan. 20 — Music Masters Sunday, Jan. 21 — 1VIeeting: game and fun night.

Lo'' Thursday, r Supper at 6; Se:, Friday, Dec. Tees's Sew Year's Dance -- '7:30 to 11:30 Saturday, Dec. :30 — Dance; Tee Tiemann of Yorktown Sunday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Dance from 9 till ? — with the Danceables of Houston playing.

Dodge 92, Fort Worth New Year's Eve — Music by Red Woodward. Reservations MA 4-0251.

National Hall, 3316 Roberts Cut-off Road. r

—SRI err-DELIVERY OF VE.S'i:;' Ants From time to time, we get e about readers receiving theiv ps to several clays late. The Vestnll, at press every Tuesday prom s. It S a.m., as it has for the past 32 is dispatched immediately.

We repeat, when your Ves1r;;; arrives late, CONTACT YOUR LOCAL POST OFFICE. There is virtually nothing we here in West can d..3, in —Editor such situations.

Lodge No, 111, Sugar Land

Tuesday, Sept. 12 (and every Tuesday thereafter) — Social night; Carom. sel Skating Rink," 9190 Old Katy Road, Houston --SP.113TLodge 130 — Sokol Zizka, Dallas December 31 — New Year's Eve Ball: 11-111Sie b y Eric Honza.

--sPmr-L o d ge No. 135 — Sokol Ennis New Year's Eve Dance -- Music by Johnny Mensik

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America anS to the Republic for which it stands, )ne Nation under God, Indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.”

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RESTOCKING EFFORTS PAY OFF Department, In a report on an evaluation of reWITH DEER sults of white-tailed deer restocking Forty-two counties which formerly had few deer now have a huntable deer population due to restocking, according to Lyndon Schatz, leader of the trapping and transplanting project of the Texas Parks and Wildlife

efforts, Schatz says that during the past 21 years, 55 counties have been restocked with white tailed and mule

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A limited number of these very nice 12-inch LP albums of popular Czech and American favorites are still available. Recorded by the Lodge 66 (SP.IST) Choral Group, Waco. You will hear selections like "Aj, lueka, lueka", "Zahuealy hory" "America, The Beautiful", "Swing Low, sweet Chariot", and many other of your favorites. Only $4 per album, postage included. Make cheek or MO payable to: Lodge 66 Choral Group, and send to The Editor, PO Box 85, West, Texas 76691, and your order will be promptly filled. (c)

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Danceabks of Houston playing from 9 to ?. Reservations are $5 a person or $10 a couple, and you get your set-ups free.

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deer under the program.

Seventy-six per cent of the counties restocked have huntable deer populations, and 24 per cent have either low deer populations or none remaining.

Three counties which were restocked during the past two years have not had a chance to develop, but were averaged in with the low population counties.

The evaluation was derived from estimates of game wardens and wildlife biologists on kills in the restocked counties. These data plus field survey information were used to calculate deer populations in the restocked counties.

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Tact has been defined as the art of making a point without making an enemy.

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Send for information. The Czech Social Kiwi, P. 0. Box 323, Omaha, Nebraska 68101.

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A gift that won't tarnish, break, or get old quickly?

Have you exhausted all your ingenuity in selecting the one gift that lasts and lasts? Why shop any further? An SP.IST life insurance certificate is one of the best ways to say "Merry Christmas," and mean it — all year long! And you know what? Santa's right!

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Hejeme vier denum a pilznivcum mnoho zdaru a

osobnich fispechn v Novem roce 1968, by veikera

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111. In'adovna, SPJST, Redakior, Vedouci

unitideie, a Vydavatele Vestniku

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Od redakenilio storoi Kolobeh easu plyne ustaviene nezadr2itelnYm proudem, den za dnem, mesic po mesici, rok po roce, roeni obdobi, se striclaji a nekdy mein se i drub naprace, jinak vSak 2ivot mi naS be2i stale ve vSednich, tak rikajic, vyjetYch kolejich, z nrch2 jen obeas vytrhnou nas vyroeni svatky nebo takove svateeni dny, ktere si sami vytvorime milou schnzkou broth a sester nebo zvednutirn srdci pit nejakern na‘Sem prilaitostnem ci slavnostnim shromakleni. Kdo prebyva. na, venkove -a j e bliZe pro2iva, abych tak rekl, bezprostreone ruzne prechody roenich obdobi se vSerni pocity, jimiZ na cluSi lidskou pusobi, avSak ?tele ye mestech v stalem Lorna a spechu zaeasto promeSkaji nmohe podrobnosti, je2 zmena prirodnj.ch kulis 2ivota prinaSi. Mnohokrate si rikame, 42e se v tech svYch starostech ze.. tavime, abychom trochu hrejiv:scla nsmevil jara se vSemi ' v prirode vytvorenymi, potom eh letnich drift s yeAkerou jich: vc nOdherou a take easneho podzinn.. :ichvatnou hrou barev na stromech krovinach, abychom dojmy z toho v'S'eho pripustili k svemu srdci, avAak nee° nam vady v torn zabrarn a jednoho dne se probudinie a vidime oknem nebo na testa za povolanim, 2e u2 je to pozdni podzim se sit'ovim holYch strom y , zbavenYch vdSkere to barevne A je mihavo a chladno a take neveselo v duSi, jak z to siroby v prirocle z veclomi, jak ten Cas bez zastavenf, ••i a neeeka, na spineni naa prani.

Sieh Odchazi podzim a prichazi zima.

Pravda, musi prijit, aby si oclpoeinulo vS'e v prirocle: stromy, pole a zahrady.

Co neviclet prijde snih a pokryje bilYm rubdern zahracly a pole, hory a roviny, a hlny zerne, rok Co rok preoravane, zasevone, vlaeene a sldizene, budou kliclne podrirnovat pod snehovou perinou a treba i studenYrni \retry, aby nabyly sky ke syYm veenYin irkolim ye slunach I jOstvu. Hole stromy stoji pokorne palle silnic, v zahraclach, v poItch i potocich, ktere take zvolnuji sytij tok a zarnrzaji, aby na ja • e mocnejim proudem rozbehly se znovu de sveta a prispivaly k z y la2eni zeme, odivajici se znovu do zeleneho ham Rok 1967 se chyll ke konci a co nevidet bud.. me psatt 1968. Prosinec je mesicem v-Yroenich schuzi naMeh rade:, ktere zvou daklive bratry a sestry k 1.16asti, aby mohly b3ni vyrizeny roz-

manite zale2itosti a hlavne provedeny volby •adov,Ych arednikti na nastavajici rok.

V tech yYzvach k aeasti na v;:o:nenich schuzich jsou Casio prohlakna slova: "Eratri a sentry, sejdeme se aspon jednou za rok vsichni, abychom se navzajem poznali a stiskli Si nice!" Je to vskutkU yYzva.- prilehava a nemela by bYti brana Cleny na lehkou vahu. Je vsude rnnoho takovYch kteri schuzi Oena yStivi takrka nikdy, ba mno'ndy osobne nejsou znami ani nikovi, ponevad2 poplatky sve posilaji poStou nebo po detech a znamYch. Je vSak potrebno, aby byli znami ostatnim bratrita a sestram a tak mohli bYti Ueastni na bratrske a sesterske yzajemnosti. a neinlivosti, kterych, nyni, pak snad nekdy v bucloucnosti, bude t •eba jim nebo jejich roctinarn. Te2ko je oeekavat projevy bOspolitosti a bratrske a sesterske lasky, jsou-li ten ktery bratr nebo sestra ostatnim neznami, ba Casto ani neni VSecbecne znamo, Ze jsou te2 Cleny nektereho z naSich i adu. Ve vYrneni schuzi je virocla prilelitost se ukOzat, seznamit se vSemi pritomnymi 'deny a a navazati I-)ratelstvi, z neho2 plynouti mute jenorn prospech. Neni snad eloveka tak pil.ne zamestnaneho, aby aspoll tech nekolik chvil za rok nenjohi venovati svemu •adu. Zhusta se stava, 2e nekter1 z tech elentl, kteri Schtize nikdy nenavaevuji, tetO sVe neteenosti k radovYm shromadenim lituje, noticebuje-li nejakou Usluhu nebo pornoe od sveho V prosincovYch schilzich kona se take prehliclka vykonane prace. Je to dobrY zvyk, ponevadZ ve vYroenich schnzich byva zpravidla veLS'i Ueast, a tak y e, kteri zridka do schuze prichdzeji, clovidaji se, coral kond a jak se na torn ei ono poll prieinuje. Je dobre take pri takove prile2itosti povecleti. jak poeet elenstva v uplynulem roce rozhojnil nebo zcla poklesl, a zjistiti, bylo-li dost pracovano, aby za Cleny zemrele nebo odstouple ziskard byli A take by bylo d.obre pii takove brile21tosti si porokovat o tom, co by se melo vykonat, aby zajem o schOze se zvY,§il.

Potom by takova prosincova schtize byla vskutku dOle2UVrn shromaklenim mohla by poslou2iti k oziveni radove einnosti.

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Na Novy rok mivaly divky ve stare vlasti zvyk pdateti skorapky se zaZehnutou malou svierekou na vodu a podia smeru jejich pluti usuzovaly, kam 130pluje lodieka jejich Civota. Vime, 2e to byla povera, ale bylo pit tom mile J,zruSeni a trochu poesie, ktere pottebuje elovek ke zkraSleni sveno pozearskeho putovani. A krome toho kaZdY z "Cs ma, red "nee° hezkeho pied sebou," na co lze v SeclivYch dnech aivota myslit a elm se teSit. Prot by si telly elovek nevykreslil nee° krasneho v budoucnu ve svych predstavach, aby v torn nachazel Potechu v takovYch chvilich, kdy v dui nee() zamrazi? Kdo nema vielYch prani a utC.,SenYch sniff do budoucna, tate a neraclostne jde 21votem.

Loueime se s rokem starYm s rtiznyrni pccity, podle toho, jak so k nal q zachoval. Nekteri mu vdeene 2ehraji a tou2i, by i rok priAi byl jim stejn: pilz• niv. Jini jsou radi, 2,e tr; uplynul, teSiee se, 2e rok novY prinese jim vice Stesti. Ale at' u2 ten rok uplynuly zachoval se k nam jakkoliv, byl soueasti nokho Civota a zanechal nam zkuCenosti, kterych k svemu dobru maeme Witt v budeucnosti. Snad men jsme nejake ztraty na majetku andbo od6la nam nejaka mila bytost, jejf2 odchod zanechal v srdci ranu, jeC jenom pozvolna se hoji. Snad melt jsme neaesti, z ktereho dosud jsme se nale2ite nevzpamatovali. IVIoZna, take, 2e prencsli jsme se s tau svou lodiekou Civota pies vody uplynuleho roku bez nesnazi a has bolestnych piihod. prechazeni maze rokti vime, co jest za nami, av§ak to, co novY rok pro /,as chova, zal,oleno je v tajemne "Seto, je'Z nelze lidAtYrni zraky proniknouti.

Je vS'ak dobre se zastaviti, premYMeti a uva2ovati ei skladati z toho uplynuleho roku jakYsi Ueet. IV102eme s nim bYti Upine: spokojeni? Budeme pri torn uvo2ovati netoliko o svYch vlastnich zdleLtostech, nYbr Z . i vecech spoleenych, naSi. Jednote a nakm HALL Jestli sti• hlo nas v uplynulem roce nejake neaesti, budeme prernYMeti o torn, jestli jsme osud svijj srdnate snaeli a vzali z rukou jeho poneeni, ktere otevira br(tny spokojenejSImu 2ivotu. Vyhnui•li se ram zly osud, buderne p •emY0eti, zda, v.zjech prile2itosti roku minuleho nOle2ite utzivaji k dobru obecnemu prospechu spoleenemu. Zisk a ztraty unlynuleho roku arci neize m6rit pri c ,qadu ordce 'oct11 jsme uplynul 2 : x•0 fro ar k praer pro dobro spole(re, k ni2. jest plileCitost v noSlch radech, byl zivot rra; prazdnY a lichY, Jdeme Irichni do

Ve stredu 27. prosince 1967 noveho roku s pevnym predsevzetim, vykoname pro dalgi rozkvet nagi Jednoty vge, co bude v na gich silach!

Mezi odchodem stareho a zaeatkem noveho roku prichazeji chvile, kdy se pozastavime a vzpominame dna uplynulych. A je to take eas, kdy bychom radi vyslovili sve srdeene diky vSem na g im milYm denim, etenaram a priz:nivel.= a provolali: ASTIsiie. A USPOKOJIVY NOVY ROK 1968!

—Redaktor a rodina, a personal v tiskarne 8t'astIV- Nov, Rok —

Oddil dopisovatehi OPRAVA V minulem eisle Vestniku ye zprave od Domova odpoeinku v Taylor byla chyba ye dvou mistech a sice: kde stalo — celkem $150,938.01 meta stat $105.938.01, a kde stab() — celkem $51,855.62 melo stat $15,855.62. Timto opravujeme. — red.

— ', -L'astn3 Nov, Rok — itad é. 92, Ft. Worth Bratri a sestry, timto pripominam sylvestrovskou zdbayou v nedeli 31. prosince v na gi NArodni sini pri hudbe Red Woodward, od 9 a2 do?

Prijd'te se vgichni vesele pobavit a rozioneit s starYm rokem 1967. Vstupne $4 osoba, v torn zahrnuto jista obsluha (tzv. "set ups"). Pfivedle i svoje zname. Preji v gem za rad a osobne vgem nagim priznivcum 8t'asti-4T NovY Rok 1968!

S pozdravem, Josef Beean, dop.

— Rok — tZad C. 66, Waco Mill Mani a etenari: Na gi schtizi, ktera se konala v nedeli 17. prosince, zahaji1 br. predseda E. Mazanec, za dobre fieasti Mena' a v gech firednin.

Slib vlajce i Jednot6 predfikan v gerni Cleny za vedeni Menu mlacle2e, Barbara Gaidu g ek, Sherry Reground a Kay Byrd.

Ptedstaveni byli tito navgtevnici: Tad Murray snoubenec na gi sestry

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Jean Spence, br. Johnny Krilan od Padu e. 6 Cottonwood, a pan Louis Macha.

Protokol eten ses. Annie Hanugovou a po male oprave prijat.

Vanoeni listky od bratru L. Mikesky a J. Kolihy a z Havaje od sestry Aline Leggio tel eteny. trednici preeetli svoje zpravy.

Predsecla zabavniho vYboru br. Otto Hanug preeet1 pekny dekovny listek od br. a sestry Arnold VrlovYch, a dekoval vg em 'dentin-1 co pomohli pripravit vanoeni yeeirek.

Sestra Libbie Parmova, vedouci m16.clele tél pochvalila mladel za vgechnu praci a predvedeni pekneho programu vanoeniho.

Br. Nick Morris upozornil, ite sestra Libbie zaslouli pochvalu za jeji praci col vgichni- uznali a vzciana ji eest potleskem a br. Otto Hanu govi predsedovf zabavniho vYboru tel.

Br. predseda oznamil, le ohnovY spolek RVOS na gemu radu claroval velky elektricky vatic 'kavy pri nagem vanoenim yeeirku jel byl odevzdan br.

George TrefnYm firednikem spolku RVOS za poulivani na gi sine pri jejich schtizich.

Nemocny je nag' br. E. M. Shiner, prejem mu by se brzy uzdravil. Sestra Mary Sue Moore, br. E. Kudelka a R. Parma se citi lepe, col nas tell. Br. Ray Moore clekoval v gem za vge co kdo vykonal pro jejich nemocnou dceru.

Prijali jsme noveho Mena Eugene H. Slovak, vitame do radu C. 66!

Br. Bill Korenek preeet1 jmena Menu, kteri byli sireastneny v g ech schfizi v roce 1967.

Na to br. predseda preeet1 radove volebni predpisy a nasledovaly Zvoleni byli tito Arednici: Predseda br. Emil Hanug Mistopredseda br. Henry Slovak teetni — br Johnny Gaidugek Pokladnik — br. George Trefny Protokolni taj. a anglicka dopisovatelka — sestra Jean Spence eeskS7 dopisovatel br. Otto Hanug Prrivoclei — br. Bill Korenek nosiC vlajky — br. Johnny Engelke Veclouci mladele — ses. Libbie Parma editele — bratri Frank Parma, Frank Miller, B. Engelke, L. Hensel a Chris Spence.

Zabavni vYbor — sestry Rosemary Spence, Bett y Slovak, Anni Hanug, bratri Otto Hanu g a John Kutni.

StFmostni vYbor — br. H. Vahrenkamp, John 'Simeik, L. Hensel, J. Kutni, a Herman Drews.

Dele.gati — bratri Nick Morris, Otto Hanug , John Kutni.

3 bratri Ed Mazanec, Nahradnici John Simeik a Josef Janeeka.

Pekny narozeninovy dort, jel donesla ses. Libbie Parma, byl podan oslavencam co men narozeniny v prosinci za zpevu "Happy Birthday".

Dverni ceny vyhrali dospeli br. Herbert Vahrenkamp; detske„ prvni Donna Gerlich a druhou Marylin Motis.

Na to br. predseda schfizi ukoneil, prigti schtze jil bude v Novem roce a to 21. ledna o phi treti odpoledne.

Do Noveho Roku 1968, preji v gem elenijna, dopisovatelnm, Ctenálhm, Uredniktim Hlavni firadovny, na gemu redaktoru "Vestniku" br. Nick Morrisovi a nagim iirednikrim radovYm, hodne Stesti a zdaru v jejich praci.

Tel diky za uverejnovani a opravoyam" mach dopisti Tobe, bratre Morris.

Se sesterskYm pozdravem, Marie Janeeka — Nov :cr Rok — Waco, TexaS Bratri a sestry etenari na geho Vestniku: Predne prijmete od nas mnoho srdeenych pezdravt, a musite odpustit ty moje chyby neb jsem kolein Ceske gkoly nikdy v itivote negel. Sedim dnes dorna sarn, manlelka Ma do mesta nakupovat dary na Vanoce. Ceti jsem v poslednim Vestniku pokraeovaci elanek od Jana Stage z Corpus Christi. Mne zajimalo o tom 2 i&ove na strance 8. Chci jen vysvetlit ten zaeatek, kdy A. W. Hrugka a Josef Bartek postavili tu prvni budovu na Harris Ranch v okresu Bell.

Byli partneri a bylo to na Bartkove fume, ale Bartek neumel clobre anglicky. Jednou veeer se mu tarn nahrnalo hodne tech "cowboyh z Oenaville a zaeall mu tam Mat trubl a kraval.

Bartek si s nimi nevedel rady tak gel za Hrugkou a nechal salon tern cowboytim volny. Jak plilbi zpatky cowboyi byli dobfe "nasekani" a Cepovali prazdne pivove beeky, davali do beekoye dirky fla gky a druhou fla gkou udekill a meli z toho hodne, gpasu. Natropill ale dost hodne Akody a od te doby Bartek nechtel ladny podil v tom obchodu a prodal jeho dil Hrugkovi. lirug ka pristavil jegte vetgi budovu a mei obchod a salon dohromady. Lide tomu povidali "Hrug kova Pindule". nevim, co to mini. Nejakk Cas pozcleji ash v roce 1909 ta osada se pfipravovala slavit OeskV den ve Wacu a od te doby tomu tikavali "Nlkov". Za nejakfr Cas Jan Bartek postavil druhY salon zrovna vedle Bartka a bez dovoleni od Bartkove leny. Jak to bylo dostavene

4 ona tam prisla a narichla, aby se odtamtud stehoval. Ze mu clava 24 hodin aby tak ueinil. Tak museli budovu ocltalanout na cestu a laleclat druhe misto. Dostali misto pies cestu, kcle take byly dva salony proti sobe. Amerikaat tomu zaeali povidat "Double Header".

Ja si to dobre pamatuji. kdy2 jsem tom ("Naval a to bylo postavene jak tu cestu z Temple do Ocker a Falls County oteviieli. CernoSSti trestanci, vezni kin' covali ty elmove stromy.1\deli retaze kolem pasu a kolem nohy a konec kolern Zelezne kouli. Bill chlapi zase na konich zase chodili s piston na past' a s "Winchesters" na konich na ne dohliZell, bylo jich asi 50. Jak ty demi peacovali tak ty reteze hreely. My jsme chedivali do Skoly na Lost Prairie, tied' tomu rikaji Ratibod. Tenkrait nebyly Mane mosey pies Big Elm Creek, tak jsme chodili pies tit nitinu. Jak ti ni vykueili ty stromy a tu cestu tak jsme po ni chodili. My jich iitovali. My a nase sousedka Frances OndlieSek byli jedini Ceti v to skole, pote se pi'istelaovali Olejnikovi, jeSte pozdeji Bravencovi, Botkovi, TalaSkovi aj. Ta prvni Skola na Harris Ranch byla na Cottonwood Creek. My jsme tam chodili jenom jeden rok. Josef Jakubec tam take chodil.

Pozdeji ten pozemek koupil Jan Fojtagek a gkola se odstehovala, jak se to cesta otevrela. My jsme melt obchod a salon, ja s bratrem jsme vozili fracht a zboZi na prodej. Cesty byly Spatna, do Temple se nedalo jet a tak nebylo co prodavat. HruSka me jednou postal do Temple na male muli pro klobase.

Mel .jsem stare vojenske sedlo a bylo tak t y rde, ne jsem to nemohl yydrZiet.

Ze skladu mi naloZili 55 libel. "summer sausage", mel jsem to nave g ene po cele mull, Ce jsem nemel ani misto kde sedrout. Sel jsem vetAinu pesky a jak jsem do,jel clornai, mel jsem toho lost! Po druhe jet jsem s bratrem Janet t so dtytmi mulemi pro beekove pivo. po de§ti a ulice v Temple nebyly dlaCdene. Skladi'Ste byly pri Santa Fe nadraZi. Nalozili jeme asi 20 tech hedek. Jak davali tu zadni desku na vuz, mule se polekaly a utikaly po ulici do kopeeka, beeky se kulaly po prvni ulici az na namesti. Lide nam mule chytili a pomohli nam ty beeky posbirat a zase naloCit. Dojeli isme jinak donna dobre.

Ta nova cesta vYcbodne od Tem ple byla dfilelita, lidi vozili po ni bo,v1nu na podzim aZ z Falls County, vtiz za vozcm, nebo dtyri baly na kaZclern.

Cesta byla dlouha a, lide se sto yili v &alone, mule si odpoeinuly, piva se koupil a klobase pojedli.

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Od to doby se vSecko zmenilo. My Line Sc nastehovali na Harris Ranch asi v roce 1903 anebO 1904. Jan Martina je g te bydli , no to farme. stare Jan Kohut pomahal osazovat Ceske ro(tiny . no Harris Ranch, vozil je na kodare ("hack"), pozdeji met karu s velikYrni koly takle to dopadalo jako kodar. `Melo to tri cylinclry a cielalo to velikY Sramot, kone se na v gecky strany lekaly. Jednou si parnatuju, jacisi velikani a ja jsem Bain _Prave krmil ty nase mule, Jak mule itvidely tu ,karu vyletely cc stodoly yen, crazily brann a utekly do pastru, nose jim jenom Irkaly, tri dni jsem itch nemohl chytit. K loam se jelo z kopce Bimkove, a jak jell zpatky do od konce, kara mela gumove renteny, ktere pohanely tu karu. Jim to •,'-plihalo a la jsem jirn poradil, aby to poleli melasem. Uznali, Ze to moZna nomole. Tak domil a donesl jsem Thu plcchovi toho domaciho melasu. Jak toty fremeny bylo to jegte ho liosipaii to potom piskera a kara sc pustila do kopce. My jsme museli za iii utikat a chy tit se ze zadka. Po (rube Kohut nrijel s jakYsimi velikany z Temple na kale s malYmi koly, ale reNi s tim jakYsi trubl. Jak se sta y ili u ,salona, jim to potom nechtelo zaeit, Men na tu karu vztek a povidali HruSkovi, Cc jestli jich doveze do Temple, Ze si nluze tu karu nechat. A tak se tomu i stalo. Hruska byl kovarem a tab ciloulio no tom pracoval aZ zacalo to ,jezdit. Mela take tri cylindry.

Musim ukondit ty stare vzpominky, 1110111A Co to nekoho butte zajima,t, tare kolJ-5.ky pri Temple, asi jeSte Cije. zdrav na vSechny Rendre R. W. Cervenka • Nov ;. Rok — Temple, Texas Mill tit. nazi a etenarky Vestniku, ei% je tornu hezka doba, co ism Dosiedne us i„ do nakho mileho •V e., • ku. Vy, etenarky, co jste i do "vr,.. le piiiiipominaly,. Prod ni ku, tak nine to dnes m 'Ito a bade niraj (opts dosti Z'.e• Vain i omrzi jej eist. Ale nemohla bych si oclpest kdyby jests nenapsala asnon j, dopis neC nam ten 1100• raih'r eesk9 zanjltne. Arlo, to j odalata a tech naMen Stall e p zaki telti co ta.k.teZko zakladall. tu JPT a.E kteiii dah ten skalopevnY a b 71 .1 p ad ni larch a Prato all lee ruka vruce. v sobe rozdilll jejich heslo bylo . zalo:Zit a udret, to naKi bratrskou jednotu a take to dodr-

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Zell. IVItij otee byl tee jeden z tech zokladateltu jsem byla male device, ale clobke se pamatuji s iakou radosti v'12d-Y :7; :A do schuze a oni se nevozili v ,,ujach nyns defame. Tenhrat 5 mil :el peSky, min °Lee muel jiti :3 1 i, mile, ale ani jeclnou ho ZadnY - nes!yaell, ae ho to unavuje, ani ,j4adny druhY proti tomu nemeli, Spi.Se se no, ty ,jejich schlize t6tli — (Opaene an to delame ted'!! Marla, Cc to nebude dlonho trvat a nektere chytre Wave napacine hloupa, rnySlenka aby rine rady vubec neodbyvali schtize : a jestli ono, aby se tam nic deskeho neodbyvalo, neb ably se tam vubec desky nemluvilo. JO, nemuZu porozumet prod by jsme to (elan kclyZ "dm to nase 'cobra vidda nezakazuje, ba je gte nas nahada, abychom si hiedeli na gi knisnou eeskou red odrZot. Jtr nikdy nezapomenu, jak nas nase roatka vZdy napominala abychoin se nikdy za svoli krasnou red nestydeli, valy ham pripominala, ze kdo se za sviaj red a Pee styli, Ze je hoden posmechu v g ech lidi, ze vZdy si mame vaZiti a ctn.' na gi dobrou a svobodnou Arneriku, mame bYti spravedlivi obdani.

Ale maZeme bYti dobrYmi obdany a nemusime byti eeskYmi odpadliky. A to meta pravdu, to ji ZadnY nezapre.

Hdyby ty naSe eeske stare hlavy o kamen porozbijaly, Pravda to byla pravdau to zustane. Je vymluva, Ze papir je drahY, ze Vestnik neni dosti dobrY, vlastne Ze papir Vestniku neni dosti dobry. Ja nevidim prod by nehyl, kclyZ. ham vyhovel tolike roky, prod by Lte y yha cel nyni? VSichni jsou s nim spokojeni, jen par jednotliven ne. Ze snarl obrazky nejsou v nem dost jasne.

Ja rnj stun, Ce thiejL Vestnik je zarizeny pro ii d.ove a spolkove zalelitosti a ne pro ';ininY obrazkovy album. PAe s doPron vat' mame tam nnsto pro oboje a Flro obe reel jak pro deskou tak anglicboo. VSe se maze vesti ye svornosti, v lasce a bileda jeden druhenau ulevit oteSit, a ne jen bourat a ro7bliet to, co orecikove tOko hledeh vybudovat. W. mill bratri a sestry, nechme o nesvornosti stranou a zazhivejme si chalormicy 0 tc Lab bez1H a pi'- ; jme mac pujde ,acef

'ho L:acla C. n<till vzdal so nii.edseda brat.r hank MI. • OU.V jsme ho neradi neb 1271 dolJry! ft■Jednik. a pracoval pro lad mnoho le jako preciseda a misto., pl'edsecla, Ale roky utekaji a tak i bra-

Ve st •edu 27. prosince 1967 tru Franku Hejlovi roky neztistaly stat a k tome ho je gte navStivila nemoc a ztratil jedno oko skoro tiplne. Ale Mel vddy pri sobe dobrou pomocnici, jeho aenu Marta kterd je tez moc dobra p •i vg ech racloyYch zaleditostech. Ale pak p •igla doba, kdy i ona onemocnela.

Oba ale vzdorovali osudu a nedali odstragiti a pracovali dal pro na g rad.

Otyri roky zpatky bratr F. Hejl a mnoho jinSTch bratr dali navrh, aby jsme si postavili novou •adovu budovu a ted se jeho plan uskuteenil. Nyni na ge ta.(lova budova je pro radost celemu nagemu •adu C. 47 a celemu nagennt okoli. A kdy byla budova, hotova vgichni brati• a sestry pridaly ruky k dilu a pracovail bez unavy a tak za ty tri roky jsme velikY pokrok.. Doufam, de to ta,. raide i pri gte, a de na ge budova brzy vyplacena, co nas opravdu v gechny tegi. Sestra Clara Hejlova si moc velice ted zasloudi na g vrelSr dik neb ona byla jedna z tech, kterft dala prileditost mladedi iadu C. 47, neb ona, zadala s ton na gi mladedi asi 6 neb 7 rokti zodtky. Ona to urnela s terra malYma i vCitgima. vesti, Ody to mela vyudene 'la nejak3-r program a dadny o nie,; em nevedel, ad' jich dovedla na jevigte. Vg c slo v tichosti, ona ma rada cleti a deti mely ji rady, a nejhlaNnejgi je, ne ji vgeci musime srdeene podekova.t neb tuto praci valy konala bez Unavy a zadarmo. Nikdy ne2adala platu, vge delala z lasky. Tak mil' brat•e Franku a sestro Hejlova, pfijmete od nas v[iecla ten nejsrdeenej gi dik za vagi Vernon praci pro na g Pad. A jak si odpo'einete a, oba se budete cititi zdravi a chteli zafle jiti tam, kde jste prestall Wieci vas s radosti pfijmerne.

No, nd g start' rok se nam krati, co nam stal'l' clonesl, to vime a co nam novy don'se musime eekat a doufat vge jen to clobre. MnohYm clonesl zarrnutek, mnollYm radost a tak to ptijde rok od roku dial. Tak se s vami loucim v tomto starern roce a te gim se na shlecidni v torn Novem roce a v gem Varn pfeji jen to nejlen gi a to je zdravi, nob zciravi je poklad '2ivota.

Vage Frances Rilsnakova :".;t'astnc% Novi, Rok — ItrolOck Cieskiich Zen v Ballast' Na ge prosincova schtize se nam velice vydatila nebot' bylo p •itomno 42 denek a 9 bostti: pi. Velma Folty ad- z Ohio, pi. oechanova ml, pi. Robert p oldadnikova, sl. Parizkova,, a panove W. Nesuda, Janeeka, Le gikar, Harris a Baldwin a pak nekolik deti — to rids ale byla kopa, de? Ale, v gak jsou svatity Vanani a tak je vddy veseleji kdyi je

VS'STNIK rids vice. Rady jsme videly na gi milou elenku sestru Aimu Pokladnikovou, kterd se nyni zde v DaBasil trochu poztirdi pies zimu a tak snad ji uvidime zas v pri g ti schuzi. Musim se zminit, ie iname opet 2 nove elenky: sestry Mildred Voss a Nad'a Kolafovou. Vitame je mezi nas a te gime se, de se jim bude mezi nami libit. Je gte drive ned jsme mely schitzi prigli 'tarn panove Harris a Baldwin ukazat zvukovY film a pri g ti svetove vS7stave v San Antonio v 1968, ktera se jmenuje HemisFair otevre 6. dubna a skonei 6. f-ijna. torn nam vysvetlili jake zdjezdy bude spoleenost Continental Trailways mitt pri gtim rokem a adelili ceny kaddeho t.) torn V lednove zajezdu. Buda se oojede, kdy schuzi blaso79.j z,vo Toto vge a kterk zdjo?(i ovgem Wadi n, .rode zajem zdeji poo tuto cestu .eri by se dam o torn a ruce Pochteli k nam prii clrobtiosti nebot' pripravy musi bSti hodne dloub.o do nr•cdtf. vykonany. PA; a zUstalt nove tito byli v i °bed a pak co na' a jedpozdrd-eli UMeIN nani. Pochy naflch desk: de by domohli takto p i (.,a;-sio b •e se jim to libilo. 'romu ovgem vefirn, jak by no!

Schitzi jsme pak nerneli dlouhou ponevadd stoly svateene ozdobene sestrami Kankrlikovou a R. Kopeekovou a stromeeek rovned jimi krastte dekoro. yank a chovaji.c pod jel'„o darnas ky ureene necloCkavyrrj, peecnYch :olijakSreli krocanti s z jidel nas :',:viratu. Preeteny =Jd nester, ktere nemohou do sch-iziela dochdzet a take ty ktere bydli reimo mesto 1 stat; ba i od sestry Voll ,Irth:•kove az z Venezuely daleko za moj.ern nam p •glo ptani a dar krotaku. Mime toho kroOek obdrdel nasleduiN dart': "gtedr? dur od sestry Vossove na ucteni pamatky jeji maminky a na gi sestry Linkove — mimo tohoto penediteho cktru jegte krasne uhaeltovenou pokrivku na postel, abychom ii pak pozdeli zpene'Aily pro dobro krcic dar y od. sester Dolfi. Strealske a Kon(Jkovske; sestry Hemblova a R. Kopeekova obe, darovaly pfisnevek k ucteni pamatky jejich man'delil: rodina Rankrllkovd a sestra Anna PoklacInikova dalgi Clary kthudku.

Mimo toho mnohe sestry si zapravily sve elenske roplatky a tak se /lam opravdu se gla velka eaStka Penez.

5 Ovgem, drive ned se penize ohraly ud zas jsme je zaCaly vydavat na rUzna dobre neely: $25.00 na Domov odpoeinku v Taylor, odkoupily jsme Vanoani listky yydane Narodni Radou 2en Svobodneho Osl. atd. takde zas ubylo, ale to nic, jen kdyd je "name a maeme konat dobro ve prospech na gich '01:d-rich, de ano? Zazpivaly jsme sestram LeSikarove a Floy Pokladnikove, ktere rnaji v prosinci narozeniny a pak nain sestra Kankrlikova preeetla Vanoeni. rozjimani, takove pekne radky jako malou pripominku, de mame byti vdeeza vg e co /lam tento rok poskytl a radovat se, 'de jsme zde v demi svoliody a prileiditosti; bylo to velice prilehave a je na nas, abychora ;." to zapamatovali a tim se i idili ani!

Pak sestra Houdkova odrodila Audi obrSr a glo se k obedu. Obed byl veli.

— meli jsme krocani obed se \ ptislugenstvim — a sestry Zvola aa H. Vrlova ml. nam upekly kadcL nena a ostatni sestry kmdcia, Po eo dobreho a hned byl strd chede jsme mely vY,rinn.11 oby ly jsme sire eokolddove a pak jsme oct coin progivanou deku, ktcrou si byl sestra Kankrlikoval kirt* deVa.noeni darek a prejeme ji, ab. ku udila hodne diouho ye sestra Houclkova pak poclekovala ygern seStram za v gechnu praci a snahu yenovanou ye prospech na geho krondku a poptala vAem Wastne a vesele sva.tky po to jsme se rozegly abychom segly az po Novern roce 1968: Nage sestra Marie KopeekoN, :lint' v sobotu do Kalifornie veho syna Jerryho a nav y a po janovern roce. Sestra Kankrlikov ko hosta sveho syna Jendu, Ic y. stuma duje lekarstvi a sestra. Nest/C. zde svou deem pi. Nachtigalov( Los Angeles a syna Alberta s pa . ' tz z Washingtonu. A kdo ma deti ye ach ",je a kolejich tak se taky j e konzase doma aspoil na chvili. ci podekovat vgem na gim prizniv..'-rn pf.ateltlin za prispevky pro dobro k"audrok ku a pi• eji Van) vAem §t'astoT a mnoho zdravi v nem. Mejte sr dob•e!

A tdm, ktefl mi poslali peze'..:•?-v uznitni za me elanky ye .iniku, srdeene clekuji. Doufam, de i v u doucnosti budete se mnou spokojeni. Mile sestry. zase pri gti schtize se bude konat na sokolovne Jako vddy, dne 4. lelna nrosini, hled'te se dostavit nebot' se bude iednat o torn zda bucleme. kc'nat ten Zajezd do an Antonio na tu svetovou vS,stavti v 1963 a Vage

6 nost je 2adoucna. Tak na shledanou 4. ledna. Kattdemu vSe dobre preje Anaka Houdkova P. S. — NaSe sestra Zvolankova mi prave sdelila, 2e ma na ruce je'Ste jeden krajee na knedliky, kterY by rada prodala. Tento krajee knedlikt je i-mportovany z 6s1. a kdo by se zajimal necht' se hlasi u sestry Zvolankove, je to Sikovna pomticka do kuchyne.

— NovSr Rok — Od Birthday Club fadu e. 88, Houston Ctena, redakce a mill atenaki: Tak vanoeni svatky jsou ji2 zde, novY rok jig take jen par dni a bude zde.

NaSe posledni schtize byla dobre zastoupena, neb byla to posledni schtize tohoto roku, tak jsme se seSly pane a oslavily to spoleene s dobrYm °Wein.

Hodne navgtevnikti priSlo i k obedu, co2 nas vSechny teMlo. Na'Se card party bude opet se para.dat jako vkly prvni stredu v mesici dne 3, ledna, zaeatek v 9:30 hodin no k pobaveni a v poledne bude °bed.

KaalY jest uctive zvan.

Nase mesieni schtze bude jako v2dy druhou stredu v mesici dne 10. ledna, zaeatek v 9:30 rano ke schtizi a pobaveni. Nav‘Stevnici jsou vkly Pamatujte elenky, to toto bude vYroeni schtze a volby novYch idednic. (Jestli bude zapotreby). Mame dobre tirednice, pane v:Se vedou, tak nevim, jestli by to kdo lepe vedl. Tak se vSechny sejdete v hojnem poetu, neb mame nejake proj ednavani.

Hostitelkami pro mesic lede budou ses. Anna Vrla, Anna Soukup, Lorraine Ooeek a Mary Elzner. Sestry, ktere slavi sve narozeniny v mesici lednu jsou Mary Tillich a Millie Altman. Celt' krou2ek j im preje "happy birthday" a dalg ich ve zdravi se doekati. Tak ji g toho necham.

S pozdravem na v g echny a taktM preje vAem gt'astnY Novy Rok, Sophie HrubY Za g ici Krou gek Zen v Ennis Nag e prosincove schtize, ktera byla snojena s vanoeni veselici. se nam osekit vydarila vzdor tomu, 2e bvla citelna zima a de g tivo, piece to vanoeni nalada orevladala. Sestr y orinesly tolik rtznYch a dobrYch jidel. le zaolnily velkl sttl, ktery byl velmi ykusne ozdobenY. Po dobrem obede, ,sestra predsedkvne Mary La2noYska zahajila schtzi. V teto schazi bylo odhlasovano podoorit rtizne organizace a iistavy jak kaZdym rokern einime, Pomahame, kde jest potieba a velice nas to te,S1.

VESTNIK Mile sestry, oznamuji vain, 2e priStim rokem den 12. ledna 1968 oslavime 10 yYroei zalo2eni naSeho siciho krou2ku ten.

Preji si te2 oznamiti, 2e jsme zmenily datum odbYvani naSich schtizi, ze etvrteho etvrtka na druhY etvrtek v mesici. Tak si to mile sestry uvedomte a nezapomente na novY datum naSich schtizi.

VeselYch svatkii vanoenich a St'astneho Noveho roku vSem pteje Rti2ena Zazvorkova — 'St'astnS, Nov' Rok —

Ve stredu 27. prosince 1967 hrda na eleny mlade2e nakho l'adu co vSe dokazali a preJa jim mnoho zdaru v roce 1968. Donna Gerlich dala darek od mladate sestre Norm& Henselove.

VelkY elektricky varie kavy odevzdal nakniu radu br. George TrefriST od spolku RVOS C. 109.

Dverni cenu vyhrala sestra J. Dtijka.

Br. Morris predstavil je gte hosta p. Tad Murray z Fort Hood a oznamil, le po male prestavce zapoone program. Br. Morris pled programem ptedstavil br.

Jerry Janeeku studenta A&M University a sleenu Marii Vingovou zde navgteyou z Cech, a prave letadlem dopravena do Dallasu. Pak nasledoval program mlade2e za vedeni jejich vedouci Libbie Parma. V ge bylo pekne. Vanooni pisne bylo radost poslechnout, jevigte bylo pane ozdobene na konec zpevackk sbor pod vedenim br. Nick Morrise a doprovodem na piano pani Estelle Motisove zazpival nekolik vanoenich pisni anglickych i eeskych. Za posledni pisne "Jingle Bells" prigel "Santa Claus" a rozdaval detem saeky ovoce a cukrovi, to bylo radosti detske. Doufam, to se zas za rok vAichni sejdeme ye zdravi.

Pleji vSem "St'astnY Novy Rok".

Marie Janeeka, dop.

— Nov-j, Rok -Granger, Texas VaZeny redaktore a nnli bratri a sestry: Kdy2 jsem Ceti ye Vestniku z dne 8. listopadu, kde Tiskovy vYbor odporueoyal Stanovnimu vYboru aby Vestnik byl vydavan jen dvakrate za mesic, a eesky oddil aby take byl zkracen, nejen ja.,, ale tisice tech na gich starSich denu jsme byli zklamani. Ja bych mel prosbu k delegattlm, kteti budou eist tento dopis, aby v sjezdu hlasovali aby Vestnik zUstal tak jak je ti gten ted', a aby vychazel kaklY tYden. Co Vestnik pottebuje, je aby byl ti2ten na papire.

Preji vain vgem Vesele Vanneni Svatky a St'astny a zdraNY NovY Rok 1968.

Jsem v bratrske acte vas Jno. P. Trlica

Vanneni veeirek u fadu e. 66 Mili eleni a etenari: NAS Vanoeni yeeirek, jet byl poke., dan 16. prosince se pane vydatil. koliv venku prSelo a chladno bylo, preee se sego hodne genii i Sin byla krasne ozdobena, zasluhou to bratra Otty Hanu ge a jeho pomocnikn.

Vanooni stromek o kterY se postaral br. E. Mazanec, byl krasne ozdoben a osvicen a stoly byly ted vanoene ozdobeny.

Veeere krocani a v gelijake prikrmy peeivo vSeho druhu, v geho bylo dost a vge bylo vYborne.

Br. Nick Morris pfedstavil vSechny firedniky na geho radu a pak bratr pi'edseda hosty, br. Edwarda Marka ptedsedu Hlavni Uradovny a jeho manZelku, br. Joe Kolihu pokladnik hlavni Uradovny a jeho manZelku, bratra a sestru, Arnold Vrlu organisatora tretiho okrsku. bratra Alvin Nesuda a sestru Vilmu Nesuda, vedouci mladeZe tretiho okrsku; pak okolnich iadu, bratr a sestra Joe Dtijka od radu C. 126 Ross, br. a sestra F. Kofnovec tad C. 158 West, 'or. Joe Sumbera, sestra Ruth Krilan a br. Johnny Krilan od radu 6. 6 Cottonwood.. TeSilo nas, 2e prijeli a s nami tento veoirek Br. E. Mazanec, ktery letos dovrgil 50lgte elenstvi Jednoty a byl vtdy do1:1 1 ym nr a,covnikem nro ieji dobro, kratce promluvil a predal slovo br. E. Markovi, kterY podekoval za pozvani a to nam priiit a Drones]. peknou ro A o .1 "7 7-na.mu Vanoc. je7 b yla DozerNr9 koree br . E . ivr,p1r, Pe "vesi16.

Rok' T.T ech Pednikfi hlavni ntadovm, p 6kniona a onetuiem.

7■T to 1371v uximenv ("Ark:NJ a to br P.

Stra.Znice. V ramci oslav 390. vSiro,•1 vzniku tamnej gho Bratrskeho gkolstvi a sedmdesateho vYroei eeskeho gymmkSia byl na miste, kde stala bratrska Skola z r. 1577, odhalen pamatnik s bustou J. A. Komenskeho. Oslavy se zik6astnilo nekolik set abiturientu gymnasia, a oficialni hoste.

Pa r rnove, Dalai Ustele iv.roft3ove p aye dobre pianistce od Mena peveckeho sboru.

Sestra Norma Hensel pPedsedkyne inladde odevzdala darek sestk Libbie Parma, jig clekovala a pravila, ze je

trelccnice. Os l avy O. w:Fro61 mesta vyvrcholily 1. rijna odhalenim pomnistrakonickemu rodakovi FrantOku Ladislavu C' elakovskemu, jedne z nejvYznamnejSich postav narodniho obrozeni.

Te stredu 27. prosince 1967

Oznarneni radu, . schtize JABNi SCI11:1ZE OfiRSKOVE 1968

Jarni schtize I. okrsku se bude kona). 5. kvetna 1968 u kadu 6. 13 v Dime Box. • ♦ Jarni schtze II. okrsku se bude konati u radu 6. 48 v Beyersville dne 21. dubna.

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Jarni schtize III. okrsku se bude ko'tat' v nedeli 7. dubna 1968 u radu 6.

66 ph Waco v Linden halu. Bude take yolend kandidatka do souteZe 'Miss SPJST" od tretiho okrsku.

• VYroeni schaze IV. okrsku se bude konati 28. dubna 1968 a radu 6. 77 v Bo//tartan.

— e•.i•rastw;, t■Tov3 Rok — zpominky p • istehovalce do Temple, okresu Bell, Texas Sepsal Jan Staga, Corpus Christi, Texas v roce 1967

Pokraoovani Vzdalenost mezi Temple a Oenaville, jest 8 mil od City Hall. A z Temple, k tome byvalemu ZiZkovu, kde je to rozcesti u farmy J. H. BartkovYch je 6 O toho rohu, kde by onen obchod vedla cesta na poledni stranu, pri one ceste byly rodiny usazene Jana Marunovi, Jiri Labajo y Ych, Jos. Horave, 0. V. Vaniekovi a Jakubcovch, kde byla Simla. V teto gkole se konavaly i sebum SPJST radu 24. dubna 1910 SloyanskY Svaz eislo 86, kterY zalozili tito elenove: Tom Matl, Jos Mati, Jan Mati, Karel Sefeik, Anna Sefeik:Franta Ondragek, 'Fr. Plachy, Terezie Plachy, Franti gka Kachtik, Marie Jakubec, Antonie Kroulik, Veronika Ondragek.

Tento rad byl rozpusten 2-1-65.

Mimo techto rodin tarn byly nu zname rodiny Grigari. Jana HrnovYch, Romanici, Jan JaovYch, st., i Josef Horava, Jan Jef mlad gi. Kde bYval Torn Hrna v tu dobu mi neni znamo, poznal jsem ho pouleji.

Mezi Harris Range a Ratiborem u Big Elm Creeku, meli farmu Cyril Foitag kovi, meli blizko do gkoly Lost Prairie, y e ktere vyueoval ueitel 0. H. Jrtren, syn mnohaleteho kazatele H. JurenovYch z Fayetteville. Co tyto raclky pisi tak jsem doslechl. ze p. 0. H. Jurefi je gte je v Temple na odooeinku, kde v klidu travi zbytek zasloOeneho RatibOr je 8 aril z Temple a Ocker 14 mil.

VESTNIK Ratibor byl ponnenovan po prvnich prukopnicich jejich2 rodna zeme byla na ValZsku a pa prijezdu do Texas liledali vhodne kraje ku trvalemu obyvani. Nasledkern neznalosti anglickeho jazyka tito pristehovalci inuli pevne k sobe v g ernoZne si vypornahall nejen radami, ale hospocklirsky.

Osadnici znali anglickeho jazyka s odvaZnej g i povahott a obdarcui duchern obchodniho podnikani si zarizovali obchody se smiSenym zboZim a mnohe podniky.

Naivarovi v R.atibori otevreli obchod se smEenVm zboZim. Pozdeji TonieS TalaSek tarn postavil eistirnu na bavinu (Cotton Gin), kde v roku 1913 tarn byl zamestnan .svobodny mladik Stepan SCastnY, ktery nyni je usazen po nineho rokit v Kaufman, Texas.

Dre,inar Pavel Olejnik, _vykotipil tuto clZinu, ale neni mi znamo kdy a jak cilouho ji vlastnil,Rodina Olejnikova se pristehovala do okresu Bell, od okres Burle::an.

Pak pozdeji tam pribyll kovarna, gasolinova staniec a auto s-sravkarna (Car garage). Pies tuto osadu tekl potok Camp Creek, V tonna okoli farmovalY rodiny: AKatie, Horakti, dair kii, Ryme, Sotkovi. Mezi Ratibofern a Ocker asi v polY cesty je kriZovatka, kde misto je pojmenovano Airvine (?) Willem Brti g nekdy kolem coku 1940 si tarn zaridil garage na obsluhu ant. Nepamatuji se kdo tam v gechno bVval na okolnich farmach mime rodin eablove, Labajove a RYdlove.

Rodina Labajova portistavala z manZela LabajovYch a dvouch deer, Rosina zustala svobodna a Frances se provdala za p. Sodka. Labajovi byli pribuzni robin Reznien, a Poborilii a Mucha.

Rodina p. Jana Cabla pozastavala z 5 osob. Otec byl vdovec a pristehoval se do Texasu, v roku 1905 z Halenkovic, se svoji dcerou slee. Josefou a dverna syny Josefem a Jaroslavern. Jejich syn Jindrich a byl v okresu Bell, o rok drive. kde byl zamestnan na farmach, tak 20 m61 Uzi nejake zkuSenosti rolnicke, pri kterYch motel dobre se doma unlatnit. Koupili si hnecl asi 100 akrovou farmu, kte.rd patrila jinonarodovci a byla hodne zanedbana.

1Vani rocliee oba, bratr Josef a jii jsme jim pomalaali obalavat bavinu v roku 1907. Potrebovali kopa6e, neb tarn bylo mac toho plevelu a nejhor gi byl ten "k barbel", klenta po 6esky a anglicky "Cockleburr". Pan eabla co vdovec se pak znovu oMnil, ' ale nevim ureite jestli to bylo v roku 1907 na P odzim a neb na jare 1908.

7 Za rnanzelku pojal slee. Marh Svoboclovu, ktera, se pristehovala do okresu Bell, ze stare vlasti od Vala gskeho Mez VySkovskYch Pasek, ktere byly blizko oboe Police, a oboe Polione a moji rodiee se dobre znali se Svobocloyou rodinou.

Jindrich Cabla se take olenii, myslim, c'?,e to bylo v roku 1909, kdyZ rodiee Made eablove se pristehovali se synem Janem a tremi dcerami.

Slec. Andela Svobodova se stala manZelkou Jindricha Cabla. Nekolik rokd farmovali v okresu Bell a jak si nahospodarili nejake penize, tak si koupill farmu pri Sinton, Texas, kde se jim dobre vedlo a od roku 1926. Jindrich Cabla zentrel 29. zari 1966 ye veku 80 let zanechal zde manZelku Andelu; tri syny Eugene H. a Ladislav J. v Sinton a Dr. Herbert F. Cabla v Portland: tri decry pi. Levina Meeker, Della M. Mahasek a pi. Emma A, Hughes v Sinton, Texas.

Bratra Jaroslava eablu v Temple.

Sestru Josefu Spears, v Yucaipa. Calif. Palbratry;,Albert a Mathew v Temple. Palsestry: pi Annie Shenkir v Cleburne. Pi. Henrietta Matu g v Temple a Mary Chambers v San Antonio, Jeden vlastni bratr Josef ho predegel na yeenost pied 30 lety.

Jindrich patril do SPJST od roku 1907, stal se Menem radu eislo 47 v Seaton, a poslednich 30 rokft byl ( g enera s celou jeho rodinou u radu eislo 56 v Corpus Christi.

Co tyto raelky pi gu v roku 1967 tak vdova Marie po p. Jan eablovi je gte se doZiva sveho podzimniho UctYhodneho veku neco pies 80 roku.

Osada Ocker v okresu Bell byla pajmenovana po William Ocker, kterY se piistehoval z okresu Fayette, a jeho rodinou. Anton Coker syn jeho byl pr y -nivtorklcpostaviernua bavinu (Cotton Gin).

Baylna v tit dobu clovaZena, na, vozech byla nabirana do dratenYch pletenYch kogit a takto dona ge-na a rukami krmena do pilek, ktere oddelily vlakno od semene.

Valcove karta6e vlakno odstranily z pilek a vyvozenYm vetrem troubami clodaly do lisu (presu), kde se pak rovnala a nohami glapala. Kdy;%, vlakno meld bYti upravene v bal tak ku pramerna Yana bYva 500 clalginm lisovani byl hluboko v semi zapraven 2eleznY groub, kterY za pornoci par mezka neb koni byl pohanen.

Byl to pomaly proces, tak jak Y ge jine v tu dobu bylo prhnitivni. Lid nem6I tak naspe fth jak nyni. Jak jib vzpome-

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Ve stkedu 27. prosince 1967

nuto rodina Ockrova se odstehovala ku Corpus Christi v roku 1911, kde na koupenem pozemku se venovali rolnideni, zemedelstvi. a dobytkatstvi.

Anton Ocker zemtel 21. kijna 1967 v Corpus Christi, ye stab 93 mkt. Zanechal zde dve dcery Mrs. A. J. Till, Mrs. Louis C. Carter, 'W. syny Paul zde, W. C. a Robert oba v Robstown.

Pokradovani —SPJSTVESNICKt ROMAN ALOIS tIPEK: LOVCI STEST1

Pokradovani "US'it ke mne Saty nedd. To jde do mesta. . . Pak ma byt dlovek Ziv! Pole pisek a kameni... Dri, jak di, kloudne se nenajiZ. A pak to neStesti na jake. Shotelo mi fSechno do mrtiny . ."

"Byl jste piece pojiSten?" vpadl mu do keel Hayek.

"To je prave to!. . Tolik let jsem byl pojiSten, a ten sok zrovna ne. . .

Sam Bert v torn byl . . Jako by ta pojiSt'ovna, eh, darmo mluvit Je gte by mne zavieli. Spravedlnosti neni. Psal jsem jim, prosil, aby mu dali aspori to, to jsem jim sam za ta leta dal. Ani se mnou mnoho nemluvili. Nemam pry na nic narokii. Srnlouva pry doZla a sam pry jsem ji nechtel obnoviti. Je potom spravedlnost!"

Rozhledl se pa svem okoli a hledal politovani a stoustrast v jejich odich.

Hayek kYval velikou hlavou a jadrne mu povedel: "Sam jste vinen! KterY pak hospodat rozumnY se dnes nepojisti?"

Krejeik se stahl do sebe, jako by ho po hlave uhodil, pak ruce rortahl jako tonouci, zaSermoval jimi do vzduchu a znovu se rozpovidal: "Pravda, chyba se sala. To mail recht, pane Haa'ku. Voni tomu dobte rozumell.

Ale co se stab, stab se. Co mi jineho zbYvalo? Prodal jsem to vAechno. . .

Kdybych byl stavel. . . ale kde. . . by to se mnou dopadlo! ZadluZil bych se a 'Zid by mi to potom tak jako talc prodal. To dkeni bych mel zadarmo.

Takhle mne aspori par stovek zbylo za pole a za dobytek. Ale neplati to. PtiIda u nas je za nic — tak kikajic, zadarmo!

Jo, jo, je to bida u nas!"

Zalomll zoufale rukama a dekal, co kdo prornluvl. . . MAikavo, odka jeho tekala s jednoho na druheho a Zadonila trochu souciu. . . Mlac1S7 Pechar se ozval: "Snad by vam byli sousedi pornohli. kdy2 vas takove natesti potkalo?

na vagem miste bych se do Ameriky nestehoval na nejisto. „ se Zenon a s detmi!"

Dudak vdeene se na neho podival a jig se omlouval: "Shan& po sousedech pomoc! Hezky se to iekne! Nevite sam jiste, jak takove milosrdenstvi chutna. . . Zaproda se elovek, zaproda. . . A potom!

Sarni se sotva drZi nad vodou, a chtej te od nich milosrdenstvi! ChudY by rad, ale jake. je jeho pomoc?! Bohaty by mohl, ale nechce. . . To jsou ty veci!

Talc jsem to prodal, a myslim, Ze jsem dobie udelal. Par stovek mam pro prvni easy. Delat umim. . . udil jsem se ye Vidni, a na panskou prazi bych si zas brzy zvykl. . . Myslim, Ze se neztratime. . . .!, zase tak fizkostne zadival se na vgechny kolem.

"Prod pak byste se ztratili?", poteSil ho Hayek. "Vaude jsou dobii bide, i v Americe, a spiSe, nee kde jinde. . . a krejeim se nevede zle. . . Jen co se nekde uchytite, dobte vain bude."

"Myslim, ze se taky neztratim," zazubila se na HaSka hezka, asi dvacetibeta holdice, sedici v druhe fade lavic.

Byla udesana po mestsku, ale S'atek mela na hlave, hedvabny, zpod nehok se ji drab veliky chuchvalec xernYch "Co pak vas vyhani do Ameriky?", obratil se k ni Hayek otazkou.

"Ale nic!", zubila se znovu. "Ja se na ni teSim. Od mala jiZ jsem se teOa, al se budu moci vydati na tuhie cestu. Piece jsem se doekala!"

"A prod jste nejela dtive?"

"Nebylo penez na cestu. . . Matka slouZi a je rada, Ze je tak z milosti diva na stara, kolena. A ja . . . taky jsem slouZila, ale prosim vas, z to sluZby mtiZete u gettit?", podivala se yyzYvave kolem a nestoudne se rozpovidala: "Jsem mlada a chci se libit. Tak jsem t odala na paradu, a tech par zlatek, co mi zbylo, to tak stadilo na nejakou t11 Strachandu v nedeli odpoledne. To vite, vojaci si nemohou holku vydrZovat! Ale za to todit a milovat umeji!" divoce se rozchechtala.

"No, ty se v Americe neztrati g !", zabrudel Hayek.

Patrne to zaslechla, smith jeji jen zesilel. Obema rukama si nadechrala zahyby na suknich, mrskla hezk 'Yma °dima po mladencich, kteld tu sedeli. a spustila nanovo: "Letos se mi povedlo. SlouNla ism], od loriska od jara u jednoho fabrikanta v Praze. Meli jedineho syna, takovY kluk to byl hranatY a neforemnk, jako kus citeva. Lezl yam za mnou jako Stenice.

Kam jsem se vrtla, vS'ude byl za mnou.

Melo, jsem se dobke, cukrovi mi nosil a kde c odobreho sehnal. Nelibil se mi, ale sliboval hory doly. Talc jsem si ce data tici a povolila jsem."

Holeice se odnildela. Asi d ye nebo tii deveata, ktera tu sedela a upjate naslouchala, nebot' dosud nikdy ye svete nebyla, zdervenala jako pivoriky 01 tech slovech, ale nikd ose neozval, aby ji otazkou pobidl k dalSimu vypravovani. Spustila tedy po chvilce ticha sama: "Kluk vyvadel jako blazen, nu a na konec to dopadlo jako obyeejne. Byla jsem v torn. . nejspiSe s nim. . Byl z toho ovkm kraval v dome, kluk dostal co proto, ale ja, taky, abych mleela. Pet set mi dali; stars' pan byl kavalir. Tak jsem se dostala k penezam, ktere jsem potkebovala na cestu do Ameriky. Dite je nekde na vsi. VS- ak se neztrati. Kdye se o ne nestard tato,. . . a pane, ten ma, penez! prod bych se o ne starala ja? V2dyt' nemam nic jineho neZ. to svoje telo a par tech hadrii! AZ se v Americe uchytim a yydelam nem vgak se o ne leave postara.m."

Pokradovan:-.

— t'astnS, Novk Rok Jarometice nad Rok. V zati v ptiStim rode uplyne sto let od narozeni basnika Otokara Biteziny. V Jarometicich nad Rokytnou, kde basnik proZil podstatnou Cast sveho Zivota a kde take zemtel, ptipravuji pilne oslavy tohoto vYrodi.

— t'astni Novli Rok —

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