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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, P.O. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76501 VOLUME 66, NUMBER 7 FEBRUARY 15, 1978

FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK Surely all of us have heard the saying about the fact that no type of inclement or bad weather will stop the mail; it was written, of course, in respect to our mail carriers who endeavor to deliver the mail every day so that it would reach its destination in the shortest possible time. That certainly can be said of our Pony Express riders of the early West, however, this week in Central Texas was one to almost definitely refute and make false that statement. The Interstate Highway No. 35 (IH 35) and almost all of the roads (especially paved roads) were made impassable by a thin layer of glass-like ice covering the roadway. 111 35, as it is called, from Temple north, was cluttered with cars and trucks (especially the socalled 18-wheelers) that had simply gone out of control and politely, and some not so politely, slid off of the pavement into the ice and mud alongside the roadway. The road was especially treacherous at Lorena, between Temple and Waco, and at Abbott, between Waco and Hillsboro, just north of West. One such 18-wheeler was "jack-knifed" just south of West in the median, between the two roadways of 1-35 and the lettering on the truck read "U.S. Mail." The truck had been headed north to the Dallas terminal and our mail from Waco to West, Hillsboro, etc., which was on another

found it a challenge and dangerous and everything seemed to point We have not wings, we cannot soar, to a delay; for instance, many of But we have feet to scale and climb our members and readers are faBy slow degrees, yet more and miliar with West and know that a more, transmission power line of exThe cloudy summits of our time. tremely high voltage goes northsouth on Reagan Street through Oh, pause not then, nor falter, the center of the city. Well, to For fate is in your hands; complicate matters further, FriClimb ever onward, upward, day, about 11:30 a.m., a line To where your feet will stand. snapped plunging West, Abbott, The rocks are rough and rugged, and Hillsboro into almost a standYet victory is sublime; still, as far as electric power is Step bravely, boldly forward, concerned. The break occurred And climb, and climb, and climb. about one-half mile north of the residential section, which was fortruck, did not arrive until noon tunate for the people living by Wednesday, Feb. 8th, which was the power line. The line, about 3/4 about a half a day late. of an inch in diameter, had a coatThis was about the worst type of ing of about two inches of ice on weather we could expect in some it and could not carry the weight. aspects, i.e., with slow rain freez- Looking at the brighter side of ing as soon as it landed on any- life, which we generally try to do, thing. Snow and sleet, even mixed everything worked out all right with freezing rain are different and it looks like the Vestnik will (because there is at least some de- come out on time. gree of traction; however, this type We must appreciate the laborof freezing rain is the most haz- ing crews of the telephone and ardous and it proved so this week power companies for their devowhen we were all brought face to tion in their work in times like face with the fact that we hu- these. It is one thing to sit in an man beings are really frail when office and act important and quite it comes to competing with the another to climb an ice-coated whims of Mother Nature. Very power line or telephone pole in frankly, this was one week we sub-freezing weather to restore were sure that your Vestnik would service to the populace. They cerbe delayed at least a day be- tainly do deserve that once-in-acause of these various circum- while coffee break, especially in stances. Employees getting to work days such as we have just had.

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SUPREME LODGE SPJST 520 N. Main St. — Temple *Ex 7t,:111 Phone: AC 817 773-1575 P.O. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76501 NICK A. MORRIS, President Res. 985-2378 JOE B. HEJNY, Vice President Res. 778-1785 LEONARD MIKESKA, Secy.-Treas.

Res. 778-3720 JERRY MIKULAS, JR., Financial Secretary — Res: 773-2950 R. B. LESIKAR, Legal Adviser P. 0. Box 248 Temple, Texas 76501 Telephone (AC 817) 773-2171 LIBRARY, ARCHIVES, MUSEUM Otto Harms, Curator Res: 773- 5294 — Office: 773-1575

DISTRICT IU — Edward Mazenec, Chmn.

Route 9, Box 387 . Waco 78705 DISTRICT IV — Angeline Kristinek, V-Chinn.

Route 7, Box 834 -- Lubbock 79401 DISTRICT I — Melvin H. Skrabanek, Sec. PO Box 270 -- Caldwell 77836 DISTRICT U — Ruby L. Bolton 1017 South 23rd, Temple '16501 DISTRICT V — Tommy H. Lostak PO Box 194 — Danbury 77534 DISTRICT VI — Sophie Dybala Star Rt., Box 10A — Oanado, Tx 77962 DISTRICT VII — Emil E. Matula 303 Gayle — San Antonio, Tx 78223 BY-LAW COMMITTEE

TERRY MILAN — Chairman 8208 Lakeside Dr. — Fort Worth 76135 MRS. THELMA HRNCIR, Secretary 10610 Stonewall Blvd.—Cor pus Christi 78410 STATE YOUTH DIRECTOR MRS. DOROTHY MASSEY, PO Box 100.

Temple, Tx 76501 — Res. Phone 773-3101 STATE FIELD MANAGER SILAS H. SMITH — PO Box 100, Temple, Tx 78501 — Phone AC 817; 773-1575 Home Phone 817; 756-3427 DISTRICT SALES REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT I

Bennie F. Trcalek — Route 3 Caldwell Tx 77836 — Ph: AC 713; 272-8146 DISTRICT II

Lad. J. Zatopek — 2605 W. Avenue Z Temp le. Tx 76501 — Ph: AC 817; 778-3067 DISTRICT III

Alvin Semis, — Sun Ridge Road, Route 5, Ennis, Tx 75119 — Ph: AC 214: 875-7790 DISTRICT IV

(Temporarily Vacant) DISTRICT V

Mrs. Evelyn Mikeska, 10126 Moorberry Lane Houston, Tx 77080 — Ph: 713; 468-3126 DISTRICT VI Edwin Smaistrla, 305 Birchwood Dr.,

Victoria, Tx 77901 — Ph: AC 512: 573-7679 DISTRICT VII

DIRECTORS; JOHN A. RUBEN& Dist. I Res.: AC 713 968-3937 P.O. Box 308, La Grange 78945 HENRY VITEK, Dist. II AC 512; 859-2549 P.O. Box 67, Granger '16530 CYRILL (SID) POKLADNIK, Dist. III—AC 214; 741-1874 (Office) Res. 824-8072 2924 Elm St., Dallas 75226 STANLEY BROZ, Dist. IV AC 915; 442-3271, Lowake, Tx 76855 LOUIS HANUS, Dist. V AC 713; 862-6866 (Res.) 2525 West T. C. Jester Blvd.

Houston 77008 MATT S. VANEK, Dist. VI AC 512; 578-2687 11109 Northgate, Victoria, Tx 77901 BOB BAYER, Dist. VII AC 512; 393-6960 or 736-4666 Route 2, Box 154A Flores,We 78114

Mrs. Tillie Valchar — Route 1, Box 55 Jour danton. Tx 78026 — Ph: AC 512; 784-3202 DISTRICT YOUTH COUNSELORS DISTRICT I

Melinda Faust — Box 125, Snook, Tx 77878 Telephone: (713) 272...8317 DISTRICT II

Frank Klinkovsky — 1503 E. Central Temple, Tx 76501 — Ph: AC 817; 773-4801 DISTRICT III

Ed Karnes -- 11012 Cienetta Drive Dallas, Tx 75228 — Ph: AC 214; 270-3178 DISTRICT IV

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Richard S. Wahlberg — 10506 Mayfield Rd., Houston, Tx 77043 — Ph: AC 713; 468-2497 DISTRICT VI

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DIEADLINZ :for materiel to be WOW for Use folloWlust Mum le Thunder.

Not that we have had to undergo anything like our neighbors in New York, Boston, Providence, R.I., or even California. * * Some interesting facts about the life insurance business: the insurance business, as a whole, is one of the greatest bulwarks of our free enterprise system. /,To diplomatic skill, no legislative prescription and no military might can preserve our free way of life, unless the family unit, the foundation of a free society, is preserved and made secure. Life insurance widely distributed will help keep family units secure.

A life insurance person is one of the few really creative salespersons left. The salesperson must first find their prospect, then determine the need, plan a professional program that meets that need, and then convince the prospect that he or she should buy that protection. * * For quite some time it has been my observation that a common characteristic of most successful people is a constructive and optimistic attitude toward all circumstances which touch their lives.

An optimist has been well described as one who sees the opportunity in the difficulty; and the pessimist as one who sees the difficulty in the opportunity. This is merely a difference in attitude and basic approach. The important thing is to keep your eye on the doughnut instead of the hole.

I remember a tale about two men, lost in the desert, and in grave danger of dying from thirst.

One man said, in despair, "Our canteen is already half empty."

But the other man said, "We still have half our water left." Both were right; but what a difference in attitude! * * Newsbriefs — Page 11 SPJST

Wednesday, February 15, 1978

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SCHEDULE OFFICERS' WO HOPS — 1978 PRESIDENTS AND VICE PRESIDENTS, SECRETARIES, FINANCIAL SECRETARIES, AND TREASURERS

LODGE OFFICERS' WORKSHOPS — 1978 (Schedule in Accompanying Box)

(Note: It was necessary to change the dates of the Hallettsville and Taylor workshops; Taylor will be first this year.)

Saturday, Mi-,,rcL 11— Taylor, Lodge 29

To All Concerned: Based on precedence and recent actions of the Supreme Lodge, the following will be in effect for this year's workshops: 1) Officers this year will include those as before, with the addition of the ". . . lodge treasurer; or some other person designated by the lodge."

2) Sections will include lodge presidents and vice presidents in one section, lodge secretaries in another, and financial secretaries in another. The treasurers may attend any or all of the three sections, moving to them only at the start of the sessions or during the breaks.

3) Mileage for one car only from each lodge, 15c a mile, however, if one of the locations is not convenient for the officers of a particular lodge on the date scheduled, they may attend the workshops at one of the other locations, but mileage would still be paid for only one car from each lodge at any one of the three locations. Anyone else wishing to attend these workshops, other than mentioned here, is welcome to do so, furnishing their own transportation.

These workshops held in previous years were proven to be mutually beneficial. They will deal primarily with lodge procedures and administration. We are not including workshops on youth work or insurance per se, since these two areas are adequately covered by the vice president and state field manager and state youth director in their district and state seminars and training classes.

We must remember that our

Saturday, March 18 —I-Iallettsville Higi School (HOSTED BY LODGE NO. 4)

Saturday, April 1 — Lilais, Lodge 25 (NOTE: ALL SECTIONS WILL MEET THIS YEAR AT LODGE 25) THE SCHEDULE FOR. ALL WORKSHOPS AND ALL SECTIONS IS AS FOLLOWS: 10 a.m. to 10:45 — session 15-minute break 11 to 11:45 — session 12 noon to 1 p.m. — noon meal (Section pictures will also be taken during noon hour) 1 to 2:10 -- session 2:15 — final and joint session CONDUCTED BY SUPREME LODGE OFFICERS Make A Special Effort To Be There; You and Your Lodge Will Benefit By It (See accompanying article for further details) —Supreme Lodge, SPJST

national and state laws define a Fraternal Benefit Society as "having a lodge system with ritualistic work." The more efficient our lodges are, the better we are insuring and guaranteeing our future as a Fraternal Benefit Society. The United States Internal Revenue Code specifies two primary requisites for a Fraternal Benefit Society: "a) Must operate on the

lodge system, and b) Provide for' the payment of life, sick, accident or other benefits to members or their dependents." Thus we see the specific reference to a "lodge system" and it is through the lodge system that we must operate and improve our services. It behooves every officer mentioned above to attend these workshops as a part of his duty and obligation in being

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FOR THE SUPREME LODGE:

REPORTS Nick A. Morris President

DISTRICT V SALES REPRESENTATIVES REPORT

TOP SALES REPRESENTATIVES 1977 JACQUELYN WAKEFIELD $1,384,000 Insurance

DISTRICT I

JACQUELYN WAKEFIELD 285 Members

CHESTER SHMOLDAS $1,161,000 Insurance

DISTRICT II

CHESTER SHMOLDAS 256 Members

ERNEST HASKOVEC $330,500 Insurance

DISTRICT HI

JAMES PAVLICEK 60 Members

STANLEY BROZ $578,000 Insurance

DISTRICT IV

STANLEY BROZ 37 Members

BIRDIE HILSHER $1,090,000 Insurance

DISTRICT V

DELLA KADLECEK 214 Members

ADOLF MOTAL $233,500 Insurance

DISTRICT VI

ADOLF MOTAL 30 Members

ROY HRANICKY $204,000 Insurance

DISTRICT VII

FRANK SACKY 43 Members

DELLA KADLECEK

PRESIDENT'S CLUB $500,000 Insurance Minimum HELEN HEGWOOD STANLEY BROZ

SIDON TUMIS

UNDERWRITER'S CLUB — $250,000 Insurance Minimum C. P. KERN

ERNEST HASKOVEC

LADIS NAVRATIL

JOHNNIE GAIDUSEK

PACESETTER'S CLUB — $100,000 Insurance Minimum ADOLF MOTAL

NORMA ANDEL

DANIEL SCHAEFER

ANGELINE KRISTINEK

JOHNNIE I. KRAJCA

ROY HRANICKY

CLIFTON MARTINETS

GEORGIE LOSTAK

JAMES PAVLICEK

VICTOR BRENEK

HUGO KOCIAN

CLARENCE EBNER

FRANKIE VANEK

LOUIS HANUS

BESSIE FRANEK

WILLIE DUSEK

ALBIN MACHU

ANNE M. ROBINSON

PAULINE BAYER

ANNA HEJL

JEANETTE SMITH

EMIL KVASNICKA

ERNEST WENTRCEK

AGNES LESAK

MATT VANES

MARY ANN NOVOSAD

JACK RUZICKA

GORDON HRABAL

ANNIMAE MERTA

JOE KRIVANEK

JEROME HLAVATY

T. H. LOSTAK

DAVID BRINKLEY

MARCIA SUMS

RUDOLPH JUNES

PATSY BACA

EMILY STUTEVILLE

FRANK C. SACKY

AGNES MICULKA

GLENN McKAY

ALICE BANNING

CHERYL MELSON

JAMES J. BACAK

Wednesday, February 15, 1978 December, 1977 Sales Rep .

Lodge

Mem.

Ins.

88 15 139,500 xxx Sidon Turais 142 10 133,000 88 11 86,500 Della Kadlecek 175 3 85,000 Bessie Franek Anne Robinson 175 3 75,000 88 Evelyn Mikeska 5 74,500 Helen Hegwood 88 7 39,000 C. P. Kern 139 1 32,000 81 Leroy Kamas 2 31,000 Georgie Lostak 81 2 20,000 Patsy Baca 88 4 16,000 Birdie Hilsher 88 3 15,000 J. M. Skrabanek 139 3 15,000 Geraldine Kucera 162 2 10,000 Lillia Mae Peter 172 7,500 6 Lowrina Lindemann 88 1 5,000 Frank A. Dolezal 88 1 3,000 Agnes Lesak 88 1 2,000 Helen Filipp 139 1 1,000 Alvin Melnar 1 142 1,000 Jerry Prochaska 65 1 1,000 Evelyn Vornsand 88 1 1,000 Total 841$793,000 Congratulations to Brother Sidon Tumis, Lodge 142, who is in the No. 2 spot in the district with 10 applicants and $133,000 in sales and in the No. 3 spot is Sister Della Kadlecek from Lodge 88 with 11 applicants and $86,500 in sales.

Congratulations to all of you for making a wonderful month for the end of the year. Thank you! Whatever your goal was I hope you reached that goal.

Now in 1978 you will have to set your goals a little higher, because our quota has been raised.

I say to you, start out early with your sales and we will again meet our goals in Dictrict V, but we will have to work together.

If any of you members know of anyone who might be interested in becoming a member, please call us and we will try to make the members for our lodge and the SPJST. January through December, 1977 Sales Repr.

Lodes Mem.

Birdie Hilsher Della Kadlecek Helen Hegwood Sidon Tumis C. P. Kern Evelyn Mikeska Georgie Lostak Louis Hanes Bessie Franek Anne Robinson Agnes Lesak T. H. Lostak David Brinkley Patsy Baca

88 119 $1,090,000 88 214 613,000 88 165 607,500 142 76 545,000 139 10 357,000 88 56 258,000 91 27 199,000 88 22 166,500 175 18 165,000 175 5 150,000 88 47 135,500 139 8 116,000 156 3 115,000 88 43 109,000

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5 88 19 102,500 Agnes Miculka 5 102,000 Glen B. McKay 170 9 86,000 88 Fr. A. Dolezal 65 11 80,000 Jerry Prochaska 8 79,000 Mildred Holeman 88 J. M. Skrabanek 139 10 75,000 88 37 61,000 Pearl Hanka 175 1 50,000 Gloria Janke 139 13 46,500 Helen Filipp Alvin Melnar 142 12 46,500 81 8 43,000 Leroy Kamm Franklin Bravenec 88 9 38,500 3 37,000 Richard Wahlberg 88 Tillie Helmcamp 88 25 30,500 6 30,000 Geraldine Kucera 162 181 16 28,000 Marcene Day 3 28,000 Robt. Kieschnick 142 3 27,000 C. H. Reininger 170 Alvin J. Sefcik 173 7 27,000 5 27,000 81 Edwin Susan 8 26,500 Frances Olexa 88 88 15 25,000 John Hilsher Lowrina Lindemann 88 9 25,000 Lillia Mae Peter 172 13 24,500 8 22,000 A. J. Bristik 88 170 1 15,000 E. E. Cameron 9 13,500 Vlasta Machann 172 Audrey Kaluza 173 10 11,500 Lillian Finn 88 1 10,000 Louise Kadlecek 1 10,000 88 88 8 Lydia Hendrick 8,000 1 5,000 Patricia Tyrnra.k 176 156 2 5,000 Jerry Vojacek Herman Baethe 88 2 4,500 4,000 Evelyn Vornsand 88 3 2,000 John Cervenka 170 1 42 1 2,000 Emil Gaydosik 2,000 2 Connie Simecek 172 Ludvik Surovec 112 2 2,000 Milady Walenta 114 2 2,000 1 1,500 Cleo E. Leibham 156 1 1,000 R. E. Callihan 114 Paul Paseman, Jr. 181 1 1,000 57 Active Sales Reps.

Representing 16 Lodges 1,125 Members $5,895,000 Insurance Congratulations are in order for the five top sales representatives in the district in 1977.

Sister Birdie Hilsher with $1,090,000 in sales Sister Della Kadlecek with $013,000 in sales Sister Helen Hegwood with $607,500 in sales (all these sisters are from Lodge 88, Houston) Brother Sidon Tumis of Lodge 142, with $545,000 in sales Brother 0. P. Kern of Lodge 139 with $357,000 in sales.

I hope this will inspire the rest of you sales representatives to try extra hard in 1978 to get into these top ranks. We have 72 sales representatives on our roll and only 57

made sales and 20 of these didn't reach their goals of $25 - Again, I say to all of you try to reach a goal and then go over it. The area's are great and the potential is here if only you are able to reach these people and tell all about our SPJST and what we have to offer.

We had a wonderful year in 1977 and hope 1978 will still be better.

As I mentioned before, our quota has been raised, so let's all see what we can do.

To you who didn't make a sale in 1977, I hope to hear. from you real soon and see what your plans are for 1978, because there were a lot of you who let the dust settle on your rate books; that did not help any one and who knows, if you would have reached someone you may have saved someone by helping them starting their security.

At this time, I want to say thank you for what you have written for your lodge, district and the SPJST in 1977. At any time you have a problem with your sales just give me a call or write and I will be happy to help you.

Fraternally yours, Evelyn Mikeska, PIC District V Sales Repr.

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LODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON Bobby Heiman's band, Hi-Country, played Friday, Feb. 3rd for a western dance and a very nice attendance was on hand to enjoy the music. Hosting this dance were: Sister Clara Bros, in charge, assisted by her husband, John, and also Margaret Allbritton, Pat and Bill Neskorik. They were on the spot and kept everything in line.

Saturday was a night for guests who love polkas and, to please them it takes Lee Roy Matocha to play lively polkas to their hearts' content. Hosting this dance were: Brother Royal Warriasch, in charge and occupying the box office, assisted by his spouse, Laura, and Brother Franklin Bravenec, who

6 were seating the guests, and Almeda Bravenec greeted the guests at the door. The attendance was very good and everyone present had a lovely time.

We are grateful to many of our members who always do something for the benefit of our lodge and such a member we have in Sister Valeria Jolly who donated six precious ladies' hats to use in our play productions and this enriches the wardrobe of the Hlahol Dramatic Club. We have a nice selection of costumes to be used on our stage, but any addition to our wardrobe is always welcome and the six hats will make their debut on our stage one of these days.

Many thanks, Valeria,.

Brother Mike and Sister Kathy Treffel are just two lucky people.

In October of last year, they spent several days in New York as a gift for their wedding anniversary from their son, wrestler Dusty Rhodes, and this time they flew to Miami, Florida, to see their son, Dusty, wrestle in the Orange Bowl. He is the Florida State Champion and has been named the Outstanding and Most Popular Wrestler for 1978. Mike and Kathy are very proud of their son and while in Florida, they visited with him for three weeks at his horse ranch, outside Tampa. Kathy showed some beautiful pictures taken on their venture, and I know they had a wonderful time, no question about it. I asked her if by any chance she would need a maid on their next trip and that I would be for hire.

Another retired couple will take off this summer. Julius and Hilda Morris plan to enjoy our great country with a leisurely trip up to Alaska, our far-away state, and, for that purpose they will get a Minnie Home to travel in for 60 days. On the way up, they will tour Minnesota, Nebraska (where they will take in the popular Polka Festivals, so often heard about) and then drive on until they reach their destination: frozen Alaska.

For the past months we have had a pretty good taste of cold weather but that is no comparison to the sub-zero weather of Alaska.

Wish you good luck and pleasant traveling.

February, 5th, 1978 at 8 p.m. a lovely wedding took place in the beautiful St. Rose of Lima Church.

Vt STN/K Miss Soraci, the bride, in a tradi- "Romance of a Beautiful Gypsy." tional white bridal gown on the The songs throughout the play are arm of her father Charles Soraci, very soothing and warm. The actwalked down the long church isle ors are very enthused and eager to the altar where the groom, Lar- to perform in this play which will ry Alexander, waited for his bride. take place April 23rd. Make a Preceding the bride were four love- notation on your calendar.

Goodby, and in the meantime, ly maidens dressed in long cranberry red chiffon gowns. Grooms- be a good Lodge 88 member and men all wore grey tuxedos. A prec- take notice what is going on and, ious flower girl and her escort, ring let me say that's plenty, so get bearer, Scott Alexander (groom's busy and get involved.

Fraternally, nephew), both of whom attended Frances Olexa to their duties just beautifully and - SPJST -were just precious. After the wedLODGE NO. 66, WACO ding ritual and vows taken, they were pronounced man and wife by Dear Members: Lodge No. 66 will meet Sunday, Father Joe Crosthweati. The 500 guests gathered in the church's Feb. 19th at 2 p.m. The youth club huge recreation hall where the will meet at 1:30 p.m. There will reception was held. Refreshments be NO food served after the meetwere served and a delicious buffet, ing.

Please notice the new time of beautifully served, was catered.

Music by the Gorman Orchestra the meeting. Come out to the brought hundreds of guests to life lodge; the lodge needs your help. and the evening passed very swift- Be an active member, don't just ly with everyone in a festive mood belong! and everyone was friendly and Fraternally, jolly. I have never been at a wedBonnie Pruitt ding that everyone just simply enSecretary SPJST -joyed so thoroughly. The groom, Larry, the last of the three handLODGE NO. 142, HOUSTON some sons of Rita and Homer Alex- Dear Members: ander to get married, will go on The SPJST Lodge No. 142 held to Colorado for their honeymoon, its monthly meeting Friday, Feb. but will settle here in Houston. 3rd. President Eric Stein called Rita and Homer are very lucky to the meeting to order at 8 p.m. All have such nice sons, and naturally, members and visitors present they pride their one grandson, stood and recited the pledge of Scott. Good luck to the newly- allegiance to our flag; everyone weds. remained standing for a moment Everyone having reservations for of silence in memory of our Broththe Ed Gerlach special dance Feb- er McIntyre.

18th, will have a ball. The band is After the roll call of officers, well known and favored. It will be a the minutes of the previous meetgala affair; the ladies will be daz- ing were read by Secretary Alice ling in their attire and the Chan- Jochen. Then the various commitdelier Ballroom will take on a tee reports were given. special mood for that evening.

We wish to advise our memberThis dance was sold out way in ship that we now have set up a advance. You will enjoy it. drawing from which to draw an Monday, Feb. 6th, the Hlahol attendance prize. This attendance Dramatic Club held the annual prize started out with $5, and goes meeting to elect officers for the to the person whose name is drawn. the 1978 year. The following were Everyone who is a member of our elected. Naomi Spencer, chairper- Lodge 142 has their name in the son; Evelyn Vornsand, vice chmn.; pot. During the February meeting Frances Olexa, secy.-treas.; four Brother Robert Lindernann's name directors: Milo Karel, Tim Kostom, was drawn, but since he was not Harriette Allison and Jan Schroif; present, his name was returned to assistant director — Arnold Spen- the pot and next month the prize cer; audit comm..: Emily Zernko; will be $10. This will be increased Telephone comm: Rosalee Kostom, $5 per month if someone is not party planner. present to accept the prize. The The first Czech play for the prize will not grow to more than year will be a beautiful operetta, $50. Let's everyone come out to

Wednesday, February 15, 1978 the March meeting. You may be a lucky winner! We hope this will entice our members to come out and join us. You will all enjoy the fellowship that goes along with fraternalism.

Our next meeting will be Friday, March 3rd at 8 p.m. at our Lodge 142 building home.

We also have four door Prizes each time. Winners for the February meeting include: Anita Pamlicek, Alvin Melnar, Henry R. Hermis, and James Merten.

Don't forget to join us on March 3rd. Who will be the winner?

Fraternally, Alice Jochen Secretary - SPJST — LODGE NO. 84, DALLAS

Dear Members: New members joining our lodge during the past year will be honored this Sunday, Feb. 19th, as guests of the lodge for dinner.

The kitchen crew headed by Sister Bulah Hornak needs pastry and she promises the stew, corn bread, dessert and coffee, can also be enjoyed by all who attend.

Reasonable prices of $1 adults, and 50 cents children prevail, so attend and be introduced to the new members and visit with the old ones; the membership gathers here at 2625 Floyd Street at 3 p.m. for the meeting followed by dinner.

The wonderful Vrazel Polka Band will definitely provide music for your dancing pleasure Feb. 18th starting at 8:30 and continuing until 12:30.

By the way, last night the Mikula Band from, Ennis played to a full house. It was great to see so many enjoying the music; were you among them?

March 12th is our lodge's anniversary — circle that date.

Fraternally, Rose Scott SPJST ---

LODGE NO 74, LOVELADY

Dear Members and Friends: We had our local band, the Crockett Westerneers entertaining our dancing fans and we had a good crowd considering that we have the flu going around which is keeping many people from being able to attend a lot of the social activities. President Johnny Johnson's wife is sick and in the hospital; also James McCullough, our vice president, came down with the

7 flu, so neither one could attend the dance; I am sure there were many more I do not know about who are sick with the flu, and could not attend our dance.

We did have guests from far away: Mr. and Mrs. Elton Hopmann from Rosenberg and also a good many guests from Palestine and other distant places who came to enjoy themselves with us.

I am sorry I have failed to include Billy Bobalik in my report; he was also selected as one of the trustees of Lodge 74.

Our youth club had a dance Feb. 10th; of course that is in the past at this time. Anyway, I want you to know that our mother lodge is doing all it can for the benefit of the youth and I will keep you informed of other programs put forward by our youth leaders.

At this time, for the first time, we are having some sunshine and I hope everyone gets well soon and gets in high gear again.

Fraternally, Chester Shmoldas

baskets. A covered dish will be served following the meeting and hunt.

Fraternally, Sharon Beran Reporter SPJST --

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LODGE NO. 48, BEYERSVILLE

Dear Members: Just a line to let all of you know we had a nice January meeting.

We had one new member in December who was present.

"Happy Birthday" was sung to Sisters Henrietta Kalmus, Evelyn Matula, and Brothers Don Netek, Bill Mares and David Cannon, and we wish them many, many more.

Come to our next meeting Feb. 19th, at 2 p.m. and enjoy our refreshments and social after the meeting.

See you Sunday, Feb. 19th at the Highland Lions Club, 1505 S. Levers.

Fraternally, Viola Mazac 1431 Steves San Antonio 78210 - SPJST —

Dear Members: The Beyersville SPJST Lodge No. 48 held their regular monthly meeting Sunday, Feb. 5th, at 3 p.m.

The meeting was called to order

by PreSident Bobby Wuensche.

Sharon Beran read last month's minutes which were approved as read. She also gave her financial report on the insurance and general funds. Ruth Wuensche gave report on premiums collected.

We had two new members, Michael Barcuch and Albert Gardner.

Brother Lad Zatopek sent a letter listing all the sales representatives with the number of members and amount of insurance sold for the year 1977.

Brother Nick Morris notified us that we were to work up a history of our lodge for the convention in 1980. Richard Batla, Hubert Barouch and Leona Stalmach will serve on this committee.

The members appointed Hubert Barcuch, Howard Leshikar, and Olin Biar to, audit the lodge books for 1977.

Our next meeting is scheduled for March 5th, at 3 p.m. This will also be our Easter egg hunt for the children. Members, bring your children and any guests with their

Dear Friends: Our last regular meeting was held on Dec. 18th, 1977, at the home of Sister and Brother John Pomykal, with a very good attendance. At this time we also had our Christmas party with all the goodies that go with Christmas.

Sister Pomykal had a beautifully decorated tree which Made the occasion really festive.

The meeting opened with the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting. The minutes were approved as read.

Next, we had a moment of silent tribute for three departed members, Brother Nelson Mikeska who passed away in October, Sister Olga Olasby, who passed away in November, and Brother Carl Miller, who passed away in December.

After the reading of some letters and cards, we held our election.

Those who were elected are as follows: President — Thomas Surovik Vice Pres. — Sister Anna Petr Secretary.— Brother Ed Vavro, Treasurer — Brother Alvin Janes Vaxious committees were also elected and are as follows: Sunshine — Sisters Bessie Surovik, Matilda. Janes

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8 Resolution — Ed Vavra, Erna Pomykal, Marian Adamek Auditing — Brothers Leroy Kamas, Tommy Surovik.

Our next meeting will be Sunday, Feb. 19th at the home of Sister and Brother Buddy Janes, at 2 p.m.

The door prizes went to Sister LisY, Jason Janes, Leah Janes and Tommy Surovik.

We thank Sister and Brother Pomykal for a beautiful afternoon and their lovely hospitality.

At this time I wish to apologize for being late with my report, but after a battle with a cow in which I came out the loser, with a couple of fractured ribs, I was unable to function. Sorry.

Fraternally, Herntina Vavra Reporter - SPJST LADIES' CIRCLE, LODGE NO. 92, FORT WORTH This reporter has not been reporting because the Ladies' Circle has been I.:mocked out by Texas weather. The saying goes in Texas, if you don't like the weather, wait a minute. The Circle has been waiting two months, and we still don't like the weather. Fort Worth had bitterly cold weather with ice and snow on Thursday, Jan. 12th, and again on Feb. 9th, so both meetings were called off. If Fort Worth does not have a flood or another storm on March 9th, the Circle will hold its first meeting of 1978 on Thursday. No one can do anything about the weather except God, and although the members of our Circle are a tough group of people, God would not want us to risk our lives merely to have an enjoyable get-together, and that is why our meetings have been cancelled.

At the December meeting, the following sisters were elected to serve in 1978: Anne Polk, president; Bessie Prochaska, vice president; Aurora Maldino, secretary; Hermina Clhacek, treasurer; and Mary Cihacek, reporter. The elected officers will be installed at our March 9th meeting.

Sister Agnes Wruble is seriously ill in St. Joseph Hospital. Mrs. Agnes Silhavy passed away during the second week in February. She was a friend of many of our members, and a long-time resident of Fort Worth. She will be missed by

VbSTNtK all of her friends.

LODGE NO. GO, WACO Hostesses will serve our lunch on Dear Members: Thursday, March 9th, and we hope At our last meeting it was voted all our members will be there. to start our lodge meeting at 2 Reminder: Membership dues p.m. in order to be through when should be paid at the March meet- the lodge starts their game night ing. schedule, which will be held every Fraternally, Sunday at 7 p.m.

Mary A. Cihacek Our next lodge meeting is Feb. SPJST -19th at 2 p.m.

TO ALL THE SISTERS AND Annie Hanus BROTHERS OF THE SPJST: English Reporter The family of 0. A. Mikeska - SPJST -wishes to thank all of you for all LODGE NO. 188, CENTERVILLE the memorial gifts, flowers, cards, all who brought food and helped Dear Members: Here are the names Of our comwith the care of my mother, all the inspired calls, to those who mittees to work at the following prayed for us to keep up our lodge dance dates: strength through the shock of los- Saturday, Feb. 18th -Register (Door) — Mr. and Mrs. ing our loved one: my husband, our father, and our grandfather, Floyd Stanton Concession — Mr. and Mrs. Noal and to all brothers, sisters, nephew, niece and friends. May God repay Ray Goolsley Door --- Mr. and Mrs. Fread Watyou many times.

Thanks also to Rev. Junek for son Jones his time that he gave to be with Saturday, Feb. 25th — Register (Door) — Mr. James D. us and the message and history 'he prepared for us; to Rev. Barton and Boyd Concession — Mr. Bill Shivers Rev. Hejl for their part of the services; also to the American Legion and Mr. Ronald Dartez Door — Mr. and Mrs. Mack Post No. 654; to Brother Ennis, president of Lodge 88, for his part Jackson If you are unable to participate in the SPJST service at the graveside; for the music that was played ask another member to fill in your for us by Estelle Vasut and Betsy place because you are responsible Sebesta; the special part by Helen for these duties.

Hegwood; to Pete B. Etlinger FuFraternally, neral Home and all the nephews A. M. Easterling who were pallbearers; to the HousPresident ton and Nelsonville Christian SPJST Sisters and Birthday Club Sisters LODGE NO. 178, LONGVIEWand friends who helped serve and KILGORE prepare the food for us at both Dear Members and Friends, places. Our thanks also to those Just a short reminder from many who came by and brought food, plus those who offered their Pinewood Heritage Lodge No. 178 help; and to all the friends and that our brand new lodge home relatives or anyone for whatever is nearing completion and the excitement is mounting. Below are you did for us.

We wish to express our deepest some important dates to rememgratitude for the many kindnesses ber: First of all, our regular monthand assistance extended to us at the sudden passing of our beloved ly meeting will be held on the one. These kindnesses will always third Sunday, Feb. 19th, at 2 be remembered. May each of you p.m., AT OUR NEW LODGE HOME, unless something else comes up. have God's blessings.

Secondly, we have our first Respectfully submitted by The Family of Otto A. Mikeska dance in our new lodge home on SPJST --February 25th, with Otis Beck and LODGE NO. 173, GALVESTON The Best Yets providing the music.

The next meeting is set for Feb. Thirdly, we have our Grand 19th, at 2 p.m. at the KC Hall in Opening on the 4th day of March, LaMarque. which will be an all day festivity Fraternally, with Eric Honza and his band proMary Lou Huepers viding the music for the evening dance.

Secretary

Wednesday, February 15, 1978 Another item of interest for those who have enjoyed game nights on Friday and Sunday nights — sometime in the near future we will be moving the location to the new Lodge 178 home.

I shall do my best to keep you posted and as soon as Val gives the word, I shall pass it on to you.

We held a special meeting Feb. 1st, 1978 with Supreme Lodge President Nick Morris to finalize plans for our Grand Opening and Dedication of Lodge 178, which will take place March 4th, 1978.

All of the events of the day, the rituals and program, will be contained within a printed souvenir booklet. This booklet will also contain the names of all of us who serve as officers of the lodge, committee chairmen and committees, sales representatives and all concerned.

Also contained in the booklet will be the names of the original officers, committee chairmen and committees, sales representatives, and all concerned, who started Lodge 178 on August 30th, 1974.

The ceremonies will start at 11 a.m., with a few introductory words from our master of ceremonies, Mr. Bill Billingsly, after which we will go outside for the dedication.

We will have the flag raising with the pledge of allegiance led

by Ronald Hablinski, followed by the ribbon cutting with Nicole Harris as our scissors bearer. Our key bearer will be Lester Lipe. The key will be a symbol of the official opening of the door to the new active lodge home.

After the outside ceremonies we will re-enter the hall where the festivities and ceremonies will continue.

We have every hope to begin the meal promptly at noon, with barbecue and sausage being served at a nominal fee.

There will be other food and desserts available.

Bill Billingsly will introduce all the Supreme Lodge directors as they are escorted into the hall by Mitch Wiesner, Billy Hablinski, and Jeff Alvis.

Next escorted will be the Supreme Lodge officers, Lodge 178 President Gene Hablinski and Supreme Lodge President Nick Morris.

Brother Morris will Introduce all

BAYTOWN LODGE NO. 156 MEMBERS HOLD MEETING AND CHRISTMAS PARTY, DEC. 7th, 1977

Lodge officers and members are filmed in the home of hosts Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Harvey of Baytown. Lodge 156 officers include (not in sequence): President David Brinkley, Vice President Margie Hrabina, Secretary Jo Ann Vojacek, Fin. Secy. - Treasurer Ann Harvey, and Reporter Nolia Hianak. Installation of officers was conducted by District V Sales Representative Evelyn Mikeska, who is not pictured. (Photo courtesy Sister Evelyn Mikeska)

of the wives or hudbands of all of the visiting dignitaries from the Supreme Lodge.

Mr. Billingsly will then call upon President Gene Hablinski to speak, at which time he will introduce our local lodge officers, committee chairmen and committee members, board of trustees members, sales representatives, and anyone else who is involved.

Our principal speakers will include Supreme Lodge President Nick A. Morris, and hopefully, the Mayor of Kilgore Foster Bean, and Longview's mayor, James R. Curtis, Jr. We will have remarks from Mr. Sid Pokladnik, our District III director, after which Brother Eugene will introduce any other dignitaries or speakers.

We will hay^. he

day by Lew Phipes and orchestra.

The youth club will have a cake walk in the afternoon, after which there will be a drawing for prizes.

Supreme Lodge President Nick Morris will be in charge of publicity for Lodge 178 through radio, television, and newspaper advertising.

There will be an evening dance from 8:30 to 12:30 with the Eric Homo. Orchestra providing the music.

I have tried to detail the day's activities for those who have never been to a grand opening and may, therefore, like to attend. It really sounds so exciting.

Until next time, take care and God bless.

Fraternally, Mary Vaughan —reJer-

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INSTALLED LODGE NO, 47, SEATON OFFICERS 速 L to R: Flag Bearers Vincent Schiller, Josef iVlorris, Assistant Youth Leaders Calvin Skrabanek, Jerry Stefka; Youth Leader Evyon Kurecka, Financial Secretary Willie Kohutek, Treasurer Ruby Bolton, Secretary Dolores Skrabanek, President Alfred Klusacek, Vice President Jimmy Bryant, Parliamentarian Anton Motl and past President Frank Spanhel, who performed the installation. (Photos submitted by Sister Martha Klusacek).

LODGE 47, SEATON BOARD MEMBERS and RETORTERS. Front row, L to R: Czech Reporter Annie Jakubec, Emily Stuteville, English Reporter Dorothy Pechal, Lillian Kosarek, Jerry Trampota, Jerry Mikulas. Back row, L to R: Woodrow Marek, Jerry Chupik and Calvin Skrabanek.

LODGE NO. 188, CENTERVILLE Dear Members and Friends: Our monthly meeting for Feb ruary was held Sunday, Feb. 5th, at 2 p.m. It was our first meeting in our new lodge and was well attended. Everyone was arndous to see the progress on the building. Most a,11 agreed that Sunday afternoon was the most suitable time for

the meeting and so it was, decided to continue each first Sunday of the month at 2 p in.; the next meeting date being March 5th at the new lodge.. At that time we will make final plans for the dedication and opening of our new building, which is set for March 12th.

Eknancial Secretary Jacquelyn

Pictured is Cyril! (Sid) Poldadnik, director of District HI, as he speaks to the membership of Lodge No. 47, Seaton, also pictured with Brother Pokladnik is Lodge 47 President Alfred Kiusacek.

Wakefield read the names of 50 new members. They were all approved and welcomed into our lodge family. We are all very proud of the fine Job Sister Wakefield has done as our sales representative and special congratulations go to her on being Top Sales Representative for 1977 in the state.

Big plans are being made for the dedication of our new building. A meal will be served at 12 noon, barbecue with all the trimmings.

Dedication ceremonies will follow at 2 p.m. and dancing from 5 to 9 p.m. Details to be published in the Vestnik in subsequent issues.

Bad weather has caused us to cancel some of the dances at the Old Carver School. Once we are settled in our nice new facilities, many activities will be coming up.

The youth room will be a great asset for the young people. They need furnishings and anyone having a pool table, pinball machine, games, etc., to donate, it will be appreciated. Some of the members have already purchased skates.

Anyone wishing to buy their own may contact Jacquelyn Wakefield or Pres. A. M. Easterling for information. The lodge will not be financially able to provide skates at this time. Plans are for skating once each week when we get in the new building.

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Wednesday, February 15, 1978 Mark your calendar for March 5th, at 2 p.m. (our next meeting) and March 12th„ 12 noon to 9 p.m., for our dedication ceremonies. Be present and bring guests.

Fraternally, Ima Ray Watson Reporter

NEWSBRIEFS Ground-Breaking at Lodge 180, Burleson Formal ground-breaking ceremonies for the new lodge home construction are set for 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 1st, at the building site on 1-35 West, just south of Burleson adjoining the city limits of Burleson. Participating in the ceremonies from the Supreme Lodge will be SL President Nick Morris and District III Director Brother Sid Pokladnik, together with local lodge officers and local dignitaries. Lodge members and interested persons are invited to attend.

• • The date for the formal opening and dedication of the new lodge home of Lodge 178, Longview, has been set for Saturday, March 4th.

Plans are rapidly taking shape for this occasion and will be announced soon. - NAM -- SPJST

BULLETIN BOARD District Meetings DISTRICT SPRING MEETINGS The District II spring meeting will be held Sunday, April 9, 1978 at Lodge No. 47, Seaton.

• • The District III spring meeting will be held Sunday, April 2, 1978 at Lodge 92, Fort Worth. (Agenda, with details to follow.)

• • The District IV spring meeting be held Sunday, April 23, 1978 at the SPJST Lodge No. 49, in Rowena.

• • The District V spring meeting will be held Sunday, March 12, 1978 with Lodge No. 173, Galveston as host lodge. Time, place, and other details will be published later.

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The District VI spring meeting Will be held Sunday, March 12, 1978, at the El Campo Community Center at 1 p.m. More details later.

Lodge Meetings LODGE NO. 4, HALLETTSVILLE Lodge meetings 2nd Sunday, at 2 p.m.

SPJST LODGE NO. 6, COTTONWOOD Lodge meeting and youth club meeting, 1st Sunday of each month at 3:30 p.m.

• SPJST LODGE NO. 7, CALDWELL Lodge meetings held the second Sunday of each month.

SPJST LODGE NO. 9, SNOOK Lodge meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.

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LODGE NO. 13, DIME BOX Lodge meetings are held the 3rd Sunday of each month at 2 p.m.

- SPJST LODGE NO. 14, WESLEY Meetings held the 3rd Sunday, every second month.

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LODGE NO. 15, BUCKHOLTS Lodge meetings held the second Wednesday of each month, 8 p.m.

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LODGE NO. 16, BILA HORA Meeting held 2nd Sunday of the month at 1:30 p.m.

- SPJST LODGE NO. 17, NEW TABOR Meeting the 1st Sunday of each month, 2 p.m.

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LODGE NO. 18, ELGIN Monthly meetings held at the SPJST lodge building the third Tuesday of each month, at 8 p.m.

Youth will meet at 7 p.m., same place.

SPJST LODGE NO. 19, VELEHRAD Meetings held the 2nd Sunday every third month.

SPJST LODGE NO. 20, GRANGES Lodge meetings held 2nd Friday of each month, 8 p.m. at the local SPJST Hall, and a quarterly social is held every third month.

- SPJST LODGE NO. 23, MORAVIA Meetings held the 2nd Sunday in March, June, September, December.

- SPJST LODGE NO. 24, CYCLONE Regular lodge meetings held 2nd Wednesday of each month at 8:00 p.m.; social following.

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LODGE NO. 25, ENNIS Monthly meetings held the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 8 p.m.

- SPJSTLODGE NO. 28, EAST BERNARD Meeting the first Sunday of each month at 2 p.m.

- SPJST LODGE NO. 29, TAYLOR Lodge meetings held every 2nd Sunday of the month at 4 p.m.; youth club meets at 3 p.m.

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LODGE NO. 30, TRITON Lodge meetings are held on the first Sunday of each month., at 1:30 p.m.

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LODGE NO. 35, ELK Meetings held the 2nd Sunday of each month, 3 p.m.

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LODGE NO. 38, SMITHVILLE Meetings held the 2nd Sunday of each month, 2 p.m.

SPJST LODGE NO. 39, BRYAN Monthly meetings are now held every 2nd Wednesday, at 7:30 p.m., unless otherwise decided by the membership.

- SPJST LODGE NO. 40, HILT= Regular meeting is held every second Sunday of each month at 2 p.m.

SPJST LODGE NO. 41, PORT LAVACA Meeting on the 2nd Sunday of each month.

SPJST LODGE NO. 42, WALLER COUNTY Meetings held in April, July, Oct. and Jan. SPJST -

LODGE NO 44, INDUSTRY Meeting quarterly: March, June, Sept., Dec.; 2nd Sunday, 1:30 p.m.

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LODGE NO. 47, SEATON Lodge and youth club meetings held 1st Sunday of month, 2 p.m.

- SPJST LODGE NO. 48, BEYERSVILLE Meetings held 1st Sunday of each month at 3 p.m.

- SPJST LODGE NO. 49, ROWENA Meetings on the 1st Sunday of March, June, Sept., and Dec. SPJS1 LODGE NO. 50, EL CAMPO Quarterly lodge meetings are

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LODGE NO. 51, ELLINGER Quarterly lodge meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday in March, June, September and December, at the Effinger Fire Dept. Bldg., 7 p.m.

- SPJST LODGE NO. 54, WEST Quarterly lodge meetings are held on the second Sunday in March, June, September, and December, at 3 p.m. with a social following the meetings.

- SPJST LODGE NO. 63, SWEET HOME Meetings held the 3rd Sunday of each month, 2 p.m.

- SPJST --LODGE NO. 65, CROSBY Meetings the 2nd Sunday in Jan., Mar., June, Sept. and Dec., at 1:30 -SPJSTLODGE NO. 66, WACO Lodge meeting and youth club meeting held the 3rd Sunday of each month, at 2 p.m.

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-SPJSTLODGE NO. 72, CAMERON Lodge meetings are held the second Sunday in January, April, July and October, beginning at 2 p.m., at Mikulec Hall in Marak.

Next meeting - April 14th.

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LODGE NO. 74, LOVELADY Lodge meeting 1st Sunday each quarter, with a covered dish supper, dancing and other entertainment, 2 p.m.

Youth club meets 1st Thursday; and social 3rd Thursday of each month, 7 p.m.

SPJST LODGE NO. 79, CORPUS CHRISTI Meetings are held the second Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. at . Sokol Hall on Kostoryz Road, Corpus Christi.

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LODGE NO 80, HOLLAND Lodge meetings held the 1st Sunday of each month, at 2 p.m.

Board of trustees' meet after the regular meeting.

LODGE NO. 81 NEEDVILLE Monthly meetings held the 2nd Sunday of the month, 7:30 p.m.

SPJST Lodge Building. The building is available for private lease, (parties, reunions, etc.), call 7936288 or 793-6284.

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LODGE NO. 84, DALLAS Lodge meetings held 3rd Monday night of each month, 7:30 p.m.

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LODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON Meetings held the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m.

- SPJST LODGE NO. 91, CROSBY Meetings: 1st Sunday in March, June, Sept., Dec. with a special meeting in mid January.

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LODGE NO. 92, FORT WORTH Regular monthly meetings, 2nd Sunday of each month, 2 p.m.

Ladies Circle meets 2nd Thursday of each month, 10 a.m.

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LODGE NO. 93, HOBSON Meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.

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LODGE NO. 94, WHEELOCK Meetings are held on the 1st Sunday of each month at 1:30 p.m.

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LODGE NO. 107, FLORESVILLE Lodge meetings held 1st Sunday of each month.

- SPJST LODGE NO. 117, ROBSTOWN Meetings: 1st Sunday, March, June, Sept. and Dec. SPJST

LODGE NO. 130, DALLAS Meeting the 2nd Sunday of each month.

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LODGE NO. 133, SAN ANTONIO Meeting on the 3rd Sunday of each month, at 2 p.m.

-SPJSTS LODGE NO. 135, ENNIS Lodge meetings are held on the 2nd Sunday of the month, 2 p.m.

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- SPJST LODGE 138, GANADO Meetings held in March, June, Sept., and Dec. SPJST -

LODGE NO. 139, DANBURY Meeting on the 2nd Wednesday night of each month.

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LODGE NO. 141, SEALY Our lodge meetings have been changed to the first Wednesday of each month at the Sealy Fire Station, 7:30 p.m.

SPJST LODGE NO. 142, HOUSTON Regular monthly meetings last, Friday of each month, 8 p.m. except 1st Sunday in April, July, October and December, 2 p.m.

The new lodge building is now open for weddings, showers, etc.

Phone 862-6291 or 861-6822.

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LODGE NO. 147, JOURDANTON Meeting: 1st Sunday, of each month.

LODGE NO. 148 BLESSING Meetings: 1st Sunday, 2 p.m., monthly.

SPJST LODGE NO. 151, WHARTON Meeting 2nd Sunday of each month.

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- SPJST LODGE NO. 154, FORT WORTH Meeting on 2nd Sunday of each month, 3 p.m.

SPJST LODGE NO. 155, AUSTIN Meetings: 1st Sunday of each month.

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LODGE NO. 162, IOWA COLONY Meetings held 2nd Sunday, 2 p.m. each month.

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Wednesday, February 15, 1978 just south of the Burleson city limits and adjoining 1-35 West.

Members and interested persons are invited to attend.

- SPJST — LODGE NO. 184, MOULTON Lodge meetings held every 2nd Wednesday, each month, 7:30 p.m.

- SPJST — LODGE NO. 185, NEW BRA Regular lodge meeting every 1st Thursday of each month at 8 p.m.; youth club meeting, 7:30 p.m. at Eagles Hall, 237 E. South Street, New Braunfels.

- SPJST — LODGE NO. 188, CENTERVILLE Dedication of the new home of Lodge 188 Centerville is set for Sunday, March 19th, 1978. Details later.

Meetings held first Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. at new lodge bldg., 1 mile N., Hwy. 75.

- SPJST — LODGE NO. 189, BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION Meetings are held 2nd Sunday every month.

SPJST — S.P.J.S.T. REST HOME ADDRESSES: S.P.J.S.T. REST HOME NO. I SPJST — 500 East Lake Drive P. O. Box 850 LODGE NO. , 176 NORTHWEST Taylor, Texas 76574 HOUSTON * * Meetings held the 3rd Monday of S.P.J.S.T. REST HOME NO. II each month, 7:30 p.m: P. O. Box 347 SPJST — Needville, Texas 77461 LODGE NO. 177, ACADEMY SPJST Meetings held the 2nd Wednesday of each month; youth club at Dedication of New 6:30 p.m.; adults meeting at 7:30.

SPJST — Lodge Home Bldg. of LODGE 178 LONGVIEW-HILGORE Lodge 178, Longview The formal dedication and opening Saturday, March 4th of the new lodge home will take place Saturday, March 4th. Details - lil JST forthcoming.

Regular meetings, third Sunday of the month at Elderviile Com- Ground-breaking ceremo munity Center at 2 p.m. vies of Lodge No. 180, Family game nights every Friday and Sunday, at 7 p.m., Knights Burleson, was changed of Columbus, Olive St., Longview. to Saturday, Apr. 1st.

SPJST -Lodge No. 179, Warrenton - SPJST Meeting held 2nd Friday night of each month; youth club at 7:30 Dedication of New p.m. adults at 8 p.m.

- SPJST — Lodge Home Bldg. of LODGE NO. 180, BURLESON Lodge 188, Centerville Formal ground-breaking cereSunday, March 12th monies will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 2nd, at the building site

LODGE NO. 169, BRENHAM Meetings: 2nd Monday, March, June, Sept. and Dec. - SPJST — LODGE NO. 170, BRAZOSPORT-ANGLETON Lodge meetings every 1st Tuesday of each month, 7:30 p.m., 230 W. Plantation Dr., (Clute Builders Supply), elute.

- SPJST — LODGE NO. 172, PASADENA Regular lodge meeting every second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Executive meetings 4th Wednesday of each month, 7:30 p.m. The building is available for private lease, phone 713-472-9356, - SPJST — LODGE NO. 173, GALVESTON Meetings: 3rd Sunday of each month.

SPJST — LODGE 174, ROCHDALE Lodge meetings every third Friday of each month, 7 p.m.

- SPJST — LODGE NO, 175, FORT BEND Monthly meetings held 2nd Sunday of month, 5 pm. at the Rebekah Hall, Ave. K and 7th St. in Rosenberg.

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FEATURES MISS DENISE BANIK AND MICHAEL MCCAULEY PLEDGE WEDDING VOWS Miss Denise Band( and Mr. Michael McCauley were married in a formal double ring ceremony at the Catholic Church of the Assumption in West Feb. 5th, at 2 p.m.

The wedding mass was celebrated by the Rev. William Benish.

The wedding music consisted of Mike Archer, organist, and Charlotte Banik, the bride's sister, soloist. "Annie's Song" and "More" were sung by the bride and her sisters, Cynthia and Charlotte.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Banik of West are the bride's parents, and Mr. and Mrs. Bill McCauley of Rosebud are the groom's parents.

Denise was given in marriage by her father. She presented her mother with a long stem red rose.

After her marriage, Denise presented her new mother-in-law with a rose.

The bride's gown was a formal original designed bridal gown with a natural waistline of silk organza. The open neck bodice and full bishop sleeves were accented with tiny Venice flower pearls and sequins. The circular cut skirt had vertical bands of lace and jewels which swept into a cathedral train.

Her veil was of silk illusion sweeping in a cathedral length edged in pearls and sequins held by a matching hat.

The bride's bouquet consisted of sweetheart roses, carnations and baby's breath with satin streamers, entwined in the streamers was a beautiful gold and crystal rosary, a gift to the bride from her mother.

Maid of honor was Cynthia Banik, the bride's sister, and Johnny Maier was best man.

Bridesmaids included Charlotte Banik, the bride's sister, Mrs. Katherine Maier, Dolores Haberl, Denise Kuykendall, Patti Dujka, Sharon Muska, and Carla Hykel.

Karen Hykel was junior bridesmaid, and Amy Rauschuber was the flower girl, the bride's godchild.

The attendants wore floor-length dresses of red knit edged with white maribu feathers. Their

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dresses and headpieces were fashioned by the bride's mother and were sewn by the bride's greatgrandmother, Mrs. Frank Girard.

The flower girl wore a white floorlength gown edged with ma,ribu feathers. Her dress was sewn by the bride's grandmother, Mrs. William Rauschuber. The bridesmaids carried red and white carnation nosegays, and the flower girl carried a basket of similar flowers.

Serving as groomsmen were John David Miller, Hal Cox, Bill Bohannon, Eddie Banik, the bride's brother, Lawrence Maehac, Terry Miller, the groom's brother Gary McCauley, and the bride's brother Darrin Banik, was junior groomsman. Ringbearer was David Rauschuber, cousin of the bride. Special attendants were Alan Rauschuber and Al Ra.uschuber, both cousins, of the bride.

Ushers were Miles Adamson, The Dunlap, Robert Luedke and Edute Snokhous.

Houseparty members were Mrs. Sharon VIrMoir . , 141 1

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slay and Miss Debbie Dulock.

The wedding cake and groom's cake and table were designed by the bride's mother. The wedding cake consisted of six layers accented with red roses. The groom's table was carried out in cowboystyle including horseshoe cakes.

Following the wedding ceremony, a reception dinner and dance was held at St. Martin's Hall at Tours; music was provided by Jerry Haisler and the Melody Five from Temple for approximately 600 guests.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Banik were host and hostess for their daughter and son-in-law's wedding.

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Banik of Elm Mott, aunt and uncle of the bride, led the wedding march.

The newly-weds went on their honeymoon to North Texas for several days. The couple will reside in Elm Mott. tar's Nol AD Denise's family — parents, two sisters and two brothers, are active members of SPJST Lodge No.

Arts/Crafts on the district and state levels. She was District III Queen in 1974-75 and first runner-up in state. She was president and secretary of District III Youth Club, held all of the various offices on the local lodge level at Lodge 35 Youth Club. Denise was very active in all phases of our SPJST, especially in the Youth Department. Denise and her sisters, Cynthia and Charlotte sang at the Texas Fraternal Congress in 1969 representing our SPJST Society, and again in 1975. They also sang at the SPJST 1976 XXII Convention in the Youth Spectacular and in the XXII Convention Chorus.)

SPJST — (Note: The following is a portion of a widely-read column in a recent edition of the Austin American - Statesman by the noted columnist, Nat Henderson.

Although the chartering of the Round Rock lodge will have taken place, I thought it would be appropriate to publish his remarks from his Feb. 3rd column pertaining to the SPJST. Although I have known Nat for a number of years through correspondence and telephone calls, I have not had the good fortune of meeting him in person. He obviously knows a good deal about the activities of the SPJST around the state, especially in the Central Texas area. We are indebted to newspapermen like Nat Henderson who have a complete and full understanding of who and what we are. Bless —NAM) * * CENTEX SCENE

By Nat Henderson

SPJST — Someone always is tasking what the inithals mean when used in numerous newspaper articles in this area. In Czech they stand for "Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas," which means "Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas."

The SPJST is a wonderful order with the Supreme Lodge located at Temple. Many of the lodges are in the country near the lands farmed

by Czechs.

A new Lodge No. 187, "Spirit of Round Rock," will be chartered 1 at ceremonies at 2 p.m. at the SPJST Lodge at Elgin. The Round Rock lodge as organized Nov. with about 80 members.

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Wednesday, February 15, 1978 Those who join Lodge 187 by Feb 12th will be charter members. Officers of the Round Rock Lodge are Ray Woytek, president; Charles George, vice president; Wilma Peterson, secretary; Ella Woytek, financial secretary; Mae Sliva, treasurer; and Susan and Ronald Woytek, youth leader and assistant.

The Clover Leaf Orchestra of New Braunfels will play for a dance after the charter ceremonies from 4 to 9 p.m.

SPJST was organized as a nonprofit fraternal benefit life insurance society at a meeting of 25 Czech Texans at the Fayette County Courthouse in La Grange on July 1, 1897.

Today the society has more than 54,000 members in Texas, 130 lodges and $22 million in assets.

The SPJST, however, is much more than an insurance society.

It's almost a way of life in which persons of Czech descent are bound together socially. The society has a vigorous youth program throughout the state.

SPJST halls are the scene of wedding feasts, funeral dinners, birthday parties and all kinds of meetings. They are places to drop in for a beer and to socialize.

If you've never been to a dance at an SPJST hall, you've never tripped the light fantastic at its friendliest heights.

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YOUTH SECTION From The District Youth Counselors DISTRICT I YOUTH COUNSELOR

Dear Readers: District I will have a skating party foe all their youth club members on Sunday, Feb. 28th, at 2 p.m. at the Silver Wings Ballroom in Brenham. I hope all of the youth clubs will be represented at this event. The district is paying for this party, so let's try to come out and really have a good time. See you in Brenham on Feb26th.

Fraternally, Melinda Faust Dist. I DYC - !PAST -

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The activities for 1978 are about to get under way. I hope everyone is ready and will participate in as many activities as possible. The first district activity we have scheduled is Feb. 19th and that is our annual skating party. This year the skating will be from 5 to 7 p.m., and will be held at the Skate Haven in Temple on North 31st Street, just north of the Temple High School. All district youth rnambens are invited and may bring a friend if you will only ask your friend to join your club. The admission will be paid and door prizes will be given, so let's all plan to come and enjoy skating and see your SPJST friends again.

I will list a few dates that have already been set so you can mark your calendar and remember these dates.

March 12 —LRL (for youth leaders) in BrownIwood April 9—District II spring meeting at Lodge 47, Seaton April 22 — Statewide youth leaders and assistant leaders seminar at. Camp Val Verde May 8 — District II youth leaders and assistant leaders activity planning day July 9 — District II YAD (place still open) Last week in July — Summer camp (exact dates not yet available) August 13—District II fall meeting.

I hope this will give you an idea as to what activities are planned at this time.

Let's all attend our local youth club meetings so you don't miss out on the many activities being planned by your local lodge.

I hope to see you at the skating party.

Fraternally, Frank Klinkovsky Dist. II DYC SPJST

From The Lodge Youth Leaders LODGE NO. 13, DIME BOX

Dear Members: Another year is underway for all of us and it promises to be a good one. Most of it depends on the way we choose to spend our

time. We can work hard to be the kind of person that everyone will love and respect or we can choose to be only for ourselves, not caring about anyone else. If you choose this route, however, you must be prepared to have very few friends (if any), and every little fun. It is so much easier to be nice and the results are overwhelming; some of us could practice a bit on thinking of the other person's feelings more and ourselves less.

We have a lot of fun things planned for the months ahead.

Sunday, we are scheduled to go skating to Pooh's Park in Bryan.

Next month. we are going to have a hayride. In May we are planning a trip to San Antonio to the zoo and also a hiking trip to Somerville Park. It sounds like fun, doesn't it? Maybe this will encourage you inactive members to become active.

Thanks to Mr. Jim, Clampitt, our local game warden, for being our guest speaker at our last meeting.

Mr. Clampitt came, prepared to show us a very good film. I was to have gottenla projectors but could not locate one, so he talked to us about the hunting and fishing laws, etc. Thanks again!

Our guest speaker for February will be Pastor Braum from the Martin Luther Church of Dime Box; he was a missionary and I understand he had some interesting experiences.

See all of you then, on Feb. 19th.

Fraternally, Nellene Spacek Youth Leader SPJST — LODGE NO. 50, EL CAMPO

A reminder: The next meeting will be Feb. 15th, the day after Valentine's Day, but we will have a Valentine party after the meeting. The meeting will be held at the home of Floyd Shi mek, at 7:30 p.m.

Fraternally, Mrs. Vlasta Bartos Youth Leader - SPJST LODGE NO. 18, ELGIN

Dear Friends and Readers, Remember, we are skating every Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. again Santa blessed many of our youth members with new skates and the participation has been great, even with Old Man Winter's tricks. If you have outgrown your skates and

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Our regular meeting is the third Wednesday of each month. The junior youth meeting begins at 7 p.m. with the teenagers' meeting at 8 p.m. On special occasions when we combine the meetings, we will begin at '7 p.m. Skating will be permitted an meeting nights, except when special activities are planned.

Some of our special events coming up that must be planned for are: May Fete, District II meetings, State YAD, Western Days, and other community projects. Ideas and suggestions for our May Fete Maypole and Western Days float are now being solicited. Plans for many of these activities are forthcoming so be at all of our meetings.

Remember, our next meeting will be Feb. 15th; bring an inactive member or a friend. See each of you there.

Fraternally, Curtis and Pat Young Youth Leaders SPJST ---

LODGE NO. 6, COTTONWOOD Dear Readers, Feb. 17th we will have a hot dog party and games; bring a friend.

The youth talked about a skating party in the future.

We have lots of crafts to work on and some to finish, so we will be looking for you on Friday nights.

Fraternally, Willie Mae Schuetz Youth Leader SPJST

Letters From The Youth LODGE NO. 47, SEATON

Mrs. Kurecka, at that time, passed out the tickets for the fundraising. Please come out and support the youth club.

Elaine Lucko then read several correspondence items.

We were then reminded that there will be a District II skating party held at Skate Haven Feb. 19th, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Door prize winners were Steven Sodek and Kristi Wigginton.

After the meeting was adjourned, the youth members made Valentines to be presented to people in the rest home.

The next meeting will be March 5th, at 2 p.m.

Remember, the fund-raising Feb. 17th, the District II skating party Feb. 19th, and the next youth club meeting March 5th; be sure to attend these functions.

Fraternally, Joyce Pechal (16) (2-8-78) Reporter SPJST —

LODGE NO. 189, BRYAN - COLLEGE STATION Dear Members:

Lodge No. 189, held their meeting Jan. 3rd. Our president, Mike South, asked if there was any new business. A decision that members under six years of age would not have to pay dues.

It was mentioned that in the future a skating party was planned.

We decided that at the next meeting a door prize would be awarded. On the agenda for February is a party for the children under age 6.

Nine members were present and three guests.

Fraternally yours, Leah Schoellrnan (13) (2-9-78) Reporter - SPJST—

Dear Members and Friends, The Seaton Youth Club held its regular monthly meeting Feb. 5th, at °2 p.m.

President Kim Mikulas called the roll and read the minutes of the previous meeting, which were approved as read.

Visitors were John Allen, Joe Allen, Mrs. Dean Mikeska and Mrs. Sarah Wilson. Please come again.

Our fund-raising night will be held Feb. 17th, from 8:30 to 10 p.m.

Each family is asked to brin g a prize and sweets. There will be hotdogs and stew available to buy

Dear Members, The youth club held their regular monthly meeting Sunday, Feb. 5th, at 2:50 p.m.

President John Bayer called the meeting to order. Phyllis Roemer led us in the pledge, of allegiance.

Denyse Heritage read the minutes of the last meeting; there were no corrections. We had the treasurer's report.

There was one visitor, Lou Ann Tohnson.

We will go roller skating Feb.

and games to play.

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house at 5:45 p.m.

We were reminded about YAD and to start thinking of what we are going to do.

John Bayer adjourned the meeting.

Fraternally, Cheryl Kolenda (2-9-78) Reporter - SPJST LODGE NO. 30, TAITON

Dear Vestnik Readers, The SPJST Talton Youth Club held their regular monthly meeting at 2:30 p.m. in the Taiton Community Center.

The meeting was called to order

by President Clare Dorotik. The pledge was led by Michelle Srubar.

Anthony Kresta led the prayer.

There were 40 members and 15 guests present.

Under new business we discussed having our Stanley party which was set for Feb. 8th, at 2 p.m. For the next meeting we will have a program on Easter; bring poems about Easter. We will also have an egg decorating contest. We planned to visit the rest home on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14th, at 5 p.m. Everyone who wanted to go was told to make some Valentines at home and then bring them, and we were to meet at the Dorotik's house. We planned to present Valentines to the grandmas and grandpas. Also, we were to bring articles for Goodwill.

Under old business, we were asked to pay our dues. We were asked to turn in our points at our next meeting. Then we were told that if we want to go to camp this year we will have to attend seven meetings.

For our Valentine's program Valentine poems were read by Karen Kahanek, Brenda Kresta, Srubar and Yvonne Kresta.

Special guests were Mrs. W. J. Duckett, Miss Mary Mrnustik and our District VI Youth Counselor, Mrs. Frank Brdecka. Mrs. Duckett presented the youth club with a check. Mrs. Brdecka talked to us about the past year and about friends and how to treat them, she also read a poem about friends.

She talked about YAD which will be held on the second Sunday in July, but is not definite. It will be held either at Hillje or. Boling, but this is not for sure. She then talked to us about camp and where we will go. After she talked to us,

Wednesday, February 15, 1978 we then worked on craft that Mrs. Brdecka brought for us to make. We made Valentines and were also judged. The winners were: ages 6-9 — Marcy Dorotik, ages 10-12 — Rudy Laitkep, ages 13-17 — Sharon Yockey. Then we played a game that Mrs. Brdecka showed us how to play.

One of our members, Rudy Laitkep, wrote to the President of the United States about ways to save energy. He then asked him to send him a picture of his family and he sent him one, and he brought it to the meeting to show the members.

Door prize winners were Calvin Blaha, Michelle Srubar, Rudy Laitkep, Mare Dorotik, Brian Bubela and Vicki Dorotik.

In our Valentine's contest on our homemade Valentines, the winners were: ages 6-9 — 1st, Chris Krpec, 2nd Jean Dorotik; ages 1012 — 1st Yvonne Kresta, 2nd Vicki Dorotik, ages 13-17 — 1st Melissa Zboril, 2nd Yvonne Krpec.

We then exchanged homemade Valentines.

Refreshments were served. They consisted of punch, brownies, cake and rice krispie treats.

The refreshment committee for the month of March is Mrs. Albert Kresta,, Mrs. Milam Krutilek and Mrs. Lottie Krutilek.

Fraternally, Karen Kahanek (13) (2-9-78) Reporter - SPJST -LODGE NO. 30, TAITON Dear Readers, The Talton SPJST Youth Club met Sunday, Feb. 5th, at 2:30 p.m. in the Talton, Community Center.

President Clare Dorotik called the meeting to order. Michelle Srubax led the pledge and Anthony Kresta said the prayer.

The club hosted a Stanley party Feb. 8th at 2 p.m. in the Talton Community Center. All mothers were invited and they were asked to bring along members of their families and friends. Members of the club were allowed to sell Stanley products before the party and they also were qualified for a gift.

We planned to bring the Valentines that we made for craft to the Garden Villa Nursing Home Feb. ?14th, Valentine's Day. "Everyone who would like to go, was told to meet at the Dorotik's house at 5 p.m.

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The program for our next meeting will be Easter, and everyone is urged to bring a poem or short story. We will also have an egg decoration contest: Everyone was reminded to turn in their points at the end of this month to Mrs. Dorotik, for December, January and February's activities.

We then had a Valentine program. Several members read interesting poems about Valentine's Day. Rudy Laitkep showed the other youth club members a picture of the President's family, which he had received from President James Carter.

Mrs. W. J. Duckett, the vice president of SPJST Lodge 30, Taiton, then presented the youth club with a gift from Lodge 30.

We had a guest speaker, Mrs. Elsie Brdecka, District VI youth counselor. She talked to us on several different subjects. Mrs. Brdecka then gave us many different supplies to make some craft.

She instructed each one of us to make a Valentine and we could use whatever we wanted. The Valentines we made were later judged by age categories. Mrs.. Brdecka later showed us how to play a game; severail members played, while others watched.

Afterward we drew for door prizes. The winners were Calvin Blaha, Michelle Srubar, Rudy Laitkep, Clare Dorotik, Brian Bubela and Vicki Dorotik.

The winners of the Valentine contest with the Valentines we made for craft with Mrs. Brdecka's help were: ages 6-9 — Marcy Dorotik; ages 10-12 — Rudy Laitkep; ages 13-17 -- Sharon Yockey. The winners of the Valentine contest of the Valentines which were made at home before the meeting, included: ages 6-9-1st Chris Krpec; 2nd Jean Dorotik; ages 10-12 -1st Yvonne Kresta, 2nd Vicki Dorotik; ages 13-17 — 1st Melissa Zboril, 2nd Yvonne Krpec.

Some of the members then exchanged Valentines and everyone received some ITalentine candy.

Then we had refreshments of cake, brownies, rice krispie squares and punch.

Fraternally, Mare Dorotik (17) (2-9-78) President SPJST -

LODGE NO. 9, SNOOK Dear Members, Our monthly meeting had a very good attendance. Parents, it is so nice to see you all at our meetings.

The activities for February were planned as follows: Feb. 12 — Valentine party (past) Feb. 13 — Attend Lions Club chili supper and game night (past) Feb. 26 — Attend District I skating party at Brenham Silver Wings Ballroom.

Everyone have a nice month.

Fraternally, Jan Schoenemann (2-8-78) SPJST --

LODGE NO 30, TAITON

Dear Vestnik Readers, The Talton SPJST Club held their monthly meeting Sunday, Feb. 5th at 2:30 p.m. in the Talton.

Community Center.

President Clare Dorotik brought the meeting to order. The pledge was led by Michelle Srubar and the prayer was read by Anthony Kresta.

We then recognized our special guests, who were Mrs. Duckett and Mrs. Elsie Brdecka.

After the meeting adjourned, we did crafts for Valentine's Day, played a game, and had the door prize winners who were Calvin Blaha, Clare Dorotik, Vicki Doratik, Brian Bubela, Michelle Srubar and Rudy Laitkep. The winners of the Valentine contest were: ages 6-9 — 1st, Christopher Krpec, 2nd Jean Dorotik; ages 10-12 — 1st Yvonne Kresta, 2nd Vicki Dorotik; ages 13-17--lst Melissa Zboril, 2nd Yvonne Krpec.

Then we had refreshments.

I am sure the SPJST meeting was enjoyed by all 40 members who attended.

Fraternally, Melissa Zboril (13) SPJST —

LODGE NO. 48, BEYERSVILLE

Dear Members: Our meeting was held Sunday, Feb. 5th, at 3 p.m. There were 15 members present and one visitor, Mary Ann Morgan.

District II is having a skating party, Feb, 19th at the Skate Haven in Temple. Anyone from our youth club who wants to go, please contact Billy Pfeiffer. You may bring one guest.

We got an invitation to a dance

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Our next meeting will be Sunday, March 5th, at 4 p.m.

If anyone 16 years or over is interested in being a May Fete queen, please contact my father, Mr. Bobby Wuensche.

Fraternally, Ginger Wuensche (12) (2-8-78) SPJST

PRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the Resolution Committee of SPJST Lodge No. 154, Fort Worth, in behalf of our entire membership, express our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed lodge brother, DONALD L. CARLSON, who passed away Friday, Jan. 27th 1978, in a Fort Worth hospital, at the age of 53 years.

Brother Carlson was a native of Carl Junction, Missouri, and had lived in Fort Worth since 1948. He attended Joplin Junior College in Joplin, Mo., and the University of Missouri.

He also was a member of the Professional Insurance Agents Association, past president of the Fort Worth Mutual Insurance Agents and an executive board member of Lloyds and American Insurance Company.

He was a Mason, a member of River Crest Country Club, a member of the International Good Neighbor Council and a board member of the ragle Mountain Athletic Center. He was a member of Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity.

Brother r/son was a World

EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY In behalf of the entire member., ship of Lodge No. 88, Houston, we wish to express our deepest sympathy to the bereaved family of our lodge brother, OTTO ADOLPH MIKESKA age 59, who passed away in La Grange, on Jan. 6th, 1978.

Services were held Jan. 9th in the Houston Brethren and Nelsonville Brethren Churches, with Rev. Lawrence Junek, Rev. Joe Barton and Rev. Gordon Hejl, officiating.

Burial was in the National Cemetery in Nelsonville.

Brother Mikeska was born and reared in Bleiblerville. He moved to Houston in 1939 after his marriage.

Brother Mikeska served in the DONALD L. CARLSON United States Navy, was an active War II veteran and a member of member of the Houston Brethren Church, the American Legion Post All Saints Episcopal Church.

654 in Spring Branch, the SPJST At the time of his death he was Lodge No. 88, Houston, and the an insurance executive for Carlson Houston Boiler Makers Union and Associates and Insurance of Local No. 561.

America General Agency.

He is survived by his wife, EveSurvivors include his wife, Mrs. lyn; two sons, Thomas Gene of Frances Alexander Carlson of Fort Houston and Otto Joe of Humble; Worth; daughters, Mrs. Dorothy three sisters, Mrs. Frances Taska Harris of Butler, Mo., Miss Anna of El Maton, Mrs. Milady Chernosky of Bellville and Mrs. Lillie Dimmitt Carlson of Fort Worth; son, Aubrey Alexander Carlscm of Schultz of Houston; four brothers, Fort Worth; granddaughter, Miss Harry and Ladgie, both of HousHeather Harris of Butler, Mo.; ton, Joe F. of Nelsonville and Edbrothers, John Carlson of Webb mund of Bleiblerville; and three City, Mo., Robert Carlson of Carl grandchildren, Chris, Lee and LauJunction, Mo.; sisters Mrs. Lucille rie Mikeska, all of Houston.

May our loved one rest in Cannady of Belton; Mo., Mrs. Margaret Davis of Webb City, Mo., peace.

Resolution Committee: Mrs. Elimbeth Forsythe of Baxter Della Miksch Springs, Mo.; sister-in-law, Mrs. Dorothy Hensley Paul Carlson of Vinita, Okla.; sevDoris Knapick eral nieces and nephews.

SPJST — Prayer service was held Sunday EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY at 7 p.m. in Greenwood Chapel.

We, the Resolution Committee, The Rev. Albert M. Branshaw ofin behalf of the entire memberficiated. Choral requiem mass was ship of Lodge No. 17, New Tabor, held at 10 a.m.. Monday in All Saints Episcopal Church. The Very wish to express our sympathy to the bereaved family of Rev. Canon James P. DeWolfe, Jr., the Rev. Albert M. Branshaw and JOSEPH STEPHEN SKRABANFX, the Rev. Col. William A. Kamstedt, who passed away on Sunday, Jan. 22nd, 1978, at the age of 90 Jr. officiated. Interment was in years.

Greenwood Cemetery.

Funeral services were held Jan. May our departed brother rest 24th, in the New Tabor Brethren in eternal peace and his memory Church, with Rev. H. E. Beseda live among us forever. officiating. Burial was in the New Tabor Cemetery.

Resolution Committee: Brother Skraba.nek was a lifeMary Hale time resident of Burleson County. hose Steinman He was a retired farmer. He served Mary Pavey in the U.S. Army in World War L SPJST He served with the Army in

Wednesday, February 15, 1978 France, was in F Company Repair Unit No. 309. He was a member of the New Tabor Brethren Church and of this lodge.

Survivors include his wife, Lydia of Caldwell; one brother, William

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C. Skrabanek of Caldwell and two sisters; Mrs. Toni Kaufman of Baytown and Mrs. Theresa Sefcik of Caldwell.

May our departed lodge brother rest in peace.

Death Claims Paid in

anuary, 1978

TEMPLE, TEXAS FEBRUARY 2, 1978 Death Claim No.

No. 139 128(X) Geraldine Ann Foster 38 12801 Ludwick J. Pavlas 12802 Martin Habacek (Hrbacek) 42 24 12803 Gertrude Green 24 12904 Rose Burton 110 12805 Elvin Babovec 130 12806 Mary Bouska 154 12807 Helmut Earnest Pri11 112 12808 Wallace C. Taylor 48 12809 Rosalie Krueger 12810 Lad Pultr 81 142 12811 Clara Mae Webb Name

Location

Danbury Smithville Brookshire Cyclone Cyclone Kaufman Dallas Fort Worth Guy Beyersville Needville Houston

Date of Admission 1- 1-55 12-22-47 10- 8-16 9-18-37 8- 3-29 10- 1-49 7- 5-31 4-19-60 11-21-46 9-20-33 10-17-39 7-14-66

Date of Death

11- 4-77 12-15-77 12-26-77 12-19-77 12-25-77 12-23-77 12-12-77 12-21-77 12-19-77 12- 6-77 12-17-77 11-16-77

Age 39 58 79 72 65

Cert. No.-

0-12506 0-9578 A-10073 0-4081 0-965 44 C-10344 68 0-1415 C-24253 69 79 0-8958 0-1685 69 Pd-up 578 85 74 W-36116 & W-39397 2-16-60 Ennis 1-10-78 12812 Raymond Haraba 1-23852 and 135 C-10519 7- 9-22 11-28-77 12813 Marie Hurley Houston A-11563 78 11-14-36 12814 Ben J. Mucha 1- 5-78 Taylor 0-3175 63 7-16-11 29 88 1- 2-78 12815 John Hurts Taylor A-5672 4-24-50 Burleson 12-21-77 12816 Wilma Annie Janek 180 B-4048 71 1- 8-11 25 11-21-77 12817 Frances Sedivy 87 A-6949 is 12-21-19 24 1-14-78 C-7 5 12818 Ed J. Marek Cyclone 78 3- 5-34 12-28-77 12819 Adela P. Fojtik Needville D-54 81 64 12820 F. J. Kucera Corpus Christi 10-26-35 12-27-77 67 79 0-2777 & C-12839 12821 Nick DeMaria 4-23-63 47 Seaton 1- 3-78 69 C-28944 12822 Casey W. Dryk 1-12-42 87 Temple 0-6412 1-11-78 57 12823 Charles J. Pustejovsky Moulton 2- 3-01 95 A-1961 184 1- 8-78 12824 Corbert A. Brocker 148 Blessing 5- 7-57 1-16-78 1-375 34 To the bereaved survivors of our deceased brothers and sisters, the Supreme Lodge expresses its heartfelt sympathy.

Fraternally yours, Leonard D. Mikeska, Secretary-Treasurer

ITEMS OF INTEREST TIPS FOR CONSUMERS INSULATING THEIR HOMES

With energy costs high and another cold winter many consumers are insulating or re-insulating their homes, points out Dr. Bill Stewart, agricultural engineer with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service.

He provides some information to

insulation product or enlisting a contractor's services.

Available in a variety of forms, home insulation can be purchased in blankets, in batts, in a form which is bagged and ready to pour, and in a form which must be blown in place by a contractor using specially designed equipment.

Three basic types of products are most commonly used, ing to Stewart, all having high insulating value if properly manufactured and installed: 004 Willak In

rock wool and fibrous glass. Both of these products can be poured or blown in place or purchased in blankets or batts with a foil or paper vapor barrier.

--Plastic foam/resin, which is made of polystyrene, polyurethane or urea formaldehyde can be purchased in pre-formed sheets or foamed in place by a contractor.

Foam insulation can vary considorably In its final properties depending on the operator's skill, how various reactants are mixed, and the time allowed for "curing." insulation, made of

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20 any ground cellulose product such as recycled newspapers, can be poured or blown in place.

Because! insulation can vary widely in quality as well as basic raw material source, several considerations are important to the consumer, contends the engineer.

An important performance characteristic to evaluate is flammability. Acceptable flammability standards for insulation, established through the American So• ciety of Testing and Materials (AS NI),include flame spread, fuel contribution and smoke development rated. An acceptable product may still be flammable and should not be installed adjacent to high temperature surfaces such as recessed light fixtures or furnaces.

Materials which are flammable should be installed within a flame retardant enclosure such as gypsum board or metal. The plastic foams and cellulosic products present the greatest fire hazard and are available with fire retardant treatments. Urea formaldehyde foams are less flammable than other foamed products but may present some odor problems unless properly formulated and applied.

Stewart points out that findings by the Federal Trade Commission show that deception of consumers is most likely to occur in flammability claims, either by misrepresentation or by no reference to its unacceptable flammability, and thermal resistance claims, either providing "R" values or exaggerations of the "R" values.

An 'R' value is a number indicating how much resistance insulation presents to heat flowing through it, explains the engineer.

Generally, the higher the 'R' value the more effective the insulation.

Consumers should pay only for a higher 'R.' value.

The current generally accepted maximum - design - standard 'R' value per inch of thickness of insulation for the most commonly used insulating materials are mineral wool batts and blankets, 3.7; cellulose loose fill, 3.2 - 3.5; urea formaldehyde, 4.0; polystyrene (expanded), 42; and polyurethane, 6.25. Any claim of an 'R' value above the maximum design should be highly suspect. To determine the 'R' value of a material that has a thickness other than 1 inch.

multiply the thickness (in inches) by the 'R' value per inch.

To guard against careless or incompetent installation, which could result in a major reduction in 'R' value, choose a reputable contractor. Stewart outlines these tips for selecting an insulation contractor: --To find a contractor, ask your gas or electric utility company representative or your local builders, consult friends and neighbors, or look in the Yellow Pages under "Insulation Contractors."

—Obtain cost estimates from at least three different contractors when available. Make sure you describe the job identically to each.

—Check a contractor's reliability with the local Better Business Bureau listed in the phone book, or with the state or local consumer affairs office.

—Ask a contractor for references including previous customers.

Check them out.

—Check with local building code authorities for guidance in purchasing an insulating material.

—Talk with a contractor in terms of 'R' value. If a contractor won't deal with you in 'R' value language, don't deal with him.

—Bags of loose fill insulation should be harked with 'R' values and figures indicating the area the contents will cover to achieve the desired 'R' value.

—After selecting a contractor, have a specific contract drawn up for the job.

—Any warranty for the insulation should be in writing and part of the contract.

If you plan to do your own insulation work, Stewart Suggests the following safety precautions: —Wear protective clothing, preferably long sleeves, long trousers, gloves, a hard hat to protect your head, and a disposable respirator marked for 'dust' to avoid breathing small fibers.

—Don't place insulation near recessed electrical light fixtures, a furnace or similar heat-producing devices.

—Don't place insulation over attic vents.

—To avoid locking in moisture and causing wall or ceiling rot, install insulation with any vapor barrier placed toward the living space.

—If adding new insulation over old, either purchase a product that has no vapor barrier, or slash the barrier at frequent intervals to allow moisture to escape.

—Remember, insulation is not intended as a fire wall Added flame-retardants are intended to retard the burning of the product itself, not of an entire dwelling.

If you suspect deception or fraud or are having a problem with nonfulfillment of a contract or failure by the seller to honor a warranty, contact the Federal Trade Commission regional office nearest you, adds Stewart.

- ISPJST — FOUR-LETTER WORDS TRIGGER PARENTAL REACTIONS Obscene or profane four-letter words have a "magical" quality to most children, Mrs. Ilene Miller, a family life education specialist, says.

"This happens because these words usually provoke some kind of reaction from parents, teachers and other adults. Reactions range from anger, amusement, disgust, dismay, worry and embarrassment to feelings of personal insult," she added.

Mrs. Miller is with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, The Texas A&M University System.

"Obscene words, at first, are just like other words a child is learning. But the child soon discovers the obscene of profane words have the power to produce strong emotional reactions when other words don't."

A child may hear and see adults or other children use these wards without understanding their meaning ®- but he sees the emotional power the words have. Sometimes he knows the meaning of the words but hasn't learned a better way to express his thoughts.

"It is not surprising that a child will continue to use the four-letter words frequently to trigger that strong emotional reaction in adults' find it extremely fascinating to do this because it gives them a feeling of power and importance. The fact that certain words are forbidden increases that fascination," she continued.

Parents and teachers wonder how to cope with these verbal expressions. Sometimes parents paddle a child, wash out his mouth or punish him in some other way. These

Wednesday, February 15, 1978 approaches may stop the words, but what about the child's thoughts and emotions?

"Perhaps the best approach is to relax, not worry and try not to react emotionally at all. In this way, the child will not experience the 'emotional power' of these words.

"A casual reaction, such as: 'We don't use this word in our family; we say —,' helps the child learn more acceptable ways to express himself.

"Another alternative is to give the child a new, longer and harder word as a substitute for the fourletter word. Children may repeat the four-letter words for a while, but if adults remain unemotional and casual, this behavior will usually stop," the specialist said.

- SPJST SKATEBOARD SAFETY IS ESSENTIAL

The return of the skateboard craze has many parents fearing for their children's safety. Rightfully so, says Claudia Mitzel ,consumer information specialist.

"Last year skateboarding accidents sent more than 27,000 children to the hospital and this year the accident toll is expected to be even higher," she pointed out.

Miss Mitzel is with the Texas Ag -ricultaExensioSrvce,Txas A&M University System.

"Skateboarding is especially popular with teens and pre-teens.

Magazines, movies and television have popularized the sport.

"Today's skateboards, different from the original boards of ten years ago, have new polyurethane wheels which give a faster, smoother and quieter ride. The better quality boards of today are made of aluminum, flexible fiber glass or heavy duty plastic."

She noted that since the mechanical improvements enable the experienced skater to perform exotic tricks, peer pressure insures that they will try. In fact, in many communities, a youth cult is rapidly developing that glamorizes both the risk and pain associated with the sport.

"Parents who permit skateboarding can take several precautions that will at least help minimize its dangers. Start by examining the equipment," she said.

—Look for polyurethane wheels that are rough textured to have the greatest surface grip and to be

21 flexible. Spin the wheels to be sure they are well-aligned and turn freely, but not loosely. Listen to the ball bearings; they should allow the wheel to turn without rattling.

—The length and shape of the boards vary with us. A wider board is easier for beginners to balance.

Longer boards are more flexible on rough surfaces or going around bends.

—Trucks, the mechanisms which attach the wheels to the board, are the most important part of the skateboard. Be sure they are iron rather than lighter duty sheet metal and are bolted through the top of the board rather than just into it.

"In examining the truck bolts, look at their look nuts. Be sure the lock nuts are lined with nylon insets to prevent them from working loose easily. Also, check lock nuts on the axle bolt; this is especially important. If you can't see the nylon insets, ask about them."

—Trucks should be readily adjustable so that a skateboard can make a tight turn without spilling.

Trucks that allow for inspection of additional shocker pads are even safer.

—Beware of inexpensive boards made of brittle plastic and cheap materials which will break apart easily. Skateboards are available for prices up to $125.

Parents should encourage children to "play it safe." If they are willing, have them wear lightweight helmets and knee and elbow pads. At the very least, rubber soled shoes, long pants and longsleeved shirts are essential.

Encourage them, also, to periodically check the wheels and shocker pads and replace them when they show signs of wear. This may be as frequently as every two or three months with regular use, she added.

Also, ask your children to listen to the ball bearings as the wheels spin to be sure none have fallen out. Replace all the bearings when the wheels start to sound noisy.

Be sure your children use only powdered graphite to loosen the bearings when stiff. Never use oil because it will disintegrate plastic and polyurethane.

In addition, both parents and children can bring the neighborhood skateboarders together to de-

velop safety rules; children are more likely to observe rules they have helped formulate.

Parents can also help children select low traffic streets and low risk hours for skateboarding. Or encourage your city to set aside skateboarding areas in local parks or school areas, she suggests.

- SPJST — EAT A BALANCED DIET EVERY DAY

A balanced diet includes foods from four basic food groups, according to Frances Reasonover, foods and nutrition specialist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, The Texas A&M University System.

Everyone needs the same nutrients, but some people need different amounts, the specialist explains.

Nutrient needs — translated into food — are commonly known as the "basic four" — Milk Group: The milk group includes milk and dairy products.

This group is especially rich in calcium, the specialist says. Children under nine years of age and adults need two cups of milk daily to meet daily requirements. Children nine to 12 and pregnant women need three or more cups of milk daily.

Meat Group: The meat group mainly furnishes protein necessary for growth and repair to body tissue — muscle, organs, blood, skin and hair. Two or more servings are recommended daily.

Two to three ounces of lean cooked meat, poultry, or fish — without bone count as one serving .

Fruit - Vegetable Group: This

group includes all vegetables and fruits. and contributes vitamins and minerals to the diet, especially vitamins A and C. Vitamin C promotes healthy gums and body tissue. Vitamin A is needed for growth, normal vision and healthy skin.

Four servings are recommended daily.

Bread - Cereal Group: Includes all breads and cereals that are whole grain, enriched or restored.

Foods fro mthis group help provide protein, iron, several B vitamins and food energy.

Shoose four servings from this group, daily, suggests the specialist.

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PODPORA LIDSKOST BRATRSTVI Ceska tlfet Cast tiedni organ Slevanske Podporujiei Jednoty Statu Texas, zaloiene roku 1897 15. (MORA 1978

ROtNtli 66 etSLO

Z redakce Jiz nekolikrat jsem se zminil o nutnosti staleho ptilivu noldrch Mame-1i b$rti uptirani sami sobe, musime si ptiznati, ze pif pla, novani kadovSrch dinnostl, east° se lehce zapomene na jedno z nejdftletitejtich odvetvi natich tadu — NA NA8I MLADE2 SPJST Jest ob divuhodne kolik dobre vale a ptitelstvi, east° i to nejmenti pozornost, venovina mladYm pkinati. Uspotadani vanotni nadilky, letnich pikniku anebo zabavnich vetirkft, jest jen mala eastka programu, kterS7 matem nalem rala0m elenum venovati. Mime vtichni ste,ti za adelem vYchovy a ptipravy techto mladSrch Mena pro jejich budouci fikoly jako dospelkch Mena v jejibh tadech. Je to prave v tomto odvetvi, bratti a sestry, v nemt se nem nasIrkti jedinedne, ptiletitost jak zajistit budocnost natich tad% okrsku a Jednoty. V takove nerd spoluprici s naairai mladSrmi dleny, s nati ktera je vlastne budoucnosti • tohoto naroda, ptedejme jim naae zkuknosti a znalost tadov,ch zaletitosti a vychovejme tyto mlade eleny v duchu opravdoveho bratrstvi, tak, aby at dospeji stall se oporou svSich MO a leptirni obtany sve vla.sti.

Rok 1978 — 366 dna pinkeh phletitosti, leti pied nami — V tornto roce existence nail Jednoty, neprometkejme jedln* s jeho vzitzOch dna. Se zq§enou energii ph spejeme k pinemu spineni nag kvoty, jakot i k aspeAnemu provaprogramu bratrske einnosti.

• S takovSrm upifmnSrm jednani bude nit rok moc veselejAi I prospet nejii.

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V dneinim svete v gude eiha ne-

davera, zavist a rakoviny, ktere jsou maskovany rftznmt maskami a my si znusime uvedomit, ae

LIDSKt 2IVOT Otakar Btezina Lidsk* aivot tete zdloulia, brzy svetlem, brzy v stinu, je to smutna pisen pont* podoba se mlynu.

Milo mouky, 111110h0 play, east° slza, zhdka spay, at to vieehno zdrti velke kolo smrti ve svem klinu.

A ten divot stejne zpiva prvni pisen jako nekdy elovek ph tom ziva, nekdy v propast leti.

Nekdy motyl itesti sam na ehvilku si seam k nam, ale v kratkem ease, utete nam zase — neptitell.

Je Oak jedna pisen piece, eelemu je znama male je jak kapka v tem jako ptate v letu.

Miami nas °toil, srd'ee ph ni poskoki, k radosti nas svadi: je to doba kvitii, doba mladi.

bychom byli ochuzeni, kdybychom jim podlehli; ztratili bychom nejen to, pro co jsme pracovall, ale podlehli bychom v chaosu, ktert by nal/My byl vSrditkou nateho svedomi, ae jsme se neptidinili o napravu a moudre a odhodlane nevytrvali v nal praci. * •

DOPISOVATEL131 TAR VgELICOS rite Aneika Houdkovi

Minuly tYden ye Otvrtek jsme mely schtzi naieho Kroutka desioch ae ph velmi spatem poeasi ale piece jsme mely nekolik hostit navetevou. Pani Marie Budilovski-Truelove z Carrolton, Tex., as navetivila a ptivecila, sebou pani Zdenu Runnerovou z New Yorku. ktera jest tarn zamtistatana u Oeskoslovenske Aerolinie. Myslim, ae je to prvni nateeteva pi. Runnerove v natem Texasu a doufatme, ae ne posledni. Slibila me, ae jiste ptijade na net Polka festival neb by rada poznala vic krajant zde. 2adala me o zaslani pantfletu a programu festivalu, neb se o to velmi zajimala. Obe panitky jsou rozene pratadky a pi. Truelove, ma zde take navetevou sveho otce z Prahy, kter* si prS, pobude zde as do dubna a tak jsem jej poznala aby mezi nas piiael a on jiste by rid si desky promluvil s krajany a krajanky zde v Dallas.

Mame ptitonme nekolik nemocnSrch dlenek nateho Krouaku a sice pi. Ozimova, Vlkovit, Slovakova a Bartutova (ktere, se nedavno vratila z nemocnice) a A. Noskova.

Jestli jsou Jetta nektere Ana na, Inemocnem listku tak o nich nevim ale veem Kroutek pfeje brzke uzdraveni. Je to chtipky nyni velmi mnoho Venda. I jit a nraj bratr Jame take byii postleni vic jak den. Potad jsme mall takove oiklive, chladne a sychrave podasf. takie neni divu, ae jsme onemoenell.

Zdejei noviny melt zpravu, ae ve Spojenkch statech aije pry pies 5 a pal miliona aide a v Israeli je pry pies 3 miliony tidft a ve Sovetskem svazu skoro 2 a pal miRona techto. Z Ruska ale nechti pouftet tidy do jinSrch zemi ad sr neRusku nejsou red,'

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Ve Attedu 15. imora 1978 vim prof tedy je nepusti jinam?

V Nebrasce sestry dvojeata osla vily sve 1001ete narozeniny v dosti dobrem zdravi. Piijeli s z Danska v 1878 a musela cela rodina tam pracovat v tehdejtich letech. Jedna se stala lekatkou v 1902 a tehdy to bylo neco zyla'aniho aby Sena byla lekatkou, neb jen muzi byli lekati. Venovala se tomu pies 30 let. Jeji sestra vyAkolu v 1907 a sla vlastnla svou lekarnu a do 1940. obe byly poeteny zvlattni oslavou v opatrovne ye Fremont, Nebraska.

Jests jsme nemohly KrouSku nic jednat o zajezdu do Houstonu na to eeske divadlo nebot' jsme dosed neslytely nic o tom, kdy se bride brat divadlo tr fadu 88. Vime site kolik bude stmt bus z Dallas ale to je vte. Take mnohe sestry, ktere tekly, Se by jely, tam nebyly skrze poeasi a nemoc tak to musime prozatim nechat tak.

Mnozi u2 me zvonily skrze to divadlo ale nemohla jsem jim nic tici.. Doufam, Se jiz brzy se to dovime a pak budeme jednat vice o tom.

Take bych chtela upozornit ty krajany kteti mini letos jet do eskoslovenska na navAtevu, Se mam nekolik brokrirek ye kterSTch je seznam lazni ve stare vlasti a co se kde lets. Tyto broStIrky me darovala pi. Runner z Ne w Yorku kdy ale byla. Ptijed'te si pro ne anebo Satlete pottovne a ja je zatlu. vite, Jestli pak mili ;nam schazeji jen tti mesice a zas zde 1.12 bude Polka festival v Ennis? Ten Cas utika, jak voda a rok je hned prye, a Cim je Ziff& starti tim vice se zde, Se to utika, jet* rychleji.

Dnes koneene vyalo nam trochu sluneeko po delAi dobe a opra.vdu ty chladne a sYbyl Cas chrave dny byly tak nevlidne!

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ftAD OSVETA efSLO 38 KOVAR

Cterta redakce, bratti, sestry a etenati mileho Vestniku.

Ptedne yam vtem pfeji gt'astnST a poSehnanST novSr rok 1978 a dobre zdravi. Vanotni svatky utekly jak voda; den byl peknSr ; nebyly sima an horko a dobte se 0,11y.

Besedy jsem mela dost ale jen smutnST pohled na mCsto kde seaval mej milk mantel; opustil nas

a v rok vtechny dne 30, 1976 a u'S dva roky jen na nCho rzporninejme ale nie proti tomu neudelame. Na nas vtecky to ecka,.

Musim jemu ptat odpoeinuti po boji Sivota, nebo toho jak bojoval ye Francil a kdy5 jsem to vzpominej; S'aden neuveli co jsme tam zaSili" a 'Se si Odycky ntal jen, veal z tarn odtud ale ptei,e1 vecko a bojoval pro rids Pan Bilh mu daj odpoeinuti.

Spolusestra B ertha Molina byla dovezena do dor , ovu odpoeinku ye Sroithville z nenwenice kde uz delti (SS AA bylay pieji ji aby zas nahyla

ttovatelka v;.) nemocnici a tale xxxoc Casu psani, Se ano?

Korteint toto so sesterskkm pozdravera vtude a vii: :u. rktepanova SPJ5:;.i

Ze mithville v Bastrop nemo-enici zemtela 84 leta pani Minnie Palla v pondeli dne 16. ledna, dovezena do Sinithville Mars Jones Funeral Home. Byla pochovana ye sttedu dne 18. ledna na hititove eeAi Bratti na Kovar ye dle sesnuleho rnanS'ela, Fstrat niel Marek vykonal pohtebni ohZanechala d ye (eery, pi. August (Della) Hajdik na Kovar a pi. Joe (Viola) PokornY, Taylor, Texas; dva syny, p. Felix Pall y, na Kovar a p. Vilbert Palla, La Grange, Texas; jednoho bratra, p. August Teykl v Needville, Texas; jednu sestru, pi. Edna Arnold v Pasadena, Texas; nekolik vnouCat a pra y -noueat dpibaznYchWItel.

Pozustalme rodine nate uptinin soustrast a zerntele odpoelnuti svetlo at' sviti.

Byla to mile, kamaradka a ja, jsern se pohitu nernohla zireastnit coS' mne velice mrzelo; prave jsem mela tou tetku "flu" na zadech a tak Se muslin sedet doma a poeasi teS bylo Apatne.

Prave co toto dopisuji ptitla smutna zprava, Se zemtela, statenka pi. Bertha Hajdik. Zemtela nursing home v Moulton dnes 11ostatek jette nevim co a kdy pohteb bude.

Spolusestra Agnes Sugen podstoupila operaci na nose a pobyla ye Smithy'lle nemocnici 10 dni a tak doufam u'S dobre pokraeuje co ji pfejem, abymohla zase dobte cupolet.

A co ty novozvolena spolusestro u tadu a manSelka pana Joe 8ulaka? Ona je moc dobre (Ae-

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LEKCE AESTA 11,8SON SIX Common Cs.,N,q.s Greetings) dobr, den — gm: . ,,v dobre rano — good olorning dobre jitro — good ,stiorning dobrSr weer — god evening dobrou nee goo,,X aright sboheyn — good by -) , also s l'arxerri Bohem na shlednou you later nazdar — hello, ei :erio The most usefr , rly is "dobrk den", Its common"st-, re is relatively new, but it has almost replaced "dobre odpoledne" meaning "good afternoon" and has been making inroads in replacing even "dobre rano" or "dobre jitro." "Dobrk den" has replaced also a quite a few overly polite greetings such as "poklona, moje Uct l , r, v,r ,ulibim," etc.

"Dobre rtino" is used more in the country, while "dobre jitro" is more common in the cities. "Debre jitro" is becoming more and more common, Since "jitro" is a poetic word and not otherwise com moult' used, you may run across an abbreviation "dobrktro", which Is strictly colloquies,

4 "Sbohem" has a religious origin.

Literal translation is "with God" and traces apparently to the phrase "Jdi (or Jdete) s Bohem".

"Jdi" is singular, while "jdete" is plural imperative (meaning "Go with God"). The religious meaning has been slowly lost in the common usage; therefore, it is written now as one word "sbohem" instead of "s Bohem".

The religious meaning has been largely preserved with the longer form of the same greeting "s Panem Bohem", and, therefore, it is usually written as three separate words with capital letters. Literal translation would be "with Lord God." Occasionally, you may see it written as one word "spinem bohem."

• • "Dobrt veeer" and "dobrou noc" is used similarly as in this country.

The same is true of "na shledanou".

"Nazdar" was made popular by the Sokols, and in this country it was regarded as a special Sokol greeting. This is no longer so. "Nazdar" is very common, and no long er connected with Sokol use erelusively. When you meet someone who is older or whom you do not know closely, then the greeting of "dobrYi den" would come to your lips, while a close friend or contemporary you would greet with "nazdar". From the point of an English-speaking person the usage of "nazdar" is peculiar in the sense that it could and actually is commonly used, not only when meeting a person like the American "hel lo", but also in parting, instead of "na shledanou" or "sbohem."

Sliby Ye slibech bud"' opatrnf, vernt a svidomit,. Defi nemajic fadneho talent nemohou mnoho slibiti. Co v§ak dle svf ch okolnosti s rozvahou slibilo (her rozvahy nema nic slibovati), to ma vypiniti, lee by vypineni slibu s nepeemolitelnou peekakou se setkalo. Jinak by to meli lide za vrtkaveho, nesnolehliveho, tlovek chvaly hoden mute ku podivu mnoho dobreho rfisob;t1, i jest blabodeinfrm pfikladem. jeni lasku k pravde, pevnost navel, vernost a diiveru lidi k dem kolkolem

Ve Ateedu 15. tnora 1978 NEKLEKONANt ADOLF KAgPAR V mnoha krajanskStch rodinich stte21 jim ilustrovank slabikat a jim ilustrovanou ditanku. Podle nich seznamuji eve deti se spisovnSrmi zaklady matafttiny. Slabikat a trojdilna, Citanka, sestavene pro fesorem Janem Jursou a ilustrovane Adolfem Kasparem, se dedi z generace na generaci. Mnoho krajaml zaroveil tou2i mit v knihovne aspori nekolik del s kresbami Adolfa Kapara, vpravde lidoveho, dosud neptekonaneho umeice, kterS se narodil peed sto lety 27. proence 1877 — v mora yskem Blu dove u Sumperka, na rozhrani Bane a Jesenikfi.

Jako iak megt'anske gkoly se seznamuje s uditelkou Dokoupilovou z Pottingea, fistavu pro vzdelave,ni morayskSrch divek. Diky ji tam Adolf zasvecuje takynu do talk jak malovat na sklo, dem a porcelan. I za to chudoby se odvatuje studovat uditelskS, Ustay. Znami uditejky Dokoupilove ho doporueuji MtJDr. Maxi Remetovi. Podle peedloh mu Kapar kreslI pro odborne videnske publikace zkamene tiny, nalezene na Morave. Odtud je krilidek k profesoru Polivkovi, kterg v olomouckem Prombergrove nakladatelstvi vydava . "Kvetenu" a "KliC k urdovani rostli", Ka§par vybavuje obe dila studijne piesn$rrai kresbami. Nachazi v to pad zapomneni na maminku, ktera mu v zail. 1897 zemiela.

Rozhodujici pro Kapara je rok 1899. Profesor JadrniCek ho aby zaslal sve kresby hodnotnemu vlastivednemu dtrneictideniku "Nag domov", vychitzejicimu za re dakce Josef a Vevody v Zabeehu na Moray& Profesor Polivka ho seznamuje s nakladatelem Romualdem Prombergrem. Tomu se libi i jeho osui perokreseb k Havliekovu pieklaau Mickiewivzovy balady Pani Twardawska. Rozhoduje se dilo vydat. Pak prohliii kresbu ze zasuvky stolu. Neukazuje ji vytahlemu, na slovo skoupemu studentu. Vybizi ho: "Pokuste se nakreslit obelku pro kalenclea; ,Teeminek, kte0 piipravuju na rok!" Za nekolik dni ma Wespartv navrh na stole. Nerozpakuje se.

Pie znamemu akademickemu malifi Hanna Schwaigrovi do Bysteice pod HosOnem, 2e jeho navrh ov Ivo kalendaf je krasny, u-

melecky cennSr, ie jej zakupuje, ale neupotiebi, protote mil° lika ke koupf kalendae. Novou mu namaloval jeden olomoueki student, Schwaiger obratem od.povida: "Hned nine toho itudenta palete!" S nejistotou jede Kapar 9. Cervna do Bystilce. Veze sebou ukazky syStch praci. I 4. eislo 8. roCniku Na§eho domova s dvema jeho prvnimi zvetejnen,tm1 a pi/Val jmenem podepsanSmi kresbami. Ta druha na strane 85 je dokonce celostrankova..

Hanu6 Schwaiger byl vzeknt Nova. Napsal Ka:s-parovi doporueeni na prabkou maliikou akadem1i.

Kladl si jedinou podminku: Nejdiiv maturitu na uditelskem fistavu! Te se ftak Kapar bal. Zakroell nakladatel Promberger. za feditelem izstavu, uktizal mu Kagparovi kresby. PeisnSr pedagog se jinn nadchl: "Ji das 1st ja grossartig. Sind sic ihne Sorge, es wird schon durch kommen!

Zhruba Aest Writ po maturite podlehi Ka:sparfiv otec nedekanemu zazhvatu srdeeni mrtvice. Tma votvlasSr, modrooky 211etir chasnik aitel (mine.

Zadatkem fijna 1988 vypravuji Promberger Kapara do Prahy. Vy jednal mu byt u sve sestry liedviky ftepkove, vdovy po s dcerou Jitkou na Kamp& Zavazal se posilat mu mesidne 50 zlatek za ilustrance pro knihy a kalendafe, jim vydavane.

Pani ftepkovit se Kaparovi stave. matkou. Zasmu:silSr, nesmel* a plachSr Adolf si piedevAim diky j1 zvyka, i kdyi stale vzpomina na Olomouc. Pige si s Prombergrem, Schwaigrem, Joiou Uprkou a s Frantiftem Kretzem v ITherskem Hracileti, dui umeleckeho dent na Morayskem Slovacku. V Praze se ptateli zejmena s malitem Stant-. slavem Lolkem, krajanem, rodakem z Palonina u Litovle. Dal posila kresby i do Nateho domova.

V to dobe se pfipravovala asannate praiskeho ghetta. Spisovatele Ignat Herrmann, Zikmund Winter a dr. Josef Teige o nem ptipravilt poutavou knihu. Ilustrovat ji mel HanuL Schwaiger, vydat nova tiskarenska. spolednost Mile, tehdy neimpdernejai t'skarna v Coe/lath vtak odmiti. Byi .:Itnepreadnan

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Ve ttkedu 15. finoro, 197 pkednaSkami na brnenske technice, a "naslepo" nehodlal kreslit. Doporudil — Adolfa Katpara Dali mu Sand.. Uchopil ji za padesy. znovu a znovu prodital text, vtilval se do nej. Odvedl praei, s nit byl autoki i Unie vic net spokojeni. Zakratko se mu Herrmann navic odvdedil davernou informaci: "V Un i zamytleji vydat Babidku Botieny Nerncove, hledaji ilustra tora. Promluvte s feclitelem Unie, Vilimem Pravda, jsou su renomovanejti ilustratoki, ale nevim, ktery 2 nich by Babidku ilustroval lepe net vy. Budete =Ina mit necele procento nadeje, ale za pokus to stoji. Ja s Wintrem a Telgem vas mutieme co nejvtejelji doporudovat!"

Jednim dechem si znovu pkedet1 Babidku a rozhodl se bojovat i pies male vyhlidky na Uspech. Pite 6. pros. 1901 Prombergrovi do Olo moue o 78 zl. zalohy, protote. "mam totiti ye vyhlidce zpracovat pro Ur& ilustrace k nadhernemu vydani Babidky. Nezmiriujte se o torn, prosim, nikornu. Jette to neni upedene. Jedu tyto dny do Ratibokie a Skalice nadelat si na miste naertk0. Tak, prosim, to jen mezi nand."

"Upedene" to nebylo jette hodne diouho. Promberger neprodlene vyhovel, poslal zalohu, posilal i mesidnich 50 zlatek, neposilal vtak dalti rut opisy sveho nakladatelstvi, aby se Adolf jimi nerzptyloval a co nejvic se soustkedil na to, co si odvatirie ptedsevzal.

Ka:spar odjitidi na Ratiboticko s pant l epkovou a jeji dcerou Jitkou. 0 rok pozcieji vychazi jim ilu strovana Babidka, dodnes doklad vysolte knitini kultury nati vlasti, pro mnohe stale kniha z nejmilejtich.

To uti Ka§par opet pilne tvoki.

Pro nakladatelstvi "NovY swot" v Novern JICIne ilustruje "Hanatkou legendu" Otakara Bystkin,y. Pro pratiske Ottovo nakladatelstvi Ji raskovu "Filosofickou historic".

Pro Ramualda Prombergra v Olomouc! "Kytici mora yskYch pohidek, povesti a detskYch tikadel". sestavenou FrantElkem Bartaem.

V zaki 1907 uzaviel na Velehrade sriatek s Jitkou l epkovou. Svatebni host'nu jim vystrojil Frantitek Kreutz ye svem vinnem sklipku v Mataticich u Uhreskeho Hra-

ditite. Po navratu do Prahy se Kat par s vervou poutti do ilustrovani "Mistra Kanipana", romanu Zikmunda Wintra, a toutii zatidit si letni atelier nekde venku. V novein atel;eru v Lotticich pak piebYvaji vice net v Praze na Kamp& Zde vznika i vettina daltich KatparovYch del veetne ilustraci k Jiraskovu F. L. Vekovi. Praci na nern pterutil pate, co ho navttivil autor mnoha udebnic prof. Jan Jursa, kterY vzpominal: "81tolni slabiketke a ditanky byly tehdy bez obrazki". Slabikak s obrazky Mikolate Alevytel jen dik tomu, tie jsem jej osamostatnil od Citanky.

Kdyti Promberger vydal Bartotovu Kytici s KatparovYmi ilustracemi, bylo ziejmo, tie se objevil vellc* unielec noveho razu vedle Alte.

Tim vic jsem usiloval o ilustrovani ditanek. Koncem r. 1910 jsem ziskal pkedbetinY souhias. Hned jsem vyhledal Katpara. Nemusel jsem ho pfesvedeovat, i kdyti jsem mohl nabidnout jen nizky honorak. V Cervenci 1911 mne Katpar poslal z Lott c prvni obrazky do me Prvni ditanky trojdilne, ktera vytla r.

1912. Katpar sklidil obdiv i nemeckYth pedagogu, kteig pine oceriovali, jak vybavne dostal pedagogic ItYm potiadavkrim. R. 1913 jsem pro sadil vydani noveho slabikate, ktery vytel o rok pozdeji, samoziejme s KaSparovYml ilustracemi."

Tot' tedy dva z milniku ve vYvoji pedagogiky, vYuky Nyni Katpar pokradova1 na yekovi a pro Prombergra na Mora y -skYchnarodiphakc,sesbiranch B. M. Kudlou. Po valednych letech, za nichti mj. maloval v Handl a renovoval chramove obrazy v Olomouc', nasleduji ilustra ce v Pohorske vesnici B. Nemcove a k Jiraskovu Temnu. "Znovu se mne, sedmdesatileternu, ozvalo davne pkani, aby mne bylo dopeclno uvidet alespori I. dil "U nas" Vami ilustrovanY," pite Alois Jirasek r. 1922 Katiparovi. Doekal se i daltich dilri. Z Brno. se ozvalo Kolo morayskYch spisovatehi a Katipar s laskou jemu vlastni ilustruje pro ne ver§ovanou pohadku "Hana a Romtia" Ondteje Pkikryla.

Odrnita ilustrovat nektere knihy, rozhoduje se pro spisy K. V. Raise "Zapadli vlastenci", "Zipad", "Pan tato. Bezoudek", "Kalibriv zlodin", avAak zdob1 i krontku sve rodne

obce Bludova a vaIaskou narodopisnou "Rusavu" Prantitka Taborskeho. V 1616 1927 se s mantielkou vydava na mesieni pout' Slovenskem pc) stopach Jiraskova Bratrstva dokonale pkipraven. Dvakrat si dilo pfedet1 a zatrhal v neni mista vhodni ke luesba.m. Kresli v BoSacke doline, kostel v Holuzicich, v muzeu v Martine, Mikule. si i Popradu, na Splai, v Detve, Lueenci, Rimayske Bani, na Muthni, vynesl svuj malitskfl "verpinek" i na Kralovu holu, usedl nan 1 v Levoei, Kogicich, Pre6ove a Bar(Wave. Nejvic je okouzlil ervent Klager a Dunajec. Do latic si dovezl ptes 200 skic a spoustu' fotografli. A po "Bratrstvu" opet "Sklenik" a "Stehle" K. V. Raise, "Svec a knejp" Ignata Herrmanna, "Na dvote vevcxlskem" Aloise Jiraska, "Pan ueitel" B. Nemcove. Ani tento vydet neni a nemuie hYt ripinY. • .

R. 1932 si Katparovi staveji dtevenou chalupu na Rusave pod Hos tknem. Ka6par se citi unaven, rid by si odpo6inul. Z pteeetnSrch nabfdek si vybira, ilustrovani "Pant komisarky" J. t. Baara. V Cervnu 1934 potizuje studie na Chodsku, v Klenei, Domazlicfch, Prosttekove.

Odtud odj gdeji s manielkou do elezne Rudy. Rano 29. derma se vydavaji kratce pted osmou hodinou na pieak. Cestou si Katpar jette fotografuje razavitou chalupu. V 8 hod. 20 minut pads do jetalkoveho kete. Otivovaci pokusy nepomahaji. Odvalejf ho na bry6ce do t elezne Rudy, kde lekat konstatuje smrt.

Tak ne6ekane se se svetem rozloueil umelec vzalfr z bludovskeho vesnickeho kramku a z olomoucke mestske chudiny, do sve smrti pia ptemSr6livS7 Mistr, ktert se dokiza1 Alit do rukopisu spisovateld a vytvatet k nim dokonale souzvue ne, harmonujiel ilustrace, prodchnute virou v krasu I tvrcleho vota, v 6estnost, svobodu a spravedlnost.

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Jak slova pisniZky prozrazuji, byli ovEaci skuteEne Etveraci. Jejich humor byl jiskjivy a Eisty jako den, kterY projili meal svirni Etyjnohimi sveienci. A take jako sen, kteri jim v to samote pod Krajane z Belgie, Rakouska, USA se hvezdami denial silu !c nastavajicimu jitru.

OvEaka v Cechach ubYva. Vice jich pase dosud sva stada na Morave a nejuice na slovenskich pol'anach. Nepasou viak ui oveaky kniieci, nejsou to stada zameckich pane, jsou to jednotna druistva, ktera chovaji stada ovci ra skotu a deli OVCACI, TVERACI se co prod i o vYsledky, a proto se snail, aby byly co nejlepii.

Ceskci) i dneini ()acid jsou Etveraci. Jak OvEaci, Etveraci, vy jste aciS1 by ne! Kdyi v zirne sva stada nail a oeovicku, vypasli. piiienou z hor do doliny, opalleni, zdravi a vonici mlekem a 0j, ty Iles co mfiie g , nebylo suchimi travinami, zajdou na ani EoEoviEka, byl oves. djbanek piva a vypraveji. nou o medvedovi, kterY jim chtel odnest ovce, ale jakmile baEovu piiialu a pisniEku, ktera se tahle nesla do lesa, vzal nohy na ramena a spokojil so s mall- Rota: autorka, J. BARTIK nami na pasece, a dal g i ovEac- KOV A a P. DOST AL kou „latinu".

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Ve Sttedu 15. finora 1978 VgEM MOJIM PRATELtral A OSADNIROM OKRESI1 HILL:

Pi. Virginia Clements ohlitela jeji kandidaturu pro Demokraticke navrieni do Madu okiskoveho fidetniho (District Clerk) v okresu Hill (Hill County). Od ledna 1970 do nyhejAi doby byla a je vSrpomoonou panu A. J. Thomasovi nyTIMM Distritkni Clerk, tedy jit 8 let ma, zkuSenost ve VSech veefeh, ktere se Okaji toho vaineho Madu. P. Thomas a ona v poslednich 8 letech zmodernizovali vIechny procedury ktere jsou ve prospech obyvatel* v Hill County.

Pi. Clements je dcerou p. a pi.

Marshall New v Peoria, (tz. btvala Ft. Graham), byla vychovina v Hill okresu a graduovala z Whitney vyiii akoly. Nyni bYvi v Peoria s manielem W. H. Clements,

Pani VIRGINIA CLEMENTS

maji jednu deeru, pi. Arlinda Wolverton v Garland, Texas a dve vnoueata, Lieghann a Robbie Davidson take v Garland, Texas.

Pi. Clementsovi pravila: "Ji se citim zpusobila, tedy kvalifikovina, bYt VaIim distriktnim k1erkem a ujiIt'uji vas to budu venovat vIechen svfij das mojemu fitadu,

a uptinuie Iidim Val hlas i pomde.

Bern prive ted' ptiletitost oznimit to se nebudu uchizet o znovuzvoleni do fitidu distriktniho klerka (District Clerk) v okresu Hill. Uptirone dekuji vlem za ton test Vim sloutit v tomto Madu po dobu 19 let ve ktere prazi jsem poznal naIe lidi a kteri price nine byla odznefiujici.

Moje vYpomocna pi. Virginia Clements oznimila to se bude u-

chizet o ten Mad a ji bych rid tidal vtechny moje ptitele a podporovatele po mnoho let aby volill pro ni a dali ji svoji vlpomoe. Po 8 let rang byla upfimne vSpomocni a v to dobe dokizola to ma Vle-

lehow kvalifikace zastivat tento 0fad. Mi moji podporu fipinou a pfeji ji uspech v budoucnosti.

JeIte jednou, pi. Thomasovi a ji dekujem Vim za tech mnoho let v Madu a slibuji veem to budu sloulit uptimne do konce moje Uptimne, ihuty.

A. J. Thomas W. H. Clements Rt. 2, Box 88 Hillsboro, Texas.

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SPJST CALENDAR FOR SPJST LODGES ONLY NOTICE: Standing announcements of lodge meeting dates are found in the Bulletin Board section.

• * Lodge No. 6, Cottonwood Thursday, Feb. 16—DeKalb meeting Friday, Feb. 17 — Social Night, 7:30 p.m. Public is invited Friday, Feb. 24 — Social Night, 7:30 p.m. Public is invited Friday. Mar. 3 — Social Night, 7:30 p.m. Public is invited Sunday, Mar. 5 — SPJST Lodge No. 6 meeting, 3:30 p.m.

SPJST — Lodge No. 13, Dime Box Saturday, Feb. 18 — Telstars Saturday, Feb. 25 — Nu-Notes SPJST — Lodge No. 18, Elgin Saturday, Feb. 18 — Country Edition C/W Sunday, Feb. 19 — Leo Majek (4-9) Tuesday, Feb. 21 — Lodge meeting, 8 p.m.; youth club meets, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 25 — Little Fishermen Saturday, Mar. 4 — Bert Rivera and The Nightriders (C-W) Friday, Mar. 10 — Moonshiners C-W — 8:30-12:30 Saturday, Mar. 11 — Les Blume's Orch.

Saturday, Mar. 18 — Country NuNotes (C-W) — SPJST — Lodge No. 24, Cyclone (Flag Hall) Saturday, Feb. 18 — Debonaires Saturday, Feb. 25 — New Casuals (Dress Regulations: Dresses and pantsuits for women — men: no blue jeans.)

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Lodge No. 25, Ennis Saturday, Feb. 25 — Battle Dance; Jodie Mikula vs. Country Boys — SPJST -Lodge No. 29, Taylor Saturday, Feb. 18 — Fritz Hodde and the Fabulous Six, 8:30-12:30 — SPJST — Lodge No. 39, Bryan Saturday, Feb. 18 — Country Combinations Saturday, Feb. 25 — Vrazels

VESTNf K Lodge No. 47, Seaton Friday, Feb. 17—Youth Club fundraising night; stew supper, 7:30 Saturday, Feb. 18—The Hi-Toppers Tuesday, Feb 21 — Board meeting, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 25 — Blue Vest Boys Tuesday, Feb. 28 — Choral practice, '7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Mar. 4 — Edwin Gaas & The Top Five, from Caldwell Saturday, Mar. 11 -- Hub City Dutchmen Sunday, Mar. 12 — Battle Dance — 4-10 p.m. Vrazel Polka Band vs.

Joe Patek Orch.

Saturday, Mar. 18 — Jerry Haisler and The Melody Five Saturday, Mar. 25 — No dance before Easter (Dress Policy: Ladies — dresses only; Men — no blue jeans ) — SPJST

Lodge No. 48, Beyersville Sunday, Mar. 5 — Lodge meeting, 3 p.m., after the meeting an an egg hunt for the children and a covered dish meal will be held.

SPJST — Lodge No. 54, West Saturday, Feb. 18 — Roznos-Bittge wedding reception and dance Saturday, Feb. 25 — Janek-Marek wedding reception and dance Saturday, Mar. 4 — Veselka-Pavlovsky wedding reception-dance Sunday, Mar. 26 — Initiation of CDA members and dinner — SPJST — Lodge No. 66, Waco (Linden Hall) Saturday, Feb. 18 — Jodie Mikula Orch.

Saturday, Mar. 4 — Wedding dance —Polka Patriot Orch.

Saturday, Mar. 11 — Jerry Haisler and The Melody Five Saturday, Mar. 18 -- Vrazel Polka Band Saturday, Mar. 26 — Vanek Polka Band EVERY SUNDAY— Game Night, 7 p.m.

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Lodge No. 84, Dallas Saturday, Feb. 18 — Dance; Vrazel Polka Band - SPJST — Lodge No. 88, Houston Friday, Feb. 17 -- Adolph Hoffner and The Pearl Wranglers Saturday, Feb. 18 — Ed Gerlach (ballroom music) Saturday, Feb. 25 Les -- Blume (Ballroom music) Social every Thursday night at 8 p.m Supper served from 5 to 8 p.m Breakfast is served at our Friday and Saturday night dances and at all special dances.

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Lodge No. 92, Fort Worth Saturday, Mar. 18-4th Degree KC dance Saturday, Feb. 25 — Lodge dance; Adamcik's Orch. (Free dance instructions 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.)

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Lodge No. 130 Dallas & Sokol Zizka Saturday, Feb. 25 — Polka Patriots of Dallas Saturday, Mar. 11 — Cloverleafs of New Braunfels Saturday, Mar. 25 — Jodie Mikula of Ennis (Dress Code: Women — dres ses, evening pantsuits Men — coats, leisure suits, shirts inside trousers; no blue jeans.)

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No. 133, San Antonio Sunday, Feb. 19 — Lodge meeting 2 p.m. at Highland Lions Club, 1505 S. Gevers; fefreshments social following meeting Lodge

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Lodge No. 135, Ennis GAME NIGHT each Friday, 7:30 — SPJST —

Lodge No. 142, Houston New lodge building is now open for weddings, showers, parties, etc.

Call 862-6291 or 861-6822.

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Lodge No. 74, Lovelady Saturday, Feb. 18 — Music Masters Saturday, Feb. 25 — American Sunrise

Lodge No. 154, Fort Worth Saturday, Feb. 18 — Dance; music

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(All of our regular Saturday night dances are from 9 p .m to 1 a .m. The lodge phone number is 544 -8200.

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— SPJST — Lodge No. 155, Austin Sunday, Mar. 5 — Lodge meeting at the Clubhouse,. 1401 East Rundberg Lane, 3 p.m.

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Lodge No. 80, Holland Saturday, Feb. 18 — Gentres Saturday, Feb. 25 — The Moods

GAME NIGHT each Friday, 7:30 pm.

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Wednesday, February 15, 1978 Lodge No. 172, Pasadena Saturday, Feb. 25 — Dixie Kings Saturday, March 11 — Knights of Dixie Saturday, March 25 — Blumes Reg, lodge meting, 2nd Wednesday of each month , Dances 9 p , m , to 1 a,m Socials every Thursday, 8 p . m., and.

Saturday at 2 p , m Lodge location: 911 9356, E , Shaw , Phone 472— SPJST —

Lodge No. 173, Galveston Sunday, Feb. 19 — Lodge meeting, 2 p.m. in La Marque of the KC Hall Sunday, Mar. 12 — District V spring meeting, KC Hall in La Marque SPJST — Lodge No. 177, Academy Saturday, Feb. 18 — Jerry Dee and The Western Flames Saturday, Feb. 25 — Jerry, Butch and The Gentres Saturday, Mar. 4 — Bill Walts' Goodtimers vs. Jody Jay's Silvertones Saturday, Mar. 11 — The Rockin Kuntry vs. another popular country band Saturday, Mar. 18 — Jerry Dee and The Western Flames Saturday, Mar. 25 — Jerry, Butch, and The Gentres

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Family Game Nights every Friday and Sunday, 7 p.m, in the Knights or Columbus Hall, Olive St . , Longview.

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Lodge No. 180, Burleson Saturday, April 1 — Formal ground breaking ceremonies at the new building 'He at 4 p.m.

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