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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, P. O. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76501 USPS — 658480 JANUARY 2, 1980 VOLUME 68 NUMBER 1

President's Annual New Year's Message and Report Dear Members: Portions of this message and report will almost certainly be included in the president's pre-convention report that will appear in the Vestnik just prior to the convention, so it is suggested that the members, especially delegates, retain this copy for future reference. It has been traditional that the president bring you this report at this time each year, in addition to other reports that he renders periodically to the membership in the Vestnik.

INSURANCE AND MEMBERSHIP GROWTH. Through December 20th, a total of 2,931 appliCations were received for a total of $19,702,500 in insurance.

This is a decrease in applications from last year's total at this time, but an Increase over the $18,287,465 in insurance last year at this time. This points up one important fact, as was the case last year: Our sales people are soliciting larger policies and this is good and a big plus for the insured.

However - and note this well - you have noticed that Vice President Gebala has changed his monthly reports in the Vestnik for some time now to also include the amount of insurance actually issued, or placed on the books. ($16,383,000 as of 20 Dec. '79). This gives a truer picture of the gains, rather than giving just the amount of applications received. What is received (applied for) and what is issued and

placed on the books are two different things. The members thus have a more accurate and truer picture of what our gains in insurance actually are.

By the time I bring you the report on our net gains for 1979, both of these figures should be even larger. This compares favorably to previous records in our Society, and if any of our records are to be broken, I don't mind if we are the ones to break them. All the districts met and exceeded their quotas and we are grateful to everyone involved in any way in insurance sales, namely, the vice president's office and staff, local producing lodge sales representatives, and last but not least, the membership at large who contributed to these gains by their recommendations of prospective

members. It has truly been a team effort and we are enormously proud of all of you. (Net figures in insurance gain and members will be reported to you the early part of March 1980.)

Managing the affairs of the SPJST is big business and the responsibilities are keenly felt. This is 1979 -- a far cry from what and how we were doing things 30-40 years ago.

Although this was done in this report in January 1979 I feel that the information bears repeating so that our members' minds are refreshed as to the various duties and responsibilities here in the Home Office.

INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. These gains in insurance-membership do not stop with the mere acquisition of new business. Each application must be processed ..before the actual issuance of the policy; Medicals and Life Reports must be obtained, often with a tremendous amount of correspondence relating thereto with physicians, the proposed insured, the sales representative involved, et al; the beneficiary book posted; commissions must be posted and paid; doctors paid for medical services rendered; general servicing of policies on an on-going basis, to include issuance of DI, Payor, PW Supplements; changes of names, changes of beneficiaries, issuing duplicate policies, etc., etc. There are many other matters taken care of relating to servicing of contracts, rates,

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VESTNIK Entered as Second Class Matter. January 3rd, 1933. at West. Texas, under the Act of Congress of August 24. 1922.

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Route 7, Box 834 -- Lubbock 79401 DISTRICT I — Melvin H. Skrabanek, Sec. PO Box 270 — Caldwell 77836 DISTRICT II — Ruby L. Bolton 1017 South 23rd. Temple 76501 DISTRICT V — Tommy H. Lostak PO Box 194 — Danbury 77534 DISTRICT VI — Sophie Dybala Star Rt., Box 10A — Ganado, Tx 77962 DISTRICT VII — Emil E. Matula 303 Gayle — San Antonio, Tx 78223 BY-LAW COMMITTEE JERRY MILAN — Chairman 624 Lakeside Dr. — Fort Worth 76135 MR9. THELMA HRNCIR, Secretary 10610 Stonewall Blvd.—Cor pus Christi 78410 STATE YOUTH DIRECTOR MRS. DOROTHY MASSEY, PO Box 100, Temp le, Tx 76501 — Res. Phone 773-3101 STATE FIELD MANAGERS SILAS H. SMITH — PO Box 100, Temp le, Tx 76501 — Phone AC 817; 773-1575 Home Phone 817; 756-3427 GENE McBRIDE — PO Box 100, Temple, Tx 76501 — Phone AC 817; 773-1575 Home Phone AC 817; 859-5855 DISTRICT SALES REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 1 Bennie P. Trcalek — Route 3 Caldwell, Tx 77836 — Ph: AC 713; 272-8146 DISTRICT 11 Lad. J. Zatopek — 2605 W. Avenue Z Temple, Tx 76501 — Ph: AC 817; 778-3067 DISTRICT III DISTRICT IV ( acanti DISTRICT V Mrs. Evelyn Mikeska, 10126 Moorberry Lane.

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and questions from members, some handled by phone, many by mail; scheduling and planning of Sales Representatives' seminars and classes held by the State Field Managers; and submitting monthly sales reports to the membership in the Vestnik. All of this is handled in the Insurance Department under the vice president.

SECRETARY-TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT. The increase in membership and amount of insurance in force is felt very quickly by the secretary-treasurer's department. It affects this department by an increase in correspondence and the general workload with the most dramatic increase being in the area of servicing certificates.

More certificates in force result in more certificate loans, more.assignments, more cash surrenders, more death claims and endowments to process and pay, and more letters to be written answering questions and inquiries, etc. The additional premium income results in an increase in the assets of the Society, which results in an increased workload of that department in handling the investment of the increased funds.

He is the chief death claims officer. He is the custodian of all investments of the Society. He is also responsible for managing the Society's real estate loan portfolio of 1,146 loans, representing an investment of 21.8 million dollars. There is a great deal of work involved in handling and servicing of a real estate loan, from the time the secretary-treasurer receives the application until he issues a release of the Society's lien against the property. First, there is the handling of new loan applications. He is responsible for servicing and managing the loan from the time he issues the check for the loan proceeds after approval of title until the loan is paid off.

This involves maintaining the files of legal documents, collection and posting of all payments, handling of delinquencies, and seeing that fire and extended coverage insurance is maintained at all times on buildings which constitute security for a loan. A major task each day is the handling of various letters concerning individual real estate loans.

State and federal legislation, such as the Truth in Lending Act and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, and others, have greatly increased the workload and recordkeeping requirements during the last few years. The secretary-treasurer is now required to have on file tax receipts for each loan security.

We have found that in some fraternal Societies, the duties and responsibilities of our secretary-treasurer are shared by

Wednesday, January 2, 1980 as many as three officers. From all of this, you can readily see that the secretary-treasurer's duties range far beyond recording minutes of Supreme Lodge meetings and routine correspondence; in fact, these would constitute the least of his work and responsibility. He must also work very closely with our legal adviser, and in fact, be knowledgeable in many legal areas himself. Additionally, he is responsible for the general upkeep and maintenance of the Home Office headquarters building which includes the supervision of the custodial and janitorial help. For larger expenditures, he seeks approval of the other officers and/or the entire Supreme Lodge.

FINANCIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT. Any increase in members and amount of insurance is also reflected immediately in the financial secretary's department. One of his main duties is to set up and maintain complete records on all new members. Not only does he take care of new members/issues, he must also account for all previous issues. The SPJST should have over 56,000 certificates in force by the end of 1979, and it is his responsibility to maintain all records pertaining to each certificate.

His department also works directly with the financial secretaries of all lodges. His department maintains the weekly address file of those members receiving the Vestnik and processes the monthly premium refund checks for individual members, as furnished him by our computer service. The entire accounting system of the Supreme Lodge is maintained by the financial secretary's department and is primarily on a manual basis, with the exception of daily income transactions which are posted on a bookkeeping machine. The expenses are calculated from check vouchers and posted to the general ledger. He also handles, on a regular basis, the billing of mortuary premiums to all 128 lodges and mortuary payments from all lodges and issues receipts therefor. (See "Data Processing and Computerization" below).

A matter common to all departments is the fact that even if there was a very slight or no increase in insurance or members, their regular work would continue, which has to be taken care of promptly. With the increase in membership and insurance, it simply means that each department has additional work and responsibilities. All departments receive large amounts of correspondence. Everyone endeavors to reply or act on all correspondence the same day it is received.

LEGAL ADVISER. The bulk of the Legal Adviser's work for the SPJST is in the handling of the legal work pertaining

3 to real estate loans. There is the examination of titles, abstracts, supplementing abstracts, and a tremendous amount of correspondence with a borrower before and after the loan is consummated and placed on the books.

The Legal Adviser must be an expert in real estate law and title work, to include liens, subordinations, mineral rights, easements, and drawing up and passing on all legal instruments pertaining to the closing of a real estate loan. This is very exactini work, time-consuming, and must be accurate. In addition, he answers such legal questions as may be put to him by the Supreme Lodge or individual members throughout the Society.

THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE. The by-laws outline the broad responsibilities of the president. He "...is the official head of the Society and the head of all departments." Fortunately, he does not have to monitor the work of the other officers; they know their jobs well. They furnish him with any information pertaining to their departments. He is involved in just about all aspects of our Society. He takes care of a large variety of matters brought to his attention by either the other officers or by a local lodge. No two letters that he writes are alike. No two problems put to him are the same. There is no set routine that he follows each day, beyond the opening of his daily mail. He generally gets the "sticky" problems that have run their normal channels. Whatever it is, it generally stops at his desk. This being a pre-convention year, an unusual amount of inquiries - written, telephoned, and in person - have been taken care of out of the president's office. Then there are those peculiar problems that arise in local lodges stemming from inner-lodge controversy or differences of opinion.

Sometimes, the by-laws are of little or no help, either of the Society or the local lodge. The problems arising out of personality or character conflicts are the most difficult to "cool down", mostly because passions and emotions are involved. People sometimes lose slight of the bigger goals or objectives and get bogged down in petty differences. Not enough are willing to yield. No one wants to "lose". No one is very willing to say' that he may be in error. Everyone wants to be right. Too many people want things their way. Fraternalism all too frequently takes a back seat or is out the window completely. Never mind the lodge or the Society - "as long as I have my way".

And not enough attention is paid those who suggest doing something differently from that of previous years. People are creatures of habit....

Sometimes the matter is submitted to

the entire Supreme Lodge for resolution, but the matter frequently cannot wait that long. There are no "pat" solutions to any problem. Mostly though, all the ramifications are discussed with other individuals and a certain course of action decided upon. He seeks the understanding and cooperation of everyone involved, and by talking and reasoning, sometimes in person, an amicable solution is worked out. Some of the problems would confound Solomon, but somehow, reason and logic, and sometimes the "law", have to prevail.

The president is primarily responsible for public relations for the Society and in creating the proper image, both with the general membership and among the public. Other fraternal benefit societies of comparable size have persons whose duties are primarily in the area of public relations/fraternal activities.

He is also the ceremonial head of the Society. This involves many things presiding at official SPJST rituals, public speaking, working with legislative bodies, attending many SPJST functions/meetings, etc., etc. He receives requests for a good many things from within and without the SPJST. He moves among the membership a good deal and travels considerably. He counsels with many people. He is a "professional listener". Like other members of the Supreme Lodge, he is raising a family and spends a lot of time away from them.

He considers that as "part of the job".

He is also the head of the Youth Department. He serves on the Investment Committee, along with the vice president and the secretary-treasurer, which involves passing on all mortgage loan applications. As time permits, he works at compiling a history of the SPJST. Otherwise, he is governed by his duties as outlined in the by-laws, plus circumstances and situations as they arise.

DIRECTORS: The role (duties and responsibilities) of the directors cannot be overemphasized. A study of our by-laws, particularly Arts. 36 and 37, spell out the scope of the directors' activities. They are serious responsibilities. They are not frivolous or whimsical.

If it isn't clear to the membership by now, (and I am frequently astonished by those who still do not know this), the Supreme Lodge consists of the 5 officers (including the legal adviser) AND 7 directors and it is this body of 12 men who constitute "...the governing and executive body of the Society between conventions..." They are elected by the district delegates in each convention.

Our Society is fortunate in having competent directors who are conscientious in the performance of their duties.

4 Whenever you have a chance, read Arts.

36 and 37.

We have a total of 128 lodges with over 56,000 certificates in force.

NEW LODGES CHARTERED. Lodge 183, "Mid Cities" in Arlington was organized on 9 December 1978 and was given its official charter at Lodge 180 Burleson on May 20, 1979. The members of Lodge 183 appear to have the proper fraternal spirit and are endeavoring to make their membership grow. They will have one delegate to the coming convention.

LODGES MERGED. On November 11, 1979, three Caldwell area lodges merged to form new Caldwell Lodge No. 186 - Lodges 7, 116, and 120. They were presented all the trappings of a new lodge on that same date, November 11th.

The lodge seems to be off to a good start with an enthusiastic membership and will have three delegates to the coming convention.

NEW LODGE BUILDING DEDICATED. The only new lodge home to be dedicated in 1979 was that of Lodge 187, "Spirit of Round Rock", which was formally opened and dedicated on Sunday, September 16, 1979. The new lodge home is a tribute to the efforts of many good, hard-working members in that lodge.

LODGES DISBANDED. For the second year in a row, we can report that there were no lodges to disband during 1979.

SOME FIRSTS IN THE SPJST. There are some lodges which have been organized and chartered since the last convention who will have delegates at the coming convention which previously did not have ANY delegates. These lodges have demonstrated a surge of good growth in membership and two have been successful in constructing new lodge homes during the same period.

These lodges are: Lodge 188 Centerville in District I with FIVE delegates and Lodge 187 Round Rock in District II with TWO delegates. Lodge 183 in Arlington will have one delegate. New Lodge 186 in Caldwell, which was formed as the result of the merger of three lodges, will be represented by three delegates.

PREMIUM REFUNDS. Premium refunds to members for 1979 through December will amount to approximately $217,000. These are prepared by our computer service in Austin and sent out by the financial secretary's department, plus the annual postage allowance for mailing out these refunds to members of approximately $6,000.

8 PERCENT REFUND TO LODGES. The 8 percent refund to lodges for 1979 through December will amount to

VESTNfK approximately $154,000. This is also handled by the financial secretary's department.

DEATH CLAIMS. A total of 366 death claims were paid through December 1st. These are handled by the Secretary-Treasurer's Department. This figure is slightly higher than last year's figure of 334 at this same time. This number represents many good and loyal brothers and sisters who have left our midst.

DATA PROCESSING AND COMPUTERIZATION. For a number of years now the idea has been tossed around and talked about in the Home Office of one day going to data processing and computerizing our records and inner-office administration.

For several years now we have proceeded slowly but with deliberation in exploring this possibility. You saw in the last Supreme Lodge meeting minutes that we have finally come to the point where we called in consultants and experts on data processing systems. This is a highly specialized and technical skill that must be dealt with by people who know what they are doing. The people we have been counselling with are just such experts. To follow up their counselling and compiling information on our mode of operation here, and on their recommendation, some of our officers recently travelled to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to observe firsthand the data processing system in use in a fraternal organization similar to scope and size to the SPJST. They had the opportunity to question their counterparts in the Pittsburgh Home Office. This information will now be sifted and passed on to the entire Supreme Lodge in the January 1980 meeting. With possibly a few exceptions, we feel that we now have a good grasp of what all such a system involves.

It was inevitable that the day would come when we would have to install a data processing/computer system. All modern businesses, even those much smaller than we, are operating with such a system. To those who might say that this will lead to an impersonal type of service with our members being only "numbers", we can make the rejoinder, without fear of contradiction, that with the installation of this equipment we will actually be able to service our members faster and more efficiently on a personalized basis. Just to give you one example, when a member calls in now wanting to know what the cash or loan value of a certificate is, this all has to be looked up manually and a letter written to that effect. With the new system, the officer being called can merely push a button on a screen and have the answer (s) in a matter of seconds and give it to

the member while he or she is still on the phone.

We must come into the 20th Century.

We must avail ourselves of the services and technology that have come about in the last decade or so. This updating of our services will come along with our growth in all phases of our operation and no personal services or attention will be diminished.

Ninety percent of all life insurance companies are either computerized or have data processing in some form, and have shown, and are showing, a steady growth and increase in business. Why? There's no question about it; they've had to modernize and update their business procedures and data processingicomputerization is the obvious answer.

On the other hand, fraternal benefit Societies have only recently realized that it would be to their advantage to computerize their operations. Somehow, the feeling has prevailed that fraternals had to operate as they did 30 or 40 years ago to remain a fraternal organization; in other words, there was fear and anxiety that modernization of operations would somehow make them less fraternal than the old manual bookkeeping, posting, and record-keeping practices of the past. This concept is rapidly fading and is no longer valid. We in the SPJST have realized this and felt the day was coming. It's here....

The rank and file member may wonder that if we have been operating reasonably efficient in the past, why replace it with a bunch of "inhuman machines"? If everything was ok in the past, why is it necessary to change? The fact of the matter is that with everything having to be done manually, extra effort had to be made to keep up with administration of our affairs in all departments. It was not always easy. If we have been fairly efficient in the past, why shouldn't we be more efficient and serve our members better with modernization and computerization? If this new system goes into effect, your officers will have more time for planning and simply thinking. This has not always been possible in the past because all departments have been too preoccupied with paperwork and routine administrative procedures. An analogy might be drawn between the executive who has to longhand all his business letters, as compared to the executive who has an efficient secretary to take dictation or the one who assigns the work to a secretary with a "memory typewriter". Put another way, the progress we have made with the fairly efficient procedures of the past should be considerably enhanced with the new tools of technology at our disposal. We should

Wednesday, January 2, 1980 be able to grow still faster and provide more services more efficiently. Fraternalism has not and will not be pushed into the background; if anything, it will receive more prominent play and attention than it has in the past.

No less a person than Pope John Paul the Hnd, during his recent visit to the United States, said: "Past achievements can never be an acceptable substitute for present responsibilities toward the common good."

I am reminded of the story told to me of a member who was opposed to re-modeling the physical facilities at a local lodge because he said it "wasn't necessary and too expensive". He had just bought a brand new 1926 Dodge touring car. When he stood up to make his statement, another member countered with, "If you don't believe in progress, why don't you return your new car and keep driving the old Model-T that you have been driving for years?"

That took care of the member's opposition to improvements.

So it is with our operation here. We will have the essential information on this system ready for the delegates in the convention and ask that they approve the purchase of the equipment/system that we will be recommending. I hope that there is not a long, drawn-out discussion about the technology involved, because frankly, the intricate details are not understood by a lot of people and if we get bogged down in those details, nothing will be accomplished. Computer science has, in effect, developed a language all its own. In fact, only the latest dictionaries will include some of the terms used in this field. Here are a few samples: Hardware (and I don't mean the kind you get in a hardware store), software, megabyte disk drivers, LPM printer, CRT's, 8-line MLCP, modem, base PALM total solution, cycle processing, 40 mandays, proprietary systems, ansi-cobol systems, modular system architecture, supporting system algorithmic routines, end-user, on-line data entry and inquiry, entry terminal, entry phase, total batch environment, cycle processing, mode changes, pre-cycle input, Mac system, etc., etc.

The list could go on and on. We all know that much of this science has come about as a direct result of our flights and explorations into outer space. New words and new terms have come into existence. True, they are all in the English language, but like in most of the medical and physical sciences, the terms are strange and alien to the layman.

The conversion to a data processing/ computer records system will be no easy task for the Home Office. It will require long hours and much, much work on the

part of everyone here. As to when the system will be in place and operational is very difficult to say. We have learned that the speed with which it is installed and then used will be at a pace largely determined by the Home Office. It won't be ready overnight but we are sure that the end result will be in greater efficiency and improved individual and personal service to our members.

We ask that you put stock and faith in the years that it has taken to look into this matter and trust the expert advice that has been given us.

A computer does not perform "magic".

It is only as good as the people operating it; it can only produce the information that's been fed into it.

WATS LINE. Another innovation that has been installed in the Home Office is a WATS Line. It was installed on the 21st of December and went into service on the 2nd of January 1980. Most of you know the uses of a WATS Line. WATS stands for Wide Area Telecommunications Service. Generally speaking, the purpose of this line will be to make it easier for people in the field to call the Home Office in seeking information that they need. Naturally, we will discourage conversation that is "chatty", not to the point, and which doesn't concern business. The conversations will be on a metered-time basis. In other words, the meter will be ticking whenever the line is in use. The WATS Line will be primarily for the use of sales representatives to call in seeking answers to questions they might have pertaining to insurance sales, however, we want to also make the line available to lodge officers and anyone else who has a strictly business reason to call the Home Office. Questions should be prepared ahead of time and be direct and to the point. Never mind questions about the weather and other extraneous matters. This is a service we feel that we should provide and it will be mutually advantageous if it is not abused.

Installing this WATS Line was the brainchild of Vice President Gebala and was approved by the Supreme Lodge.

With the installation of the WATS Line, in addition to the already effective coverage by our State Field Managers, communication and relations between our sales force and the Home Office will be stronger and more efficient than ever.

Surely all of you will agree that improved lines and avenues of communication cannot help but improve our overall sales effectiveness.

YOUTH DEPARTMENT. 1979 was a good year for our Youth Department.

This time of the year (October through about March) is a slow time for the Youth Department, but we need to be thinking about and planning all the

5 activities involving our youth to make them eligible for next year's competitions and awards. In other words, use this "slack period" to plan for the busy months ahead. I commend all of those involved in our Youth Program, especially the local lodge youth leaders who are the backbone of the program and whose tasks are seldom easy and often thankless. Without them, youth activities on the local lodge level would be severely hampered. I am also indebted to our State Youth Director and the seven District Youth Counselors for their work, because it takes the cooperation of the youth themselves, youth leaders and assistants, and especially the parents, along with the leadership, to make the youth program a success. We must not overlook the local lodge officers. If they do not encourage or cooperate with the local youth program, this might prove to be a serious handicap. They need to offer their assistance and encouragement to the youth leaders and assistants. To the youth leaders, I would have this encouragement, which is in the form of a statement made by Phillips Brooks: "Nobody knows what a boy (girl) is worth, and the world must wait and see; for every man (woman) in an honored place, is a boy (girl) that used tp be."

SPJST HISTORY UPDATE. Work on our Society's history has been proceeding as time allows. More recently, I have been covering the highlights of our past conventions and at the present time am reviewing the convention in 1952 which was held in Houston. I am trying very hard to comply with the convention's mandate of having this project concluded by the time of the convention, but inasmuch as a year was sacrificed before I was assigned the task, I am not promising that the project will be completed by the time of the convention.

I recently published a report of those lodges which have and have not forwarded their lodge histories to me so that you could see what still needs to be done to complete the chapter on lodges.

A quoteTrom a recent issue of Newsweek magazine tells us that "History doesn't really split into tidy packages." Events don't occur that way and it is hard to perceive them being written that way.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. My gratititude is expressed to all my colleagues officers and directors in the Supreme Lodge, for a job well done during the past year. They have served you well.

Their January report will reflect that the Society is being well managed. A thorough and complete audit is conducted by the directors in the January and July meetings each year and reported to the membership in the Vestnik. The financial secretary, vice president, and

6 secretary-treasurer make monthly reports to the membership in the Vestnik.

The proceedings of all Supreme Lodge meetings are published in the Vestnik.

Your president has reported to you periodically as the need arose in our official organ.

My gratitude is likewise expressed to all the Home Office employees for their good work and loyalty to our Society. We now have two State Field Managers in the persons of Brothers Silas Smith and Gene McBride. Both have made good impressions upon those they have encountered. They are covering the State well and are both good instructors.

To all lodge officers and workers who work so tirelessly at the many tasks at their lodges, my sincere thanks, because without them, lodge activities would come to a halt. Regrettably, it is often the same few who are making most of the sacrifices and the rest are enjoying the fruits of their efforts. These tasks should be shared by a greater portion of the membership; the load would thus be more evenly distributed and less of a burden. It behooves us all to at least check as to whether our services are needed by volunteering throughout the year, rather than showing up once a year when everything is prepared and ready for you. Operating a lodge, especially a large one, is a year-round, 12 month business. Along with all the benefits and privileges there must also be responsibilities. Fraternal Benefit Societies such as ours must operate on the lodge system.

That is a legal requirement. We are grateful to you for making our lodge system work, and in order to keep it working we must actively participate in it.

VESTt41K. We wish to thank the editor and publisher and the staff of the Cechoslovak Publishing Company for their publishing and distributing our official organ on schedule each week.

Our official publication serves as the main link of information among our membership. We are currently mailing the Vestnik to 10,599 members (households) every week.

LAM DEPARTMENT. Many thanks also to Brother Otto Hams of our LAM Department for his work in our Library, Archives, and Museum Department.

This is a unique attraction to many people. Visitors have come here from all over the state, nation, and even from abroad. This area of our Home Office is unique in that it's probably the only one of its kind in Texas and most likely, the Southwest. By now, it is generally known that the Supreme Lodge is undertaking the project of moving the entire Library, Archives, and Museum areas into the basement, where there will actually be

more room for all the displays. The basement will be finished out. Before too long, we will be needing the extra space on the ground floor to expand our insurance and administrative departments.

CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER. Our thanks are also expressed to our Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Jack Weinblatt, who has been most cooperative in fulfilling his obligations and responsibilities with the medical applications received in the Home Office.

ACTUARY. I wish also to acknowledge the fine work and cooperation of our Actuary, Mr. David Huff in Austin for his work during the year in performing various actuarial services and financial advice. As in any insurance corporation, the actuary in the SPJST plays a little-known but very important role.

INVITATIONS. We wish to gratefully acknowledge the invitations we have received, not only during this Holiday Season, but throughout the year. They were all appreciated. We were privileged and honored to fulfill requests to install officers at several lodges in recent weeks, with some still to come early in 1980. We wish we could have attended more of the functions to which we were invited but there were simply too many conflicts to attend everything. We did our best. I have always believed that it is of mutual benefit for the leadership and members to exchange views and hear firsthand the feelings and opinions expressed. Since we have been using the rotation system among the five officers in attending various functions, it has somewhat eased our travel requirements and enabled us to have a few more weekends with our families. It is also saving the Society money and there is not much point in several persons from the Home Office attending the same function.

TOP TEN LODGES. I would like to give you the standings of the top ten lodges in our Society, along with some comments and observations. These figures are as of 30 September 1979.

Comparing this list with the same list a year ago, we see that there are no changes, as far as the ranking goes.

Certs.

Certs.

30 Sept.

1 Oct. Rank Lodge 1979 1978 1 88 9,834 9,858 2 47 1,962 1,981 3 29 1,849 1,883 4 1,787 1,845 4 5 1,429 1,410 6 154 1,262 1,275 7 24 1,231 1,228 8 92 1,215 1,223 9 74 1,143 1,216 10 25 1,042 1,049

VESTNf K We see that five of the top ten lodges are still located in District III, four in District II, and one in District V. The two newcomers to this list last year have maintained their positions this year Lodge 74 Lovelady and Lodge 25 Ennis.

Two lodges not appearing in this listing registered nice gains in membership: Lodge 188 Centerville and Lodge 187 Round Rock.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS. The SPJST Insurance Committee met in the Home Office in Temple on Saturday, December 8th. The By-Law Committee had its first meeting in the Home Office in Temple on Sunday, December 16th.

The Finance Committee will meet in the Home Office on January 16th, 1980. All these committees will be fulfilling their responsibilities as outlined in the by-laws and I am sure they will have notices int the Vestnik about the dates of their future meetings.

XXIIIrd CONVENTION. It is certainly no news to any of our members that our quadrennial convention will be held in June of this year in San Antonio.

The dates are Monday June 9th through Thursday June 12th, although registration will start at about noon on Sunday, June 8th. The convention itself will be held in Banquet Hall No. 2 of the Convention Center (Hemisfair Plaza) in San Antonio. The Convention Planning Committee, chaired by Bros. Emil Matula and Dominic Netek of host Lodge 133 San Antonio, has been working on the arrangements for quite some time now. They have had some announcements in the Vestnik and as the convention nears will bring you additional information.

Members and the delegates especially should review Articles 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and all of Art. 54 of our by-laws. All of these pertain to the convention, the conduct of the convention, and the general areas covered by the convention.

Remember that in the meantime the By-Law Committee will be meeting to deliberate and decide on all recommendations for by-law amendments, changes, additions, etc. They are to publish their recommendations in the Vestnik two months prior to the convention, but in the event additional recommendations are made, they can also convene two weeks before the convention to include those proposals.

Remember that all changes to the by-laws must be submitted to the secretary of that committee (see p. 2, col.

2 of every issue of the Vestnik) and she will handle it from there, including the publication of all proposed recommendations in the Vestnik. Motions may be submitted in writing in either English or Czech, and recommendations that are

Wednesday, January 2, 1980 rejected can be presented by an accredited delegate in the convention during the discussion of that article. This is important: No motion to amend the by-laws can be presented on the convention floor unless that change or proposal was previously submitted to the By-Law Committee so that that committee could study it and render its opinion. By the same token, no request for any donations, support, salaries or salary increases may be presented on the convention floor until these have been considered and acted on by the Finance Committee. Furthermore, no complaint can be brought onto the convention floor unless it is first presented to the Grievance Committee and acted upon by that committee either in the affirmative or negative. This is a matter that has always seemed to cause a little wrinkle: Any request for donations or support of sick members must be presented through the local lodges, which should be accompanied by an explanation of the circumstances involved and certified by the lodge officers. Lodges should therefore make a special note of this and do their homework. (See Art. 12 (g), 2nd par.). No attempts should be made from the convention floor or after you arrive at the convention, seeking donations or support of sick or invalid members.

Prepare this documentation ahead of time by forwarding it to the chairman of the Finance Committee, who will be announced shortly.

Whatever our deliberations and whatever our decisions, the thing uppermost in our minds should have the best interests of the SPJST as the primary concern. If we act accordingly we will make some good decisions and have a good convention.

1980 CALENDARS. The 1980 SPJST calendars have been printed and were put in the mail to those on the Vestnik mailing list around the middle of December. If, for some reason, you did not receive yours, let us know. We have enough extra calendars to send to those who become members in early 1980. The calendar is one of the nicest we have ever had and we are proud of the four young people who adorn the front panel.

WHAT'S AHEAD? As this is being written about the middle of December, to state that we live in troubled times and on an unsettled globe would be a gross understatement. A year ago, you will recall that I predicted that within a year gasoline would be costing us $1 a gallon.

That time has now arrived. My latest purchase of gasoline cost me $1.06 a gallon! Thank you, OPEC. Now we hear that there is a possibility of imposing a stiff new federal tax of up to 50 cents a gallon to curb non-essential driving -

either that or rationing. I don't know which of the two would be the more inconvenient. Inflation is still running rampant, with no end in sight. For the past three years, inflation has ranged somewhere between 12 and 13 percent annually; those who are supposed to know tell us that it will be between 13 and 14 percent in 1980. We are beset by problems domestically, nationally and, more recently, internationally. You have heard it said that "something's gotta give!"

While the international scene is disturbing and at times even frightening, we here in Texas seem to have things pretty well under control and we are probably inconvenienced just a little less than other sections of the country, but the many national and international trouble areas will no doubt mean higher prices for all of us - and more spending by our federal government. Nobody has to tell us or draw us pictures that the economic squeeze is on. How much worse it will get and where it will end seems to be anybody's guess and beyond most people's control. We seem to be helpless to do something about some of the problems that are plaguing us. Like in most periods of adversity, many Americans calmly go about their business and assess things coolly and despite all the negatives continue to make sound economic decisions for themselves. No matter what happens (and the future will come, like it or not), many of us are doing the best we can to provide the best security available to our families. This is the basic reason for the successes that we in the SPJST have enjoyed.

Another thing that Texas has going for it is the fact that according to the latest Census Bureau estimate, Texas is among those states enjoying a considerable population growth. All the states except four showed a percentage gain in population, with the average gain being around 12 percent. Texas shows a 19.5 percent gain over 1970. This Census Bureau estimate shows the current Texas population to be 13,385,000. The overall population in America stands at 220,000,000, almost a 17 million increase over 1970. The South, Southwest, and the West gained 15,000,000 people in the '70 s. The North Central states picked up nearly 2,000,000, while population in the Northeast dropped slightly. This tells us that we are living in a state that is above the national average in growth, which should be a plus factor for all economic areas, including life insurance, in the decade to come.

We have had another good year despite all our economic woes and runaway

inflation, so it appears that our people are aware of priorities. When the going gets tough, as it certainly is, we tend to "hunker down" and bind ourselves together in trying to keep the machinery of everyday living functioning properly.

Lord willing, we will make it through the current troublesome period and begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Americans have always been a people of Hope.. Jet's not despair now.

I trust that you and yours had a joyous Christmas Season blessed with a typical American bounty of good things especially good health.

May I close as I have for the past several years: May God's richest blessings be with all of you during the coming New Year and in the years to come. May you especially be blessed with an abundance of good health, for that is the most important ingredient of our lives. And may the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace!

Fraternally,

a.

Nick A. Morris President FROM THE VICE PRESIDENTS OFFICE

Evelyn T. Gustafson NEW SALES REPRESENTATIVE Evelyn T. Gustafson has recently been appointed as a Sales Representative for Lodge 18 in Elgin. Evelyn has been a member of the SPJST for 5 years. Mrs. Gustafson has been trained in helping you or your family with your insurance needs. If you live in the Elgin area, give her a call at (512) 285-3250 and she will be happy to be of assistance to you.

Fraternally, Bernard M. Gebala Vice President

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VĚSTNÍK

From The Editor JANUARY January is the first month In all the live-long year, That bids good-by to old days When the new ones do appear; It stands upon the threshold, Fresh, clean-groomed and strong, To greet the coming-in ones With laughter and with song.

And when the grass is buried deep In snow upon the ground, January comes gliding in With moonbeams dancing all around; And waits for us to play the game Whichever way we will; It's up to us to choose the mark, A record - good or ill.

Sometimes the weather in January Is fitful in Its stride As Is to gather up our plans And move them far and wide.

But let us give to the New Year The cheerful, pleasant--things, That tbey may fly together On graceful, peaceful wings.

This year has arrived and received the usual noisy welcome of a hopeful and optimistic world in spite of the fact · that there is little reason for much of it.

In so many cases unhappiness, however, tends to bring about despondency. It is. therefore, in human nature to try to forget, at least for a while and to cheer up, even though the cheers are borrowed and the Happy New Year wishes remain only wishes.

Let us make them real!

Frankly speaking, this could be a much happier year if we could greet its arrival in a peaceful atmosphere while the genius of men could be used for its benefits, instead of its destruction and hatred.

*** We enjoy giving recognition and publicity to our young members throughout the year with pictures, however, we believe that our elder members also deserve recognition. We have to ask our conscience, always, would we have the SPJST without their long-range foresight? Would that all of us in our SPJST and all people of the world truly practice Brotherhood, Humanity, Benevolence and Fraterna­ Usm --- not merely voice it!

***

*** We have received very many greeting cards for Christmas and New Year's at our office and certainly appreciate ALL of them; many of them from long time friends and including World War II army buddies. It would be absolutely impossible to acknowledge them all here, however, we received two that we feel would be of interest to our readers.

One was from: Jaroslav Zouhar and family and "Moravanka," the Brno Czechoslovakia Brass Ensemble which toured through here in October, 1978.

He writes from Brno in perfect English: "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 1980. Give my hearty greetings to your wife and family and to the friendly people of the dance group, Yours sincerely.'' (The West Beseda Dance group entertained them at Lodge No. 18 Burleson, and for a farewell, at East Bernard-their last stop in Texas).

The other is from the attaché of the Embassy of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Washington, D.C. We are printing the beautiful picture of it from Krušné Hory in the Czech Section. Have a good 1980!

An institution may spread itself over the entire world and may employ a hundred thousand men but the average person will usually form his judgement of it through his contact with ONE individual. If this person is rude of inefficient, it will take a lot of kindness and efficiency to overcome this bad impression.

Every member of an organization who, in any capacity, comes in contact with the public is a salesman and the impression he makes is an advertisement, GOOD or BAD!

The last few years or so it would seem that the so-called "sunbelt" part of the United States (the southern half of the U .S.) of which Texas is a part, seems to be drawing a great many people and industries from the North, mainly due to the extremely cold winters in that section of the nation. Of course, such movement of the populace and associated industry will make the problems of the southern sections more complex; not only the good will arrive but so will the problems. ' The grave and great traffic toll of lives lost on Óur Texas highways over the Christmas holidays proves that point beyond argument. The last report stated that, this year, Texas will set a record of highway death toll over previous ones. The favorable weather during that period of time proved not to be a blessing, as one would think, because driving conditions were good, but somehow it seems motorists threw caution to the wind and sped on to break all accident and death records. Let us hope that over this New Year's weekend, the citizens of this state will have proved to do much better.

Sister Time Valchar, District VD Sales Representative, visiting with Lodge No, 133. L to R: Sis. Viola Mazac and Sister Time. (Photos submitted by Brother Dominic F. Netek, Sr.··Editor.)

LODGE NO. 188, CENTERVILLE Dear Members, New members approved at our business meeting December 16th are: Gwen Ayers, Judy Harris, Ralph Louis W~bb; Buffalo, Texas; Sonja Forrest, Midway; Royce Shepherd, Jacksonville· Jessie Rae Seale, Flynn; Samanth~ Smith; Marquez; Roy Thomason, Austin; Ray Wiley, Centerville; Judi Williams, Normangee; Everett What­ ley, Fairfield; and Jane Thompson, Leona.

I hope you marked your calendar for New Year's Eve. We had a nice party, favors, noise makers, and party hats were bought. The charge for admission was $7.50 a person. Advance tickets were sold, you had to make your reservation since space was limited. My mistake, previously stated, you could buy a ticket at the door, please forgive me.

Thanks to all the ladies who helped with and furnished food for the Christmas party. A great time was had by all. This is what makes everyone enjoy the lodge, working together.

Fraternally, Parthena Van Wey (Dear Sister Van Wey: You sent your letter to the SL, Box 100 in Temple and therefore, it was TOO late for last week's issue. Please send your letters here to P.O. Box 85, West, Texas 76691-Editor.)

Three Distinguished members of Lodge No. 133 attending regular monthly meeting.

L to R: Bro. Jaroslav Kleprlik, Bro. Ed. Holly and Bro. James Kostelnik.

LODGE NO. 133, SAN ANTONIO Dear Members and Friends, Lodge No. 133, San Antonio held their monthly meeting December 16 at the Hall located at 1505 S. Gevers St. President Matula opened the meeting with the membership reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. All the officers were present.

There were 35 members in attendance and, as I have written in my last report, the attendance for the past year, at our regular meetings, has been on the increase.

This is very encouraging and we hope that the trend continues. The interest shown during our meetings has been very good, and we hope that, as the convention comes closer, we will also have more respond to the many committees that we need to create.

The BROCHURE COMMITTEE is in full swing, and the reports coming in are very good; We still have many requests that we have not heard from but we anticipate that after the New Year that we will be hearing from most of them. Presidenť Emil Matula spoke on the convention matters.

He mentioned that he and Brother Dominic

Netek spent almost a whole day going to the many areas that the convention will be held; also to verify some information regarding the accommodations that we will have, etc. Plans are shaping very nicely and, sometime in February, we hope to have a meeting with the Supreme Lodge officers here in San Antonio to review our programs.

To the members of Lodge No. 133: we still need your help in any way that you can. Remember that this is as a great undertaking by our Lodge No. 133, and we do need your help. We want to have a successful convention; we will not settle or be satisfied second to the best.

We believe in making the BEST BETTER. The installation of the 1980 officers was held, they were installed by Brother Bob Beyer, District 7 director; we also had, with us, the District VII Sales Representative Sister Tillie Valchar. We were glad to have both of them as our guests. Sister Marcella Kleprlík spoke about the re-organization of the Lodge No. 133 Youth Club. A very interesting talk by her was very promising. We ask all the members who have their children as members to give Sister Kleprlik their support. The members who do not have

their children as members, please call on one of our Sales Representatives and they will be more than happy to give you all the information you need to secure a policy.

• Our next meeting" will be held on January 20th, at 2:00 p.m., at 1505 S. Gevers St. We hope to see all of you there.

We want to wish all our brothers and sisters of the SPJST, a Happy and Healthful New Year 1980.

Fraternally, Dominic Netek -SPJST-

FROM LODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON With Year to No. 88.

Sorry because

best wishes for a Happy New all from Lodge Pokrok Houston this is all I am able to write I ~~ sick, but happy.

Fraternally, Frances Olexa -SPJST-

LODGE NO. 107, FLORESviLLE The next meeting will be held January 6th ať4:30 p.m. Try to attend. A nice crowd makes the meeting more interesting. We will have a social after the meeting, so be there. We will be looking for you.

Fraternally, Pauline Pavliska Secretary/Reporter

Wednesday, January 2, 1980

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Sister Tillie Valchar, District VII Sales Representative, visiting with Lodge No. 133. L to R: Sis. Viola Mazac and Sister Tillie. (Photos submitted by Brother Dominic F. Netek, Sr.--Editor.)

Three Distinguished members of Lodge No. 133 attending regular monthly meeting.

L to R: Bro. Jaroslav Kleprlik, Bro. Ed. Holly and Bro. James Kosteinik.

LODGE NO. 133, SAN ANTONIO Dear Members and Friends, Lodge No. 133, San Antonio held their monthly meeting December 16 at the Hall located at 1505 S. Gevers St. President Matula opened the meeting with the membership reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. All the officers were present.

There were 35 members in attendance and, as I have written in my last report, the attendance for the past year, at our regular meetings, has been on the increase. This is very encouraging and we hope that the trend continues. The interest shown during our meetings has been very good, and we hope that, as the convention comes closer, we will also have more respond to the many committees that we need to create.

The BROCHURE COMMITTEE is in full swing, and the reports coming in are very good. We still have many requests that we have not heard from but we anticipate that after the New Year that we will be hearing from most of them. President Emil Matula spoke on the convention matters. He mentioned that he and Brother Dominic

Netek spent almost a whole day going to the many areas that the convention will be held; also to verify some information regarding the accommodations that we will have, etc. Plans are shaping very nicely and, sometime in February, we hope to have a meeting with the Supreme Lodge officers here in San Antonio to review our programs.

To the members of Lodge No. 133: we still need your help in any way that you can. Remember that this is as a great undertaking by our Lodge No. 133, and we do need your help. We want to have a successful convention; we will not settle or be satisfied second to the best.

We believe in making the BEST BETTER. The installation of the 1980 officers was held, they were installed by Brother Bob Beyer, District 7 director; we also had, with us, the District VII Sales Representative Sister Tillie Valchar. We were glad to have both of them as our guests. Sister Marcella Kleprlik spoke about the re-organization of the Lodge No. 133 Youth Club. A very interesting talk by her was very promising. We ask all the members who have their children as members to give Sister Kleprlik their support. The members who do not have

their children as members, please call on one of our Sales Representatives and they will be more than happy to give you all the information you need to secure a policy.

Our next meeting will be held on January 20th, at 2:00 p.m., at 1505 S. Gevers St. We hope to see all of you there.

We want to wish all our brothers and sisters of the SPJST, a Happy and Healthful New Year 1980.

Fraternally, Dominic Netek -SPJSTFROM LODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON

With best wishes for a Happy New Year to all from Lodge Pokrok Houston No. 88.

Sorry this is all I am able to write because I am sick, but happy.

Fraternally, Frances Olexa -SPJST-

LODGE

NO. 107, FLORESVILLE

The next meeting will be held January 6th at 4:30 p.m. Try to attend. A nice crowd makes the meeting more interesting. We will have a social after the meeting, so be there. We will be looking for you.

Fraternally, Pauline Pavliska Secretary/Reporter

10 LODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON HIGHLIGHTS OF DECEMBER & ANNUAL MEETINGS

MST By-Laws Committee at their meeting at SL Home Office Sunday, December 16, 1979. L to R: (seated Jerry Milan (III) chairman, Thelma Hrneif (VII) secretary, Ben TrZalek (I) vice-chairman. (Standing) Reuben Lesikar (II) legal adviser, Jerome Vasek (VI), William Urbanek (IV), Lad Zatopek (II) and Mildred Holeman (V) (substitute for Sidon Tumis).

LODGE NO. 28, EAST BERNARD Dear Members: Our first meeting for 1980 will be held January 6th, at 2 p.m. in our hall, as reported earlier this month, the officers and delegates have been elected, but there are some elective and appointed posts still to be filled. Besides the usual reports, to go with this, there will be some other items of business to be brought up.

The officers of the lodge urge members to attend and take an active part in the business of running the lodge. The lodge is necessary to fraternal insurance and the insurance is necessary to run the lodge. Those members who think they are not needed and feel safe and secure that the lodge can run itself may find, one morning, that there were some radical laws passed which may or may not effect the insurance they hold. This was evident in recent years when the insurance lobby tried to get fraternal insurance sales representatives licensed. This was defeated through the valiant effort of local lodge members, in all areas, writing their respective state representatives to vote against the bill. These type of things can be controlled only through some active participation in the lodge. It behooves all members to attend some lodge meetings and stay active, if only to vote and not hold office, and read the Vestnik to stay informed so they can protect their

interest; and, believe it or not, your insurance policy is an investment whether it is paid up or not, so, when you attend meetings and read the Vestnik, you can help protect your investment.

As of this writing, the usual social after the meeting, was up in the air so to speak, but I know we will have some coffee. I hope we will have more so we can start the New Year right.

I hope to see you next year and make a New Year's resolution to attend your lodge meeting. —Remember it's your money.

VI / / Yam vs vsem em preji stastny a zdravy novy rok.

Fraternally, Joseph D. Nezval President -SPJST-

LODGE NO. 4, HALLETTSVILLE

Dear Members: Our next meeting will be held Sunday, January 13, 1980 at the Grant Building, beginning at 2 p.m.

Installation of officers will be held and January birthdays will be honored.

Make plans to attend.

A very Happy and Healthy iNew Year to all!

Fraternally, Patsy Zabransky Reporter

President Jerome Ermis presided at our regular monthly meeting which was held on Sunday, December 9. The members stood in a moment of silent tribute to departed members William Joseph Coffey and Leon Joseph Bednarz.

It was reported that Brother Gilbert Polnick was in St. Joseph Hospital and that Brother Larry Moody was in Memorial Hospital Northwest.

District Sales Representative Evelyn Mikeska announced the top sales people for the month of November. Sister Patsy Baca was first, Brother J.M. Skrabanek was second, and Brother Glen McKay was third.

Special mention was made of the 49th anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Huber.

Door prizes were won by Brothers Amos Kadlecek and Gary Zalesky and Sister Minnie Bravenec.

Following the short monthly meeting, President Ermis immediately called the annual meeting to order. Chairman Marceil Malak gave the report for the Remunerations Committee; for the Rules and Regulations Committee, Chairman Larry Pflughaupt, assisted by Sister Lillian Finn, presented changes to be voted on by the members.

The meeting adjourned for lunch at 12:30 p.m. and reconvened at 1:45 p.m. After the completion of voting on changes in the Rules and Regulations, a memorial service was held for departed members. President Ermis read a list of 30 members who had passed away this year and requested the members to stand in respect to their memory.

Following the reading of a beautiful poem by youth club member Vivian Hegwood, Sister Helen Hegwood, accompanied by Sister Naomi Spencer, sang a song in honor of the deceased members.

After reports from all officers and committee chairmen, the following officers were elected for 1980: Mildred Holeman, president Tillie Helmcamp, 1st vice president Frances Olexa, 2nd vice president Viola Cox, secretary Josephine Pflughaupt, financial secretary Margaret Allbritton, treasurer Mary Frances Wahlberg, youth leader Helen Hegwood, guide Frank Tilich, sergeant-at-arms Lynn Pflughaupt, flag bearer Harley Cox was elected as chairman of the Entertainment Committee.

Wednesday, January 2, 1980

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AT THE LODGE NO. 66 CHRISTMAS PARTY SATURDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 15TH

Santa arrived and immediately picked up a youngster at each Christmas Party.

Officers of Lodge No. 66. L to R: Sister and Brother Henry West, president; Brothe Daniel, vice president, and Sister Leona Nors and Sister Bonnie Pruitt, secretary.

Fifteen members were elected to the Board of Trustees. Seventy delegates and ten substitute delegates were elected for the XXIIIrd. Convention.

The hard-working Balloting Committee consisted of the following: Frankie Sembera, chairman Ruth Adams Rita and Homer Alexander Jane and Chuck Custard Faye and Dean Evetts Shirley Sue High Herbert Jarisch Gereine Nitschman Mary Quider Elsie and Louis Roznovsky Margie and Norman Sachnik Juanita and Orville Simons Emily and John Zemko Door prizes for the annual meeting were won by Sister Elsie Roznovsky, Brothers King Hegwood and Gus Urbanovsky.

Fraternally, Viola Cox, secretary -SPJST-

LODGE

NO. 74, LOVELADY

Dear Members and Friends: We had the Music Masters to provide our music Saturday night. Everyone really enjoyed listening and dancing to the music.

We also had the drawing for the color television the youth club has been selling tickets for. The winner was Mr. Catalina. Congratulations to him and we want to thank everyone for their help

and donations.

We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and we hope you have a Happy New Year.

When this letter gets in print, The Night-Time Friends would have had entertained us on New Year's Eve from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Everyone was invited to come and join in the New Year's celebration; the tickets were $5 per person.

Traffic will still be pretty heavy, so please drive carefully.

Until next week Fraternally, Charlene Bennett -SPJST-

LODGE

NO. 183, MID-CITIES

Dear Readers: The Christmas get-together of Lodge 183 members was very nice. We all enjoyed a good meal in the banquet room of El Fenix Restaurant and afterwards we gathered at Lodge No. 84 and danced to the music of the Jodie Mikula Band. The Hall was beautifully decorated with twinkling lights and all the Christmas trimmings. We received a very warm welcome from President Brother Rudolph Sadecky and Sister Wanda Petr. It was truly an enjoyable evening at Lodge 84.

Sunday, December 16 the monthly meeting of Lodge 183 was held at the Arlington Downs Townhouse Clubhouse. President Bernard Hlavaty

presided over the meeting. Donna Roznovsky led the members in reciting the pledge of allegiance. President Hlavaty asked the members to remain standing for a moment of silence in memory of our departed brother and member: Laddie Bakluda.

Our financial secretary reported one new member, Marion Reddick, and one social member, Buck Marek. We extend our warm welcome and invite them to attend our meetings and socials.

The treasurer gave her report and the secretary read the minutes from the last meeting. All reports were approved.

Our 1st vice president and 2nd vice president were absent.

We elected the new officers for Lodge 183 Mid-Cities for 1980. Really only three are new.

President - Bernard Hlavaty; 1st Vice President - Bob Betik; 2nd Vice President - Robert Sill; Financial Secretary - Daniel Roznovsky; Treasurer - Inez Greenlees; Secretary - Pat Sill; Youth Leader - Katy Griffith. I, Betty Hlavaty, was re-appointed as reporter and Donna Roznovsky was appointed flag bearer. The delegate elected to represent Lodge 183 at the 1980 SPJST convention is President Bernard Hlavaty. Alternate is Financial Secretary Daniel Roznovsky.

The officers for 1980 will be installed during the January meeting. Date will be announced later.

On behalf of all the membership of Lodge 183 Mid-Cities we wish you and yours a very "Happy New Year."

Fraternally, Betty Hlavaty

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VESTNIK

The Lodge No. 47 Seaton Choral Group entertained with songs.

Brother Ernest and Sister Madeleine Grmela ("Maggie" is the organizer and they are the leaders of the West Beseda Dancers.)

LODGE NO. 47, SEATON

The West Beseda Dancers perfoiming a special number.

Dear Brothers and Sisters: There being no one interested in being the youth leader, we are asking for volunteers to come to the January 6th meeting to be elected and installed that day. The youth club has much to lose if there is not an adult interested in devoting time to the children. Call the .president or come to the lodge meeting promptly at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 6, 1980. Installation of all officers will be held on that day.

Fraternally, Dorothy Pechal Reporter -SPJST-

LODGE NO. 72, CAMERON

Lodge No. 66 Youth Club presenting the program with introduction of members by Sister Barbara Stanislay.

Dear Members: Our annual meeting has been re-scheduled for the first Sunday, January 6, 1980, instead of the second Sunday due to the fact that the second Sunday falls rather late in the month.

Elections and other important lodge busines., tor the coming year will be on the agenda.

Please be present Sunday, January 6th at 2 p.m.

Fraternally, Lillian B. Mikulec Financial-Secretary Treasurer

Wednesday, January 2, 1980

13 S.P.J.S.T. REST HOME NO. 2 NEEDVILLE, TEXAS December 20, 1979

Another number by the West Beseda Dancers.

Santa Claus has arrived and Brother Robert "Buck" Stanislav is also playing Santa of a different type with a pitcher in his hand.

Dear SPJST Members and Friends, The S.P.J.S.T. Rest Home No. 2 of Needville would like to thank the following for their time and donations for making life more enjoyable at Christmas time for our residents.

S.P.J.S.T. Lodge Pokrok No. 88 of Houston made a donation of $500.

The SPJST Lodge Pokrok No. 88 of Houston was here Saturday afternoon, December 15th. They sang Christmas Carols in Czech and English. The lodge brought gifts and a bag of fruit to each of the residents.

The Needville Jaycees furnished the supper for the residents December 18th. They had turkey and dressing, green beans, potato salad, cranberry sauce, hot rolls, pumpkin pie, and coffee or tea.

The Needville Jaycee Santa arrived at 6:30 p.m. December 18th. Santa shook hands with the residents and wished them a Merry Christmas. Santa had gifts for each of the residents, when their name was called by Santa his helpers passed out the gifts.

The Needville Lions Club made a donation of $58.

The Residents' Christmas Party, was held December 14th, sorry that some of you missed the party. We had about one hundred and fifty guests to attend. Gifts were passed out, we had snacks and danced to the music furnished by Slim and The Country Playboys of Wharton.

St. Michael's Altar Society of Needville entertained us with Christmas Carols, refreshments and gifts. The Youth assisted in passing out gifts and singing which the residents enjoyed.

The FHA Club of Needville donated a bag of fruit and a beautiful centerpiece.

December the 13th Rev. Harvey conducted church services. Mrs. August Teykl accompanied him.

Mr. J.M. Skrabanek of Houston donated fifty pounds of rice to the Nursing Home.

Mrs. Carrie Horelica of Houston made a donation of $10.

Mrs. Louise Reininger of Needville donated a box of apples.

St. Michael's KJZT brought gifts for the residents.

City Drug of Needville donated a box of oranges.

The Presbyterian Church of Needville donated gifts to the residents.

Miss Rosie H. Kovar of Needville made a donation of $50.

The FHA Club sang Christmas Carols December 20th.

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The youth huddled in front of the stage, huddle on the floor to watch , the Youth Program.

The Senior Citizen Party was held at the Presbyterian Church December 19th. Those attending the social were Minnie Graeber, Betty Lehmann, Frank Faltesek and Emma Tielke.

The Baptist Church of Needville came to the Nursing Home December 19th to sing Christmas Carols.

The first and second grade class of the United Church of Christ sung Christmas Carols and brought gifts.

SPJST Lodge No. 117 Youth Club of Robstown donated gifts.

SPJST District No. 3 Youth Club of Dallas donated two boxes of apples and two boxes of oranges.

SPJST Lodge No. 49 of Rowena donated gifts.

SPJST Youth Club New Tabor No. 17 of Caldwell donated $10.

Dorothy Krell of Rosenberg donated sixteen boxes of mixed crackers.

Needville 4-H donated gifts.

Waller Co. SPJST Lodge No. 42 of Brookshire donated $50 in memory of Joe Habacek, Martin Habacek, Frank Machac, Bertha Mikeska and Fannie Stankovick.

St. Paul's Presbyterian Youth Group brought Christmas cards to each of the residents.

Church services was held in the Nursing Home Thursday afternoon December 20th by Rev. Richard Avery. he was accompanied by Rev. J.A. Harvey, Mrs. August Teykl and Mrs. Ida Gasch.

The Youth of the Needville Churches sang Christmas carols for the residents.

The S.P.J.S.T. Rest Home No. 2 wishes all of you a Happy New Year.

Thank you all!

FEATURES CZECH CLASS AT MEMORIAL ADULT EVENING SCHOOL IN HOUSTON Conversational Czech will be taught in the Adult Evening School on Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. for 15 weeks, beginning January 24, 1980 at Memorial Senior High School, 935 Echo Lane, Houston, Texas 77024.

Registration will be held in the high school auditorium from 7 to 9 p.m.

January 8th, 9th and 10th. Tuition for this course will be $30 plus $5 registration fee.

This interesting course will include use of the excellent text "Czech For English-Speaking Students," some Czechoslovak history and a slide travelogue of Czechoslovakia.

Here is a good opportunity to learn the Czech language and/or improve your proficiency in the use of the language through conversation, reading and writing and to help promote your Czech heritage. .

Sincerely, Charles J. Heyda

FRATERMILI/111,4, it a family affair

November 28th, 1979, the Czech Class of Alvin Community College, together with friends, enjoyed a delicious covered-dish supper. The supper has become an established activity at which time certificates of promotion are given to class members.

Without a doubt the most enjoyed foods were the knedliky, sauerkraut, pork and the much celebrated kolace.

Though the instructor, Radomir Skacel, could not be present, he was represented by his wife, Miluse, and two young daughters. We were happy to meet again with our former teacher W.E. Souchek and his wife, Alice.

Spring Branch Teacher Charles Heyda and his wife, Anne, came to add to the celebration. Louis Krampota brought interesting pictures taken during his recent visit in Czechoslovakia.

Our annual bake sale, a whole school activity, and candy sale netted over $500 for the Czech Club. This in preparation for the two $150 scholarships awarded to two Czech lineage students to further their higher education in a college of their choice.

This year, as in the past, as good-byes were exchanged, vows were repeated to continue the support of Czech studies at Alvin Community College. May this same spirit prevail at other schools where Czech is taught.

Na shledanou!

Annie Chovanec President of ACC Czech Club -SPJST-

RESUME OF CZECH CLASSES AT UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON Priority registration for the spring term 1980 for all classes at the University of Houston was held November 27 - 28. Regular registration is scheduled January 2nd - 3rd. From observation, there should be a satisfactory number to make up the three usual classes: beginners, intermediates and advanced.

Four classes were actually scheduled this past term. Those having had two years' study previously wished to repeat to be better qualified for advanced study.

Each student, upon satisfactory completion of the course of study, receives three hours credit per semester. This satisfies his core-studies requirements for graduation.

To date five students have applied for

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First fow, L to Rt (Piedni iada z leva:) Lee Kerr, Brent Bentley, Dennis Maresh. Center row: (Prostiedni iada:) Pat Bassinger, Mary Ann Hruska, Tina Vanderford, Jan Koci, Lloyd Ernestes, Mary Ann Troy, W.E. Souchek. Back row: (Zadni iada:) Judy Jalufka, Annabelle Weeks, Clarise O'Hare, missing (Chybiz) Wayne Afford.

Charles' University study in Prague during the summer of 1980. With very few exceptions all are profoundly interested in Czech and learning the intricacies of the language of their ancestors.

Should anyone know of others who might benefit from the Czech studies' courses, please advise them about contacting the University of Houston Department of Spanish and other languages or the instructor, W.E. Souchek -- Phone 723-1346.

Na shledanou, W.E. Souchek Czech Instructor -SPJST--

BULLETIN BOARD YOUTH SECTION District Meetings

Letters From The Youth The District II spring meeting will be held Sunday, March 16, 1980 at Lodge No. 187, Round Rock.

The District V spring meeting will be held Sunday, March 9, 1980, 9.t Lodge No. 88, Houston, 1435 Beal St. • * The District VI spring meeting will be held Sunday, April 20th, at Lodge No. 138, Ganado. * • The District VII spring meeting will be held Sunday, March 23, 1980 at Lodge No. 79, Corpus Christi (the host lodge).

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Music and Film of Czechoslovakia Frances McDonald, Age 16 109 Castlewood Corpus Christi, Texas 78410 Lodge No. 117, Robstown The Slav people's living in Bohemia, the present territory of Czechoslovakia converted to Christianity; this meant that they were absorbed into Western Europe and the Latin Culture and Western music was introduced by the Roman Church. Gregorian music was one of the earliest pieces and set to a Bohemian vernacular text, "Hospodine Pomiley ny" (Lord have mercy). This was composed between the 10th and 12th Centuries.

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16 LODGE NO. 6, COTTONWOOD CHRISTMAS PARTY HELD SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1979.

Lodge No. 6 Youth Club, on stage, singing Christmas songs.

Guillaume de Machault (1300-77) laid the foundation for a national music life that reached a rich period in the reign of Charles IV (1316-78). The religious reformers under John Huss (13731415), presaged the development of Protestant Choral singing. The Hussite hymns were based on folk songs, others had new melodies. Religious music became more closely related to the folk tradition.

In the 17th century, musical societies such as the Prague "Collegium", were founded. During the Thirty Years' War, the country's development as a cultural center was stopped. Bohuslav Chernohorsky, a priest, revived the musical activity.

The three great men of Czech national music were Bedrich Smetana, Antonin Dvorak, and Leos Janacek.

Bedrich Smetana was musical director at Prague National Theatre in the years 1866-1874. Most of his orchestras, choir, and soloists were composed of amateurs. Smetana was the real founder of the Czech national school of music because of his symphonic poems and his operas. His work is also inspired with the spirit of Czech folk music. His operas are both light, for example "The Bartered Bride" and serious "Dalibor"

Antonin Dvorak wrote nine symphonies in all, the best known the "Symphony No. 4" and "Symphony No. 5" "From the New World". He also composed much Chamber music for Choir and orchestra, concertos, notably "Concerto in B minor" for Cello. His most outstanding operas were "&rt a Kara" and the tragic "Wanda".

Leos Janacek's music is solidly based on folksong. He wrote symphonies, symphonic poems, vocal and in umental pieces. The tragedy "Jenufa" was the first to be known throughout the world. This opera was his masterpiece.

Czech music was stilled by the Nazi occupation (1938-1945), but since 1948 musical studies have been reorganized.

In 1893 a Frenchman, Louis Jean Lumiere, invented the cinematograph (a motion picture projector). In 1868-1921, Czech Jan Krizenecky brought one of these cameras to Prague. He produced a short film which consisted of several independent scenes with titles like "Laughter and Tears", "The Missed Appointment" and "The Billboard Sticker".

The Czech film industry was nationalized' after World War H. The film industry produced "Siren" which won a prize for the best film at the Venice Film Festival in 1947.

In 1956, Jiri Weiss, an outstanding Czech producer, made his first feature film "Life Was the Stake", and in 1959, "Romeo, Juliet and Darkness" which is a story of a tragic love affair of a Czech student and a Jewish girl under the Nazi occupation.

Czechoslovakia has made many interesting short documentaries. Vaclav Taborsky is the outstanding documentary director. In 1964 "The Accused" which revealed corruption at all levels of society, won the Grand Prix at the film festival of Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia.

In 1939, the first puppet film was made by Hermina Tijrlova. She specializes in puppet films for children such as "The Rebellion of the Toys" or.

"The Knot in the Handkerchiefs".

In 1948, Jiri Trnka won a prize at the Venice Film Festival with his full length puppet film "The Czech Year". In 1954 he adapted "The Good Soldier Schweik" for his puppets. In 1949, Karel Zeman experimented with glass figurines in his film "Inspiration". His masterpiece is "A Diabolic Invention", (1957) in which the cast are puppets, live actors, machines and animated cartoon characters photographed against a background of old woodcuts and newspaper illustrations.

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The Nativity Scene at Lodge No. 6 Christmas Program narrated by Edward Hykel, Jr. at extreme left of stage.

LODGE NO. 30, TAITON Dear Vestnik Readers, The Taiton SPJST Youth Club will meet Sunday, January 6, 1980 at the Taiton Community Center at 2:30 p.m.

Some of the SPJST Youth Club members went to the Garden Villa Nursing Home to bring Christmas gifts; from there we went to Hillje Nursing Home and brought gifts and sang songs for the grandpas and grandmas. I hope we have brought some cheer to them, they were waiting in the dining room for us.

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and I hope the New Year will be a prosperous one. See you next year.

Fraternally, Michelle Srubar (11)

the Rodeo at the Astrodome. We also discussed our Christmas program, which was planned for December 21st.

Door prizes went to Frank Pavlicek, Annie Pavlicek, Karen Jochen and Dennis Veselka.

After the meeting we had a dress rehearsal for our Christmas program.

Our program was a skit entitled "Operation Santa Claus."

Our next meeting will be held on January 18, 1980.

Fraternally, Dennis Veselka (16) Secretary-Treasurer (12-27-79) P.S. TAKE PRIDE; WE DO IN DISTRICT V!

We had some piano solos by Ellen Hejl, Christal Marx, Lesha Mohel, Nicole Mohel and Ginger Wuensche. We also had a clarinet solo by Denissi Wuensche. We always enjoy singing at the S.P.J.S.T. Rest Home, and we hope everyone there had a Merry Christmas.

Our next meeting is January 6th at 4 p.m. A chili supper will be served afterwards; everyone needs to bring their own meat, bowls and crackers.

I hope to see you then. A Happy New Year to everyone!

Fraternally yours, Denisse Wuensche (13) (12-26-79) -SPJST-

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LODGE NO. 142, HOUSTON

Dear Readers, The youth club of Lodge 142, held its monthly meeting on December 19, at 8 p.m. The pledge of allegiance was led

by Frank Pavlicek.

Under new business we discussed the possibility of going to the Thrill Show or

Dear Members and Friends: We held our meeting December 2nd at 4 p.m. We want to welcome our new member, Mike Curik. After the meeting, we had a short Christmas program. Then we ate a covered-dish supper.

The youth club sang at the S.P.J.S.T No. 1 Rest Home December 11th and some of the adults sang along with us.

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When Santa arrived all attention centered around and on him!

Schramm of Nelsonville, and Mrs. Milds Wagner of Brenham.

Mike was a wonderful boy and a good student.

May our departed brother rest in eternal peace.

Resolution Committee: Louis Albert Ben Maresh T.M. Kamas -SPJST-

EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY

EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY In behalf of the entire membership of Lodge No. 68 Nelsonville, we wish to extend our deepest and most sincere sympathy to the family of our departed brother, MIKE SCHRAMM, who passed away in the Bellville Hospital.

He was a member of the Nelsonville Brethren Church.

Born in Bellville on March 14, 1966, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leeland Schramm and lived in the Nelsonville Community and attended, Bellville Junior High School.

He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leeland F. Schramm and grandmother, Mrs. Olivia Schramm; sister, Sandra Faye Schramm; and Calvin Gene and Michael William

In behalf of all the members and the Resolution Committee of Lodge No. 88, Houston, we wish to express our deepest sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed lodge brother LEONARD A. HOLUB, who passed away, at the age of 48, December 12, 1979. He was a longtime employee of the U.S. Postal Service. He was a veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Leona; daughters, Debra Brillon, Marilyn Lawson and Janice Holub and sons, Allen and Louis Holub, all of Houston; two sisters, one brother and two grandchildren.

Rosary was at the Chapel of the Garden and funeral mass from St. Joseph Catholic Church in New Waverly, Texas. Interment was in El Mina Cemetery.

Resolution Committee: Doris Knapick Della Miksch Dorothy Hensley

In behalf of all the members and Resolution Committee of Galveston Lodge No. 173, we wish to express our deepest sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed lodge brother ARDY BLAKLEY HI, who passed away December 10th, 1979 at the age of 26. He was born April 25, 1953 in Texas City, and lived at 7519 Stewart Road, Galveston. He was a partner in Ardy Blakley & Son Real Estate, a member of First Baptist Church in Texas City and a member of SPJST Galveston Lodge No. 173.

Funeral services were held December 12th at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, with Rev. Dwayne Martin officiating. Burial was in Galveston Memorial Park in Hickcock under the direction of Emken-Linton Funeral Home of Texas City.

Survivors include his wife, Becky Blakley; one son, Ardy Blakley IV, both of Galveston; his parents, Ardy and Barbara Blakley of Texas City; and two sisters, Mrs. Elaine Gray, and Mrs. Barbara Hollingsworth, both of Galveston.

May our brother rest in eternal peace.

Resolution Committee: Bessie Findley Henrietta Fee Mary Lou Huepers -SPJST

EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the undersigned Resolution Committee of SPJST Lodge No. 20, in behalf of the entire membership, wish to express our sympathy to the family of ANNIE R. GERICK, who passed away December 21st, 1979 in an Austin nursing home after a short illness.

She was born in Czechoslovakia and arrived in Texas 68 years ago. She was a member of the Granger Brethren Church.

Sister Gerick was 78 years old and a member of Lodge 20 for 52 years.

Survivors include three sons, James Gerick of Austin, Edwin Gerick of San Antonio and Milam Gerick of Victoria; two daughters, Mrs. Hugh Maloy of Maitland, Florida and Mrs. Al Ludwig of Houston; a sister, Mrs. Charles Pitman of Granger; and 10 grandchildren.

May she rest in eternal peace.

Resolution Committee: Leslie E. Loessin Mary Tomasek Georgie Strmiska

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Wednesday, January 2, 1980 EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the Resolution Committee of Lodge No. 142 Houston, with to express our heartfelt sympathy on behalf of our entire membership to the bereaved family of our departed lodge brother OLIVER KEEL BARRETT, age 66, who died Tuesday, November 13, 1979.

Brother Barrett was a retired employee of Smith Industries. He was a member of SPJST Lodge No. 142, Houston, and a member of Sons of Hermann, Magnolia Lodge No. 7 in Houston.

Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. November 15th, with Rev. Joe C. Sullivan officiating. Interment followed at Memorial Oaks Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife, Frances Barrett; daughters, Eva Howard, Charlene Dunway and Billie Ruth Quick, all of Houston; a stepson, Ronald Botkin of Atwater, California; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

May he rest in peace.

Resolution Committee: Sidon Tumis Alice Jochen Henry Linhart -SPJST-

EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the Resolution Committee of Lodge No. 142 Houston, wish to express our heartfelt sympathy on behalf of our entire membership to the bereaved family of our departed lodge brother JERRY JOHN BALETKA, 80, who died December 12, 1979.

Brother Baletka was a member of SPJST Lodge No. 142.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m.

Thursday at Earthman's Fannin Chapel. Interment was held in South Park Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife, Lira Baletka of Houston; sons, Jerry Baletka, Jr. of Alexandria, Lousiana, Raymond Baletka of Livingston, Texas and Richard Baletka; sister, Frances Baletka of Czechoslovakia; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

May he rest in peace.

Resolution Committee: Sidon Tumis Henry Linhart Alice Jochen

ITEMS OF INTEREST JAN AMOS KOMENSKY TEACHER OF NATIONS ONE OF THE GREATEST FIGURES IN THE HISTORY OF CZECH CULTURE BISHOP OF THE UNITY OF CZECH BRETHREN By Vladimir KuCera JAN AMOS KOMENSKY Jan Amos Komenskjr or Comenius was born on March 28, 1592 in the town of Nivnice not far from Uherskj, Brod, Moravia. His father was a miller. He came from a pious family. They were members of the Unity of Czech Brethren.

Jan Amos received his elementary education at Uherskj, Brod. After the death of his parents, he attended the school of Stra'inice: Young KomenskY had a great interest in higher education, and to attain that he had to learn Latin and German. This he studied with other subjects at the Brethren Latin school in Pi•erov, Moravia.

Here the fatherly Bishop Laneckjr took a special interest in his student Jan Amos. The Bishop saw in him a good preacher and a future leader of the Church. The kind Bishop spoke to a rich member of the Unity, Baron Karel of Zerotin Sr., who consented to support Jan financially at college. So they sent Jan Amos to Herborn Academy in Germany where he spent two years. This Academy was Protestant Reformed or Calvinist, which the Brethren favored. It was here that Komenskjr Latinized his. name to Comenius. He also spent a year of study at the famous Heidelberg University. While there he wrote a book of Czechoslovak Proverbs (Moudrost starch pi-edku za zrcadlo vystavena potomktim, about 2300 proverbs). He also began to write a Czech-Latin and Latin-Czech Dictionary. After 40 years of hard work this book perished in fire.

In Heidelberg he spent all his spare money on Copernicus's work, De Revolutionibus orbium caelestium, and other books.

In 1614, KomenskY returned to Moravia. He was ordained a minister of the Unity in 1616. However in 1618 the Brethren had a bi-lingual church at Fulnek, Moravia, that needed a pastor speaking both Czech and German.

KomenskY had the ability. Bishop

Laneckj, persuaded him to get married and go to Fulnek. Komenskjr married a fine young woman of his faith and nationality.

They lived happily four years. But, in 1618 the Thirty Years War broke out in Prague. In a battle on White Mountain near Prague in 1620, King Ferdinand II defeated the army of Czech and German Protestants. He inaugurated a reign of persecution against the Protestants. First he imprisoned the leaders of revolution and confiscated their property. Thirtysix thousand Czech Protestant families left their fatherland and scattered as exiles into surrounding countries. The king banished the Protestant clergy from their country under penalty of death.

Because Baron lerotin did not join the rebellion against the king, he was allowed for a few years to shelter some ministers.

The events of war cast their shadow over the peaceful community of Fulnek, too.

In 1622, a Spanish detachment attacked Fulnek and burned the town.

Komenskrs library was destroyed.

KomenskY himself managed to escape and sought refuge in Bohemia at Brandy's nad Orlici, which was the center of the Unity. There, a number of ministers were hiding. At this time he heard that his wife had died.

It was here that he wrote his classic allegory, The Labyrint of the World and the Paradise of the Heart - 1623 (Labyrint sveta a raj srdce). He dedicated this book to his patron, Baron erotin, wrote his biography, and drew him a Map of Moravia.

The refuge granted the Brethren, through the intercession of Ierotin, did not last long. Every year the persecution of all who were outside the Church of Rome became more severe. At the secret meeting of the Brethren in 1625, at which KomenskY was present, it was decided that they should leave Bohemia.

In 1628, Komenskj met a Polish nobleman who allowed him on his land which was in the town of Lersno. There Brethren had property, trades, church, school and also a High School of which KomenskY became a pastor and also a principal.

In Lersno, he married the daughter of Bishop Cyril. The period of his first residence at Lersno was one of incessant and fruitful work. It was also in Lersno that most of Komenskrs educational works were written, especially one on the new and easy method of language study called Janua Linguarum Reserata - 1631 (The Gateway of Languages Opened). It became a bestseller, brought him world fame and was translated into about 50 languages including Turkish.

In the year 1647, Komenskj, left Lersno

20 and went to England. His visit to England was a complete failure. He seemed to have realized this, and quickly acquired a considerable insight into the state of affairs in England. Komensky's plan of founding a Christian Academy of Pansophia was, at best, absurd; but it was doubly so at a moment when England was drifting toward civil war. , Long convinced that his great plans found little favor in England, KomenskY yet remained in London up to January, 1642. Soon after his arrival in London, KomenskY had received an invitation from Louis de Geer, a wealthy Dutch businessman, to go to Sweden. The purpose was for reorganizing the schools, according to his new educational theories. In June of 1642, KomenskY left England and went to Holland.

While there, he met Richard Ch. Winthrop, former governor of Massachusetts. He suggested that KomenskY should go to America and become Rector of Harvard College, which had been founded only six years before.

KomenskY, who was bound by his agreement with the Swedish government, declined the offer.

In September of 1642, KomenskY arrived in Stockholm, Sweden. Here, he met the Chancellor Oxenstiern. The great Chancellor warmly praised Komensky's educational works and suggested that he should write a series of Latin books for use in Swedish schools. Later, KomenskY spent six years at Elbing, Prussia. He divided his time between the preparation of Swedish school books and writing his pansophic studies. In 1648, on the death of Bishop Justinus, the members of the Unity chose Komensky as one of their bishops. The same year he returned to Lersno with his wife who was in ill health. She died leaving five small children. Once more he was invited by a foreign ruler, George Rakoczy, Prince of Transylvania, to reform the Latin schools. He went there through Slovakia where many Brethren had settled. He preached to them on Easter Sunday of 1650 in the town of Skalice. Just across the river from this town he saw his native Moravia, the land to which he knew he could never return.

The year 1648 brought a great blow to the members of the Unity and to the Czech Protestants in general. The Treaty of Westphalia was signed that year and no stipulations in favor of the Czech ,exiles were included. The Austrian government at the risk of prolonging the war maintained its prThciples that any one not professing the Creed of Rome would not be allowed to reside in Bohemia and Moravia. All the hopes of the Czech Protestants ever returning to their beloved country were destroyed.

With no hope of worldly aid, KomenskY relied more than ever on the intervention of God and on the visions and prophecies which announced that such an intervention would shortly take place. "If there is no aid from man, "KomenskY wrote to Oxenstiern, "then it will be from God." In 1654, he returned to Lersno. A war between Sweden and Poland broke out in 1656. The Poles took Lersno and set fire to Komensky's house. His most precious manuscripts, Concordance, Dictionary, Pansophia, and forty years of his sermons were destroyed. Komensky was able to escape to Amsterdam, Holland.

The son of former patron, Louis de Geer, took good care of him.

The government published his great pedagogical work Didactica Magna (The Great Didactica).

Jan Amos KomenskY died November 15, 1670 and was buried at Narden, Holland.

LITERARY ACTIVITY OF JAN AMOS KOMENSKI It would require a large book to give even the slightest account of the 142 works of KomenskY. These works included prayer books, sermons, works of natural history, etc. While in Fulnek, Moravia, KomenskY was already busy writing books of grammar as well as Czech translation of the Psalms. The melancholy events of 1621, when he lost his wife, as well as his home, and began his many wanderings, inspired him to write several religious books. These all bear witness to the deep depression of the author. Such works are the Pomoc (Help to the Soul) ; Hlubina bezpeenosti (The Center of Security); Nedobytedinj, hrad jmeno Hospodinovo (The Impregnable Castle the Name of the Lord), and others. All these writings are in Czech as well as his better known, The Labyrint of the World and the Paradise of the Heart.

In this great work KomenskY viewed the world through the eyes of a young man just attaining the age of reason, that is, knowing the difference between good and evil. The young man seeks in vain his true calling, since all citizens are more or less misfits, and finds peace only upon responding to the call of following Christ. This work is undoubtedly his greatest achievement. He professes the same optimism, combined with a fervent belief in the revelations of the Christian faith, which is also found in his other works.

The great educational works of KomenskY, on which his principal claim to posthumous fame is founded, were principally written during his first stay in Lersno, Poland. Although the order in

VEST N fIC which Komensky's educational works were written cannot always be ascertained, there is little doubt but that one of the earliest was the Informatorlum ikoly mateiske (Instruction for Motherschool). It appeared in Czech in 1633.

This little book deals with the earliest instructions which a child received from his mother. It soon obtained great popularity and was translated into German, Latin, and English. Anticipating, Rousseau, KomenskY lays great stress on the duty of mothers to nurse their children. Some of the regulations contained in this book have been adopted for the modern Kindergarten.

Many other educational works of KomenskY were written in quick succession during his stay in Lersno. The most valuable of them is the Didactica Magna (The Great Dida ctica). True to his clerical vocation, Kotnensky conceived the purpose of education to be man's union with God. Therefore, knowledge must be genuine, all-inclusive, properly acquired, and directed toward its noble end. Pansophy, his particular scheme, consisted of encyclopedic knowledge organized on a realistic basis. The facts of the universe would help man to know himself, and by knowing himself he could perceive his relation to the Deity, and see clearly the way to his own ultimate destination.

Without wholly abandoning the deductive method of the Middle Ages, he stressed sense perception of natural phenomena. Toward this objective he formulated a code of classroom precepts like the following: "All things must be taught in due succession, and not more than one thing should be -taught at one time." Other instructions had to do with simplicity, directness, practicality, totality.

One of the best known works of KomenskY is also of educational character. I am referring to the celebrated Janua Linguarum Reserata (The Gateway of Languages Opened). In this book he anticipated modern authors of texts intended for. the self-study of languages. He starts with a vocabulary of simple Latin words for objects of everyday use. The combinations and sentences follow. The lessons became increasingly difficult and complex, but an equivalent in the vernacular was placed along the Latin version for instant reference. By such means he carried the student into the realm of all knowledge: concrete, abstract, universal, and spiritual. The first edition of this book was Latin in 1631 and Czech in 1633.

Anglo-Latin versions are numerous.

There are also French, Greek, Polish, Dutch, Swedish and Hungarian editions of the Janua, as well as some, besides the

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Wednesday, January 2, 1980 Latin version, that are printed in several modern languages.

At the age of sixty KomenskSi went to Hungary. There he wrote Orbis Pictus (The World in Pictures), known as the first picture-book for children; in which illustrations are so arranged that by numbers on their parts and by the order of their graduated placement they stimulate thought and learning and, incidentally, constitute a pioneer venture in visual education.

At Lersno, he composed a general plan and a table of contents for his future pansophic works (pansophia - a general knowledge), to which he gave the name of Synopsis open's consultatorii. The first complete philosophical work of KomenskSt, the Physica, was published during his stay in Lersno. Another of the early "pansophia" or "pansophic" works is the Via Lucis (The Way of Light), written during Komensky's stay in London. The pansophia plans, such as the foundation of a universal language and universal x.

Academy, the mystical use of the word "light" or "enlightment" occurs in this as in all his pansophic works.

Other late pansophic works of Komens4 were the Lux in Tenebris (A Light in Darkness) and the Unum necessarium (One what is necessary).

The short work Angelus Pacis (The Angel of Peace), addressed to the English and Netherland delegates at the Peace Conference in Breads in 1667, is evidence of Komensky's efforts to establish world peace.

Unhappy and dissatisfied with the injustice against the Czech exulants in the Peace treaty of Westphalia (1648) , KomenskS/ wrote Mat umirajici matky Jednoty bratrske (The Testament of the dying Mother of the Unity of Brethren) 1650. In this book he finished with prophetic words of a better and a free future for his beloved nation: "I also believe before God, that after the passing of the storms of wrath, brought down upon their heads by our sins, the rule over Thine own possessions shall be restored to Thee, 6 Czech people."

The accomplishments of this man are many. In the field of education he redefined knowledge. That is, he grouped all facts round a few universal principles. He supplemented Bacon's phenomena of nature by information about the universe. To the classroom he brought new inductive methods. He reorganized programs for infant schools, intermediary schools, the university and adult training. Lastly, he wrote The Great Didactica, already mentioned, which educators everywhere acclaim a monument in the world of education.

In its essentials, Comenia pedagogy has wide approval. A Catholic educator,

Patrick J. McCormick, writes: "He endeavored to formulate educational methods along scientific lines, while retaining a religious purpose and aim; and in large measures he succeeded."

Professor Paul Monroe, of Columbia University, observes that "Comenius is one of the most important representatives of the realistic movement as well as one of the leading characters in the history of education."

Besides all this pedagogical work KomenskY, of course, worked as a pastor and writer hi the field of religion. A man of the world and a man of the "cloth," he yet remained a faithful Czech to the day of his death in . Amsterdam, Holland, November 15, 1670.

BIBLE OF KRALICE From the time of Jan Hus, when the Czech people obtained free access to the Bible, parts of the Scriptures had been frequently translated into Czech. Toward the end of the sixteenth century, the authorities of the Unity of Czech Brethren decided on publishing complete version of the Bible in Czech.

Several clergymen of the Unity took part in the labor necessary for this purpose, which began in 1577 and ended in 1593 when the complete translation of the Bible was finished.

In six volumes, this Bible was printed in the Unity's printing press hidden in the village of Kralice in Moravia during the persecution of the Unity.

points out.

"Cooperatives" or small businesses formed to serve these single fathers and their children would be one answer to this dilemma, Dr. Smith suggests.

For example, together several single fathers could form a registered, organized housekeeping service.

Also, they could create a "cooperative" that would provide services for school children before and after school.

These child-care facilities could maintain longer hours of service, such as from 7 or 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

In addition to meeting the needs of the children, these "cooperative" or small businesses offer great potential for creative enterprises, Dr. Smith adds.

Other ideas for helping single fathers meet their children's needs are these: * More flexible work schedules for everyone (such as part-time, half-time or altered hours). * More acceptance of children in a variety of housing situations. * Family Resource Centers that provide information and counseling.

If your community offers some of these services but could use more, you could find yourself in an ownership or a director's position.

More importantly, you could find yourself having more success in your role as a single father -- with more qualitative time to spend with your children.

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HELP FOR SINGLE-

FATHER FAMILIES There IS help for single-father families, but it may take their organizational -and creative -- skills, says a family life education specialist.

"Cooperatives" or small businesses formed by single fathers to help themselves could "take some pressure off" of their single-parent role and allow them more qualitative time with their children, says Dr. Betty Jo Smith.

Dr. Smith is with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, The Texas A and M University System.

Today more than 1.3 million fathers are learning to cope as single parents, she says.

"They list a variety of problems, some similar to those listed by single mothers," Dr. Smith reports.

"However, single fathers have special problems --parenting and homemaking head the list.

"After all, these are the areas in which men usually have the least training," she

$PJST —

THE AMERICAN CREED I believe in the United States of America as a Government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a republic, a sovereign Nation of many sovereign States; a perfect Union one and inseparable; established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice, and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes.

I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it, to support Its Constitution, to obey its laws, to respect its flag, and to defend it against all enemies.

PODPORA LIDSKOST BRATRSTVI Ceski 1,) East ttedni organ Slovanske Podporujici Jednoty Stahl Texas, zaloiene roku 1897

RO6NIK 88 Of.SLO 1

2. ledna 1980

NOVORO CNI PO SELSTVI A ZPRAVA HLAVNino PrtEDSEDY Bratfi a sestry: ,Mimo pravidelnych zpriv ye Vestniku behem minuleho roku, je obvykle, hlavni pfedseda pods sve novoroeni ,poselstvi a zpravu elenfim na gi Jednoty za ok prave uplynuly.

Nektere easti teto zpravy budou zajiste easti me pfedsjezdove zpravy, takie eleni, zejmena delegati, si moina budou chtiti si dat stranou a uschovat toto 61slo Vestniku.

Stay Mat. Aekoliv iadne fatly se nerozsegly v minulem roce, tfi lady se slounly v jeden fad a to v novjr fad Caldwell 6. 186 v. Caldwell, Texas v pkresu Burleson. Tfi Cady, jei se slotay byly lady C. 7 Rovnost Caldwell, 6. 116 Rozkvet Cooks Point, a 6. 120 Pokrok Deanville. Slotieeni se stab째 skuteenost dne 11. listopadu v sale americke legie v meste Caldwell. NovY fad ma skvelY zgatek - ma pies 300 dospeljrch Cleat a bude zastoupen themi delegfity v pfigtim sjezdu.

Mame nyni 128 hadit a phes 56,000 certifikatii v platnosti. (Phesna Isla budou uvedene nekdy po Novem roce).

Novi fitly. Nag fad 6. 183 v. Arlington nesouci nizev "Mid Cities" byl zaloien 9. prosince 1978 a fifedne uveden do Jednoty dne 20. kvetna m.r. Tento fad ma take hezkY zaeatek, bude zastoupen jednYm delegatem ye sjezde.

Novi stavby. Novjr stank fadu 6. 187 v.

Round Rock byl slavnostne odevzdan a venovan 16. zafi m.r. ,Nico Poprve. Mame dva fady, ktere vznikly od posledniho sjezdu a ktere yyglou ponejpry zastupce do pfigtiho sjezdu. Oba Cady mely peknY phirfistek novjrch Menu v to same dobe, zaroveii si postavily nova fadove budovy. Jsou to lady 6. 188 v. Centerville v I. okrsku a 6.

187 v Round Rock v II. okrsku. Take fad 6, 183 v. Arlington v III. okrsku vygle jednoho delegata. Vg Ana lest temto tadiim!

Stay pojiiteni. Do 20. prosince m. r. obdrieli jsme 2,931 iadosti o pojcgteni v obnosu $19,702,500. Je to hezkY vjrkon.

Loni o tomto ease jsme obdrieli 3,700 iadosti za trochu pies 18 mitionil pojigteni. Jak je videt, iadosti je o neco mate, ale obnos pojistneho je vice, znamena, ie prodavame vetgi pojistky. Z toho ale, die noveho zpfisobu bratra mistophedsedy Gebaly vidime, ie do 20. prosince bylo vyditno (issued) $16,383,000 noveho poji gteni, coi jest pravejsi obraz nef udavani pouze kolik jsme iadosti obdrieli. JinYmi slovy, kolik jsme iadosti obdrieli a co jsme vydali, jest fipina jinx vec. Br. mistophedseda to vede dobfe a spravne.

Umrti Cleat. Mnoho dobrYch a vernych 'Menu odeglo behem roku tam odkud neni navratu - celkem 366 do 1. prosince.

Budeme postradat tyto eleny v nagich kruzich. rest jejich pamatce! Take vzpotniname nage stargi eleny, ktefi se nachazi v utulnach, nekolik jinjrch v v nemocnicich. Bfih je opatrfij a uzdravfij.

Novi Ufednici roku 1980. Vagina cadet jii zvolilo sve tlfedniky pro novjr rok 1980. Hlavni fad a vgichni elenove jsou vae6n1 za ochotu a vernost techto mistnich fifednikit a pracovnikfi. Jsou to oni, ktefi tvofi pater. nagi Jednoty a bez nich bychom se neobegli.

Nove nistenne kalendife byly odeslane v prosinci a jestli jste jegte Vag nedostali neb si pfejete mit zvlagtni eista dejte nam vedet do Hlavniho fadu.

Dejiny Jednoty SPJST. V lednove schfizi HI. fadu odevzdam zase nekolik hotovjrch stranek sepsanjrch dejin nagi Jednoty. Sepsal jsem pfehbed nekolika nagich sjezdu, veetne XIII. sjezd v

Tayloru v r. 1940, XIV. sjezd v Corpus Christi v r. 1944, XV. sjezd ve Fort Worth v r. 1948, a XVI. sjezd v Houston v r. 1952. Prace jde do phedu, je toho jegte hodna eastka. Venuji se tomu jak eas a ostatni prace dovoluje.Sbiram latku pro dal gi kapitoly. Dekuji tern ktefi jii poslali fadove dejiny. V minutem lisle Vestniku jsem podal podrobnou zpravu' ohledne stavu techto hadovYch dejin, tak doufam, ie jste si toho dobfe Radii bych, ie jakmile tyto hadove dejiny jsou sepsany, aby byly sem odeslane.

Budu se snaZit aby tato price byla hotova do pfigtiho sjezdu, a kdyI ne, doufam, budete mit uznani a pochopeni.

Redaktor a vydavatel. Uznani path bratru redaktorovi a bratru vydavateli a spoleenosti rechoslovak Publishing Company za jejich easne vydavani organu kaidY tjrden. "Vestnik" jest stale nejhlavnej gi spojkou mezi eleny nagi Jednoty. Pfitomnou dobu posilame 10,599 Cisel Vestniku elenfim kaZdj, tyden.

Hlavni likai. Dik a uznani path nagemu hlavnimu lekahi dru. Weinblattovi za jeho veasnou praci a ochotu phi pfehlfieni iadosti o pojigteni.

Aktuitr eili statistik. Dik a uznani take pain naiemu aktuarovi (statistikovi) panu David Huffovi za jeho spolupraci.

Prace jeho jest velmi dfilelita, ale nekdy neocenena, protoie elenstvo mato o ne'm slygi a vi.

Deset piedneltich hid& V anglicke Usti referuji o deseti nejhorlivejgich hadech nagi Jednoty a jejich stavu.

Nebudu tato 61sla opakovat v Ceske easti.

Laskave si to pheetete v anglicke Usti Vestniku.

NM postup. Mfiieme vgichni bYti hrdi nad postupem minuleho roku. Jak se dozvidam, ziskali jsme jii do 20. prosince 19,702,500 noveho poji gteni, a co toto pigi, doglo dalgich iadosti takie do konce roku bude toho vgeho phes 19 milionfi, ba moina skoro 20 milionfil Jak videt, prodavaji se vet gi pojistky o neco melte elenum. To v ge dosvedeuje pracovitost, nad geni a pilnost nagich zastupcil v prodeji poji gteni. Jako vas hlavni pfeciseda a ye jmenu cele Jednoty, vyslovuji srde6nY dik a uznani. Timto jste

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Ve stiedu 2. ledna 1980 potvrdili to, co jsem davno hlasil: Jednota SPJST jest nejrychleji rostouci bratrska jednota se sidlem v Texasu.

Toto vyiaduje pilnost mnoha Clenii a zaroveri dobre fizeni a hospodafeni HI. fadem. Vg echna Cest a klobouk dolu!

Hospodaiskit situace, lepe feCeno "inflace" utiskuje nas v gech. Posledne jsem platil $1.06 centii za galon benzinu!

Kdo by si to byval pomyslel tfi neb etyry roky zpatky ?! Komu miaeme za to dekovat!... A kdo vi, kam to je gte dojde?

Drahgi strava, drahsi oblek, vgechno drahgi. Nevim Vzdor tomu vgeckemu, zda se, le budoucnost jest skvela, jak vgeobecne, tak i pro nagi Jednotu.

Ph tom vge, nesmime zapominat na sveho bliiniho a hledet pomoci jeden druhemu v duchu bratrskem a nechat stranou neteenost, podcenovani a podezilvani jinYch. Pamatujrne, ie spoleenou silou a snahou nejdal dojdeme.

Nig dik. Chci vysloviti mej upfimnY dik za dobrou praci mYch spolubratr6 v Hlavnim telese za minulY rok, jakato vg em zamestnancum Hlavniho fadu za jejich praci a vefnost Jednote. Jsou velmi schopni a kaIdY zna svoje povinnosti.

Zavereene zpravy dosvedei, ze Jednota je dobfe fizena; feditele dohOeji svedomite na celY priibeh na gi prace a v kaide Ctvrtletni schuzi Hlavniho fadu dfikladne reviduji vgechny fiety a podavaji sve zpravy &num ye Vestniku. Aidime se vidy die stanov a die usneseni pfedegleho sjezdu. Vgechno je zde zavedeno Cerne na bilem. Ofednici podavaji pravidelne sve zpravy a se vidy snail odpovedet na dogle dopisy ten samY den. elenov maji take to pray° navgtivit schilze Hlavniho sboru a jejich zasedani. Tak vidite, nage Jednota pusobi docela otevfene.

Dik patii take eelemu oddeleni mlade‘ie, statni vedouci mladde okrskovYm vedoucim, mistnim vedoucim mladde a jejich asistentkam, mladdi viibec, rodiam a vgem, ktefi brali podil v praci s mladeii.Nag dik patfi take nagim mistnim faclovYm okrskovYm afednikilm, zastupcum v prodeji pojigteni a vgem, ktefi jakymkoliv zp6sobem pfispeli ku vzrustu nagi Jednoty, zejmena tern, ktefi obetuji svoji praci a eas fadove Cinnosti, Casto dobrovolne a bez odmeny, aby einnost u fadu baela iispegne dal. Bez takovYrch eleml bychom se neobe gli a jim path dik nas vgech.

Je ale tfeba obeas upozornit na to, aby vice 'Clem bralo podil v fadove einnosti, ne pfijit jen obeas na hostinu. Kaidy fad patii vgem elentim a kdyi vice Cleme pods ruce k dilu, tim jest prace usnadnena.

Nag faclovY system jest dfileg itym (i

zakonnym) zakladem na gi bratrske Jednoty a musime ho pestovat a stale lepgiti. Nebojte se fadove Cinnosti, a kdyi se stanete CinnYmi, tepr y poznate co to znamena praktikovat bratrstvi.

Dik bratru Hanniovi. Jsme vgichni vdeCni bratru Otto Hanu govi za jeho neustalou a vernou praci zde v Hlavni 6fadovne s museem, knihovnou a archivem. Toto oddeleni jest chlubou cele Jednoty a myslim jedineenk takovc, astav na cel4m Jihu. KdidY, navgtevnik obdivuje toto zfizeni a jak to ma vgechno br. Hanug vkusne vystavene. Dela to Jednote Best. Mate-li kdykoliv zajem o zajimave eteni jakehokoliv druhu, dejte jen vedet bru. Hanu govi a on yarn s radosti vyhovi.

Musim gdelit, ie cela tato musejni a archivni mistnost bude pfestehovana do bejsmentu zde v Hlavni budove. Timto pfemistenim bude vice mista pro vgechny vYstavy a za druhe, budeme potfebovat nynelgi prostor pro kancelarni a tifedni mistnosti.

Neco noveho. Pro jinou informace tykajici se prilbehu praci zde v HI. 6fadovne a riizne jine vysvetleni si laskave pfeetete moji zpravu v anglicke Usti tohoto Cisla, zejmena zprav y o zavedeni noveho "komputer" a tzv. "data processing" systemu. Jsme tomu nuceni, abysme mohli zlepiiti obsluhu nag im elenfim. Bude to vyiadovat mnoho prace zde v kancelafi ale vYsledek bude ye prospech a pro dobro Jednoty.

XXIII. Sjezd. Blizi se natnpem XXIII. Sjezd nagi Jednoty. Bude se konati v mesici Cervnu, totiz, od 9. ai pies 12. eervna. Ovgem, zapisovani (registrace) delegate zapoene kolem 1 hod. odp. v nedeli 8. Cervna. Sjezd bude zasedat v Banquet Hall No. 2 v Convention Center v Hemisfair Plaza v San Antonin. Planovaci a hostici vjrbor od fadu C. 133 v San Antoniu pod vedenim bratrii Matulou a Netkem, jii mel nektere zpravy ye Vestniku, do to doby donese dalgi zpravy a vysvetleni.

Do to doby, by si meli Cleni - hlavne delegati - pfeeist peelive Clanky 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, a celY Cl. 54 nagich stanov.

TYto elanky se v gechny tykaji sjezdu, jeho konani a fiieni, co vgechno ma tieinit, a vegkere jine dfilezite body. Je nutno upozorniti na to, ie vgechny navrhy pro oprav stanov musi byti nitpied pfedlohn stanovnimu vYboru, jinak se vec probirat ye sjezdu. Navrhy mfizou bYti podany v angl. nebo v 'Ceske feel.

At' je nage rozhodnuti tak ei °flak, pamatiljme, ze vgechno se ma konati pro dobro a prospech cele Jednoty.

Budeme-li tak einit, bude sjezd dobrYm a plodnYm! Konefin jako loni: At' Pan Beh yam

vgem hojne zehna v tomto novem roce, hlavne abyste uzili v gichni dobreho zdravi, protoie to je ten nejhlavnejgi poklad Zivota. A tichY spanek vkm zemfelYm bratfim a sestram.

S bratrskYm pozdravem,

(71 Nick A. Morris, pied. Hlay. Mdu

DOPISOVATELI Tak Vielicos---Anezka Hondkovit.

Ve evrtek minuleho tYdne jsme se koneene dovedeli, co se stalo s tou 7. letou holCielou, ktera byla unesena eernochem pied dvemi mesici. Farr:land delnici, ktefi svazeli z pole seno poblik mesta Wills Point, Tx., nag li kosti ditete jez byly ztoto'ineny jako pozilstatky male Elizabeth Barclay-ove zde z Dallas.

Kosti byly v pfikope nepfikryte a divoka zvef (jako vIci) roznesli kosti i pies cestu.

Pitvou se pak dokazalo dle zebu, ie skuteaie deveatko tam zahynulo,ale nevi se dosud, zda zemfelo zagkrcenim zastfelenim. Ono totii se nalezly dye vystfelene kulky pobliie tela a odev deveete mel etyfi dirky na sobe. Pi.Oda Potts z Wills Point mela u sebe pfistroj zvan2 "metal detector" s kterYin je mono najiti zbrane aneb kule i kdyi jsou pfikryte zemi, a ona je na gla. Tuto pani zname mnoho let nebot' ona vlastni v torn meste dilnu na zhotoveni vgelijakych pomficek na rodea jako sedla, kotiske postroje a ten vlastni spravkarnu na °bu y, a zhotovila vkchny boty na me krojovane panenky.

Tfebaie jest dosud nabizena odmena 15 tisic dolaru za vypatrani pachatele, piece se dosud f. adnY nepfihlasil aby zahada byla rozlugtena a pachatel jest od to doby nezvestnY. Videli jsme na televizi rodiee divenky a eloveku bylo z toho zle, nebot' otec jeji tak plakal a dojetim nemohl ani mluvit. Pomyslete si, ze asi nikdy nebudou moci zapomenout na smrt jejich nevinneho ditete a jak muselo zahynout! V patek 21. prosince by byla mela 8 let a tak mladY zivot byl zmafen pro nic a za nic. Stra gne, ze ano?

V Ennis zesnul minuly *len pan Joe E. Pekarek kterY za par dni se mel doilt 70 let. Rozen byl v Ennis, Tx., jako syn John Pekarka a Mary Jagkove Pekarkove a jiste mnoho lidI si bude na nej pamatovat. Zanechal pet vlastnich bratrii, dva nevlastni bratry a etyfi sestry. Byl tesafem na odpoeinku a obfady mel z kostela sv. Jana na hfbitov sv. Josefa. Neznali jsme ho osobne ale

24 stejne piejeme mu klidn9 spanek a poifistal9m soustrast.

Minul9 t9den jsme videli na televizi sl.

Martinu Navratilovou s jejimi ktefi piijeli z Ceskoslovenska zaroveii s jejich 16. letou dcerou Janou na celo-roeni pobyt -zde se znamou tennisovou hvezdou sl. Martinou kterou otec a sestra nevideli od jejiho odchodu ze stare vlasti asi ()fed etyfmi lety. SI. Martina jim pry zakoupila pekn9 domov o kousek dale od ni na same ulici co ona bydli. Budou pry jezdit s ni ai bude mit nekde jinde Hat tennis, a ona jest nyni prvni hvezdou nebot' zvitezila tolikrate.

V meste Corsicana, Tx., asi 50 mil na jih od Dallas ma jedna zvlaitnost-nachazi se tam svetoznama pekarna zvana Collins Street Bakery, ktera vyrabi velmi dobre ovocne dotty cili "fruit cakes" po mnoho let a tyto jsou rozesilane asi milionum zakaznikum ye 150 cizich zeini. Kaid9m rokem delnici tam smichaji asi 3 miliony pekana s 1 milionem liber mouky, 1 milion a 820 tisic vajec, 500 tisic liber tfeini a 200 tisic liber medu. Obyeejne jest tam zamestnano asi 40 delniku ale od fijna do prosince jest tam 450 delnika (mnozi na odpoeinku si vydelaji Aube penize za kratk9 Cas prive pied Vanoci). Ze maji v

V t STNf IC

to pekarile moc dobr9 produkt mohu potvrdit, nebot' jsme tam s bratrem mnohokrate stavili a obsluhovala nas mita pi. Ted Holy, rozena St'astna z Kaufman. Oni tam peeou dobre dorty a kukesy ce19 rok a kaZd9 si opravdu pochutnal na nich, kdo si je jednou koupil. Pi. Holy ui je nyni.na odpoeinku. east° se nektere babiCky pochvali kolik dek eili kviltu zhotovili pro sve mile a tak jedeni dedeeek si myslel, ie i on fekne o sobe co dokazal. Tedy pan Ernest Veverka z Luray, Kansas fekl, ie on behem leta ma zahradku a zavafuje zeleninu a ovoce a v zime zas seiiva a proiiva deky. Pry jii zhotovil 16 dek pro sve vnoueata. Nefika kolik jest mu let, ale jiste je pracovit9 a vnolfeata budou miti na dedeeka peknou pamatku. zajimave, se ano?

Prave jsem se dovedela, ze ennisk9 obean p. Joe Jaika onemocnel a musel b9t zavezen sem do Dallas na leCeni a dle vseho se zde zdrii delii Cas. Zname Jaikovy jiz delii eas, nebot' on a jeho maminka a sourozenci bydleli na farme meho dedeeka Houdka nejak9 Cas po smrti jeho otce a vidy byli dobf9mi pfately vespolek. Neradi jsme slyieli o nemoci p. Jaiky, ale doufame, ie brzy se pozdravi a zas se bude citit lepe. Pfejeme mu viechno to nejlepii a brzk9 navrat zas

doniti do Ennis.

Take me psala dcera to pi. Kuthanove z New Yorku, ze maminku jeji museli pfestehovat k nim do Connecticutt nebot' pi. Kuthanova ji'Âą` nemtlze sama bydlet a se obslouiit a take >",e jii nebude psavat do easopisu Hospodaf, neb nemuie rukou vladnout. Velice lituji tuto pani nebot' ona tolik vykonala dobra pro sve bliini a pro svtiij narod. Psala me Casto, ie pofad chodi nahravat na "tape" sve vzpominky kdyi za mlada plijela do New Yorku a co vie zaiila niezi cizinci v tom Babylonu. Take vozila vie co ji lide nanesli dune pamateeni veci di do muzea ke Soie svobody kde to bude na veene 'easy zachovane. Obetovala se velice moc a pfala bych ji, aby brzy okfala a zas nam aspori jednou za Cas napsala.

Take jsem se dovedela, ie v dome na tak zvanem "Degolyer Estate" letos oslavovali Vanoce jak se oslavovaly v nekolika cizich zemich. Take letos meli tam ozdoben9 stromeeek po staroeesku: jabliCka pfipevnene na stromku a pozlacene oiechy t e , pak cukrovi a ruene zhotovene i'etezy. Pak pry' tam bylo i peCivo a kolaCe, zavin a buchta, aby lid kter9 tarn priiel uvidel neco Ceskeho. Pry" behem tiech dna se vystfidalo mnoho

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Ve sttedu 2. ledna 1980

Eugene and Lorene Lehnert's 25th Wedding Anniversary November 17, 1979. L to R: Ann Dudzienski, Karl Meadows, Meadows, Frank Dudzienski, and Frances Dudzienski. (Lillian Hoffman missing from picture.)

Prvnf Mda (first low): Ann Dudiienski, manielka (wife) of Frank Dudiienski, Marie Meadows, manielka (wife of Karl Meadows) a dcera Frances (a late daughter of Joseph Dudiienski, who passed away June 30, 1979.) Druha hula (second row): Karl Meadows, a Frank Dudiienski, (Lillian Hoffman, sestra Frank DudZienskeho nebyla pIftomna v tom okamiiku, proto tam schazi). navgtevnikU, kterym se to libilo.

Jegte ku konci chci pfipsat, ie doufam, ie kaMY z ctenaffi se mel na Vanoce dobfe a pfeji kdidemu veselY a zdravY Novjf tok 1980. Musim tO: podekovat tern dobrYm lidem ktefi me zaslali pozdravy a sdelili, ie radi Ctou me zpravy ye Vestniku. Mila pi. Lottie Krutilkova z El Campo a pi. John Ku'ielova z Buckholts me opravdu pfekvapily. dekuji za dafky a budu hied& psat v 1980 jestli me zdravi dovoli, abych se aspori trochu odvdeeila. Melte se dobfe!

Hospodai a jeho pomocniciManager and his assistants Tento pfikiieny obrazek, byl vzity potografistou brem. Jerry SijanskYm, pfi oslave stfibrne svatky 25 leteho trvani madielskeho svazku, Lorene a Eugene Lehnert dne 17. listopadu 1979.

(This photo picture was snapped by Brother Jerry Sijansky, photographer, at the 25th wedding anniversary of Eugene and Lorene Lehnert on November 17, 1979.)

Tato si blizka rodina se zapojili do nail spolkove prace a vykonavaji dobrovolne a zdarma viechnu praci, kterou takovV

sloueenY spolek vyiaduje, jako je nag SPJST fad Cislo 79 Corpus Christi a Sokol Corpus Christi, Texas. (These named six-member family with voluntary and free services are highly valued by all of our lodge and Sokol members and are very appreciated. It is an example of the real fraternalism. My salutation to this fine Dudzienski family.)

S bratrskYm pozdravem, Fraternally, John Staga dejepisec Rad Cislo 79, Corpus Christi Mili bratfi a sestry: Nage schaze vyroeni ktera se konala 13. prosince 1979 nebyla nav gtivena jak by meta byti. aby byl vet g i vYber zvolit Ufedniky a vYbory pro rok 1980.

Jelikoz to eeska Cast Vestniku je omezena nekdy jen na etyfi neb pet stranek, tak to tentokrate vezmu zkratka, aby se i druhYm dostalo mista pro jejich zpravy.

Schaze zahajena v 7:10 veCer pfedsedou brem. Frank C. SackYm. Vzdana

povstanim Best a slib americke vlajce.

Ofednici vg ichni pfitomni. Bratr tajemnik Monta D. Foster pfeeet1 protokol z minule schilze kterY byl pfijat beze zmeny. eteny do gle dopise a Uety a vyfizeny. eteny tfi Zadosti o Clenstvi na obnos $5,000. V g echny jednomYsIne schvaleny. Jednano o platech afednikil pro rok 1980.

Osnegeno aby byly zvyg eny o dvacet procent 20 procent, (minuly rok nebyly zyjieny). Jelikoz poCet elenstva se zvYgil zde je porovnani v roku 1976 na g fad byl opravnen na etyfi (4) zastupce do statniho sjezdu SPJST; v roku 1980 bude miti lest (6). Velky to pokrok proti jinym kde sousedni lady se spojuji, aby mohli schfizi zahajit.

Osnegeno aby fad dal oznamku do sjezdoveho pamatniku. Vyfidit tuto zaliiitost poveren byl pisatel teChto fadku, John Staga.

Osnegeno darovat S.P.J.S.T. Domovu odpoeinku v Taylor, Texas $25 a v Needville take $25.

PfikroCeno k volbe fifednikil a vjrborii pro rok 1980 (Election of the officers, committees and delegates) Vjrbor na seitani volebnich hlasu jmena

26 (Committee to tabulate votes): Roy Peal, Judith Majek a Virginia RebeCek. lHedncici (Officers) Frank Veselka, pfedseda (president) Monta D. Foster, misto pfedseda (vice president) John Stag a, Cestny prvni doiivotni pfedseda (first honorary lifetime president) Frank C. Sacky, Cestny druhy doiivotni pfedseda (second honorary lifetime president) Mack Munson, tajemnik (secretary) Mildred Elzner, aetnice (financial secretary) Peggy Tepera, pokladnice (treasurer) CICetni Vybor (Auditing Committee) Judith Majek, Frances Dudieinski a •Virginia RebeCek Vedouci Klubu mladeie (Youth Club Leader) Georgia Rambo, a vYpomocna (Assistant Youth Leader) Cindy Tepera John Staia, dejepisec (historian) Jerry Elmer, zpravodaj do anglicke Usti (reporter for English section) ResoluCni Vybor --(Resolution Committee) John Staga, Frank C. Sacky, Anna M. Moss NemocenskY Vybor (Sunshine Committee) Viechni iftednici (all officers) Stanovni Vybor (By-Law Committee) Vgeci zastupci sjezdovi (all delegates to the convention) Vybor knihovni a museum (Library and Museum Committee) Anna M. Moss, Jerry Elzner a John Staga Sprivni Vykonny Vybor, 5 Clenn (Executive Board of Trustees, 5 members) Roy Peal, John Sta ga, Frank Sacky, Anna M. Moss a Frances Dudiienski Zfistupci do sjezdu statniho (Delegates to the State Convention) Mildred Elzner, Monta D. Foster, Doreen Munson, Jerry Elzner, Frank Veselka a Frank C. Sacky.

Nahradnici (Substitutes) Frances DudZienski, Libbie Peters a Carrie Veselka Tito zastupci jsou nagim fadem Zadani aby v tomto sjezdu gifili nase prani, aby pfisti sjezd se konal u nageho fadu 'Oslo 79, v roku 1984. (All of the above-named delegates are instructed to work, in this convention, to get the next SPJST Convention to Corpus Christi, Texas in 1984.

Zastupci prodeje pojistek (Sales Representatives) -Jerry Elzner, Monta D. Foster, Charlie Majek, Roy Peal, Frank C. Sacky, John Staga a Frank Veselka.

Rok 1979 byl velmi uspegny a pfeji

VbSTNiK mnoho zdaru do budoucnosti. (The year of 1979 was very prosperous. I am wishing many more prosperous years in the future.

S bratrskym pozdravem Fraternally yours, John Stasa Honorary President and Historian

MR se iiesky Let Us Study Czech Lekce iestnacti — Lesson No. 16 tteni — Reading Rodiee Rortomilk tatieek, ten se o nine sta re, co on se mile* od jara do jara!

Rozmile, matieka pere mi koKilku, od peace nemiva pokoje na chvilku Slovnieek — Vocabulary rodiee: parents rozmily, a, é: dear, beloved tatieek: father matieka: mother faro: spring kogilka: shirt chvilka: a little while price: work starati se (I): to care for prati (III): to launder mivati (1): to use to have nadelali se (I): to work a lot nemiva pokoje: doesn't have rest Mluvnice — Grammar 1.) The Nominative and Accusative Cases: In Czech the nouns are declined according to their grammatical functions in the sentence.

The nouns that have been listed

in the vocabulary have been in the nominative case. The nominative is the case of the subject of the sentence or of the predicate nornin ative (after the verb "to be"). The nominative is also the case of a noun standing alone (unless in direct address, or understood as a part of an incomplete sentence).

The accusative case is the case of the direct object or transitive verbs. It tells what person or object is directly affected by the action of the verb. It answers the questions: Whom? What?

The masculine inanimate and neuter hard nouns have the same form in the accusative as in the nominative. The feminine nouns change the ending "a" to "a": Example: Masc. Inanimate Fern. . Neuter Nominative: kabit kniha mleko Accusative: kabit knihu mleko 2.) Sentences using the accusative case: Student ma kabit.

Student ma, knihu.

Student ma mleko.

The three nouns: kabit, kniha, and mleko, are the direct object in the three sentences and they are said to be in the accusative case.

Note that kabit and mleko did not change in form, but kniha chan ged to knihu.

Homework 1.) Translate and memorize the reading exercise.

2.) Memorize the vocabulary and conjugate the verbs.

3.) In the following sentences underline the nouns that are in the accusative case. ttu dopis a knihu.

Celle/ ma papir a tutku Diva= mliko kace Nemem pero, ale mam inkoust.

Piji vodu a jim maso. * Huh mi dal mamieku jako kvet na jaie, ie bych ji vyliba1 ruzicky na /Wifely na WIT jako dve znamenka, ie je to na svete nejhezei maminka.

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Wednesday, January 2, 1980

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

Lodge No. 6, Cottonwood

Friday, Jan. 4 — Social and Board of Trustees' meeting, 8 p.m Sunday, Jan. 5 — Lodge meeting, 2:30 p.m.

SPJST —

Lodge No. 13, Dime Box

Saturday, Jan. 5 — Country Sounds Saturday, Jan. 12 — Silver Creek Saturday, Jan. 19 — Debonaires Sunday, Jan. 20—Monthly meeting Saturday, Jan. 26 — Casuals SPJST —

Lodge No. 15, Buckholts

Family game night every Tuesday at 7:30 p. m.

— SPJST — Lodge No. 24, Cyclone (Flag Hall)

Saturday, Jan. 5 — Jerry Haisler and the Melody Five Wed., Jan. 9 — Reg. lodge meeting, 8 p•m.

Saturday, Jan. 12 — Cimarrons Saturday, Jan 19 — Fritz Hodde Saturday, Jan. 26 — Debonaires Saturday, Feb. 2 — Casuals Saturday, Feb. 9 — Cimarrons Weds' Feb. 13 — Reg. lodge meeting 8 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 16 — Debonaires Saturday, Feb. 23 — Jerry Haisler and the Melody Five (Dress Regulations: Dresses and pantsuits for women — men: no blue Jeans) SPJST —

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Lodge No. 47, Seaton

Saturday, Jan. 5 — Jodie J. and The Silvertones Sunday, Jan. 6 — Lodge and youth club meetings, 2 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 12 — Gilbert Kautz Monday, Jan. 14-72 . Bell Co. Water Supply Corp. meeting, '7 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan 15 — Board meeting, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 19 — Red Ravens Thursday, Jan. 24 — Al Grebnik of Schuyler, Neb. Saturday, Jan. 26 — Hi-Toppers (Dress Policy: Ladies — dresses only; Men — Dress pants only) SPJST —

Lodge No. 54, West

Saturday, Jan. 5 -- McLennan Cu. Bass Club dinner and dance Sunday, Jan. 6 — Sokol meeting, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 9 — Youth Club meeting and social, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 9 — Wedding reception Saturday, March 15 — 50th anniversary reception — SPJST — Lodge No. 66, Waco (Linden Hall) Saturday, Jan. 5 — Starlites Saturday, Jan. 12 — Sagebrush Saturday, Jan. 19 — 50th Anniv. celebration — Kountry Rhinditions (formerly Blue Vest Boys) Saturday, Jan. 26 — Jody Mikula Saturday, Feb. 2 — Country Medalion Saturday, Feb. 9 — Blacky and The Country Gentlemen Saturday, Feb. 16 — Jerry Haisler and The Melody Five Saturday, Feb. 23 — The Casuals EVERY SUNDAY — GAME NIGHT. 7 p m.

SPJST

Lodge No. 25, Ennis

Lodge No. 74, Lovelady

Lodge meetings held every second Wednesday of each month.

(Dress code enforced) Wednesday, Jan. 9 — Lodge meeting and covered dish social, 8'00 P.m.

Lodge No. 35, Elk

Saturday, Jan. 5 — Boothill Band Saturday, Jan. 12 — Silvertones Saturday,. Jan. 19 — The Crockett Westerneers Saturday, Jan. 26 — Night Time Friends Saturday, Feb. 2 — Music Masters Saturday, Feb. 9 — South Bound Band Saturday, Feb. 16 — Slivertones Saturday, Feb. 23 — Night Time Friends

Sunday, Jan. 13 — Lodge meeting, 3 p.m.

GAME NIGHT EVERY THURSDAY, 7:30 p.m_ regular Saturday night dances are

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Lodge No. 28, East Bernard

Sunday, Jan. 6 — Monthly lodge meeting, 2 p.m.

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from 9 pm to 1 a . m. The lodge phone -7200. number is 544 SPJST —

Lodge No. 79, Corpus Christi Thursday, Jan . 10 — SPJST lodge meeting, 7 p.m.

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Lodge No. 84, Dallas

Saturday, Jan. 5 — Dance; Czech, Harvesters Saturday, Jan. 19 — Dance; Jodie1Vlikula Band Saturday, Feb. • 2 — Dance; Vra.zel Polka Band Saturday, Feb. 16 — The Czech Harvesters Saturday, March 1 — Jodie Mikula Polka Band — SPJST — Lodge No. 88, Houston Friday, Jan. 4 — The South Texas Bohemian Cowboys Saturday, Jan . 5 — Donnie Wavra and The Hi Liters Saturday, Jan. 12 — Ray Jurecka Saturday, Jan. 19 — Ed Gerlach Friday, Jan. 25 — Telstars Saturday, Jan. 26 — Knights of Dixie 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

Sunday, Jan. 13 — Lodge meeting, 2 p.m.

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Lodge No. 130 Dallas & Sokol Zizka •

Saturday, Jan. 12 — Bill Kucera's.: Czech Mates Saturday, Jan. 26 — Czech Harvesters (Dress Code: Women — dresses, evening.'` pantsuits Men — coats, leisure suits, shirts inside trousers; no blue Jeans) • SPJST —

Lodge No. 133, San Antonio

Sunday, Jan. 20 — Monthly meeting, 2 p.m. at 1505 S. Gevers — SPJST —

Lodge No. 154, Fort Worth GAME NIGHT EACH FRIDAY. 7:30 p.

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Lodge No. 172, Pasadena Regular lodge meeting, 2nd Wednesday of each month Dances: 9 p . m. to 1 era.- , Socials every Th ursday, 7 p.m , and on Saturdays at 2 p . m Lodge loratiot: 911 E. Shaw, Phone 472-93 56.

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University System. `The phenomena can be easily explained by understanding the motives of a typical real estate investor," says the economist. "Real estate is an attractive investment medium because it offers the investor an overall high return. This return includes the advantages of using borrowed funds to obtain leverage, a tax shelter, an inflation hedge, and perhaps the benefits of forced saving."

Thiiough borrowed funds, a real estate investor can capture the entire benefits of any return which exceeds that repaid in interest.

At the same time, he can benefit from depreciation of improvements on his property which shelters income from other sources, the economist explains.

The investor also obtains the advantage of real estate appreciation while sales proceeds are subject to capital gains tax rates which are lower than ordinary income tax rates.

Small investors unsuccessful with attempts to build savings through a savings account may find some benefit in obtaining a real estate loan which allows part of each monthly payment to go toward the principal (a self-amortizing loan) . This reduces the total amount of the mortgages and is in effect, a forced savings, says Floyd.

"Taken as a whole, these advantages may provide sufficient reason for the real estate investor to outbid the farmer for a given parcel of rural land," points out Floyd. "Thus, the higher values which real estate investors are willing to pay for farmland merely reflect a different set of motives from the farmer whose bid is based only upon farm productivity."

Lodge No. 188, Centerville

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Lodge No. 177, Academy Saturday, Jan. 5 — The Journeymen vs. Lonnie Dean's Playboys Saturday, Jan. 12 — The Casuals Saturday, Jan. 19 — The Gentres Friday, Jan. 25 — The Debonaires Saturday, Jan. 26 — The American Sunrise Saturday, Feb. 2 — Johnny Lyon's Nu-Notes Friday, Feb. 8 — Johnny Bradshaw with the Starlites Saturday, Feb. 9 — Jerry Haisler and the Melody Five Saturday, Feb. 16 — The Gentres Friday, Feb. 22 — The Debonaires Saturday, Feb. 23 — Bill Walt's Goodtimers vs. The Journeymen Second Wednesday, each month — Youth club meeting, 6:30 P. m . — adult meeting, 7:30 p.m.

GAME NIGHT every Tuesday at 7:30 p m.

Kitchen is open.

(Dress Policy: No hats, no raggy or dirty Clothes, no shorts, halter tops, midriffs or shirt tails out) SPJST

Lodge No. 178, Longview-Kilgore FAMILY GAME NIGHTS every Frida y and Saturday, 7:00 p.m.

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Lodge No. 179, Warrenton Thursday, Jan. 10 — Lodge meeting Warrenton Store Guest Room, 7:30 SPJST - -

Lodge No. 180, Burleson Saturday, Jan. 5 — The Gentres Saturday, Jan. — 12 — Blacky and The Country Gentlemen

Monthly meetings every 3rd Sunday, 7:30 P:331 — SPJST —

TEXAS AGRICULTURAL

Lodge No. 189, BryanCollege Station SOnday, Jan. 13 — Lodge meeting and installation of officers.

— SPJST , RURAL LAND VALUES RISING

Texas farmers and ranchers face prospects of lower net incomes in 1980 than during the current year, an agricultural economist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service says.

Dr. Carl G. Anderson, marketing economist, says it simply boils down to costs increasing faster than farm prices.

He notes that cow-calf operators generally will fare a little better in 1980 than most other agricultural producers.

Fewer calves and strong demands are expected to help hold prices near the level averaged in 1979. An exception would be those ranchers of South and.

Southwest Texas who are hard-hit by the current summer and fall drought and are dispersing their entire herds.

Higher feed costs and the likelihood of a sluggish fed cattle market may mean that

Increasing rural land prices Which appear to be unrelated to farm productivity continue to alarm farmers, notes Dr. Richard Floyd. In many cases, they have outpaced general price rises experienced throughout the economy.

"The main reason for this is that non-farmer land buyers have discovered many advantages to rural land investments," says the real estate economist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Texas A and M

PROSPECTS FOR 1980

cattle feeders may find profit margins slim over the next 12 months, Anderson points out.

"Large supplies of competing meats, particularly pork and poultry, will likely, dampen any big rise in price of fed beef.

The expected economic recession will increase unemployment and add to the cooling off of demand for beef," he predicts.

As a result of abundant supplies, hog, broiler and turkey prices are expected to remain low until late in 1980, when a possible reduction of output could bolster markets.

Lamb prices may run slightly less than in 1979 as total meat supplies are expected to be sizable, particularly in the first half of 1980. A small increase in U.S. lamb and mutton production is likely in 1980, with the inventory of sheep and lambs expected to be up from a year earlier.

Crop farmers of the state can expect 1980 price levels to remain near those of 1979. Little price change is foreseen in average prices for cotton and grains, but soybean prices may weaken slightly as in creasing world consumption failed to match this year's increase in production, says Anderson.

The economist says vegetable supplies are up, causing market prices to weaken.

And the plentiful supply of fruit and tree nuts points to moderately lower prices for producers until the 1980 crop size cane be determined.

Anderson says production expenses for U.S. farmers moved up about 16 percent in 1979 and will probably increase another 11 percent or more in 1980.

"For irrigated farming in Texas, the increase will be much higher because of rising fuel and energy costs," he points out.

No let-up is foreseen in the rising price of energy and climbing inflation rates.

"Early this fall, prices paid by farmers for fuels and energy were 44 percent higher than a year earlier. Prices for tractors and other machinery were 11 percent higher, and for building and fencing, prices were up 10 percent.

Interest rates on farm mortgages had jumped 25 percent during this period," Anderson notes.

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