PROSVETA glasilo slovenske narodne podporne jednote * I meeeeeeeem^emmmeemmmsmm Uradniški in upravniiki prostori: 2657 South Lawndala Ara. Oftic« of Publication: 26Ä7 South Lawndala Ava. Telephone Hockwell 4904 ^MMMMMMMIIMMMI UTO-YEAH IK TWO PARTS-PART I ¿■Urea M •t Chicago, matur January I«. IMS. at tha tost-ottoa under lha Act at Congraaa of March ». ltît. CHICAGO 23. ILL« SREDA. 13. OKTOBRA (OCT. IS). 1947 Subscription $8.00 Yearly &TEV.—NUMBER 202 Acceptance for mailing gt »pccial rata of postage provided for tn »action 1101. Act of Oct. 8. 1917, authorised on June 4. 1918. Sovjetska Rusija se pridružila Ameriki v zadevi Palestine Višinski pogorel, ko je predlagal umik Amerike in Anglije iz Grčije ter nadzorovanje relifa po Z. N. Like Succesa. N. Y„ 14. okt.— McNeilu, predstavniku Anglije i *«_____ 3t____ .A 1 — ___ «M J . 1 . lit Ti 1 . m Prvič po dolgem času se je zgodilo, da Amerika in Rusija soglašata v kakšnem vprašanju, ki je pred skupščino Združenih narodov. To vprašanje je Palestina. Na včerajšnji seji palestinskega odbora se je tudi Sovjetska Rusija izrekla za razkosanje Palestine v dve državi, arabsko in židovsko. Njeno stališče je podobno stališču Amerike, ki ga je zadnjo soboto orisal Herschel Johnson. Rusko stališče o Palestini je podal S. K. Tsarapkin, pravni svetnik ruske ambasade v Washingtonu in član ruske delegacije. On je dejal, da je Rusija sicer naklonjena enotni arabsko-ži-dovski državi, toda situacija v Palestini je taka, da je enotna država nemogoča in da je priporočilo večine posebne palestinske komisije za organiziranje dveh držav, ki pa bi bile gospodarsko povezane med seboj, še najbolj praktično za rešitev tega vprašanja. Priporočal je, naj zbornica Z. N. še na tem zasedanju odobri ta načrt in sugestiral ustanovitev pododseka, ki naj izdela detajliran plan za ustanqvitev obeh držav. Po njegovem govoru sta tako resolucijo tudi predložili Amerika in Švedska. Ta resolucija določa, naj pododsek izdela detajliran načrt do Z. novembra in ga predloži zbornici. Tsarapkin je zelo simpatično govoril o Židih in njih žrtvah. Dejal je, da so upravičeni do svoje domovine kot vsak drugi narod, in sicer ne vsled sočustva ali pa kot darilo, marveč kot izraz pravičnosti. Herschel Johnson je potem čestital Tsarapkinu. Dejal je, da ga veseli, ker Amerika in Rusija vsaj v tem vprašanju soglašat?. Povsem drugačen "duh" pa je bil na seji političnega odbora, pred katerim je bilo vprašanje Grčije in Balkana V'tem odboru je bilo včeraj zopet dosti kretnja. ko je Andrej Višinski, načelnik sovjetske delegacije, predlagal resolucijo, po kateri naj bi * Amerika in Anglija takoj umaknili iz Grčije, skupščina pa naj bi imenovala posebno komi-»'jo, ki bi imela v področju vso pumoč Grčiji. Ta ruska resolucija je bila bazena z veliko večino. VI-»inski je dejal, da se dobro za-da ne bo sprejeta, ker stu proti Amerika in Anglija. Pred-»Kil jo je vsled tegar ker je «"><> to stalisee v skladu s čar-terjem Z N. Pr*d glasovanjem o tej reso-1J('J'. u katero je glasoval le "vjetski blok, 11 držav je bilo nevtralnih. druge pa so glaso-Proti, je bila zopet viharna o grškem vprašanju. VI-ie dejal, da Rusija sma '4 rJa je dosegla moralno zma-"J*r ie bila poražena aiperi-{*• zahteva, da se Jugoslaviji, ^'*riji in Albaniji naprti pe-° «H'ovornoeti za civilno voj-*»vGrmi. tri." j * Ji « Panja ir, j, '' ka delegacija sma-nadaljeval Višinski, "da •uls vsa ta umetna kam-Albaniji, Bolgariji *vlj|. Njen namen in dejal: "Vidva, gentlemana, bosta seveda odklonila to resolucijo. Toda če to storita, se to ne bo zgodilo vsled tega, ker se bojita, da bo ta komisija vam v napotje pri izrabljanju te ekonomske pomoči v namene, ki so direktno prepovedani po Carterju Z. N.M Ko mu je McNeil segel v besedo in omenil oživljenje ko-minterne, ga je Višinski hitro zavrnil. Dejal je, da je imel "privide," ko je čital o sestanku predstavnikov devetih evropskih komunističnih strank, "da diskuzirajo v svrho informacij. Toda mr. McNeil," je nadaljeval Višniski, "kominter-ne ni nikjer. Kominterna je imela veliko večjo člansko bazo kot jo pa ima devet komunističnih strank. Vi, mr. McNeil, ste v strahu zato, ker imate halucinacije. Imate privide. Zakaj ne vzamete nekaj valerijskih kaplic ali adrenalina? Najboljše je, da vzamete medicine, da si potolažite svoje čezmerne strahove." Nov orkan zadel Florido Potniško letalo zailo v viharni vrtinec Miami, 14. okt.—Južno Florido je zadnjo nedeljo zopet zadel orkan, ki je brzel 70 milj na uro in prizadete kraje močno poškodoval. Največjo škodo je povzročilo silno neurje, ki je poplavilo stotine hiš. Najbolj prizadete so bHe bogate farmar-ske pokrajine okrog jezera Okeechobbee, kamor je orkan izlil cele reke vode. Orkan se je k sreči zasukal in odbrzel na morje. Za njim se je spustilo več vojaških letal, da vanj na-tresejo tisoč funtov suhega ali umetnega ledu. Pravi pekel je doživelo 26 potnikov in štirje člani posadke velikega potniškega letala, ki j nehote zašlo v središče tega orkana. Letalo je brzelo iz Kube v Miami in dobilo napačne' o-ziroma pomanjkljive informacije o vremenu. Pilot je mislil, da se bo orkanu izognil, toda z letalom se je nenadoma zakadil vanj. Mogočni vrtinec je delal z letalom kot s cunjo in ga po zraku premetaval sem in tja, gor in dol. Enkrat je letalo treščilo tisoč čevljev kvišku in zopet padlo. Vsi potniki s posadko vred so bili silno prestrašeni in nekateri so se oklenili sedežev kot okameneli. Letalo je bilo izdatno poškodovano, vendar pa motorji niso odpovedali. Odpovedal pa je Domače vesti Nov grob v Chicagu Žganjarne ustavijo obrat za 60 dni Prizadeti delavci protestirajo in groze s torbami Waahlngton. 14. okt.—V svrho konserviranjd žita bodo 25. oktobra prenehale s obratom zn „ ■■ 60 dni vse večji distilerije ali |Chicago.—Zadnjo nedeljo je, žganjarne. Žganja vsled tega ne umrl Fred Mesich, star okrog|bo manjkalo, ker ga je veliko v zalogah. Lahko }>a se zgodi, da 30 let in sin lastnika tiskarne Adrije, kjer se tiska Proletarec. Bolehal je za sušico in se zdravil v Arizoni, od koder se je nedavno vrnil domov k staršem in zdaj umrl. Bolehen je tudi njegov oče. Rojenice Chicago.—Pri družini Albin in Lucille Goste so se oglasile rojenice in pustile prvorojenčka po imenu Robert. Oba starša sta člana društva Pioneers 559 SNPJ in gotovo postane tudi sinček. Čestitke! Poroka ln rojenice Witt, III.—lukaj se je poročil William Korbar, član društva 151 SNPJ m sin družine John in Rozi Korbar. Nevests je nemškega rodu. Mladi par si Je ustanovil dom v St. Louisu — Pri družini Rednar so se oglasile rojenice in pustile hčerko (Jriko. Ker je mati članica društva it. 151,. je upanje, da postane tudi hčerka. Is Clerelanda Cleveland.—V Collinwoodu je umrl Frank Strnad, star 72 let, doma iz Zdenske vasi pri Dobrem polju, v Ameriki 55 let, član Kat. Borštnarjev. Tukaj zapučča hčer Mary, štiri «inove, vet vfiukov in pravnukov ln sestro Mary Boltezar, v Buttu, Mont., brata Antona, v starem kraju pa dva brata.—V bolnišnici je umrl Joseph Glatch iz Collinwooda, star 58 let, doma iz Bruhanje vasi pri Dobrem polju, v Ameriki 38 let, član društva 28 SNPJ in KSKJ. Tukaj zapulča hčer Mary Krašoc, brata Johna, več vnukov ln več drugih sorodnikov, v starem kraju pa dva brata in tri sestre. —Dalje je umrl Joseph Ssnko. rodom Dalmatinec, star 57 let član HBZ, v Ameriki od 1906. Zapušča ženo, sina in dve hčeri. —Pri družini Theodore Hamer v Collinwoodu so se oglasile rojenice in pustile hčerko,—V bolnišnici Lakeside se nahaja Angela Rossa iz Collinwooda.— Poročila sta se Florence Pizem in Frank Petz. bodo žganjarski interesi izkoristili to "krizo" h cene še bolj zvišali. Do suspenzije V žganjarski industriji je oziroma bo prišlo na pritisk Trumanukre administracije, ki skuša dobiti čim več žita za nasičevanje zapadne Evrope, kjer v nekaterih državah grozi večje pomanjkanje prihodnjo zimo, posebno v Franciji in Italiji. Na "prostovoljno" suspenzijo obrata je pristal^ 36 izmed 30 žganjarskih družb. Kot je pojasnil Charles ljuckman, predsednik tako zvAltoga državljanskega (Trumanovega) odbora za konserviranje živeža, so odklonile "prostovoljno" sodelovanje le tri manjše firme iz razloga ker imajo "posebne težave." Žganjarski magnatje, večinoma wallstreetskl bsnkirji in "moguli", ki kontrolirajo to industrijo, s tem nt bodo prizade ti, kajti kot že rečeno imajo vse tvrdke veliko žganja v zalogi. Prizadeti bodo delavci, ki delajo v tej industriji. Koliko teh delavcev bo prizadetih, je s por no vprašanje Luckman pravi, da od 2,500 do JO, da od 50,00(7 no 100.000 Unija distilerijskih delavcev CIO je zagrozila, da bo na podlagi Taft-Hartleyevega zakona vložila tožbe za odškodnino, o ziroma za redno plačevanje delavcev, ki bodo brez dela ne po svoji lastni krivdi. Da-li unija to grožnjo tudi uresniči, bo po-kszsls bodočnost. Ako to stori bi ts zakon v tem primeru postal dvorezen meč. Na vlado je unija pritiskala zadnje dni, naj se suspenzija obrata v tej industriji odloži za deset dni v svrho študija, kaj storiti z delavci. Luckman je ta predlog odklo nil. On pravi, da bo t dvomesečno suspenzijo produkcije v tej industriji prihranjenih 10 do 20 milijonov bušljev žita. Žganja sicer ne delajo iz prvovrstnega žita, marveč iz žita, ki je slabe "Svobodni" Trst se znašel na poti umiranja Preti mu gospodarsko uničenje; kvečjemu bo mogel ostati "svoboden" pet do deset let Trat. 14. okt.—(Poroč^ Thomss F. Ravnofcis Chicago Sunu.>— Komaj je preteklo mesec dni, odkar je Svobodno tržaško o* zemlje dobilo status legalne državice, se je Trst že znašel v ob jemu velike gospodarske parali« ze, ki mu prinaša smrt. Smo-tren Študij tega lepega modernega mesta, ki zelo sliči San Franciscu, pokazuje sledeča dejstva: V obstoječih okolščinah je to svobodno ozemlje politična ne-vzdržljivost in ekonomska ne-praktičnost. Nobenega Izgleda ni za izboljšanje položaja, dokler med Združenimi državami in Rusijo ne pride do kakšnega sporazuma za mirno sožitje. Strah visi kot moreča megla nad vsem teritorijem. Italijani, kl predstavljajo 300,000 izmod 375,000 prebivalstva (te številke niso točne—ured.), poročajo, da sem pa tam najdejo kakšnega nacionalističnega Italijana, ki je bil mlaterljozno umorjen. (Ene-ko se dogaja tudi z jugoslovanskimi pristsši, Slovenci kot levičarskimi Italijani—ured.) Na drugI strani trdi slovenska manjšins, kskor tudi vss proko-munistična levics, ds zavezniška vojaška vlada na vsej črti kooperira s staro bando biznls-manov in trgovcev, kl so vedno vladali Trst in ¿la situacija drvi v naročja popolnega ekonom skega potoma. To je resnics. Ampak temu je kriva tudi po komunistih do-mlnirana levica*, ki Je Iz strate-gičnih razlogov leta 1045 odklonila povabilo zavezniške vojaške vlade, da pristopi v svetovalno vlado. Levica zdaj zahteva reprezentacljo v tej vladi toda zavezniška vojaška vlada se je znašla v precepu Vzhoda in Zapads nič slišati. To je v kratkih besedah tržaška dilema. Pristanišče je vedno živelo od prometa širokega jugovzhodnega zaledja Avstrije, Ogrske, Cehoslovaške, južne Nemčije in Jugoslavije. Toda ta promet mora iti preko Jugoslavije predno more priti v Trst. V Trst zdaj res prihaja nekaj tegu prometa, toda to je malenkost, kajti Jugoslavija skušu usmeriti promet v novo dobljeno Reko skozi posebne devizne popuste in voznotarifne ugod nosti, , Jugoslovani pripovedujejo z velikim navdušenjem, da bo Reka v prihodnjih desetih letih dosegla pol milijona prebival* cev. Rezultat je danes ta, da vlada v Trstu velika brezposelnost— 25,000 delavcev je registriranih kot brezposelni, 78,000 pa je u-poslenih. Ta situacija je voda na mlin komunistov in proslovenske levice. Dasi komunistična avantgarda predstavlja le poldrugi odstotek tržaškega prebivalstva, priznava celo tako konservativni list kot Je II Tempo, da bi levica dobila 40'f glasov, akt) bi se jutri vršile svobodne volitve. iz razgovorov, ki jih, j« poro čevalec imel z reprezentativnimi In najbolj vplivnimi trgovci širom vaega teritorija ter z voditelji komunistične levice, Je rasvidno to, da »e obe strani strinjata edino v sledečem: Da se bo moralo zgoditi nekaj Več kot čudež ako bo Svobodni teritorij hotel preživeti. Trgovci in Italijani željno hrepene, da se zgodi nekaj, kar bo zopet prlklopilo Trst Italiji. I^evica pa pričakuje, ds se Trst spoji z Jugoslavijo, ali pa bo umrl kot list ns trti. medtem ko se bo jugoslovanska Reka Veletrgovci odrekli prodajo blaga unijam Vzrok je, ker ne prodajajo za profit Detroit. — (CNS) — Pet izmed šestih veletrgovin, ki prodajajo živež in drugo blago na debelo, je odreklo prodajo blaga raznim unijam CIO, ki so se v tem mestu spustile v trgovino vsled velike draginje. V neke vrste "zadružne" trgovine, v resnici v nakupovalne klube so se spustile razne avtne unije, ki kupujejo blago na debelo in ga v svojih dvoranah prodajajo čla* nom (navadno ob sobotah) brez vsakega profita. Te vrste neprofitne trgovino se je zadnje čase oklenilo več unij v raznih krajih dežele. Tako tudi avtna unija CIO v Ev-ansvillu, Ind. Glasilo te unije je vnaprej napovedalo, da razni "free enterprizerji" ne bodo gledali prijazno ns ts eksperiment. "Veletrgovci in tovarnarji a* ne bodo nuvduševall za te vrste antiprofitarske idejo," pravi u-nijski Ust. "Toda če bodo odklonili prodajo blaga tem nepro-fitnim trgovinam, bodo storili le dobro delo, kajti s tem bodo demonstrirali Članom CIO potrebo zgraditve trajne zadružne organizacije, ki bo lahko kupovala od velesadružnih trgovin (wholesalers) ter od zadružnih tovarn, ki tudi poslujejo na neprofitni podlagi." V Port Huronu, Mich., so unije CIO ln ADF sklicale konferenco sa organiziranje konzum-ne zadruge, prav tako Je akcija v teku tudi v Lanslngu, kjer Je bila zadnje dni odprta moderna zadružna trgovina. in neče o tem zdaj < rszcvetela v največje obmajno jadransko mesto med Vzhodom in Za padom. Obe strani pa priznavata, da se ta teritorij ne more vzdržati na svojem sedanjem statusu več kot pet ali deset let. kvalitete in se navadno rabi za živinsko in svinjsko klajo. Ampak administracija smatra, da bo vsak bušelj nekaj pomagal pri nasičevanju Evrope, dasi *<* za lačne ljudi v tej deželi ne zmeni. In v tej deželi je tudi veliko revnih ln lačnih ljudi, in to predvsem po velemestih ter širom vseh južnih držav. murray postavil pogoje za združenje cio in adf Beaton.—(FP)—Philip Murray je v svojem letnem poročilu, ki ga je predložil deveti redni kon-venciji CIO, orisal tudi pogoje, pod katerimi se je CIO pripravljen organsko združiti z ADF. V svojem poročilu kot predsednik CIO je izrazil upanje, da bo "v Ameriki mogoče izoblikovati združeno delavsko gibanje, ki bo imelo moč, korajžo in vizijo." Murray Je otisal razgovore, ki so se vršili meseca maja med mehanizem na enem kolesu in' predstavniki CIO in ADF ill na letalo se je spustilo na tla oo trebuhu. Večjega strahu potniki še niso nikdar prestali. bil nič drugega kot po J* tJO Hf- ■ obrne svetovno mne-•»bo zakritega vmešavali Amerike in Anglije « grike zadeve, da iz «pravita bazo za svoje ' v svrho implementa-rt 'v. ki nimajo ničeaar 4 * trajnim mirom in *> * je nato obrnil pro-'¡u Johnsonu. pi*d-Amerike, ui Htctorju Odvisne ladje za prevoz živil Washington, D. C., 14. okt.— Senator Brewster, republikanec iz države Mame. je izjavil, da bi morala Amerika dati odvišne ladje evropskim narodom, namesto da bi zgradils nove ladje za prevažanje živil. Poudaril je, da bi to prihranilo Ameriki par milijard dolarjev. V ame-riiklh pristaniščih Je sedaj približno dovolj ladij s tonažo 20 milijonov ton. Te ladje počivajo in rjave v lukah. Brewster je rekel, da bo v tem smislu Izdelal na£rt in ga predložil kongresu v sprejetje. glsšsl stališče CIO kot prvi ko rsk, ki naj vodi k združenju obeh delavskih federacij. Ts korak ali pogoj Je. da mora med obema organizacijam najprej priti do enotne politične fronte za "obrambo članstva proti zloče-sti zakonodaji, ki stremi za uni* čenjem delavskih pravic." Ta fronta naj sestoji iz formiranja skupnih odborov na vrhu, za vso deželo, kakor tudi po državah in po mestih In v to fronto "naj se pritegnejo tudi vse druge progresivne tile." Ko bo enkrat dosežena ta fronta za boj proti Taft-Har-t leve ve mu zakonu. tedaj naj ae prične »o ' nadaljnfl razgovori o organski /družitvi" in takojšni odpravi "vseh JurtadlkciJskfh stavk ter medsebojnega krad*-nja članov" Tretja potreba sa dosego skupnega delavskega gibanja j tudi ostanemo. Naši sovražniki ki bo imelo "moč, korajžo in vi- so enotni. Sile organizirane (Mi- žijo," je pristanek CIO in ADF na "gotove specifične demokra- žrešnosti ni njih politične opro de so združeni v mogočni kom tične unijske principe kot podla-j binaclji, povsem odločeni, da u go za nadaljne diskuzije o or-nlčijo ameriško delavstvo. V* ganski spojitvi. To vključuje »ujemo z vso iskrenostjo, da je 40,000 glasov sporazum, da mora nova organi- edini odgovor proti tem silam me*tu Umt'(i 18 kandidatov, «notna akcija vsega delavskega . # , . Z , ,, gibanja. Skupna borba in «kup-1 CdejBka Vlada razbija Delavski kandidati nominirani Detrolt,—Pri zadnjih primarnih volitvah je bilo nominiranlh vseh pet kandidatov za mestni svet, ki jih je indorsiral mestni svet CIO. Od kandidatov, ki jih je indorslrala Detroitsku delavska federacija (ADF), so bili nominirani vsi razen enega. Naj več glasov, 110,000, je dobil George K d w a r d , predsednik mestnega sveta In član krajevne unije 174 IJMW. IMavni senator Ktanlev Novak Je prejel in Je na desetem ne žrtve v borbi proti reakciji gtauko rudarjev bodo porodile solidarnost, na ka- teri bo mogoče zgruditi zdravo Santlago, Cile, — Cllejska vla-in delavno enotnost." da m- Je z vso furljo vrgla nu 'razbijanje stavke 18,000 rudar-, Na drugI strani prav tako dog- Jtv M jt. pričela pred pa» matično zagovarjajo svoj pro- te,Jni /M p,lV|4anje plače. Aie gram organskega združenja tudi t)r(lii( m un|jsk»h viniiteljev reš da so komunisti. Nad stav-kar)«' je poslala vojaštvo In bojna letala (Prejšnji teden je iy> zacija dati polno priznanje principu industrialnega unionizma dalje da bodo avtonomne pravice pridruženih mednarodnih u nlj povsem upoštevane v novi strukturi, kakor tudi, da mora nova organizacija kreirati efektivno mašinerijo za politično akcijo v svrho promoviranja legi- slativnlh ciljev organiziranega . . delavstva pred volitvami in med vodUelH AUF Dokler ne ho volitvami, prav tako tudi vklju- . ' i: 4 _ „imAm „JL u za as. tolik«» časa bo organ-čevati smernice CIO glede sode- » ._, nxr% , » hu , lov.nja v Svetovni delavski ie- H'tumje CIO 11 ADŽ le~ lud| dva jugoslovanska deradli" I pobožna zelja Izgleda, da Je (jtplrmiata. vsled eljall v Nemčijo. Jugoslavija odrekla vizo duhovniku Itelgrad.—Jug'Hflovanska vlada ji- /udriJe dni odrekle obnovo vi/e uionsigiior|u Albertu J. Mutphvju, ameriškemu direk-lotiu kutoliŠkega relifa v Jugo-»luviji Vzrok ie, ker je Mur-phv insiotiial, da osebno nadzoruje fu/dclbo relifa med poaa-me/nike, Jugoslovanske oblasti mi to »rnalfale kot inault Jugo »li/vanskemu rdečemu križu, o katerem le znano, da deli pomoč nepristransko. Program a-meriške pomožne katoliške akcije |e določal $2 000 000 relifa /a Jugoslavijo. 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QKTQRp A 1947 2817 Naslov na vse, kar ima stik s Hstomi PROSVETA 59 So. Liwndale Ave., Chicago 23, Illinois mtfifí^mmmummm^am^ammmmiti i n$m$$$^< mwm i* ............^^^ Glasovi iz naših naselbin Konferenca mladinskih direktorjev in naša bodočnost V zadnji obligatnl Prosveti je bil zaključen zapisnik prve konference direktoric in direktorjev na&h mladinskih krožkov. Zdaj, ko imamo pred seboj vso sliko te konference, lahko sklepamo, da-li je bila uspeh ali ne. Kdor je prečital ta zapisnik, si je lahko ustvaril merodajno sodfco. In naša sodba je, da denar, ki ga je jednota investirala v to konferenco, ni bil proč vržen, prav tako tudi ne čas naših članov in članic, ki so se udeležile tega zborovanja. Nasprotno! Cas in denar sta bila zelo dobro investirana, kajti ta konferenca je bila zelo dobra šola za kader naših mladinskih direktorjev in direktoric. In lahko je dobra šola tudi za vsa naša društva, kajti v tem zapisniku imajo pred seboj cel niz idej, kako organizirati ln voditi mladinske krožke. Zelo dober pregled celotnega d?la ne aamo konference, marveč tudi poslovanja in aktivnosti mladinskih krožkov ter nalog in vlog, ki jih igrajo njih načelniki a» načelnice ter tudi društva. * Ker do zdaj nismo imeli nobene kompozitne slike o delovanju naših krožkov in kvaliteti njih načelstva, smo bili veselo prese nečeni, ko smo čitali referate, podani na tej konferenci. Veselo smo bili presenečeni, ker so bili referati na spločno dobro zamišljeni in posebno nekateri bogati po vsebini. Prav tako so tudi diskusije o referatih pokazale, da naš direktoraki kader sestoji iz cveta našega članatva. Rekord tega zborovanja pokazuje veliko predanost svojemu delu s strani mladinskih direktoric in direktorjev. V resnici je to tudi pogoj za obstanek in napredek vsakega krožka. Ako je vodstvo malodušno, površno in avtomatsko, tak krežek bo samo životaril in kmalu izginil. To je sicer resnica pri vsaki organizaciji. Tudi pri društvih. Kjer je vodatvo mrtvö, bödö tudi dru štva mrtva. Mladinski krožek pa v mrtvi atmosferi sploh ne more živeti, kajti mladina in mrtvilo ne gresta skupaj! Mladina, ako je zdrava, je po svoji naravi polna življenja, polna energije in tudi sposobna ustvarjati, ako ji daste priliko, ako je pod sposobnim in dinamičnim vodstvom. In kjer je mladina, kjer Je živ-' je solo Anthony Mihelich, zapo-1 jen je, tam se še stare kosti pomlade! SREBRNI JUBILEJ DRUATVA 450 SNPJ Euclid. Or—Leta 1922 so se zbrali v tukajšnji tedaj še redko naseljeni okolici zavedni možje in ustanovili društvo SNPJ, ki je dobilo številko 450. Ime so mu dali po tej naselbini "Cvetoči Nobel". Kakor sem že omenila, je bila ta okolica tedaj še zelo redko naseljena. Tedaj še ni bilo veliko vozil in hodili so po ure daleč, predno so dospeli na svoj cilj. Toda dela se niso ustrašili, kajti zavedali so se, da je vsak prit etek težak. Danes, po 25 letih, živijo samo ife trije u-stanoviteJji, vse druge pa krije črna zemlja. Ti so: Anton Ja-nežič, Frank Istenič in Johti Jamnik. Pokojniki pa so zapustili živ spomin, katerega moramo čuvati in ojačiti, da bo dru.-št v o res vredno imena, katerega so zbrali ustanovitelji. Yes, naše ckuštvo resnično cvtte! Razcvefo se je v bujno cvetko, za kar skrbijo naši napredni člani. Še bolj pa bi se lahko raze velo, ako bi se vsi zavedali svoje dolžnosti. Danes je še vedno polje obširno. Da bomo res dostojno praznovali ta pomemben jubilej, jo članstvo sklenilo, da podamo lep in pester program in igro eno-dejanko. Slavnost se bo vršila v Slovenskem društvenem domu na Recher ave. v Euclidu, O., v nedeljo, 2. novembra, začetek ob štirih popoldne.* Zvečer pa se bo vršila prosta zabava in ples, za katerega bo igral dobro poznani orkester "Polka-teers". Ta orkester igra dnevno na elevelandski radio-posta j i WGAR. Program bo vseboval sledeče točke: Pozdravni govor društvenega predsednika, govor gl. odbornika Matta Petrovicha, nastop mladinskega pevskega krožka SNPJ, Joe Gombač zaigra na violino, zapojeta Tony Podobnik pi Mary Gregory, na harmoniko pa ju spremljata Joe Kušar in Anton Malovašlč, zapoje mešani zbor Adrija, harmoniko in seksofon Herman Sluga in Fred Martin ml., zapo- čer pa se bo vršila prosta zabava in ples. Kdor bo zelo srečen, bo dobil "pressure cooker", ki bo oddan pri vratih. Torej vsi na deloi Nadalje opominjam .članice krožka 8 Progresivnih Slovenk, da se bo vršila prihodnja seja 21. oktobra v Lenkotovi dvorani. Pripeljite s jeboj svoje prijateljice, da nas bo toliko več. Članarina je samo 30c mesečpo. Pridite, da se seznanite z delom in smernicami Progresivnih Slovenk. Potrebno je, da se ženstvo izobrazuie in doprinese svoj delež V korist vsega, kar je naprednega. Na veselo svidenje 9. novembra na kartni zabavi društv^ 16 SNPJ in 21. oktobra na seji Progresivnih Slovenk! Mary Gornlck. Vprašanje je, koliko bo ta konferenca dala spodbude našim društvom, da se bolj pozanimajo za mladinske krožke. Priznati je treba, da bi v naši jednoti lahko imel več mladinskih krožkov kot jih imamo. Mislimo seveda aktivnih krožkov. Kot ste lahko razvideli iz konferenčnega zapisnika, imamo le 36 aktivnih krožkov, kar je za tako veliko organizacijo in za toliko naselbin kot jih obsega naša jednota malenkost. Morali bi jih imeti vsaj dvar krat, trikrat toliko. Zdaj imamo le en krožek na 17 društev. Imeli bi jih še manj, da v zadnjih mesecih ni bilo ustanovljenih pet ali šest novih krožkov, kar je dobro znamenje. Po več letih je to sploh prvi razmah naših krožkov. Toda če nočemo spet zaiti v stagnacijo, Je potrebno, da se ta razmah nadaljuje, da se ustanavljajo novi krožki. In sicer bi morali imeti mladinski krožek v vsaki naaelbini, kjto imamo večje ali srednje veliko društvo. Tega danes ni. Lahko bi imenovali naselbine, kjer ima jednota prilično močna društva, tudi po več društev, toda o kakšnem mladinskem krožku ni sluha ne duha. Starejše članstvo se pritožuje, da je mladina brezbrižna za jednoto, za društvo, sploh za vsako socialno pomembno stvar. Prihaja tudi vedno več tožb, da na letnih sejah ne morejo dobiti odgovornih uradnikov, posebno ne tajnika. * Dejstvo je, ako starejša društva ne bomo skušali poživiti r. mlado krvjo, ni več daleč čaa, deset, |>etnajst let, lahko tudi manj, ko se bomo v marsikateri naselbini znašli pred vprašanjem, kaj storiti z društvom, ki jV prišlo v popolno Htagnacijo, se znašlo na slepi cesti, ko ne bo moglo dobiti uradnikov ne med starim niu med mladim članstvom. Med starim članstvom ne deloma vsled izčrpanosti in deloma vsled zredčenosti med nekdaj aktivnimi društveniki, med mladino pa ne vsled tega, ker jih nismo znali vpeljati v društveno in Jed not i no življenje. Kaj bomo v takih primerih storili? Knostavno poslali poslovne knjige v glavni urad in dejali: Tukaj imate naše društvo, zdaj pa storite, kar hočete . . . Morda bo kdo rekel, du smo preveč pesimistični, da gledamo prcvfc črno. Toda kdor gleda v bodočnost, lahko vidi, da se bodo v desetih, petnajstih, sigurno pa v dvajsetih letih znašle vse organizacije tujerodcev pred resnimi problemi samoohrane. Ako pogledamo okrog sebe, vidimo, da se naša tujerodna generacija zeh» hitro stara. Pretežna večina nas, ki »mo bili rojeni onkraj morja, smo že ali bi bili lahko stari očetje in »tare mamice. Tudi naie vrste se bolj in bolj hitro redčijo. Z vsakim letom na» je manj. ★ Z drugo besedo, edina rešitev za naša starejša društva je. da si med mladino vzgoje kader aktivnih članov, ki bodo pripravlj« ni prevzeti društvene urade. Ampak vprašanje Je, kako jih vzgojiti in pritegniti v društva. Boljšega sredstva za dosego tega da zdaj nimamo in tudi ne bomo imeli kot so mladinski kro/ ki. Po naselbinah, kjer imajo mladinske krožke, se Jim ni trebi bati za bodočrumt njih društev, to Je, ako poektbe, da krožek oh ta ne pri življenju iz leta v leto. /a kar ao povsod dani temeljni pogoji, kajti vedno dotašca nova mladina Mladino ae da pritegniti v društva tudi skozi atletiko, Uxia sigurnost zs nasledstvo je vedno boljša Um. ako se mladina vzgaja ln uvaja v jednotino I življenje skozi mladinske krotke, Komur je aamo *a atletiko, se bo v aktivno društveno življenje bolj težko vJlvel. Pri tem je seveda treba gledati, da se mladini omogoči, da se je mešani zbor Jadran, harmo* nika Stanley Poropat, solo zapoje Betty Sen kine, nastop moškega pevskega zbora Slovana, nato oa bo sledila enodejanka "Dete je živo". Torej program bo pester, vreden vstopnine, ki je samo 75c za program in ples. Samo za ples pa 65c. Kar se pa tiče postrežbe, bo tudi izvrstna, kajti pripravljalni odbor je pridno na delu, tako da bo za vse preskrbljeno. Apeliramo na vse društvene člane in članice, ka kor tudi na članstvo sosednih društev in občinstvo v splošnem, da nas poseti na ta dan ln z nami praznuje srebrni jubilej. Torej na svidenje v nedeljo, 2. novembra! Društvene tajnike, katerim sem poslala vstopnice, pa prosim, da mi vrnejo neprodane vstopnice ali pa de nar še pred priredbo. Mary Dodtc. tajnica. KARTNA ZABAVA IN SEJA PROGRESIVNIH SLOVENK Mllwaukee, Wle.—Društvo 16 SNPJ bo priredilo kartno zabavo dne 9. novembra v dvorani S. S. Turn, 725 W. National ave. Bratje in sestre, odbor vas prosi, da greste na delo. Sam odbor ne more vsega Izvršiti. Priskočimo ntu na pomoč. Opominjajte člune in članice, da dobijo kaj daril, ki |ih bomo od-tali na kartni zabavi. Prinesite Jarila tajniku. Daril potrebujemo veliko, kajti pričakulemo veliko udeležbo. Midva t možem jih bova preskrbela devet. Potrudite se tudi vi in preskrbite vsaj enega Knitna zabava se bo vršila ravno na Martinovo nedeljo. Prtčetek ob dveh popoldne, zve- IZREDNA 3EJA SLOVENSKE ZADRUGE BO odloČila o združitvi Na Cklcago, 111. — Izredna članska seja No. Chicago Con-sumers zadruge se do vršila v nedeljo, 19. oktobra t. 1., začetek ob pol dveh popoldne v prostorih Slovenskega nar, doma. Ta seja bo odločila o predlogu združenja naše zadruge s Co-op Trading zadrugo v Waukeganu. Ideja združenja.je bila prvič o-dobfena na članski letni seji meseca marca -4. 1. Sprejet Je bil tedaj predlog, ki je dal direktorjem nalogo priti v stiko 25 odborniki ostalih zadrug v naši naselbini in jih obvestiti o predlogu naie seje. Co-op Trading zadruga je sprejela naše povabilo in se strinjala z našim predlogom. Direktorji o-beh zadrug so nato šli na delo in izdelali načrt združenja, o katerem se bo glasovalo prihodnjo nedeljo. Naš odbor je v pismu na članstvo zelo dobro pojasnil pogoje, ki so v zvezi z združenjem in koristi, ki jih \ottxo dosegli z, združenjem. Pismo je vredno, da ga vsak član skrbno prečit* in dobro preud&ri, Od moje strani vam hočem tu. podati izjavo, da se strinjam z vsem, kgr odbor navaja v,'^ismu. Jaz se zavedam že dolgo, da če bi se te dve zadrugi združili, bi mi imeli takoj najmanj dvojno korist. Prvič, nudile bi se nam večje ugodnosti pri nakupu blaga v večjih množinah, drugič, znižali fbi se ^¿»pravni stroški. Posledica temu bi bila boljši pogoji pri tekmovalnih cenah blaga, ki .ga naši člani in odjemalci kupujejo od nas, ali z drugimi besedami: obstajala bi možnost nižjih cen v naših trgovinah. , Kar me posebno veseli glede združitvenega načrta, je dejstvo, da nam bo mogoče po združitvi poslovsti skoro docels tako, kakor poslujemo sedaj, namreč da bo naia zadruga, postala slovenski okraj v novi večji zadrugi. Mi bomo lahko tudi v bodoče vodili naše seje v slovenskem jeziku. Nad al j* bomo volili svojega okrajnega predsednika in tajnika. Poleg tega bomo izvolili tri direktprje, ki nas bch do zastopali v direktoriju 12 odbornikov skupne organizacije. Udeleževali se bomo lahko tudi vseh članskih sej kot pravomoč-ni člani združene organizacije. Dejstvo, da »o direktorji in članstvo Co-op Trading zadruge pristali na našo zahtevo za tri direktorske zastopnike v odboru nove organizacije, je dokaz, da žele naše popolno sodelovanje v novi organizaciji. Nova zadrug a bo štela 6000 članov, naša sedanja zadruga šteje pi okoli 650 članov, izmed katerih je 175 že včlanjenih v Co-op Trading zadrugi. Tako bo imela naša desetina članov eno četrtino direktorskih mest za naše okrožje To dejstvo lahko pomiti dvom češ, "da ne bomo im$li ničesar reči v novi organizaciji." Na pomislek, o katerem se sliši tu pa tam, "da bomo darovali našo trgovino na Deseti ce- j Iti Co-op Trading zadrugi," vsm hočem pojasniti tole: Resnica je, da bomo spojili ali strnili našo imovino z imovind Co-op Trad ! ing zadruge. Ampak če bodo' Co-op Trading zadruge člani prejemali obresti in koristi od naše imovine, bomo mi obratno deležni obresti in koristi od njihove imovine. Kako. se imovina obeh zadrug primerja? Tridesetega ju-| nija t. I. je skupna imovina Cor op Trading znašala $614,000, istega (¿ne je naša skupna imovina znašala $81,000. Zemljiška viednost Co-op grading zadruge znaša $66,000, poslopja, $87,000, oprema $143,Q00. Vrednost zemljišča, poslopij in opreme naše zadruge je $29,000 V novi dr-ganizaciji bomo solastniki določene imovine (to so zemljišča, poslopja, stroji in oprava) v vrednosti $325,000 in skupne imovine v vrednosti $695,000. Iz tega je razvidno, da mi ne bomo nikomur ničesar darovali, ampak da so združitveni pogoji le nam v korist Polnostevilna udeležba članatva na seji bo odboru in meni, poslovodji vaše zadruge, zelo po godu, zaradi tega vam priporočamo, da se seje v nedeljo če le rpogoce udeležite, ter prisostvujete tej nadvse važni končni od* ločitvi. Na seji vara bo dana prilika za natančno razmotriva-nje vseh zadev, tikajočih se ^druženja. V slučaju, da se vam seje ne bo rapgoče udeležiti, vas opozarjam, da pismp odbora pazljivo prečitate ter iz-rečete svoje mnenje na poslani vam glasovnici, kafcero nam vrnite s pošto, Da bo veljavna, mora biti v rokah tajnika ne 90*neje"kak0r V soboto, 1».'oktobra Ker sem prepričan, da bo ^druženje članstvu in zadružnemu gibanju v vsestransko korist, upam da bo načrt združenja sprejet in s tem združenje odobreno. Math Ogrin. poslovodja No. Chicago Consumers zadruge. lahko v ž i v i v društvo. Pri angleško poslujočih društvih to ni noben problem, kajti tukaj ni jezikovnih težkoč. Vse drugače t*a je pri starejših društvih, ki poslujejo v slovenskem in v nekaterih primerih tudi v hrvaškem jeziku. Ako ta društva ne bodo začela misliti, kako aktivizirati svoje članstvo iz tukaj rojene generacije s tem. da jo vprežejo v odgovorne pozicije, tudi v tajništvo m predaedntštvo ter preidejo na dvojezične seje ali ps tudi zgolj na jezik, ki ga obvlada mladina se znašla na »lepi cesti. Zanimivo je. da se je več društev ie začelo baviti s tem problemom. O Um sg še pogovorimo. MAŠKERADNA VESELICA V YUKONU Yukon, Pa.—Naznanjam članstvu društva Novi dan 117 SNPJ, da je bilo na seji sklenjeno, da priredimo jesensko maškeradno veselico dne 25. oktobra v Slovenskem domu, začetek ob devetih do ene po polnoči. Sklenjeno je bilo tudi, da mora vsak član in članica plačati vstopnino, pa če se udeleži veselice ali ne, kajti veselica se bo vršila v korist društvene blagaj-ne. Za ples bo igral znani Fran-kov tiio. Igral bo lepe polke in valčke za atare in mlade. Na ples vabimo tudi članstvo društva "Silver SUr" in drugih društev iz sosednih naselbin. Pridite v maškeradnih oblekah, da bo kaj šale in zabave. Najlepša in najgrša maska bosta dobili nagrado. Pridite v čim večjem številu. Kdor ne bi mogel plesati, mu bomo pa v spodnjih prostorih postregli z vsemi dobroUmi sveta. Torej na svidenje 25. oktobra. A. Kovačlč. članica. VINSKA TRGATEV KLUBA SLOVENIJE M. OKTOBRA Oakland. Cal.-V Prosveti z dne 1. oktobra je bil priobčen moj dopis, v katerem sem tudi vabil na vinsko trgatev kluba Slovenije, ki se bo vršila na 26 oktobra v Slovenskem domu na 2101 Mariposa st., San Francis-co. pričetek ob dveh popoldne Korektor pa je »pregledal datum in tako je bilo vabilo pri-občeno, ne pa datum. Torej danes ponovno vam na vinsko trga U v kluba Slovenije ki se bo vršila v nedeljo. 26 oktobra Imeli bodo kraUk program na odru, po programu pa bo sledila trgatev grosdja in plas Anton Tomšič. VINSKA TRGATEV DRUŠTVA 13 SNPJ BrtdgeporL O. — Vabim vse članstvo društva 13 SNPJ, da se gotovo udeleži vinske trgatve ki se bo vršila 25. oktobra v Slovenskem dorau na Boydsvillu. Ves dobiče^ je namenjen za bp-žičnico, katero bomo priredili za otroke društva 13. Na vin$ko trgatev še posebej vabimo članstvo društva 640, ker njim tudi mi rad j povrnemo. Pridite in se zabavajte! Društveni odbor bo skrbel za lačne in žejne, muzikanti vam bodo pa zaigrali poskočne polke in valčke. * Drugih, posebnih novic ni v naši naselbini, omeniti pa moram, da vsi občutimo naraščajočo draginjo, sedaj pa je sam predsednik Truman svetoval naj. manj jemo. Po moji pameti bi bilo bolje, da bi predsednik svetoval vladnim in drugim birokratom, naj jedo manj, kajr ti oni sp tisti, ki nsyijajo cene, ne pa revno dplavsko ljudstvo, ki si ?e sedaj ne more kupiti, dovolj živeža. Pred. 2$ leti sem šla v trgovino z, veliko košaro, a v žepu malo denarja, sedaj pa za $10 gro-cerije nimaš kaj spraviti v žep. V Ameriki se uniči veliko živega in bi samo tega poslali, pa bi. biji vsi na boljšem. Upam, dp bodo šle vse gospodinje na stavko za znižanje cen živežu in drtjgim potrebščinam. Bodite pametni in ne kupujte stvari, ki. so predrage! S tem zaključujem moj, dopij» in kličem na veselo svidenje na vinski trgatvi v soboto, 25. oktobra! Hary Polnick, tajnica. NAŠE KULTURNO PRIZADEVANJE IN KONCERT PEVSKEGA ZBORA PREŠEREN 1 Chicago, 111.—Ko je Ustje dol padalo, se je dekle jokalo . . . To pa ne v Chieagu. Naša dekleta so v veselem in živahnem razmahu, odkar se prganizi-rala v krožku Progresivnih Slovenk. Menda še ni nobena nova postojanka tako hitro rasla kot ta Cul sem, da jim je že enkrat zmanjkalo vpisovalnih pol. Čestitam vam, ženske in dekleta, ter vam želim obilo uspeha in napredka.! Mislili, da v skupnem delu boate lahko mnogo storile za vsestransko korist naroda tu in onkraj morja. Obenem Pa vas vse vljudno vabim na jesenski koncert pevskega zbora Prešeren, ki bo v nedeljo 9. novembra t. 1. v dvorani SNPJ. Poleg raznoličnega programa, bo tudi šaljiva dvodejan-ka "Trije tički." Kaj več o programu pozneje. Ne vabim pa samo naše Progresivne Slovenke, pač pa vso slovansko javnost iz Chicaga in okolice, da rezervirate ta dan za Prešerna. Se nekaj: V nedeljo, 26. oktobra t. 1., bodo Sansovi igralci iz Chicaga gostovali v La Sallu na odru SND z dramo "Sin". Vsem iz La Salla in okoliških mest priporočam, da posetite to igro. Igro sem videl tu v Chieagu in moram reči, da gre vsa čast vsem igralcem in njih režiserju Milanu Medvešku za tako imenitno dovršeno delo. Samo premajhno vstopnino i-mate v La Sallu! Ako bi bili ta igra podana na angleškem odru, bi bila vstopnina od $2 naprej. Podpirajte slovensko kulturno delo kjerkoli je vam mogoče! Dajte moralno in gmotno pomoč onim. ki se še ukvar jajo s tem težkim, a vendar potrebnim delom. Narod brez kulture zelo nizko cenijo. Anton Udovich. vojnim veteranom SNPJ pi m ČL".'?1 Î dVeh "»"S m trajal ^o polnoči. Kažipot: Miners Hall, R(Ji. well, O., je na 39 cesti-* tni\i' severovzhodno iz mesta New Philadelphia. Ko pridete v Ntw Philadelphio na "square", vzemite East avenue tri bloke in pridite r>a križišče, kjer sta dvn gasolinski postaji, ena na levi druga na desni. Tam boste videli Route 39. Vprašajte na Ka solinski postaji, kako pridete v Roawell. Na dvorani bo napis SNPJ. Na veselo svidenje. William Pongratx. PRVA DRUŽABNA PmmSPBA PROGRESIVNIH SLOVENK Chicago, 111. — Nà zadnji redni seji krožka Progresivnih Slovenk je bilo sklenjeno, da priredimo prvo domačo zabavo, na kateri se bo servirala tudi večerja po zmerni ceni. V zadevni odbor so sprejele vešče kuharice in pridne delavke, za kar ste lahko prepričani, da bo postrežba prvovrstna. Zabava se bo vršila v dvorani .SNPJ v nedeljo, dne 16. novem-bra, in ker se bo servirala večerja, se zabava prične že ob štirih popoldan. NajeU je posebno dobra godba, ob katere zvo kih se bomo prav po domače vrteli. Vstopnina k tej priredbi je prosta! Z zadovoljstvom lahko tudi poročam, da je bilo na naši zadnji seji predlaganih nadaljnjih 13 naprednih slovenskih žena za pristop in 'dve celo iz Grand Havena, Michigan, kar znači, kako se naše žene in dekleta zanimajo poleg kuhinje tudi za druga kulturna in socijalna vprašanja. To je lepo, kakor tudi potrebno, ker slabe ekonomske razmere dežele v mnogih slučajih huje prizadenejo ženske kot moške. r Za prihodnjo sejo, ki se bo vršila 5. novembra, po prosvetni odsek skušal dobiti kakšnega govornika, da nam bo kaj zanimivega Ur koristnega povedal. Pričakuje se, da se članice o-menjene seje udeležijo v obilem številu in s sabo pripeljejo tudi kaj svojih prijateljic za pristop. Več podrobnosti o naših ak tivnosti bodo pa še poročale članice prosvetnega odseka. ' Frances Vider, predsednica. PLE8NA VESELICA DRUftTVA 404 SNPJ New Philadelphia. O.—V nedeljo, 26. oktobra, bo društvo 484 SNPJ priredilo plesno vese lico v Miners Hall, Roc well. O. Za ples bo igral orkester "Dale Goudy and his Blue Sky Buck-eros". Ta godba je tako živa da bo vse mrtve oiiveU. Podpisani vabi vse prijsUlje in prijateljice, da nas razvesele s svojim posetom. ob priliki jim bomo pe vrnili. Ker mamo imeli veselice že več let, upam. da bomo imeli lepo udeležbo, kajti veselics se bo vršila v počasi KJE SE NAHAJAJO? Franc Mali (Frank Mally) doma od Novega mesta, odšel v Ameriko 1914. Njegov zadnji naslov je bil Box 88, Ug«et, Kentucky; dalje Rudolf Mslly (M*li), njegova sestra poročena Janaek, ki je nekoč živela v New Yorku in Washingtonu, ter Rudolf Zupančič in njegova sestra Valentina Zupančič. Išče jih nečakinja in sestrična Mariia Gerflna rojena Mali, Ljubljana. Gosposka ulica 6/II. Ce sami to čitajo, odnosno ako kateri izmed čiUteljev ve za katerega izmed omenjenih, naj naznani v glavni urad SANSa, 3424 West 26th Street, Chicago 23, Illinois. SEJA ŽENSKEGA ODSEKA Detroit, Mick. — Naznanjam članicam ženskega odseka, da »c bo vriila seja 19. oktobra, začetek ob itirih popoldne. Seja se je imela vršiti 12. oktobra. U*ia je bila odložena, ker se bo na ta dan vršila vinska tr«atc-v podružnic Sansa v Delavskem domu na S. Livernois ave Prosim članice, da upoštevajo to naznanilo. Anna »erdoner. tajnica PEVOVODJA ZA MLADINSKI KR02EK CLEVELAND, 0.~ML£ DINSKI PEVSKI KROŽJ* SNPJ POTREBUJE PEVO VODJO. KI BI BIL PP' VOLJI PREVZETI VOD STVO ZBORA KOGAR ZANIMA J SE ZGLASI PRI TAJV ZBORA JOSEPHINE TM TNIK. 11I0E.TI8T TEL JOSEPHINE TRATRI* TAJWCA. Počutim Sa Izvrstno! Zahvalo Hoboka ▼•1*4 glavobol«, M iilHhi iwhiitl. i ' SO «Otile V ms iUbi in nmliiitl t r. Pdinm dalia pr o. T« jo vol kot 15. OKTOBRA 1947 L Glasovi iz naselbin M Bizacije „ ZAPADNE METROPOLE p^b. Colorado. -Naša : seja je bila obdrzava- CnlTnedelJo.5.okt.,ob drugi ur, loldne. To se ponavlja vsa- t prvo nedeljo v mesecu. To ¿n opomnila radi tega ker ne-Urim našim članom se sedaj tZ v glavo, da bi « to za ln*. čeprav se «Racija pobija najbrže ze četrto leto. za tem je bila seja Sansa. Orlova seja je bila malo bolje ribana kot Sansova, čeprav k ■spadajo po večini vse orga-Pueblu, kar seveda ni ora"no. Obe seji sta bili za-JSnivi, vsi smo bili zelo zgovorni in v lepi slogi. Samo naš Tone Medved ni imel to pot prav jičesar povedati, kar je nekaj nenavadnega. Mogoče smo se m v tem ali onem oziru kaj zamerili, amapk ker je Tone do-bra duša, bo tudi to pot pozabil kakor vselej, kadar ni kaj prav. Na Sansovi seji se je razmo-trivalo o prireditvi v nedeljo 16 nov., na kateri bodo proizva-jane slike iz stare domovine v Katodnem domu. Predsednik organizacije John Stonich je pndno razdajal vstopnice za prodajo, Mary Dolgan se je zapodila za minuto iz dvorane, nakar je zasopljena pridirjala x novico, da jih je v tej minuti je 10 prodala, kar je gotovo dalo pogum drugim. Kaj bo na programu popoldne ob 3. uri iraven slik, bo naznanjeno pozneje, zvečer bodo pa zopet slike. s plesom po slikah. Obakrat bo program velik in zadovoljiv. In vsi naši Slovani v Pueblu naj se zaenkrat vzdignejo in zedinijo v eno misel, da bo šlo vse za naše v domovini. Pozabimo kam kdo spada, zavedajmo se samo, da smo kolikor toliko še vedno sinovi in beere našega poteptanega naroda, ki je pogumen toliko, da ie vzdiguje sam iz razvalin z nadčloveško močje in kolikor toliko s pomočjo nas Slovanov v Ameriki. Vse podrobnosti bodo naznanjene nekoliko pozneje Sklenimo pa že sedaj, da bomo vsi v Nar#dnem domu lfiu novembra. Radi razvajenosti naše mladine krožka Pueblo Youth, se je na žalost moral njihov program odložiti na prihodnje čase, to je tridejanko "Almost Summer". jrfumrla mati Katarina Mutz, v visoki starosti 92 let. Njihov dom je v vasi Dule, fara Suhor pri Metliki. Zapušča sina Marka tukaj v Pueblu in sina Johna Kostelca v Walsenburgu, Colo. Zraven tudi 7 vnukov v Ameriki in 6 v stari domovini. Društvo Orel izreka sožalje! • Nick Radovich se je nahajal 3 tedne v zdravstvenem kopališču v Novi Mehiki. Isti čas je t?il tam tudi Vinko Poltz iz Santa Fe, New Mexico, delegat 13. konvencije, kateri je bil Nicku v veliko plomoč, kar se tiče družbe«in drugih stvari. Našima članoma Lewteu in Phillys Ercul se je narodil prvorojenec John Phillip, katere- je harmoniko in pel, in je s tem tudi nas navdušil. Delal se je že mrak, ka smo napotili proti Pueblu. Na Greenhornu smo na zahtevo našega "šoferja" ustavili, da smo se napili "kofe-ta" in vse zalili po stari slovenski navadi. Dospeli smo srečno v Pueblo z zavestjo, da je bil dan vse skozi razveseljiv, skratka, odnesli smo iz Walsenburga prijetne spomine. V avgustu sta nas Puebelča-ne obiskala John in Mary Thaler iz Cicera, lil., kot je že John sam opisal v itov. 185 Prosvete. V resnici povedano, da sta se mi prikupila prvi hip, ko sem ju zagledala in zdelo se mi je kot da ju poznam od zmeraj. John je zgovoren, Mary bolj tiha, oba pa sta vrla jednetarja, zraven inteligentna, torej je bilo gra ga smo opisali v naš mladinski! diva za fi°yorjenje, da mi je še oddelek. Cela družina Erculo-va: stari in mladi in vsi okoli njih, spadajo k SNPJ. V nedeljo, 28. sept., smo šli na sejo naše federacije. Vedno po-strežljivi Ludwig Yoxey nas je odpeljal s svojim avtomobilom v prijazno mesto Walsenburg že ob pol devetih zjutraj. Seja seveda kot «vedno ni bila preveč obiskana, ampak udeležba je bila povoljna. Radi odsotnosti preds. Fr. Pechnika je sejo vodil podpreds. Bla« Strovas. Seja je bila zanimiva in spodbud-ljiva. Seja federacije nas vselej zveže trdneje v prijateljstvu in delovanju za našo jednoto. Dom jednote, kot imenujejo dvorano kjer smo zborovali, dobro napreduje v popravljanju, še malo, pa bo v ponos naših rojakov v Walsenburgu. Odločili smo iz blagajne $50 za atletiko, če bi se mogla uresničiti ideja, da bi imeli krožki tekme med seboj v južnem Coloradu. Precej po seji nam je krožek tamošnega ml. oddelka podal kratek program pod vodstvom sestre Balich, hčerke tajnice Louise Zupančič in voditeljice krožka, kateri nas je v resnici razveselil. Počutili smo se u-poštevani tudi pri t a m o š n j i mladini, katera se je potrudila, da nas je počastila s petjem, godbo in kratko sliko, koliko se je "¿upe" naredilo iz ne vem koliko galunov vode......«....... Za tem so nam članice št. 299 pripravile pravi banket. Vse je bilo izvrstno, postrežba in jedila, posebno potice ne bodo tako hitro pozabljene. Posetniki smo Starši gotovo skušajo vtisnili iiKiplino v kosti svojim otrokom, a vkljub temu se današ-ija mladina drži načela, da je fcak sam svoj gospodar. Mogo-« bo ta nezgoda, kar se seveda »pa. pomagala v prihodnjosti. Bolni so društveniki: Angela Jenig, Frank Smerajc, Jack Od kod prihaja krivda, ne vem.'lzel° hvaležni za n>ihQ" X™d- „ • - - - A Poslopje ima "nickoledium , kar je tudi novo. Spustili smo se in plesali vsi vprek in postali še tylj mladi, kot že mislimo da smo. Preden smo odšli domov, smo pregledali že poprej lepi dom Edwarda Tbmsica, sedaj je pa zopet vse na novo preuredil, na kar je v resnici Zadel in Frank Pogorelec, ka- lahko ponosen. Vrt je tudi še kor tudi Frances Boltezar, ka- lepši kot preje. Rože so izredne *ra se pa še nekako dobro o- »n bujno cveteče sadje se je ši kplje zadnje čase. Anton bilo na drevesin. Poslužili smo Francel se je pa moral podvreči se češpelj in jabolk kar z drc-•ptraciji in se nahaja v bolniš-! ves. Wci Corwin Vstavili smo sc pri bratu Br- Umrl je 27. sept. Joseph Zu- f^' * tisV vrli >edno"*' k! P»ncic, sin znane Zupančičeve'^ imel svoJ ca* vse vd°ve * <^ine .n brat poslovodje naše! Walsenburgu seštete, pa ni nie *nižne prodajalne Franka Zu-' za,e«lo'{ ke[ )e za d P«a. Preminul je pri svoji vdovo lz dr/ave, Utah- 'T, •M v Lake Cityju, Colo., kjer! Pastoren dom in postelj * J* nahajal na obisku. Joe je' kot v kakem zavodu' °epraV bil bolan nekako eno leto in ob »rti star en mesec manj kot ® « Oče mu je umrl pred le- ** dni. Bil je rojen v Pueblu sedaj dolgčas po njiju. Mogoče se pa kdaj ustanovita v Pueblu, ker sta nam pripovedovala, da je glavobol v Chicagu radi klime nekaj navadnega, naša klima ima pa to lastnost, da ne pritiska na možgane, ampak jih bistri, zato smo menda tako "smart" v Pueblu. Johnu pa in Mary — na zopetno svidenje! Na tem mestu se Antonu Tom-sichu ("big" Tonetu) zahvaljujem za prisrčno vabilo v Prosveti štev. 186, da naj jih obiščem v Californiji. Vse mogoče, da se tako naključi. Nisem bila še nobenkrat v tisti zlati deželi, čeprav je na kranjskem hribu cel kup Radovichev, sorodnikov mojega moža, zato bom prav hvaležna, če bi me peljal tja Na tisti sliki s konvencije je pa najboljše, da naj ne išče Rose Radovich, mogoče bo razočaran. A vendar pozdrav Tonetu in mami! Rose Radovich. ŽENITVENA PONUDBA Som vdovec, imam svoj dom, dve loti zemlje in tri sobno hišo ter klet Želim s« seznaniti s žensko, ki Je pripravljena ns itrJtgv, ali pa sa hiino gospodinjo, ionsko v starosti 40 do 00 1st, Slovenko sli Hrvatico Ni izključena {udi sko ims enega ali dva otroka, ali ps ako ima svojo mater za podpirati seboj Tu ima dober prostor za fccdbčnom. Jaz delam vsak dan in zaslužim $11.72 dnevno. Torej katera resno misli, naj piše na moj naslov: E. Zecker, P. O. Box 3110, Fredrtcktown, pa. (Wash. Co.) —(Adv.) DRU&TVENA VESELICA V GREEN8BURGU Groonsburg, Pa. — Članstvo društva Naprednost 223 SNPJ je na svoji redni seji sklenilo, da priredi letno veselico dne 18. oktobra v parku Grandview. Ta prostor je oddaljen tri milje od Greensburga, ako greste skozi Carbon ali Hyden Hill (?). Veselica se bo pričela ob še-atl») pa pb; osnjih. za katerega bo igral Daniel Sa-daski in njegov orkester. Člani in članice društva 223 naj ne pozabijo na to veselico, kajti na redni seji dne 14. sept. je bilo sklenjeno, da je vsak član in članica obvezna plačati vstopnino. Torej udeležite se veselice v polnem številu, kajti vstopnice boste morali plačati, če se veselice udeležite ali ne. Vabimo tudi vse znance in prijatelje sosednih društev od blizu in daleč. Torej na veselo svidenje 18. oktobra v Grandview Parku! Mary Russ. tajnica. SMRT ČLANICE 8NPJ Warren. O.—Prejeli smo obvestilo, da je umrla v Chicagu Agnes Lovšin, članica našega društva 321 SNPJ. Sestra Lovim je stanovala pri svoji hčeri. Umrla je 3. oktobra. Pokojnica je bila članica 21 let. Ob smrti ji je bilo 68 let. Doma je bila v bližini Celja na Štajerskem. V kolikor nam je znano, zapušča tukaj enega brata, tri poročene hčere In lina Naše društvo izreka zahvalo društvu 631 SNPJ v Chicagu. ki je oskrbelo dostojen pogreb. J. Ješ. tajnik. vita v hiši popolnoma sama Oglasili smo se v "Silver Dolar Inn", kjer nam je dal posebno pozornost lastnik "saluna" * opušča mater, dve sestri ~in I Frank, sin Blaža Strovasa. Igral bratov. Spadal ni k no--------- slovenskemu društvu. 6. okt. je umrl daleč na-/nani Frank Hegler, po ' Zidar. Prva leta, ko se * nastanil v Pueblu,'je preva-p,v° za tukajšnjo pivovar-f>znej( se Jc lotil farmar ^ m>el zelo dobro urejeno ^'aj je pa že precej let Prosti tukajšnje javno Bal u )<■ bil v vasi Rapljevo, y in je bil ob smrti hf Spadal je k KSKJ Pueblu zapušča ženo »ne Franka, Freda in hčeri* Izabelle in f "'«ni, Calif., pa si-! l Zapušča tudi brs-Pueblu, v Jugosla • J"s«*phs. '' velik pogreb ln cvetlice so pričsle. __ 'kojnik priljubljen.! " ' ■ ■ ■— ' Ukren° j bratovttin org.ol.ir.L -rilo r««W..b progr.moj trn I « P«"- Mark Muti i* dobil )«). Pr-P«»«^- ~ P'—»»* • domovine ds mu ** tvorl)o radijski progrsm. ZA POJASNILA o kupovanju aH prodaji posestev in smsIJUČ v Kaliforniji, pišite ns naslovi ANTON JORDAN sil MARY ANN ZAJEC 460 W. Foothlll Blvd. Fontsna • California Zahvft)« za presenečenje Srčna hvala vsean sorodnikom in prijateljem, kl so nam priredili "Surprise Psrty" za najino desetletnico zakonskega življenja dne 21. septeipbru 1947. Za-rqs sva bila zelo iznenadena, ko sva vstopila v gostilno John Da-rovca in je zadonelo "Surprise" lz grl navzoče množice, sorod ninkov in najinih prijateljev, ki so bili navzoči pri gostiji in sicer: Mrs. in mr. Zlogar, mrs. in mr. Fr. Zavertnik, mrs. in mr. Andrijaš, mrs. in mr. Trakonja, mrs. in mr. Westfal, mrs. in mr. Burich, mrs, in mr. M. Zayert-nik, mrs. in mr. R. Andrija!« mrs. in mr. pefrlch, mrši in mr. Dedich, mrs. in mr. W. Trakonja, mrs. in mr. H. Andrejaš, mrs. in mr. F. Andrejaš, mrs. in mr. M. Turk, mrs. Fister, mrs. in mr. Godina, mrs. in mr. Mir-tich, mrs. Sardach, miss M. Au-cin, mr. Lotrič, mrs. in mr. Sed lar, mrs. In mr. Kobal, mrs. in mr. Alchar, mr. V. Cainkar, mrs. in mr. Mihelich, mrs. in mr. Buchelman, mrs. in mr. Kvi-dra, mrs. in mr. Helberg, mr. L. Cainkar, mrs. in mfr. Pogačnik, mrs. in mr. Simec, mrs. in mr. Zupan, mr. John Darovec, mri. in mr. F. Heidenrelch, mr. Reven, mrs. in mr. Strohen, mr«. in Dr. Zavertnik, mr. Walter Zlogar in mrs. in mr. Bohinc. Ako smo pomotoma katerega ime izpustili, prosimo, da nam oprostite. Se enkrat najlepša hvala vsem ln še posebno pa kuharicam, ki so se potrudile in napravile tako okusna jedila, ter lepa hvala tudi ea darilo, kl ste ga nama poklonili ob tej priliki. Do smrti vam bova hvaležna ln ob enaki priliki lahko računate tudi na naju. Vaša prijatelja: Stefan in Ilosie Vidmajer, Clarendon Hills, Illinois. NAROČNIKOM Dalttaa v oklepaju, m primor (Oct. 31. 1947), imana m vam Je s tem narofalna. Ponovila časno, ds ao Poil)lt« ts Ponudba" Kui»on — lodaj □ ertloUno I« 114« P«#l}ltS SU navadno poStnlna irwS It as I1S0 stsfcianlsa Makaks la sosssa aa «U k ira loo Uftvt Olli la Na»ala □COD i BlvaHI «aSaoll V blagi spomin prve obletnice smrti moJs®s 1J uboga soproga In očala JOŽEF BRGOČA ■ ".* j t * kateri Js preminul 11. oktobrs 1041. Loto dni je še minulo, od ksr »1 TI sspustil nss sa veta* a nI ne dneva ne ure. ds M se ns spominjali ns Tebe. V «rcili nsftih še vedno iiviš ln llval bol do kones naših dni.—Žalujoči ostalli Mary Brgoi, soproga In olrod V Trinldadu. Colo. V blagi spomin četrte obletnice smrti naše ljubljene hčera In sestre BERTE LESKOVEC Dne f. oktobra Jo minulo štiri leta. od kar al sa vedno sspustlla nss. Ostaneš pa nam v spornimi v srcih naših dokler tudi ml ne pridemo sa Teboj. Počivaj v miru —Žalujoči ostalli John in Paula Leskovec. starišl; Victor in Albert, brata in sestra Jennie v Mid way. Pa. Naznanilo in zahvala Potrtega srca nasnsnjamo sorodnikom. pr!Js!el)em la snancem. da Je po teški bolasnl preminul moj ljubi brat. mol In oče GEORGE STEGNER Umrl Je dne I. taptembra 1147 Pogreb se Je vršil II. septembra t. I. po cerkvenih ebredih v hrvatski cerkvi Preav. Srca Jesuseva ga In od tem na pokopališče. Pokojni Je bil rojen pred M loti v vaal Hrast Vinica pri Čm^lju v Seli Krajini. Jugoslavija. V Ameriko Ja prišel še lote lili Prav loea hvala pogrobnikom članom društva 'Trail Slesers" ŠI. 100 SNPJ In drultvy Sv. Teresl|s št. 221 KSKJ. katorih Je Ml člen oekejni Madalje Iskrena hvala gg. duhovnom cerkva Pro«v. Srca sa eprevljene pogrebne obreda P rev lepe hvala tudi Ooodfellew Club ol Mech Pioo Shop. You ne« town Sheet * Tube Co. kakor tudi vaem številnim prijeleljom. sosedom, anancem In sorodnikom, kl ae pokojnika obiakell ok mr! volkom edm. vaam kl so selustveveU • nami eb IsguM dragee* pokojnika. Hvala lope pegrebnlku Cdwerdu Kom paro so tako lopo urejeni sprevod In enako lens hvala vaem. M ae njegove krsti okrasili s vend in rvelJicemi. ter vsem. M so ea spremili na njegovi 'adnjl poli k mirnamu počitku ns mtredvor TI pe. noš drogi, no pesak^J *v>koJnl. psčive) v miru ln lekka na| TI bode smortlka vr\*da -žaluteči ostalli Louis Sterner, krat—lena ln sin v staram kraju. Se. Chuay. III. V blagi spomin prve obletnice smrti našega ljubega očeta MARTIN KOLENCA kateri Je preminul 10. oktobra 1040 Rojen Jo Ml 0. oktobra 1004. ter v spomin obletnice smrti nale ljubljene matere ELIZABETH KOLENC kl Je preminula dne 0. decembra 1020. Draga nam ljubljene mali ln oče. odšla sta od nas sa vedno. S srca naša le vedno lalujejo sa Vama. Odnesli so vaju v hladni grob. tja. kjer nI skrbi ln ne nadlog. Vse prereno ste nas sapu> stila In odšla od nas. naš dom ostal Je presen, ko vaju več med nami nI. Ostala nam bodela v spominu do konca naših dni. Počivajte v miru v hladni amorltkl semljl —Žalujoči oetalli Ellsabeth Kolone, hči) Martin Kolone, sin In drušlns v Olllosplo. 111. V blagi spomin sedme obletnice smrti nošo droge mamice In store memo JOSEPHINE LUMBERT kotero Jo preminulo 14. oktobre 1940 v stori domovini v Drogi no Dolenjskem v JugoslovlJI. Sedem let Je le minulo, od kor Vos krije hlodno semljo. s v srcu mojem, dregs msms mojo. Imam Vos v trojnem spominu ln toko bodete ostali, dokler tudi noju norovs no sdrull s Vem!. Počlvojts v miru in lohko no| Vem bode semljtee.—Žalujoči ostalli Mr. la mrs. Prenk Hren ln druiine. 7041 Empire Woy. Seel t le. Wesh. Naznanilo In zahvala Žaloslnegs ln potrtogo srce nesnenjomo vsem sorodnikom, prijotoljem In snonesm tulno vest. do Jo io vodno preminul ng| drogi ln ljubljeni loprog. oče ln stori oč# FRANK UNC Umrl Jo po dvojtot letni dolgi bolesal dne 10. svguats 1047, ek smrti stav 04 let. Domo Jo bil Is It. Vlds pri Sstlčal. »o do-meče Andrejčkov Rojen Jo bil II, Mft> lin. V Ameriko Jo prišel loto 1000 In lioov v W Vlrglnljo in loto 1004 so Je preselil v riemlng. Kons. In prod 17. leti se )e proso* U1 ■ druiino v Clevelond. Ohlo. Pogreb so Jo vršil ti. svg. t. i. ts A. P. Svotkovego | pogrebnege so vodo v oerkev Sv. Kristino k mirnemu počitku ao Kolvsrljo pokopeUščf, Lopo hvsls gos. Bombsču ss oprsvljono obrvde, Srčno hvala viesa sorodnikom In prijstsliom od bllso In od daleč, nsmroš Is Kon< soso, poanoylvonilo ln li Dotvoils. Mloh.. kl so gs take lepo okro-lUT i številnimi kroinlml venci, kskor tudi so darove so Maša. Oprostilo. Itsr ao novsjsmo vseh i Imeni, vsolo M pr^roč prostora Lopo hvsls vsem. kl sto go obiskali ob mrtvsškem odru In vsem. kl ste se udolellli pogrebe In fa spremili k vol no mu počitku M mirodvor. Hvsls lopo dvuštvu Ü. »9 «MPJ la društvu It. 119 KSKJ >o veliko In čeetne udelolbe pri pogrebu In os kUre Ispla. čono posmrtni no, ter ss pomoč dano nam v čosu njegove bolesal. Iskreno hvolo vsem, kl sto doli ns rsspologo ovtomoMlo. kakor tudi vsem prijotoljem, ki sto gs eblskoveli v njegovi dolgi bolesal ter lopo hvolo tudi A. P. Svetkovemu pogrebnemu sovodu so toke lopo urejeni pogreb Tebi pa, lJeM soprog, ošo la stori oče, «o Je končolo semeljsko trpljenje, kl s! g o voljno pronsšol In Imel pri* Jesen nss meh ro vsakogar. In dobro besedo. Odšel il od asi v neskončno večnost, t)o kjer nI trpljenje In no nedlog. PočlvsJ y miru v hlsdnl e morilki semljl. kolere si ljubil. »II si dober soprog la oče In ljubljen od noi vseh. Ostenel nam v trajnem apomlau da* klor tudi ml no pridemo se Tabo).-Žalujoči ostalli Mary Uno, soproga (roj. OorUk), dama la Vač pri Utl|li Frank ln Anthony, slnovoi Msry Hlll, Préñeos Kolen. Stole Hoetnlk in Morgorolh Kosi. hčere» Milile In J Pavlieh »iu JU Veronica SiMUh »M fianco» bei Odi M3 412 U«o«ge Maronich Its Kmii Grb«, lio Jnhn G-t^i (is <34 I U'alwih l.un«a> Mti 441 Mktuwl Ja, »1 Luui» |Mr»nK«r Ii« Ai,»i,«v» Hai.I MS 4»1 Joseph Lever »30 «03 I*..ho rndetH- »7 IgnaU Zinreh »«7 ♦os Agrif* fianko »I«. NJI i '.ai le» MlaveU t,« 'M Jntm M m,a »S« :>»• M.H huda In Ik ln Mirni iH^atten »II »os Margaiet Tuahai »M Alire Rtumti »Mi Joaepii |>r«n,«t) Iji »IS lohn Braniael »>« li«nk K«»<«Ik »J* 11 anee» K Ir.mm »*n J.,r,n Vol* »M John Volk »l« •«i Mer» <«.., »»» A„„.„ Riay«vtch gai Peier ilf.„ »e, Hla»evnh tX> SI4 i^aulk lu «litm k • t« Ma, v Tolst M» |,.h(T1 Pianih vat »14 "» Mar > I tmitam ||» «31 M • ii I > 11 M,,I I Mahe: Dud J Ann «»ia\e. Mg KaUtei n,« i b« »tn •41 Mar > fcel,at ««S lat ..t. i «m« IM atztet I ,, , %M 70S Julia Samplo IM. 711 franc«« fils lil. 741 Edward Krallch M. Peter Barach MO. Skupaj—'Total M.47» 50 LAWRENCE GRADISEK. taj. bol odd - Sae'y S. B. Dopt. Glasovi iz naselbin O 8LOVEN8KEM RADIJSKEM PROGRAMU . V ZAPADNI PENNI N. Bradaock. Ps.-V nedeljo, S. okt., se je vršila v Slovenskem domu v Pittsburghu zelo važna seja raznih dru&tev, organizacij in posameznikov, ki so včlanjeni v odboru "Ameriiko-alovenskega dneva". Kot vam je gotovo že znano, se vrši vsako nedeljo od 10.30— 11. ure slovenski radio-program pod okriljem "Ameriškega slovenskega dneva". Ta program vzdržujemo s prostovoljnimi frrtepevkt. "»" "t ( w Na seji je bilo 92 zastopnikov, ki so zastopali 47 društev ln organizacij, in soglasno je bilo sklenjeno, da se bo v bodoče radio-program oddajal z nove postaje iz Braddocka, katero la-stuje Slovan, dolžnost ostalih Slovanov pa je, da podpiramo svoje ljudi. Ta postaja js jako močna. Imenu (s ae WLOA. Na vašem radiu naravnajte kazalec na številko 1950, na starejših aparatih pa na 155. Program se bo oddajal ob istem času kot do sedaj, namreč od 10:30 do 11. ure dopoldne. Torej v nedeljo, 19. oktobra bomo oddajali nai program že na novi postaji WLOA (1550). Sedaj ps želim še omeniti, da se bo vršil koncert tamburašev univerze Duquesne v nedeljo, 26. oktobra, v Slovenskem domu na 57. ulici in Butler, Pittsburgh. Dirigent tega tambura-škega orkestra je profesor Matt L. Gouze. Tamburaši so vsi mladi univerzitetni dijaki, ki si s koncerti zaslužijo za šolanje. Vse točke na programu bodo slovenske. Ves čisti dobiček je namenjen v dijaški sklad in za radijski program. Koncert se bo pričel ob štirih popoldne. Zvečer pa se bo vršila prosta zabava in ples. Vstopnina za koncert in ples samo $1.> Vstopnice lahko dobite pri blagaj-ničarki "Ameriško - slovenskega dneva" mrs. Mary L. Bodack. 4917 Hatfield st., Pittsburgh 1, Pa. (Slično poročilo je poslal tudi br. Louis Karish in bilo bi samo ponavljanje, če bi priobčili oba poročila.—Ured.) v Anion Rsdnak. un llic \I\IH II 01 DIMI S KAZALEC URE NAJ KAŽE ENAKO SKOZI VSE LETOf Cleveland, O.—Društvo V boj 53 SNPJ je razpravljalo o priporočilu bankirjev in onih profesionalcev, ki žele spremembo časa s tem, da bi se kazalec pomaknil za uro nazaj ob dveh ponoči zadnjo nedeljo v aprilu vsako leto in bl tako ostala sprememba poletnega časa do druge ure po polnoči do zadnje nedelje v mesecu septembru. Tak dodatek ali amendment bo predložen volilcem v odobritev dne 4. novembra, da volite zanj z da (yes), ali da ga zavr-žete z ne (no). Ker pa smo Želimo, dfi'se udeleže seje vse članice in da bi s seboj pripeljale tudi svoje prijateljice. Več kot nas bo, laže si bomo začrtale naše bodoče aktivnosti. Čla- narina je samo 30* na m kar je malenkost«. Anas Puncsr, U j niča. Opomba uredništva: Vaš dopis je dospel v uredništvo v torek, 14. okt., torej prepozno za priobčitev v torkovi številki. Nekje je pomota glede datum* vaše seje. Sestra Mary Gornick poroča v današnji Prosveti, da se bo vršila seja Progresivnih Slovenk 21. oktobra. Sestra Mu-sich je tudi pred časom poroča, la, da se vršijo seje- vašega krožka vsak tretji torek v mesecu. Torej nam ni bilo jasno, ali se bo vršila seja to sredo, 14. oktobra, kot poroča sestra Pun-cer, ali se bo vršila prihodnji torek, kot poroča sestra Gor-nick. __ POPRAVEK Windsor Heights, W. Vs.—V sredini Prosveti z dne 8. oktobra je bila pomota v mojem poročilu. Glasiti bi se moralo, da so se udeležili našega plesa tudi iz Glencoeja, O., ne iz Barber-tona. Toliko v pojasnilo. F. Kolenc, tajnik 407 SNPJ. Nemški dokumenti o izdajstvu Draže Mihajloviča Nürnberg.—AFP poroča, da so pri mednarodnem sodišču v Nüinbergu našli zaboj dokumentov, ki nosijo označbo "OKW 044—strogo zaupno". Med temi dokumenti so številna tajna poročila nemške protišpijonaže na Balkanu, poslana vrhovnemu poveljstvu nemških oboroženih sil, iz katerih je razvidno, da je bil bivši jugoslovanski kraljev ski general in vojni minister be gunske jugoslovanske vlade v Londonu Draža Mihajlovič od decembra 1943 dalje v nemški špijonski službi. ja, naj bi gl. tajnik pojasnil v Prosveti vsa novejša zavarovan nja, na primer 20-letno plačevanje in 20-letno obdarilno zavarovanje. V zadevi filmov naj tajnik piše na urad, kdaj bi jih lahko dobila naša federacija. Valen-tinčič priporoča, da darujemo v sklad za svobodni tisk. Sklenjeno, da darujemo v ta namen $15, za Družinski koledar za oglas pa se odobri $10. Prihodnja seja se bo vršila v nedeljo, 28. dec., začetek ob 2. uri popoldne v Girardu. Zaklju-. ček seje ob 4:20 popoldne. John Rovbil ^a pisni kar. Federacije N. P SEJA *MILWAUSKE FEDERACIJE ' Mllwaukee, Wia. — Zastopnikom milwauške federacije SNPJ na znanje, ^a se bo vršila prihodnja seja 20. t. m., začetek ob pol dveh v običajnem prostoru. Udeležite se,..ker bomo imeli na dnevnem redu več važnih zadev. KREDIT ZA ASESMENT ČLANOV MLADINSKEGA ODDELKA Pra»topll v oddaiak odraslih maaeca oktobra C radii lor aaaaaamanta glvsn t« juvsnll* mambara who tranafgrrad Into tha adult dfiarlman! te Oclobar Dr. ŠL Ima tlaaa | črnk prsjsl tajnik Vaota L. No Nam« ol aesabar lac> rvosAvsd Aasonnl ................*.......-..............$ 14.00 ....................................... 10.00 3 Euren» Pejack ....... Mark- E. Slofanlch Mary Vidmar 4 Helen P. Rataiczak 1 Plorlan Ptahsk fl Joan Martha WirantI John Wirant ... 10 Urban Mrak, Jr.... Erne«t Wcsawick . 21 Richard W, Hribar.. 28 Mary Ann Mulec . 21) I .for a Kern Hall..... Tony Otretkar ........ 24.00 3.00 14.00 16.00 1900 Roge K. Dosk....... 35 00 Roae Rndovich . Anton Wapollch William Verdinek 19.00 6.00 200 16.00 1H.O0 Dr. iL Ima ¿lana L. No. Naaaaoi mainbar 228 Georg* C. Gratchen 242 Mary L. Moroa_______ 243 Margaret C. Urbai.. 247 John Priinc ............ 249 John E. Pugel.......... 264 Roae Biza i ........ 265 Joe Kencec .......... 277 Lern. Suattk .......... 290 Edward John Koren 299 Gloria J. Magninie 328 John Bra'.osh, Jr. £«k prejel tajnik Vaota Sec y rec«lv«d Amoum Mary Gilbert ............ Frank Pervinaek...... Frank Poeetiel ........ Frank Yurko ............ Frank Putzel .......... Charles Zakely ........ Martin Urbaa. Sr..... Jennie Mikolich ...... Peter Skof? .............. Lomne Zupančič ...... Nellte Vehar 326 Gertr. M. Pavlovichi Louia Dornik ""T...... 347 And Budtnecak. Jr. Sylvia C. Maljevac.. 14.00 10.00 1.00 14.00 17.00 12.00 12.00 5.00 20.00 3.00 6.00 12.00 19.00 10.00 ii »avi min o» itihtl tp Nadalje opozarjam na 35-let nico društva Venere 192 SNPJ; ki se bo vršila 2. novembra v dvorani S. S. Turn. Članice tega vrlega društva vedno sodelujejo povsod in za vsako nrfpred no stvar, zato jih moramo upoštevati in tudi mi sodelovati z njimi. Torej udeležimo se nji hove proslave v velikem številu. Društvo Sloga 16 SNPJ pa bo imelo kartno zabavo 9. novem bra v istem prostoru. Chaa. Kramar, tajnik federacije.. Marko Sabich .......... 29.00 Moli i« R. Dovyak Rose Debevc ......... 379 Bertha Kirinic .. 391 Anthony F. Wallace 403 Helen J. KaUch „. J Frank Udavich 436 Wm. T Bichanich .J ......................... Louii Krznarich ......'............................. o • 34 V let, T. Gabrielclc John Spa emblek 18.00 19.00 4.00 1200 19.00 8.00 Male Vucetic ........... 27.00 38 William T Mauaer Lawtenc* Modrijan 1?» John So bol ........ 51 I.udvick Louslun Vi t>oni:ld Omahen I «4 Angeline Povlrk Flounce L. Skriani- Frank Zerovec John 1'otokar ... Loul« Zelrlik John Z'iflch „ John Ki>be «i .K an Cernola * Polona Marinee 70 Kriward J. Polutnik Frank Polutnik 115 Dorothy Dernulc Rudy Sile 117 Jus N M.*r\ uit, Jr. Frank Koxaelc. ttr 120 JtfW F V Itn:.« mat v M ¿u uveli lt.uk, * ► lank Helina » »• »*• Mattel [>■ Ml M'ti i Ma »Ul* »JI Ml Util» Ha, 14». 12« Ft «tik Veiblr 114 Jnhn Pintar 141 Philip Podobnik rs Mililied Ann Gollc ' Kflvv. rd L Kovan« h Crfilio Snttlnlk 1S2 J umri 16« Mary ath i pañete lí»v»n Anion (¡antar John J. üabren>a Marion Knerovleh John Ikiatianclc John Ivsnetc Matt IVbe|t»ek Sr C'hiittuia Klemmen 1900 1900 3800 1900 11100 34 00 20 00 39 00 53 UO 1800 14 00 1200 17 00 1800 20 00 38 00 1900 1*00 14 00 10 00 1900 8 00 17 00 1900 IU 00 464 Daiay Boinestar Mildred B«>mest«ir 497 William Pangerc J Mary Krall .. 518 Frank Cheanick ......I ..................., . Elsie Pernar ... .......... 19.00 19.00 16.00 18.00 560 Johl» Omugtch . 504 Fiank Berginc. Jr. 584 JoMephlne Potiak 604 Edwin A Gerchman Rtwe Shuin Frunk Telu.vnik Mary Inktt» .., Stanley KrainU Krun^Ss Di * elak 606 Louiü« Su kl je .. 609 Marr.aiet Drrnoiek 715 Elvira Monfredo 718 G>nn L. Wilain I 721 Joaeph Durtnakv ... I Riehard OpMtnik (îercldine A. Webei Edward J. Yager 733 Margie L'Vidât gai 731 Rumi'II Moffitt 747 Albert Stumpf 7S3 Margaret flath<> Maiv llarbn Anton Mathi.»ioh Maty, Gere neo ..... John Kumvi .... Polly Slkdiüt t * T™......... Kalltenne Dt-rglin Anna Vwin m John Kaahri Helen Ambro/trh 34.0J 8 00 1800 19.UJ 1600 3f».C0 401 800 ,0.0} 200 1 00 2 0*) 2 00 765 Frai ces H Novak F A 1 Alben T<(*ten I • • Max Ml re k Sk upa)—Total VIDER. Set >~fl 7 CO 16 iW 500 1400 800 • 00 16 00 600 $998 00 tajnik. ZAPISNIK FEDERACIJE ZA VZHODNI OHIO IN PENNO Glrard, O.—Federacijska seja se je vršila 28. septembra v Power Pointu, O. Brat predsednik odpre sejo ob 2:40 popoldne v prostoru Slovenskega kluba. Odborniki so vsi navzoči. Zastopana so sledeča društva: 49, 262, 358, 476 in 643. Zapisnik zadnje seje'sprejet kot čitan. Tajnik in blagajnik poročata, da znašajo dohodki od zadnje seje $181.93, stroški pa $20.95 Prenos od zadnje seje $188.41. ostane v blagajni $349.39. Federacija je prejela polovico prebitka od piknika, ki se je vršil v Salemu, O. Ta vsota znaša $180.93. Poročilo tajnika in blagajnika ter nadzornikov sprejeto. Sprejet je predlog, da se federacija zahvali društvu v Salemu za vsestransko sodelovanje ob priliki piknika, ki je prinesel lep prebitek v blagajno. Tajnik naj društvo obvesti piLmeno. Zastopnika društva 49 poročata, da je umrla članica Angela AtcVion (?). Dalje priporočata, naj federacija skuia dobiti od SANSa filme iz stare domovine, da bi jih predvaja** po okrožju. Društvo 358 bo priredilo vinsko trgatev dne 4. oktobra; pridobili ?o tri člane v odrasli oddelek in ics\ v mladinski. Društvo 476 bo imelo 25-lctnico prihodnje leto. Pri društvu 643 so pridobili dva flana v odrasli oddelek; jesensko veselico bodo imeli 1. novembra, za ples pa bo igrala godba Kobal-Ratich S tem so poročila zastopnikov izčrpana in vzela na znanje. Br predsednik pozove navzoče, da vitanejo v znak sožalja za umrlo članico. Br Hribar izva- KOLAR FLORAL CO. Slovene Floristm cvetliCarna 6116 W. Cannak Rd. CICERO 50. ILL. Telegraph or Pho2Mi OLYMPIC 1290 • 858 DeL to Chicago, Berwyn, Oak Park, Lyons. ® vloge v tej posojilnici ssvsisvsns de fMOm po Fsdsgsi Savings k Loan Imuran*. Corporation. Washington. D. S. Sprejemamo osebna in društvene vloge LIBERALNI OBRESTI Bt Clalr Savings k Los» Co. 8SS8 8t. Clair A vame . Mend. 5870 CLEVELAND. OHIO Dr. John J. Zavertnik PHYSICIAN k SURGEON 8724 W. 18th Street if mo ¿ms wieb call austxm sms oano Moons is» tO « p m.—s js is tm w. m Resideneet 2219 Š. lUdgewey Ave. SREDA, IS^OKTrmp^ resnica priloga reviji novi mi Naročnina Novemu Svetu pa oitan, *ara, $3.00 letno. PoleR J^ dobijo novi, celoletni naročniki v, številke od maja do septembra uo polnoma . brezplačno To pa velja samo, dokler zal0R traja. Pošljite ¿e danes $3.00 j omenite ta oglas v Prosveti. Naslov: Novi Svet 1845 W. Cermak Road, Chicago II VISOKE CENE^ZlVli Pri sedanjih visokih cenah živil 1 kuharice neprestano v zadregi—k' naj kuhajo, da bodo zadovoljila svi jo družino in da ob koncu tedna 1 bodp "prekratke" z denarjem. Nova, praktična kuharska knjiga. SLOVENSKO AMERIŠKA KUHARICA vam nudi okrog 1200 receptov vaakovrstna jedila, med katerir je zelo veliko takih, ki so razmer ma poceni, a kljub temu jih bo va omizje sprejelo s polonim zadovol stvom; torej ravno za sedanje čai —-2^to ta knjiga našim kuharica aluži kot svetovalka in pomočni kakor pri izbiri tako pri pripravlj nju jedil.—V interesu vsake na družine je, da ima to "kuharico" svoji kuhinji. Knjiga obsega blizu 500 strani, vezana v trde platnice ter je spisa: tako, da jo vsaka naia rojakin lahko razume.—Stane $5 s poštnii vred. Pošlje se Vam tudi COD. Naročilo pošljite na: Mri. Ivin Zakrajšek, 302 E. 72nd St.. Nt York, N. Y. V Prosveti ao dnevne aveto ne la delavaks vesti AU ) čitat« vsak dan/ VA2NO OBVESTILO naročnikom dnevnika Prosvete V'smislu sklepa seie glfi^qr/$ z ¿pe H ¿fofcrttarja 1947, j^UilA tfafbttiftitf' ž& dtičvnik ProsvSto povišana za $2.00 letno za vse naročnike. To velja tudi za VSE one naročnike, ki imajo prištetih po PET članov iz družine, torej se razume, da MORATE TUDI VI DOPLAČATI $2.00 za naročnino za vaš dnevnik. Po sklepu gl. izvršnega odbora se ne sme v nobenem slučaju upoštevati VEČ KOT PET ČLANOV iz ene družine pa tudi če imajo več kot pet članov in morajo biti iz enega in istega naslova. Ostali, kar jih je več, morajo prejemati glasilo TEDNIK, da ta vedo kaj se vrši v organizaciji S. N. P. Jednoti. Vsled- tega prosimo, da to upoštevate in nam pošljete še $2.00 za vašo naročnino. PHILIP GODINA, upravitelj. ^8888881 "PROSVETA" 2857 S. LAWNDALE AVE. Chicago 23, 111.____________________________________________™---- Vaša naročnina na "Prosveto" je potekla z dnem. V slučaju, da Je od elranl upravnišiva kakšna pomota, nai tikoj obveatite, da ae lata popravil Z bratskim pozdravom ZA UPRAVO "PROSVETE" ! JI.S0 1.30 710 5.98 4.70 3.SO v CENE LISTU SOt Za Zdruft. driave in Kanado S8.00 Za Chicago In okolico Ja 1 tednik in..................... 8 80 1 tednik ta....-............ 2 tednika in___________________ 5.80 2 tednika ta................. 3 tednike in_________________ 440 8 tednike ta................. 4 tednika ln...-_______________ 3.20 4 tednike to................ 5 tednikov ta.........-....... 2.00 5 tednikov to.............. Za Evropo Je ........-.....—JI L00 . Ispolntte spodnji kupon. prilošUe potrebo« vaoto denarj« •« Money Order v pismu ln si naročite Prosveto. list, ki )• " lastnina. Prišteti «o «me lo ono člane Is d rutine, ki to dovoli)o io ki H" ali atanujejo ne enem ln latem naslovu. V nobenem slučaju ne več kot I tednikov Pojetnllot—Vselej kakor hitro kateri teh članov, ki so pr^ preneha biti član SNPJ. ali če ae preseli proč od družine in ou zahteval sam svoj list tednik, bode morsl tisti član u doticne družine, ki je Uko akupno naročena na dnevnik Pro»veto. takoj naznaniti upraimlitvu lista, in obenem doplačati a« > vaoto listu Proaveta. Ako tega ne atore, tedaj mora uprav n*. mižati datum za to vaoto naročniku ali pa ustaviti dnevni». PROSVETA. SNPJ. 2857 S. Lawndale Ave- Chicago 23. 11,100 Priloženo pošiljam naročnino m Ust Prosveto vsoto t—----- 1) Ime_______________ČL dtidtr» št----- Naslov ............... -.................... .....—-------—— Ustavit« tednik la ga pripišite k aaojl naročnini od sledečih članov moje druUaot 2 )_________________________ČL društva št---- 3) _______________________________Cl društva * --- 4 )_____________________ČL društva št--- 8) ČL društva št Meato*. Driaes Nov naročnik ................Jtar Mssafcdk-—....... Kadar ae preselite, vselej naznanite svoj stari » nml Sloven* Natl Benefit Society in 44th Ymar of Fraternal Strvicm-1904-1947 PROSVETA ENGLISH SECTION Help to Increase Our Juvenile • And Adult Membership WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15. 1947 STRABANE PIONEERS STRABANE. Pa.—Well, here we are back again after quite a spell of n0 contributions to the Prosveta. We've had a hard time writing much of an article due to the somewhat inactive summer months. But, now during these fall and approaching winter months, things have picked up and once again there are n.any things that will provide both entertainment and recreation for all of the SNPJ members in this vicinity. Bowling News To begin with the local SNPJ Bowling alleys are open and bowling is now in full swing. Besides a Pioneer team entered in the local city and county leagues, and doing some fine bowling, the Pioneer Ladies and Men have formed bowling leagues. Both have gotten-off to a fine start. In the ladies league, there are eight teams competing for the lodge championship and at this writing the Cardinals are out in front with 9 wins and three losses followed in order by the Braves 8-4, Bucs 7-5, Bums 7-5, Phillies 6-8, Giants 5-7. Cubs 4-8, Reds 4-8. The league bowls at 7 and 9 p. m. every Tuesday at the SNPJ alleys. In the Men's Division, also eight teams are competing. Bowling takes place each Sunday evening at 6 and 7:15 p. m. After the first nights bowling we find three teams tied for first place. The team standings are as follows: Infantrv 2-0, Tankers 2-0, Swabies 2-0, Cavalry 1-1, K P 1-1, Marines 0-2, Air Corps 0-2. Social Notes As a reminder to all members of Lodges 138 and 589, district SNPJ lodges, there is music for your dancing and listening pleasure at the club every Sunday night. The music is provided by Klemencic orchestra consisting of two piano accordions, bass and banjo. They can play your favorite polka in the style you like and hsve' made a big hit with club patrons. They will be appearing at the club each Sunday evening for the ne*t few weeks. And as a tip, you had better come early if you desires a table and the room fills up early and you'll be out of luck if you come late. Music by Klemencic begin« at eight and if you can go by last Sunday's crowd, you had better get there before that time to get a table. So come to the club if you want a Sunday evening of fine entertainment. Also if you desire to bowl, the alleys are open for your bowling pleasure. Lodge 589 will hold a Halloween Party on Halloween night. Oct. 31. for members only. And you must come masked. The committee promises a lot of fun for all members who attend. Remember. Pioneer Halloween Party on Oct. 31st at the SNPJ Hall. Pioneer Patter Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Christy who recently became proud parents of a son . . . On Saturday Nov. 1st at the SNPJ "all in Strabane you will have the opportunity to hear the Vagabonds, who piay swell p^,, mu§ic on "nC at Sharon. They will be P aying for a dance sponsored bv wabane Baseball Team . . . Re-wirnkxr our next monthly meeting on Sunday. Nov. 2nd at 8 p. m. PUBLICITY COMM.. 589. For Members of Slovene National Benefit Society and American Slovenes . « PAGE nv* Lodges 106-716 hnce Saturday IMPERIAL, Pa.—The two local 7,7J i,K,K«'». Lodge 106 and Lodge ' »>' giving a combined dance ^ urdav. Oct. 18. in the Slovene ^ Imperial, All lodges and ^nds are cordially invited to be «hat evening. >nuSic for thia occasion is AI Mi>dtt'°r and his v " So for' an evening of thi" d,Uf ln m,n<1 *,n . . m ,ir«* numbers. There g||u " Plenty of refreshments for ^ ' « f s p. deration meet-1»V O hc,d ,n Ambridge. Sun-„ and will start at 2 o A , four lodge represented. "J m,j>ortant business la to be FRANK OPEKA. Pres Lodge No. 347 Gives Dance Oct. 26 Universal Comets UNIVERSAL, Pa.—Dates to remember: Oct. 19—Slovene Radio Program will begin broadcasting over station WLOA, 1550 K. C.. from 12:15 to 12:45. Oct. 19—Regular quarterly meeting of the E. S. Federation of SN-PJ Lodges of Western Pennsylvania at the Slovene Hall, Ambridge, beginning at 2:30 p. m. Oct. 25—Dance by Morning Stars Lodge 665 at the Slovenian Hall, 57th and Butler, Pittsburgh, featuring Frankie Perovne's orchestra. Nov 1—Dance by E. S. Federation of SNPJ Lodges of Western Pennsylvania at the SNPJ Hall. Verona, featuring Frankie Perovne's orchestra. News and Views Joan Koprive of the Victorians lodge of Chicago spent last Wednesday with us. Last week's Prosveta carried announcements of Peter Elish as the Democratic candidate for Treasurer of Washington County, and Frank Rezek as the Democratic candidate for council-at-large for Girard, Ohio. They are both SNPJ members, but this is not their real-qualification for support. Their right to active support is because they posses a long and consistent record of progress!vism; of layalty and devotion to the common man. They will prove real servants of the people. Last Monday Frank Previc, member of the Comets lodge, and Carolyn Kukovich, member of the Manor Cadets lodge, were married in Pittsburgh. At present they are honeymooning in Virginia. Congratulations and best wishes to them. The column by Louis Jartz "Third Party and Why I Am Against It" was read with a curious interest. Curious because I clearly recall when Louis did not possess a frustrated complex; and interest because I am always eager to participate in political discus- of man and to his moral nature, and that is only as such that the challenge can be met and the problem solved. . We must throw ourselves body and soul into this tremendous effort, and this requires straight away a political organization managed and controlled by the people; one without fear; one without obligation to small and powerful interests. This requires faith; faith in a great cause, a cause greater than ourselves. I do not believe that Americans are without this cause; I believe it could be the secret of our country's greatness. It is a cause of right of justice, of man's right to be free and to be 4'good neighbor, of a standard of living equal to our nroductive capacity. I believe only^that the cause needs to be given inspiration, and our new political organization can serve as the vehicle to inspire. The spirit of national unity and confident that swept the New Deal into Washington is still there, but sometimes it is perhaps at the back oi our minds rather than in the forefront. We of the SNPJ have our speciul contribution to make to struggle for order and against chaos, and to building a better and more rational social order from which poverty, insecurity and economic motives of war will have been removed. Let us keep ourselves fitted mentally and otherwise for that noble struggle. ^ MICHAEL KUMER. Lodge 117 Holds Dance October 25 YUKON, Pa.—Here is our program for our members of SNPJ Lodge 117, known as the Nov! Doms. First of all I must explain that this is a Halloween dance and is set tor Saturday. Oct. 25, at the Slovenian sjons, and especially to speculate Halirat Yukon. All members must on the prospects of a third pdrtv. donate at least to one ticket if you NEWS AND COMMENTS By J. F Fi/olt CLEVELAND, Ohio.—Comrades' monthly meeting will be Tuesday, Oct. 21. In addition to our regular business we will run movies of the last national SNPJ bowling tournament held in Chicago, also films covering the previous tournament and the national SNPJ Day held in Cleveland. Members and their friends together with members from our sister lodges are invited to be with us that evening. Halloween Dance Oct. 25 On Saturday* Oct. 25, Comrades are having a Halloween party and dance at the SNPJ Farm. Heath rd., Chardon. The .sensational Mauer boys will be on hand to provide the music, starting at 9 p. m. Lou and Betty Jartz together with Frances Praseren will have charge of the games. Tony Kerze if arranging for the corn stalk decorations. The Weeders on Bishop rd. have some that we can pick up. Tony will also have the logs ready for the fire, The affair will be a ootume shindig. A plaid shirt, pair of jeans, straw hat and a mask is all you need* if you do not qare to go to any elaborate costume. • Prises will be awarded for those dressed the most novel, the prettiest, etc. - The fireplace will be ready for operation also and the hill will be boarded up by the 28th so have no fear if the weather turns out to be on the cold side. Shorty Zadell will be on hand to take charge of part of the festivities. You, your friends, also members from other lodges are cordially invited to be «with us on Saturday. Oct. 25, dqfen on the farm, to gander with the goblins and partake of the spirits. «'KKFSPOkt, Pa—The mm «Mj, ■n? SNPJ V>\k* ■ will hold a fall dance r** 26. st the Main Pa-Renzie Park. McKeesport Mdie Fsulk and his or- W.»nderful music for slow ■If-ces A cordial invita-* ' '>ded to all members and ¿r near to attend thla '7;tV of ^rnhmwu and v'AHKO SABICH, Secy. Louis has left little to debate. He has not attempted to defend either of the old parties. By his own admission, he does not fully accept a party in which there is a Taft and Morse (Republican), and a Hague and Pepper (Democratic). I believe he would fully accept a realignment of political parties thst would include Morse and Pepper in one party and Taft and Hague in the opposing party. But his frustration with immediate and positive results has developed into an indifference with future possibilities. My discussion here will be limited to why we need a third "party, or a realignment of political forces that will earmark one as progres sive without reservation and the other as reactionary without reser vation. I will not discuss its exact pattern, or who it "would have to have," except to say that it would have to be a mass movement of Labor. American history of our national economy under the administration of either of the old parties reveals that we have been, periodically oppressed with depression and war. Currently hardly anyone denies that we are rushing headstrong into another depression. It is generally admitted, even by our official representatives, that there is entirely too great a spread between wages and prices. The result can only be unemployment, and our official representatives hsve commitments that disallows them, even If they know and choose to take radical steps to prevent the catastrophe. A realignment of political forces dedicated to Labor and the common people would have a mandate to Uke whatever action necessary to insure a healthful economy. It would not hesitate, if necessary, to say that it is a man's right to con-trol the economic machine that serves him and not leave it to the accidental play of competing or monopolistic, conflicting and unregulated forces. It would say that this is not nrerely a practical necessity but s sound and hopeful course to follow to gusrsntee a full life for the American peoole. We are face to face with grave national and international problems. We cannot deny the obvious Our pocketbooks feel It; we see it in the bitter expressions at the U N. conference I believe firmly that the control of the two old par-ties rests in the baeom of smsll and powerful industrial and financial interest*' that are inadequate to the task before us because the situs tion requires drastic action that would be strange to them and against their interests Th* tre mendoos problem of economic organization which facet the world in this age Is fundamentally a thalkngc to the adventurous spirit want to make this affair a success. The music will be provided by Frank's Trio and dancing will be from 9 till 1. The Silver Stars are asked to come and enjoy themselves at our dance. We thank you in advance for helping us back on our feet, and so msy we be your hosts this time? We'll also welcome all other lodges to attend this Halloween program. Be prepared for a real good time. Come in costume and have a gay time. So don't forget th^ date Oct. 25. Maybe you better mark that calendar with some kind of special symbol. FRANK KOVACIC J.. V. Pres. Buckeye Dance BARBERTON, O —This is a re» minder that the Barberton Buckeyes, Lodge 626 SNPJ, will hold their Fall Dance this Saturday, Oct. 18. at the Domovina Hall on 14th street, starting st 9 p. m. and ending at 1 a. m. The Melody Makers' orchestra will play for dancing. Re-fresh men ts wil be served. Be sure Lodge 690 Plans Birthday-Dance i JOHNSTOWN, Pa.*~SNPJ ladies' lodge Naia Sloga No. 600 will celebrate their 21st anniversary with a dance in Moxham Slovene Home, Lorain Borough, Nov. 1st. There will be a new orchestra from Library playing for this occasion under Paul Dolinar. first time in Moxham, if I am right. What we hear Paul can play good old polkas and waltzes. So come and enjoy an evening with' us and see for yourself. We want everyone to have, a good time. Our committee in charge will have plenty of good refreshments, that is eats and drinks. . We extend a obrdlal invitation to all members and friends as well to all neighboring lodges. Hope to see you all in Moxham Nov. 1st. Tickets may be bought from our members or at the door that evening. ' MARY UKMAR. FLASHES to come, and bring along your friends. This is an invitation to all our neighboring lodges arid friends to attend. Mrs. THKREHA SONOFF CHICAGO —Moving pictures taken durign the 1947 national SNPJ bowling tournament which will include pictures of the committee, actual bowling, groups at the alleys, bowlers dance scenes and thqse of the headquarters will be shown after the regular meeting Friday, Oct. 17. Brother Michael Vrhovnik has been asked to show these pictures and he willingly responded and explained that these pictures are very good and are considerably better than those of the paat years. The meeting will contend with other regular matters and reports on bowling, the anniversary meeting, the Atlas Prager party, the Federation, and other activities. Ida Simon will prepare refreshments and the usual cash attendance awards will be made. With fall and winter weather coming on, Pioneer members should manage to attend the lodge meeting every month. 8tart on Friday, Oct. 17, • • • A baby boy arrived in the family of Stanley and Agnes Maly. They have named him Robert Stanley and we hope to have the membership application executed for the meeting Friday .. . We have taken James Jachino, Joseph Zvokel, and Clara Bakule from the sick liat. This leaves us with Frank Klancnik, 648 Webster ave; Louise Cuder, Bt. Anthony's Hospital; Louis Kramer, 3245 Sunnyside ave., Brookfield; Rosemary Zbasnik, 1800 S. 58th ave., Cicero; Mimi Omahen, 221 Third st„ Downers Grove, III,; Filip Kmetec, 2414 S. Central Park; Anton Cher-nich, Southtown Hospital, and Angela Zlogar, 1507 S. 58th ave., Cicero, on the sick list . . . Andrew Grum Jr. of Detroit spent a vacation at Tecumsee, Ontario, with the Shawnee Gun and Country Club , .. Helen Skoff was recently married and will henceforth be known as Mrs. Pokoy. • • • On my recent short trip to Wisconsin I was able to visit such sprawling towns as Wasiau, which, by the way, is the only town of any size that has a mountain large enough to enable all types of winter sports. My destination was Mlnocqua, which is classed among the best resort sections of thV Middlewest. The Iskes and woodlands present a pretty picture. Only ten miles from Mlnocqua, Anton Konchan, one of the two partners of Badger Tool and Manufacturing Co., haa a beautiful summer home right on Trout Lake, supposedly the deepest lake in the Visit Remodeled Club Rooms of Lodge No. 41 IRWIN, Pa—Stop, look, listen! Lodge No. 41 SNPJ of Pleasant Valley invites you all to get the biggest surprise of your life hy coming to visit our recently remodeled club rooms and to dance in the new Blue Chrome Room, with rainbow lighting, comfortable modern furnishings, smiling faces and plenty to eat and drink at moderate prices. We extend you and your friends a big welcome and assure you a pleasant Haturday night or Sunday afternoon and night. FRANK WODNICK, He« 'y. SNPJ Juvenile Circle Directors' Conference Pictured above are the Circle representatives who attended the KNI'J Juvenile Circle Director«' Confer* ence et Cleveland, Ohio, on August 29 snd »0, 1947. The conferent* was attended by thirty-two dirertois from nine different steles, who gave reports on special topics. discussed various problems and suggestion«, and offered many recommendations to Improve activities In conjunction with the conference, a handcraft exhibit was aleo staged and this was participated in by members of ten Circles, several of which had out standing displays The conference, first of its kind in the Society's history, was a noteworthy succeiM The Circle Directors in the picture are as follows: First row II. to r )~ Agnes Mehok, R«»ae Jftu)ok, Mary Vuinmr, Michael Vrhovnik. Juvenile Dire prefer to come In c«>stumea. We »hall hsve s variety of games and prises for thoae who care to participate, Music will be furnished by the Jr. All Star orchestra A cordial invitation to one and nil |I"|m «' V'»o there COMMUTES. ' PROSVITA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, i947 Minutes of Meeting of Supreme Board of Slovene National Benefit Society Held August 14 sod 15. 1947 st Headquarters, 2957 South Lawndal« AChicago 23, 111. (Continued from page 12.) However, there is no provision in the by-lsw* whether a member of our committee can have business connections with the society. It is our desire that the supreme board rules on this. It is our opinion that members oi the supervisory committee must not have any business connections with the society. M. J. Turk, member of this committee, stated that he is in complete agreement with this, but denands that this shull apply to all supreme board members. The committee agreed with this and hereby submits its decision. This will be decided by you in due course. Audit—All executive officers cooperated with us during the audit of books, as they did during the audit of the accountant» who stated that the books in all departments are in excellent order This is our joint report. FRANK ZAITZ. Chairman; MICHAEL KUMER. MATTHEW J. TURK. LOUIS KAFERLE. ANDREW GRUM. Report accepted; motions and recommendations will be taken up in due course. Medical Director's Report As supreme medical examiner, I wish to report as follows on my work from Jan. 1, 1047 to July 1, 1047: Applications received and examined for men> bership in the Society amounted to 707; 096 were approved, 11 rejected, Applications received for increase in insurance amounted to 35; 32 were approved. 3 rejected. Number of operation claims received were 605; 532 were approved. 80 referred to the executive committee with recommendation«; 35 rejected covering minor operations not included in our bylaws. Applications for payment of indemnity for loss of limbs, or loss of vision smounted to 20; 5 were rejected because the physicsl examination did not show 00% loss of limb or loss of vision. Compromissorial claims received were 2 on account of total physical disability. Both were approved for payment If passed by the Executive Committee. There were 4 applications for special benefit filed by member veterans who suffered bodily injuries on the battle field; all were approved for payment as' per special resolution adopted bv the Supreme Board in August, 1045, if approved by the executive committee. Since the war many of our members receive requests from sick relatives In Juftpslsvia for medicine and drugs which cannot be obtained over there. Streptomycin which is s rare product in our country, requires s special export license for shipment to Jugoslavia. Before shipment of any drug, it is necessary that we fill out a government form, which calls for an accurate diagnosis of the patient's disease and the name of hospital or sanitarium to which the patient is confined. This information must be obtained and authorized by the attending physician or the hospital. Recently I ha^L a call for s|reptojnytin which took up many hours of my 4lme m- communication with the government at Wa*hlngton and the air line on which it was to be shipped. Even for every day practical medicine, it is necesssry to describe the symptoms of the patient and give the name of the disease for which treatment is desired. A few weeks ago I received a request for a certain powder, together with a sample, the name of which was not very clear, and no symptoms of the patient's disease were given. I made Inquiry at several of the pharmaceutical houses, but none of them were sble to identify the sample. On all future shipments of medicine from tho United States to Europe, be sure to have the ac cut ate name of the medicine as well as the name of the disease for which it ia wanted. All medicine sent abroad should be insured and registered so that it will not fall into the hapds of the black market. All corrotpondence received during the past six n onths for medical udvice, was answered to the best of my ability. 1 also held conferences with the Supreme Secretary. Secretary of the Sick Benefit Department and other members of the Executive Committee. JOHN J. ZAVERTNIK, M D. Report accepted Secretary reports that lodge- 124. Forest City. Pa appealed the decision of the Judicial com mittee in matter of chalk«** made by member I.0U1* Sasso. Unanimously carried that president name a committee of three to investigate this matter and report back at one of the «tensions President numes M. J. Turk. Rudolph Lisch and J«»hn Sptler on the committee, Session adjourned. SECOND SESSION. AUG. 14 P. M. President ralla meeting to order at 1 o'clock; prenent are oil Ixiard memlier» as at previous ««-«.ton l.isth auks whether it would tie possible where six mrmlK-rs of one family relinquish their weekly copies for the dally to give some eiedit to one member sin«* their assessment* for the ornun amount to more than one su inscription to the daily. Vider explains that according to the law the official organ must be sent to each individual member because he is paying his assessment for same; furthef, some states strictly demand that various official financial statements are published in Jfce official organ; all decisions of com mittee« must be published in the organ so that the members are futTy acquainted with the society's business. Travnik states that member* who do not receive or read the organ become totally indifferent toward the organization becausc they don't know what is going on in the society; therefore, it is necessary that each family geU at least one copy of the organ and he so moves; motion is seconded. Vrhovnik states that the matter is quite complicated because members "are moving from place to place and fail to send their addresses; young members merry and establish their homes and fail to notify the manager's office of their addresses, some live far from their parents who receive the daily through the rystem of adding their children's weekly; he moves that this matter be settled by fhe executive committee with the manager by preparing a plan and submitting same to the next board meeting; motion is sec onded. - • Both motions are carried. Cainkar presents a telegram from Ursula Am-brozich. 6th district vice president, stating that due to illness she'is unable to attend and her report will follow, Unanimously decided that she be excused. Cainkar reports that two physicians have recently'arrived from Jugoslavia as guests of the Rockefeller Foundation: Dr. Božidar La vrli. dean of Ljubljana University medical faculty and Dr. Bogdan Brecelj, professor of medicine at the same university and head of children's tuberculosis department; the latter will be in Chicago Aug. 15 and it is advissble to invite him so that he would explain the present medical conditions in Jugoslavia. Lisch so moves; motion carried. Cainkar presents the question of a new headquarters; the last convention decided that if the supreme board decides to erect a new building, the membership must decide in a referendum whether the building shall be erected in Chicago or in Cleveland. The supreme board decided last year that a new headquarters should be built and now is the proper time to submit the question to a referendum. Conditions in the building industry arc becoming normal, there is more msterial and by the time the plans are prepared and the referendum is held, conditions will very likely be much more favorable. A lengthy discussion follows in which ail present take part; the unanimous opinion is that the society needs larger and better office space for its administration because it is growing steadily and official documents are rapidly accumulating. Lisch states that preliminary plans are necessary. what kind of office space, etc., before a definite decision can be made and submitted to a referendum; he has been stressing this at all previous bourd meetings but no such plan has been submitted as yet; he moves that the executive committee shall prepare a floor plan of the proposed building for the next board meeting for its consideration and decision. Petrovich seconds the motion, as do also Vider, Fifolt, Spiller, Zar-nik, Vratarich, Garden, Kaferle. Lotrich states that before we go to the expense of plans it is necessary to decide where the new building shall be; that's why it is proper that the executive committee prepare an initiative and submit it to a referendum; when this is done, then plans shall be prepared; he moves that the executive committee shall submit the question of location to a referendum as decided by the board. Vrhovnik seconds the motion» Turk and Zaitz support Lotrch's statement: both state that plans are expensive and that each locality has its own building regulations; plans prepared for Chicago very likely would not answer regulations in Cleveland or any other city; for this reason it Is best to decide where the new heudquarters should be; when this is decided then plana should be prepared. Contrary motion by Lotrich receives 7 votes; Lisch motion, 10 votes. Fifolt submits recommendations adopted at the conference of district vice presidents. In discus sion of recommendations under sec. 1), Cebulai submits the contents of a letter he prepared for membership campuign and sent to lodges in his district; he suggests thst the msin office prepare similar letters and send them to lodge secretaries from time to time with instruction that they send them to non-members. Lisch moves that recommendation, sec, 1. be approved and executive committee Instructod to carry it out; seconded and unanimously carried. Vrhovnik trove. that every paper, letter or circular issued in the name of the society must be first submitted to the executive committee for approval; seconded and unanimously carried. A lengthy discussion follows recommendstion in sec. 2; opinion prevails that this recommendation Is good but It would be hard to put it in practice because secretar ies sre even now com* plaining of ton much work; if such cards would be sent out from the main office to lodges, this alone would five -WHrperson enough work. Ka- hel explains that expend would very likely amount to $3.900 or more annually. Lisch thinkll that this work could be per formed by circle director* who would send these cards to circle members. Cebular moves that this matter be submitted for discussion to the juvenile circle directors' conference in Cleveland and then to the execu tive committee for further study; seconded and carried. Sec. 3, aid to SNPJ farm in Cleveland in amount of $2.000; opinion prevail* that this is a worthy undertaking and of great interest to the society; the farm was bought and maintained by our local lodges in Clevfland and vicinity; they are planning to ¡purchase an additional plot of ground, erect buildings and equip the premises for recreaflon and with a playground; therefore, it is necessary that the society supports this project for which the lodges sacrificed a great deal. Lotrich moves the recommendation be approved along with the sum of $3,000 for the SNPJ fsrm In Cleveland; motion seconded. Kobi states that if the board approves this recommendation, this decision will not be favorably received by the Minnesota federation of SNPJ lodges, which asked for assistance and was turned down by the executive committee. Vider and Cainkar explain thqt the Minnesota federation asked for assistance to cover its ex-penses, which is a big différence between the two proposals in question; each federation takes care of its own expenses through its lodges; if the society would give financial assistance to one federation for its administrative expenses, other federations would be entitled to the same aid. Vider states that it is necessary to decide from which fund the $2,000 shall be paid, if the recommendation is approved; it isn't advisable to pay the sum trpm the expense fund since this fund is already overtaxed and income doesn'J. cover expenses, as the semi-annual financial report shows. Kuhel moves that since the SNPJ farm is also a beneficial institution, this sum should be paid from the special benefit fund, if the recommendation is approved; seconded and unanimously carried. Vrhovnik movse that the farm board should submit its by-laws to the executive committee, after which the latter should pay the approved sum. Lotrich's motion that the Society dopate $2,000 to the SNPJ farm in çjevelgnd, is carried. Vrhovnik'« motion that the farm board submit its by-laws, is also carried. Recommendation, sec. 4, is approved and the executive committee instructed to carry it out. Fifolt moves the executive committee obtain all necessary information for the microfilming of official papers and submit its report to the next board meeting; seconded and unanimously carried. Meeting adjourned. THIRD SESSION. AUG. 1* A. M. President calls meeting to order at nine o'clock, present are all board mejpbers as at previous session. ' , Minutes of first session approved as read; minutes of second session approved aa read. Vrhovnik states that next year the juvenile department will mark its $5th anhiversary and the juvenile circles the 10th awv^rsgry; it would be proper to observe tlteaPwo birthdays sincp they are of great importance for the SNPJ. He moves that the executive committee should prepare a plan or program and submit it to the next board meeting for discussion; seconded and carried. Lotrich moves that the executive committee should continue to subscribe to T8eT up to 1.000 copies and send them to lodges in the same manner as it sent the last copies; approved. Cainkar explains that the lawusit filed by Dr. Arch against the society is being delayed by the lawyer! of the plaintiff. Turk suhmits the following report of the special committee named to examine the appeal of lodge 124: Report of special committee appointed by supreme board of SNPJ in re appeal lodge 124 ver; sus Louis Sasso, former secretary of lodge 124. This committee of three members, Matthew J. Turk. Rudolph Lisch and John Spiller read all the correspondence between,all parties concerned and from the evidence presented came to the following conclusions: The chsrges against the former secretary, Louis Sasso, were: 1. Not complying with lodge's decision in depositing funds in the checking account in place of savings account. The committee is of the belief that this charge Is irrelevant to the case as long as the money has been deposited, The committee feels that Bro. Sasso withheld the funds too long before complying with the decision of the lodge. 2. As to charges Information' covered in the two above paragraphs covei? fame 3. Use or rental of hall to his daughters without charge more often than permission given by the lodges. Due to the division of the investigating committee It is felt that his daughters no doubt deserved the liberties due to their efforts and in terest of the SNPJ hall. The decision of our coinmittee is that the charges relative to use of the hall are unwarranted. (N. B. Furthermore, the committee feels that this charge should be made at time o| irregularity, If such was the cas«.) 4. Operating of bingo games by himself. Bro. Sasso agreef that be would not operate the bingo again by?bim«elf (the decision of this committee is that fiis charge should have been made at time of jrAgulanty and not at the time of this investigation). 5. Returning of lodge keys relative to the expense of $25 for attorney and costs before justice of the peace. We are of the opinion that this matter could have been settled without any cost if the two parties have not exerted their extreme stub-borness and pressure Conclusion and decision of this committee: Our opinion is that the supreme judicial committee acted in the best interest of the lodge, defendant and the organization as a whole, and recommend Jhat the board affirms their decision. Matthew J. Turk, Rudolph Lisch, John Spiller. Lisch. Cebular and Vratarich explain the matter. Zaitz moves that the report and recommendation of the special committee be approved; seconded and carried. Zaitz explains that for the second half of 1040 and first of 1047 the accountants charged $550 more for their work; their bill now amounts to $2,000 for each audit, whereas before they charged $1,450 for the semi-annual audit. His committee discussed this matter and decided that each member of ¿he committee finds out in his community how much public accountants charge for such work; concerning the current audit and reports made by the present firm, we find the work completely satisfactory and consider the job well done. Attempts to find out rates for such work have been made but it was impossible to get anything better. Following an informative I discussion, Lotrich moves that the action of the supervisory committee be approved and the bill for the audit paid; motion is seconded. Vrhovnik moves that the president, secretary and treasurer prepare their recommendations for future audits and submit them to the chairman of the supervisory committee; motion is seconded. , Both motions are unanimously carried. Zaitz further reports that the supervisory committee on the basis of Turk's complaint decided to submit to the supreme board for approval the following: No member of the supreme board shall carry on any business in connection with the society. A lengthy discussion on insurance for the society's main office, equipment and surety bonds for supreme board members and lodge oficers follows, in which all present participate; supporters of the motion state that in this way we will avoid favoritism and no one will be under any influence; others state that this would deprive some members of their rights and give the rights to others, and ^favoritism would remain for the other group. Lisch's amendment to the motion provides that the executive commtitee should handle the insurance; the supervisory committee accepts the amendment. Petrovich's contrary motion that the executive committee should decide as to who should get the insurance, ià seconded. Vratarich, F. Gradisek, Cebular, Travnik, Spiller1, Lotrich, Lisch, Zaitz, Vider. Kumer, Kaferle, Fifolt and Turk speak ,on the motion. Contrary motion receives 15 votes; motion receives 10 votes. Meeting adjourned. - FOURTH SESSION. AUG. 15 P. M. President calls meeting to order at one o'clock; present are all board members as at previous session. Kumer reports that the supervisory committee at its meeting decided to present to the board the following motion for approval: The head of the firm which audits the books may be hired for other work after consultation with the chairman of the supervisory committee only. Vider explains that he nired the head of the said firm only in cases relating society's investments because he was thoroughly acquainted with this work and was fully competent, instead of hiring someone who is not acquainted with our administration and who would first have to study the matter, and because of this the cost would undoubtedly be higher. Lotrich. Lisch, Cainkar, Grtim, Garden, Cebular, Zarnik and Kaferle speak on the motion. Motion receives more than two-thirds votes. Kuhel introduces Dr. Bogdan Brecelj from Ljubljana who is in America as guest of the Rockefeller foundation for health studies. Unanimously decided that meeting be suspended to hear Dr. Brecelj. Dr. Brecelj states that he wishes to extend greetings from all the people in the old country as well as sincere thapks for all nr.oral and material help glvèn to them; he states that the SNPJ is well known to all ip the old country as is also SANS; it Is impossible to describe the valbe of the moral support given by our people in this country especially during the war when they heard that their own people in America were behind them; he explains the difficulties in medical help and lack of supplies, physicians and hospitals during the occupation; now it is different. although there is Still a great need for medical supplies and equipment; medical assist snce is now available for all regardless of finan cial standing of the patients; the two most prévalant diseases now are pulmonary tuberculosis and osteomylitls; the pstlents are not discrim inated against because of their political or religi. ous beliefs. Asked whether it is sdvlsable to send medical supplies to individuals, he replies that this shouldn t be done since the right kind of ^ loine can be prescribed only by a physic, ™ the basis of diagnosis along with instrXE T use. Anyone wishing to aid financially 1 this line should do so through the wSniSSi purchasing medicine on the basis oi I n from hospitals in the old country rs President thanks Dr. Brecelj for hi« inf, tive talk and states that on hi, return to country he should convey greeting, from .k SNPJ and the assurance that American Sene preponderantly workers, have not foiKotteo country of their birth and that they willV tinue to assist them in their work of reconstruct Session is resumed. ZaiU explains in behalf of the supervisor committee that whenever. there it a meeting or conference the executive committee should de cide who shall notify board members of such gathering in order to avoid misunderstanding as it happened recently. Petrovich explains that the by-laws are clear on this point and no decision is necessary. Vider and Cainkar explain about the meeting with the state insurance examiners at which were present most of the board members living in Chicago; the meeting was informative and matters were clarified. Spiller states that it would be advisable to give some recognition to lodge presidents, secretaries and treasurers for faithful iervice, that is after five, ten and 15 years of service. Vider explains that there is a number of badges for members who are in the society 30 years but no one asks for these badges. Unanimously decided that th<> executive committee should study this matter and report at the next board meeting. Zarnik reports that the committee for the defense of a free press wishes to obtain the roster of lodge officers; unanimously decided that this ge granted. Matter of financial aid to the committee for defense of a free press. Zarnik's motion that the SNIV give $1,000 to said committee if needed and if the committee asks for it, carried. Kobi states that some members do not receive full sick benefit because of incomplete medical reports issued by some hospitals. Lawrence Gradisek explains that medical reports are accepted fronv hospitals which do not want to fill out our meditfal reports; according to the provisions in the by-laws sick benefit is paid up to the day of the last visit by the physician sjtated on the report; there is also a provision as to how sick benefit is paid to members with incurable sickness and to those whose illness doesn't require weekly visits by the physician; in paying sick benefit it is necessary to comply with the by-laws adopted by the convention. Lisch states that some members are complaining because of delayed benefits. Lawrence Gradisek explains that sick benefit is being paid weekly on all reports delivered up to the date of payment if they are in order; there is no delay at the main office. Godina moves that minutes of the third and fourth sessions be submitted for approval to the board members residing in Chicago and vicinity; seconded and carried. Session adjourned. SPECIAL SESSION, AUG. 19 P. M. President calls meeting to order at 7 o'clock; present are Cainkar, Vider, Kuhel, Vrhovnik. L. Gradisek, Godina, Garden, Lotrich and Zaitz. -Minutes of the third session approved with corrections; minutes of the fourth session approved with corrections. \ President reports he received report from Sis. U. Ambrozich, 6th district vice president, Aug. 18. Unanimously decided that her report be ap proved and included in the minutes; it reads as follows: I regret to inform you that due to illnes. it will be impossible to be present at the SNPJ semiannual supreme board meeting. I hope you will bear with me and excuse my inability. However, in thought I will be with you as I had wanted very much to attend every session during my office. Please accept the following as my semiannual report. During this period, there have been no complaints reported to me by any lodge or member in my district. A little assistance was required which I as representative performed with plea sure. I made many contacts with the lodges with reference to our last membership drive and in organizing new circles; the results were fair. I attended every SNPJ Minnesota federation meeting and gave full details of our supreme board sessions. From observation the federation is one of the outstanding of our society. Juvenile circle 48, the only one in Minnesota, is progressing satisfactorily; they are very active For their Mother's Day celebration, they honored their mothers with a banquet-program and presented each with a gift which is s n fi tZ.'r ment for our society. They finar.ftd this airair with funds from their own treasury. They h^t a brilliant director. This concludes my report. nI URSULA AMBROZICH Report accepted. „ . . Unanimiusly decided that Cainkar prepay minutes for publication and to take care of tn glish translation. . ... ¡_ .. Vrhovnik moves that minutes be printed in supplement to the official organ; seconded unearned. Session adjourned. VINCENT CAINKAR. President. F. A. VIDER. Secretary PETER BERNIK. Recorder. S. N. P. J. SPORTS Kegling Kapers By J J. Spturr five. Joe Zupančič was best for the Utter who were off by plenty. Team Result*' Loy. No. 1-3, Utop. game to outman the Struggler No. I N|> r MuroU H4 E fen«,* outf.t In all three s* tee. Trank Go- I „, Com^ No |.J, Struggler lob power housed the winning drive No. jo. f. Golob 606. J. Pretnar with 172. 217 and 217 tallies for a | 544 Utop. No 6-3. Utop. o. 1-0 ........—---------------------------I----.----»" "" ""r ■*• 006 Mlles, ■«•tond best in the indi-! «* Pmaahy 573, J, Zupanic 501. vlduHl Handings Johnny Pretrial's £mr"de ¡Jî" A}:° „M ... . . . .. _ i Prešeren 103 t Miki ich 462 Eu- CLEVELAND O,—Who's gonna stop the», go) » huh* That u the perplexing question ai tin moment 544 was high for the outfought I J' taa.s z BratkTNoTl 0~J a» the I.uvhIm« No 1 maple maul-1 scrapper« who were nooed out by I T ... u , ¿J ¿¡1 '. 4 ers mastacred the Utopmn No 4 fe|. and 13 pins before being blasted In N(1 V 3 TLI, «V, a t,k!..kui low. Ihn, times for their twelfth the final .kirnu* m Ä.ktaVÄ V^ H^fiSf w, M H V,K0,Î , Ü ! TrZ* |,,,fun ,,ur,chrtl • N.. .1-1 J Spilar 5.12 A Ferfilia ki, Ma,oit who bashed out a 584 /rl4es which turn,d «nit to »h- the 471 V Boj 2 StruglefS No 2 1 L sei-lr. and abetted nicely t»)r team- deriding factor I» the Jßdruleni Bra I Navnd. 4.17 B Reday 447. Utop mat. Ht*n ¿upon Charlie U«r|up |K N,. 2 two game three point win No 7-2. Utop No 2 1 J Usic 4M .J- y * .d. l and dapper Morru iKhe- th* Conondlan No 2 lad a Pokl.r 4W Coneordlan No. 1-1 nak th. boys rolled up . WWI three T m> !>us. had 516 for hi« ! Cleveland I W j,,y 90S, B Knere- Î ' , , ,TJ uTo *H.° "Wt m * ,UP "n<1 11,111 ™ Euclid Vets 2. Spartans I s !-. this s«a»on \Mth the new cU*h all betau*- »f « gmt named j Zaonc 501» T Gabmiia «2 7- Ä ¡a^JTMf'ai^'I SUn,ry i-ÎM Ân No 2 1. Î Îl ^ Î «•» ".«nil. * 533 T Dum 516 ; .îif^L lhr lm,"Ä fella berated W.th 573 and 5 VI se < W C.rrf, J Troha 22* F Oolob f rira, respectively to lead the t'to-j 217-217, F M-rolt 210. *A Poklar long Comrade No 1 crew p»an No 6 h.glees to an up* I tout 210, J Pinaskx 2W V Veh a r 206 with a league high 915 over their brother Utopian No. 11 J. Spilar 306. j. IVetnar 203, T. Gs- charf. 71M suil< d brenja 202. E Benedict 102. F Lube 201, F. Ostunek 200. Sideline Slant«* From all the gang to Tony Zedell of the Loyal* ites who is ill Hope you're up and around eoon. Tony! ... Andy Poklar oelebrating his hnthday by banf-Ing out a 210 game that shared jackpot honors with Ftank Marnlt . . . Anchorman Frank Oolob blasted two 217 scores to cop the first shirt price. Double insuraMe. I'd sayl ... Joe Zalar of the Loyahtes had a tough time making upere* all night hut managed quite a frln when he engineered the 3-7 split . . . Albina Gruden selling drawing tickets for the Cleveland-to-Dallas club Lesv-ing town lady* Who wst that guy drinking malted milks in cans with straws? A good builder up> per the day after . . . The Spartan, and the Utopian No. 5 bowlers won their three game series total by a single stick Whew! ... Art Tiby. ash did all right for the first night ; with a 541 series Art JuSt came in fr«im the west roait od the honeymoon express Congratulations Mr Southiide SNPJ Inter*Lodge Newt ' ekidAao K n oaec. Poropat and M Vranicar led 490« Rangers In downing the Sentinals for two out of three games In last week's South-side SNPJ ten pins circuit. The Delavec Mustangs continued their undefeated string of games by winning all three from the Trailblazers' Tigers. Another let of Trallblaiscrs' teams, the Panther* and Ramblers, rolled off their games with the Panthers taking two. The Delavec Beam could not stand up to their fellow members the Wolves, and dropped two games. Peloza's 502 (224) was high score for men Other marks rolled were F Lazzeri'g 585 ( 225), J Vranicar's and Mrs Tibyash' . . . Shorty Za-dfll snd Al Bohinc together for s bit of close harmony that put a food night theme on another Sunday good tunc session. 585 (218), Korosec's 575 (234), Poro-pat's 565 (100). M. Zatkovtch's 564 (106). L Kuhel's 531 (188). Pech-er's 530 (190). Joe Kosich's 520 (183), Bnyuk's 525 (191), M Vranicar's 519 (182), and E. Lazzeri's 515 (189). High games for the ladies were M Pechcr's 517 (175), D. Mender s 517 (174) and G. Buck's 506 (197). ALL THAT SORT OF THING. —All league bowlers are urged to be at the alleys one hour earlier this week end. League contests will .tart promptly at 6 p. m. . . . This Saturday evening, starting at 8 p m. SANS Branch 54 will spon> sor a movie program and dance at Barney's Grill. All SNPJ members and their friend, are urged to attend Bowlers should go direct to the affair when they complete their games . . . Miscellaneous league notes. Delavec Mustang« lead the league. Dolly Mender's 616 is high three game«' total« for won en: Ma-rir Pecher's 222 high single game mark. Hfnry K<«k . 640 u high mark for the men foi three games; Lodge 747 Will Give Halloween Hop Nov. i MILWAUKEE. Wis-J^^ nay. everyone of us look, to a good t.- betwr rj -nian circles why many other good ^ ,ltn not plan to come tc> t»£ H Dance to be given by 1^ unfi 747 SNPJ on Ssturd«»- O Nov. 1st? The Jr. Afl mu. will provide the very «ton«» „ .ic and there'll and eat that evening du row Park Garden *J^n Lac ave Th« being » ^ ^ dance, come in ^ > (f, Important of all. ^^¡¿iTTTl there. ---- "H T , 7\as « the high ,Vte Channic . fto game score , ^ wa»e- thj ers keep coming ' a n Utln| bowling matches ' ^ evening to eume and ^a ^ ^ rious Mg* toom* b°ml V «19 until again .. - «gnVESPAY, OCTOBER 1ft, 1947 FHOflVITA Juvenile Circles Of the SNPJ rr.T ^oi mne'yea,, of attenjin, ' j Z Jrs. meetings without *** .1« ()ne the writer had the op-attending her first Brtuoity ILiini this year Attending the meeting and spend-ihe week at home gives me a to write about for the Jrrst of all please remember that -- Thanksgiving Day. the on October lat. Nov 27,1___ i 7 Jrs will'be celebrating their nh anniversary. This birthday £!sion requires a real celebration 5L committee in charge have not "mnYted the plans for the day but Tdo know that for your dancing Ileasire the Vagabonds from Sharon' will do the honors. Future issues of the Prosveta will keep you abreast of the occasion. Delegates to the English Speak-■m Federation meeting on Oct 19 m Ambridgc are Frank Ambrosic. Chas Waggett, Dave Sadler and Alv na Ocepek. This reminds us L the E. S. Federation Fall Since is on Nov. 1st at the SNPJ agi] in Verona, featuring Frank Purovne and his Musical Stylists With Louis Potochnik on the accordion. This 'n That—Very interesting reading were the minutes of the first SNPJ Juvenile Circle Directors' Conference. As time goes bv roost lodges will realize how much the Juvenile Circle will mean to tbe>r particular locality. If the SNPJ fraternalism isn't inherited as it was years ago one will find that the new generation will not be interested to take up where others left off. This train-inj[ of fraternalism can begin when the youngsters start to school and sooner or later we will need replacements. What do you say. Library, get a Circle started! Things are a lot less complicated now than thev were back in 1940. Now a program has been established and with cooperation from the senior members Library could haye one of the fceit Circles as they have the members. If the Ghioans want to dance to their Frank Yankovic's orchestra they will have to come to Pennsylvania as he certainly is making ha rounds there. On Nov. 15 tho Excelsiors Lodge 721 of Aliquippa will have F. Y. for their 17th anniversary dance. Here is a Halloween Party date for the members of the Library E. & E Home, Saturday, Oct. 25. The J. Z. Jrs. have expressed their desire to 30 along with the ' other lodges and club in sponsoring a New Year's eve party for their members. While sitting around the table «joying the "treat" after the meeting we found that our members «fter tying the knot have scattered all over the globe. First we have Carl and Dot Kossan in Mt. Washington, Pgh., Pa. Gene and Jr. AH Star» Give Halloween Party MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Attention, all Jr. All Stars! Saturday, Oct. 18. is the day of our meeting and Halloween Party. A lot of work has been put into preparing for this u . ,„ - , party. At the September meeting,!^ ng*°d ^ llke th,s the youngsters made little baskets' „ ™ g°mg.W,U for lhk and pumpkins. For the last thre(, i f^. w,U do well to keep weeks, special meetings have bJen 4the,dûï S m*d' .and ^ to at | but this is not so. The general public must also adhere to this stipulation. or else be fined accordingly. By old, or .hard-time clothes, we mean cotton dresses, overalls, rags, paper or barrel clothes, and so on Finery of no kind will be advisable. , and thinjc of all the fun one can meeting called at our director's house to make bulletin boards and other decorations. A business will precede the party. At this meeting we will decide on .'all activities such as hikes, hay* rides, etc. So, come with plenty of ideas and remember: Come in costume, at the stroke of two. a ghost at the door will welcome you. Every week of bowling gives way to an improvement of scores. High bowler on Saturday was 12-year old Donald Polesnik. who flattened the pins for a score of 173. Sunday's high was Stanley Sterle with a high game of 153. Betty Smeiska was the pin-girl of tho week with 118. Sunday attendance has fallen off aorre. especially noticeable in the girls. Even if you do come a little late, come anyway. We're always there till noon. Ramie's Alleys is the place and 10 o'clock is the time for both Saturday and Sunday. See you there. HELEN RUPPE. Pres. Circle No. 60 Plan Halloween Party IMPERIAL, Pa.—Just a little note from Juvenile Circle No. 60. All juveniles who wish to have a Halloween party on Halloween night are kindly asked to get ready and prepare for a real good time. First of all, observe the instructions given on the cards that have bc^n mailed to you. Be sure to come! There wiJJ be plenty of & tend. Besides the dance and social, recent movies of Perfect Circle activities will also be shown, and these «¿one are well worth the admission price. Hapdcrali Session After all ^he business was cleared up, the mpmber« got down tp the serious business of making the decorations thut will be needed for the affair. From the ages of five years up to our grown-up teen age group, each and every one worked diligently the whole morning through, and we have some very good results to show. The colorful decorations. all in the harvest them«, wil} be used to deck the hall so as to create the proper atmosphere for a gala occasion. All in all, Satur- ] day's meeting was mos t satisfactory, as we accomplished a great deal, t^nd had fun doing it at the same time, There will be no meeting Saturday, Oct. 18. due to circumstances beyond our control. General Perfect Circle had a good turn out of bowlers last Sunday morning. The children arc now morf interested in perfecting their bowling form, and some of the fangy U'iok shots, etc., that are being tried, have many of the aduty onlookers wondering about this game called bowling.. Myra Andres is another newcomer to the ranks, and the gal has to travel well over an hour bv bus, streetcar, and foot, to reach the alleys. She says she don't mind if she will have as much ^fun as Jenny Lini News JfNNY L1NDS. Ark—-Death has taken another active member from our Lodge Na 14 SNPJ, namelv, Brother Albin Klin.-, our lodge president and a good member. The Sfttyicek for Bro. Kline were held Oct 2 and burial was at the Cath olic cemetery. Survivors include hi» wife. Anil, two daughters, Doris and Ella one son, Edward, all of them at, home; three brothers. Frank of Jennv Lind. Matt. Helper. Utan. and Joe Kline in Jugoslavia, We wish to express our sympathy to the bereaved family Our other meiftber who passed away was Bio. Anton Logi, who died in June of tKis yeae. Our next meeUtut will be held Nov. 2, We would appreciate if mo;* member* Would attend our meeting*. We also had visitors from (Cleveland, Ohio, this ppst weeif. Tonv and Ann Mrak oeomed to eniov their visit in Arkansas, which was at one time Tony's former home. been three years since he left here. FRANK GKILC. Treas. Wolverine Harvest Dance Oct IS everything that is.necessary to make ,he did ^ u und we h you the Halloween party a real success. All Circle members arc urged to come to the regular monthly meetings. Our Circle meets twice a month, on the 2nd and 4th Sundays, at the SNPJ Hall. And don't forget to come to the Halloween party. A real good time is in store for all. POLLY SLADICK, Director. • ■ S»i . •» «.* Juvenile Spirits Halloween Fun DETROIT.— The Teen-Agers of Circle 29 are now well into the swing of bowling and have, at this Rose Rockacy at Cretestone. Pitts-| writing, two boys' teams and two burgh, Pa. Marty and Mae Curl in «oris' teams, bowling the second B(adling. Pa. Evelyn and Jake and fourth Saturdays of each month Dolence in Chicago. Bill and Helen at 2 p. m. The Small Fry are meet-McElheny in Florida. Squib and in8 at John R Hall on the same days Emily McPherson in Sparks, Neva- and time for amusing entertainment Mahlon and Kay Ellison in arranged for them. Either Dorothy Hamilton, Ohio. This is almost as or Ann will be present at John R tad as the draft was on the lodge HaH or Palmer Park Recreation, tatk in 1941. - . Let's not forget, Small Fry, you are The Likars had a pleasant visit requested to be present at John R from my mom and pop back in Hall at 2 p. m. the «econd and fourth June uid then another from Nadine Saturdays of each month j-j!*ic and her friend on Sept. 14.' As in the past, the Circle meet-Wl almost have to pass out sched- ings are held at 2 p. m. the first t(> k't our friends know when1 Saturdays of each month and im-di Akron as the ole Plymouth! mediately following the meetings ■ r^'iy headed for Pennsy. The j the members are engaged in one hour of various activities: sewing, painting, drawing, crocheting, model airplane building, and numerous other worthwhile hobbies, which hour has been designated "Activity Hour." The Circle orchestra, under the capable direction of our accomplished accordionist Frances tlOTi t( Bet hi V i-ennsy. ine jwy other guy that has us beat is r'r« >ankovic and his gang. The y„ung generation 'in Library ' bt' rnore active at the Club »w senior members better as ^e "ole timers" have i /, uroj,ect in lhv making. The boi.i t "''! i lhe build*n« io«- ^ , '^ has been iaid. This 1- a big Job and r«m|»s old rT \ c,/op having various affairs. Your ¿V a^ nd them. In attend- rou u'h'; a,r8 ior y°ur Pleasure «iit/ristin,i thc pr°'re" ' F'-d, tation recording secret-^'Sl hn 1 did very well on & program on Sept. 28. '"^«'t to tune in each Sundav 10 :i0 (WLOA 730 on ' ",il s, nd your contrlbu-A"'v>»i Hednak. , vs. Snowden High 1 " 'Ut) foot ball game was k*' with Bethel victori- P^iufifjr- tye No. 16 to Give ^ Party Nov. 9 iP^^ KKK. Wir -SNPJ Lodte W s • r ' (aid Party Nov. 8 at ' , n Hull, 725 W, Na- 1 » ' member! are urged fc.. ' committee make this <» .," • Wr "^d prixm r '*P»*ci a large crowd » 'n.v htRliand and I r*'1 bring nine Each ,, ,fl try to bring at U ■ wrty will start at '*c A ''* w,,l in tha eve-j ' * this «nnount • r * ^md all rremben l»v* Slovene Women h On 2| Mi Lenko's J"'ig new members. MARY GORN1CK. to, will be with us every Sunday, if you can, Myra. All of us are looking forward to the "Strudel Party" ' that Marion Cervenka is having for the teen-age group of the Circle. It takes placa this Saturday night, Oct. 18. and many of the members will meet at this writer's house at 7 p. m. and we*.wiU tban prooaed. on to Marion's. ANN SANNEMAN. Director. Circle 10 Wiener Roast If Success SALEM, O.—Members of Circle 10 and their parents got together recently and had a wiener roast at the home of Mr. and. Mrs. Frank Kordan. The mothers, as usual, brought cake and krofe, (or which we thank them. It was one of those cold evenings, so we all went into the house. The children played darts, basketball and croquinole and other games. Frank, Jimmy and lienry Koran played for dancing. They just received their new mlscrophone and we helped them test It by singing several songs. The three Korans sound very good and should be kept quite, busy playing for dances this winter. I want to thank Mrs. Sto koylc, Mrs. Koran. Mrs. Dermotta. Mary and Frances Kordan and Jennie Mozina for helping serve and all the mothers and fathers who are such good cports whenever we have our outings and parties. Before the swimming season ended four cars filled with Circle members snd parents made s trip Napotnik, devotes this hour to practice. 4fcJ to Firestone Park in Columbiana. On Halloween night Oct. 31. he , ^ |)#(or. a Circle is -Ponsoring a 'Crown-Up was served, then all Party to which all circle me^rM * ^ swimming pool. It are requested to appeair dressed in ^ ,h wUhtfd adult apparel, Refieshmrnts will be served, so let's all come to th)asrh and grandmother of Rey MeCarthy She was well known to Integrity memt»ers. The Integrity Lodge 01 J, under the direction of oto Lodge f'resi* d«fit, Sroth«r Martin lieigles, per« formed then fraternal duty by ac> tomparlyjog th* Irody to its final resting place We ar« aoi r> to say that UfAift EmiJ Hatd«nr«uh. «win law tA tha deceased was unable to attend the funeral, as h* is in U»« hoapiUJ ail-feting from a long illness. W< sll wish him « speedy i'-coy« ty. On Sunday, Oft 10, Uieit will be Morning Stars PITTSBURGH. P«.—Just a friendly reminder that,the Morning Stars' Full Dance will take place on Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Slovene Home on 57th and Butler, featuring Uie music of Frank Porovne's orchestic A most cordiul invitation is extended to one and ull, and you too! A slight correction of last week's article concerning the American Slovene Radio Program. Due to a previous contract which Station WLOA must fulfill, the Slovene Hour wHI bt* heard ovet that station but it will be on as pieviously, from 10:30 to II a. m, every Sunday for a period of about 3 or 4 weeks, then will revert to the time originally planned, 12:15 till 12:45 p, m. Don't forget, for the prvscnt it's WLOA. 1550 on youi dial, from 10:30 till II a. th. beginning this Sunday, Oct. 19, for your Slovene Hour program. On Saturday, Oct. 18, thc Imperial I.ucky Stars, along with the Scnior SNPJ lodge will stage u Harvest Dance in the SNPJ Hall in Imperial. A crowd of M. S.'s are planning the jaunt over to Imperial, so we'll see you, folks. Bro, John Fabec, chairman of the lodge entertainment committee ia planning a fish fry for the members of the Softball team; the players will be notified as to time and place. Watch this column. On Saturday, Oct. 25, the Avclla lodge 292 is sponsoring a Fall Dance in their local hall, and all members and friends, fur and near, are cordially invited. Once again, .It's Bro. John Fabec. aide-de-camp in charge of the bus-loud for the Aliquippu Excelsiors' dunce, featuring Frunkie Yunkovic, on Saturday, Nov» 15, All Uioac wishing to go down by bus, please contact Bro. fabec. This writer and Bro. Fabec have the tickets for this affair, and one greenback will get you one, plus the small nominal few for the bus ride. The Federation danea dale ia BaU urday, Nov. 1st, at the Veronians' Hall, in Verona, where once again Fraiikiu Pvrovne and hi« band will give out with the famous polkas, waltaes, fox trots, und a bit of jive, all blended In fur an enjoyable evening of dancing pleasure on the bungs of the beautiful Allegheny River Come out to Verona on Nov. lit and see tho crowd. On Saturday, Nov. 8, the local Bio-vene Home will aponaor a danee, with music by Joe Kurictn and his band. Everybody invited. JOHN UJCICH, Sec'y. Lily Lodge No. 764 MILWAUKEE, Wis- We would like to bring everyone up to date on the activities of the younger members of the Lily Lodge, who have formed their own club. The meeting of our club are held the first Thursday of each month at Vlesu Social Center, S Fourth and W National ave. The officers of our club are: John Skusek, president; Agnus Bu'ga, vice-president; Tlllle Butcher, secretary; Doreen Garsky, treasurer. Anyone else who Is interested In joining (>ur club may do so by con-Just come to tha meeting, taoting our club aecratary, Tillle Butchar, at 1530 So. 15th st. You do not have to be a bowler to be< long to our club. The most Important event now is our bawling. The teams bowl on Sunday afternoon al 1:30, at Mitchell Recreation, 13th and Mitchell. All | EUCLID? Ohio.—Rehearsals are in fellow lodge members are invited full swing for the concert and play) to come Show our teams that you to b« presented Sunday, Oct. 19, by are behind them. and we'll be happy to have you, FRANCES L, RAK, Bec'y, Adrija to Present Concert and Dance the Adrija Choral Club at the Slo venian Home, Recher ave. ,starting at 4 p. m. John Bteblaj is directing the play "Navihani Atudenlje," The cast consists of Carol Zaller, Marjorie Mut-jutic. Val Grill, Joseph Ivaneic and Art Neumann. A variety of entertaining choral numbers will also lie presented by the club's 40 songsters under the direction of Frank Vauter with l and Mis Vernard Coy his, who celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary Oct. 3 M<«st of you will remember Mis, Coyhis as the forrtiet Angeline Bkuteli. Keep watch for more news from us in the near future, TILLIE BUTCHAR, 704 Imperial Lodges Give Dance Oct. 18 IMPERIAL, Pa This Saturday, Oct 18. the Lucky Stars I^odge 710 and l^alge 100 will hold a combined Hat veal Dance «1 the local SNPJ Hall Music will lie furnished by Al Mxioffr ami his orchestra. A got/d time is in store foi alj. ao plan Pi come to Imperial. A cordial In-vllation is ««tended to all neigttfcofe. ing iodg«« «ml friends Pi attend \ The Lucky Stars are planning to hold a «1 «nee on Saturday, Dee. 0. at the SNI'J Hail All local and nearby kalgaa are asked to reserve this data foi the Lueky Slat a Meanwhile don t forget th« dancO Oet 19. On the sick list is sUil Sis Margaret Mellon We all wiah her a speedy recovery. POLLY SLADICK. Sec y. PROS VITA WALL STREET AM) YOU Oar Fm City 'lflDEHflL r MblaiT By THE ECONOMIST—federated i-iru Price Compimlti Veto Supply - Demand "Law" Suppoaedly by the law of "supply and demand,** prices start to slump as production falls off, but contemporary business aeems to have slipped a veto into the works. Production has been decllninf since March—but prices keep right on sky-rocketing. A couple of concrete examples illustrate the trend. Take shoes. High prices cut demand so sharply that in the first six months of this year production dropped 20%, Formerly, shoe manufacturers would have noted that drop in demand and started trimming their prices. Instead, retail prices just jumped another 50c to $1 a pair. Then there's men's clothing. Prices are so high that trade reports indicate production will fall 20% to 2&% by next spring. But retail prices will go up an average of about 95. The suit that coat $32.50 to $95 in 1941 will retail at $50 to $55. With living costs at an all-time peak and still shooting upward, the Justice Dept. has at long last begun an investigation of conspiracies to raife the prices of food, clothing and housing. The department admitted that "the relative ineffectiveneas of past (anti-trust) enforcement policies, together with the soaring high prices now continuing in the food, clothing and housing fields . . .require a new and more vigorous approach." The new approach is to be criminal prosecution of price racketeers with jail sentences and fines for convicted price conspirators. To that extent, the investigation by the Justice Dept. ia belated recognition by the government that its campaign of "moral suasion* to lower prices is a complete flop. Inflation will be halted only if the government takes effective action agalnat the monopolies which are raising prices to increase their already swollen profits. . , Oiani Corporations Squeese Profits The Justice Dept. admitted thia in its statement when it stressed that "one of the greatest threats to our welfare lay in the increasing cunoea tration of power in the hands of a small number of giant organizations. I. We find that to a greater extent than ever before whole induatrias are dominated by one or a few large organizations which can restrict pro duction in the interest of higher profits and thus reduce employment and purchasing power." Evidence on one phase of the monopolistic price conspiracy was furnished by the Federal Trade Commission. It charged that the dominant steel corporations eontroied and manipulated steel prices. The FTC stated that the industry uses a monopolistic pricing system which re suits in the delivered prices of all steel products being the same "aa though all the mllla were under one ownership and control." At about the same time, the Justice Dept. filed anti-trust suits against leading tire companies and the color motion picture industry. !h both cases, the government charged conspiracies to fix prices. Price boosting and price fixing conapiracies make a mockery of the "free competitive enterprise system" that is eulogized daily by the Natl. Aaan. of Manufacturers. The only thing free about it in these daya of monopoly, controls Is the right of the consumer to do without the neoes-sities of life if ha can't afford to pay the extortionate prices demanded by the giant corporations. k»y Robert S • guard. 99 99* Alten. Van UN VETO: 'SYMPTOM NOT CAUSE' OF WORLD'S WOES By PETER MORTON LAKE 8UCCES8, N. Y.-(ALN)—Although the U. S. press uses reami of paper to prove that abolition of veto power in the United Nations would cure the world's ills, a man who should know. UN Sec. Gen. Tryeve Lie. thinks otherwise. 'The veto issue is more of a symptom rather than a cause of current world problems," says Lie. Originally proposed by Pres.. .. Rooaevelt at the Yalta meeting, the | t • Vdt principle can't be called "un- PO»^- Sec of State Oeorge C. American." The U. S. constitution, providing for a Presidential veto, is one precedent for the device. The veto concept was written into the UN charter In a clause providing that the Security Council- Ma i shell's recent proposals for restricting use of the veto is a result of the get-tough policy which in practice conflicta with the unanimity principle Pointing out that the world's highest UN body—shall act by an problems won't be solved by elim-affirmative vote of seven of ita 11 Inating the veto, ex-Under Sec. of members on all questions other, State Sumner Welles wrote that than simple procedure. Corner-1 "the future of the UN will depend Bevtear by Alexander Lano Robert S. Allen's "Our Fair City' la a bitter book. Ita 997 pages con tain the stark, jolting story of the shame of the American city. From North to South, from East to West, this story of the American city has remained unchanged for half a can tury; big houses controlling ruth-leas political machines, business men working in cahoots with crim inal elements, corruption and graft, horrendous slums. diH and filth, disease and vice, incredible waste, scandal. Allen has gathered together in this outspoken volume contribu lions from 17 cities. The contribu tors make clear in their own way the colorful differences in regional background, tradition, economic occupation, and ptychology of the cities of which they write. Yet these interesting differences do not predominate in the characterization of any of the cities. The pattern prevailing from New York to Los Angeles and from Birmingham to Butte is compounded of a cheap standardization, competition, false pride, and a vicious commercial spirit that blots out all human values. . Politics exists on a shady borderline, and very often epcrates outrageously la the critpinaL sphere. The book does not present any comprehensive program for changing the condition of affairs of the cities, but a point of departure may be taken from Lincoln Steffens' words quoted in the introduction: "The typical businessman is a bad citizen. If he Is a Trtg businessman,' he is twice as bad ... Ha is a self-righteous fraud. He is the chief source of corruption . . . There is hardly, an office from U. S. Senator down to Alderman in any part of the country to which businessmen have not been elected; yet politics remains corrupt and government bad. The businessman has failed in politics as he has in citizenship. Don't try to reform politics with the banker, the lawver, and the merchant . . ." ' The American city atands as a splendid Illustration of the consequence of a pattern of culture which has as its motivating force the unceasing search for the dollar. Ultimately the overhauling of tho American city will be possible only with a complete reorientation of the economic and political system. • (Available to members of the Prpsreialve Boo* Wufr at thg mm-bership price of HOG. For information please write: Progreeeive Book Club. 567 Third Ave., New York II, N. Y.) THE UPPER CRUST .. and wo muai nevar make the mistake of lotting peleo controla como 10 our country •" . * GREEN URGES FIGHT TO REPEAL TAFT-HARTLEY LAW WASHINGTON — (FP) — ALF reached. But this surface prosper-Pres. William Green's annual Labor ity is based upon a number of tem-Day message featured a call for , porary factors, such as the huge American workers to fight to repeal the Taft-Hartley act and declared "the AFL has just begun to fight." Green's message follows: This year Labor Day finds the nation's workers /existing under the ominous shadow, of the most oppressive anti-labor law ever enacted by Congress. , There can be no real hope of future progress and the enjoyment of the free, Ame/rijcpn way of life for the wage-earned of our country while the TaJt-J&rtley act remains ute bpoks. stone of that clause is that the Big Five, the U. S., Britain. France, Soviet Union and China muat agree. At the UN's first meeting in San Francisco Sen. Tom Connally (D. Tex.), chairman of the Senate foreign affairs committee, flatly declared that without the veto Congress would never ratify the char- upon the capacity of the U. S to transform a diplomacy which today is largely negative into a diplomacy which seeks the constructive solution rather than the showdown." He added that If the latest U. S. proposals are accepted by the General Assembly "such action might well transform the UN into an anti- ter. Ha frankly acknowledged that Russian alliance." the American people would never permit a majority of other nations to vote U. 8 troop* into action on any front. The U, S. positicn was also Influenced by the fact that the con-stituUon grants Congress alone the power to make war. U. 8. entry From Walter Lippman, leading conservative commentator, came the solemn warning that if the State Dept. persists in 1M present policy either the UN will be cast aside like the League of Nations or it will be transformed into an anti-Soviet , < ii.i lit inn In either event the UN into any organlration that miaht will be destroyed" commit us to military action could I have been accompllrhcd only bv a constitutional amendment. Such a procedure would have been a long,' perhaps fruitless, job. Another reajon for the veto was the recognition thai peace in the world, despite all high-sounding woid» and phrases, actually depend» on the ability of the Big Five to solve differences by discussion and con promlte. As recently as Oct 30. |U4(I, War- Why Not? The teacher was giving her kindergarten claaa a lesson in cubes, and she asked for examples. Each child if) turn named something shaped like a cube—a box, a block, a cake of ice—and finally one little boy shouted, "I know—a half pound of butter." "Yes, that's good," said the teacher. "Now let's have one more." The olass was silent, apparently having exhausted its originality, until another little boy ralaed hia hand. The other half pound of butter," he said. • • • Did He Mean tfglV Professor: "Who waa Talleyrand?" Student: "A fan dancer, and you can talk plainer than that." POT-AND-KETTLE STUFF IN PRESS OF TWO NATIONS By Krntiaw M Lendis II, I'm afraid the Rusaian people will get the wrong Idea from our official ten Austin, U S representative to Prote,t t,f •^U' in the Soviet the UN. reallred the value of the ^)'r,M, "»ticlring President Truman, veto in aidins compromise, saying . Th«* S«*neral who is our ambassa-The unanimity requirement tends J"r to Moscow told Foreign Minister to disrouiage the taking of stub- \ Molotov that he was "thorougly born positions and to encourage the I shockedand demanded a disavow -achievement of agreement throuah ,h* Nubian government compiomtss In the Ions run dect I everyone knows that gen- sun» unaono m.lv accepted bv the *r*1» are eaaily aroused, especially Hi« Five are likely to produce bet|,v "maulta" to the commander-Inter reaulU than decision» which rbief. find them divided " ,f w*» all we could let the To those who »av that the veto] ncld« nt pass, hut Ambassador tmreaK* possibilities of «atresslon. Smith with the approval of the teaiiktic orbMTvers point out that I *»'•'«• !>epartment. took It upon him-with or without it. it the U. S. or|r, |f to speak for all of us So\ let Union »rriou»ly violated the "I must assure you in the most charter by unilaterally u»ins mil-1 »«»lemn terms." he told Molotov. itary force, the Security Council "that every fair-minded American could not stop i«- except by wai IcUlren, regardless of his political For thu iea»on1 they insist that opinions, will be deeply affronted compromise and diacu»»ion mu»t by this article." continue and that the principle of It seems lo me that our military unanimity a» m|"c*M*d in Auitln't ambassador has exaggeiated the temarka must remain part of the number of Americans who were af-charier, fionted by what Boris Uorbatov said In the umr M*t
  • anta two Inches shorter than ordinary, and who haa no other external marks of distinction M Part of the aittcle. where Truman la described as "Pendergast's errand bov" and Wall Street'« "errand boy." reads like a toned-down rehaah of Chicago Tribune editorials In dlaeuasing Truman's anti-Corn-munlam crusade, the article »ays that "the hal>erdaaher from Jackson viae for the laurels of the little corporal from Munich ** That's terrible But last week Time Mag«nne »aid that Viahin* sky's voice waa the voice of Hitler It railed Gromvko "an a I moat per* feet neo-paleolithic rpecimen " Stalin is rardly complimented tn our preaa. and one of our largest news* paper chains habitually speaks of ' lterep»red to warn th* nation of what is happening h> Washington, even if it means his polrtlcal defeat. "I would a thousand times rather go hack on earning my living as a metal trades worker than sit In th-Senate serving any other interests than those of the common peopla," he declared. The convention, which gave Taylor an enthusiastic reception, assured the reelection of Stanley Earl as state CIO executive secretary. Karl was the sole nominee for the post in each of the state's four dia-tilct caucuses Tommy George of laical 9. Intl. longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, will run it off with John B McKenna. Ameri-can Newspaper Guild member and preaent incumbent for the presidency. WEDNESDAY, OCTORfr ,« .... WILL RELIEF STOP SOCIALISM IN EUROPE? COL8TON E. WARNE d- Our State Department, now crate democratic socialtom nr jvo- lutionary Marxism will depend on the difficulty of transition | If we block the moderate foie»* operated by those who have demonstrated scant sympathy with European socialism, is itself radical compared with the Congress. In and give aid to reactionaries, or the process of assisting Europe we may be confident that the r«*u shall unquestionably ally ourselves will favor the communists with the most reactionary forces ! —Peoples Lobby Bulletin and will seek to stand in the way of , —----- thoee movements which are now f million organ.«* framing socialist programs for dev- Mor* inan elopment. Britain is a question in point. It desperately needs food. Its socialist government is making an open bid for our assistance in exchange for serving as an outpost against communism. Internally, however, this workers are covered by surance plans negotiated through collective bargaining contracts Output per worker on the ^rn« in 1949 was about 35^ above prewar level of 1935 __ IMPORTANT NOTICE to Subscribers of Daily Prosveta The Supreme Board, at tha meeting held February 14. 1947, decided that the subscription rate for the U < gvvta would be increased $2.00 per year for all eubscnt* . This alao Includoa all subscriber! that have 5 the family, therefore, kindly take notice that you, too, m pay $2.00 for your subscription to the Daily- By decision of the Executive Committee, in no ease> you include more than 5 members from one family, rcf less of the number of member« In the family, and tn should all be from one same address. The other rnetv _ not included should receive their Weekly so thst they, ^ may know what is going on to the Slovene National vr Society. - ^ Taking note of this, we ask you kindly to send n additional $2.00 for your subscription. PHILIP GODINA, Mans*" drugi de PROSVETA PART n GLASILO SLOVENSKE NARODNE PODPORNE JEDNOTE J^HXXXIX ■»•twr Jumo it. im. at u. powrfft« «a. km H O—,— ml Hmt+ I. int CHICAGO t9. ILU SREDA. IS. OKTOBRA (OCTOBER IS). 1S4T Tw* Porte-Pert II S. STRANA ÉTEV.—NUMBER SOS Acceptance for mailing nt spadal rala of provided for In UOS. Art ol Oct. I. ltlT, authorised oa Juno 14. ttlft. Minutes of Meeting of Supreme Board of Slovene National Benefit Society ■ - Held August 14 and 15, /947 at Headquarters2657 South Lawndale Ave., Chicago 23, Illinois OPENING SESSION, AUG. 14 A. M. snnremp President Vincent Cairtkar calk meet-. nrrfpr at 9 o'clock and ask* for constructive ¡¡¿¡bcrition on important matter, which will be (Hbmitted at this meeting.-0rdfr of business accepted: 1. Call to order 2 Roll call 3. Time of sessions 4 Urgent motiona 5 Reports 6 Discussions 7. Unfinished business 8 General business 9 Miscellaneous 10. Adjournment Sessions shall be from 9 to 12 and 1 to 5 daily. Roll call shows all board members present ex-_p, Bro. James Maglich and Sis. Ursula Ambro-Zi. 3rd 6th ¿istrict vice PresidenU, respectively. REPORTS OF , BOARD MEMBERS Report of Supreme President The time for the semi-annual meeting of all lupreme board corrtmittees has come again. Allow me, Brothers and Sisters, to extend fraternal freetings and to welcome you to this assembly. • We have assembled here to hear reports of individual board members and committees concerning their activities and efforts for tho Society «nee our last meeting, and to consider various problems and find a solution that will reflect justice according to our best ability. This is in compliance with the by-laws and it is expected rf us by the membership which entrusted us with tlx leadership and responsibility of the Society, to safeguard its interests, to increase its ranks ind to lead the organization to further progress, imbued and strengthened with its lofty principles ind ideals on which it was founded. These, Brothers and Sisters, are our duties and I am con-rinced that we-will do this according to, our ability. thit we will carry out our deliberations in the spirit of brotherhood and that our decisions will be sound and conatructive. As will be seen from the reports of the secre. tary. treasurer and other functionaries, our ad-fcmttration during the first half of this year was fuift successful. With the exception of a few »«or items, there is considerable-increase in all fund?, as well as in membership^ and the state •f the Society in general is good. • The assets of the mortuary fund are steadily Increasing; they are in complete accord with the isurmce laws and the reserve covers all obligations. All this shows that our organization is built on the right ideological as well as sound f'nomic basis. Al was expected, we lost a aumber of mem-•w during this period; the older the organization becomes, the more members proportionately tie each year. This is a logical 'expectation as a wult of the l!«>. That's why it is inevitable that in our P^ for the future we should alwsys be alert tr? to replace our losses with new members •m also to increase our ranks, sc thst our So-* I grow not only in assets, but slso in membership and thus become bigger and better tt every respect. . . Ai you know, new members are not so easv to •mrj and certainly not in the manner of years when nationality and language played such • * I und was in fact tke reason for our Our older peopli eligible for sdmis-p an- nearly all enrolled ill one or the other hteinal society. There are no new immigrants * ' Jv">tHy there will not be any appreciable *umr">r n ,h" future. Due to this fact, our field < i entu-ely limited to youth. That's why, ,M,r that our Society will be more attractive j < . p . we are promoting sports activi-(/mg juvenile circles with juvenile di holding conferences and other similar p • 1 1 1 this costs the Society a consider. ^ " 'if ,, ,„.v In th Nfcr». % j ' ' important activities during thlrf> • membership campaign conducted June 30. Although it was in months, its results were ex-It brought us 2,690 new mem-"W»Jly noteworthy thst s majority ' ipated in the drive. This is the u,*t our members understand and interested in the organization so, the SNPJ will prosper and taift. . f 1 office we did everything possible "f the campaign by publishing ' f'* literature to the lodges snd » >rard members who were on the SANC executive committee. It is not necessary to men. tion the convention in detail since you have read about its proceedings in the pspers. Three bosrd members were again re-elected to the executive committee of SANC. Some object to this, snd I wish to emphasize that we did not like to accept these offices; we have done so for the purpose of saving the organization. Wo remained irt SAJiC committee because it was the desire of the convention and because we considered that this was necessary. Those of you who were In the supreme board prior to the last convention know that we have discussed the problem of building new snd larger headquarters on seversl occssions snd thst this question was also submitted to the Isst convention in b resolution. The convention spproved the plan and empowered the supreme board to erect a building as it deemed necessary and when conditions will be favorable. As we have been ststing for years, we sre crowded for space. Our business is^ constantly increasing and we need more and more storage space for documents and other official papers; the crowded condition en tails loks of time and the administration work is retarded. Conditions after the convention were not favorable for building and it hss been neces sary to wait. Building material until now was hard to get and prices extremely high. But it does not seem advisable to wait much longer We must consider the fact that the question as to where the new building will be erected must be submitted to the membership in a referendum; this will take considersble time and before the final plan is made and approved, it is possible that prices of building material will go down and that conditions will become norms!. From the executive comiyiittee minutes sent to you snd published in the orgsn regularly, you are quite well acquainted with the details of our ad ministration; you can see how vanous iflstters were decided snd,what our fininnsl condition is You sre slso acquainted with the work of the finance committee from its minutes, how it csr-ries out Its duties, whst the Investments are and how the assets of the organization are invested The work at the main office if executed efficiently and promptly as well as satisfactorily. This concludes my repor\: any further informa tion desired by the board, will I* gladly given VINCENT CAINKAR Report accepted. Report of First Vice-President It I* now one year since this body was elected to lead the SNPJ for a period of four years. The accomplishments which have taken plsce this year are really a credit to our organisation The mflfnbership csmpaign recer.tly closed was a decidedly successful one, for which all the par tmpatmg members and lodges can well be proud The SNPJ benefited *> the approximate amount of 2«S0 mem tiers which is remsrkable when you consider the campaign was of a short durst ion ond which hsd been growing st-sdily st its eon elusion. Brother Vrhovnlk snd the district vie presidents can well be proud, along with the gen eral membership The national bowl.ng tournament held in Chicago in April w.s also s tremend^s succeja. one of which sll the SNPJ csn well he proud. All records were broken insofar- •* "tries sre con r+rr+4 A venture of this type is much more dif . fieult than the overage bowler repli w*. butithe . Pioneers of Chicago handlod the tournam«tj competently and all bowlers had their just try in attempting to win tho various championships. Due credit mus\ be given to the Pioneers. The national SNPJ day which will bo held shortly in Clevelsnd. slso promises to be sn out. standing event. It is fitting, too, that Cleveland be the city which is to revive tho SNPJ day since the first SNPJ day was held in that city quite a few years ago. It is important also that all supreme board members try to be there in honor of our grest organization pn its day. Recently I hsd the pleasure of attending a picnic sponsored by tho Westmorelsnd County Federation of Penna. I was agmeably surprised by the huge crowd, and the militant apeeches presented by Bros. Gradisek, Culkar and Vidcr. I am firmly convinced that these speeches made a deep impression upon the people who listened intently. 1 am just as convinced that there is no room for reactionaries within our great organization, an organization upon which countless members look for intelligent, progressive leadership. Those who attempt to destroy these ideals in our Society should not be permitted membership in the SNPJ. It is well that we have a progressive and enlightened publication such as tha Prosvota. Bro. Garden and his staff are doing a creditable job and many favorable comments can be heard from the people who read the Prosveta. I have purposely asked union pepole outside of our ergani-zstion to resd and to comment on our paper and to date I have received nothing but praise, which is s tribute to our editors and to tho SNPJ. In tho very near future the SNPJ juvenile circles will again bo back ln the spotlight. Since vacationa are about over, activities will naturally be boosted by our younger element, which is so vital to the SNPJ. All of us ahould give every encouragement to our younger generation who within a short time shsll be tho lesders of our organization. Bro. Vrhovnik cannot alone bo ox. pectod to carry tho lood, nor can the juvenile directors in various localities. Each one of us is responsible to a certain degree, and wo must not fsil in our duties. I am convinced that tbe future of tho SNPJ is very bright snd If each one in the SNPJ does his or her duty, even s brighter future csn be predicted. RAYMOND TRAVNIK. Report accepted. < \ Report of Second Vice-President I wish to sgsin present my report of my sctivities on behalf of the SNPJ for tho past six months. During the war years it was almost int-poaaible for me to attend and take part in different lodge affairs to which I hsd been invited, but now thst things are more norms!, it is a little easier for me to get away, and so I wss sble to attend the following affairs: ln Msy 1 wss sskod to speak at the 25th anniversary of the Tiro Hill (Pa.) lodge 289, and wish to comment on the well arranged evening of entertainment. 1 also tried to get them interested in orgsnizing s juvenile circle, snd I hsve faith in tho progressiveness snd ability of their lodge officers to have a circle organized in the near future. In June I was a spefker at the nowly organ-Ized juvenile circle's first affair of Lodge 3. Johnstown. Pa. Tho affair was well sttended, snd I'm sure this circle will grow to lie one of our Isrger circles in due time. On June 26, I sttended the English speaking federation of western Penna picnic. This was truly an affair worthy of piaise, The lodge Veronians, of Verona, deserve recognition for the psrt they took towsrds making this sffsir ss successful as it was. Donald l^otricn was guest spesker st this sffair snd he wss wall received. Circle 47 of Johnstown celebrsted their fifth anniversary in May. Bro. Michael Vrhovnlk was guest speaker, and on the program were different acts from five circles from this locality, the most distant coming from Latrobe, A large crowd witnessed the celebration, and 1 must ssy this wasn't anticipated; this affair had a very responsive audience. 1 was very pleased to see so many parents sttend/this sffsir, which wss well pis- sen ted. On July 13, I wss invited to »t»esk st the West-morelsnd County Federation picnic. Her'y Fied Vider was their principal spesker. A well round, ed program was presented snd a large group of old-time SNPJers were present, snd I'm sine anyone not alieady a member, who attended this affair, will become one in the near future. On July 20, I attended the English speaking federation of western Penna meeting, and was pleased at tho progroaaivoness snd fraternaliajn shown by this group. With the reactionary Cognresi we now have, in establishing and paasing laws restricting tfco activities so ecsential to the working class of people, I believe thst we sre negligent in strAsing our original principles and ideals of the HNPJ which, Wj my estimation, are now more than ever needed to lie revived, with our every effort, The Prosveta doe« print article« relative to our principle« from timo to time, but that alone ia not sufficient. I believe our ideals should be stressed more at our local lodge meetings and activities This ia my first report In the eopocity of Ind vice president, and I have and will continue to do my he«t for the good of our SNPJ. Report accepted. JOSEPH L. CULKAR. Report of 1st District Vice President fm the pact six month« I have centered most of my activitie« in my own lorallty I believe in order for me to start vartoua aHivitie« m my district where thore are none, I must have them in my own lodge first. Wo have organized • howling team for men and women and It has been rather aucceaoful and interesting activity to all concerned. It ha« helped to bring in some now members and thu Fell I expect It will bring some more Soma time during tho coming Fall I export to call another meeting of tho New Yprk and New Jersey lodges. The first meeting called was not very effective. In fact. 1 was criticized for calling, tho meeting in Newark instesd of New York City. Tho reason I gave at that timo was that it was centrally located'but tho main reason was that 1 knew from friends that tho Newark lodge was very weak and rapidly fading. This I could not ssy publicly st that time but I did tell a few at that meeting, It was my belief by holding tho meeting in Newark that it might help to strengthen j^h« Newark lodge and bring it hack to where it was a few years prior. The mstters discussed at that meeting were the build-yout-lodge-campaign, and the juvenile and sports activities. The minutes of that meeting wore published in tho Prosvets some two or three weeks later. In tho past membership campaign I enrolled 2H new membera. My recommendation for future campaigns would be SNPJ information forms sifnilsr to whst I had prepared for myself in the last csmpsign. A copy of this form is attached to this report. This form, of course, would bo revised in whatever manner necessary. The forms would bo distributed to the members st the lodge meetings for them to send to prospective members. I believe that a form such as thla would be a good initial stop in bringing in now members. It would bo surprising to know how many of our members know thst the SNPJ is a good organization hut can't tell why. In behalf of tho Society I have been active with tho American Slav Congress of tho Philadelphia area.- I wish to msko another recommendation which occurred to mo while, reading an article by Bro. Vrhovnik which appeared on the back cover of tho Voice of Youth in the July issue. The srticle resd In psrt, "An important birthday is being celebrsted by our juvenile msgazino members this month." You could almost hear the juvenile members shout with joy ss they hurried to find their mothers with, "Look, mother, look, they prtntod itl" Scenes, joy, excitement, surprise, snd grstitudo brighten up the fsces and light up tho minds of our juvenile members ss they turn tho pagea of tho Voice of Youth. This recommendation ia that the Society could have its own birthday cards with Society Information on them and to ho available to local lodge secretaries for release, You would have tho same identical storg of «eenes, excitement. Joy, surprise snd gratitude! The children would exclaim to their mothers thst tho SNPJ didr't forget their birthdsy this year and some of their host friends did. Children slwsys remember their childhood dsyg and when they become adults they will msko good SNPJ members. Report accepted. JOHN CEBULAR. ( Report of 2nfi District Vice President This is my first report as distrlrt vice president for tho nowly crested second district. I have no official busineu to report, that is by order of tho supreme bosrd, or by tho executive committee, 1 spoke at the annual affair sponsored by the Westmorolaiyt County Federation of the SNPJ lodges held In Beechwood Park. Brother Vidor was tho main speaker and Brother Culkar. of Johnatown. Brother Ray Travnik addressed the crowd as a visitor, This affair waa both morally and financially a success, In my district there are quit« a number of lodges end a largo territory to cover. I attend as msny lodge sffslrs as possible, but duo to the nature of my work on tho majority of Sundays, this prevents mo from attending mora social do ings promoted by tho lodges in my district. Tho recently completed SNI'J Mge campaign for new members wss s huge success; campaigns of this type are a great benefit and a necessity for the progress of our organization Officers and lodges have mad« an excellent iccord in socur ing new members, / On the local front the merger of lodges 613 and 67, of Hetminie, haa temporarily fallen through; the two lodges ate unable tn sgiee on the selection of a branch number. At the last supreme boa id meeting I made a report that the We«tmoreland county federation is going to ourchsae a summer camp as s recreation cenUr for its members, The federation committee has inspected a few locations, but report« them W> be unsatisfacioi y. Money has already been earmarked for this project by the Federation A maaa hysteria is gripping the United State« today and the SNPJ ia being attac ked by certain individuals and organizations for iU stand on so cial and economic problems confronting ua, The editor of tho Prosveta and the supreme officers should lie commended for their pro-labor stand, which is inherent In tho SNPJ since IU inception, as s worker's fraternal organiration It haa always championed the rights of the workers In conclusion, I wish to report 1 will continue to work earnestly as a loyal member and uphold the Ideals snd principles of this great fraternal organiration FRANK GRADISEK. Report accepted. Report of 4th District Vice President Fraternal activity In district 4 since our Feb ruary meeting has been intense, varied aod in teresting If one Vanted to tie at all tho affairs he would hav« to ho sis persons in one at time« All of the events did a go«»d )'»b of advertising tho SNPJ, The writer can only elaborate to any great extent on the activities of lodges rU«e to home This doe« not reflect on Ihe activity of lodge« In Detroit, Girard and elsewhere in dis frirt 4 Reading Ihe Procvete one can see that most of them hav« alao been on the beam Athletic« With the return of our service men tharo has boon a eonsidersblc spurt ui athletic activity. Bowling seems to bo tho sport involving tho grosiest number of participants. In Cleveland the athletic league aponsorod tho eastern invitational bowling tournament. Seventy-eight teams with approximately 1000 lino« bowled, set a record for this event. In April the nstionsl SNPJ bowling tournament was held in Chicago, under tho auspices of the Pioneer lodge. Cleveland alone sent over 260 participants to the affair. The event was well handled by the Pioneer Lodge and proved a successful ^ffair. Baseball doea not seem to have the drawing power tn our aertion as in years gone by. Balina and golf seem to bo occupying more snd mora attention. A very successful bowling seaaon waa climaxed last seaaon by tho Cleveland athletic league. Plana are progressing to make thla sosson a greater success thsn over. The number of tesms thst will psrtlcipste will far exceed that of any pra-vloua year, Chorus and Ctrelo I—The activities of those two groups go hand (ln hand as most of the members of the chorus belong to the circle. While still smslt in number it is beginning to bo noticed, The group has sppoared at vartoua lodge anniversaries, performed bofnro individual lodge« snd i« lie ing called upon more and more each month. Tho director and her assistanta are to be commended for their efforts. O. I. Affairs. With World Wsr !I hostilttiea ended, lodge« of tho SNPJ saw to It that our service men wore not immedtstely forgotten. O. I. sffairs sponsored by group« of lodge« or Individual lodge« in Cleveland and elsewhere In district 4, drew considerable In number. Comments hesrd wore to the effort thst affairs of this nature demonstrated tho desirability of belonging to our organization. Considerable qrodit muat bo given to Individuals snd committees that sponsored those event« «nd worked hard to sea that the boys were given due recognition. Membership Csmpaiga. As brought out by Juvenile Director Vrhovnik, tho pest membership campaign proved to he very successful. Thla csmpsign as well as other« «gain demonstrated that concentrated drive« must be made to In-croaao our membership, alao that we must keep pace with our rival organisations. Lodges and individuals in dlatrict 4 played a prominent part tn insuring the csmpsign being • success. Those involved in plugging away deserve our thank« •nd appreciation. National SNPJ Day Nstionsl SNPJ day will lie held in Cleveland, Aug. 20. >0, 31 and Sept. 1. Despite the lied housing situstlon existing, a large attendance is exported, Cirde S is taking charge August 29, the Cleveland athletle league on AaU urday at th« National Home, also the athlatla events thruout the various days. Th« Cleveland federstlon .will bo responsible for tho musical review Aug. 31 and a g«U picnic at th« SNPJ farm Sept. 1st. At thi« timo we extend to the entire suprema board a cordial invitation to be with us these dsys, slso thst whon they go hsrk they Inform tho vsrious lodges thst this invitation «Ua applies to all their member«, ■ .M.P.J. Faras- All of you supremo bosrd members ai'e familiar with what Cleveland is attempting to do in building up the SNPJ recreational grounds. This project wss startetd 'some yesr« ago with tho purchaae of ten acres of land, ap-proximately 26 mile« from Clevelsnd, hsvlng some robins snd a wooden dance hall that erum-bled to tho ground a few y«ars Istor. Immediate talk was stsrted of rebuilding the hsll, fixing up the grounds sad providing complete reereational equipment. Tho war came along and our plans were stymied. With the end of hostilities and thru tho help of our veterana it was possible to secure a permit to proceed with the erection of the hall. The structure 60 ft. x 36 ft aluminum roof, a fireplace on th« north side, concreta donee floor, 4 ft. high brick walls will lie completed by nstionsl SNPJ dsy. The building together with other required improvements, sdditional Und purchaae, will run Into an «xpendilure of around $10,000 to 112,000 Thla will be in addition to tha 66,000 to $7,000 previously expended With sround $2,000 on hand It took considerable courage on the part of a few individuals to get ahead with the plsns. These people, however, c«n foresee that when this project is completed it will b« worth double the amount spent There is no doubt in anyone's mind that the grounds will psy for themselves in time Part of the money to go «head with th« building has been loaned by linige« or indtviduaU, pay-able back at the rate of 3% intareet Many lodge« •nd individual« gave outright donations In a few yeaie It U ho|/ed that a playground •econd Ui none will lie available. One of the lodged in Cleveland has alieady started the hall a rolling by purchasing and installing regulation swings Thi» soon will he followed by teeter tot-ters, sand boxes, m«rry go round, etc., which will be donated by other lodges Much woik has been done, much has to ho don* The advertleing that the SNPJ is receiving and will receive ia unlimited, W« believe no other section of Ihe country has « similar project. When rompleted It will l»e something that the oigerilfatum will he proud of Certain Individuals belonging Ui our rival organizations have eapretaed themselves thst if their group hsd SUrh a place, their organisation would not hocitato to finance it completely, The groynds, when completed, will bo avalUhle at least ten m«»nths out of th« year, not only for picnic«, but for other affair« fcuwds of from 600 to 3000 will ho the rule rother thsn the ex-reption each week The writer could go on and «laboral« in detail what hM been done whet there la Still to bo done, who the IndividusU sre msking tho flnsl realization of this project the timo some mem-bers sre spending, however »pa<* doe« not permit. Tho thing to be remembered is this, that the group behind this project U not working for thomeelve«. but for the SNPJ not for any particular lodge, n a whole. • Before I conclude my report I might also add the following. The possibility of using these grounda by the SNPJ in promotional work is un limited Years ago I believe it was Don Lot rich who brought up the subject qf some sort of session for lodge secretaries, or a get-together every so often to exchange ideas. The idea of having our juvenile directors meet from time to time Possibility of a National Juvenile gathering, giving vacation prizes to outstanding' campaigner-» these are some of the ideas that could be worked on in years to come. The SNPJ Recreation Grounda as being built up. with the proper back ing from tha Main Office, would provide an ideal gathering spot for «uch affairs. In view of the above. I therefore submit for your consideration and so move that a donation of at least $2,000 be granted to the SNPJ farm board to show that the SNPJ believes the money will be well spent for advertising, that they are back of the plan and appreciate the efforts of1 the food SNPJers carrying the burden. 1 JOSEPH Report accepted- brunt of the F. FIFOLT. Report of 5th District Vice President Since our last supreme board session I have devoted considerable time in making an effort to revive lodge activity in the mora dermant lodges Through the cooperation of Bro., Vrhovnik and the executives. I arranged a three lodge rally in Granite City, 111. for the purpose of-intensifying lodge and membership campaign interest. The officers have given me their fullest cooperation ^ with this program. Despite the fact that the attendance was rather small, it did arouse sufficient merest among its members that developments are shaping into the merger of two senior lodges, which would be to the Society's advantage in this community, open ing a way for a Juvenile circle. In general the campaign results have been surprisingly good, especially when one takes into considerstion- that the SNPJ has had several menfbership campaigns in succession which in some instances the membership potentialities have been already well depleted and the campaign folly being stagnant. • Throughout the history SNPJ has been quit* successful in its membership drives, and in all of its endeavors in the practice of frnternalism. Today we find ourselves in rather a difficult position with many of our local pdges where members who have been officers for many years are unable to carry on their dutlea due to age, sickness, etc.; although they are forced to carry on to the best of their means in order that their lodge remains Intact, while other members who are able to fulfill such positions are not sufficiently interested to parUcipate actively In their local lodges. At the present time, sports have been used by our SNPJ as an added incentive to perpetuate lodge interest. Though it has achieved some scu-cess through this medium, the solution {o the problem 1% not complete. Possibly local or dls trict conferences held periodically would be a stimulant in creating a greater lodge Interest amongit the membership, thus developing material for future local lodge leadenhip. I suggest that the SNPJ issues attractive pin» of award for 5-10-1», etc., consecutive years of service to sn officer in his or her lodge. At pres ent the secretary is the only officer who receives recognition tor his or her merits. We must streamline our members snd lodges Into more active components of the SNPJ, otherwise in not a too distant future we will be compelled to practice the Insurance company system, which will ultimately destroy our progressive Ideology which already is knocking bn the door of many progressiva institutions. Within the six month period I was called upon by several lodges of my district to assist them In their problems. Through the cooperation of the executive bosrd I was able to strslghten all such matter* to satisfactlen. JOHN SP1LLER. Report accepted. Report of 7th "District Vice President As district vice president of the 7th district, I wish to report that my work has been very interesting and I have always considered it a privilege and a pleasure to meet and assist our members when possible. During our last campaign 1 have contacted several lodges in my district. I have assisted lodge 615 to organize Juvenile circles. 'My invitation to the lodges in Fontana, California, for the Jugoslav Relief received favorable response I spoke on behalf of our Society. They have raised over seventeen hundred dollars with which they have pur chased a Jeep and medical supplies. Also at this time lodge 616 has organized a bowling team. I have no special recommendation at this time to make in my report. It isn t my Intention to have a long report, and I think this should be sufficient. In closing 1 wish td state that my efforts have been for the !>est mil-rests of our Society. JOHN PETRITZ. Report accepted. Report of 8th District Vice President As vice president of the Rth district since Jan 1. 1047, I ran state that although my record was not exceptional, nevertheless some time and effort has been spent for the growth of the Society. I have made several week eu 1 trips throughout the state of Montana My work has been very interesting s<, far, and I feel it is a privilege to work for an organization like our Society, We have invited members of all the lodges in our vicinity to the showing of the RNl'J film« The primary purpoae was to create harmony among our lodges, and this was done on two dtf ferent occasions. In the recent membership campaign there were only seven states that have beaten ua in obtaining larger numt»er of total new rrembers They peie Pennsylvania, Ohio, Minnesota, Colorado. Michigan, and Illinois. ln my district, our lodges are so few and far bet w een. therefore, I would like to see the day «hen we would have a state SNPJ day, where once a year all the lodge« would have a field day Kay at Hed Ians . Balance as of June 30, 1947 .................. 1.284.65 575.00 8,529 54 212.131.56 I 222,520 7? % 222.520.75 110.994.461 37 $10,994.481J7 Disability Fund Balance Dec 31, 104« -Assessment .. Interest ... Disability and Operations paid Balance as of June SO, 1947 226.546 ft? 45.7ft2 62 3 210 no 44.960 00 230 562 25 ?75,54j2* UaLSžIZŽ Balance Dec Rent of Office and Hall Interest ..................... Salary of Janitor...... H est and Light............ Cleaning .. . ........ ,, Repairs . _________ „ Taxes ._.,, ...________ Water t*x and various trente fees__________ Insurance iv- ir.kalian ..f Building I Balance as of June SO, 1947 .............. Building Fund 31, 1946 . 64.165 2£ 4.786 00 765 22 1.909 00 1.191 52 211.73 107 86 1.565 14 25 66 11279 1.351 02 63.241 51 Balance Dec Regular Assessment . Sick Benefit 61 Class 11. IW - 563.749 24 136,406-20 * »TIM* 6 51.716 47 Convention Fund Ralance Dec 31. 1946 $ 7,013 33 Aaaeaament ---- 5.876 24 Interest _________- Expenses for Amendments aad Changes in By-Laws —:------ Subvention to Convention Committee in Eveleth, Minn....... Balance as of June 30, 1947 -J............. 99 82 450 00 1.000.00 11.539 41 6 12.989 41 t. "iM? » Expanse Fund Balance Dec. 31,1946... Assessment —-----------~L Interest —_________________ Trasfer from Mortu- ' ary Fund ...______________ Transfer from Juvenile Department ..... Sale of lodge supplies.. Salaries of Executive Officers __________________ Salaries and various expenses of Finance Comm. .................... Salaries and various expenses of Judicial Comm. ........—......... Salaries and various expenses of Supervising Committee..... Salaries and various expenses of Supreme and District Vice Presidents___________ Salary of Supreme Medical Examiner— Salary of employees... Medical examination of New Members....-Traveling exp. of Supreme Officers on Official Business...... Expenses—FHA Mortgages —.................— Exchange .................... Insurance Department's fees ............. Rent of Secretary's Office ........................ Rent of safety deposit " boxes ......................... Books and Magazines. Stationery ...............— Office Supplies ........... Rent of IBM Tabulator .........................- Printed Matter for Campaign ____________— Awards and various expenses for 'Tha Voice of Youth" Contest ............................. Subvention to Juvenile Circles ............ Calendars .................... Advertisements ........... Postage and Express-Telephone & telegraph Lodge Supplies ............ •The Voice of Youth" Supplement to Official Organ "Prosveta".____ Supreme Board Meeting .............................. Litigations ----------------- Actuary and Accountants ............................ Office furniture and fixtures .............1._____ Social Security Tax..« Unemployment compensation tax .......... National Fraternal Congress member- - ship dues ................ Surety bonds of Supreme Lodge Officers Insurance of Office Equipment .............— Various subventions... Subvention for athletics .....:..................... Balance as of June 30, 1947 ___________________________ 95,822.67 38,418.11 1.374.09 13,181.25 13,762.39 258.99 12.819.20 * 1,366.06 635.75 992.50 960 00 850.00 13.686.09 618.50 520.54 570.95 6f 15 ' 540 32 1,650.00 216 00 328.41 4.977.44 581.42 1.498.04 77.00 353 53 781.16 811.38 1.090.97 1.381.09 322.05 999.54 6.51350 385.00 2.450.79 •2.72 ' 3.345 JO a 648.57 284.97 246.77 60.00 876.96 177.50 327.50 3.086.53 95.718.60 $ 162.817.50 $ 162.817.50 RESERVE: Mortuary Fund Disability rund Sick Benefit: $1 Class__ S3 Clasa_____ $3 Class ............. Special Benefit Fund Convention Fund — Expense Fund ........ Building Fund ........... Total Reserve Status of Funds lacreas* Dee. SI. 1S4S June St. 1147 D« .410.451.801.44 S1O.804.0O0.S1 8243.218 17 - 238.848.8S 880482 28 , 4.018 48 888.740 84 181488.84 18.800.78 108.888 70 84.188 28 7,01838 08 822 87 881417.41 180418.70 18433 11 112.131 JS 8344141 11430 41 08.718.80 18.178.17 1.0S8.88* 387.84* 13.274.77 023 74* 4.838.0« 10447* 411.737434 88 S12.01S483.3S 8380.748 80 Liabilities! Unpaid Death Claims 9 0340744 I Official Organ "Prosveta' ....._„. — 4.83180 Social Security Tax reserve ------------ ' 102 01 Real Estate Tax reserve ....................872 80 Fund of tnaana members. SM'Z ... 480 78 ReM-rve for fire to- vuiance.......- 108 28 Withholding Tax re- aemre ------------330.70 Automatic Loan Reserve fur members "Alliance Lily" ____________874 88 8840740 I 3840044* 8418.78 88488 144 81.03 17134 .' 401.48* 484 07 188 88 802 80 40 38 SS* 47 40 188 SO 874.88* 8848148 8 30.824 82* Total LtabtUttes- 8 100.11881 • ' - —> TOTAL RESERVE AND i.iABn.rnts 311437.001» 812.081.07934 »343.083 07 Aseets Home Office—Land and Building..... Real estate acquired ...--------—.....— Real estate—First mortgage loan*. ^ FHA Mortgages ............................ Memlnrship certificate loans---.... U S. Treasury bonds..................— Dominion of Canada bonds......—....... State Bonds .... —____ Municipal Bonds ....... Public Utility Bonds.............- Public Utility Bonds—In default .... Industrial Bonds ..................... Stocks .....________________________ Cash On hand and in transit 6 776 39 Harris Trust A Savings Bank. Chicago. Ill . 64.324 74 Continental 111. Nat'l Bank A Trust Co . 34.251 96 Bank of Montreal, Toronto, Canada__ 4.427 64 44,718.13 5,301.08 108,221.59 181.962 07 81,553.71V 7,855.420 32 50.220 00 357.207 03 2.111.359 71 640,633 67 16.650 00 4.665 63 9.750 00 «13,780 3 Savings A Loan Asso dations------- 490,000.00 Lodge Supplies Receivables" TOTAL _ 3U . ................$iiiW.87lj JUVENILE DEPARTMENT* » , ^ Income Ess^r-...... Net Income from Invest-""" 8 68 ments------_„.----- n«-««, Death Claims.............. 11,6,8 Matured membership certificates .................... Paid to members transferred to Adult Dapt................. Transferred to Expense Fund Transferred Mortuary Reserve to Adult Dept.. Exchange ........................ Balance as of June 30, 1947.* Dis burn ments * 2.160.1 1.060. 5,639 13.762. 325 3 833,839. «$612.929 — 72,164. — 13,475 26,450 600 Assets U.S. Treasury Bonds Municipal Bonds State Bonds............. Public Utility Bonds........... Real Estate —Second Mortgage ...... Cash:.. .........- I On hand and in transit.. .$ 44822 Bank of Montreal, Chi- J1* ......................... 2,158 35 Mank of Montreal, Toronto, Canada ................ 1614 76 Savings A Loan Asiocia- uong —...................-..... 104,000.00 108.221 Total ......................................¡833^ Net Assets as of December 31,. 1946......i sogiooi ¿NCREASE -------------------------------------------- Detailed financial report, copies of which « received, needs no comment since it is very f vorable. Total increase in assets during this t riod was $267,697.46. However, we must not ov. look the fact that along with the increase of me: bership our obligations have also proportionate increased. . The number of unpaid death benefits, most to beneficiaries living outside of the Unit States, as you can see, has decreased by slmc $37,000, which from the moral standpoint ii got for the organization. If this trend will contia throughout the year, there will be few unpi death benefits. The Jugoslav authorities, whe most of this money is being sent to beneficiahi are cooperating with us fully in these liquidatia in spite of postwar difficulties. Since all of us are acquainted with the prese unfavorable building situation, it isn't neceiwi to go into this problem in detail. In spite of tl it would not be justifiable to forget our pre»« and future needs for more space, which has 1 ready lyen brought to your attention sever times in the past. In accordance with the ca vention decision the membership must decide a referendum where the new headquarters shi be built. I am convinced that if this meeting decidi something definite it will take so much time h fore everything is prepared that condition* *i stabilize themselves in this respect; if conditio! won't chang# it is difficult to foresee the col sequences. * The fact remains that the present space steadily growing smaller especially for docume and official papers, which often retards pron administration and is causing considerable ti expense. Harmony and cooperation reigns between main office and the lodges and the work at tl main office is satisfactorily executed, which proved by the fact that there are no specisl cot plaints, and I wish to express thanks to all ca cerned. Books have been audited by public accoui ants as well as by our supervisory commiltt which will subimt its report. If I have omitted anything that any board ir« ber would like to have explained. I will be your disposal. • F. A. VIDER. Report accepted. ' Report of Assistant Secretary As another six months have passed b*. it time again to report on the work and show 1 approximate piAure of conditions under whl the work has been done. My work durinf this period was partly dim ent of what I had been doing previously. In • dition to the work in the tabulating departm« I was assigned to the job of checking the app cations of aged members, who sent in requa for payment of their assessment by the soci^ in accordance with the provisions of th£ r«^ tion adopted by the last convention. This r« lution provides that members at the age or w more, and with membership period extrndinr 35 years or over, if in need, are entitled to benefit of having their assessment paid society. The money being used for this purr« is taken from the special benefit fund. For e» member, entitled to this benefit, the socift) P* the assessment for up to 61000 inrursnce. 11» benefit (if insured fdr it), and all the other run. except the individual.lodge dues. To check the age snd the m«m*rship Is relatively simple, but to know the needy n* ber, U a problem, which can be hnnertb *** only by the respective lodge,. Therefor t^- plication, Confirmed by the lodge snd s.gney its officers, serve, us aj the fu^nce in ^^ the benefit. In case that something is n<* «J we ssk for more information You refmi-with the fact that the usageJ»' «hrt,m7?inii provision was somehow delayed, but put into practice in April. j During the first month " > / , h , p«»n t ■ ' the first three '^g. member was 6«4. snd th^^^ir F the society was 62 P- ^ of theae member, died sine. 11. , . this benefit It may be ^JT^0 the average age d«*!™ ^ 22 of them beip 60 or over, a* ^cnAY. OCTOBER 16, 1947 ^ M In connection with this it seems P* JniioTthat .t thc end of 1040 we had ■Moer to mention u- or Qver W** —mention that at tne eno ox w« ...u Zr- ^ who* age was 65 years or over. -5 roemt*™. were go or older, S0O in ages ^oiTun l470'in the 70s or higher and 2515 ^^ to'¿ years old. t* f ™ of suspensions, cancelations and re-10 ^ „u no conspicuous change tobk plsce ^C iix month period. Although there ^,57 suspensions less than in the previous nrt 'Vk- numb«r of cenceled was larger by 7 ^r^ ^-Dec. 1040 period. There 1047 Suspended _____1480 Suspended peid 1 assess., remain susp. were 14« less reinstatements from suspension thsn in the last six months of 1040. Only 157 were reinstated from 598 canceled members. 150 were reinstated from 591 canceled during the previous six months. This is reslly the dark psrt of the picture, 882 members out through cancels-tion or withdrawal is a high number of lpst membership within s year. In postwar time the number of canceled and withdrawals per yesr has \n-creased considersbly and a serious attempt should be made to curtail these losses. The following table shows juat how these changes have taken place. Reinstated Canceled Canceled paid 1 Reinstated fr susp. & with- . asses, remain canceled ___drawals canceled 24 23 20 17 19 0 118 133 1M6—Totals — i^Wine at these figures, one must become rlnf the fact that a constant lopkout for new ,firL»rs is needed in order to maintain a steady ¡Xh in membership. The loss per year is close Km members, if we add thf number of can-withdrawals and the deceased; this include* lT,dults only. In the records of our lest dri/e Z new members we find a splendid proof that Spj still is attractive, and that there are mem-tr* who are willing to go out and work for im-¡Tvement of SNPJ, provided a fair inducement Coffered Since we have no regular agents, exit the local iodge officers, frequent campaigns 1 advisable and necessary, because this is one Lee through which we can secure a new influx od thus replace the loss. Let us. therefore, utilize every possible means to keep our membership ¡rowing and spread the good old spirit of SNPJ. iith this in mind, I extend my greetings to you nd to all members of SNPJ. * ANTON TROJAR. Report accepted. Report of Treasurer The business of the society for the first six aonths of 1947 was again very favorable, as you »ay tee from my and other reports, and this de-ipite the unsettled conditions*all over the world Jp general and in this country in particular. The total balances of funds of the insurance Apartment have increased by $268,758.86. The book value of the admitted assets of the Adult aid Juvenile department amounts now to $12,-115,71503. The assets of Prosveta, printery and ntnor beneficiaries fund are not included in this total. 1 have not prepared for this meeting an item-ted itatement pertaining to various sources of kome or details on disbursements, because I feel (hat a report on full year's operation reflects a letter overall picture. Instead, let it suffice to nmmarize briefly the highlights thai may be of fcterest to you. The combined net income for both departments lw the six month period ended June 30, 1947, amounted to $850,774.62. The members have confuted to this total by assessments and other Kiyments the sum of $674,395.17, while the net vestment return eccounted for $176,379.45. Interest received from bonds amounted to $164,-410.02, while mortgage loans and real estate con-tnru netted $6,970.20. Dividends on stocks and federally insured savings and loan associations' eertificates amounted to $7,210.84. The only deficiency was incurred through the operation of the 150 96 7 18 145 84 2 17 143 133 40 129 112 3 28 128 72 3 21 162 101 4 33 857 598 19 157 1003 591 16 150 home office building, where the expenses, outlays and depreciation exceeded the income by $1,688,-96. The interest on members' certificate loans was not computed for the first six months upon the insistance of the Insurance Department that the interest of 4% be charged annually. ' Various benefits paid to the members during this period amounted to $513,023 99, while the cost of running the Society and other outlays amounted to $75,013.82. Payments of sick benefits and death claims during this period were abnormally high and may be accounted for by sicknesses caused by abnormal weather this winter and spring as well as by payment of accumulated death claims to beneficiaries in Europe. The latter payments amounted to $34,951.27. Total checking account deposits for this period amounted to $1,034,867.76, while the .withdrawals of $1,070,657.33 exceeded the deposits by 35 thousand dollars. Total cash resources In banks on, June 30 amounted to $126,777.67, as shown below.' * Surplus funds were carefully Invested, as will be shown in the report of the finance committee. Vhe ratio between our total assets and the investment return is continually dropping and it will continue doing so as long as high coupon bonds are maturing .or being called, mortgages being repaid ahead of their term and as long as no comparable new investments bearing the required yield ere available. The finance committee is continually on the alert for possible improvement of the investment yield, but at the same time is exercising utmost care and necessary precaution not to jeopardize the ssfety of the newly invested principal. On the other hand, the required legal reserves of members' benefit certificates sre continually increasing, and while the prescribed interest on the ersessment is not attained, the mortality saving is making up the difference. This, of course, reflects on the growth of the mortuary surplus. This Is the problem today not only of the SNPJ, but of the entire insurance world. We should therefore be gratified that our surpluses and contingency reserves are sufficient to overcome this deficiency and enable ' the Society to maintain the assessment rstes at their present low level. I have no recommendations to make at this time, except that I support the recommendations and suggestions that will be made on behalf of the entire Executive Committee. My office hes been administered with due cere and punctuality as the circumstances have permitted, and I have officially, personally end otherwise done my best to further the Interests of our Society. lalance Dec. 31, 1946.. deposits Withdrawals and cherge». look balance June 30._ Outstanding checks balance June 30. STATEMENT OF SNPJ CHECKING ACCOUNTS« Harris Trust Continental I1L —Bank of Montreal— & Sav. Bank Nat'l Bank Chicago - Toronto —TOTAL- 4137,138.78 734,230.00 $ 8,003.93 243,754 53 $12,400.70 52,237.69 $4,423.75 4,64493 0 102,507.25 1,084,007.70 $871,309.38 . 787,044.04 $252,358.46 218,106.48 $64,638.48 62,480.13 $9,008.00 3,02608 $1,107,435.00 1,070,657 33 $ 84,324.74 70,831.50 $ 34,251.98 22.00fr.51 $ 2,158.35 19.998 39 $6,042.00 306.76 $ 126,777 67 113,137.25 MIRKO G. KUHEL. Report accepted. Report of Secretary of Sick Benefit Department financial Statement of Sick Benefit Funds January 1 io June 30. 1047 $1 Class fcsipti: January ......................... ttbruary Harrh. ..."..................... April ................ Mi....................... fa* 22,110.15 22,990.50 23,400.05 23,014.85 22,130.05 24,742.00 7,984.91 Total regular assessment.. .$138,400.20 alterest ^moient of Lodge Lily 'reserve) ........w Jt^'-al asscRsment ....'..". ..'."1 Sick benefit returned......... Total ^'»•ment»: gjnry ........... Wbruary Hart;. Apr., ru 4,040.00 385.00 07.14 _______4151,813.25 / 23,000.00 20,615.00 21,350.50 25,106.44 22,230.00 20,012.54 J» Months surplus . Oa.ar.r. t . «*nce jarii 3q K. IL, * k. $133,035 00 10,17817 .. 503,740J!4 .4501,927 41 $2 Clsss "7. $11,892 00 11,043.30 12,097.00 12.102.20 12.004.00 13,031.10 lau., Ir« Or h ; it- 7 t, fe» »M-ssment ' »«»nent ... ' returned 71.007 03 Belance Dec. 31____________________________4121,300.34 Deficit in six months------------------ 1,000.55 Belsnce June 30--------------------------$120410 79 $3 Class Receipts« January.................................-$ 1.404 30 February_________________________________- 1,457.00 March.............................—.....— 1,531.40 April.....................................1.390.20 May.........................................- 1.470.10 June___________________________________________________________1,501.04 Total regular assessment ...$ 8,702.70 Interest............................— 266.16 Specisl sssessment...........— 90.00 Sick benefit returned ....... 18 00 Totsl.............-...........................................$ 0.136.86 Disbursements! January.....................— February——------------- March....... April.------ May--- June..« 1,074.00 1,575.50 1.3A0.50 1,700 50 1,590 00 1,517.00 Total______________________ Balance Dec. 31............ Deficit in six months, Balance June »0------ .4 0.504.50 10,000.75 307.04 4 10.23111 13 203.00 11.700 50 12.07240 1111450 1341150 10 403 40 JS 74,004 40 The assessment of all classes in the first helf of 1047 emounts to $220,000 70, Interest $0,001.12. remsining reserve of lodge Lily $4.040, special assessment $047. returned benefit $230.14, total income ¿236.067 96; sick benefit paid $220,103 00. balance of all classes June 30.1047, $720,40041. The regular assessment or Income decreesed by $0 335 in this period and interest has also some what decreased. The $1 claes shows a surplus of $10.170 17, the $2 class shows a derreeee of 01.. 060 55 end the $3 claaa a de< reeer of $3«7 64 The net surplus in this period amounts to $10,743 00. which. In view of the feet that during this period the benefit paid amounted to $41.300 more then in the previous sis month period, m considered *°There were no other specisl chengas. I have more work then It is poeaible to perform during the regular working hours, but with the good will and cooperation of lodge off users ell work is done on time end satisfactorily. LAWRENCE GRADISEIL Report accepted. PROSVETA Report of Juvenile Director In reviewing briefly eome of the work of my office during the past six months. I will first report on Juvenile Circles and activities. Since last January, ten new Circles have been organized, three others have been revived, while three have ceased to function, leaving a total of thirty-six active Juvenile Circles in the Society. Not only has the number of Circles been increased in this period, but many of them have greatly improved and broadened their scope of scUvities. Written accounts of their effairt and accomplishments have provided many columns of interesting news for the Prosveta and The Voice of Youth. The reports of the Circle Directors are encouraging and further evidence of the splendid work they are doing to rejuvenate the spirit of SNPJ through our juvenile members. Plans for the Circle Directors' Conference which will be held In Cleveland, Ohio, beginning Friday morning, August 29, 1047 sre now near completion. As of thii dste, twenty-seven Directors have notified me of their intentions to be present. In all probability this number will increase to thirty by Conference time. Speciel topics heve been ssaigned to eight Circle Directors. Prepared reports will also be given by the Supreme President, Supreme Secretary, end Juvenile Director. In conjunction with the Conference there wilt also be a handcraft exhibit and, ir> the evening of the opening day, a variety program, including cultural and educational features for entertainment and information of all in attendance, with the Cleveland Circle in the role of host. We are looking forward to many interesting discussions with our Circle Directors. The details of the Conference, with respecr to preliminary preparations and results obtained thus far, have been or will be published in the Official Organ. As reported at the previous meeting of the Supreme Board, one of our most active youth leaders, Ann Sannemann, was appointed District Circle Director in the greater Chicago area, this primsrily for the purpose of promoting and developing more inter-Circle and inter-lodge juvenile activities snd organizing new Circles. Some good progress has already been shown. The Juvenile Telegraphic Bowling Tourney, the Midwest Juvenile Field Day, and getting the members to participate in and attend various affairs snd programs sponsored by local branches of the Society are examples of success, much of which can be credited to her efforts. We also have directors of juvenile sctivities ln many lodges who are not parent to an \ active Circle. These were elected for the first time this year in accordance with a new provision of the By-laws approved at the 13th Regular Convention. Response from the great majority of them has been poor. Exceptions are the lodges who have organized new Circles and s few others who have promised similer action when conditions become more favorable. We expect, however, to keep in touch with the Lodge Juvenile Directors from time to time, reminding them of their responsibilities and urging them to organize activities, especislly for lodge enniversaries and outstanding holldsy occasions. Expenses incurred ln connection with Juvenile Circles in the first half of the year, including remunerative awards to the Directors, donations to newly organized Circles, and a few miscellaneous items amounted to $1,151.10, besides $200.55 spent for "The Voice of Youth" contest awards. We expect these expenditures to be tripled during the second half of the year, approximately two-thirds of which will be expended towards transportation and per diems of the Juvenile Circlc Directors' Conference. The Membership Cempaign The Lodge Campaign, which began March 1 and ended June 30, was one of the Society's shortest and most successful membership drives. A total of 2659 members were enrolled in the four month period. These included 1,444 juveniles, 929 new adults, and 285 transfers from the Juvenile to the Adult Department. Nearly sixty percent of the lodges psrticipsted. The response of the lodges and members, therefore, was excellent. It can also be stated here that the membership records of the Society, es of June 30, 1947 do not include the gslns of the final month of the csmpaign, which means that more then one thousand members, who were eccepted into lodges in June and to whom certificates were issued by the SNPJ as of July 1, will not be counted in the officiel records for this meeting. Including these members, the combined edult and juvenile membership of the SNPJ is now over the 70,000 msrk. * / It is encouruging to note and to report that one of our smsllest but sctive lodges, numbering only twenty-five members when tha campeign started, won the highest honor and awards, cash prizes totaling $150 and the membership enrollment pleque. This is Lodge No. 725, Latrobe, Pa. The handicap method of allocating quotas, using size of membership as the basis, nas once more proved helpful and enabled many small lodges to secure a place of recognition among the prize winners in the finsl standings. The winners of specisl prizes ($100, $75 and $50) in each class and the grand prize of $50 and plaque were es follows: CLASS "CM Members • Lodge 725, Latrobe, Pa............102 665, Pittsburgh, Pa......... 59 " 034, Sheboygan, Wis...... 42 (•) Winner of grand swsrd. CLASS Lodge 292, Avelle, Pa. ......... . 04 09, Midwsy, Pa. »—....... 05 • 004, Cleveland. O._______51 CLASS "A" Lodge 138, Strabane, Pa........... 09 58W, Strabane, Pa. _________07 M 564, Milwaukee, Wis. ........ 40 The large enrollment of new adult members in the Lodge Cempaign can be ettributrd to two mein /actors, first because th* field of prospective members was greatly increased by the return of young men from the mUttary forces and, eec-nnd, because non-mediesl ppplicatlone were used for the first time, permitting persons under thlrty-six yesrs of age to join the Society without a physical exemination. 1 would ventuie the stale ment thet ebout one-third of the edults secured In the last csmpslgn became members beceuae of the simplified method of entry. However, it is my opinio« thst e reasonably accurate record should lie kept in the Main Office of the mortality rate of memi>ers insured through the nonmedical applications and, likewise, of payment* made to them in the sick end disebility benefit cless, so thet sufficient statistics will be available for the next convent win to make any change« deemed necessary and beneficial to the Society with respect to privilege* granted under the non medical application forms. We ere proud of the cooperation given the cam paign by the lodge» who were sctive, and equally proud and grateful to the officers end members who did the actual work of soliciting new mem bers, filling out the applicaUona, etc. The members of the Campaign Committee, the Editor of Prosvete, and other members of the Supreme Board kept the cempaign before the eyes of the membership in the proper light through publice-tions, letters end "front line11 participation. )t was this all-around, unselfiah cooperation and service which made puasible the succces of the cempaign. To every lodge and member, who helped to build the membership of the SNPJ in the Lodge Campaign, go our sincere congretu-lations and thank you. The Sport Actlvltlee end Coat The trend of sport actlvltlee continues to Improve, especielly ln bowling, ballna and golf, eventa which are now attracting more participants than any time in the yeers prior to the war. The same, however, is not true of softball. Progreaa in this sport has been slow and will probably take several years before it will reach pre-war levels. The outstanding sport ectivltiee in the first six months were bowling tourneys—the 13th Nat'l Duckpln Tournament, sponsored by the E. S. Federation of Western Pennsylvania, the 11th Nat'l Tenpln Tournament, conducted under the eusplces of Pioneer Lodge 559, Chicago, 111., the Eastern Invitational Bowling Tournament held by the Cleveland SNPJ Athletic Leegue, and the 3rd en-nuel Juvenile Telegrephic Tournament, eech of which established new records and were highly successful es social and sport attractions. We are now In the midst of final preparations for the nation*) athletic events which will be staged in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 30-31 end Sept. 1, in conjunction with the Nat'l SNPJ Dsy celebration, the first in five years. Softball, ballna and golf will be the three feetured sport events. Despite leteness of publishing end sending out the entry blenks we, nevertheless, expect a large entry of contestenta, particularly from lodges in Ohio and the neighboring stetes end, ln spite of lack of hotel eccommodatlons for all who would like to attend, the three dsy reunion and celebretion will in ell probability attract the lergest attendance of any post-war SNPJ event to dete. In edditlon to national events, we are also having a number of sectional tourneys—the Eastern Golf Tournament and the Midwest Juvenile Field Dey on August 17, and the Midwest Bellna and Golf Tourneys on August 31, The latter two conflict, to some small extent, with the National .SNPJ Day program, but with no deliberete intention of doing this on the part of the locel committee. We are strongly of the opinion,'however, that sectional eventa of this kind in the future should not be held during the same week-end es the Net'l SNPJ Day. The cost of athletics (local, sectional and national) In the first half ot the year amounted to $3,000.53, approximately two-thirds of which was expended for bowling tourneys. This does not Include the donation of $250.00 for the Nat'l Duck-pin Tourney held Jsnusry 1 and paid just before the end of 1940. It Is estimated that expenses for athletics for the entire year will amount to about $7,500 or $2,500 more than was spent in the previous year, Had softball activity reeched the pre-war high peak, the estimated expenses for the year would be et least $1,500 greater and very close to the maximum of $10,000 approved by the Convention. It appeers likely thet some curtail-emnt of expenditures for sports will be neceessry ln the not too distant future, If we are to remain within the limit set by the Convention. Just how and where this can be achieved, without diminishing useful recrestional activities, Is a problem the National Athletic Board will have to solve, Miscellaneous As instructed by the Supreme Bosrd in Feb-ruery. 1 celled a meeting of the District Vice Pres idents. This wes held yesterdey, In forenoon end afternoon sessions, in the presence of five of the eight Vice Presidents. The results of the meeting will be submitted In their combined report of recommendetions. In addition to the recommendations, many other questions pertelnlng to the Insurance business of the Society, Juvenile Clrclee and sport activities were discussed. Such meetings cen be useful, because of the eschsnge of ideas and suggestions which tskes place. There are problems in every district which the Vice Presidents csn help to solve, by bringing seme and recommendetions to the meetings and leern-ing through the common process of free and open discussion what is the best solution for the welfare of the Society, While there are a number of other metiers which could be touched upon In this report, for exsmple, the four special trips to Ohio snd Penn-sylvsnie as guest speaker and to show movies, the SNPJ film librery, Importent snnlverserles on the wsy, etc., but It is already much to«» long and, so. I bring It to a conclusion confident that this meeting will reech meny decisions good for the continued and healthy progrees of SNPJ. MICHAEL VRHOVNIK. Report sccepted. Manager's Report My report for the first als months of 1947: Prosvete The Wedneedey (official organ) issue Is printed in 34.400 copies, or 700 copies more than in the lest helf of 1940 This increese is mainly due to the membership campaign which was very successful, end et the beginning of August edditlonel 400 copies were printed, or e total of 34,000. At the end of June tha daily was printed in 7,150 copies, or ebout 200 less than at the end of 1040 Some subscribers dropped the paper due to edvenced ege, some died end there were some who subscribed to the peper for a short period during the cempeign lest yesr. Of course, there were some who dropped the peper beceuse of Increesed subscription, which is understood snd It is possible that more will do likewise when subscription expiree. During this period we noted s financial da craaae due to Increese of salaries in the editorial department and the manager's office and higher coat of newsprint end other eupplies in the prtn tery, es wall es higher wag*« peld to linotype operators snd shorter working hours Income from edvertlaernenta hae el»*» aomewhat de-creeeed and we cennot expect Improvement in this respect In future. There was no chsnge ln the personnel, except that the third clerk In my department is now being paid directly from the Prosvete fund since we hired en apprentice who is partly doing th* work of the former. As will be seen from th* finenclel statement, eapanaes have inoeaaed and are still Increasing, while Income la not increasing As fsr as increased subscription la eon rerned. which went into effect May I, 1047. title did not effyct our standing much in the first half of this yesr, since peyments seeding to th* new rate for thoae whoae subacrlptlona expired in Una period begen In June There were ebout 400 of thee* and we can expect thet there will be eeverel thoueend who will pay tha Increased 4 rate which will somewhat Increase our incom*. however, this will not be sufficient to cover tn creesed expenses, snd it will be neceesery to continue to cover the deficit from the Proeveta fund es long as possible and then from the reaerve of the printery. T^e Voice of Youth—Our juvenile monthly is now being printed In 11,800 copies. Here we are registering an increase aince the last campeign which brought ao many new members into our Juvenile department There were no other changes. The magazine Is a great favorite among the young people. Printery -There were no changes In the printery, except the fact thet, as mentioned above, we hired an apprenUce; otherwise the aame personnel remains as before. Wages hsve Increased considerably and at the same time working hours are ahorter. The coet of all supplies is still rising end we are hsving great difficulty in obtaining newsprint. It frequenUy hep-pens thst in spite of the feet that we place our order two or three months In edvence, they fall to deliver the paper on time and we ere forced to ask other printeries to help us out. which they do very relurtantly due to paper shortsge end they cherge us more—30 to 50* more than we pay for the paper according to the contract which will be in effect until the end of this year. A printery which I recently asked to print our offlclsi organ when we bed no newsprint on hand, demanded three times the cost for the ps-per; however, we were fortunate In obtaining service from another firm at half the price. You cen readily see what difficulties we ere encountering, which are unknown to the membership. Similar conditions prevail almost everywhere aifH many a paper Is forced to reduce its sixe or even faila to appear beceuse of tnsbility to obtsln paper except on the bleck market at extremely high price. As far as I can see, there is no sign thst this situetlon will improve In the neer future but will rather grow even worse. However, I hope that thla will Improve towards ths middle or at the end of 1048. I wish to mention that illness forced me to undergo a serious operetion from which I wes fortunate to recover and return to work, thanks to the good physician. I wish to sincerely thank all lodge secretaries and officers and repreeentatives of Prosveta for the understanding and cooperation with my da-partment, as well as to subscribers for reeson-ebly prompt payment of subscriptions and all others connected with this work. The books have been audited as usual by our supervisory committee and publie accountants; es fsr as I know, everything Is In excellent order. If desired I shall be at your disposal for any further explenaUon. SLOVENE NATIONAL BENEFIT SOCIETY PRINTERY Finenclel fietement lev sis months ended June SO. 1047 RECEIPTS. Publlcstlons Ralee—Prosveta Voice of Youth...... Sales to SNPJ Salea to Customers Halas to Prosveta House Sales ........ / and The ......$37.120.00 5,039.01 t, 10042 12301 Total receipts for completed work $45,440.17 Weste Paper Seles ....... Cash Dtsoounts Kerned Interest on Securities ........... Interest on Mortgege Los ns 1440 00 00 057.01 1744 C 440,257.10 TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS , DISBURSEMENTS! Peper Purcheses --------—--------------$11,000.10 Ink Purrhaae ...................................210.00 Miscellaneoua Materials Purehasse..^. 1,011.10 Publications Postage ........................... 1,05100 14,73030 1,000.00 00.01 100.74 471.00 151.00 44 00 00603 000.10 $43410 30 50540 Factory Pay Roll Rent ...» Fire Insurance Depreciation M Power Liability Insurance Stock Hendllng Expense Depertment Machine Expenae Work In Process December II, 1040 .» Total Factory Expense Less Work In Process June $0, 1047. Manufacturing Cost of Sales............... Shipping and Mailing Department Expense ............................„,..„—............. Advertising Expense ............................. Office Seleries Geherel and Office Expense .. Poetege Social Security Tas Unemployment Compensation Tgs.. Audit Fee $41,711.70 170.10 30500 , 1,53100 15410 147 41 104 00 11100 100 00 Tutel Expense .................440,014.00 Profit In department for sis months. 44110 TOTAL ............ DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS: Balance In Amalgamated Trust and Savings Bank ...................... Account* Receivable ........... Materials Inventory (Paper and Ink).«.w Work In Proceas Inventory .............. Investments ................................ It* ni Esteta Mortgage ....................... Machinery and Equipment (at cost)..... Unexpired Insurances ............................ Mailing Department Inventory Publications Postage ...........— Postage Inventory ....................... ■■■...■■ Genet al Fectory Inventory ............ $40457.10 $10,243 70 5,763 23 3,113 75 505 40 40,502 00 301 IS 55,707 41 244 00 11040 214 41 7771 0 01 Totel ................. I .ess Reserve___ TOTAL ALL ASSETS .................. LIABILITIES, NET WORTH AND RESERVES: Accrued Wages snd Seleries ........ Social Security Tax ....... Unemployment Compensetion Tsr A'« ounts Psyable . Wit ho Id ing Tax ................ Employ**s' Vacation Reaerve — Allowsnee for Depreciation ..........- Original RNPJ Inveatment ..... Surplus ——-------------- Totsl J .ess R« rrve III.I04 II 53.305 10 $77,700 07 $ 203 00 14041 141 50 500 81 402 00 127 47 . 83.305 10 , 80,000 00 25 008 30 181,104 IS . 83 308 10 T*>TAL LIABILITIES WORTH ........-..... AND NET RET'EIPTS: Subecrlptione—Deily -—----------- Suliscrlpt ions—Weekly - —........ Advertising Maintenance Fund for Magazine $77,7M 07 • 410.702 07 20 381 34 4 401 81 ~ $40000 PROSTATA Editort' and Office Servie® for Magazine inter«t on Securities —............... 780 00 487 53 TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS DISBURSEMENTS: ..........$61,41105 on Sub- Commissions end Discounts •cripturns end Advertuing Coet of printing Prosveta and The Voice oi Youth «......................................r Editor»' and Office Salaries .--------------- Stationery and Office Supplies • Depreciation on Furniture and Fixture» General Expense —------------------------- Audit Fee --------------------------------------~ Rent -----------------------------„ .................. Postage snd Shipping Expense Second Class Postsge (Prosvets sr.d The Voice of Youth ------------------------------- Publishing Expense .......................- Social Security Tax .........-......-....... Unemployment Compensation Tax......... $ 2,023.52 37,126.05 13.586 55 36292 19.76 67 20 150.00 300 00 192.73 2.254.64 944.40 136 ¿6 109.00 $57.273 05 Loss in depsrtment for six months.^. 5.861 00 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15 TOTAL ____________.................—............... DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS: ' Cssh in Northern Trust Company Bank $19.600 03 | Accounts Rereivsble—Weekly subscrtp tions due from SNPJ .................. Accounts Receivable—Advertisers Deposit—Second Clsss Postsge Prosveta ...... . Deposit—Second Class Postsge for The Voice of Youth ...................................... Securities Furniture snd Fixtures (at cost)............. for 5.215.76 180 06 18.}5 32 30 35.333 13 6.32624 TOTAL ALL ASSETS ............................. $66.704.98 LIABILITIES. RESERVES AND SURPLUS: Accrued Salaries ........................................* .IS'II Accounts Payable ..........-............................ Social Security Tax ..........-..............-..... Unemployment Compensstion Tax ......- Reserve for Withholding Tsx .............. Reserve for Deprecistion on Furniture and Fixtures ......................... ■ m ■ ■ Accrued Publishing Expense (Frsnjo ' Alesh ........................................................ Surplus ......~......«..........................-............... tive in their communities and secured so many new faembers. In conclusion I wish to mention thst difficulties in regard to the mail from the old country stijl exist. A number of dispstches sent by our Ljubljana correspondent was lost. They blsmc our government snd ss a proof state that mall service between Jugoslsvia snd Canada is faster and regular, while our postal authorities blame "irregular conditions." We are also of the ooin-ion thst the fsult u on this tide of the ocesn. becsuse there is no reason why. for instance, a letter sent to Slovenia by air mail should Uke more than two months—from Msreh 28 to mid-June- Bsck of this slow mail service, of course, sre bed politiesi relations, with which our high diplomscy is trying to punish Tito's regime. This concludes my report; if sny explsnation is desired, I shall be st your dispo«sl. ANTON GARDEN. Report sccepted. Report of Finance Commtitee We sre herewith presenting to you the report of our committee including s detailed review of all purchsses snd other trsnsactions which have taken place in the list of our investments during the six-month period ending June 30, 1947. Purchases—The securities purchased during the six-month period covered by this report hsve s par value of $425.000. The cost of these securities wss $428,066 66. which represents s premium of $3,066 66. The purchases were made in the following amounts and classifications: Type Par Value Cost 1.' U.S. Government Bonds $100,000 00 $100,000.00 2. Municipals .......................... 75,000.00 75,837.09 3. Public Utilities .................. 125.000.00 127.228 67 4. Insured Certificates........ J25.000.00 125,000.00 5.332.00 141.21 78 16 253 59 j 6,24159 425 00 54.130.33 Total .......-....................$425.000.00 $428.066.66 U.S. Govt. Bonds—Our only investment in the obligations of the federal government was our purchase of so-called U.S. government saving bonds, series G. which bear 2Mj'% interest and mature in twelve years. There is a purchase limit of $100.000 in each calendar year for this type of bonds. TOTAL LIABILITIES WORTH ...................... AND NET ......................... $66.704 98 Commissions scriptions snd Discounts on Sub- $ 1.904 18 Municipal Bonds—Our entire investment tn municipals Is represented m two purchases of revenue bonds. This type of bonds is issued by divisions of government created for the purpose of opersting public utilities. The largest amount, or $50.000, was placed in the obligations of the Pennsylvania Turnpike commission which operates the road between Irwm and Harrisburg, Pa. Both, principal snd interest, in these bonds is payable -from the revenues obtsined from the operation of this road. The smsller smount. or $25.000, was plsced in the obligations of Public Utility District 1 in Cowlitz County. Wash., which owns property, snd makes and distributes electricity in that county. Public Utility Bonds — A somewhat larger smount. or $125,000, wss invested in First Mortgage Bonds of five different public utility cor-porstions. all of them engaged in production and distribution of electrical power in large industrial communities. An equal amount of $25,000 was placed in each company.' The average yield on this type of security is 2.60. Federally Insured Savin« 8c Loan Certificates— Another $125,000 wss invested in ssving and loan certificates which are insured by an agency of the federal government. This smount was placed in twenty-five widely scattered banks with a limit of $5,000 in each one of them. The net return on these certificates is 3%. ' , Investments Disposed of—Securities with a par value of $87,000 were disposed of. Of this amount $64,000 were called and $23,000 have matured. A net loss of $994.48 was incurred but this only s book loss. Everett Washington bonds, for instance, were purchased st a premiilm on a 3.26 basis, and the premium paid has been liquidated through the 4% interest which was received by us during the life of the investment. There were no bonds sold during the first six months, of 1947. 1 Real Estate Mortgages—Three real estate mortgages were paid off in full and no new investments were made in this type of security during the six-month period covered by this report. s This is a joint report of our committee and a detailed review of all these transactions is given below. We shall Ibe glad to furnish any additional information which may be desired by the members of the supreme board. MATT PETROVICH, Chairman. Report accepted. —Date— Commissions snd Discounts on Adver- . tising ..........................*.....-......—-........... Printing—Dsily .....................-.........—...... Printing—Weekly ............................~~ Pointing—Msgszlne -..............................—• Office Sslaries ..........-.......-.................— Salaries of Editors .......................—........- Stationery and Office Supplies: Meyer St Wenthe. Inc......................... Elliott Addressing Mschlne Co...........- SNPJ Printery .....................................- Marshall—Jackson Co........................... L. C. Smith and Corona Typewriters. Inc. ... . ............h........................... United States Pencil Co., Inc. ............ Depreciation on Furniture snd Fixture.. Genersl Expense —.................—...........- Audit Fee ............».................................... Rent .... . . ..................................................- Postsge snd Shipping Expense.............. Second Cslss Postage— Newspsper......- Second Clsss Postage—Msgscine ........ The Federsted Press .............................. Overseas News Agency. Inc.................. Subscriptions to Msgannes snd Newspapers ..............................-.........- SNPJ Printery (cuts) . ................. Anton Gsrden (petty cash) ......------- Frsnk's Bindery —...................—........- Ernestine Jugg ........................................- Jennie Padar ............................................ Ann Sannemann ........... ......................- Gedge Harmon ................................... McAlister Coleman .............................- Franjo Alesh ............-.......................... Social Security Tax ................................. Unemployment Compensstion Tax........ 119 34 14.957 80 17,258.50 4.909 75 6,275.85 7,311.20 485 . 98 95 146.32 .26 84 30 27 74 19.78 67.20 150 00 300.00 192.73 2.119.40 13524 152.00 144 00 1200 9865 30 00 250 500 500 500 1525 50 00 425 00 136 26 10900 April 3 $100,000 Jsn. 16 25,000 Jan. 10 50,000 Ja*. 15 25.000 Feb. 19 25.000 June 26 25.000 June 19 25.000 Jan. 16 25,000 S N.P.J. FINANCE COMMITTEE SECURITIES ACQUIRED BETWEEN JAN L.JUNE 30, 1947 - Description__= Vendor U.S. Savings bonds Series G 2Vi% due April 1, 1959 ................................................... Cowlitz County. Washington. Publ. Ut'ty Dist. 1. Revenue 2.40%, due 6/1/68.......— Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Turnpike Revenue, 2Vi%, due 12/1/76........................ Gulf States Utilities Co., 1st Mtge 2%%, due 5/1/76 ...................i..................1-.......... New York Stste Eleé'tr. St Gas Corp. 1st Mtge 2*4%, due 1/1/77,...............................~ The Toledo Edison Co., 1st Mtge 2%, due 4/1/77 .......................—................................ Utah Power St Light Co., 1st Mtge 2%%, due 5/1/76 ....................................................... Wisconsin Electric Power Co., 1st Mtge 2%%, due 6/1/78.....................-................ $100,000.00 Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 24.587.99 M. B. Vick 8c Co, Total___________$300.000 51,250.00 25,187 50 25.562.50 » 25,791.17 25,187.50 25,500.00 $303,066 66 AI. O'Gara St Co., and Mason, Moran St Co. Halsey, Stuart St Co. Halsey. Stuart & Co. First Boston Corp. First Boston Corp. Ames. Emerick St Ca Date FEDERALLY INSURED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES ———————-Name and Place ■ — TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS ..... $57.27305 PHILIP GODINA. Report sccepted. Editor'g Report My report will be short becsuse there isn't sny thing importsnt to report, and I do not In tend to discuss domestic snd foieign affairs or Ishor snd economic problems. This is bein« done dsily in Prosvets snd I couldn't tell you anything new. You all know that we are goins through a peiiod ruled hy big husineas reaction, which on one hand is trying to crush the labor j movement as is proved by the Taft-Hartley act | and the red scare, and on the other It is feverish j ly piepsring for s new world conflagration, for an atomic snd biologies! wsr. If this happen» It might mean the end of the so-called ctvillza tion for both east and west. We also all feel the high cost of living, the steadily rising inflation j due to enormous profits, which will bring the country a new economic crash. In editing Prosveta and the Voire of Youth we are trying tn follow the policy set by the last convention, this policy . is in accoid with ideo 1 logical background in the history of the SNPJ This policy perhaps Is not liked by all members j —it certainly is not liked by reactionary force* outside of the organisation aa we have had occa- > sion to hut it is binding for the editorial de partment a* well as for the entire organization* administration Aa far aa 1 know the members' sentiment, the reader« In general are satisfied with our woik and policy of both publication« however, no editor nor anyone els* ran satisfy everybody If snv of you have anv criticism this is the place to hear it; from constructive criticism we all can learn- In connection with detailed work In the edito rial department there ia nothing of apecial In tereat to report Since the last board meeting the aaaistant editora have affected a collective agreement through the Ne*apapcr Guild -CIO It waa high time that thia «11 done and it had a giMid effrct on the morale of the concerned. F01 < the aake of information I wish to mention that aaaistant editors Beniger and Klabe aa well is I , until I aaagmed the pieaent poaitmn. have been 1 membera of the ANii OO alnce Ita organisation In 1934, and Medveaek Honed )uat before the atari of collective bargaining Therefore, youi editorial staff has been in the union for a num her of years both aa members and lit spirit Ai usual in the past the editorial staff Co orated fully in the last membership drive wuh the rgmpaign manager, and it ia gratifying to ui all that the rampaign «aa surresaful; in fact, it • urpaa**d our egpertatmns T».e main credit g"es to thoae lodges and member» who were ac- j Jan Jan Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb June June June June June June June June June June June Amount ----- $ 13 .... Avpndale Savings St. Loan Ass'n., Birmingham, Ala................... j3 .....Big Sandy Federal Savings St Loan Ass'n., Pajntsville, Ky----------------r— j3 ........... Home Building it Losn Ass'n., Philadelphia, Pa........................................- .. North Philadelphia Federal Savings St Losn Ass'n., Philadelphia, Pa...« ..............'1" Unity Building St Loan Ass'n., Philadelphia, Pa..................-.................. ......Kinnickinnic Federal Savings St Loan Ass'n., Milwaukee, Wis............ !!....P«nn Tresty Building Ass n., Philadelphia, Pa..........................................' Southern Federal Savings St Loan Ass'n., Pine Bluff, Ark------------------ .. .......... Compton Federal Savings St Loan Ass'n.. Compton. Calif------------------ .....First Federal Savings St Loan Ass'n., Jssper, Ala...........................-......- . .. Philadelphia Suburban Federal Savings St Loan Ass'n., Philadelphia. Pa. United Building St Ix>an Ass n.. Fort Smith. Ark-------------------------------t— ".............Columbia Savings Si Loan Ass n., Milwaukee. Wis........................-.....— ........„...Jefferson Federal Savings St Loan Assn., Birmingham, Ala-------------- ........A lice Savings St Loan Ass'n., Alice. Tex.......-........................................... .....„..Bonne Terre Building St Losn Ass'n., Bonne Terre^ Mo........................ ........»...Commonwealth Savings St Losn Ass'n., North Hollywood. Calif............. ........._.......First Federal Savings St Loan Ass n.. Clovis. New Mex............................ 'Z...........First Federal Savings St Loan Ass n.. East Los Angeles, Calif............. "Z.......„...First Granite City Savings St Loan Assn., Granite City, 111................... ..............Sheffield Federal Savings Si Ix>an Ass'n , Sheffield, Ala......................... ............ Union Federsl Savings St Losn Ass'n., Los Angeles. Cslif.......................- 20 ________....... Alvin Progressive Federsl Ssvings St I,osn Ass n.. Philadelphis, Pa......- 13 13 13 13 13 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 29 20 20 20 20 _______Industrial Savings St Loan Ass n.. Richmond. Calif......................... ........United Savings St Loan Ass n., Glendale, Calif............- Total in Savings St Loan Associations ....................... 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5.000.00 5.000.00 5.000.00 5.000.00 5,000.00 5.000.00 5,000.00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5.000.00 5.000.00 5,000.00 5.000.00 5.000.00 5.000.00 5,000.00 5.000 00 5,000.00 5.000 00 5.000 00 8.000.00 5.000 00 $125.000 00 TOTAL NEW INVESTMENTS .....-..............»............-.....................................- $428.066 66 INVESTMENTS DISPOSED OF BONDS Dsti Description Jan. Jan Feb Feb. Feb. 1 .. Winnett, Mont. Ref. 2% (M> ........... 1 .......... ...Montgomery County. Md 3»«% (M)----- 11............ ...Chicago Park Dist., 4»4% (C) ............- 11 11 Feb 11 March 1 Match 1 April 1 June 1 Jupe 20 TOTAL --Date— Feh 7 Apr 4 May » Chicago Park Dist., 4% tC).................- Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission 3*4% Revenue Bonds (C) ...................... Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission 3*4% Revenue Bonds (C> Retail Properties, Inc.. Debenture», due 1959 (Ci Hollywood, Fla, Ref 2% ________ Par value Book value Consideration Profit Loss' 1 non lo.noo 3 000 1 000 $ 1.000 00 10,195.73 3.000 00 1.000 00 $ 1.00000 10.00000 3.000 00 1.00000 $......... 19573* 20.000 20.037 50 20 800 00 762 50 5.000 4.993 75 5.200 00 206 25 4.000 1 000 10000 2000 30 000 3.892 50 1.000 00 10.000 00 2.000 00 31.875 00 4.000 00 1.000 00 10 000 00 2.000 00 30 000 00 107 50 1.875 00* ____ $87.000 $88.994 48 »88.000 00 $994 48' MORTOAQE LOANS Lean Ne. —Place »9 7 11 Cleveland. O Chicago, III. Chicago, III . Total Amount t 649 ri!) . 2 767 76 4.200 26 $7 SIT 71 Report of Judicial Committee During the past six months mir committee «et-tied three disputes two concerned misunderstanding with i he lodge* and the defendant* **ie found not gulltv. the thtrd concerned atca^ benefit In the latter ca»e «e confirmed »he action of secretary of sick benefit department tn paying only partial sick benefit The chairman of this committee received manv other complaints which are bring kept on file The*e mo*tly concerned sick benefit and a few chargea of personal character, which, however, cannot be considered becauae thev were not first submitted to the lodge. In theae caaea we explained to the complainants tie So«iety's aystem of benefit payments and where thev should a*k for benefit; they «ere obviously satisfied since there were no further complaints • The work within our committee is executed without unneceaaary delay. This is our joint report to this meeting ANTON »HILAR. Chairman FRANK VRATARICH, ANDREW VIDR1CH. JOHN KOBI. CAMILl'S ZARNICK Report of Supervisory Committee We began our audit on Aug. 11 and concluded our work in three days, as usuaL Present were sll committee members except the first day when Frank Zaitz was absent because of other duties. The financial statement of all Society's departments was prepared by the firm of Philip B. Heller St Co., certified public accountants, which was again hired by our committee.* We met with them Aug. 12 and heard their reports and recommendations. We are convinced that they have done their work well and have prepared, reports of all departments for our information and yours. Assets—Financial statements of individual departments for the first half of this year were submitted by executive officers and by the finance committee, therefore, we will not repeat them here, but will submit as usual statistical comparisons and various changes of income and expenses of individual classes snd funds. Total assets of all funds and departments of SNPJ on June 30 amounted to $13,104,572.25. or $259,222.27 more than in the second half of last year. Investments in U.S. bonds amount to 65.39% of total assets; in the second half of 1946 these bonds amounted to 65.92%. Therefore, our investments in other bonds have slightly increased. Investments in public utility bonds during the last six months in comparison with the previous six month period have increased by $125,000 and represent 4.53% of our total assets. Investments in municipal bonds amount to 16.97%, or $35,482.74 less than«in the second half of last year. All other bonds represent various smaller investments. Status of Bonds—In various bond transactions our books show a loss of $2.070.73 which, however, is not a loss but our system of entering bonds according to purchase value which is often higher than their nominal price This means that if we pay more for bonds the interest is pro portionately lower and when the bonds are exchanged,, the difference is entered as a loss. Investments of all departments are now entirely safe as long as the country as' such remains solid? We still have some non-ledger assets from the war years or since the depression which were renewed during reorganization. The accountants advise us that we should cancel the $7,553.33 non-ledger assets of the Edinburgh Consolidated In dependent S/D Tex., since they are worthless and non-payarble, as is also worthless our investment in the Town Center Building corpM which should also be canceled. Accountants' Remarks—Our accountants men tion every error they find whether it concerns over- or under-paid accounts. They suggest that all disbursements be checked twice, which has already been done many times, but because of complaints that this, \yould cause additional expenses our committee did not insist on this method in all cases. But it is advisable that this be practiced at least in cases of major payments, as this would be better for the credit of our administration. A considerable number of payments were made to members' beneficiaries in Jugo slavia. The accountants called our attention to the fact that only a few receipts had been received at the time of audit, but it is possible that these arrived later and will be reported after the next audit. We asked the responsible executives about thia and were told that benefit payments are sent only to beneficiaries in Jugoslavia after • the authorities there establish 'their identity or that of their legal beneficiaries entitled to these benefits according to international law. Pay ments to beneficiaries in Jugoslavia are made through the minister of labor. Of course, official vouchers confirming receipt of amounts paid to beneficiaries in Jugoslavia are issued in their language and the accountants state that they were able to examine the paid amounts but were unable to understand the wording. Our committee found the wording correct but on rec ommendation of accountants is of the the opinion that in the event of various new state examinations it will be necessary to translate these papers into English. The secretary said that this will be done only if necessary because translation would mean additional work and expense. Expense Fund—Income of expense fund during this period was $68,682.74 and expenses were $66,099.36. Salaries of officers and employees at the main office were $26,505.29, or $6,363.39 more than in the second half of last year. Salaries of other supreme board members amounted to $4,804.31, or $1,512,91 more than in the second half of 1946, Total increase in salaries in comparison with the previous half-year period amounted to $7,87620. Traveling expenses of speakers at lodge and federation affairs and other traveling expense were $500.74, or $261.75 less than in the previous six months. Actuaries and accountants received $3,345, or $1,970 more than in the second half of last year. Expenses for the February 1947 supreme board meeting were $2.450.79, or $1,475.79 more than in the second half of last year. This difference wss due to the feet that last year's semi-annual meeting was held at Eveleth. Minn., for which traveling expense was added to the convention cost, and because of higher per diems, snd the increased number of supreme beard members. For advertising during this period the amount of $1.000 97 was spent. Und»r "advertisement"; are lifted expenses for films, financial a Assets of Prosveta are comparatively good v if they will continue to decrease from fiye tn, thousand dollars each half a ytai, they will exhausted in a few years, particularly becai newsprint and paper costs are steadily ruing Special Funds—Bro. Cainkar is in charge of $2,010 fund, of which $2,000 is intended for to workers in strikes and $10 for relief. - Hall Income—As already stated. Income of h in this period was $1,235, of this the manag« commission was $123.50. In this period the h haa been rented oftener than in the past seve years. Miscellaneous—Our committee decided at meeting that our accountants must not be hn for any work at the main office other than which they have been authorized by our ce mittee. We have had similsr motions before us sevt times before, but reconsidered them for realu reasons. At this time it was definitely decu that our committee instructs the accounts] whoever is hired in the tuture, that they m not accept any work at the main office ot than to examine the books and to report to supervisory committee. We informed the supreme secretary of this cision at our meeting and asked him what thinks about this. He said that he agrees added that there are times when it is much expensive for the society to hire these accoi ants who are acquainted with the organizatii administration than to hire new accountant! \ would have to first get acquainted with our 1 tem. On this recommendation it was deci that in every such case either the secretary, p ident or some other executive should notify chairman of the supervisory committee who 1 authorize our accountants for the specified wi Complaints—There were two complaints. Fr Barbich, member of lodge 53, filed a compl because his article sent to Prosveta was rejec Barbich sent a written complaint and sppei before our committee in person. We explai to him that our committee has no right to 1 judgment on matters of rejected articles, cause the by-laws state that all complaints of nature against the editor of the organ musl sent to the executive committee; if the compl ant is not satisfied with the executive commits decision, ke has the right to send s new e plaipt to the supreme board; the decision of latter is finsl. It is true that the supervisory committN amined rejected articles for a time—on mr that tt report to the supreme board whether editor in our opinion is executing his work rectly or not At the last board meeting this ( sion was voided. But correspondents may appeal to our committee according to ths laws, that is if the case belongs to our commi All rejected articles were submitted to our ( mittee also at this time and our committee I the opinion that the editor acted according k judgment, as we have concluded in our prev reports. , Matthew J. Turk, member of our commi complained that he was ignored when the 1 insurance examiners called s meeting anent 1 report pn the state of the society, the of! organ, etc. The meeting was held downtown our main office was notified, sr the chair of this committee has been informed, thst au preme board members shsll be invited. It explained thst this would cause delay snn pense and suggested that only board merr living in Chicago and its vicinity would sti It was so decided by the executive comm and «11 were invited to meet with the stst surance auditors, except Bro. Turk Hes in his complaint that he lives almost »no» street from the main office and h* vcss >« and maintains that this was done del.ber^ At a hearing before our committee of p ^ Cainkar and secretary Vider. their failed to make satisfactory <*P,fapat,°nn;T the blame for this was passed from one £ other Becsuse of this our committee deci* propose U> this meeting that the executive mittee shall always decide who zmong mr hers shall call such a meeting «¿T^ that there won't be any doubt about the rr •^Th^second complaint of Bro Turk ^ failed to get the report of the stab» exsmin was returned in fuU in the static copies were made. We nave ^ this and if only the critical r • , taken it wouldn't hsve cost , Turk in his complaint, saying tha: he discriminated against also in thu ca The supervisory committee d d no n decu,on in this case becsuse d - the board members concerned wjM r P-I matter. However, we discussed th. length. The biM sent by work was $4 590 and there were in addition, we heard u*1 d lack of real cooperation ampM tJ the examination We sr. ^^ tW* 1 here in order to clarify »hem harmful rumors spread , ^ A dispute concerning tn«' > pur and surety bonds wss broufM I, mittee We ducus^ed *VTvider rep!»" presented by M J. Turk F * explained the situstion , It has been the Jrr bv the mittee ainre it is being- III 1 \\r~r um» — — — - r; ent chairman, and perhaps^ ^ »he supreme board members should members only and that they the society in comwjrr«.1 ^ small orders might leed £ 4, by accusations. ^ th' among members. At thu affair as yet __4 In spite of this, to the conclusion that fi -the following f«r ^ < No member of the stated in the bv lawr main office gnd no ore is f iContuiued 00 P*« nut Bf v Sfc