AMERICAN IN ŠPIRIT FOREIGN : IN LANGUAGE ONLY AMERICAN HOME SLOVENIAN MORNING DAILY NEWSPAPER CLEVELAND, 0., SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 31, 1942 LETO XLV. — VOL. XLV. 'ii 2,000,000 letakov. Tiskani so »Ji v Angliji, toda besedilo je "'o sestavljeno v Ameriki. V washingtonu se delajo načrti za etake v raznih jezikih in ki bi 1 letala razmetala po raznih ezelah, kamor zdaj ne dosežejo esnične vojne in politične vesti. h^ERIšKO orogje najnovejšega tipa se je izvrstno izkaza-'lla Filipinih. Zlasti protizra- mucem tedna |Hitler šrozi z naPadi |edavno tega so angleški podmornic, toda ne ve, če . bombniki razmetali po Fran-!j)0 letOS koneC VOl'ne li 9 nnn , , , m• i __I J Berlin, 30. jan. — Berlinski radio je danes prenašal govor diktatorja Hitlerja, ki je izjavil: "Zdaj, ko je Amerika v vojni z Japonsko, imamo mi proste roke. Zdaj bomo videli, kaj bodo napravile naše podmornice." Govoril je skoro dve uri in glede vojne izjavil: "Ne vem, če bo letos konec vojne. (Danes eno leto je napovedal konec vojne 1941). Toda mi smo pri-pravjeni proti vsemu, od severa do juga." Odlični naciji so bili zbrani v športni palači pred Hitlerjem. Apeliral je na nemški narod, naj izdela še več orožja in mu-nicije in potem bo to leto zopet leto sijajnih zmag. Izjavil je, da je armada na ruski fronti na defenzivi proti vremenu in ne proti Rusom. "Sneg in led se bo stajal, tla I^D • , bodo zopet trdna in tedaj bo , dSo m francosko vlado prigla ura> ko bodo nage arma_ de zopet planile naprej." Hitler je napadel Roosevelta, Churchilla in pokojnega Wil-sona, ki so napravili "toliko gorja nemškemu narodu." Poudarjal je, da če ne bi imel polnega zaupanja v nemški narod, da bi danes ne stal pred njim. De baterije, ki precizno merijo jj tarčo in pa lahke strojniee. "a škoda zaenkrat je, ker te-a 00 morua ?t°Ha t Halifa*iz Wash-to m I ndij°- Halifax je bil „ c dozdaj p°dkralj pomagati maršalu . _ se bo kolikor mogo-Selral Hitlerju, obenem pa, v n® sPr&vlja francoske vla-., ^'ego. iz Amerike bodo ne se bo morda se najbolj uspe-v !ndiji. i°>ICE ^esodi, avijont2^m obrežju, lahko na-bj>. u'°°0 milj vožnje, ne • PHstale °re3o takega tipa, da zdaj napadajo Toda največ, to'!!nici Prestati mornarji v zaprti se račun je 36 dni. a> da vzame nem- srnice 14 dni da pride_ 'za tianl nazaj' a 8 dni naj •Padanje,- Vsled tega se ikj da bodo Drezju, kmalu odplule nemške podmor. napadajo ob ame- '0tiVu Nemške zveri v Jugoslaviji NEW YORK. — Verodo-sto jna poročila iz cerkvenih krogov govore o strašnih verskih preganjanjih v Sloveniji. Poročila prihajajo iz poročevalnega središča Pro Deo, ki ima zveze s cerkvenimi oblastmi v zasedenih krajih. V tej vesti se trdi, da je bilo iz južne Štajerske pregnanih in preseljenih 91% katoliških duhovnikov. Nobenih maš ni več, ne porok, kajti duhovnikov, ki bi vršili ta sveta opravila, ni več. Vse samostane in cerkve so nemške nacijske oblasti zaple- . nile. da v V * lma nemška arma-Hov i ji zadnje dni nekaj >V(%v ta' ker je angleško v g j,. P°slalo mnogo voja-H^110- kjer se pričakuje ^ t)ai ■Vpada Preko Turčije A^ie Boldan iz 6710 zdravniške j- -- NtliW je kupila za $500 vno vrnil iz vzhodne fronte. Pri-Xi g, b°ndov. Vsa čast poveduje, da dobi vsak nemški *iovenki. 1 vojak enega teh >v, nov," toda je posvarjen, da se jih ne sme dotakniti, razen tedaj, če je v skrajnih bolečinah in če ne pričakuje nobene pomoči. To omotno sredstvo popolnoma otopi vojaka, da se ne briga, kaj se godi ž njim ali okrog njega. Rusi pripovedujejo, da so ujeli mnogo nemških vojakov, ki so bili popolnoma brezbrižni za svojo usodo in so bili skoro goto-nebeških pil-|vo pod vplivom teh kroglic. IZ NAŠIH NASELBIN Buenos Aires, Argentina. — V Puente del Inca bodo dne 8. februarja postavili spomenik pokojnemu izseljeniškemu duhovniku Jožetu Kastelcu ,ki se je bil smrtno ponesrečil v Andah, (južnoameriški snežniki). Zajel ga je nepričakovano silen sneženi vihar. Njegovo truplo so našli šele čez več mesecev. Sedaj so rojaki, pa tudi drugi ljubitelji planin, zbrali za dostojen spomenik. Livingston, 111. — Dne 22. jan. je v tej naselbini umrl Viktor Palsenberger, star 69 let in rojen v Frižah pri št. Vidu na Koroškem. Tu zapušča družino. Sygan, Pa. — Dne 27. januarja je tukaj naglo za srčno kapjo umrl Jakob Dermota, star 63 let in doma iz Sestranske vasi pri Trati nad škofjo Loko. —--o- Prestala operacijo . V St. Vincent bolnišnici je srečno prestala operacijo dobro poznana Mrs. Mary Marinko, 6713 Bonna Ave. Obiski bodo dovoljeni od torka naprej. Dobri ženi želimo skorajšnjega okrevanja. Bolniški čeki dospeli Bolniški tajnik društva sv. Jožefa, št. 169 KSKJ naznanja bolnikom, da je prejel bolniške čeke in da jih lahko pridejo iskat. K vojakom V pondeljek zjutraj odide k vojakom Edvard Zimmerman, sin poznane družine Mr. in Mrs Joseph Zimmerman, 1236 E. 175. St. Vso srečo mu želimo. Sklad za Rdeči križ se hitro bliža milijonu Sklad za ameriški Rdeči križ, ki ga nabirajo v okraju Cuyahoga, je dosegel sinoči $816,544.26. Kvota je en milijon dolarjev. Washington, 30. jan. — General MacArthur je popolnoma prezrl zahtevo Japoncev, naj se poda s svojo armado Ameri-kancev in Filipincev. Vojni oddelek javlja, da so Japonci metali tozadevne letake iz letal na polotok Batan še 10. januarja. Zahtevo predaje je podpisal vrhovni poveljnik japonske armade na Filipinih general Hom-ma. Na letakih je bilo pisano: "Konec je blizu; porcije živil ste že morali zmanjšati na polovico. Zato je najboljše, da pošljete odposlance za mirovna pogajanja in tako rešite svoje čete." Kot javlja poročilo, Japonci zelo pomalem napadajo ameriško linijo. Toda zvedelo se je, da so dospele nove japonske čete na Filipine in da. se sovražnik pripravlja za splošen napad. Nizozemci so dozdaj dobro plačali Japoncem napad: potopili so v 54 dneh 54 ladij Washington, 30. jan.—Mornariški ■ oddelek javlja, da je bil torpediran tanker Rochester. Napad je izvršila osiška podmornica ob atlantski obali. Posadka je ladjo odstavila. Moštvo so ladje pobrale na morju in ga pripeljale v Norfolk, Va. Danes so opazili tri ali štiri osiške podmornice v bližini obale države New Jersey. Mornarica je izdala svarilo vsem ladjam in obrežnim postajam o kraju, kjer so opazili podmornice. Domneva se, da morajo biti'blizu Atlantic City, N. J. V tem okolišu so podmornice potopile že devet ladij. Mornariško poveljstvo molči, če je bila podvzeta kaka. akcija proti tem podmornicam. Toda težko, da bi ušle, če so jih enkrat opazili. pripravljeni sprejeti še večje izgube, samo da dobe trdna tla v nizozemski Indiji in v Singa-poru, predno pride dodatna pomoč zaveznikom. Ameriška poročila javljajo, da so izgubili Japonci samo v prelivu Macassar 46 ladij, dočim poroča radio iz Tokia, da so jih izgubili samo štiri ter da se je vse- moštvo na teh trans-toda očividno je, da so Japonci i portnih ladjah rešilo na suho. o- Batavija, 30. jan.—Nizozemska mornarica in letalstvo je dozdaj potopilo ali poškodovalo 54 japonskih ladij v teku 54 dni. V teh japonskih izgubah pa nisd ladje, ki so jih potopili ali po š k o d o v a 1 i Amerikanci, Angleži in Avstralci. Strokovnjaki sodijo, da bi Japonci v normalnem slučaju ne mogli prenesti takih izgub, Zelo lep večer je bil sineči v SND Vse pohvale je vreden pripravljalni odbor, ki je aranžiral tako zanimiv program na sinočnem Rooseveltovem plesu v SND. Še večjo pohvalo pa gotovo zaslužijo vsi, ki so nastopili in pa narodu, ki se je zopet pokazal v tako ogromnem številu, da je bil SND kar premajhen. Obiskal nas je tudi naš župan Frank J. Lausche, ki je nagovoril navzoče v sloven skem in angleškem jeziku. Pohvalil je rojake, ki s takim navdušenjem delujejo za pobija nje otroške paralize ter apeliral, naj vsi stojimo ob strani našemu predsedniku Roosevel tu v teh kritičnih urah. Zmaga bo na strani Zed. držav, je po udarjal g. Lausche. Obiščite bolnega rojaka Naši rojaki v okolici Geneve, O. so prošeni, da ob priliki obiščejo bolnega rojaka Antona Tomšiča, ki stanuje blizu Har-( persfield na cesti 307. Nahaja se v postelji že pet tednov. Želi-| mo mu, da bi se mu ljubo zdra-; vje kmalu povrnilo. Avanziral je Frank A. Champa iz Clevelan-da, ki služi pri ameriški vojaški policiji v New Orleansu je bil povišan v korporala. Njegova stotnija je bila izbrana iz taborišča Wolters, Texas in poslana v New Orleans. Odtise prstov za delavce Od tovaren, ki izvršujejo vojna naročila, se zahteva, da dobijo od delavcev odtise prstov in slike. To bo varstvo proti eventuelni sabotaži. U. S. ne da vize onim, katerim jo je obljubila pred začetkom vojne Washington. (ONA). — Ameriški državni oddelek je obvestil svoje diplomate in konzule ši-rom sveta, naj ne dajo osebam iz sovražnih dežel vize za potovanje v Zed. države, čeprav je bilo to dovoljenje že prej izdano v Washingtonu, predno,je naša država napovedala vojno Nemčiji, Italiji in Japonski. Ta'odlok se pa tiče samo oseb nemške, italijanske ali japonske narodnosti in ne oseb onih držav, ki so jih okupirale osiške države. Vse že prej dovoljene vize morajo biti ponovno odobrene v Washingtonu. Opozorite mladino Naše očete in matere opozarjamo, naj povedo svojim sinovom in hčeram, da naj bero našo angleško stran ob sobotah. Posebno zdaj bo zanimivo, ko bomo prinašali razne zgodovinske zanimivosti iz Slovenije. Ne bo napek, če tudi naša tu rojena generacija pozna domovino svojih staršev. Te podatke bo prispeval veščak dr. James W. Mally. Plačevanje davkov Federalni urad, ki pobira dohodninski davek, bo od pon-deljka naprej odprt vsak dan od 8 zjutraj do 8 zvečer, v soboto pa do 4:30 popoldne. S tem bodo dobili tudi delavci priliko, da nesejo plačat davek. 8. februar je naš dan! Vsi Slovenci iz države Ohio naj se pripravijo, da pohite na 8. februarja popoldne v SND na St. Clair Ave. na narodno zborovanie. Ta dan naj bo slovenski narodni praznik za vso državo Ohio. Prisegli bomo ponovno zvestobo Zed. državam, pa -tudi prisegli, da bomo storili vse v svoji moči, da osvobodimo naše brate in sestre iz krempljev sovraga ter jim pomagamo dobiti nazaj uropano zemljo. Ne pozabite, 8. februarja ob dveh popoldne v SND na St. Clair Ave., Cleveland. Ohio. r r 6117 St. Clair Ave. AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA" AMERICAN HOME SLOVENIAN DAILY NEWSPAPER JAMES DEBEVEC. Editor Cleveland, Ohio. Published daily except Sundays and Holidays N A R O Č N I 1ST A : Za Ameriko in Kanado, na leto $5.50. Za Cleveland. Do pošti, celo leto $7.00 Za Ameriko in Kanado, pol leta $3.50. Za Cleveland, uo pošti, pol leta $3.50 Za Cleveland, po raznašalcih: celo leto $5.50: pol leta $3.00 Za Evropo, celo leto $7.00 Posamezna številka 3c SUBSCRIPTION RATES: United States and Canada, $5.50 per year: Cleveland, by mail. $7.00 per year U. S. and Canada. $3.00 for 6 months: Cleveland, bv mail, $3.50 for 6 months Cleveland and Euclid, by carrier $5.50 per year, $3.00 for 6 months European subscription. $7.00 per year. Single copies, 3c Entered as second-class matter January 5th, 1909, at the Post Office at Cleveland. Ohio, under the Act of March 3d. 1878. No. 26 Sat., Jan. 81, 1942 Zborovanje slovenskega naroda v Ameriki Za 8. februarja ob dveh popoldne so poklicani vsi Slovenci in Slovenke iz države Ohio na narodno zborovanje. To bo nekak narodni tabor, na katerem se bomo sešli, ali zbrati se bi morali vsi ameriški Slovenci od teh bližnjih krajev ki meje na Cleveland. 'Klicani smo vsi brez razlike prepričanja ali mišljenja. Klican je vsak: delavec in gospod, obrtnik ali trgovec, mož in žena, 'fant in dekle. Vsak je klican in vabljen in vsak bi se moral odzvati, ki še čuti slovensko. Namen tega narodnega tabora je želo pomenljiv. Na tem zborovanju bomo javno izjavili: da smo zvesti in lojalni svoji novi domovini, Zedinjenim državam, in da kot ameriški državljani hočemo storiti vse, kar zahteva in pričakuje od nas naša nova domovina v tej uri preizkušnje, ko je morala prijeti za orožje, da ubrani svojo in našo svobodo, svojo in našo neodvisnost in ko je bila prisiljena, da z orožjem v roki napravi svet varno bivališče svobodeželjnim narodom, malim in velikim, zlasti pa malim. Kot ena veja te velike ameriške demokracije bomo javno izjavili, da hočemo zvesto slediti poveljem in ukazom našega vrhovnega poveljnika in voditelja, velikega in nesmrtnega Franklin D. Roosevelta. Manifestirali bomo, da se slovenski ameriški narod strinja s cilji, katere je začrtal naš veliki predsednik v svoji "atlantski deklaraciji," ko je obljubil svojo pomoč in pomoč vseh svetovnih demokracij, da bo orožje demokracij strlo verige z rok zasužnjenim narodom in da bodo po tej vojni zarisane take meje, da bo vsak narod gospodar na svoji zemlji in ne na zemlji svojega soseda. Obljubil je, in zastavil je svojo moško besedo v imenu 133 milijonov Amerikancev, da si bo po tej vojni vsak narod izbiral lahko sam svojo vlado ali obliko svoje vlade. To se pravi, da po tej vojni ne bo več sužnjev, ne bo več valptov, ne bo več diktatorjev. In ko bomo izjavljali to, bomo obenem zastavili svojo besedo pri našem predsedniku, naj ne pozabi naše slovenske zemlje onstran morja, ki je rodila tako klen narod, da ne zasluži, da bi hlapčeval drugim, da bi njegovo zemljo orali drugi. Kot lojalni ameriški državljani bomo spregovorili za naše brate in sestre onkraj morja, ki morajo danes molčati, da si ohranijo vsaj borno življenje. Povedali bomo našemu velikemu predsedniku in vsem zaveznikom, da je slovenski narod dober narod, ki ni bil ustvarjen za sužnja, ampak je po svoji visoki kulturi vreden, da je svoboden, da živi v svobodni svoji državi Jugoslaviji, v miru in prijateljstvu z vsemi sosedi. Ameriški Slovenci smo s svojimi žulii veliko pomagali k .blagostanju te velike dežele. Izkazali smo se ob vsaki priliki, da znamo ceniti gostoljubnost, s katero nas je ta velika demokracija sprejela. Pokazali smo s svojimi cerkvami, šolami, narodnimi domovi, s svojimi gospodarskimi in kulturnimi institucijami, da smo gospodarski narod, priden narod. Zato bo ameriška vlada, naš predsednik, upošteval naše želje, ker bo vedel, da govori iz nas samo ljubezen do demokracije in do svobode. Na tem narodnem zborovanju bomo naročali jugoslovanski vladi, našim ministrom, ki so zdaj v pregnanstvu, naj ne odnehajo v borbi za zopetno osvoboditev naših Slovencev in ž njimi vse Jugoslavije. Kot ameriški državljani jugoslovansko vlado, naše ministre, lahko podpiramo z besedo in dejanjem, ker bomo govorili v imenu svojih bratov in sester onkraj morja, od Taljamenta, gori do madžarske meje, ki morajo danes molčati. Da, molčati morajo, a njih srca nam kličejo: pomagajte nam, bratje in sestre v Ameriki, da bomo zopet svobodni! Zato pravimo, da je ta narodni tabor 8. februarja nadvse važen in zato tudi trdno pričakujemo, da bo velika dvorana Slovenskega narodnega doma na St. Clairju napolnjena do zadnjega kotička. To so resni časi, resni trenutki in v takih časih mora narod stati edin in močan. In to bo pokazal na tej narodni manifestaciji. Iz vse države Ohio vas pričakujemo in prepričani smo, da boste prišli v takem številu, kot še nikdar prej. Nova in stara domovina vas kliče, odzovite se! i t t * "4?'i'rt"I?l?1rtrtrt"i"4*rt4?'r$rrfr'I?4*rb4?'4»4*4« 4» 4? 4^4» 4* 4? 4? 4? 4* 4? 4? 4? 4? 4? 4? 4? 4? 4* 4* 4? 4? 4? 4^^ beseda iz naroda Ko je bil pregnan župnik Matej Škerbec iz Krkavcev, ni mogel ostati na župniji niti prvi, niti drugi njegov nasledil k. Noben ni mogel prenesti napadov in šikan fašistov, raje se je odpovedal in odšel drugam. Šele v tretjem župniku so fašisti videli človeka po svoji volji, ki bo voljan delati ž njimi roka v roki za poitalijančevanje slovenskega naroda. Njegovo ime je bilo Silvani. Toda fašisti so se ukanili, ker Silvani je bil Slovenec in svojim župljanom je pridigal v slovenskem jeziku. Ko so fašisti to videli, so se ga hoteli reši-' ti, s silo ali izlepa. Ko je bil v februarju 1927 na potu domov iz Kopra, so mu fašisti nastavili past, v kateri naj bil našel svojo smrt, "slučajno." Toda župnik je bil posvarjen pravočasno, pa je zbežal nazaj v Koper. Čez par dni se je vrnil na župnijo v Primorski Slovenci in njih rojstna gruda Večkrat ponatisnejo pri naših čas o,p is i h članke iz "Slovenskega lista," ki je glasilo primorskih Slovencev v Argentini. Članki pokažejo agil-nost primorskih rojakov za os-vobojenje svojih ljudi — staršev, bratov in sester svoje krvi. In mi, ameriški primorski Slovenci, ki nas je po številu veliko več, nimamo pokazati v tem pravcu nobenih rezultatov. Smo nekam brezbrižni in ne slišimo klicev svojcev, katerih trpljenje vpije do neba že nad dvajset let. Sedanja vojna, ki je zajela ves svet v bojni metež, je tudi njih položaj še poslabšala in zvabila v boj tudi Jugoslavijo ter s tem preti jugoslovanskemu ljudstvu popolno uničenje. Barbarski naci-fašizem, ki je zahrbtno napadel Filipine, je s tem potisnil tudi ameriško ljudstvo v vojno. Napoved vojne Zed. držav naci-fašizmu je s tem indirektno prevzela tudi vprašanje Jugoslavije in jugoslovanskega ljudstva. Zato pa je toliko večja dolžnost slovenskega in sploh jugoslovanskega naroda v Ameriki pomagati v vseh mogočih slučajih za poraz naci-fašizma v tej vojni. Po fašistični okupaciji naše Primorske smo imeli dovolj prostega in zlatega časa delovati in iskati potov, kako pomagati k osvobojenju in združitvi vseh Jugoslovanov v svobodni federaciji - Jugoslaviji. Tisti zlati čas pa je minil in sedaj nam je nemogoče se direktno žrtvovati za Jugoslavijo, moremo pa vseeno nekaj storiti in tako bomo popravili naš greh dosedanje ^nikernosti. Kot že prej omenjeno, moramo malo bolj slediti agilnosti Slovencev in Hrvatov v Argentini ter jih malo bolj posnemati. Sklicati bi morali sestanke ali shode širom Amerike, na katerih naj bi se izvolilo odbore, katerih naloga naj bi bila razložiti današnjo situacijo primorskih Slovencev ter začrtati smernice, po katerih se bo potem delovalo v bodočnosti. Pripraviti bi bilo treba dokument, na katerem bi bilo tisoče podpisov Slovencev in Hrvatov iz krajev, katere so zasedli Italijani po prvi svetovni vojni. Vsak naj bi podpisal svoje ime, ime vasi in hišno številko. Ta dokument naših dokazov in zahtev bi bilo treba poslati predsedniku Rooseveltu, Churchillu, Stalinu, kakor tudi generalu Si-moviču. Italijani tukaj v Ameriki kakor tudi drugod so močno organizirani. Njih organizaciji načeljuje bivši italijanski minister grof Sforsa. Namen te organizacije je; da če slučajno pade Mussolinijeva vlada, da bi zavzel njegovo mesto grof Sforsa. Namen te organizacije je tudi obdržati vse do sedaj zasedeno ozemlje, ker so fašisti v 23 letih vse poitalijan-čili, da izgleda sedaj kot prava italijanska posest in se hoče to barbarsko delo fašizma pred vsem svetom odobravati. Kot ameriški državljani ali pa ne-državljani imamo vso pravico in tudi dolžnost preprečiti vsako potezo fašistične Italije si osvajat slovensko zemljo po tej svetovni vojni. Ta .dokument naši podpisov (vseh, ki smo prišli iz Primor-1 ske) bi bil dvojnega pomena in sicer, pravic, da smo lojalni Ameriki in da pomagamo k nje- l ni zmagi nad nazi-fašizmom; drugič, da pokažemo pred vsem svetom naše pravične zahteve, da se naše primorske Slovence in Hrvate osvobodi izpod krutega fašizma ter da se združijo z ostalimi Slovenci in Hrvati v združeni federativni Jugoslaviji. > Primorski Slovenci in Hrvati! Poslednja prilika se nam nudi, da se odzovemo klicu naših zasužnjenih bratov in sester, očetov in mater naše lastne krvi. Odločilna ura,je prišla sedaj, ki je morda ne bo nikdar več. Za svobodo Slovencev in Hrvatov ter naše ljubljene Primorske. Primorec. Po godbenem koncertu Prav lepo popoldne in večer smo imeli posetniki koncerta godbe sv. Vida zadnjo nedeljo. Dvorana polna, godbeniki pripravljeni, da zapiskajo na svoje piščalke in pihala ter da udarijo na boben na znamenje kapelnika. Kaj kmalu smo bili vsi presenečeni nad tako lepimi in ujemajočimi se glasovi. Ameriška himna in pa Hej Slovani, to je bila prva točka, ki je odprla program. Marsikomu so se porosile oči, kajti misli so bile skrite in tihe. Mi, Slovenci, v tej naši novi domovini smo še tako srečni, da smemo še prepevati naše lepe slovenske pesmi, a naši doma pa so teptani in pobiti na svoji lastni slovenski zemlji. Ali to ne boli še tako zakrknjenega Slovenca? Fantje so igrali naprej in naprej, z veseljem in korajžo ter brez vsakih težav, za kar so jih navzoči ponovno in ponovno nagradili t, viharnim aplavzom. Fantje-godbeniki, de s korajžo tako naprej. Vidi se, da imate finega učitelja, ki vas bo izučil, da boste lahko postali najboljši godbeniki. Pa zakaj pa tudi ne, saj vendar vsak Slovenec ljubi svojo godbo in petje. Bili ste vsi kos svoji nalogi. Jaz sem pa le najbolj gledala bobnarja, kako zvesto in pazno je motril svojega učitelja in njegov vsak najmanjši migljaj Kar načuditi se nisem mogla. Bobnal je pa že tako, da je bilo veselje. Fantje, mladi ste še; odpira se vam lepa in vese la bodočnost — narod vas je videl in slišal. Bodite uverjeni, da vam bo tudi pomagal. Le pridno se učite, da nas boste še bolj presenetili na jesenskem koncertu v Slovenskem narodnem domu. Vas pozdravlja, Frances Kodrich -o- Sporočilo Amerike Jugoslaviji Prinašamo prevod radijske oddaje, v kateri je bilo nedavno na kratkih valovih poslano iz Združenih držav v Evropo sledeče sporočilo: "Jugoslovanski narod! Vesti o silnem trpljenju jugoslovanskega naroda, ki so ga povzročili naciji, so globoko pretresle predsednika Združenih držav. Krutosti, ki so jih izvršili nad možmi, ženami in otroci v Jugoslaviji so del dokazov o nemških zverinstvih. Predsednik je obljubil, da tega ne bo pozabil. Združene države si prizadevajo z vsemi sredstvi za uničenje osvojevalca in zopetno postavitev svobodne države, ki je Jugoslavija nekdaj bila. Tiranska nemška zasedba se more spremstvu škofa in oblasti. Oblasti so izjavile, da je bila to le "navadna šala," toda škof je vedel, da ni bila nobena šala in je cerkev zaprl. Po pogajanjih med fašisti in škofom, se je-župnik Silvani vrnil nazaj na Krkavce, toda le za kratek čas. Fašistični učitelj je nagnal celo otroke proti njemu, ki so nagajali celo med službo božjo, da je župnik končno odšel s fare, strt na duši in telesu. spremeniti samo v zavezniško zmago. Ves zavezniški svet ve in z velikimi simpatijami spremlja dejstvo, da se Jugoslavija še vedno junaško bori proti naci-jem. Zavedajoč se, da jim grozi neizogibno uničenje, brez kakršnekoli nade na neposredno pomoč od zunaj, se tisoči Jugoslovanov še vedno borijo z boljše oboroženim sovragom, ki je številčno in sto krat močnejši. Ti junaki so napisali in še pišejo najslavnejše strani v zgodovini svobode. Predsednik Roosevelt je pooblastil radio Združenih držav za izjavo, da te žrtve ne bodo zastonj. V usodnih dnevih marca in aprila 1941. Jugoslavija ni kolebala stopiti v boj za svobodo in ohranitev demokratskih načel. V težkih preiskušnjah te borbe je Jugoslavija dokazala svojo vero v ta načela. Jugoslavija že več kot pol leta trpi pod krutim režimom terorja, ki raste iz dneva v dan. In vendar, junaški odpor prav tako raste, ne izgubljajoč časa. ter postaja celo močnejši od tlačitelja. Borbeni duh jugoslovanskega naroda je neprecenljiv prispevek k zavezniški stvari. Predsednik pozna mnoge podrobnosti o vpadu v Jugoslavijo. Ko je slišal vsa strašna poročila, je občutil, kakor ves civilizirani svet, gnus. In on obljublja vnovič vzpostavitev svobode in osvobojenje izpod nacijskega jarma. Z veliko premočjo in divja-štvom edinstvenim v zgodovini, sta Nemčija in Italija razdelili Jugoslavijo. Del ozemlja sta dali državama-satelitoma, Madžarski in Bolgariji. V Srbiji je postavljena nemška vojaška vlada, v Hrvatski pa je proglašena tako imenovana neodvisna hrvatska država. Za "kralja" te države je bil imenovan italijanski vojvoda iz Spoleta. Pri sramoti mi} pomaga zloglasni hrvatski terorist Ante Pavelič. Prvi korak nemške zasedne oblasti v Sloveniji je bil, da je uničila vse znake in simbole s slovenskim ali jugoslovanskim pomenom. Vso osebno lastnino Slovencev so uradno zaplenili. Šole in cerkve so zaprli, samostane in kulturne ustanove so razpustili. Zadruge, delavska društva in gospodarske organizacije so zaprli ali razpustili. Slovenske rodoljube in intelektualce so prijeli in jih poslali v koncentracijska taborišča. Vse druge Slovence pa so prepeljali v Srbijo. Mlade deklice, od 15-20 leta pa so poslali v Nemčijo za najslabše sle nemške vojske. V srbskih pokrajinah iztrebljajo prebivalstvo z organiziranimi pokolji. Nemire, čeprav brezpomembne, ki se dogajajo v zasedenih krajih in v zvezi z nemškimi oblastniki, kaznujejo z ustrelitvami*nedolžnih talcev; po trideset in sto za vsak pre-grešek. Begunce iz drugih krajev Jugoslavije so vse strpali v Srbijo, brez prvih in najnujnejših pogojev za obstanek. Obup in nagon samoobrambe sta privedla do reakcije. V začetku so se dogajali oboroženi odpori posameznikov. Ta odpor so neusmiljeno zatirali in trupla nedolžnih talcev so visela ob cestah, ki vodijo v Beograd, za opomin. Tam, kjer so vasi bile požgane do tal, je prebivalstvo iskalo zavetja" v gozdovih. Njihov brezupni beg so Nemci imenovali kot "delo sabotaže in komunističnega upora." Ti begunci so poiskušali zagotoviti svojo ogrožano varnost. Poedini osamljeni upori so se razvili v organiziran odpor, v katerem sedaj delujejo oddelki redne jugoslovanske vojske. Nastala je nova vojska pod poveljstvom rednih častnikov. Njene vrste so vse bolj številne. Nemci vedo, da so v borbi z redno vojsko in zato je njihovo maščevalno streljanje med meščanstvom še bolj ne-oprostljivo in odvratno. Del dokazov o ravnanju naci-jev je razviden iz oglasov, pri-občenih v beograjskem časopisu "Novo Vreme." Neki med njimi pravi: "Za kazen zaradi napada iz zasede na dve osebi, ki sta pripadali nemški vojski, je bilo v Beogradu javno ustreljenih 200 komunistov in Židov, dne 17. oktobra 1941." Razen takih krutosti so mnoga mesta, kot n. pr. Užice z 12,-000 prebivalci, porušili do tal. Nemci uporablajo tanke, topništvo in bombnike. Njihovo delovanje ni samo naperjeno proti oboroženim četam, temveč tudi proti civilnemu prebivalstvu. Njihov cilj je iztrebljenje. Upravitelj novo ustanovljene vazalske države Hrvatske je človek s kriminalno preteklostjo, Ante Pavelič. Njega so francoska sodišča obsodila na smrt zaradi sodelovanja pri umoru blagopokojnega kralja Aleksandra in Louisa Barthou-a. V mejah nove države so predeli s pomešanim srbskim in hrvatskim življem, čisto hrvatski kraji v Dalmaciji in drugje pa so pripadli pod italijanske oblasti, ndka jugoslovanska pokrajina pa je prišla pod Madžarsko. Zaradi preganjanja Srbov in Židov je Pavelič uvedel zakon o rasah. V hrvatski "državi" sta dva milijona Srbov. Ti in židje trpijo enako, kajti izgubili so vse državljanske pravice. Velika večina Hi'vatov je še vxedno udana svojemu zakonitemu voditelju dr. Vladimir ju Mačeku, predsedniku hrvatske kmečke stranke. Vse odlijčne ljudi, ki niso hoteli podpirati Paveliča, so poslali v koncentracijska taborišča. Z njimi so ravnali strašno in končno so jih kar brez obsodb postrelili. Krdela vojakov, policajev in brezvercev ponoči plenijo Nfl vaseh, ubijajo in ropa jo. j jg^j tere med temi napadi soi> li tako temeljito, da v pfl vaseh in celo nekaterih f I lih danes ni več žive duše. Ti zločini se sicer ne cW brez direktnega ukaza toda organiziranost in natl arn nje terorja dokazujeta, "Jčila delo policije in vojske. Ta zločinstva so zap« Predsednik Roosevelt jih j a, kakor jih obsojajo vsi lizirani narodi v Evropi' so r gar Ijev vaj« Bfelt vsem svetu. On je želel,51 pos priobči, da bo Jugoslavif kega dne zopet zavzela med narodi, ki danes veI! čiji v mir in svobodo in da vse možnosti za delo v korist človečanstva. To je tisti dan, na W je junaški vojvoda gen^Ne hajlovič mislil, ko je de)1 poslanstvu nemških čast® "Ne morem vam reči, kak go se bom mogel boriti, 1® vam povem, kdaj se bom boriti. Tistega dne nan^ se bo Nemčija brezpogoj'1' la zaveznikom ali pa taW bo zadnji nemški vojak . . . Borili se bomo do zmage naših zaveznikov. Predsednik pozna žr jih je dala Jugoslavija, do zaman. •i (Dalje prihodnji i«) četi Grč nar vla< don pro nji ra< L dvo; pbi{ zop, 'ji : Ede 33 ] jal Si, češi voji K t Pea opa nek; da -id di]c UN iT*! stai STAfHuča SAVI J, nih H I "CD Izjava dr. Miloša Sekuliča (Konec.) Štirje obsojenci pomiloščeni na dosmrtno ječo Po kratki vesti, ki je prišla v javnost, so bili od devetih, obsojenih na smrt, štirje pomiloščeni in jim je bila smrtna kazen zamenjana s kaznijo večne ječe. To kratko poročilo pravi, da so blizu Trsta izvršili smrtno obsodbo nad petimi obsojenimi: Viktorjem Lobek, Josipom Tomažičem, Franjem Kavčem, Ivanom Ivančičem in Va^nalom. Nedvomno so obsojence ustrelili v Bazovici pri Trstu, kjer so leta 1930 izvršili smrtno kazen nad Milošem, Bidov-cem, Marušičem in Valenčičem. Bazovica je že prej postala sveto mesto za nas Jugoslovane, a nova kri narodnih mučen-cev je med našim ljudstvom svetost tega mesta potrdila, kraja, kjer je naš večni sovražnik prelil nedolžno kri narodnih mučenikov in borcev za svobodo svojega naroda. To mesto bo prišlo v zgodovino borb našega naroda v Istri, Trstu in Gorici proti narodnemu in državnemu sovražniku in misel na Bazovico, na mučence, ki so jim nasilno vzeli življenje bo samo utrdila naš narod v borbi, za maščevanje, za vztrajanje do končne zmage pravične stvari do združenja odtrganih krajev z materjo domovino, Jugoslavijo.. Slovenci in Hrvati protestirajo Ob obsodbah v Trstu, s katerimi je posebno italijansko sodišče v Trsu vnovič povzročilo prelivanje krvi jugoslovanske manjšine in jih devet obsodilo na smrt in 58 na ječo od enega do trideset let, je "Odbor Slovencev in Hrvatov pod Italijo" na svoji seji v ponedeljek 15. decembra sklenil poslati g. Rooseveltu, g. Churchillu, g. Stalinu in generalu Simoviču sledeči brzojav: "Nadaljujoč kruto r sko preganjanje je P°se,, dišče v Trstu vnovič ^ prelivanje krvi jug;os' manjšine. 35,000 Ju£oS iz Julijske Krajine, biv8J Argentini, prosi Vaš° lenco, da se zavzame, vj zmagi demokracije trpljenje Jugoslovan0 i Italijo s tem, da se . Krajina pridruži njih0 grudi, Jugoslaviji." J "Odbor Slovencev in 9 pod Italijo" a Radijske oddaje v *r!> J ni in v slovenščini iz m Washington, 21. C. O.) — Takoj po SV<£ hodu v London je n» povzela vse potrebne R da po britanskem rad'l|[: v zvezi z ljudstvom, jHl Jugoslaviji in ga obje* I vešča o vseh dogodkih I in o svojih in zaveznici rih za osvobojenje 1,1 J tev domqvine. Poleg 0- daje vesti v srbohrva® slovenščini Nj. Vel. kr% II., pa tudi predseduj člani vlade zelo pog® diu izročajo svoja sp rodu v Jugoslaviji i'1 sto'J °ri lltf] njegovo neomajno ver jij rajšnji prihod boljših.J Da bi naše izseljuj ima kratkovalne radiJ*\ J rate moglo redno P° J donske oddaje v naše j prinašamo pregled k^i nih oddaj BBC-a v dn | ščini po Eastern Stan v Severni Ameriki: ^ M Od 1 do 1:10 v srW na 7.32 in 9.58 kil°c J slovenf1 10:45 do 11 v - — i n ki J'e bil° el, poslano lz Jugoslavije v Grčijo, 0 nadomestile madžarske in bol- vefl S Čete" Skozi Niš Proti Gr" s° v°zili tovorni vlaki 80čev-jev dolge čojne, katere namera- ffelh " Uporabiti v Darda" Nemci so obesili 2 Čeha adl Pomoči zaveznikom dvn ' (0NA>- - Po.skoro ohl fČnem odmo™ je nemški Zon t ^ na češkem, Heydrich, let začel obešati. Njegovi rab- Ede? J68111 V Pragi dva 6eha" 33 i l ar Huebschmann, star jal obdolžen, da je da- li Pomoč sovražni državi, dru- Skueph Skelda' star 4'7 let> v°jne eglJonar iz Prve svetovne dai- ?' Je bil obdolžen, da je raz-Jal Prepovedane časopise. KadiIci ne učakajo^visoke U . starosti Pear/"; f0t dr- Raymond 0PaZo^nu je po dolgih jineka^-i mn°gih kadilcev in Ti da d C6V prišel d° zaključka, jJSe nfd dal1 kot ka: T( starn . 100'000 nekadilcev v ff: učS1 30 let jih je 60. leto tiih ka°i68'564'<)d 100,000 zmer-a ^: 1 c e v 61,911, od 100,- 1 kadil hrasti ifloo our Pi fj 46 20fiaStmh kadilcev pa samo l^nih Na podlagi teh statis-| zdrav .,Ugotovitev omenjeni i dn0 kv -vtrdi' da kajenje očivi-tf je 0l Jsa živl.ienje. Dr. Pearl ™ telesa Z°Val tudi vPliv težkega dob0 ?a,dela na življenjsko 1 telesi, da do 40- leta težko bone t10 na življenjsko do-itl lesu; VpllVa- Po 40- letu Pa te" Va v veliki meri izčrpa- 1 uPati esne zmanjšuje ili^adolgo življenje *ZUrŠal Whelm Keitel, arra^!1 poveljnik nemške zboieiC'' ^ nenar^'° nevarno Hiti;.■)0tem ko se ie sprl s višjih'fm- Večje št&vil

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Oglasite se na 501 E. 185. St. (27) Mi popravimo fenderje, ogrodje in prebarvamo, da bo avto izgledal kot nov. Superior Body & Paint Co. 6605 St. Clair Ave. EN 1633 FRANK CVELBAR, lastnik ALI IMATE 0B 4 POP. ZATEMNITEV? Ali imate popoldne take neprijetne ■simptome, ki kažejo, da je vaša vitalnost pod normalo? Ali ste upehani, utrujeni, nervozni, vas boli glava? Ti znaki notranjih neredov so zelo nadležni. Potrebno -je, da greste do korenin te nadloge in da jo odstranite. Vi trpite radi pomanjkanja vitaminov, zato je Trinerjevo Grenko: Vino z vitaminom B-l preparacija, ki vam bo gotovo dala olajšanje. Trinerjevo Grenko Vino uživa 405£es zanesljive želodčne preparacije več kot 50 let ,toda njegova najnovejša primes vitamin B-l ga je napravila še boljšega, ker vitamin B-l je zelc uspešen za boljši tek in prebavo. Vprašajte vašega lekarnarja za izboljšano Trinerjevo Grenko Vino z vitaminom B-l in ne vzemite nobenega drugega, RAZPIS SLUŽBE V smislu pravil Slovenskega društvenega doma v Euclid, Ohio, se razpisuje službo oskrbnika Doma. Pismene prošnje pošljite na tajnika Doma: Andrew Ogrin, 18508 Shawnee Ave., Cleveland, O., telefon KEnmore 1107-J, nakas-neje do 15. februarja. Za več pojasnila se obrnite na tajnika Doma. Direktorij Slovenskega društvenega doma. * i: V BLAG SPOMIN tretje obletnice smrti blage mamice by-gone days, but Albert Ko-pore's friends avow his "physiognomy" was crimson last Sunday, when he came home weary from work, took off his shoes and sauntered into the living room, only to find himself the victim of a birthday surprise. The party, given by his parents at their home, 1022 E. 72 St., was attended by Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph and Edward Ko-porc, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fa-letic, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Urbas, Misses Mary Ivansek, Nettie Gacnik, Dorothy Zugel, Eleanore Karlinger and the Messrs. Allan Kingzett, Dan Postotnik and Joseph Marinko. As might be expected when such a group of vocalists assemble, the "song was the thing." (This in explanation to passersby or to the neighbors of the Koporc residence, who might have been inclined to wonder what chorus was rehearsing!) "Pudgy-wudgy" and other games supplied a diversified form of entertainment. A delicious luncheon (WITHOUT radishes, much to Al's regret) was served in mid-evening, after which the guest of honor opened his numerous gifts. Baraga Glee Club This week's pen sketch is of Antoinette Gacnik who resides at 5721 Bonna Ave. Her nickname is Toni, but she is sometimes called Nettie. Being a member of the Glee Club for six years she sings alto voice. Glenn Miller and Fred Waring are her favorite orchestra leaders. The song she likes best is, "Someone Is Taking My Place." She enjoys a good meal of spaghetti arid m'eat balls. She attended the St. Vitus and Jane Addams Schools. Soon after she graduated from High School she acquired a position at the Richman Bros Company. Her hobbies are: dancing and singin. Toni's active in other clubs also; which are the Dramatic Club and Glasbena Matica. She also belongs to the Melody Maiden's Sextette. Now you must know this popular, young miss of all these clubs. Attention Everyone! The tickets for our Pre-Lent-en Social have already been printed and are on sale. Every member has them, buy them now and make your reservations early so there will be no last minute rush. The dates are Feb. 15 and 17. Now don't forget. You won't, will you? Your reporter, Curly Jo. Junior Holy Name Bulletin Meeting! • The first meeting in the month will be held on Monday, Feb. 2nd, in the new school, at 7:30 p.m., sharp. We ask all [ wife, Bazie and Mitzi Lach, are j those to be present who were bound to entertain you in their here for the first meeting of Seniors Meet Tuesday Tuesday evening at 8:30 p. m. the St. Vitus Holy Name Society will have its regular monthly meeting. A Ping Pong tournament, with Ed Tome in charge will be run off after the meeting. Come on all you Ping Pongers, get in the tournament. Since this is the first meeting to be conducted by our new president, Charles Winter, it would encourage him a lot if there was a good attendance at the meeting. So how's about it, fellas! Sodality News Results of Last Venture Here are the names of the winners: $25 Jennie Jerse, 5220 Carl Ave.; $15 Lawrence Ban-di, 1017 E. 72nd PL; $10 Mary Luznar, 1115 Norwood Rd. To the winners, congratulations! Cooking Demonstration The Sodality is presenting an opportunity for all who are interested in nearning new and better ways of preparing food, and how to economize in both time and money in the buying and cooking of food. Two demonstrators will be sent from The East Ohio Gas Co., and the American Stove Co. who will show you what to do and how to do it. At the end of the demonstration, the foods prepared during the program will be distributed to those in the audience. The demonstration is free, and open to all. It will start at 7:45 p.m. on Feb. 3 in the Sodality Room. Everyone is invited. Holy Communion Sunday is the General Communion Sunday for Sodalists. The intention for which we will offer our Mass and Holy Communion is for the preservation of our democracy. When we see how many countries have lost their freedom in the last few years, we must realize the necessity of praying for our country and its democracy. Dramatic Club With the cast of "Young Dr. Young" at rehearsal: Ted Zak definitely missed his calling—he should have been a M. D. Compliments to Frannie Per-nach (otherwise identified by her carrot-colored hair) for displaying plenty of life in her role of "Connie,' 'the kid sister. Can it be that Jean Skander is planning a "hope chest"? She was embroidering between-times at rehearsals. Matt Mlinar will surprise patrons with his portrayal of "Dr. Paul Stanhope." The heroine, Anne Bandi, is ] working hard to be lovable— | as if she'd have to EVEN try, i when it's so natural! The country doctor and his^ the year, and all other Juniors MARY ZUPANČIČ ki je preminila dne 31. januarja, 1939 Draga mamica, nisi šc pozabljena, Čeravno na svetu več ne živiš; V spominu blagem si med nami, Kot si vedno preje bila. Nihče nc vc kako Te pogrešamo, Nihče nc sluti bridke žalosti, Ki smo jo občutili— ko smo Tebe izgubili. Življenje ni nikoli bilo enako. V naših srcih Tvoj spomin živi, Sladko, ljubeznjivo in zvesto. Ne milic dneva, draga mamica, Da se ne bi spominjali Te! Žalujoči ostali: hčere, sinovi in vnuki [inimitable manner. Jean Tome, with her "jump-J who are still desirous of con-- ing pains" almost makes a per- tinuing as Juniors, from for-! son feel sorry for her. J mer years. In fact any gradu- The play's bound to be a sue- ate of St. Vitus School in the ; cess — you should see Stan last three years is asked to at-Frank, the director, putting the tend. actors through their paces! I At this meeting will be fea-Emily Arkt? cops first prize tured the election of new officers for the coming year, so we ought to have as large an attendance as possible. Also, we shall clear up the basket-hall situation which is now quite confusing, and elect the captains for the teams being formed. Skirmish No. 1 Last Thursday the Junior cagers traveled down to Roosevelt School where they encountered the St. Christine squad. Our boys saw each other for the first time that night, but ! that didn't seem the case to any spectator around, for they seemed to handle the ball like a team of veterans. They were sparked by A. Tolar, who net-.ted 12 points before the evening was out, and threw a terrible scare at the opponents. Although the boys from St. Vitus came out on the short end of a 25 to 22 score, it was a moral victory for them since they* practically expected a sound thrashing on the court. They are now working out for their next engagement with St. Christine's, which should turn out somewhat differently when the boys have developed their teamwork a little and sharpened their erractic passing and shooting. The game is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 5th, at Roosevelt School. ALMOST! St. Christine's—25 Player Gole, f ........................... Langa, f ........................ Smrtnik, o ...................... Pos, g ............................ Roberts, g ...................... Eraidecks, f ................. St. Vitus—22 Player Tolar, g ..... Zupančič, c Fersin, f ... Suhadolnik, Ivancic, f ... G. F. T 2 0 4 5 0 10 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 1 1 2 1 5 G. F. T 1 1 3 5 2 12 0 3 3 .1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 for learning her lines. When does she study them, we'd like to know, with all the activities occupying her time? Joseph Merhar, a new-comer on the stage last season, is a good supporting character to the hero, Dr. Young. Nettie Gacnik tosses her share of excitement and interest into the play—and then begins the action. Happy Birthday Blushing may be an art of YUGOSLAV UNIVERSITY CLUB HOLDS DANCE (Continued from page 4) calm and collected. We had an audience to entertain and were not going to let them down. Back stage is an interesting place to be on play night. You see the ingenious stage and properties committee going about their business with such alacrity and enthusiasm and the make-up committee deftly changing our lovely folks into society tyrants and back-woodsy-looking hicks. And when the curtain goes up, the johnny-on-the-spot prompters are there to help out the cast when and if necessary. You see, "United we stand, and divided we sit" or whatever the old adage is. Not one person participating in this venture was insignificant and unimportant. Co-operation, from the director to the very last patron who came in during the third act, was vital in the success of this production. Sometimes in the future we would like to entertain you again with new ideas, new tal-ents; new notions, but with the same old spirit and animation. Naturally, we would anticipate the hearty response so characteristic of you, our friends. Again thanks—thanks a million. —-o- imimiiiiiMiimimimimiiiiiiuimmmii NEWBURG NEWS iiiimiimimiiiiiiiimimmiiiiimimiiim Howdy'folks! It's just "The Shadow" back again to greet you and to bring you little bits of news picked up here and there as I move my way through the streets of New-burgh First may I present — Social Highlits: A heraty invitation is extended to all by "The Rainbow Hunting and Fishing Club" for their annual "Venison Dinner," to be held tonight at the Slovenian Labor Auditorium on Prince Ave. at 7 p. m. Music will be rendered by well-known Zajc Brothers. Admission for the supper and dance will be $1. And— . If you like to dance to the strains of the music of Lou Tre-bar and his orchestra, then you won't hesitate attending the "Fourth Annual Dance" of S. Z. Z. Bowlerettes No. 15, tonight at the Slovenian National Home on E. 80th St. Come along and bring your friends for admission is merely a small sum of 35 cents. For future entertainment, purchase your tickets now for two gala affairs, namely the "20th Anniversary Dance" of Lodge Kraljica Miru, No. 24, SDZ to be held February 7, and the oncoming Valentine dance of the St. Anne Bowlerettes Saturday, February 14, Both of the affairs will be held in the Slovenian National Home on E. 80th St. Dramatics: Before proceeding to present future news concerning the active Parish Dramatic Guild, I wish to say that the well-acted Slovenian play presented last Sunday was acclaimed a wonderful success by all who wit-nissed it. The actors deserve credit for their fine work and here is hoping they keep it up. At present the Slovenian Dramatic Club "Krka" is rehearsing a play for which a cast of efficient young actors and actresses have been chosen. The play, consisting of three acts, will be presented in the Church Hall during the latter part of February. I am also happy to announce that once again the St. Lawrence Stage and Curtain Guild has plans underway for a new play to be presented in the near future. The production is onc^ again under the direction of Rt. Rev. Canon J. J. Oman. For more news concerning this guild, read this column. Boys in the Service: The Navy has again claimed two of our local boys: Johnny Blatnik and Johnny Barle, both residing formerly on E. 78th St. "Don't give u,p the ship, boys and Good Luck!" It is also rumored that "Lefty" Hrovat will soon be leaving to join the ranks in the Army. And so our boys keep marching on into the service of the U. S- A. Let's keep them march-' ing by backing them up with rememberances from home and especially with prayers. Do this by attending Tuesday evening Novenas and Friday night services in Church, regularly. Personals: Not really? — But it seems invetiable — The "Gas House Gang" is slowly, but surely breaking up. Eddie Papes and Frank Go-dec were recently on a pleasant trip to Detroit! It's heard they had a swell time. Angela Kodek and "Dot" Slak have been doing excellent work as Girl Scout Leaders of our local Scout division! Mary . . . Goodness!! — "Right now I'd like to write some more, But gee, there's someone at the door!! So good-bye, my friends, one and all — But let this a memo be: Our Shadowselves may often fall, Where one can never be!" Cheerio! The Shadow. ST. MARY'S NEWS (Continued from page 4) agement and assurance. Underneath, however, everyone was Fund. The proceeds of the Anniversary Dance are being turned over to it, and at this time plans are being completed for a Concert by the Case Glee Club, these proceeds also to be turned over to the Fund. The Concert will be given at the Slovenian Auditorium, E. 64th St. and St. Clair Ave., on Friday evening, April 17. More details on this will be given at a later date. An invitation is extended at this time to all men and women of Yugoslav extraction, who are college graduates, or are at present attending colleges, to become members of the Yugoslav University Club. The organization does have many points of interest to offer in both the educational and social lines. Reservations for the Anniversary Dance may be made with Frances Bogovich, ENdi-cott 4976. DEDICATED TO THE YOUNG AMERICAN SLOVENES DEADLINE FOR ALL COP^ S WEDNESDAY NIGHT ! 5 st. vitus theatre guild prepares for "young dr. young" In the past years the dramatic club of St. Vitus has more or less specialized in mystery (framas, and comedies, and so we are indeed happy to announce that "Young Dr. Young," does not belong to either group mentioned above. Instead it is a play that comes under the title of "human interest." We are sure that all of our friends-and pat rons will want to see this performance, and the story it unfolds will linger in your memory for a long time. The roles have been handed to capable players who are striving to do their best, and we are sure they will give an excellent performance on opening night. If you have not obtained your tickets yet, get in touch with any Dramatic Club member, who by the way will be very %glad to sell it to you. The admission is only 40 cents and the date Feb. 8. We want to see you all in the St. Vitus School Hall that evening, so don't disappoint us. We'll be looking for you. Attention -S.W.U. No. 50 There will be a Valentine Party, proceeding the monthly meeting in our own club room. The committee in charge, headed by none other than our ow'n charming, and capable president, Mrs. Pavlovic, assures everyone a most pleasant evening. There will be refreshments and prizes. Come mothers, come daughters, come one and all, come get acquainted in this Valentine atmosphere. • Reminder—please pay your dues. Committee BIRTH? A baby boy, their first, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Julius Bo-kar of 9206 Kempton Ave. The mother's maiden name was Marie Skuly of Addison Rd. Mr. and Mrs. John and Emi-lie Pirc of 376 E. 161 St., announce the birth of their first baby, a boy. The mother belongs to the well known family of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Nemec of 236th St., Euclid. Congratulations! To-night In Euclid! Euclid, Ohio.—LOOK! Right from the start! Napredek's of Euclid come to the front with that "all out" collossal entertainment that can't be beat. Won't be long now, folks, so we're again inviting you all out this Saturday, Jan. 31, the big night at Recher's, down Euclid way. Polka, waltz or jive to your heart's content to the popular music of the Vadnal boys. There will be refreshments a'-plenty to suit every palate, and to top things off TWO DEFENSE BONDS will be given away. Make it a date right now! Call the favorite girl friend or boy friend—they will be tickled to come along. Come on, Dad—Mom would love to be there! You'll both.have loads of fun! That's right—the date? Jan. 31, this Saturday. The place is Slovenian Home on Recher Ave. in Euclid. The event—why, Napredek's stupendous PATRIOTIC DANCE! And the admission is 35 cents. You've got it! A combination that simply can't be beat! So it's a date! An evening of fun for everyone! See you there. -o-- Party To a Lawsuit Daniel Webster describes the meaning of the word SWEETHEART as a SUITOR ... and the word SUITOR as a lover or party to a lawsuit. Be that as it may . . . the St. Clair Athletic Association of the St. Clair Recreation Center is staging a Sweetheart Ball Saturday, Feb. 14 at Tino's Twilight Ballroom with the inimitatable Johnny Pecon's Orchestra doing the "suiting" like only it can suit and that's just about everybody . . . in a musical way, of course. Red Sox Sign Latin Star A1 Widmar, Latin basketball center, has been signed to a Boston Red Sox contract and will play with Canton next season. He is only a junior in high school, but will be ineligible for further high school competition after this year. He is a pitcher. -o- News From Barberton The Holy Name boys of the Sacred Heart Church of Barberton, will hold their first dance, on Feb. 14, at the Slo venian Hall on 14th St. At this time the Boys wish to extend a cordial invitation to all their out of town friends. There will be plenty of noise makers and confetti for everyone, so come out and help us make our first dance a success. Music will be furnished by Taffy Dutka, who will supply plenty of polkas and jitterbug tunes. Don't forget the date, Feb. 14, at Barberton. Johnny Stopar Don't Forget Tonight! Why? Because of the Bowl erettes Annual Dance. Where? Slovenian National Home, E. 80th St. off Union. When? Tonight, from 8:00 until ??? What else? Popular Lou Tre-bar's Orchestra and plenty of refreshments. Slovenian School For Adults , Why study French, Spanish, or some other language, for four years or longer, if you can learn the Slovenian language in a few months? Register at once with Antoinette Kennick in her class room, at the Slovenian National Home, Thursday evening, 7:30 p.m., or by telephoning HEnderson 2383. Private instruction is also given for those who cannot attend the i class. ARMY NEWS ERiVATE w- JOE PALOOKA if'you can't join up with me,the NEXT BEST thin© 4 to help us uck them 4 mad do&5 is to buy all the united states savings bonds and stamps mis you can tf Golden Blus-ettes Dance To give you that tropical feeling, the dance committee has arranged to decorate the bandstand with palms. And to make it a bit more romantic, blue spotlights will cast their rays on the dancers. (Gee, this does sound too melodramatic.) Well, the setting sounds great, how about the music! Do not worry about that. Johnny Pecon and his Orchestra promise to play gay polkas and romantically arranged waltzes. If you get sorta hungry after a few jitterbug pieces, just do not worry about it, because the Refreshment Department can handle your case. How about the admission? It is only thirty-five cents. What-ya say you Clairwoods, and you young people from out Newburgh, how about coming out to Collinwood once? You won't regret it. In case you haven't heard yet, the dance will be held at the Slovenian Hall on Holmes Ave., Sunday, Feb. 1. Gosh, I hope I see you all there. Jeanne, With the Light Brown Hair. The excellent example of Math Koren, 21851 Ivan Ave., gives us a double guarantee that we will win the war. He bought $2,000.00 worth of de fense bonds before he left to serve Uncle Sam. After saying farewell to his rftother, brothers and sisters, Paul Kostenjsek of 5408 Homer Ave. has returned to the army. Our employee, Corporal Mi chael Lah Jr., of 18907 Kildeer Ave., has been recalled by Uncle Sam and has left for Fort George Meade, Maryland this week. Jack Obreza of 7202 Lock year, left for the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Rožnik of 13818 Eaglesmere Ave., have been notified that their son Pfc. Martin Rožnik, serving at Fort Beauregard, La., has been promoted to a corporal. The Gayety Girls Club The Gayety Girls Club is back with news of a new member. She is Miss Helen Pierce whom all have welcomed into the club which now consists of eight active girls. The Gayety Girls had a little get together on Jan. 17th in honor of Miss Dorothy Smaltz who recently became engaged to Mr. John Pozun of Euclid. The girls presented Dot with a corsage of Gardenias (the gardenia is the club flower). A grand time was had by all. Here's wishing loads of good luck to you both, Dot and Johnny.' The members of the Gayety Girls Club also contributed a sum of money to the American Red Cross War Fund and urge all other Slovenian clubs to do the same, who have not already done so for this worthy cause. yugoslav university club to hold tenth annual dance The Yugoslav University Club of Cleveland cordially vites all its friends to attend the Tenth Anniversary Dance be held on Saturday evening, February 14, 1942, for the fit of the Scholarship Fund, at the Lake Shore Hotel, 12 Edgewater Drive. Stan Wood and his orchestra will furnish Twilight Blues Remember to join the crowd at the biggest anniversary dance coming off Feb. 7. This affair will take place,at 'the Slovenian Hall on Holmes 'Ave., and plans are. in full 'swing to make it a grand success. Proceeds will go to the Red Cross, and for that reason the co-operation of every citizen is invited. As a treat for music lovers, we have engaged the Blue Jackets which will play tunes you like best. According to the refreshment committee there will be plenty on hand—so remember Feb. 7, Slovenian Hall, Holmes Ave. Do your part by joining the crowd for another gay time long to be remembered. Engagements Mr. and Mrs. Matthias Uran-kar of 4206 St. Clair Ave., announce the engagement of then-daughter, Josephine, to Mr. Andy Kubasky, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kubasky of 1375 E. 39 St. A recent engagement to be announced is that of Miss Mary Sadar of 3610 E. 80 St. to Mr. Rudolph Skully of 3612 E. 80 St.. Miss Sadar is an active member of the Young Ladies Sodality of St. Lawrence Parish, as well as the founder and Captain of the Little Flower Ca-dks, Branch No. 47, SWUA. A formal dinner will be given in honoy of the engaged couple by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Toth of Chagrin Fall, Ohio. Mrs. Albert Toth is the former Miss Nancy Aidisek whose marriage took place last November, and is a life long friend of the engaged couple. No definite date has been set for the wedding. WEDDING BELLS Saturday at 9:00 a.m. at St. Vitus, Theresa Bajt, younger daughter of the Slovenion pioneer, Andrew Bajt of 979 Addison Rd., will be manned to Joseph Strnad, son of Mrs. Josephine Strnad, owner of a cafe at E. 53rd and Hamilton Ave. Friends and relatives are invited to attend the mass. Another marriage will be performed at 9:00 a.m. at St. Mary's church on Holmes Ave. uniting Miss Marie T. Benevol and Mr. Eugene J. March. Friends of both families are invited to attend mass. Good luck to both couples! music. The dance is semi-formal. Perhaps some of you readers would like to know something about the Yugoslav University Club? It is an organization which grew out of a group of American-Yugoslav professional men and women, and university students residing in Greater Cleveland, imbued with an interest in the promotion of American and Yugoslav Cultural, Social and Civic Ideals. The purpose of the Club is to foster the union of professional and intellectual Americans of Yugoslav extraction; to promote a mutual co-operation and aid, and to establish a spirit of good will between Americans of Yugoslav extraction and other groups. The secondary purpose is to create a Scholarship Fund. Any boy or girl of Yugoslav extraction, who fills the requirements as set forth by the Club, is eligible for the award. All awards from this Fund are to be a loan which would be payable five years after recipient's graduation. All the Club's efforts this year are being devoted to the building up of this Scholarship (Continued on pace 3) . ST. MARY'S NEWS ST. MARY'S DRAMATIC GUILD REVIEW Well, it's all over now—no, not the war, the play. We certainly were overwhelmed and delighted with such a grand welcome and in appreciation we, the Dramatic Guild of St. Mary's Parish, want to say "thank you." It was a pleasure even if it was a lot of work. Over an hour before curtain call, back stage was just teeming with excitement—last minute glances at lines, make-up applications, finishing touches of all kinds, words of encour- (Continued on pane 3) -O- MORE INTERESTING NEWS ON PAGE 3 No Easter Dance The Jugoslav (Slovene) will not hold its annual ^ dance this year. Instead of' it urges all its members '<■ friends to attend the 10th niversary dance of the Jug°; University Club, held Sa' day, February 14 at the V Shore Hotel. -0- S How Much Do We Know About Slovenia? FOR WEDDINGS AND ALL FORMAL OCCASIONS # FULL DRESS # TUXEDOS # CUTAWAYS (^oriiife1 ^Vč217 ST CLAIR AVE DRESS SUIT RENTAL HEnderson 2395 Do you know that the United States of America many years ago saved thousands of Slovenes from ruin? Do you know that the powerful Carinthian Dukes for centuries were obliged to know the Slovene language before they were invested? Do you know that one of the world's greatest mathematicians was a Slovene? Do you know that most of the educators in the princely, ducal and baronial 'courts of old in Europe, were Slovenes? . . . These and many other even more interesting historical facts will be told in the "Random Glimpses into the Slovene History" which we are to feature every Saturday starting next week in this page. We call your attention today so that you may be sure to obtain a copy of this paper next Saturday, and you might inform your friends of this unusual feature, which can be exceptionally valuable for students of either grade, high, or college schools. The "Random Glimpses into Slovene History" will be edited and adapted from authentic and reliable sources by the Honorable Dr. James W. Mally, a talented and highly successful dentist and Yugoslav Consul. Many of the younger generation are more than anxious to learn interesting facts about their Slovene ancestors. Starting next Saturday this wish shall be fulfilled. We suggest that you read these installments and then clip them out of the paper and start a "scrap-book" for future reference. 9 BOHAR'S BEAUTY SALON Remembel! SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14. SWEETHEART BALL Pecon's Orchestra TWILIGHT BALLROOM MEN IN U. S. UNIFORM . . . FREE! By St. Clair Athletic Ass'n "WHOSE'S NEW ORPF'1 Spencer Irwin, associate tor of The Plain Dealer, ^ the main speaker at a M meeting of the Yugoslav versity Club, this Wed«e* February 4th. His topic V "Whose's New Order." *|L be held at Berwins, Union merce Bldg, DEATH NOTICES Ecldin. Jce—Father of Jo^'fl garet Sickmiller. Catherine sm« ^ brother of Caroline Tekaucic an ^ '1 ■, tju'aoVi arc vp Tnd. " Ma 11a Ijei So\ žai pol Trcha of Beech Grcve. Ind. at 1388 E. 47 St. Grdcvic, Imbro—Father « Anna, Eva. Katherine, Barley ] Frances. Residence at 15411 Ave. , jofl Lunder, Raymond—Son 01 and Frances, brother of John, Edward, Frances Fabian, Josephine, jjesidence at 9308 lee Ave. Marincic, Frances — (nie„ni: mother of John. Joseph. ^"VF"! Mary Mitchell. Residence at Ave. th5 Sernel, Anthony—Age 8 mo»" of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony ana. beth Sernel, (nee Hribar). Res'0 16812 Grovewood Ave. Sintic. Paul—Husband of LU^V01 ther of Frank, Thomas, John. ^"bol Michael. Anna Trivosonno, L. Jensen, Mildred, Gates, Fran^fUl Fash, brother of Carl, KatW» jVod nicic, Mary Musnjak, Antonia L vic. Residence at 14804 Hale * u» Sister Sylvana—(nee Kos) of Joseph and Agnes Kos. £ ter's Home of St. Christine's Sykora, Olatherine— (nee &0 Residence at 987 E. 67 St. „ Zimmerman, Mathilda—(nee rj wife of John, mother of George Burns, sister of Rose. Residence E. 140 St. CERTIFIED TYPEWRITER SERVICE 1127 E. 66th St. TYPEWRITERS and ADjfyp }w MACHINES SOLD, REF1 E and REPAIRED RIBBONS and CARBON P* J. MERHAR ___Call HEnderson 900^V RAINEY institute 1523 East 55th Str«1 HEnderson 0992 Va? et DRESSMAKING Cl^ Ten Lessons Only $2-^ --- Experienced Slovenian Te8cP * , I' Save money by learning ^ make vour own ^c DRESSES. 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