Naslov — Address nova doba 6233 St. Clair Avenue Cleveland, Ohio (Tel HEnderson 3889) (NEW ERA) Ameriška bratska zveza je samo bratska podporna organizacija brez vsakih dru-fih primesi, in kot taka uspeva. Ohranimo jo tako! URADNO GLASILO AMERIŠKE BRATSKE ZVEZE — OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE AMERICAN FRATERNAL UNION M as Second Class Matter April 15th, 1926, at The Post Office at Cleveland, Ohio, Under the Act of March 3rd, 1870. — Accepted for Mailing at Special Rate of Postage, Provided for in Section 1103, Act of October 3rd, 1917, Authorized March 15th, 1925 CLEVELAND, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31 — SREDA, 31. DECEMBRA, 1941 TEDENSKI PREGLED i( —______ Čo^ ZA FILIPINE j l/a'^,’ne se vršijo ostri bo-n&padajo na raznih W Možni Prostranega otočja in 1 WlatTler^kih in filipinskih itia«8 % ja Jev, Je težaven. 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Pre jj ® neka angleška eks-% vadla nemško bazo šfr ,’.^°toniiagSoe norveški IL^a ?. a 9 nemških ladij 111 aJšnjo nemško 0dredbe je ivriP?tment v Wash-l*lh ^rŽavi; H ukaz, da mora- Nemčije, Itali- 1^ lifOrn- 1 bivaj‘° v držali1 C’ ^°Hta« ’ Washington> h t»t a’ Idah0* Utah Pi.Hcijo. oddati lokal- ■iH °biastim vse CVNlna, e' Prirejene za lS>^ r0Čila’ in vse fo- I vki° ^žel? i' SHčna odred_ j bo najbrž izda- rie?0e-Wi^r)edsednik Velike I Churchill, ki I % i!asfiHhom vojaških °- strani) VAŽNEJŠI DOGODKI V LETO 1941 Za zaključno izdajo Nove Dobe v tem letu naj bo tem potom navedenih nekaj važnejših dogodkov tega leta, s posebnim ozirom na Ameriško/ bratsko zvezo, na Slovence in Jugoslovane, pa tudi z ozirom na Zedinjene države in na splošno svetovno situacijo. Ameriška bratska zveza je s 1. januarjem 1941 pričela poslovati pod tem svojim novim imenom. Prej se je imenovala Jugoslovanska katoliška jedno-ta. Za spremembo imena je bila z veliko večino odglasovala 16. redna konvencija, ki se je v septembru 1940 vršila v Waukega-nu, 111. Dne 20. januarja je Franklin D. Roosevelt nastopil svoj tretji termin kot predsednik Zedinjenih držav. Nikoli prej v zgodovini te dežele se ni zgodilo, da bi bil kak predsednik služil več kot dva termina. V Beogradu je bil dne 27. marca izveden državni udar, ki je odstavil prejšnjo vlado, ki je nameravala brez boja izročiti Jugoslavijo Hitlerju, kakor je malo prej storil bolgarski kralj Boris. Mladi kralj Peter, dasi mu je manjkalo še nekaj mesecev do polnoletnosti, je bil proglašen za polnoletnega in vlado je prevzel general Simovič. Dne 6. aprila sta Neihčija in Italija napadli Jugoslavijo. Pomagali sta jima Bolgarija in Madžarska. V desetih dneh je bil organizirani odpor jugoslovanske vojske končan. Toda hrabri jugoslovanski četniki, katerih je baje v južnih krajih Jugoslavije do 100 tisoč, imajo še vedno v oblasti velik del dežele in povzročajo silne neprilike sovražnim zavojevalcem. Dne 19. aprila so se zbrali v Chicagu zastopniki slovenskih podpornih organizacij in so organizirali Jugoslovanski pomožni odbor, slovenska sekcija, ki zbira prostovoljne prispevke za pomoč po vojni prizadetim rojakom v starem kraju, kadar jim bo tako pomoč mogoče poslati. Doseda^' je v to svrho nabranega nekaj nad 12 tisoč dolarjev. Glavni urad Ameriške bratske zveze je dne 5. julija sporočil, da je kampanja, vršeča se pred mladinsko konvencijo, prinesla organizaciji 1623 novih članov obeh oddelkbv. Dne 4. avgusta je v Pittsburghu, Pa., umrl John Balkovec, bivši glavni nadzornik Ameriške bratske zveze. četrta mladinska konvencija Ameriške bratske zveze se je pričela v Elyu, Minnesota, dne 15. avgusta. V tednu 17. septembra sta se v Pittsburghu, Pa., vršili združitveni konvenciji Slovenske narodne podporne jednote in Slovenske svobodomiselne podporne zveze.. Nekako istočasno sta se vršili konvenciji Jugoslovanske podporne zveze Sloge v Milwaukee, in Zapadne slovanske zveze, katera konvencija se je vršila v Chicagu. Dne 26. oktobra se je vršila izredna kon vencija Slovenske dobrodelne zveze v Clevelandu, Ohio, zaradi potrebe ukinitve penzijske podpore. V oktobru je izšla najnovejša knjiga našega rojaka, pisatelja Louisa Adamiča, “Two-Way Passage.” Dne 4. novembra je bil v Clevelandu, Ohio, šestem največ jem mestu Zedinjenih držav, iz-(Dalje na 2. strani) HAVAJSKO OTOČJE Havaj, ali kakor se uradno označa Hawaii, je teritorij Zedinjenih držav v Pacifiku, se-stoječ iz 20 otokov, od katerih pa je le 9 naseljenih. Največji otok te skupine je Hawaii, najvažnejši pa Oahu, na katerem j^ glavno mesto Honolulu, ki šteje okrog 154,000 prebivalcev. Tam je tudi fino naravno pristanišče Pearl Harbor, kjer se je pričela sedanja ameriško-japonska vojna. Havajsko otočje je nekaj bližje ameriški kot azijski obali, vendar je oddaljeno več kot dva tisoč milj od vsake celine. Otočje se razteza 390 milj v se-verozapadno-južnovzhodni smeri. Skupna površina otočja znaša 4,030 kvadratnih milj. Skupno prebivalstvo otočja je leta 1939 znašalo 414,991. Domačega, čistokrvnega havajskega prebivalstva je samo okrog 21,-000, mešanega havajsko-kavka-škega nekaj nad 21 tisoč, in mešanega havajsko-azijatskega tudi nekaj nad 21 tisoč. Portugalcev je nekaj nad 30 tisoč, Portoričanov okrog 8 tisoč, Špancev nekaj nad en tisoč, Kitajcev okrog '28 tisoč, Korejcev nekaj nad 7 tisoč, Filipincev 52 tisoč, Japoncev pa 155 tisoč. Iz navedenih številk je razvidno, da je japonska skupina na otočju najbolj številna, dasi ne predstavlja večine. Približno 100 tisoč Japoncev je bilo tam rojenih in so kot taki ameriški državljani. Havajsko otočje je vulkanskega izvora, v splošnem gorato, posejano z mnogimi ugaslimi in nekaterimi aktivnimi vulkani. Najvišji vulkanski vrh je Mauna Kea, ki se dviga 13,784 čevljev visoko; vulkan je ugasel. Mali nižji je Mauna Loa, ki je aktiven. Najbolj aktiven pa je vulkan Kilauea, visok le nekaj nad 4,000 čevljev. Ta vulkan je posebno divje bruhal od decembra 1935 do januarja 1936. Takrat je bilo v nevarnosti mesto Hilo, da ga zalije reka goreče lave. Ameriški vojaški' letalci so z močnimi razstrelivi odstranili pretečo nevarnost. Otočje ima prijetno podnebje, dasi leži v tropskem pasu in dasi tam uspevajo vsi tropski pridelki. Glavni pridelki otočja pa so sladkorni trst in pineapples. Sladkor se večinoma pošilja v teritorialne Zedinjene države in isto velja za pineapples. Kljub temu, da je zemlja na Havaju zelo rodovitna, se iz teritorialnih Zedinjenih držav tja uvaža mnogo mesa, mlečnih izdelkov, žita in krme, tobaka itd. Uvažajo se dalje razni tovarniški izdelki in olje. Havajsko otočje je odkril kapitan Cook leta 1779. Prebivalstva je bilo takrat tam okrog 200,000 in vladal mu je kralj Kamehameha. Pozneje je otočje postalo ustavna monarhija in zadnja kraljica otočja je bila Lilluokalani, katero je pregnala revolucija leta 1893. Domačini so želeli, da Havajsko otočje anektirajo Zedinjene države, toda njihovi želji takrat ni bilo ustreženo, in Havajci so pro-klamirali republiko 4. julija 1894. V začetku špansko-ame-riške vojne pa je ameriški kongres ustregel želji po aneksiji in je 7. julija 1898 sprejel resolucijo, s katero je bilo Havajsko otočje proglašeno za teritorij Zedinjenih držav. Teritorij ima svojo lastno legislature in governerja, ki ga nastavi predsednik Zedinjenih (Dalje na 2. strani) DRDŠTVENE IN DRDGE SLOVENSKE VESTI V Lorainu, Ohio, se bo v nedeljo 4. januarja vršila prireditev bogatega vzporeda, katero priredi tamkajšnji lokal št. 44 Jugoslovanskega pomožnega odbora, slovenska sekcija. V A mer iško-jugoslovanski dan je naznanjeno ime prireditve, ki se bo vršila v nedeljo 4. januarja v Slovenskem narodnem domu na St. Clair Ave. v Clevelandu. Prireja jo Ameriško-jugoslovanska legija, postaja Jadran, št. 3, in pričetek je določen za 3. uro popoldne. * Plesno veselico priredi v nedeljo 25. januarja društvo št. 190 ABZ v mestu Butte, Montana. * V proslavo predsednikovega rojstnega dne in v pomoč narodnemu fondu za pobijanje otroške paralize se bo v petek 30. januarja vršila velika prireditev v Slovenskem narodnem domu na St. Clair Avenue v Clevelandu, Ohio, Vzpored prireditve, ki se prične ob pol osmih zvečer, bo zelo bogat. * V Euclidu, Ohio, se bo v soboto 31. januarja vršila plesna veselica, katero priredi tamkajšnje društvo št. 132 ABZ. * V uredništvu Nove Dobe se je pretekli teden oglasil mladi Frank J. Jančar iz “Hollywooda, Cal., po rodu iz Lorainaj Ohio, kjer je še vedno član tamkajšnjega društva št. 6 ABZ. Brat Jančar, ki je izurjen fotograf, se je za par dni ustavil v Lorainu in Clevelandu, potujoč v Washington, D. C., kjer je dobil zaposlitev kot fotograf v obrambni panogi zvezne vlade. ZDRAVNIŠKI NASVETI VEČNI BOJ Z NARAVO (Piše dr. P. J. Arch, vrhovni zdravnik Ameriške bratske zveze.) Narodno zdravje Neka stara pa resnična pri-slovica pravi, da moč naroda temelji na ljudskem zdravju. Ta dežela oziroma naš narod je zdaj v vojni. Naša dolžnost je, da vsi pomagamo, da bo vojna uspešno zaključena, in kakor hitro mogoče. Vsled tega je naša prva dolžnost skrbeti, da obdržimo naše zdravje na najvišji možni točki, da bomo mogli kar največ prispevati k dosegi cilja, J ki si ga je združeni narod po-: stavil. Izid zdravniških preiskav, ki so bile zadnje čase izvršene na1 nabornikih, ne meče nič kaj razveseljive luči na zdravje naroda, ker je bila približno polovica nabornikov spoznana za nesposobno za vojaško službo. Dejstvo pa je, da je standard zdravja, ki se zahteva za vojaško službo, visok, in da je bilo veliko število nabornikov odklonjenih zaradi manjših zdravstvenih napak, ki bi jih bilo mogoče lahko in hitro odpraviti. V civilnem življenju take male napake niso povzročale večjih ne-prilik, zato se prizadeti niso brigali za odpravo istih. V tem času pa je naša dolžnost, da take zdravstvene napake odpravimo, da bo vsak izmed nas v vseh ozirih fizično sposoben oprav ljati pripadajoča mu dela. Res je, da vojskovanje in obramba dežele pripada naši oboroženi sili. Toda sposobnost vojaštva je v veliki meri odvis-(Dalje na 2. strani) Človek je otrok narave, pa je kljub temu v večnem boju z njo. Le malokje daje narava človeku tako rekoč brezplačno, i kar potrebuje za eksistenco; po i navadi mora za to plačati z de- 1 lom in trudom. Hrana je seveda I prva zahteva vsakega' živega bitja, toda živil, ki jih narava 1 nudi človeku brez truda, je malo, in poleg tega so po navadi ] slaba oziroma neokusna. Skoro vse rastline, katere nam dajejo hrano, je moral človek z j izbiranjem in obdelovanjem iz- < boljšati. Naša žita so vzgojena i iz divjih trav, vrtna zelenjava • iz divjih zelišč in plemenito sad- ' je iz drobnega in kislega divje- ! ga sadja. Toda izboljšane rastline so se f vsled umetnega negovanja po- ! mehkužile in niso več tako od- 1 porne proti raznim rastlinskim : boleznim kot so bile njihove 1 primitivne prednice. Njihovo li- f stje in sadje je postalo bolj i mehko in bolj okusno ter je kot 1 tako privabilo v goste razne ^ mrčese. Poljedelci in sadjarji ' so torej v večnem boju z rast- • linskimi in živalskimi škodljiv- ; ci, ki uničujejo njihove izbolj- 1 šane pridelke. Mnogokrat si po- ' magajo s tem, da rastline škro- 1 pijo z različnimi kemikalijami, -ki uničujejo bolezenske klice in ^ mrčese. Toda to je zamudno in drago delo. 1 Novejši način boja z rastlin- ^ skimi boleznimi in mrčesi teme- * lji na izbiri ali vzgojitvi rast- : lin, ki so po naravi odporne \ proti tem škodljivcem. Med i rastlinami ene ali druge vrste x se včasi pojavijo posamezne 1 rastline, ki so iz neznanih vzro- i kov bolj odporne proti škodljiv- \ cem kot druge. Z razmnožitvijo ; takih odpornih rastlin se da 1 včasih vzgojiti odporna rast- c linska podvrsta. Drugi način za 1 dosego odpornih rastlin je, da i se križajo udomačene rastlin- i ske vrste z njihovimi divjimi prednicami. t V Franciji so pred vojno de- i lali poskuse s križanjem doma- t čega krompirja z divjim krom- s pirjem, ki rodi sicer zelo slabe i in drobne gomolje, toda je od- s poren proti rastlinskim bolez- < nim in proti mrčesom. S križa- 1 njem obeh vrst so vzgojili s krompirjeve rastline, ki so ro- f dile okusne gomolje primerne i debelosti in ki jih niso napa- ( dali niti mrčesi niti rastlinske f bolezni. Za znanega krompirjevega hrošča in še za nekatere druge mrčese je bilo zelišče te '-f nove krompirjeve vrste narav- j nost strupeno. Poskusi s tem 1 novim krompirjem se zdaj na- i daljujejo na ameriških poskus- i nih postajah. < Na ameriškem zapadu so do- i segli zadnja leta zelo dobre u- i spehe z novo vzgojeno vrsto pšenice, ki je odporna proti rji in proti mrčesom. Istotako so dosegli ugodne uspehe z novo vzgojenimi vrstami koruze. Sadjarjem v južnih državah delajo mnogo neprilik neki črvi, ki napadajo korenine koščiča-stega sadja. Po daljših poskusih so sadjarji pronašli, da korenin neke vrste breskev dotočni črvi ne marajo. Zdaj so začeli rabiti za podlage košči-častega sadnega ^drevja dotične vrste breskve, na katero cepijo drugo koščičasto sadje. Na podoben način so se evropski vinogradniki pred desetletji ubranili trtne uši, ki je uničevala korenine plemenitih domačih vrst. Vinograde so obsadili z divjimi ameriškimi trtami, katerih ko-(Dalje na 6. strani) TEROR NAD SLOVENCI V ITALIJI VOL. XVII. — LETNIK XVII. VSAK PO SVOJE V zvezi z razpravo v Trstu in izvršen jem smrtne obsodbe j nad jugoslovanskimi narodnjaki v Italiji je predsednik kra-! ljeve vlade, armijski general g J Dušan Simovič dne 16. decembra dal sledečo izjavo: “Maščevanja nad slovenskim prebivalstvom v Italiji se nadaljujejo. Na razpravi, vprizor-jeni v Trstu, ki se je končala pred dvema dnevoma, je bilo devet slovenskih intelektualcev obsojenih na smrt. Pet od teh so že ustrelili: Ivančiča, Kosa, Vadnala, Tomažiča in Bobeka. Kot izgovor je fašistična Italija navedla navidezne dokaze, da so obtoženci sodelovali v terorističnem delovanju od leta 1938 dalje. Resnični razlog za to neusmiljeno krutost pa je v dejstvu, da Italijani hočejo zadeti slovensko manjšino v Italiji tako, da bi porušili narodno zavednost manjšine. Vsa prejšnja leta je Italija poiskušala Slovence znotraj svojih meja odtujiti od njihovih bratov v Jugoslaviji, toda brez uspeha. Sramotna sodba kaže, da fašistična Italija nadaljuje raznarodovanje slovenskega prebivalstva, k;i je prišlo pod njeno oblast po letu devetnajststvo devetnajst. V imenu jugoslovanske vlade, kjer Slovenci z ognjevitim patriotizmom sodelujejo za osvo-bojenje skupne domovine in zmago zavezniške stvari, protestiram proti temu najnovej-šemu barbarskemu zločinu, izvršenem nad slovenskim naro dom. Iz zadnjega procesa v Trstu prav tako kakor iz brezobzirnih sredstev, ki se jih poslužujejo Nemci—izgonov, ubijanja in plenjenja—je razvidno, da je namen sil osišča popolno uničenja malega, a hrabrega in kulturnega naroda, ki se je stoletja ustavljal germanizaciji. Obračam se na vest vsega sveta .čeprav je v teh časih malo možnosti za pomoč slovenski manjšini, da teh dejstev ne pozabi, ko bo podjarmljenim narodom vrnjena svoboda. Fašistična Italija in nacijska Nemčija sta brez sramu pohodili vse moralne zakone človečan-stva in javno mišljenje vsega sveta si mora ta dejstva zapomniti ko bo prišel dan končnega obračuna s to dvoglavo pošastjo.” Dan po prazniku Zedinjenja se je v asiškem sodišču v Trstu začela razprava proti šestdesetim obtožencem, obdolženim po-iskusa umora Mussolinija in na j raznovrstne jše protidržavne delavnosti. Obtoženci so bili skoraj izključno Slovenci iz Trsta in okolice, iz soške doline in Istre. Med njimi pa so bili tudi primorski Slovenci, ki jih je italijanska oblast takoj po zasedbi Slovenije prijela v Ljubljani in okolici. Duševnim voditeljem prevratnega gibanja, enajst po številu, so sicer prišli na sled, toda najti in ujeti jih med slovenskim prebivalstvom niso mogli. Sodilo jih je posebno sodišče za zaščito države pod predsed-ništvom najzloglasnejšega fašističnega sodnika milanskega črnosrajšnika in od 1.1928 predsednika zloglasnega “tribunala,” generala-poročnika Antonia Grinkali Casannove s šestimi prisedniki, višjimi častniki fašistične “milicije.” Proti obsodbi tega sodišča ni mogoča pri tožba. Državni tožilec je bil (Dalje na 2. strani) Američani vzamemo našo svobodo kot nekaj samoumevnega in v normalnih časih niti ne mislimo dosti o nji. Toda, naj ji zapreti resna nevarnost, kot zdaj, smo vsi takoj v bojni čr--ti za njeno obrambo; vsak po svojih zmožnostih in prilikah. Nabornim postajam se prijavljajo prostovoljci v takem številu, da uradniki ne morejo deb. zmagovati, dasi poslujejo noč in dan. In, kar je posebno značilno, večina prostovoljcev se javlja za službo v vojni mornarici, kjer je v teh časih nevarnost največja in boj najbližji. Obrambno varčevalne fconde za financiranje vojne pa prebivalstvo kupuje s tako ihto, da je nastalo že veliko pomanjkanje tiskanih form, in se morajo kupci začasno zadovoljiti z navadnimi potrdili. Ali je to tista Amerika, katero so nam črnogledi slikali kot razvajeno, sebično in mehkužno! Ej, prijatelji, Amerika ima sree in ima ga na pravem mestu. v Nemški oblastniki zadnje čase apelirajo na civilno prebivalstvo, da naj prispeva za vojake na fronti kožuhe, rokavice ter volnene obleke vseh vrst. Ako bo apel uspešen, se bodo morda Rusi v doglednem času čudili, ko bodo med ujetniki videli v volnene kiklje in kočemajke oblečene > nemške junake. Te dni nas je mnogo, ki dosti bolj pokonci hodimo in boli na korajžo nosimo klobuke kot pred tedni. Vzrok za to je enostaven. Visoka vlada v Wash-ingtonu nas kliče k registraciji za obrambo dežele. To dokazuje, da nismo še tako pri koncu, kljub našim visokim čelom in ne preveč vitkim in prožnim postavam. O, še smo za kako porabo, če sama visoka vlada tako misli, in bomo 'storili našo dolžnost, kamor koli nas postavi. Pa magari, če nas postavi za “vahtanje” krompirja. Tudi krompir igra važno vlogo v vojni. * Hitler je Nemcem na svojo častno besedo obljubil dokončno zmago v letu 1941, in, kakor običajno, se je tudi takrat grdo zlagal. V Ruski in nemški koledar se ne vjemata. Po nemškem koledarju bi bili Rusi morali oddati Moskvo nemškim zmagovalcem v začetku avgusta, pa je tukaj konec decembra in Rusi niti ne mislijo na selitev. Potem je ruska zima prišla na pozornico dva meseca prezgodaj po nemškem koledarju. In končno je ruski medved čisto pozabil iti spat v svoj zimski brlog ter mrcina kar naprej razgraja po zasneženih planjavah. Germansko - mongolski Arijci so pa rez. brezbožneži prve vrste. Na spoštujejo niti nedelj in zapovedanih praznikov. Nemci so napadli Rusijo v nedeljo 22. junija in Japonci so napadli Ameriko v nedeljo 7. decembra. * Kdor je v tej prazniški sezoni opazoval nepretrgane procesije avtomobilov, ki so se drenjali po cestah velikega mesta, se je moral nehote čuditi, koliko starega železa bo iz tega čez par let. In, če bomo še takrat v vojni, koliko novih vojnih ladij se bo lahko izdelalo iz tega starega železa. (Dalje na 2. strani)' fr NOVA DOBA rr GLASILO AMERIŠKE BRATSKE ZVEZE Lastnina Ameriške bratske zveze ~ IZHAJA VSAKO SREDO Cene oglasov po dogovoru Naročnina za člane 72c letno; za nečlana $1.50; za inozemstvo $■■ OFFICIAL ORGAN of the AMERICAN FRATERNAL UNION. Inc., Ely, Minn. Owned and Published by the American Fraternal UMon, Inc ISSUED EVERY WEDNESDAY Subscription for members $.72 per year; nonmembers $1.5*' Advertising rates on agreement Naslov za vse, kar se tiče lista: NOVA DOBA 6233 St Ciair Ave. Cleveland, O. VOL, XVII. §T- 52 RNOSTI ALI POTREBI V normalnih časih se navadno ne zavedamo vsakdanjih dobrot in ugodnosti, ki nam jih naklanja dobra usoda, in jih ne cenimo, vsaj ne zadosti. Na primer, kako malo se zavedamo vrednosti zdravja, kadar in dokler ga imamo, ker se nam zdi nekaj samoumevnega! Ne zaveda- j mo se, kako srečni smo, ko gremo lahkih src in lahkih nog po naših poslih, ko brez prevelikega napora opravljamo j naša vsakdanja dela in si služimo eksistenco ter nismo v | resno breme nikomur. Toda, kadar nas bolezen ali po-j nesrečba položi na posteljo, se zavemo, kako krasno je zdravje, obenem pa tudi, kako zaželjena in zlata vredna je takrat dobra podporna organizacija. Vaš urednik se je bil pred meseci moral podati na operacijo. Bilo ni nič nevarnega in nič hudega, samo za par tednov je bil privezan na posteljo. Postrežbo je imel prvovrstno in, da se ni dolgočasil, so poskrbeli številni Pobrati in prijatelji. Kljub, temu se je takrat, bolj kot kdaj poprej v življenju, zavedel, kako lepo je biti zdrav, ko se človek giblje, kakor ga je volja. In kako prav prišli so čeki slovenskih podpornih organizacij, katerih član je že desetletja, ko je bilo treba pokriti stroške operacije in kar je z njo v zvezi! Asesmenti, plačevani tem organizacijam, so bifi že davno pozabljeni, in prihranki najbrž ne bi bili niti za cent višji, če ne bi bil plačeval tistih ases-mentov. In v koliko večji meri se vrednosti dobre podporne organizacije zavedajo tisti, katere bolezen aliponesree-ba položi na bolniško posteljo za dolge mesece! Škoda, da na take reči vse preradi pozabljamo, kadar smo zdravi. Ako bi se na to večkrat spomnili, bi bili stokrat bolj vneti za našo Ameriško bratsko zvezo in druge slovenske podporne organizacije in bi se mnogo bolj potrudili, da pridobimo v naše vrste vse naše prijatelje, ki še niso člani. Slovenci, ki smo se iz rodne Slovenije priselili v Zedinjene države, smo to deželo vzljubili) dasi morda le nekako nevedoma ali podzavestno. Najboljši dokaz, da smo jo vzljubili, je v tem, da se nismo vrnili v naše rodne kraje, dasi so bile za to do nedavnega še vse prilike. Ostali smo tu, ker nam je tu ugajalo, in postali smo državljani te republike, ker smo to želeli in hoteli. V znatni ako ne v največji meri so bile za to odločilne gospodarske prilike: boljši zaslužek in udobnejši pogoji življenja. Toda v veliki meri nam je to deželo priljubilo tudi dejstvo, da tu ni ostro začrtanih družabnih razredov in da je vsako pošteno delo spoštovano. Bančni predsed nik in rudar, ki s krampom koplje rudo globoko pod zemljo, sta oficielno enakovredna. Glas državnega gover-nerja in glas cestnega pometača sta enakovredna na volilni dan, ko se izbira vlada mesta, države in dežele. Posta-vodajalci, ki delajo zakone, in sodniki, ki nam merijo pravico, so izvoljeni od ljudstva. Vsak posameznik čuti, da sodeluje pri upravi dežele. Dostojna in upravičena kritika ni nikomur prepovedana. Vse to in še mnogo drugih lepih lastnosti republike pa se razvija v ozračju svobode, kot je nima noben drug narod na svetu. To ameriško svobodo in vse, kar se dobrega in plemenitega razvija in uspeva v tej svobodi, smo vsi vzljubili, dasi morda le nekako podzavestno, ker smo jo pač smatrali za nekaj samoumevnega. Toda sedaj, ko je bila Amerika napadena po nadutem Azijatu in po zverinah evropskega nazifašizma, ko preti resna nevarnost ameriški svobodi in vsemu, kar je lepega in dobrega v zv^zi z njo, smo se zdrznili. Sedaj, ko je vsled vojnih razmer naša osebna svoboda tu in tam okrnjena, ko je vsled teh razmer potrebna neka omejena cenzura, ko si bomo morali to ali ono ugodnost odreči, ko bomo morali upoštevati nekatere sitne in neprijetne regulacije, šele sedaj se za čenjamo zavedati, kako velika in dragocena je bila naša dosedanja skoro neomejena svoboda. Šele sedaj smo se začeli zavedati, da za obrambo te svobode, tega ameriškega sistema življenja '-ni nobena žrtev prevelika. Sedaj vemo, da morajo biti za obrambo te dežele in te svobode posvečeni naši prihranki, naše delo in tudi naša življenja. Življenje brez svobode ni vredno svojega imena. Nikdar prej se nismo tako zavedali, kako sladka je svoboda, kako krasna in dobra je naša domovina Amerika, kot se zavedamo zdaj. Nikdar prej nismo tako globoko čutili, kako naša je Amerika in kako smo mi njeni. Zato naj ji velja kot naše novoletno voščilo: Amerika, dežela svobodo, tvoji smo, z vsem, kar smo in kar premoremo; ra:;; »laguj z nami! VSAK PO SVOJE (Nadaljevanje s 1. strani) Ves svet sovraži nemške na-! n cije in zdi se, da je z Nemci p skregano tudi vreme. V Rusiji s jim je premrzlo, v Afriki pa pre- r vroče. I * r Preteklo nedeljo je bil naj- j večji tepežni dan v novejši zgo-1 i dovini. Tepli so se od Sebasto-;r pola do Leningrada, od Črne go-: c re do Tripolitanije, od Londona i s do New Yorka ter od San Fran-; t cisca do Manile in Singapora., t Some fight! j1 * 1 Zaradi vojne je prepovedano i izdajati vremenske poročila, to-i ] da vojna cenzura ni tako stroga, ] da bi nam prepovedovala pove- < dati, da znaša temperatura v ] Rusiji od 20 do 40 stopinj pod ničlo. Nemci to že vedo. * * Tekom vsake politične kamr panje nam kandidati različnih strank pripovedujejo, v kakem slabem stanju je dežela, toda volilci takih jeremijad ne vzamejo resno. Eden ali drugi mor- j da pri bari nekoliko pozabav-; lja čez “kontro,” v splošnem pa je ljudstvo v globini src ! prepričano, da je ta dežela vse-| eno izredno dobra in kar sijaj-; na. In to^ notranje prepričanje je i planilo na dan kot tisoč kresov, I ko je bila ta naša dežela napadena. Stotisoči skušajo poma- j gati k narodni obrambi na raz- j lične načine. Zakladniški depart-1 ment v Washingtonu prejem,a tej čase toliko denarnih daril iz j vseh mogočih slojev, da klerki ne morejo sproti pošiljati potrdil. Delavci v mnogih podjetjih so prostovoljno obljubili prispevati po eno dnevno plačo na te-, den za obrambo ‘dežele. V raz-1 L nih mestih se snujejo klubi, ka- j terih člani se zavežejo poslati , zveznemu zakladniškemu de- j partmentu določeno vsoto za: vsako sovražno vojno ladjo ali; letalo, uničeno po ameriški vojni | t sili. Dobljene stave, kazni in do- j bitki se nakazujejo blagajni j strica Sama. Bogati in revni, i stari in mladi, vsi skušajo po j svojih močeh pomagati k obrambi dežele, zavedajoči se, da boljša dežele ni nikjer na svetu. Amerika je našla svojo dušo. * Ko zavezniki v tej vojni zmagajo, jim bo prihranjeno vsaj eno sitno delo. Italijanov jim ne bo treba razorožiti, ker to so že, Nemci opravili. * Najlepša zavest, ki jo bomo odnesli iz starega v novo letp, je, da ameriški orel resolutno zasleduje hinavskega japonskega ka juta in da ruski medved še vedno preganja premraženega nemškega dakselna po zasneženih ruskih stepah. v Pošta, telegrafske in ekspresna družbe ter razne trgovine p-’avijo, da še nikdar v zgodo-v ni te dežele ni bilo razposlali h toliko voščil in daril kot v letošnji božični sezoni. Nevarnost, ki preti naši svobodni de-ž-li, nas je čudovito zbližala. T ostali smo boljši sosedje, bolj-| š; prijatelji, boljši ljudje. Bližje sno idealu bratstva kot kdaj ! poprej. * f ' I Tudi pisca te kolone niso pozabili prijatelji od blizu in daleč. En prijetno duhteč spomin ■ jo dospel celo iz daljne države Washington. Več ne povem, da , čitat.elje;n ne{ zbudim nepotrebnih skomin. Iskrena hvala vsem , in vsakemu. Res, lepo je imeti prijatelje, t * ‘ i Dokončujemo leto 1941, tisto I loto, v katerem so bile Hitler-1! je ve čete prvič premagane in vržene nazaj. Dalje sledi. i * Včasih se obreg^m ob samo-. postavljene državnike, ki hočejo II vladati svet iz zapečka, na sa-mopostavljene generale, ki vo- ! dijo vojske like nobody’s busi-i ness, in na samopostavljene ad- mirale, ki vozijo barke in jih , potapljajo pri bari. Pa nisem j sam nič boljši. Na božični dan, j na primer, sva s prijateljem ] Birtichem sestavila popolnoma ] nov provizorični svetovni red, \ pometla sva Japonce s Pacifika j in jim bombardirala Tokio, in ] naščuvala sva ruskega medveda, ] da je pricapljal prav do Jadran- i skega in Sredozemskega morja. , iJust like that! In ne vem kam , bi bila še prišla z najinimi za- i vojevanji, če ne bi bila Mrs. i Birtich izsilila začasnega premirja s pečenim kopunom. Rekla je, da če ne prenehava ko-kodajsati, bo pečeni kopun začel kikirikati, kar bi bilo protinaravno in kar škandalozno. * Tako, naj bo dovolj za letos. | Se pa spet oglasim po novem; letu, če me Miss Flu ne obišče. | Navadno se vselej oglasi pri ! meni okoli novega leta in jaz se . je veselim kot zobozdravnikove-■ ga svedra. Če se bom jaz pokoril z njenem obiskom, pa vsaj • vam želim srečno in veselo novo i leto! ' i A. J. T. i TEROR NAD SLOVENCI V ITALIJI i _______ (Nadaljevanje s 1. strani) . ' | Carlo Fallace (kar vsekakor ne )ogreša simbolike, kajti “falla-:e” pomeni v italijanščini: za-lrbten, lažnjiv). Šestdeset ob-:ožencev je branilo osemnajst )dvetnikov, večinoma iz Rima, seveda samo navidez, kajti policija je z znanimi sredstvi iz njih zvila priznanja že v preiskoval- i lem zaporu. O ravnanju preiskovalnih 1 ablasti z obtoženci pred razpra- 1 /o najzgovornejše govori dej- • stvo, da je okrivljeni absolvent 1 agrikulture Anton Skok prosil 1 meseca maja za premestitev iz ' zaporov v Trstu v zapore v Rim, ! kajti “razmere so,” kot je dejal ^ prošnji, “neznosne.” Samo ob- < tožnica proti njemu je obsegala 1 151- strani. Drugi slovenski ob- '■ toženci, o katerih so imena znana, so bili: Viktor Sošič, študent '• tehnike, Milan Bobek, dijak, i Franc Kos, dijak, Lavo Čermelj, profesor, Ivan Ivančič, Tomažič in Vadnal. Dijak Zelen je bil ustreljen v bojih z italijansko OVRA, ki ga je izsledila in skušala prijeti v bližini Ljubljane. Državni tožilec Fallace je či-tal obtožnico dve uri. V svojem govoru je poudarjal, da so zarota in vsi'zločini delo slovenskih demokratičnih svobodnjakov ter “komunistov in teroristov,” ki so hoteli spremeniti obstoječi red v državi in priboriti svobodo vsem Slovencem v Primorju, Istri in soški dolini ter prejšnji avstrijski Koroški. Hkratu pa je obtožence obdolžil številnih posrečenih in nameravanih rušenj, poškodovanj in napadov na železnice, vojašnice, tovarne orožja, smodniš-nice in vlake po vsej severni It-iliji in posebej ponesrečenega napada na “duce-ja.” Dalje jih je obtožil zarotniškega sestajanja, prirejanja izletov s kolesi v kraje z italijanskimi utrdbami ob meji, izdajanja) protidržavnega časopisa v slovenščini, brošur v jugoslovari-j skem duhu in velikega števila' razglasov in letakov, hujskanja! vojaštva, snovanja zarotniškega1 gibanja med slovenskimi vojaki ( v italijanski vojski ter sestan-i kov z Jugoslovani ob meji. Tožilec Fallace jih je obdolžil tu-: di umorov in požigov. V obtožnici se je poudarjalo, da je torišče zarotniškega delo-j Vanja bilo v delu Slovenije, kij je po vojni prepadla Italiji.' Dvignili so v zrak vojaške na-j prave pri Bovcu, Čezsoči in vi Fužinah, dalje obtožnica nadaljuje, da so lani v februarju z' dinamitom porušili tovarno' orožja v Klani, kjer so leteli v. zrak tanki, topovi, smodnišnica, avtomobili in ogromna zaloga streliva. Ko je Italija stopila v vojno, so skušali onemogočiti prevoz italijanskih čet proti jugoslovanski meji in postavljali dinamit med kolesja železniških vagonov. Pri tem je bil ujet Skok. V letu štirideset, po italijanskem vstopu v vojno so povzročili celo vrsto železniških nesreč in resne zastoje v prevažanju italijanskih vojakov in orožja. Obdolžili pa so jih tudi delovanja in podpiranja protidržavnega gibanja v severni Italiji, katerega posledica so bile eksplozije v Piacenzi in Bologni. Prav tako so bili obtoženi poiskusa porušenja železniškega mosta pri Podkloštru, ki veže Italijo z Nemčijo, ki pa se je ponesrečil. Ponesrečil se je tudi nameravani atentat na Mussolinija pri Kobaridu. Posamezniki so bili obdolženi razrušen j a železnice pri Trbižu, napada na tovarno dinamita v Turinu, na ekspresni vlak Rim-Genova, ki je skočil iz tira, na tovarno smodnika v Bresciji in povzročitve neštetih eksplozij v Genua-Lecco. Slovenci so priznavali delovanje v Julijski Krajini, a zanikali vsako zvezo z atentati v italijanskem delu Italije. Državni tožilec je obtožence obdolžil zakrknjenosti in dejal, da so se v naprej pripravili in dogovorili o Složnem nastopanju pri razpravi. V sodni dvorani je bil nakopičen del dokaznega materija-la. 450 kg nitroglicerina. 40 kg dinamita. 149 ročnih granat, Trije težki mitraljezi “Mauser,” dve strojnici “Fiat.” 85 samokresov. Večje število pušk. 75 malih zažigalnih bomb. Tone municije. Samo pri porušenju ene smod-nišnice je bilo pet in devetdeset mrtvih. Skupno število mrtvih je bilo dvesto štirinajst. Ranjenih okrog tisoč dvesto. Državni tožilec je vsega tega obdolžil Slovence in za večino zahteval smrtno kazen. Razprava je trajala ves teden. Italijanska poročevalna družba Stefani je 17. decembra sporočila: “Devet Slovencev, ki jih je sodilo posebno sodišče za zaščito države v Trstu, je bilo danes obsojenih na smrt zaradi zarote proti 'vladi in zaradi terorističnih del, deloma še pred začetkom sedanje vojne. Od ostalih petdeset Slovencev so bili štirje oproščeni. Tri in dvajset je bilo obsojenih na trideset let težke ječe. Eden na štiri in dvajset let. Trije na šestnajst let, šest na dvanajst. Ostalih sedem na krajše kazni. Obsojeni nimajo pravice do pritožbe.” AMERIŠKA BRATSKA ZVEZA Ustanovljena 18. julija 1898 GLAVNI URAD: ELY, MINNESOTA * V II Cre&3 GLAVNI ODBOR IZVRŠEVALNI ODSEK: Predsednik: J. N. Rogelj ......... 6208 Schade A ve., .C1^enve*> °f| Al I 1. podpredsednik: Frank Okoren ....... 4759 Pearl St-> cjeefc^IVU 2. podpredsednik: P. J. Oblock RD No. 1, Box 506, Tu 3. podpredsednik: Joseph Kovach ... 342 E. Sheridan 0hjC#'x 4. podpredsednik: Anton Krapcnc 1636 W. 2let P!a|_' tir- 5. podpredsednik: Joseph Sneler .5237 Carnegie Ave., r jjaO., 6. podpredsednica: Mary Predovich ...... 2300 Yew ffly.ljPg . Tajnik: Anton Zbašnik ....................... AFU b ob- gy Pomožni tajnik: Frank Tomsich, Jr........... AFU o Blagajnik: Louis Champa .......-t........... T'AT“ Vrhovni zdravnik: Dr. F. J. Arch . 618 Chestnut St., Orednik-upravnlk glasila: A. J. Terbovec....6233 St. Clair Av •> [ NADZORNI ODSEK: ,, (Afiil Predsednik: John Kumse............... 1735 E. 33rd •» 1. nadzornik: F. E. Vranichar ....... 1312 N. Center - 2. nadzornik: Matt Anzelc ..................Box 1 > 3. nadzornik: Andrew Milavec, Jr......... Box 31, m . 4. nadzornik: F. J. Kress..............218—57th fat-. j FINANČNI ODSEK: .A., rlevela1* J. N. Rogelj .................... 6208 Schade Ave., w Anton Zbašnik, tajnik ......................AFU ' John Kumše.................. -........1735 E. 33rd Sfc** Frank E. Vranichar.....................1312 N. Cen ®, |)jj Andrew Milavec, Jr. ...........-.........Box 31, » GLAVNI POROTNI ODBOR: J«a| Predsednik: Anton Okolish ..— ... 1078 Liberty Ave., Barjgjj§®i 1. porotnik: Frank Mikec .....................Box * , jjisJ*! (J^ 2. porotnica: Rose Svetich..........................■ t pen*e,,SL. 3. porotnik: Steve Mauser............. 4627 Logan » ^lO(0^ L [ 4. porotnik: Ignac Zajc......... 683 Onderdonk Ave., jMw NAGRADE V GOTOVlC, ZA NOVOPRIDOBLJENE ČLANE ODRASLEGA Jk ^ DINSKEGA ODDELKA DAJE AMERIŠKA BRA I ^ ZA NAGRADE V GOTOVINI. pr Jgfl Za novo pridobi j ene člane odraslega oddelka s -fcj Iji deležni sledečih nagrad: ^5 za člana, ki se zavaruje za $250.00 smrtnine, f za člana, ki se zavaruje za $500.00 smrtnine, za člana, ki se zavaruje za $1,000.00 smrtnine, za člana, ki se zavaruje za $1,500.00 smrtnine, $ • za člana, ki se zavaruje za $2,000.00 smrtnine, ^ « j za člana, ki se zavaruje za $3,000.00 smrlninC>_ ^ Za novopridobljene člane mladinskega odde M lagatelji deležni sledečih nagrad: W za člana načrta “JA” — $0.50; Pfi za člana načrta “JB” — $2.00; p, za člana načrta “JC,” s $500.00 zavarovalnine '[Co za člana načrta “JC,” s $1,000.00 zavarovalnine ■ |fe za člana načrta “JD” z $250.00 zavarovalnine |) za člana načrta “JD” s $500.00 zavarovalnine P za člana načrta “JD” s $1,000.00 zavarovalnine Vse te nagrade so izplačljive šele potem, k° člane plačani trije mesečni asešinenti. VAŽNEJŠI DOGODKI V LETU 1941 (Nadaljevanje s 1. strani) voljen za župana bivši okrajni sodnik Frank J. Lausche, v Ameriki rojen Slovenec in tudi član ABZ. Dne 10. novembra je prevzel županski urad. V Chicagu so se dne 15. novembra sešli zastopniki vseh večjih slovenskih podpornih organizacij V Zedinjenih državah, ki so sklenili, da se v februarju vrši v Chicagu Slovenski narodni kongres, ki naj bi ukrepal, kaj se more v političnem oziru storiti za starokrajsko Slovenijo in Jugoslavijo. Eksekutivni odbor pa je 17. decembra sklenil, da se nameravani kongres odloži na nedoločen čas, to z ozirom na dejstvo, da je Amerika sedaj v vojni, in je situacija vsled tega popolnoma predrugačena. Dne 6. decembra se je na ruski fronti pričela velika ruska ofenziva', ki vse od takrat neprestano potiska Nemce nazaj. Dne 7. decembra so Japonci napadli Havaj in druga ameriška posestva v Pacifiku, nakar so tri ure po napadu napovedali vojno Zedinjenim državam., ) Drugi dan, 8. decembra, je predsednik Roosevelt poročal kongresu o japonskem napadu, nakar je kongres oficielno napovedal vojno Japonski. Dne 11. decembra sta Nemčija in Italija napovedali vojno Ameriki, in še isti dan je bila tudi od strani Zedinjenih držav napovedana vojna Nemčiji in Italiji. Dne 19. decembra je zvszni kongres sprejel postavo, ki določa registracijo vseh moških med 18. in 64. letom starosti; v poštev za možnost vojaške službe bodo prišli moški med 20. in 44. letom starosti. Dne 22. decembra je prispel v Washington, D. C., angleški ministrski predsednik Winston Churchill, da se posvetuje a predsednikom Rooseveltom glede vojnih načrtov proti državam osišča. Ta sestanek se smatra kot začetek skupnega nastopanja Zedinjenih držav, Velike Britanije in njenih dominijev, Holandske vzhodne Indije, Rusije in Kitajske napram Nemčiji, Italiji, Japonski in njihovim priveskom. —i-------—— HAVAJSKO OTOČJE (Nadaljevanje s 1. strani) držav. V ameriškem kongresu ima teritorij svojega zastopnika, ki ima vse pravice kot drugi kongresniki, samo ne glasovalne. Vlada Zedinjenih držav vzdržuje močno vojaško in mornariško silo na otočju, ker Havaj je nekaka prednja straža Amerike na Pacifiku, oddaljena od californijske obale nekaj nad dva tisoč milj. Havaj se zaradi svojih naravnih krasot in zaradi prijetnega podnebja imenuje poetično tudi biser Pacifika. Na ta biser Pacifika so Ja- ; ponCi letos 7. decembra vprizo-i rili svoj zahrbtni napad, pred- Bo: no so napovedal?— njenim državam-meli prvi strel1’ ill" njene države P° ^ svetovno vojno v cielno. Od tu ^ t zgodovina Ameri^ p tovni vojni. Tu J bor, katerega s°d„,{ vratno napadli • ■ ^ se je rodil ne Amerike: K Harbor! ZDRAVNlj#^ ^ « 1. ^l|& (Nadaljevanje . —^iviij j" na od sposobnost* ^ M bivalstva v zale J L f "O je. la je •»>“ / g. svetovne vojne ^ šestih civilnih 0 ’ vanje enega voja jCJ | sedanji ? dnevno delo 1° jem i, ledju za pravil'1® tl . lcega vojaka na v f- ^ nik Zedinjenih 0 JM L nas vse, ki $ C polno sodelovanj ^ ^ i tednu in 24 ur n^„0 ® ^ klada zvišano ^ no breme na Največji PrlP°^ rimo kar najvec - Ju žele, katero ,r3\f .K ^ zdravje. Trdno f|> omogočalo vztI<’ nem delu brez 0 ^ rAJ da se od nikog^ ^m. da bi delal p° ■ toda prišle bod^ ^ treba delati vt>c in zato moramo s bolezen ne bo ^jiik la. Kot že ve2k primerna hrana’ čitek in zmerno9 bodo ohrapja^ zdravstvene predno se 1)0 ,j f’V | y Vedno bi |j “moč Naroda te JI; ju ljudstva." ■ ENGLISH SECTION OF ■ of the American Fraternal Union AMPLIFYING THE VOICE OF THE ENGLISH SPEAKING MEMBERS JfUR FUTURE SECURITY ; ___________' each passing year another colorful chapter in I’*® its1' l^e ^as been completed and laid to rest to *n our memory file. Again we have traversed ^e^iorable year of activity—a year featuring a . important events that have been imprinted Vn*our memory files. A year that has featured oriEj,,, are of happiness and sadness, but always retain-n*®^erri8^a^ flame—Hope! Our mixed and scat- ’^rJas are drawn together, expectantly and hope-i On^k our spirit and work into the New Year, ^olidays, re-unions and repasts are over. Again ly,ijkv down to continue our job of living. Our 8i^S us more ^an ever before to help defeat the S^TPrin • 0 so treacherously are attempting to destroy L #es of living as a democratic, liberty-loving dPat nfe are exei'ting every effort to overwhelmingly 6 enem^es anc^ are cooperating with our 0m by purchasing Defense Bonds. oi > governments—we are called upon to Jk money in our government’s future, and when ^Pe of mature> we sba^ be rewarded generously for KlfrUe OUr.money by the government, gaining addi-f Christinas in Cleveland was balmy and warm—likened somewhat to Easter in Minnesota. There wasn’t a speck of snow (Continued on page 4) Cleveland, O. — Ceremony surrounding the launching of a new ship for Uncle Sam’s fast-growing Navy entails the smashing of a bottle of champagne against the bow seconds before the huge Queen of the seas Yadran Post No. 3, American Yugoslav Legion of Cleveland, Ohio, is sponsoring a program and dance Sunday, Jan. 4 in the Slovene National Home on 65th and St. Clair Ave. Proceeds will be added to the fund for Yugoslav Relief. tm u-s. , OCCUPATION Of ICCLAKOi hy. i m, ’ASCAPW ( i ■Xf&vpLe r/ d , viitw - l i*« Historic* , MEETING of Roosevelt Ty« CHuecmu ^yMlATiEA as. SHIP 6INKIMGS- GREtB-RO»lU MOOB-KMRny- AUtM MANEUVERS WHIRUWAY WINS TRIPLE CROWN , yANKS WIN WORLD SSRI« __ CHIEF JUSTICE .XHflRLES EVANS b\ HuaHes . RETIRES major erpiKES retard defense EFFORT. ^hting 71st Johnnies 6v By Elsie M. Desmond WENDELL WILUOE A*d MAPR.V HOPklHS V/6IY &RITVUM JOUM DUKk£ OF MVST6RI0US fusht op no .a naxi* Rudolf/'' Hess/ JAPAN ATTACKS LAVAL TABasr ft Of DEfENSE _r)r w „ prosbam rr full 6ps» V 7 AHEAD / T'HB WINDS0C6 VISIT ' C3*SOuHt CU8HW ON e*srtan 6MBMtO VlOt-SNCE IM OCCUPIED FRAI MINNESOTA ON F00T6ALL -msoit A6AIN juwtt euutK* lou 6EMB1& uu»t« ww PfVANTE« tew Fltlos ecNAiut shepparb Hiux mow StNMbf! 'fOT'HMUiiSCN Mu MAID MI6.Sftf, PEiOooMvnr Joe penmec I KAISCfl WILHEIM ksn*c« BU«EW*W wwaa mm STARVES RECORD 5'/! MILE LMI*. PARACWT'ST’ STRANDEP on loap ili i f ^°*e J. Kuznik, AJj ge 138> AFU ’e ^ is' a' ~~~ ®ur Christmas Yesn°W an event of the ^ tin,an(* everyone had a „ e‘ As for having a Ml w^here were so K *Ti»t e t-here that it was 11 FVS ^0ssible to dance. ff Ai[jCaine from far and ' f^eli Can Say *s that it was ■ML Cr°wd! l6tiicCeertainly did distribute yi-H on +i5^S‘ ^aPPiness was m ' fYt *ace every ju-.jliwNs iZ„did a grand job ePolkas. I guess that ^Veryone was dancing. a Sol° by my girl" iaFrance-She is , ft* »lotw .1 Western Pa., and ‘ an AFU’er. I -------- Lodge 138, AFU, has 164 juvenile members of which 125 received Christmas gifts! Wonder what a certain Ted thinks of my cousin Eleanor? Quite a glamour girl, aye, Teddy? Wonder what subject they, were discussing as they stood together in the corner? Perhaps I know—. Am looking forward to our next lodge affair and I hope the dance floor is just as crowded then as it was on Saturday. Kovacic’s is a nice place to have affairs, so come again, folks! “KEEP ’EM FLYING!” Women of Lodge 138, AFU, bowled Dec. 20th, day after Christmas. 11 PM j —Now that the is ,l0^days are over, forward to *Ve and what is in , uture. I’m extend-t0 , ®s for a most Hap-an!) °Ur members of ^e readers of a''for'1942“may timeluck’ pr0sperity SK7]SUi.lta for St- John’s 1«» f ’held Sunday, De-Anton Ba-’ Anton Rud-J^dent; Elsie M. ®VAve j!tary <19711 Ar-Cerne, re- /rNuf y; “Smily” Ye-(jW^l ^c. u' kapelj, Krass ^hleti Ustees and Henry SuPervisor. ti c^ange was that |\t?thefakry.Mr. Kapelj, Am f°r the past 'vhat a good job he did. Yes, for those many years he certainly has worked hard and no one will understand except his own family, but we do and heartily appreciate it and wonder why he now sent in his resignation. Money was appropriated to buy Mr. Kapelj a remembrance gift from the lodge. Well, as new secretary it will be rather hard on my part at the beginning but I will do my best to cooperate with the members—and if they will with me in return, I’m sure things will turn out fine. I wish to add that if members do not pay their dues on time, they will be suspended and will be only reinstated after they have paid. I wish to make that notice clear now. Dues will be collected at the Holmes Slovene Home twice a month and also at my home. Call the operator for the phone (Continued on page 4) 1 AMERICAN FRATERNAL UNION Pounded July 18, 1898 HOME OFFICE: ELY, MINNESOTA SUPREME BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: President: J. N. Rogelj_______________ 6208 Schade Ave., Cleveland, Ohio; 1st Vice-Pres’t: Prank Okoren______..______ 4759 Pearl St., Denver, Colo.; 2nd Vlce-Pres’t: P. J. Oblock RD No. i. Box 506, Turtle Creek, Pa.; 8rd Vice-Pres’t: Joseph Kovach____________ 342 E. Sheridan St., Ely, Minn.; 4th Vice-Pres’t: Anton Krapenc___________ 1636 W. 21st Place, Chicago, 111.; 5th Vice-Pres’t: Joseph Sneler ______ 5237 Carnegie Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.; 6th Vice-Pres’t: Mary Predovich ___________ 2300 Yew St., Butte, Montana; Secretary: Anton Zbasnik ......................AFU Bldg., Ely, Minnesota; Assistant Secretary: Frank Tomsich, Jr........... AFU Bldg., Ely, Minn.; Treasurer: Louis Champa__________________________________ Ely, Minnesota; Medical Examiner: Dr. F. J. Arch..........618 Chestnut St., Pittsburgh, Pa. Kditor-Mgr. of Off’l Organ: A. J. Terbovec. 6233 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, O. TRUSTEES: President: John Kumse ____________________ 1735 E. 33rd St., Lorain, Ohio; 1st Trustee: F. E. Vranichar ....__________1312 N. Center St., Joliet, 111.; 2nd Trustee: Matt Anzelc______________________ Box 12, Aurora, Minnesota; 3rd Trustee: Andrew Milavec, Jr . Box 81, Meadowlands, Pa.; 4th Trustee: F. J. Kress__________________L— 218—57th St., Pittsburgh, Pa. FINANCE COMMITTEE J. N. Rogelj ________________________ 6208 Schade Ave., Cleveland, Ohio; Anton Zbasnik, Secretary__________________________AFU Bldg., Ely, Minn.; John Kurase __________________ 1735 E. 33rd St., Lorain, Ohio; Prank E. Vranichar__________________________1312 N. Center St., Joliet, 111.; Andrew Milavec, Jr.______________________________Box 31, Meadowlands, Pa. SUPREME JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Chairman: Anton Okolish-------------- 1078 Liberty Ave., Barberton, Ohio; 1st Judiciary: Frank Mikec------------------------Box 46, Strabane, Pa.; 2nd Judiciary: Rose Svetich ............................. Ely, Minnesota; 3rd Judiciary: Steve Mauser ............... 4627 Logan St., Denver, Cqlo. 4th Judiciary: Ignac Zajc .........— 683 Onderdonk Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Remember Pearl Harbor and Fight! Invest Money In Defense of America, Mor-genthau Urges! Calls for National Unity to 35 Million Americans! (The following address by U. S. Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau before the first national meeting of the Defense Sayings Organization delivered in Chicago, 111, Wednesday, December 17, 1941. * This nation of ours has had a shock, but it is wiser and stronger for having had it. Every one of us must be conscious today of a clearer vision and a deeper understanding than we had two weeks ago. The bombs on Pearl Harbor have destroyed much more than what the - censors would call ‘‘military objectives.” They have ripped our complacency to shreds. They have blasted the old comfortable belief that the wide oceans could save us from harm. They have blown away the notion that brutality and deceit and murder in another part of the world could never touch us in ours. We now know, or ought to know, that this whole wbrld struggle is our war, just as much as it was to the people of Chungking or Warsaw in 1939, or to the people of Rotterdam or London in 1940, or to the people of Athens and Moscow in 1941. We now know, or ought to know, that there can be no half way method of fighting an attempt to dominate the entire earth. We now know, or ought to know, that this total war will require total effort on our part, with all our resources pledged to final and decisive victory. We in this room, the men and women who direct the Defense Savings Organization in the 48 State's, have been working hard for many months to mobilize our financial resources in the form of the people’s savings. But we have, I think, done more than that. Since the very inception of the Defense Savings program, it has been one of our major objectives to give the American people a sense of their own direct and inescapable involvement in this great battle for our way of life. We have tried to make them realize that they were not isolated and could not be isolated from a struggle that would shape the future of everyone on this planet. We have tried to give the American people a greater pride in their own country and a greater awareness of the dangers that face them. We have tried to give every man, woman and child in this country a sense of direct participation, in its defense, a feeling that there is something for everyone to do in a jfreat effort froni which everyone will benefit in the end. Looking back over the past eight months, I think we can all be proud of what has been accomplished. I believe in all sincerity that the devoted work of the Defense .Savings staff and all our thousands of volunteer workers throughout the country has helped greatly to crystallize American opinion. I believe that the response to the bombs at Pearl Harbor was deep and wide and immediate partly because of our groundwork in the Defense Savings program. We have given to millions a new sense of being partners of their Government, of having a direct share in America and in American freedoms. To me, it is an achievement of far/greater proportions than the raising of the more than 2 billion dollars which have rolled into the Treasury since the Defense Bondr, first went on sale in May. Now that we have cleared the decks for action, it is up to us to follow through, and that is the main purpose of my being here v/ith you today. We must follow through, not only in teams of a few million individuals or a couple of billion dollars, but by a determined effort to reach every individual in this country. For total wars are peoples’ wars; and in this total war that has spread around the globe, the battlefront now reaches into every factory and every home. There is no exemption for any group or any section. The Nazis and the Japanese make no exceptions in their conquests. The bombs that fell at Pearl Harbor were aimed straight at every one of us, and whatever the Nazis may attempt in the Atlantic will be aimed at every one of ys. We are all in this war together. Not all of us can pilot a bombing plane or fire a gun from the deck of a battleship. Those of us who are too old or too young to get into uniform will be asked to work longer hours and pay heavier taxes and do without many of our accustomed comforts; but in this Defense Savings effort we are not even being asked to give our money. We are just being asked to lehd our money to the Government, to invest our savings for victory. That, it seems to me, is a call to which everyone Editor’s Note:—A Cleveland attorney, J. Albert Lowell, was credited as being among the first to pen a poem of Pearl Harbor and Jap treachery. Following is the narrative as it appeared in the Cleveland Press. “REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR AND FIGHT!" From Sunday sky and sea so blue, The yellow horde struck Oahu, Retched forth their bombs to bum and rend The people, whom they still called friend. These murders wrought, although the while Their envoy sat, with treach'rous smile, A special messenger of peace, Sent by the wily Nipponese. A friendly outstretched hand revealed; Behind his back, a knife concealed. And thus the white peace flag he bore, Was desecrated red by war. And thus a costly loss incurred Since one could trust a nation’s word. The noble knights of Arthur’s band, Oft sent their champion flag in hand, And clad in rich caparison, He’d fight the champion Sarafen. The pirates of the Bar’bry coast, Of many cruelties did boast; Yet they fought not ’neath a white rag, The skull and cross bones was their flag. The savages, who ruled our shore, Great hatred toward the white man bore. ' Still their hostilities would cease, When they would smoke the Pipe of Peace. But now the Pipe of Peace must crack, The champion’s stabbed behind his back; Since faith with perfidy incurred, And Brutus rules with broken word. But not—he coward’s knife was turned, The wound not fatal—merely burned; A nation outraged, through and through, Now girds its loins, for things to do; Gone now all faith in envoy’s guiles, Gone now all trust in crooked smiles; Disunity and fear have fled;, And left a will to do instead. And so our wound, tho bad it be, Awakened us from lethargy, And pointed out to us the true And proper course, we must pursue. Our Flying Fortress motor’s soar From Oahu to Singapore; Our Navy roams the far east sea, To bring Old Glory victory; Millions of voices rise in prayer, In our country and other there, That once asain the world may be A place of honor, liberty. For without that no future lies For us, or for the little guys Too small, as yet, to go to war, But they’re so worth-while fighting for. America has heard the call. It’s all for one and one for all, An eagle, screaming in its might, Remember Pearl Harbor—and Fight. A Pre-Lenten Social will be sponsored by Pitts burgher Lodge No. 196, AFU in Pittsburgh, Pa., February 7. Admission is $1.00 for men; 50-cents for women. will want to respond. We will want to do it to the very limit of our ability. We, the people, want to show that we are ready and eager to be of some service to our country. It has given me real encouragement to be told that you of the Defense Savings Organization have been discussing detailed plans for intensifying and widening our effort, and that you have shown so much enthusiasm in these meetings. Our problem, as you all know, is one of financing the enormously expanding cost of the war while avoiding the immense and dangerous evils of inflation. I have said right here in Chicago, in a ta^lk to the American Bankers Association, that we are in reality fighting two wars—one, the great struggle on all the continents and all the oceans, and the other the war against an insidious enemy here at home. That enemy is inflation. It creeps up on us as stealthily as a thief in - the dark. As the President has s?iid, inflation is a form of taxation that takes no account of the ability to pay and strikes directly at the American standard of life. Our job, therefore, is a double one, and in this renewed effort to j which we of the Defense Savings staff must now dedicate ourselves, we must make sure that we deal effectively with both enemies. (To be continued) Fighting 71st Johnnies (Continued from page 3) LITTLE STAN'S ARTICLE (Continued from page 3) number as it is not listed in the book. And thanks again to the members for the election! Our lodge bought a $100 Defense Bond and for the future expect to buy more. $2.00 worth of T. B. Seals were also pur chased. For the annual Roose velt Ball held January 30th of every year at the Slovenian Home on E. 65th and St. Clair, 10 tickets were bought and distributed among members. As Xmas gifts to the boys in the armed services $2.00 was do nated to the following: Tony Drenik, Tony Bokal, Louis Kushlan, Edward Kapel and Stan Tomsich. Mr. Baraga and Mr. Bokal were elected representatives from our lodge to the meetings of the Slovene Home, the first meeting to take place January 18th. Bokal and Zagorc were elected representatives to the Ohio Federation meeting to take place Sunday, February 1st at the Slovene Society Home, Recher Avenue, Euclid, Ohio. Well, thanks for the nice buildup Frank. You can expect a big crowd of Johnnies for the Patriotic Dance Napredek Lodge is sponsoring the 31st of January at the S. S. H., Recher Avenue. Christmas Day found many of our AFU’ers at the Loyalites Dance held at the Slovene Holmes Home with a big crowd present dancing to Yankie’s or-j chestra. Our B. R. member and orchestra leader, Tony Malavašič did a few numbers and a number was dedicated to him as he is joining the coast guards next month. Christmas Eve at the Kogovšek home to eat and exchange gifts among the few friends present. I received a beautiful blue setting gold cross from Mrs. Kogovšek and I am indebted to her. Thanks so much, Mrs. Kogovšek. Anyhow it was a nice day! And to all the other people who sent nice greeting cards— thanks a lot .. . To conclude wish to say this is the last article for the month of December and for 1941— hope that for the New Year I’ll be able to bring you the same weekly news columns, but better (I’ll try). And let us hope that we can have another year of success for our American Fraternal Union as we have had the past year. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! (P. S. You can expect weekly columns from now on as the writer received a beautiful Corona typewriter from dear Santa. (Thanks Mother. ) Elsie M. Desmond No. 71, AFU anywhere. Weather was crisp enough to help give rise to im aginative forces and snow. We could at least dream! Oglar’s Citadel provided the setting Girding ourselves with fortification in the forms of liquids— admonishing each other not to “peek” into gift packages—and thinking of “the Kids” at home —wondering what they were doing, were a little thoughts that preceded arrival of Christmas. Downstairs the Anzelc’s were entertaining Patsy Charmoli and his friend Tony from Mt. Iron; Jackie was playing with his fire truck. Fran Perovshek and Betty were preparing for our “Christmas Eve” at home. Later Matt and Viv came up with Jackson. When everyone assembled we noted one of the most important citizens of the “Citadel” was missing! The Baron of the Citadel—Frank Oglar! Two Envoys in the persons of Matt Anzelc and Little Stan brought him up and the round table gathering was complete. After the- “zero” hour gifts were exchanged and opened and it was Merry Christmas any way you looked at it. Over a€* Birk’s earlier in the day, Minnesotans gathered together. For gifts they each received a bottle of choice wine! Joe.Birk, the prop., really saw to it these fellows spent an enjoyable Christmas away from home. He was recently elected athletic supervisor for Ilirska Vila Lodge No. 173. Next day up bright and early. Promised Louis Champa Jr. we’d be at this place in Maple Heights at 10:30 a. m. Finally aanaged to pull up around noon. Mary Lou saw what she called “Big Stan” coming. The Anton Turks of Garfield Heights were visiting, but we were not prepared for further surprises. In the dining room, nearly fell over when we saw Matty Balias from Ely mixing a highball! He had chauffeured Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kotzian (Peppy Louie) to Cleveland. • Followed a delicious dinner, chicken and all the trimmings, which Mrs. Champa Jr. had prepared in excellent style. Later in the day visited in Garfield Heights with the Turks. Here Mr. and Mrs. Champa put the finishing touches to Christmas. They called their parents long distance or as Cooley would say —“Long Talk!” It certainly was a thrill to be there to listen to the exchange of greetings. Another moment was when Miss Turk was called to her neighbors when notified her soldier boy-friend was on the phone. Beautiful excitement! Patriotism and, Christmas Spirit ran hand in hand. St. Clair Savings and Loan, Slovene operated concern below Nova Dol?a office sold over $25,-000 in defense bonds. Post-offices and banks reported they were sold out on Defense Bonds —were giving out receipt forms to purchasers instead. Citizens were certainly expressing loyalty to oyr,country in commendable style! From Bro. Private, first-class, Frank Pechaver now in Fort Lewis, Wash., a carton of choice cigarettes. A kind thought in every puff, Frank! And if Little Stan starts narrating “pipe-dreams” — you’ll know it comes from the new Xmas pipe from the Missus. Yep—one whole year in Cleveland, and Little Stan has much to be thankful for. Especially the many kind friends who had done so much to make him feel right at home all the time. It really is appreciated. A note from Martin L. Stepan, our good friend in Soudan, informed that Bro. John Zobitz, Sr., had passed away in that Health Briefs (Continued from page 3) several photography technicians who were selected by the US for this Defense project. * * First meeting of 1942 which will include installation of officers will be conducted Tues day, Jan. 13 by George Wash ington Lodge No. 180, AFU, of Cleveland in room 4 of the in terior building of Slovene National Home on E. 65th and St. Clair Avenue. Members should make every effort to attend. * * Napredek Lodge 132, AFU, Cleveland, Ohio is sponsoring a Patriotic Dance in the Slovene National Home on Recher avenue in Euclid, Saturday, Jan. 31. Two $25 Defense Bonds will be given away. * * Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kotzian and Matt Balias of Ely, Minn., visited with friends and relatives in Cleveland, Ohio over the Christmas Holidays. * By F. J. Arch, M. D., Supreme Medical Examiner Pittsburgh, Pa. — It is an old saying, and a true one, that “Upon the Health of Its People Rests the Strength of a Nation.” This country or nation of ours is now at war. We are all duty-bound to help bring this war to a successful ending as soon as possible. Our first duty, therefore, is to keep our health in the best of shape so that we can do our utmost to help attain the end which a united Nation seeks. It is not a gratifying reflection of potential manpower when approximately one-half of the youth of America, who have been physically examined, fail to meet the requirements for military service. The fact remains that the standards for military service are high and a large number of those rejected have merely minor defects which can be easily and quickly -corrected. These minor handicaps are such that they have been negligible in civilian life and their correction has been neglected. At this time it is our duty to see that these defects are corrected so that every jmari, woman and child is physically fit because it is the duty of all to be fit. Of course the actual fighting and defending will be done by the military forces. They, however, will not be able to do it all themselves as their efficiency depends on those at home. To keep a soldier at the front properly provided in World War I, it required six men at home working daily. In this war to keep one soldier properly provided it requires not six but sixteen men working daily. Those of us at home have been asked by our President for all out cooperation seven days a week and twenty-four hours a day. This will place an extra load on the physical and mental capacities of the §$,tire nation. The greatest aid we have in helping to do our utmost in defense of the land we love is our health. To be able to work daily without a telling effect on our bodies requires us to keep our health. Of course no one is expected to work twenty-four hours out of every day, but, we will be called on to do more than usual and we should therefore, do more to watch that illness does not prevent us from doing our best. As has been told before, proper food, proper rest, moderation in all our actions will help us keep well. If minor defects are present have them corrected before they grow into major defects. We should always remember that “Upon the Health of Its People Rests the Strength of a Nation.” apredeh Cleveland, 0- " , Round Two for A. ers! The Napredi ^ spurred on by nik’s 520 total, roU«. ska Vila No. 1 M games. So, with 21 j losses, it puts the■.: team in fourth League Standings late momentum games should higher. We must s&y Poklar tried his ' the I. V.’s No. 1 to . 215 game, antf a 565 wish him better 1^ As for the Bun*^ received no mercy ■ ■. Ross, as they , M three games, in spj ® ( Smrtnik’s excellent in the final game- ' ^ hunch, however,^tb®*^ ing days are just P By the way, all attending Naprede , triotic Dance, P*e al any of a dozen Nap j ers, who will be gla j admission tteM* are interested in ^ j \ S. Defense Bond, r ^ your chance froin 1 of our teams. P10 ^ t will be given Dance Saturday, ^ bj For Napredek, A-^i ji, * Community tra Being A considerable I terest is being »TJI' community after ^ A j, had been made J formation of a co cert orchestra Branch Library, • Avenue. The decia1^ A the formation ^1. was made after that no musical ^—jt® a community tyP® .jBj facilities at the and a music colleC Mi through the lig* T would be negli#1*3 J The need £<>r was realized whe®'< call for an organ* ^ would supply nJuS fj community affair®’ ^ •[ ly a singing gr0“ orchestra and ^9 o pay for services ■ n i tra could be fo« A casual survey it ^ S that persons instruments exp1 in playing with j cH from any financl j tions. Mn ' With the rush » (fl season no rehe»r ^ sible. However, are now being ta i parations can be ^ the orchestra to j tion immediately ginning of the ne' j T. Suhadolnik jjbfJ any member of t»\ tf will be glad to fc' gi*^ formation as j ifj of those interes •the instruments Notice To Uncle Sam’s Recruits All lodge members in the American Fraternal Union are notified to send in addresses of those members who have been recruited in Uncle Sam’s Selective Service Army. Immediately after address of enrollee is submitted, the Nova Doba will be sent each week — anywhere in the country. Send in his address today. i city. Our heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved. Thanks to all for their splendid thoughts conveyed in Christmas cards. And we hope you all had a pleasant New Year.' “Honorable John” Pogačnik, now of Uncle Sam’s Army at San Antonia, Texas, formerly of the famed Struthers Cardi nals remembered his friends with choice Xmas f greetings among them the editorial staff of Nova Doba. War Needs This war of energy, ( we can muster planes—and Hit the ci Bond. Hurt Bond. Help high with Don’t counts. Defense TODAY. hifi* Bonds j . m ttVALIERS UPSET IVIES NO. 1 JOHNNIES DRUB BOOSTERS The Magic Carpet Juvenile Page Cleveland, 0. — Last Friday’s ln8 session brought to a pin busting action for year 1941 and the second J°und of piay. por the Napre-e Cavaliers, St. John Johnnies Betsy Ross it resulted in an ^J°yable evening as they ended '. » J" *n a granc* s^am style. |jj e Cavaliers came back to t lafter their three game loss W ®etsy Ross Flagmakers, tem. ft a m*r'istering a stunr/ing •jffiW Vneev^aniie hlow to the Ilirska rm joba ^ Crew- ^he whitewash jfJr (|j ^t the Cavaliers back on 'vtn Warch and on the five 0m ^ le^ mark in the standings. j0l ee^ar occupants, the St. |Ut«4 /^hnnies pulled their up-j|l,a . r*°^s from the hat and I rtF'Coll'6^ ^ree them to the 8 1 ?atnmW°0d boosters. The three s^| njc 61 vict°ry enabled the John- m iLv° out of the cellar toffPOsition. ^ ^e runner-ups the Ivies m Wli an^ ^oosters were be- 0113 sv p ed a thrashing the Bet-vant °SS ^^agma^ers took ad-#1 "tnt ge opportunity and $ J JL ,*° work on the Napredek ^ i'l Vt Si.and completed their job ^ I firstVng ^ree games. For the leadi^ season the league- - j a()]e ^ Betsy Ross crew was plll&iti ° ^aVe more than a one! ^6ad‘ ^he Flagmakers! the league by four' tii three game reversal I Th ®ums into last place. John Saints and the j ^ ^a ^°- ^ encounter was Wld With the thrills of a ^^The ?St ^rontier days’ movie. vjctQ _ «*■ gained their lone . Swejgi , y hy a mere margin of $^§2 te ^ns- While the Ivies No. 0 ^ w°n one of their games ,H ^»atrie + p*ns' ^ was *n iV?*Sn Laddie Debevec put a^jPowv Merriwell 'finish. anchor on the team, jfldWof v.-6 ^a(i to strike out to win oflJmQ 1S crew and he did it. The i l^es^v*116 Victory enabled the °' ^ to climb within one 0® C°^ Place Boosters. II Ji It aVttliers °« the March *ria9f5 520^ ^'rari^'e Smrtnik with f ^edek °':a* ^&t a^ec* the Na-trarffS n, Cavalier to get on vic- soW ^'ke pnUe- For the Ivies No- 1 * with a 565 series 1 no' ^ ag ' ^^e’s series was high j J T,,6 evening but it didn’t do 1:J ltS any 8'ood. •Hi *he*"tes Climb 0ut d p n ^°hn Johnnies caught ^ :^ejr inw°°d Boomers on 1 rf* a .1 n*g^t and the result ^®s. j° 6an SWeeP for the John-j f Wec ?e ^ermain and Joe Zabu-i 4hd the J ohnnies with 472 ^0(>ste-. resE>ectively. For the tffA ^8 at)l.s’ ^rank Fortuna with l5% \^hijr^0riy ^aurich with 467 Jr ^raific Killers Cl - j !i 'is^cs !land- — Accident sta-I % th>0t 'n Cleveland in-6J ; e a!f! y°Ung people between !'a^ic 18 anc1 30 as thf! * v/ fut.'i 'er' 60 Per cent |6y4 thH accidents ini V°'ved G ^r^ver of the car in-j jfk r^s in the 18-30 age ; M same %ures prove j j I, ‘‘thorp fy persons of 50 years /1 6 v-° he the almost inevit- m ^°UD C- im *of the younger f i fa’Cf4‘‘(l al«o bringing out ŽT a Vi t vast majority V [ the t*C'"'rns were pedestrians A ^ had1*116 ^ey were injured r) v^tevc n° living experience i f'^'2e tli J llese victims did not j I . (i dangerous physical w^hich they were sub- A I w*1 ^tnit6?861^68 or the phy" fir > the c, atior>s of the operator A , fiy f f.’ which struck them. >ati( ° to take into con- '* ) X the sPeed or thc v® '^ilhce ^hc vehicle and tin leqiiired to bring it tc the ROSE CHELEDINAS IS EDITOR Roundup, Mont. — It’s been, well years I guess, since I last wrote to the Juvenile Page. So, finally, I thought I’d better write before I get too old to contribute to this page. During the last few months of this summer I worked at Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The park is really a beautiful place. I had always thought that people exaggerated its beauties, but since I’ve seen for myself I know this isn’t so. It was a lot of fun working there, even though I missed the first week of school. My sister, a girl friend and I worked there. There were also others from here that we knew working at various places in the park. It was really an experience being away from home and on your own. This was the first time I have ever been out of Montana. I plan to go back next year if I get a chance. They have started first aid classes for the high school students here. It is held just about every night for two hour periods. It’s really interesting. So far, I’ve learned how to put on bandages and give artificial respiration. Well, the third issue of eur school paper will be coming out this week. I’m editor and also art editor, and boy do we have to rush around a couple of days before it is published. We only publish it once a month and it sure is a hard job cutting the stencils. Also this week is Thanksgiving. Montana as a state is celebrating both of them. We’re only getting out of school for the last one, so that’s the one most people around here are celebrating. Well, I’ve exceeded my 200 words, so I’d better close. Goodbye now! Rose Cheledinas, Lodge 88, AFU BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS Ely, Minn. — Today it is awfully i cold. Surprising part of it is we don't have much snow. It doesn't seem quite I right to me. I recently heard from my sister inj Oakland, California. Her letters are so, interesting. She said she took a trip 00 San Francisco where she saw 30 British Bombers. She said they looked like gigantic monsters. I was rather angry waiting so long for the Nova Doba Juvenile page, but it finally came. I’ll say we can’t go without the Magic Carpet Juvenile Page. Anyway, I can’t. I suppose you all will buy Christmas seals to help fight tuberculosis. I am, and that’s for sure. Maybe someday you or I might be using some of that money. One never can tell. I’ve been using the typewriter so much, the tape has been worn out. I just love to type. I expect to earn my own living some day by being a stenographer. That’s a long way off, though, as I intend going through high school and college. Well, I’m all out of nejvs, and I hope Santa is good to you all. Be sure to hang up your biggest stocking if you expect to get much. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, everybody! Louise Harvat, Lodge 1, AFU. BUY DEFENSE STAMPS New Derry, Pa. — I shall not break my promise to write each month, so here I am again. This article will mane it No. 8 for me. The weather is bad, it being very cold, and of course, the gardens are a long time gone. I see that I didn’t influence very many people to buy Defense Stamps. I guess they’re like me. They like candy better than Defense stamps. Anyway, right now, I have lS Stamps. My brother who is in the Army, sta- ^ tioned in California, sent us his pic- ture. * I want to thank the editor for correcting my mistakes in the last issue. There certainly were many articles on the Magic Carpet Page. Fall-time is almost gone and winter just around the corner. You can tell by many signs, birds, etc. I j have composed a poem which I hope I will enable our government to sell more Defense Stamps. DEFENSE STAMP POEM Save for Defense of the USA Save for Continued Liberty BUY U. S. SAVINGS STAMPS You’ll help the Army manufacture tanks. Preserve and Protect our -beautiful country Insure our continued Freedom and Liberty ’ Boy and girls can contribute their share By buying Defense Stamps and bonds —so there! I ------------- AMERICANS STICK ! TOGETHER r Cleveland, O. — It’s been quite some time since we’ve had a Juvenile Page > so I’m hoping to see many articles ap-3 pealing next month—December as it will be the* last month of the year so come on young juveniles, send your ar-!> tides in now. 3 School . . . homework . . . studies. I guess that is the reason most of us can’t find time to write articles. School is certainly hard this term—last [1 year you know. Then the future? No one knows what will hold for us looking at one side of the present world affairs n and they are serious if you really think about it more than once. Just as long as we, as Americans all stick together and each and everyone does his part, there is no great worry! Recently elected to position of Mayor of Cleveland was the Hon. Judge Frank J. Lausche, first Slovene Mayor. We certainly are proud because of the fact that we can always say “I’m proud as a Slovene” and just the idea to think how progressive Slovenian people are in politics, culture, fraternal organizations—The American Fraternal Union topping them all! So our new Mayor Lausche is a member of Lodge No. 37, AFU. We are very proud of Mayor Lausche as he is a good, hard working man and will help all—be equal with all the people of Cleveland and will strive to do his best! Elsie M. Desmond No. 71, AFU HAD HALLOWE'EN DANCE Washington, Pa. — I didn't write to the Magic Carpet Juvenile Page for a while either — just as my sister. I thought I’d drop the editors a few lines to let you know that I am still alive. Our Lodge No. 75, AFU, had a Hallowe’en dance on Oct. 18th. My sister won the prize for being dressed the prettiest. She won a blue umbrella. There was some man dressed as a scare-crbw. He won the prize for being funniest. His prize was a table lamp. My brother Joe is going to the Army December 8th. We’ll miss him at home. Santa Claus will be coming soon. I’m waiting for him to come, but that's not saying that he will. I'll have to quit because I can’t think of any more to write. So goodbye! Josephine F. Pelan, (age 8) Lodge 75, AFU. HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Washington, Pa. — It has been quite a while since I last wrote to Nova Doba. Since school has started, I have been quite busy with my studies, especially during the evenings. Our school’s football team has enjoyed a successful season. The team won eight games, lost two, and tied one. Since football is over for us, we are going to start right into the basketball season. We have a 12-game schedule ahead of us. I am a member of the Junior Girl Reserves of Trinity High School. All the new members of the club had to undergo initiation exercises. It was silly, but fun. We had a party the other night where we danced. Later we went on a Scavenger hunt. Upon returning, we danced again. We all had a swell time. New Year’s Eve we are having a formal dance. Only the Girl Reserves are allowed to attend. We Pennsylvanians observed Thanksgiving Day on Oct. 27th. Instead of having a big fat turkey on the platter, we had a big fat rooster. I’ll have to quit now so this is: Station WASHINGTON signing off for the day. Rose Pelan (age 13) Lodge 75, AFU. ing yet. In.this kind of weather I go skating at the Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum, but usually I go to Riverview Park which is about six blocks from my home. I have many small hobbies, such as saving souvenirs, favors, etc. I don’t have very much time to spend on these things so they don’t amount to much. I haven’t anything else to say at present so I guess I’ll close. Just in case I don’t write another letter before the twenty-fifth, I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Josephine Urek, Lodge No. 11, AFU. NEWS FROM ELY, MINN. Ely, Minn. — I had loads of fun the other day when I .went skating for the first time this year. Teaching my cousin, Kamly Grahek to skate was fun as it was his first experience. My cousin, Raphael Grahek volunteered for service with Uncle Sam’s Army. My brother, Joseph, was 28 years old and came home finishing his enlistment. City election took place last Tuesday. Elected to office were Joseph Koschak, John N. Maki, and Toimi Ahola, aldermen; Edwin Toms, municipal judge and Joseph Mertel, special municipal judge. Dr. John E. Thompson, city chemist and veterinarian, left Ely with his family. He moved to Columbus, Ohio where he took over a veterinary prac-j tice. Christmas is almost here. Everyone j is busy doing their Christmas shopping, j With the war going on, this holiday j will not seem the same. But still Christ-mas comes but once a year, and with i the war clouds hanging over us, many | will want to make this the biggest | Christmas in history. We are together' yet. But soon our boys will be leaving us for the front. So let us all make the most of this one day. I hope you juveniles all get presents. A Merry Christmas to you all! I noticed recently there were few juvenile letters. Please, let us all write an article for Januarji. Get your friends to write, "too—the more, the merrier! Margaret Mary Startz, Lodge No. 1, AFU. JUSTINE KORENT TO WASHINGTON, D. C. Ely, Minn. — Hello everybody! The holiday season is just around the corner. When the first of December game ] in without any snow, it semed like we’d : have to look forward to a snowless j Christmas here in Ely. We don t have to worry about it now', tho—we ve had our share of snow the last few days. I think many of you juveniles would be interested to know that Justine Ko-rent, one of our former and popular juvenile writers, has gone to Washing- ® ton, D. C., where she will be employed 1 in the secretarial division of the war ’ department. To Rose Kuznik—yes, I do remember a gal from Penn., who likes the water c a lot—very definitely so. I certainly J gave a sigh of relief when we stepped 1 off that boat, Rose, to think you actual- ' ly hadn’t fallen into the water. It was “swell” seeing an article from you^°n the last juvenile page, Rose. What about you tho, Mary Smith? The times < you have written in to the paper prove *• that you can write very interesting ar, £ tides. I hope we’ll see some articles ^ from you soon. , „ .. , Don’t you juveniles think Dorothy j Martinčič did a good job of covering | $ the convention? I’m. glad to see youie such a faithful writer, Dorothy. I was very happy the other day when ■ our -new lodge secretary Joseph Ko-| vach brought me a $2.00 check for m> I last article and I’d like to express my thanks. . In closing I wish all the supreme officers and members of the AFU a Merry j Christmas and a Happy New Year! j Florence D. Start« | No. 1, AFU j -— | SYLVIA'S FIRST LETTER Ely, Minn. — This is my first letter i to the Nova Doba, and I am going to , be a correspondent, by doing my par^ every month, i I am a freshman in the Ely High school and have many subjects that I . like. I didn’t join any clubs. Instead, I •! have taken studies for that period, i I saw Louise Harvat’s letter in the . I paper. Then I decided to write. I read >! this paper every time I receive it. It 5 is very interesting to read when you j have nothing to do. it is also very ; amusing. , j i also write letters to Virginia Lisher -1 from Iowa and Muriel Pappas from r!_______________________________ Duluth. It certainly is fun to write and receive answers. Well, Christmas is here. I still have some last-minute shopping to do. We have two-weeks vacation from school during the Christmas holidays. I have sent many Christmas cards to friends all over. The sports I like the best are football and basketball. Our high school basketball team has won two and lost one. They beat Two Harbors and Aurora, but lost to Virginia. Our swimming team is coming along just fine. I am in two lodges—No. 114, and 72, and I am glad to be a member. We have many school dances in our gymnasium and it attracts large fun-loving crowds. Closing now, and I promise to write again soon. Sylvia Baudek (15) Lodge 114, AFU. LODGE INVESTS IN NATIONAL DEFENSE S(trabane, Pa. — Before I forget I want to thank you for the $1.00 check which I received this month. It certainly came in handy to help buy Christmas gifts. This being December and Christmas time, all the people were buying gifts, and the kiddies were all writing to St. Nick. Maybe that is why there aren’t many articles this month. (Ed. Note: —Space prevented earlier publication of quite a number, but they’ll be in soon!) I guess I kept my 1941 resolution very well. I wrote at least one article per month this year. The Magic Carpet sure is getting scarce, so juveniles, try to make and enforce a resolution to write every month during the year to come! On Sunday, Dec. 14, Lodge Bratska Sloga, No. 149, AFU, of Strabane, Pa„ held its annual meeting. During the business session it was decided to pay one-month dues for the juveniles. Members also approved the decision to buy U. S. Defense Bonds amounting to $300. Elections of officers took place with the same officers as in the previous year being returned to office. They are: Frank Mikec, chairman; John Koklich, •vice-chairman; John Boles, secretary. Anton Tomsic, treasurer; and Frank Zele, recording secretary. Refreshments were served to all members present at the close of the meeting. Again I want to thank you for the $1.00 check, and a very Merry Christmas and a very prosperous New Year to all! Dorothy Martinčič (15) Lodge 149, AFU. HITI’S RESOLUTION Detroit, Mich. — Though the Iasi strains of the “Noel" have already faded away into nothingness I sincerely hope that my wishes for a "Happy New Year to All" are not too late. This Christmas Season has been one of my most happiest. The check that I received for my article contributed a lot to my selection of gifts. Thank you very much. n With the new year coming up resolutions are in order. Last year I was a little afraid to resolve to write an article each month so I refrained from doing so. But; this year I’m going to take a step in that direction so here goes: I, Anna Hiti, do hereby resolve to contribute at least one article a month during the following year. Come on gang, don’t let me go into this alone. This is Hazel Park Hiti representing Detroit and Lodge 144 AFU signing off saying when you look into the futuie “Remember Pearl Harbor.” Anna Hiti, Lodge 144, AFU WARRENSVILLE COOLEY FARM Cleveland, O. — The farm is not far from the 5 Points District of Cleveland—a drive by car takes about hail an hour. Here is ttie Men’s and Womens Reformatory, Home for Women’s Infirmary, Home for Aged, Home for Insane, and a Tuberculosis Sanatvmm. Our first stop was at the Men's Reformatory where a guard took us through. The inmates do their own canning, laundry (lor Cleveland hospitals, etc.) and cooking foi themselves, supervised by a woman. Approximately 300 men work outside in llower and vegetable gardens. 95 per cent of the men who arc brought in need baths. Men who get too serious are put in cell blocks; other men just have beds in one Wg room (like the Army). When in coll blocks, men are kept there 20 out of 2i hours. If men get very bad they are sent to Columbus. Men who are put in solitary confinement get bread and water and ccment to sleep on. Case: if man escapes he is usually found and brought b£*riours for meals are 6 a. m. breakfast; 12 lunch; 5:30 dinner. There are rows i of wooden tables and benches with a 1 tin plate, tin cup, coup and coffee, ! spoon at each place. , i ( Recreation: plays given once a week, i by inmates and outsiders; movies, citizenship classes, recreation . room foi i games and a big At the chapel which is used ior ! church services call religions) also used j for lectures, movies and plays. A sign above reads'"Divine love always has . met and always will meet every human need.” M. Q. Eddy. One year is the longest single sen- Betsij Ross Extends Lead The big noises in extending the Betsy Ross lead to four games were Joe Kozar with a 555 count and Ivan Rozanc with I a 505 total. For the whitewashed Napredek Bums little Johnny Smrtnik was high. Ivies Win in Thriller The Ilirska Vila No. 2 crew came out with two wins in their thrilling encounter with the St. John Saints. Laddie Debevec, alias Dick Merriwell, provided most of the thrilling action with his 546 series and Stan Pecha-ver with a 484 total assisting the Ivies in their wins. For the Saints Frankie Znider’s 529 count enabled them to their lone victory and Jim Ruzic'with 492 also helping. Two Hundred Circle The select two hundred circle was entered by Mike Poklar with 215. American Fraternal Union Standings, Dec. 26th W L 1 Betsy Ross............. 28 14 2 Ilirska Vila No. 1..... 24 18 3 Collinwood Boosters 22 20 4 Ilirska Vila No. 2..... 21 21 5 Napredek Cavaliers .. 21 21 6 St. John Johnnies...... 18 24 ! 7 St. John Saints....... 17 25 8 Napredek Bums .......... 17 25 Team High 3 Games 1 Ilirska Vila No. 1 ....... 2566 2 Betsy Ross ................ 2562 3 St. John Johnnies ......... 2544 Team High I Game 1 Betsy Ross................. 925 2 Collinwood Boosters ........ 908 1 3 Ilirska Vila No. 1 ....... 894 Individual High 3 Games Stan Zagorc.................. 623 Ivan Rozanc ................. 592 Frank Fortuna ........^....... 577 Individual High I Game JoeJermkin.................... 255 Bill Quinn .................. 244 Stan Pechaver ...........’.... 236 Individual Averages 1 Rozanc ................... 173 2 Poklar ................... 172 3 Quinn .................... 170 4 Kozar .................... 168 5 Zagorc.................... 167 6 Martich .................. 166 7 L. Debevec ............... 164 8 Primc .................... 163 9 J. Ulyan ................. 161 10 F. Smrtnik................. 160 11 L. Laurich ................ 160 Schedule for Friday, Jan. 2nd Alleys 1-2 St. John Saints vs Ilirska Vila 1 Alleys 3-4 Betsy Ross vs Collin. Boosters Alleys 5-6 Nap. Bums vs Ilirska Vila No. 2 Alleys 7-8 St. J. Johnnies vs Na. Cavaliers Joseph L. Kozar, Sec’y AFU Bowling League tence. Majority are brought in for drunkness, jay walking, desertion. Lights out 3:15. Women's Workhouse The Women’s Workhouse is fifteen years old and without the bars on windows would look like a hotel. Thes matron was very nice and told as the furniture was made by inmates, sewing, knitting, etc. Every woman brought in is given a bath, hair washed, medical examination, and fingerprinted. Unbelievable but true most women are brought in for drunkness, narcotic selling, bootlegging, speeding, assault and battery and forgery. Reformatory accommodates 125 women. Each has her own bedroom, wash basin, toilet with curtains, etc. The population here is low. Women over 18 only admitted. They have a big library. Reading and literature courses and citizenship classes also given. Many cases are dope and marijuana victims and hard to control ’cause as soon as they are released they repeat the habit. In one cs-t a v; nan kept walking day and night. Home for Women's Infirmary is very pitious when one sees how these floor old women have all kinds of sicknesses. It’s too much serious to explain. Home for Aged is where the men and women have separate buildings although . there are places for married couples. In this group are those who cannot support themselves and are old. At the Insane Home there was such a hidious case that we couldn't visit. (After hearing what the case was, we 1 were glad- we didn’t go up.) A distance away is the Tuberculosis Sanatorium where persons who have TB are kepfrin a big hospital and given fine care. There is also a building for the last stages (death) of the sickness. We were not allowed to enter because of the big group. On the same grouhds ts a building for poor, undeveloped children of Cleveland. The superintendent’s home is also here. After visiting the Reformatories one gets the idea that home development and habits begin in one’s life and that living a good, clean life brightens one’s path; after one sees how these inmates look—their faces, action, bodies. After one has left the Home for Aged they will learn to love their dear ones more and treat them with respect. Assist them for comfort in old age. Just one visit to the infirmary-------- you'll be glad to have your loved ones who are all at home taken care of. The half bodies, shrinking bodies, undernourished, paralyzed, gives you deep wonderings. After a visit to Warrensville Cooley Fsj^m you’ll begin to idolize your own folks, wenlthly or poor just to the idea that they’rre clean, peace-loving, kind j end well people. You’ll understand companionship, your nice crowd of people you go out with . . . You will take an interest in the lives of the present generation and the one to come. It’s you that the world counts on! Elsie M. Desmond, No. 71, AFU * AWARDS Awards to Juvenile Page contributors: $3.00: -Florence Prosen, Lodge 'IM, Cleveland. Ohio. S2.00: Anna Hiti, Lodge 144, Detroit, Michigan; Florence Startu, Lodge No. 1, Ely, Minnesota. $1,00: Louise Harvot, Lodge 1, Ely. Minnesota: Margaret Startz, Lodge 1, Ely, Minnesota; Josephine Urek, Lodge 11, Omaha, Nebraska: Matthew Kambic, Lodge 21, Denver, Colorado: ltose Yartz, Lodge 30, Chisholm, Minnesota: Tommy Jereb, l odge 35, Lloydell, Pennsylvania: Mary Novak, Lodge 44, Barberton, Ohio; Josephine Fclan, Lodge 75, Meadowlands. Pa.; Rose Pelan, Lodge 75, Meadow* lands, Pennsylvania: Matilda Zakrajšek, Lodge 117. Sartcll, Minnesota. Mary Lisac, Lodge 122, Homer City. Penna.; Patricia Penich, Lodge 126, New Derry, Penna.; Rose Kuznik. Lodge 138, Expot, Penna.: Dorotjiy Martinčič, Lodge 149, Canonsburg, Penna.; Dorothy Karun, Lodge 144, Detroit, Michigan; Helen Urbas, Lodge 187, Eckhart Mines, Maryland. XMAS NEWS FROM STRABANE Strabane, Pa. — This warm December evening—an evening which resembles more the latter part of October, or first of November, I write my second letter to the Nova Doba. Football season is over in this vicinity so I stay at home relying on my reading material to keep me occupied. I read and listen to the radio to fill in the evenings after school is out. I can always rely on Nova Doba to give me a couple hours of good reading. I noticed c very few letters lately from Strabane. |' Here, then, is my letter, hoping I can 1 inspire someone else to write. 1 Our good friend Stan Progar who is now sports editor of the daily paper in i Canonsburg is doing a very fine job < and we all wish him luck. He is a very good sports fan and is doing every- j thing to inspire people in this vicinity to engage in sports. Everybody (including kids like me) is excited about the coming of another Christmas; especially about the 1 two-week vacation from school that it ! includes. I hope all the kids who be- < long to the AFU will get the things they want for Christmas.'' 1 Well, hoping the next time Nova Do-i ba reaches me I’ll see somebody’s letter i I from Strabane (maybe mine, if I’m; j lucky). If' I don’t write before Christ- j mas, I am wishing everybody on the , i Nova Doba staff a “Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.” (Same to j you! — Editors.). I am 12 years old, j ! in the seventh grade, and I hope to bs j i a newspaperman when I grow up. Res- j j pectfully yours, and always an admirer of our swell paper. I remain,— Joseph Sedmak,] Lodge 149, AFU. j “HOBBIES” Omaha, Neb. — Thfink you for the $1.00 check I received. It sure comes in i handy for Christmas shopping. ;1 In this letter I think I’ll tell you 1 about my hobbies. I have a great many but1 my favorite is sewing. I knew very little about it until I started studying • it at high school. I am now in my 5 second year of clothing. I make :noSt ol my clothes now and like it very t much. It gives me pleasure to wear 3 something that I made myself. I My next favorite hobby and my s favorite sport is ice-skating. We haven’t c had any really cold weather here, so % there has not been any out-door skat- a stop. The young driver, being of a different generation fails to consider the problems of the oldsters who has grown up before the automobile era, the younger person may not realize that people who are past 50 cannot move fast enough to get | out of the path of a vehicle I moving 25 miles per hour. All too often persons who are j struck by vehicles moving no faster than 20 miles per hour are fatally injured or die as ii result of complications from the injuries. With the aforementioned facts in mind, it is well to remember that courtesy will cure all traffic ills. Geo. J. Matowitz, Chief of Police Lodge No. 190, AFU, of Butte, Montana, is sponsoring a dance January 25, 1942. * * Lodge No. 190, better known as Western Sisters, is sponsoring a dance Jan. 25th, >942 in i Butte, Montana. * Let This Be Your ... No. 1 Resolution for 1942 Help Defeat the Asgressors by put-* ting your savings— regularly—»in U. S. Defense Bonds and Stamps. GetYour Share of— U. S. Defense BONDS-STAMPS DON’T TAKE THIS LYING DOWN . . . I When men are fighting and dying, you must do your part. Be sure you enlist your DOLLARS for DEFENSE. Back our armed forces—and protect your own life—with every single dollar and dime you can. America must have a steady flow* of moijpy pouring in every day to help beat back our enemies. Put Dimes into Defense Stamps. And put Dollars Into Bonds. Buy now. Buy every i pay day. Buy as often as you [ can. Don’t take this lying down. • Marta Ostenso Klic divjih gosi Pod njo je, kakor se je učila,' osem tisoč milj zemlje. A kaj je na drugi strani? Nad njo so ne-> izmerne plasti zraka, razprosti-; rajoče se kakor krila — kam?; Razmišljanje o čudežni zamota-' nosti in zapletenosti vsega sve-; ta jo je ločilo od drugih Garo-vih. Nič več ni bila ud njihove družine. Prišla je Linda Archer in njeni nežni prstje so odklenili skrivnostno ključavnico Judi-tinega bistva. Sprostila se je kakor razbudan metulj. Zdaj ji ni bilo več poti nazaj v temo. Sven Sandbo pride, kakor so zatrjevali, maja meseca domov. Je li hrepenela po Svenu, ko se je čutila tako čudovito prosto? Judita je uprla oči naravnost proti nebu in zagledala skozi krošnjo bele breze zaokroženo svetlo pokrajino, ki jo je bil iz-obličil oblak na nebesni jasnini. Nekaj je više od Svena, morda . . . svoboda, da, svoboda. Segla je z ranjenimi rokami v topaz-nočisto kotlo in jih dvignila, jih potopila ponovno in ponovno dvignila, tako da so ji vsaki-krat curjale od prstov kaplice kakor drobcene svetle čašice. Mislila je na učiteljico, njene nežne roke in prijazne, smejoče se oči . . . Gospodična je prišla iz nekega drugega življenja, drugega sveta. In morda se zopet vrne tjakaj. Učiteljica ne bo imela nikoli razpraskanih rok, kakor jih ima ona, odkar je vlekla tele iz močvare. Judita je skrila roke za hrbet in se pritisnila s prsmi na hladno zemljo. Mučno, brezčutno ječanje ji je prihajalo iz grla in oči so jo zaskelele od solz. Bila je neznosno grda in vse njeno življenje je bilo umazano. Zdajci ji je zavrelo v srcu sovraštvo do Kaleba. 'Zajetno, močno telo ji je ležalo odrevenelo na tleh in se ji je zazdelo nenadoma ko nekaj nenaravnega na tej krasni zemlji. Nato ji je odleglo in razjokala sie je kakor ženska . . . III Judita se je oblekla in požvižgala Petru. Pes je veselo priskakljal k njej, nakar je počasi odkorakala proti domu. Stopala je mimo severnih pašnikov, kjer je imel Kaleb med molznimi kravami tudi nekaj mladih bikov. Naslonila se je na ograjo in je opazovala dva rejena junca, ki sta se sukala po travi in se razposajeno trkala s čeli, kjer so ju očividno pričeli srbeti pravkar poganjajoči ro-žički. Opazila je, da sta se razvila, odkar ju je zadnjikrat gledala. Koščeno, bedasto obličje se jima je utrdilo, boki so, jima postali težji, nader gladkejši, bolj bel in debelejši. Kaleb jima bo kmalu dal obroček skozi nos in ko bodo udušili njuno besno razposajenost, bosta otopela in postala grda. Lepi živali sta in bosta nedvomno vrgla Kalebu lepo vsotico od kakega Islandca. Ko ju je Linda gledala, je občutila čuden notranji nemir. Okre-nila se je, da bi šla, in se je hudovala sama nad seboj, da so jo mlade živali tako dolgo zamudile. Toda neka radovednost, ki se je ni mogla otresti, jo je obvladovala še dlje časa. Oh, kako silovita sta postala pri svoji igri . . . Judita je začula Karli ja, ki je jezdeč drobil suhljad v hosti in klical živino. Stekla je domov s psom za svojimi petami. Ela si je baš obvezovala nogo, ko je stopila Judita s hišo. “Ela, saj bom lahko jaz gnala jutri živino z Martinom,” je rekla Judita sočutno. “Tvoja noga je kakor od bramorja izjedena.” “Upam, da bo do jutri popolnoma zdrava,” je odvrnila Ela. “Oče hoče, da grem.” “Hu!” jo je zavrnila Judita. ‘‘Torej bi šla celo s hodulja- Janko N. Rogelj: Ohio Fraternal Congress Letošnje zasedanje Ohijskega bratskega kongresa se je zavrnilo v hotelu Commodore Perry v Toledu, Ohio, dne 5. in 6. decembra 1941. Poleg Ameriške | bratske zveze so bile na tem; kongresu zastopane še sledeče! jugoslovanske podporne organi- j zacije: Hrvatska bratska zajed-1; nica, delegata William M. Boyd in Daniel Stakich; Slovenska; narodna podporna jednota, delegata Frank Barbič in K. Zar-nick; Slovenska dobrodelna zveza, delegat Frank Surtz. Zborovanje se je pričelo ob deseti uri dopoldne, dne 5. decembra. Sejo je otvoril John A. VVillo, predsednik kongresa, s primernim nagovorom. Nato so prinesli v dvorano ameriško zastavo, nakar je delegacija zapela pesem: “America.” Delegate in delegatinje je pozdravil župan mesta Toledo. Na kratki županov pozdrav je odgovorila Mrs. Mayme Hippier, podpredsednica kongresa. S tem so bile uvodne ceremonije zaključene ter se je prešlo na uradna poročila uradnikov, čitanje zadnjega zapisnika ter imenovanje posameznih odsekov. S tem delom je bila zaključena prva seja tega zborovanja. Opoldne je bilo skupno kosilo vseh delegatov in gostov. Častni gost in govornik je bil uradnik zavarovalninskega oddelka v Columbusu, Ohio, Hon. J. Roth Crabbe, ki je orisal delovanje bratskih podpornih organizacij v državi Ohio. V svojem nagovoru je posegel v zgodovino bratskega udejstvovanja, ki se je pričelo že pri primitivnem človeku, ko še ni bilo prave civilizacije na svetu. S svojim pripovedovanjem je omenil bratsko udejstvovanje pri starih Grkih, potem pri Rimljanih. Opisal je organizacije v srednjem veku, ki so imele sličen namen, kot ga imajo danes naše podporne organižacije. Končno nam je podal pričetek bratskega zavarovanja v Ameriki. Nato nam je prečital statistiko bratskih organizacij v državi Ohio. Ob drugi uri popoldne se je pričela druga seja. Govoril je John Little o pridobivanju članov. Sledil mu je T. E. Herrick, podpredsednik Cleveland Trust Co., ki je obenem tudi kazal premične slike, ki mosijo naslov: Song of City. Zvečer de je vršil banket. Govorniki so bili sledeči: John A. VVillo, predsednik kongresa. Njegov nagovor je bil patrijo-tičen, zaključen z velikim zaupanjem v zmago Amerike, Anglije in Rusije. Sledil mu je Hon. Fred A. Service^ dober govornik, velik fraternalist in zelo družaben človek. Njegovi govori so vedno prepleteni z zdravim in čistim humorjem. Toda na tem banketu je bil njegov govor predlog, da smo se že naveličali vsega. Tretji govornik je bil Alex O. Benz, prejšni predsednik Narodnega bratskega kongresa v Ameriki. Njegov dobro zamišljeni govor je vezal sedanje ameriško stanje z delovanjem ameriških bratskih organizacij. Apeliral je na vse delegate, da naj vsi fraternalisti stojijo trdno za načrti in delom naše vlade v Washingtonu, da ohranimo Ameriki način življenja, katerega moremo uživati le v svobodni državi. Povedal je tudi to, da ne bo mesta za bratske organizacije v Ameriki, ako bo uničena sedanja svoboda. Na banketu je bilo tudi petje, a po banketu običajen ples. V soboto zjutraj smo imeli tri govornike. Tajnik Ohijskega bratskega kongresa, Robert S. Cox, je govoril o vrednosti dolarja, ki se ga vplača bratskim organizacijam. Sledil mu je Paul Speicher, strokovnjak na polju bratskega udejstvovanja. Izbo- Amalija. “Ne delajta nam še kake nove neprilike nocoj. Za en j dan pač zadostuje kobila.” Vkljub temu si je prizadevala Judita, ko je prišel Kaleb iz hleva, še enkrat, da bi dokazala Eli pripravljenost, iti namesto nje. Učiteljica, ki je delala za svojo pisalno mizo na drugem koncu sobe, je od strani opazovala Kaleba. Prepričana je bila, da se bo Kaleb delal, da ni slišal Judite, in res je bilo tako. Čez nekaj časa je odvrnil Kaleb oči od gospodarskega lista, ki ga je čital, in je glasno poklical Amalijo, ki je bila v kuhinji. “Danes sem zvedel, da pride jutri Sven Sandbo s postaje,” je rekel. Judita jer pri tej priči zardela. Ela jo je pogledala. Obema, kakor tudi učiteljici, je bilo jasno, da ves dan ni šel s farme in potemtakem ni mogel zvedeti kaj takega, kajti nihče ni prišel k njim. Ko je kmalu nato pričel govoriti kakor slučajno o drugih stvareh, se je obrnil k Juditi in dejal: “Judita, jutri lahko rabiš na vzhodnem vrtu novo brano.” “Ela ne more iti z Martinom, ko jo boli noga,” je opomnila Judita. “Menda zato ne, Judita, ker pride' Sven Sandbo iz Nykerka. Ha, ha! Zdaj sem te ujel!” Kaleb se je prešerno zakrohotal in si potegnil z roko preko brkov. Oči so se mu sevtile od odkrite škodoželjnosti. Kako ga je veselilo uganjati burke z dekletoma in njunimi ljubavnimi zadevami! “Premlada si, Judita, da bi frčala! Nedavno sem opazil to. Vi tudi, kajne, gospodična Archer?” Linda se je nasmehijala Juditi, ki je raburjeno poskočila. Kaleb jo je z naslado opazoval. “Mati, bojim se, da se Judita ne bi spozabila.” Okrenil se je, se skoraj neslišno zahehetal in stopil zopet ven, da bi nekaj pregledal. “Oh, Judita, saj veš, kaj pomeni to!” je zašepetala Ela, da je Linda ne bi slišala. “Za božjo voljo, Čemu se ne premaguješ?” Ali Judita je sedela nemo in mrko pri oknu in strmela v somrak. Čez nekaj časa je vstala in pričela pomagati Amaliji pripravljati večerjo. I “Oh, da bi pač za spremembo danes ali jutri nehali jesti,” je vzdihnila Amalija. “Tako je dolgočasno.” Kaleb sploh ni prišel k večerji. Vsi, celo Linda, so vedeli, kaj to pomeni. Ko bodo odšli otroci spat, ga bodo slišali, kako bo z nizkim glasom govoril z Amalijo, in drugo jutro bo imela mati temne kolobarje okoli oči. Med večerjo je Ela gledala Judito preko mize z^očitanjem, ki je mlajši deklici že postalo nevšečno. Judita je naglo po-užila svojo večerjo in odšla po stopnicah, Kaleb se je vrnil v hišo, kar je pomenilo, da je čas iti spat. Govoril je sicer prijazno, toda Amalija je videla, kaj se skriva pod njegovo prijaznostjo. Otroci in Linda so odšli na podstrešje. Kaleb je bil ura, ki je kazala družini čas spanja, vstajanja, uživanja hrane in kre-tanja. “Jutri morate biti ob petih vsi na nogah. Ela in Martin bosta gnala bike v Nykerk, zapomnite si,” je zaklical za njimi. \ (Dalje prihodnjič.) januarju je izvolila za delegata Ohijskega bratskega kongresa brata John Kumšeta, a njegov namestnik je bil brat Anton Okolish. Nobeden izmed njih se radi dela ni mogel udeležiti zborovanja, ki je bilo sklicano tako hitro, zakar sem se jaz udeležil istega. Srečno novo leto vsem članom in članicam Ameriške bratske zveze! SPLOŠNI TEDENSKI PREGLED (Nadaljevanje s 1. strani) in gospodarskih ekspertov zadnje dni mudil v Washingtonu, je dne 26. decembra govoril pred zveznim kongresom, kjer je bil deležen navdušenih ovacij. Njegov govor je bil optimističen, kljub temu, da bo po njegovem mnenju vojna še dolga, kajti moč Amerike, Anglije, Rusije in Kitajske narašča z vsakim dnem. Do leta 1943 bo ta moč tako narastla, da bodo zavezniki lahko na vseh frontah prešli v ofenzivo, ki mora biti zmagovita. Posebno gromovit aplavz je sledil njegovi omembi sijajne ruske obrambe in ofenzive. mi! ‘Tiho, deklini!” je prosila Proti Ameriki no se združile vse temne sile krvavega nacizma in fašizma in vsa strupena zahrbtnost domišljavega azijat-skega plemena. Kdor ni zdaj pripravljen braniti Ame rike po vseh svojih močeh, zmožnostih in prilikah, ni vreden, da živi pod varstvom zvezdnate zastave. i ren govornik, ki je analiziral ' vsakdanjo potrebo bratskega za-S varovanja. Posegel je v življe-! nje človeka in njegovih produktivnih sil, ki se manjšajo od le-| ; ta do leta. Poudarjal je odgo-; J vomost posameznika, ki jo ima! . do samega sebe v letih, ko boj - njegova telesna moč upešala. In| . če ima človek še odgovornost za j > svojo družino, potem je ta od- 11 govornost še večja na večer nje-i1 govega življenja. Naglaševal je, . I da mora vsak človek hraniti in . | investirati del njegovega zasluž-1 ka za poznejša leta. In hranitev i ] tega denarja je najbolj varna . in ekonomična v bratskih pod-. pomih organizacijah, ki so se .j skozi zadnjo krizo pokazale var-i ne in zanesljive, kajti niti ena 3 izmed njih ni zaprla svoja vra-.1 ta, ko je marsikatera ameriška .! zavarovalninska družba prene-3 j hala poslovati ali pa je s težko-31 čo prenesla krizo z vladnim po-.! sojilom. Niti ena bratska erga- - nizacija ni zaprosila za enako . posojilo. I Tretji govornik je bil Hon. i Judge Homer Ramey, Toledo, i Ohio. Kot policijski sodnik me- - j sta Toledo pozna vse človeške slabosti. Mož pripade k marsi- - kateri bratski organizaciji, zato 31 tudi pozna slabe in dobre stra-", j ni posameznih članov. Njegov r govor je bil posvečen pravemu ■. in iskrenemu bratstvu pri naših i organizacijah. Povedal nam je, zakaj nam je tako težko prido-.! bivati mladino v naše organiza-r. | cije. Po njegovem analiziranju II so krivi člani sami, ker ne go-. vorijo dobro in častno o svojih . j društvenih bratih in sestrah. . Rekel je, da naši otroci slišijo ■- to slabo izražanje iz dneva v - dan, zakar ustvarjajo sodbo, da . društvo ne more biti dobro, ako ,, je v njem toliko sovražnosti, . prerekanja in sumničenja. Vse . take neumestne govorice odtujijo našo mladino, da se prav nič ne zanimajo za bratske organizacije. Sodnik je priljubljen govornik. Svoje prispodobe zna z lahkoto orisati, vsaka njegova primera je prepletena s pristnim humorjem. Vsaka njegova beseda prihaja iz srca ter se prime tudi srca. On pozna to malenkostno življenje, ki se spod-tika samo ob vsakdanje napake posameznika, katerih duševno velik človek ne pripoveduje javnosti. Vsi delegatje so rekli, da je bil to najboljši govornik na tem zborovanju. Pri popoldanskem zasedanju kongresa se je najprvo završila spominska ceremonija, ki je v navadi pri angleških bratskih organizacijah. Sledile so volitve in ustoličenje uradnikov, nakar se je s petjem zaključil štiri in dvajseti sestanek Ohijskega bratskega kongresa. Nedavno sem vam opisal pomen in namen Narodnega bratskega kongresa v Ameriki. Sko-ro isti opis velja tudi za posamezne državne kongrese. Posebno pažnjo posvečajo državni bratski kongresi postavodajam svoje države. Govorila sva z delegatom William M. Boydom, ki je podpredsednik Hrvatske bratske zajednice ter obenem tudi državni senator v državi Ohio. Izpovedal mi je, da kot dober fraternalist vedno pazi v posta voda ji, če so vloženi kaki predlogi, ki bi škodovali našim bratskim organizacijam. Rekel je, da se mu je do sedaj še vedno posrečilo, da so bili nenaklonjeni predlogi zavrženi že pri odsekih postavodaje. Nad vse koristna so predavanja, ki izmenjavajo mnenja vodilnih fraternalistov, ki posvečajo svoj čas in delo za napredek skupnega b r a tskega udejstvovanja. Na naše državne bratske kongrese bi morali povabiti tudi našo mladino. Te ni bilo, da bi slišala važnost našega dela. Tega se ne sme prezrti v bodočnosti. Seja glavnega odbora Ameriške bratske zveze v mesecu L J NAPADI PODMORNIC Ob californijski obali se klati neko nedoločeno število japonskih podmornic, ki napadajo ameriške tovorne parnike. Med 18. in 24. decembrom je bilo napadenih 10 tovornih ladij, od katerih pa je bila potopljena samo ladja Montebello, ki je bila natovorjena z oljem. Dve tovorni ladji sta bili poškodovani. Ubitih je bilo šest pomorščakov, pet pa ranjenih. Ameriški bombniki so do sedaj potopili eno japonsko podmornico ob californijski obali. NE BO STAVK Pretekli teden je bila v Washingtonu zaključena konferenca zastopnikov industrije in organiziranega delavstva. Na konferenci je bil dosežen sporazum, ki določa, da tekom vojne ne bo nikakih stavk, ampak se bodo vsi delavski spori reševali potom pogajanj. Predsednik Roosevelt se je zastopnikom pismeno zahvalil za njihov sklep. GNEČA V WASHINGTONU Število federalnih uslužbencev v Washingtonu se je od maja leta 1940 do sedaj pomnožilo skoro za sto tisoč. Vsled tega silno pomanjkuje uradniških prostorov in stanovanj. Posledica tega je, da se bo v prihodnjih mesecih moralo izseliti iz Washingtona več vladnih agencij v New York, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphijo itd. Za premestitev bodo prišle v prvi vrsti v poštev agencije, ki nimajo direktnega stika z obrambnim programom. VEČNI BOJ Z NARAVO (Nadaljevanje s 1. strani) renin trsna uš ne mara, in na te podlage 30 cepiii domače vinske trte. Federalni poljedelski department in poljedelski departmen-ti posameznih ameriških držav se neprestano bavijo z izboljševanjem raznih rastlinskih vrst, vse od sadnega drevja in vinske trte, do zelenjav, bombaža in trave. To delo se vrši v dveh glavnih smereh. Na eni strani skušajo vzgojiti rastline, ki dajo več in boljšega pridelka ali ki uspevajo v suhih ali v primeroma hladnih krajih, na drugi strani pa se bavijo z vzgojo rastlinskih podvrst, ki so odporne proti mrčesom in rastlinskim boleznim. Včasih se jim posreči, da vse take dobre lastnosti združijo v eni rastlinski podvrsti. Spomnite se na Pearl Harbor! Kupujte federalne obrambno varčevalne bonde! DOPISI Cleveland, O. — Društvo Ju-I tranja zvezda, št. 137 ABZ, je; izvolilo za leto 1942 sledeči od-; bor: Genovefa Zupan, predsed-j nica; Frances Francel, podpred-; sednica; Dorothy Strniša, 13608 Coit Rd. (Tel. MU. 2730), tajnica; Dorothy Strniša, blagaj-i ničarka; Julia Brezovar, zapis- j nikarica; Rose Levstek, Pauline1 Durjava in Mary Bradač, nadzornice; Pauline Zigman, vrata-j rica ;• Mar.y Bradač, zastopnica za S. N. Dom; Dorothy Strniša in Mary Bradač, zastopnici za ohijsko federacijo; Genovefa Zupan, zastopnica za pomožno akcijo za Jugoslavijo; Dorothyj Strniša, namestnica. Društveni zdravniki so vsi slovenski zdravniki v Clevelandu. Dorothy Strniša, tajnica. f Ely, Minn. — Seje društva št. 1 ABZ se bodo v bodoče vršile vsako drugo nedeljo v mesecu in se bodo pričenjale ob 10. uri dopoldne. Srečno novo leto vsem! Joseph J. Kovach, tajnik. vo leto vsem glavnim kom in vsemu članstvu ^ ke bratske zveze. ■— ^a št. ir.0 ABZ: . ’M Ignac Benkše, «** Chicago, lil. - D«e L bra so bila razposlana 'se r, caškim društvom, klubom^ ^ ganizacijam vabila na sej slovnice št. 8, Jugosl°? e0Sk» pomožnega odbora, s ^ sekcija, ki se bo vršila' > 6. januarja, 1942, v dvora ^ slovensko cerkvijo, . ,jSj( in Wolcott Avenue. P»»' se torej vsi tajniki in j da izvoljene zastopnike o ^ jo na to sejo, ki se bo točno ob pol osmi uri ^ Ta seja se bo vršila br ra na to, da so se drugačile vsled vstopa « v vojno, ker to ni nika«^ tična organizacija in n g]c- opravka s tako imen°van $ venskim narodnim ^on oZnej' kateri je bil odložen na P ^ čas. Toliko v liaznan‘’e.Vam, i* stopnikom in zas^°^?1^itcri se poživljate, da se u e j seje. Vabljen je na to s ^ ^ vsak poedinec, ki se za zanima. , yj John Gottlieb,jača^^j H VLOCj isgp v tej V°s0Jfy zavarovane do Savings & Loan Insur q tion, Washington. Sprejemamo osebne W vloge . 3$ Plačane obresti ^ St. Clair Savings & 6235 St. rl"i- *venue. De Pne, lil. — članstvu društva Slovenski bratje, št. 130 ABZ, naznanjam, da je bilo na letni seji sklenjeno, da se bodo društvene seje v letu 1942 vršile vsako drugo nedeljo v mesecu v istem prostoru in ob isti uri kot dosedaj. Prihodnja £eja se bo vršila 11. januarja in članstvo naj bi bilo kar mogoče polnoštevilno navzoče, ker bo podano poročilo za leto 1941 in bodo ustoličeni društveni uradniki. K sklepu želim srečno no- NAZNANILO IN ZAHVALA lostno vesti Potrtih src sporočamo sorodnikom in prijateljem *» ^ da je dne 7. decembra X941 za vedno zatisnil oči ljubljeni bra svak in stric Valentine Šubic 1 Pokojnik je bil rojen 14. februarja 1894 v Hotavljah, P® gnčk0' I dolina nad Škofjo Loko. Po domače je bil poznan kot 9pod^ li Tine. Tam zapušča tri brate in sestro, v Rock Springsu P .jegel l| podpisano sestro. Bolehal je dalje časa in 7. decembra j® K srčni bolezni. Pokopan je bil 11. decembra po katoliški j ter ob veliki udeležbi društvenih sobratov in prijateljev. I Spadal je k društvu Western Star, št. 202 ABZ, in |DvO* f, ll Svoboda, št. 630 SNPJ. Obe društvi sta se od pokojnika tfli' I lepima vencema, zakar jima iskrena hvala. Prav lepa v[te ** I vsem znancem in prijateljem za vence in cvetlice, za Pr maše zadušnice in za spremstvo na pokopališče. svob0^11 li Ti pa, ljubljeni brat, svak in stric, počivaj sladko ameriški zemlji. Vsi Te bomo ohranili v trajnem ljubečem Žalujoči ostali: Johana Fortuna, sestra; Frank Fortuna^ Jennie in Fannie Fortuna in Mrs. Howard Henderson, ”‘“ra Rock Springs, Wyo., 18. decembra 1941. T od 4000 mož in žena v tej organizaciji THE CLEVELAND RAILWAY CO NAJCENEJŠI SLOVENSKI DNEVNIK V ameriki je Enakopravno Naročnina za celo leto izven Clevelanda je Društvom in posameznikom se priporočal*10 . tiskovine, Unijsko delo—zmerne cene. 6231 ST. CLAIR AVE. CLEVELAND