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JUVENILE SECTION OF "NAPREDEK"

CLEVELAND, OHIO, NOVEMBER 20, 1940

THE GOODS

You’ve got to have the goods, my boy,
If you would finish strong;

A bluff may work a little while,

But not for very long.

A line of talk ali by itself
Will seldom see you through;

You’ve got to have the goods, my boy,
And nothing else vvill do.

Anon—

* * *

THANKSGIVING WISH

Although, we wish you every
happiness every day of the year,
we, especially, want you and ali
your friends to have a little
something more to be cheerful
and happy about on Thanksgiv-
ing Day. Perhaps, a re-union
participated in by your family
folks and friends . . . gathered
around a table filled with many
delicacies that make your mouth
water j ust to think about them
. . . topped with such gay con-
versation, a bit of mušic and,
maybe, some entertainment, too.
Such a program, or a goodly
portion of it, should j ust about
fill your requirements for a per-
fect Thanksgiving Day. Don’t
you think so? It is our sincere
\vish for you—for ali Vrtec
members and their friends.

Christmas Is Corning
- Rich or poor, children have a
great deal in common . . . They
get the mumps and the measles,
bump their heads, bruise their
knees, and stub their toes . . .
They like to skate, sled-ride, '
s\vim, play bali, and participate
in dozens of other sports . . .
They, alternately, like and hate
to go to school—some being am-
bitious and others lazy or in-
different . . . And rich or poor,
every boy and girl, old enough
to think a little or understand
a little of what is taking plače
around them, looks forward to
the holidays, whether it is Dec-
oration Day, Fourth of July,
Hallowe’en, Thanksgiving, or
CHRISTMAS DAY.

Ah, yes, Christmas Day is a
grand holiday—it is the best
of the \vhole year! Every boy
and girl in this great land of
ours, no matter what the sta-
tion of life, evert if sick or crip-
pled, will teli you they are
mighty glad when Christmas
Day approaches and \vhich, fi-
nally, after weeks that seem like
months of patient \vaiting, ar-
rives. They think of Christmas
in ter m s of Santa Claus, toys
and gifts of ali kinds, trees
brilliantly lighted and decora-
ted, and (if old enough) a t\vo
weeks vacation from school
work. There are a number of
explanations for the outpour-
ing of this špirit ... It is an
established custom of many

With Our Juniors

By MICHAEL VRHOVNIK,

Director of Vrtec and English Speaking Lodgea

hundred years, among the Just before Christmas, it is bound to have a goocl effect on

Christian nations of the world,
to honor this day and to cele-
brate it in some outstanding
manner . . . We have been edu-
cated to it in the home, church,
school,- and, to some extent, in
our Lodge meeting room. We
can’t break away from it, no
matter how strongIy some peo-
ple ridicule and eriticise it as a
commercial event. It is here to
stay. We, who have been born
and raised in this land, and our
mothers and fathers who came
here from the old country, have
accustomed ourselves, little by
little, to regard our national
holidays as occasions when we
permit ourselves to indulge in
a measure of enjoyment, usually
larger and more lasting, than
we ordinarily do, too . . . So,
let’s ali prepare to celebrate
Christmas as we have not cele-
brated it in many years. Everg-
body join in and trg to make
evergbodg else happg!

eustomary for Vrtecs’ to stage
a party, or a party with a pro¬
gram, in eelebration of the oc-
casion. This is done not only out
of reverence and respect \ve
hold for this great holiday but,
also, because we know that such
events spread happiness among,
both, those who have or don’t
have affairs like this happen to
them very often. Besides, this is
one of our purposes for exist-
ence; this is our work. When we
devote our time and effort,
thought and energy to create a
little fun and happiness for
others, we are merely being
fraternal—fulfilling a duty that
belongs to everyone—and it is
as much the duty of the mem¬
bers as it is of the leaders of
our Vrtecs’. When we give some-
thing away for nothing, whether
it be in form of Service, ideas,
material goods, or anything
else, no matter how little it
might be, it is nearly ahvavs

the giver as well as the receiver.
So, let us accept the gift of
giving, of spreading cheer and
g - aiety in the SSPZ  dur ing the
entire Christmas season . . . Lep
lis join in the špirit of the o  c-
casion by helping to create  mer-
riment, surprises, and more rea-
sons for complete happiness
among our Vrtec members.
Plan a Christmas party (witJi
program and dance if you wish).
Invite Santa Claus to spend a
few hours with you. Good, oM
Santa, with his big bag of gifts,
candies, nuts, and fruits, :»■
bound to make the kiddies, old
and young, tickled through and
through . .. Light up the Christ¬
mas tree with its sparkling tin-
sel and colored balls . . . Join.
together in song and games . ,.
Help to make others happg and
gou ivill find gourself happier •,
too  . . . That is the SSPZ icay .

OUR QUESTION BOX

Our quiz test, in this issue of
the Vrtec Seetion, differs from
those submitted to you in pre-
vious months in that no answers
are provided to aid you in check-
ing yourself for correctness. We
are leaving the solution of each
question entirely in your hands
—either you know the answer
or you don’t—either you will
make an effort to find out if
your answers are correct, or you
\von’t. Much, of course, depends
on your own knowledge, inter-
est in Vrtec affairs, and willing-
ness to learn more about them.
I’m sure, if you desire to be-
come a more useful member by
being better acquainted with
the progress of your Vrtec and
the Society, you will not hesi-
tate to dig in and find out the
anstvers of each question before
you quit. Your Administrator
or other Adult member, who
has been or is an active mem¬
ber, should be able to help you
if you strike one that gives you
trouble. Grade yourself as fol-
lows: If you anstver 8 questions
correctly, your grade is AVER-
AGE; 10 is FAIR; 12 is GOOD,
and ali over 12 is EXCEL-
LENT.

Questions

1. What year was your Vrtec
organized ?

2. Who \vas its organizer?

3. Who were the first officers
of your Vrtec?

4. How many members at-
tended the first meeting?

5. How long have you been a
member of the SSPZ?

6. What does your monthly
assessment amount to?

7. What month are Vrtec of¬
ficers elected?

8. Do you have any desire to
hold Office? Which one?

9. Hotv many ne\v members
have you enrolled? Proposed?

10. What is the present mem-
bership of your Vrtec?

11. What sign do you make
when entering or leaving a Vr¬
tec meeting?

12. What is the motto of your
Vrtec? Colors?

13. Have you ever \vritten
anything for the Vrtec Seetion ?

14. Have you ever made a mo-
tion at a meeting?

15. In an election of officers,
do you always vote for the can-
didate best qualified, or do you
allow personal grievances—
jealousy, envy, etc.—to influ¬
ence your choice?

Challenger Junior Gain 12
Neio Members

The Challenger Juniors
of Strabane, Pennsylvania,
who won the SSPZ Junior
Softball title last August,
tvhose Hallowe’en Party on
October 29th was one of
the highlights of juvenile
activity in the community,
and whose Christmas Pro¬
gram on Sunday, December
15th, is expected to enter-
tain a crowd of several
hundred people, also in-
clude the enrollment of
new members as essential
to the compilation of an
excellent record. During
October and November 12
boys and girls were admit-
ted to the ranks of the
Challenger Juniors. Con-
gratulations to the Admin¬
istrativ and to the mem¬
bers, whose cooperation
and Progressive program
\vas responsible for this
achievement . . . As we en¬
ter the final tveeks of 1940,
we appeal to other Vrtecs*
to folloiv this example by
making a strong drive for
n e w members and re-
instatements. Wind up the
year in a blaze of great ac-
complishments!


Juvenile  Section of  “Napredek”

November 20, 1940

Dawn

Gowanda, New York — Dur-
ing the October meeting it was
planned to have a Hallowe’en
party. From the time of the
meeting until the time of the
party, the members and friends
were very excited and that’s ali
you could hear from them, was
what are you going to wear,
,what time are you going, etc.

This was the first Hallowe’en
party the juveniles ever had and
now you can see \vhy we were
ali so excited.

The party was held on Oc¬
tober 30, from seven to ten
o’clock in the evening. There
were many children present,
some in costume and others in
ordinary dress and enjoying the
rest of the group. When every-
one came ,the children in cos-
tumes marched around the
dance floor a few times to see
who would win the prizes. At
the head of the floor we had
some boy judges and ali were
busy scratching their heads and
wondering which ones to choose.
Since so many were dressed
well it was hard for the judges
to decide, but then they decided
that the first winner was Teddy
Dabaj, second Lorraine Andel-
sek, and third was Johnnie An-
delsek. AH were dressed very
comical.

After deciding the winners of
the masquerade, d i f f erent
games were played. The cracker
contest and the bean race were
won by Anthony Kota.

After the games everybody
headed downstairš where the
best surprise of ali awaited
them. Down here everybody had
their stomachs filled up proper-
ly. Gee, ali the things we had
to eat, really, I didn’t expect
that much. After the children
had their bit of enjoyment and
entertainment and started head-
ing for home, the elders just be-
'gan having theirs. If you want
to know more about the party,
I think you should go up and
see senior member Joe Pečnik.
I think he could give you first
class information about the
party. Correct?

Before I close I want to thank
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Korbar
(our president's parents) for
donating the cider and some of
the food. I can say right here
that you sure can make good
cider and delicious food. I also
wish to thank Julia Bozich, Ju-
lia Pečnik, Nellie Vehar and Ol¬
ga Leonard for ali the work
they did, to make this party a
success.

This party will be remember-
ed by many more and hope we
may have another next year and
have just as much or more fun.

Violet Widgay, Tras.

Vrtec 148

GoWanda, N. Y. — Jingle
beliš, jingle beliš .. ,whoa there,
I guess Fm a little too early
for Chirstmas but with the snow
here a little early this year it
seems like it has. Bowling be-

Patrol

gan with a good start along
with the other sports.

■ What happened to the mem¬
bers at the last meeting? There
weren’t so many present as
usual, and also what happened
to the girls? The weather get
the best of you? At this meeting
plans were being made to have
a Christmas party. Our adminis-
tratrix Olga Leonard also urged
the members to keep working
hard at selling tickets to build
up our treasury. After the meet¬
ing delicious refreshments were
served.

Now you members don’t for-
get to come to the next meet¬
ing. This is the last meeting of
the year and also the most im-
portant, as election of new of-
ficers will be conducted at this
meeting. So members, be sure
to come to this meeting and vote
for the person you think is best
for the positions. The meeting
will be held at the Slovenian
Hall, promptIy at two o’clock
on December 8. Come to the
meeting promptly as Lodge 211,
SSPZ (the senior lodge) is hav¬
ing their meeting right after
ours.

Sister Julia Pečnik got busy
last month and enrolled two
new members into our Vrtec,
they are Alene Ogen and Tom-
my Klančar. We are very glad
to have these new members. Sis¬
ter Julia deserves many thanks
for her good work in helping us
out at ali times.

We are sorry to hear that our
čute little Vrtec member Joe
(Juny) Zelnik is ill. We ali wish
you a speedy recovery Joey, and
hope you may be able to attend
our next meeting. %

Now for a little of this and
that. It looked like our presi-
dent had his hands and lap full
the night of the party. Gee, you
sure get them fast.. . Our hard
working secretary ‘Nesty’ came
to the party a little late, what
was the delay? It seemed like
the members were surprised to
see me at the last meeting. I’m
sorry I was absent the other
month. I had a good reason and
couldiTt be helped. The other
day while collecting dues, one
of the mothers said that her two
sons are too bashful to come to
the meetings. There nothing to
be afraid of Henry and Joe? As
the old saying goes, the more
the merrier. Hope to be seeing
you both at the meeting next
month.

Now ihembers don’t forget to
come to the meeting on Decem¬
ber 8, for election of officers
and definite plane, will be made
for the Christmas party. Also,
let’s have a full page of articles
from Dawn Patrol in the De¬
cember issue of the Vrtec sec¬
tion.

I’m wishing ali SSPZ mem¬
bers a very happy Thanksgiv-
ing.

Violet Widgay, Treas.

Vrtec 148

Sygan

A HUNTER’S NIGHTMARE
“A hunting we will go, a
hunting vve will go—watch ali
the bunnies run when a-hunt-
ing we will go.”

We, the four hunters rejoiced '
in the grand opening of hunt¬
ing and trapping. Say, you city
folks haven’t the splendid op-
portunity that we have.

It was the eve before the first
day of hunting season as I un-
dressed for a good night’s rest.
Yep, the ol’ alarm was set for
6:00. My new gun and outfit
were handy to be used after I
arose the next morning.

“One, two, three, four—there
they go, Eddie, one for each
of us.” Boy I almost got him.”
“Hey Rud, I got him. Look at
him!” “Tough, I missed mine,
Ed. Let’s scatter, boys.”

As I aimed for an object in
the bush, a black animal ap-
peared. Gosh! a skunk! It was
heading for me. “Eddie, Eddie,
it’s a skunk. Shoot him before
he gets me. Johnnie, where are
you?” Fido, my dog kept away
from the skunk also. It came

'nearer and nearer-

“Rudy, what are you doing
with the gun in your hands?
Get back to bed.”

“Mama, you’re a peach to
save me from that terrible
dream. It must have been terri¬
ble, huh?”

Rudy Kramzer,
Vrtec 72

Sygan, Pa. — Well gang here
I am again and have found
something to talk about. It
seemed a very difficult task to
start writing.

Now that IIallowe’en has
gone, there is another holiday
coming. It’s Thanksgiving! An
occasion when each and every-
one of us should be thankful
that but just trying to make
boys and girls, like myself, real-
ize what a wonderful country
we are living in.

Thanksgiving is a day when
each family is hustling and pre-
paring for the holiday. It is a
day when the family is gathered
around a table of delicious food
and saying grace to be thankful
for that food, no matter how
little there may be to eat. Mo-
ther, the hostess, looks over her
fine family with a boastful ex-
pression of happiness. Daddy
carves the turkey while ali eyes
are čast on the host. Its not only
the food we have to be thankful,
it is everything that is around
us ;the shelter, clothing, friends
and many other things.

Always leave the Thanksgiv¬
ing holiday with the thought
that there are many other peo-
ple that have less than you to be
thankful for.

Elsie Prosen (Age 16)
Vrtec 72

A SUCCESSFUL PARTY

Sygan Hill, Pa. Our Vrtec
party, on Oct. 18 was a total suc¬
cess due to the splendid cooper-
ation of everyone. Ali seemed to
follow the rules perfectly. The

Vrtec

vast majority came masked and
made up for those unmasked.

Many humorous individuals
rushed in immediately after the
door was opened. At 7:30 the
real fun began. Ali joined to
play the game, \vhich made ev-
eryone laugh heartily. A whole-
some lunch added “oomph” to
the party: Most of the young-
sters tried to dance.

We’re pleased to say, “We’re
glad you 100 kiddies and many
adults came to enjoy yourself
and to make this social the suc¬
cess it was.”

Rudy Kramzer,
Vrtec 72

A TEMPORARY DIS-
ADVANTAGE

Sygan Hill, Pa. — Due to the
construction of the road and
the Slovenian Home on Sygan
Hill, we are at a great disad-
vantage. First of ali it is dan-
gerous for the kiddies to walk
on the half dug-up road and
sidewalks. Winter again hinders
the children’s presence at the
meeting. Last but not least is
the construction of the hali. Of
course we need a reereation
room for our meetings and a
stage and hali for socials. Give
them time and we’ll have a fine
specimen of fine workmanship.
Yes, we’re anxiously awaiting
the opportunity of better suc¬
cess in 1941. We’ve done it be¬
fore and after the enlargement
of the Home and the new bowl-
ing alleys are constructed we
expect to rate as proud Sygan
Juniors.

No conceit enters my mind as
I write these words.

Rudy Kramzer,
Vrtec 72

THANKSGIVING DAY

Thanksgiving Day we must
remember

On the last Thursday of
November.

Chicken and turkey are the
main dish you bet

And good old-fashioned stuff-
ing you’ll get.

Cranberry sauce with its deli¬
cious taste

and pumpkin pie with it will
rate.

We’ll eat our turkey in quiet
peace

and we’ll ali have a happy
feast.

We’ll ali put on our Sundag
best

And go to church with the
rest.

Everyone will be happy and
gay

For it will be the end of a
a perfect dag.

- Dorthy Helay
Vrtec 10

November 20, 1940

Juvenile Section of “Napredek”

Mountaineers

Pierce, West Va. — Now that by. You members aid not stand
our active member sister Mary idly by but have been more

Klevisher has left Pierce and
went £0  Pittsburgh, Pa., some-
one in our Vrtec had to take
her plače in writing the news
of the Mountaineers.

In our last meeting which was
held Wednesday, October 16, at
the Pierce school house, we
elected a new treasurer, Sophie
Polantz (yours trulvj to take
the plače of sister Mary Kle¬
visher; also a new vice-presi-
dent, sister Anna Pinasky to
take the plače of sister Virginia
Kavčič who has gone to col-
lege.

Now that most of our older
members who have helped a
great deal in our organization
have left Pierce to out into the
world and make their own for-
tune, it is up to us younger
members to get busy and help
our Vrtec. Let us see if we can’t
do as much for our organization
as the older members have done,
even better ^although we will
have to work pretty hard.

Since sister Mary Klevisher,
sister Virginia Kavčič and sis¬
ter Flame Fortini have left we
miss them very much and wish
they ali would write to this
paper to show us they stili have
the Vrtec špirit. We wish them
ali the best of lučk. Sister Jen-
nie Klevisher a past Vrtec mem¬
ber but a present senior mem¬
ber, has been visiting home for
a couple of weeks from Wash-
ington, D. C. We were ali glad
to see her but she left us too
soon going back to Washington.

We are sorry to hear that
Brother Bruce Sayers is in the
hospital suffering from a bro-
ken leg received while practis-
ing football in school. You had
better watch yourself, Bruce,
though ali the Vrtec members
of No. 140 wish you a speedy
recovery.

Hoping to see articles from
other Mountaineers in the Vrtec
paper and the Mountaineers not
forgetting their meeting next
month Wednesday, November
the 20th, I remain,

Sophie Polantz,
Treasurer

Vm With You Stili

Fellow Members of Vrtec 140:

One cannot help but express
his thoughts when something
has given him such great joy
— something that leaves a deep
impression in the mind and
tenas to make one have a bet¬
ter understanding of his fellow
men. This I received from the
ing together for a great or-
meetings—boys and girls work-
ganization. It was here that I
saw the value of working to¬
gether— something which ont
cannot afford to miss in this
Society.

Fellow members, you deserve
much praise for your earnest
efforts. I have always tried to
make our Vrtec progress as
time went by, but one soon
learns that he cannot accom-
plish much if others stand idly

than willing to achieve our
aims.

Although I am many miles
away from you, my mind wan-
ders back to our colorful meet-
ings. Yes, I am with you at
each meeting, because I think
of you who are working for a
great ideal. Our meetings have
given me such great inspiration
that I can almost now picture
in my mind what is being said
and done. Although I’m not
there to be present at the meet¬
ings, remember that in my mind
Pm stili with you.

Fraternally yours,

Mary Klevisher
* *

• By the time this is printed
for the Vrtec page, the 22nd
anniversary of Armistice Day
will have come and gone. With
the world in such a turmoil as
it is today, one cannot stop but
think of the brave men that go
out on the battlefield to strug-
gle for their life.

Twenty-Tivo Years After
November 11, 1940 marked
the 22nd anniversary of the day
on which the world rejoiced over
the declaration of peace which
ended the World War.

Just twenty-two years ago the
fighting ceased and our boys
returned — but in the lines of
soldiers many a mother saw
that her brave son was not
there. He was somewhere in the
bloody fields of battle never to
return. The bands played, the
crowds cheered, but the mušic
and cheering was not heard by
those who fell. Yes, that was a
great home-coming — a tribute
to the ones that returned.

When the news o'f the Armis¬
tice flashed around the world
on November 11, 1918, it went
down in history as a great day, •
a day set aside to pay tribute
to the war-dead, the men who
crossed the sea and never re¬
turned. They were America’s
sons, and it is them that we
salute.

Oh, sons of America and
other lands, we salute you as
wreaths are placed upon your
graves! Although again the
rumbling of guns is heard, it
cannot drown our sweet words
to you. May you ali rest in
peace and be blessed on this
Armistice Day.

Mary Klevisher

TO THE UNKNOWN
SOLDIER

By Mary Klevisher
Dear Soldier, you are unknown
to the world,

You are known but to God;
But to us you are a lad who for
his country bravely fought
And now rests in his grave.

You are some mother’s darling,
Her heart stili aches and
pains,

Her love is shared by ali who
knew you—

You who now rest in the
grave.

PAGE 3 1


MN JUH


HAYRIDE PARTY AND
OTHER NEWS

Milwaukee, Wis. — Hello, Vr¬
tec members' I just can’t keep
back from teiling you what a
wonderfuI time we had at our
hayride party. We started at
Kagel school as usual and we
rode to the farm. When we
reached the farm we got on the
wagon and went for a long hay-
ride. Everyone was singing and
having a wonderful time. Vir¬
ginia Reigel and I drove the
horses part of the way and we
didn’t go in the ditch.

Everyone wore a costume. We
had quite a few cow girls and
one cowboy. Also there were a
lot of hobos. The best one was
Gordon Ziglinski. He w a s
dressed as a fat mama. Thank
you, Mary Louise Pink, for
bringing three of your friends.
Thanks to Ronny Mulligan for
bringing her guitar and Art

Krall for bringing his portable

At our next meeting, Decem¬
ber 14, we are going to have
“pot lučk.” Everyone that comes

to the meeting must bring

enough to eat for one person.
Please don’t teli anyone what
you are going to bring. That’s
the fun of “pot lučk.”

Also at our next meeting we
are going to draw names. On
the slip \vhich you will drafv
will be the name of the mem¬
ber for whom you will be ex-
pected to buy a gift and give it
to Santa on the 22nd of Decem¬
ber, the day of our Christmas
program. The present must not
cost more than a dime.

Our Christmas program will
be at Harmony Hall on 6th and
Mineral Streets. The program
will start in the afternoon and

Perhaps in her moments of
lonliness

Happy thoughts of you over-
shadow her grief,

For you served your country
bravely

And the stars and stripes for
you wave.

May you rest in peace, dear
soldier,

Your honor and deeds are
known.

The bugle sounds are once
heard again,

The flag waves in the breeze,
Ail for you, dear soldier, who
lies in peace and rest.

will consist of movies shown by
Brother Vrhovnik and short
selection by the Vrtec members.
In the evening therg will be a
short p!ay and Santa! to be fol-
lowed by dancing. Don't for-
get, members, to bring your
friends so our program will be
a big success. I’ll write more in
the next issue of the Vrtec
section.

Norma Stampfel, Sec’y
Vrtec 33

Old ma r

'if

radio. We are sorry, that our
president Herman Jerkich was
not there. He really missed a
wonder'ful time.

After the hayride we went to
the barn and played games and
danced while Mrs. Jerres was
making lunch for us. We were
soon called to eat our lunch.
Back again to the barn we went
after our lunch was finshed and
waited for the truck to take us
back home. So another perfect
back home. So ended another
perfect evening that our Vrtec
had together.

Mihvaukee, Wis.
winter paid us an early visi
this year in Mihvaukee. He
made his debute with an SI
mile an hour wind Monday noon.
As I was going through the
narrovv passage betvveen the tv; e
houses on my way to school,
the neighbor’s window fell out
in back of me. An experience I
won’t forget so soon.

But stili winter’s the time
when mothers make ali those
goodies for the holidays. One ,
feast after another. And a fel-
low sure has an appetite on a
cold crisp day. Especially if
you’ve been ice skating, skiing
or sleigh-riding.

Mother says she’s thankfu 1
we’re having just one Thanks-
giving day this year. Wisconsi i
will observe the date set by
President Roosevelt this yearu

We are ali looking for\vard t o
our Christmas program. I won t
go into detail because I kno /
there will be other Vrtec mem¬
bers writing about it.

Happy Thanksgiving to our.
Vrtec bovs and girls! Don t
over-eat and have a tummy acbe
•—it will spoil your brief vaca-
tion.

Fraternally yours,

Eddie Ermeno,
Vrtec 33

A BIT OF EVERYTHING

Mihvaukee, Wis. — As yoa
\valk through the streets yoa
notice things that usually hap-
pen around this time of the
year, the air is crispier, snow
flurries are falling, and at ail
department Stores you see little
tots with their faces tight!y
pressed at the \vindo\vs point-
ing at ali the glorious toys, and
eagerly waiting their turn to
teli Santa Claus what they
want for Christmas. And this
means Christmas is coming and |
as the usual custom Vrtec 33 is
having another Christmas pro¬
gram. Ves, on December 22, as I
our guest we will have the Juvei
nile Director, Michael Vrhov¬
nik with the wonderful movie of
Europe, scenes of places he tverst
to on his trip, and not to disap-
point the youngsters comedies
and cartoons will be shown also.
Everybody will have a good time
and you are assured that the
committee is arranging a fine
program including a play and |
after the program for the chil-
drens’ delight Santa Claus wid
be there. Pm sure everybody en-
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PAGE 4.

Juvenile Section of “Napredek”

November 20, 1940

“Outlookers* Corner”, pnblished
m  a section ot the Napredek’«
Vrtec page. The Junior Editors
are:

Co-Editors:

ELEANOR STER
OLGA ZAUBI

"Do unto others as you would
have them do unto you.”

THE OUTLOOKERS' CORNER

PERSONALITIES
By Margaret Stefanie, Age 16

Betty Ann Tushar

On the 30th day of October,
1927, Mr. and Mrs. John Tu-
shar( who vvere then living in
Irwin, Pennsylvania, vvere pre-
sented with a daughter. Her title
\vas Betty Ann. When she vvas
eight months old the family
came to Cleveland to live.

She is in her eighth year of
school at Oliver Hazard Perry.
Her favorite subject is Social
Studies. Her hobby is stamp col-
lecting. She is also interested in
nursing, ice skating, and roller
skating.

Just in čase someone wants to
know she is less than five feet
tali, has bro\vn eyes and dark
brown hair. If my calculations
are right, she is thirteen years
old. If anyone vvould like to
correspond vvith her, letters sent
to 16416 Arcade Avenue would
reach her.

5{S JjJ

Julia Godec

The fourth day of Septem¬
ber 1927 is a memorable day to
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Godec for
on that day their daughter Ju¬
lia was born. She is a native of
Cleveland.

She is thirteen years old and
in the eighth year at school. She
a 11 e n d s Collimvood H i g h
School. Her favorite subject is
Home Economics. Her hobbies
are sewing and cooking. She al¬
so has a special interest in sten-
ography and basketball.

For your information she has
brown hair and eyes. She is also
less than five feet tali. Any cor-
respondence sent to 16215 Hunt-
mere Avenue will be ansvvered
personally by her.

HOW TO PUT UP AN OLD-
FASHIONED STOVE

By Margaret Stefanie

You have on your old clothes
and are ready to go to work. The
first thing to do is to open the
hole that the pipe goes into, put
your hands inside and blacken
your fingers. Then carefully
proceed to blacken your face so
that you will not get it dirty
later on.

You, as the head of the fami-
ly, vvith the help of one of your
offspring and the maid, go into
the woodshed to bring in the
stove. You take one side and
your offspring and the maid
takes the other. In this manner
you proceed from the vvoodshed
to the parlor. Going through the
door you will carefully swing
your side of the stove around
and jam your thumb against
the door way. With the help of
a few choice words you get the
stove into the parlor.

WHATA TREAT
By Olga Zaubi

At our last meeting vve had
the pleasure of having with us
tvvo Utopian members. They
were none other than Valeria
Artel and Mr. Špehar. It was
not only pleasant to have them
vvith us but it was also very
pleasing to hear vvhat they had
come to teli us. Since Valeria
vvas sort of bashful to teli us
we had Mr. Špehar do the talk-
ing. I’m sure you’re ali vvonder-
ing vvhat he had to say so Pil teli
you.

He said that the Utopians
are going to treat the Outlooker
members to a party. The party
vvill take plače after our next
monthly meeting. The Utopians
are going to have their meeting
the same day. So after ali the
important business is settled
the Utopians and the Outlookers
will join together to have a joy-
ous evening.

You start to look for the legs
and you find two of them inside
the stove and the other two un-
der last year’s supply of coal.
You hold up the front end of
the stove so that the maid may
put tvvo legs in plače. Next you
hold up the back end so that she
may put in the other tvvo legs.
If the front legs fall out, vvell,
you’ll just have to start ali oven
again.

You go out to get the pipe
and after fitting it you find out
that in spite of the fact that it
fitted perfectly last year it is
too long. You take the pipe
around the corner to the tin-
shop to have it shortened.

When you come back you step
on the best parlor chair to see
if the pipe fits. It does. Just
then your wife comes and makes
you get off the good chair. You
silently obey her and feel that
putting up the stove was a job
vvell done but your vvife brings
your attention to the fact that
the stove isn’t standing true.
You straighten the stove and in
doing so the legs fall out of
plače and you have to start from
the beginning again.

After you, and of coufse vvith
the help of the maid and one of
your offsprings, get the stove
to stand true you find by trying
to put the pipe in plače that it
is too short. You go again to the
tin-shop and ask the man if he
could špare about five minutes
of his time to get the pipe that
is j ust a little longer than yours.
Much to your disgust you have
to buy a nevv pipe. You pay the
man and he goes gleefully poc-
keting the money.

I think vve members of the
Outlookers should be very proud
to have behind us such a lodge
as the Utopians. They not only
give us a dollar each month for
refreshments but novv they come
aeross to give us a party.

A TERRIFIC FALL
By Julia Godec, Age 13
One day last summer, some
girls and I decided vve vvould
take a hike. When vve got there
vve ate our lunch in a deserted
cabin. When vve vvere finished
eat-ing vve heard voices outside.
We looked out of the vvindovv
and savv some sinister Iooking
men coming tovvards the cabin.
We got scared and hid. When the
men came into the cabin one of
them said someone had been
here. He said he could smeli
some food. We got so scared that
vvhen vve savv the chance to run
avvay vve ran as fast as vve
could. One of the men savv me
and caught me. They didn’t
knovv vvhat to do vvith me and
since the cabin vvas near the
edge of a cliff they decided they
vvere going to throvv me over.
Just before they threvv me over,
I grabbed one of the men’s leg.
I vvas stili hanging on tight
vvhen my mother vvoke me up.
I vvas half off my bed and there
I vvas hanging on to my pillovv
for dear life.

NEWSY TID-BITS

Our HalIowe’en Party vvas a
vvovv! The Cider and Doughnuts
vvere plentiful and the mušic
vvas hot! By the end of the eve¬
ning I vvas so full of cider that
I vvouldn’t vvant to have another
glass until next Hallowe’en.

I vvonder vvhat happened to
our chain gang. (Harold Kraly,
Harold Tavzel, Al Klinik and
Bill Glicker). They haven’t at-
tended a meeting for several
months. I guess they’re stili sore
over not being able to go to the
athletic meet in Bridgeville this
summer. ,

We had some very niče girls
(that are not members, hint,
hint) present at our party. They
seem to be having a good time.
Here’s vvishing they decide to
join. We sure vvould like to have
you girls.

Margaret Stefanie vvas quite
busy at the party. She kept ask-
ing Frank Krašovec some very
personal questions. I vvonder
why. I guess she has a pretty
good excuse.

The winner of our contest,
vvhich vvas getting the most
number of vvords out of the
vvord “Hallowe’en,” vvas Joey
Godec. Believe-or-not he had 81
vvords. As a prize Mr. Zaman
presented him vvith a beautiful
box of candy.

' Olga

COOKING CLASS
Hello folksies:

VVell seeing that the snovv has
been on the ground and that
Thanksgiving is here vve vvill
make a special cake called
“Thanksgiving S n o vv Fruit
Cake.” Surprised? (Soam I.)

Here are the ingredients.
(Gee a fifty cent vvord.)

1 cup brovvn sugar
1 cup butter
6 eggs

Comets’ News

Ambridge, Pa. — After a
month of absence, I’ni back
again vvith nevvs concerning the
Comets, Vrtec 44.

Gee, I certainly did miss vvrit-
ing to the “Napredek” last
month, for it vvas the first
month of this year that I didn’t
vvrite an article to the Vrtec
section. I guess I must have
forgotten ali about vvriting un¬
til I came home from school
and savv the Vrtec Section of
the “Napredek.” I felt so bad
about it because I really had
an article planned for last
month’s paper. Anyvvay, I vvas
very glad that Jane Gašperšič
vvrote an article to last month’s
Vrtec Section.

As soon as I get home from
school, I pick up the Vrtec Sec¬
tion and read ali the articles.
I enjoy reading ali the articles
that our Vrtec friends vvrite.
They’re ali so interesting! We
should be proud that vve are
members of such a splendid
organization as the SSPZ. Ali
of our juvenile members have
an equal opportunity to con-
tribute their stories, poems, and
articles to the “Napredek.”

The Comets’ monthly meeting
vvas held on Oct. 30. Although
this meeting wasn’t vvell attend-
ed as usual, many items vvere
brought up for discussion. One
of the suggestions that vvas
made vvas that the Comets
make plans to present a big
play. Jane Gašperšič and Fran-
ces Rosenberger vvere appointed
to select several plays, and from
these plays vve are to choose
Continued on page 3 of regular section

14 cup lemon juice
!4 cup grape juice
2 cups bread flovver (doggone
it, never could speli the vvord
“flour”).

4 teaspoons baking povvder
114 teaspoon cinnamon
14 teaspoon mace
14 teaspoon allspice
% teaspoon salt
1 Ib. raisins
1 Ib. currants
14 lb. sliced citron
14 lb. candied lemon rind
14 lb. candied orange rind
1 pkge. dates
14 lb. almonds
14 cup candied cherries
14 teaspoon soda
Combine sugar and butter.
Break in one egg at a time and
beat vvell. Add spices sifted vvith
flovver, baking povvder and so¬
da, alternate vvith the fruit
juices. Add flovvered fruit last.
Bake slovvly in moderate oven
(250 degrees) for 214 hours. Fill
baking pan % full of mixtures,
on vvhich arrange cherries and
blanched almonds in a snovv-
man fashion.

Novv, ladies including chefs,
after you have tried this love-
ly cake and it turns out okay,
you can then call yourself a
good baker.

Thanks for tuning in. This is
Madame Ster saying “goodbye”
until next time.

Eleanor Ster