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Ameriška bratska zveza je samo bratska podporna organizacija brez vsakih drugih primesi, in kot taka uspeva. Ohranimo jo tako!
URADNO GLASILO AMERIŠKE BRATSKE ZVEZE — OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE AMERICAN FRATERNAL UNION
Entered 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
NO. 5. — ŠT. 5.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29 — SREDA, 29. JANUARJA 1941
VOL. XVII. — LETNIK XVII.
SPLOŠNI TEDENSKI PREGLED
PRAVICE DRŽAV Vrhovno sodišče Zedinjenih ržav je pretekli teden odloči-°> da registracija nedržavlja-nov sPada v področje federalne v ade ter ne v področja posameznih držav. Odločba je bila '^.ana 2 ozirom na registracij-s i zakon, katerega je bila lani '^Prejela legislatura d r ž ave ennsylvanije.
EMBARGO UKINJEN
V	decembru leta 1939 je vla-a Zedinjenih držav upostavila a o zvani moralni embargo na jzvoz vojnih potrebščin v Rusi-°- akrat je bila Rusija v voj-
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PRODUKCIJA LETAL 1 liam S. Knudsen, general-ravnatelj produkcije za •ambo, je pred dnevi izjavil, Piodukcija letal stalno na-* ec*uje. Sredi leta 1942 da bo ranikna sila Zedinjenih držav
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VREDNO JE POZNATI AMERIKO
Poziv: oglejte si Ameriko najprej—see America first—je sicer že vrsto let na programu, toda nikoli prej še ni zadel tako v živo kot v teh časih. Razlogi za to so različni in eden najvažnejših je dejstvo, da je potovanje v Evropo skoro ukinjeno. V prvi polovici leta 1940 je odpotovalo iz Zedinjenih držav v Evropo le 2,730 oseb, medtem ko jih je v enakem razdobju eno leto prej odpotovalo 57,647. Evropske države, ki so v vojni ali tako rekoč na robu vojne, pač niso privlačne točke za letoviščarje in turiste.
Mnogi ameriški turisti, ki so prej posečali Evropo, obiskujejo zdaj Mehiko in republike Centralne Amerike, deloma tudi Ca-nado, največ pa jih je omejilo svoje izlete na Zedinjene države. Mnogi tako zvani stari Američani so šele zadnje čase pro-našli, da jim more ogromna razsežnost Zedinjenih držav nuditi skoro vse, kar premore Evropa, v marsikakem oziru pa celo mnogo več.
Naravne zanimivosti našega zapada, severa in juga ter naših narodnih parkov v mnogih ozirih nadkriljujejo vse, kar more nuditi Stari svet. Kar se podnebja tiče si turisti lahko izbirajo med poltropsko klimo juga in jugozapada in snežniki našega zapada. Tudi v nekaterih vzhodnih državah je najti prijetna letovišča in kraje razvitega zimskega športa. Razvaline tisočletja starih indijanskih bivališč na našem jugozapadu so na svoj način prav tako zanimive kot razvaline v Italiji in Grčiji. če koga zanimajo puste stepe in prave suhe puščave, jih najde v Zedinjenih državah in mu jih ni treba iti iskati v Afriko. Kdor se hoče izogniti zimi, se lahko zateče v palmove gaje Floride, Louisiane, Californije in drugih južnih krajev. Za ribištvo, lov, kopanje, drsanje ali plezanje po gorah je v Zedinjenih državah prav toliko ali več ugodnih prilik kot v Evropi.
Pri tem je upoštevanja vredno dejstvo, da Amerika nudi turistu vse komoditete, ki jih more nuditi katera koli druga dežela, tako z ozirom na postrežbo kot na transportacijo. Avtomobilistom so na razpolago dobre ceste ih vsa mogoča oskrba ob poti. Transportacija z vlaki in busi je udobna in primeroma poceni. In, komur se mudi, so mu na razpolago udobna in varna potniška letala. Poleg tega so povsod po Zedinjenih državah v veljavi isti jezik, isti denar in na splošno tudi iste postave in regulacije. Nikake prijave ni treba tujcu v tisoč milj oddaljenem mestu, nikake odjave, ko odhaja od tam. Kamor koli po tej širni deželi pride turist, povsod je tako rekoč doma. In, če kaj misli, je zadoščeno tudi njegovemu patriotizmu: dolarji, ki jih potroši, pomagajo ameriški industriji in trgovini, ameriškim farmerjem .ameriški transpor-taciji in milijonom Američanov, ki si služijo pri tem svojo eksistenco ter plačujejo davke za upravo dežele, ki je skoro edina dežela na svetu, kjer še živi demokracija in kjer še jarko plamti žar osebne svobode.
V	preteklem letu je večje število Američanov posetilo razne kraje svoje lastne deežle kot kdaj prej v njeni zgodovini. Po neki statistiki so ti ameriški turisti, ki so se gibali v mejah Zedinjenih držav potrošili v preteklem letu nad šest tisoč mili-(Dalje na 2. strani)
REGISTRIRAMZEMCI
Sedaj, ko se je predhodno preštelo število inozemcev, pravosodni department poroča, da se je 4,741,971 nedržavljanov v kontinentalnih Združenih državah registriralo v zmislu določb zakona o registraciji inozemcev od 1. 1940. Istočasno je department posvaril, da se približno
30,000	inozemskih in begunskih otrok pod starostjo 14 let, sedaj živečih v tej deželi, mora osebno registrirati v roku 30 dni po svojem 14. rojstenem dnevu, kajti drugače zapadejo kaznim, ki jih zakon določa.
Justični department tudi opominja registrirane inozemce, ki za stalno prebivajo v tej deželi, da morajo v roku petih dni prijaviti priseljeniški in naturali-zacijski oblasti v Washingtonu vsako spremembo adrese ali pa zapadejo globi, zaporu ali obojim kaznim. Inozemci, ki prebivajo le začasno v tej deželi, morajo prijavljati svojo adreso vsake tri mesece, da-li so jo spremenili ali ne. Brezplačne tiskovine za prijavo naslova so na razpolagi v vsakem poštnem uradu.
Razpravljajoč o številu inozemcev, ki so se registrirali v smislu zakona, ravnatelj za registracijo Earl G. Harrison omenja, da to skupno število je bilo za 1,141,971 registracij višje kot se je predhodno cenilo, namreč 3,600,000, in da celo to število np vključuje registracij, ki prihajajo od naših konzularnih uradov v drugih deželah, inozemskih mornarjev, katerih registracija se mora ponavljati vsako leto, predno se jim dovoli izkrcanje, oziroma registracij iz Alaske, Hawaii, Puerto Rico in Virginskih otokov. “To vse skupno število,” dodal je, “je 4,912,817.”
“Ni težko razlagati to razliko od 1,141,971 čez izvirno cenitev od 3,600,000,” rekel je Mr. Harrison. “Pred vsem, to število se je moralo naslanjati na ljudsko štetje od 1. 1930, ker podatki za ljudsko štetje od 1. 1940 niso še bili na razpolago. Drugič, nismo mogli znati, koliko ljudi je tukaj nezakonito. Tretjič, seštevanje inozemcev je razvilo okolščino, da tisoči ljudi, ki so se že od zdavnaj smatrali za državljane, so po podrobni preiskavi odkrili, da so se oni oziroma njihovi starši preveč domišljali in niso bile nikdar dovršene končne formalnosti, ki so potrebne za državljanstvo. Pa je bilo tudi mnogo tisoč drugih ljudi, katerih državljanstvo je v dvomu, in so se po našem nasvetu registrirali, tako da bi bili na čistem z zakonom, ako se kdaj dožene, da niso državljani.
“Vsi naši podatki,” poudaril j e Mr. Harrison, “se morajo zaenkrat smatrati kot predhodne. Oni so izid hitrega štetja, dočim so prihajale v Washington izpolnjene tiskovine in pr-stotiski. Natančno število ne bo znano, dokler ne bo stroj dovršil štetje, enkrat spomladi.”
Mr. Harrison opozarja, da več kot 82% vseh inozemcev, registriranih v kontinentalnih Združenih državah, živi v desetih državah. Te države so:
New York, 1,212,622; California, 526,937; Pennsylvania, 361,-475; Massachusetts, 356,028; Illinois, 319,385; Michigan, 290,-730; New Jersey, 270,973; Texas, 204,450; Ohio, 195,214; Connecticut, 152,664.
Ravnatelj je uporabil to priliko, da se prisrčno zahvali vsem onim tujejezičnim časopisom, ki (Dalje na 2. strani)
PO AMERIŠKIH IZUMIH
Z ozirom na sodobno vojskovanje poudarja neki člankar v mesečniku Scientific American, da skoro vsa modernost istega temelji na ameriških izumih. Glavna razlika je v tem, da so bili ti izumi po večini namenjeni za večjo udobnost človeštva
mirnem času, pa jih je moderna vojna tehnika obrnila v svoje namene.
Letala, kot je splošno znano, so ameriškega izuma in je ta dežela sploh razvila najboljša potniška in transportna letala. Vojna letala so le odrastek civilnega letalstva. Tank so razvili Angleži iz ameriškega far-merskega traktorja. Odskakovanje moštva z letal so najprej poskušali v ameriški armadi. Sistem masne produkcije je tudi ameriški izum in se pripisuje Američanu Whitneyu. Ameriška industrija je tudi razvila sistem planiranja namreč, da se vse delo vrši po naprej določenih načrtih.
Avtor prej omenjenega članka poudarja, da se Ameriki z njeno iznajdljivostjo, podjetnostjo in skoro neizčrpnimi materialnimi viri ni treba bati nobenega napadalca. Seveda se mora pripraviti in za obrambne svrhe organizirati svoje bogastvo, duševno in materialno.
Tako zvani blitzkrieg spada v staro vojno tehniko. Razlika je le v hitrosti. Včasih je bilo mogoče razviti največjo hitrost s pomočjo konj, katero pa danes daleč prekašajo letkla in seveda motorizacija topništva in drugih vojaških edinic. Masni napadi z ogromnimi tanki spominjajo na taktiko starodavnega Hanibala, ki je porabljal črede slonov v vojne svrhe.
Po mnenju člankarja ni Hitler nikak poseben vojaški že-nij, ampak samo nekak simbol nemške enotnosti, ki je bila dosežena z brezobzirno diktaturo. Na tej enotnosti so vojaški strokovnjaki razvili vojni stroj, katerega funkcije so v naprej določene in preračunane do najmanjših podrobnosti. Vsi nemški'uspehi temeljijo na tej perfektni organizaciji. V to svrho se je moralo nemško ljudstvo podvreči najstrožji pokorščini in disciplini in poleg tega mora prispevati ogromne materialne žrtve.
Amerika ima v obilici vsega, kar potrebuje za obrambo. Le določnega načrta je treba, nekoliko discipline in nekoliko žrtvovanje, pa bo v doglednem času predstavljala silo, kateri ne bo noben diktator upal pokazati niti krivega prsta. Ohranitev demokracije in ameriškega življenjskega standarda pa je že vredna teh primeroma malih žrtev.
NAŠA VELIKA JEZERA
DRUŠTVENE IN DRUGE SLOVENSKE VESTI
Velika veselica z izredno pestrim programom se bo vršila v četrtek 30. januarja, to je na rojstni dan predsednik Roosevelta, v Slovenskem narodnem domu na St. Clair Avenue v Clevelandu, Ohio. čisti dobiček prireditve bo oddan fondu za pobijanje otroške para lize. Plesna veselica v isto svrho in na isti večer se bo vršila v dvorani društva “Domovina” v Barbertonu, Ohio.
V	Girardu, Oltio, se bo v soboto 22. februarja vršila veselica tamkajšnjega društva št. 108 ABZ. Prostor prireditve: Slovenski dom v Girardu.
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NajveČji skladi železne rude v Zedinjenih državah so v Minnesoti. Plavži, kjer se ta ruda topi in čisti, so večinoma v državah Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, in Pennsylvania. To pomeni, da je velika razdalja med skladi rude in topilnicami. Slednje potrebujejo velike množine premoga, katerega ni v Minnesoti, zato mora ruda priti do topilnic. Za prevoz te rude je narava poskrbela z našimi Velikimi jezeri: Erie, Michigan, Huron in Superior. Ta jezera so zvezana med seboj s prekopom pri Sault St. Marie ,da lahko plovejo z železno rudo naloženi parniki iz Dulutha ob jezeru Superior v Chicago ali v Gary, Ind., ali v Cleveland, Ohio, v Erie, Pa., ali pa v Buffalo, N. Y. Brez te vodne poti bi bila transportacija železne rude iz našega severa zelo otežkočena in dražja.
Naša Velika jezera, ki vežejo sever z našimi industrijskimi državami, so res velika. Samo jezero Superior ima 95,000 kvadratnih milj površine, torej skoro toliko kot vsa Jugoslavija, ki meri nekaj nad 96,000 kvadratnih milj. Ostala jezera niso dosti manjša.
Na Velikih jezerih pluje sedem mesecev leta okrog 850 velikih tovornih parnikov, ki prevažajo železno rudo iz Minnesote v Indiano, Illinois, Ohio in Pennsylvanijo. Da se parniki ne vračajo prazni nazaj v Minnesoto, jih nakladajo s premogom, ki.ga hladni sever mnogo potrebuje, p6 nične producira, deloma pa tudi z industrijskimi izdelki.
Vožnja \)o jezerih je mnogo cenejša kot vožnja po železnicah. Na primer, za prevoz ene tone železne rude iz Dulutha v Minnesoti s tovornim parnikom v Cleveland, Ohio, se računa 70 centov in dodatnih 14 centov za razkladanje. Za prevoz iste tone rude po železnici' od Hibbinga do Dulutha pa je treba plačati 90 centov, dasi razdalja med omenjenima mestoma znaša komaj 112 milj. Za prevoz ene tone premoga iz mesta Toledo, Ohio, po jezerih v severna pristanišča, kakih 600 do 800 milj daleč, znaša pristojbina 45 centov. Poslati tono premoga na isto daljavo po železnici bi stalo $3.82.
Brez železa bi v sodobni civilizaciji, pa naj je ista še tako šepava, ne mogli izhajati. Prav lahko pa izhajamo brez zlata. V letu 1940 se je samo iz okrožja jezera Superior izvozilo več kot 62 milijonov ton železne rude, kar predstavlja večjo vrednost kot vse zlato, ki je bilo v tem letu producirano v kontinentalnih Zedinjenih državah, v Alaski in na Filipinih skupno.
Po naših Velikih jezerih je v enem letu prepeljanega več ton blaga, kot znaša vsa letna ameriška zunanja trgovina, izvoz in uvoz. Preko prekopa “Soo” med jezeri Huron in'Superior se letno prevozi več blaga, računano po teži, kot se ga prevozi preko Panamskega prekopa in Sueškega prekopa v enem letu; to kljub dejstvu, da je plovba skozi Panamski in skozi Sueški! prekop odprta vse leto, plovba na naših Velikih jezerih pa traja komaj dobrih sedem mesecev v letu, ker so jezera prilično pet mesecev zamrznjena.
Prva železna ruda iz Minnesote je bila po vodi poslana v Cleveland, Ohio, okrog leta 1852; količina pa jfe bila le neznatna. Večje količine železne rude so pričele prihajati po Ve-(Dalje na 2. strani)
ZAPOZNELE VESTI OD TAM PREKO
PLANINSKI DOMOVI Zadnje čase je bilo na raznih gorah Slovenije zgrajenih več planinskih domov za udobnost izletnikov in smučarjev. Eden naj novejših planinskih domov je bil nedavno dograjen na Kumu na Dolenjskem. Zgradil ga je smučarski klub Kum iz Trbovelj. Splošno se domneva, da so pri večini teh planinskih domov nameščeni tudi protiletalski topovi. ,
OBALNA PLOVBA Zaradi nevarnosti, ki jih predstavljajo odtrgane mine, je bil na nekaterih krajih Jadrana ustavljen nočni pomorski promet. Najnevarnejše/ zone so v bližini Otrantske ožine, kjer se lahko odtrgajo tam nameščene mine in jih morje zanese proti jugoslovanski obali. Manj nevarna so področja v severnem Jadranskem morju, ki so zaščitena z otoki.
TEžKOčE OBUTVE
V	Jugoslaviji se letno izdela do 6 milijonov opank, za izdelavo katerih se je v normalnih časih večinoma rabil gumij. Trgovinsko ministrstvo pa je že pred meseci prepovedalo izdelavo opank iz gumija, ker je uvoz gumija onemogočen. Ker pa tudi primanjkuje surovega usnja, ki se je rabilo kot nadomestilo, je bila prej omenjena prepoved toliko omiljena, da se za izdelavo opank sme rabiti stari, predelani gumij.
NOVI NEBOTIČNIK
V	Beogradu gradi tvrdka Mitič & drug nebotičnik, katerega najvišji del bo visok 70 metrov. Nebotičnik bo poleg prizemlja imel šest nadstropij, v svojem sprednjem traktu pa 12 nadstropij. Stolp v tem glavnem delu stavbe se bo dvigal še 58 metrov. V Ameriki seveda take stavbe ne spadajo med nebotičnike.
TARZAN V BOSNI
Pred leti se je naselil v gozdnem naselju šebešiču blizu Travnika neki Ivan Piščevič. Ko je bil Ivan še otrok, so ga starši puščali tavati po gozdovih. Morda iz strahu, morda iz zapuščenosti je Ivan pozabil govoriti. Naposled se je popolnoma izgubil v gozdovju in je z nekimi romarji prišel v gozdno naselje pri Travniku. Ker je Ivan prihajal v vas in imel nekaj stika z ljudmi, se mu je počasi začel vračati dar govora. V ostalem pa živi, kakor Tarzan. Poleti in pozimi spi v pesku, sicer pa se ves dan potika po gozdovju.
MESTA V HRVATSKI
V	Splitu je zborovala zveza društev mestnih uslužbencev banovine Hrvatske. Ob tej priliki -je zvezin tajnik dr. Žokalj predaval o mnogih potrebah hrvat-skih mest in je med drugim navedel naslednje podatke: v banovini Hrvatski je 25 mest, ki obsegajo 1,455 kvadratnih kilometrov s 523,479 prebivalcev. Takšno je stanje po ljudskem štetju iz leta 1931. Seveda je od takrat število prebivalstva nekoliko naraslo. Daleč nad drugimi mesti je Zagreb z 240,000 prebivalci. Po poklicih je večji del mestnega prebivalstva zaposlen v industriji in obrtih. V posemeznih mestih je mnogo kmečkega prebivalstva, kar je za hrvatska mesta posebno važno.
VSAK POSVOJE
Bivši predsedniški kandidat Wendell Willkie, ki ga je pri no-vemberskih volitvah predsednik Roosevelt porazil, se je izkazal za pravega Američana. Javno in prostovoljno je povedal, da je Roosevelt po volji večine volilcev predsednik nas vseh in da ga moramo vsi stoprocentno podpirati v njegovih prizadevanjih za ohranitev demokracije. To je Amerika. Mi smo lahko ob priliki volitev razcepljeni na tisoče strank in se lahko medsebojno lasamo kot pocestni paglavci, toda kadar je v nevarnosti Amerika in njena svoboda, smo eno. To je tista sila demokracije, ki je diktatorji ne razumejo in jo vsled tega podcenjujejo.
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Pretekli teden sta se sešla Hitler in Mussolini. Zanimivo bi bilo vedeti, kako je Hitler čestital svojemu laškemu kompare-tu zaradi njegovih “zmag” v Albaniji in Afriki in koliko medalj mu je za iste pripel na njegova junaška prsa.
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Iz Clevelanda, Ohio, so nedavno odpotovale tri nemške družine nazaj v Nemčijo, upajoče tam najti boljše življenjske pogoje. Omenjeni nemški patrioti so se najbrž grdo urezali, toda pokazali so vsaj poštenost. Ako bi se iz Amerike izselili vsi tisti priseljenci, ki pri vsaki priliki kritizirajo to republiko in hvalijo svoje domovinske dežele, bi bilo v veliko srečo in korist Amerike.
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Pravo ime Adolfa Hitlerja je baje Adolf Schickelgruber. Dobro, da vemo. Kadar bomo najbolj jezni nanj, ga bom<^> klicali za Schickelgruberja.
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Dne 16. oktobra preteklega leta, kot znano, so se morali v Zedinjenih državah registrirati vsi moški določene starosti v svrho obvezne vojaške službe. Pa je oni dan neka mlada ženska vprašala vojni department, kaj so napravili z njenim možem, ki se je šel 16. oktobra registrirati in ga še od takrat ni domov. Bogvekam se je šel registrirati !
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Znanstveniki pravijo, da se influenca najbolj razširja s kihanjem in da bacili na perutih “kiha” potujejo s hitrostjo dveh milj na minuto. Zdaj vemo, zakaj je flu tako hitro prišla iz Cali'fornije k nam.
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Neki ameriški mesečnik je te dni priobčil za te čase zelo značilno karikaturo. Risba kaže namišljen sestanek med bivšim nemških kajzerjem Viljemom in diktatorjem Hitlerjem. Tam Viljem očetovsko opozarja svojega plebejskega naslednika Hitlerja, da postaja situacija kritična, ker so se spet razjezili Amerikanci.
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Nepristranost je povsod cenjena, samo ne pri lovcih. Pravijo, da je stoprocentno nepristranskemu lovcu vseeno, če strelja na zajce, na pse ali na svoje tovariše.
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V	Ottawi, 111., je nedavno visokošolska godba v pozdrav športnemu klubu iz drugega mesta nastopila v formaciji, katera bi bila morala predstaviti pozdrav “Hello.” Pa so se fantje, ki bi bili morali tvoriti zaključno črko “O,” nekako zmedli v poziciji in formacija je (Dalje na 2. strani)
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Z novim letom prevzamejo vodstvo krajevnih društev novi uradniki. Marsikje so sicer ponovno izvoljeni vsi stari ali prejšnji uradniki, marsikje pa vsaj nekatere urade prevzamejo novi oziroma drugi člani. Starim uradnikom je bil že poznan sistem poslovanja z glavnim uradom in z uredništvom uradnega glasila, novi uradniki pa se morajo s tem sistemom šele seznaniti. Tako se zgodi, da si včasih novi uradniki napravljajo več dela kot je potrebno in da povzročajo nepotrebno delo tudi uradom, s katerimi poslujejo.
Z ozirom na gori navedeno so v naslednjem priobčena nekatera priporočila, katera naj bi upoštevali društveni uradniki pri poslovanju z uredništvom in uprav-ništvom Nove Dobe. Z upoštevanjem teh priporočil se bo preprečil marsikak nesporazum, poslovanje bo bolj gfedko in manj dela bo na obeh straneh. Pa tudi drugi člani, posebno tisti, ki dopisujejo v svoje glasilo, bodo našli navedena poročila koristna.
Dopisi, društvenega pomena ali drugačni, naj bodo poslani dovolj zgodaj, da jih uredništvo prejme v ponedeljek ali vsaj v torek dopoldne za priobčitev v izdaji istega tedna. V tem oziru mora biti nekje potegnjena meja, tako z ozirom na delo urednika kot na delo stavcev v tiskarni, kajti list se mora pričeti tiskati ob določeni uri in mora biti oddan na pošto določenega dne in ob določeni uri. To velja posebno za dopise, katerih vsebina je taka, da bi za priobčitev en teden pozneje ne imela nikakega pomena.
Vsi dopisi morajo biti lastnoročno podpisani od dopisnikov ; podpis s pisalnim strojem je neveljaven. Urednik tudi ne more upoštevati zahtev, da bi se kak dopis priobčil brez podpisa. Pod vsakim dopisom ali nad istim mora biti pravo ime dopisnika. Podpisi kot “Član” ali “Odbor” se ne morejo upoštevati. Tako zahtevajo pravila naš^ Zveze.
V dopisih se ne more razpravljati o spornih zadevah pri društvu, niti o spornih zadevah med društvi in glavnim uradom ali posameznimi glavnimi ter porotnimi odborniki. Za reševanje takih zadev so v naših pravilih določene instance. Osebnosti, tikajoče se določenih oseb, tudi' ne spadajo v dopise oziroma v list. Kaka splošna kritika se more izjemoma priobčiti, toda mnogo bolje je, če se taka kritika, ako je potrebna, prinese mi sejo krajevnega društva in se zadeva tam reši. članstva po drugih naselbinah take reči ne zanimajo.
Naša pravila tudi določajo, da se v našem glasilu ne sme agitirati za nikako določeno politično stranko oziroma za kandidate političnih strank. Ako je kak naš rojak ali član kandidat za ta ali oni javni urad, se pač sme to priobčiti kot novica, toda brez agitacije za izvolitev. V našem glasilu se tudi ne sme priobčati nikake direktne ali indirektne verske ali protiverske propagande. Naši člani so različnih prepričanj in vsi plačujejo za svoje glasilo, zato ne bi bilo pravilno, da bi plačevali za nekaj, česar ne marajo. Pri nas spoštujemo prepričanje vsakega, pa bilo tako ali tako; prepričanje pa je privatna zadeva vsakega posameznika.
V našem glasilu pa se smejo priobčati dopisi, ki oglašajo kakšno splošno narodno prireditev ali ustanovo, brez verskih ali političnih pritiklin. Prireditve organizacij, ki sličijo naši, pa naj se oglašajo v glasilih dotiČmh organizacij. Izjema velja le, kadar več društev v isti naselbini, ki spadajo k različnim jednotam ali zvezam1, priredijo skupno prireditev; pod pogojem seveda, da je v tej skupini vsaj eno društvo naše organizacije.
Vsako oglaševanje srečkanj ali žrebanj, kartnih ali “■bunco” partij, tombol in sličnega je prepovedano v listih, ki se pošiljajo po pošti. Taka poročila mora urednik enostavno črtati ali izpustiti, kajti poštne oblasti ns poznajo pri tem nikake šale.
Uredništvu Nove Dobe ni potreba pošiljati imen in naslovov novo izvoljenih društvenih uradnikov, razen če posamezni društveni tajniki želijo, da je članstvo njihovih društev o takih izpremembah obveščeno prej kot je v glasilu priobčen celotei^ naslovnik društvenih uradnikov. Imena in naslovi novo izvoljenih uradnikov, pa naj bodo izvoljeni na letnih sejah ali tekom leta, naj se pošiljajo glavnemu uradu. Uredništvo jih potem dobi od tam. Tudi imen in naslovov novo pristoplih članov ni potreba pošiljati upravništvu Nove Dobe; upravništvo dobi take naslove iz glavnega urada.
Važno pa je, da krajevni tajniki pošiljajo upravništvu Nove Dobe imena in popolne poštne naslove umrlih,
črtanih_ in odstoplih članov. Le na ta način jih more upravnik najti v naslovniku in črtati iz istega. O članih, ki 9o vzeli prestopne liste k drugim društvom, naj društveni tajniki sporočijo upravništvu samo, h kateremu društvu so prestopili, da se more napraviti odgovarjajoča označba v naslovniku.
Člani, ki spreminjajo svoje poštne naslove, naj bi, če le mogoče, sporočali take izpremembe potom svojih društvenih tajnikov. Sploh bi društveni tajniki morali biti takoj obveščeni od strani članov samih o vsaki iz-premembi njihovih naslovov. Kadar pa kak član sodi, da bi morda zamudil par izdaj Nove Dobe, če bo čakal, da društveni tajnik sporoči upravništvu njegov novi naslov, naj pošlje izpremembo naslova direktno Novi Dobi. Pri tem naj navede svoj popolni novi naslov, svoj popolni stari naslov in številko društva, h kateremu spada. Upravnik bo skrbel, da bodo take izpremembe brez odlašanja izvršene.
Društveni tajniki, ki vedo ali sodijo, da se pošilja list na naslove bivših članov, ki so umrli, odstopili ali so bili črtani, lahko pišejo upravništvu, da se jim pošlje odtis naslovnika za njihovo društvo v pregled in popravo. Vsaki taki želji upravništvo ugodi pri prvi priložnosti. Kjer je v družini več članov odraslega oddelka in vsi prejemajo Novo Dobo, se lahko nekateri odrečejo glasilu, če hočejo. Siliti se k temu ne sme nikogar, ker vsak odrasli član plačuje za svoje glasilo in je upravičen do enega iztisa tedensko.
Mladinski člani niso upravičeni do glasila, toda če njih starši ali starejši bratje ali sestre niso člani in ne prejemajo glasila, smejo društveni tajniki po svoji razsodnosti pozvati upravnika, da pošilja list tudi takim mladinskim članom, če je več mladinskih članov v taki družini, se more list pošiljati le enemu izmed njih. Ta sistem, ki ga je pred leti odobril glavni odbor, se je marsikje izkazal velike agitacijske vrednosti.
Kjer je pri slovensko poslujočih društvih večje število mladine, ki ne zna čitati slovenščine, se zamorejo važna društvena poročila priobčati v obeh jezikih, to je v slovenščini in angleščini. Urednika bosta poskrbela, da bo dopis priobčen v slovenščini in angleščini, pa naj ga dopisnik pošlje v enem ali drugem jeziku. To pa se bo izvršilo le, če bo dopisnik tako željo izrazil. Taki dopisi, katere je treba prevajati, pa naj bi bili kolikor mogoče kratki, omejeni le na neobhodno potrebna uradna poročila.
Poslovanje med uredništvom in upravništvom Nove Dobe na eni strani ter med društvenimi uradniki in drugimi dopisniki na drugi strani je v splošnem gladko, prijateljsko in bratsko. In ako bodo društveni uradniki ter drugi dopisniki upoštevali gori navedena priporočila, bo to poslovanje v bodoče še prijetnejše. Uredništvo in upravništvo Nove Dobe je pripravljeno za stoprocentno sodelovanje.
vršil v nedeljo 2. februarja v Clevelandu, Ohio. Prostor koncerta : Little Theatre, Public Hall.
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V	uredništvu Nove Dobe se je pretekli teden oglasila Mrs. Mike Mavretič iz Denver j a, Colo. Mrs. Mavretič je soproga upravitelja Slovenskega doma v Denver ju in se že dalje časa mu-jdi na obisku njenih sorodnikov in prijateljev v Clevelandu. Poetom Nove Dobe želi poslati po-! zdrave vsem prijateljem in | znancem v Denver ju.
VREDNO JE POZNATI AMERIKO
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VSAK PO SVOJE
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jonov dolarjev. In vsi znaki kažejo, da bo ameriški turizem v domačih mejah daleč prekosil lanskega. Prvič je v deželi več zaslužka in bo vsled tega mnogo večje število tistih, ki si bodo mogli privoščiti daljši ali krajši izlet po svoji domači deželi. Drugič pa bo avtomobilsko in j drugačno potovanje v razne kra-! je dežele dvignilo dejstvo, da j bodo sorodniki in prijatelji želeli obiskat fante, katere je ali ibo enoletno vojaško vežbanje potegnilo v različne kraje te republike.
Razmere v sosedni republiki | Mehiki, ki so bile do nedavnega 'nekako negotove, so se zadnje 'čase stabilizirale in diplomatski odnošaji so med Zedinjenimi dr-! žavami in sosedno Mehiko prijateljski. Istotako niso bili nikdar boljši odnošaji med našo j državo ter med republikami ; Centralne in Južne Amerike kot j so zdaj. To dejstvo je že dvigni-j lo in bo nedvomno še bolj dvignilo turizem v te dosedaj malo I znane dežele. Izredne in vsega ! obžalovanja vredne razmere, ki j vladaj o v starem svetu, bodo i vsekakor povzročile nekaj dobrega: Američani bodo odkrili |in spoznali svojo lastno Ameriko.
SPLOŠNI TEDENSKI PREGLED
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predstavila dvomljivi pozdrav “O hell.”
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Bogata vdova Libby Holman v New Yorku, ki upravlja dediščino svojega mladoletnega sina, je na sodišču izjavila, da je v treh letih porabila $1,701,-
940.00	za vzdrževanje, izobrazbo in razvedrilo mlečnozobega fantiča. Življenje v Ameriki je res drago.
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Italijanski diktator Musso je v eni osebi ministrski predsednik, minister vojske in mornarice, minister notranjih zadev in minister letalstva. Vpričo tega bi bilo zanimivo vedeti, kako se Mussolini znaša nad temi ministri zaradi fašističnih pole mi j v Albaniji in Afriki.
V	Berlinu je bil nrdavno ■ na smr: obsojen neki Paul Mathes, ker je ukradel tono premoga. V deželah, kjer more posamezna družina dobiti samo po kar kilogramov premoga na teden, je tona premoga že veliko bogastvo. Kazen je bila torej nekako primerna.
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Ljudje, ki ljubijo demokracijo in so pripravljeni se žrtvovati zanjo, malokdaj vpijejo v javnosti, kako so demokratični. Ljudje, ki so pošteni, se malokdaj ponašajo s tem, ker se jim zdi poštenost nekaj samoumevnega. Nasprotno pa tat kriči: primite tatu! da odvrne pozornost od sebe. In o diktaturi, kjer je ni, navadno najbolj vpije tisti, ki bi sam hotel diktirati večini. Taki ljudje si tudi navadno domišljajo, da edino oni vse najboljše vedo, in, kar drugi mislijo in sklepajo, je vse zmota in bunk.
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Gasi so se pa res silno izpre-menilt Včasih je bil vojaški stan smatran za najbolj nevarnega na svetu. V sedanji vojni pa je pobitih več civilistov kot vojakov in neprimerno več civi-
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Reporterji ameriških listov poročajo iz Evrope, da fašisti na debelo zapirajo primorske ! Slovence, katere dolžijo veleizdaje in raznih drugih pregreh, j Mi seveda vemo, da je njih edi-;ni greh, da so Slovenci in 3a hočejo ostati Slovenci, kakor so bili njihovi dedi in pradedi pred i stoletji in tisočletji. Prijema nas, da bi burno protestirali pro-: ti fašistični strahovladi, toda j kaj bodo zalegli protesti! Edina j rešitev zanje je v uničenje fašizma in nacizma. V boju s temi | pošastmi je zdaj Anglija in za njo Amerika. Zato je logično za nas, ne samo kot Američane,
! ampak tudi kot Slovence, da smo stoprocentno z Ameriko. Le |ona zamore odločilno pripomoči i k porazu fašizma in nacizma. Poraz fašizma in nacizma pa pomeni ohranitev svobode za j nas ter povrnitev svobode zatira-, nim narodom, med njimi tudi primorskim Slovencem.
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Po poročilih v ameriških listih je v Zedinjenih državah j bolnih ali je bilo bolnih za in-I fluenco okrog 30 odstotkov prebivalstva. Tisti, ki imamo ali smo imeli flu, smo tako rekoč izvoljenci. Za nekatere ljudi pa nihče ne mara, niti flu!
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'sprejet in da bo pripomogel k 'večji varnosti rudarjev.
j DONOVAN NA BALKANU Balkanske dežele te dni obis-jkuje posebni zaupnik in izvidnik predsednika Roosevelta,
\ William J. Donovan, da se osebno prepriča o tamkajšnji situaciji. časopisje poudarja veliko važnost tega poseta, s posebnim ozirom na Bolgarijo, Grčijo in Jugoslavijo.
WILLKIE V LONDONU Wendell Willkie, bivši predsedniški kandidat republikanske stranke, ki ga je predsed-inik Roosevelt pri novemberskih volitvah porazil, je pretekli teden odpotoval v Anglijo. Pred odhodom je izjavil, da potuje tja kot privatnik, z namenom, da se prepriča o tamkajšnjih razmerah. Nedavno je zbudila mnogo pozornosti njegova iz-jjava, da moramo v teh kritičnih časih vsi stati za predsednikom ! Rooseveltom v ’njegovih priza-jdevanjih za obrambo demokracije. Dober vtis je napravil tudi i nedavni Willkiejev obisk v Beli hiši.
AMERIŠKA BRATSKA ZVEZA
Ustanovljena 18. julija 1898 GLAVNI URAD: ELY, MINNESOTA
GLAVNI ODBOR
IZVRŠEVALNI ODSEK:
Predsednik: J. N. Rogelj ........... 6208 Schade Ave., Cleveland, Ohio;
1. podpredsednik: Frank Okoren   ......... 4759	Pearl St., Denver, Colo-;
2. podpredsednik: P. J. Oblock..............RD	No. 1, Turtle Creek, Pa.;
3. podpredsednik: Joseph Kovach ...... 312 E. Sheridan St., Ely, Minn.l
4. podpredsednik: Anton Krapenc ........... 1636	W. 21 Pl., Chicago, 111.;
5. podpredsednik: Joseph Sneler ...5237 Carnegie Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.;
6. podpredsednica: Mary Predovich ......... 2300	Yew St., Butte, Mont.;
Tajnik: Anton Zbašnik .......................... AFU	Bldg., Ely, Minn.;
Pomožni tajnik: Frank Tomsich, Jr............... AFU	Bldg., Ely, Minn.;
Blagajnik: Louis Champa .......................  ,..;..... Ely, Minnesota
Vrhovni zdravnik: Dr. F. J. Arch .... 618 Chestnut St., Pittsburgh, Pa.I
Urednik-upravnik glasila: A. J. Terbovec... 6233 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, O’
NADZORNI ODSEK:
Predsednik: John Kumse ....................   1735	E. 33 St., Lorain, Ohio!
1. nadzornik: F. E. Vranichar............ 1312	N. Center St., Joliet, UU
2. nadzornik: Matt Anzelc ...................... Box	12, Aurora, Minilo
3. nadzornik: Andrew Milavec, Jr............ Box 31, Meadowlands, Pa.I
4. nadzornik: F. J. Kress .................. 218—57 St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
GLAVNI POROTNI ODBOR:
Predsednik: Anton Okolish  ........ 1078 Liberty Ave., Barberton, Qhio;
1. porotnik: Frank Mikec ....................... Box	46, Strabane, Pa.;
2. porotnica: Rose Svetich ........................... Ely, Minnesota!
3. porotnik: Steve Mauser .........;....... 4627	Logan	St., Denver, Colo-
4. porotnik: Ignac Zajc............ 683 Onderdonk Ave., Brooklyn, N. %
NAGRADE V GOTOVINI	S
ZA NOVOPRIDOBLJENE ČLANE ODRASLEGA IN Ml‘ J DINSKEGA ODDELKA DAJE AMERIŠKA BRATSKA Z# J ZA NAGRADE Vm GOTOV INI.
Za novo pridobi j ene člane odraslega oddelka so predlagai1 r lji deležni sledečih nagrad: za člana, ki se zavaruje za $250.00 smrtnine, $1.25 nagrad1 za člana, ki se zavaruje za $500.00 smrtnine, $2.00 nagrad za člana, ki se zavaruje za $1,000.00 smrtnine, $4.00 nagrad za člana, ki se zavaruje za $1,500.00 smrtnine, $5.00 nagrad za člana, ki se zavaruje za $2,000.00 smrtnine, $6.00 nagrad1 0 za člana, ki se zavaruje za $3,000.00 smrtnine, $8.00 nagrad ^ Za novopridobljene člane mladinskega oddelka pa so P^ ^ lagatelji deležni sledečih nagrad:	^
za člana starega načrta “JA” — $0.50; za člana načrta “JB” — $2.00;
za člana novega načrta “JC,” s $500.00 zavarovalnine—$2fi ^ za člana novega načrta “JC” s $1,000.00 zavarovalnine—$3$ ^ Vse te nagrade so izplačljive šele potem, ko so bili za člane plačani trije mesečni asesmenti.
ni za tako sodelovanje s češkoslovaško, bi bile najbrž razmere v srednji Evropi drugačne kot so. Sedanji načrti so hvalevredni, če le niso prepozni.
DRUŠTVENE IN DRUGE SLOVENSKE VESTI
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Proslavo petintrideseti etn ice svojega kulturnega delovanja naznanja Slovenska narodna čitalnica v Clevelandu, Ohio, za nedeljo 9. februarja. Prireditev z, lepim programom se bo vršila v avditoriju S. N. Doma na St. Clair Ave.
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Koncert odličnega hrvatskega violinista Vlade Kolitcha se bo
SKRBI DIKTATORJEV Ameriški reporterji poročajo iz Evrope, da se je nedavni | razgovor med Hitlerjem in Mussolinijem sukal največ okoli | vprašanja, koliko pomoči more-I jo Zedinjen« države nuditi An-'gliji in kako hitro. Splošno se j sodi, da bosta diktatorja pričela s kako večjo ofenzivo v bližnji j bodočnosti, dokler ameriška po-Imoč Angliji še ni na višku.
NAČRTI ZA BODOČNOST Zastopniki češkoslovaške in Poljske, ki živijo v pregnanstvu jv Londonu, se bavijo z načrti j bodoče češkoslovaške in Poljske. Obe deželi naj bi se zdru-ižili v tesni federaciji. Ako bi bili Poljaki pred vo'jno dostop-
VOJNA V EVROPI IN AFRIKI
Največji vojni dogodek preteklega tedna je Tbil vsekakor padec Tobruka, močno utrjene italijanske pristaniške baze v Libiji. Čete Velike Britanije, katere tvorijo po večini Avstralci, so po 20-dnevnem obleganju zavzele Tobruk, obenem z velikim številom ujetnikov. Baje so zmagovalci zajeli okrog 30 tisoč italijanskih ujetnikov, število vojnih ujetnikov, katere so Angleži zajeli od začetka svoje ofenzive v Afriki, je s tem naraslo na več kot sto tisoč. Tobruk je oddaljen 75 milj od egiptske meje, kar znači, da so se Angleži zagrizli že 7-5 milj v italijansko kolonijo Libijo.
Na severu je bojevanje med Nemci in Angleži omejeno na napade podmornic in vojnih letal.
Italijani v Albaniji so zadnje čase dobili velika ojačenja in so pričeli z ostrimi protinapadi, toda glasom poročil so Grki vde te protinapade uspešno odbili. Vsekakor se poroča, da so boji v Albaniji postali izredno krvavi ter da se nasprotniki dostikrat obdelujejo z bajoneti. Izgube na obeh straneh so znatne.
tracijskega roka,” rekel je 1^ dalje Mr. Harrison. “Mi le don ljujemo poštnim uradom, 1 ^ smejo sprejemati registracije ^ enem z obrazložen jem zanu}1 J Večinoma ta obrazloženja .pojji; zujejo 'precej jasno, da. ni rok zamujen namenoma. Na r ^ mer, kljub našemu prizade^ E nju, mnogo oseb, ki so pričaj vali končno pripustitev k ( ^ žavljanstvu pred 26. decembri 1940, dobilo je iz enega ali $ ^ gega vira kriv nasvet, da se ni treba registrirati. To je 0$ b lovanja vredno, kajti te oSe imajo sedaj težave, kar se njihovega državljanskega stopanja.
Končno se naglasa, da A^p Registration Division pošilja ?a trdilne listke o registra^! onim, ki se se registrirali, inj tl cer po 75,000 vsak dan. Do januarja je bilo že poslanih pošti 2,297,234 listkov iz Wa* ingtona. Pričakuje, da ta % progama bo dovršen do 15. ffb ruarja. — (Alien Registra^ f i Division, Immigration and' ^ turalization Service, Departs^ of Justice, Washington, D. C
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so tako stalno in voljno sodelovali s programom.
“Ni niti potrebno, da bi na-glašal, da brez stoprocentnega sodelovanja časopisov tisoči ino-zemcev bi bili prekršili zakon, enostavno ker ne bi bili znali, kaj se od njih zahteva. Vsled stalnega ponavljanja naših izjav v časopisih, sem prav gotov, da se je število prekršite-ljev skrčilo na minimum.”
Mr. Harrison zopet opozarja, da poštni uradi še za nekaj časa nadalje sprejemajo registracije. “To pa se nikakor ne sme smatrati kot podaljšanje regis-
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likih jezerih od leta 1892 5 ^ prej. Velik rudnik pri Hibbii^ Minnesota, je od takrat do-* daj produciral več kot tisoč lijonov ton železne rude.
; Skladi železne rude v Min*1 j, | soti so poleg drugih prival’n ; tja tudi desettisoče sloveni priseljencev. Da so bili Slove1’
! med prvimi, ki so kopali žele# ^ |rudo v Minnesoti, dokazuje i samo dejstvo, da je bila že leJC 1898 organizirana tam J. S. Jednota. Brez železne rud& Minnesoti bi tam tudi ne bilo d % sti naših naseljencev, ker druj>
! industrij v severni Minne$ c skoro ni. Pa tudi na drugem k*’1 jcu železne procesije, kjer se * j da predeluje v surovo železo j železne izdelke, v Illinoisu, ^ diani, Ohio in Pennsylvania i>-i bilo in je še mnogo sloveni >• j delavcev. Prav je torej imel tP | pisatelj, ki je zapisal, da | vseh neštevilnih železnih str11 turah Amerike tudi žulji ^
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"Fighting 71st News"
Cleveland, 0. — At our last meeting, the following members were elected officers of our St. John’s lodge 71 here in Cleveland.
Bro. Anton Baraga, president; Bro. Stanley Zagorc, vice-president; Bro. John Kapelj, secretary; Bro. Tony Drenik, recording secretary; Bro. John Gruden, treasurer; Bro. Tony Krass, Bro. John Rudman, and Bro. Tony Drenik, auditors; Bro. Joe Zabukovic, athletic supervisor. Bro. Anton Baraga and Bro. John Rudman were elected to- represent our lodge at the stockholders meeting of the Slovenian National Home.
Members present at the meeting unanimously approved a motion to appropriate $50 to the athletic fund. This donation went toward the purchasing of jackets for the members of the “Fighting 71st” baseball team of 1940.
The social committee reported progress is ‘being made on plans to hold a picnic and Olympics. June 29 has been selected as the definite date for the ‘affair. All proceds from the Olympics and picnic will be turned over to the athletic fund to strengthen our athletic program. Names of members serving on the various committees for the gala affair will be announced at a later date.
Due to all the important business matters proposed to be discussed at future meetings, our president, Bro. Baraga, urges as many members as possible to attend the next meeting.
Our athletic chairman wishes to announce that St. John’s lodge has formed a bowling team and would like to challenge any lodge interested.
Our next meeting will be held February 19, at 9 a. m., in the Slov^jan National Home on Holme! Avenue. All members interested in lodge affairs are urgHK} to attend.
• Stanley Zagorc, Chairman, Pub. Committee Lodge 71, AFU
Collinwood Booster Bits
BRIEFS
ROOSEVELT BIRTHDAY BALL
A solid hour of entertainment followed by dancing to the music of 11 orchestras headlined by Johnny Pecon, who is also assisting with preliminary arrangements, will be featured at the Slovenian National Home Thursday (Jan. 30th) night in honor of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s birthday. Proceeds will go to aid in the fight against Infantile Paralysis. Dr. W. J. Lausche is program chairman with Pecon assisting. At the Ball held last year, $500 was realized. The amount is expected to be higher this year.
Orchestra’s expected to participate in the affair are: Pe-con’s, Mickey Ryance, Lou Tre-r bar, Frankie Yankovich, Tony Vadnal, Johnny Jurca, Pete So-kach, Tony Kristoff, Frank Mullec and Bill Sneller. The date: Thursday, Jan. 30.
A visitor at the offices of Nova Doba this week was Mrs. Mike Movretic of Lodge 21, Denver, Colorado. She is spending two weeks in Cleveland. Mr. Movretic is a manager in the Slovene National Home in Denver. Their daughter accompanied them on the visit, and is temporarily attending Collinwood high school here.
Cleveland, O. — At our last meeting plans for a barn-dance were being discussed. Will tell you more about it later.
That charming young reporter, Elsie M. Desmond attended our meeting. Waited for Little Stan until 10:30, but he never showed up. So, Little Stan, don’t 'forget to attend our next meeting on Friday, Feb. 21. We’ll be waiting for you. (Note: Honest it was the “zlehtnoba” trouble!)
All those who have not yet handed in their dance tickets or money — please do so at once as the secretary would like to straighten things out.
Sorry to hear that two of our members were hurt last week Joe (Chubby) Champa fractured his right foot while working at home; also Bill Struma (who is away at college) cut his two fingers severely. Hope you both get well soon.
Two of our boys leaving for the army are: Joe (Chubby) Champa who is leaving in a month for Camp Peay, Tenn., also Tony Bokal who is going to Camp Shelby, Miss.
Alice Laurich, Collinwood Boosters, No. 188, AFU.
Sally Hrvatin of 19711 Arrowhead Avenue, petite dancer and member of Lodge 173, visited with the editors of Nova Doba this week.
St. Martin’s Lodge 105, Butte, Montana, is sponsoring a dance in the National Home on Feb. 9th. Everyone is invited to attend.	rr
Lodge 114 Anticipates Busy Season
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Older adult members of this lodge, through Bro. Milkovich’s persistant efforts, have seen to it that the junior members got the break which added incentive and fraternal spirit, which eventually sailed Lodge 114 to the top.
In a letter to Little Stan, Bro. Milkovich says in effect: (Really a tribute to Clevelanders) — “Has Cleveland really been treating you as well as your j articles describe? — Of course, i I shouldn’t doubt it as I lived there once myself and know the hospitality of the people. I can really imagine the thrill you are receiving in adapting yourself to your new environment. Heaps of Luck” — Joseph Milkovich, secretary.
Stranger — Have you lived in Bingville long?
Native — Have I lived here long? Why, mister, you won’t believe it, but I lived here when there wasn’t a single gas sta-i tion in town.	'
Safety Precautions
There have been nine pedestrian deaths in Cleveland during one week of this month. In, all but one case1 the victim of the accident was an elderly person over sixty years and with but one exception every fatal accident happened after dark. Death in traffic strikes most often at night and older folks are the most frequent victims. Drivers! Reduce your speed after dark. — Be alert for the person who
The Department of Speech at Cleveland College branch of Western Reserve University, offers a new course in “The Correction of Foreign Accent,” by Virda L. Stewart, A. M. on Thursdays 8:00 to 9:45 p.m. beginning Feb. 6. The course includes the introduction to the science of English speech sounds for foreign-born students who wish to correct their accent.
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may step in front of your car. Older Folks! Please remember that your eyesight may not be perfect, that you cannot escape from danger as easily as a younger person.
Public Relations Bureau — Cleveland Police Department.
Bowling Interests Lodge 225
Milwaukee, Wis. — Bowling is the big sports interest for members of Lodge 225 in Milwaukee. The lodge is sponsoring a men’s and women’s team, and bowls every Tuesday night. They have actively been engaged in this sport since last November.
Bro. Eugene Jakubowski, newly-elected athletic supervisor of the lodge, reported negotiations are underway to have a match game with Lodge 82 of Sheboy gan, Wis.
Let’s Go to Indianapolis!
Indianapolis, Ind. — Bro. Louis Milharčič, athletic supervisor, and secretary of the ever-active Lodge 45 in Indianapolis, Ind., this week sent Nova Doba a picture of the Dezelan’s Bowling alleys, — 12-beautiful shiny hardwood runways, where Lodge 45 would like to sponsor our annual Tehpin Bowling tournament.
With an enthusiastic “Let’s go to Indianapolis” slogan, Bro. Milharčič urges every AFU lodge and bowling team to vote for Indianapolis -— the speedway city — for our annual Tenpin tournament.
“All our members are all up in the air about the tournament and would like to know if we really get it!
A drive for new members is underway! So let’s go athletic supervisors! Let’s go to Indianapolis, Indiana — the speedway city!”
Of Dezelan’s Bowling alleys, Bro. Milharčič reports: Bro. Frank Dezelan, owner of the alleys, was our last delegate to the 16th convention. He was an officer of our lodge, St. Joseph’s No. 45 for the last 15 years. At the1 present time he is first trustee, a very active member who has done a lot for AFU. His son, Bro. Henry Dezelan, our former secretary, who also attended the bowling tournament in Cleveland last spring is one of the managers of the alleys. He said he would try to make it “THE BEST TOURNAMENT EVER HELD FOR THE BROTHER AND SISTER MEMBERS OF THE AFU!” A word about the alleys (pictured): They are the first of their kind in Indiana, and the latest and best put out by the famous Brunswick-Balke Collender Co. These alleys are called the New Brunswick-Balke Centennia^, Alleys. Other features include, the latest and newest^ fluorescent lighting (just like daylight, we have the samcn kind in our Nova Doba office); and Chrysler’s Airtemp summer and winter air-conditioning system.
We have a very nice set-up here in Indianapolis. Our hall, where we would want to meet is across the street from the church. Three-fourths of a block away are the bowling alleys. Reservations for> visiting bowlers can be made either in private horrles'within an area of four square blocks, or they can go to a hotel — about two miles away —»accessable by a very good route.
How about it! Let’s go to Indianapolis!
Louis Milharčič, secretary Lodge 45, AFU
Peak Season for Accidents
The pedestrian must accept a larger share of the responsibility 'for his own safety during the winter time since the motorists problems are greatly increased. Because of the snow and steamed windows it is much harder for the driver to see and there is always the danger of skidding on the slippery streets. The man on foot must make doubly sure that the way i is clear before he leaves the curb. Don’t depend on the driver to save your life!
— Public Relations Bureau, Clevel&nd Police Dept.
Where Lodge 45 Would Like to Hold Tournament
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KEEPING THE HOME FIRES BURNING
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Cleveland, O. — Heaviest snowstorm of the year blanketed Cleveland and vicinity over the week-end and this Monday a.m. when Little Stan got up (bright and early, too) he almost had to “dig-out” his car. It made him feel quite at home. Weather remains mild, and driving is a bit hazardous. But it isn’t bad here. You ought to be in Ely, Minn. Got a letter from home and last Friday it was only a frigid 30 degrees below zero! Brrrr!
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This week in the home office | at Ely, Minnesota, our supreme board will have completed its first semi-annual session of 1941 under our new name, American Fraternal Union. Billy Z., and Little Stan chauffeured Bro. Terbovec to the Terminal Tower Station Friday night giving him a send-off to Ely. Promised to keep the home fires burning, and to get the paper out on time, and yes, promised also to be a very good boy! And so far — so good! Heh Heh!
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Say! You ought to be in the Nova Doba office this morning. Remember all the “Zlehtnoba” boil trouble? Well, it’s gone completely and you ought to see Little Stan’s face in front of this typewriter! Boy! Like a 1 spanked baby’s harrumph —
umph umph! There are two guys responsible for this — one of them is Dr. Skur who has his office on 152nd and is a member of the AFU, and a barber by ■ the name of Gre-dence. Former took over the healing process and it was success from the start. Latter pulled out some infected whiskers on the chin and although he left a small bald spot on the face — it did wonders! Next time Little Stan won’t shave so close!
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Remembered suddenly when we visited with Mr. and Mrs. Janko N. Rogelj shortly before he left for the annual audit in Ely. Remembered it was the second time we had seen his daughter since her arrival on this good earth. And is she a clever little girl. She talks Slovene as fluently as her daddy and mother, and perhaps better than Little Stan himself! Her English is as good. And you ought to see the way she kisses daddy and mama goodnight before retiring!
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Feel in fine fettle this Monday morning. You would too, if you suddenly got a message from home and learned that your little messages were delivered. Besides spent a wonderful Sunday afternoon and evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Birk — right across the street from Nova Doba office. It hadn’t started, to snow (Continued on page 5)
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. t That, sports activities create and promote a greater spirit of fraternalism amongst our members is a fact that ■ ls ^printed in the story of the success of many a frater-nal organization.
Truly, without a definite sports program, a society such as ours, would not arouse the interest of the younger element—the future leaders.
Our lodges, members, delegates, and Supreme Board otiicials have gazed into the future; have studied with j^uch foresight the necessary changes time has wrought, these changes have been made even before scheduled time with great success, and have paved the way and opened the doors to a new and greater era for our American Fraternal Union,
The outcome of all this preliminary work—high-i \ghted especially by the change in the name of our society—and a new and added interest in the development |0t our younger members with the purpose of impressing we idea that they shall some day in the future handle [the reins of our organization—depends on every single : Member who must see to it that the program as it stands outlined today is carried out.
in i^Ur ^uven^e Conventions, athletic conferences, and Lh" latest compaignees—those Honorary Delegates who Til	^	convention	of our AFU in Waukegan,
n„*> last September as guests of the Union—are all a part mSe changes wrought by time, inf ^ese are, of course, special events which have come to successful existence, during this “New Era.” Success-experiments which have been definitely recorded as ecessary in keeping our AFU on its traditional course of Progress.
, This background has instilled an even greater in-rest in our routine sports program which annually ap-'°n our calendar of events.
For the sports program during the last decade has Paved the way to these new promotions which have Vnet 1,;h so much success.
During the winter season basketball and bowling ere main events for many a lodge. Within the last few ^e.a^s> bowling has succeeded basketball as the major iho 0r	sport.	Today,	everybody is bowling—from
l‘s °^est man and woman to the youngest child, mpt • r Annual Duckpin and Tenpin tournaments have i!-„,Wlth great success, drawing lodge teams together for wo-day-fun- and sport-fests. Members from different ,cates and cities, mixing in, rubbing elbows, creating firm wncis of friendship and unity, spelling a wave of frater-‘diism that makes a favorable mark in the assets of our iianTHCan Fraternal Union. When the events are over . celebrating gone—rthe good-byes are not good-yes> instead are: “See yQulnext year!” tifon • the spring, sofib&ii occupies the limelight, con-
• £ until fall when another tournament climaxes the ^^ir with the samJpS result.
.j Meantime, wtfTOd our American Fraternal;. I$mon «^l °moting a campaign in the interests of everyeme; and L^ays the participation and results link like a chain i lng hand in hand with success—a magic word made w*; way bvnhard working members Who know not the r/^ejflsat,” or “failure.”
* t*le eve of tw0 g'reat tournaments—the duckpin Ltp f -fi?n—it is expected the entries and interest will be
^an ever- Success again—all because lodge mem-tif f^Working hand in hand—won’t let anything inter-
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11 )at ^or’<^nS' to a special distich ^rorn ^ro- Joseph Milko-!ii‘ jeat’ Secretary, Bro. Russ’, sug-ug '°n at a recent lodge meet-4or h h) proved very lucky \
0.1 Jen -lrri' went home with a (thglne -^udson Bay blanket —
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AMERICAN FRATERNAL UNION
Founded July 18, 1898 HOME OFFICE: ELY, MINNESOTA
SUPREME BOARD
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
President: J. N. Rogelj............... 6208	Schade	Ave.,	Cleveland, Ohio;
1st Vice-Pres’t: Frank Okoren .............. 4759	Pearl St., Denver, Colo.;
2nd Vice-Pres’t: P. J. Oblock.................RD	No. 1, Turtle Creek, Pa.;
3rd Vice-Pres’t: Joseph Kovach .........312 E. Sheridan St., Ely, Minn.;
4th Vice-Pres’t: Anton Krapenc .............. 1633	W. 21 PI., 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.
Editor-Mgr. of Off'l Organ: A. J. Terbovec .6233 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, O.
TRUSTEES:
President: John Kumse ...................... 1735 E. 33 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 31, Meadowlands, Pa.;
4th Trustee: F. J. Kress...................... 218—57 St., Pittsburgh, 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, Colo.
4th Judiciary: Ignac Zajc........... 683	Onderdonk	Ave.,	Brooklyn, N. Y.
BETSY ROSS-BARBERTON IN BOWLING FUNFEST
ONWARD BETSY ROSS
By Rose Mary Rossa
Cleveland, O. — First meeting of the New Year took place last Thursday (Jan. 16) with a fairly large crowd present, but it could have been better. Our guest of honor, Stanley Pecha-ver, better known as “Little Stan was present with two Ely, Minn., friends, Miss Frances Perko and Bill Zbasnik, son of the supreme secretary. It really was a pleasure to meet up with such nice personalities.
“Little Stan” installed our new officers into their new office. Thanks, Stan! From then on, the meeting went on as usual with our new prexy, Dorothy Rossa, at the head. P. S.—
I guess in due time, John P. Lunka will get used to a “fem” in the chair and address her “Sister Chairman,” instead of Brother Chairman.’' Right, John?	"
Bam Dance Dates Set
Our Barn Dance dates are definite now, so mark them down now. July 12-19-26. Yes, three consecutive Saturdays. We tried our best to suit all so we have three orchestras—a different one each week. And last minute flash has it Pecon, first; Yankovic’n, second; and Trebar, third. So there’ll really be a grand time for all. Remember the days and plan to spend them with Betsy Ross at the Barn!
Bowling Info
At our meeting, Little Stan told us no definite date or place has been set as yet for the AFU Ten-Pin Tournament. At present, only Indianapolis, Ind., lodges have sent him their bid and so it looks as if it will be Indianapolis and again it might be good' old Cleveland. The tournament is to take place sometime in April. Yours truly casts her vote for Indianapolis—I’ve heard a lot about it and I sure hope to get to see it.
Duckpin Tourney
Annual Duckpin Tournament will take place in Pittsburgh, Pa., but that’s all I know about it. When I learn more I’ll tell more.
Inter-Lodge Event .
Pozelnik’s Bowling Alleys on Waterloo was the scene of the 10-pin battle between Betsy Ross, Lodge 186, and St. Martin’s lodge of Barberton, Ohio.
Our boys went out to avenge the 10-pin battle with two teams versus two of St. Martin’s fives. Our boys went out and really avenged their early season defeat and they really proved they were good.
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Results: Team I.
St. Martin’s (Barberton)
Opeka .....	... 177	126	191
Ambrose ....... 174	144	106
Thalt ........... 180	136	180
Novak  .......... 137	192	140
J. Ujcic ........... 154	198	176
2,411—	822	796	793
Betsy Ross
! Sluga............. 166	182	185
Lunka  ............. 151	160	208
A. Zadeli .......... 182	160	213
Kovitch  ........... 199	162	169
Rožanc ............. 222	166	175
2,700—	920	830	950
Teams II
St. Martin’s (Barberton)
Mehelic ...........  159	125	197
Ujcic  ............. 140	179	148
Stražišar ......... 173	156	130
Smrdel  ...........  150	144	124
Okolish ............ 163	163	169
2,320—	785	767	768
Betsy Ross II
M. Krai) v  147	157	159
J. Quinn .......... 161	180	163
F. Krall  .........  212	146	128
Chiligoy ........... 159	172	150
P. Krall .......... 164	131	167
2,396—	*	843	786	767
Betsy Ross took all games except that last—by the narrow margin of a single pin. By coincidence, it was one pin which caused Patsy Krall to lose 50 cents to his brother Mike.
Western Sisters Have Fine Bowling Team
Butte, Mont. — Western Sisters No. 190, AFU of Butte, Montana are enthusiastic over the prospects of their lodge bowling team and look forward to seeing other Montana Women inaugurate bowling squads in their lodges, according to a letter by Mrs. Emma Lind, captain of the team. Members are very thankful to the Supreme Board of Athletics for the “splendid help given to start the team going.”
“Assistance given to help organize the team has injected an athletic spirit into the members. Next year,” Mrs. Lind declares, “the lodge will have two ladies teams. The idea of having an athletic unit will inspire the younger generation to join an active lodge instead of just signing up for ‘insurance.’
“Most young people like to be active so I belive this is a great move toward enrolling new, active members.
“We were in second place in the ladies’ Class B league for quite a while but have dropped down. We hope after this flu epidemic has passed over we will climb back to the top spot.
“I wish other lodges in Montana would have ladies’ bowling teams. We would like some AFU competitive matches. We could meet occasionally, and it would be fun.
“Maybe the other lodges will get started in 1941. We sincerely hope so and we would like to hear from them when their teams are organized. I’m eagerly looking into the future for that.
“Our team consists of Mary Ponack, (past Pres.) Emma Slo-gar, Matilda Dunstan, Fern Fischer, Emma Lind, captain; Anna Lescovar, and Katie Pe-tritz, latter who has been practicing earnestly and will be an able bowler in 1941. I wish every success to the AFU during the coming year—.
Emma Lind Lodge 190 AFU.
Lodge 84
Trinidad, Colo. — This is to notify members — both adult and juvenile, that at the last meeting held Jan. 12, 1941, a motion was passed and approved that all lodge assessments must be paid by the 30th of each month. Should one fail to do this, he or she will be suspended.
If a member does not pay his dues on time and is suspended he will have only himself to blame. It is difficult for the secretary to go from house to house, checking up on which members failed to pay their dues. I am kept busy working and taking care of my household and do not have the time to call at homes of members who are late in paying their dues. With 200 members on my list, it takes up more time than I have. From now on it will be necessary for each member to remember to pay his dues at my home where I have all necessary papers and books to enter the records.
I urge all to come to the next meeting at which time a lodge physician will be elected. Copies of by-laws of the 16th convention will be distributed to each member.
In closing, I again urge you to pay your dues by the 30th of each month.
For Lodge 84, AFU:
Jacob Prunk, secretary
In doubles (score not complete) the following scores were posted: M. Krall, B. R., 169, 178, 223; Lunka, B. R., 160, 150; L. Mehelic, St. Martin’s, 194, 165, 170; Opeka, same team, 178,	143;	Rozanc, 139,
229; Novak,'167, 163; Kovitch, 200, 174; Thoth, 180, 173; .Sluga, 177, 184; J. Ujcic, 182, 146.
“Puncho” of Barberton was the official scorekeeper and really made a swell one.
My! My! I nearly forgot to mention our bystanders — the team rooters. Yes, from Barberton, none other than the secretary of St. Martin’s the charming femme, Miss Alice Zalar. Mr. Rudy Ujcic came to root for pa and brother, and they both played swell games.
In the Cleveland stand we found Mr. and Mrs. Starman— Eddie Ruppert and his laugh— Mrs. Lunka and family—Joe Novak (our’s until Feb. 8th and then Uncle Sam’s for one year.) Mrs. Kovitch watching hubby— J. P. Morgan came, too, but left just as soon. Mrs. Sluga and friend also watching hubby Marty Krass and Dorothy Rossa dropped to say hello and goodbye. Wonder where Little Stan could have been to miss such a match. Bet you’re sorry now.
I mustn’t forget to bestow the crowns on the heads of Barberton’s Blushing King and Queen.—Rudy Ujcic and Alice Zalar. I can see thetn blushing now as they’re reading this. Now we’ll really hear the scandal (something in the paper from Barberton) next week, or
A Testimonial Dinner in honor of A1 Milnar, Cleveland Slovene pitcher for the Indians will be held in Tino’s Twilight Ballroom Feb. 12. Dancing will follow.
wasn’t it really a threat, Alice and Rudy.
Odds and Ends
Wonder what happened to the “Confucious” jokes by Barberton’s “Confucious Lou” Mehelic! Could it be his girl?! Wonder why “Boots” Zadeli was all dressed for bowling! Could it be Connie— I thought I was right! The three .laughs — Blackie Krall’s — Eddie Rup-pert’s and Lou Mehelic’s — I can’t describe'* them. Our tall, dark, and handsome John Quinn training to be a policeman. Good luck to you Johnny, you certainly should be tops!
Biography of the week is about a female — a beautiful blonde — but too bad, boys, she already wears the ring on her third finger of left hand, and the lucky fellow happens to play on the B. R. baseball team and answers to the name of Bill. This June, they’ll celebrate their first anniversary. Congratulations! B. Ross’ recording secretary for two and one-half years and due to work etc., has given up her job as recording secretary (which by the way, yours truly holds now).
There isn’t much more. All I can say is “meet her.” It’ll do her more justice than what I could write. So presenting only in writing Mrs. William (Helen) Cetina.
Rose Mary Rossa, Rec. Sec’y No. 186, AFU
BRIEFS
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Special attention is given to the needs of individual students with remedial exercises to be practiced at home. For additional information call William B. McCoard, acting head of the department of speech at Cleveland College. Main 1102.
Elsie M. Desmond■, 19711 Arrowhead Avenue is ill at home with the grippe.
Mladinski Pevski Zbor on
Holmes avenue is celebrating their fifth anniversary with a concert and dance in the Slovene National Home on Holmes Ave., Sunday, Feb. 2 beginning at 3:30 p. m.
Get Set For Duckpin Tournament!
Very shortly, an announcement will be forthcoming from the committee in charge of the annual Duckpin t our n a m e lit scheduled to be held again in Pittsburgh. I) e f inite dates have not yet been announced, but a letter from L. P. Boberg, general chairman, promises that the affair will be the biggest in the history of our American Fraternal Union.
Working with Bro. Bober g on the committee are: Rudolph Sujxincic, Louis Polaski, Paul Klun, and John Jurgel. /1« soon as preliminary financial matters are agreed upon, definite announcements concerning the tourney will be released.
Meantime, your athletic commissioner urges all lodges interested in participating in the event to contact chairman L. P. Bober g immediately notifying him of your intention to enter the race for the AFU Duckpin Championship. He will send you entry blanks, etc. and all information-released by the committee will be published in the Nova Doba. Watch this page each week for Duckpin News!
By Elsie M. Desmond
Cleveland, O. — The students of Mr. Danny Gilio’s dancing classes will participate in a dance recital on Sunday, February 16 at 8 p.m. The recital will be held in the Little Theatre of the Public Auditorium, East 6th and St. Clair, Sally Hrvatin, member of Lodge 173, will be featured with the adult class in the La Conga and Rhumba, in a solo and with the class. Admission is 60 cents.
The annual Roosevelt Birthday ball will be held January 30th by the Slovenes in Cleveland at the National Home on St. Clair Avenue. A one-hour Variety show will top off the program and there will be dancing to 11 orchestras. All receipts will go to aid victims of infantile paralysis. Dr. W. J. Lausche will preside as program chairman assisted by Johnny Pecon. Other orchestras who will participate with Pecon are Mickey Ryance, Lou Trebar, Frank Yankovich, Tony Vadnal, Johnny Jurca, Pete Sokach, Tony Krištoff, Frank Mullec and Bill Sneller.
Chairman of the Cuyahoga County Campaign is Postmaster M. F. O’Donnell and the Slovenes of Cleveland will work in harmony with him.
Let’s see if we can go over the goal raised last year — over $500. Let’s see how many members of the AFU will be present.
Word has been received from Conneaut, Ohio of the Mercury club’s patriotic dance to be held at the American Legion hall, Broad street, Feb. 15th. Music will, be furnished by the Blue Jackets orchestra of Cleveland.
Since I had taken my article in late for the edition of last week, only part of the article appeared. But to sum up with some fresh news, this article will be added to the one from last week. (Please excuse the explanation, readers.)
So the “Zlehtnoba” is coming from our editor, Little Stan again. Why Stan, you surprise the readers. Hm . . . My kid sister offered to take my article down to the Nova Doba last week because I was layed up with just a touch of the flu. Returning home her first words were, “And Els, there Stan sat with whiskers, two “lumps” on his face and gosh.” Yet, Sally said she had a nice chat writh editors, Little Stan and Mr. Terbovec.
This has been quite a week for yours truly. Well, beginning with last Wednesday, a few girl? from school and I had an appointment to see the Mayor of our city, but being sick, I could not go. Monday night I was at the SDZ office trying to help out with the others on the committee for the President’s Ball which will be held tonight at the S. N. H.
Tuesday with the journalism classes of Collinwood High School, visited the Cleveland Press Building. Tonight is the dance and tomorrow 1 was invited by a friend to attend a ; sorority’s te^. Busy, I am, I tell : you.
! Well, since this and my other ; column will be enough news for I the week — I’ll just be saying I so-long hoping that Little Stan’s ; “Zlehtnoba” will go away soon, • P. S. Hope to hear about it ! soon, Stan.
t It is not the mere station oi life that stamps the value or [ us, but the manner in which wt I act our part.
I ,	—Schillei
j Friendship is to be purchasec i only by ’friendship. A man ma; ? have authority over others, bu | he can never have their hear j but by giving his own. z	—Thomas Wilso)
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Cleveland, O. — Some twol years	ago—in	1939—Joseph '
Kolkmeyer, a Certified Public Accountant formerly with the Ohio Insurance department, installed a new and modern ac-
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counting system in the home office of our American Fraternal Union.	<
While doing this work, he practically “fell in love” so to : speak, with the organization, so ’ much in 'fact, that he became a] member of George Washington lodge 180 in Cleveland, Ohio.
The new system installed byT him in the Home Office • was j. really a 1945 model—so new!, and compact that perhaps other ' organizations, not yet familiar with Mr. Kolkmeyer’s work, will ' not be ready to adopt it for ' some time to come—at least until they obtain; Bro. Kolkmeyer’s services. The new system has proven to be a money and time saver for our society and is the most accurate known in existence. Our Supreme Secretary, Bro. Anton Zbasnik vouches for this.
Hearing of the new system other organizations have contacted our AFU in efforts to learn the workings of it. They
Lodge 6
Lorain, O. — St. Aloysius Lodge 6, Lorain, Ohio, held its first regular meeting of the year 1941, Sunday, Jan. 19th. At this meeting the following newly elected officers were installed, John Tomazic, president; Louis Balant, Sr., vice president; Ludwig J. Vidrick, secretary; Matilda Ostanek, recording secretary; John Bresi-ce, treasurer; Joseph Ursic, ass’t treasurer; Hermina Zortz, Frances Dougan, and Frank Gradišek Jr., board of trustees; Anton Jancar, flag bearer, Edward Ivanish and Hermina Zortz, sport commissioners; Dr. A. L. Pryatel, lodge physician.
I wish to inform the members of our lodge that I have recently received the new bylaws and calendars from the Union. Members present at the Jan. 19th meeting have already received them. Other members may obtain same by attending the coming meeting to be held February 16th, or at the Secretary’s home on Mondays and Fridays, days specified for payment of assessments. I would kindly ask the members, to read these by-laws thoroughly, so they may be well acquainted with new rules and regulations.! It is not only the secretary’s] duty to know the rules and by-| laws, but the duty of each Vnd i every member of the lodge, j To make the year 1911 a suc-icess, I would urge all members to attend meetings regularly,
■ pay their assessments promptly,
, secure new members, be a will-! i ing worker and take part in lodge activities. If you keep j these facts in mind, you can as- j j sure future success for our j i lodge, and ithe good old Ameri-1 lean Fraternal Union, j On Sunday afternoon, Decem-; ber 22, our lodge sponsored a J “Christmas Party” for the mem-j berq of the Juvenile department. iThe program consisted of games j and Christmas carols sung by the children, until the arrival of Santa Claus. Refreshments were served at decorated tables and candy Christinas trees were given as favors. A beautiful Christ-
■ | mas tree centered the hall. Can-
dy filled stockings and various I toys and gifts were presented to r every child by Santa Claus. A , j very good time was had by all,
. including the adults who accompanied their children. i I wish at this time to express
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have all been referred to B® Kolkmeyer.	a
Bro. Kolkmeyer is at pres# located in Lima, Ohio. His n# work wiil take him to Montgi ery, Alabama.
His sincere interest in our S ciety is amplified in a recent 1® ter he sent to our Supreme Sd retary, Bro. Anton Zbasnik j which he states:/
“I want to write you this M ter to help commemorate •$ new name, “American Frat| nal Union,” that the Society taken, effective the first of $ year.
“To make a long story shof I want to say that you 1$ made a splendid selection. Tty name incorporates a good B}jJ thoughts. The purpose of ** Society, its membership, its *! ture and the location. Its P111 pose is fraternalism; its bership is united in Americ! ideals for themselves and ® posterity. A splendid title « the young and old of all tionalities and denominations’
“I know you will realize; substantial growth due to appropriate change.”
Onward Betsy Ross
Cleveland, O. — The weatbe man did his best to prevent' from attending the Cardin* Dance in Struthers last Sat*1 day but we fooled him & went anyway.
Four of us (Dorothy Ro# j Albena Gruden, Marvin R<^ and yours truly at the \vhee decided to make the trip and! we arrived late but had a graj time.
In Girard we met Frank | zek, chairman of the Nation SNPJ Day with whom we ^ tinued our journey.
In Struthers we were greeP by a very sociable bunch Cardinals. It seems as thou! Betsy Ross’ Frankie Yankovi1 and orchestra sure know hoW pack ’em in. The hall was fir to capacity and then some.
At the dance met up with I Glavic (the genial president Cardinals) “Pep,” Alex Panic Ed Prevec (pres, of Gold1 Eagles), Frank Zitnik, Ste M.; Honest John, “Don A#1 che” and a great many oth# We topped off the evening W1 the Slabe household, eating 1 delicious cake Rose Slabe bat for Rezek’s birthday.
We can well understand W1 the Cai dinals are so popular 3 sociable, being under the lead* ship of Ed Glavic who certain
is tops.
Feb. 1st is another day to set on the books for the traV I lers of Betsy Ross. Three c1 loads of Betsy Ross’ are goi to Gov/anda, New York botf to attend a Gowanda dan Good luck, boys, and may >’ have g Jod travelling.
Rase Mary Rossa, No. ^
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; my sincere thanks to all the r | ficers i nd members of our loč who have helped to make t-j “Christmas Party” a success
All members interested bowling, kindly attend our tf1 meeting — February 16th.
Attention to our Sport Cc missioner, Edward Evan' please get in touch with y( , lodge secretary .regarding bo ing.
Best wishes to all the m< , bers of the AMERICAN FJ TERNAL UNION.
Ludwig J. Vidi i	Lodge
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About This And That
MAN WHO INSTALLED 1945 MODEL BOOKKEEf ING AND ACCOUNTING SYSTEM IN AFU HOME OFFICE LIKES NEW NAME
Destined for National Prominence, lie is Member of G«1 Washington Lodge ISO of Cleveland, Ohio
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The Magic Carpet Juvenile Page
Hew Calendar is Symbolic of American Fraternal Union
Designed in effect to instill aj more realistic fraternal life in- j to our American Fraternal Union, and at the same time to emphasize the trend of the risej of the younger generation, our new Calendars are now in the hands of lodges and members, j At first glance the calendars are striking. Patriotic colors — the red, white, and blue of our America — Our Young America — our Young American Fraternal Union. For in comparison with the present European Nations, our America is very j young, but rich from the newj I melting pot ideas and inventions i brought here by the immigrants j of other nations who were prac-, tically chased from their homeland through various forms of persecution.
And so it is with our AFU. Organized in 1898 by people who understood and realized the meaning of fraternal protection it has grown uo with America.
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As the years went by important changes in world situations took place, affecting our home and fraternal ilfe.
First climax took place when the name of our society was changed at the 16th Convention in Waukegan, 111., last September.	1	1
Other climaxes, directly effected by the change in name ( will occur from time to time as ( the months fly by — all for the , betterment of our AFU and | j pointing especially to the rise of ( the younger members.	(
And so it is with our calendars. The name, “American Fra- i ternal Union,” in gold — in- ; dicating riches — a strong foun- . dation. Above the name the 1 field of white stars on a blue j background forms a sky of fra- , ternal and American patriotism; and the red and white stripes along each side impress you because of their similarity to the i stars and stripes of the flag of ] the United States of America! ( The Young American Frater- j nal Union, then syittbolizes a ’ strong, rich, fraternal benefit organization in a free-thinking, patriotic country where young s Americans and older naturalized ’
body else in, but met Wally Godoy (think that’s how you spell it) and he fixed it up. Ran into Ikey Kocin again, Patsy Krall, Tony Prime and lady friend, Frank Krall, and really had a nice time, both upstairs and downstairs — mostly downstairs.
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Thursday night went visiting. Drove to Waterloo and stopped at Bro. Anton Baraga’s Winery. Bro. Baraga was a delegate to the 16th convention in Waukegan. His son, Tony works at home with him; was a candidate to one of our recent juvenile conventions. Bro. Baraga is now president of Lodge 71, which brings to mind the fine welcoming letter received from the society. Thank you members of Lodge 71, will come up and visit you very soon — at youp-next meeting for sure.
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Bro. Baraga took us into his wine cellar and really showed us some wine. Big barrels (You couldn’t roll these out) holding * over 1,500 gallons. Altogether over 50,000 gallons of wine there. The barrels were so big, could easily have used one for a garage for the chevy. He explained the working of a winery, and even gave us a taste out of different barrels.
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Afterwards dropped into the Home on Holmes Avenue and saw Chiligoy and Frank Krall of Betsy Ross, and another fellow whom we saw at the meet- ,,, ing, but didn’t get his name. ;-t Bowled a couple of games, and ,f) didn’t do too badly. Could be worser!
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Recently got a yen to cook at home. Got all the facilities in the apartment, from Bro. Oglar who added a frying pan and glasses and fried up a nice mess of bacon and eggs. Not bad. Am getting to be quite the coffee-maker. Reminds of a story Papa Terbovec told me. He was spending Thanksgiving with a friend whose wife was visiting her family in another state. Friend worked, was a good cook.
He bought a hen — proved to be old and tough, decided to make soup. Put it on the stove before going to work; gave Terbovec instructions on how to handle it until he. returned. About three p.m., an hour before friend was scheduled to return. Papa Terbovec decided to turn the chicken over. Something happened, and in split second soup was all over floor; chicken rolled near door. If door was open chicken would have rolled outside. Picks everything up put it back, and set on stove to simmer.
Friend came home put finishing touches on it, without knowing what had happened. Came suppertime soup was placed on table. Friend tasted it — pretty flat. “S’funny, and old hen turns out good soup, but this one did-not.” Terbovec couldn’t hold back any longer; told what had happened. Both men laughed for a long time! But the roast chicken was good anyway!
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So many friends from Chisholm, Mihn. Ran into Johnny Pucel and another friend from Aurora, Minn., and Louis Ara-brozich from Chisholm who has been here seven months. Visited the boys with Johnny Shega and Bill Z in their apartment. Looks like we’ll be having a new lodge in Cleveland, soon. Watch and wait!
Ran into Betty (Stucin) Ja-klich, wife- of Frank (Lefty) whom we haven’t seen in a long time, in Kolar’s. Promised a visit soon! and it looks like Little Stan will have to call it , off 'for another week ... Got to ; throw another log on the fire...
when we went in, but you should have seen it when we came out and went home!
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Mr. and Mrs. Birk had invited Little Stan and Bill Z. to dinner on Sunday. First these two gentlemen figured they would go to Struthers to attend the Cardinals dance, and gave enough advance notice. Had arranged to attend the affair with the Ros-sa’s and their friend. But Saturday morning Joe Birk called the Cleveland Motor Club AAA, and learned the roads were treacherously icy. Decided it would be safer to stay at home and make certain nothing happens so could keep the fires burning and the paper out on time with Bro. Terbovec in Minnesota. S’funny called him Papa last week — Brother this week! What next?
So accepted the dinner engagement, and certainly were not sorry. Had such a wonderful time we could write for sometime, but will give you only the highlights. Slept until shortly after 11 — after all it was Sunday. Came over to Birk’s about 1 p.m. Another guest was August Kollander who handles foreign-exchange matters in his postal office in the National Home here. He arranges trips to Yugoslavia, and financial transfers for people in this country who Send money to Yugoslavia and Europe. He was a pleasant chap.
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Dinner was delicious and can now understand the satisfied and happy marital look on Mr. Birk’s face. With a wife who can cook and prepare food that well, it is no wonder! Menu was pork, spaghetti, golden-browned spuds, peas, and we just at and ate, and filled up nicely! Joey Koprivec who took us out Saturday to see some of the night spots was with us — along with 11-year old Marian Birk, quite talented daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Birk. Following dinner looked at and listened to Bro. Kollander and Birk show pictures and discuss recent trips to Yugoslavia. Saw many splendid souvenirs obtained by them on their trips. Very interesting.
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Bro. Kollander, we learned, gets a little sleepy after eating and he left shortly, but Billy Z., and Little Stan stayed on. Marian went to the show came back around six, and we were still there. She comes out with her Hawaiian guitar and Bill 2., who has quite a musical mind, started strumming on it via spanish style. Mr. and Mrs. Birk were up until about four years ago active members qf Zarja singing society — now Glasbena Matica, and they could l-eally sing. Little Marian proved quite an assistant, to her hostess mother.
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As the evening wore on the pinochle players came over and the boys started in their game. It’s a Sunday night feature at Birk’s. Were in the parlor conversing with Mrs. Birk’s mother and sister, and had a lovely time telling Slovene jokes etc. It was one of the most delightful Sundays spent in Cleveland!
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Seeing as how we didn’t go to Struthers on Saturday went to National Home instead, danced to music of Tony Vadnal and his Revellers and could they play! Met Joyce Gorshe and her chum; ran into Vicki Smuk and Fran Perovshek and Stan Pe-trick, his girl friend, and sister, and had a lovely time until 10:30. Then with Bill Z. and Joyce Gorshe took off for Waterloo Slovene Home where Pecon and Ryance (where A1 Po klar dr\ims) were doing th( swinging. They wouldn’t let any-
STHABANE, PA. I
®AR EDITOR:— n. °uch' Dont worry dear juveniles, it I s only the New Year waking me up. made me take notice that I hadn’t t0 Nova Doba for several ^ in •*. S’	though I never missed read-
ies
nS w'w0116 0f you write very interest-8 etters. You should all keep up the
ditm'V al* year long’ and keeP the , , so. busy that he will have to 9 Dr nil ^ead in order to find space W	■	articles. That would be
H	u	’ wouldn’t it? iEd. Note: I'll
; nvo r, u en you write often to the
' ral m	ancl then drop off for sev"
lsidf°fthS’ you get an emPty feeling mt ° you’ especially when you see lei;	’etter	isn	t am°ng the rest,
tb Htp „ 118 feeling which urged me to and 1 hope that rn •soon Well o	SWitlg 0f again-
bl ;cejv ’	'i'stmas came and	went. I
tbi iclurim„many nice and Practical gifts totw 8 a g0ld wrist-watch from my rised h3*10* Dad' 1 was very much sur-O'Wa Cause 1 wasn’t expecting any-a* i a	as Everyone seemed
Phile day	stmas sPirit. even though
Uhe Was	as beautiful as a day in
^ We d
ttvitie,	fw Snow now' and	a11	the
fi iannirJ	f	S° Wlth U' Yes’	u’s	fun
hen it’ °r ^istmas, but somehow ^ vav fro a11 over 11 feels S°od to get
eJ IL m a11 the r«sh.
. ttercSfCer^ainly glad t° read all those Strabane these last few	:
^ 1 sep'«tni	would Please me more is	.
ft all n,, more letters from here. Afters ho,.6 1,aVe a lot °f juvenile mem- i dron n ° 1 am s"e should be able
S' Edwarr]8 n *8W lines each month-irt of ost gave you a fine re-
e hartier’	wrestling team. This is
tki n SUr S,. ,st year °f wrestling and
iys wjl1 at after more practice, the
In bask8«! *nt° the swing of ft.
1 far h We won only one game
e iccesšfui ■ 1 hope that we l1 be more
IS* irtiy ci, ln ^le future. Our losses are 1
:tencj on	*lle fact tllat our Srades
:ar, wi1 y ^ ^le eleventh year. Next : "npletp16« °Ur scho°l will be more : -1 ^in	wi" llave a fairer	chance	i
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resting00*’1 Biolosy the most in- ] till it a «* niy subjects. Recently we i
a5 icrosconi?SCOpe'" It s different from a I in can 'a more than one per- ; Bd. q See the object being magni-- le o£ th sc^°°l is the first to have 1 ^ :issk«i« °se instruments east of the
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el hich p	my subjects is	French	:
me" Iv rtainly takes up a lot of my ■ j ■ f 0lJ s Uprising to know how many : are derived from the ■ i s the an^Ua8'e- French is also said to i tusj ot ®Jt beautiful language be- : P Here in vi7l"lmerous use 01 vowels.
aving ari tern Pennsylvania we are 1 J was j0l.t aw-fUl Flu epidemic. So far, ral schooiUtlate in not having ft- Sev- 1 re jlavj are closed here, and others ] ineci ciu*16 their final exams post-ill :tltees tile great number of ab- : any au„ Cartiers did not have very : 'er, j ,5entees until this week. How-UŽ :rious a 011	^	't	will become	so
,j£ We Wt,S	close the	school.	:
t a8 our'6 fortunate, however, in get- :
•	issed thexarns	finished last	week.	I
ll<	ive thaf601 a11'	Gee!	feels	sreat	to :
s just	with. It seems as	though	;
a terS arted school and here is half 1 $ akino m g0ne already. Everybody is |
.	ich da resolutions to	study	a little
'	a,,i ev^ S°	t*:ley	wont	have	to
iC iy befei,ytl:iinB	into	their heads	the
Al “*s is a°le	tlle	next	exams. I think’
. here ar §°0d idea you 'ive up t0 it;' e ^ting m ,some of us though, who keep pff1 id the lingS until the last minute ef' n- Ma\4, out *t s to° late to be- ; _.j iat v0,7e some °f you have found out '* J'ou . re» in this same predicament.! tl Us half'0, tllen turn over a new leaf j bd thatant*	at the start. You’ll
ig	you	will have a happy	end-
Three
1 liiej y heers for the Red, White and ' Whigh6S’ and f°r the Golden AFU! j 3*1 ie Ca) stands among them. I think j ]e! ie newndars are beautiful. I also like i »1 uni narr>e, the “American Frater-lat if00, Somehow I liave a feeling 'an v Wl11 accomplish much more . t’s	antl	I imagine it will.	Well,
1 ! Gorence1*;11 d°es!
\jt ting v can't help but congratu-
■9!1 A N°U °n your fine article, “What's
' as splam°' 1 reac' 't and thought it
I'm sure it gave everyone
LlJ) lallv	idea	of how much the	AFU
J A utu	ds for.
\cle.	ag0’ when I began this ar-
) 10^- y,rnlnd was just a blank. I didn’t tems	t I’d write about. Now it
riting S, tllough I could just keep on If Hopu,	space doesn't permit it.
^ lst sa see you a11 aSain soon, I'll
0 fehci/- a tantot”—which is just the
ln me and means—“So long!”
Frances Zele j $	Lodge	149
19711	Arrowhead	Ave.
1 Ear v,	CLEVELAND, O.
Man DlTOR:
1 ith ur.t’nies 1 have begun my letter Ways	Editor." But they were
ing y adclressed to Mr. Kolar. Begin-1	Liuf month	all letters	will be	read
iS ngij^u	R	Stan	since	he	is the	new
1(jl ant't editor of the Nova Doba. I 'arks 'thJuveniles that this year ritinB sixth year since I have been f inn 0 the juvenile page. Six years
,,j; t00 « ^as been t00, Yes' and 1 ,ove
! ight Juveniles why don't you start our 0Witl1 tlle New Year and write oiv j^n eolumn—long or short. That’s ,jl t jjjv	8an. My first	letter	consisted
ies jtage’ school I attended,	my hob-
3	t that	Was Very short.	When	I looked
5 pH,	,etter 1 was so	happy	to -;ee it
ihat I decided to write again
and I did. And I’ve "oeer writing ever since.
Juveniles, why don’t you just take some time today to tell us more of your school and work . . . your hobbies . . . your parents . . . your activities. All the other juveniles would like to know about you, even if your letter is short. Just so we know that you are a member of the American Fraternal Union. Please juveniles, Little Stan wants to help us in every way possible by having a better and bigger juvenile page. Won’t you help him? For next month let’s see how many of you juveniles can w’rite a letter to your own juvenile page. We’ll be waiting to see if we have any young juveniles who will take only thirty minutes time from a whole month to write a letter. Well, juveniles—let’s see W'hat we can all do next month and let’s; not disappoint Little Stan. A bigger, better juvenile page for the month of February, juveniles.
The New Year is here. What are your plans, juveniles? I’m just wondering how many of your are planning to attend the juvenile convention this year. To those who attended the convention in ’39—remember how much fun we all had. Gee, ft was great!
First there was your certificate saying you wTere a delegate to the Second Juvenile Convention. The train ride to Ely, Minnesota . . . Your arrival at Ely . . . The welcome . . . Dance . . . Trip to Indian reservation . . . our morning meetings . . . Elections . . . It was so much fun while it lasted. And you can have just as much fun again this year if you only want to work a little to get new members for the lodge and thus qualify as a delegate to the Juvenile Convention again. I wonder how many of you are going to take interest? Let’s hope there will be a lot more delegates this year than there were in ’39. What about it juveniles?
The New Year also brings the spotlight on bowling again. A meeting of the American Fraternal United Lodges of Cleveland has been called by the president, John Urbančič for January 27th at Four Points Tavern. Yours truly is the secretary. At the meeting dis- j 2Ussion will be about the tournament and where it will be held. Some of the people of the Union seem to have Indianapolis set in their minds for the | bowling tournament to take place, but this is not known yet. But as soon as there will be more details I’ll promise to write about it.
Recall last year when I was inviting all the members of our Union who live in Cleveland to attend Danny Gilio’s 1 dancing recital? Well, this invitation is also being extended this year. The re- ! cital will be held at the Little Theatre Df Public Auditorium on Sunday, February 16th at 8:00 p. m. Sally Hrvatin, member of No. 173, Ilirska Vila will appear in the adult class in the LaConga, Rhumba, a solo and with the smaller -lass again. Invitation to all those who live in Cleveland is extended.
Well, as soon as the bowling season is over with, discusssion will center around baseball.
Joe Struna of the Collinwood Boosters is the chairman and yours truly (again) secretary. I enjoyed the office last year immensely. I also enjoyed the games played by the various teams. The Cleveland AFU’ers certainly have that fine sportsmanship. Let’s all hope that they | can have excellent teams this year and let’s hope in the other cities where there is a AFU subordinate lodge that there too, a baseball team can be formed and later, more teams. Wouldn't it be just grand if all the baseball teams that belong to the AFU could get together from all over the U. S. once? Oh, that W’ould be something great and I think it’s something that could also be thought about. What do you think, readers?
Well, I could keep “blabbing and j blabbing" through the paper so I’d better just be saying to all the readers “B%st wishes for the eleven more ! months to come through the friendship j of our Nova Doba.
Elsie M. Desmond !
No. 173, AFU j
PINEY FORK, OHIO
DEAR EDITOR:
This is my first letter to Nova Doba.
I am ,11 years old and go to school. I am in the fifth grade. After school I go skating. There is no sncw to go sleigh riding. I got a new sled this Christmas. I hope it snows a lot.
I like to play baseball, football, and basketball.
Next year I am going to try to get a pair of shoe-skates. I am in Blaine Lodge 155. That is all I have to say for this time.
Frank 'Mozina.
124 Blake Street
SALIDA, COLO.
DEAR EDITOR:
This is my third letter to the Nova Doba.
Here, in Salida, the weather is swell, only, for a couple of days it has been snowing, but not much. I have been enjoying myself a lot since we have an ice-skating pond. I didn't get any ice ■ skates as yet. but I'm triyng to write I to the Nova Doba so I can get a pair of my own soon.
. The story I submitted last month was to be continued, the following in the continuation.
“Mysterious Girl and Her Companions”
Part II
Jean shot twice, jumped on the horse, and starts for the hide-out. When she arrived, she found Onra and Tonra ransacking the place, hunting for pa-1 pers. Onra and Tonra found out by the j papers that the crooks were gagged jand tied to a chair. There was a boss, [but the boss <vas not known to the
[girls so they tried to lind out by the I papers.
Jean asked: “Not bad! Did you find I any papers of value or any trace of I who the boss is?”
“No, me find other crime papers,”
! answered Onra. “Did you find any murder papers?” asked Jean.
“No,” answered Onra, “me no find any I murder papers but they are rustlers of cattle and horses and ruins other ranches. Me find kidnapping joint,
I crooks kidnap little girl. Her name is Joyce Monro, but call her 'Billy.’ Her picture is here.”
I' “Very good looking, let's see what’s jin the papers,” said Jean, j The papers read: “Lost In Old Man Monro Mine Shaft. Ransom, $5,000. Name of girl: Joyce Monro. Age 10 i years; Nationality—American, Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes.”
I The girls lost track of the lost girl I and tried to think where they could j find the crooks. “Let’s start after them!” I j the girls cried. They took after and' j found the crooks and took them to the sheriff’s office, and they also took j the papers.
Jean told the girls to join her later because she was going to search for the ] lost girl. Jean started at a gallop, while j Onra and Tonra took the rest of the I crooks to the sheriff’s office. The two Indian girls went into the office, and jtold the sheriff: “Here’s the rest of ■ the crooks and also some papers we found in their hideout. So long, we see [you later.” The Indian girls started off.
I They walked out before the sheriff could say a word to them and he wondered why the girls were helping him.
Meanwhile Jean arrived at the mine shaft. She stood at the front of the door eating a sandwich while waiting for the Indian girls to join her. Jean thought maybe there was a crook or somebody next door to her cabin.
When Billy saw her she knew it was a friend for, she had heard of Jean only as the name of “White Star,” and knew she wore a black mask. Billy stood up and looked at Jean. She tried to make Jean understand that there were more men in the next room, trying to warn her not to go in.
Just then the two Indian girls came in and Jean motioned them to go into the next room. Jean put Billy on the horse with her and started for town.
“Where do you live, Billy,” asked Jean.
“I don’t know, I guess my daddy is dead and mother doesn’t want me because they were divorced. Besides I j, don’t know where she is,” answered i Billy.
“If your daddy is dead, why did they j kidnap you?” asked Jean.
“I know too much about them, and I guess they planned to get rid of me tonight.”
"Are you sure your daddy is dead?” asked Jean.
"No,” answered Billy, “I’m not sure of anything only of what they said to me.”
“Who are ‘they’? queried Jean.
“The boss of the gang,” replied Billy, j “Who is the boss of the gang?”— ] Jean was eager to learn as much as she ] could.
Startling was answer: “The sheriff is i the boss of the gang.”
Thought Jean—so that’s why the j sheriff was acting sore because I got j the bank robbers. That’s why they ] wanted to get rid of me because it ' would interfere with the boss.
Alcud she asked Billy, “Is he the real boss?”
“Yes, he’s the real boss, but there are lots of bosses to match each gang in his ring. I guess the sheriff pays them.
“Say! What does your father look like and how old is he?” asked Jean.
Billy’s answer was: “Dad's got black wavy hair, he’s 28-years old, about six feet tall, and he’s very handsome.
“Do you look like your mother?” asked Jean.
“No, I don’t look like either father or mother,” answered Billy. “I know who j I lock like. I look like my Aunt Carol because my daddy told me so.”
* “Where does she live, or is she still living?” asked Jean.
“Yes,” informed Billy, “she is still living. She is living in the mountains, a little w’ay from Brooksville.”
“I suppose‘she is your mother's sister,” Jean suggested.
“Yes, she is, only that my Aunt Carol ! is nicer." She gives me anything I want ! when I gp over to see her. And she is I in love with my father. But mother | tricked dad into believing that Aunt; Carol was a thief so dad would marry; her instead of Carol. Then dad found! out about Aunt Carol not being a thief'j and dad really loved Aunt Carol best. | So he divorced mother and was going to ! be married to Aunt Carol when he was i (supposedly shot.”
I “Well, where do you want to stay, at ■ j Aunt Carol’s?” was Jean’s next ques- 1 i tion.
j “Yes, I would want to see her,” an- [ jswered Billy.
! “Where do you turn, is it the next j jroad, Billy?”	j
Billy was asking Jean to tell her name but Jean’s reply was: “Oh, that’s 1 to be left a secret until I find out what I am looking for.”
“What are you looking for?" asked Billy.
I “That’s also to be left a secret, Billy, but if you promise not to tell even your ! aunt what I’m looking for, I’ll tell you. You can go in and see if your aunt is at home now.”
There was no one at home. “I wonder where she lives or where she is at now, or is she gone, too? Billy get on my horse, you can stay at our place.” (To be continued)
Velma Tekavec, (Age: 14) Lodge 78, AFU
Americans join hands to foster and promote protection and fra-ternalism at lowest cost for everyone.
Our Union, this year, issued two calendars. One that was distributed to every family and member enrolled in the AFU; and a large masterpiece which | is given to each lodge, with others being placed in spots I where the public frequently gathers — a manner of advertising our organization.
In like manner, the Supreme Board Committee on Calendars composed of Bro. Janko N. Rogelj, Cleveland, O.; Bro. Frank E. Vranichar, Joliet, 111.; and Bro. Paul Bartel of Waukegan, 111.; showed foresight in selecting the picture for the large calendar as they did for the , smaller size.
First glance will be striking and you wonder how come our AFU figured the picture of a pretty girl had any direct connection with our society.
But, expressed in the symbols our AFU stands ’for, you can readily see the amazing significance.
The picture of the girl indicates, organization — strong, healthy, impressive, Young American members — the new :rend in our fraternal life.
You will note she wears an Drchid, attached to a string of expensive looking pearls. If you recall, you will remember that Lhe Orchid is perhaps the most expensive flower you can purchase.
The Orchid in the picture, inked with our AFU, indicates 1 bulwark of financial strength — a three-million dollar frater-lal society — insured safety and protection for every member enrolled.
Now then, take a minute. Look over your calendar and link these characteristic symbols togethe'r. You will be deeply impressed as the symbols of aur American Fraternal Union gathered together in your mind, will give you a picture of the best protection money can buy, molded with a strong fraternal spirit that any amount of money will never purchase.
Winter Weather
By Dr. F. J. Arch, M. D.,
That winter weather has a1 definite and direct effect on health has been firmly believed for many years. Whether this folk belief has much or little of truth in it -is difficult to say. We do know that thfe months of February, March and April, in the northern states at least, may be called the danger months, for colds frequently followed by pneumonia are all too prevalent.! The logical explanation would appear to lie in the fact that the average person, owing to indoor habits and unhygienic living during the winter months, together with the depletion of. highly essential reserves that may have been built up during the summer months, is literally below par and a fit subject for any kind of germs to get in their dirty work.
While we do not know much regarding the direct influence on health of all the factors that constitute the weather, we are much more certain regarding the effects of one element of the weather on health and that is light. The period of light starvation, so far as the ultra-• violet content of sunlight is con-1 cerned starts in October and I Novemhpr and continues until ! spring. The best way to get the whole of sunshine is to get outdoors as much as possible every day.
The afflictions of the winter ■ season are probably not due so
Supreme Med. Examiner AFU
much to the weather as they are to the fact that the inventive and ingenious man o’f the present day lets his machinery do the bulk of his work for him. Besides this he clothes himself in relatively poorly ventilated homes, loads his table with improper foods and takes things easy.
The surest way by which we can prevent winter weather from haVing an influence on our ' health is by the prevention of disease. To build up a healthy body is the first rule in the prevention of disease. The fact that a person has frequent colds is a pretty good indication that he is not living hygienically. A balanced diet without overeating or overdrinking, exercise in the fresh air, living and working in properly heated and ventilated buildings, regular hours and plenty of rest will help to build a healthy body.
A person who is outdoors a good deal, who exercises, who ! breathes deeply, who avoids I fatigue, who does not suffer ! from constipation and who dresses properly is much less liable to disease than a person who ' neglects these reasonable ; methods o'r living.
Waiter — Aren’t you going to give a tip? Why, the town’s champion skinflint gives me a penny.
Hornpuff — Then just take a look at me. I’m the new Champ.
LITTLE STAN’S ARTICLE
(Continued from page 3)
Damir Feigel:
ČAROVNIK BREZ DOVOLJENJA
(Nadaljevanje )
Spomnila se je svojega tovariša v nezgodi, nesrečnega Rudija. Kako majhen se ji je zdel, ko je letel od delavnice proč. Kar proti izhodu jo je rezal. On, ki je bil prav pri vratih, bi znal dati babici izčrpno sliko o notranjosti delavnice in njenih skrivnostih. Najbrž je sedaj on tudi že prost. Vrne se v službo, če se ni že vrnil. Skoraj gotovo se ne bo več pritoževal, da mu gospodar ne da še nobenega dela, kajti že prvi pogled v gospodarjevo delavnico, njegovo bodoče torišče, mu je zagrenil vsako tako pritožbo.
Ne, v bližino delavnice, sploh v bližino pristave je ne spravi več živa duša. Spomnila se ej pravljic, ki jih je znala njena babica toliko pripovedovati... V gozdu, temnem gozdu v podrti koči s preperelo streho in polomljenimi oknicami je živela stara čarovnica, ki sta se ji dotikali srpasto zakrivljeni nos in navzgor obrnjena suha brada prav pred brezzobimi, globoko v obraz vdrtimi čeljustmi.. . “Krščansko kri duham!” ... in izpremenila je Janezka v psa ... “Krščansko kri duham!”... in izpremenila je Marjetico v mačico.
Tilka je šele po tej pravljici spoznala, kaj bi se ji bilo lahko pripetilo. Hvaležna je bila usodi, da jo je začarala le v dekletce in še to za kratko dobo dveh ur;
Stopinje so vzdramile Tilko iz prijetnega sanjarenja. Pogledala je na stezo, odkoder je prihajal glas. Takoj se je zavedla, ■ da ne more več bežati. Nasproti se ji je namreč prizibala vdova Rupnica. Od vile sem je prihajala. Morala je izgubiti kdaj kak posebno drag predmet tod okoli, ali jo pa vežejo neizbrisni spomini na ta okoliš, da se vedno potika okrog vile, si je mislila Tilka in jo pričakovala sedeč še vedno štoru, z mešanimi čuvstvi.
“Dober popoldan, Tilka! Tako sami? Ali ne veste, da človeku ni dobro samemu biti?” se je skušala nasmehniti Rupnica.
“Saj me dobro poznate, gospa! Meni ni mnogo do družbe!” se je odrezala Tilka in sklenila, da bo pazila na vsako besedo, kajti pri tej ženski ni človek nikdar dovolj previden.
“Šla sem, da obiščem babico,” je nadaljevala Tilka sama od sebe, prehitevajoč radovedno Rupnico za najmanj tri vprašanja, “našla sem jo spati, zaprla potihoma vrata in odšla. Medpotoma se mi je na peti odrgnila koža, sedla sem, sezula se in iztresla iz črevlja nadležen kamenček. Gospa, na licu vam teče iz majhne praske kri. Kaka veja vas je bila najbrž oplazila.”
“Kaj veja, vražja zalega je bila, krota strupena,” se je začela hudovati Rupnica, brisoč si z žepno ruto krvavo mesto. Sopla je ko kovaški meh in se vsa tresla od razburjenja. “Še sedaj se ne morem pomiriti. Ali se ne zažene blizu ograje majhen frkolin vame/in mi izpodnese noge, da sem se komaj ulovila za leskov grm! Odtod praska. Ali bi-uganili, Tilka, odkod je prihajala razbojniška žabica? Prihajala je naravnost iz vile in ne rečem dvakrat, da ni kradla.”
Tilka je brž zaslutila, kdo je moral biti tisti frkolin. Vstala je, iztepla z obema rokama krilo, da se iznebi morebitnih iveri, pripognila se, da si zapne čreveljček, vse to, da ji Rupnica ne vidi v obraz in ne bere v njem njene nenadne slutnje.
Toda Rupnica je bila preveč razdražena. Strast in razvnetost pa oslabita navadno tudi najbistrejše oko.
“Kaka vzgoja, Tilka! Kakšni starši! Povem vam, nobenega spoštovanja ni več do starejših ljudi. Mene podreti, mene, ki ne napravim črvičku nič žalega. V; ste še mladi, Tilka. Ko boste slišali črez kakih dvajset, trideset let, da so koga obesili, bodite prepričani, da je vrgel tisti obešenec pred toliko in toliko leti čestitljivo vdovo na tla in da sem bila tista vdova jaz.”
“Ali ste spoznali otroka? Čigav je krivec?” je vprašala Tilka, da sploh kaj reče.
“Skrival m: je obraz, a jaz ga že izbezgam. Ali je pankrt čemplinove Mince ali pa Zaletov Pepček. Da, Pepček ga kličejo, a jih ima za ušesi kakor kak star kaznjenec. Vi pa le dobro preglejte v vili, Tilka, boste videli, da vam je kaj zmanjkalo, ko ste bili odsotni in ste šli obiskovat babico. Vam ali pa gospodu. Gospoda menda popoldne sploh ni doma, on dela, kaj ne, najrajši ponoči in v miru.”
Že zopet bi Rupnica rada kaj zvedela, si je mislila Tilka. Ni ji toliko, da dela gospod ponoči in V miru, kaj da dela, do tega ji
je.
“Jaz sama ne vem, kdaj dela, a zdi se mi, da njegovo delo ne pozna nobenega urnika. Celo na izprehodih, tako se mi zdi, se ne more otresti svojih misli in skrbi. Učene glave so bojda vse take in tudi moj gospod ne tvori izjeme. Sedaj pa moram na delo! Z Bogom, gospa!”
“Čakajte, Tilka, pospremim vas do vrat, če vam je moja družba ljuba.”
“Kako vprašanje, gospa? Seveda, greva torej skupaj.”
Ali se mi še močno pozna praska? Kri mi je že nehala teči. Vaš gospodar mora biti zares zelo učena glava, da ne utegnejo zadostovati njegovemu delu več dnevi, ki so sedaj še precej dolgi. Da bi le njegov trud splošnosti v prid!”
“Bodite brez skrbi, gospa! Do njegovega znanja gojim največje spoštovanje. Ce bi ne bila obljubila gospodu, da ne pojdem v njegovo delavnico, bi mi bilo že davno jasno ko beli dan, s čim se ukvarja in kako namerava koristiti ljudem. Ce bi namreč znala tolmačiti namen in pomen posameznih priprav. S svojo prepovedjo je skušal gospod najbrž le mojo vdanost. Ni se motil v meni, nisem in ne bom nikdar odprla duri v njegovo delavnico!” Tilka je s tem besedičenjem hotela zatreti v sebi glas vesti, ki se ji je porajal in ji očital sokrivdo. Ce bi se bila ona odločno postavila proti Rudijevemu namenu, bi si tudi on ne bil upal vdreti v prepovedan prostor.
“Jaz na vašem mestu bi ne bila tako ubogljiva,” je pripomnila Rupnica. “Nisem radovedna, a kot skrbna gospodinja, kakršna bi morali biti vi, bi šla jaz vkljub njegovi prepovedi in vkljub svoji obljubi v delavnico, pometla bi jo, obrisala prah, saj veste, kako nemarni so glede tega moški, vsi brez izjeme, posebno pa še taki. Ne radovednost, skrb za gospodarjevo zdravje bi mi stisnila v roko metlo in brisačo.”	,
(Dalje prihodnjič)
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|Tony Drenih:
POSET LLOYDELLA
Nerad potujem pozimi, poseb-j no ne z avtomobilom, a če pri-I lika nanese in pa če se gre med I prijatelje in svojce, pa se slabo I vreme in dolga pot kar spregleda in se lepo zasede prostor za kolesom, požene in prej, ko si misliš, pa si tam. Opisati hočem malo pot na Lloydell, katero sem “prestal” dne 18. januarja 1941, in pa zabavo v omenjenem mestecu.
Nič nisem bil pripravljen, da bi se podal na pot, in naslednjo nedeljo se je vršila seja našega društva, popoldne sem pa mislil obiskati v S. N. Domu krasno ; igro “Divji lovec.” Pa me je j Frank Yankovic naprosil, če | bi hotel voziti avto na Lloydell, Pa., ker njegov je nekam bolan, in pa tudi igral je prejšnji večer na neki prireditvi. Tako je rekel, da bi on lahko malo spal po poti, da bo bolj pri korajži na prireditvi žogometnega kluba društva Sv. Petra in Pavla, št. 35 ABZ, kjer bo moral igrati z njegovim orkestrom. Malo je bilo bolj težko pustiti društveno sejo, kjer sem imel voditi zapisnik in pa poročati o pregledovanju knjig lanskega leta. Ker pa ni bilo časa premišljevati, bilo je namreč že poldne in ob osmih je moral biti že tam, in to je dvesto-deset milj daleč, zunaj pa snega in ledu več kot preveč, zato smo se kar hitro odpravili in še pred eno uro popoldne smo jo že rezali proti Pennsylvaniji.
Ker imam več “žlahte” na Lloydellu in ker sem bil tam rojen, sem bil prav vesel, da se peljem spet tja. Pot mi je znana že iz prejšnjih obiskov, zato sem rekel enemu izmed godbenikov, ki je tudi vozil, da naj gre z njegovim avtomobilom naprej, jaz bom pa vozil za njim in, če bo zavil na napačno pot, bom za njim in mu bom lahko prekrižal račune, da se ne bo odpeljal proti New Yorku ali Bog si ga vedi kam. No, šlo je vse posreči, vse tja do New Castle, ko sem sprevidel, da če bo šlo tako počasi, ne bomo prišli nikoli tja, kamor smo namenjeni. Prehitel sem ga, mu dal številke od cest, in kmalu je zaostal. Mi, kolikor nas je bilo na moji Lizi, smo jo pa pobirali šestdeset do sedemdeset milj na uro. Ustavili smo se v Edenburgu y restavraciji Tibbot, kjer smo večerjali in obenem čakali na naše ježe, če bodo prilezli za nami. Čakali smo več kot pol ure, pa še ni jih ni bilo, ura se je pomikala na šest in pred nami je bilo še do dvajset milj poti. Zato smo jo kar spet pobrali naprej, da bomo vsaj mi tam ob času. Prišli smo na Lloydell še pred sedmo in, ker je Frank hotel napeljati po dvorani mikrofon, sem zapeljal kar v dvorišče poslopja naše Zveze in pa Slovenske narodne podporne jednote.
Prispevši v spodnje prostore, katerim pravimo mi Slovenci po ameriško bara, smo našli pri odpiranju sodčkov pive in žganja, večletnega tajnika omenjenega društva, Josepha Arharja in pa mojega strica Andeta Vičiča. Moj stric nam je takoj postregel s pijačo, in po kratkem kramljanju smo se brez Franka Yankovicha podali k moji teti Rose .katera nam je postregala s krvavimi in riževimi klobasami. Medtem sem prišel v stik tudi z mojim očetom, kateri je njih sosed, in Frankom Šuštaršičem in njegovo soprogo. Čas je bil že, da se gre spet nazaj v i dvorano, kjer je godba že igrala, in vsi so tudi šli. Jaz sem se pa pognal na farmo k moji drugi teti Antoniji, pa je nisem dobil doma, ker je medtem že tudi ona šla na ta ples.
Nazaj sem jo lomastil kakšnih deset milj, pa še po cesti, ki je kot bognasvaruj, a vseeno prišel sem spet v dvorano, kjer je bilo natrpanih mladih in starih. Tudi zaostali godbeniki so sedeli in pihali v njih instru-
mente, in se tako vendar niso izgubili. A kar tako pa tudi ni šlo, ker so se bili odpeljali nekaj milj naprej. Menda so mislili, da je Lloydell bogve kakšno veliko mesto, in so šele vprašali zanj, ko so bili že kakih deset milj naprej, in tako so seveda morali spet nazaj.
Ni mi bilo težko iti v dvorano, ker sem povečini vse poznal, saj sem, ko sem prišel spet nazaj iz starega kraja, pristopil k temu društvu. Prvi, ki sem ga zagledal, je bil Leo Jereb, vodja športne aktivnosti pri tem društvu in te prireditve. Fant je še mlad, a je zelo aktiven, ampak to ni nič čudnega, saj je njegov oče tudi, in njegov stric Lojze Jereb je bil delegat 16. redne konvencije, katera se je vršila zadnje leto v Waukeganu, 111. Znjim sva se že tam zabavala in sedaj je pa ravno prišel iz Detroita kakšnih deset minut za nami, ki smo prišli iz Clevelanda. Govoril sem tudi s Frankom Arharjem, večkratnim delegatom in dolgoletnim zapisnikarjem društva, z Drobnikom, predsednikom tistega leta, ko sem jaz pristopil, Frankom Gu-zelom, tudi aktivnim članom, in še in še z dosti, drugimi, ki so bili in ki so sedaj aktivni pri društvu. V kuhinji je pa bila Mrs. Mary Guzel, katera je tudi vedno pripravljena, naj si bo za delo ali pa peči potice za kakšno prireditev. Hm, jaz to dobro vem, ker sem imel večkrat priliko pokušati nje pecivo.
Eden mladih fantov, moj prijatelj Likovičev iz farme, je prišel k meni z besedami: “Halo Tony, jaz vedno berem, kar ti pišeš v Novi Dobi.” “Pa ni res,” sem mu odgovoril. “Kako boš ti čital, kar jaz pišem, ko .pa vendar pisem po slovensko!” “Yes, yes,” je hitel po angleško,” pa vendar znam čitat po slovensko in zato tudi berem.” Da veliko je tam mladih ljudi, ki znajo ne samo amerikansko, pač pa tudi po slovensko in to pristno, i$ rti jih, ki bi se sramovali najsibo govoriti ali pa peti po naše.
Po prireditvi smo spali pri mojem očetu in pa pri mojem stricu, a če prav so bile sobe gorke in bi se še spalo, “nejso vsi hudimani,” smo spali samo tri ure. Morali smo vstati ob peti uri zjutraj in smo jo mahnili nazaj v Cleveland, kjer je moral Yankovičev orkester igrati ob eni uri popoldne na radio postaji. Imeli smo se dobro, in hvala vsem, kateri so nam dali tako lepo zabavo in prenočišče za igralce. Upam, da se spomladi spet vidimo.
j dva sestanka naših zavednih in dobrosrčnih mož in žena, kateri so ponovno pripravljeni storiti vse, da bo prireditev uspešna in I da se naš narod spet izkaže med I prvimi, ki so pripravljeni po-imagati trpečim. Na omenjenih dveh sestankih je bilo izbranih nad 100 mož, fantov, žena in de-jklet, ki so se razdelili v poseb-|ne odseke, katerih naloga bo, da uredijo vse potrebno za veliko narodno veselico in prijateljski sestanek, ki se bo vršil na večer 30. januarja v Slovenskem narodnem domu na St. Clair Ave. Posebno pester bo eno uro trajajoči program s petjem in godbo. Vsi najboljši slovenski pevci in godbeniki bodo sodelovali pri tem programu in enajst godbenikov bo igralo za ples v obeh dvoranah.
Vsi naši rojaki in rojakinje iz Clevelanda in okolice so vabljeni, da se udeležijo te prireditve. Vsak bo imel dovolj zabave, obenem pa bo s svojo udeležbo podprl dobro stvar. Vstopnice so samo po 35 centov za zabavni program in ples.
Vstopnice, znaki in karte za Rooseveltov ples so v predprodaji v vseh Slovenskih domovih, v obeh slovenskih denarnih zavodih in v uradih obeh slovenskih dnevnikov; istotako v glavnem uradu SDZ in v trgovini j Mrs. Makovec v S. N. Domu. Rooseveltov ples se vrši v četrtek 30. januarja.
Vsi oni, ki so obljubili sodelovati v tej kampanji za nabiranje prostovoljnih prispevkov za pobijanje otroške paralize, lahko dobe karte, znake in vstopnice na gori omenjenih mestih, da jih razprodajo med svojimi prijatelji. Gre se za dobro in plemenito stvar, torej pomagajmo vsi, kolikor kateri more. — Za pripravljalni odbor prireditve v korist sklada za pobijanje otroške paralize:
John Gornik, predsednik.
| naši lokalni slovenski talenti in ! nastopili bodo tudi nekateri dru-I gi talenti ter obogateli naš pro-| gram. Ob 9. uri se bo začel ples. Orkester Taffy’s in Dutka j bo igral brezplačno, društvo Domovina pa je darovala dvorano za ta večer. Vstopnina je samo 35c.
Prav uljudno ste vabljeni vsi Slovenci našega mesta Barberton in iz bližnje okolice, da posetite ta večer v čim večjem j številu. Potrebno je, da sodelujemo pri stvari za pomoč svo-i jemu bližnjemu, obenem pa s tem tudi podpremo ugled našega naroda. Z rodoljubnim pozdravom,
Frank Smrdel.
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Cleveland, O. — Vpišite se v narodno obrambo proti kruti bolezni otroški paralizi. Pomagajte prizadeti mladini. Taki in slični napisi so razstavljeni v izložbenih oknih trgovin in javnih prostorov, da bi zbudili pozornost občinstva.
Kmalu potem, ko je bil naš predsednik Roosevelt inavguri-ran pred osmimi leti, je izdal apel na narod, da pomaga k izboljšanju ljudskega zdravja. In ameriški narod je apelu svojega izvoljenega voditelja sledil.
V	tej deželi je navada, da se za vsako skupno dobro delo določi gotov čas. Za nabiranje prostovoljnih prispevkov za pobijanje otroške paralize ima ameriški narod zadnja leta določen predsednikov rojstni dan 30. januarja ali par dni prej oziramo pozneje. Slovenski in drugi jugoslovanski Američani so bili vselej pripravljeni podpirati to dobro idejo. V Cleve-l"*idn so se nari rojaki prvič sijajno izluiisJili preteklo leto z veliko prireditvijo, ki je izkazala lep finančni uspeh. Letos želimo slično prireditev obnoviti, da spet na ta način zberemo primerno vsoto finančne podpore za pobijanje otroške para-lize. V ta namen sta se vršila
Barberton, O. — V zgodovini naše svobodne Amerike bo zapisan 20. januar 1941 kot po-imemben dan. Tega dne je bil Franklin D. Roosevelt vtretjič J vstoličen kot predsednik Zed. j držav, in lahko bi rekli, da se je s tem začelo novo poglavje v zgodovini naše republike. To je priznanje, s katerim je ameriški narod nagradil tega delakovid-nega moža za vodstvo naše velike demokracije v tem kritičnem času. Odkar je predsednik Roosevelt na krmilu ameriške vlade, so se uresničile mnoge njegove koristne in človekoljubne ideje. Med temi idejami je tudi praznovanje 30. januarja, ki je njegov rojstni dan, v prid tistim, ki trpijo radi krute bolezni otroške paralize. Po vseh Združenih državah se v ta namen vršijo med 20. in 31. januarjem vsakovrstne priredbe in pobirajo se prostovoljni prispevki v ta namen.
V	naši barbertonski naselbini so se zavzela vsa slovenska društva, ki bodo skupno priredila takozvani “predsednikov ples” dne 30. januarja v dvorani društva Domovina na 14. cesti. V odboru skupnih slovenskih društev za to prireditev so: Jack Penko, predsednik, Mrs. Caroline Snyder, tajnica; Mrs. Frances Smrdel, blagajničarka, in Stanley Lautar, zapisnikar. Za stvar se je zavzelo 20 naših društev, ki so se odločila, da s pomočjo slovenskih časopisov podprejo ta blagi namem Glede uspeha ne more biti dvoma, kajti za kar se Slovenci zavzamemo, tudi naredimo, in kadar gre za to, da pomagamo svojemu bližnjemu, smo tudi vselej med prvimi. V našem mestu je pred- : sednik kampanje za pobijanje j otroške paralize poštni mojster: Leo V. Walsh, ki je bil na naši| skupni seji ter nas pozival, da! podpremo ta blagi in koristni! namen. Enako nas je pozival Mr. Frank Surtz, glavni uradnik SDZ iz Clevelanda, ki nam je povedal, da je tudi on žrtev te krute bolezni.
Naš program se bo začel ob 7. uri zvečer. Sodelovali bodo
Bulte, Mont. — članom in članicam društva št. 105 naznanjam, da je bilo na zadnji seji sklenjeno, da vsak član in članica plača 40c izrednega ases-menta v društveno blagajno, ka-j teri mora biti plačan do 1. aprila. Za to dobi vsakdo vstopnico za veselico, katero priredimo 9. februarja v Narodnem domu; namenjena je v pomoč društveni blagajni.
Marsikateri bo morda kritiziral tozadevni sklep zadnje seje, ampak po toči streljati na oblake je prepozno. Tajnik se ne more ozirati na nobene take ugovore, temveč ravnal se bo po zaključku seje. Ako vam sklep ne ugaja, ne krivite tajnika, temveč same sebe in prihodnjič pridite na sejo. Težko mi je bilo, ko sem dal knjige v pregled nadzornemu odboru, iz katerih je razvidno, kolika vsota je bila porabljena za zakladanje članskega asesmenta iz društvene blagajne. To je v slučaju nesreče članstvu seveda v korist, toda društveni blagajni pa le i škoduje. Kadar koga bolezen ali nesreča zadene, se hitro prijavi za bolniško podporo, ne pomisli pa, da je tudi asesmente treba plačevati, ako hoče biti upravičen do podpore. Prosim torej prizadete, da to upoštevajo.
Obenem naznanjam članstvu, da imam na rokah pravila ABZ, ki so veljavna za dobo prihodnjih štirih let. Onim, ki so bili navzoči, sem jih izročil na zadnji seji, ostali pa naj se takoj zglasijo pri podpisanem, ker potrebno je, da se vsi člani seznanite z njimi, kar bo v korist vam, društvu in zvezi.
Upam, da se članstvo in njih prijatelji v obilnem številu udeležijo naše veselice, ki se bo vršila 9. februarja. — Za društvo sv. Martina, št. 105 ABZ: John Malerich, tajnik.
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Trinidad, Colo. — Opozorilo vsem članom društva sv. Andreja, št. 84 ABZ, bodisi v odraslem ali mladinskem oddelku. Na redni seji, vršeči se 12. januarja, je bilo zaključeno, da bo suspendiran vsakdo, ki ne plača svojega asesmenta do 30. dne v mesecu, Vazen ako tajniku pismeno ali ustmeno sporoči vzrok nepla-čitve. Ako bo torej kdo suspendiran, bo tega sam kriv. Sklep velja za vse in izvajal se bo ne glede na morebitno zamero.
Jaz mislim, da je posameznim članom laže obiskati tajnika ali sporočiti mu pismeno, kakor pa njemu obiskati nad 200 članov vsak mesec. Jaz moram delati, da preživim svojo družino, kot vsak drugi član, in vsi lahko veste, da ne živim od tajništva, na prosti dan pa imam doma dovolj opravkov in nimam časa, da bi hodil od hiše do hiše in skrbel, kdo mi bo plačal. Od sedaj naprej tega ne bo, temveč ravnal se bom po zaključku društvene seje.
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