Naslov—Address nova doba 6233 St. Clair A vena* Cleveland, Ohio (Tel. HEnderson 381*) OBA (NEW ERA) Naša J. S. K. Jednota je samo bratska podporna organizacija brez vsakih drugih prlmeil, in kot taka uipeva. Ohranimo jo tako! URADNO GLASILO JUGOSLOVANSKE KATOLIŠKE JEDNOTE — OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SOUTH SLAVONIC CATHOLIC UNION B*cond Class Matter April 15th, 1926, at The Post Office a! Cleveland, Ohio Under the Act of March 3rd, 1870. — Accepted for Mailing at Special Rate of Postage, Provided tor In B«ctlon 1103, Act of October Ird, U17, Author!*«! March 15th,l»2B Be.-st. i2. CLEVELAND, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 — SREDA, 20. MARCA, 1940 VOL. XVI. — LETNIK XVI. ČUSTVENE IN DRUGE ^VENSKE VEST! l|Jf8no veselico priredi an-!%j° POslu-i°če društvo št. 218 I v Exportu, p;i-i v soboto KafCa zvečer. Prostor pri-orana na * S/o *tkJ?nS,ci radijski program # i(l4ra'lan v soboto 23. marca | ■ 4-30 P°P°ldne s po- i . Jt«fiAP vNew Yorku. j) * ^to llh marca se bo v \1 !Sb,.r. 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Pro-Aan,’a: S- N- Dom na JjpjSIp AvenUe v Clevelandu, f Kj/j* JSKJ v Pennsylva- IlP^i i ° Posk>-'aili v veliki $ B^lj0 e^mi, ki se bo vršila 1? *Vb.’ aPrila na Lawrence 'ttsburghu, Pa. se bo na večer Uv.^ila plesna veselica, J® tla 4. strani) SO- za RAZNO IZ AMERIKE IN INOZEMSTVA MIRU ŠE NE BO Sumner Welles, podtajnik državnega departmenta Zedinjenih držav, ki je tekom zadnjih par tednov kot posebni odposlanec predsednika Roosevelta posetil Rim, Berlin, Pariz in London, bo te dni odpotoval nazaj proti Ameriki. Poroča se, da je bila njegova misija v Evropi edino zbiranje informacij. Predsedniku Rooseveltu je Welles sproti poročal, kar je važnega izvedel. Vsebina teh informacij ni znana, toda splošno se sodi, da predsednik Roosevelt za enkrat ne bo skušal posredovati za mir, ker Anglija in Francija i tega ne želita. KONGRESNA PREISKAVA Zvezni kongres je pričel s preiskavo letalske produkcije. Nekateri kongresniki sodijo, da se daje prednost evropskim naročilom letal in da se na ta način zapostavlja obrambna sila Zedinjenih držav. Ugiba se tudi, da se morda izdajajo Angliji ' ir Franciji važne tajnosti, tikajoče se novih ameriških bojnih letal. . USPEŠNO DELO . Pred leti so bila ugrabljenja! oseb za izsiljenje odkupnin v! Zedinjenih državah na dnevnem redu. Krivci so bili le v maloštevilnih primerih izsledeni in kaznovani. Po ugrabljenju Lindberghovega otroka pa je zvezni kongres sprejel zakon, po katerem sp?dajo ugrabljenja pred federalna sodišča. Od takrat je bilo izvršenih 163 ugrabljenj, toda vsa, razen dveh, so bila rešena in krivci kaznovani. Fede- j ralni detektivi pod načelstvom J. Edgarja Hooverja so izredno uspešni v zatiranju tega grdega j raketirstva. OMEJITEV IZVOZA Pridelovalcem tobaka v Zedinjenih državah je bil nedavno zadan hud udarec, ko je Anglija prenehala kupovati ameriški tobak in ga je začela uvažati iz Turčije. Nadaljni udarec je sledil 19. marca, ko je Anglija prenehala importirati iz Zedinjenih držav konservirano sad- j je- EKSPLOZIJA V ROVU V premogovniku Willow Grove v St. Clairsville, Ohio, se je v soboto-16. marca pripetila eksplozija plina ali prahu in je preprečila izhod iz rova 71 delavcem. Rešilno moštvo še ni prišlo do njih in uradniki pre-mogarske družbe sodijo, da ni skoro niitakega upanja, da bi j katerega izmed 71 delavcev dobili živega. Iz rova se je rešilo 115 delavcev, nekateri trpeči na zastrupljenju s plini. St. Clairsville je nedaleč od Bellaire in ‘ Martins Ferrv, Ohio, kjer bivajo tudi Slovenci. Vsled tega i je mogoče, da je med ponesre-1 ! čenimi premogarji tudi kak Slo-venec. VSAK ZASE Pred meseci je vlada Zedinjenih držav skušala skleniti u-godno trgovinsko pogodbo z republiko Argentino, toda Anglija je dala Argentini razumeti, da če se to zgodi, bo Anglija prenehala kupovati argentinske proizvode. Ko je vsled tega Argentina odklonila sklenitev trgovinske pogodbe z Zedinjenimi državami, je tudi Anglija močno omejila svoj import iz (Dalje na 4. strani) iNESDAY, MARCH 20 — SRE ZNANILCI^ POMLADI Najbolj zanesljivi napovedo-A^alci pomladi so daljši dnevi. Severna zemeljska polobla se bolj in bolj nagiblje proti soncu, kar povzroča daljše dneve in krajše noči. Dne 21. marca postaneta dan in noč enako dolga in omenjeni datum se smatra tudi za oficielni začetek pomladi. Prava pomlad pa se na našem vzhodu, srednjem zapadu, severu in zapadu začne šele več tednov pozneje. Velika noč, ki ima kljub sedanjemu pomenu svoje začetke pri davnih poganskih narodih kot praznik pomladi, je še vedno smatrana za pomladni praznik. Včasih velja to tudi v nabavi, Včasih pa ne. Letošnja velika noč, ki pride na 24. marca, bo izrazit pomladni praznik le v naših južnih državah. Pri nas, ki bivamo bolj na severu, je mesec marec le malokdaj kaj prida pomladanski. Vsekakor kljub zgodnji velikonočni sezoni in morebitnemu hladnemu vremenu ne bomo pogrešali tipičnih pomladnih znakov. V izložbah trgovskih vrtnarjev bodo v obilici cvetele bele velikonočne lilije, raznobarvne primule in hiapinte, duh-teče šmarnice in druge pomladanske lepotice. Vse to bo seveda vzgojeno v gorkih rastlinjakih. Vrtnarji natančno vedo, kako je treba ravnati s cvetlicami, da se razc^eto do določenega dne. Cvetje je na razpolago takrat, kadar je zahteva zanj. Pa tudi z ozirom na velikonočna kosila gospodinje ne bodo v zadregi za pomladanske delikatese, če bo le potrebna 'ii-nanca na razpolago. Oranže, hruške, jabolka in celo sveže lansko grozdje je v mestnih trgovinah še vedno mogoče kupiti. Tudi sveže, v rastlinjakih vzgojene solate se ne manjka. Poleg tega bo za veliko noč na trgu tudi že na prostem zrasla solata in druga zelenjava iz Fkn ride, Texasa, Arizone in Cali-fornije. Celo sveže jagode iz Floride bo mogoče kupiti in najbrž tudi sveže grozdje iz Južne Amerike. Moderni trans-portacijski sistem z brzimi vlaki in letali nam v naše tako zvane zmerno gorke kraje prinaša sadeže južnih dežel. Tisoče milj oddaljeni kraji se nam približajo in južna pomlad vsiplje svoje darove v hladnejše severne kraje. Človeška in še posebno ameriška podjetnost premaga vse zapreke. KDO JE BIL KONFOCIJ V Zedinjenih državah se je zadnje čase razpasla nekaka I manija citiranja izrekov velikega kitajskega filozofa in reformatorja Konfucija. Kamor koli se obrnemo, slišimo ali čita-mo: “Konfucij pravi” ali “Konfucij je rekel.” Izreki, ki se obešajo Konfuciju, so seveda v večini primerov taki, o kakršnih se Konfuciju najbrž nikoli niti sanjalo ni. Mož pa seveda ne more protestirati proti takemu izrabljanju njegovega imena, ker počiva v grobu že par tisočletij. Kljub temu bo morda prav ta čas enega ali drugega zanimalo, kdo je prav za prav bil Konfucij, ki je dandanes tako rekoč vedno na krožniku. Pravo ime tega davnega kitajskega modrijana je bilo K’ung Fu-tze, latinska oblika za to ime je Confucius, slovenska pa Konfucij. Rojen je bil sredi šestega stoletja pred Kristom v provinci Lu na Kitajskem in je izhajal iz odlične, pa obubožane rodbine plemena Kung. Oče mu je umrl, ko je bil fantiček komaj tri leta star, toda od svoje matere je bil deležen dobre vzgoje in, ker je bil zelo nadarjen in ukaželjen, si je nabral za tiste čase veliko modrost in učenost. Po nekaj letih trdega fizičnega dela je postal nekak potujoči učitelj in glas o njegovi modrosti se je kmalu raznesel po vsej provinci Lu. Konfucij je živel v času, ko je bila splošna morala vladajočih in vladanih slojev na zelo nizki stopnji. Svoje učence je navajal h krepostnemu načinu življenja prednikov. Vladarji naj bi dajali dober vzgled svojim podanikom, in vsak posameznik naj bi pošteno in vzorno živel; tako bi mogla nastati dobra država. Ko je bil Konfucij 52 let star, je imel priliko v praksi pokazati, da so njegovi nauki izvedljivi. Postavljen je bil najprej za sodnika v mestu čungtu, leto pozneje pa je bil imenovan za ministra za pobijanje kriminalistike v provinci Lu. Njegova administracija je bila izredno uspešna. Vpeljane so bile številne reforme, pravica se je delila nepristransko bogatim in revnim in zločinstvo je skoro popolnoma izginilo iz province Lu. Uspehi Konfucija v provinci Lu pa niso ugajali glavarju sosedne province Tsi, ki se je začel bati za svoj ugled. Pri višjih oblastnikih je torej leta 496 pred Kristom izposloval odstavitev Konfucija. Slednji je nato še nekaj časa širil svoje nauke kot potujoči učitelj, zadnjih sedem let svojega življenja pa je skromno živel v samoti in se pečal z literarnimi posli. Značilno je, da Konfucij ni sam zapisal temeljnih življenjskih naukov, ki jih je učil. Ti nauki so se ohranili po ustnem izročilu njegovih učencev in so bili pozneje zapisani. Da bi se bili ti nauki popolnoma nepokvarjeni ohranili, je težko verjeti. Kolikor je znano, je Konfucij napisal samo eno delo, ki je zgodovinskega značaja in se imenuje “Pomlad in jesen.” Mnogo pa se je pečal s proučevanjem in urejevanjem starih spisov kitajskega modroslovja in je s tem dal zelo trajne temelje poznejši kitajski literaturi. Pokopan je v sijajni grobnici v šantungu. Konfucijevi nauki niso bili verskega ,ampak moralnega in praktičnega značaja. V bogove .Dalje na 3. strani) ODMEVI IZ RODNIH KRAJEV ŠOLSTVO V SLOVENIJI Po stanju 1. novembra 1939 je bilo v dravski banovini 871 ljudskih šol, katere je posečalo skupno 185,824 učencev in u-čenk. Učnih moči je bilo 4332. Otroških vrtcev je bilo 55 z 2,-249 otroki. V banovini je 43 državnih in 8 zasebnih meščanskih sol, ki imajo skupaj 10,-448 učencev in učenk. Državnih srednjih šol je 14, od teh 10 popolnih, 4 pa nepopolne. Na teh šolah je skupno 12,057 dijakov in dijakinj. ZABAVA IN IZOBRAZBA Ljubljanska radijska oddajna postaja ima v Sloveniji 20,-340 naročnikov. V dravski banovini je 61 kinematogra’rov, med njimi 52 stalnih in 9 sezonskih. Dalje je v banovini 18 muzejev in zbirk. V letu 1938 je izšlo v Sloveniji 506 slovenskih knjig, v tujini pa 27. Knjižnic, s šolskimi vred, je 2791. Listov izhaja v dravski banovini 226; od tega jih izhaja dnevno 7, trikrat na teden 2, dvakrat na teden 2, tedensko 24. Drobne zanimivosti o veliki noci Velika noč je premakljiv praznik, in sicer pride na prvo nedeljo po polni luni, ki pride na dan 21. marca oziroma po prvi polni luni po tem datumu. Na ta način velika noč ni nikdar preje kot 22. marca in nikdar pozneje kot 25. aprila. Leta 1818 je prišla velika noč na ta najbolj zgodnji datum, namreč 22. marca, v tekočem stoletju pa se to ne bo zgodilo. Najpo-znejša velika noč v tem stoletju bo leta 1943, namreč 25. aprila. V krščanskem svetu predstavlja velika noč praznik vstajenja. Slične praznike pa bo obhajali že razni stari poganski narodi v izvezi s pomladnim vstajenjem narave. V angleščini se velika noč imenuje Easter, katero ime izhaja iz “Eastre,” (Dalje na 4. strani) BENCIN NA KARTE Z dnem 1. marca letos je vstopila v .Jugoslaviji v veljavo naredba, po kateri je mogoče dobivati bencin in bencinske mešanice za motorna vozila samo na podlagi posebnih nakaznic ali kart s kuponi. Te karte so različne za raznih vrst vozila. Inozemski turisti, ki pridejo v Jugoslavijo s svojimi mq-tornimi vozili, dobijo od obmejne carinarice proti plačilu posebne karte za nakup bencinske mešanice. STAROSTA GASILCEV Na nedavnem občnem zboru prostovoljne gasilske čete v Dolenji vasi pri Ribnici, se je poslovil iz vrst aktivnih gasilcev Ignacij Merhar, eden najstarejših slovenskih gasilcev. Rojen je bil 30. julija 1856 v Prigorici pri Ribnici. Bil je večkratni občinski odbornik, 12 let občinski tajnik in 30 let župan. Leta 1879 je ustanovil v Dolenji vasi gasilno društvo, ki je bilo šele osmo na Kranjskem. Za svojo četo je prvi sestavil slovenska povelja. Pri veliki gasilski svečanosti v Ljubljani leta 1880 je bila njegova četa edina, ki se je odlikovala s slovenskim poveljnim jezikom, kar je vzbudilo veliko navdušenje. Kmalu potem so vsa slovenska gasilska društva sprejela slovenski poveljni jezik. SMRT ŠOLNIKA V Celju je v starosti 88 let umrl Emilijan Lilek, ugledni zgodovinar, šolnik in etnolog. Kot profesor je služboval na raznih zavodih v Sloveniji in drugod. Od leta 1918 do 1924 je bil vodja celjske državne gimnazije. Napisal je mnogo knjig in razprav v slovenskem, srbQhrvatskem in nemškem jeziku. Po rodu je bil iz Gornje Voličine pri Sv. Lenartu v Slovenskih goricah. SKORO NEVERJETNO V Obrenovcu živi siromašen delavec Stanislav Ristič, ki mora preživljati številno družino. Njegov najstarejši sin, 17-letni Zvonko je bil nekaj bolan na očeh, nedavno pa je popolnoma oslepel. Tedaj mu je neki cigan iz okolice ponudil 1200 (Dalje na 4. strani) VSAK PO^SVOJE Najbolj izraziti velikonočni simboli v tej deželi so rumeni | piščanci in bele lilije. Pa se zdi, da bo letos zeblo take piščance kot lilije, ker so nam pratikarji skomandirali veliko noč nenavadno zgodaj. Morda bomo vsi, vključno lilije in piščance, nosili težke zimske površnike v velikonočni paradi. Vsekakor smo lahko veseli, da nam ne bo treba natikati plinskih mask, kakor je te čase moda v Evropi. v Piščanci so seveda tudi račje ali gosje vrste in tistemu plemenu nekako pripada tudi luksuzna angleška ladja Queen Elizabeth, ki jo je nedavno na-tihoma pribrisala iz Anglije v Ameriko. Gosta Elizabeta se je komaj dobro izlegla in ji perje še ni popolnoma zraslo, pa je že morala pobegniti izpod skrajno nezanesljive C h a m berlainove marele. Pobegniti je morala pred nemškimi kragulji in se skriti za krilo boginje Svobode v New Yorku. v V newyorškem pristanišču vedrijo zdaj kar tri najbolj sloveče pomorske kraljice: Normandie, Queen Mary in Queen Elizabeth. Svet ni več tako galanten kot je bil. Včasih smo čitali samo o u bežnih kraljih, zdaj morajo pa tudi kraljice v pregnanstvo. Kaj bi bilo, da ni Kolumb našel Amerike! Tu je danes spravljenih za milijone dolarjev vrednosti evropskih umetnin, tu je ?a težke milijone svropskega ilata, tu so najboljše evropske ladje itd. Kje bi bilo vse to na varnem, če ne bi bilo Amerike! In, kar je za nas še posebno važno: kje bi bili mi! v Zaljubljenec, ki titulira svojo izvoljenko z metuljčkom, ji napravi slab kompliment. Znanstveniki pravijo, da metulj vsak lan použije toliko hrane, da ista odgovarja polovici njegove lastne teže. Po tem računu bi 120 luntov tehtajoča deklica morala dnevno pospraviti 60 funtov jestvin. To bi bil lep metuljček! Včasih si domišljamo, kako imenitni in odlični smo, da smo '{rona stvarstva itd. Pa je neki kanibal po lastnih izkušnjah povedal angleškemu polkovniku MacDonaldu, da ima človeško meso prilično tak okus kot pražena svinjetina. In je še dodal, da so črnci okusnejši od belcev. ¥ Po neki statistiki so Američani lansko leto plačali 30 milijonov dolarjev za gledanje baseballa. Pa pravijo, da so slabi časi! ¥ Beli Rusi, raztreseni po različnih delih sveta, baje upajo na revolucijo v Rusiji, katere posledice jim bodo omogočile povratek v domovino. To njihovo upanje je tako veliko, da se je baje cena ruskih carskih bondov v nominalni vrednosti $100 dvignila od pet in pol centa na 20 centov. Vsekakor je še dolga pot od . dvajsetih centov do 100 dolarjev. # Petica ali nikelj, kakor navadno imenujemo naš ameriški groš, predstavlja za centom najnižjo denarno vrednost in vsled tega nima kaj prida nakupne cene. Toda zgodi se, da je nikelj vreden težke tisočake. V mestu Basking Ridge, N. J., je do tal (Dalje na 4. strani) ZAKLJUČEK ENE VOJNE i Vojna na Finskem, ki se jej bila pričela 30. novembra lan- \1 skega leta, je končana. 12. mar-} i ca je bilo iz Moskve naznanje- j 1 no, da je bil dosežen sporazum, 1 med zastopniki Rusije in Fin- j 1 ske in da je bil mir podpisan, i s Vojskovanje se je po tem spo- j i razumu končalo dne 13. marca. 11 V preteklem oktobru in no-1( vembru so se med zastopniki js Rusije in Finske vršila pogaja-1f nja za odstop nekaj strategično 11 važnega finskega ozemlja v ko-1 rist Rusiji. Dotično ozemlje je ' c želela Rusija dobiti od Finske, 11 da zavaruje pred sovražnimi na-; 1 padi velemesto Leningrad in11 bližnjo okolico, ki je industrial- i no visoko razvita. Male Finske j i se Rusija ni bala, pač pa je sku-11 šala preprečiti, da bi jo preko j t Finske napadla kaka velesila, j \ Tako vsaj se je poročalo. V za-! i meno za odstopljeno strategič-1 r no važno ozemlje je Rusija po- j f nujala Finski mnogo večji kom-! pleks ozemlja višje na severu. | r Poleg tega je bila pripravljena [ j dati Finski primerno denarno j c odškodnino za gotove naprave in i ]< utrdbe, ki bi prešle v rusko | r last. t Finska ni hotela sprejeti ru- t skih ponudb in pogojev, Baje ji t je to odsvetovala Anglija, ki ni c marala, da bi Rusija dobila kon- \ trolo nad važnim Finskim zali- 1 vom. Baje je Anglija Finski c obljubila tudi vso mogočo mo- 1 ralno in materialno pomoč. Mno- c gi komentatorji so sodili, da je 1 bila Anglija kriva, da se je mala 2 Finska postavila Rusiji po robu. Koliko je na tem resnice, ne r vemo. , \ Ko je Finska odklonila ruske 1 ponudbe in pogoje, se je Rusija 1 poslužila orožja. Finci so se 1 hrabro branili in so posebno v 1 prvih tednih vojne povzročili t Rusom velike izgube, dasi mor- j: da ne tako ogromne kot se je \ poročalo. Posebno trd oreh za I Ruse je bila sloveča Manner- t heimova obrambna linija. Po- s lagoma pa se je pod silnim top- 1 niškim ognjem začela ta linija f krhati in, ko so Rusi dosegli I važno mesto Viipuri, je bila r Mannerheimova linija ogrožena ^ od strani, tako rekoč iz ozadja, j Jasno je postalo, da Finska ne 1 more več dolgo vzdržati, poseb- 2 no ker obljubovane pomoči od r zunaj ni bilo. Anglija in Fran- r cija sta sicer pomagali z orož- t jem in municijo, toda ne z vo- g jaštvom. Nekaj prostovoljcev je r sicer prišlo iz Švedske in v Pa-- s rizu so grmeli, da je pripravlje- 1 nih 50,000 vojakov za pomoč Fincem, toda teh vojakov ni . bilo na Finsko. Da se prepreči nadaljno prelivanje krvi in da se reši vsaj del Finske, je švedska začela posredovati za mir. Poroča se, da je bila pri tem posredova- j nju aktivna tudi ameriška diplo- j macija in indirektno tudi nem- j ška. Pogajanja za mir, ki so se j najprej vršila v Stockholmu, so 1 ] se nadaljevala v Moskvi. Tam je j ( bil, kot že omenjeno, dne 12. j ( marca dosežen sporazum in pod- i pisan mir. 1 Finska je v tem sporazumu ; morala pristati v mnogo težje , pogoje kot so ji bili stavljeni od ; Rusije v oktobru in novembru. -Finska je morala prepustiti Ru- . siji vso Karelijsko ožino med Finskim zalivom in jezerom La- ; doga, vse obrežje jezera La-doga, Mannerheimovo linijo, mesto Viipuri, nekaj manjših mest, več otokov v Finskem zalivu, na severu pa polotoka Rib-nij, in Srednji. Rusija dalje vza-(Dalj e na 8. strani) 1939 — Wyoming Fraternal Benefit Societies VALUATION REPORT I Made by South Slavonic Catholic Union of America as of December 31, 1939 to the Insurance Department of the State of Wyoming. Pursuant to the require- J ments of law. IMPORTANT BEFORE FILLING OUT THIS REPORT NOTE CAREFULLY THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS: 1. This report must be filed on or before the 31st day of May, 1940. 2. Each item in the blank should be carefully filled out, in accordance with the information required. 3. The Valuation Exhibit must give in separate items for each form of certificate the present mid-year value of future net contributions as contingent assets, and the present mid-year value of promised benefits as contingent liabilities, or in lieu thereof the mid year net value of such certificates. Societies which use the mean of terminal reserves in valuing their certificates must include as advance assessments in item 11, " , page 5 of annual statement, the pro rata unearned portions of all payments covering insurance protection beyond December 31 of current year. 4. AH death losses of whatever nature must be included in accrued liabilities in the Valuation Exhibit. 5. The present value of future extra assessments should be included as a part of the contingent assets only in the event that the society has by its authorized governing board or body actually provided for the specific levy of a fixed number or amount of extra or additional future assessments. 6. If the laws of the society provide for segregation of the funds between the various classes of members, separate Valuation Exhibits should be made for each such class in addition to a combined Valuation Exhibit, so as to define more definitely the status of the members hi each class. It is not necessary to make complete separate Valuation Reports. The combined Report should, of course, be complete. 7. Loans and interest thereon which are secured by tabular reserves or accumu- lations actually maintained on the corresponding individual certificates j should be treated as a part of the assets. Liens and interest thereon not in excess of the difference between the present value of the promised benefits and the present value of the future net contributions on the corresponding individual certificates, should be treated in the Valuation Exhibit as a deduction from the contingent liabilities. This is on the assumption that the liens provide for the payment of interest annually or for compound interest at a rate at least as high as that assumed in the valuation of the certificate liabilities. In the case of liens which do not bear interest or which bear interest at a rate less than that assumed in the valuation of the certificate liabilities, they should not be entered at their full face amounts, but should be; entered only in the amounts of their actuarial equivalents, i. e., the single premiums at current attained ages which would provide for insurance equal in amount to the liens and interest thereon where such single j premiums are calculated on the same mortality and interest assumptions; as used in the valuation of the certificate liabilities. In lieu of following the plan outlined above, a society may show the reservej liability for an amount of insurance equal to the face amount, less the j insurance purchased by the accumulated lien as a single premium at the; current attained age. In this connection the rate of interest provided for | in the liens must be taken into consideration. E. g.: If the lien does not | bear interest, the reserve liability may be calculated on the net amount of insurance after deducting the amount of the lien. 8. The Valuation Exihibit is made up on the basis of excluding the expense, sick and accident (when the benefits are not valued) and special funds j (i. e., funds others than general or expense funds not available for the I payment of benefits) from the Asset side and excluding the liabilities of ( such funds from the Liability side, except that the excess of the matured liabilities of such funds over the balances in them, if any, should be in-; eluded as a part of the liabilities of the mortuary or benefit funds for val- j uation purposes only. If the sick and »efficient benefits are valued, both the assets and liabilities of the sick and accident fund should be included in the Valuation Exhibit.; Borrowed money should be excluded from both the assets and the; liabilities. 9. The ratio per cent of assets (actual and contingent) to liabilities (actual; and contingent) should be shown for December 31, 1917, which is the! first basic date for comparison referred to in the valuation sections of both the Mobile and New York Conference bills. The percentage should also be' shown for the current and four prior years.. In making comparisons of the above percentages of solvency between various years, j the ratios for all years should, of course, be calculated on the same basis. 10. In connection with the Valuation Exhibit on the “Accumulation Basis”— Section 23-b—use is made of a part of the Valuation Exhibit on the Section 23-a Method—Basis other than Accumulation. In this case the latter Exhibit is not required to be completely filled out. 11. The items of assets and liabilities must check with the corresponding items in the Annual Statement. These items of information shall be furnished by an official of the society to the actuary or accountant who shall include them in the Valuation Exhibit. 12. This Valuation Report must be certified by a competent actuary or ac- countant, or verified by the actuary of the department of insurance of the State in which the society is domiciled. 13. Publication in official journals (or, in lieu thereof, communications to indi- vidual members) shall be made of the results of valuation in form identical with that of the Valuation Exhibit to Insurance Departments, with explanations. 14. When furnishing copy of the Annual Report to the Actuary or Accountant j (unless he has personal knowledge of the facts) the Secretary (or other qualified officer) of the Society shall definitely give the amounts of the non-admitted assets and of the expense fund and of other funds held for relief or other special purposes and not primarily for the payment of claims, and shall answer the following questions: 15. If the laws of the society provide for the segregation and trusteeing of the reserves or funds of any class or classes of certificates, a separate Valuation Exhibit and “Form of explanation for publication” shall be attached to this report in respect of each such class and be furnished to all members irrespective of class, through the bfficial publication of the society or otherwise. Do the laws of the society provide for the segregation and trusteeing of the reserves or funds of any class or classes of certificates excepting juvenile certificates? If so, specify same. Juvenile only. Also attach a copy of such provision to the Valuation Report. Was such segregation and trusteeing of reserves or funds made ia accordance with, pursuant to, or under the express authority of, the statutes of any State? Answer: — If so, specify the State and give the reference to the particular statutory provision. Answer: — Hi. Does the society issue separate certificates promising disability benefits? Answer: No. If so. specify same. Answer: — 17. Are the net contributions for disability benefits kept in a fund separate from all other benefit and expense funds? Answer: Yes. If so, state the increase or decrease, of the funds in the year 1939. Answer: Increase $9,389.17. 18. How many assessments were actually collected during each of the last five years? Answer: Twelve. 1931' 1938 1937 1936 1935 Death ........................................................................ Disability ..................................... Expense ................... .................................................. Combined death, disutility and expense 12 12 12 12 12 HI. Date when the Society last changed the number of regular assessments to be collected each year. Answer: Unchanged. 20. What proportion of first and subsequent years’ contributions may be used for management expenses? Answer: First year. Expense Fund Assess- ments. Subsequent years. — 21 Are there any reserve liens (not certificate loans or premium loans) outstanding against certificates in force? Answer: No. If so, state face amounts and rate of interest charged. Answer: $— Were the full reserve liens and interest thereon deducted in all instances during the year in the payment of claims and other benefits? Answer: Yes. If not, explain fully. Answer: — Was the amount or basis of reserve liens or rate of interest changed in any way during the year? Answer: — 22. Are certificate liens or loans or premium loans granted? Answer: Yes. If so, state conditions and amount of each class of liens or loans out- standing. Answer: Restricted loans at 4% interest payable annually. Also state the amount of liens or loans outstanding at each rote of interest. Answer: $180,575,29 at 4% interest. . I Hereby Certify to the correctness of the foregoing answers and to the correctness of items 37, 48, 50, 59, 72 and 74 of the Valuation Exhibit. (Signature) ANTON ZBASNIK j 'Official title) Bupreme Secretary i 123. A synopsis of the forms of certificates and the formulas employed for valuing the benefits and contributions under each form, together with i the amount of insurance in force, must be given by the actuary or ac- countant with answers to the following questions: i 24. State the method of valuation used (whether level net premium, full preliminary term, straight modified preliminary term, Illinois Standard, etc.). Answer: Illinois Standard except Ordinary Life, N. P. C.—level net premium. Has the Society during the past five years for any class of certificates changed its valuation procedure or formulae so as to affect its solvency percentage? No. If so, explain fully: — Did the Society exclude from the valuation required in Schedule A any suspended certificate where the member under the by-laws was eligible for reinstatement without evidence of insurability? Answer: No. I 25. State the Mortality and Interest Assumptions employed in the Valuation. Answer: (Use schedule A on last page.) 26. (a) Have the negative reserves in individual certificates been eliminated from the Valuation Exhibit? Answer: None. (b). What is the total amount of negative reserves on individual certificates? Answer: $—None. The term, “Negative Reserve,” refers to the excess of the present value of the future net contributions over the present value of the promised benefits. (c). Does the society charge redundant net rates of contribution, 1. e., net rates in excess of the tabular net rates (on the basis of the mortality j table and interest assumptions used in the valuation)? Answer: No. (d). If so, state the amount of the present value of such excess contributions,] ; and also state the intended purpose thereof. Answer: $—None. (e). If a society, which uses tabular values in making its valuation, charges! i net rates of contribution lower than the tabular net rates (on the basis of the mortality table and interest assumptions used in the valuation), it f! must set up an additional reserve to cover the deficiency in such rates 5; calculated on a basis not less than one providing for the accumulation as !; a pure endowment under a level net annual rate of contribution of a sum at the end of not more than 20 years from the issue of each certi-i ficate equal to the present value at that time of the difference between j the net rate charged under each certificate and the tabular net rate of s contribution used in the valuation of the same certificate, si (f). Has the requirement of item 26 (e) been complied with? Answer: — -1 If so, on what basis was the deficiency reserve calculated? Answer: — (g). State the amount of such deficiency reserve, if any. Answer: $—None. 27. In the determination of the ratio per cent of assets to liabilities, according to the method of valuation prescribed by the fraternal insurance law of the State of Wyoming, there must be eliminated the funds not available for the payment of future claims under contracts of insurance and the “nonadmitted assets’” other than certificate liens, loans and interest thereon; provided that the total of stich indebtedness on any certificate include in the Valuation Exhibit shall not be greater than the excess of the present value of the promised benefits over the present value of the future net r , contributions under said certificates, as shown by the method of valua- ! tion assumed by the society in accordance with the law’s of the State of | Wyoming. Have the above requirements been complied with? Answer: Yes. VALUATION EXHIBIT (Section 23-a Method—Basis other than Accumulation) ASSETS—Actual and Contingent (Excluding assets of expense and special funds) ‘■23. Present mid-year value of future net contributions on following forms of certificates: *29.......................................................... death only $.............. ♦an................................................. death and disability ............ •31.....................................................sick and accident ............ *i>2.................................................................................... *33..................................................................................... "34..................................................................................... *35.............................................................4-................... - *36. Total........................................................ $............ 37. Assets available for payment of death losses determined as fol- lows: Admitted Assets, item 38, page 4 of annual statement (including loans and interest thereon secured by reserves or accumulations actually maintained on the corresponding-individual certificates) $2,597,856.18 less sum of tgeneral or expense funds $39,544.48, tsick and accident funds when not valued $47,013.11, and fspecial funds include all funds other than general or expense funds not available for payment of benefits) $21,812.21 ............................................ $2,489,486.38 38. Assets—Actual and Contingent—sum of items 36 and 37, above $2,489,486.38 LIABILITIES—Actual and Contingent (Excluding liabilities of expense and special funds) 5'39. Present Mid-Year Value of promised benefits, or Net Tabular Mid-Year Values, on following forms of certificates: t4o................................................-......... death only S.............. :;:41............................................. death and disability ............ 142.................................................. sick and accident ............ r43. See Schedule A ........................................................ 144. Adult 1,839,884.00 j +45. Juvenile 29,822.00 }46. Contingency Reserve ............................................... 280,455.90 *47. TOTAL................................................... $2,150,161.90 48. Deduct liens and interest thereon, not included in Admitted Assets, and not in excess of required reserves on the corresponding individual certificates valued according to Section 23-a Method—Basis other than Accumulation 49. Balance, item 47 less item 48, above $2,150,161.90 50. Liabilities of mortuary or benefit funds determined as follows: Total Liabilities, except reserve, page 5 of annual statement $64,828.i5 less sum of liabilities of general or expense funds, page 5 of annual statement, not In excess of balance in corresponding funds (item 37, above) $927.90; liabilities of sick and accident funds when not valued, page 5 of annual statement, not in excess of balance in corresponding funds (item 37, above); and liabilities of special funds (funds other than general or expense funds not available for payment of bene-/ fits), page 5 of annual statement, not in excess of balance in 1 corresponding funds (item 37, above) $24,911.55 38,988.70 51. Liabilities—Actual and Contingent—sum of items 49 and 50, above ............................................ $2,189,150.60 Dec. 31, 1939.....113.72% 52. Ratio per cent of Assets—Actual and Con- Dec. 31, 1938 111.67% tingent — (item 38) to Liabilities — ■ Dec. 31, 1937 108.95% Actual and Contingent — (item 51) Dec. 31, 1936 109.53% Dec. 31, 1935.....108.91% Dec. 31, 1917 % Form of Explanation for publication: (N. B. The folowing is to be used only where the ratio of assets to liabilities is equal to or in excess of 100%.) 53. The above valuation indicates that, on the basis of the A. E„ NFC & St. Ind. table of mortality with interest at 4 & 3M per cent., the future assessments of the society, at the net rates now being collected, together wih the now invested assets, are sufficient to meet all certificates as they mature by their terms, with a margin of safety of $580,791.68 (or 30.43%) over and above the statutory standards. (N. B. The following is to be used when the ratio of assets to liabilities is less than 100%.) 54. The above valuation is in conformity with statutory requirements, and is not to be regarded as a test of financial solvency in any action that may arise, but is made to determine the amount the Society should have on hand to pay its future obligations without change in the basis of collection on the assumptions that Its mortality will be the same as that set forth In the mortality table and that the rate of interest earned will be per cent. VALUATION ON THE “ACCUMULATION BASIS” 55. (1) Valuation on the "Accumulation Basis” can only be made by Societies which have provided in their laws for such valuation as required by statute. 50. i2) A table showing the rates being paid by and the credits to individual members at each age and year of entry, and showing opposite each credit the tabular rates and the tabular reserve required, or at the option of the Society the required reserve on a level rate equivalent to that being paid, according to assumptions for mortality and Interest recognized by the laws of this State and adopted by the Society, and, in either case, including any benefit payable at a specified age on account of old age disability, shall be filed by the Society with each annual report and also be furnished to each member before July 1st of each year. Or, in lieu of the aforesaid statement, there may be furnished to each member, on or before July 1st of each year, a statement giving the data aforesaid and in substance as follows: a. Your present monthly rate per $1,000 is $ b. The corresponding tabular month rate per $1,000 at your attained age lb ....................................... $........... c. The credit December 31, 1939, to your certificate per $1,000 is................................................... $........... J d. Your excess share in losses per $1,000 for the current year is ..................................................... $.......... ( e. The tabular reserve per $1,000 is.......................... $............ 1 57. (3) To the foregoing statement must be added an explanation of the tabular rate and tabular reserve and of any options for transfer to the tabular rates which may be provided in the laws of the Society, and an explanation of the method of providing for the excess share of losses, if any. t ♦If the net reserve method is employed make no entry opposite these items. j tlnclude admitted “Non-Ledger” Assets. tlf the net reserve method is employed enter opposite these items the amount of ( reserve applicable thereto. ] VALUATION EXHIBIT 1 (“Accumulation Basis”—Section 23-b Method) ( ASSETS—Actual and Contingent (Excluding assets of expense and special funds) 58. Present mid-year value of future net contributions on certificates j; valued according to Section 23-a Method—Basis other than Accumulation—, per item 36, above ................................ $........... |, 59. Add assets available for payment of death losses, per item 37, above .......................................................................... ; j 60. Assets—Actual and Contingent—, sum of items 58 and 59, above . .. $................ LIABILITIES—Actual and Contingent (Excluding liabilities of expense and special funds) 61. Fimds apportioned as credits on following forms of certificates: 62. (a).........................................................death only $.......-... 63. (b)............................................ death and disability ....:.......... 64. (c)................................................. sick and accident ............ 65. (d).................................................................... ............ 66. (e)................................................................................. 67. tf)........................................................................... 68. (g)................................................................................. 69. Total Apportioned Credits ........................................ $................ 70. Mid-Year Values, on Certificates valued according to Sec- tion 23-a Method—Basis other than Accumulation—, per item 47, above ................................................................. 71. Total, sum of items 69 and 70, above.............................. $.......... 72. Deduct liens and interest thereon, not included in Assets, and not in excess of required reserves on the corresponding individual certificates valued—according to Section 23-a Method— Basis other than Accumulation ................................................. 173. Balance, item 71 less item 72, above.......................... $........... ! 74. Liabilities of mortuary or benefit funds, per item 50, above ......................| 75. Liabilities—Actual and Contingent—,sum of items 73, and 74, above :........................................................... $...........I Dec. 31, 1939........% Dec. 31, 1938........% 76. Ratio per cent of Assets—Actual and Con- Dec. 31, 1937...............% tingent — item 60) to Liabilities— . Dec. 31, 1936.......% Actual and Contingent—(item 75) ......................... Dec. 31, 1935........% Dec. 31, 1917........% Form of Explanation for publication: 77. This Valuation is made on the Accumulation Basis and covers outstanding certificates originally issued at contribution rates which were not computed upon standard tables of mortality and rates of interest and which therefore were not designed to provide tabular reserves. The law requires that the Valuation in the Accumulation Basis shows the results of past operation to the date of the Valuation, but it does not indicate whether or not the accumulated surplus, or credits, together with future contributions, will provide for future claims. This method of Valuation credits each member with his net contribution and interest and charges him with his share of the losses each year and carries the balance, if any, to his credit, and this Valuation shall not be construed as giving to the individual member any right of claim to any such reserve or credit other than in manner expressed in the contract and the laws of the society, nor as making any such reserve or credit a liability in determining the legal solvency of the society. If the member’s share of losses for any year exceeds his credit', including the contribution for the year, his contribution is to be increased by the difference between his share of the losses and his current contribution in order to provide for his share of current claims. This increase in contribution to meet the excess share of losses may be paid from funds or contributions especially created or required for that purpose, or must be provided for by direct assessment of the member, or by liens established against his certificate, as provided in the laws of the Society enacted when accepting this method of Valuation. Under the provisions of the laws of this Society any excess share of losses is provided for by (State how provided for) .......................................................................... SCHEDULE A _ ■ | | (1) I I (H (2) I (5) Mortality and Interest I § ■=* * Certificates in I / Assumption Used Form of I«|2,2 Force Dec. 31, I **Formula Used |2 1939 I —------------1 —------------ Certificates I *5*3 | I in Valuation (a) (b) I *051 ----------------I I In Calculation In Valuation I I Tabular Mid-Year i of Kates of Certificates_____________________| [ Xo. [ Amount I_________Reserve 1 a- Am. Ex. 3%%| Am. Ex. 3%% | Ufe I Yes ] 18941$ 827,230 | 2,23!) b. Am. Ex. 3%%| Am. Ex. 3M:% i Endowment 1 Yes | 1651 100,500 i_________2.020 __ c. Am. Ex. 4%~| Am. Ex. 4% | Life_________I Yes | 58251 4,103.000 i______648.235 d. Am. Ex. 4% | Am. Ex. 4% I Endowment I Yes [ 304| 189.500 | 20,907 __ e. | Am. Ex. 4% I Paid-Up &. Ext’dl I 282| 189,1521 9,717___ f. N. F. C. 4% I N. F. C. 4% J| Life I 1932! 6838| 5.186,750 1 1,150,070 ............~! I 111 i__________________ St. Ind. i% | St. Ind. 4% | Term__________I Yes I 8799j 3.972,2001________29,584 1 Am. Exp. 4% | Am. Exp. 4% J 20 Pay Life I Yes | 75'____52,500 I___________238 j ' ' ~~| .........' i Totals. I ! 230821 $1 1,007,152 ’ 1.809.700 1 EXPECTED AND ACTUAL MORTALITY ON GROSS AMOUNT AT RISK I 78. 'Expected mortality on gross amount at risk. Adult lives only $149,584.74 79. "“‘Total death losses incurred during the year determined as follows: Death losses paid during the year including the commuted value of installment dea.th losses $114,580.05 (item 1, page 3 of annual statement), plus such death losses unpaid December 31 of current year $13,750.00 (line 1, cols. 1-4, incl., page 5 of annual statement), and less such death losses unpaid December 31 of previous year $9,135.00 (line 1, cols. 1-4, incl., page 5 of annual statement for said year), giving actual mortality on gross amount of risk................. $119,195.05 80r Ratio per cent of actual (item 79, above) to expected mortality (item 78, above) on gross amount at risk during /.......................1939 79.68% 1938 79.00% 1937......101.52% 1936...... 91.05% 1935...... 82.50% •Exclude all Certificates reported in lines 1 and 2, col. 4, page 5 of annual statement. tSee instructions under item 89, next page. tlf form no longer issued show year in which its issuance was discontinued. "■‘If other than tabular net premiums are used in formula, give full explanation. •“Include reserve liens deducted in reporting death losses. INTEREST INCOME FROM INVESTMENTS (Excluding Items belonging to general or expense funds) ; Note.—The figures entered in items 81 to 88, inclusive, below, should relate to benefit funds only. The general or expense fund figures are to be excluded from these items. For example: The interest, dividends and rents and investment expenses of general or expense funds are to be excluded from items 81 ■ to 87, inclusive, below'; and in calculating the percentages shown in items 86, 87 and 88 below, the assets of general or expense funds are to be excluded. 81. Interest, dividends and rents received during the year, per items 16 to 23, Inclusive, page 2 of the annual statement, less item 45, page 3, and less $5,312.55 amortization and plus $1,088.26 accrual) ......................................................... $ 96,432.64 1 82. Add the excess of interest and rents due and accrued over interest and rents paid in advance December 31 of current year determined as follows: Item 18, page 4, less the sum of item 33B, 1 page 4, item 12, page 5, and the interest in item 10, page 5, of annual statement ................................................. 31,420.47 i . ---------- ' 83. Total ................................................................. $127,853.11 84. Deduct the excess of interest and rents due and accrued over interest and rents paid in advance December 31 of previous year determined as follows: Item 18, page 4. less the sum of item 33B, page 4, item 12, page 5, and the interest in item 10, page 5, of previous year’s annual statement 29,895.15 ! 85. Interest earned during the year, item 83 less item 84, above (4.24 per cent of mean ledger assets less one-half of interest earned' $ 97.957.9(5 (Continued an ouse 8' Iz urada predsednik gl. porotnega odbora Predlogi, katere je P0^ tajnik za spremembo M te k pravilom, so dobri in koristni, ali z » pa, da ne vsi. Tako, ° ;' mislim pisati in o kater' njo, J dvome, so glede točk: , 1294, 355A, 429 m 4o0. bom omenil le dodaten 210, kateri se tiče gl* P01 ,. g. odbora, v smislu kateri® j la dolžnost predsednika P nega odbora poslati vse ^ vsake zadeve v gl* ura ’ ^ hitro je ista rešena, ne % j to, če je bila ali če m „■ obeena v glasilu, je porotni odbor že Pre ^ prejel, pa je odglasoval, ^ listine še v naprej drze predsednika porotnega , 0 in da se iste kot d°se ^ain ti na konvencijo, da so ^ razpolago poleg zapl?n.ve pr» boru, kateri rešuje P1 »d' ti razsodbam gl* P01° n, 0 bora. Ako pa je Jedn°zadov» na, ker se prizivnik ni ^ ljil z razsodbo P01’0*'11? 0§ljei( ra, pa se listine že sedaj ^ na gl. urad, da isti °bj jpo ako se najame, iz nji «: jlti ; jtrebne podatke, izvze porotni odbor sam spo* z gl. uradom najame o ^ da zastopa Jednoto na ^ V takem slučaju Por0 eo ^ ^ kih zadev, posebno ne z za take poravnave in za be civilnih sodišč ni % ' venci< odbor odgovoren '° ;Kar se pa tiče drugi1 point^ omenjenih zadev, rese^ ^ ^ porotnem odboru, Pa vilno rešitev istih 0 . konvenciji. Kot na ^jj lf venci ji, tako bo seve *L]{0sU' tos moral zagovarjati jo razsodbo bodisi Pre rjt^ co ali pred odborom za ^j-oJ in prizive. Ker je tem seveda treba imeti listine dotične zadeve^^iiiJ so dokazi, na podlag1 bila narejena razsod a’ pfi* | ne bi imel istih, bi la >rj $ v zadrego. Pred Pal g n19*1,, prejel pismo od dne j d^. 1940, v katerem čitaJftl> gim: “približno pre , jji je Vaš odbor P0Sje • je . bil mir do sedaj* pri društvu pred t1’8”1 seveda takoj videl, ,.uA\Cli. gledal listine zadev dotičnega društva* 0vi ; pri kakemu društvu ^ } ka sitnost in, ako ^^ odbor pri sebi ^s^nf'gji0Vj dev, lažje reši ponov J J\,, .j 1 p ost. Večkrat se tu 1 v iMj 1 član, kateri se Pr^°nl0 nejevolji, rabi ne sa ^nJ ampak tudi po posta ^ besede, posebno tu 1 1 tako pošilja pot°m je ^ društveni tajnik, V gl. tajnik tista oseba-ra največkrat trpe ^ n j a, ne glede na to, tisto, za katero se fa njti P jf ni on ukrenil, mog°^e 0 | lagal. Jaz sem se ve ^ jt', v takih slučajih tak°’^g tako ostalo v okviri nikov in porotnice. i^,i dolgim časom je P° c^* prejel pritožbo od * ’ proti gotovim gl* 0 P,M kateri ako bi bili *> • s0,./.! obveščeni, bi ali j" sko nastopili proti u.le »Dalje -m 3* etc^ |j \ i 'i k fc K \ S r V 1 if NOVA BOSA', 20. 1v|a£OA mo 3 1939 — Wyoming Fraternal Benefit Societies aluation report (Continued from page 2) ‘t- Btaid'*' expenses Pai<3 during the year $378.04, plus $...... U I S •l(eJ?ll?ecember 31 of current year, less $....:..... unpaid : ajwT ^ of previous year, giving incurred investment (averaging .016 per cent of mean ledger assets) . . 378.04 jii ^ lnt '----------- ID Henjivf (including rents), on Investments of benefit funds, ^on item 86’ above (4-22 Per cent mean ledger assets [0, j 6-half of net interest income from investments) .. $ 97,579.92 ^of interest, earned on benefit funds during 1939............ ^.... 4.22% 1938................. 3.74% 8*1 p 1937................ 3.43% bi- 1936................ 5.04% H P^Hi 1935................ 5 17% !j) .,*? *or Calculating Expected Mortality on the Gross Amount at Risk. 43>296.44, qx_|_n times insurance in force December 31 of previous :°r f|)) 151 s year' 1|836J6, qx_|_n times insurance in force December 31 of current • ; °ve calculations were made on basis of American Experience 'd j P- C. tables of mortality, tain r811^1106 in force and death losses tabulated according to at-state may taken from Schedule VI, page 6, of the annual pd* f0r rnents for the previous and current years. The insurance. in to th ant* C*ea*-’1 losses in Schedule VI should be reported according I the a^ained ages on the anniversaries of the certificates during CUrrent year. For example: The insurance In force and death (je- atJS as December 31, 1939, should be reported according to the lned ages on the anniversaries of the certificates during the f 'h) Se 1939' of d ^X-Un to be used in any particular instance is the probability ej0 the or death rate, on the basis of the mortality table used in a&ioi ation’ at the attained age shown in Schedule VI opposite the Item r 01 *nsuranoe or death losses by which it Is to be multiplied, pfr 5ge 'a^> above is the sum of the products of the q for each attained jjiO on j5lul*;iPlied by the amount of insurance in force at each such age () ^ m*3er 31 the previous year. Id j '“)> above is similarly calculated on the basis of the insurance ik*’ ’*) lten,r?e on December 31 of current year. jfl). age ■ above is the sum of the products of the q for each attained .,, a»0 ^'tipiied by the amount of death losses incurred at each such '•) Thg UrinS the current year. ^ aphrSUm of items (a), (b) and (c) above divided by two gives the dt r%*ma^e amount of the expected mortality on the gross amount SocieH^*^ 0n Amount at Risk-jlll' ^ethe whose percentages of valuation solvency are 100% or better -j(, °f the °Ption of calculating the expected mortality on the net Instead 0Ss amount at risk. Such societies may also calculate the interest r ^ortjan maintain reserve and the gains and losses from interest in od' ^ttiiniH6 the methods outlined in the printed report of the Sub- !)jtioua, on fraternal Blanks to the Committee on Blanks of the ’ Hi arlrtConventi on of Insurance Commissioners Re: Adoption of a! Is Pieties IjOSS Exhibit for Fraternal Societies, dated May 17, 1920. I -* 5lJtllne ^^hich avail themselves of the above options must attach an "4 l>mtJ,their calculations which conform to the methods in the Sub- II lotions V reP°rt referred to above. °Hh|, 4, or Obtaining Investment Expenses of Benefit funds paid - the Vear. ®aSe 3 of the current year’s annual statement take the sum of (other than legal expenses included in insurance expenses), "Xfit extLitems in lines 39 t0 43 inclusive, applying exclusively to invest- I5*? proo Ses' ’r° the foregoing sum add unallocated expenses which ' of i y be considered as investment expenses (but not in excess of JjUeh cent of mean ledger assets) and deduct any income items Is' ^ ^ ay Properly be considered as an offset to investment expenses. 3 the exPenses of general or expense funds should be excluded Jj k ^a i calculations. Attach exhibit. •0" 1 * X**- $ duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the actuary lr»f C o ^de the foregoing computations and answers to the questions i C l9^,ncerninS the condition of South Slavonic Catholic Union as of f °01 and that the same are correct and true to the best of his )fr l Pledge and belief. .j (Signature of Actuary or Accountant) R. D. TAYLOR r Sea] nUth Slavonic Catholic Union of America JUVENILE BRANCH Valuation Report Recember 31, 1939 \ , ASSETS . ^Hly. t, Reserve ? ................................................................. ČS . ----------- 4 ^Hot fts ......... ...............................................$172,302.34 t v mitted...................................................................... fe fitted Assets $172,302.34 I [k : jl 'SCUe o, LIABILITIES # Reserve 4 ^tipP1^ ... ............................$ None ] f ........::::::::....................................... 503.16: d prft.reserves noted below: V »et , s®nt value of all the outstanding certificates in force current year: V^Ulati°Wment benefit certificates .............................. 29,822.00 *°ns for credits at time of transfers to the adult Kencies ................................................... 4,473.30 : ^^ities .................................................. $ 34,798.46 E OP CERTIFICATES AND RESERVES THEREON a*2> (3) ~ (4) (5) ■amount Form Reserve on Death Reserve on the tn °* of and Accumuatlons for * s,irance Certificates Endowment Benefits Transfer Credits $ $ 3.ST2,200 Term 29,584.00 52.500 20 Pny Life 238.00 i _ . * ^ 1^24.70» ____________t 29,822.00________$_________ ! (f of the reserve items in Cols. (4) and (5) of the above : $ f^ion j. a8ree with the corresponding reserve items reported under . 6 Vftl • ■ V SČ indicates that, on the basis of the Stand. Ind. & Am. : • W with interest at 4%, the future assessments from the : ^ ®ranch, at the net rates now being collected, together with I 4 vV8, Mth ets’ are sufficient to meet all certificates as they mature f a marSin of safety of $137,503.88 over and above the statu- : I ?^lof^bei' : it 0 fti du*y sworn, deposes and says that he is the Actuary (or I thi Jjfaade the foregoing valuation report concerning the condition : I*1' 1 th the of South Slavonic Catholic Union as of December 31, ! ^ief86*116 18 correct and true to the best of his information, : ^ a^o R. D. TAYLOR (Actuary or Accountant) i ^’om to before me, this 17th day of February, 1940. ! 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S* p S 2 g » § 5 •) 5 Outstanding Claims So g o S ? ? ? “ *■ §S24v'v^>-» ^.^» ® © ft ^ — 00 to cn ts to CD Vl oobi cn ca - 2 2 2 ^ §s s 8 g 8 %8 nkz g g 2 g | 2 * g g ft g .<» -g g £ S-^ S -»§ §g§SS»C 5§§g SI g g S§g and Losses g g - g g ~ 2 . £ 2 3» *<»*£««« —— Tl; ° .*-* C3 030 — w c: b r- n r-f- fti ft. M. Q,»rt H* H 'ef flt'rt rt- « r* _ . . »— — . ZZTTI ZTTI _ ZT~I ““ ~ I ~ *~W ! — »—OCO o 0-3ts50i Iz urada predsednika gl. porotnega odbora (Nadaljevanje z 2. strani) ANNUAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1939 of the Condition and Affairs of the SOUTH SLAVONIC CATHOLIC UNION OF AMERICA Home Office: Ely, Minnesota Organized under the Laws of the State of Minnesota i made to the Department of Insurance of the State of Illinois ^ I—Balance From Previous Year .......................................... $2,347,874.36 II—INCOME 1. Payments received from members during first 12 months of benefit protection of which all or a part is used for expense* $ 17,336.00 , 2. All other payments or premiums received from members* .............360,893.88 3. Refunds applied per Item 13 f ledger assets, viz: ‘ (a) Real Estate ........................................................ None ‘ tb) Bonds per Schedule D (including $1,088.26 for accrual of ‘ discount) ..............'...................................... 104,395.50 ' 39. TOTAL INCOME ........................................................$ 594,164.31 1 40. Amounts carried forward ............................................$2,942,038.67 ) *A society whose members pay the same to the expense fund regardless of ' the duration of the membership, should enter all assessments received in line 2. A society whose newer members pay a greater part of their assessments to ' expense than the older membership should divide the assessments received as , per lines 1 and 2. tSociety is at liberty to briefly state transaction, so that explanation can be , carried as footnote in department report. (A) Including commuted value of installments or other benefits not payable , at the time of death, disability, old age, or otherwise, such commuted \jalue being ‘ entered also under items 1,2, 4, and 5 of disbursements. c Amount brought forward ......................*..........................$2,942,038.67 ; III—DISBURSEMENTS 1. (A) (a) Death Claims ................................................$ 116,094.05 * nJlru'Uvu 133 v Gilbertu, Minnesota, kandidira sestra Jennie Koritnik, ki je bila v omenjenem mestu najbolj aktivna v vseh treh mladinskih kampanjah. Upam, da jo bodo njene so- sestre vsestransko podpirale. t ,ako zadovoljna poročila je glavni urad prejel tudi iz dru-gih krajev, in če bo šlo tako naprej, bom zelo razočaran, če bo l 7elegaUnjrih0dni° k°,WencUo "ta"j kot 50 častnih delegatov in J ANTON ZI1AŠNIK 1 VSAK PO SVOJE (Nadaljevanje s 1. strani) pogorel hotel Broad Acres, ker hotelsko osobje ni našlo niklja, aa bi moglo telefonično pozvati gasilce, ob začetku požara. Telefonski aparat ne pogleda niti kvodra niti <’olarja, ampak se mu srce omehča le za nikelj. * V San Franciscu je dne 8. marca obhajal svoj 84. rojstni dan starosta ameriških novinarjev Robert F. Paine, ki je že 61 let aktiven v tem poklicu. Pričel je pri Penny Pressu v Clevelandu, Ohio, kateri list je bil začetnik današnjega obsežnega časnikarskega s i n d i kata Seripps-Howard. Pri San Francisco News, ki je eden listov, spadajočih k temu sindikatu, je Paine vrhovni urednik. Njegova pozicija ne zahteva dosti običajnega uredniškega dela, vendar še večkrat napiše kak članek. Ko so ga ob priliki njegove 84-letnice vprašali reporterji, kaj misli o vojni v Evropi, je dejal, da Anglija izkorišča vse države, z izjemo tiste, s katero je nominelno v vojni. Za Francijo in Nemčijo da velja približno isto. “Tiha vojna” na za-padni fronti pomeni, po njegovem mnenju, samo velikanske dobičke za francosko-nemški kartel, ki izdeluje municijo in orožje ter prodaja i3to obema strankama preko malih nevtralnih držav. Municijske tovarne na dbeh straneh francosko-nem-ške meje delajo s polno paro’ in zvečer v Slovenskem domu na 301 E. Northern Ave. * Koncert združenih slovenskih društev v Velikem New Yorku, med katerimi je tudi društvo št. 50 JSKJ, se bo vršil v nedeljo 14. aprila v Slovenskem domu na 253 Irving Ave., v Brooklynu, N. Y. * Federacija društev JSKJ v Minnesoti bo zborovala v nedeljo 28. aprila v Gilbertu, Minn. Zborovanje se bo vršilo v Community Bldg. in se bo pričelo ob eni uri popoldne. * Velike kegljaške tekme, katerih se bodo udeležili kegljači in kegljačice JSKJ iz raznih držav, se bodo vršile v soboto 27. aprila in v nedeljo 28. aprila v Clevelandu, Ohio. Prostor tekem: St. Clair Eddy Alleys, 12320 St. Clair Ave. V Elyu, Minn., je nagloma umrl Frank Novosel, star 47 let, član društva št. 1 JSKJ. Pokojnik je bil rojen v Gornjem Desincu, župnija Plešivica na Hrvatskem in je bival v Ameriki od leta 1909. Zapušča soprogo, 4 sine in 2 hčeri. * V Conemaughu, Pa., je po kratki bolezni umrla Stella La-lich, stara 46 let, članica društva št. 36 JSKJ. Pokojnica je bila rojena v Starem selu pri Otočcu na Hrvatskem in je prišla v Ameriko leta 1911. Tu zapušča soproga, sina in hčerko, v starem kraju pa tri brate in eno sestro. ❖ Sobrat Joseph Banovec v Roundupu, Mont., je dobil iz starega kraja poročilo, da mu je v Jelševniku pri Črnomlju umrl oče Matija Banovec, star 90 let. Pokojnik je bil trikrat v Ameriki in sicer prvič leta 1872. Poznal je osebno slovenske misijonarje, ki so delovali med Indijanci v Minnesoti, med njimi škofa Barago, škofa Vertina in monsignorja Buha. * Prvo dete, ki je bilo rojeno, ko je bilo leto 1940 staro šele nekaj minut, v countyu Westmoreland v Pennsylvaniji, je že vpisano v mladinski oddelek JSKJ. Ta mali junak je Robert L. šu-la in bo pomagal predkonvenčni kampanji pri društvu št. 40 JSKJ v Claridgeu, Pa. Obenem z njegovo pristopno listino je društveni tajnik Anton Koso-glav poslal glavnemu uradu tudi pet pristopnih listin za odraslo članstvo. Mati malega Roberta, Mrs. Katherine šula, je dobila v tem letu prvo porodniško nagrado od JSKJ. Jugoslovanska Katoliška Jednota v Ameriki uxuiiLi.m ELY, MINNESOTA GLAVNI ODBOR: a). Izvrševalni odsek: Predsednik: PAUL BARTEL, 225 N. Lewis Ave., Waukegan, Prvi podpredsednik: JOSEPH MANTEL, Ely, Minn. ^ pa. Drugi podpredsednik: PAUL J. OBLOCK, R. D. 1, Turt1®. nenv*1’ Tretji podpredsednik: FRANK OKOREN, 4759 Pearl bi, ^ C°l°. . . at cieW Četrti podpredsednik: JOHN P. LUNKA, 1266 E. 173rd t*. land, Ohio. Tajnik: ANTON ZBASNIK, Ely, Minn. Pomožni tajnik: FRANK TOMSICH, JR., Ely, Minn. Blagajnik: LOUIS CHAMPA, Ely, Minn. Pittsburg Vrhovni zdravnik: DR. F. J. ARCH, 618 Chestnut St, Penna. fit cia* Urednik-upravnik glasila: ANTON J. TERBOVEC, 62« Dk' Ave, Cleveland, Ohio. * _ . b). Nadzorni odsek: , Predsednik: JOHN KUMŠE, 1735 E. 33rd St., Lorain, ^ 1. nadzornik: JANKO N. ROGELJ, 6208 Schade Ave, ^ Ohio. ct joUet, 2. nadzornik: FRANK E. VRANICHAR, 1312 N. Center d*. Illinois. 3. nadzornik: MATT ANZELC, Box 12, Aurora, Minn. ^ pj. 4. nadzornik: ANDREW MILAVEC, Box 31. Meadow —• GLAVNI POROTNI ODBOR: 0. Predsednik: ANTON OKOLISH, 1078 Liberty Ave, BarbeLj0,' 1. porotnik: JOHN SCHUTTE, 4751 Baldwin Ct, Denver, ^ 2. porotnik: FRANK MIKEC, Box 46, Strabane, Pa. 3. porotnica: ROSE SVETICH, Ely, Minn. .,1Vri 10' 4. porotnik: VALENTIN OREHEK, 264 Union Ave, Broos«"^ Jednotino nradno glasilo. NOVA DOBA, 6233 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland, Obio - - - *****^*^^^***^^^ Vse stvari, tikajoče se uradnih zadev, naj se pošiljajo na najif denarne pošiljatve pa na glavnega blagajnika. Vse pritožbe in »L0VUi naslovi na predsednika porotnega odbora. Prošnje za sprejem p0$ujajo prošnje aa zvišanje zavarovalnine in bolnlAka spričevala naj vrhovnega zdravnika. ,zoreinefflt*. o. Dopisi, društvena naznanila, oglasi, naročnina nečlanov m * ^rieVelaco-■lovov naj se pošiljajo na naslov: Nova Doba, 6233 St. Clair Ave.» . g08iof»JJJJ Jugoslovanska Katoliška Jednota v Ameriki Je najboljnodpore zavarovalnica v Zedinjenih državah in plačuje najliberalnejse p ? članom. Jednota Je zastopana skoro v vsaki večji slovenski nase In kdor hoče postati njen član, naj se zglasi pri tajniku l0fal j? £iani bf*.« pa naj piše na glavni urad. Novo društvo se lahko ustanovi z , ^t. f plemena, neoziraje se na njih vero, politično pripadnost a“r® Og#anejo 1**^ sprejema tudi otroke v starosti od dneva rojstva do 1«. leta in mladinskem oddelku do 18. leta. Pristopnina za oba oddelka J* v Premoženje znala nad $2,000,000.00. Solventnost Jadnota zn*** N A GRADE V GOfOVfrJ, ZA NOVOPRIDOBLJENE ČLANE ODRASLEGA DINSKEGA ODDELKA DAJE JJiJLJEDNOTA NA GOTOVINI. 0 Za novo pridobi j ene člane odraslega oddelka P deležni sledečih nagrad: ti 25^ za člana, ki se zavaruje za $ 250.00 smrtnine, $ ■ ^ za člana, ki se zavaruje za $ 500.00 smrtnine, ?, •—„ za člana, ki se zavaruje za $1,000.00 smrtnine, za člana, ki se zavaruje za $1,500.00 smrtnine, $ ( za člana, ki se zavaruje za $2,000.00 smrtnine, t za Člana, ki se zavaruje za $3,000.00 smrtnine, v (j) Za novopridobljene člane mladinskega oddelka 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 zavar $2.00; gv za člana novega načrta (,JC” s $1,000.00 *aV $3j00. $ Vse te nagrade so izplačljive šele potent, ko so člane plačani trije mesečni asesmenti. 10 noben strel in nobena bomba ne pade nanje. Ko so ga reporterji vprašali, kako porablja svoj prosti čas in oddih, je 84-letni novinar odvrnil: “Kesam se za moje storjene grehe in želim, da bi bil še enkrat mlad, da bi mogel delati nove!” Ta zadnja izjava dokazuje, da starost ne prinese vselej pameti. Vsaj urednikom ne! * K zaključku, da ne pozabim, voščim vsem čitateljem te kolone obilico pirhov, v oblikah, v kakršnih si jih sami želijo, in j veselo pomlad! A. J. T. ■ DRUŠTVENE IN DRUGE SLOVENSKE VESTI (Nadaljevanje s 1. strani) katero priredi tamkajšnje društvo št. 11 JSKJ. Prostor prireditve: Sokolska dvorana na 1245 So. 13th St. ❖ Prireditev plesne veselice v soboto 13. aprila naznanja društvo št. 140 JSKJ v Morleyu, Colo. Prostor prireditve: Motor Park. * Proslavo š t i r i d esetletnice ustanovitve naznanja društvo j St. 15 JSKJ v Pueblo, Colo. Vr-! šila se bo v nedeljo 14. aprila RAZNO IZ AMERIKE IN INOZEMSTVA (Nadaljevanje s 1. strani) Argentine. Poleg tega zahteva Anglija od ameriških republik, da morajo za vse blago, kupljeno od Anglije ali od njenih do-minijev, plačati v valuti Zedinjenih držav. Na ta način ameriškim republikam primanjkuje zdrave valute za naročila v Zedinjenih državah. Prijateljstvo med Anglijo in Zedinjenimi državami postaja vsled tega vedno bolj kislo. KUKLUKS1 NA DELL' Znana teroristična organizacija Ku Klux Klan, ki je posebno sovražna črncem, katoličanom in inozemcem, je več let navidezno spala, toda zadnje čase je spet začela dvigati svojo glavo. V okolici Atlante, Georgia, so zakrinkani teroristi tako pretepli nekega brivca, da je poškodbam podlegel. Preiskava, ki je temu sledila, je odkrila, da je bilo zadnje čase v tisti okolici 18 oseb pretepenih od tovrstnih teroristov. * VELIKA NESREČA Blizu mesta McAllen v Texa-su je dne 14. marca potniški vlak zadel tovorni avtomobil, na katerem se je vozila skupina obiralcev sadja, in posledice so bile strašne. Ubitih je bilo 25 oseb, 15 pa ranjenih. Ponesrečenci so bili po večini Mehikanci. NEMŠKI TERORIZEM Dne 15. marca letos je preteklo eno leto od podjarmljenja Češke. Nemški gospodarji so to priliko porabili za tridnevne izzivalne proslave, da s tem še bolj ponižajo zasužnjeni češki narod. Iz Pariza se poroča, da so Nemci tekom enoletne okupacije Češke usmrtili več tisoč oseb in so nad 70,000 Čehov zaprli v ječe in koncentracijska taborišča. N o m i n e 1 n i predsed n i k češkomoravskega protektorata, dr. Emil Hacha, je za vse praktične svrhe nemški ujetnik na gradu Lany. DROBNE ZaN!J!$ r O VELIKI N0C (Nadaljevanje s{ ki je bila sakso; pomladi in pomlad’1 ^ ^ Velikonočni Pirl pobarvana jajca. nekdaj simbol p0111 . jžjp \ jenja. Kakpr se. ^ \ dežno mrtvega j^Jc nec, tako prikhje navidezno mrtve življenje. Jajca so pI# at ste pirhe rabili 0 mladnih praznik°v _ ^ narodi, v krščansk® ^ ^ to je bil pomen pren^. jenje mesije. Na r ne okrašeni pirhi med mnogimi nar° pa še med slova.ns nalni pirhi pa so j bili konkurente v ^jr^ ! korja in čokolade’ krajih Slovenije Pa JH| zah in jabolkih. . b Jasno je, da se Je ; med pomladnim g rMk ! veliko nočjo raZvi^j^JPfr verni zemeljski P , w | ko je pri nas polVI ^ f j&lj noč, imajo ^prebiva meljske pouoble Je“ Ji g ODMEVI IZ*, KRAjE (Nadaljevanje din, če mu slepeg^ ^pfyaj^< Ristič je t odstopil slepega P1^ t ganu, ta pa mu j® Jl‘' i 200 din, medtem K 1 ostali del kupni11® obroke. Nesrečni -1 ,,pl • i'H v terim se je oče P°P ha obračal na 113 /|C J dobrodelne usta*10' J|m pomagali do !'a' v ciganski družini rada in bo ni en j RUSKI PARLAMENT Ruski vrhovni sovjet, ki predstavlja nekak parlament Rusije, je bil sklican k zasedanju na dan 29. marca. Parlament bo po vsej priliki določil upravo ozemlja, ki ga je Rusiji morala odstopiti Finska. Z ozirom na to se ugiba, da-li bo to o-zemlje priključeno distriktu Leningrada ali dodano Karelijski republiki ali bo tvorilo zase posebno sovjetsko republiko. Ako bo 'formirana posebna republika, bo imela svojo lokalno samoupravo, svoj jezik in svoje lastne kulturne institucije. SESTANEK DIKTATORJEV V mali vasici Brennero na italijanski strani Brenner jevega prelaza sta se dne 18. marca sestala italijanski in nemški diktator, Mussolini in Hitler. Za diplomatske kroge je prišel ta sestanek kot pravo presenečenje. ■ ENGLISH SECTION Of ■ of the South Slavonic Catholic Union AMPLIFYING THE VOICE OF THE ENGLISH SPEAKING MEMBERS Waukegan Mayor Mancel Talcott Assures SSCU Delegates of Warm Reception Next September CAMPAIGN GAINS SPEED By Little Stan Ely, Minn. — A warm reception for delegates, honorary delegates and officials when they converge on Waukegan next September for the 16th Quad-renniel Convention of the SSCU was assured by Mayor Mancell Talcott of that City of Progress, who in a personal letter to Little Stan, declared that nothing would be left undone to assist in “arranging an not only interesting and profitable conclave but a pleasant and enjoyable one as well.” Mayor Talcott struck a keynote by sending this letter, and sets an example of a real honest to goodness host who urges everyone in the campaign to qualify for delegate, so that the citizens of Waukegan, 111., can lavish their goodwill and entertainment upon them. Quoting Mayor Talcott: Dear Mr. Pechaver: It has come to my attention that on September 20th next, the South Slavonic Catholic Union of America will hold its 16th Quadrenniel Convention in the City of Waukegan. This information is good news to me personally and I know that the citizens of Waukegan will be happy to learn that over 500 jelegates from 23 states will be our guests. At this time I would like to extend a hearty welcome to the entire membership of your so-siety and assure them that I will consider it a personal privilege to cooperate with out good citizen, Mr. Paul Bartel, your supreme president, in not only arranging an interesting and profitable convention, but a pleasant and enjoyable one as .veil. The City of Waukegan is proud indeed of the local branch of the South Slavonic Catholic Union. They have been, 'for nany years, an important factor in the civic life of this city ind have contributed much to its advancement. Knowing this, is well as their interest in your rational organization and its worthwhile program, I can as-' sure you and your delegates hat all will have an enjoyable i stay in our city. Very truly yours, Mancel Talcott, Mayoi City of Waukegan, Illinois And there you have it. A per ;onal invitation from the chieJ executive of Waukegan. Thai should also be another reasor ; ,vhy more and more candidate: jhould enter the campaign fielc 1 nd qualify for honorary dele ■•ates. You won’t be sorry/ Coming from a press confer mce with Bro, Anton Zbasnii* ‘ 'ur supreme secretary, Litti* : 3tan learned there were 2\ CANDIDATES ALREADY ENTERED, AND THE MAILMAIv JRINGING IN MORE NAMES: 3AILY! Bro. Anton Kosoglov, secre - tary of lodge No. 40 in Claridge 'enna., sent in five new mem . ;er applications, one of whicl 'as for Robert Shula, who has he honor -of being the firs r i940 baby born in Westmore r and county in Pennsylvania i The little fellow’s mother woi i prize for the honftr, and alsi t joined our SSCU lodge No. 4C Congratulations! It is an hono Make Reservations 1 Chicago, 111. — It is very important that all who wish to ;ake the special bus to La Salle, QL, on Sunday, April 7, make ;heir reservations immediately ;o the secretary of the Illinois ind Wisconsin SSCU Federa-:ion, Bro. Anton Krapenc, 1636 W. 21st Place, or to me, 1845 t W. Cermak Rd., phone CANal 1 3073. There is room left for c :>nly six more people. Cost of i the round trip transportation is i 3nly $2.00 a person, and pro- C -eeds from the transportation c sost will be used for expenses. I John Gottlieb t — r Lodge 28 < Kemmerer, Wyo. — All mem- , bers of lodge 28, SSCU are requested to attend the regular } monthly meetings which are . held on the third Sunday of the 1 month. Plans are being dis- ( cussed for social activities to ( be undertaken within the next ( couple of months. Meeting will j oe conducted in the English , language. I hope to see a large attendance at our next meeting in April. Emil Zebre, Pres. Editor’s Note To the writer of “In Memor-iam” from Export, Pa.: Your article cannot be published in the Nova Doba because it lacks your personal signature. Our ay-laws strictly prohibit the publication of any article not bearing the signature of the writer. Twenty minutes out from Charing Cross station a lean, lanky Britisher, slightly inebriated looked out the window, turned to one of his companions, said: “Is this Wembly?” The second Britisher, ditto blotto, replied, “No, it’s Thursday.” The third Britisher, who up to this time had been silent, said, “I’m thursday, too. Let’s have a drink.” Safety Record Cleveland, O. — Have you ever been involved in a serious traffic accident? Perhaps you haven’t but don’t be too sure that you are immune. Everyone is exposed to this risk and the expectation is none too cheerful. At the present rate, the law of averages decrees that one person out of every twenty, within the next five years will be involved in an accident that will bring either injury or death. That is the outlook for persons of all ages and classes. If however you are a pedestrian and are in the age bracket ovdr fifty years your chances of meeting with death or injury on the street are greatly increased The traffic death records foi last year, and the figures so far this year, indicate that the percentage of elderly pedestrian? who are struck down in traffic is far greater than their share of the population would indicate. There is no single reason for this high rate. Age affects eyesight and hearing. Many of the accident victims were less aler and agile than a younger person but most important was th<" victim’s failure to understand ! traffic hazards. Most of the pedestrian victims did not havr driving experience and their habits of walking were formec1 when traffic was both lighte’ and slower. Pittsburgh Bits Pittsburgh, Pa. — On Sunday, March 31st, the second meeting of the Western Pennsylvania Federation of SSCU will take place this year in the Slovene Auditorium, 57th and Butler Sts., Pittsburgh, Pa. This meeting ,of interest to everyone, will be the first ever to be conducted in both the Slovene and English languages. It will also be the first meeting under the direction of the new officers. Now let’s see every SSCU lodge in Western Pennsylvania represented at this meeting. Several topics of vital importance and interest will be under discussion; hence, it is imperative that all representatives be on hand at 10:00 a. m., the starting time of the meeting. Singing Society Prešeren of Pittsburgh will sponsor a dance on Easter Monday, March 25, at the Slovene Auditorium, 57th and Butler Streets. A1 Saunik and his orchestra will provide the musical entertainment. On Sunday, April 14th, a real treat awaits the guests in Pittsburgh. The Junior Singing Society Prešeren will give two operettas. One in Slovene and the other in English, followed by a play to be dramatized by members of the Senior Singing Society Prešeren. Robert F. Jergel Slovenian Easter Program New York, N. Y. — On Saturday, March 23rd, 4:15 to 4:30 p. m. the Red Network of the National Broadcasting Company WEAF, will present a Slovenian Easter Program, featuring the “Slovenian Mixed Chorus of New York,” under the direction of Jerry Poprivsek, Jr., organist and choir director. The program will consist of mixed and male chorus singing with organ accompaniment. Besides the joyful Slovenian hyms, if permitted, the chorus will also sing their favorite “Regina Coeli” by A. Mjne, The soloists will be Miss Marie Ar-chul, soprano, and Mr. Charles Guardia, tenor. The chorus appeared last year at the New York World’s fair on the “New York Daily Mirror Day” Program and at the opening of the Yugoslav Pavilion. As a result of the performance at the World’s Fair, it was suggested that this group become permanent, and it is there-, fore hoped that in the near future a special concert of the . “Slovenian Mixed Chorus oi New York” will be given. , Show your interest in the 1 Slovenian radio programs bj expressing your desire to heai s Slovenian programs more oft ' en. Write a letter or a post carc ' to “Slovenian Chorus, WEAF 1 New York.” 7 Anthony Holt, Reportei ' due to the Federation meetinj 1 the Sunday following. Please bi 1 prompt so we can dispose o ’ the business and adjourn a * soon as possible. But. above all 1 you bowlers that plan to tou t to Cleveland for the ten-pii 3 tourney ,be at the meeting. Thi B is important. Also remembe e that you may be paid to attem this meeting. Who knows? Las - month it was Stan Guzel. Thi s time it may be you so make i i- your business to attend, i Stan Proga TWICE EACH YEAR j &RIEFS In Lloydell, Pa., lodge 35, SSCU softball team will hold a dance on Saturday, March 30, in the Slovene Hall. Frank’s Trio and “Teenie,” girl vocalist, will provide the music. Western Pennsylvania Federation of SSCU lodges will hold its next meeting on Sunday, March 31, in Pittsburgh, Pa. Lodge 84, SSCU will hold a' dance on Sunday, March 24, at Charles Defilip’s place in Starkville, Colo. Colorado Federation of SSCU lodges will meet on Sunday, March 31, at 9:00 a. m. in Ka-pusin’s Hall of Walsenburg, Colo. A dance, sponsored by the federation, will take place on the Saturday evening previous, March 30, at the Walsenburg’s Pavilion. Auxiliary athletic club of lodge St. Martin, 44, SSCU will hold a dance on Saturday, April 6, at Domovina hall on 14th St., Barberton, O. Ohio Federation of SSCU lodges will hold the next meeting on Sunday, April 7, in the Slovene National Home on St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, O. Illinois and Wisconsin Federation of SSCU lodges are scheduled to meet on Sunday, April 7, in La Salle, 111. In Morley, Colo, lodge 140, SSCU will sponsor a dance on Saturday, April 13, at Motor Parks. Export Majesties lodge, 218, SSCU will hold a Bunny Dance on Saturday, March 23, at the Polish Hall on Route 22. In Pueblo, Colo., lodge 15, SSCU will observe its fortieth anniversary with a dance in the Slovene National Home on 301 E. Northern Ave. on Sunday, April 14. The dramatic club “Slovenija” of Barberton, O., will present its annual Easter .production, in the form of an operetta titled “Baron Čevljar.” The musical supervision will be under the direction of Mrs. Mary Platner Paolano. The director of the play is Mrs. Antonia Mo-ze. The play will start promptly at 3 p. m. After the play there will be dancing. The music will be furnished by those popular “Rhythm Kings” of Cleveland. Lodge 44 Barberton, O. — All members of St. Martin’s lodge, 44, SSCU are hereby notified that our regular monthly meeting will take place this coming Satur-■ day, March 23, instead of Sun-: day, at the usual headquarters, ’ starting at 8 o’clock in the eve-; ning. | There are still some members who are delinquent with their assessments, and since there ’ isn’t very much money in the j treasury, let’s try and meet all of our obligations. Again, please ' don’t forget the change in meetly ing date. I hope to see you all present. : Angela (Alice) Zalar, Sec’y for the society to have enrolled the first baby of 1940 from Westmoreland county! Extra! Extra! \ Exclusive To Nova Doba i \ Rosemary, that little S ^ bundle of sunshine who is S $ Uncle Stan’s qsece did % j something else that made t jj news. On a recent visit, \ J Uncle Stan teased her a bit 5 5 with “cootsy-eootsy” and a 5 \ coo. She gurgled happily 5 !; and cross my heart if she 5 I didn’t say “ ’ittle ’tan!” \ Didn’t even call him “Un- 5 {: cle.”—which led to the de- J i cision that Uncle Stan J t would be no more—instead J i it will continue to be that J I same old “Little Stan” you J always knew! Besides j spring is coming—and who J wants to be an uncle any- | way! Heh Heh ... Throughout the nation, our SSCU’s campaign is gaining momentum. Here in Ely, Everyone of seven SSCU lodged is actively engaged in the campaign. To the members here it gives a chance to make a trip to a fine city. Especially when you consider the fact that in the past most of the conclaves have been held in the city of the home of-'iiče. Got a little note from Bro. Janko N. Rogelj the other day, and he recalled something about Chief Gooday of the Indian tribe delegates visited in 1935-37-39 juvenile conventions and the latter athletic conference. It just so happened Little Stan met Chief Gooday in Tower. The weatherbeaten old man is very feeble with age, yet he does not notice it for in his primitive life he, plods along until Father Time does take him. But he doesn’t worry about Father Time either. Over the thick ice of Lake Vermilion, he comes to Tower to purchase supplies, sell furs?, and load up with tobacco for the good old peace-pipe. He recalled seeing Little Stan at the reservation ; with what he called “many : white papooses." In guttural English he asked: “Young white papoosea ■ come see Chief Gooday this year?” Little Stan assured him . that all white papooses never • will forget the old chief and ; the war-dances. ‘‘Heap like-um,” t ejaculated the chief. 5 “You tell-um Chief Gooday [ hope all young braves eatchum nice squaws. What Chiei Gooday say, he mean. He no . like Chinaman Confucius!” iConMi'ued un uage 8) J An Irishman who had beer in Alaska told the following / story: “I landed me boat on an , island. I went ashore, and when ’ J got up to about the middle ol tire island I met the biggesl ■ b&ar I ever seen in me whole , life. There was only one tre« ■ on tire isknd, and I made foi i that tree. The nearest limb was 3 a big-’ one, about twenty fee L from the ground, and I jumpei - for it-” “Did you make it?” a listen i er asked. r The Irishman replied: “ . didn’t mako it going up, but : c caught it coming down.” !lce every year our SSCU sponsors two national tournaments, duckpins and tenpins. ’lce each year the cream of SSCU bowlers from states meet on the respective bowlings alleys to .honors in team, doubles and singles events. [s year shall be the sixth consecutive one to see duckpin and national tenpin SSCU tournaments, Wg by advanced interest, the year 1940 will e largest number of bowlers kegling for SSCU the largest number of guests in attendance. ^ and then an active lodge officer will write to ,about the bowling tournaments; particularly, the 1 requiremennts to enter. For the benefit of all s who may be in doubt, all members in good I are eligible to enter the two tournaments, re-5 of bowling ability and previous experience. This ,“at any member of the adult department who is ijy fit can participate in the tournaments even J16 or she never bowled a game before. P°se of these tournaments is to encourage good UP> and to present opportunities for our member-get together for a day or two of entertainment. Monthly lodge meetings are attended by members 0cal branch only; the state federation meetings, lodge representatives of one state. This leaves regular conventions, which are held but once ^ years, and then by elected delegates. Small ,®®n that our annual bowling tournaments are J by members residing in several states, for this 5vent, open to all members, is not prohibitive its cost, since the entry fee is kept at a % too, many of our members look to the bowling 'ents as a means to renew acquaintances, whom Se .^ey would not see for many years, or perhaps gam. the entertainment incidental to the tournaments ' Plays just.as an important a part as the bowling =elf. Friends meet at the dance, talk over mutual at the bar, listening to the speeches at the ban-ai’ding of prizes, and then the final handshakes e meet again next year.” Bits About 236 By Big Stan Yes and very fortunate he is. He is the latest transfer from the Bratska Sloga to the Sentinels and his interest in the lodge doings did not prove for naught. Stan Guzel, as his birth certificate reads, is the Stan in question and in attending the last meeting of the Sentinels, he not only found it interesting but also to his advantage for exactly one dollar. Yes, Stan Guzel attended the meeting for he was interested but before the meeting was over, he found out that he was to be paid for his interest. Are you interested? After the meeting, we had a chat with Stan and a pleasant chat it was. We found out that he is a very likeable fellow and is inclined to be well learned despite the fact that he was forced to leave high school. He has just recently returned from a CCCamp where he was fortunate to be near his first love. No, no. Not a girl for what would an eighteen-year-old lad want with a feminine companion? Stan has higher ambitions. His first love is forestry and game preservation. Just as soon as he is able, Stan will further his studies along these lines and place himself into the most interesting field for a sportsman, preservation of game and our forests. About the SSCU, Starr is very glad to be a member and he believes as we do, that the SSCU is the grandest fraternal known ! to man. Knowing Stan as we do, | we know that this was not said for the news column but rather it came direct from the heart for he has proven this to us. So luck to you Stan and let’s hope that your dream comes true sooner than you expect. j You Sentinels must remember that our next meeting falls j on Easter Sunday and will re-'main for it cannot be changed » 6’ ^a' — Yesterday of Mikec, treas- ; _e Sentinels and as 1 fr TorT*3 spring * ^r‘ -^warc* ■ i the responsibili- : jC^ried man. '^0ry reads with our 1 r„^0lTlPanion to Ely dur-}f(j, athletic conference. h16 Went out anc* g 1°.rrie a wife Saturday, Jl| ilj ’ 40. She was the for- fances Kurniek of ^bey were mar-^ in a ceremony that °»ly by the step-jžftd i. ^ddie, Frank Rup-Pjr’ jjj 6 step-sister of the jf ^iola Bryzowsky. /Weds will reside at Jjp. aPartnrent in Stra- t1'6 ^eir marriage> **Jt. ^up f kr^e were the ‘ s at a pre-wedding at ns°red by Eddie’s MS-t of ^sir home. A large frfends from Stra-lcinity turned out to .0uPle a grand send-'jK 6iS'3^e inclement Wi C! a very -^ne nlk8, the e occasion, J ohn e*ec^ec* secre-! t., atska Sloga lodge jjlpes f e inusic. Eddie and , many beauti-j the friends iftC\ ty, surprise of the jVs an envolope con- JjL \ 6 t\ventyldollar bills. BtH gift of Eddie’s jjt j, ^ kl5*’ancl gesture on the k ec‘ «>0 ^ to add here fal1 JvlJ^ses to the mar- and Viola, they needing witnesses J^v> We will just of- ' j f. ^at-i°ns to Eddie and say that we f•fVlN>thi' the sail- 0l,?h s‘ ^e’re hoping that ; ft.: 6as overtake them... «r er Rambling Chatter r, ------ By Big Stan ' Strabane, Pa. — There is so little time left. Has your lodge planned and enrolled a team in the sixth annual duck-pin tournament to be held at the Lawrence alleys in Pittsburgh come this April 7th? Check with your athletic supervisor and make sure for you don’t want to miss out on the fun. And fun it will be for we can still remember that past tourney. Win, lose or not place at all, what’s the difference? Just picture the many friends we will meet, the many topics for friendly conversation and the alibis we will have for missing that trip. We all can’t win for that is a known fact. But look at the fun we will have trying. Then after it is all over with, we’ll laugh it off and congratulate the winners and repeat that it will be our turn this next time. And who knows, at one time or another your boast will come true. Maybe it will be last year’s boast coming into a reality this April 7th. It’s possible you know. But all in all, it will be a grand time for never is a SSCU good-time get-together anything but a grand time. That has been proven so many times in the past that it has become a standing rule. A guarantee that goes with every shin-dig put on by an SSCU lodge. So let’s get our entries in to Lawrence Boberg ON TIME for that is necessary. Remember that it will be a one-day affair so let’s not do anything that will put the tournament behind schedule. Remember that we must celebrate after the tourney with the tourna ment banquet so let’s be on time and not get the cooks an-gry. Speaking of the banquet, those of us that attended thq past affairs know what to ex-i pect and will make it our business to BE THERE. Those of you that have as yet never had the pleasure to attend such an affair, take it from one who Knows. Don’t fail to be at the Butler Street Hall the evening of the tourney. A grand time is in store for you and we could say that it is the second act of the evening. You see, the first act starts at the Lawrence alleys with the roll-offs and then the show terminates at the 57th Street Hall with the banquet. Don’t miss either act for it’s your money’s worth plus dividends. Mary Bodack is in charge of the second act and a better directoress has not been discovered as yet. So sharpen up your appetites for the tourney banquet and come a-whistling. Your meal will be served promptly, maybe by the man in the leather jacket. Who knows Ah yes, I almost forgot to tell you that assisting that man will be a group of very pretty waitresses, just to make the evening more pleasant. Above all, if you have a friend that shows promises of develop ing into a SSCU member, in vite him along to the tournament and banquet. There is no better way to show him jus what the SSCU is made of and the kind of people that com pose its membership. Don’ hesitate for friends are invited as well as members, but o course they will not be permitted to participate in the tourney itself. But as for the banquet, they may take part jus as well as you and I. So assure yourself of a grand vacation this coming summer by bringing along a few friends to the tourney. They in turn will tell their friends and before you know it, you have enough new mem be*s to give you that grand vacation. When one stops for a while and considers the SSCU, what it gives its members in benefits and what it gives the members Jeff. Collegians • ^ berg, Bodack, J* will liven campaign ^ ^ the clatter of duckp«* national tournament J And throughout the n ^ ^ membership will rise ^ casion! . ^ From Robert Barte, j ^ gan, 111., came a very % interesting letter t concerns facts ab0J ate ^ gan, that every del 6 e2# M want to know, so m ive story in next^we # ^ Little Stan will brin^ * dope. Thanks > ^ S Stan was looking such as you sent. ^ W Alas and alack, t a tr0f# JS in Cleveland’s big ^ | thickens. That mys ^ I »fy sent Little Stan one ^ j ^ was answered, a htt fjj ^ since then, silence j 'over the plot. Wha « happened... HOW t J BE?? Maybe ask O« w — see what he say- Jcr Last minute fooW‘% # Ladies be on deck ^ # — for those Gopheforan^ be down your alley Je bition match. Yeis, will help celebrate j if any! It’s all on tn jjk, Cleveland! 0n Don’t forget t0 J? — WAUKEGAN IN s BER! 2,3s®; Stan PechavenNg^^y National S S C U MINNESOTA 6 Joseph J. Kovach, 34 J.; Ely, Minn., Lodge No. »■ c,J# 1 Stanley Pechaver, 648 - , Ely, Minn., Lodge No. 2. k i Joseph Bovitz, 316 » ' j0, j it, Chisholm, Minn., I-odgC^ Pi Stanley Laushin, Cha j Ely, Minn., Lodge 114- Hl| John M. Grahek, Ely, ^ |J, N°-184- PENNSYLVANIA Leo Jereb, Beaverto^in $U |> Victor Dremely, 46 J . j) maugh, Pa., Lodge No. i ^ Nicholas Yakovich, »°- J , Pa., Lodge No. 40. $1,, Rudolph Supancic, »° J ^th Pa., Lodge No. 57. erV^ Frank F. Pezdirc, 427 » gJ j l, Reading, Pa., Lodge N°- ™ * 1 Frank Kuznik Sr.,jf. ; Pa., Lodge No. 138. gb Wm. Antloger, 203-»j! ! burgh, Pa., Lodge No. • ' q[(0 ' Louis Polaski Jr.i 5 ”* I Canonsburg, Pa., Lodg® * gg4, Raymond Caldrer, > Pa., Lodge No. 218- ^ I Paul Oblock, R. D. . Pa., Lodge No. 221. £ Joseph J. Yohman, . Lodge No. 228. Stan Progar, Box 24»> ( Lodge No. 236. II P onto t r. \ William Jancer, 173® L . Lorain, O., Lodge No- 1 Jk j i 3 John Opeka, 190 — ^ 4*-,, • j5t ' Barberton, O., Lodge ” ’ \r : y* , Anton Drenik, 692 ^ !: 1 Cleveland, O., Lodge No- ^ I Joseph Korencic, 206 r Euclid, O. Lodge No. ^ ® Joe R. Ulyan, 1241 ^3, f k 1 Cleveland, O., Lodge ^ I John Kardell, 60H Cleveland, O., Lodge ^ S** Joseph Krall, 702 E. 1 jflp j I land, O., Lodge No. 18®" gtf n Ludwig Laurich, 1571 ^ I Cleveland, O., Lodge No- Qtr 4 ^ j Stan J. Pogačnik, 3 jj, tli I Struthers, O., Lodge No> .1*3^ NEW YOR^J^®^ 1 Peter Batchen, 51 ct> ^ R & wanda, N. Y., Lodge No- „t r J Peter Batchen, 39 ^ I wanda, N. Y., Lodge No- • i ILLINOIS /p I I Martin Zupeo, 1024 ] Chicago, 111., Lodge No- J INDIANA D Louis Milharčič, N. H°0,& 4 dlanapolls, Ind., Lodge “ MICHIGAN ^ »V i David Pintar, 18833 V Mich., Lodge No. 234. ^ ,®j, * washingT0'^ I Joe Chapetta, Box 292i |) ington, Lodge No. 235. Pre-Convention Campaign Rules and Regulations Governing the Selection of Honorary Delegates to the 16th SSCW Regular Quadrennial Convention Pre-convention membership campaign opens on March 1st and ends on June 30, 1940. All members of both departments, 16 years of age and over, are eligible to run as candidates for honorary delegates to the 16th quadrennial convention of the SSCU. Candidates must report their intentions to the lodge secretary, who in turn will report them to the home office. Trajisportation to and from Waukegan, 111., the convention city, will be paid by our Union to honorary delegates, who will also be given $4.00 a day expense money. Honorary delegates wiU come to the convention on September 26, althougl the regular sessions will start on September 23. For each new member enrolled, the candidate wiU be credited with a certain number of points, and in order to qualify as honorary delegate, a candidate must reach his quota of points, depending upon his stale of residence, as follows: From New York, Maryland, and West Virginia ..................... 4,000 points From Pennsylvania, Ohio and Minnesota .......................... 3,000 points From Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin ........................... 2,000 points From Michigan ...........................-..................... 2,500 points From Nebraska .................................................. 3,500 points From California, Oregon and Washington ......................... 6,000 points From all other western states .................................. 5,000 points For each new member enrolled, the candidate will receive the following number of points, depending upon the amount and type of death benefit preferred by the new member: NEW INSURANCE IN THE ADULT DEPARTMENT Plan “D” for $250.00 ........................................... 150 points Plan “D” for $500.00 ........................................... 300 points Plan “D” for $1000.00 ........................1................... 600 points Plan “D” for $1500.00 ........................................... 900 points Plan “D” for $2000.00 ...........................................1200 points Plan “D” for $3000.00 ...........................................1800 points Plans “E” or “F” for $250.00 ................................. 200 points Plans “E” or “F” for $500.00 .................................. 400 points Plans “E” or “F” for $1000.00 ................................. 800 points Plans “E” or “F” for $1500.00 ..................................1200 points Plans “E” or “F” for $2000.00 ......*...!.................-......1600 points Plans “E” or “F” for $3000.00 ....................................2400 points NEW INSURANCE IN THE JUVENILE DEPARTMENT Plan JA (15 cents monthly) ...................................... 100 points Plan JB ($1.00 monthly) .......................................... 250 points Plan JC for $500.00 (85 cents monthly) ........................... 200 points Plan JC for $1000.00 ($1.60 monthly) ............................ 400 points Transfers from the juvenile department to the adult department will be credited only in the amount of death benefit exceeding $500.00. Increases of insurance in the adult department also will be credited. The secretary must attach instructions to new applications, and to applications for increase in death benefits, indicating the candidate that shall receive credit. Names of candidates must reach the home office not later than June 15; excepted only are such lodges who shall work collectively, and who shall announce the names of their honorary delegates at the end of the campaign. Each candidate must enroll new members in his own lodge. No transfer of credits for new members enrolled is permitted from one candidate to another. If a qualified honorary delegate cannot attend the convention, he shall be given the equivalent in cash for transportation and per diems. After the June lodge meetings, and until June 30, the lodge president, lodge secretary and lodge treasurer may accept new applicants for membership. Only the states of Ohio and Idaho require medical examination for new juvenile members. All applicants for new memberships, and increases for death benefits, must reach the home office not later than July 5. Fraternals Should Meet Youth Half-way “The young people of today are just as eager to affiliate with some fine fraternal society as you were years ago. However, they must have something that is alive and up and doing. Unnecessary long lodge meetings will kill any Society, but give the young people something to do and they will secure their friends for the Order as you did.” (From an address by Robert S. Cox, Jr. Order U. A. M.) If you are a man, or woman, past 45 years old let your memory carry you back to the activities of the young people when y6u were from 16 to 21 years of age. It is the middle of summer, vacation is half gone, and it is just as hot in those days as it is today. If you were a boy, you have developed a fine coat of tan from frequent visits to the “old swimmin’ hole,” the back-lot baseball contests, and enjoyed the thrill of an occasional excursion with pole and line after the small fish that lurked in nearby stream or lake. Interlarded with these have been the highlights of summer—the one circus day, and the two or more picnics. Altogether, there were few dull days, what with the occasional odd chore you had to do in the back or front yard and running errands for the neighbors. If you were a girl, your summer was less strenuous, but not without its interest. You, too, had a prominent part in the pic- ffi m i NAT’L SSCU TENPIN TOURNAMENT For Championships of the SSCU to be held APRIL 27 & 28, 1940 IN CLEVELAND ST. CLAIR-EDDY ALLEYS, 12320 ST. CLAIR AVE. Our SSCU is offering the following cash prizes: For Men For Women 1st prize 2nd prize 1st prize 2nd prize $30.00 $15.00 Team Champs $20.00 $10.00 15.00 10.00 Doubles 10.00 8.00 7.50 5.00 Singles 5.00 4.00 10.00 All Events 7.50 Entry fee Is $LJ5 a member for each event in the men’s division; and $L00 for event in the ladies’ division. Entries Close April 14, 1940. All entry blanks accompanied by entry fees should be forwarded to athletic commissioner Louis M. Kolar, 6233 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, O. For entry blanks write to Louis M. Kolar. 1 nics, the fudge-parties at the homes of the girls in “your set,” to which a select few of the boys were invited; the band concerts on Saturday evening and the “giggle-parties” in the old net swing on the front porch or in the yard. Then there was helping to “wait on table” at the ice cream and', strawberry festivals which was part of the summer program of your club, and running over at least twice a week to call on your girl friend who lived next door to the particular boy who had your admiration for that summer. Today the activities of youth have, like those of their elders, undergone a decided change. Possibly not for the best, but at least the interest is more diversified. Swimming is still one of the capital outdoor sports of the summer—but for both boys and girls, in modern, hygienic pools. Both boys and girls can and do enjoy fishing, traveling in a few hours to distant, stocked lakes and streams and covering the fishing grounds in a high-powered motor-boat. Picnics are still the včgue. However, instead of being an occasional event, they are almost a weekly routine with time and labor-saving equipment. The circus has become passe when for half the price you can sit in a modern, comfortable ,air-con-tioned theatre and see more thrills in one hour than the circus could give in twice the time. And you can repeat every week at least. Boys and girls are enjoying practically the same activities, going through the same routine, as they did two decades ago. They had the phonograph records then—they have the radio now; they had the magic-lan-tern show and lecturer then— they have the movies now. The form and style is different. They haven’t changed so much In their ideas of entertainment and enjoyment. The methods of providing that entertainment have been advanced and improved—that’s all. — Fraternal Monitor. Jciveryone v.iu neaiouy that sudden death awaits the! jaywalker and the reckless j i driver but it is a very difficult I j problem to get anyone to admit ( or realize that they have many | : dangerous habits in walking and I driving. Check yourself for j I safety before an accident con-1 j vinces you. — Public Relations Bureau,! j Cleveland Police Dept. under six headings in the following order: 1. Individuals — filed alphabetically by personal name and I concerning persons of each na~ ■ tionality who live in America; ■12.' The Nationality Organiza-' tions — filed alphabetically by ; j corporate name, which include churches, lodges, newspapers, ! j libraries, and so forth; 3. The ' | Local Setting — containing ma-' terial concerning the general ‘ Cleveland scene; 4. The New ■' Country — dealing with Amer- I ican national issues and other 31 than local activities of the im- II migrant groups that do not 11 specifically relate to the local " I setting; 5. The Old Country — ‘! containing abstracts dealing ' | with the internal and foreign affairs of the motherland of ' the nationality group; 6. The World —containing all material that cannot be filed under any of the other classifications. The abstractors are selected by means of oral and written j tests. They translate the necessary information in clear, I simple English. Later the ar- j tide is checked by a carefully i selected worker in each language group. After being checked, the abstracts are classified, edited, and typed for multi-; graphing and are then indexed | by experienced workers. Included in the Slovene or-| ganizations group are the pro-! grams, conventions, meeting, I benefit performances and pub-I lie appearances of 165 societies, j There are 9 dramatic clubs, 15 j senior singing societies, 9 juvenile choruses, 7 political clubs, | S Sloven«? national homes and j their various clubs, and many * other merchant and pleasure ; clubs. Published are, detailed ■ accounts of the activities of the j large Slovene and Croatian or-I ganizations and their Cleveland 1 branch lodges. Included in this j group are the Hrvatska Brat-I ska Zajednica (Croatian Fra-»ternal Union); Hrvatska Radi-! sa (Croatian Welfare Society*); Jugoslovanska .Katoliška Jedno-| ta (South Slavonic Catholic ! Union); Kranjsko - Slovenska Katoliška Jednota (Grand Car-j nolian S1 o v e n i a n Catholic ! Union); Slovenska Dobrodelna Zveza (Slovenian Mutual Bene-' fit Association); Slovenska Narodna Podporna Jednota (Slovene National Benefit Society); ' Slovenska Svobodomiselna Pod-' porna Zveza (Slovene Progres-- sive Benefit Society); Sloven-' ska ženska Zveza (Slovenian ’ Ladies Union); Slovenska Moš-[ ka Zveza' (Slovenian Men’s : Union); Progresivne Slovenke ' v Ameriki (Progressive Slovene Women of America); Zapadna j Slovanska Zveza (Western Slavonic Association); and the Jugoslovanska Sociali stična i Zveza (Jugoslav Socialist Federation). The Slovene lodges of the Maccabees, the Catholic Order of Foresters, and the Wood-1 men of the World are also included. Long after this generation will have passed away these records will be available to historians and students. They will show the contributions of the Jugoslavs and various other nationalities of Cleveland to the political, social, and educational development of the United States of America. J >11 I NAT’L SSCU DUCKPIN TOURNAMENT For Championships of the SSCU to be held APRIL 7, 1940, IN PITTSBURGH LAWRENCE RECREATION ALLEYS, 54tli and Butler Sts. Our SSCU is offering the following cash prizes: For Men For Women 1st prize 2nd prize 1st prize 2nd prize $30.00 $15.00 Team Champs $20.00 $10.00 15.00 10.00 Doubles 10.00 8.00 7.50 5.00 Singles 5.00 4.00 10;00 All Events 7.50 Entry fee is 85c a member for each event in the men’s division; and 75c for each event in the ladies’ division. All entry blanks accompanied by entry fees should be forwarded to L. P. Boberg, 5421 Carnegie Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. For entry blanks write to L. P. Boberg, tournament chairman. i I i Annual Statement |t r (Continued from page 3) I#lal to Balance With Admitted Assets ......>................... $2,597,356.18 - __________________________________________________________________________ claims on certificates in force occurring prior to Dec. 31st Sem is e • ^ ®oc‘ety has received notice at the date on which this state- *^onXsUted’,regardless of whether such notice was on Society’s blanks blanks or was given orally or by written communication. * wn done? Answer: Yes. Bg|?*jfe!lment certificates and others involving supplementary con-■Ntaiiui ,entered and deducted in the following exhibits for the com- 01 installments only. VII—EXHIBIT OF CERTIFICATESf Total Business of the Business in Illinois ■ Year During Year fSit „ „ No. ‘Amount No. »Amount |Vr3lTateS in Porce I*1** 8 la ! previous year, as , tatcmellt ......... 22,383 $14,014,462.00 1,865 $1,110,117.00 A 1^^ lear written dur- l St ......................... 2,911 1,456,200.00 174 83,000.00 S* thr v cates renewed ' 4Cmyr, 5 2,800.00 ^er^Sthsreceived by < I St (2 the year .............................................. 3 2.000.00 ' ^ fte yeirateS increased ,e#r ............... 18,450.00 750.00 I Jotals .. ' ; 1 7*- !trn.................... 25,299 15,491,912.00 2,042 1,195.867.00 ■ Srred ?ted' Creased or « E ^of Hues Tn ■ the year ^ »*13, mcl.) ........ 1,617 824,760.00 164 78,568.00 | ( 't -JbU] . _______________________ ___________________________ ; e, Š Dec af11 certificates in , 1 l®1 Certi„^°f current year 23,682 14,667,152.00 1,878 1,117,299.00 N 7P“ates terminated Ji *r Sported during the iH ?%Certi« .................... 164 124,188.00 17 11,450.00 j 1 S S ?tes terminated < * rePorted during the * C!it Certifi ................. 772 366,850.00 91 40,400.00 ! ® k ^ durir,Cates transferred if C11'- Cen ?,g the year .... 1 250.00 ! . I ^5?Cates terminated \ Ma- ll ^>rted t0 Adult flJ k?11 Certifi 8 the year 681 324,937.00 55 25,256.00 i rt the yea>-Cates decreased j F ar 8,785.00 1,212.00 ( 2$ Murine fK------------------------------------------------------------------i *—N year lroni members in Illinois—Mortuary $13,851.63; I *1^97.42- n?ne; Disability, $1,072.65; Sick and Accident, $8,063.55; Ex- ( j Sli $27,185.25. )]i? S Health Societies need not fill the amount column in this P 1 Vl11—EXHIBIT OF DEATH CLATMSt Total Claims Illinois Claims j ' St*5! >Unpal. No. Amount No. Amount j k*5 Per ijv. ember 31 of previous . „1 i 22 last statement ......... 9 $ 5,447.00 1 $ 1,000.00 j ,) ea during the year 164 123,452.00 17 11,150.30 t ^ ---------------------------------------- jP i Psifl h ............................ 173 128,899.00 18 12,450.00 rfj®^ .... tiring the year (Item 1, .................................. 159 116’094-05 17 10,645.05 by com................................. H 12,804.95 1 1,804.95 or scaling down » heteri year ...................................... 804 95 804,95 M a during the year .......................... None None XiiL ^ecember 31 of current inciurt 14 12,000.00 1 1,000.00 5 e all claims reported in line 1, under columns <1), i2) and exhibit of disability claims! v A Total Claims. Illinois Claims ffHaid n No- Amount No. Amount f>et- jj.. .ecember 31 of previous I t6»OHpi °last statement 86 $ 6,896.97 6 $ 715.00 during the year 91 11,033.40 3 356.87 Wt hid - ...........'......... 177 17,330.37 9 1,071.87 Uriug the yeari Item 2, 72 8,873.48 2 357.56 * 105 9,056.89 7 414.31 1(1g th°mising or scaling down * ^cu,] year ................................. None None u during the year ................ 4 50.00 1 1.67 year disabiUty claim reserve X Sairi ^................................. 1 1.303.29 127.10 jjHL- December 31 of current , fy t»Clll(3'" 100 7.613.60 G 285.54; 5 e a" claims reported in line 2, under columns (1), (2), '3) 1 »% EJCHiBIT of SICK, AND ACCIDENT CLAIMSt & >&. Total Claims Illinois Claims » m ^Daia n No- Amount No. Amount Per m eccinl3cr 31 of previous 11« i&L 'lahml*10 last statement, in ly ........................... 351 $ 18,216.00 22 $ 1,881.00 j i# TV'*** ytovCh estimated liability J 9,450.03 271.25 K**6 during the year 1,820 99,958.42 120 7,349.00 »j^id d . 2,171 127,624.45 142 10,001.25 , ring the year (Item 3, i ‘iectey . 1,901 108,666.70 116 8,030.75 v R ^ uuring the year 25 1,699.00 1 40.00 rftH rij^ed necember 31 of current ^oNd ability 245 17,258.75 25 1,930.50 5 6 a11 claims reported in line 3, under columns < 1), (2), (3) & jlL OF OLD AGE AND OTHER CLAIMSt Total Claims Illinois Claims ✓ n No- Amount No. Amount 8®' HnP >c6tllbei' 31 of previous aCVk ^teti *ast statement : » ■ during the year • , .......... L ®VC|llslvr'nR u’e yeart Items 4 y ■.. ■page 3> None None ti,°,nising or scaling down 1 * year. ' Ml 'fiatd Urillg the year ..... eu't>er 31 of current iBftt,11*Iteu claims reported in fines 4-6, incl., under columns il), (2), rf- fV Sf>QUi 5- \ * 01 thpd refleet combined adult and Juvenile information. Special 1 te of Illinois. 4^ j. r lvohsi ' Antou Zbasnik, Secretary; Louis Champa, 4Treas- $ °n‘c Catholic Union of America being duly sworn, each a says that they are tiie above described officers of the * that 011 the thirty-first day of December last all the ^ Wv'S* Were the absolute property of tiie said Association, free W&k s or claims thereon, except as above stated, and that K- tli ri'ed T*'*1’ w‘th the schedules and explanations herein contained, are a full and correct exhibit of all the assets, liabilities, ^ents.. and 0» the coiwlltloa am! afialrs y| the said Associa- tion, 011 the said thirty-first day of December last, and for the year ended on j that day, according to the best of their information, knowledge and belief, j respectively. j (Signed) PAUL BARTEL, President. (Signed) ANTON ZBASNIK, Secretary. * (Signed) LOUIS CHAMPA, »Treasurer. ; 1 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 23rd day of February, 1940. j . (Signed) JOSEPH L. MANTEL. Notary Public, St. Louis County, Minn, j My Commission Expires March 5, 1943.! J 4Or corresponding person having charge of the accounts and finances of i j the Association. 1 Kakp doseči častno članstvo na 16. konvenciji Glavni odbor je na svoji seji mesecu januarja odredil veli-ko predkonvenčno člansko kampanjo, ki se je pričela 1. marca in , bo trajala do 'SO. junija 1940. Glavna nagrada, ki jo je glavni odbor odobril za uspešne agitatorje ali tekmovalce, je PROSTA , VOŽNJA IN ČASTNO ČLANSTVO NA 16. REDNI KONVENCIJI JSKJ meseca septembra v Waukeganu, III. ( Poleg proste vožnje in častnega članstva na 16. redni kon-venci ji bodo uspešni kontestanti upravičeni tudi do dnevnic v znesku $4.00 na dan in do običajnih nagrad, ki jih Jednota pla- ‘ čuje za nove člane in ki so tedensko priobčene v Novi Dobi. Šestnajsta redna konvencija se prične 23. septembra in £ častni člani konvencije bodo pozvani na zborovanje 26. septembra. Kandidat za častno članstvo na 16. konvenciji je lahko vsak , član ali članica, mladinskega ali odraslega oddelka, v starosti , od 16. leta naprej. Za kandidata se mora prijaviti pri svojemu društvu in društveni tajnik ali tajnica mora ime ali imena kan-1 • didatov sporočiti na glavni urad. Za vsakega novopridobljenega člana bodo kandidat je pre-jeli gotovo število točk in s častnim članstvom na 16. redni konvenciji bodo odlikovani vsi tisti kandidat je, ki bodo dosegli sle- , deče število točk: , Iz New Yorka, Marylanda in West Virginije ...............4,000 točk; iz Pennsylvanije, Ohio in Minnesote .....................3,000 ” iz Indiane, Illinoisa in Wisconsina .....................2,000 iz Michigana ............................................2,500 iz Nebraske ............................................ 3,500 iz Calif orni je, Oregona in Washingtona ................6,000 iz vseh ostalih zapadnih držav ......................... 5,000 Za novopridobl jene člane bodo kandidat je za častno članstvo na 16. redni konvenciji prejeli sledeče število točk: ZA ČLANE PRIDOBLJENE V MLADINSKI ODDELEK: Za člana, ki bo pristopil v načrt JA (15c mesečno) 100 točk, za člana, ki bo pristopil v načrt JU ($1.00 mesečno)........250 ” za člana, ki bo pristopil v načrt J C za $500.00 (85c mesečno) ........................................ 200 ” za člana, ki bo pristopil v načrt JC za $1000.00 ($1.60 mesečno) ...................................... 400 ” ^ ZA ČLANE PRIDOBLJENE V ODRASLI ODDELEK: Za člana, ki bo pristopil v načrt “D” za $250.00 .........150 točk, za člana, ki bo pristopil v načrt “D” za $500.00 ........ 300 za člana, ki bo pristopil v načrt. “D” za $1000.00 ....... 600 ” j za člana, ki bo pristopil v načrt “I)” za $1500.00 ...... .900 ” I za člana, ki bo pristopil v načrt “D” za $2000.00 ......1200 ” za člana, ki bo pristopil v načrt “D” za $3000.00 .......1800 ” za člana, ki bo pristopil v načrt “E” ali “F” za $250.00 ........................................... 200 točk zu člana, ki bo pristopil v načrt “E” ali “F" za $500.00 .......................................... 100 ” za člana, ki bo pristopil v načrt “E” ali “F” za $1000.00 800 ” za člana, ki bo pristopil v načrt “E” ali “F” za $1500.00 ........................................ 1200 ” za člana, ki bo pristopil v načrt “E” ali “F” za $2000.00 ..................................... 1600 ” za člana, ki bo pristopil v načrt “E” ali “F” za $3000.00 ..........................................2400 ” Za člane, ki bodo pristopili v odrasli oddelek iz mladinske-\ ga oddelka, se za prvih $500.00 zavarovalnine ne bo dovolilo no-\ benega kredita, ako se pa član zavaruje za več, tedaj se bo kandidatu dalo kredit zu vsoto, ki presega $500.00 zavarovalnine. Kandidatom se bo dalo kredit tudi za člane, ki bodo zavarovalnino zvišali. Vsaki prošnji za sprejem in vsaki prošnji za zvišanje za-i xarovalnine mora društveni tajnik priložili navodilo, komu se i/ia ločke kreditirati. Kandidature morajo bili prijavljene glavnemu uradu ne {oz ne je kol 15. junija; izvzela so samo lista društva, ki bodo korporativno nastopila in koncem kampanje sama odločila, kdo naj bo odlikovan s častnim konvenčnim članstvom. Vsak kandidat bo moral vpisovali nove člane v svoje lastno društvo. Nobenemu kandidatu ne bo dovoljeno svoje točke odstopiti drugemu kandidatu in, ako bo kandidat dosegel zadostno število točk za častno članstvo, a se vsled zadržkov ne bo mogel udeležiti konvencije, tedaj se mu bo nakazalo vsolo, ki bo enaka I vsoti za vozne stroške in dnevnice. Po društveni seji meseca junija in do 30. junija bodo smeli nove člane sprejemati društveni predsednik, društveni tajnik in , društveni blagajnik. Zdravniško preiskavo prosilcev za članstvo v mladinskem oddelku se zahteva samo v državah Ohio in Idaho, drugod se pa iste ne zahteva. Vse prošnje za sprejem in za zvišanje zavarovalnine morajo biti v glavnem uradu ne pozneje kol 5. julija. PRIJAVLJENI KANDIDATI Do dne 16. Marca so bili glavnemu uradu prijavljeni sledeči ■ kandidati in kandidatinje za častno delegat v tvo na 16. redni ! konvenciji JSKJ: Od društva št. 1: Anna Kovach (že kvalificirala) in Agnes Tomsieh; od št. 2: Stanley Pechaver in Marij Rebol; od št. 21 ■ Josephine Mauser; od št. SO: Louis ylmbrosich in Anna Trdan; - od št. Jf3: Mary Ann Smith; od št. 78: Franic Zaverl; od št. 111,: II Simon Marolt, Sr.; od št. 120: Madeline Svetieh; od št. 132. ® Mary J. Aucin, Agnes Godec, Joseph Korenčič in Louis Sajovic; e ud št. 133: Jennie Koritnik; od št. 138: Madeline Skerly; od št. ■t llfO; Mary Koss, Jr.; od št. 168: Anne 0’Grine in John M. Škerl; !’ od št. IDO: Frances Sprčitzer in Angelu Stepan; ud št. 201: . Helen Okoren; ud št. 205; Louis Polaski. • DOPISI Braddock, Pa. — Ko sem j vknjiževal asesmente za mesec i februar, sem pronašel, da dol-I guje asesment 17 članov in čla-1 nic odraslega oddelka. Med njimi so tudi člani, o katerih vem, : da niso v tako slabem položaju, da ne bi mogli plačati. Ni mi ljubo poročati v javnosti o takih zadevah, kakor' tudi sam ne; | čitam rad taka poročila od drugih tajnikov, toda ne gre dru-; j gače. Eden ali drugi član eno-! stavno misli: Hudale nas ne bo | suspendiral, bomo že plačali pozneje! Res je, da zelo nerad 1 suspendiram člana, rajši bi sto ; novih vpisal kot enega suspen-1 diral, toda kje naj vzamem de- j nar za astsment? Vsaki mesec je treba poslati glavnemu ura-! du nad $220. Vsak, kdor je ho-tel, je lahko videl v Novi Dobi j dolžnosti društvenih tajnikov, ki | jih je navedel glavni tajnik;! med temi dolžnostmi je tudi ti-1 sta, da je treba vsak mescc ■ pravočasno poslati asesment na j glavni urad oziroma glavnemu i blagajniku. Vprašanje nastane, | ; kje naj društveni tajnik vzame : denar za asesment, če ga člani i j ne plačajo, posebno, če je dru-; štvena blagajna izčrpana in čla- j ni nimajo pri društvu nič k j dobremu. Ako asesment za člana ni poslan na glavni urad, je pač do-tični član suspendiran, ne zato, ker bi tajnik tako hotel, ampak zato, ker ni drugega izhoda. Pa naj suspendiran član zboli ali ! umrje, potem je seveda tajnik : obdolžen krivde za vse neprilike. I Člani, ki imajo še vedno stare | police načrta “A,” nimajo pri: Jednoti nikakega kredita za pokrivanje asesmtntov. Ko je tak j ! član suspendiran in potem čr-1 ! tan, izgubi vse . pravice in mu ; nič ne pomaga tisto, kar je vpla-i čeval v prejšnjih letih. Nedavno ; [ sem opozoril člana, ki je še v ! starem načrtu “A,” zakaj ne j ! plača asesmenta., ker neplača-j i nje vodi do suspendacije. Pa mi; je odgovoril, da če bi ga jaz suspendiral, ki on pisal na glavnega tajnika Zbašnika in glavni ! tajnik, da bi že mene “sfiksal.” j i Nisem mogel drugega kot da; sem se zasmejal in povedal do-; tičmmu članu, da tu ne pomaga j j nobena mast. Kdor nima svoje- j ga asesment a pravočasno plača- j nega, je avtomatično suspendi-ran. Zato ai>eliram na člane na-I šega društva, da naj bodo točni I s plačevanjem asesmentov in j naj se ne izpostavljajo nevar-; nosti suspcndacije. Ako kateri res ne more plačati, naj pride na sejo in naj tam pove kako in kaj; prepričan sem, da bo članstvo v takem primeru pri volji pomagati članu, ki je v zadregi. Kakor je bilo že poročano, je naše društvo nedavno izgubilo dobro članico Josephino Ucman. Kakor po navadi, plača vsak član 15 centov naklade v svrlio pokritja stroškov za venec za pokojnico. Sedaj pa še nekoliko o naši : predkonvenčni kampanji. Clav- ■ ni odbor je sklenil, da vsak član (ali članica), star 16 let ali več, i j lahko kvalificira za častnega [ delegata ali gosta 16. redrn '■ konvencije, če vpiše toliko novih i članov oziroma toliko nove za-' varovalnine, da doseže število i točk, ki so določene za njegovo r državo. Tak član bo dobil pla-! čano vožnjo do Waukegana, 111., ■ | in nazaj in po $4.00 na dan za j stroške. To se pravi, da bo do-; bil lep plačan izlet v državo Illinois. Pri tisti priliki si bo ? ■ lahko ogledal tudi velemesto ij Chicago in razna druga mesta v državi Illinois in v sosednji s- državi Wisconsin, kajti VVauke- • gan ni daleč od wisconsinske ; meje. Konvencija se bo vršila v • i septembru in nekateri člani morda lahko tisti čas dobijo en ,• i teden ali dva tedna plačanih počitnic, katere porabijo za iz- • j let v Waukegan, ki jih ne bo ; | nič stal. Morda bo še kateri na- i pravil dobiček. Na neki kuu- venciji sem govoril z delegatom, I i ki je bil že enajsti dan na kon-11 venciji, pa je dejal, da je potro- j i j šil šele $10.00. Seveda pri vseh j: ni tako. V pogovor se je vme- j: šala delegatinja, ki je dejala, da je v istem času potrošila že $70.00. Kajpak, vsak po svo-1 je! Vsekakor pozivam člane j in članice, da naj se priglasijo kot kandidati za častno članst-1 vo na 16. redni konvenciji in po-: tem naj gredo na delo. Poma-1 gali bomo vsi, tudi jaz. ! Pri tej priliki naj tudi omenim, da priredijo tukajšnja slo-! venska in hrvatska društva ve- j liko skupno veselico v soboto | 30. marca. Veselica se bo vršila j jv “Hungarian Hall” v East; j Pittsburghu. Prostori so obsežni \ ; in igrali bosta dve godbi. Za j I Slovence bo igral naš dobro znani Paul Dolinar iz Library, ! za hrvatsko občinstvo pa bodo igrali tamburaši. Dolinarjeva1 S godba bo v gornjih prostorih, ! tamburaši pa bodo igrali v spodnji dvorani. Začetek bo ob j j 8. uri zvečer in vstopnina za o-sebo bo 25 centov. Kdor ne bi \ vedel za madžarsko dvorano,; i naj samo pride v East Pitts-1 I burgh na Cable Ave. Tam je | j poštni urad in kakih 50 kora-! i kov višje gori je omenjena dvo- j ! rana. Ali pa naj vpraša kogar [ koli, kjer je Hungarian Hall. ; To vedo povsod, posebno pa še | v gostilnah, ki jih je najti sko-' ro na vsakih drugih vratih. To-; rej na svidenje na naši skupni1 veselici v soboto 30. marca! Martin Hudale, tajnik društva št. 31 JSKJ ----- New York, N. Y. — Sloven-! ski velikonočni radio program iz New Yorka. — Na veliko soboto dne 23. marca 1940, od j i 4.15 do 4.30 popoldne (newyor-; j ški čas) na eni največjih sve-i tovnih radio postaj, to je r j WEAF (The Red Network of 1 the National Broadcasting Co.), : bo zapel velikonočne pesmi, Slo-f venski mešan zbor iz New Yo: • ka, pod vodstvom Mr. Jerryta | Koprivšeka, Jr., kateri je vodja tega zbora. ■ Ta “radio program” bo pro-j izveden v različnih pesmih, z mešanim kakor tudi samo z moškim zborom. Po možnosti se bo pela tudi znana latinska “Regina Coeli” (A. Mine). Solista na tem programu sta: Miss Marie Archill, sopran, ter Mr. Charles Guardia, tenor. Ta slovenski pevski mešan i zbor, je nastopil tudi lansko leto na tukajšnji svetovni raz- j ! stavi prvič 7. maja, na velikan-; ; skem mednarodnem programu ; pod pokroviteljstvom; “The | New York Daily Mirror,” ter drugič ob priliki otvoritve Jugoslovanskega pavilijona na 23.! maja 1939. Slovenski pevski mešan zbor j ; je spojen iz članstva slovenske- j iga cerkvenega zbora, ter slo-[ ! venskega pevskega društvai ' “Slovan” iz Brooklyna, ter je kot tak največji slovenski pev- j ski mešan zbor v Greater New j i Yorku. Sugestijo <:e Je že takoj' lan-, i sko leto po nastopu na svetov- j , ni razstavi, da bi ta zbor ostal i aktiven tudi v bodoče. Nadejam se in želel bi, da bi ta zbor pri- j i redil v bližnji bodočnosti en lep j • svojevrstni koncert v naši na-1 ) aelbini. ) Da je bilo možno organizirati • lako lep in velik mešan pevski , zbor, gre v prvi vrsti zasluga t in pohvala vsem članom in čla--1 uicam našega cerkvenega zbora, > kakor istotako tudi članom ved-3 no v dobre namene požrtvoval-J nega slovenskega pevskega dru-i štva “Slovan,” kakor seveda vso i pohvalo v tem oziru zasluži - brezdvomno naš agilen rojak-i pevovodja Mr. Jerry Kopriv-/ šek, Jr., ki je tti rbor organizi-i ral. a Rojaki in rojakinje pa Zdru-i Ženih državah, kakor tudi v Ca- - nadi, pokažite svoje zanimanje j ; do naše slovenske pesmi s tem, - j da takoj po tem programu poš- - lijete svojo kritiko glede petja itd. Tozadevna pisma, v katerih tudi obenem omenite svojo željo, da bi ta zbor še večkrat nastopil ter pogosteje ako mogoče itd., naslovite na: WEAF Radio Station “Slovenian Chorus,” New York, N. Y. Kolikor več poslanih pisem prejme za naš zbor radio postaja, tem boljši vpliv bo imel zbor, ter tem lažje nam bo zopet mogoče v bodoče nastopiti s slovenskem petjem na tej postaji. S sobratskim pozdravom, Anthony Svet, član ru poročevalec tega zbora. Ely, Minn. — Društvo Sv. Cirila in Metoda, št. 1 JSKJ, je dne 3. marca izgubilo svojega dolgoletnega zvestega člana Franka Novosela. Preminil je v krepki moški dobi še ne star 47 let. V rudniku je pokojnik de- > lal nad 28 let ter je vzorno skrbel za svojo družino, to je soprogo in šestero otrok. V Ameriko je dospel komaj 16 let star, toda bil je čvrst in močan fant. Njegova smrt je prišla čisto nepričakovano. Usodnega dne o-poldne je še obedoval v krogu svoje družine* ob dveh popoldne pa ga je prijel srčni krč in pred šesto uro zvečer je že za vedno zatisnil oči. Mrs. Novosel in njena družina stanujejo v neposredni bližini stanovanja pisca teh vrstic. Naj bo tem potom žalujoči družini izraženo iskreno sožalje. Jos. J. Peshel. Roundup, Mont. — Nedavno sem čitala v Novi Dobi, kako je bil glavni tajnik veselo iznena-den, ko je neki dan dobil toliko prošenj novih članov. Upam, da bo sobrat Zbašnik tekom tekoče predkonvenene kampanje večkrat tako prijetno iznena-den. Kar se pa nas članov in članic tiče, pa se vsi lotimo kampanjskega dela. Kjer ne bo uspel ta, lahko uspe drugi, čim več nas bo,wki se bomo zanimali za napredek or'gaiiizacije ,tem več bomo v tem oziru dosegli. Tukaj imamo spet malo snega in zime in hladne sape pihajo. Kljub temu vemo, da pomlad ni več daleč, kajti bluebirds so se že vrnili od juga in to znači, da za njimi pride pomlad. Z delom je po navadi. Tukajšnji mali premogovi rovi po navadi prenehajo z delom meseca marca in spet pričnejo z obratom v j avgustu ali septembru. Počitnice so malo predolge in delavci se jih ne veselijo. Klein Mine i še najbolje obratuje, običajno . i tri do štiri dni v tednu skozi vse leto. Le včasih preneha za kake tri tedne poleti, da se iz vrše kakšna popravila. Delavci izrabijo take počitnice na različne načine, nekateri pohajkujejo okrog i domov, nekateri gredo v toplice, nekateri plezajo po strmih go-: rah, nekateri pa posedajo ob j bistrih vodah Montane in lovijo | ribe. — Pozdrav vsemu članstvu in vesele ^velikonočne praznike vsem! ' ' Katherine Penica, tajnica društva št. 88 JSKJ. Finleyville, Pa. — Posebnih novic iz naše naselbine nimam poročati. Delavske razmere se j obračajo bolj na slabo, toda to j ni nikaka novica. J Na zadnji seji društva Sv. ; Frančiška, št. 148 JSKJ, je bilo sklenjeno, ela priredimo društveno veselico v soboto 13. aprila. Veselica se bo Vršila v S. N. Do-jinu v Hackettu in se bo pričela ob 8. uri zvečer. Za dobro godbo bodo poskrbeli “S love n ian i Swing Kings’ iz VVillocka, Pa. i Ves dobiček prireditve je namenjen za ozdravljenje naše društvene blagajne, ki nekaj- boleha na navadni sušici. Zalo v j imenu društva vabim vse bližnje in oddaljene elane, kakoi* tudi druge rojake, da se te naše obi-j čaj ne letne veselice udeležijo in inam pripomorejo' k' dobremu uspehu. Posebno je dolžnost , vseh društvenih"'članov in članic, da po svojih močeh pomagajo, | (Dalje im 8. stmii) žalujoči ostali: H*<* J sel, soproga; f™*' gg Stephan in John, 3 in Johana, hčeri. ZAKLJUČEK ENE VO^ 1 (Nadaljevanje s 1'straDi me v najem iv Hanko za dobo 30 J otok bo utrjen m $■ ». vhod v Finski zahv. . |J| čin bo Rusija kontro ^ važni Finski za mse# (Petsamo) na skrajnen katero so bili ^uS'Z pinci ^ j začetku vojne, do '•) djj t.(J zaj, da bodo na rJl0 & k, držali izhod v beV rfj ifl$ k morje. Ne bodo pa ^, tam utrdb in ve J ^ sile. 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CLAIR AVE. CleveUgg^ sede napram nikomur. Svoji | družini je bila skrbna gospodi- : nja in mati. Rojena je bila leta i 1894 v Starem selu, Otočac, Ju-li goslavija. V Ameriko je prišla leta 1911. Tu zapušča soproga, eno hčerko in enega sina, v starem kraju pa. tri brate in eno sestro. : Naj bo priljubljeni članici o-hranjen blag spomin, žalujočim i ostalim pa bodi izraženo iskreno sožalje! — Za društvo št. 36 JSKJ: Joseph Turk, tajnik. Pittsburgh, Pa. — V nedeljo 31. marca se bo vršilo zborovanje pennsylvanske federacije društev JSKJ v Slovenskem domu na 57. cesti v Pittsburghu,: Pa. To zborovanje bo prvo, ki se bo vršilo v obeh jezikih, to je v slovenskem in angleškem, in | prvo, katero bodo vodili novi uradniki. Želeti je, da bi bila vsa pennsylvanska društva JSKJ zastopana na tem zborovanju. Na dnevnem redu bodo važne razprave. Zborovanje se bo pričelo ob 10. uri dopoldne. Zastopniki naj bi bili točno ob določenem času v zborovalnih prostorih. t Pevski zbor “Prešeren” v Pittsburghu priredi plesno ve- j selico na velikonočni ponedeljek, i to je 25. marca. Veselica se bo vršila v Slovenskem domu na 57. cesti in za godbo bo skrbel Al Saunik s svojim orkestrom. V nedeljo 14. aprila pa bo mladinski zbor pevskega društva “Prešeren” vprizoril dve opereti: eno v slovenščini, drugo v angleščini. Temu bo sledila i-gra, ki jo vprizorijo starejši člani društva “Prešeren.” Robert F. Jergel. Ely, Minn. — NAZNANILO IN ZAHVALA. — Potrtih src naznanjamo sorodnikom, prijateljem in znancem, da je dnd 3. marca vsled srčne napake nenadoma preminil ljubljeni, soprog in oče Frank Novosel. Nepozabni pokojnik je bil rojen dne 29. maja 1893 v Gornjem Desincu, župnija Plešivica lia Hrvatskem ter je bival v Ameriki od leta 1909. Pogreb se je izvršil po katoliškem obredu pod vodstvom pogrebnega zavoda Fenski -Ste-fan Banovec, Jr., dne 6. marca. Pokojnik je bil član društva Sv. Cirila in Metoda, št. 1 JSKJ. Dolžnost nas veže, da se tem potom iskreno zahvaljuj e m o društvu Sv. Cirila in Metoda, št. 1 JSKJ, za dar v znesku $10.00, kar nam je bilo v lepo pomoč, kakor tudi za preskrbo pogrebnikov. Dalje se prisrčno zahvaljujemo vsem, ki se od pokojnika poslovili z venci in ki so prispevali za maše zadušnice. Lepa hvala Rev. F. Mihelčiču, ki je, dasi sam bolan, prinesel bolniku tolažbo za umirajoče. Hvala dalje vsem, ki so se udeležili pogreba, in vsem, ki so v to svrho dali avtomobile na razpolago. Dalje se želimo zahvaliti za vso naklonjenost svakom in svakinji: Mr. in Mrs. Mathias Mu-sich, Mr. in Mrs. Jack Musich, Mr. in Mrs. Louis Centa, Mr. in Mrs. Anton Preshern in drugim sorodnikom. Hvala sorodnikom in prijateljem, ki so prispeli na pogreb iz sledečih naselbin: Mrs. Brajo iz New Dulutha; Mrs. Ya-ganič, Mrs. Žud, Mr. in Mrs. Paul Cesareti ter Frank in Peter Yaganic iz Eveletha; Mr. in Mrs. Joe Teg s sinom in hčerjo ter Dan Semer iz Towera, Minn. Hvala vsem za vso naklonjenost in tolažbo. Ti pa, ljubljeni soprog in oče, počivaj sladko v svobodni ameriški zemlji in bodi Ti ohranjen blaer spomin! (namesto v nedeljo) v SOBOTO s 23. marca. Seja se bo vršila v c običajnih prostorih in se bo pri- r čela ob 8. uri zvečer. 1 člani, ki zaostajajo z ases- g menti, so prošeni, da skušajo 1' in jih pravočasno poravnajo, e ker blagajna društva je močno 1 izčrpana. £ In še enkrat: ne pozabite, da bo seja v soboto 23. marca zve- i čer, ter se iste kar mogoče pol- f noštevilno udeležite! — Za dru- 1 štvo št. 44 JSKJ : -i Angela Zalar, tajnica. La Salle, lil. — Samo še pari tednov, pa bo tukaj nedelja 7. j • aprila, o kateri se toliko govori j' in piše po mestu La Salle in ka-!c tere res že komaj čakamo. Vse 1 kaže, da bo to res veseli dan J z?, vso našo slovensko naselbino s in za naše goste, došle od blizu 1 in daleč. Večkrat sem že bil v I kakem odboru, pa se ne sporni- 1 njam, da bi bilo katerikrat toli- ’ ko zanimanja za kako priredi- 1 tev, kakor je ravno za to, na 1 katero pridejo zastopniki naših 1 društev iz držav Illinois in Wis- ] consin, zastopniki federacije ! društev JSKJ za omenjeni dve ^ državi. Vsem zastopnikom in ■ tudi drugim posetnikom lahko garantiramo, da se bodo dobro imeli pri nas v La Sallu. £ Včasih se ob prilikah takih prireditev snidejo stari prijatelji, ki se niso videli dolga leta. ; Pred več leti sem bil nekoč na neki prireditvi JSKJ. Dan je bil lep in sonce je gorko sijalo, torej me je zaneslo tja, kjer so prodajali hladilne pijače. Kar stopi k meni rojak, na videz popolen tujec, me prime za roko in vpraša, če nisem Tone Ka-stigar. Odgovorim mu: “Seveda ; sem, ves, kolikor me je, toda, j ali me poznaš?” Nato neznanca malo bolj natančno pogledam in spoznam v njem Matijo Kastelca, ki je bil moj “boarding boss,” ko sem pred 30 leti v Toweru, Minn., železno rudo ko-! pal. Seveda sva bila oba vesela j takega nenadnega svidenja. Ta primer sem omenil zato, ker se večkrat pripeti, da se na takih in sličnih prireditvah snidejo stari znanci in prijatelji, ki so bili morda pred leti in desetletji kje skupaj, potem pa jih je usoda raznesla po različnih krajih te velike dežele. Posebno ?e pripetijo slični primeri na ! prireditvah, kjer se zbere mno-| go ljudi od blizu in daleč. In v | nedeljo 7. aprila pričakujemo ■ i velike množice sobratov in rojakov od blizu in daleč. Tudi [ pri nas v La Sallu se lahko pri-i petijo mnoga vesela svidenja. ; Torej, pridite k nam v La Salle | v nedeljo 7. aprila vsi, ki le mo-, rete! Posebej opozarjam člane in članice društva Sv. Barbare, št. . 3 JSKJ, da se gotovo udeležijo zabavnega programa v nedeljo 7. aprila. Da bo vsak zadovoljen z njim, sem prepričan. V prihodnjem tednu bo program priobčen tudi v Novi Dobi. Bratski pozdrav! — Za društvo št. 3 JSKJ: i Anton Kastigar, tajnik. * l Conemaugh, Pa. — Ni še dol- - go, odkar sem poročal, da je : bi la žena posegla v vrste našega članstva, in spet mi je ža- ‘ lostna dolžnost poročati slično . novico. To pot smo izgubili dobro članico Stello Lalich, staro šele 46 let. Pokojnica je pristopila k društvu Sv. Alojzija, št. ' 36 JSKJ leta 1928. Dne 20. J februarja letos se je javila bolno, na večer 24. februarja pa je bila že mrtva. Človek res ne ve, kdaj in kje ga čaka smrt. Danes je zdrav in krepak, jutri pa že morda na mrtvaškem od-' ru. | Pokojna sosest^a je bila po rodu Hrvatica, toda bila je pravega slovenskega značaja. Večkrat sem govoril z njo, toda . vselej se mi je zdelo, da govorim s pravo Slovenko. Bila je - splošno priljubljena, tako med’ 1 Slovenci kot med Hrvati. Za i vsakega je imela prijazno bese-i do in nikdar ni izrekla žal-be- the juvenile members of our great lodge It seems no one is writing any letters < to the Nova Doba from Joliet. Maybe too much school work is the cause of the ( absence of articles. < The weather in Joliet is rather cold. We’ve had a lot of snow this winter; I ] hope we don’t get any more snow. I j would rather have some warm weather, j Easter is not a long way off. And j neither, is spring far away. So we’ll just have to wait for our lovely weather. I’ll have to close now, but I ] certainly will write next month. I ( promise a much more interesting letter then. Mildred Russ, f No. 66, SSCU JOHNSTOWN, PA. ! DEAR EDITOR: I want to thank you for the one dollar j check I received. It certainly was un- ; expected, though not unwelcome. Nor j was this my only surprise, for another most welcome one honored our fair city of Johnstown in the person of Louis Adamic, brilliant Slovene author and unofficial spokesman for some 38,000,- 000 immigrants and their decendants who entered this country during the past one hundred years. Delegates to our never-to-be-forgotten trip to Ely will recall that Mr. Adamic spoke to us in the Washington School Auditorium, condemning backwardness and urging us to be (and who isn’t) proud of our language; that instead of the fact t:~.at W3 are of foreign-born parentage retarding us, it should be a spur to us. “Positions seldom seek you,” he commenced, “instead you must seek them.” The author of “Native’s Return, “Dynamite,” “My America,” and others was eagerly received by a capacity audience. “Thirty Million New Americans,” the immigrants he unofficially represents, was the title of Mr. Adamic’s educational address. He reviewed thoroughly the history of the immigrant and his contributions to American ideals, culture and education. He expressed the opinion that the United States, “a teeming nation of nations,” has too much prejudice, a bad thing for America. “A man,” he stated, “should be judged on his essential qualities as a 1 person; not by the language he repre-i sents.” In short he urged “unity within diversity.” He suggested as a motto for j us, “Let’s make America safe for dif-jferences.” At the close of his address i Mr. Adamic' was asked numerous ques- } I tion, one of which was, “Do you think 1 ; that children of foreign-born parent- ] age should be taught his parents’ native tongue?" “Yes, he said, “by the knowledege of another tongue, the fortunate person is greatly enriched.” Mr. Adamic’s talk greatly benefitted the people of Johnstown, and left them with a greater understanding of the problems facing us. My challenging certain members to! write has met no response, and the female contributions, by a large scale, still dominate. Perhaps if they would give the aforesaid some encouragement, who knows? Here’s hoping that this letter arrives in time for Professor | Stan’s Roll Call, for after six stars, who ! car. tell? Louis Omer No. 36, SSCU SALIDA, COLO, j DEAR EDITOR: ; Well, here I an writing to the Nova i ! Doba for the second time. I would have i j written sooner but with mid-year : exams on my mind I hardly had time, i but I didn’t miss reading the wonderful letters. I especially enjoyed reading Elsie Desmond’s articles, and probably every one else enjoys her articles. I i wish to congratulate her for being such a good article writer. It seems that Elsie Desmond has encouraged many more new members to write to the Nova Doba with her wonderful articles. Well, I guess I’ll sign off 'till next month. Lois Kochman (Age: 14) DOPISI ------- (Nadaljevanje s 7. str.) kajti društveni uradniki sami ne morejo vsega opraviti. Torej, na svidenje v soboto 13. aprila zvečer v S. N. Domu v Hacket-tu! — Za društvo št. 148 JSKJ : Frank Pernishek, predsednik. Chicago, lil. — Vsi tisti, ki želijo potovati s posebnim bu-som v La Salle, 111., v nedeljo 7. aprila, naj se nemudoma priglasijo pri tajniku federacije JSKJ, sobratu Antonu Krapen-cu na 1636 W. 21st Place v Chicagu, ali pa pri meni podpisanemu na 1845 W. Cermak Rd. ' (Phone CANal 3073.) Prostora imamo samo še za šest oseb. Voznina za tja in nazaj je samo $2.00 za osebo. Preostanek od voznine bomo porabili za stroške. Bratski pozdrav! f - John Gottlieb. Barberton, O. — člane in članice društva Sv. Martina, št. 44 i JSKJ, obveščam, da se bo redna , društvena seja ta mesec vršila * Contributions From j! Junior Members < LLOYDELL, PA. i DEAR EDITOR: This is my first letter to the Nova j1 Doba. I have been a member of SS. j' Peter and Paul lodge, 35, SSCU for j thirteen years, and I consider it a pri- :, vilege to be able to express myself thru [ j this worthy paper. Of course I am no i, genius in writing as you may already j, have perceived, but I am making an j attempt. : ( On January 28 our lodge sponsored p. free for all party, or blowout, the pur- ! pose of which was to attract non-! members. Refreshments and dancing j was the layout, and everyone, both,1 young and old, used every inch of vim, vigor and vitality in order to insure its j, success. Starting immediately after the ;, usual monthly lodge meeting at 1 p. m„ , and continuing through till 8 p. m.; j the guests appeared to enjoy them-1 ( selves. Music was furnished by Prank | Zalar, Slovene accordionist and his j, trio, who played entirely popular num- j ( bers including “My Girl” and the “Silk J, Umbrella." The best of it all was free for all j [ and everyone ate to their heart’s con- i tent. It has been 20 years since some of the members danced last, but still they had enough vigor to go on the floor and twirl themselves around and around. It proved to be a success for it induced several new prospects to join. We wish to repeat this event each year. I wish more juveniles would write to this column and make it more interest-; ing; this applies also to my Lloydell j friends. Ernest Arhar (Age: 14) I ELY, MINN. | DEAR EDITOR: Hello! readers of the Nova Doba. This is my second article to the juvenile section. I want to thank you for wishing me a happy birthday. I had lots of fun at my little birthday party. Some of my little friends came over. We had fun after the party, when we went outdoors to ski and ride down the hill on sleds. Now our weather here feels more like winter because we hap- i pened to get more snow and sub-zero j weather. We can’t go skating on the river or lake because the snow is too j thick and too hard to clean off. I j think the war in Europe is terrible, i especially if we consider that my dad’s | home is In Finland. Something should | be done about the terrible situation in- j volving the Russians. When people come over to visit they all seem to talk about the war. Some are afraid if Russia gets Finland, it will take Sweden, Norway and other small countries around Russia. Guess I’ll close now because I have to go to bed. Mildred Paksyla iAge: 10) CHICAGO, (LL. DEAF EDITOR: This is my first article in the Nova Doba. I am in the sixth grade and feel that I shotild help to pay a small amount of my assessments each month. As I have no money and as I am too j young to work, I decided to write this' article in the hope of winning a prize. | I passed my mid-year examinations, j II am anxiously waiting for the vacation • ; because then I can go down to Joliet j by my grandma’s house. Santa Claus is still waiting in Joliet. I am trying to enroll ne.7 members in our Union. I A friend of ours is paying my pssess-ments. Hence I feel that I should try : at least to win a small amount and, thus pay for part of the assessments. I am writing this letter while sitting by ! the window, watching the snow fall. Dolores Banister (Age: 11) ROUNDUP, MONT. DEAR EDITOR: First of all, I wish to express my thanks for the dollar awarded me for my last article. Needless to say, it came in very, very handy. Am I happy! Our Klein High School basket-ball team won the district tournament. They played Roundup at the final game. You may wonder at this, as I have Roundup at the top for my address. That is where our lodge is located, but I really live in Klein. In English we elected class officers and we are going to hold meetings throughout the year. The purpose of this is to learn the correct procedure for meetings. The programs we gave at these meetings so far were for Valentine’s Day and George Washington’s birthday. Next time we are going to give a Leap Year program. I think this one is going to be the best of all I am submitting a poem which 3 ! wrote. I know it isn’t very good but I must have something in my article. LEAP YEAR j Come on you girls, get in the run, | We’re out this year to have some fun, ! For it’s Leap Year now, as you all know, | So you’d better hurry, or you’ll not get a beau. S Remember what Confucius say: “Girl who try, get a man any day.” Already two months you’ve let slip by, But ten more months are drawing nigh. So grab your coat, grab your hat, Then grab any man who isn’t a rat. For if you wait for four years more, You’ll be too old to make a score. Rosie Cheledinas (Age: 15) No. 88, SSCU JOLIET, !LL DEAR EDITOR: This is my first letter to the Nove Doba. I decided to write, so the juvenile section of the Nova Dobn wouldn't b vacant. I never miss reading the Nova Doba, especially the articles written by .M RAnrVOJ REHAB: Al e SEMISIRIS I 1 38 , 8 ROMAN M 9J 1 Strašna misel, da bi Ofirija morda le pozabila nanj, postala v ljubica in družica Abusirisu in bi živela dalje, ko da sploh ne bi g bilo njegove žrtve, ga je zabolela kakor rana, zadana z mečem i v sredo srca. 3 “Potem ne bi bilo vredno žrtvovati zanjo življenja,” je po- f mislil in neutolažljivo zahrepenel po enem samem trenotku svide- i nja z njo, v katerem bi ji lahko razodel to skrb in jo rote poprosil 1 večne ljubezni in zvestobe ter jo preklel, če bi se mu izneverila.” ^ “Kje je sedaj?” se mu je oglasilo od nekod iz najglobljega ' dna duše. “Kaj dela? Kaj misli? Ve, kaj doživljam? Sluti strašno i bolečino moje bojazni? Kje je, kje je ...” j® Nova bolečina mu je presunila srce in grlo, obraz se mu je I ® spačil v grozo in v oči so mu privrele solze brez vzdiha. ■ t Obredni sprevod se je med tem vil po ulicah velemesta, ki se , je v presledkih zibalo pod sunki potresa, in se obračal proti vznožju Gore prihoda, od koder se je vzpenjala k najvišjemu l£ svetišču strma, a široka pot. Molitve duhovnov so' posta jale tišje 11 in dolgočasnejše in tudi gongi in godala se niso več oglašali jc s takim truščem, kakor prej. Množica je sicer še vedno šumela ;J in kričala, a njeni kriki so se zlivali v enakomerne zvoke, ki so : postajali nekako trudni, dolgočasni in uspavajoči. * Asarhadan ee je z višine poti ozrl nazaj in opazil, da so se 11 pridružile obrednemu sprevodu nepregledne množice. Skoraj ves | ogromni Semisiris je hitel na Goro prihoda, da bo navzoč pri i žrtvovanju grešnika, ki je izzval srd bogov in grozote naravnih j sil. “Grešnika?” se je vprašal Asarhadan. “Sem mar zares; 1 grešnik? Kaj sem zagrešil? Da sem vzljubil hčerko faraona -faraonov in si zaželel, da bi mi postala družica v življenju, namesto, da bi si vzel svojo sestro, kakor je običaj na dvoru J mojega očeta? Je to greh? Je greh ljubiti? če je greh, zakaj je < Najvišji dovolil vzplamteti tej ljubezni v tak neugasljiv plamen? Ne, ljubiti ne more biti greh. Obsodili me niso zaradi tega. To je delo Abusirisa. On je grešnik. Še več, on je zločinec. In če so se bogovi razjezili zaradi greha, so se zaradi njegovega. On bi i moral namesto mene na žrtvenik ...” i Počasi se je sprevod bližal prostrani planoti pred najvišjim | svetiščem sončnega božanstva, s katere so vodile do mogočnega , glavnega vhoda visoke in široke stopnice iz črnega mramorja. Po i njih se je vzpel Amarazis s prvo četo vojščakov, ki so se nato ustopili na obeh straneh zlatih vrat, dočim so dvorjani odšli v , svetišče. j Na vrhu so žreci položili Asarhadanovo nosilnico na tla, ] obrnjeno tako, da je gledal po planjavi in množici, ki se je zgrinjala na njej, a vsa niti prostora ni našla. Zemlja se je v kratkih presledkih še vedno tresla in črno nebo se je sklanjalo nizko k tlom. Tedaj je stopil iz svetišča veliki duhoven Amonis, oblečen! v najdragocenejše oblačilo, z zlato in dragim kamenjem posuto j tiaro na glavi, dvignil obredno palico, blagoslovil množico in spregovoril: “Curek krvi, ki je grešila, naj se združi s plamenom žrtveni-; ka, da jo očisti v Njem, ki je stvarnik vesolja in zemlje in morja j in ljudi in vsega, kar je bilo, kar je in kar bo, ki je najvišji in je! Ra! In iz očiščenja naj vstane milost izvoljenemu ljudstvu Njegovemu, semirsirskemu in atlantskemu! V imenu Njega, ki je Ra, v imenu velikega, ki je faraon faraonov in v imenu 'svojem, ki sem veliki duhoven Njegov, govoril sem!” Amonisovim besedam so odgovorili gongi, oglasila so se glasbila, duhovni so zapeli molitve in ogromna množica se je sunkoma zganila in zamrmrala. Tisoči so popadali na tla, dvignili roke in izgovarjali v mogočnem zboru besede molitve daritvenega! obreda. Asarhadan je poslušal vse zopet nenavadno mirno. Objela ga je znova otopelost čustev in omrtvičena vdanost v usojeno. Molitveno mrmranje duhovnov in množice mu je prihajalo na ušesa kakor nekje iz daljave, iz sveta, ki je globoko pod njim in njega osebno čisto nič ne tiče. Glava mu je bila prazna, brez jasnih misli, ki bi se jih bil mogel zavedati. Šele tedaj, ko so ga žreci zopet dvignili, in je množica divje zarjula, se je stresel in zavedel, da se bliža čas, ko se bo zanj vse končalo za vso neskončno večnost. Toda namesto prejšnje groze ga je prevzelo čustvo zbrane, zares globoke pobožnosti. Ko so ga žreci nesli pred ogromni zlati kip najvišjega božanstva, je tiho molil: ‘‘Ki si moj gospod in gospod vseh gospodov, o Ra, ti plače-valec in kaznovalec, o Ra; ti vesolje in vsebina vsega, gibalo in moč življenja in izpolnitev smrti, o Ra, ti veš, da sem nedolžen in da ni greha ne v moji duši ne v mojem srcu ne v moji misli ne v moji besedi in ne v mojem dejanju; Tebi, o Ra, se izročam, ako je določeno tako in ni več spremembe in ni več rešitve in ni več milosti. In prosim Te, prizanesi z bolečino njej, ki jo ljubim, j reši čisto, okrepi njeno dušo in njeno telo, o Ra, veliki, sončni j Ra!” Potem je dvignil glavo ir. se ozrl po mogočnem, bajno! bogatem svetišču. Okoli žrtvenika iz alabastra, zlata in draguljev j so bili razvrščeni duhovni in žreci, spredaj na sredini so stale I skoraj gole obredne plesavke, ob straneh so se razvrščali godci | z lirami, harpami in drugimi glasbili, na vzvišenem prostoru nn desni, je pa sedel na mogočnem prestolu v vsem vladarskem blesku faraon faraonov, Semis Or iris. Poleg njega je bil prazen prestol, nato pa so bili razvrščeni Tutalis, Abusiris, Nefteramis, Sitis, Libis, Azuris, Estelis, Ibiskis, Sorbalis in vsi drugi dostojanstveniki, dvorjani in njihovi spremljevalci. Asarhadan jih je spreletel s pogledom brez jeze, samo tedaj, ko so se srečale njegove oči z Abusiriaovimi, je vztrepetal od silnega, besnega razburjenja. Obšla ga je nepremagljiva želja, da bi planii k njemu-in1 ga- z enim samim udarcem" Tibil in Mato raztrgal na drobne kosce. A bil je zvezan in se niti ganiti ni mogel. (Dalje prihodnjič.) NOY.& DOB.A SC M.3RČA 1940