QlS^om /sf&HD f~y da so je pripravljeni spre-J&+u samo tedaj, če bi jih za 1° zaprosila večina milijona palestinskih Arabcev, ki živi na leh ozemljih. Na temelju sklepa Poglavarjev arabskih držav v ahatu jeseni 1974 se je Jorda-nija odrekla pravici govoriti v unenu palestinskih Arabcev, nji-°vo zastopanje je bilo na tem Posvetu uradno predano Pale-sdnski osvobodilni organizaciji. Zaprtemu. Amerikancu v Moskvi dovolili cKisk zaročenke c Moskva, zsisr. — oblasti "'° aov0ihe po ponovnih prošnjah O'giniji Olbrish, 32 let stari zaročenki zaprtega Francisa J. rawforda, obisk v njegovi ječi. aPzli so ga v njeni navzočnosti pretekli teden in ga obtožili ne-Gnitega poslovanja z deviza- VI. Pavel VI. že 15 let sia Petrovem stolu Vatikan. _ Papež Pavel Je Preteklo sredo praznoval p' eVnco svoje izvolitve za e rovega naslednika kot vod-i l a F atol iške cerkve. To je bila dolga Zlvljenju K sIar let in se zaveda, Zopet dve obsodbi oporečnikov v ZSSR MOSKVA, ZSSR. — Preteklo sredo je bil obsojen zaradi “zlobnega huliganstva” Vladimir Slepak, eden od vodilnih oporečnikov na petleni izgon iz mesta in življenje v, posebej določenem kraju, po vsej verjetnosti v Sibiriji.. V. Slepak je star 50 let in je prvi, ki je debil osebno pismo J. Carterja leta 1976 v podporo in priznanje v boju za človekove pravice. On je bdi med ustanovitelji sovjetskega odbora za nadziranje izpolnjevanja določil helsinških listin. Ida Nudel, stara 47 let, je judovskega rodu kot Slepak in je prav tako kot ta prosila za izselitev v Izrael. Njo so zaradi “hudobnega huliganstva” obsodili na 4 leta izgona. Obe obsodbi sta sorazmerno mili in zahodni opazovalci mislijo. da sovjetske oblasti niso marale znova razburjati zahodne javnosti z ostrimi kaznimi nad svojimi oporečniki. Vremenski prerok vali tak veto. Carter smatra, da se Kongres ' s takimi veti vtika v posle izvršne oblasti in to omejuje v nasprotju z določili zvezne ustave. Nasprotoval je več vetom te vrste, četudi je zakonske predloge, v katere so bili vključeni, podpisal. Carter naj bi šel mimo kakega manj pomembnega veta te vrste in pustil Vrhovnemu sodišču ZDA, da odloči o njegovi ustavnosti. Ko je sen. Frank Church zvedel o stališču Bele hiše v tem: vprašanju, je dejal, da izgleda, Ta teden «o ZDA prvič javno preskusile manevrir-sko raketo v želji, da utrdijo zaupanje v svojo vojaško moč. WASHINGTON. D.C. — Oborožene sile so preteklo sredo izvedle prvi javni preskus ma-nev.rir.~ke rakete, ki je pedvide-na kot bistveni sestavni del bodočih strateških sil naše dežele. “Jaz mislim, da se Sovjetska zveza bolj zaveda naših sposobnosti kot pa ameriška javnost,” je dejal obrambni tajnik Harold Brown neposredno po preskusu torpedu podobne Tomahawk rna-nevrirske rakete na White Sands Missele Range, N. M. Tomahawk raketa, ki jo je izstrelilo mornariško letalo A-6, je letela v različnih višinah nad preskuševališčem in točno zadela cilj. Zastopnik Pentagona je prekus označil za “po črki popoln”. Ko so obrambnega tajnika vprašali, čemu je bil izveden TITO SVARI ZDA IN ZSSR ‘ Iz Clevelanda PRED ZAOSTRITVIJO SFOlft ‘ »kolke Predsednik SFR Jugoslavije Josip Broz Tito je govoru ob odprtju 11. kongresa komunistične partije (Zveze komunistov) svaril ZDA in ZSSR, da bi nadaljevanje njihovega spora moglo voditi do vojne “ne ie na krajevni ravni, ampak v svetovnem obsegu”. Pretekli BEOGRAD, SFRJ. torek je Jorip Broz Tito odprl lom_ Tega po£kUsa Tito ne odo_ tu 11. kongres komunistične ’orava partije Jugoslavije (Zveze komunistov) z obsežnim poročilom o položaju v V Afriki je Tito obsodil “zunanje poseganje” v spore afri partiji, v Jugosla- držav’ in pri tem verjetno viji na spleteno in posebej v sve- mislil na Sovjetsko zvezo in tu. Mednarodni politiki je po- Kubo, četudi ju ni neposredno svetil sorazmerno velik del svo- omerr;j j ega govora, četudi naj bi bil je J. kot da bi predsednik Carter rad nenadno prvi javni preskus te sprožil s Kongresom boj o moči in pravicah obeh strani. Po njegovem so ti veti zakoniti in ni treba njihove ustavnosti preskušati. Sen. Church je pripomnil: “Upam, da se ne dviga zastor pred novim imperialnim pred-sedništvom.” Primanjkljaj v trgovini z Japonsko nekaj manjši TOKIO, Jap. — Japonska je imela v trgovini z ZDA v letošnjem maju 952 milijonov dolarjev presežka, kar je dalje oslabilo tečaj dolarja napram jenu. Nepotrebna oporišča WASHINGTON, D.C. — Obrambni tajnik Harold Brown je dejal, vodnikom poslovnega sveta, da mora pod pritiskom politikov. pustiti odprta vojaška o- rakete, je odgovoril: “Važno je, da se ameriško ljudstvo zave, da ZDA niso v pogledu vojaških sposobnosti za nobeno drago državo.” Načrt za obnovo mest bil predložen Kongresu ta v prvi vrsti omejen na vprašanja v Zvezi komunistov Jugoslavije, njenih smotrih in načrtih za njih dosego, ter o odnosih Zveze komunistov do drugih komunističnih partij. Ob 30-letnici preloma s Stalinom Poročilo obsega 92 tipkanih strani in predstavlja v glavnem ponovitev znanih Titovih stališč in političnih gledanj. Prišlo je v času, ko je pred 30 leti spor Tita s Stalinom vodil do izključitve Jugoslavije iz Kominforme. pa tudi v času, ko se doma in v svetu zavedajo, da se v Jugoslaviji zaključuje ena doba in začenja nova. Zveza komunistov skuša na tem kongresu urediti vse potreb- Pretežno sončno z najvišjo porišča, ki stvarno niso potreb-temperaturo okoli 78 F (26 C), na. Z njihovo zaporo bi lahko Jutri in v nedeljo toplejše z na leto prihranili okoli 1 bilijo-možnostjo krajevnih neviht. na dolarjev. no za miren prehod od sedanjega ATLANTA, Ga. - Podpred- Titovega vodstva v potitovo do-sednik ZDA W. F- Mondaie je bo. ^ Tito in njegov ožji krog na konferenci županov večjih skušata odstraniti še zadnje mož-ameriških mest povedal, da je n°sti težav in ovir, da bi vse bil vladin program za obnovo toklo gladko in da bi se nihče in vloge v mesta, izdelan m ne imel priložnosti mešati v no- predložen Kongresu. Njegovo Wan j e zadeve Jugoslavije, jedro predstavlja ustanovitev Tito je na široko orisal med-ppsebne banke za vlaganje v narodni položaj in nevarnosti, mesta z obsežnimi propadajoči- ki jih kaže v sedanjem trenutku mi predeli. za mir na svetu in posebej za Podpredsednik je dejal, da via- SFR Jugoslavijo. Najnevarnejši da upa, da bosta 2 bilijona se mu zdi Srednji vzhod. Jugo- dolarjev, ki jih je predvidela Navija še vedno podpira arabsko zvezna vlada za ta program’pri- stran, pa pri tem obsoja “needi-tegnila do 16 bilijonov privat- nost” v arabskem sevetu, pri nega kapitala . v propadajoča čemer misli na Sadatov poskus mestna središča. neposrednih razgovorov z Izrae- M KOROŠKEM NAPADE NA SLOVENCE; VZROKI, POSLEDICE, REAKCIJE da se in težavna doba v cerkve in Pavla VI, star 80 njegovo življenje “izteka1 ^ATO pripravil načrt AATS^r0m^0 oline Poti K • NAPOLIS, Md. — Glavni _ jnik NATO J. Luns je razkril NATruh^1!’ da -ie vod!stvo nv-i C Uc e aI° načrt za obrambo Dlror-boti *z Perzijskega zaliva 1 južne Afrike v Evropo, PrthaJa v deže,e V Celovcu izhajajoči slovenski list “Naš tednik” je prinesel v svoji številki od 8. junija 1978 naslednji sestavek k sedanjim razmeram na Koroškem. * Primera Hartman in Wie-ser nakazujeta novo dimenzijo 'obrambnega boja na Ko-froškem zoper vse, kar pokonci nosi glavo in kljub temu govori slovensko. Oba prizadeta sta znana kot neukrotljiva Slovenca. “Udaril bom pastirja in razkropile se bodo ovce” je že pred skoraj 2000 leti preroško zapisano v Sv. pismu, a metoda je najmanj tako stara, pa tudi danes je pri roki: špekulacija, da se bodo ti tihi, anonimni Slovenci, ki simpatizirajo z vodstvom obeh osrednjih organizacij ter z najaktivnejšimi člani slovenske narodne skupine na Koroškem, “že spametovali”, beri “potuhnili”, če jo bodo najbolj vidni Slovenci dobili po glavi. Ta taktika poteka na več ravneh. Na uradni ravni so to procesi proti slovenskim aktivistom vključno slovenskim politikom, kjer poskušajo kri-minaliziriti borbo za člen 7 ter slovensko stvar onemogo- čiti v očeh simpatizerjev. Tre ba je pač le stokrat in še stokrat pisati, da so borci za člen 7 navadni zločinci in kršilci zakonov, pa bo tudi marsikateri nadpovprečni bralec verjel. Povprečni in podpovprečni — drugače to ne moremo imenovati — deželan ne sledi prav subtilnim, tenkim finesam potez odvetnikov, obdolžencev in sodnikov. Izve le, da hudobni Slovenec že zopet ni prišel na obravnavo. Amerikanskega gledanja pa proces, da je namreč obdolženec nedolžen do trenutka obsodbe, ni čutiti ne pred prebivalstvom in ne med poročevalci koroških dnevnikov iz sodnih dvoran. Tudi slednje moremo torej kategorizirati tako, kakor je bilo storjeno na začetku odstavka. Agresije je treba potemtakem nekje spustiti. Popolnoma normalen pojav. Vendar so odgovorni politiki vzdušje na Koroškem — od leta 1970 še posebej — tako napeli, da more pomeniti vsak izpuh teh agresij katastrofo; — večjo ali manjšo. Kontrolirat’ se pač ne da. Nekontrolirane agresije pa spuščajo nekateri celo tudi tedaj, če se Slovenec sploh upa omeniti, da je postal žrtev a-gresij. Očitno bi se moral Slovenec zahvaliti, da je bil na-tepen, ali pa vsaj ponuditi še drugo lice.. “Kleine Zeitung” ni bila prav zadovoljna, da smo pred 14 dnevi kot prvi in edini v “Našem tedniku” pisali o primeru Hartman. Tedaj smo pisali o čudnih reakcijah na pristojnih mestih žandarme-rije. Medtem se je zadeva le malo spremenila in tako verodostojna za koroške časopise ni več, predvsem dokler je postal znan še Wieserjev primer. In žandarji medtem tudi pridno poizvedujejo. Komentator Walter Pri-mosch v Kaerntner Tageszei-tung, koroškem socialističnem glasilu, se je še najbolj originalno zmuznil iz te zadeve. Pod naslovom “Echte Kaerntner” je bil po dolgem času objavljen komentar, ki ni bil hudo protislovenski (o-pozorimo le na komentar, kako so kritizirali zveznega predsednika dr. Kirchschlae-gerja, ki je ukinil postopek proti 'štirim Selanom). Toda ena lastovica še ne napravi pomladi, predvsem, ko to ni bila prava lastovica. Temveč ptica, podobna kukavici... Sicer je avtor v zadnjem stavku dejal, da se, če po pravici pove, sramuje za ta dejanja svojih sodeželanov, vendar je poprej več ali manj direktno spravil zadevo v povezavo z alkoholom (B’soffene G’schicht). Da je še čisto mimogrede usekal po Jugoslaviji, spada v isto kategorijo, da je žrtev že napol kriva, ker se ne ozira na posledice, akoravno velja le-to za napadalca. Vsekakor še nekam originalno je oblikovala Koroška Tiskovna Zveza svoje stališče. Zgoditi se more, da se bo kdo od doslej tepenih spustil hvaležno na kolena, češ da danes ni bil direktno tepen. Preskromen je postal že naš človek in z veseljem gleda drobtinico, ki se prikotali po tleh do njega, in ne pogleda navzgor, kako si za mizo mečejo njegovi mučitelji drug drugemu debele kose. Kratko pred volitvami pač od marsikatere strani prileti kakšna drobtinica za koroškega Slovenca. In Slovenec je vesel in upa, da gre na bolje. Pri tem pa ne vidi, da ostane relacija ista: Pomnoženo število drobtinic je le posledica pomnoženega števila velikih kosov, ki se valjajo na mizi... Svarilo ZDA ia ZSSR Najostrejše besede je prihra-|nil za ZDA in Sovjetsko zvezo, katerih spori “spominjajo na čase mrzle vojne”. “Tekma v oboroževanju in blokovsko izgrajevanje se širita v druge dele sveta, posebej v Afriko, kjer skušajo nekatere sile ohraniti staro ali osvojiti novo področje vpliva,” je dejal Tito. O vlogi med neuvrščenimi Kasneje se je Tito povrnil k “vplivnim področjem” in verjetno misleč na Sovjetsko zvezo izjavil, da “se bo Jugoslavija odločno upirala vsakemu poskusu vsiliti neki politični in ideološki koncept na stranke in gibanja neuvrščenih in drugih razvijajočih se držav”. Ponovno je Tito kakim 2000 delegatom in zastopstvom 130 komunističnih partij z vsega sveta razlagal in poudarjal vlogo Jugoslavije v gibanju neuvrščenih držav, ki ga je začel z Nehrujem, Sukarnom, Naserjem in drugimi ustanavljati pred več kot 20 le ti. Okoli Tita so bili zbrani vsi njegovi ožji sodelavci in partijski tovariši, Kardelj, Dolanc Bakarič, Ljubičič in drugi. O gospodarstvu V gospodarstvu je opozoril na izredno veliko brezposeln ost v Jugoslaviji, pozival k povečanju produktivnosti in učinkovitosti v industriji ter zahteval, da morajo biti plače vsklajene neposredno s produkcijo. Obsodil je .“nespametno politiko vlaganja” ■v razna podjetja in naprave. Id j ali niso potrebna ali pa nimajo jizgledov na uspe vanj e. Pozval je tudi k bistvenim spremembam v bančnem in denarnem sistemu, kjer naj bi delavci dobili večje zastopstvo. I Kljub obsežnemu Titovemu razpravljanju o medarodni politiki, o notranjih razmerah in gospodarstvu so partijski vodniki prepričani, da je glavni smoter 11. kongresa poskrbeti, da bo partijski in državni organizem tekel čim gladkejše in s čim manj trenja ter da bo spo-soteen obstati in ohraniti red in mir, kadar Tita ne bo več. Dennie J. Kucinieh bližje odpoklicu— Državno vrhovno sodišče odklonilo priziv župana D. Kucinicha in s tem pustilo veljavnost odločitvi prizivnega sodišča. Kucinieh ima možnost priziva na Vrhovno zvezno sodišče, toda vedno bolj prevladuje prepričanje, da je njegov odpoklic, oziroma volitve o tem neizbežen. Seja— Klub slovenskih upokojencev v Newburghu ima v sredo, 28. junija sejo v SND na Maple Heights ob dveh popoldne. šestdeset let— Jutri, v soboto, 24. junija, bo dopolnil 60 let znani rojak Dan Postotnik z 6926 Hecker Avenue, dolgoletni uslužbenec zvezne davčne uprave, sedaj delno zaposlen pri ustanovi VISTA za oskrbo ostarelih in onemoglih. Danov rod je iz Sel nad Kamnikom, on sam pa je bil rojen v Clevelandu. Poročen je s prijazno go. Molly, roj. Brodnik v Indianapolis, Ind., s katero imata sina Dana in hčerko Molly K. Čestitamo in želimo še obilo zdravih in zadovoljnih let! Podpirajmo Rožmanov« zavetišče v Argentini Zadnje vesti WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senat j je vrnil vladin predlog za do-' polnilo delavske zakonodaje odboru v ponovno predelavo,1 ki bi naj omogočila njegov sprejem. V sedanji obliki kljub močni podpori Bele hiše in delavskih unij ni mogel skozi Senat. SPRINGFIELD, 111. — Predlog za zvezno ustavno dopolnilo o “enakosti pravic” — ERA v poslanski zbornici države Illinois ni dobil potrebne večine pri ponovnem glasovanj”, včeraj. Do te sta manjkala dva glasova.Ustavno dopolnilo je sedaj odobrilo 35 držav, za njegovo veljavnost potrebuje še potrditev treh držav najkasnejše do 22. marca 1S78. Če teh dotlej ne bo, bo dopolnilo propadlo. SOLUN, Gr. — Število mrtvih pri potresu se je povečalo na 29, ko so skopali izpod ruševin neke stanovanje zgradbe 15 trupel. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Zvezni tajnik za energetiko J. Schle-singer je včeraj objavil, da je zvezna vlada izdelala načrt za prodajo gazolina na nakaznice, če bi se pojavila potreba za to. Vsak avto v ZDA bi dobil na dan dva galona gazolina. Načrt mora biti odobren v Kongresu, predsednik ZDA pa ga nato v slučaju nujne potrebe lahko uporabi. WASHINGTON, D C. — Sen. Jacob Javits iz New Yorlr.a, Jud in znan zagovornik Izraela, je v sredo kritizira! stališče Izraela v vprašanju zahodnega brega reke Jordan jn področja Gaze. Vodniki Judov v New Yorku so včeraj javno zavrnili Javitsovo kritiko Izraela in “obžalovali”, da se je Javits pridružil onim, ki hočejo “povečati pritisk na Izrael”. SOFIJA, Bolg. — Neki ječar iz Zahodnega Berlina je na morskem obrežju v Bolgariji, kjer je bil na počitnicah, opazil svojega nedavno pobeglega jetnika, znanega terorista iz Zahodnega Berlina. Obvestil je o tem bolgarske oblasti, ki so pobeglega in njegove tri ženske tovarišice, tudi vse znane pripadnice zahod no-nemške levičarske teroristične skupine, prijele in včeraj izročile oblastem Zahodne Nemčije. Bolgari so postopali hitro, Jugoslavija pa še vedno ni izročila Zahodni Nemčiji treh znanih teroristov, ki jih je prijela še pretekli mesec. Ameriška Domovina /*-m e u i e a m:—m o rvt e 6117 ST. 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IL Lastno kulturno življenje in šolstvo so sicer nujni pogoji za narodni obstoj, a daleč niso dovolj; svojo nujno dopolnitev morajo imeti v volji do lastne politične poti, to je v volji uveljaviti lastne politične izbire. Le z lastno in samostojno politično stranko more manjšina postati subjekt, nosilec svojih pravic in borec zanje in ne samo “čakati na Godota”, če bo prinesel kako karamelo.^ 'Po so uvideli slovenski demokratični politiki jst^. 1948, ko so ustanovili lastno slovensko demokratično stranko, oziroma Slovensko demokratsko zvezo. Ta je v tridesetih letih prešla skozi nekatere nujne razvojne laze, do sedanje Slovenske skupnosti. Ostala je pa zvesta o-snovnemu spoznanju in temeljnemu ukazu sleherne manjšinske politike: Biti in ostati soustvarjalci usode svojega naroda v mejah italijanske republike. Temu so se odpovedali vsi slovenski levičarji in tudi tisti, ki volijo druge italijanske stranke. Na žalost je njih število veliko, tako veliko, da o kaki slovenski manjšinski politiki ne moremo govoriti, kot lahko govorijo Nemci na Južnem Tirolskem in kot smo lahko govorili po prvi svetovni vojni tudi na Primorskem do razpustitve političnih strank za časa fašizma. _ Naši levičarji se zadovoljuje]*o, da so “folklorni Slovenci’, kot so pokazali tudi na zadnji televizijski oddaji. Vendar se s tako “bleiweisovsko” politiko ne moremo strinjati. Zato menimo, da je za naš sedanji in prihodnji obstoj kot narodne skupnosti v Italiji nujno potrebno, da slovenski volivci v veliko večjem številu na vseh volitvah podprejo Slovensko skupnost. Ta je edina stranka, ki ne vodi folklorne in bleiweisovske politike do naše narodne skupnosti, temveč se trudi, da je njena politika premočrtna, dosledna in pogumna. Takšni politiki tudi uspehi ne bodo izostali, če jo bodo slovenski ljudje podprli. Zato je prva dolžnost slovenskega volivca, da voli slovensko! V "nedeljo, 25. junija, imajo v Furlaniji-Julijski krajini volitve v deželni svet. v Trstu volitve v občinski svet in v Gorici v pokrajinski svet. Boj za zaupanje volivcev je trd in živahen. Spet si stojita nasproti oba glavna tabora italijanske politike, krščanski in komunistični. _ Italijanske glavne stranke se z vsemi silami prizadevajo, da bi dobile čim več slovenskih glasov, vse poudarjajo pomen glasov za svoje programe, za bodočnost naše dežele in vse Italije. Krščanski demokrati se sklicujejo na krščansko izročilo, na ohranitev starih, ustaljenih kulturnih in moralnih dobrin ter načel. Zavedajo se predobro svoje šibkosti, ko so od leta do leta, od volitev do volitev slabeli in izgubljali podporo med volivci in širokimi plastmi javnosti zaradi ’ svoje premalo učinkovite politike, zaradi vsesplošnega kompromisarstva. ki v nikomur ne budi kakega ponosa ali zavesti časti. Krščanska stranka je %e prevečkrat izhajala premalo iz krščanskih načel, iz ■krščanskega prepričanja in ta načela tudi premalo vztrajno in dosledno branila. c Kljub vsemu se vodniki krščanskih demokratov o-‘Sračajo sedaj na verne Slovence, da nai oddajo glas za mjihove liste. Slovenci volivci se zavedajo pomena sološ-nega merjenia sil, toda prav tako se zavedajo, da ie za njg bistvena lastna politična organizaciia, lastna, oolitič-j]fc& skupnost, lastna politična stranka, katere cilj mora ivbisti, povezava, združitev vseh slovenskih glasov na Trža-všjlem. Goriškem, na tudi v Beneški Sloveniji, icq £ Slovenski volivci, zlasti oni, ki so v preteklosti oddajali svoje glasove komunistični in socialistični stranki, .P£pred izbiro, ali nai gredo po stari poti. po poti starih političnih vezi, ali naj se podajo na novo, izrazito sloven-i-14Jb rmt. ki edina more voditi do okrepitve slovenske po-lit.£r>P prisotnosti v Italiji in tudi do izbojevanja pravic “mr zahtev, ki iih Slovenci v Italiji postavljajo vsa leta po rV'v il' ■ ' - -- katere pa še vedno niso izpolnjene. Slovenski dan S118 CLEVELAND, O. — Pred do- za ples in zabavo v soboto in ne-brim stoletjem so naši pradedje deljo. Bog plačaj! prirejali po vsej slovenski zem- j Na svidenje na Slovenskem Iji, na Kranjskem, na Primor- dnevu! skem, na Štajerskem in na Koroškem velike tabore. Na taborih so krepili in utrjevali slo- Pripravljalni odbor vensko narodno čustvo in misel. ' /7 ^ V tistih časih smo Slovenci po- stajali osveščen narod. V tistih časih so naši predniki zalivali temelje, na katerih je potem zrastla stavba modernega slo- , , venskega naroda. Na taborih nimivega in lepega najdemo^ na sta slovenska pesem in beseda MISEL Nič večnega ni tu na svetu, vse mine, zgine, v prah se spremeni. Le misel težko človek nosi za bežnim časom mladih dni. A danes dolge sladke sanje zaprle dnevu so oči. Pa kaj naj rečem ...? “Zbogom, bratje!” moj čas hiti. Morda oglasil bom se znova, natrosil belih vam cvetlic, pa le za kratek čas, vam rečem, saj slišal sem še drugi klic ... zveneli morda okorno in preprosto — morda ne bi preživeli resnično kritičnih ocen — ven- Washington, D.C. — Spoštovani! Zelo smo zadovoljni z A- ... __________ meriško Domovino. Veliko za- selja, posebno prvih straneh Vašega lista. Ve- pisanja, liko zvemo o dosežkih različnih Vsem lep pozdrav! Maks Simončič Misijonska srečanja m pomenki 403. Zdravnica sestra Agnes žužek se kratko oglaša iz Adis Abe-, be v Etiopiji, 29. maja: “Pozdrav |skem odborm^skušamo^prebudiu v Kristusu, mir Gospodov in ” ^ L’c'f do slovenskega slovenski ljudi; študentje, u-službenci, zdravniki in drugi so F. Bevec I .drugi svetovni vojni.---------- • - ^ “Slovenci v Italiji smo že dolga leta na političnem ‘’polili' nlen ideoloških taborov in nasprotij, med seboj pre-malo povezani, ko gre za naše lastne potrebe in .pravice ter “bi se radi naslonili na ‘velike’ prijatelje”, je ugotovil Katoliški Glas. v Gorici izhajajoči slovenski tednik v št. y.i dre 15. junija 1978. ko razpravlja o deželnih, pokrajinskih in občinskih volitvah. Pri teh volitvah nastopajo Slovenci v vsej deželi Fur-lanija-Julijska krajina samostojno kot Slovenska skupnost, kot neodvisna slovenska politična organizaciia. Prišli so že pred leti do spoznanja, da one narodne skupnosti. ki nastopajo samostojno in pri tem dokazujejo svojo strnjenost, svojo edinost v glavnih smotrih,, dosegajo u-spehe, one, ki svoje politične organizacije nima jo J.n dajejo svoje glasove različnim strankam, ne pomenijo nič, nihče jih ne posluša, nihče se za nje ne meni razen v onih nekaj dneh prod volitvami,' ko išče njihove'glasov^. K. G. dejanja utrjevanja slovenskega nePrestano dražita Cleveland, O. — Spoštovano List redno preje- skih podjetnikih. Sicer vidimo mam. Prilagam naročnino in ne-njihove oglase; seveda lepo bi kal za tiskovni sklad. Vem, da bilo, da bi še več oglašali, vse- 30 v tei draginji težave tudi pri kakor pa — za nas bi bilo zelo listu, ki je nam vsem tako drag koristno, da bi se naši vestni do- in ga hočemo čim dlje ohraniti, posovalci lotili teh uspešnih lju- Prisrčen pozdrav vsemh osob- di. iu AD- Mi vsi zelo potrebujemo zgle- j Frank Sepin dov, zanima nas, zakaj, kako in j kdaj so ti naši rojaki uspeli. To j Jamesburgh, N.Y. — Ker mi bi bilo prijetno branje za nas t bo naročnina za AD skoraj po-vse, posebno pa za mlajše Slo- tekla, vam priloženo pošiljam vence. Podjetniki, ki bi si s tem ček za obnovo in dar za tiskov-dobili brezplačno oglaševanje, ni sklad. se bi naj pa spomnili Ameriške ; Z Ameriško Domovino smo Domovine, ko se papir in pošta na splošno zadovoljni. Želim Vam mnogo nadaljnjega uspe- dar pa sta bili cement za trajne ‘ uredništvo! temelje in pobuda za trajne kul- sKoiaj mc pa se pise ° Si0ven turne stvaritve. Pomislimo le na skladatelje tiste dobe. Slovenci “Slovenije v svetu” prirejajo Slovenske dneve. Človeku se vsiljuje primerjava s tabori izpred sto let v domovini. Domovina je takrat trpela v sovražnem nemškem okviru. Mi v Ameriki nikakor ne živimo v sovražnem nemškem okviru. Mi v Ameriki nikakor ne živimo v sovražnem svetu! Nikakor ne! Živimo pa v svetu, ki ni slovenski. Zato so potrebni napori za ohrani tev našega slovenstva. Zato so Slovenski dnevi velika gorečnost sv. Duha naj preveva Tvoje delovanje v fari. Iz AD ob petkih uvidevam, da si faro tam že močno spremenil in razgibal. Tu smo iz dneva v dan. Bodočnosti ni mogoče predvideti. Zaenkrat večina katoliških misijonarjev še deluje v šolah in bolnicah. Nekateri protestantje, katerih prvi namen je direktna evangelizacija, so pa zapustili deželo sami. Rezka je v Jemenu od marca naprej in ima 2 leti kontrakta. Zelo potrebno delo, grozna klima, a menda jo zmore, hvala Bogu. V naši kongregaciji novih misijonov sedaj navadno ne ustanavljajo. Sestre delajo skupaj s kakimi drugimi pastoralnimi in socialnimi ekipami. Menda so časi prenegotovi, da bi se kjerkoli kaka ustanova začela. Tako nekako apostolati od osebe do osebe, ne kot sfcu- vero starše, ki prosijo za krst otrok. Odkar smo začeli to pripravo, ljudje mnogo bolj resno vzamejo ta zakrament. Tako imamo sedaj trikrat do štirikrat na leto skupinski krst, pa takrat bolj slovesno. Zadnjikrat smo imeli 49 otrok, ki smo jih krstili 28. avgusta. Krst za odrasle pa imamo za Veliko noč. Tako polagoma skušamo zakoreniniti vero v ta odličen malgaški narod. Mi dobro vemo, da dokler ne bodo malgaški duhovniki vodili malgaško Cerkev, bomo mi vselej malo ob robu, kljub naši dobri volji. Vseeno mislim, da je Cerkev tukaj na Madagaskarju trenutno zelo živa. Lahko smo veseli, da imamo nekatere zelo goreče laike, ki nam veliko pomagajo pri delu. Giede zahvale, Anica, prav da me malo predramiš. Človek tako rad pozabi. Tiste povoje, ki sre mi jih poslali, sem dal sestri čustva in misli v nas in med nami. V tem je veliki pomen Slovenskega dne 1978 na Slovenski pristavi v soboto in nedeljo, 1. in 2. julija. Na Slovenskem dnevu bomo pokazali, da so nam slovenski Hvaležni smo vsem dopisoval- ha in Vas prisrčno pozdravljam, cem, želimo jim zdravja in ve- Mrs. Anna Jachikov Narsdsio nftofeisjastje Slmimw m itošta s® kaže w wim mmb oisiikafi m krap CELOVEC, Kor. — Slovenska la okoli 100 narod, slovenska domovina raz- CEUUVNU, Ivor. — siovensKa m mum jam, novih delavcev rišjena v svet, slovenska tisoč- gimnazija v Celovcu je nem- Pliberški občinski svet je a letna duhovna tradicija in kul- škim Korošcem trn v peti, v potrebna dovoljenja za razsm-tura resničnost, stvarnost in ne njej vidijo glavnega krivca slo-.tev m je naravnost navdušen le modno igračkanje z etničnost- venskega narodnega probuja- nad izgledi, da bo povečan obrat jo, resničnost in ne le;, obračanje nja, množitve mladih sloven- morda zaposlil do,. 15,Jipvi;e plašča po vetru, resničnost, ki skih izobražencev, ki niso volj- lavcev. je dolžnost in naloga in zvesto- ni zatajiti svojega rodu in se po- -e pre(j ne^aj leti hotela ba vrednotam tisočletne sloven- topiti v nemštvo radi lažjega in ; ^ovarna Gorenje iz Velenja v ske duhovne tradicije, pa tudi boljšega življenja. Prenekateri; Sloveniji postaviti v Pliberku zvestoba spominu tisočev in ti- odpade, toda večina ohrani zve'jSV0j0 tovarno, katera bo zapo-sočev tistih, ki so dali svoja živ- stobo svojemu narodu. ! slila veliko več ljudi, občina ni tega dovolila, ker ni hotela, da bo na njenih tleh zrastlo slovensko podjetje, kjer bi slovenski ljudje dobili zaposlitev in bili pri tem neodvisni od nemških gospodarjev. Slovenska tovarna na južnem Koroškem bi lahko postala trdna gospodarska opora slovenski narodni manjšini v njenem boju za obstanek. * Nov primer dejavnosti sovražnikov Slovencev se je dogodil v noči od 31. maja na 1. junij. Njegova tarča je bil občinski odbornik Feliks Wieser, po domače Šaši iz Slovenjega Plaj-jberka. Po seji občinskega sveta. Ijenja za slovenske ideale. Na Pri takem razpoloženju večm-Slovenskem dnevu bomo poka- skega naroda je do neke mere zali, da so to naše korenine in razumljivo, da se trdovratno vida imajo v sebi sok življenja, da pira vsaki novi drobtini, ki bi smo živa veja slovenskega dre- naj jo Slovenci dobili, zlasti se vesa in ne suhljad, raztresena na polju šolstva. Ko slovenski p0 tleh. dijak konča gimnazijo, se začne Sedaj pa nekaj obvestil. razgledovati po zaposlitvi, če se Pripravljalni odbor sporoča, ni že preje odločil, da^ bo študij da se je Slovenska telovadna nadaljeval na visoki šoli. zveza pridružila skupinam, ki Sama gimnazija v sedanji do-bodo sodelovale pri sporedu Slo- bi ne zadostuje za dosego pri-venskega dneva. * merne zaposlitve. Potrebno je Društva in ustanove, ki bi že- vsaj delno strokovno znanje, lele s fotografijami in podob- knjigovodstvo, strojepis, steno-nim gradivom prikazati svoje grafija, pa tudi splošno razume-prireditve, nastope in delavnost, vanje gospodarstva in njegove naproša pripravljalni odbor, da organizacije, bega slovenska f razporedilo gradivo na 4x6 čev- gimnazija v sedanji obliki ne ;^er je wieser zahteval, da se v ijev veliki leseni plošči. Odbor mudi, zato se slovenski narodni foV>virti UVede tudi slovenščina pa bo razstavo društvenega de-^ vodniki na Koroškem prizade-uracjni jezik, so od-lovanja primerno uredil. j vajo, da bi slovensko gimnazijo mecj njjmi tudi Wieser. Pripravljalni odbor nadalje dopolnili z ustanovitvijo trgov- neko gostilno. sporoča, da bo zadnja točka spo- ske akademije. O tem je ravna-! . ‘ . reda skupen nastop vseh sode- telj gimnazije dr. Vospernik! Po vsej verjetnosti navzoc-lujočih zborov in pevcev. 'govoril z zveznim kanclerjem nost Wieserja nekaterim m bila Pri sv. maši in popoldanskem dr. B. Kreiskym, ko je obiskal po volji. Prišlo je do prereka sporedu bo igral orgle prof. Jo- slovensko gimnazijo za zaklju- nja, v okviru katerega so g ' že Osana iz Toronta. Petje pri ček letošnjega šolskega leta. , nemški nacionalisti zaceli zmer-sv. maši bo ljudsko. Med ljud- Deželni glavar Wagner je zah- jati in psovati. Podili so ga cez skim petjem pa bo zapel solo tevo po slovenski trgovski aka- j Karavanke, ces da na Koroškem g. Blaž Potočnik iz Toronta. demiji, pa naj je ta še tako ute- mi več prostora zanj. Pripravljalni odbor se prav melj ena, gladko odklonil, ker J Ko se je Wieser hotel odpe-lepo zahvaljuje za denarne da- ne gre v račun nemškim šovini- Tjati domov, je moral ugotoviti, rove za kritje izdatkov za spo- stom. Ti ji nasprotujejo načel-, da so mu “neznana onesposp-minske znake, naslednjim: np, ker nasprotujejo temu, da bi bili avto za vožnjo. Sele nas ec -Frank Sterle (Slovenian Coun- Slovenci dobili karkoli novega, nji dan je mogel ugotoviti, da try House), Edi Krašovec (Cu- nasprotujejo ji pa tudi zato, ker so nasilno vdrli k motorju avio vahoga Molded Plastics), Valen- bi oni, ki bi izšli iz te akademi- 1 mobila ter odstranili oziroma tin Kavčič (V & K Construction je, bili sposobnejši od onih, ki bi potrgali vse, kar m oilo res trd-Inc.), Stane Grdin in Lojze Miš- končali nemško akademijo ’z mo pritrjeno.. Wieser je pnjavn maš (Overhead Door Co. of znanjem samo enega jezika. , ; zadevo policiji. Po. vsej verje ;-Lake and Geauga),. Sunset In-j Kljub vsemu odporu na nem- nosti so bili storilci tisti ljudje, dustries. Frank in Angela Fujs ški strani upajo, da bo morda ki so ga v gostilni^merjah. (Frangies Fashions, Inc), Kol-'slovenska gimnazija dobila vsaj Ljudje se sprašujejo, ce jih bo lander World Travel, Janez De- | nekaj možnosti za dodatne pred- _ zandarmeriji uspelo najti, jak (Dejak Machine & Tool Co., .mete, ki bi naj maturantom iz-inc.). [boljšali izglede na zaposlitev. Prisrčna zahvala ge. Marici I * Novak in gdč. Angelci Novak za J Toravna Kencht-Filterwerk v lectova srca, ansamblu Alpski (Šmihelu v pliberški občini bo sekstet pa za brezplačno igranje povečala svoj obrat ter zaposli- v dispanzerju. Ji bodo prav pri- pina ali institucija. Upam, da si p>r^^aiSani za^valo, da jo pre-zdrav in Ti želim vsega, Lar bereš na sestanku MIZA. Kako potrebuješ. Združeni v Kristusu, ^eP0> ba spodbujaš žene v Vaši fari, da delajo rade za misijone. Članke g. W:. dobivamo po zračni pošti, v izrezkih iz petkove AD. Dobrotnica iz New Yorka je ta- s. M. Agnes, S.C.M.M.” Iz Alajuele, Ecuador, s6 je zahvalil 14. maja MIZA pomoč $150 in $100 za sv. ko prijazna, da nam jih pošilja. maše g. Janez Mervar, župnik med domačini: “Na lep Materin- Sv. mašo, ki jo prosiš, sem za sorodnike opravil. Lep pozdrav sld dan se šele oglasim. Gospa vsem v družini in najlepša hvala Agnes Leskovec mi je poslala za. priloženi dar. Pedro.” Vaš dar po banki, da bi se spet __ _ . _ ne izgubil. Ker zapravim dva ‘^cs*ra Marija-Andreja Šuoijeva dneva, če grem v Guayaquil, se se 1® 26,maja zahvalila glavni nisem mogel kmalu odpraviti. za sporočilo o smrti nje- Hvala Bogu, so mi dobro izpla- neSa sošolca Marjana Jakopiča, oali, brez posebnih sitnosti. Sto- za katerega zvesto moli. Tudi krat Bog plačaj'! Z mežnarjem ^ePe2a čeka je bila zelo vesela, sva na pobu jedla v majhni ^4ZA ji je poslala vse, kar je gostilni malo riža in ‘shripms’ knela. od zadnjih dveh obiskov in plačala več kot $5.00, v naši na ^em kontinentu. Bila je na valuti. Prejšnjo nedeljo pa smo dolgem potovanju 5..>00 km po pri glavni maši dobili v krožnik zemfji> da je obiskala vr- manj kot $5.00. S takimi bera- sto postojank, ki jih imajo škimi prispevki moramo vzdrže- usmdjenke po Chiie-ju. Lepo vati, cerkev' in oltar in povrhu Pl0Zd,ravlja vse in vsak dan za še. dgti škofu za administracijo. Vse mclT Boleti, ko ljudje prodajo pri- Sestra Silva Žužek in škor dedke, je nekoliko bolje, vendar Owusu sporočata o pripravah na se ne da primerjati z radodar- ordinacijo in novo mašo g. John n ostjo Amerikancev. Ker inten- Cppong-a. Kar piše župnik no-cij nisem v tem času imel, bom vcmašnika v Berekumu, iz žup-kmalu končal z Vašimi. Tiste, s'v- Terezije, velja za dobrot-ki so bile za zdravje, sem najprej iAco v domovini, ki je kandida-opravil. Na ta dan posebej moli- vzdrževala. Fr. O Brien pra-mo za vse krščanske matere, vp Zahvalimo^ se vam za za-posebno pa še za tiste, ki so morij6) velikodušnost in molitve, naše dobrotnice. Bog Vam povr- so omogočile naše prvo mašni za vso skrb za moje vernike ni3k'0 posvečenje v Berekumu. in za druge, ki žive v podobnih ATai Vam Bog obilno poplača, razmerah. V Kristsusu vdani. Vaša pomoč je omogočila, da je eden naših faranov imel možnost doseči duhovništvo. Vabimo Vas na ordinacijo 2. julija in na John Mervar.” Lazarist Pedro Opeka piše sorodnici ge. Tusharjevi' novo mašo 9. julija.” Dragocen 13. januarja med drugim: “Lepo za Tvoje obširno pismo zahvaljena. Tri tedne je hodilo do nas. Danes sem našel nekaj blagoslov za Cerkev v Ghani, Afrika. ■Na pobudo dolgoletne sodelavke MZA ge. Mary Kebe, se prostega časa, da Ti pišem. Čez!je odločila za podpiranje bogu dobro uro bi rad šel v vasi' slovca ga. Mary Primozich iz obiskat nekaj kristjanov. Naša (Beanisville, Ontario. Ker imamo krstna knjiga je polna imen, I vee kandidatov za vzdrževanje samo cerkev je bolj prazna, jed predstojnikov na terenu pri-Tako sem se odločil, da jih poiš- j poročenih, ga bo lahko dobila čem po njihovih hišah. Polago- v kratkem, ma bodo vsi na vrsto prišli. Župnik Joža Vogrin iz Par- Zdaj 'so praznila za nami. kem Prairie, Minnesota, je po-Imeli smo kar lepo bogoslužje, slal $200.00 za poravnavo na-Ljudi je bilo zelo veliko. Seveda rccnine KM in ostalo za sloven-za velike praznike je cerkev ske misijonarje po svetu. Ob premajhna. Na božični dan smo tolikih potrebah povsod, ne sme-imeli prvo sv. obhajilo, kar j e, mo naše misijonarje zanemarja- N.T. če vam je Ameriška Domovina res pri srcu, ji pridobivajte nove naročnike ! še bolj poživilo božično veselje. Za novo leto so bili naši ljudje letos zelo mirni. Prejšnja leta je bil vedno kak pretep. Po novem letu smo se zbrali vsi slovenski misijonarji in preživeli skupno dva dneva. Bilo je zelo lepo in taka srečanja pripomorejo, da smo med seboj, boljši prijatelji iu da bolj skupno delamo , v pastoralnem področju. Vsaj vsaka dva meseca se zberemo in se pomenimo o našem življenju .in našem dpi«. Sedaj se že pripravljamo na Veliko noč. Koncem meseca imamo skupni krst v naši župniji, kot smo sedaj uvedli. Pred krstom zahtevamo, da starši m botri pridejo tri zaporedne sobote na posebno pripravo za sv. krst. Skupaj s sestro domačinko in š' kristjan', ki so v župnij- ti. Bog povrni! Rev. Charles A. Wolbang, C.M. 131 Bireb mount Road Scarborough. Ontario Canada MIN 3J7 Vesti ii Siovemje Naval ameriških turistov Letos teče že tretje leto, odkar je turistično predstavništvo Kompas v ZDA. Z dveletno bilanco-podružnice so pri Kompasu kar zadovoljni. Leta 1976 je Kompas pripeljal v Slovenijo oziroma Jugoslavijo in Evropo okrog 7QQ0 ameriških turistov, lani pa že več kot 10,000. Računajo, da se bo letos število povzpelo mi 17,000. 2UUEmR& DOMOVINA. JUNE 23,1978 NAiDETA NOVAK V Neveljski fari si s» rodil, tej cerkvici si krščen bil, tu vsako nedeljo si Božjo besedo vase sprejemal, z lepim petjem za Boga in Marijo vsa srca si vnemal. * Daleč proč Te odvedla je kruta usoda, do milega doma ne najdeš več prostega dohoda, Za katerega Tvoje srce je polno silnega koprnenja. To višek je Tvojega neskončnega trpljenja. To trpljenje pa Bogu vsak dan znova daruješ, s tem zlate rubine za večnost si kuješ. Tam našel boš vse uganke tega življenja razvozljane, spoznal Božjo skrivnost bos, ki pripeljala Te bo na nebeške poljane. Kjer že naši pokojni prosijo za nas vse, da Bog nam izkaže svoje brezmejno usmiljenje, po smrti *has sprejme, da od obličja do obličja Ga bomo gledali, v Njem popolno srečo vso dolgo Večnost V družini je bilo štirinajst otrok. Pod Avstrijskim cesarstvom je moral sedem let nositi vojaško suknjo, vključno vsa leta prve svetovne vojne 1914-18 na ruskem in italjanskem bojišču. V dobi kralja Aleksandra je bil 1932 zaprt v Ljubljani in Mariboru, pa je vkljub preganjanju bil nato v domačem kraju izvoljen ,na kandidatni listi Slovenske Ljudske Stranke. V začetku druge svetovne vojne 1941 je bil kot kamniški župan aretiran po nemškem Gestapu, zaprt in transportiran v Srbijo. Njegovo posestvo so Nemci zaplenili in po končani vojni 1945 je bilo podržavljeno, kajti namesto zaželjenega povratka domov je bil Nande zvest Bogu in Domovini prisiljen v ponovno begunstvo zaradi svetovno zgodovinskega barantanja. Pozneje je postal ameriški državljan in je vseskozi zaupal v zmago “človeških pravic ter poštene ekonomske ureditve za vse ljudi”. uživali. TONČKA ČEBUL, sestra — MAKA CERER, nečakinja in družina, ter ostalo sorodstvo Cleveland, Kamnik, Šmihel pri Pliberku v BLAG SPOMIN °b enajsti obletnici, odkar je za vedno zatisnila svoje blage oči naša ljubljena soproga, mati in stara mati MARY FINK ki je mirno v Gospodu zaspala dne 9. junija 1967 Umrla si nam, zlata mama, Vedno dobra, ljubezniva. V črni zemlji zdaj počivaš, a nisi ostala pozabljena. Kako pozabit’ to gomilo, ’ kjer Tvoje zlato spi srce, ki brezmejno vdano bilo Ve® čas do zadnjega je dne! ^ ir n o spavaj, ljuba mamica, v življenju bila si odvzeta nam ^ naših srcih boš živela do konca naših dni. žalujoči ostali: Louis in Dr. Victor Fink (Memphis, Tenn.) sinova Mary Schifler (Florida), Josephine in Antoinette Kozel (Willowick, O.), hčere Cleveland, O., 23. junija 1978. John Petrič 783 E. 185 Odprto v torek, četrtek In petek od 8. do 6. ure, v Bredo od 8. do 1. me, v soboto od 8. do 4. ure. Zaprto v ponedeljek 481-3465 For Rent Single home in 3°L For 7758. Enostanovanjska s 3 spalnicami, modernizirana, preproge, vsa ! podkletena, bakrene vodne cevi, i garaža za 2 avta, lep kot, $14,500. 'Dvostanovanjska, 5-4, klet, ba-j krene vodne cevi, z aluminijem opažena, $13,000. Dvostanovanjska, 5-5, z garažami na E. 67 St. blizu St. Clair Ave. {Dvostanovanjska, 7-5, 2 trgovini, i 7 garaž, blizu sv. Vida, delno zidana. Kličite za ogled. (FX) Geneva, information, call Rt. 681- Help Wanted Družina Loizos je odprla novo restavracijo v stari soseski. Mike Rukule je ohranil podjetje, kjer je delal, s tem da ga je kupil. Dovolite, da vam pomagamo, kakorkoli moremo« CLEVELAND TRUST Eric Graser in Walter Krueger sta postala neodvisna gospodarja. SKJ •Ti' rC° o! ‘.J v,| V 91 •:Ofn£8 n .Lferdu Ameriška Domovina prva dva tedna v juliju ne bo izšla zaradi počilnk svojega osebja V tiskarne Ameriške Domovine je en sam tiskar, en sam ročni stavec in sestavi jalec strani poleg treh strojnih stavcev. Ameriška Domovina ima sanrn enega urednika za celoten slovenski del, ki je istočasno tudi bralec krtačnih odtisov. Da morejo ti dobiti vsaj dva tedna oddiha na leto, na žalost ni druge možnosti kot izdajanje lista za ta čas prekiniti. Ameriška Domovina zato od 3. do 17. julija 1978 ne bo izšla. Vse, ki imajo kaka nujna sporočila, sestavke, napovedi in vabila za prireditve in nastope v juliju, prosimo, da te pošljejo v objavo tako, da bodo najkasneje 28. junija zjutraj v urednikovih rokah, če hočejo, da bodo objavljeni še pred počitnicami. ■ —O—-------- Priporočajte Ameriško Domovino, edini neodvisni in najstarejši slovenski dnevnik na svetu, svojim rojakom in rojakinjam! KULTURNA KRONIKA Wanted Maintenance experienced duties include machinery repairs, particularly welders, hydraulics and electrical work. 2nd shift. East side manufacturer. 486-1313 ext. 319 (92-95) Delo dobijo Rabimo delavce za barvanje hiš, Zaželjena praksa. Kličite 692-1069. (93-95) DEPENDABLE WOMAN Knjiga o skandinavskem izvoru Slovencev V založbi Editorial Baraga v Buenos Airesu je izšla knjiga tržaškega publicista Franca Jeze: “O ključnih vprašanjih rane karantansko-slovenske zgodovine” (na 180 straneh). To je že druga Jezova knjiga, s katerima se pridružuje revizionističnemu gibanju v slovenskem zgodovinopisju najstarejiše dobe. Kakor vemo, zastopa drugi tržaški profesor tezo, da so bili Etruščani, to je predromanski živelj v Italiji, Slovenci, kajti le s pomočjo slovenščine se dajo razložiti znani in nerazvozlani etruščan-ski napisi. Hrvati so že pred drugo svetovno vojno postavljali tezo, da so gotskega pokole-nja in kulture, kar je zagovarjal tudi Slovenec zgodovinar J. Rus. Med vojno pa je odkril rimski profesor Sakač S J iranske napise, ki omenjajo hrvaško ime, in ta teza o iranskem poreklu je — kot se zdi — zmagala nad gotsko, kajti sedaj se pripravljajo H r v a ti-emigranti že na proslavitev 2500-letnice prve omembe njihovega narodnega imena v Perziji. Srbski profesor J. Deretič v naj novejši Istoriji Srba (1977) dokazuje, da so Srbi naj starejši narod na Balkanu, da njih poreklo sega v čas 5000 let pred Kristusom, in da so sploh oni zibelka vse civilizacije v Evropi. Dr. L. Kostič tudi šteje Etruščane med Srbe, in večinoma Srbi so bili tu‘di Iliri. In S. Bilbija se pridružuje tezi, da so bili Srbi Aleksander Veliki in celo pesnik Orfej (Glas Kanadskih Srba, 5. jan. 1978). To je samo nekaj primerov, kako se med južnimi Slovani vzbuja sla po razjasnitvi naj starejše davnine in kako se postavljajo nove “ugotovitve” in podirajo stare. Med Slovenci je že L 1967 publicist F. Jeza s svojo prvo knjigo “Skandinavski izvor Slovencev” (Trst) postavil tezo, da so Slovenci prišli v današnjo domovino že kot izoblikovano ljudstvo, ki je imelo za seboj že tisoč let narodne zgodovine, od skandinavskih časov z neverjetno močno zavestjo narodne individualnosti in državne tradicije.” In da smo prišli sem že ki germanskih Gotov. Kot jezik (je “slovenščina kot pranordij-skega izvora najbližja švedščini in vzhod nonorveškim narečjem”. Trdi, da “ni nobenega izvirnega staronordijskega korena in besede, tako v norveščini, švedščini in danščini, ki bi ga ne bilo najti v slovenščini”. Njemu je ime Slovenci v prvi knjigi samo skrajšano ime: “Slo-wendi” — “Slo-veni”, v drugi pa podaljšano iz Wend-las” — “Sla-wend” po metatezi (str. 81). Druga knjiga, ki je letos izšla, ima naslov “O ključnih vprašanjih rane karantansko-slovenske zgodovine”. Najprej govori v uvodu o potrebi revizije današnjega slovenskega zgodovinopisja, ki da je pod vtisom “slovanske fikcije”, to je nekega praslovanskega naroda v Za-karpatju, ki ga nikoli ni bilo ter je le slovanofilska tendenčna ideja, aplicirana na slovensko zgodovino. — V novo domovino so prišli že kot izgrajeni Slovenci, ne da bi šli skozi praslovansko skupnost. Slovenci, ne pa Slovani, še celo ne “alpski Slovani”, kot veljajo jezikoslov-cem-slavistom, ki ne morejo premagati svojega panslavizma. Nato pa preide k podrobnejšim analizam karantanskih problemov: K razlagi imen na “mir”, kot Hotimir, ki mu je že slove-nizirana poznejša oblika za pravilno Heitmar. Ker nima nič zveze z “mirom”, temveč s “sla-Beseda “župan” mu ne iz- vo baja iz tatarščine kot slavistom, temveč mu je pranordijska beseda za “vrhnega” moža, enako kot župnik in druge besede s korenom “up”, soroden z našim otroškim “up”, ki pomeni dviganje v višino. — Največ prostora porabi za problem “kose-zov”, ki dela toliko preglavic filologom, pa je preprosto razložen iz pranordščine: volilni mož, svobodnjak, “odličnež”, ki je ista beseda v ger”. mur” mu je iste osnove: modr”: pogumni vitez! Tudi u-stoličenjski obred je nordijskega porekla in “kmet”, ki je u-stoličeval kneza, ni bil kmet, je bil kosez-sodnik. Tudi ime Koroško izvaja iz nordščine drugače, kakor pa zgodovinarji (B. Grafenauer) in j e z i k o slovci (Ramovš), ne iz keltščine, oz. latinščine, temveč iz imena slovenskega boga “Koranta”, ki nosi nordijsko ime. — Važno je njegovo razlaganje Hrvatov kot umišljenih nadoblastnikov karantanskih knezov (Hauptma-nova hrvatska teorija), temveč so mu to “hoerwardi” — sprem- gotski. — Tudi v vprašanju predcirilske glagolice se nagiba k vplivu arijanskih Gotov! — Še več drugih problemov iz karantanske preteklosti “rešuje” na nordijski način, obenem pa niza cele vrste nordijsko razloženih besed in pojmov. Nato se obrne še enkrat k napačno u-s merjenemu “zgodovinopisju” po njegovem mišljenju) in polemizira s prof. B. Grafenauerjem. Nato preide k etnografskim in antropološkim dokazom in njegovo nordijsko teorijo, ki se mi zdi bolj prepričljiva, kot njegovo etimologiziranje, kajti resnično smo Slovenci skoraj 2/3 “nordificirani”. V zadnjem poglavju podaja seznam skoraj 900 nordijskih besed, za kmečka orodja in opravila, ki se nahajajo v slovenščini, zlasti v starih narečnih besedah, dokaz njih starosti iz časa nordijskega sožitja v skupnosti. Tudi ime “Ljubljana” mu je iz nordščine in pomeni “ledinsko ime za nižje ležeče močvirno ozemlje (155). Zanimivo je, da Jeza praslovansko skupnost in medsebojni vpliv slovanskih skupin rtied seboj zanikuje, dočim na drugi strani poudarja prav tak vpliv nordijstva na Lužiške Srbe, pa tudi na Hrvate in celo na Srbe (Kosovo polje mu je — kraj vo-llitev!). Ali se torej ta pranor-dijski vpliv, ki ga tako vztrajno in v taki malo verjetni jakosti podaja v tej knjigi za Slovence, ne moremo aplicirati na vse Slovane v času prepletanja indoevropskih jezikov med seboj in razvijanja skupnih korenov ob medsebojnih o z e m eljskih stikih v praslovanski povezanosti vsakega poznejšega slovanskega naroda in razvoja v svojo smer? ( Ne ocenjujem knjige, samo poročam o njej, da zvedo bralci, o čem govori in kako, da si lahko vsak sam napravi sodbo o tej bolj hipotezi kot teoriji, zlasti o njegovih etimologijah, in da jo uvrstim v “modo” seda- MALI OGLASI Strawberries picked or you pick daily Pokorski Farm 2299 Haines Rd. Madison, Ohio 1-428-4273 or 531-1549 (91-95) Stanovanje oddajo Na Prosser Avenue oddajo 6-sobno stanovanje tudi družini z otroci. Kličite tel. 881-6256. (94,95) Hiša naprodaj v Euclidu Dvostanovanjska hiša je naprodaj v Euclidu, opažena z aluminijem, 1)4 garaže, Srednjih SO. Kličite 942-6542. (94-98) Sobo išče Sobo in kuhinjo po možnosti zgoraj v okolici E. 185 St. ali Miller Ave. išče slovenska upokojenka. Kličite tel. 881-9296. (94-95) FOR SALE BY OWNER 2 family brick, 5-5, located in the E. 156 Waterloo area, in excellent condition. Must see to appreciate. Call 481-3720 after 5 p.m. (94-98) To take care of invalid ladyjkot Slovenci in ne kot kakšni 2-3 days per week. 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Odkrivalna in restavratorska dela bodo končana do jeseni, ko bodo na površini 90 kv. metrov spet zaživele slike izpred poltretjega stoletja. Slike so posvetnega značaja, kar je redkost za dobo nastanka fresk. For Rent Upstairs, 2 bedrooms. Parking. Call 851-8076 or 761-7583. <93-97) Sobo v najem Pošteni osebi pri mirnih ljudeh. Kličite po dveh pog. tel. 486-7462. (92-96) Novi zidani ranči V Willowicku nedaleč od Lake Shore Blvd, so v gradnji novi zidani ranči s 3 spalnicami, v ce-iloti podkletni. Kličite za pojasnila UPSON REALTY CO. UMLA *91 E. 260 St. 731-1070 Odprto od 9. do 9. V bližini Lakeland in Neff Rd. Prostor za urade — takoj na razpolago, 500, 675, 100 do 4,000 kv. čevljev, 500 kv. čevljev opremljeno. Izvrsten dovoz na 1-90 in 1-271! 261-6211 J. Dallos (Th.-Fr-x) Stanovanje oddajo Štirisobno stanovanje zgoraj oddajo družini z ne več kot 2 otrokoma na 698 E. 159 St. (92-99) Repairs of All Kind Interior and Exterior. — Call ROC DUSHAJ at 881-0683 after 5 p.m. I talk Croatian and Slovenian. (88-97). imiiiiw umi—iiiiimmH Roster of Officers of Lodges and Clsifis OUR LADY OF FATIMA SOCIETY NO. 255 KSKJ President Edward J. Furlich Vice President: Sally Jo Furlich Sec.-Treas. Josephine Trunk, 17609 Schenely — 481-5004 Recording Sec. Connie Schultz Auditors: Jackie Hanks, Connie Schulz Women’s and Children’s Activities: — Jackie Hanks. Men’s Sports Activities — Bob Schulz The Entertainment Chairlady is Mary Papp. Meetings are held the second Wednesday of the month at secretary’s home, 17609 Schenely Ave. at 7:00 p.m. All Slovenian doctors in greater Cleveland areas to examine prospective members. ST. VITUS CHRISTIAN MOTHERS CLUB OFFICERS FOR SCHOOL YEAR, 1977-1978 Spiritual Director — Rev. Edward Pevec Principal — Sister Mary Cecilianne, S.N.D. President — Mrs. Frank Rihtar 1st Vice President — Mrs. James Svekric 2nd Vice President — Mrs. Anton Vogel Recording Secretary — Mrs. Ricrard Ortman , Corresponding Secretary — Mrs. John Mivsek Treasurer — Mrs. Donald Avsec MEETINGS are held on the first Wednesday of every month excluding July and August. Dues tire $2.00 and paid in September for each school year. St. Mary’s. THE WESTERN SLAVONIC ASSOCIATION ST. CATHERINE’S LODGE 29 CLEVELAND, OHIO President — A1 Gribbons Vice-pres. — Rose Aubel Recording-see.: Jane Gribbons Financial-sec.: John Pečnik Treasurer: — Jennie Stetz Chief Auditor —Mary Butara Auditor — Frank Aubel Auditor — Emma Trentel Meetings are held every 2nd Wednesday of the month at S. N Home on St. Clair Ave., at 7:30 p.m. (Before the meeting premiums payable from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.) Life insurance — All plans available for the entire family from birth to age 60. Indemnity Benefits — Indemnity — sick and operation benefits available to all adult members. Ash secretary for membership application. Enroll your friends in an insurance plan that offers you more than a Bank Savings Account. No tax involvements at any time. Draw reserve if needed and still protect your policy “Value in full. The Western Slavonic Association was founded in 1908 “Solid as the Rockies” — 147% solvent as per State Insurance Actuary. Highest annual dividends paid to members yearly. Auxiliary Liasou Chwn. Jean Križman Prof. Prat. Comm. Rudolph Kozan, Chmn., Marie Shaver, Fred Križman Bldg. & Plan. Committee Frank Kosich, Chmn., Fred Križman The Slovene Home for the Aged is a non-profit organization accredited by the national Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals as a long termi facility dedicated to the principles and standards ol excellence for care and service rendered to patients and residents. Your donations make it possible for our aged and disabled to spend their remaining years in quiet dignity. For all information call: (area code 216) 486-0268. SX. VITUS POST 1655, CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS Commander -— Matthew Nousak 1st V.C. — Daniel Reiger 2nd V.C., John Oster Sr. 3rd V.C., Ludwig (Harry) Snyder Treasurer, Richard Mott Judge Advocate — Robert W. Mills Medical Officer, Martin Strauss Welfare Officer — Edward Ljubi 1 year Trustee — Frank Ljubi 2 year Trustee — James Logar 3 year Trustee — Joseph Baškovič Laison Officer — Edward Kotar Historian, Anthony Grdina Officer of Day — Frank Godic Jr. Adjutant — Charles Merrill Jr. Chaplain, Rev. Edward Pevec Meetings are held every third Tuesday each month in our new Clubroom, located at 6101 Glass Av Purpose: To guard the rights and privileges of veterans, protect oui freedom, defend our Faith, help oui sick and disabled, care for the widows and orphans, assist those in need, aid in youth activities, promote Americanism and Catholic Action, and to offer Catholic veterans an opportunity to band together for social and athletic activities. LADIES AUXILIARY ST. VITUS POST 1655 CWV President — Kathy Merrill 1st Vice President — Rose Poprik 2nd Vice President — Marcie Mills 3rd Vice President—Laura Shantery Secretary — Patty Nousak White Treasurer — Mary Babic Historian — Irene Toth Welfare — Anne Kern Social Secretary — Jo Mohorčič 3 yr. trustee — Jo Godic 2 yr. trustee — Jo Nousak I yr. trustee — Theresa Novsak Ritual — Josephine Gorencic Chaplain — Father Edward Petec Meetings are held every second Wednesday each month in the Vet’s Clubroom, 6101 Glass Ave. AMERICAN SLOVENE CLUB 308 Richmond Ed. Richmond Heights, O. 44124 President — Gene Drobnič Vice Pres. —- Jane Kaplan Recording Sec. — Terry Hočevar Corres. Sec. — Fran Lausche Treasurer — Rose Grmsek Meetings held on the first Monday of each month, except July and August, at St. Clair Saving? Association Club Rooms at 26000 Lake Shore Blvd., Euclid, Ohio. BARAGA COURT NO. 1317 CATHOLIC ORDER OF FORESTERS Spiritual Director, Rev. A. Edward Pevec Chief Ranger — Rudolph A. Mas-sera Vice Chief Ranger, John J. Hočevar Past Chief Ranger, Fred Sternisa Recording Secretary, Alphonse A. Germ Financial Secretary, Anthony J. Urbas - 1226 Norwood Road -881-1031 Treasurer, Rudolph V. Germ Trustees — Stanley Bencin, Frank J. Kolenc, Joseph V. Hočevar Youth Director, Angelo Vogrig Visitor of Sick, Joseph C. Saver Program Director — Albert R. Giambetro Senior Conductor — Joseph C. Saver Junior Conductor — Gregory P. Hribar Senior Sentinel — Charles F. Kikel Junior Sentinel, Elmer L. Perme Field Representative, Frank J. Prijatel - 845-4440 Meetings held third Friday of each month, Social Room, St. Vitus Auditorium, 8:00 p.m. ST. MARY’S COURT # 1640 CATHOLIC ORDER OF FORESTERS Spiritual Director Rev. Victor Tome Chief Ranger, Henry Skaxbez Recording Sec. Joseph Sterle Financial Secretary, John Spilar, 715 E. 159 St., 681-2119 Treasurer Louis Somrak Youth Director, Louis Jesek Trustees: Virginia Trepal, Frank Kocin Jr., Wm. Kozak. Past Chief Ranger: John Osredkar Conductors: Bastian Trampuš and Frank Mlinar Field Representative, Frank J. Prijatel, 845-4440 Meetings held every' third Sunday in St. Maty’s Study Club Room. DAWN CHORAL GROUP Slovenian omen’s Union — 1977 President and Librarian: Pauline Krall Vice President: Jo Trunk Secretary: Toni Zabukovec, 215 E. 328 St., Willowick, Ohio 44094, Phone: 943-1548 Treasurer and Reporter: Fran Nemanich Auditors: Mitzi Globokar and Ann Terček Director: Mr. Franic Zupan Rehearsals every Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. in Recher Hall, Euclid, Ohio EUCLID VETERANS CLUB 1977 Officers President, Joseph DeLost Jr.; Vice-Pres. Jacob Chesnic; Secretary Chuck Kupetz; Treasurer, Frank Balash; Service Officer, John Feko; Sgt.-at-Axms, Joe Jagodnik; Judge Advocate, Lou Svetlic; Historian, John Cerbin; Trustees: Bill Dorn-bush, Jeff Morris, Fred Nevar, Steve Antolin, Jake Chesnic, Bili Nicholson, Ed Glicker, Bob Baughman, and Adolph Gulich. i Meets 1st and 3rd Monday of the month at Euclid Vets Club. ST. CLAIR RIFLE AND HUNTING CLUB President — Frank Zorman, Sr. Vice President — Ed Pečnik Financial Secretary - E. Kogovšek Recording Secretary — Dick Beck Keeper of Arms — Elio Erzetič Auditors (3): Frank Beck, William Gerlj Shorty Boltauzer Keeper of Grounds — Frank Truden i Trustees (5): — Renato Cromaz, f Chairman, Elio Erzetič, Frank Beck, John Truden, Sr., and Frank Truden Trapshooting League Chairman— June 25 — Event No. 8 — Championship Final — 2 p.m. Event 5 thru 7 — $10.00 — Final (Event No. 8) — $12.50 TICKETS NOV/ ON SALE: — All Music Hall Box Office, 0 All Ticketron Outlets feeiauii fkk lafi - E. Sfffi - Si. ilasr . mm mm mm Student under 16, Citizens over 65 — ^/z price at Public Hall Box Office only. Group discounts or 25 or more, call 523-2200. Death Notices PROGRESSIVE SLOVENIAN WOMEN CIRCLE #2 President: Cecilia Subel 1st Vice-preS.: Neva Patterson 2nd Vice-pres.: Rose Žnidaršič Secretary: Margaret, Kaus Treasurer: Mary Zakrajšek, Rec. Sec’y.: Josephine Zakrajšek FKANX J: ROŽANCE jj Frank J. Rožance, aged 73 years died at his home at 18916 Arrowhead Ave. after a long illness. He was the husband of Margaret (nee Fitzthum) father of Thomas J.; and Sally L. Vista; j grandfather of The rese and jThomas Vista; and Frank; ; Christine; and Susan Rožanc; | brother of Madeline Novotney; j Louise Schlatter (Ashland, O.); ■Edwin; Erma Leshner and Polly | Whyte. He was born in Cleveland. Auditors: Anna Filipič, Mary Ladiha, and Frances Tavzel j Sunshine Chairman: Cecelia Su-■ He had been employed as a beL., , „ ™ I welder at Cleveland Pneumatic Kitchen Committee: Frances Tav-i,T. i ^ o« . zel j Tool Co. for 20 years until his Meetings are the 3rd Wednesday j retirement. He was a member in the month at 1 p.m., Slovenian j of Loyaiites No. 158 S.N.P.J. National Home, St. Clair Ave. | ^_ LOTTIE MUZA Lottie Muza, age 77, died at NORMAN BRODNIK Norman Brodnik, aged 35 years of 1022 Dillewood Rd. died at Sunny Acres Hospital. He had never married. He was the son of Louis (deceased in 1954); and Rose (nee Oster) Kaprol; brother of Patricia Brandt and Jone Hull; dear uncle of Heather; Kimberly; Baron; John; and Tracy. He was born in Cleveland and was a 1960 Graduate of St. Joseph Pligh School. While enn ployed at Greyhound Lines when he was stricken with Multiple Sclerosis. He then worked as a salesman for Allied Van Lines and also worked at Richman Bros. For the past 10 years he has been hospitalized. He was a member of A.M.L.A. No. 1 Family requests donations to Sam® research say pi|siiif ■ taste tit iitference between beers. blindfolded What He mM WHEN YOU SAY B.— YOU’VE SAID IT ALL , PLANINA SINGING SOCIETY President .A...... Al Glavic | mLcLfser—''Emma0SbandcfeC5m°nd Heights Hospital on|the Multiple Sclerosis society. Corresp. Sec.-Olga Ponikvar]Wednesday, March -22. She lived] ----*— . . ■.. ■ Rehearsals — Weekly on Mondays | at 16700 Apartment House. j ANTHONY MRAMOR at 3 p’m-________________ 'L_' she is survived by two sons; Anthony Mramor, 70, well jj Peter Popovich and Nicholas; known cement and paving con-jjPopovich and seven grandchil-1 tractor of 19308 Muskoka Ave., !oren- Her first husband was died Thursday afternoon, March I Spero Popovich who died in 16j at Euclid General Hospital. | the 1840’s. Her second husband, He had been critically ill with T1 rank Muza died ih 1872. cancer during the past several She was a member of the months. American Croatian Pensioners Club. ZAKRAJŠEK mmm mm eo. Tel: ENdicott 0016 St. Clair Av*. SLOVENE HOME FOR THE AGED 18621 Neff Rd. Cleveland, Ohio 44110 1977-1978 Executive Committee John Cech. President ST. MARY’S HOLY NAME SOC. I Rudolph Kozan. V. President 15519 Holmes Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44110 President: Lou Koenig Vice President: Ed Kocin Slovenian Vice President: Rudy Knez Secretary: Paul Žnidar, 15608 Holmes Ave., Cleveland, Ohio ^ 44110, Phone 761-63S2 Treasurer: Art Eberman Sick and Vigil Chairman: Frank Sluga Program Chairman: Frank Zgonc Marshalls: Jce Sajovic, Bill Kozak, Lou Jesek Retreat Chairman: Leon Koka! Youth Chairman: Paul Žnidar Alma Lazar, Treasurer Josephine Hirter, Rec. Sec’y. Joseph Petrie, Corresp. Sec’y. Auditing Committee Joe Gabrowshek, Chrm. Marie Shaver, Albin Lipoid, Ronald Zele, Ray Perme Finance Committee I Frank Kosich, Ronald Žele, Albin CVETLICE ZA POROKE POGREBE IN VSE DRUGE PRILIK 13 * Brozpiačaa dostava po vmm mestu • Brzojavna dostava p® vsem sveta FTI> STARC FlORAi fee. SI2.V St. C? a Ir Are, Telefon podnevi: 431-6474 Dom: 1164 Norar.od Rd. Telefon ponest EX 1-5878 Smo tako blizu vas kot vaš telefon « ^'.rEVMrUKV-tfUMN He is survived by wife Mary nee Mervar formerly Lonchar; The funeral was held Monday, sons Raymond (Danny) of Min-| March 21 at 8:30 a.rn. from the. neseta, Fred of San Francisco, Grdina Funeral Home 170101 previously deceased is Frank. Lake Shore Blvd. Interment was’Grandfather of 4, brother of at Calvary Cemetery. (Mary Zgonc; stepfather of Ray- ----------------- j mond Lonchar, step grandfather JOHN EICHER | of 3. John Etcher, age 71 passed! He was born in Seliče prl Ba-c.way in his home in Highland1 den na Cerknice came to the Heights. j United States 1923. He was the husband of Jose-! Member of No. 12 AMLA and phine (Nee Polis). His nickname j Rising Sun Chapter of -the Royal was Hans. Ke passed away I Arch Masons. Wednesday, March 29 . . . after1 Mr. Mramor had served the a lingering dlness. j Cleveland, Euclid, Richmond His children are John A.. Dale,| Heights and the eastern suburbs and June. He had one grand- for 45 years prior to his recent child named Heidi. He also|retirement. leaves a sister Alva Mark, and! ------ a brother, Henry. I FRANCES PETRICM POLKA me II AUTHENTIC “OLD COUUTRY” STYLE The first four Albums in the “International Ethnic Series” of Collector’s Albums are available by “THE STEIERMARK BAND”. Order yours today. ♦VOLUME I (SR-101)- SLOVENIAN ECHOES; A collection of all time favorite Polkas & Waltzes from Slovenia ♦VOLUME II (SR-103) A BAVARIAN MUSIK-FEST: A collection of old favorite songs & dances from Bavaria and Austria ♦VOLUME III (SR-104) RETURN TO SCANDIA: Scandinavian collection of Polkas, Waltzes, Schottisches and Hambos ♦VOLUME IV (SR-105) SLAVIJA: AH Slavic Collection. Old favorites with vocals in Slovenian and Croatian/-Dalmatian. A unique Slavic Album. All Albums in brilliant Stereo featuring the distinctive Accordions of THE STEIERMARK BAND. Watch for VOLUME V. Also available in 8 Track Tapes. Albums are $5.50 and Tapes are $6.50 postpaid. Prompt delivery. Mail check or money order to: STEIERMARK RECORDS INC.; P.O. BOX 3591, AUBURN, WASHINGTON 98002. ..s;xixxxxxx2.xxzx.£Z3:zxxsuc::x:;rkr5;:n:xr.xr3;7:x:.:!:2xns:;i;-.-:.7U2;::rL* mmi mm 21900 EUCLID AVE. 481-5277 Between Char don & East 222nd St — Luelid. Ohio Lipoid, Alma Lazar, Josephine Hirter, James Richiak, Consultant, Louis Drašler Admissions Committee Marie Shaver, Chmn., Josephine Hirter, Pauline Burya House Committee Joe Gabrowshek, Chmn., James n vmmu Gramofonske plošče • Knjige * .Radenska voda • Zdravilni čaj Spominčki » časopisje • Vage na kilograme * Semena * Strojčki za valjanje in rezanje, testa TIVOLI ENTnEPIUSLS INC. Gl;; St. Ciafr Ave. Cleveland, O. 431-5298 Funeral Mass war; Thursday,! Mrs.» Frances Petrich, 'nee April 1st, St. Felicitas Church I Dove, died suddenly at her resi-at 8:30 a.m. Interment at Alljdence in Solon, Ohio. She form- Souls Cemetery. jerly lived at 7812 Union Ave. j ■ ! She was 81 years old. TeleplK'HTe: 944-8436 Spomlad je tu! Najboljši čas za barvanje vaših hiš! Preglejte vaše domove in pokličite nas za brezplačen proračun. Smo strokovnjaki! Sanitas in papiranje PKKJ® _ J Bom at Davica Marija Pogiu, ceasedi Father L13divi g:er of Jean Gredico, Louise Rich- Jr. H.N.S. Treas. Leon Zavodnik 1 Kozel, Albert Pestotnik JR H.N.S. (PRES. Tony Rigler j Joseph Petns Jr. Personnel Committee &>’I. MAlVt - CULLINWOGW P.X.S). [ Albin Lipold, Chmn., Jean Rev. Victor Torno: Spiritual Ad- i Križman, Louis Drašler viSOr- | Pauline Burja Sister Mary Andrew. .Honorary j Fund Raisin« Committee President. | Mike Teiich, Hon. Chmn., Jim Kozel, Mrs. Mary Ann Durigon, President Chmn., Jean Križman, Cecilia Mrs. 3eba Muzina Vice President Wolf,: Louis Drašler,. Josephine Mrs. Marcia Olesko, Recording Sec-1 Hirter, Albert Pestotnik rotary Membership Committee Mrs. Frances Spech, Correspond-1 Alma Lazar, Chwn., Josephine in,? Secretary j Hirter, Jean Križman, Vida Mrs. Josephine Kocin, Treasurer Shiffrer Regular meetings will be held on j Publicity Committee lh» second Thursday of each month j Cecelia Wolg, Chwn., Joseph Petrie in Study Club Room at 7:30 p.m. j Jr, Joseph L f08?UM POGREBNI ZAVOD 5316 Fleet Ave. t541-C84Venian Research Center Prešeren, and Zupančič in Eng- j pice er^Ca’ Tnc., under the aus- lich, French, and other transla- \ tic ^ the Community Rela- ticns. 1^^ ,0,ard of the City of Cleve- | Somehow, we have harmonijev' aS '3een on display in the j ously squeezed in the photo-b e and Terminal Tower! graphs of the most famous Slo- Favorite Recipes JULY 1, 2 ME SLOVENIM DAYS Memo: From Madeline s^,nce the beginning of | venian-American men and v/om - ' en and of seme of their greatest fay. on! e initial agreement was for this rnont'h-long exhibit in tow- ar®est building in down- t0 an Cleveland. Then, thanks ers n lntervention by Mrs. Rog- ujS!?atOT of V¥E 0I-EVE- havo organization, we received an invitation to ^hiiKn in 0r uutil the end of June ters er to enable the youngs-tle 'plVho are now camping in see „ reater Cleveland area, to tot 6Se ^Plays. If you have diSpiSeeri the coverage of our ! Shoy,^3 on Channel 5, or read y'r. 11 in creations, ranging from a large photo of Robert Kennedy Stadium in Washington, D.C., designed by Papesh, and the $250,-000 car of the future, designed by Buick, which was America’s pride at the New York World Fair, to Dr. Rede’s actual HP-35 pocket calculator -which was described as “superstar of modern science” and was taken, in 1972, by President Nixon’s ■party to China “as prime example of modern U.S. techno- Summertime is loaded with 3:00, will be followed by more events for celebration: Father’s music and dancing. Day, The La t Day of School, All the festivities will be held Flag Day, Fourth of July, Labor on the Slovenska Pristava, in Day. But when do we take time Jefferson Township, to celebrate ourselves, that is A vast array of Slovenian HAWAIIAN PINEAPPLE p,E !to cetefc™;e the fact that mm «. M* to display j we are who we are: Americans their talents. From Bridgeport, 1 pkg. refrigerator coconut • have added a rich and mag- Donneetieut, the men’s chorus, cookie dough . j nificent pattern to our country’s Zvon, will add its special touch 1 (3 oz.) pkg. vanilla P'^d- mosaic by virtue of our Sloven- to the program. Triglav, from ding and pie mix lian culture? Our Contributions Michigan, will help brighten Vs Tea. salt j are worthy of recognition and things up with Slovenian dan- Vi cup water ^ j we, as Slovenians, should display , cers. From across the Canadian 1 (20 oz.) can (sweet) crush- 'our pricie 0f this heritage and border, Blaž Potočnik will bring ed pineapple, drained well . ancestory. | his talents for our enjoyment. * cuX^a., whipped I Time is being tata te cele- The m“” 13 Vs cup coconut brate who ive Slovenians are and what we have done. July Madeline Debevec Eoy K. Streetz of 4352 A drian Ave. South Euclid, Ohio, graduated from Brush High School I Ohio, on account of illness. For further information concerning membership, dues, etc., contact the National President of S.W.U., Mary Bostian, at 481-4710. Mary Jo Kromar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Kromar of Cleveland, became the bride of Stephen J. Curcio, son of Mrs. Helen Garcio of Cleveland in a recent ceremony at Our Lady with high honors. He ranked j of Perpetual Help Church. Msgr. second in tne class of 625 stu- j Louis Baznik officiated, dents and had an accumlative J Rose Ann Kromar attended mannei p, or reao k®\ ,We are' 0( ^ w -• m other newspapers, prmd to **>**. tha( F *g* C »lay still learn about it on|,S a yo™f MgMot from Site | vema and also one of the most The Terrorm i recipected members of our Slo- ^hibit is one in a ^ | venskx Amenski Instate - ine Sho? of exhibit- lectures, slide i Researon Center of otjjgjf’ P'anel discussions, and Fimei'u''a' n"' ^ich ^1,0®raims by means of activ . °u'r institute has been ^erita Prom:oting Slovenian c% •®e’ Pr^e, and prestige, not al {Ipnmany Slovenian Nation-^a-iiy68’ P:ar^IS1^ halls, schools, les' ^dges, and clubs, but Slice cookie dough in Ft” slices. Arrange slices in 9” pie pan, 1 and 2 have been designated ‘ Mejač, of Washington, D.C Representing the Cleveland ■ area will be Korotan, Kres, Li- Slcveniian Days to be filled first lining bottom of pan,'jthen jias sides. (Let side slices rest on |wiith the . kinds of things ... bottom ones to make higher ’ Slovenians enjoy: good times, sides) Bake at 375° until lightly S0od friends, and good cheer, browned, 9 to 12 mins. j The celebration begins on Meanwhile, combine pudding Saturday, July 1, at 7.00 p.m. mix and salt, in sauce pan. Blend with a cultural progami, which in water. Add pineapple -and wiIi be 'followed by dancing to cook oyer medium heat, stirring, “h® musiiC °t the Alpine Sextet. constantly until mixture comes! it continues Sunday, July 2. Ito a ’ ” .......... lija, Fantje na Vasi, St. Vitus we i Slovenian School, St. Mary’s Slo-~ venian School, Slovenski Mladinski Pevski Zbor, and Mladi Harmonikarji. These are groups which have proven their excellence in presenting fine cultural entertainment. All in all, the Slovenian Days have the makings of a really great time. But, perhaps more boil. Stir in butter. Pour i A Mass will be offered at 11:00 important than the fun and hot filling into pie shell. Cool spread whipped cream over top. average of 4.2. At the commencement exercises, at Blossom Center, Roy spoke as Saiutatorian for the class. He received many honors in his four years at Brush: The Renssalear Medal for excellence in Math and Science, the Picker Scientific Citation, the Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award, the M.A.A. Ohio Math Award for superior achievement. Roy will pursue his career in electrical engineering at Gen- her sister as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Mary Clifford. Kathy Hyland, Cindy Orosz and the bride’s cousins, Charlene Turek and Nancy Kromar. Bob Edmiston Jr. was best man for the bridegroom. Ushers were Read Wineland, Ken Keller, Terry Dean, Lester Kline and Jack Kromar, the bride’s brother. Marty Turek, cousin of the bride, was ring bearer. Following a reception at Re-cher Hal, the couple left for a - -o—unci Aicun, Liie coupie xeiT lor a eral Motors Institute, in Flint, | honeymoon in Florida. They wib Michigan. He has a four piece ' reside in Columbus, where Mr. peika band, “Roy Streetz and rUurcio will be doing his gradu-His Royals”. In his spare time 1 ate work at Ohio State Univer-he plays basketball and baseball. | city. He is me son of Hoy and Mar- j The bride received her degree I.LC x Let me add that there is ;ilso j Sprinkle with coconut, a large picture of the Slovenian I Caroline Kastelic (Opera in Cleveland, under the! late John I v an use h, in honor of, , T ry **?■?•! , Uo!m„_ . . also a member of our institute. at also of the talented singer Frank j Cleveland, Ohio * * * Joe Grornick’s Original CHICKEN RIŽOTA doz. chicken wings T&z&zzzzt »ISM are 'Utaj' eVeftt numerous universities 0»;,,T«Wtas throughout the “l States and. to a lesser!Cther 2enume workers £or Flut, who recently celebrated P^aced in a saucepan and cover-his 80th birthday, and of all ec^ ^rith water. Simmer for about alS° ^ariaba a'n^ °tber While some col- lected p , ■tl ederal and foundation Tut p ^0:r suc'h programo and CoqJjK1 hriplay old dishes and 6rase thUj"-er riergetting even to been e TS'Cenf price), we have °f es ba^ln§ fer a large share „ eases from our own pock-0f \vt . nave produced results ilLstly T1 ab Slovenians could ' e proud. During our (» “ "htown TlOntL i p- ttuia. JU'Uiiiig uur °nS Bicentennial exhibit, ^rar/nt°Wn Cleveland Public fe'Pei+^’i t^le °f the library that tedly stated they ^aVe k Vf ry nationality H & time. Many fellow Clevelanders will also be traveling to Yugoslavia (this summer, and it certainly j.would be a pleasure for us to meet old friends in the cities in which we are performing, which are as follows.: June 30 Ljubljana Filharmo-nic Hall 1 Kostanjevica 3 Slovenj Gradec 4 Škofja Loka 7 Ilirska Bistrica 8 Trieste — Franc Prešeren Hall ■ If you happen to be in the vicinity on these concert dates, we invite you to come and hear us sing. July July July July July and art objects, a ssnt in a check for a year’s Presents the high- v;feecription to the daily Ameri- _ — ,. levs]'" SMvehia ancj }ier ^ka Domovina, to be donated to j Toons Bill (S. p‘L'er] ^ culture, as de- The Slovene Home for the Aged • ed ^ ta-utauze, as de- ins stevene wo« Whii/ non'Slcvenian writ- Cleveland, Ohio. Ue another' .........- ...4.1— i— 4 c Be; an°iher poster sum- Many thanks to Mr. and Mrs. 4.e highlights on Slo- A. Gerl! and C 'i. Uir the United There are many residents who desperately desire to receive the cross- Ameriška Domovina, but can- their money ^ "-oj q, ! IM-’tt--i'g- i- d"tv!. l^V Cit' Gf o«, is a cross- Ameriška Dm ia^';'iinerj^0\eil^an W14 Sloven- not afford it, ^ —_r_^ ; i cbr natp.n ^^oiture, not only has run out. Anyonerdoriating' a alS0-- SlQ^ian tongue, crbscricit'on of A. D. to the old j_fe | amercu3 other lan- age home . will be gratefully j ue Otipu, ,e you wiU also see aoknqvvipf p fam-... boqks written by and moat Slo- < ipic-nt. The Supplemental Appropri-B. 493), passed by the Ohio Senate and now under consideration by the House of Representatives, guarantees' every school district in Ohio at least a. 10% increase in state basic educational funds, according to State Senator Tim McCormack (D-31) of Euclid. Groups like the Slovene Americans have never needed a true “ethnic revival.” Of course, some Slovene Americans have a stronger interest than others in studying about Slovenia. Seme already have pursued such an interest at college and university level, including graduate school (M.A. and Ph. D.). Many others surely will do so in the future. Because Slovenia is not nearly gp ; vreli known a land as, for example, Poland or Hungary, the opportunities for advanced .study are , limited. None of the colleges in the Cleveland area has special strength in Slovene studies, with one qualified ex-eepticn. Especially in the fields of history, political science, eepnemics,. programs and other rajafed disciplines, ' Slovenia must be. studied in relation to the areas apd peoples which, surround it. It can not be treated in isolation. Accordingly, the university in question attractive campus in a particularly scenic area of south-central Indiana. A number of other schools could also be cited. In the area of language and linguistics in general, to mention one, Pennsylvania State University. Unfortunately, none of the major institutions in the Cleveland area (Cleveland State Uni-varsity, John Carroll University, Case Western Reserve University, and Kent State University) has what could be termed a first-rate program in East Central European and Balkan Studies in the sense of national recognition. Certainly it is true that all of these' schools have faculty and courses available in various disiplines which cover the area in question and that facilities exist for and Frances (Horvath) Streetz, and John and Angie Laurich. Congratulations and much success in all your future endeavors! ❖ * William A. Miliavec received his Masters Degree in Civil Engineering from Case Western Reserve University this month. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Miliavec of Euclid, Ohio. Currently, Bill is working for TRW, Inc. in Redono Beach, California. Congratulations! * * ❖ Jane Kaplan has resigned as secretary of Slovenian Women’s Union, Branch 41, Cleveland, ■»qfcfE* *%**•*■! ■*»■»**£*», ■vmmf. *> :he Bowling Green University and is employed by Broadview »Savings. Mr. Curcio received Ms degree in broadcast journalism, from Bowling Green University. He is currently employed by Radio Shack. .Mary Jo is the granddaughter cf Frank and Toni Turek of Wickliffe, Ohio, and Rose Kromar of Cleveland, Ohio. Congratulations! A' * A Social will follow the 6 PM Mass Saturday, June 24 at St. Mary’s Church Cleveland, Ohio, in honor of Father Urbanija, who is visiting with his mother from Argentina. Everybody welcome. Ue wili be at the downstairs hall at St. Mary’s Church in Collimvood. I 'JMy 13 to Sunday, July 16, 1978. I he event will be held on Glass Ave., on the school students to pursue a special interest in some aspects of Slovene studies. At the Bachelor’s degree level, such offerings are perfectly adequate and interested students ought to explore them and take as full advantage of .them as possible. But those who wish to pursue their interest onto the their funds. Even so, faculty members otherwise interested in Slovene studies could do more1 to see to it that at least basic ; , Vltus Homec®minS Carni‘ Slovene books are acquired by Va Wl11 be held from Thursday, their university libraries. There remains, finally, the question of formal study of the Slovene American group here an,l in the Auditorium, in the United States. Among the tL“ and St. Clair Ave., Cleveland area schools, Kent; ‘“h1 or shine. State seems to offer • the best; Circle your calendar now and possibility. However, as men- pMn on attending! tioned, the Kent State library ::: * is almost empty of Slovene ma-1 Mary Jo Hraster of 911 East terials on any topic. Although 232 St., Euclid, Ohio received a the university has made an ef- degree from Ohio State Univer-fort to develop a collection of sity. materials dealing with various i Congratulations! individual American ethnic groups, the I * * * Slovenes are substantially un-j Pauline and Al Saje vie of lop lesen ted. Therefore, the two Jefferson, Ohio (formerly of main sources cf primary data Euclid, Ohio) will celebrate :cn Slovene Americans are the tneir 45th Wedding Anniversary nOxcmgs of tne Immigration on July lst Fondest Wishes History Research Center at the University cf Minnesota, in Minneapolis, where there is also an excellent program in ethnic graduate school level should, by studies, and the materials in the I ail means, explore the degree: Slovenian Research Center of at the institutions America, Inc., which is led by which are pre-emiinent m the East Central European and Bal-kin studies area. Among the critical weaknesses displayed by the local universities in the Slovene, studies area needs to have a strong program are their library holdings. These in East Central European and;are practically non-existent. Balkan studies. To have such a iCleveland State and Kent Slate program, in turn, requires a ; Universities are very deficient, suitable faculty and a research! as even a cursory check through library. Cply , a handful of, in-i the...card catalogues indicates, stitiitions' across the United Uniyhrsity ’libraries/ as • ether States,have such facilities. Here' aspects of such, institutions., are COLLECTION CHANGE ' > ' St: Joseph No. 169 K.S.K.J.. ........ . ...... ........ „ ,,, (wn’- collect dues .on Friday, m Ohio, tor example, Ohio State under severe financial .pressure you will also see acknowledged in these papers — (June 23, 1978 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. University is by far the best. In and of course the librarians books written by and moat of all — by the re-j There will fee no collection of addition, to an excellent faculty, must consider' rate of probable _ ■lb Century Slo- cjipient. i dues on Monday, June 26. i it posses?,er. a. first-class research usage in deciding whereto spend | needs. Dr. Giles E. Gcbstz, a professor of Sociology at Kent State Uni-verbity. While the Minnesota holdings are open for use to scholars and . ether interested persons without special restrictions, this does net appear to be the case with the SRC materials. from all of their friends. * * The Slovenian National Art Guild wili display their axis and crafts June 24 aiid July 1 at the Outdoor Chalet Dufoorme, in Madison. (Debevc Winery). To get there you take Interstate Route jit) east to Ohio State Route 523 south to 7743 Doty KcL For information call Molly Saab, GS1-2992. held Nor does there appear to be a! There was a 3':h row: on comprehensive publicly avail-1 recently tv the graduate:: of able description of the SRC j Cathedral Lr.Tn High School hi holdings and criteria for access [Cleveland, Ohio. Among the to same. In any event, interested 1 c 1 a s s rn a fas wo: e Edmund students should contact both * “Wally” Turk, Tor.y Grdini, facilities to determine-the exis- Herman Marok and Father 1 fence and' availability of re- ' "‘Lefty” Pevec, search materials for their own * .o" * (Continued or page 6) AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA JUNE 23, 1978 MEMO FROM MADELINE (Continued from page 5) James A. Stermo'e, son of Mrs. Mary J. Stermole, C4 East 195 St., recently enrolled at the Inotitrte of Computer Management in the Computer programming course. He is a 1973 Euclid graduate. ❖ ❖ Gister Cynthia M. Glavač, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Esbert Olavac, 21090 Shoreview Ave.. was graduated magna curn laude frbih Ur n ine College May 16 With a deg’ee in English. She attfended St. William’s School and graduated from Villa Angela Academy in 1372. Si: ter Cynthie will be teaching at Beaumont Hugh School for Girls in Cleve land Heights. Congratulation:.! :f i- feircle your calendar and set aslBe Saturday, July 1. and Sunday, July 2, and plan on attending Slovenian Days at Slovenska Pristava. A fun-filled family fare ivil! be awaiting you! * * * Happy Birthday to: Larry Kaifesh of Euclid, Ohio (June 5). Marge Kondrich of the Ivan-hoe Restaurant in Cleveland, Ohio, celebrated her special day on June 18. Kenny Kaifesh was 22 years cid cn June 10. Dan Postotnik, well known journalist at the American Home and Vista coordinator, celebrates his “60th” cn June 24. Dorothy Urbancich of Euclid, Chao will celebrate her special day with a family dinner in her honor cn the 24th. Rev. Lojze (Lomu) Tomtz celebrated his 75th birthday on June 18, 1978 and also his name day on June 21:t. Best wishes fipm all of his friends. Anthony Ambrose of Misnurn Ohio. (June 24) — Fondest wishes from his wife, Mary Lou. and children Joey, Denise and Donald, mother-in-law Josephine Klemenčič, and The Kirch-ner and Kaifesh families. Florence Stopar of Willowick. Ohio (June 24). Margot Klima editor of “Our Voice” (June 22). . Mayfield Heights, Ohio. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Anton Matic, announce the engagement of ;heir daughter, Lisa Grace, to Joseph C. Kachmar, eon of Mrs. Joseph H. Kachmar. Miss Matic, a graduate of Villa '.ngela Academy, is employed at Euclid General Hospital. Her dance, ai Benedictine High grad-•aie. is employed by Hough lakery. An Aug. 26 wedding at St. Junedi ct’s Church is planned. Cccigratilau'.cns! -* ❖ * St Jc’eph K’gh Echo-'. C’.ove-and, Culo, held its 23th annua1 -m-r.encement June 3 at St. 7:1!Mm Ch rch. S' don': speakers were James Tf.ggins, Student Council presi-iont, and Lawrence Marvar, senior class president. The Rev. John Murphy, superintendent of Catholic Schools presented the diplomas and awards. Four year honor students are: Gregory Barndrh, James Biggins, Mark Bruigh, Michael Dreiling, Steve Goden, Gary Halloway. John Hanna, Stanley Hočevar, Joel Ivec, David Jack, Michael Jacoby, Emil Kaplan, Stanislaus Tnez, Joseph Omahen, Joseph Petrigash, Robert Shutack, Tim-rthy Sweeney, Gary Meador and James Vitello. Congratulations! ❖ ❖ ❖ Baraga Days in Marquette, Michigan will be July 23 and 30. If you wish to make the trip with the Cleveland group, dense make your reservation1 as isoon as possible. Call St. Mary’s Rectory, 761-7740. ❖ * * Franz Schubert’s pocket watch is currently cn exhibit at The Cleveland Institute of Music. The timepiece has been donated tr the institute by Mrs. John E. Frankel. It had been in her family since the end cf World War II — a gift from a Viennese friend in gratitude for gifts of shaving soap, sugar and moat. A painting of the house in which Schubert was born accompanies the watch, aJcng with j letters from Otto Lux, the origi- Mlmm Leskovar Sraiiafes H® Lands ! mm STERLE - DILIGENT SLOVENIAN \ - -• ■ ■ ! | FRANK STERLE — Model tremendous success, he has re-i for Slovenian Diligence and En- mained a loyal and proud Slo-terprise Cleveland, Ohio—Some vene. He supports every Slo-. months ago a young Slovenian venian performance either by 'girl was returning home from a personal visit or at least fi-I Europe. When she showed her, nancially. He was among the , passport at the Cleveland Cus- j supporters of the Pristava and ’ terns and said that she was em- j the Slovenian radio broadcasts ployed at the Slovenian Country j until their transfer. House, the customs officer { God favored him with a moth-smiled pleasantly and just said:jer still living, who despite her You don’t have to open up —, great age has visited America Jane Lausche (June 30). Best nal donor. . 141,; 4. wishes to her from hubby Sena- The Institute of Music is at tor Frank, relatives and friends. 11021 East Boulevard in Uni-Jerry Plavcan (June 23) of versity Circle, Cleveland, Ohio. --------o--------- SI. Vffsis Kcjnscsuiing Festival Set For 13-16 July Cleveland, Ohio -— Come to * will be available every day. Kro ■ the annaul 1978 St. Vitus Church Homecoming Carnival and Street Fair, which will be held from Thursday, July 13 to Sunday, July 16. The event will be held on Glass Ave., on the school grounds and in the Auditorium, E. 62nd and St. Clair, rain or shine. The carnival will be opened each evening at seven, and on Sunday all afternoon and evening with a children’s matinee from 2 to 5. The prices' for children during the matinee will be reduced. Strolling musicians will be at the carnival in the evenings. Scotty, the clown, will be there with goodies and fun for the youngsters. For the hungry we will have delicious food on the menu. Pizza will be featured on Thursday. A Fish Fry or Stuffed Cabbage (pigs in the blanket) dinners will be served in the Social room from 5:00 p.m. Friday. Saturday we’ll have Slovenian fresh or smoked sausage and, saurkraut dinners from 5:00 p.m. on. On Sunday afternoon, a dinner will be served in the Auditorium from 11:00 a.m. You will have a choice of Roast Beef or Chicken dinners. Take out orders will be available for Friday, Saturday and Sunday dinners, Sandwiches of all kinds fe (Slovenian raised doughnuts) will also be available, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Thrilling rides will be furnished by Sun Valleys Enterprises on the street on Glass Avenue. Gorgeous stands and games will also be there, as usual, as well as refreshments of all kinds. This will be a chance to see your old friends and former parishioners at this annual Family Homecoming and Street Fair. Free off-the-street parking will be available for patrons, at the large Cleveland Trust Bank parking lot on E. 60th and St. Clair. All parish organizations are cooperating with the pastor. Father Edward Pevec, in preparing for this event. Jim Slapnik and Jim Logar are co-chairman. The Annual Summer Family Festival will come to a close late Sunday night with the awarding of $4,000 in cash. Our St. Vitus School is among the largest and best in our Cleveland diocese and very expensive to maintain. All proceeds of our annual Homecoming will bo used for the school and parish as a whole. Everyone is Welcome. At commencement exercises held in Ohampaign-Urfcana on May 21st, Miss Miriam Noelle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lud Leskovar, 2032 W:. Cermak Rd. Chicago, was graduated cum lau-de and conferred with a Bachelor of ' Arts degree in Political Science. She will continue with post graduate studies at the Uni-versdty cf Illinois College of Law this fall. Mimi has been awarded Phi Beta Kappa membership among other scholastic achievements. She became a scholarship winner of American Slovenian Catholic Union in 1974. She is a graduate of St. Stephen’s Elementary School and Nazareth Academy in La Grange, 111. Her dad is a member of the National Beard of the KSKJ and is president of St. Stephen’s Society No. 1, of which Mirni is a life-long member. Her nother is Editor of the official TUblicatioa of Slovenian Women’s Union, Zarja-The Dawn, and her grandmother .is, the late veil known fraternalist, Mrs. Albina Novak. Besides her many other inter-wts, Mimi appears regularly on he Slovenian Radio Program in Chicago with her parents and brother' Lud, who is a junior at Vestern Illinois University. He will be among the 75 American 'tudents attending Slovenian Langrage and History courses ‘n Carintbia, this summer. Currently, Mimi is employed at the City of Chicago Corporation Counsel’s Office as a lav/ clerk. Best wishes and continued success! Ssholarship Dinner* Flealc* Danes July I The Federation of Slovenian National Homes proudly announces that a Picnic - Dinner -Dance will take place on Saturday, July 1, 1978, on the SNPJ Farm, on Heath Road, the net proceeds of which will be donated to The Federation of Slovenian Rational Homes Scholarship Fund. Total cost — Dinner and Admission — ^5.00. Dinner will be served from 4:00 o’clock p.m, to 6:00 o’clock p.m., and music, for dancing, will be provided by the Joe Lu zar Orchestra from 7:00 o’clock p.m. to 11:00 o’clock p.m. The Federation’s Scholarship Fund will augment the John Drenik Memorial Scholarship Fund established by the Drenik family and administered by The Federation of Slovenian Natio nal Homes. Don’t be caught short Read the American TTnme Newspaper every Friday Gdle&fi®!! Dues Collection of dues will be collected by St. Mary Magdalen J Soc. on Monday, June 26th, from 5:30 to 7 O’clock P.M. in the Social Room cf St. Vitus Auditorium. Hvala naj lepša. Slovenian Country House. In just a few years a mighty structure, the “Slovenian Country House” has grown from an unpretentious tavern in the midst of our Slovenian corn- three times already. Frank Sterle says that she will visit it a fourth time. We Cleveland Slovenes heartily rejoice at this visit, so that the good Slovenian mother will be able to enjoy munity. It has become the pride; along with the rest of us the cf our neighborhood, of us Slo-1 successes of her diligent, enter-venes, and particularly of its'prising, and good son. proprietor, Frank Sterle. Last | Dr. J. F. January, the Cleveland Press, I (Translated from the Ameri-Cleveland’s influential daily, ška Domovina, Friday, March with a circulation of 300,000, 10Ih, 1978, p. 2) HALPERT AMC INC. mm vine st, EASTLAICE, PIIO 1ME fMNTY 951-3324 Open Mon., Thttrs., Fri. till 9:00 p.m. Tues., Wed.. Sat. till 6:00 p.m. named Sterle’s “Slovenian Country House” as one of the ten best restaurants in Cleveland. Similar opinions were expressed by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cleveland Magazine, and the i Joseph Zeile mmh fONERM HOMES Oltfcago iaragans Ready fur Trip Chicago, 111. — National Bara-Cleveland television stations. Be-! ga Days will be held in Mar-cause of the excellent food, quette, Michigan on Saturday, drink, and friendly service, but July 29th and Sunday, July 30th. especially because of the beau- The event will have a threefold tiful surroundings which remind purpose: first and foremost to one of a mountain hut and pleas- promote the Cause for Bishop ant atmosphere, Sterle’s Sloven- Baraga’s beautification, then to ian Country House first became celebrate the 120th year of the a pleasing gathering-place for Marquette Diocese and the 109th Slovenian society, and then be-, anniversary of Baraga’s death, came known throughout Cleve- j Frederic Baraga was the first land as the gathering-place of Bishop of Marquette and a mis- 1053 East 62 St. 17010 Lake Shore Bivd. 431-2088 531-6300 8RDINA FURNiTURE STORE 15301 Waterloo Road 531-1235 high American society of all possible professions. New Years’ Eve was the opening day for the newly decorated sionary among the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. Staturday’s program will begin in St. Peter’s Cathedral at and expanded restaurant, which. 8:30 P.M. with a candlelight pro-; exceeds all in beauty. Gay par- ^ cession and Vespers, ties gather beneath the pictures j For Chicago visitors Sunday’s! to be immortalized by the alpine | program will begin with a morn-! splendor, which reminds them ing trip to the “Shrine of the of the land of their birth. But Snowshoe Priest” at L’Anse, Sterle’s restaurant is also fa-i Michigan. miliar to the Canadian Slovenes j At 4:00 P.M. a procession will and even in native Slovenia.! precede Solemn High Mass at After all, among the guests were the Cathedral, the main cele-f,he Avsenk Brothers, The Slaks, brant and homilist being the The Happy Carniolans (Veseli Most Rev. Mark F. Schmitt, the Kranjci), Brajko, Miha Dolzhan, new Bishop of Marquette, and others. I An evening banquet will be For the opening of the en- held Sunday, at which time the larged restaurant, “Slovenian “Baragan of the Year”, the Rev. Country House,” which can ac- Victor Tome, pastor of St. Mary’s comodate 350 people, Frank Church in Cleveland, Ohio will Sterle invited the ensemble, be honored. “Lads of Three Valleys” (Fantje The Chicago Chapter of Biser eh dolin) from Carinthia, who hop Baraga Association is spon-greatly endeared themselves to soring a bus trip for the event, all their fellow-countrymen, old The price of $75 will include the and new settlers; for after all, bus fare to Marquette, 2 nights for three weeks they brought (double) at the Ramada Inn, gaiety and beauty of Slovenian banquet, and a side trip to the songs and melodies to the hearts Shrine in L’Anse. Reservations of the patrons of Slovenian must be in by July 1st. Country House and even to the For further information and homes of our countrymen reservations call Joseph Grego-throughout Cleveland via radio, rich, phene: 376-5293. Frank Sterle was born in the -----o------ village of pod Snežnikom, Kori- NcI&tE®S FOSlfillSrS ifWS tnice near Ilirski Bistrica. When KNIFIC INSURANCE SERVICE, INC. 020 East IBBfh Street Olevalaisi Ohio 44113 "All YOliR INSURANCE NEEDS" 45l-75«0 still under Italian rule, he studied economy in Ilirska Bistrica and Terst. He came to America in September of 1956. After working for some years in a factory, he purchased a modest tavern in 1960 and started on his own, since he soon realized that the place offered great possibilities for expansion. Due to . the numerous requests for Slovenian cooking by the ever increasing patronage, Sterle decided with his brother, Hubert, A grand time was had by all members of the Slovenian Pensioners Club, of Holmes Ave., following a short meeting Wednesday, June 14th. The present officers are as follows: Joe Fenra, President Frank Turek, Vice-Preis. Sophie Magayna, Secretary-Treasurer Mary Lavrioh, Recording Sec. Christine Bolden, Mary Gornik, and Louis Legan are the tiiinmisisifimiisOHniinmiiuniMUimmiiiiimiiiiimnimumimiimniiii1" ! ZELE fUNERAI. HOMES § MEMORIAL CHAPEL § 452 E. 152nd Street Phone 481-3118 I ADDISON ROAD CHAPEL : 6502 fit. Clair Avenue Phone: 301-0583 | Mi mio vedno pripravljeni z najboljšo postrežbo nmiimiimimHiiiHiMiHnMilKiiiiniiimiiniiluimniniiiiimiiiiiiiiiminitnnn PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Keep the American Home Alive pipw-v t i» y’t v t 1 t’ — v, rrv.4 -, v LOVE i IN EVERY sLCIVirsta Stan Zupan Bishop Baraga Weekend: July 29,30 Mary Hochevar to re-decorate the place in an Auditors. alpine style, into a restaurant The membership of this club which soon was to become the is limited to 300 persons, favorite gathering-place of Slo-1 This annual affair (Picnic) venian society—and since 1963 was held at the Holmes Hall, has been called the Slovenian Delicious refreshments were ( Country House and where he served, including home made; began serving his guests Slo- pastry, donated by the ladies venian meals. ( group, at a nominal cost. The Sterle family is at home Lively polkas and waltzes by in the inn-keeping business, for Chuck Krivec on accordion, and; his father had already devoted Henry Leslie on banjo, for dane-1 himself to this trade. Still, Frank ing and sing along, featuring j is the only one who is continu- Slovenian and American num-i ing this trade; brother Joseph hers. ; (Jože) is the landlord back Others enjoyed their favorite, home, while Hubert and Stane card games, and another twenty-are in Australia. five faced the cool breeze out Frank Sterle has especially on the Balinca court, endeared himself to the Cleve- A day well spent by a friendly land Slovenes since, despite his jolly group of pensioners. j The 1978 Bishop Frederick The Cleveland Bishop Baraga Weekned will take place pilgrims Will be flying to ^ on Saturday and Sunday, July j quette. For reservations, ,s 29 and 30 at St. Peter’s Oathed- Father Victor Tome at St. M ral, Marquette, Michigan. j Rectory now. On Sat., July 29 at 8:30 pm j Other Reservations: ^ there will be a Liturgy of the | Blocks of rooms have Hours, with a Candlelight Pro- re3erved in advance at the ^ cession with recitation of the j mada jnn, Holiday Inn, TV0 Rosary and Litany. j Hof, Westwood Motel, and On Sunday, July 30 at 4:00 water Motel. For inform® pm, a procession will be followed and reservations, write dR by Mass. Main celebrant and to: homilist will be Most Rev. Mark j Agnes Rufus F. Schmitt, Bishop of Marquette. • 239 Baraga Avenue At 6:00 pm a banquet dinner j Marquette, MI 49855 ... will be held at the Great Lakes Room at Northern Michigan University. The scheduled Aug. 9th meet- See you there. Dinner Tickets: Order d^veC from Agnes Rufus. Price per ticket: $5.75. ^e\ iCt All reservations for rooms and dinner tickets rr# ing was cancelled due to the be made by July 1. .-pF' Federation Picnic of Slovenian, Sale of medals and Vl^’ce Pencdoners at S.N.P.J. Farm, be-, tional materials will take V‘y ginning at 12 noon. . in Št. Peter’s Hall on SaJd . 1 afternoon from 1:00 to 4:00 j’ Joe Gomick day afternoon from 1:00 to ^