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CLEVELAND. OHIO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24 — SREDA, 24. OKTOBRA. 1945
VOLUME XXI.—LETNIK XXI.
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Senator Claude Pepper o Rusiji
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V	Dublinu,' New Hampshire! je bilo pretekli teden zaključeno zborovanje znanstvenikov in drugih odličnih oseb, ki so se izrekli, da bi morala ta dežela delati v smeri vzpostavitve federalne vlade vseh držav sveta. To da je edini način, da se izognemo atomske vojne, ki bi mogla v nekaj urah uničiti vso civilizacijo. Tajnost » atomske bombe, ki si jo zdaj delijo Amerika, Canada in Anglija, ne more dolgo ostati tajnost. Tudi druge dežele imajo odlične znanstvenike in potrebna sredstva za produkcijo atomskih bomb.
LJUDSTVO NAJ ODLOČI
Predsednik Truman je s posebno poslanico priporočil kongresu, naj da otoku Puerto Rici, ki je ameriška posest, pravico, da si izbere bodočo obliko vlade. Prebivalstvu otoka naj se dajo na Izbiro štiri oblike: Pravica, da si volijo svojega gover-nerja in širše polje lokalne samovlade; pravica, da otok poštene zvezna država naše Unije; pravica popolne samostojnosti; pravica dominija Zedinjenih držav. Vse štiri oblike vlade imajo na otoku svoje pristaše, in ljudstvu naj bi se dalo priliko, da. z glasovanjem odloči, kakšno obliko vlade želi imeti v bodoče.
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Stavkovna situacija širom Zedinjenih držav se je znatno ublažila, dasi so nekatere stavke še v teku in nekatere pretijo. Mnogo pa se pozna, ko je bila stavka premogarjev za enkrat končana in se je okrog 200 tisoč premogarjev vrnilo na delo.
UKINJENE OMEJITVE General MacArthur, poveljnik zavezniških okupacijskih armad na Japonskem, je bil nedavno izdal odredbo, po kateri je bilo zelo omejeno število čas-niških poročevalcev na Japonskem in v Koreji. Ameriško časopisje je proti tej odredbi odločno protestiralo in general MacArthur je dobil iz Bele hiše navodilo, da odredbo takoj ukine. Časopisje, za katerim je stalo splošno ameriško javno mnenje, je zmagalo.
NACIJI OBTOŽENI Štiri velesile, Amerika, Rusija, Anglija in Francija, so pretekli teden formalno obtožile 24 vrhovnih nacistov vojne zarote, povzročitve vojne, kršenja mednarodnih dogovorov glede bojevanja in brutalnega postopanja s prebivalstvom zasedenih dežel. Vsem so bile izročene obtožnice in dovoljene jim je bilo 30 dni časa, da se pripravijo na zagovor. Vsi .obtoženci, razen enega, so varno spravljeni v zaporih v bližini *Nueren-berga, kjer se bo obravnava vršila.
SEZNAMEK NACIJEV Tipična nemška natančnost se je z ozirom na nacije enkrat slabo izkazala. Ameriške okupacijske oblasti v Nemčiji so nedavno odkrile popolen seznamek vseh pravovernih nacijev, obe-n e m z njihovimi važnejšimi osebnimi podatki. Seznamek vsebuje nad osem milijonov aktivnih nacijev in dva milijona nadaljnih Nemcev, ki so prosili za vstop v nacijsko organizacijo, pa so bili odklonjeni. Na po-(Dalje na 2. strani)
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. 'O.-ri Slovenci v Cleve-Hpfu ir okolici nedvomno z za-wnanjem čitajo poročila, ki jih te čase lokalnemu dnevniku Cleveland Press pošilja reporter Theodore Andrica iz Jugoslavije. Našim čitateljem v drugih krajih, ki nimajo prilike čitati dotičnih poročil v originalu, bomo skušali v našem listu dajati najznačilnejše izčrpke iz istih. Vsakega, ki čita slovensko, nedvomno zanimajo sedanje razmere v Jugoslaviji ter kako jih vidi in razume poročevalec velikega ameriškega lista. Mr. Andrica poroča med drugim:
“Letalo, ki me je prineslo iz Italije v Jugoslavijo, je pristalo na letališču v Zemunu, preko Save od Beograda. Na letalu je bilo samo pet potnikov. Ostali prostor je zavzemal tovor živil. Pregledani so bili naši papirji in prtljaga. Medtem, ko smo čakali, da so formalnosti končane, sem opazil mnogo nemških vojnih ujetnikov, ki so popravljali škodo, povzročeno po bombardiranju. Mnogi so bili bosi. Vse, kar morem reči o teh ujetnikih, je, da prav gotovo niso oholi. V notranjosti imajo nedvomno trpke spomine na Hitlerja, ki jih je spravil v tak položaj.
“Prevozili srno Savo po nedavno otvorjenem zemunskem mostu, na katerem delavci še vedno izvršujejo poprave. Železniški most, eno' miljo nižje, je še I vedno v vodi. Jaz sem se takoj p^dal do ameriškega poslfmi-štva, *da najdem mojega clevelandskega prijatelja Mihaela Petrovicha. Njegova mati, Mrs. Anne Petrovich, biva v Clevelandu, na 2810 Cedar Ave. Njegov oče, Rev. Fr. Boro Petrovich, ki je bil župnik srbske pravoslavne cerkve Sv. Save v Clevelandu, je umrl pred več leti. Mihael Petrovich, ki je 23 let star, je bil najprej v službi Urada strategične službe in je bil zgodaj v letu 1944 poslan v Kairo in pozneje v Italijo. V novembru 1944 je poletel v Beograd kot član ameriške vojne misije, prideljene maršalu Titu, v juliju leta 1945 pa je bil premeščen k ameriškemu poslaništvu.
“S pomočjo Petrovicha in beograjskega urada za vojne informacije sem dobil sobo v hotelu Moskva. Hotel je dovolj udoben, če človek pozabi na gorko vodo. Jaz sem se navadil briti in kopati z mrzlo vodo. Vse za čitatelje Cleveland Pressa!
“V nedeljo sem zajtrkoval v kavarni ‘Ruski car.’ ,Čaša nadomestne kave, surovo maslo, marmelada in črni kruh: 70 centov. Prave kave se ne dobi v Beogradu za noben denar in kruh je samo ene vrste.
“V družbi Petrovicha sem se podal k nedeljski službi božji v beograjsko pravoslavno katedralo, preprosto, toda občudovanje vzbujajqce poslopje, staro nad sto let. Katedrale vojna ni poškodovala. Pevski zbor je bil izboren in katedrala skoro polna. Značilno pa je, da je bilo v katedrali več moških kot žensk, nisem pa videl nikogar v uniformi. V pravoslavni liturgiji je več delov, kjer se moli za kralja. Toda svečenik ni niti enkrat omenil kralja Petra. Mesto tega je rekel: ‘Bog čuvaj našega Krista ljubečega gospoda.’ V nekem drugem delu molitve je bil kralj nadomeščfen z ‘dolgo trpečim srbskim ljudstvom.’
“Popoldne smo obiskali impozantni marmornati spomenik (Dalje na 2. strani)
Zvezni senator Claude Pepper! iz Floride, ki je bil nedavno po-setil Sovjetsko Rusijo, je o tem v svojem radio-govoru povedal sledeče:
“Bilo mi je v velik privilegij obiskati Moskvo. Imed sem čast sestati se in govoriti z generali-simom Stalinom, ki je eden velikih mož v zgodovini in na svetu.
“Po gostoljubnosti sovjetske vlade in ljudstva sem imel priliko videti tu mnogo zanimivih reči, na primer moskovsko podzemeljsko železnico, ki je po mojem mnenju najboljša in najlepša na svetu; veliko tovarno, ki producira truke in avtomobile; kolektivno farmo. Obiskali smo zgodovinske prostore Kremlina ter videli kremlinsk« palačo in muzej davnega orožja. Užival sem krasoto dveh baletov. Gotovo nikjer na svetu ni videti take veličastne scenerije, take izborne dramatizacije ali večje ljubezni do gledališke umetnosti.
“Vendar, kot sem označil v knjigi za obiskovalce v muzeju starodavnega orožja med krem-linskim obzidjem, največja doba Rusije ni v njeni preteklosti, ampak v njeni bodočnosti.
“Zame je bil poset Sovjetske unije uresničenje davnih mojih sanj, ker sem bil prijatelj sovjetskega ljudstva.
“Ljudstvo Amerike in dobri ljudje vsepovsod dolgujejo mnogo generalisimu Stalinu, rdeči armadi in ljudstvu Sovjetske unije za njihov veličasten del pri zavrnitvi in uničenju zlobnih nacijev, za njihove udarce napram Japoncem in za vse, kar so veliki generalisim, mogočna armada in junaško ljudstvo storili za poraz tiranije ter za vzpostavljenje svobode in neodvisnosti na svetu.
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ZGODOVINSKA KABINA
V	gorovju Catoctin v državi Maryland, kaki dve uri avtomobilske vožnje iz našega glavnega mesta Washingtona, stoji preprosta gozdna hiša, kjer so se tekom vojne delale mnoge važne odločitve. Tja se je pokojni predsednik Roosevelt koncem tednov pogostoma podajal na oddih, da se je izognil poletni vročini in silnemu pritisku nujnih poslov vojnega časa. Tam so ga obiskovali tuji državniki kot Churchill, Beaverbrook, Eden itd. Le malo število zaupnih oseb v Washingtonu je vedelo za to gozdno skrivališče, kamor se je predsednik podajal na oddih. Prostor so imenovali Shangri-La, po imenu nekega neznanega mesta, ki si ga je bil,neki pisatelj izmislil in ga v knjigi ovekovečil.
Kabina Shangri-La je bila sestavljena iz treh preprostih tu-ristovskih kabin ter je poleg stanovnjske sobe vsebovala štiri spalne sobe, kuhinjo in zamreženo verando. Stražili in oskrbovali so jo marini. V mirnih časih je pokojni predsednik poletne sobote in nedelje najrajši preživel na predsedniški jahti Potomac, v vojnih časih pa se te vrste izletov ni posluževal zaradi nevarnosti sovražnih podmornic. Na pomoč je morala priti gozdna hiša Shangri-La, katero je predsednik na svoje stroške dal popraviti in opremiti s starim, penzioniranim pohištvom iz Bele hiše.
Zdaj je Shangri-La v gorovju Marylanda začasno bivališče za okrevajoče marine.
cUažno za člane, ki se vračajo od rojakov!
Točka 323-A Zvezine ustave in pravil se med drugim iiče tudi članov-vojakov ki so bili ob vstopu v vojno službo v bolniškem in dobrodelnem skladu suspendirani in ki se želijo ob povratku spet vzpostaviti v ia dva sklada. Ker ta točka ne določa roka, v katerem mcrajo enaki člani položiti svoje prošnje za vzpostavitev v omenjena dva sklada, je glavni^ odbor na temelju točke 63 Ustave in pravil ABZ in potom referenduma št. 6-1945 odobril sledečo določbo: "Člani-vojaki, ki so bili pred vstopom v vojno službo zavarovani v bolniškem in odškodninskem ter dobrodelnem skladu, morajo ob povratku narediti prošnjo za vzpostavitev v omenjena sklada v teku treh mesecev od dneva, ko so bili iz vojne službe odpuščeni, in na formi, ki jo predpiše glavni urad, in plačati morajo ases-mente v bolniški in/ali dobrodelni sklad pričetkom meseca, v kaierem so bili odpuščeni. Ako enaki člani ne naredijo prošnje za vzpostavitev v določenem roku od treh mesecev, tedaj izgubijo vsq pravice in privilegije v bolniškem in/ali dobrodelnem skladu in če bi pozneje želeli prislcpit: v bolniški i n / a 1 i dobrodelni sklad, se jih sip^ /-prejeti edinole kot nove člane/^
Člani-vojaki, zavarovani v bolniškem in dobrodelnem skladu, so bili tekom vojaškega službovanja v teh skladih suspendirani in niso plačevali teh dveh asesmentov, kredit v bolniški kreditni lestvici so pa vseeno prejeli. Važno je vsled tega, da ob povraiku iz vojne službe pravočasno pristopijo nazaj, da ne izgube naraslega kredita v omenjeni lestvici. Prošnjo za vzpostavitev je narediti na Formi 323-A, katere ima v zalogi društveni tajnik.
Z bratskim pozdravom,
Anton Zbašnik,
glavni tajnik.
Nezadovoljna ljudstva v kolonijah
RAZDALJE SE KRČIJO
SLOVENSKE VESTI
V Slovenskem delavskem domu na Waterloo Rd. v Clevelandu, Ohio, se bo v nedeljo 28. oktobra vršila plesna veselica, katero priredi društvo št. 186 ABZ. Začetek je določen za 8. uro zvečer.
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Dramsko društvo “Ivan Cankar” v Clevelandu, Ohio, vpri-zori v nedeljo 28. oktobra zanimivo igro “O, ta vražja vdova”, katere čisti dobiček je namenjen v pomoč našim ljudem v Jugoslaviji. Prireditev se bo vršila v Slovenskem narodnem domu na St. Clair Ave. in se bo pričela ob pol štirih popoldne.
V Struthersu, Ohio, se bo na
večer 31. oktobra vršila plesna veselica, katero puiredi tamkajšnje društvo št. 229 ABZ. Prostor prireditve: Hrvatska dvorana na Lowellville Rd.
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Martinovo zabavo za večer 10. novembra naznanja društvo št. 170 ABZ v Chicagu, 111. Vršila se bo v Golenkovih prostorih na Blue Island Ave.
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Veliko skupno prireditev naznanjajo združene podružnice SANS v Chicagu, 111., za nedeljo 18. novembra.
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Nekatere evropske države, posebno Anglija, Nizozemska in Francija, imajo obširne kolonije
v	Pacifiku odnosno v Aziji. Zadnje čase posebno dosti čitamo o nezadovoljstvu domačega prebivalstva v Indoneziji, zlasti v tako zvani Nizozemski Vzhodni Indiji, katere glavni del tvorijo trije veliki otoki v Pacifiku:. Borneo, Sumatra in Java. Nizozemci ali Holandci, katerih je doma v Evropi komaj okrog sedem milijonov, so 300 let gospodarili tamkajšnjim domačinom, katerih število se ceni danes na 75 milijonov.
Ko so Japonci v začetku vojne začeli rogoviliti po Pacifiku, so hitro okupirali tista ogromna nizozemska posestva. Pritlikavi Nizozemci, ki niso mogli niti svoje lastne dežele ubraniti pred nemško poplavo, so mogli še manj storiti proti Japoncem na daljnem Pacifiku. Tako so Japonci okupirali dotične kraje in hiteli izkoriščati njihova naravna bogastva, obenem pa so z njimi pridobili izborna vojna oporišča. Domačinom so obetali nekako avtonomijo, pod japonsko kontrolo, seveda, in tako ni bilo od strani domačinov skoro nika-kega odpora proti Japoncem.
Po porazu Japonske so se morali Japonci seveda odpovedati tudi Nizozemski Vzhodni Indiji in nizozemska vlada jo želi spet okupirati, toda domačini izjavljajo, da so do grla siti Japoncev, toda tudi Nizozemcev ne <
marajo več nazaj za gospodarje. Pravijo, da jih je dovolj, da se sami vladajo. Nizozemci da so deželo samo izkoriščali in se za blagor domačega prebivalstva nisp niti malo brigali. Tako domačini Nizozemce samo za spoznanje manj sovražijo kot Japonce; slednjih so se z zavez-(Dalje na 5. strani)
PISMA PRIHAJAJO
Polagoma prihajajo v Ameriko pisma iz raznih delov Slovenije: iz Primorska, Bele Krajine, Gorenjske, Notranjske, Dolenjske, Štajerske. Prejemniki, v večini primerov najbližnji sorodniki, jih čitajo in strmijo. Saj so čitali v časopisih o nemških in italijanskih grozodejstvih na splošno, toda vse tisto jim je bilo nekako oddaljeno. Zdaj čitajo lastnoročno pisana pisma svojih lastnih ljudi, iz svojih rodnih in znanih jim okoliških vasi, in to je nekaj drugega. Tam so njim namenjena poročila, poročila v drobcih o veliki tragediji,- ki se je vršila v rodni Sloveniji nad štiri leta.
Mnogi dajo taka pisma v pri-občitev slovenskim časopisom v Ameriki. To je prav, kajti Slovenija je tako majhna, da je vse prebivalstvo kot ena sama velika družina. In to velja še v večji meri za ameriške Slovence, brez ozira iz katerega dela Slovenije so se priselili v našo republiko.
Čitali smo v listih, da je bilo tekom'vojne v Jugoslaviji porušenih in požganih nad 4,000 mest in vasi, da je dežela izgubila 1,685,000 ljudi na fronti in za fronto, kar. predstavi ja več kot desetino skupnega prebivalstva, da je tam stotisoče otrok brez staršev, da je samo v mali Sloveniji bilo požganih okrog 800 vasi in mestec, da je bilo stotisoče ljudi šiloma izseljenih iz male Slovenije, bodisi na prisilno delo v inozemstvo ali v koncentracijska taborišča. Vse to smo čitali, toda ni nas zadelo (Dalje na 5. strani)
Moderne transportacije in komunikacije leto za letom krčijo razdalje, ki ločijo ljudstva posameznih držav, kakor tudi prebivalce istih dežel. Te transportacije in komunikacije se neprestano izboljšujejo. Res je vse to tekom vojne moralo v prvi vrsti služiti vojnim potrebam in civilisti smo se morali zadovoljiti tako rekoč z ostanki. Vlaki so bili natrpani s potniki, avtomobilisti so dobivali pičle odmerke gasolina, na potovanja z letali ali ladjami pa povprečni civilisti niti misliti niso smeli. Telefonskih zvez na večje razdalje včasih ni bilo mogoče dobiti, in pisemska pošta je bila počasna.
Vse to se polagoma izboljšuje, dasi je še daleč od predvojne normalnosti. Še vedno imajo prednost vojaške potrebe, dasi v obratni smeri, to je v demobilizaciji. To bo najbrž trajalo še več mesecev. Vendar, odkar je obrat vojnih industrij ukinjen, je na razpolago material in delavstvo za izboljšanje transpor-tacijsktfi in komunikacijskih sredstev, in tozadevno delo je v polnem razmahu. V doglednem času bodo naša transportacfjska sredstva ne samo tako dobra kot so bila pred vojno, ampak mnogo boljša in udobnejša.
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Železniške družbe že gradijo boljše in udobnejše spalne vozove, boljše dnevne vozove, boljše lokomotive in boljše proge. No-
vi	avtomobili bodo boljši od starih modelov, imeli bodo trpežnejše pnevmatike in za pogonsko silo jim bo služil boljši ga-solin.
Potnikom, ki se jim bo mudi-
lo,	bodo na razpolago potniška letala, ki jih bodo v 30 do 35 urah ponesla v kateri koli del sveta. Prekomorska letala bodo nosila 75 do 100 potnikov v luk-suznosti. Po načrtih, ki so že izdelani, bo mogoče iz Zedinjenih držav poleteti v Moskvo ali Rio de Janeiro v 19 urah; do Sydne-ya v Avstraliji v 42 urah, do Singapora v 43 urah. V Zedinjenih državah je zdaj nad tri tisoč dobrih letališč, na vsem svetu pa okrog 15,000. Za ta porast leta-' lišč so odgovorne vojne potrebe. Letalcem je na razpolago posebne vrste gasolin, ki bo zmanjSal nevarnost požarov. Izurjenih pilotov bo dovolj, ko se večina sedanjih vojaških letalcev vrne v civilno življenje.
Letalski eksperti sodijo, da bo po nekaj letih vsako količkaj večje mesto v Zedinjenih državah imelo svoje letališče in da bo vsa pošta prvega razreda potovala v letalih. Dalje sodijo, da si bo v bližnji bodočnosti najmanj 400,000 Američanov nabavilo svoja privatna letala. Vsekakor, letal po sličnih cenah kot so avtomobili za enkrat še ne bo na trgu. Letalske črte preko Zedinjenih držav bodo označene s številkami in znaki, kot so na primer danes avtomobilske ceste.
Televizija se je zelo razvila in v doglednem času bodo na trgu aparati za prejemanje televizije, ki ne bodo dražji kot so bili prvotni radio-aparati. Lastnikom takih’televizijskih aparatov ne bo treba potovati, če bodo hoteli videti in slišati operno predstavo v tisoč milj oddalj'e-nem mestu ali baseballsko tekmo kje na drugi strani kontinenta. Iz New Yorka bodo lahko opazovali sončni zahod v San Franciscu.
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Vsak po svoje
Te čase je mnogo krega in prepira po svetu. Zunanji ministri velike petorice so se tri tedne kregali v Londonu, naši po-stavodajalci v Washingtonu se kregajo kar naprej, in širom dežele se kregajo zastopniki delavcev in delodajalcev. To se nekaterim ljudem zdi slabo, pa ni. Dokler se ljudje kregajo, se ne tepejo, in to dobro. Vse je boljše kot vojna, in vojna nastane šele, ko se nasprotniki nehajo kregati ter se udarijo. Potem teče kri, in to je slabo. Zdaj, ko se kregamo, smo v svojem elementu in pri dobrem zdravju. Torej, kreg naj živi!
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Po poročilih reporterjev je vrednost domačega denarja v nekaterih krajih Evrope tako nizka in nezanesljiva, da prodajalci rajši sprejemajo cigarete kot denar za kupnino. Pred nekaj meseci je nekaj sličnega pretilo tudi v Ameriki.
Nekdanji podaniki tako zvane Nizozemske Vzhodne Indije, ki jih je 70 milijonov, izjavljajo, da ne marajo več svojih bivših nizozemskih gospodarjev nazaj. Pravijo, da se Nizozemci v prvih 300 letih niso nič kaj prida izkazali kot upravitelji, in domačini nečejo čakati nadaljnih 300 let na potrebne gospodarske in kulturne reforme. Domačinom tudi ne gre v glavo, po kakšni pravici naj bi sedem milijonov evropskih 'Nizozemcev vladalo 70 milijonom Indonezijcev.
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Naši kongresniki v Washingtonu nam za prihodnje leto ob-ljubujejo deset-odstotno znižanje dohodninskih davkov. To bo veljalo za nas navadne ljudi; velikim korporacijam bodo seveda davki dosti bolj znižani. Pa naj bo. Boljše je nekaj kot nič. Poleg tega je dosti vredna tudi zavest, da nam prvič v 16 letih davki ne bodo zvišani, ampak znižani.
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V listih čitamo . in na radio slišimo mnogo poudarjanja tako zvanih zapadnih demokracij. Med te demokracije se poleg Angležev vedno prišteva tudi Nizozemska, ki je 300 let tako vladala in izkoriščala Nizozemsko Vzhodno Indijo, da je med tamkajšnjimi domačini le za spoznanje manj osovražena kot so Japonci, ki so jim gospodarili zadnja štiri leta. To ni v poseben kredit hvalisani zapadni demokraciji.
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V Angliji je okrog 54,000 zapuščenih nevest ameriških vojakov, ki se silno pritožujejo, ker zalradi pomanjkanja prevoznih sredstev ne morejo za svb-jimi možički v Ameriko. V Ameriki pa jim morda kakih 54,000 zaostalih devic korenček strže. To sicer ni lepo, pa je razumljivo.
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Naša clevelandska kongresnica Mrs. Frances Bolton je zvedava in korajžna punca. Nedavno je bila na Poljskem in potem v Moskvi in Leningradu, od koder je poslala prav simpatična poročila. Kmalu potem smo čita-
li,	da je bila v Rimu, kjer je obiskala papeža, nato pa je obiskala še maršala Tita v Beogradu. Zdi se, da kongresnica Bolton smatra za upoštevanja vredne in kar dostojne ljudi Poljake, Ruse, papeža in maršala Tita.
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Vojni časi so minuli. Najbrže so dobra leta za nami, a za njimi prihajajo slaba leta. Visoke delavske plače z nadurnim delom so se pričele bolj naiiho krčiti. V časopisih čitamo dnevno, kako se delavstvo trudi, da bi obdržalo vojne delavske plače. Po večjih mestih so odslovili delavce iz vojnih industrij, ker tovarne pripravljajo svoje stroje za produkcijo v normalnih časih. Nekatere že kličejo delavce na delo, toda za nižje plače.
Na vsak način moramo računati s temi spremembami.
Tudi to je važno: Mogočna industrijalna sila v Ameriki je v zadnjih treh ali štirih leti producirala skoraj nepopisno količino vojnega materijala, ko je bilo enajst milijonov naših fantov in mož v oboroženih silah Združenih držav. Vse to je Amerika na-
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redila brez njih navzočnosti in dela.
Enajst milijonov ameriških vojakov prihaja domov. Vsak računa na io, da bo dobil delo, s katerim se bo preživljal. Če bi bila med nami še vedno vojna zaposlenost, bi ne bilo tako težko jih zaposliti. Toda delo mora biti naj prvo za nje, potem za druge.
Kaj to pomeni? Pomislite!
Prilagoditi se bomo morali normalnim časom, pa četudi bo iu in lam bolelo. Vračajoči se vojaki bodo imeli prednost, kajti to smo jim obljubili, ko so odhajali na vojsko.
To pomeni, da bo morebiti marsikateri izmed naših starejših članov prikrajšan ali odslovljen od dela. In to pomeni nadalje, da je mogoče, ko pride določeni dan v mesecu, da ne Bo mogel plačati mesečnega asesme:pj:a. ,
Recimo, da je tak član zavarovan v starem načrtu "A." Pride drugi mesec, zopet ne more plačati. Pravila pravijo, če tak član ni po preteku 90 dni od dneva suspendacije poravnal svojih asesmen-tov, je zato črtan iz društva in Zveze in njegov certifikat je brez vsake veljave.
Vse take slučaje moramo preprečiti. In sedaj je čas. Vsi oni, ki so še zavarovani v starem načrtu "A," naj takoj spremenijo v načrt "AA," "B" ali "C"; če pa hočejo plačevati malo višje ases-menie, v načrte "D," "E" ali "F." Kdor bo prestopil iz načrta "A" v preje omenjene načrie, bo imel za njegov certifikat določeno rezervno vrednosi, na katero si lahko izposodi denar za plačevanje asesmentov, v nujnih slučajih pa dobi večje posojilo, ako glavni tajnik vidi potrebo, in če to dovoli vrednost certifikata.
Ti novi načrti vsebujejo tudi vplačano in podaljšano zavarovalnino. Čiiajte točko 298 naših pravil, ki vam daje razlago o teh dveh zavarovalninah.
Važno za vse one, ki mislijo premeniti zavarovalnino, je to, da do 1. januarja 1946 se še lahko poslužijo načrtov "AA," "B" ali "C." Po novem letu bodo lahko premonili svojo zavarovalnino le v načrie "D," "E" ali "F," ki pa imajo nekoliko višje asesmente.
Društveni tajniki in tajnice preglejte vaš društveni imenik, poiščite imena vseh onih, ki so še zavarovani v načrtu "A," ter jih opozorite na io priliko. Ne pozabite, da so nagrade za enako pre-membo—podvojene. O tem ste bili obveščeni iz glavnega urada še meseca junija. Prečitajte še enkrat to obvestile in pojdite na delo.
Nekateri naši društveni tajniki so že opozarjali svoje članstvo o teh premembah v uradnem glasilu. Hvala jim lepa za njih vestno uradovanje in skrb, katero gojijo do svojih članov v načrtu "A."
Vojni časi so minuli. Med vojno nismo mogli posvečati vse naše sile za svojo organizacijo. Bili smo preobloženi z vsakovrstnimi deli, ki so bili v zvezi z vojnimi časi. Sedaj tega ni več, zato moramo uporabljati naš prosti čas za naše društveno življenje pri naši organizaciji. Oživeti mora znova v vseh panogah društvenega udejstvovanja s pomlajeno žilavostjo, v našem glasilu moramo prebuditi tekmovanje med posameznimi društvi.
Do novega leta imamo še dosti dela na rokah. V dobrih dveh mesecih se zaključi kampanja v mladinski oddelek in kampanja za spremenitev ceriifikaiov načrta "A," kot je bilo preje povedano. Vsako društvo naj se zgane, vsako društvo naj doprinese nekaj sadov in vsako društvo naj do novega leta pokaže svoj rekord, kaj je v ’stanu napraviti z dobro voljo in zamišljenim delom.
Zaključimo leto 1345 z zadovoljstvom in občutkom, da smo storili svojo dolžnost napram Ameriški bratski zvezi, kajti nič ni slajšega v človeškem življenju, kakor zavesi, da smo dosegli svoj začrtani cilj.
Iz glavnega urada ABZ
DOBITELJI KAMPANJSKIH NAGRAD V SEPTEMBRU Meseca septembra je bilo sprejetih v mladinski oddelek 89 članov in članic. Posebne nagrade so prejela sledeča društva: Prvo posebno nagrado, $40.00, je dobilo društvo št. 202, Rock Springs, Wyo., ki je vpisalo 12 novih mladinskih članov; drugo posebno nagrado, $30.00, je prejelo društvo št. 182, Pittsburgh, ; Pa., ki je pridobilo 10 novih članov; tretjo posebno nagrado, j $20.00, je prejelo društvo št. 66, Joliet, Ul., ki je vpisalo 9 novih članov, in četrto posebno nagrado, $10.00, je prejelo društvo št. 1, Ely, Minnesota, ki je vpisalo 8 novih članov.
Samo 30 društev jet bilo meseca septembra aktivnih v kampanji. Od ostalih 145 ni bilo nobenega odmeva.
Imamo 68 društev, ki v tem letu še niso pridobila enega mladinskega člana! Ali je to častno zanje? Kje ste predsedniki, tajniki in blagajniki teh društev, da se ne zganete? Ali hočete s svojo pasivnostjo, s svojo brezbrižnostjo vzeli korajžo še ostalim društvom, ki zdaj garajo za vas? Kam bodo naše slovenske podporne organizacije prišle, če bo šlo tako naprej? Je resnica, da smo danes nadsolventni, toda to nadsolvenlnost zamoremo obdržati samo z novim dotokom članstva. Ali ni pri navedenih 68. društvih prav nobenega uradnika, nobenega člana, ki bi si upal dobiti vsaj enega novega člana? Ali ste tako oslabeli v svoji veri v bratstvo in bratske principe, ali imate tako malo spoštovanja do svojih uradov, ali se tako malo zavedate svoje dolžnosti kot brat napram bratu, da dovolite, da pade taka senca na vaše društvo? Odgovor na to boste dali sami v prihodnjih dveh mesecih, oziroma do 31. decembra, ko bo sedanja kampanja končana.
ANTON ZBAŠNIK, glavni tajnik.
VSAK PO SVOJE
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NAŠA KAMPANJA
Ne pozabimo, da je v teku kampanja vpisovanja novih članov v mladinski oddelek Ameriške braiske zveze. Kampanja se zaključuje za vsak mesec posebej, in štiri društva, ki so v mesecu vpisala štiri naj višja števila mladinskih članov, dobe denarne nagrade. Ob koncu leia pa bodo nakazane še tri posebne nagrade tistim irem društvom, ki bodo tekom vse kampanje vpisala največ mladinskih članov.
Kongresnik John E. Rankin iz države Mississippi je nedavno dobil od nekega svojega volilca 365 strani dolgo pismo z navodili, kako bi se moralo “ronati” deželo. Kongresnik ga gotovo ni prečital, ampak ga je dal svoji tajnici z naročilom, da ga ob priliki prečita, nakar naj mu v enem ali dveh stavkih pove vsebino. Potem bo cenjenemu vo-lileu -na uradnem kongresnem papirju sporočeno, da se bodo njegova priporočila po najboljši možnosti upoštevala. In tam bo zadeva sladko zaspala. Taka so pota demokracije.
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Ameriške okupacijske oblasti na Japonskem so zasegle za Mč kot 250 milijonov dolarjev zlata, srebra in platine. Pri vseh teh milijonih pa manjka riža, ki je zdaj za Japonce važnejši od zlata.
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Tako zvane zapadne demo-: kracije, ki tako farizejsko gledajo na Rusijo in na Balkan, bi I se včasih lahko nekoliko ozrle | tudi na angleško zapadno demokracijo v Indiji in na Grškem, ali na francosko zapadno demokracijo v Indokini. Pa se ne bo‘-do, ker bi jih bilo sram.
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Davki so potrebni, toda nekateri so naravnost krivični. Na primer tako zvani nakupni davek, ki najbolj prizadeva ljudi s skromnimi dohodki. Posebno bedast sistem nakupnega davka imamo v državi Ohio. Na primer, nakup grocerije za hrano je prost nakupnega davka, toda tisti reveži, ki se preživljamo v restavracijah, moramo plačati nakupni davek od vsakega pri-.grizka. Razume se, da je aktualni ceni vsakega sendviča in vsakega kosila priračunana tudi postrežba, in tako plačamo davek ne samo od blaga, ampak tudi od postrežbe. In to v državi, kjer imamo Slovenca za gover-nerja.
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V newyorskem časopisu The New York Mirror, v izdaji, ki je izšla 28. novembra 1835, torej pred 110 leti, je bil priobčen uredniški članek, kjer je bilo povedano, da bo znanost iznašla orožje, s katerim bo mogoče v teku ene ure uničiti milijone oseb. To zelo nazorno odgovarja moderni atomski bombi. V istem članku je bilo tudi napovedano, da bo navadni smodnik izgubil veljavo in da bodo ljudje s posebnimi stroji poleteli preko dceanov in celo preko severnega in južnega tečaja naše zemlje. Vse to se je v našem času uresničilo. Iz tega bi se dalo sklepati, da *e včasih, morda na vsa-
kih sto let enkrat, pojavi tudi kak brihten urednik na svetu.
V New York Timesu smo či-tali, da je v Vatikanu, to je v papeževi državi, interniranih sedem nemških vojakov. Eden teh, ki se piše Werner Pabst, je bil v papeževem imenu obsojen na šest mesecev ječe, ker je pretepel enega papeževih žandarjev. Prav mu je. Werner Pabst si je morda domišljal, da si s papežem deli gospodstvo v Vatikanu. Pabst namreč v nemščini pomeni isto, kar pomeni papež v slovenščini.
V enem izmed zanimivih poročil, ki jih te čase pošilja iz Jugoslavije reporter Theodore Andrica listu Cleveland Press, omenja tudi jetnišnico za politične jetniki v Beogradu. Temu dostavlja svoje mnenje, da bi bili balkanski narodi bolj srečni, če bi popolnoma odpravili politične ječe. Značilno pri tem je, da dotično poročilo ni bilo cenzurirano. To kaže, da vlada maršala Tita drži svojo besedo in dovoli inozemskim reporterjem poročati iz Jugoslavije kar koli, samo da odgovarja resnici. Tudi reči, ki so po mnenju reporterjev graje vredne.
V Caruthersville, Missouri, se je nedavno vršil običajni jesenski “fair,” ki ga je posetil tudi predsednik Truman, kakor je slične prireditve posečal vsa prejšnja leta, ko je še živel v Missouriju. Pri tisti priliki je bil pozvan na predsedniški oder mlad fant Hershel Monroe, ki je bil dobil eno prvih.nagrad za neko odličnost. Predsednik mu je prijazno podal roko in mu je čestital. V dotični pozi je seveda fant imel svojo zadnjo državno polovico obrnjeno proti slavnemu občinstvu, in reporterji so opazili in točno zabeležili, da mu je v slavnostnem trenotku gledal konec srajce izza hlač. Iz navedenega lahko zaključimo dvoje : Da za avdijenco pri predsedniku Zedinjenih držav ni potrebna paradna obleka, in da reporterji vse vidijo.
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Iz Palestine, to je iz svete dežele, poročajo o nemirih in celo o krvavih bojih med Angleži, Židi in Arabci. Ce se kaj takega godi v sveti deželi, česa moremo, pričakovati šele od dežel, ki niso svete! In, kdo nam more zameriti, če se mi v Ameriki nekoliko kregamo!	A.	J.	T.
American Committee for Jugoslav Relief, 1005 Berger Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa., je pričel zimsko kampanjo za zbiranje obleke za Jugoslavije. Burgess Meredith, znani gledališki in filmski igralec, ki je prevzel pred-sedništvo te kampanje, je izjavil, da bo mogoče nabrano obleko dostaviti v Jugoslavijo sredi letošnje zime.
V veteranski bolnišnici Hines blizu Chicaga je dne 11. oktobra po kratkem bolehanju umrl mnogim znani rojak Frank S. Tauchar, star 59 let. Svoječas-no je bil aktiven v društvenem in sploh družabnem življenju ter je tudi marsikaj napisal za slovenske publikacije v Ameriki. Pred leti je bil tudi v glavnem odboru SNPJ. Tekom prve svetovne vojne je bil z ameriško armado v Franciji, kjer je bil ranjen v nogo, in sicer dan pred podpisom premirja. Življenje mu ni prizanašalo z raznimi neprilikami, vendar je do zadnjega ohranil svoj tipični, prirojeni humor. Rojen je bil v Št. Lenartu nad Škofjo Loko in v Ameriko je prišel v decembru leta 1906, in sicer v Rock Springs, Wyo., kjer je živel vrsto let. Po povratku iz prve svetovne vojne je živel večinoma v Chicagu. V Californiji zapušča sina; drugih sorodnikov ni imel v tej deželi. Njegovo truplo je bilo dne 13. oktobra upepeljeno na pokopališču Woodlawn pri Chicagu.
POROČILA OD TAM PREKO
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AMERIŠKA BRATSKA ZVEZA
Ustanovljena 18. julija 1898
GLAVNI URAD: ELY, MINNESOTA
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GLAVNI ODBOR:
IZVRŠEVALNI ODSEK:
Predsednik: J. N. Rogelj ........... 6208 Schade Ave., Cleveland 3, Ohio
1. podpredsednik: Frank J. Kress...........218—57th St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
2. podprednik: Anton Krapenc ............. 2021 W. 23 St., Chicago 8, IU.
3. podpreds.: Mary Kershisnik 739 Pilot Butte Ave., Rock Springs, Wyo.
4. podpredsednik: Steve Mauser 3511 Humboldt St., Denver 5, Colo.
5. podpredsednik: Cyril Rovanšek „...... 452 E. 149 St„ Cleveland 10, Ohio
6. podpredsednica: Mary Predovich............ 2300	Yew	St., Butte, Mont.
Tajnik: Anton Zbašnik............................AFU Bldg., Ely,	Minn.
Pomožni tajnik: Frank Tomsich, Jr.................  AFU	Bldg., Ely,	Minn.
Blagajnik: Louis Champa  ............................... Ely, Minnesota
Vrhovni zdravnik: Dr. F. J. Arch 618 Chestnut St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Urednik-upravnik glasila: A. J. Terbovec, 6233 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland 3,0.
NADZORNI ODSEK:
Predsednik: John Kumse..................... 1735 E. 33rd St., Lorain, Ohio
1. nadzornik: F. E. Vraničar______________ 1312 N. Center St., Joliet, 111.
2. nadzornik: Matt Anzelc'........................Box 12, Aurora,	Minn.
3. nadzornik: Frank Okoren  ............ 4759 Pearl St., Denver 16, Colo.
4. nadzornik: John Tomazic................. 1763 E. 36th St., Lorain, Ohio
FINANČNI ODSEK:
Janko N. Rogelj ................... 6208 Schade Ave., Cleveland 3, Ohio
Louis Champa ........................................... Ely, Minnesota
Frank J. Kress ........................... 217—57th St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Frank E. Vraničar ........................ 1312 N. Center St., Joliet, 111.
Anton Zbašnik, tajnik ................... AFU Building, Ely, Minnesota
ODSEK ZA PRAVILA:
Janko N. Rogelj ................... 6208 Schade Ave., Cleveland 3, Ohio
Dr. F. J. Arch .................. 618 Chestnut St., N. S. Pittsburgh, Pa.
Anton Zbašnik, tajnik ................... AFU Building, Ely, Minnesota
GLAVNI POROTNI ODBOR:
Predsednik: Anton Okolish............. 1078 Liberty Ave., Barberton, Ohio
1. porotnica: Rose Svetich............................... Ely, Minnesota
2. porotnik: Anton Eržen..................R. D. No. 1, Turtle Creek, Pa.
3. porotnica: Mary Balint  ......... Route	1, Box 656, Eniimclaw, Wash.
4. porotnica: Fannie Jenko .......... 1118	Clark St., Rock Springs, Wyo.
Lestvica nagrad, ki jih plačuje Ameriška bratska zveza
OD 1. JUNIJA 1945 NAPREJ Za nove odrasle člane
NAČRTA "E" IN Za S Za $
SLOVENSKE VESTI
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V uredništvu Nove Dobe se je pretekli teden oglasil Mr. Leo Štrukelj iz New Yorka, član društva št. 50 ABZ v Brooklvnu, N. Y.
n e zji a n e m u jugoslovanskemu vojaku na griču Avali, tri milje izven Beograda. Blizu tam je moderen hotel, v katerem bivajo ruski častniki. Na poti do Avale in nazaj smo videli kraje, kjer so Nemci pobili tisoče jugoslovanskih talcev. Šli smo tudi mimo velike jetnišnice. Časi so se izpremenili. Nemci so bili pognani iz dežele, toda ječe so še vedno polne. Po mojem mnenju bi bile balkanske dežele mnogo srečnejše kot so zdaj, če bi bile vse politične ječe odpravljene.
“Restavracija ‘Majestic’ je glavni prostor, kamor hodi jesti večina inozemcev v Beogradu. Te čase je polna osobja od UNRRA, moških in žensk mnogih narodnosti, vključivši Američane, Ruse, Avstralce, Palestince in Egipčane.
“V Beogradu je zdaj blizu 200 Američanov, ki so uposleni pri poslaništvu, pri Ameriškem rdečem križu, pri UNRRA, pri komandi zračne transportacije in pri uradu za vojne informacije, ki se zdaj imenuje United States Information Service. Urad omenjene organizacije je na ulici Kneza Mihajla in v pritličju so razstavna okna, kjer so razstavljene fotografije iz ameriškega civilnega in vojaškega življenja. Slike kažejo dogodke iz ameriških bojev napram Japoncem, kakor tudi delovanje Združenih narodov in ameriške pomoči Jugoslaviji. Na isti ulici so slične razstave Anglije, Rusije in Francije, tpda ameriška razstava privlačuje največ gledalcev. Rusi imajo tudi trgovino z ruskimi knjigami in revijami.
“Beograd je bil v zadnjih petih letih bombardiran od Nemcev in od zaveznikov. Ceste so očiščene ruševin, toda večina bombardiranih poslopij še stoji kot so bila. Nekatera poslopja so bila popolnoma uničena in na njihovih mestih so velike jame. Cestna železnica obratuje, toda busov ni. Na vsaki poulični kari je naslikana rdeča zvezda in geslo: 'Smrt fašizmu, svoboda narodu.’
“Taksijev ni, toda dobijo se fijakarji s konji; za 20-minutno vožnjo računajo okrog tri dolarje. Industrijskih izdelkov je malo, posebno tkanin, strojev in j čevljev. Lekarne so polne ljudi,1 ki čakajo ua zelo potrebne me- *
NAČRT"D"
Za $ 250.00 zavarovalnine $ 1.50 Za $ 500.00 zavarovalnine $ 2.50 Za $1,000.00 zavarovalnine $ 5.00 Za $1,500.00 zavarovalnine $ 7.50 Za $2,000.00 zavarovalnine $10.00 Za $3,000.00 zavarovalnine $15.00 Za $5,000.00 zavarovalnine $25.00
Za nove mladinske člane
250.00 zavarovalnine $ 2.00
500.00 zavarovalnine $ 3.00 Za $1,000.00 zavarovalnine $ 6.00 Za $1,500.00 zavarovalnine $ 9.00 Za $2,000.00 zavarovalnine $12.00 Za $3,000.00 zavarovalnine $18.00 Za $5,000.00 zavarovalnine $30.00
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za vsakega člana načrta NAČRT "JC"
Za $ 500.00 zavarovalnine Za $1,000.00 zavarovalnine
$3.00
$5.00
$1.00 j Za vsakega člana načrta "JB" $3.00 NAČRT "JD"
Za $ 250.00 zavarovalnine $1.50 Za $ 500.00 zavarovalnine $3.00 Za $1,000.00 zavarovalnine $5.00 Nagrade za nove mladinske ali odrasle člane so plačljive potem, ko je novi član uplačal šest mesečnih asesmentov in se imajo izročiti članu, ki je novega člana pridobil.
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dicine. Na trgu je mala febira živil. Krompirja in jabolk je dovolj, po 8 centov funt; tudi nekatere vrste grozdje je možno kupiti po istih cenah.
“Vladni zastopniki in splošno občinstvo se strinjajo, da bo bodoča zima huda za Jugoslavijo v splošnem, za Beograd pa še posebno. Vsi polagajo mnogo upanja na pOmoč od UNRRA, in ta organizacija bo igrala izredno važno vlogo v Jugoslaviji.
“Kabinetni minister dobiva 6,000 din. mesečne plače, kar je po uradni izmenjavi $120. Kler-ki in slični uslužbenci ter delavci zaslužijo okrog 60 dolarjev na me^ec. Denarja je rnalo v prometu, zato so cene mnogih predmetov znatno nižje kot v Italiji. Vlada maršala Tita je vzela stare jugoslovanske bankovce iz prometa in jih nadomestila z novim denarjem.
“Vlaki vozijo regularno na vseh glavnih progah, z izjemo iz Zagreba v Split. Avtomobilov se vidi malo. Regulacije za vožnjo avtomobila v Beogradu so: ako hočeš iti naravnost naprej, zatrobiš enkrat; ako hočeš zaviti na desno, zatrobiš dvakrat; ako hočeš zaviti na levo, zatrobiš trikrat.
“Na cestah je videti tisoče vojakov v večjih ali manjših skupinah. Tekom marširanja navadno pojo. Sploh je slišati mnogo vojnega petja povsod. Videl sem skupino ljudskošolskih otrok, korakajočo po ulici Kralja Milana proti Teraziji, veselo pojočo o lepoti strojne puške.
SPLOŠNI TEDENSKI PREGLED
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dlagi tega seznama bodo zavezniške okupacijske oblasti v Nemčiji lahlco odstranile z upravnih mest vse resnične nacije. Značilno je, da dotični se-znamek vsebuje tudi imena tiso-
Štiri leta smo varčevali z dnevno svetlobo, in kaj imamo zdaj pokazati? Dež in meglene jesenske dneve!
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čerih zanesljivih nacijev v Zedinjenih državah, v Argentini in drugod. Odkritje tega seznama nedvomno povzroča nemirno spanje mnogim prikritim naci-jem v Zedinjenih državah.
NOVO ZDRAVLJENJE
Medicinski kolegij newyorske univerze je pretekli teden objavil poročilo o novem, uspešnem zdravljenju želodčnih uljes. Zdravilo, ki se v to svrho rabi, j; “arnigen”, katero zdravilo je v široki rabi za zdravljenje posledic resnega podhranjenja in za krepčanje pacijentov po hudih opeklinah ali težkih operacijah. Kitajski znanstvenik dr. Co Tui je slučajno pronašel, da je omenjeno zdravilo uspešno tudi za zdravljenje želodčnih uljes. Dosedanji uspehi so bili zslo dobri in težki primeri uljes so bili ozdravljeni v dveh ali treh tednih. Ako bo posplošena raba omenjenega zdravila potrdila prvotne uspehe, bo to velikanska pridobitev za trpeče človeštvo.
VOLITVE V FRANCIJI
V Franciji so se preteklo nedeljo vršile splošne volitve, iz katerih je komunistična stranka izšla najmočnejša; dobila je namreč v parlamentu 142 sedežev; druga najmočnejša stranka so popularni republikanci, ki so dobili 140 sedežev, tretja pa socialisti, ki so dobili 133 poslancev; ostalih 97 sedežev si je razdelilo 14 manjših strank. Popularni republikanci so po svojih smernicah nekako v sredi med komunisti in socialisti. Volitve so odobri.le splošne smernice sedanje provizorične vlide generala De Gaulleja, kakor tudi predlog, da novo izvoljena zbornica sestavi novo, modernejšo ustavo v Franciji. Nedeljske volitve v Franciji so bile prve v devetih letih in tudi prve, v katerih so imele ženske volilno pravico.
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Important to £Members Returning From the oArmed Forces!
Section 323-A of the Constitution and By-laws of the Union covers the subject of reinstatement in the sick and indemnity and welfare benefit funds of soldier-members returning from the armed forces of the United States. Because this section does not fix or provide a time-limit in which such members must be so reinstated, the Supreme Board, acting under authority of Section 63 of the Constitution and By-laws of the American Fraternal Union, adopted, by way of Referendum No. 6-1945, the following rule which will hereafter govern all such cases.
"Soldier-members who, prior to their induction into the military, naval or air service of the United States, were insured in the sick and indemnity and welfare benefit funds, shall, upon their return from such service, apply for reinstatement in such funds within a period of three months from the date of'their discharge from such service and on such form as shall be prescribed by the Home Office of the Union. Such members shall be required to commence paying assements for the funds into which they have been reinstated from and including the month in which they have been discharged from such service. Members failing to make application for reinstatement as aforesaid, shall forfeit all of their rights and priviliges in the sick and indemnity and / or welfare benefit funds, and may thereafter, if otherwise qualified under the By-laws of the Union, rejoin said funds only as new members."
Soldier-members insured in the sick and indemnity and / or welfare benefit funds were suspended in these funds during their services in the armed forces of the United States and were not required to pay assessments thereinto, however, credit was allowed them in the Sick Benefit Credit Table as though such assessments had been paid. It is, therefore, important and to their own benefit if they will have themselves reinstated immediately upon their reiurn in order to avoid the danger of losing the accumulated credit in said Credit Table. Applications for reinstatement should be made on Form 323-A which will be furnished by the local lodge secreiary on request.
Fraternally yours,
ANTON ZBASNIK, Supreme Secretary.
CURRENT THOUGHTS
Important Notice To Members of Lodge No. 94, AFU
In today’s issue of the Nova Doba you will find the AFU Juvenile Page. This month we celebrate the first anniversary of the return of the Juvenile Page to our official organ. Most of the juveniles who once wrote to the paper have kept on writing. However, we would like to see many more join in contributing to the Juvenile Page. At this time we would like to ask the parents to call attention to the Juvenile Page to their children. Perhaps there are some AFU juveniles who do not know, as yet, that this page appears once a month in our official organ.
We thank every one of these juveniles who have written and hope they shall continue to do so every month. It is never too soon for our children to become conscious of fraternalism and by getting acquainted with other juveniles all over the States by writing, we are building a firm foundation for our AFU of the future.
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The Victory Loan drive will begin officially on Oct. 29 and will be in duration until Dec. 8th. Every American should back this war loan drive by investing his money in more war bonds. The war is officially over but the cost of victory has yet to be paid. Then too, we owe a big debt to our servicemen who have returned and need medical care for some time to come. Do your share now. We have all responded well during the past war loan drives and we can do it again. Invest your spare money in bonds now — the bonds which will help pave the way for a good future for you and for the millions of others who still need help, The goal this time is 11 billion dollars. Will you do your share?
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Speaking of drives, the AFU Juvenile Membership Campaign is still in progress. Members have until Dec. 31, 1945 to enroll more new juvenile members. We are on the home stretch now, so let’s all give it that final push so we can top our goal of 2,000 new juvenile members. It can be done if each one of us enrolls at least one new juvenile member. The awards are very liberal. In case you have forgotten, individual awards are paid for every new member after they have paid six months dues. In addition, four awards are paid monthly to the four lodges enrolling the greatest number of new juvenile members during each month. Then to top it off, there will be three grand prizes awarded at the close of the campaign to the three lodges which have enrolled the highest number of new members during the entire campaign.
The above-listed awards should tempt every member and	give	added	inducement in	enrolling	new	members.
Also	you	are helping	your	lodge	and	your	Union	to	grow
bigger and bring fraternalism to every fellow-worker, friend and neighbor. Explain to them what our Union has to offer in return for the dues they will pay for a secure future. When enrolling new members, you benefit, your lodge and Union benefits and last but not least, the new member will benefit by being an American Fraternal Union member.
Let’s strive to put the campaign over the top during the remaining months!
Waukegan, 111.—Members -of I Lodge No. 94, AFU are hereby notified that I have the new Union by-laws on hand. Any member who has not received a copy as yet, may get it from me.
I wish to remind soldier-members who are returning home to get in touch with me before 30 days after they are discharged if they want to be reinstated in the sick benefit fund without physical examination. If the soldier-member comes to me before 30 days has expired since his discharge he can sign the necessary form and will be reinstated in the sick benefit fund without a physical examination. Anyone who wishes to be reinstated in the sick benefit fund after the 30-day period will have to undergo a physical examination.
I received an offer from Joliet for a bowling tournament, when we shall be able to go to Joliet. I can promise Brother Jevitz, the president of Lodge No. 66, AFU, that we shall take his offer. I shall notify him later as to when we can go there. Our servicemen who have returned home state that they are ready to bowl against Joliet. We shall also go to Chicago and the balls will make more noise than they did last year. The Chicagoafts should notify us if they want to battle against us. We want to get back all that we have lost so far. We’ll talk more about this later.
Members of our lodge who owe on their monthly assessments are kindly requested to straighten up their dues. There is no need for any inconviences like this in the lodge for everybody has the money to pay their assessment. Fraternal regards to all!
Anton Stanovnik, Sec’y Lodge No. 94, AFU Waukegan, 111.
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GOLD STAR MEMBERS
Invitation to Social To Be Held By Lodge No. 198, AFU
News of AFU
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Betsy Ross to Hold Dance Oct. 28th
This week we heard from Bill Zbasnik. Sgt. Zbasnik writes that soon he shall be a civilian again. He left Marseilles, France on Sept. 28th and arrived in Virginia on Oct. 9th. As he puts it: “I watched the coast of Virginia appear on the horizon about 11 a. m. on Oct. 9th and you should have heard the soldiers shouting and cheering. It was grand to see the good old States again.” He writes that he met Albert Pechaver, Little Stan’s brother, at the discharge center. He wonders if they’re having below zero weather out in Ely, Minn.
Sgt. Zbasnik is the son of Mr. Anton Zbasnik, Supreme Secretary of the AFU.
Thanks for the letter, Bill, and we all send you our best wishes and much luck in your future life as a civilian!
This week Sgt. Steve Babich sends us his latest address. He writes that this address will probably be a permanent one until such time as he is discharged. Friends of Sgt. Babich are asked to note his new address :
Sgt. Steve Babich 15322552, Army Mail Center,
Camp Stoneman, Calif.
Cleveland, Ohio—The Betsy Ross Lodge No. 186, AFU is sponsoring a dance to be held on Oct. 28th, at the Slovenian Workingmen’s Home on Waterloo Rd. Music for the occasion will be provided by the well-knpwn Miklavič orchestra, playing Slovenian polkas and all popular melodies.
A cordial invitation is being extended to all lodges in the vicinity to attend our first so cial entertainment of the year, since no social affairs were helc during the duration of the war Anyone attending our affair wil be assured of a full evening of entertainment; many memories can be recalled of the gooc times had previously at the af fairs held before the war. So let’s all come and enjoy some of them good times again, by at tending this dance. Your presence will be remembered and returned in the future, when your lodge will be holding an affair.
Dancing shall commence at 8 p. m. until ? Admission to the dance is 60 cents, which is a mere sum for an evening of en-j o y a b 1 e entertainment and plenty of refreshments will be on hand for all.
Many plans are being outlined by the committees concerning the future social and sport activities that can be enjoyed by all the members young and old. Arrangements are already under way for our regular Christmas party for our Juvenile members.
It is the duty of all the mem bers to attend the regular meetings, and aiding the committees with your suggestions to provide the various activities concerning the progress of the lodge and the Union.
Knowingly the lodges’ activities have been curtailed by the war, but with every member taking interest in the activities again, progress can be achieved in every respect for our increase in the membership of our lodge and Union. By holding various activities and participating in them we will restore the active-
Central City, Pa.—Our Lodge No. 198, AFU decided to hold a social on Saturday, Nov. 3rd. It will be held in the Union Hall in Cairnbrook, Pa. and will begin at 7:30 p. m. Mr. Joseph Ka-resin will see to it that we have a first-class orchestra for that night. Admission will be 50 cents per person. Our members will pay this admission with their next monthly assessment.
All friends from this vicinity are cordially invited to attend. We assure them in advance that they will be satisfied with the n\u s i c and everything else. Therefore, friends of this vicinity, reserve the evening of Nov. 3rd and attend our social. Fraternal regards.
Anton Stefančič, Sec’y Lodge No. 198, AFU Central City, Pa.
CARDINAL HIGHLIGHTS
Struthers, Ohio—Back again just to keep fresh in your mind the date of our Victory Dance which is taking place on Hallowe’en night, Oct. 31, 1945 at the Croatian Hall, 199 Lowellville Rd. in Struthers, Ohio. We’ll have Jack Persin and his orchestra, formerly of Warren but now living in Struthers, to provide the music. All neighboring lodges and friends are invited to attend. So bring along your gals and beaus and have fun with the Cardinals.
Visiting us this past week was Alex Penich who is the latest Cardinal to become a civilian. Also hear that Cpl. Emil Miko-lich is home with a discharge. We have 30 members in the service and seven have been honorably discharged so far. Hope it won’t be long before we have them all back with us.
All you members who have dance tickets return either the cash or tickets to me not later than Oct. 25th, as I would like to know what I have on hand before the dance.
On Oct. 28th, Jo Ann Glavic will celebrate her third birthday. We want to say “Happy Birthday” and hope her daddy, Sgt. Edward Glavic, who is on his way hope, will be home to help her celebrate.
In closing I want to remind you to pay your lodge dues on or before the 25th of each month. I’ll be seeing you at the dance!
Jennie Millosin, Sec’y Lodge No. 229, AFU Struthers, Ohio
Chilly fall days are perfect for a fire in the fireplace. But is your fireplace protected by a screen? The Greater Cleveland Safety Council and the National Safety Council remind you that a fireplace screen does double duty—it keeps any sparks from flying out on the rug and also keeps the little tots from going too close to the flame. So, when you build that first fall fire, remember to use your fireplace screen.
From the Supreme Office of c4. F. U.
WINNERS OF CAMPAIGN AWARDS IN SEPTEMBER During the month of September, 89 new juvenile members were enrolled in the Juvenile Department. The special awards went to the following lodges:
First special award of S40.00 was received by Lodge No. 202. Rock Springs, Wyo. which enrolled 12 new juvenile members: the second special award of S30.00 went io Lodge No. 182, Pittsburgh, Pa. which enrolled 10 new members; the third special award of S20.00 went to Lodge No. 66, Joliet, 111. which enrolled 9 new members, and the fourth special award of $10.00 was received by Lodge No. 1, Ely, Minn, which enrolled 8 new members.
Only 30 lodges were active in the campaign during the month of September. There was no word from the remaining 145.
We have 68 lodges which during this year did not enroll even one new juvenile member! Does this speak well for them? Where are the presidents, secretaries and treasurers of these lodges that they don't exert any effort? Do they want to take the courage away by their passiveness, by their indifference, from the rest of the lodges who work so hard? What will happen to our Slovene fraternal organizations if we go on this way? It is true that today we are over-solvent however, this oversolvency can be maintained only by adding new members. Isn't there anyone in those mentioned 68 lodges, an official or a member, who would strive to get at least one new member? Have you lost faith in fraternalism and the principles of brotherhood or do you have so little respect for your office, so little conscientiousness of your obligations as brother to brother, that you allow such a shadow to fall on your lodge? You will give the answer to this yourselves in the coming two months, that is, by Dec. 31st when the present campaign will be concluded.
ANTON ZBASNIK, Supreme Secretary.
Team Work
Pittsburgh, Pa.—We Americans have a very significent and proper phrase for the success of any undertaking which requires united and co-ordinated efforts by those engaged in a particular enterprise, namely, “tea m-work.”
If our side is the winner in a game of sport we proudly tell others that we won by our superior team-work which our opponents did not have. The same rule holds good in every other venture if we hope to be successful. 'It was the same wonderful team-work which gained us victory in Europe and the Pacific because, although we have excellent military leaders, our success depended largely upon fine team-work of our units and that indomitable American spirit of confidence and initiative with which our boys are endowed. It takes the team-work of its crew to move a giant ship in and out of harbors or on the high seas; team-work moves heavily-loaded trains from coast to coast; team-work is needed among members of every lodge, in fact it is needed in every situation involving some of the problems of every-day life.
It is team-work which assures a successful growth of a fraternal organization, and it is this excellent cooperation of our members which built the American Fraternal Union to its present strength and stability. Leaders and individuals of any group may put forth great efforts to gain a certain end, but without whole-hearted team-work their task is doomed to failure. The
success of our present Juvenile Membership drive will be due to this team-work which is needed in all efforts in behalf of the American Fraternal Union. Our opinions may differ at times on certain things or on how certain things should be done, but after a decision has been made it again takes that easily-understood American term of “team-work” to achieve lasting results.
The J uvenile Membership Drive is heading into the back stretch. The pace is swift. The track is fast. But every thoroughbred will finish the course. When the winners fl^sh past the judges’ stand, will your lodge be among them? . . . Because you helped to put it there?. All together then, with real teamwork for American Fraternal Union’s “best Juvenile Membership Drive!”
Frank J. Kress,
First Supreme Vice-Pres.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Do you know what a little Nip does? That’s right, kills a lot of Americans. But we’re not talking about the Nips from Tokyo now ... we’re referring to those short, quick nips that some motorists take before climbing into their cars. The Greater Cleveland Safety Council and the National Safety Council report that one out of every six drivers involved in fatal traffic accidents last year was found to have been drinking. The answer? If you drive, don’t drink. If you drink, don’t drive.
Schedule of Commissions or Awards Paid by the American Fraternal Union
Eighteen per cent of home accident fatalities were children, under five years of age during 1944, reports the National Safety Council.
tiveness enjoyed by our lodge before the war.
John P. Lunka, Pres. Lodge No. 186, AFU Cleveland, Ohio
PLAN "D"
For $ 250.00 insurance For $ 500.00 insurance For $1,000.00 insurance For $1,500.00 insurance For $2,000.00 insurance For $3,000.00 insurance For $5,000.00 insurance
EFFECTIVE JUNE 1. 1945 For New Adult Member*
PLANS "E" AND "F" _$ 1.50 For $ 250.00 insurance _$ 2.50 For $ 500.00 insurance . $ 5.00 For $1,000.00 insurance -$ 7.50 For $1500.00 insurance _$10.00 For $2.000.00 insurance „$15.00 For $3,000.00 insurance _$25.00 For $5,000.00 insurance
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For Each Plan "JA" Member $1.00 PLAN "JC"
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For Each Plan "JB" Member $3.00 PLAN "JD"
For $ 250.00 insurance For $ 500.00 insurance For $1.000.00 insurance Commissions for new Adult or Juvenile member* in due and payable after the new members have paid six monthly assessments and are to be turned over to the members who secured the applications.
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AUNT MARY'S GARDEN
JUVENILE SPOTLIGHT
I wonder how many of the readers of the Juvenile Page know who Clement R. Attlee is? He is the man who by the vote of the people became Britain’s new Prime Minister last July.
There is a startling difference between Attlee and the man that he succeeded. Former Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, one of the great orators in Britain’s history was a fighting, energetic, aggressive man. Attlee has no frills but his many years of fine service to his people as a member of Parliament, his intelligence and honesty brought for him this great victory. It does prove that if a man has integrity, he does not have to have color to get ahead.
BUt now how about Attlee’s family tree? You all know how American historians like to make much about Abraham Lincoln’s humble beginning but a check on his family tree reveals he descended from gentry of the English county of Norfolk. The new Prime Minister is a staid, gentlemanly, conservative Englishman. He is not poor man’s friend by birthright. If we should look up Who’s Who in his family tree we would find that he was the son of a Tory lawyer and that he was educated at Haileybury which is one of England’s more exclusive schools.
Now let. us see what we would find if we should look up Churchill’s background. The man that Attlee succeeded has had a dominating and colorful place in Britain’s history. Although he prefers to go without title he is a direct descendant of the great warrior, Duke of Marlborough. Marlborough was commander-in-chief of the British army in the early seventeenth century.
If we would look up the family tree of some of our famous American statesmen we would find many interesting facts. Although George Washington’s forbears were royal-blooded, his famous ancestors being Charles the Great; King Louis IX and Alfred the Great some of his descendants were commoners.
Have you ever explored your family tree? Perhaps if you went chinning among the branches you would find it so fascinating you wouldn’t wish to stop until you had inv^stibated every bit of it. It is a known fact that only about two per cent of all the people know who their forefathers were. Maybe you would like to turn detective and do some sleuthirig for blue-bloods in your family. But believe me, you will need a lot of patience, for checking your ancestors can’t be done in a hurry.
But think how interesting it can be. If you have living grandparents you can quiz them. They would be flattered that you show interest and will willingly tell you many things which you perhaps have never even suspeceted about your background. But of course every statement must be checked for authenticity.
There are two principle methods of compiling a family background, the ancestral record and the genealogical record. The first is simpler for you begin with your father and mother, list their fathers and mothers and you have your four grandparents. Then you are confronted with eight great-grandparents and so on. You keep going backwards.
The genealogical record is much more difficult to compile for you begin with some c^istant ancestor, say the first one that landed in this country. Then you come forward to present-day descendants. This is a much vaster and impressive way
| to find your ancestors and may re quire the assistance of experts. | That is why more people more oft- j en pursue the ancestral method i and make it their hobby.
There are many sources fromj ] which to get information. Tomb- j j stones in your locality may help, j j church records, Bureau of Census, ! in Washington, public libraries and j your own state sapital records.
Today let us look up our AFU [ family tree and see if we can find ; something about our hard-working ! Associate Editor. Aunt Mary can’t
I tell you who her ancestors were j for I don’t even know her maiden i name. But as I scanned the long
i limbs of our AFU family tree 11 | saw a bright light shining way out i j on the end of a long, long branch.
II very cautiously made my way over and there stood a Houdini 'with a crystal ball in his hand. I explained why I was there so he promised to help me out and as we went crystal-gazing together this is what we found.
Several years ago, Frances Eržen was placed in charge of the English and Juvenile sections of Nova Doba. She is young, pretty, alert, a good worker, very ambitious. One year ago this month she re-opened the Juvenile Page. She has worked very hard to keep it going. The job has been well done so on this first anniversary of Frances Erzen’s Juvenile Page we extend warm and hearty congratulations! The Houdini gleamed happily and so did Aunty Mary for the crystal ball was good to us. It further revealed that Frances likes her job and would continue to ma*ke the Page just as interesting | in the months to come, j Aren’t the ways of life strange,
| boys and girls. Your Aunt Mary was sitting here wondering what to say to you this month and then a pretty girl with an anniversary, a family tree, a shining light, a Houdini and perhaps somewhat of a vivid imagination came to my rescue. Aunt Mary would like to give you a deeper insight into the background of our friend behind the AFU desk in Cleveland, but the light has gone out and the Houdini has vanished into thin air. But I’m willing to wager my new fall hat ; that if we would delve deeper we 1 would find plenty of blue-bloods i and royal-bloods there. Anyway i Frances, I am sure that all the ; boys and girls who have helped to make our garden the success j that it is join me today in wishing you happiness on this first anni-t versary of yours. We hope you will j find joy in your work in the days j to come and from our hearts comes j a hearty “Thank you” for all that I you have done.
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Now just a hello to Louis Oblock i of Aspen, Colo., to Mary Jean Zu-! pan and Bobby Erzen. Your letters were interesting and please write j again.
And now let’s stand by while Frances announces the winners of the Aunt Mary quiz contest.
Bye now!
Aunty Mary
This month, the AJU Juvenile Page is celebrating its first anniversary of the return of the Juvenile Page to the columns of the Nova Doba. I hope you Juveniles enjoyed reading it as much as I have enjoyed editing it during the past year. I have made many new friends in the Juvenile Department and I hope that during the next months I shall meet and hear from many more.
To all of you who cooperated with us during the past year, I wish to send a big “Thank You” with the hope that you will write every month and help our Page to grow!
Get your friends interested in the Juvenile Page by passing around to them your copy every month when you are done reading it. You might even get them to become interested in becoming members of our American Fraternal Union if they are not members as yet. Tell them when they are AFU members, they too, can become juvenile reporters.
In conclusion I wish to say again, many thanks to all of you who helped us out so very much. And to Aunty Mary, my heartfelt thanks for her wonderful “Garden” stories and cooperation.
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The American Fraternal Union has awarded one dollar to Juvenile Louis Oblock of Lodge No. 47, AFU of Aspen, Colo, for his letter to our Page last month in which he described his home town and surrounding areas so vividly. We certainly enjoyed it, Louis, and we hope you’ll write often.
Spirit of Hallowe'en lAunty Mary's Talks to AFU Juveniles
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Frances Erzen
Juvenile Letter Box
I Jimmy: “What animal can jump j higher than the Empire State Build-j ing?”
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Johnny: “I’m sure I don't know.”
Jimmy: “All of them, silly, who j ever heard of a building jumping?”
Ronnie: “Daddy, let’s play SOSO.”
Daddy: “What’s 50-50?”
Ronnie: “You carry me half way home and I’ll walk half way.”
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Aspen, Colo.—Dear Juveniles: I First of all I want to thank the| AFU for the dollar award I re-| ceived for my last letter. I want to thank Aunty Mary for the nice picture which she sent to me. I also want to congratulate Mrs. Erzen on the first anniversary of the re-openipg of our Juvenile Page.
For the past eight days I have been potato picking. Because of the shortage of workers, school was dismissed for one week, so all the school children could help the farmers. Almost all the farmers’ potatoes are being picked by high school 'ind seventh and eighth grade students. Potato or spud picking Is a back-breaking job. You bend over and pick spuds from »bout eight or eight-thirty in the morning until about 5:30 in the! afternoon. You and your partner each fill yovir own basket with potatoes which weigh about 35 pounds. Then you take turns dumping the full baskets into, a sack. Two baskets are counted as half; n sack.
At the rancn i picked at, we re ceived 12 cents a full sack and our dinner.
Hunting season is now open for two weeks. Hunters from all' parts of the state and and out of the state come here and to other counties to hunt for deer, elk and bear. After the hunters get their deer they proudly display them on the, fenders of their cars.
For protection against being mistaken for a deer, the hunters wear red hats and shirts. In this way you can distinguish them from other people. Even though they wear red, some are killed by accident.
Some of the soldiers of the Tenth Mountain Division, who were formerly of Camp Hale and who fought in Italy, are helping clean our ski course for skiing this winter. On September 30th we had our first snowfall. However, it all melted before the afternoon was over. We are looking forward to some good skiing before Christmas.
Louis Oblock (Age: 13 years) Lodge No. 47, AFU Aspen, Colo.
One of my brothers is in Korea and the other is serving in the Philippines. They are a long way from home.
I had better close now but I'll write again next time.
Sincerely yours,
Mary Jean Zupan (Age: 6 years) Lodge No. 147, AFU Canon City, Colo.
TO FRANCES £RZEN
May Ihis message bring you gladness And these words today express The dearest l^opes you ever knew.
And may these hopes and dreams come true.
May your work grow lighter day by day.
And as you go along life's way May you find joy without compare.
And many happy hours to share.
We hope through all the future You will find joy and luck and cheer.
And may each new year simply add To all that you've already had.
On your anniversary, happy hours.
Warmest love and rarest flowers.
You've worked so hard, been kind and true, *
On this day of yours, felicitations to you.
Gene Balint (Age: 12 years) Lodge No. 162, AFU Enumclaw, Wash.
Euclid, Ohio — Dear Juvenile Members: Hello everybody! It has been quite some time since I last wrote to the Juvenile Page. I have been a very busy boy as I have been helping my daddy on our little farm. I grew some cantaloupes, watermelons, tomatoes and carrots. It sure was a lot of work to weed, hoe and water the plants, but it is a lot nicer now when everything is ripe and you only have to go out and pick things from your own garden.
Congratulations to Mrs. Frances Erzen on the first anniversary of the re-opening of our Page. It is one year ago this month that the Juvenile Page came back. Let’s all cooperate with our editor and write more often so she will know we are all backing, her up in making the Juvenile Page a success.
I am feeling pretty good now after recovering from my accident. However, my mother is ill and I hope she will get well real soon.
I am now in the fourth grade at school.
Fraternally yours,
John Cecelic Jr. (Age: !> years) Lodge No. 132, AFU Euclid, Ohio
Canon City, Colo.—Dear Juveniles: Congratulations to Frances Erzen on the first anniversary of the return of our Juvenile Pa ge.-Now just a few lines to let you know everyone is fine. We had two big snowstorms here and the apples were still on the trees. However, it didn’t freeze them but it broKs a lot of limbs off the trees.
I’m happy to say that one of my cousins was discharged. Now I hope my brothers and my other cousins would also get discharged and come home. But it’s almost in:possible.
Salida, Colo.—Dear Juveniles: Well, here I am at home and all through with my school work. And now I am going to accomplish my next greatest aim—writing to the Juvenile Page.
I am very sorry for not writing last month and I’m ashamed so I’ll write now and never miss again.
First of all I want to mention something which I know every other Juvenile will agree 100% j with me. That is my deepest and: greatest congratulations to Mts. Frances Erzen upon the first anniversary of the return of our Juvenile Page. It was a year ago this month that our Juvenile Page was re-opened and I’m sure everyone is very thankful. May all the best of luck, happiness and health be yours, Mrs. Erzen!
Next, how are all the young folks enjoying school so far? I really enjoy it and I’m not kidding. I am now a Junior in the Salida High School. We really have a swell bunch of teachers. We should all be very grateful for this wonderful opportunity of going to school.
Our school football team has begun their football season. They won games from Delta, Colo., Del Norti, Colo, and Walsenburg, Colo. The team Itself has something to be proud of.
The weather here has been really swell. But I suppose we’ll be having snow in the very near future.
We received a V-Mail from my brother, Jack, stating he will be home in about thirty days. Sure will be glad to see him again. He has been in the service 44 months and has never been home since his induction. But when he does come home it will be for good. He is up for discharge.
Now back to the Juvenile Page. I want to thank each and everyone of you for your swell contributions to the Page and I hope you all keep up the swell work. I really enjoy reading the letters but I do wish more young folks would write# I also would like to have a few boys and girls write to me and I will be more than glad to correspond with them.
I haven’t really anything more to write so will close for now. Wishing you all health, luck and happiness. I hope to hear from a few of you juvenile members soon. I remain, sincerely yours,
Dorothee Tekavec (Age: 15 years) Lodge 78, AFU Salida, Colo.
Hello Juveniles: This is the Spirit of Hallowe’en talking to all of you. I know you look forward to this day every year and that you are already planning many pranks to play on this day. I want all of you to have a good time—yes, a good time but also a safe and sane time. By this I mean, you can go around ringing doorbells for handouts, have parties and have fun. But let’s get away from the old-time habit of destroying property.
As you all know, there was a big war on and most of the civilian things were hard to get. Don’t destroy any property because most of it cannot be replaced. That is the first reason. The second reason for being sfire you can’t destroy property is that it just isn’t good Ameri-canship! All the grownups want you to have fun, so do I, but good, clean fun. There are many harmless pranks you can play and still have fun. The adults don’t mind your dressing up and going out on Hallowe’en but they will be very disappointed in you if you are going to destroy property and other such things.
Why don’t you have a party at your homes? There are many games you can play at a party which are the most fun. Then too, if you go from house to house for handouts, I’m sure you’ll be rewarded if you don’t make a nuisance out of yourselves.
When children come to my house, I always have popcorn and candy for them. And would you believe it, last year they came with big paper bags and some even carried baskets—and what do you think? Their bags were filled with everything from apples, sweets, nuts and pennies. Reminds me of the old Slovenian custom of “Te-pežni dan” when we used to go out with a basket and stick and come home loaded with goodies.
So won’t you help this old Spirit of Hallowe’en from being hated by the adults by planning a safe and sane Hallowe’en night? I’ll be ever so grateful to you. You see, many people hate me because of what the youngsters do when they destroy property. Perhaps if all of you and your buddies would remember to play square and not destroy anything, people might change their minds about me and my holiday. Can I count on you? Of course I can!
Have fun but play safe! Don’t destroy other peoples’ property!
Quiz Contest Winners Announced
RECOMMENDED READING FOR JUVENILES
The Umbrella Man by Emma Brock.
When mended umbrellas were all returned to the wrong houses, the confusion that followed makes an appealing picture book with accompanying jingles.
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Jonica’s Island by Gladys Malvern.
Scorned because her father is a drunkard, Jonica is taken in as a bound girl by a prosperous New Amsterdam family. Her struggle to gain social acceptance is well told in this story for teen-age girls.
The above books may be obtained at your local library.
Juveniles
Surprise
Editor
This is one time, your editor is, at loss for words. Just after I wrote all the articles for the Juvenile Page and waited for your letters, oh, what a surprise was in store for me! Along with all your letters and columns and even a beautiful poem, came anniversary congratulations for the Juvenile Page. I feel very guilty for I thought no one would even remember it. How wrong I was about you Juveniles!
But I really don’t deserve all those nice compliments for they belong to all of you juveniles—you who helped make the Page a success. It is your help and cooperation which made the Page an interesting one. To you should go the congratulations and honors!
All I can add is my humble and sincere thanks to all of you who remembered. I hope that we shall keep on growing bigger and better every month. The monthly Juvenile Page is a part of my work which I look forward to with great pleasure. I truly enjoy editing it and now that I know all of you take a gern^-ine interest in it, it makes me even more determined that I shall do the best I can to keep our Page on the top! Again, my sincere thanks to you all!
Mrs. Frances Erzen,
Associate Editor
At last, here is the news you Juveniles have been waiting for— the names of Aunty Mary’s Quiz Contest winners!
Congratulations to Stevie Stepec, of Ely, Minn, who won first place having 18 correct answers. Good for you, Steve!
Second place winner was Margaret M. Startz, well-known juvenile columnist, who had a score of 16 correct answers. Margaret also hails from Ely, Minn.
Third award winner was Juliana Rauch of Roundup, Montana. Congratulations to you Juliana and let’s hear from you more often.
Fourth prize winner was Charlie Krainick Jr. of Enumclaw, Washington. Good for you Charlie, it seems you juveniles from the West are certainly on your toes. All the prizes went westward in this con--test.
Thanks to all juveniles who participated and let’s hear from you more often in the pages of our Juvenile Department. Any day now, that mailman will be ringing your doorbell and you will receive the surprise awards which were presented to you by Aunty Mary. She tells me she enjoyed the contest as much as you did and she hopes to hear from all of you and very soon! Let’s all strive to make the AFU Juvenile Page bigger and better as time goes on.
Ely Review
By Margaret M. Startz
The Adventures of the Three Bears
By John Balini
Ever since early this spring we have been hearing tales about the three bears which have inhabited our neighborhood. It seems like a tale out of a book but as we have seen them so many times ourselves we know the stories are true.
Back in July when the cherries were ripening, the mother bear and her two offsprings were first seen in Mr. Rey’s orchard in the Neu-waukum district. Mr. Rey was walking through his orchard one day and all of a sudden he stopped in his tracks. He saw a big bear walking around beneath the cherry tree and upon closer observation discovered that the two cubs were up in the tree picking cherries. They were on the edge of a long limb pulling the cherries towards them with their paws and eating the fruit.
About one month ago in this same man’s pasture the bear were picking wild berries. Mr. Rey did not see the bears and wasn’t looking for them but they sure found him. He was looking for his cow an dsomehow must have come between the mother and the younger bears. He heard a grunting noise and turned to see what it was. There was the mother bear and she certainly was antagonistic for she took out after the farmer. He started for his house but soon knew that he couldn’t .make it so he headed for the nearest tree. He had barely scampered . to the upper branches and the bear was beneath the tree. The tree was too small jfor her to climb so she stomped around beneath the tree on her hind legs and broke several limbs before she finally walked off. Mr. Rey later related that his dog was with hint and he had expected the | dog to come to his rescue so when he climbed the tree he looked for the hound but to his utter dismay j he say the dog racing towards the house with his tail between his legs. Mr. Rey said that had the dog given him an even break he would have without doubt beaten the dog to the house.
Not so long ago our pal Billy was dashing towards the Flaming Geyser Park, anxious to get there so he could help the owner herd horses. Like a flash he was back at our house, breathless and Very j pale. As he came around a bend in j the trail he almost ran right into the bears which were making their way up into our orchard. He said ! the mother bear was as surprised I as he was but that she reared up ! on her hind legs and snorted loudly at him. We took our guns and went to look for them but they were al ready gone.
Last week we saw all three of ] them picking fruit in our orchard. Very quietly, my mother, grandmother, brother and a neighbor who was at the house at- the time and I made our way towards the bear. We were unarmed as we had loaned out our guns. The mother | bear was about twenty-five feet from us and the smaller two were a little farther away. We watched them for about ten minutes before they saw us. It was really something to watch them pick berries off the vines. When the bear# became conscious of our presence, the cubs ran for the woods but the mother bear stood on her hind legs for a long time and grunted and snorted. I- believe she had half a notion to come for us and if we had turned to run she probably
Ely, Minn.—First of all I wish to congratulate Mrs. Frances Erzen on the first anniversary of the return of the Juvenile Page. You led us on and encouraged us to write. Our Page is growing bigger with each passing month. All of this is due to your kindness and thoughtfulness.
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Well, Juveniles, the weeks sure have been going fast since school started. The teachers are giving us enough work to keep us busy most of the time. The football season has begun and so far Ely has played three games with Virginia, Tower and Soudan and has won all of them. We have a good start and I hope this team continues their good work throughout the season.
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Wac Pfc. Frances Lah was married in a small church in Wynd-ham, England to Cpl. John Morris of Salisbury, N. C. Mrs. Moris has been stationed in England for 14 months and expects to return to Ely this month sometime.
Bernard Pruse, SC 2c, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pruse is, home on furlough. Pruse has fought on the U. S. cruiser San Diego for the past 32 months in the Pacific War.
M/Sgt. Fred Pucel returned home after being honorably discharged from the army.
We received a letter from my sister, Florence, stating that the FBI might go on a point system in discharging employees, something like the army only in the FBI each person will want more points so they can hold their jobs, longer. They will consider how long you worked and how good your work was. Florence likes her job very much and said she certainly woqld like to work yet for a good long time.
Recently Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Toms and Mrs. Tom’s.mother, Mrs. Mary Povsha, my mother and I went for a drive. We drove up' the Stoney road and along the North Shore. We went up through Two Harbors and then turned toward home. It was a long drive and we certainly enjoyed the trip. Some of the sights we saw were Finland, Isabella, Ilgen City, etc. The hotels and cabins are built similar to 'plans of the Aztec Indians. We' saw the Rock Bridge which was built by the C. C. boys. Many people stop to look at this wonderful bridge. My oldest brother, Joseph, helped to build this bridge . at Knif River which is near the North Shore Drive.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Toms and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Modich and son went to Kewatin and Duluth two weeks ago.
S/Sgt. Louis A. Rebol of the 8th Air Force was honorably discharged from the service on Sept. • 18th. He had entered the service in March 1943. He spent six months overseas in England and participated in 35 missions over Germany. He received 4 battle stars and five Oak Leaf Clusters. Before entering the service he took accordion lessons for a year. He plans to return to the school and continue his musical career.
My brother, Pfc. Fred J. Startz, came home on his 30-day furlough on Sept. 19th. After his furlough he will go to Camp McCoy in Wis-cinsin. Fred was with the JL03rd Div. but later was transferred to the 45th Division. He served overseas for 12 months and has been in the service for three years. It was nice to see him after all that time. He brought home a number of souvenirs, among them a bracelet, a wooden platter, a lovely pin, a silver Dutch boy and girl and many other articles. Fred was in France, Austria, Germany and England,
I had to laugh when I read a letter my sister Florence sent me telling about her experience in horseback-riding one morning. It was the first time she ever rode a horse and she said she was sore for days afterward but is willing to go again.	j .......
My cousin, Capt. Lawrence Golo-bich, is home from overseas on a 40-day furlough. Last Sunday his relatives held a reunion at thp Grahek cabin at White Iron. Everyone had a lovely time.
Goodbye for now, Juveniles; arid I hope your will all write to our Page next month!.	,	„	.	..
would have. But we jyst s so she finally ran after her babies. * The two cubs are now almost as big as their mother. The same day that the bears were .in. our orchard our neighbor reported haying seen them walking along the highway earlier in the day. He said they were headed ii> this direction.
Men have hunted them, off and on, but somehow they have' never been able to bag them. When I get the gun back I hope I will be the lucky one.
John Balint
(Age: 13 years) -. Lodge No. 102, AFU Enumclaw, Wash.
NOVA DUB A., OCTOBER 24, 1945
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AMERICAN FRATERNAL UNION
Pounded July 18, 1898 HOME OFFICE: ELY, MINNESOTA
SUPREME BOARD
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
President: J. N. Rogelj  ...........  6208	Schade	Ave.,	Cleveland	3,	Ohio
1st Vice-Pres’t: Frank J. Kress_____________218—57th St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
2nd Vice-Pres’t: Anton Krapenc  ............ 2021 W. 23 St., Chicago 8, 111.
3rd Vice-Pres’t: Mary Kershisnik, 739 Pilot Butte Ave., Rock Springs, Wyo.
4th Vice-Pres’t: Steve Mauser__________3511	Humboldt St., Denver 5, Colo.
5th Vice-Pres’t: Cyril Rovanšek ......... 452	E. 149 St„ Cleveland 10, Ohio
6th Vice-Pres’t: Mary Predovich ______________ 2300	Yew	St.,	Butte,	Mont.
Secretary: Anton Zbasnik  _________________________AFU Bldg., Ely,	Minn.
Assistant Secretary: Frank Tomsich, Jr  AFU Bldg., Ely,	Minn.
Treasurer: Louis Champa __________________________________  Ely,	Minnesota
Medical Examiner: Dr. F. J. Arch 618 Chestnut St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Editor-Mgr. of Off’1 Organ: A. J. Terbovec, 6233 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland 3,0.
AUDITING COMMITTEE:
President: John Kumse _______________________  1735	E. 33 St., Lorain, Ohio
1st Auditor: Frank E. Vraničar______________1312 N. Center St., Joliet, 111.
2nd Auditor: Matt Anzelc __________________________Box 12, Aurora,	Minn.
3rd Auditor: Frank Okoren _______________4759 Pearl St., Denver 16, Colo.
4th Auditor: John Tomazic  ................. 1763 E. 36th St., Lorain, Ohio
FINANCE COMMITTEE:
J. N. Rogelj .....................  6208	Schade	Ave.,	Cleveland	3,	Ohio
Louis Champa ...........................................      Ely,	Minnesota
Frank J. Kress ........................... 218—57th*'St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Frank E. Vraničar  ........................ 1312 N. Center St., Joliet, 111.
Anton Zbasnik, Secretary .....................  AFU	Bldg.,	Ely, Minnesota
COMMITTEB ON BY-LAWS:
J. N. Rogelj .......................      6208	Schade Ave., Cleveland,	Ohio
Dr. F. J. Arch ................   618	Chestnut	St.,	N.	S.	Pittsburgh,	Pa.
Anton Zbasnik, Secretary .....................  AFU	Bldg.,	Ely, Minnesota
SUPREME JUDICIARY COMMITTEE:
Chairman: Anton Okolish...............  1078	Liberty Ave., Barberton,	Ohio
1st Judiciary: Rose Svetich________________________________Ely,	Minnesota
2nd Judiciary: Anton Erzen.................R. D. No. 1, Turtle Creek, Pa.
3rd Judiciary: Mary Balint  ..........  Route	1, Box 656, Enumclaw, Wash.
4th Judiciary: Fannie Jenko............1118	Clark St., Rock Springs,	Wyo.
BRIEFS
Invitation to Betsy Ross Lodge Dance
Chicago Bowling League News
Cleveland, Ohio—The Betsy Ross Lodge No. 186, AFU will celebrate its 17th anniversary with a dance on Oct. 28, 1945 at 8 p. m. at the Slovenian Workingmen’s Home on Waterloo Rd. The Miklavič Orchestra will furnish the music. This celebration is very timely now that the war is over and our boys and girls are gradually coming home to stay. Let’s all get together and talk over the past and the future with our returning members and our friends.
We would like to see the Napredek Lodge, the Collinwood Boosters Lodge, Lodge No. 71 and Lodge No. 37 represented at our dance.
Everyone is cordially invited to attend. There will be plenty of refreshments so we look for-«
ward to. seeing you there!
I wish to report that several of our members who were in the service are on their way home. Brother Stanley Janezich is one; Brother Joseph A. Kigali, better known as “Patsy” is another, any week now he is expected back from the East Indies. 1 Brother Douglas Schonwald has returned to stay having been discharged from the navy after three years of service. Welcome home and we hope to see you at our dance on Oct. 28th with your charming wife, Theresa.
These have been trying times for all the families who have someone still in the service. May good luck folow these members and may they all soon be homeward bound.
The Betsy Ross Lodge has 26 members still in the service. To their families I would like to say: “Be brave and have faith and soon your loved ones will also return.”
Fraternal regards to all AFU members.
Catherine Krall, Sec’y Lodge No. 186, AFU Cleveland, Ohio
Chicago, 111.—At the bowling session held Thursday, Oct. 18th the bowling went along in a very friendly fashion; two and one, no team won all three games. The	teams	which	won	two
games were Gotfiieb’s Florists, Spolar’s Hotels and the Zefran Undertakers. Teams winning one game were Dr. Grill’s team, Hujan’s Tavern and the Liberty Bell Lodge No. 70, AFU.
Best individual bowlers were: Three games:	Louis	Zefran,
519;	Louis	Dolmovich,	490,
Louis Andreasich, 475. Single games high were: Louis Dolmovich, 198; Louis Zefran, 179, and Andrew Poupa, 168. In regard to their averages the following individuals raised their score by the following points: Andrew Spolar Jr., 6; Frances Baskovitz, 5; Virginia Warren and	Joseph	Oblak,	4 points
each; Louis	Zefran	and	John
Gottlieb, 3 points each; Anton Krapenc and Mary Globokar, 2 points each.
Next Thursday we shall bowl as follows: Hujan Tavern vs. Zefran’s Undertakers; Dr. Griil’s team vs. Liberty Bell; Spolar’s Hotels vs. Gottlieb’s Florists.
We still need two more bowlers or bowlerettes. Come to the bowling alleys next Thursday at 7:45 p. m. at 3135 W. Cermak Rd. Fraternal regards.
John Gottlieb, Sec’y, Chicago AFU Bowling League.
Each fall when families start their furnaces, the fire department is kept busy answering calls. So, why not keep the fire engines away from your door by checking your heating equipment beforehand? The Greater Cleveland Safety Council and the National Safety Council suggest that you have your furnace or heater and your chimney and flues inspected and cleaned before cold weather comes. Of course, if a repair job is called for, be sure to follow through on that, too.
Swimming season is over. But do you realize there are still water hazards in your home? There’s the danger of severe electric shock if you touch a light switch or electric appliance while your hands or your feet are wet. You don’t have to stay away from all water, mind you—but you can avoid possible serious accidents by keeping this Greater Cleveland Safety Council and the National Safety Council reminder—in mind.
Lodge No. 198, AFU of Central City, Pa. will sponsor a social on Saturday, Nov. 3, 1945 at the Union Hall in Cairnbrook, Pa. Guests are assured of a good time. All members and friends in this vicinity are cordially invited to attend. Admission will be 50 cents per person.
Lodge No. 170, AFU of Chicago, 111., will hold a social evening on Saturday, Nov. 10th at Mary Golenko’s lower hall. All members and members of neighboring lodges and their friends are cordially invited to attend.
The Betsy Ross Lodge No. 186, AFU of Cleveland, Ohio will hold a Hallowe’en dance on Oct. 28, 1945 at the Slovenian Workingmen’s Home on Waterloo Rd. At this same time they will celebrate the 17th anniversary of their lodge. Music will be furnished by the Miklavčič Orchestra. All members of this lodge and neighboring AFU lodges are cordially invited to attend.
The Cardinal Lodge No. 229, AFU will hold a “Victory Dance” on Hallowe’en night, Oct. 31, 1945 at the Croatian Hall in Struthers, Ohio. Music will be furnished by Jack Per-sin and his orchestra. All neighboring lodges, as well as local members, are cordially invited to attend.
Cancer — Rules Of Procedure
Ordinarily, cancer does not develop in healthy tissues. It j usually starts in organs affected j by chronic irritation, inflammation or other disease of possible long standing.
By removing abnormal conditions and chronic ailments which favor the development of cancer, and by proper treatment of such conducive conditions, many cancers can be prevented. Here are some sound “Rules of Procedure” and preventive practices to follow:
1. Visit your doctor regularly, at least once each year.
2. Avoid irritations, tight or | uncomfortable clothes.
3. Check with your dentist against any sharp or jagged teeth, ill-fitting dental plates or gum infections.
4. Keep your mouth, teeth and gums clean.
5. Avoid eating foods or drinking liquids that are too hot. Avoid the excessive use of tobacco which may cause lip, tongue or mouth irritations.
—American Cancer Society 350 Fifth Avenue New York City
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Jugoslav Winter Clothing Drive
Burgess Meredith, noted actor of stage and screen, has accepted the national chairmanship of the Winter Clothing Drive of the American Committee for Yugoslav Relief to begin October 22, it was announced today at the Committee’s .national office, 235 East 11th Street.
Mr. Meredith stated that he was taking time from his professional activities to lead the emergency drive because “like most Americans, I believe that the Yugoslav people, most of them undernourished and ill
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after four years of war against our common enemy, must be provided with warm clothing and shoes if they are to survive! the winter. We know from of-j ficial reports that thousands ofj victims will be added to the nation’s long casualty list when winter invades Yugoslavia if we; do not help them now.”
Mr. Meredith pointed out that! the desperate clothing shortage is made even more critical by | the fact that coal production this year is less than half the pre-war level and that transportation difficulties have delayed | (he shelter program so that hundreds of thousands will be homeless by the time the winter sets in.
Calling on the American peo-j pie for gifts of new and used! clothing and shoes for shipment: to Yugoslavia, Mr. Meredith announced that it will be possible for cargo to reach the Yugoslav people by midwinter and urged that contributions be made immediately so that clothing can be cleaned, patched, sorted and ready for shipment at the earliest possible date.
In connection with the clothing campaign, the Committee is making a special appeal to discharged servicemen to turn in their discarded army clothing to the drive.
—American Committee for Yugoslav Relief, Western Pennsylvania Chapter.
A speed violation was reported for one out of every three fatal motor vehicle accidents in 1944, according. to the National Safety Council.
j tako silno, kot vsebina pisem tistih ljudi, ki so šli skozi ves pekel nemške in italijanske okupacije in zdaj poročajo svojim bližnjim sorodnikom v Ameriko.
Čitamo imena vasi, ki so bile požgane in izropane, čitamo imena ljudi, ki so bili odvedeni na prisilna dela in v koncentracijska taborišča v inozemstvo, čitamo imena ljudi, ki so bili mučeni in ustreljeni od Nemcev in Italijanov in njihovih hlapcev. Čitamo mestoma tudi imena izdajalcev, ki so se zaradi golih osebnih koristi pridružili najhujšima sovražnikoma našega naroda, Nemcem in Italijanom, ter izdajali in morili ljudi svojega lastnega naroda. Vsak narod ima svoje izvržke. To je sicer žalostno, pa je resnično. Mi jih ne bomo sodili; sodi naj jih narod doma.
Pisma, ki prihajajo iz Slovenije, so pisana in podpisana od pravih, živih ljudi, ki jih njihovi sorodniki v Ameriki poznajo, in tičejo se krajev in oseb, ki so tem sorodnikom znane. Taka poročila nedvomno bolj drže, kot tako zvana poročila, ki so brez podpisa in ki so lahko sestavljena kar tukaj v Ameriki. Vsak pošten poročevalec si upa svoje ime podpisati.
Zato so važna pisma, ki jih prejemajo naši ljudje od svojcev v Jugoslaviji. Brez olepšav kažejo1 trpljenje naših ljudi v starem kraju pod bestijalno okupacijo Nemcev in Italijanov, kažejo pa tudi silno odporno moč _ našega malega naroda. Naš narod v starem kraju si je sam iz-vojeval svojo svobodo in si bo sam krojil svojo usodo. Sam bo tudi obračunal s svojimi lcviz-lingi. To ni naša zadeva. Mi moramo našemu v ognju preiskuše-nemu narodu gamo vse dobro želeti In mu materialno pomagati po naših možnostih, in prilikah.
NEZADOVOLJNA LJUDSTVA V KOLONIJAH
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niško zmago na Pacifiku iznebili in zda j bi se radi otresli tudi evropskega imperializma.
Kako se bo vsa zadeva .razvila, je nemogoče vedeti. Nizozemska ima dovolj opravka doma z ! rekonstrukcijo, poleg tega pa tudi nima niti armade niti mornarice, da bi kaj štela. In Indonezija je daleč od Evrope, domačinov v Nizozemski Vzhodni
Indiji, ki zahteva samovlado, je pa 75 milijonov; imajo tudi precej orožja, ki so ga odvzeli Japoncem. Tako je verjetno, da se bodo osvobodili vse inozemske nadvlade ali pa si bodo pridobili vsaj stališče dominija.
Zanimivo je primerjati Filipine z nizozemskimi, francoskimi in angleškimi kolonijami na Pacifiku. Amerika je vzela Filipinsko otočje Špancem pred do- j brimi 40 leti. Sprva je imela tež-koče z upravo, toda kmalu je domačine prepričala, da jim želi dobro ter da ne namerava otočja niti izkoriščati niti ga za stal- I no obdržati. Zadnja leta pred | vojno so imeli Filipinci že sko-ro popolno samovlado. Popolna neodvisnost Filipinov bo proglašena 4. julija 1946. Tako je sklenil naš zvezni kongres. Pod ameriško upravo so bili Filipinci v teku 40 let zelo razviti gospodarsko in kulturno, in Filipinci so znali in znajo to ceniti.
V	vojni z Japonsko so imeli Američani v Filipincih najboljše zaveznike, ki so mnogo pripomogli, da so ameriške čete v primeroma kratki kampanji iztrgale Filipine Japoncem. Američani so bili sprejeti kot rešitelji in prijatelji, ki jim prinašajo svobodo in neodvisnost. Domačini v Nizozemski Vzhodni Indiji pa se upirajo povratku svojih prejšnjih gospodarjev Nizozemcev in istotako protestirajo proti povratku Francozov domačini v Indokini. V tem se najbolj nazorno vidi razlika med ameriško demokracijo in evropskim imperializmom.
RAZDALJE SE KRČIJO
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Vse to in še mnogo drugega nam napovedujejo eksperti za dogledno bodočnost. Včasih bi bili pri takih napovedih skeptični, danes pa nismo več. Danes, se zdi, da ni nič nemogočega.
SENATOR CLAUDE PEPPER O RUSIJI
nega življenja. Vse to je bilo izvedeno v zadnjih letih vpričo preteče nemške in japonske nevarnosti ali med kruto vojno samo.
“Zdaj, ko so bili naši skupni sovražniki, Nemci in Japonci, poraženi, in je bila njihova vojna moč zdrobljena, zdaj, ko jih imamo trdno v rokah, da jim je vojna onemogočena, vem, da bo Sovjetska unija dosegla nove čudeže v rasti in razvoju za oboga-tenje življenja svojega ljudstva. Sovjetsko ljudstvo je močno, fizično in duševno. Njihova korajža in vztrajnost je občudovana po vsem svetu, in jaz vem, da bodo šli naprej z vedno naraščajočo brzino.
“V tem novem svetu bodočnosti more ljudstvo Zedinjenih držav korakati vzporedno z ljudstvom Sovjetske unije. Nobena dva naroda v zgodovini nista imela večjih prilik za napraviti svet bolj miroljuben in bolj bogat, kot jo imamo mi sedaj. Ljudstva vsepovsod željno gledajo na nas in računajo na nas, da izvedemo naše veliko poslanstvo za človeštvo.
“Pokažimo svetu, da bomo rabili našo silno moč za dobro, da bomo stali na strani pravice in proti krivici po vsem syetu, da bomo stali združeni z drugimi dobrimi narodi vsepovsod proti vsakemu agresorju, ki bi pretil z vojno. Pokažimo, da bomo negovali dobro trgovino ter pospeševali naraščajoče in vedno širše prijateljstvo, ne samo med nami, ampak med vsemi ljudstvi, da bomo polagali nov poudarek na ljudsko blagostanje, izboljšanje in človeško dostojanstvo povsod, kjer ljudje skupaj živijo.”
DOPISI
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Do you know that accidents kill more people from two to twenty-eight yqars of age than any disease, according to the Greater Cleveland Safety Council and the National Safety Council? What’s more, accidents ; don’t happen, you know—they are caused. And the cure? Simply use alertness, extra care and constant caution at home, at 1 your job, on the streets, in your [car—and anywhere!
“Zedinjene države so se borile rama ob rami ob strani ljudstva Sovjetske unije v tej veliki vojni osvobojenja. Dolgo prijateljsko med Ameriko in Sovjetsko unijo se je poglobilo in dozorelo v bogastvo, ko smo se bojevali v tej veliki vojni skupno. Naša dva velika naroda sta si v tej borbi segla v roke preko oceanov in kontinentov.
“Zdaj* ko je bila dosežena zmaga v vojni, se oboji obračamo k dolžnostim in prilikam miru. V miru kot v vojni moramo delati tesno skupaj. Ljudstvo Sovjetske unije je mnogo pretrpelo od sovražnika in njegovega razdejanja. Te poškodbe bodo seveda popravili. Industrije, tako v Sovjetski uniji kot v Ameriki, ki so bile posvečene vojni produkciji, se morejo zdaj obrniti za produkcijo mirnega časa. Mi ne smemo biti manj junaški v produkciji za mir kot smo bili v produkciji za vojno. Naša skupna naloga je, da rabimo naše vire 111 našo veliko produkcijsko silo, katero smo tekom vojne morali porabljati za uničevanje, za velik konstrukcijski program v miru.
“V tej vojni se nismo bojevali samo za zmago nad Nemci in Japonci. Mi moramo napraviti našo zmago tudi. zmago nad revščino, bolehnostjo in pomanjkanjem izobrazbe. Zmaga mora biti ne samo zmaga nad slabim življenjem, ampak zmaga za dobro življenje. Jaz sem gotov, da ima rusko ljudstvo iste želje, kajti povsod v Moskvi sem videl, kako ljudje rešpektirajo Američane in jih imajo radi.
“Mi vsi vemo, kajio veliki koraki so bili zadnja leta v Sovjetski uniji napravljeni za razvoj njihovih industrij, za odkrivanje njihovih narodnih bogastev, za napredek znanosti in kulture in za razmah njihovega narod-
Waukegan, 111. — Članstvu društva Sv. Roka, št. 94 ABZ, sporočam, da imam na rokah nova zvezina pravila. Kateri izmed članov jih še ni dobil, naj se zglasi pri meni zanje.
Člane-vojake, ki se vračajo domov, opozarjam, da se vsak oglasi pri meni pred potekom 3C dni po odpustu, ako hoče, da se mu vzpostavi zavarovanje za bolniško podporo, brez zdravniške preiskave. Ako pride pred potekom 30 dni k meni in podpiše potrebno listino, bo sprejet nazaj za bolniško podporo brez zdravniške preiskave. Kdor bi pa hotel vzpostaviti svoje bolniško zavarovanje po 30 dneh, se bo moral dati zdravniško preiskati.
Iz Jolieta sem dobil povabilo na kegljaško bitko, kadar nam bo mogoče priti v Joliet. Za enkrat lahko obljubim Jevitzu, predsedniku društva št. 66 ABZ, da se bomo povabilu odzvali. Kdaj pridemo, bom že sporočil pravočasno. Bojevniki za domovino, ki so se vrnili domov, izjavljajo, da so pripravljeni se spoprijeti tudi z Jolietčani. S kegljaškimi kroglami, seveda. Tudi v Chicago bomo prišli in krogle bodo ropotale kot so lansko leto. Chicažani naj nam sporočijo, če hočejo bitko z nami. Mi hočemo vse nazaj, kar smo dosedaj izgubili. Več se bomo še pogovorili.
Člane našega društva, ki kaj dolgujejo na asesmentih, prosim, da poravnajo. Ni treba, da bi bile zaradi tega neprilike pri društvu, ker zdaj ima však denar, da lahko plača asesment. Bratski pozdrav! — Za društvo št. 94 ABZ:
Anton Stanovnik, tajnik.
Central City, Pa.—Naše društvo Veseli Slovenci, št. 198 ABZ, je sklenilo prirediti veselico v soboto 3. novembra. Vršila se bo v Unijski dvorani v Cairnbrooku, Pa., in se bo pričela. ob pol osmih (7:30) zvečer. Za prvovrstno godbo bo poskrbel Mr. Joseph Karesin, Vstopnina za osebo bo 50 centov. Naši člani plačajo to vstopnino z prihodnjim asesmentom.
Na prireditev so vabljeni vsi
prijatelji dobre zabave iz tega okrožja. Zagotavljamo jim lahko v naprej, da bodo zadovoljni z godbo ter z vso drugo postrežbo. Torej, rojaki v tem okrožju, rezervirajte si večer 3. novembra za poset naše veselice. Brat« ski pozdrav !Za društvo št. 198 ABZ:
Anton Stefančič, tajnik.
Struthers, O.—Sem spet tukaj, da vam skušam obdržati v spominu našo veselico “zmage,” ki se bo vršila v Hrvatski dvorani na 199 Lowellville Rd., Struthers, Ohio. Vršila se bo na Hallowe’en večer, to je, na večer 31. oktobra. Orkester Jacka Per-sina bo poskrbel za dobro godbo. Vsa sosedna društva in vsi prijatelji so vabljeni, da nas na “večer čarovnic,” v sredo 31. oktobra, obiščejo na naši veselici zmage.
Pretekli teden se je oglasil pri n&s Alex Penich, ki je najnovej-ši član našega društva, kateri se je iz vojne službe povrnil v civilno življenje. Tudi Cpl. Emil Mi-kolich je bil častno odpuščen. Mi smo imeli od našega društva 30 članov v vojnih silah Zedinjenih držav, in dosedaj jih je bilo častno ..odpuščenih sedem. Upamo, da kmalu pridejo domov tudi ostali.
Vsi člani, ki imajo v razprodaji tikete za našo veselico 31. oktobra, so prošeni, da mi prinesejo ’gotovino zanje ali pa neprodane tikete najkasneje do 25. oktobra. Rada bi namreč vedela, kaj bo na rokah pred veselico.
Dne 28. oktobra bo Jo Ann Glavic obhajala svoj tretji rojstni dan. Mi ji čestitamo in upamo, da bo njen oče, Sgt. Edward Glavic, ki se vrača domov, prišel pravočasno, da bo pomagal pri proslavi njegega tretjega rojstnega dne.
K sklepu opozarjam člane našega društva, da naj skušajo svoje asesmente vsak mesec poravnati do 25. dne v mesecu. Sestrski pozdrav! — Za društvo Cardinals, št. 229 ABZ:
Jennie Millosin, tajnica.
Chicago, 111.—Pri kegljanju v četrtek 18. oktobra je zopet šlo po bratsko, dve proti eni, nobč-n§, skupina ni dobila vse tri igre. Po dve so torej dobile: Gottlie-bova cvetličarna, Spolarjevi hoteli in Zefranov pogrebni zavod. Po eno pa: Dr. Grili, Hujanova gostilna in Liberty Bell št. 70, ABZ. Najboljši posamezniki so pa bili: V treh igrah, Zefran Louis, 519; Dolmovich Louis, 490, in Andreasich Louis, 475.
V	posameznih igrah pa: Dolmovich Louis, 198; Zefran Louis, 179, in Poupa Andrew, 168. Z ozirom na svojo povvprečnost pa imajo posamezniki napredek po točkah kakor sledi: Spolar Andrew, Jr., 6; Baskovitz Frances, 5; po štiri točke pa: Warren Virginia in Oblak Joseph; po tri točke: Zefran Louis in Gottlieb John; po dve točki: Krapenc Anton in Globokar Mary.
Prihodnji četrtek se bomo udarili po sledečem redu: Hujanova gostilna proti Zefranovem zavodu, Dr. Grili proti Liberty Bell, Spolarjevi hoteli proti Gottliebovi cvetličarni.
Mi še vedno potrebujemo dva kegljača ali kegljačici. Pridite na kegljišče prihodnji četrtek ob 7:45 zvečer na 3135 W. Cermak Rd.—Bratski pozdrav!
John Gottlieb, tajnik kegljaške lige.
Chicago, 111. — NAZNANILO IN POZIV.—Dne 30. septembra letos se je vršila redna seja organizacij, združenih v Centralnem odboru Jugoslovanskih Amerikancev za Chicago in okolico, na katerem se je soglasno zaključilo, da se priredi veliko zborovanje, in sicer v nedeljo, 2. decembra letos, v Pilsen Parl^ Auditorium, na 26th Street in Albany Avenue.	,
Na to zborovanje bodo pozvane 'odlične osebe kot glavni govornik veleposlanik Demokrat-(Dalj e Ud 6. stmu)
Skupno delo
Američani imamo zelo značilno frazo za uspeh katerega koli podvzetja, ki zahteva združene in skupne napore istih, ki so uposleni pri določenem podvzet-ju, namreč “team work” ali skupno delo.
Ako je naša stran zmagovalka v športni igri, mi s ponosom pripovedujemo drugim, da smo mi zmagali z našim boljšim skupnim delom, kakršnega nasprotna stranka ni imela. Isto pravilo velja za vsa druga podvzetja, če upamo biti uspešni. Bilo je tisto čudovito skupno delo, ki nam je prineslo zmago v Evropi in na Pacifiku. Dasi imamo izborne vojne voditelje, je bil naš uspeh odvisen v glavnem od skupnega dela naših vo jaških edinic in neukrotljive ameriške zavesti zaupanja in podvzetnosti, s katero so obdarjeni naši fantje.
Potrebno je skupno delo posadke, da vodi ogromno ladjo v pristanišča in iz istih ter na odprtem morju; skupno delo premika naložene vlake od obale do obale; skupno delo je potrebno v vsakem društvu; prav za prav je skupno delo potrebno v vsaki situaciji, tikajoči se problemov vsakdanjega življenja.
Skupno delo je tisto, ki zasi-gura uspešno rast podporne organizacije, in bila je ta izborna kooperacija naših članov, ki je zgradila Ameriško bratsko zvezo do sedanje moči in stabilnosti. Voditelji in posamezniki katere koli skupine se morda močno trudijo za dosego gotovega cilja, toda brez skupnega dela in sodelovanja ostalih, so napori neuspešni.
Uspeh sedanje mladinske ' kampanje bo uspeh skupnega dela, ki je potrebno v vseh naporih za korist Ameriške bratske zveze. Naša mnenja se morda včasih križajo glede gotovih reči ali kako naj se to ali ono izvede, toda, kadar je bila dosežena odločitev, je spet odvisno od skupnega dela, da se dosežejo uspehi.
Kampanja vpisovanja članov v mladinski oddelek se bliža zaključku. Korak je hiter; pot je trdna. Toda vsak dirjalec bo dokončal tek. Kadar bodo zmagovalci hiteli mimo odra sodnikov, ali bo tvoje društvo med njimi?
. . . zato, ker si ti pripomogel, da je tam? Zavzemimo se vsi skupaj s pravim skupnim delom za uspeh “najboljše mladinske kampanje” Ameriške bratske zveze.
F. J. Kress,
1. glavni podpredsednik ABZ.
Jasni se...
Skupne chicaške podružnice SANSa bodo imele veliko prireditev v nedeljo 18. novembra 1945 v dvorani SNPJ. Obljub-jeno nam je, da bomo dobili govornika iz Jugoslavije; to je človeka, kateri se je boril za svobodo in pravico ljudi v starem kraju, in trpel z narodom ves čas sovražnikove okupacije. Prepričan sem, da vsi želite izvedeti resnico, in slišati boste, kako velika razlika je med tem govornikom in ljudmi, kateri so odnesli pete iz Jugoslavije, še predno jo je napadel sovražnik, in katerih prva skrb je bila obvarovati ne narod, pač pa svojo lastno kožo. Na programu bo več pevskih točk, nastop mladinskega krožka SNPJ in kazanje slik. Opis slik bo enkrat pozneje priobčen. Po programu bo ples in prosta zabava. Narodna dolžnost vsakega zavednega Slovenca v Chicagu in okolici je, da se te prireditve udeleži.
SANS je vedno zastopal pravilno smer, in se povsod boril za resnico, in sedaj po dolgem času prihaja iz starega kraja resnica na dan, in to iz pisem, katera prihajajo ne iz Italije, pač pa direktno iz Jugoslavije.
j Pisma iz Italije se glasijo pri-[bližno takole:
; “Dragi brat France! j “Nahajam se v Italiji. Bežati sem moral pred krvoločnimi komunisti, kateri so vse duhovnike in poštene ljudi pobili. Naš župnik Jernej in kaplan Jože, kakor ! tudi vsi naši sorodniki so gotovo morali umreti mučeniške smrti, ker nič ne vem za nje. Veš, mi smo se borili za tako Jugoslavijo, kot je bila pred vojno, in za njegovo veličanstvo kralja Petra. Pri tem vzvišenem delu so nam celo pomagali Nemci in Italijani, in angleške in francoske družbe, katere so bile tako dobre, da so nam dale denar, da smo lahko obratovali rudnike, železnice itd., so bile z nami. Vidiš, vse je bilo tako lepo in pošteno.
“Jaz sem imel krasno službo pri eni angleških družb v Ljubljani, pa prišli so ti hu— komunisti, in vse je šlo po gobe. Odnesel sem samo golo življenje v Italijo. France, ako tudi Ti nisi že postal komunist, pomagaj meni in drugim revežem tukaj, ker mi v tako Jugoslavijo, kot je sedaj, ne gremo, ker smo prepričani, da bi se nam nič kaj dobro ne godilo tam, ker, veš, vse je postalo čudno. Navadni delavci in kmetje hočejo imeti vse preveč pravic, in nas inte-ligentov nič več tako ne spoštujejo, kot so nas včasih.
“S tem končujem in Te ponovno prosim, da mi pomagaš, ker, ako tega ne storiš, bom moral porabiti ves denar, katerega sem srečno odnesel iz Jugoslavije. Tvoj trpeči brat
“Nande.”
Pismo enega sorodnikov, kateri so bili pobiti od komunistov in katero prihaja direktno iz Jugoslavije, se glasi približno takole:
“Dragi stric France!
“Po dolgih letih trpljenja in groze, Vam zopet lahko pišem. Sporočiti Vam moram, da je moj oče umrl v italijanski ječi, kjer so ga do smrti mučili samo zato, ker ni hotel izdati kraja, kjer se je nahajal Ivan pri partizanih. Ivan je bil smrtno ranjen meseca novembra lansko leto, tako da smo v boju za svobodo izgubili kar dva člana naše družine. Lahko si predstavljate, kako veliko žalost nam je vse to povzročilo. Mamo je čisto strlo in je sedalj zelo rahlega zdravja. Jaz sem zdrava in delam v tovarni tako, da pomagam preživljati družino. Marica bo spomladi prejela prvo sv. obhajilo, in Jožek bo šel pa k sv. birmi pri Sv. Vidu, kjer še vedno žup-nikuje stari gospod Jernej, katerega Vi dobro poznate, in Vas pusti lepo pozdravit. Kaplan Jože je šel pa za župnika k Sv. Lovrencu, ker tamkajšni župnik je pobegnil v Italijo, takoj, ko je bila Jugoslavija osvobojena.
“Od nas je pa pobegnil nadučitelj in bivši starosta Sokola. Ljudje pravijo, da obadva že dobro vesta, zakaj sta bežala, in da sta oba sodelovala s sovražnikom. Stric Nande je tudi pobegnil nekam v Italijo. On ima tudi na vesti več izdajstev, zaradi katerih je umrlo več nedolžnih ljudi.
“Jugoslovanska vlada je že trikrat pozvala vse ljudi, kateri so bili v tujini, da naj se vrnejo nazaj, in to so tudi v veliki večini storili. V tujini se nahajajo samo ljudje, kateri imajo preveč masla na glavi, in imajo zelo slabo vest, da se bojijo nazaj.
“Pri nas gre zelo težko, pa veseli smo, samo da imamo svobodo. Vse se počasi izboljšuje in gremo naprej v lepšo bodočnost, za katero smo tako drago plačali. Stric, ako Vam je mogoče, nam kaj pomagajte, ako pa ne morete, pa prosim, da nam pišete, kako se imate vi in Vaša družina.
“Srčno Vas vsi skupaj pozdravljamo, posebno pa Vaša nečakinja
“Anica.”
To so pisma, sodbo si pa nare-
dite sami. Na tisoče pisem bo še prišlo, in iz vseh bomo izvedeli, da se razvija čisto nova Jugoslavija, v kateri ne bo prostora za tiste, ki so mislili, da bi morali biti vsi partizani postreljeni, in ne za tiste, kateri so mislili, da bi moral biti v vsakem zvoniku obešen en župnik ali kaplan. Mogoče bo vzelo nekaj časa, toda jaz sem prepričan, da bo bodoča Jugoslavija imela dovolj prostora za vero in nevero. Z eno besedo, imeli bodo ustavo, po kateri bo vsakemu svobodno misliti in verovati, kar mu bo pač narekovala njegova vest. Ta ustava, oziroma nova vlada v Jugoslaviji, ne bo poznala samo nekaterih izvoljenih, pač pa bo dala vse pravice in svobodo preprostemu ljudstvu, katera mu spada po vseh naravnih in božjih pravicah.
Samo tak pošten in pravičen sistem je vedno branil in zagovarjal SANS, in kdor se ne strinja s takim sistemom, se tudi gotovo ne strinja z našo ameriško ustavo. Ako so svoboda vere, prepričanja, svobodne volitve in poštena razdelitev dobička komunizem, potem smo imeli v Ameriki vedno komunizem, in le škoda, da ga ni Jugoslavija dobila pred 25 leti. Toda v tem grmu *ne tiči zajec. Vsi, kateri danes toliko vpijejo proti Jugoslaviji, dobro vedo, da ni komunistična, in ji hočejo s tem le škodovati v tujini, zavedajoči se, da ako bodo uspešni, bo Jugoslavija zopet postala molzna krava za njihove sebične namene. Za dosego svojega cilja so se pripravljali povezati z največjimi zakletimi sovražniki Jugoslavije, in sploh vsega slovanstva.
Ne dajte se zapeljati od ljudi, kateri so tako pri volji danes pomagati VELIKIM revežem, posebno v Italiji, kateri pa v svoji veliki krščanski ljubezni niso niti z mazincem mignili, ko je umiralo in še umira v Jugoslaviji na tisoče nedolžnih otrok in sirot od gladu. Saj vendar bi morali tudi tem pomagati, ako jih tudi sovražimo. Saj je vendar pisano: “Ljubite svoje sovražnike . . . in zopet je pisano: “Karkoli boste enemu teh malih ubogih storili, boste meni storili . . .” Kje je naša tolerantnost, ali smo v političnem ali verskem fanatizmu zašli res tako daleč, da ne bomo pomagali tam, kjer je pomoč v resnici potrebna ?
Pridite vsi na prireditev SANSa, da se tako sami prepričate, kaj se je in kaj se še godi v starem kraju, in razuifieli boste, zakaj se vršijo vsi zakulisni boji proti demokratični in slovanski Jugoslaviji. Ljudem, kateri bi v resnici morali voditi narod do prave poti, pa ponovno kličem s pesnikom: “Odprite se
vi živi grobi, naš rod vodite k boljši slovanski dobi. Skupaj čvrsto drži brat Slovan, in ne bodeš vedno le sejal. Krasne žetve bliža se Tvoj dan.”
Anton Krapene.
DOPISI
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ske Federativne Jugoslavije v Washingtonu, Hon. Stanoje Simič ; governor države Illinois, Hon. Dwight Green; župan mesta Chicaga, Hon. Edward J. Kelly; predsednik Združenega odbora JSA iz New Yorka, kakor tudi naši lokalni društveni predstavniki. Poleg tega se bo proizvajal lep—chicaški naselbini" dostojen — kulturni program.
Tem potom se obrača Centralni odbor JSA na vse slovenske in ostale jugoslovanske organi-cije v Chicagu in okolici, da se priključijo ter organizaciji in s tem moralno in finančno podprejo končno zmago ciljev Narodno osvobodilne borbe v Jugoslaviji, pod vodstvom maršala Tita.
Prihodnja seja zastopnikov naših organizacij se bo vršila v torek, 30. oktobra 1945 ob pol osmih (7:30) zvečer, v dvorani Sokolskega doma, 1903 So. Racine Avenue, Chicago, III. Potrebno je, da so navzoči vsi zastopniki.
S spoštovanjem in bratskim pozdravom,
Za Centralni Odbor Južnoslovanskih Arnerikancev v Chicagu in okolici:
Risto Nogulič, predsednik; Frank Zornjak, tajnik; Joseph Oblak, blagajnik.
I “Moji štirje sinovi so bili ves| čas v vojski in v borbi, pa jih je j ; Bog očuval, da so ostali pri živ-j Ijenju. Stanko, Mirko in Vinko i še služijo pri vojakih, Ivan pa jej j sedaj začasno doma. Stanko je j bil ranjen, pa zdaj je dober in mu ne bo škodovalo. Hčerka I i Milka je bila tudi ranjena doma, ipa je tudi sedaj zdrava.
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“Jaz sem bil zaprt v Italiji enoi I leto in pol, pa sem vse srečno j j prestal; obsojen pa sem bil na! 12 let zapora. Bilo je hudo, pa [zdaj je vse pozabljeno, samo, daj j smo vsi ostali živi. Mama so pa j umrli meseca oktobra 1942; bol-’ j ni so bili skoraj eno leto in so I j po večini ležali.
"Sestra Anica je še vedno na! Selih; ena njena hčerka je v| službi pri vojski. V Bušinji vasi so tudi še vsi živi in zdravi; en sin služi pri vojakih in istotako ena hči. V Drašičah sta siroti, obe vdovici; Rezin mož je umrl kot belogardist, Stankin mož je pa padel v bojih kot partizan. Nemci so jima vse izropali, kar sta imeli; ostala jima je samo prazna hiša.
“Na Božakovem so tudi še vsi živi in zdravi. Milka v Karlovcu je vdova; moža so ji partizani ubili, ker je bil ustaš. Moja žena Pepika je še vedno dobro rejena, kljub temu, da je veliko žalosti in skrbi prestala; po večini je bila ves čas sama doma i z Milko in malim Tonetom. Mil-! ka je že velika in fajn punca; j Toneta pa nameravam dati v gimnazijo, če bom mogel vzdrževati.
“Tukaj pri nas je bila dose-daj suša. a sedaj smo dobili dež. Trgatev se nam obeta lepa, če ne bo kakšne toče. Kadar se raz-jmere izboljšajo, da se promet ; uredi, pridita nas obiskat z Lojz-ko, ker bi vas vsi radi še enkrat videli. Če dobiš pismo, mi spo-j roči. Drugič bom kaj več pisal.! V Canado sem tudi pisal Lojzu in Pepci, če bosta dobila pismo. Od Pepce sem dobil pismo, da so še vsi živi in zdravi in da se jim dobro godi. Za enkrat naj to zadostuje. Zdaj pa sprejmita moje najlepše pozdrave, ti in Lojzka, od vse moje družine, posebno pa še od tvojega brata—Jane-j za.—Pozdrav od hčerke Milke.
“Draga Lojzka! Po dolgem ča-l su se Ti spet oglasim. Nisem mislila, da Ti bom mogla še kdaj pisati, kajti pri nas je bilo strašno hudo. Ni mogoče popisati, kaj smo preživeli ta štiri leta. Tako smo se po hribih razbežali, da nismo za eden drugega vedeli. Ko smo se nazaj shajali, smo bili zopet veseli, da smo živi ostali. Imela bi veliko za pisati, če bi hotela vse popisati. Ostali smo zelo oropani in brez vsega, toda bomo pozabili, samo, da smo vsi živi. Prisrčno pozdravljam vse—Pepika.”
V pismu so navedeni po ve-
Cheswick, Pa.—Podpisani Anton Klemenčič, sem nedavno prejel iz Bele Krajine od brata Janeza pismo, katerega vsebino pošiljam Novi Dobi v priobčitev. Na ta način bodo čitali nekaj o razmerah v rodnem kraju tudi drugi, ki so od tam doma. Pismo se glasi:
“Sela, 8. - 8. - 45. Dragi brat Toni in Lojzka:—
“Po dolgem času je zopet enkrat možnost, da ti lahko pišem. Smo v skrbeh, kako je z vami, če ste še živi in zdravi. Pri nas smo še vsi živi in zdravi, čeravno smo bili v velikih nevarnostih in smo mnogo preizkusili. Kajti po naši Beli Krajini so se vršile velike borbe, dokler niso naši vrli in hrabri partizani pregnali sovražnika iz Bele Krajine. Sovražnik je napravil mnogo škode po naših krajih, požganih je veliko vasi in mnogo je žrtev. Naša vas je vendar ostala nepoškodovana, in to zato, ker ni bilo nobenega izdajalca v vasi.
Jšno je vse prazno in žalostno. Jaz se kar ne morem vživeti v to, da Toneta ni več, ker on mi. je bil ne samo brat, ampak tudi ikot skrben oče; še bolj pa moji Ihčerki. Toliko nas je bilo, sedaj pa nimam več nikogar, h komu j bi se obrnila.
“Ravno, ko sem bila v Cegel-nici. je prišlo Tvoje pismo za brata Toneta, ki si ga pisal v .juliju tega leta; prišlo je pa 24. avgusta. Pišeš, da nisi dobil nič 'odgovora na pisma, ki si jih pisal Tonetu leta 1941, v katerih si sporočil, da je brat Andrej I umrl. Tone je bil takoj vso stvar ; uredil tam v župnem uradu in je prišel k meni v Zagreb ter prinesel Tvoje pismo. To je bilo kakih 14 dni pred razpadom biv-i še Jugoslavije, in takrat sem tu-■ ti njega zadnjikrat videla. Prisrčen pozdrav od Tvoje sestre— Mici.”
Take žalostne novice dobivamo iz Slovenije, ki je štiri leta krvavela pod peto tujcev in domačih izdajalcev.
Louis Champa,
gl. blagajnik ABZ.
ČESTITKE K 35-LETNICI
V torek, 16. oktobra sta obhajala 35-letnico srečnega zakonskega življenja Mr. in Mrs. Joseph in Mary Golob, stanujoča na 237. cesti v Euclidu, Ohio. V soboto je pa Mr. Golob obhajal svoj rojstni dan. Oba jubilanta sta člana Ameriške bratske zveze, in sicer pri društvu Napredek, št. 132.
Iskrene čestitke obema in še na mnogo zdravih let!
| čini osebni problemi, vendar sodim, da bo vsebina zanimala či-'tatelje, posebno one iz Bele Krajine. Pozdrav!
Anton Klemenčič .
Ely, Minn.—Iz Zagreba v Ju-igoslaviji sem dne 8. oktobra dolbi! pismo od moje sestre Mici. Ona živi v Zagrebu že kakih 15 let. Naš dom pa je oziroma je bil v vasi Cegelnici, fara Prečna pri Novem mestu. Moj pokojni brat Tone, katerega sestra v pilmu omenja, je bil 48 let star. Hosta Brezovec, ki je tudi Omenjena. je kako minuto hoda od njegove hiše. Vsebina pisma, ki je. datirano 30. avgusta, je sle-;deča:
“Dragi brat Lojze! Kakor Ti je znano, težko in tako željno t pričakovani čas miru je prišel. Pretrpeli smo strašno štiriletno Kalvarijo. Vse bi bilo dobro, le žalibog, da Ti moram poročati, da našega dragega brata Toneta ni več. Ubila ga je ‘bela garda,’ o kateri si sigurno slišal. To so izdajalci slovenskega naroda, ki so služili Nemcem.
“Tone je bil partizanski ‘terene,’ in kot tak nevaren za Nemce. Prišli so ponoči domov po njega, pa so ga odpeljali v ho-sto, to je v Brezovec, blizu naše hoste, in so ga tam takoj ustrelili.
“2ena Tonetova je bila noseča in je čez mesec in pol rodila hčerko. Po tem si lahko misliš, kako je takrat vse skup izgleda-lo v tej hiši. Jaz sem šele čez tri mesece izvedela žalostno vest, ko mi je žena pisala. Pisma so potovala jako počasi, domov pa takrat ni bilo mogoče iti za nobeno ceno.
“Sedaj, ko je mir, sem pa takoj zaprosila za dovoljenje za iti domov malo obiskati vdovo in otroke in Tonetov grob. On je pokopan v grobu naših staršev. Bila sem en teden doma, jaz in moja hčerka. Vsi so zdravi, hiša še tudi stoji, ampak stra-
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