Naslov — Address nova doba 6233 St. Clair Avenue Cleveland, Ohio (Tel. HEnderson 3889) NOVA DOBA (NEW ERA) Ameriška bratska zveza je naša, Amerika je naša, obramba Amerike je naša in tudi pri osveti za Pearl Harbor bomo imeli mi naš del! URADNO GLASILO AMERIŠKE BRATSKE ZVEZE — OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE AMERICAN FRATERNAL UNION as Second Class Matter April 15th, 1926, at The Post Office at Cleveland, Ohio, Under the Act of March 3rd, 1870. — Accepted for Mailing at Special Rate of Postage, Provided for in Section 1103, Act of October 3rd, 1917, Authorized March 15th, 1925 VOL. XVIII. — LETNIK XVIII. CLEVELAND, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 — SREDA, 4. MARCA, 1942 I TEDENSKI PREGLED ^°JNa Na PACIFIKU . Preteklega tedna so Ja-Vs° silo navalili na ho-iv0 >. 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De-1 ^ H'6 So teJ izpremembi Y^ija asPr°tovale in admi-•*e stala na strani \ ----------- PRIDE jCf&uj aJih dežele se snu- Vor?0^- ki bodo Pri Je‘ ab za kongres od-P 'liltotnr0tovale vsem tistim > kateri so iz stran-e na 2. strani) POJAVI PANSLAVIZMA V EVROPI so Večina evropskega prebivalstva pripada trem skupinam: slovanski, romanski in germanski. Slovanska skupina vključuje Ruse, Poljake, Čehe, Slovake, Lužičke Srbe, Hrvate, Srbe, Slovence in Bolgare, število vseh Slovanov se računa na 230 milijonov. Severni Slovani, to je Rusi, Poljaki, Čehi, Slovaki in Lužički Srbi tvorijo prilično kompakno skupino; istotako tvorijo kompaktno skupino južni Slovani: Srbi, Hrvati, Slovenci in Bolgari. Ti dve skupini, namreč severno in južno pa loči nemško-madžarski klin. Ideja vseslovanstva ali panslavizma je že stara, toda vse do zadnjih časov je bila nekako meglena in ji poznavalci razmer niso pripisovali velikega pomena. Bivša ruska carska vlada je idejo panslavizma izrabljala v namenu sirjenja svoje oblasti proti Dardanelom in Sredozemskemu morju in je v glavnem s tem namenom pomagala Južnim Slovanom, posebno Srbom in Bolgarom, da so se osvobodili pol-tisočletnega turškega jarma. Napram Poljakom, ki so spadali v okvir nekdanje carske Rusije, slednja ni kazala posebne slovanske naklonjenosti. Vzroki za to so'bili različni in krivda je bila najbrž na obeh straneh, toda to spada že v zgodovino. Vsekakor pa je resnica, da je ruski del Poljske manj trpel kot oni del stare Poljske, ki je bil prišel v oblast Nemčije, kajti ponemčevanje tega dela Poljske ae je vršilo s tipično nemško brezobzirnostjo; mnogi Poljaki, ki se niso dali ponemčiti, so bili s silo izseljeni s prisilnim odlku-pom njihovih domačij. Z idejo vseslovanstva so se v letih pred prvo svetovno vojno najbolj pečali Čehi, ki so bili najbolj narodno zavedni in poleg tega skoro obkroženi od Nemcev in Madžarov; torej so bili na najbolj izpostavljeni točki. Na splošno pa je bila ideja vseslovanstva ali panslavizma le bolj ideja, brez kakega pravega programa. Pred prvo svetovno vojno in po isti se je izražala v glavnem v tem, da so se skušali slovanski narodi medsebojno bolj izpoznati in se vsaj deloma zbližati na polju kulture. Za združenje vseh Slovanov v eni državi ali v kakšni slovanski federaciji ni bilo niti načrtov niti pogojev niti zahteve. Poleg tega vemo, da so se po zadnji vojni grdo gledali Poljaki in Rusi, deloma tudi Poljaki in Čehi in Slovaki in Čehi, na jugu pa Srbi in Hrvati. Ti nesporazumi so bili,seveda navdušeno podpihovani iz Berlina in Rima. Pa tudi to je danes zgodovina. V neki ameriški reviji pa smo nedavno čitali članek, ki ga je napisai časniški poročevalec, ki je dolgo časa bival v Evropi ter jo prepotoval od enega konca do drugega. Ta ameriški poročevalec izjemoma prilično dobro pozna slovanske narode v Evropi in njihovo zgodovino vse do zadnjih časov. In ta poročevalec je mnenja, da je pričela dobivati ideja panslavizma kolikor toliko konkretno obliko. Glavni po vod za to je dal Hitler z zasuž-nenjem vseh slovanskih narodov, z izjemo Rusov. Sicer so Nemci vedno sovražili in prezirali Slovane, toda posebno izrazito so to pokazali sedaj, ko so jih z izjemo Rusov vse zasužnjili, same sebe pa proglasili (Dalje na 2. strani) NESREČE NA CESTAH Uredništvu je bila pravkar dostavljena brošura “The Wreckord,” katero je izdal Travelers News Bureau v Hart-fordu, Connecticut, in ki vsebuje statistične podatke o žrtvah, ki so jih preteklo leto zahtevale avtomobilske nesreče na ameriških cestah. Nekatere važnejše izčrpke teh podatkov navajamo v sledečem, v upanju, da jih bodo naši avtomobilisti in pešci upoštevali z večjo previdnostjo. V preteklem letu se je na ameriških cestah pripetilo nad en milijon avtomobilskih nesreč, v katerih so bili ljudje ubiti ali poškodovani. Avtomobilskih- nezgod, v katerih so bili poškodovani samo avtomobili ali druge vrednosti, je pa bilo več milijonov. Okrog 1,000 avtomobilov je bilo vsak teden v kolizijah razbitih tako, da jih ni bilo mogoče več popraviti. V letu 1941 je bilo na ameriških cestah v avtomobilskih nesrečah ubjtih 40,000 oseb in skoro poldrugi milijon oseb poškodovanih. To je dosedaj najvišje število avtomobilskih nesreč v katerem koli letu, odkar se je avtomobil razvil v vsakdanje prometno sredstvo. Omenjena statistika- navaja še druge zanimive podatke. Za povečano število avtomobilskih nesreč so do neke meje odgovorni vozniki pod 18 let stari, in starejši vozniki z manj kot enoletno vozniško prakso. Povečano število nesreč statistika tudi beleži v skupini voznikov med 18. in 24. letom. Sicer- je bilo lansko leto v prometu več avtomobilov kot v letu prej in za pogon je bilo porabljenega več gasolina kot v letu prej, toda tudi v primeru s tem se je zgodilo več avtomobilskih nesreč kot kdaj prej. Pešcev je bilo ubitih ali poškodovanih manj kot v prešnjem letu, iz česar izhaja, da je bilo ubitih ali poškodovanih več voznikov oziroma oseb, ki so se vozile v avtomobilih. Prevelika brzina avtorriobilov je bila odgovorna za 42 odstotkov smrtnih nesreč. V nobenem letu prej, odkar se vodi statistika, ni brzina avtomobilov zahtevala tako visoko število žrtev. Statistika nadalje kaže, da sta bili izmed vsakih treh oseb ubiti dve zaradi brezbrižnega ali protipostavnega postopanja od strani voznika. Več kot 90 odstotkov avtomobilov, ki so prišli v poštev v avtomobilskih nesrečah, je bilo pred nezgodami mehanično v dobrem stanju. Več kot 82 odstotkov vseh smrtnih nesreč se je zgodilo na suhih cestah in 87 odstotkov se jih je pripetilo v jasnem vremenu. Iz tega izhaja, da za nesrečo večinoma ni odgovorno slabo stanje avtomobila, niti slabo, deževno ali ledeno vreme. V slabem ali meglenem vremenu navadno avtomobilisti že instinktivno bolj počasi in previdno vozijo. Gori navedene številke kažejo vskoro popolnoma nepotrebno izgubo življenj in narodnega premoženja, če niti ne štejemo bolečin in zdravniških stroškov poldrugega milijona poškodovanih oseb. Dasi je dežela velika, so gornje številke vsekakor strahotne: 40 tisoč ubitih in poldrugi milijon poškodovanih oseb samo v enem letu!‘ Vpričo navedenega ni treba posebej poudarjati, kako potrebna je previdnost, tako za avtomobiliste kot za pešce, in kako draga mnogokrat pride prevelika brzina. (Dalje na 2. strani) DRUŠTVENE IN DRUGE SLOVENSKE VESTI Glavni tajnik Anton Zbašnik je prejel iz Bele hiše v Wash-ingtonu zahvalo za brzojavko, poslano v imenu glavnega odbora Ameriške bratske zveze ob pi iliki letnega zbor ovan ja, predsedniku Rooseveltu, izražajočo neomajno zaupanje v njegovo vodstvo. Predsednikov tajnik Mr. M. H. McIntyre, ki je zahvalo podpisal, poudarja, da slične zelo številne izjave lojalnosti od državljanov iz vseh delov dežele, dajejo predsedniku moč in odločnost za izvrševanje volje ameriškega ljudstva. Direktor javnify aktivnosti za Russian War Relief, 535 Fifth Ave., New York, N. - Y., Mr. Harold Coy, je poslal našemu glavnemu tajniku Antonu Zbaš-niku zahvalno pismo za vsoto $100.00, katero j$ glavni odbor Ameriške bratske zveze na letnem zborovanju dovolil v podporo omenjeni pomožni organizaciji, ki pošilja zdravniške potrebščine v Rusijo. Mr. Coy omenja, da je ravno zdaj, bolj kot kdaj poprej, važno, da pomagamo hrabremu ruskemu ljudstvu, ki se obenem z drugimi zavezniškimi narodi tako junaško bori proti nazifašizmu. tfaj ruski narod ve, pravi Mr. Coy, da mu je ameriško ljudstvo vedno pripravljeno pomagati. * * M P ■ Kegljaške tekme/- katerih s. bodo udeležile kegljaške skupine Ameriške bratske zveze iz države Ohio in nekatere morda tudi iz drugih bližnjih držav, se bodo v dneh 17., 18. in 19. aprila vršile v Barbertonu, Ohio. Za aranžiran j e teh tekem se je zavzelo društvo št. 44 ABZ v Barbertonu. * Tajnik ■ društva št. 2 ABZ v Elyu, Minn., sobrat Louis Pe-rushek, ima zdaj že štiri svoje sinove v vojni sili Zedinjenih držav. Ti so: Joe, Edward, Stanley in Anthony Perushek. Peti sin Louis Perushek, Jr., pričakuje, da, bo vpoklican vsak čas. Pa naj reče kdo, da ameriški Slovenci ne prispevajo sto-procentno za čast zvezdnate zastave in obrambo demokracije! * • Društvo št. 108 ABZ v Gir-ardu, OhiOj naznanja, da je investiralo nekaj svoje gotovine v obrambne bonde Zedinjenih držav. * V bolnišnici v Duluthu, Minn., je umrl Štefan Špehar, star 51 let, član ABZ in HBZ. Pokojnik je bil doma od Gospiča v Liki. >1« Krasna opera “Mazeppa,” ki jo je skomponiral slavni ruski glasbenik Čajkovski, bo vprizor-jena v nedeljo 8. marca ob 2.45 popoldne v glasbeni dvorani mestnega avditorija v Clevelandu, Ohio. SELITVE VSLED VOJNE Najboljša investicija vaših prihrankov je v obrambno varčevalnih bondih Zedinjenih držav. Z nakupom istih posodite denar vladi za obrambo demokracije ter vsega lepega in dobrega, kar ima ta dežela. For Victory... Buy U.S. DEFENSE BONDS STAMPS Ljudje vseh časov so se preseljevali iz kraja v kraj, iz dežele v deželo. Nekaterim ljudem je menda prirojeno, da ne morejo trajno strpeti na enem-kraju, čeprav žive v prilično dobrih razmerah. Važnejši vzrok za preseljevanje pa je v ekonomskih razmerah. Kadar kakšen kraj ne more dajati primerne eksistence svojemu prebivalstvu, se mora enostavno odvečni del prebivalstva izseliti in si iskati dela in zaslužka drugod. Ljudstvo Zedinjenih držav je nastalo iz izseljencev obeh vrst. Iz takih, katerim se je zahotelo novih doživljajev v tujih krajih, in takih, katere so k izselitvi v Ameriko prisilile presiro-mašne razmere domačih krajev. Tretja vrsta ameriških priseljencev je iskala ln našla v novi deželi svobodo, katera jim je bila v domovinskih deželah zanikana. Med priseljenimi ameriškimi Slovenci nas je največ, ki smo se izselili iz rodne domovine zaradi gospodarskih razmer. Nekaj pa jih nedvomno tudi spada, vsaj deloma, v ostali dve omenjeni kategoriji. . Kljub vsemu navedenemu pa je v normalnih časih preseljevanje ljudskih skupin ’ prostovoljno. Za silo bi se bili prospek-tivni izseljenci že preživeli v svojih rodnih krajih, in oblasti jih niso silile k izselitvi. Popolnoma drugačnega značaja pa je preseljevanje večjih ljudskih skupin tekom vojne ali voj-ne. ‘že zadnje Svetovne vojne nam je znano, da se je moralo civilno prebivalstvo umakniti iz krajev, kjer so se vršile ali kjer so bile pričakovane vojne aktivnosti. Velike selitve prebivalstva so se po nekod vršile tudi po zaključeni svetovni vojni, posebno iz krajev, ki so pripadli državam, s katerih sistemom se del prebivalstva ni strinjal. Taka preseljevanja so bila posebno vidna na primer med Turčijo in Grčijo, med Jugoslavijo in Italijo, med Alzacijo-Loreno in Nemčijo itd. V sedanji Vojni, ki je zdaj zavzela že svetovni obseg, vidimo še neprimerno več prisilnega preseljevanja. Na Kitajskem, na primer, se je baje nad 30 milijonov Kitajcev izselilo iz krajev, katere so zasedli Japonci. Izselili pa se niso v tujino, ampak samo v notranjost ogromne kitajske dežele. Nekaj podobnega se zadnje čase vrši v Rusiji. Koliko domačega prebivalstva se je izselilo v notranjost prostrane Rusije iz krajev, kjer se vršijo boji ali katere so zasedli Nemci, ne vemo, toda nedvomno bo to število segalo v milijone. Saj čitamo, da je iz nekaterih ruskih mest in okrožij odšlo vse domače prebivalstvo. Prisilno preseljevanje domačega prebivalstva je še toliko bolj izrazito v državah, ki so jih podjarmili Nemci. Milijoni Poljakov in Židov so bili dobesedno pregnani iz njihovih posestev in naseljeni drugod. Do gotove mere velja to tudi za Belgijce, Nizozemce, Norvežane, čehoslovake in druge. Na češkem, na primer, nemški oblastniki nasilno izseljujejo češke kmete iz najrodovitnejših krajev in jih nadomeščajo z nemškimi priseljenci. Slična u-soda je zadela tudi Jugoslavijo, in posebej še Slovenijo. Iz krajev, ki so jih zasedli Nemci, so brez odškodnine pregnali (Dalje na 2. strani) TO IN ONO TIKAJOČE SE JUGOSLAVIJE Slovenski četniki so dne 1. februarja napadli železniško postajo Verd, demolirali so postajo ter zažgali 23 železniških tankov bencina. Več italijanskih vojakov je bilo ubitih. Postaja Verd se nahaja na glavni progi Trst-Wien ter je komaj 20 km oddaljena od Ljubljane, glavnega mesta Slovenije. V Bosni so jugoslovanske edi-nice napadle italijansko kolono na progi Bileča-Nikšič, zajele 4 tanke, 3 motorna vozila in mno go orožja. Ujetih je bilo tudi več italijanskih vojakov, med njimi en polkovnik. Železniško progo samo pa so popolnoma razdejali. Pri Klobuku v Hercegovini so jugoslovanske edinice napadle italijanske čete, zajele 2 tanka, 21 motornih koles in mnogo drugega materijala. Preseljevanje Slovencev se nadaljuje. Popolnoma so izselili okraje Litija, Brežice in Krško. V te okraje so naselili Nemce in pričeli graditi neke tovarne. V pogorju Krima in v Kum-ljanskih hribih je še vedno več tisoč slovenskih mož in fantov, ki prizadevajo nemškim in italijanskim okupatorjem mnogo težav in škode. Moskovski radio poroča, da mnogi Hrvatje, ki so bili nasilno mobilizirani in poslani na rusko fronto beže k Rusom. 369. polk 109. nemške divizije je bil na njih je že ubežala k Ruaom. v Dne 18. februarja je izšlo sporočilo, da je jugoslovanska vlada zaprosila za “lend-lease” pomoč generalu Draži Mihajloviču in njegovi srbski vojski, ki se v planinah že skoraj več kot leto dni bori proti Nemcem. V Beograd, Niš in v druga srbska mesta je Nemčija v obrambo svojih posadk proti Srbom poslala sedem svojih divizij. Srbski napadi prizadevajo Nemcem neprestane izgube v ljudeh in v materijalu. Vendar so srbske tovarne orožja v nemških rokah in general Mihajlovič ne more nadomeščati svojih izgub, dočim Nemci dobivajo nov materijal iz Nemčije. Poučeni krogi sodijo, da je Draža Mihajlovič zaradi tega poslal nujno prošnjo jugoslovanski vl^di v izgnanstvu, naj mu pošlje potrebščin in streliva in mu tako omogoči nadaljevanje borbe. Ko so Nemci zavzeli Jugoslavijo, je general Mihajlovič rešil več skladišč orožja, srbski vojaki pa so s seboj odnesli puške in nekoliko strojnic. Od tega časa je general Mihajlovič večkrat dobil pomoč iz zamejstva. Čeprav viri niso nikjer omenjani, se zdi, da so potrebščine pripeljala letala iz Rusije. Jugoslovanska vlada se zaveda težav pri pošiljanju pomoči generalu Mihajloviču. Najbližje angleško oporišče je v Libiji, 800 milj od Beograda. Južna Srbija je zelo pripravna za način bojevanja generala Mi-hajloviča, sama borba pa je izročilo srbskega kmeta, ki se je štiri stoletja boril proti Turkom. Vojska generala Mihajloviča šteje danes okrog 100,000 ljudi. Mihajlovič je nabral nekoliko najpotrebnejših naprav. Često so jih sestavili samo za silo. Iz po edinih delov porušenih letal so sestavili nekoliko bombnikov in ti so obstreljevali nemške polo žaje. Letala so odletela iz skriv-(Dalje na 6. strani) VSAK PO^SVOJE Kašljanje spada med industrije, ki niso neobhodno potrebne niti za narodno obrambo niti za splošni narodni blagor. Delnice te industrije ne prinašajo dividend nikomur, z morebitno izjemo zdravnikov, lekarnarjev in pogrebnikov. Kljub temu ima kašljanje domovinsko pravico pri vseh narodih, v vsakem letnem času in v vsaki starosti. Moj pokojni oče je kašljal vse svoje življenje in je srečno pri-kašljal do 90. leta. To je bil vsekakor zdrav šport oziroma zdrav kašelj. V cerkvi in gledališču kašelj ni dobrodošel in se mu včasih pripisujejo obstrukcijski nameni. Za kašljanje nas plebejcev se malokdo zmeni, toda če zakašlja Mussolini ali papež v Rimu, Hitler v Berlinu, Stalin v Moskvi ali Churchill v Londonu, poročajo o takem važnem dogodku resni časopisi, še večje pozornosti pa je bil deležen kašelj predsednika Roosevelta, pomešan v njegov pomembni govor 23. februarja: slišal in poslušal ga je ves svet. To je bil zgodovinski kašelj, ki ga posebno Hitler in Hirohito ne bosta pozabila. Iz države Wyoming smo nedavno dobili poročilo o izredno hudi zimi. V mestecu Pinedale so baje imeli 53 stopinj pod ničlo. Pa smo mislili, da je vsa zima v Rusiji! mora zjutraj eno uro bolj zgodaj vstajati, odkar imamo vojni čas. Avtor te kolone ne čuti ni-kake razlike. Kadar ura kaže osem, je osem, pa naj bo sonce kjer koli, kadar kaže poldne, je čas za kosilo, opolnoči pa zadnji čas za spat. Kakor ura reče, tako je. Ko smo pred desetletji kot bosopeti pastirčki tekali za kravami, nas ni bilo tako lahko potegniti glede časa. Ob jutrih nas je mati za pete povlekla iz ležišča in ni bila možna pritožba na nikako instanco. Kadar je pastirček lahko stopil svoji senci na glavo, je bilo poldne, kadar se je zablestela na nebu zvezda večernica, je bilo čas gnati živino domov. Seveda, takrat nismo »nosili zapestnih ur. v Nove čelade ameriških voja-kov so zelo čudne, toda niti zdaleč ne tako čudne, kot so pomladni klobuki letošnje ženske mode. *• Tekom svoje 40-letne uprave Filipinov so imeli Američani težko delo, da so odvadili tamkaj-šno pleme Igorotov kolektanja človeških glav. Glave sovražnikov je namreč prejšnja generacija Igorotov smatrala za najbolj zaželjive suvenirje. Pod silo razmer so mlajši Igoroti ta narodni šport opustili in so rezali glave le domačim pujskom. Zadnje leto je mnogo'teh mladih Igorotov vstopilo v filipinsko armado in nekaj oddelkov teh bivših glavorezcev. se bori zdaj pod poveljstvom generala Mac-Arthurja na Bataanu. In poročila pravijo, da so sijajni vojaki in neprekosljivi eksperti v sekanju japonskih glav. Strahu ti vojniki ne poznajo, obleke rabijo malo, radi uživajo pasje meso in pijejo domači munšajn, napravljen iz soka kokosovih orehov. Njihov največji piknift pa je, kadar napadajo ali zasledujejo Japonce in jim sekajo glave (Dalje na 2. strani) GLASILO AMERIŠKE BRATSKE ZVEZE Lastnina Ameriške bratske zveze IZHAJA VSAKO SREDO Cene oglasov po dogovoru Naročnina za člane 72c letno; za nečlana $1.50; za inozemstvo $2 OFFICIAL ORGAN l of the AMERICAN FRATERNAL UNION, Inc., Ely, Minn. Owned and Published by the American Fraternal Union, Inc. ISSUED EVERY WEDNESDAY čin usmiljenja in zvezni način demokratičnega poslovanja. Sko-ro štiri in štirideset let že posluje naša organizacija na temelju medsebojnega bratstva, samopomoči in samaritanstva; preko pet in dvajset tisoč članov in članic tvori dobro in svobodno skupino, katere premoženje je doseglo tri milijone dolarjev, pa ne bi vi stopili do svojega sorodnika, prijatelja, znanca ali soseda ter mu povedali, da naj sedaj pristopi ali vpiše svoje otroke v Ameriško bratsko zvezo! Sedaj so ugodni časi in izredne prilike, da se nemudoma potrudite in delate v naši kampanji za mladinski oddelek. Janko N. Rogelj, gl. predsednik A HZ. VSAK PO SVOJE (Nadaljevanje s 1. strani) Subscription for members $.72 per year; nonmembers $1.50 Advertising rates on agreement Naslov za vse, kar se tiče lista: NOVA DOBA 6233 St. Clair Ave. Cleveland, O. VOL. XVIII. ŠT. 9. Iz urada glavnega predsednika Letna seja glavnega odbora Ameriške bratske zveze se je završila zadnji mesec. Čitali ste zapisnik te seje v slovenskem jeziku, sedaj bo priobčen tudi v angleškem jeziku. Z objavo zapisnika v slovenskem in angleškem jeziku bodo obveščeni vsi člani in članice naših društev. V zapisniku so važna poročila, med katere spada na najbolj svetlo stran poročilo glavnega tajnika, ki kaže sliko šestmesečnega in celoletnega poslovanja v glavnem uradu. Na podlagi tega poročila se snujejo in ustvarjajo nove smernice za prihodnje mesece. V zapisniku letne seje glavnega odbora je za mene najbolj važen sklep ali zaključek, da glavni odbor razpisuje MLADINSKO KAMPANJO, ki traja celo leto, od 1. januarja 1942 pa do všlevšega 31. decembra 1942. Prav tako naj bo važen ta sklep za vse druge člane in članice naše Zveze. Močan mladinski oddelek je največ ji pripomoček za pridobivanje novih članov v odrasli oddelek. Člani mladinskega oddelka, ki prestopajo v naš odrasli oddelek, so po mojem trdnem mnenju najboljši pridobljeni člani odraslega oddelka. V njih je že zavest, da so bili naši mladinski člani. Marsikateri član mladinskega oddeleka si že šteje v ponos, da je postal član ali članica višjega oddelka, kjer pridejo v poštev že odgovorne dolžnosti in upoštevane pravice posameznega člana. S prestopom v odrasli oddelek postane vsak član tudi gospodar zvezinega Imetja in njenega poslovanja polom demokratičnega članskega zastopstva na konvenciji ali potom splošnega glasovanja. Enaka predpravica vpliva na zavest in razpoloženje odraslega članstva. Kampanja mladinskega oddelka v letošnjem letu mora uspeti. Zato imamo vse pogoje, ki so potrebni za pridobivanje mladine. V deželi je sedaj prosperiteta, ki daje priložnost očetom in materam, da lahko vplačajo mesečne prispevke. Glavni odbor je povišal nagrade za vsakega novopridobljenega mladinskega člana za 50 centov. Poleg tega je glavni odbor še odobril nagrade za društva, katera bodo pridobila največ mladinskih članov tekom leta. Določenih je pet nagrad: $100.00, $75.00, $50.00, $25.00, in $10. K lem pogojem je potreba še nekaj dobre volje in navdušenja za Ameriško bratsko zvezo. V vsaki kampanji se delajo vedoma ali nevedoma pogreški ali napake, katere bi bilo potreba opustiti v tej kampanji. Kadar greste na delo, imejte resen namen, da boste vpisali samo take otroke, ki so zdravi. To naj velja za vse one države, kjer se otroke sprejema brez zdravniške preiskave. Nadvse važno je tudi to, da vpisujete lake otroke, kateri bodo ostali zapisani ori Zvezi. S lakirni mladinskimi člani, ki ostanejo 'lani samo nekaj mesecev, ima naša organizacija samo nepotrebno delo in stroške. Prosim, upoštevajte ta navodila vsepovsod! Naša Ameriška bralska zveza plačuje društvenim tajnikom po 25 centov letno od vsakega dobrostoječega mladinskega člana. To je nekaka nagrada tajnikom za delo mladinskega oddelka. Zato bi apeliral na društvene tajnike, da se zavzamejo za to razpisano kampanjo. Vsak društveni tajnik naj bi pozval na društveni seji vse člane, da naj skušajo in vpišejo otroke v mladinski oddelek. Razložijo naj članstvu načrte JA, J H, J C in J D, da bo članstvo saj vedelo, kakšne prilike jim nudi naša organizacija. S tem, da je razpisana kampanja za mladinski oddelek, nikar ne pozabite, da sprejemamo člane tudi v odrasli oddelek. V današnjih časih je tisla odprta prilika, da nagovorite prijatelje in znance, ko vam ne morejo navajati prvega vzroka: nimam denarja% Poleg tega pa v sedanjih časih ljudje tudi že naravno čutijo, da jim je potreba zaščite in pomoči ob času onemoglosti in smrti. Ob vsakem času in priliki, ko nagovarjate prospeklivnega kandidata, nikoli ne pozabite, da omenite vse dobre in upoštevanja vredne lastnosti paše dobre podporne organizacije, katere ime je Ameriška bratska zveza. V vojnem času smo, ko nas naša nova domovina kliče na pomoč, da doprinašamo svoja dela in imetja na razpolago vsakdanje potrebe. Storimo to stoodstotno! — Tudi naše delo za našo organizacijo naj bo stoodstotno, saj vsako delo, katerega storimo za bratsko organizacijo je za protekcijo ameriških državljanov, ki so del Združenih držav ameriškip. Bolj ko so posamezni državljani preskrbljeni v bolezni, nesreči ali ob smrti, toliko manj je potreba skrbeti dobrodelnim ameriškim institucijam za nesrečneže. Mi, ameriški Slovenci, smo v tem pogledu dosti napravili sami za sebe, da nismo bili breme javnih ameriških dobrodelnih zavodov. Za to so bile odgovorne naše podporne urbanizacije v Ameriki. H ral je in sestre Ameriške bratske zveze, vi ste člani in članice bratske podporne organizacije, ki ima v svojem imenu, namenu in poslovanju ameriški način življenja, bratoljubni na- sebno, ker uspehi ruske armade posredno pomagajo tudi Ameriki. Veliki ameriški listi te brzo-, javke niso mogli čisto zamolčati,! toda priobčili so jo brez vseh fanfar, z malimi naslovi in v večini primerov na notranjih straneh. Zakaj ? Nekateri ameriški kapitalisti, ki kontrolirajo te liste, še vedno ne morejo pozabiti, da je Rusija pred leti precej trdo na prste stopila domačim kapitalistom in izkorišče-1 valcem. To je po mnenju denarnih mogotcev največ ji greh. Zato je bilo treba kolikor mogoče prikriti in omalovažiti prizna-' nje, ki ga je dal hrabri ruski armadi hraber in pošten ameriški general. * Dober tajnik nekega našega društva je pred par leti v šali vpraševal, če tista harmonija v glavnih odborih podpornih organizacij, kr se je včasih poudarjala v glasilih, izhaja iz harmonika. In zdi se, da je bilo v šali omenjenega tajnika res drobno J zrno prerokovanja, dasi ni vedel | zanj. Zakaj pisano je, da imata glavna odbora dveh največjih slovenskih podpornih organizacij vsaki svojega aktivnega harmonikarja. Jaz bi rekel, da je to sijajna ideja, namreč kultivi-! ranje in vzdrževanje harmonije s harmoniko. Tudi naša Ameriška bratska zveza, ki je tretja na j večja * slovenska podporno organizacija, v tem oziru ne bi smela zioetajati: Tri milijone dolalrjev imamo, pa da ne bi zmogli 'enega harmonikarja: Predlagam, da kdo predlaga na i prihodnji seji glavnega odbora, ■ da se našega glavnega nadzornika brata Anzelca nastavi za ofi- j 1 cielnega harmonikarja in da mu kupimO 'liniformo z zlatimi por-! tami. Glasbena zmožnost je ža tam, harmonika tudi, samo sar-že in uniforme še manjka. Brat predsednik, prosim za besedo: da se ne pozabi, predlagam brata Anzelca za našega uradnega harmonikarja, da ostane harmonija med nami! A. J. T. ———————— / SPLOŠNI TEDENSKI PREGLED (Nadaljevanje s 1. strani) | karskega sovraštva nagajali ad-j r?linistraciji pri njenih naporih iza obrambo dežele. Omenjene ; organizacije bodo podpirale ti-t ste kandidate, ki so sodelovali z administracijo glede obrambe dežele, in to brez ozira na strankarsko pripadnost. VELEPOSLANIŠTVA I Dosedanja poslaništva Zedinjenih držav v južnoameriških [ republikah Boliviji, Paraguayu in Ecuadorju bodo spremenjena v veleposlaništva. Iz te geste se razvidi, da se washingtonska vlada zaveda velike važnosti vedno tesnejšega sodelovanja s sestrskimi republikami na jugu. NEUMESTNO ZBADANJE Lord Halifax, britiški poslanik v Washingtonu, je v svojem nedavnem govoru izjavil, da zbadanje Angležet od strani 'AmeričanQV in zbadanje Američanov od strani Angležev, ne,ko-risti niti- eni nit} drugi strani, ampak napravlja samp veselje rqed hfišijpi skupnimi sovražniki. Napake je delala ena kot druga stran, in jo upati, da sta se obe stran}« nekaj koristnega naučili iz teh napak AMERIŠKA BRATSKA ZVEZA Ustanovljena 18. julija 1898 GLAVNI URAD: ELY, MINNESOTA GLAVNI ODBOR IZVRŠEVALNI ODSEK: ■■ M Predsednik: J. N. Rogelj ............. 6208 Schade Ave" C''nenver,I I 1. podpredsednik: Frank Okoren . 4759 Pearl cU ^eeU. 2. podpredsednik: P. J. Oblock ..... RD No. 1, Box 506, tun- ^ ;.- 3. podpredsednik: Joseph Kovach .. 132 East White S.’ j^go.lfi-; 4. podpredsednik: Anton Krapenc ........... 1636 W. 21 Pp':ttsburgii,I 5. podpredsednik: Joseph Sneler . .5237 Carnegie Ave" Butte, ^°nt' 6. podpredsednica: Mary Predovich .......... 2300 Yew St, ^ jlinD- j Tajnik: Anton Zbašnik ........... ................ AFU B:j giy. Pomožni tajnik: Frank Tomsich, Jr................. AFU jiiiffl«509 i Blagajnik: Louis Champa ..........................:.... pittsburg11 ^ Vrhovni zdravnik: Dr. F. J. Arch . 618 Chestnut St., Urednik-upravnik glasila: A. J. Terbovec 6233 St. Clair Ave., , NADZORNI ODSEK: _ -n QjpS f Predsednik: John Kumsc .................... 1735 E. 33 St, W 1. nadzornik: F. E. Vranichar ............... 1312 N. Center 2. nadzornik: Matt Ajizelc ...................... Box 12. . ffjgnds. 3. nadzornik: Andrew Milavec, Jr.............Box 31, ®fe j i 4. nadzornik: F. J. Kress ................... 218—57 St., FINANČNI ODSEK: . n# i ^i»veiaW’:Sl J. N. Rogelj ........................... 6208 Schade Ave., P« ^ jj#- ( Anton Zbašnik, tajnik ............................ AFU BI j John Kumše ................................ 1735 E. 33rd St., ^ - Frank E. Vranichar .......................... 1312 N. Center Andrew Milavec, Jr............................ Box 31, ***•” , GLAVNI POROTNI ODBOR: ^ j Fredsednik: Anton Okolish ........... 1078 Liberty Ave., ^atatr^Š i i-V/JI m : • • • >: | Ljudje, ki pišejo v liste, v kakšne svrhe naj bi naše podporne organizacije “podarile” svoje milijone, naj bi se najprej poučili, kakšne obveznosti imajo te organizacije napram svojim članom in pa kakšna je kontrola državnih zavarovalnin-skih departmentov nad temi milijoni. Ako bi glavni odborniki katere koli teh organizacij sledili nasvetom takih “ekspertov,” ki nimajo pojma o sistemu in i poslovanju podpornih organiza-! cij, bi se kaj kmalu vsi znašli za omrežjem. General Douglas MacArthur, ki s svojo hrabro četo ameriških in filipinskih vojakov že nad dva meseca brani čast zvezdnate zastave na malem delu Filipinov, je izkušen vojak in točasno slavljen kot eden prvih ameriških junakov sedanjega časa. To je prav, ker mož to priznanje gotovo zasluži. Pa je MacArthur tudi mož, ki da priznanje tudi drugim, če ga zaslužijo. Tako je dne 23. februarja poslal ruski armadi za njeno 24-letnico brzojavko, ki se v prostem prevodu I glasi: “Svetovna situacija v sedanjem času znači, da upi civilizacije počivajo na častnih > zastavah hrabre ruske armade. V mojim življenju sem se udeležil | več vojn, prisostvoval sem dru-\ gim in sem v mnogih podrobno-j stih tudi študiral kampanje iz-j razitih voditeljev preteklosti. V nobeni pa nisem videl tako efek-: tivnega odpora napram najtež-i jim udarcem dotedaj neprema-J ganega sovražnika, kateremu je sledila porazna protiofenziva, ki podi sovražnika nazaj proti njegovi deželi. Obseg in veličina teh naporov jih označa za naj-več;e vojaške uspehe v vsej zgo-dovipi.” To priznanje od strani ameriškega generala, ki osebno ve, ! kaj je vojna, je hrabra rusl::i j armada gotovo zaslužila. Še po- Ijico in protektorico. Bolgarski! narod je bil vedno naklonjen | Rusiji. Tu in tam tudi čitamo poročila, da jugoslovanski četniki, ki delajo take preglavice! Nemcem in Italijanom v razkosani Jugoslaviji, dobivajo nekaj potrebščin potom ruskih letal. Ruske uspehe proti Nemcem občuduje ves svet, posebno pa jih občudujejo zasužnjeni slovanski narodi. Iz vsega navedenega sklepa! poročevalec, da je ideja pan- j slavizma oživela in da so jo oživeli in okrepili prav Nemci s svojim brezobzirnim uničevanjem vsega, kar je slovansko. Po njegovem mnenju obstaja možnost, da se bo po končnem porazu Nemcev izoblikovala v Evropi nekaka vseslovanska federacija, ki bo morda v prilično ohlapni obliki vključevala vse slovanske .narode in kot taka preprečila bodoče nemške-*sanje! za nemško nadvlado Evrope in ostalega sveta. ------------ SELITVE VSLEB VOJNE (Nadaljevanje s 1. strani) najboljše posestnike in na nji-; hova mesta nastavili Nemce.1 Baje je bilo na sličen način pregnano iz Slovenije, ki so jo zasedli Nemci, nad eno tretjino slovenskega prebivalstva. Ti nesrečneži so bili pregnani na1 Hrvatsko, v Srbijo in kdo ve, kam še. Poleg tega čitamo, da je bilo tisoče slovenskih in hr-vatskih fantov in mož odvede-! nih na delo v Nemčijo. Na sličen način odvajajo v Nemčijo dela zmožne ljudi iz češkoslovaške, Poljske, Belgije in drugih zasedenih dežel. Koliko teh beguncev, izgnancev in pregnancev bo med živimi ob zaključku vojne? Koliko se jih bo vrnilo v svoje rodne kraje? Na taka in slična vprašanja ne more nikdo odgovoriti.; AmeriKa je - vw,;»e času bolj direktno P zadeta, toda tudi 1 rebi'j|^ ka preseljevanja a|gt#W,| zaradi vojne. Preb terih velikih ind^ ^ je silno naraslo. 0 j^r, (jjj novih obrambn1 . zrastla popolno«18 ^ k Na drugi strani 3]; selbine, kjer 111 1 pfc1’Jo] rambnega P°meIiahn V vse to uredilo, ko $ ^ ne in bodo p°la^.je? obrambne indus je, da se veliko » jl0 Ijencev ne bo vec . svojih prejšnji*1 v vsak način bodo P & ■ , njega prostovoljno, P v lik povojni prot” i I NESREČE^ ^ (Nadaljevanje s ^ i Upajmo, da se^ tu število avtolT1 tj ^ ^ na ameriških 0uv United States. *2^be a wise £ iggestion for all those people to Way t0 rn°ney with an ye toward future security. First tati that is to inve t your money—as much as you .St^p into Unite I States Defense Bonds and Hot 0yjj’ ^ investing you money in this manner, you will °Ur en^ .elp our government finance this war against ut you will also be putting it aside for froaug purity. For after the war is over, and our country ^eswi .rouSh the readjustment period this money you °Ver, n U. S. Bonds and Stamps will help tide you Pa that (W reco.rds of our American Fraternal Union reveal lnj? ^me.s °f depression, our members pay more t ieir lodges than ever before. It appears “Hill prosperity everyone has plenty of money to they burn it up accordingly without any re-Xy,h°U£ht of tomorrow. fraiD Ji ^our ^nances swelled with the Defense pro-Ia ’ enibers should retrench themselves by, building his ^ financial foundation for the future. A part of feiiCp ,,tion is y°ui’ American Fraternal Union in-^ policy—for yourself, your entire family. N;rv T ^ 0Ur youn£ men are the Service of their our *s a ^act that we cannot expect a great increase % .^nibership during war-time. Instead we must feesf 0Ur reserve- ®ur Union’s and your family’s iyci Reserve is the Juvenile Department. As your ie f ^ increases, it would be wise for you to consider ^ial 6 we^are your children. Our Union has ir th e^0wment policies which would provide greatly "Uture of your children—especially when they mto adulthood and need funds with which to fy} ,a college education. It would be wise for mothers Nip to consult their local lodge secretary and V® to take out this type of insurance for their fecent annual financial statement revealed 0 l^driCan fraternal Union’s total assets as of Dec. fH^st \x’ aie over two million nine hundred thousand j‘ What sounder foundation to insure your family’s f etar Figures don’t lie! See your lodge of ?Lto(iay and arrange to modernize your policy in Sla*.. “he most popular, modernized, streamlined, and strongest fraternal societies in the country American Fraternal Union! A Iapredek Notes ftdkCueve!and> °- - The if . bowlers were really 4s Ho? faints, and ^°Ul ' f Friday, taking w\ ® games. For the .3 5^ Krince was high, A at but with Ed Zivkovic f heels with a beau ^ tal. Barba of L*es> hard with a i) j L.^te u. a 209 single, but 1 -h out 18 a^empt, the Saints " Nnuf heaven with a 3-Acbbing. , |3 atfJaliers g°t on the right lij hy shellacking the ’ t° take undisputed C y fyiPif06 P°sition> after mS * S°f see-sawing. The t]r «t 5o? Ved by F- Smrtnik, bv and f°iiowed Kr % Peewee” Sterlekar -jl who had a high 208 t) LIvies were led by }% ahd c with a nice 590 a high game of 214. V ^2. \x/v,r* Was second ji Sta here> oh, where was •F, cd 11 0f the eveninB; W^tfikhlt8 Pocket and e,; Sesek got a spare e’lj asiat for the cushion. e® you all Saturday Important Business On Lodge 81 Slate Aurora, 111. — Several important items were brought up and discussed at our regular February meeting. All have been tabled until our meeting on March 12, 1942—the second Thursday of the month—when they will be acted upon. Our meetings of late have not been very well attended. I am requesting and urging all members to attend our March meeting. Make it your duty to be present. Women-members are not barred from attending our meetings, so let’s see if we can have as many women and men members present. In order to tempt members to attend our next session, we are going to have refreshments after the business meeting. Please attend—one and all! Joseph Fayfar Jr., secretary, Lodge 81, AFU. at East 185th Street Recreation, when we bowl Barberton’s St. Martins. Well, so long, I have to go file my income tax now. F. Smrtnik, Lodge 132, AFU. Changes Address Chicago, 111. — Notification is hereby given to all members of Lodge 170, AFU., that from the first day of March my new address is: 5614 West 24th street, Cicero, 111. All members are requested to keep my new address in mind. As my home is quite a distance away from the lodge neighborhood I appeal to all members to pay their lodge dues on time. Most convenient way would be for all members to attend and pay their assessments at the regular meeting. You can also send in your assessments to me by mail. If you do this keep in mind the thought to mail your assess ment far enough in advance so that I will receive same before the last day of the month, have received definite notice from the lodge that I cannot and must not pay members’ dues from our lodge treasury and I must live up to the decision of the lodge in this respect. Therefore : Should anyone be suspended from the lodge because I did not receive his or her assessments on time it will be their own fault; not mine. Next regular meeting of our lodge will be held Wednesday, March 18th in regular quarters. All members are urged to attend as there will be many important matters to act upon. In the Minutes of the annual meeting of the Supreme Board, we noticed that a campaign for the enrollment of new juvenile members during the entire year of 1942 is underway. The awards are very tempting and that is why I hope that all members will enthusiastically go to work. Should each of us enroll at least one new member the total amount will certainly be recognized at the Home Office and Union. It is particularly important to us all to build up our juvenile department because it is from this department that eventually we will (increase our adult department. Prospective new members are born every single day. Therefore, let us go out during this year of 1942, and work hard to help increase the growth of our American Fraternal Union, so that at the end of the year it will be much stronger than the past year. In closing, I would again remind members of our lodge that my new address is: 5614 West 24th street., Cicero, 111. Best regards to all. Agnes Jurecic, sec. No. 170 From “The White House” in Washington, D. C., President Franklin D. Roosevelt answered the message tendered him by the Supreme Board of the AFU at its recent meeting as follows: “My dear Mr. Zbasnik: Please accept the President’s thanks for your kind message of February thirteenth which you sent' to him on behalf of the Supreme Board of Directors of the American Fraternal Union. He is deeply grateful for such a friendly message of greetings and for your reassurance of continued confidence in his ' leadership. The patriotic pledges which have come to the President from the many, many loyal citizens in all parts of the nation have given him strength and courage to carry out the will of the American people. Very sincerely yours, M. H. McIntyre, secretary to the President.” * * Russion War Relief, Inc., acknowledged with deep thanks the contribution of $100 recently authorized by our supreme board at their annual meeting. In a letter from Harold Coy, director of field activities to Bro. Anton Zbasnik, our supreme secretary, the donation was accepted with thanks and with the following message: “Your organization will be pleased to know that several shipments of medical supplies have already been sent to Russia and that this contribution adds to the funds with which still another ship load is being prepared. Now, more than ever, it is important that we do all possible to assist the heroic Russian people who are fighting the battle of the United Nations on their vast fronts. . . We urge that your members continue their support through Russian war relief so that the Russian people may know that the American people are ever ready to help them.*** 8th Annual AFU Tenpin Tournament will be held in Barberton, Ohio, April 17, 18, and 19th. Event will take place in the new Slovene Center Alleys. Lodge 44, is in charge of arrangements. * * Lodge 108, AFU of Girard, Ohio, has announced invest ment of funds in United States Defense Bonds. * * Stephen Spehar, aged 51 years, of Ely, Minn., passed away in a Duluth hospital. He was a member of Lodge 1, AFU., and of the HBZ. Export, Pa. — Our next lodge meeting will be held March 8, 2 p. m. at our home as usual. Wish all members would make it their business to be present. After the meeting which will be held on April 12 we will have a bowlers’ party. All mem-aers are invited to this “free for all” affair. Be sure to be here promptly at 2:00 p. m. Rose J. Kuznik, Lodge 138, AFU Cash Awards to be Given for 1942 AFU Juvenile Campaign OPENED JAN. 1st, 1942 — CLOSES, DEC. 31st, 1942 Due to probable war restrictions,.a Juvenile Convention will not be held this year. Instead, the Supreme Board mapped out a campaign for Juvenile members which officially started Jan. 1st, 1942, and will conclude Dec. 31st, 1942. CASH AWARDS WILL BE PAID TO ALL THOSE SOLICITING NEW JUVENILE MEMBERS: Note: — Cash awards for new Juvenile members are the same as previously allowed. Only change made, effective only during the 1942 Juvenile Campaign is that the Supreme Board has allowed 50-cents additional for every new juvenile enrolled during this time. Under the present campaign schedule the prizes arc as follows: For those new juvenile members insured in Plan JA, the award will be $1.00; Plan JB, the award will be $2.50; Plans JC for $500, the award will be $2.50; Plans JC for $1,000, the award will be $3.50; Plan .TT) for $250, the award will be $1.50; Plan JD for $500, the award will be $2.50; Plan JD for $1,000, the award will be $3.50. GRAND AWARDS IN ADDITION WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE LODGES HAVING THE LARGEST ENROLLMENT OF NEW JUVENILE MEMBERS DURING THE ENTIRE YEAR 1942. First prize is $100; Second, $75.00; Third, $50.00; Fourth, $25.00; and Fifth, $10.00. All awards will be paid immediately upon conclusion of the campaign, Dec. 31st, 1942. , Here’s your chance to earn extra money this year! Join the AFU Juvenile Campaign Drive today! Lodge 138 Notice Former Gilbert, Minn., Cagers Lead Twist Drills to Championship Cleveland, O. — Biggest.reason why Cleveland’s Twist Drills copped the Industrial league basketball championship, Feb. 3, can be traced to a quintet of at least five young men who gained cage glory in the high school at Gilbert, Minnesota several years ago. In the championship finals, these boys did all the' scoring to trounce Thompson Products to the tune of 43 to 20. Pupils of Coach “Monty” Montgomery of Gilbert High, who taught them the fundamentals, then piloted them to the state high school championships or into the finals of the same the boys are: Billy Kern, P o d p e s kar, Krach, Ipavic, Luzovich, and Verbic. All are employed at the Cleveland Twist Drill factory here. Billy Kern is a member of Napredek’s Lodge No. 132, AFU, and the other Gilbert, Minn., boys, in all probability, are still members of AFU lodges in Gilbert. In carrying Minnesota colors to the cage courts of Cleveland and copping their championship, Krach who played ‘left forward position scored 11 points. Ipavic at the pivot post scored 10; Podpeskar, right forward, and Billy Kern, left guard, each got 6. A fellow named Iwucz and Mend’ek got 6 and 4 points to complete the scoring. 8th oAnnual AFU Tenpin Tourney in Barberton, O., oApril 17, 18, 19 Lodge 44 Will Sponsor Annual Event in New Slovene Center Alleys; All Lodges Are Invited to Participate Look Out Folks! ——__ • Barberton, O. — After being cooped up in the old homestead, the Tony Okolish juniors, decided to do a little on the stepping out side. Wham, off they went on a whoopie festival of their own, going with the great gang of Lodge 44 headed by Johnnie Opeka. As guest of the famed Betsy Ross in Cleveland we bowled them in the main attraction and “crippled” a few pins and possibly some pin boys. The teams split the return series. 1 After bowling set out on a new venture. Visited former Barbertonian Jerry Zupec at his Cafe in Euclid. We had a grand time. Refreshments in the form of klobase, schnapps, and beer were the main attractions after which the gang began singing their defeat of Napredek’s—their next slated victims at the East 185th Alleys Saturday night. ’Tis rumored in Barberton that Ohio will have their own tournament. Sounds good to me. Let’s trust that something is being done about it. I hope that it will be held in Barberton. — Nosey Janes from Lodge 44. Anthony Okolish Jr., Lodge 44, AFU. MAKE EVERY PAY DAY Cleveland, O. — In a splendid wartime demonstration of fra-ternalism, Lodge 44, AFU., of Barberton, Ohio, has accepted the job of sponsoring the 8th Annual AFU Bowling Tournament and have set the dates for April 17, 18, and 19. The event will take place in the new Slovene Center Alleys. This news was released following an informal conference with Bro. John Opeka, athletic supervisor of the St. Martin’s Lodge 44, who came to Cleveland Saturday especially to discuss) the affair. In discussing the matter, Bro. Opeka and Little Stan visited with Bro. John Lunka, former secretary of Betsy Ross Lodge 186, and Frank Krall, treasurer of the same lodge. Bros. Joe Kozar and Stan Zagorc could not be reached at the time because of working hours. Since the Supreme Board suspended the athletic fund and held it for rehabilitation of our soldier-members who are in the army, the question of staging this annual affair was in doubt. Barberton—better known in Ohio as the “Magic City”— arose to the occasion and decided to conduct the affair on a self-financing basis. According to Bro. Opeka, arrangements for the entertainment of bowlers, friends and visitors were going to be elaborate; that everyone participating would be assured of a grand time. Entry blanks will be mailed to all teams in Ohio and vicinity, including those teams who are active in Illinois, Indiana, New York, Pennsylvania and other points. Should any other team wish to enter, they are requested to write to the athletic commissioner at 6233 St. Clair avenue immediately. It will be imperative that ^ BOND DAY every team intending to enter the tournament send in their entry blanks with fees immediately as prize money to be available must be knowri at least two weeks before the tournament takes place. ENTRY FEES WILL BE $1.50 PER PERSON FOR EACH EVENT FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN. DEADLINE FOR ENTERING WILL BE: SAT., APRIL 4th! ALL ENTRY FEES A«ND BLANKS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO STAN PECHAVER, 6233 St. Clair avenue, Cleveland, O. Your entry fee will cover the cost of bowling and additional cash prizes. Every member of the AFU is eligible to participate in this 8th annual affair, provided he or she has been a member in good standing for at least 30 days prior to the tourney. Barberton has extended a welcoming hand to all bowlers and visitors. There will be dancing and other entertainment to be climaxed by a banquet at which prizes will be awarded to winning bowlers and teams. All entry blanks will be sent to lodge athletic supervisors who are requested to move fast and send them in with the entry fees immediately. Time is short. The committee swings into action, and speed is necessary to he^p make thia tournament one of the most outstanding ever held. INDIANAPOLIS ALREADY HAS SIGNIFIED INTENTION TO BE PRESENT THROUGH LEFTY LOU MILHARČIČ. IT’S ON TO BARBERTON, O., FOR THE 8TH ANNUAL AFU BOWLING TOURNAMENT APRIL 17, 18 AND 19th! Further details will be announced in forthcoming issues. Serving Their Country Ely, Minn. — This Home Office city of the American Fraternal Union is not only investing its funds ($75,000 to date) in United States Defense bonds and contributing funds to other war relief agencies, but is also contributing a large percentage of the nation’s manpower in armed forces of the United States. In Range Facts, weekly newspaper on the Iron Range of Minnesota an “Honor roll” reveals that about 129 young men are already in the service. Of this number, 84 are young Americans of Slovene nationality. With the population of Ely, Minn, figured about a little over 50 per cent Slovene, the number of our young men in the service represents about two-thirds of the enlisted men of Ely—which is truly setting an excellent example of patriotism by our people. * Four From One Family Ely, Minn. — From “Range Facts”—largest weekly newspaper in Minnesota, serving primarily the famous Iron Range sections of that state, we learn that Mr. and Mrs. Louis Peru-shek of 48 East Camp street, Ely, Minn., have four sons serv- ing the armed forces of the United States. Mr. Perushek is secretary of Lodge No. 2, AFU and the entire family are good members of our organization. Bro. Rerushek was also a delegate to several quadrennial conventions of our society. The story from Range Facts is quoted as follows: “Mr. and Mrs. Louis Perushek of 48 East Camp street, have four sons in the Army serving our country. “Stanley, 25 years old, enlisted six years ago and is stationed at Long Beach, Cal. Battery H. 78th C. A. He was just recently promoted to rank of sergeant. .“Anton, 21 years old, is a private, 1st class and is stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. He enlisted in Oct. 1940. “Private Joe S., 27 years old, was inducted into the Army, May, 1941, and is stationed at Fort Rosencrans, Cal. “Edward, 23 years; old, is a first class private, stationed at Fort D. A. Russell, Marja, Tex., in the Tr. 5th Batt. Cavalry. He has just completed one year’s service. “Another son, Louis, 30, of Detroit, Mich., expects a call in the near futures” Mr. and Mrs. Louis Perushek (Continued on page 4) AMERICAN FRATERNAL UNION Founded July 18, 1898 HOME OFFICE: ELY, MINNESOTA SUPREME BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: President: J. N. Rogelj ............ 6208 Schade Ave., Cleveland, Ohio; 1st Vice-Pres’t: Frank Okoren ............. 4759 Pearl St., Denver, Colo.; 2nd Vice-Pres't: P. J. Oblock ...... RD No. 1, Box 506, Turtle Creek, Pa.; 3rd Viee-Pres’t: Joseph Kovach .......... 132 East White St., Ely, Minn.; 4th Vice-Pres’t: Anton Krapenc ............ 1636 W. 21 PI., Chicago, 111.; 5th Vice-Pres’t: Joseph Sneler ..... 5237 Carnegie Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.; 6th Vice-Pres’t: Mary Predovich ......... 2300 Yew St., Butte, Montana; Secretary: Anton Zbasnik ...........-......... AFU Bldg., Ely, Minnesota; Assistant Secretary: Frank Tomsich, Jr............. AFU Bldg., Ely, Minn.; Treasurer: Louis Champa ................................ Ely, Minnesota; Medical Examiner: Dr. F. J. Arch ...... . 618 Chestnut St., Pittsburgh, Pa. Editor-Mgr. of Off’l Organ: A. J. Terbovec. .6233 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, O. TRUSTEES: President: John Kumse ..................... 1735 E. 33 St., Lorain, Ohio; 1st Trustee: F. E. Vranichar .............. 1312 N. Center St., Joliet, 111.; 2nd Trustee: Matt Anzelc ...........-...... Box 12, Aurora, Minnesota; 3rd Trustee: Andrew Milavec, Jr............... Box 31, Meadowlands, Pa.; 4th Trustee: F. J. Kress.................... . 218—57 St., Pittsburgh, Pa. FINANCE COMMITTEE J. N. Rogelj ....................... 6208 Schade Ave., Cleveland, Ohio: Anton Zbasnik, Secretary...........................AFU Bldg., Ely, Minn.; John Kumse ............................... 1735 E. 33rd St., Lorain, Ohio; Frank E. Vranichar......................... 1312 N. Center St., Joliet, 111.; Andrew Milavec, Jr........................... Box 31, Meadowlands, Pa. SUPREME JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Chairman: Anton Okolish ............ 1078 Liberty Ave., Barberton, Ohio; 1st Judiciary: Frank Mikec ........................ Box 46, Strabane,.Pa.; 2nd Judiciary: Rose Svetich ............................. Ely, Minnesota; 3rd Judiciary: Steve Mauser .............. 4327 Logan St., Denver, Colo. 4th Judiciary: Ignac Zajc ......... 683 Onderdonk Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. MINUTES Annual Session of the A. F. U. Supreme Board Held in the Home Office, Efy, Minn. From Feb. 9 to Feb. 11, 1942 First Session Supreme president Janko N. Rogelj opened the first meeting of this esssion Monday, Feb. 9th at 9 a. m., central war time, with an appropriate address of welcome. Present are the following supfeme board members: Janko N. Rogelj, supreme president; Frank Okoren, first supreme vice-president; Paul J. Oblock, second supreme vice-president; Anton Krapenc, fourth supreme vice-president; Joseph Sneler, fifth supreme vice-president; Mary Predovich, sixth supreme vice-president; Anton Zbasnik, supreme secretary; Frank Tomsich, Jr., assistant supreme secretary; Louis Champa, supreme treasui'er; Dr. F. J. Arch, M. D., suprame medical examiner; Anton J. Terbovec, editor-manager Nova Doba; John Kumse, chairman, supreme board of trustees; Frank E. Vranichar, first trustee; Matt Anzelc, second trustee; Andrew Milavec, Jr., third trustee; Frank J. Kress, fourth trustee. Joseph Kovach, third supreme vice-president is absent and sent a communication explaining his inability to attend. The supreme board accepted his reasons for not being present. Anton J. Terbovec was named recorder for the session with the usual compensation. Read and approved are the minutes of the last semi-annual session held in Aug. 1941. The meetings are to be held from 9 a. m. to 12 noon, and from 1:30 to 5:30 p. m. At this time it was unanimously adopted that the following greetings be sent to the President of the U.S.A.: “Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, Washington, D. C. The Supreme Board of Directors of the American Fraternal . Union, a fraternal benefit insurance society operating in 22 States and having a membership of over 25,000, extend to you, Mr. President, their sincere greetings and best wishes for your continued good health. Permit us, Mr. President, to re-assure you of our unshaken confidence in your leadership, and to renew, on behalf of our entire membership, our pledge of loyalty to our beloved country—-The United States of America. AMERICAN FRATBRNAL UNION, By Anton Zbasnik, Supreme Secretary.” Follow reports of supreme officers: After the reports are read and approved, various letters from Anton Okolish, chairman of the supreme judiciary, are read and recorded. Presented for examination are the bonds of the supreme board members, supreme judiciary, lodge officers and bonds of the printery where our official organ, Nova Doba, is published. All are found Jo be in order. The supreme secretary requests the supreme board to interpret Section 378 of our By-Laws, regarding the qualifications and eligibility of lodge officers. The supreme board unanimously decides that only members who are in the adult department at least 6 months may be candidates, and previous membership in the juvenile department cannot be taken into consideration. By a unanimous vote it is decided that $50,000.00 be invested in U. S. Defense bonds. As $25,000.00 had previously been invested in Defense Bonds we will now have a tdtal of $75,900.90 invested in such bonds. , The supreme secretary is instructed to request all the lodgves of our organization to inform the Home Office as to the amounts invested in U. S. Defense Bonds, so that the total amounts invested by the lodges and also our Union can be made known and recorded. Second Session The secdnd meeting was opened by the supreme president, Monday, Feb. 9th at 1:30 p. m. Present are all supreme officers that attended the first meeting. The supreme secretary next submits the following matters for consideration. Mihael Požega, member of Lodge No. 6, requests benefits from the welfare fund. Adopted the member be informed such benefits may be obtained under" Section 360-A of our By-Laws. Frank Mehle, member of Lodge No. 15, suffered an operation for which benefits are not payable according to our By-Laws. After information is given by the ^supreme medical examiner it is adopted a special benefit of $50.00 be granted under Section 307, subsection 12. Frances Knaus, member of Lodge No. 20, who is suffering I from diabetes, and is not insured for sick benefits, being only | insured for welfare benefits, is awarded $15.00 in special wel-jfare benefits. The petition of Anton Škerjanc, member of Lodge No. 25, | cannot be considered as it was not first presented to the lodge j and recommended by same. Lodge No. 27, requests that assessments be paid for Mary j Arko, member of said lodge who has been sick for many years; j together with a small amount still due the lodge. Adopted the member’s assessments continue to be paid under Section 360-A, together with the amount due the lodge. Louis Prebil, member of Lodge No. 30, who has exhausted all his benefits and is still disabled,, petitions for some special benefits. As he is still insured in plan A he is informed he may I change to Plan AA and then can obtain a loan. Joseph Petrich, member of Lodge No. 37, aged and destitute, | requests some special benefits. He is awarded $25.00 in special j benefits. Lodge No. 37, requests the supreme secretary Anton Zbas-Jnik, to attend as guest speaker the 40th anniversary celebration of aforementioned lodge which will be held Sept. 20, 1942. The request is granted. Read is a letter from Anton Drenik, member of Lodge No. 71, who is now in the armed forces of the U. S. A. The contents of his letter are heard with interest and acknowledged with the hope being expressed that continued good fortune stay with him. Stefan and Frances Pavlisich, members of Lodge No. 85, petition for some benefits to pay their assessments. The lodge secretary, Bro. Anzelc, recommends payment. However, as both still retain certificates under Plan A., they are requested to change to Plann AA and they will be eligible to receive a loan. Margaret Sharka, member of Lodge No. 88, cannot be granted sick benefits. However, she is allowed $10.00 from the Welfare Fund. Joseph Lickoviteh, member of Lodge No. 99, underwent an operation for whieh no benefits are payable during the first year of membership. He is awarded $25.00 under the provisions of Section 307. Louis M. Kochevar, member of Lodge No. 112, requests that operation and sick benefits which were previously rejected, be allowed him. The request cannot be granted because it is definitely stated on his claims that symptoms of his ailments were present before his admittance to said lodge and our Union. Lodge No. 114 recommends that our Union give honorary emblems to all members who have been in the organization 25 years or more. At present only members in the Union for a period of 40 years are eligible to receive such emblems. Adopted the decision previously rendered by the supreme board be retained. Frank Kirn, member of Lodge No. 116, underwent an operation for which the By-Laws provide no operation benefit. After information), is given by the supreme medical examiner he is granted $25.00 in accordance with the provisions, of Section 307, subsection 12. .xTeresia Petkovšek, member of Lodge No. 137, underwent an operation for which no benefits are provided. However, she is awarded $25.00 in special benefits. Regarding the sick benefits, it is found the member was paid in full as provided in the By-Laws. ■ Richard Skena, membej- of the Juvenile department of Lodge No. 138, underwent an appendectomy and his parent petitions for some special benefit to help cover the cost of the operation. Because the member.is still in the juvenile department, no benefits can be approved. Mary Kranc, member of Lodge No. 149, who was. forced to undergo an operation for which no operation benefits are provided, requests some special benefit. The request cannot be granted even under Section 307. Kate Plantan, member of Lodge No. 182, petitions for some special operation benefits for a type of operation not listed in our By-Laws. She is granted $25.00 in special benefits. Theresa Koschak, member of Lodge No. 184, petitions for some special benefit for an operation which is not covered by our By-Laws. She is awarded $25.00 in special benefits. Angela Koshier, member of Lodge No. 200, was operated when not a member for a sufficient length of time in the Union in order to be eligible to receive operation benefits. Her petition is denied. The Colorado Federation of AFU Lodges in the State of Colorado, will hold a session some time this spring at Canon City, Colorado, and request the presence of Frank Okoren, first supreme vice-president, who resides in Denver, Colo. The request is granted. Follows a wide discussion relative to the continued financing or our lodges and Union’s sports activities from our organization’s Sports Fund. Question arose whether such grants should be discontinued during the War emergency. It was discovered that many who were interested in sports activities, have been called to the colors, and many more will undoubtedly be called in the near future. Longer work weeks in defense industries will leave very little time for sports; also there may be lack of transportation facilities. Our sports fund, which is not large, should be zealously guarded, so it becomes larger in order to. help rehabilitate our soldiers—members when they Return from service. Present and future conditions are so uncer-i tain that we should keep our Sports Fund intact for other un-forseen and important causes. After a lengthy discussion it is adopted, that further financing of sports activities be temporarily discontinued from the Sports Fund, said decision to remain effective mntil the supreme board rescinds or changes the action. The second meeting of this session adjourned at 5:30 p.’m. Third Session The supreme president opened the third meeting of this session Tuesday, Feb. 10th at 9 a. m. Present are all supreme board members that attended the two previous sessions. The recorder reads the minutes of the first and second meetings which are approved as read. \ ■ On the calendar now' comes an initiative motion, which is sponsored by Lodge >No. 124. After examination,, it was found that the initiative motion is not properly constructed. The supreme secretary is instructed to return same to the lodge for correction, in order that all proper sections be covered if the motion is to1 be approved. Considering the Section now mentioned in the initiative motion the following sections should also be taken into consideration, which are not listed in the motion as presented; 321-A, 321-B, 321-C, 323, 324, 324-B, 324-C, 357, and 360-A. Instead of suspending several juvenile assessments, it is adopted, that all members of the juvenile department as of Mar. 31, 1942, be given a dividend in the form of 50-cents in Defense Stamps. This dividend will be paid from the juvenile Mortuary Fund. Read are certain letters in regard to the juvenile convention held in August, 1941. The suggestions regarding the system of future juvenile conventions will be given consideration at some future date, for the supreme board does not contemplate a juvenile convention this year. The supreme secretary and supreme treasurer are authorized to sell a block of $5,000.00 in Mercedes, Texas, Independent School District bonds. The supreme secretary is authorized to purchase certain articles necessary for the Home Office. The publishers of Glas Naroda in New York, request an advertisement in their calendar to be published the following year commemorating the 50th anniversary of the aforementioned publication. Adopted a one page advertisement be approved. Common Council for American Unity request a donation as in the past year. An appropriation of $25.00 is approved. A sum of $100.00 is donated to the United Service Organization (USO) and a similar amount to the Russian War Relief, Inc. The American Legion Auxiliary, Iron Lung Committee, Ely, Minnesota, requests aid for an “Iron Lung” which may possibly be useful in saving the lives of some of our members. Adopted $25.00 be donated. Considering the present importance of the American Red Cross organization in these critical times of war, it is adopted $1,000.00 be donated from the Sports Fund for this worthy organization. The sum is to be sent direct to the national headquarters in Washington, D. C. The third meeting adjourned at 12 noon. ¥ Fourth Session The fourth meeting of the session was opened by the supreme president Tuesday, Feb. 10th at 1:30 p. m. Present are all supreme board members that attended the three previous meetings, with the exception of supreme trustee Andrew Milavec, Jr., who was excused on request and left for his home. The supreme secretary gives a detailed talk on the action taken relative to obtaining a license in the State of California. The action taken is approved. , Letter from The North American Bank Co., requesting deposits is recorded. The monthly salaries of the staff in the Home Office, are to be as follows: Barbata Matesha, $165.00; Katherine Peshel, $130.00; Margaret Mlakar, $85.00; Frank Shepel, $80.00; Elizabeth Sever, $75.00, said salaries effective as of Feb. 1, :1942 hence. Adopted the American Fratprnal Union continue to be a member of the Jugoslav Relief Committee, Slovene Section, and our representative Janko N. Rogelj is instructed to recommend that all donations received to date be invested in Defense Bonds of the U. S. A., until such time when said funds can be sent safely to Jugoslavia. It is further decided that our president Janko N. Rogelj, represent our Union at the conference of representatives of Slovene Benefit Societies which will take action to safeguard the interests of Slovenes in promoting the establishment of a Jugoslav Democratic Federation. Read and recorded are the minutes of the two sessions of the sub-committee of the executive committee held Sept. 23rd and Oct. 22, 1941. Adopted the following members again be named to select calendars for the coming year, Janko N. Rogelj, Frank E. Vranichar and Frank J. Kress. Adopted that the war clauses now contained in our By-Laws and certificates remain unchanged on recommendation of our actuary. * Frank Tomsich, Jr., is named delegate to the National Fraternal'Congress, to be held in Chicago, Anton Krapenc, alternate. The following were named to attend the state fraternal congress sessions: For Minnesota: Matt Anzelc, delegate, Louis Champa, alternate; for Illinois: Frank E. Vranichar, delegate, Anton Krapenc, alternate; for Ohio: Janko N. Rogelj, delegate, John Kumse, alternate; for Pennsylvania: Paul J. Oblock, delegate, Frank J. Kress, alternate; for Colorado: Frank Okoren, delegate, Steve Mauser, alternate; for Washington^Wyom-ing: Mary Balint, delegate; for Montana: Mary Predovich, delegate. The fourth meeting adjourned at 5:30 p. m. Fifth Session The fifth meeting was opened by the supreme president Wednesday, Feb. 11th at 9 a. m. Present are all supreme officers that attended the fourth meeting. Read are the minutes of the! third and fourth meetings of this session and they are approved as read. The supreme secretary gives a detailed report regarding the conduct of the New York Insurance Department in regard to our sick benefit system. The matter is referred to our actuary, Follows a far reaching discussion relative to a membership campaign for enrolling new juvenile members. It was adopted the awards; be increased by 50 cents per-new Juvenile member. The present awards Will remain in effect and an additional 50 cents will be paid during the campaign. For example, by enrolling a new juvenile in Plan “JA” an award of $1.00 will be paid, for each juvenile enrolled in Plan “JB” $2.50, etc. Five additional cash prizes will be awarded to the five lodges that enroll the largest number of juveniles during^this campaign. They are first prize $100.00, second prize $75.00, third prize $50.00, fourth prize $25.00, and fifth prize $10,00. These additional prizes will be paid to the lodges after the close of the campaign. Said campaign began Jan. 1, 1942 and will continue until Dec. 31, 1942. All matters brought before this session are now decided, so the minutes of the fifth meeting are read and approved. The supreme president thanks*, the supreme board members for their undivided attention and cooperation and expresses the hope they return safely to their homes and recommends and urges further that they endeavor at all times to work for the progress and welfare of our American Fraternal Union. The fifth meeting and the annual session of the supreme board adjourned Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1942 at 11 a. m. JANKO N. ROGELJ, ANTON J. TERBOVEC, Supreme President. Recorder. Maryton Cafe lof Chi AFU Chicago, 111. ^ ‘ best individual eX^lb‘ !* record-breaking fea s ^ sie thus far in the««,* put on by Jennie Zon ^ meanie No: 9 plt » "I standing after a ^ gles. Jennie was-so t eel after that shot #» missed the spare. During t h i s P 8 , Gottlieb's game victory, Wencel Dairy s dead ^ two games. che,' for the"if 182 count was hign jc-s ners and Frankie was best for the 0 ^ Meantime ^aryt)ie 1$* was tripping UP leaders for two ga* ^ advantage of g°( ci^'1 nity the Maryton. f 0 first place by vir« over Zefran s . ^ Morticians. The a flVer W cupied the top sP° ^ the season. Af!-ae#l sponsor of MarytonJ ^ high honors with L A' Captain Joe Tabor ^ ^ Krapenc both best for the Morticas ^ Following week’ Wencel Dairy rxllX® * Morticians. The off to a flying ‘ the first game by ^^ But the . going nSc^* that as the Mor j* to take the final by a mere * ms&I tain Joe Tabor caff ^ championship f°r jj9fl i game, banging oU M for (the Mortice« ' menc’s 17-4 game-” v0va® in the. hag. EraoWf'^jj the Wencel.Daisy^g of': game and a-totals ^ In the encoi^W Maryton’s and ‘ ^0 peculiar thing haP Ferenchak, had the misfortu 0jjit: into a beauty of & .jo-#,, ing almost midway^d-leys. — Must be ^ pin-boy eh, M**?' «, «iet , Two rival eaPtaf$ Chester Harey 0 .0 \ and Louis Cafe five.'Harey gain revenge ^01 heJ back, but I £u,e® .a ‘ hard. Dolmovich ge with :a 194 high a ■ 0ff f 536. Harey starte p. ringing 195 then geries' ( ending with a 49’ Standings to J Maryton Cafe - _ , Zefran Morticia Wencel’s Dairy ..... Gottlieb 'Florists jf , hoMe Serving Tfe®** (Continued ,.] have raised a .rjg children, thre* ' aQfrJuJ' boys. Youngest 15, is a ijunior ^ ^ school. Both Pf’Lve ^ Jugoslavia, and dents of, Ely f° years. Both have tive in fraternal ,e Ffl especially with Fraternal iUni°J1j Perushek has been j over. 16 years. They don’t reg^' sons serve our preserve, our Mr. Perushek a great sacrifice f J , * is,at stake.; Ht0^e calIs, our great first.”-Mr. Per«^ , in the. raises >at^ , |J past 40 years. J Ivies No. I Break Boosters Streak Cleveland, O. — It took the, | iiska Vila No. 1 brigade to! Put a halt to the Collinvvood | °osters’ victory streak. This I Boosters’ string of wins ^ sent them to the top of e league was terminated as e string had reached twelve a>ght victories. In dumping e Boosters for two games the ,Vles seated themselves * right in the thick of battle for ttle league lead. I slhe Ilirska Vila No- 1 bri' a e showed complete recovery °rn their previous week’s or-ea by belting the maples for a 2511 total. f Betsy Ross Flagmakers fath^ faints a er tough opponent as they | them for two games. I Sa'6 ^ea^Ue leadership was re-indisputably by the Bet- i tr .five as resuit °f their [ erg1 6 Victory> while the Boost-g 'Vere being handed a double I hold^ ^agma^er3 now ; „ league lead by one I i ® 0Ver their nearest rivals ^ Qllinwood Boosters. I f°r fourth place ithe a^rec^e^ Cavaliers settled jjjrsl^Uesti°n by downing the a ^°- ^ crew for three a ®es. The Cavaliers now hold the r"66 ^ame advantage over ^or that number four Setb l0n race- The triple tie f0^ ?us^ec^ the Ivies into a j,. cr place with the St. r1 Saints. a Napredek Bums made it evening f°r the boys w.out Euclid way by white f>0t> the St. John Johnnies. e Past several weeks the Ulno u Uia, nave been showing a E** improvement in their \yjlj lnS and. no doubt that they UQ^ ^1Ve their opponents from abo"m-°n Something to worry i • The three game reverse dee ^ Johnnies into the cellar , position. ' Streak Ended Poklar and John b!5 the ^eading the barrage on tJM 1 CrmaP1es the Ilirska Vila No. j> th6 pV W&s finally able to halt :>t' {w, °iiinwood Boosters. Mike y U0h- a 559 series and the Hrvatin totaled 512 for ^ "Gu , V|es' For the Boosters . f0J e” Fortuna with 589 and ^ ^'gh kaurich with 515 were '1$ tk: V,'^'cb enabled them to gain of l°ne win. jfjl I rj,, On Top Again , ^^e'! Betsy Ross Flagmakers * ^ ac^ in the league lead.as IP ^t, i their double win over 8fJ ttCi I \,^Ullls Take Three 'V I . Napredek Bums didn’t f J i Vy e!t ^ins outshine them a;; i I ^ St S° took three from fi jf ^tjjs ‘ ^°hn Johnnies. For the r , ^vko^hnny Krince and Eddie , f. I htiv l,C with 517 and 515 res-m I V n*y Were the mainstays. if 1 v-’ith ® J°hnnies, Stan Barba ri series was high. I’h ^ Hundred Circle e ^ect two hundred circle tjpntLei'e(i by the following: J^tuna, 223, 208;.Lad-; qw Vec 214; Tony Laurich pHk Barba 209; Rudy > ar 208; Mike Poklar 203 atl Rozanc 201. With the G-W’s | Cleveland, O. — Next T u e s d a y, March 10 at 7:30 p. m., G-W’s will gather in the inner building ,room 4, of the Slovene National Homfe on 6417 St. Clair avenue to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the lodge with a social to follow immediately after the regular meeting. Arrangements have already been completed and everyone who turns out will certainly have a pleasant time. Let’s all get together and get re-acquainted at this affair. It’s been decided that the 8th National Tenpin Tournament will be held in Barberton, April 17, 1 18, and 19th, and we G-W’s 11 ought to scrape up a team to a participate in this event. Maybe two teams! , r Frankie Stopinsek, one of our ^ G-W’s hails from McIntyre, Pa., v where he served as secretary of cne of our AFU lodges. When 0 paying his dues one day last ^ week, he declared that quite a f number from McIntyre were 11 now living in Cleveland. The £ Lorenzi’s are G-W’s who formerly lived in McIntyre. Also o somewhere in Cleveland is t Frank Camloh Jr., who was c once-a juvenile convention dele- t gate, and if he reads this, we’d t like to have him join up with s the G-W’s. Upon leaving, Stopinsek declared: “Well, I have another lodge assessment to ; pay—a big one—to Uncle |Sam!” Yep, “’Twas Income tax time!” Among others dropping in to pay their dues were Pugs jOpalek, Joe Kogoy, and John i Zalaznik, latter who is foreman 1 jat Cyclone Fence Co. New trans- i fers to G-W’s are Pauline Ster- J | nisha from Betsy Ross and Mrs. J i Louis Zgonc of Gilbert. Tommy i Danhoffer is a new juvenile ; member. > It’s last call—everyone who 1 | possibly caiy is urg'fcd to turn ' | out to help commemorate George Washington’s 15th An- < niversary—Tuesday, March 10 ! , at 7:30 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Opekaj ,|and daughter Betty drove up J Saturday. Opeka wanted to dis-.; cuss 10-pin tourney matters and , an expected hour’s stay developed into several hours as with ’ the Little Stan’s visited with [ Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Lunka and Blackie Krall, finishing off a nice afternoon and evening before parting. But the Opeka’s will be back again this Saturday when the Lodge 44 bowlers | tackle Napredek’s of Euclid at t the East 185th Recreation Alleys Saturday night in a return j match. j Next day drove Mary Kerzsj ito the station where she took aj I tran for Minnesota. And later | Ion in the afternoon w’ere pleas-1 | antly surprised by Mr. and Mrs.! Drobnič (nee Mary Mrack) and ’ .Sophie Mrack. Later on who ’ should come in but Mr. and 1 Mrs. Ham Laurich and daughter Beverly and Ham’s mama. Had a nice tete-a-tete and it really made Sunday afternoon a very pleasant affair. Got word from Louis (Doc) Zgonc, new' secretary of. Lodge 1, AFU., in Ely, Minn., that he has accepted a challenge to participate in the 1942 juvenile I membership campaign drive. The contests, separate from the one. sponsored by our Union ;will be between Doc Zgonc and Little Stan. Loser—the cne who gets the least number of new members will have to purchass ■ | a. quart of The best—for the |other. So watch our smoke! I Thanks to Frankie Znidar for •: sending the pix. We 'certainly ■ did enjoy them—and to press ■ until next week! II - r | Napredek Lodge 132, AFU of . Euclid, O., will sponsor a pic- I nic at Stusek’s Farm June 21st. Little Stan Lodge 42 Notice Pueblo, Colo. — Members cf Lodge 42, AFU., who did attend the February meeting are hereby notified that during the month of March all members of our lodge will be required to pay an extra local lodge assessment of 5 cents. This assessment will go into our own lodge treasury and will remain in effect until it is recalled. Reason why this extra assessment has been levied is ’because lodge expenses have increased while the income remained the same. Present funds wrere not enough to takp care of these expenses. ^ Those members who send in their assessments by mail or other channels are requested to add the five-cent assessment to their regular dues of all adult members to cover this additional lodge assessment. In addition, I would like to remind those members to send their dues in time so that they will reach me before or on the last day of the month, so that our lodge money can be sent to the Supreme Treasurer at the proper time. Because of this it is important that every member pay his dues on time. Members in arrears the second month are notified that their dues will not be paid out of the lodge treasury. Instead their dues will not be sent to the Union, and they will be suspended from the lodge. Frank Rupar, secretary, Lodge 42, AFU. Stay-at-Homes Gathering Scrap for Uncle Sam Uncle Sam’s war factories are literally crying for paper, rags, metals and old rubber. These four are very important items in the Salvation Salvage Program. We Stay-At-Homes have a big home work job of gathering as much of rthe above listed waste materials as we possibly can. Adjutant Peter J. Hofman, o of the Salvation Army Social jt Service Center, suggests that; i you “give a corner of your cellar j I to Uncle Sam and the Salvation jc I Army,” and save your paper jt until the pile “is at least a|t broom-stick high” before you j ^ ask for a special pickup, then;j call HEnderson 5357 or send ait postal to 2179 E. 55th Street. I] / ----------- v ! ( i 111., Ind., and Wis., Federa- ( tion of AFU Lodges Will Meet April 26, 1942 j] ;j Indianapolis, Ind. — Thej . Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin [ Federation of AFU Lodges will < hold their next meeting in In-| j i dianapolis, Indiana, April 36th, f 151942. This will mark the first; • | time in history that the Federa- j . j tion will meet in Indianapolis,) . I and elaborate entertainment' 1 plans for the representatives of 3 various lodges are being made. | 1 Idle Chatter Enumclaw, Wash. — It’s snowing outside. After a month and a half of grand .spring weather, who’d think it would snow. But that’s what makes Washington so nice. It’s always full of surprises. Speaking of surprises—whift a lot of them were packed into the past week-end. Surprise number one. Went to a wedding reception and was pleasantly surprised to learn that the genial couple I had been conversing w'ith were none other than the Raymond Klad-nik’s of Cle-Elum. Both are very active in the Cle Elum AFU lodge functions. Before the crowd dispersed that evening w^e had their promise/that they wrould drop in at the house next day before leaving for home. Had a very nice visit with the folks. As both are genuinely interested in matters concerning our AFU, we had a lot'in common. What impressed me most was the fine cooperation of their members at their social functions. Mrs. Kladnik reported that a net sum of nearly $100.00 was realized from a recent dance. She stressed the fact that the fine cooperative spirit of their Slovene Mayor Mr. Shobar, always added immensely to the success of their social functions. We also had a lengthy discussion about war relief for our Slovene folk in Jugoslavia, but it seems that enthusiasm in this respect is a little lax over there. Sometime ago, readers of this column will recall a ball was ' started rolling for Jugoslav re- ; lief so when our Cle Elum rooters read the report a little far- ( ther on I hope we’ll be hearing 1 from them too. The Kladniks also said some- , complimentary thipgs of their |! neighbor lodge in Roslyn. They1 told of ^he fina wQrk gf the Ser. gota family in keeping the num- ^ ber 39, AFU family intact. But gosh, time just flew and ! our friends had to depart much | |too soon. I do hope we’ll be see-;' ; ing you real soon again, j Surprise number two also i' Icame from east of the moun-j j tains and this time it was the j two nice letters from Miss Se- j j gota. Was glad to hear from you ! I Agnes—thanks for the conven-j tioji snapshots. And by the way ; II hope we can put that idea; I over. Here goes one right over i ithe right field fence for me! If I | there’ll be any stray cattle ! around-7-it’ll be hamburger | steak for supper! Heh, heh, !heh! Ain’t I wacky? Or could s it be Crosby cider? i' Now all kidding aside and comes surprise number three. It was the generous spirit of Jour AFU members of 162, relative to Jugoslav War Relief, -|S. S. When paying their dues , | they inquired how the campaign tlwas progressing, and really II opened up their hearts and gave .jgenerously. I believe it’s the duty of every Slovene, American born or otherwise to contribute whatever they can for if ever we gave for a worthy cause, this surely is it. This ball that we mentioned that was started rolling a month or so ago is slowly but surely gaining speed. The or- g iginal contribution of $10.00 by y. t. has swelled to the amount _ of $29.00 by contributions from the following. Mrs. Josephine ^ Richtar, $5.00; Mrs. Matilda J Petchnick, $5.00; Mrs. Mary Mehelich, $2.00; Mr. Jerry Kra- >-shovetz, $2.00; Mr. and Mrs. 1 Rudolph Petchnick $2.00 and ' Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mlachnik, < $3.00. c Thank you very kindly and I * hope I’ll hear from every single ] one of you. And I hope our 1 other AFU units will all fall j right in line. “A rolling stone ] gathers no moss,’* so let’s keep ] ’er rolling! ! The King County Draft < Board announced another call < of draftees this week which in- ; ,eluded a number of our Slovene ; boys from Enumclaw. Several of 162’% boys are already in Ihe service and in the last call an-other~member, John Omana Jr. was called. The boys reported at Fort Lewis, where they were inducted into the U. S. Army. The call for men is expected to be greatly accelerated to fill the ranks of the U. S. Army in its endeavor to meet the rapidly growing crisis of war. Other lodge members expected to leave soon are the Potočnik boys, Frank and George, Frank Sinkovič, Otto Pogorelc and Elmei' Petchnick. With the continued drafting of men and the movement of j the men to coastal cities where j defense industries are expanding will cause serious problems | in the Eastern Washington farming areas. The pea and wheat crops will j be planted and harvested only j with difficulty. Professors of !the various learning institutions j and business men located in the iwheat-belt towns are being I asked to spend their time and 'vacations working as harvest I hands to compensate for the ex-;odus of young men to the Army |and defense industries. Hundreds of men have been lost to ! plants such as Boeing Aircraft ; Company and the Puget Sound I shipyards. ! In what was termed as the greatest raid on fifth-column-ists and suspected spies sinse the U. S. entered the war, federal agents and local law-en-j forcement officers on the Pacific Coast, arrested more than 1300 Japanese, German and Haitian aliens. Included were 101; j Japanese from Seattle. FBI authorities declared the | ’ surprise raids w’ere directed at j ’ seizing enemy nationals identi-' fied with secret societies and propaganda groups operated I out of Berlin, Tokyo and Rome. Each prisoner was allowred to take a ^hiall amount of baggage j with him. And with the approach of the I yachting season pleasure-craft I owners were notified that there ; must he no night cruising. Ves-isels must be operated between i sunrise and sunset. The abolish-|ment of moonlight cruises will |bring keen disappointment to 'young romanticists. And w'hich.' j incidentally bring to mind a, I conversatiori- Y. T. once over-, heard. I .Two young things leaned; lover the boat rail and gazed in-j to the swirling waters below, j Overhead a large, bright moon! ! twinkled brightly. He was a backward lad and a little at j loss for words. “You know,” he ! said, “I’ve heard the moon af-i ifects the tide.” “Uh-huh,” shej replied, “I’ve heard it affects; the untied too!” (Heh! Hah!) And now as Little Stan says, “It’s time to go to press.” Mary Balint, Lodge 162, AFU / Jugoslovanski pomožni odbor SLOVENSKA SEKCIJA American Fraternal Union Standings, Feb. 27, 1942 W L 1 Betsy Ross ...............44 25 2 Collinwood Boosters -43 26 3 Ilirska Vila No. 1 .......39 30 4 Napredek Cavaliers ..35 34 5 Ilirska Vila No. 2 .......32 37 j 6 St. John Saints ..........32 37 ; 7 Napredek Bums ............30 39: 8 St. John Johnnies .—21 48; Team High 3 Games 1 Collinwood Bosters .....2590 2 Ilirska Vila No. 2 ........2587 3 Ilirska Vila No. 1 ........2566 Team High 1 Game 1 Betsy Ross....................963 2 Collinwood Boosters ....908 3 Ilirska Vila No. 2 .........899 Individual High 3 Games 1 L. Debevec ...............636 2 S. Zagorc ..........^.........623 3 J. Krince ....................612 Individual High 1 Game 1 J. Krince .................. 264 2 L. Debevec ...............257 3 T. Prime ....................-255 4 J. Jermain ............. 255 Individual Averages 1 Rozanc ....................174 2 M. Poklar .................173 3 Martich ...................169 4 Zagorc ....................167 5 Quinn .....................167 6 L. Debevec ................166 7 Primc ....................164 9 Ruzic ................... 164 10 L. Laurich ................164 Schedule for Friday, March 6th Alleys 1-2 St. John Johnnies vs. Betsy Ross. Alleys 3-4 Ilirska Vila No. 1 vs. Ilirska Vila No. 2. Alleys 5-6 St. John Saints vs. Napredek Cavaliers. Alleys 7-8 Napredek Bums vs. Collinwood Boosters. Joe Kozar, Sec’y, AFU Bowling League. Claridge Alleys Crowded From the Jeanette (Pa.) ; News-Dispatch, it was learned that the Claridge alleys w'ere crowded to capacity Feb. 25. ; A large group of Youngwood, Pa., women bowlers played a re-turn engagement against th( Claridge SNH women. The;; Youngwood roster was compos-ed of: Dorothy Baker, Louise i Pahl, Anna Mae Eusaman, ( Frances Uhrenek, Mary Rath, ^ Jean Gelfo, Jean Brdar, and visitors, Bertha Casey, Milly Brdar, and William Wolinski. j The Claridge women’s roster was composed of: Mrs. Andrew Rizzardi, Mrs. Edmund Sarcini, Mrs. Mike Baloh,' Dorothy Ya-kovich, Dorothy Falta, Sophie Costellic, and Mrs. Mary Olszew-I ski. The Claridge women, who : participated in past. AFU duck-1 j pin tournaments, won the match ! by 63 pins. Another group of Claridge women headed by Captain Mary Yakovich, and including, Mary ; Olszewski, Lucille Smuch, Flor-I ence Falta, Helen Falta, and ;Anne Yerina won a match by ! 120 pins against Mt. Pleasant; women. Latter team included | Fern Long, Myrtle Oswald,1 Catherine Ultz, Regina Funk, . j Ethel Bobbs, and Jen Sabota. , 11 Four men Who came from Mt., ■ , Pleasant — Ike Oswald, Art ■ Myers, George Galley, \ and Joe ' I Gaglian played against Clar-5 idge’s Firpo Bianchetti, Mike ‘ Baloh, Andrew Rizzardi, and Frank Supancic, latter winning, by 157 pins. In the Claridge Community league the AFU men hold third place and the AFU women, sec-ond place. ; iv ester n Pennsylvania Federation of AFU lodges in conjunction with Lodge 149, Stra-bane, Pa., will commemorate American Fraternal Union Day with a picnic at Drenik’s Park, Sunday, July 4th, 1942. Moje zadnje poročilo, katero je bilo priobčeno dne 17. januarja, je izkazevalo v blagajni JPO.SS vsoto $12,735.69. Do 19. februarja 1942 sem prejel še sledeče prispevke: John Lovshin, lokalni odbor št.. 18, Aspen, Colorado, $59.00; društvo Danica, Chicago, 111., $25.00; Joseph Germ, lokalni odbor št. 13, Sharon, Pa., $150.00; John Petrovič, Chicago, 111., $5.00; John Premru, E. Norwalk, Conn., $7.00; Glas Naroda, Neimenovani, $2.00; tajnik društva Sv. Janeza Krstnika št. 65 KSKJ, $27.00; Mary Meglich, Loretta, Wis., 50 centov; Agnes Benehan, Chicago, 111., $1.00; Anton Cvetkovich, Brooklyn, N. Y., $516.46; John Jerič, Klub Ljubljana, $40.03; Amerikanski Slovenec, John Jerič, $11.00; Glas Naroda, Neime n o v a n e, $15.00; in Emma ShinkusT lokalni odbor št. 22, La Salle, 111., $204.75. Nabranega do 19. februarja ...........-...$13,799.43 Čekovna knjiga ........ 2.00 Ostane v blagajni ....$13,797.43 Imena darovalcev v La Salle, 111.: društvo Edinost $25.00; po $5.00 so darovali: Frank J. Bru-der, Frank Spitzmiller, Frank Setinz, družina Jos. Furlan, Anton Ovnik, Mary Kastigar, in Charles Shinkus; po $3.00 so darovali: Mrs. Frances Peterlin, Anton Piletič in Mary Hrovat; po $2.00 so darovali: Leo Zevnik, Anton Mahnich, Sr., John Prazen, Janko Bros., Frank Struna, Alojzija Jeruc, Anton | Baznik, Andrew Urbanc, Mrs. ] Frances Gende, Mrs. Frank Janc, Mary Ajster, st., Frances Oterpee in Joseph Ajster; po $1.00 so darovali: Charles Po-hui, Joseph Pose vina, Louis Ko- .. sem, Jos. Majcen, Frank Ya-klich, Anton Knafelc, Jos. Bregant, Louis Spelic, Mrs. Martin Novlan, Ludwfig Lushina, John Podbregar, John Klopčič, Jos. Simončič, Mrs. Theresa Jordan, Carl Jordan, John Streli, Steve Mahnich, John Uranich, Jakše & Fritz, Jos. Jakše, Jos. Rady, Paul Ferentchak, Henry Lushina, Peter Tomshic, Jos. Miklavčič, Jos. Spelic, John Pohar, i Frank Mlakaf, Frank Malley, Anton Homan, John Ojstersek, Jos. Pohar, Jos. Brate, Henry Rady, Jos. Senica, Frank Kobil-sek, Frank Udvanc, Louis Kastigar, Carolina Mrezar, Frank Misjak, Jos. Kume, Anton Se-■ tinz, Frank Kovačič, Martin Se-i ver, Rudy Trdin, Jos. Jurjevec, • Mrs. Frank Furar, Matt Ber- • j-gels, Jennie Cigolle, Frank Bru- der, Sr., Anton Klopčič, Frank '' Frslnkovic, Mary Janko, Mary Meznarič, Frank Kastigar, John Baznik, John Rogel, John Cios, Frank Lopac, Frank Drnač, Matt Podlinshek, Anton Cvelbar, Hedi Verderbar, Frank Bobek, Mary Savnik, Jos. Gorišek, Anton Strukel, Frank Dolanc, Annie Dular, Matt Starovasnik, Mrs. Mary Borishek, Louis Hoffman, Jr., Mrs. Louis Podversek, Mrs. Frank Terselic/ Frank Martinjak, Anton Sotosek, Frances Sotosek, George Bizjak, Agnes Gorišek, Antonia Retzel, Louis Dolanc, Alex Sever, Anton Pre-danich, Mary Frkol, Louis Johns, Frank Bozik, Jos. Novak, Anton Remenih, Vencel Obid, Jos. Po-| tokar, Mary Piltaver in Anton Ajster; po $1.50 so darovali: ! Katherine Tostoversnik, Agnes | Filipek, Anton' O’Kleson, John ; Ovniček in Michael Zokal; po 50 centov so darovali: Mrs. John | Plazar, Mrs. Frank Hrovat, Mrs. John Uranich, Jos. Klansek, Mrs. ! John Mocilar, Marija Urbanija, i Theresa Strehar, Mike Hartel, Mary Petek, Louise Korošec, John Klobučar, Mary Stukel, Jera Pelko, Joseph Anslevar, Mike Veligosek, Jos. Strukel in Fritnk (Dalje na 6. strani) ONE OF RUBE GOLDBERG’S INVENTIONS THIS IS MV SPECIAL MACHINE TO TIE STRING ON MY FINGER SO I WON’T FORGET TO BUY defense BONPS EV'ERY PAY-DAY/ WHAT 'Andro Špolar: Is * • 11 Moji spomini in vtisi iz Jugoslavije j! ______ ■ i Ker je bila še j ] dekle, se mi je j; zazdelo, da bi ne p bilo napak, če bi i jo prosil za nje- 1 no roko. Ona ni 1 odklonila moje ponudbe, a je tu- ] d i ni sprejela. ] Rekla mi je, naj < j o obiščem n a ’ njenem domu v < Trgovišču, kar sem tudi storil, bržko sem v dvajsetih dneh ( opravil svoje obiske pri svoji 90 i let stari materi v Sarajevu, pri ' bratih, sestrah in drugih sorod- ; nikih. Prišedši k svoji izvoljenki stopim z njo pred njenega očeta i in njeno mater, ki sta brez ugo- ; vora najino zvezo odobrila in j blagoslovila, in dne 22. avgusta, 1925, so se začele po poroki ob šestih zvečer svatbene ceremonije. Čez par dni nato sva z ženo napravila izlet v Zagreb. Bilo je ravno ob času vsesokolskega zleta hrvaškega Sokola in proslave tisočletnice kralja Tomi- i slava. Na to prireditev sta pri- j šla naša ameriška rojaka Tone Vencel, ki ima največjo slovensko mlekarno v Chicagu, in Vidic, ki je bil najboljši sokolski telovadec v Ameriki in ki je sedaj vodja telefonske družbe v Chicagu. Ko jima predstavim svojo drugo ženo, se nemalo začudita, mi čestitata ter želita obilo sreče v novem zakonu. Naposled se zdramim iz tega1 globokega premišljevanja o do- j godkih svoje preteklosti in se j znajdem pred svojo vilo z lepim j vrtom odspredaj. In same rože | na vrtu, okoli njega, na oknih, j na verandi! In vsepovsod vse v cvetju! Pa potrkam na vrata enkrat, dvakrat. Nič odgovora. Nikjer nobene žive duše, a vendar vse tako lepo urejeno. Zdelo Be mi je čudno, pa postavim svojo j prtljago na tla pred vrati ter: stopim do kakih 50 korakov oddaljene hiše, kjer stanujejo star- i ši moje žene in < njeni bratje pa sestre. Pred hišo zagledam najprej ženino mater, staro 74 let, in iz kolarnice pride njen brat Franček, ki dela iz dolgegaMesa okrogla kolesa, da se kmetje popeljejo v sveta nebesa. Čez eno uro je bila že vsa družina zbrana v vili, }ci jo je tako lepo uredila moja žena skoro brez moje vednosti. Med prijaznim pogovorom zvem, kako je prišla moja žena do tega, da je dala prenarediti staro hišo v tako moderno vilo. Ko je bila 1. 1930 spet na obisku tamkaj, je uvidela, da bo treba razpadajoče po-slepje nekoliko popraviti in preurediti, pa je naročila svojim ljudem, naj pripravijo za to potreben materijal. Njena želja se je izpolnila. Treba ni bilo dosti tujih delavcev, ker so pomagali domači, kar so največ mogli. L. j 1936 so ji pisali, da je poslopje že pod streho in skoro do kraja dogotovljeno. In ko je prišla še tisto leto spet v Evropo, je bila hiša v splošnem že dodelana in naj bi bila njej ali njenemu možu na razpolago, da si v njej odpočije stare kosti. Uredila je njeno notranjost in zunanjost tako dobro, da je hiša z vrtom vred ena najlepših v vasi, če že ne v celi fari. Hvala moji ženi Mary in celi njeni družini! Le bal sem se, da se ne bom mogel odtrgati od nje, od tistega mirnega in prijetnega domovanja. Dosti opravkov sem imel na svojih plečih, posebne) pa še kot pooblaščenec Mariničevih otrok, ki so imeli posestvo v Trgovišču. Ti otroci so šli še vsi nedorasli k svojemu očetu v Ameriko. Ta jim je po svoji smrti zapustil v last vse že omenjeno posestvo. Že po mojem odhodu v Evropo go mi poslali pooblastilo, naj dam prepisati tisto lastnino na njihovo ime z enakimi deleži ter jim preskrbim doto, ki jim je šla po materi. Ti otroci so: Ja-! kob, Frank, Mary in Ivana. To I vse sem tudi storil ter jih; na-: pravil polnoletne. Ali pri tem \ sem naletel na hude zapreke pri njihovem dotedanjem oskrbniku Ribiču in njegovi žlahti.1 Ribič je oskrboval Mariničevo posest-1 vo osemnajst let, pa je možak mislil, da ima vso pravico do tega domovanja, a otroci pa no- ■ bene. Ta zadeva se ni rešila tako j hitro. To sem tudi takoj uvidel, j pa sem jo preložil na kasnejši čas ter se odpravil zh malo časa v svoj rojstni kraj, v Novo mesto. Tu sem ostal samo čez noč v Čampovem hotelu ter drugi dan odpotoval naravnost v Split, kjer sta tedaj živela moja brata Tone in Pepe. Videli se že nismo celih štirinajst let, pa je razumljivo, da sta me prisrčno1 sprejela ter mi oba hkrati razkazala to zgodovinsko mesto. V njem ni bogve kakih izprememb. Le industrija kaže dobršen razmah. Ministrski preds. Stojadi-novič je imel tu dve veliki cementarni ter prodajal cement Italijanom po 20 dinarjev vrečo, da so mogli laže postavljati trdnjave proti Jugoslaviji, a jugoslovanskim podjetjem po 40 din. Dalje je v tem mestu tudi velika ladjedelnica Za bojne ladje. Prav tedaj, ko sem se mudil v Splitu, so spustili v promet bojno ladjo, ki so ji dali ime Ljubljana. Mislil sem, da bodo ob tej priliki velike ceremonije. Pa sem se motil. Ob šestih zjutraj so se pripeljali iz Ljubljane razni vladni zastopniki in predstavniki j u g o s 1 ovanske mornarice. Kmalu nato je neka ugledna jugoslovanska ženska, ki je kumovala novi ladji, prijela za vrv, na kateri je bila navezana steklenioa šampanjca. Ta udari ob steno bojne ladje in krst je bil končan in z njim vsa svečanost, še preden je minilo pol ure. Huda vročina pripekajočega solnca in politični položaj, to oboje je’povzročilo to, | da je,bila svečanost tako kratka [in skromna. Tako sta mi povedala brata in je bilo najbrž res j temu tako. (Dalje prihodnjič) DOPISI Chicago, lil. — Vse člane in članice društva Zvezda, št. 170 ABZ, obveščam podpisana tajnica tem potom, da sem se 1. marca preselila. Moj novi naslov je: 5614 W. 24th St., Cicero, 111. Vsi člani in članice naj torej od sedaj naprej upoštevajo moj novi, gori navedeni naslov. Ker sem precej oddaljena od sedeža društva, prosim Člane in članice, da so točni s plačevanjem asesmentov. Najbolje je, da redno prihajajo na seje in plačajo asesmente na sejah. Lahko pa asesmente pošljejo tudi po pošti, in sicer dovolj zgodaj, da jih bom dobila do zadnjega dne vsakega meseca. Od društva imam naročeno, da ne smem nikogar zakladfati iz društvene blagajne, in jaz se moram ravnati po društvenih sklepih. Torej, če bo kdo zaradi neplačanega asesmenta suspendiran, bo njegova krivda, ne moja. Prihodnja seja našega društva se bo vršila v sredo 18. marca v navadnih prostorih. Člani in | članice so vabljeni, da se te seje udeležijo polnoštevilno, ker bo za rešiti več zelo važnih reči. V zapisniku letnega zborovanja glavnega odbora smo qitali, da je za to leto razpisana kampanja za pridobivanje novih članov v mladinski oddelek. Nagrade so mikavne, zato upam, da bodo člani-šli z navdušenjem na delo. Ako v tem letu pridobimo vsaki vsaj enega novega člana, se bo to pri Zvezi že mnogo poznalo. Posebno važ-, no je, da gradimo naš mladinski oddelek, ker od tam dobivamo i skoro edini pritok v odrasli od- delek. In prospektivni novi čla-| ni se rodijo vsak dan. Torej pojdimo v letu 1942 vsi na delo in pomagajmo graditi našo Ameriško bratsko zvezo, da bo ob, koncu leta še mnogo močnejša kot je bila v začetku leta. K sklepu še enkrat opozarjam člane in članice našega društva na moj novi našlov, ki je 5614 W. 24th St., Cicero, 111. Sestrski pozdrav vsem! — Za društvo Zvezda, št. 170 ABZ: Agnes Jurečič, tajnica. Aurora, III. — Prihodnja seja društva Sv. Jerneja, št. 81 ABZ, se bo vršila drugi četi’tek v marcu,to je 12. marca, in člani so vabljeni, da se iste kar mogoče polnoštevilno udeležijo. Razume se, da pod besedo člani so smatrane tudi članice, zato naj bi se tudi one udeležile te seje polnoštevilno. Na zadnji seji smo imeli na razpravi več važnih zadev, ker pa je bila udeležba od strani članstva majhna, smo razpravo preložili na prihodnjo seje, to je na 12. marca. Torej pridite na sejo vsi in vse. Po seji bomo imeli nekoliko okrepčil. Bratski pozdrav! — Za društvo št. 81 ABZ: Joseph Fayfar, Jr., tajnik. Rockdale, III. — Te dni se je razširilo med nami zanimivo naznanilo, da se bo v sosednem Jolietu, kateri občini pripada tudi naša naselbina Rockdale, vršil velik shod, sklican po tamkajšnji podružnici Jugoslovanskega pomožnega odbora, slovenska sekcija. Shod se bo vršil v tamkajšnji farni dvorani sv. Jožefa v nedeljo 15. marca, in glavni govornik na tem shodu bo jugoslovanski minister g. France Snoj. Vsi Slovenci in Slovenke tega okrožja, bodisi da so se priselili iz starega kraja, ali so bili tukaj rojeni, so vabljeni, da pridejo na omenjeni shod, da bodo iz ust svojega lastnega rojaka, ki je prišel iz starega kraja, izvedeli, kako trpi slovensko ljudstvo v starem kraju in kako ga sovražnik brezobzirno iztreblja. Ko bodo izvedeli, v kakšnem stanju so njihovi bratje in sestre v starem kraju in kako silno potrebna bo po vojni pomoč, katera bo mogla priti le iz Amerike, ni dvoma, da bodo z večjim navdušenjem prispevali v fond Jugoslovanskega pomožnega odbora, slovenska sekcija, da bo vsaj nekaj gotovine na rokah, ko bo pomoč v stari kraj mogoče poslati. Kdaj bo to mogoče, seveda ne vemo, vemo pa, da šele takrat, kadar v tej vojni zmaga Amerika s svojimi zavezniki. Zato je naša prva dolžnost, da po vseh naših močeh in zmožnostih pomagamo Ameriki do '"zmage. V to svrho naj nam ne bo nobena žrtev prevelika. Z narodnim pozdravom, Mary Shetina, tajnica društva št. 92 ABZ. Girard, O. — Ko to pišem, smo v mesecu februarju, ki je najkrajši' mesec v letu, pa za moj del bi lahko bil še krajši, kajti dnevi so pusti in hladni, da je treba neprestano metati črni demant v peči, pa še nič ne zaleže. Malo včasih sonce posije, pa se spet skrije, in hladne sape brijejo, ki jih ne vzdrže stene niti lesenih niti zidanih hiš. Navadno pravijo o mesecu sušcu, da ga lomi, to leto ga je polomil pa že svečan, zato nas pa morda sušeč nagradi z gorke jŠim vremenom'. Vsaj upanje imamo. Naše društvo Lincoln, št. 108 ABZ, je bilo pred 30^ leti ustanovljeno v Youngstownu, Ohio. Leta 1917 se je preselilo v Girard in je zborovalo v tukajšnem Domu do leta 1936. Tega leta smo se spet selili v Youngstown in smo zborovali v tamkajšnjem Hrvatskem domu približno eno leto, in sicer brezplačno, ker društvo lastuje 5 delnic po 10 dolarjev. Pa spet ni bilo za nas in spet smo se selili v Girard, in sicer to pot k Isobratu Nagodetu v Avon Park. | V Nagodetovih prostorih smo i zborovali pet let, na seji 18. januarja letos pa je bil stavljen predlog, da se preselimo v • tukajšnji Slovenski dom. Veči-i na je bila za selitev, in tako smo 15. februarja 1942 spet zbo- ■ rovali v tukajšnjem Slovenskem ■ domu. Iz tega se vidi, da smo ja-. ! ko napredni, ker se tako radi . selimo. L člani društva Lincoln, št. 108 i ; ABZ, so prošeni, da se kar mo-; goče polnoštevilno udeležujejo sej, ki se vršijo vsako tretjo ne-j del jo v mesecu ob drugi uri po-; poldne v Slovenskem domu na 1006 N. State St. v Girardu. Tis-1 ti, ki se pripeljajo z busom, naj (izstopijo na postaji 14, pa bodo na mestu. Naj nihče ne dela iz-' govora, da ne gre na sejo sem ali tja. Društvo je z večino od-| ločilo, kje bomo zborovali, in ' željo večine moramo upošteva-\ ti, ker tak je sistem demokra-' cije. člani so prošeni, da plačajo ali pošljejo svoje asesmente , tajnici pravočasno. Pomnijo naj, da asesment mora biti v rokah glavnega blagajnika naj- < kasneje 5. dan prihodnjega me- i seca in da je treba računati par i dni za pošto. Kdor ne bo imel > asesmenta plačanega pravočasno, bo suspendiran, in suspen- < dacija je nevarna reč, ker ne- < sreča se zelo rada pripeti ravno . takrat, kadar človek ni zavaro- i van. Dolžnost tajnice ni, da bi ■ zakladala za člane. Ako kdo ne : more plačati, naj se prijavi na , seji, in če čustvo odglasuje za to, se bo zanj založilo. Na svojo [ roko pa tajnica ne sme zaklada-! ti za člane iz društvene blagajne. Ona stori vse, kar se po pravilih zahteva od nje, toda iz j svojega žepa ne more zaklada-| ti za člane. Vdova, s štirimi ne- 1 doraslimi otroki ima dovolj skr- i bi in truda, da preživi sebe in i svoje otroke. Torej, ne priča- 1 kujte od nje nemogočega. Vsak naj plača svoj asesment ob pravem času, pa ne bo suspendacij in vse bo v i^edu. Člani, ki se, niso udeležili glavne ali letne seje v decembru 1941, morajo plačati 25 centov v društveno blagajno. Tak je bil sklep društva in moramo ga upoštevati. Izvzeti so le bolniki, ki so bili na bolniški listi. Zaključek redne, mesečne seje 15. februarja tega leta je bil, da kdor izmed prizadetih ne bo plačal označene globe, se bo z njim postopalo po pravilih. Kdor ne ve, kaj to pomeni, naj prečita pravila. Na seji 15. februarja smo tudi sklenili, da bo društvo proslavilo 30-letnico ustanovitve. Proslava se bo vršila 10. oktobra 1942 in društvo se bo obrnilo na glavni odbor, da nam za tisto priliko pošlje enega ali več' glavnih odbornikov. Več o tej proslavi bo od časa do časa po-ročano v Novi Dobi. Pri tej priliki naj bo omenjeno, da naše društvo že lastuje en obrambni bond Zedinjenih držav za vsoto 100 dolarjev. Kadar bomo imeli kaj več denarja v društveni blagajni, bomo pa še segli po njih. V tej naselbini se namerava organizirati odbor za zbiranje pomoči za rojake v starem kraju, in' naše društvo bo tudi sodelovalo. Od našega društva sta že izvoljena dva zastopnika v ta odbor, in sicer tajnica A. Perehlin in A. Kikel. V zavodu za jetične se zdravita člana Albin Dobrovo-lec in Martin Young. Kot se poroča, se dobro zdravita in vsi člani jima želimo, da se kmalu zdrava in čvrsta vrneta med nas. Bratski pozdrav! F. J. Prevec, blag. društva št. 108 ABZ. La Salle, lil. — člane in čla-‘nide društva Danica,št. 124 ABZ vabim, da se polnoštevilno udeležijo redne mesečne seje, ki se bo vršila v nedetjo 15. marca in se bo pričela ob pol dveh (1.30) popoldne. Med drugim bomo razpravljali o iniciativnem predlogu, ki nam ga je glavni odbor vrnil v svrho poprave, ako se nam bo videlo vredno kaj i ukreniti oziroma popraviti omenjeno iniciativo. Torej pridite ivsi in vse, ker navzočnost vseh i j e potrebna, da se ne bo sumi-!lo, da je to moje delo. Pri našem društvu vlada popolna de-jmokracija. Večina in ne manjšina odločuje v smislu pravil v vseh zadevah. Na svidenje 15. marca in bratski pozdrav! — Za društvo št. 124 ABZ: Matt Vogrich, predsednik. ______________ Duluth, Minn. — Dne 23. februarja je v tukajšnji bolniš-j jnici St. Mary preminil Štefan ! Špehar, star 51 let, član društva št. 1 ABZ v Elyu, Minn., in 'tudi član HBZ. Pokojnik je bil ipo rodu iz Gospiča v Liki, Jugoslavija, in je bival v Minnesoti od leta 1921. Pogreb se je !vršil 26. februarja in kot pogrebci so sodelovali trije člani ABZ in trije člani HBZ. Na jpjegovo željo je bilo truplo prepeljano na Ely v slovenski po-grebniški zavod. Naj bo pokojniku ohranjen blag spomin. Matija Pogorelc. ! __________________ Moon Run, Pa. — člane in članice društva Sv. Frančiška, št. 99 ABZ, pozivam, da se polnoštevilno udeležijo prihodnje seje, ki se bo vršila v nedeljo 15. marca. Dalje se. v imenu društva lepo zahvalim vsem, ki so se udeležili naše veselice 31. januarja in s tem pripomogli, da si je naša blagajna dobro opomogla. Posebno zahvalo zasluži pripravljalni odbor, ki se je toliko trudil, da je bil dosežen tako dober uspeh, kakor ga nismo pričakovali. Pohvalo zasluži tudi naša mladina, ki se je našemu vabilu odzvala. Posebnih novic nimam poročati iz naše naselbine. Premogovi rovi ne obratujejo preveč dobro, pač pa delajo s polno j paro tovarne, kjer se izdeluje-! jo vojne potrebščine za strica j Sama. Od našega društva sta j šla dva člana prostovoljno služit strica Sama, namreč Charlie Maček in Frank Dolence. Vsi smo ponosni nanju in jima želimo, da bi se spet zdrava in srečna vrnila med nas. Sestrski pozdrav in na svidenje na seji 15. marca! — Za društvo št. 99 ABZ: Frances Koritnik, tajnica. Chicago, lil. — Prihodnja seja postojanke št. 8, Jugoslovanskega pomožnega odbora, slovenska sekcija, se bo vršila v ponedeljek, 9. marca, ob pol osmi uri zvečer, v SNPJ dvorani, 2659 So. Lawndale Ave. Prosim, da vzamejo to na znanje in pošljejo svoje zastopnike na to sejo vsa slovenska društva, organizacije, klubi in slovenski časopisi v Chicagu. Vsled združitve SSPZ s SNPJ mi je ' nemogoče poslati vabila tem združenim društyom, ker nimam novega imenika. Na to sejo je vabljen tudi vsak posameznik, ki je pripravljen z nami sodelovati. Prosim, da ste vsi zastopniki točni, da bo seja kmalo končana in bo mogoče oddaljenim priti domov pravočasno. Pozdrav! John Gottlieb, tajnik, 1845 West Cermak Road, Chicago, 111. Pueblo, Colo.—Članom društva Marija Pomagaj, št. 42 ABZ, ki niso bili na seji meseca februarja navzoči, nažnanjam, da se z mesecem marcem vsem članom in članicam našega društva zviša mesečni asesment za pet (5) centov. Ta naklada je za društveno blagajno in ostane v veljavi do preklica. Vzrok za to naklado je, ker so se društveni izdatki že večkrat zvišali, redni dohodki pa so ostajali stari, torej dohodki niso več pokrivali izdatkov. Člani, ki pošiljajo svoje asesmente po pošti ali po drugih osebah, naj gornje naznanilo upoštevajo in priložijo k asesmentu vsakega odraslega člana pet centov za pokritje društvene naklade. Nadalje bi želel opozoriti nekatere člane, da mora biti društ- l veni asesment poslan od tukaj I najkasneje zadnjega dne v me-j secu, da pride pravočasno v roke | glavnemu blagajniku. Iz tega; vzroka je potrebno, da vsak član pravočasno plača svoj asesment. Za člana, ki ne bo imel v dru- j gem mesecu plačan asesment,! se ne bo založilo iz društvene! blagajne. Z drugimi besedami:) j za takega člana se ne bo poslalo asesmenta na Zvezo, ampak se ga bo označilo kot suspendiranega. Bratski pozdrav! — Za društvo št. 42 ABZ: Frank Rupar, tajnik, j Chicago, lil.—Na redni me- j sečni seji društva Liberty Bell/ št. 70 ABZ, katera se je vršila 21. februarja, sta bila sprejeta dva nova člana. Seja je bila precej dobro obiskana. Navzoča sta j bila tudi gl. predsednik Janko N. Rogelj, ter gl. nadzornik Frank E. Vranichar. Naš novi društveni predsednik, brat Anton Golenko, je dobil prej omenjena kandidata za društvo, katera je predstavil članstvu ter vprašal glavnega predsednika Rogelja, naj ju on vpelje. Brat Rogelj izjavi, da naj ta čast zadene gl. nadzornika in fede-racijskega predsednika br. Vra-nicharja, ker je bolj domač in takorekoč vodja tega okrožja. Nato br. Vranichar vpelje nova člana, ter se toplo zahvali društvenemu predsedniku Golenkotu za agilno delo v pridobivanju novih članov. Potem je predsednik Golenko predstavil gl. predsednika Rogelja, ki je v primernem govoru tolmačil pravila in določbe Zveze, tikajoče se naših članov, ki v tej vojni služijo strica Sama, ter o pomožni akciji za nesrečno Jugoslavijo, v kateri so vse naše podporne organizacije.” Nato predsednik pozove gl. nadzornika in predsednika naše federacije, da naj kaj pove zbranemu članstvu. Br. Vranichar je pojasnjeval sklepe seje gl. odbora,, govoril je o tekoči kampanji za nove člane, ter priporočal navzočim, da naj se polnoštevilno udeleže izleta v Indianapolis, Ind., ob priliki fede-racijske seje in prireditve v do-tičnem mestu dne 24. aprila. Poleg tega je govoril naš društveni tajnik, ki je tudi federa-cijski tajnik in četrti gl. podpredsednik Zveze, br. Anton Krapenc, o pridobivanju novih članov za ABZ v našem delokrogu. Vse tri govornike je članstvo burno odobravalo. Ker sem že pri glavnih odbornikih, naj še omenim, da me je zadnjič mimogrede ko je potoval na sejo gl. odbora v Ely, Minn., naš sicer drugače dober urednik in človek mirnega značaja, brat Anton J. Terbovec, prav krepko za ušesa prijel — in to kar tu v Chicagu, mojem domačem mestu. Če bi bil pri nas namestu navadnega Irca Kelleyja, župan France Lau-sche, bi se za tako predrznost gotovo dvakrat premislil! In kaj, mislite, je bil povod za to? Samo to, da sem slučajno enkrat poslal dopis napisan s svinčnikom! Jaz razumem uredniško jezo zaradi tega pogreška, zato sem takoj kupil črnilo — in odslej bom pisal s tinto. (Aha, je pomagalo! Op. ured.) Kegljači naših društev gremo dne 8. marca v Waukegan, 111., da se spoprimemo s tamkajšnjimi člani naše Zveze za prvenstvo teh dveh mest. Podrobnosti o tej tekmi bo poročal br. Louis Dolmovich, ml., ki je vodja atletike. Torej, bratje in sestre, na svidenje dne 8. marca v Wauke-ganu, 111.! Joseph Oblak. 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