hhija vsak dan rare, sobot, oedalj In praznikov. Iisued dally except Saturday«. Sundays and Holiday* PROSVETA leto-yeae xxxvn Cena lista je $6.00 GLASILO SLOVENSKE NARODNE PODPORNE JEDNOTE Uredniški in upravniikl prostori: IÖ57 South Lawndale Ava. Ottice oí Publication: 1007 South Lawndale Am Telephone. Rockwell 4004 " y^-^kii main January lft. IMS. «t Um Doat-oftiea at Chlc-o. nitaoto. under the Act rf 2 iSliSVSS CHICAGO 13. ILL« SREDA. 4. APRILA (APRIL 4). 1045 sovjetski | se bližata Dunaju!| Britske in kanadske čete prodrle 15 milj daleč v notranjost Holandije in potisnile v past okrog 50,000 nemških vojakov. Druge zavezniške sile zožile jeklen obroč okrog 100,000 sovražnikov v Porurju. Zavezniki ujeli 350,000 Nemcev v marcu.—Rusi zdrobili nemške obrambne črte pri Bratislavi. Oklopne kolone se bližajo Dunaju. Moskva naznanila okupacijo središča naravnega olja.—Čete desete ameriške armade presekale japonski otok Acceptance tor mailing at special rate of postage provided for in section 1103, Act of Oct 3, 1017, authored on June 4. 1018. Subscription $0.00 Yearly ŠTEV.—number it MOSKVA. 3. apr. — Dva eo-vjetski armadi aa bližata Düna ju z južna In vzhodna airanl. Nove nacijake napadalna četa ao bile vržena v akcijo, da uatavljo ali vsaj savro prodiranja Rusov proti avatrUakl prestolnici. « Druga ukrajinska armadr Je našla tisoča min na avojl poti v Bratislavo, glavno mesto Slova-kije. IJtrla al Je doatop do moe-tu n» reki DonavL Enota iratja ukrajinsko armada so saaedla letališče zunaj Dunajskega Novega mesta. Nekatera ao udrle v predmestja, kjer ao zdaj zavo-jevane v ljutlh bilkah s Nemci. Rusi so prej pretrgali glavno železnico, ki spaja Dunaj s Italijo. Pariz. 3. apr. — Britske in kanadske čete na severnem koncu zapadne fronte so v ofenzivi prodrle 15 milj daleč v notranjost Holandije in potisnile v past okrog 50,000 nemških, vojakov, ki se nahajajo tamkaj. Ta sila je zdaj v nevarnosti uničenja. ♦ . Druge zavezniške sile so zožile jeklen obroč okrog 100,000 nemških vojakov, zajetih v Po-rurju. Nemški protinapadi pri Winterbergu in Warburgu so bili zdrobljeni. Kolone devete ameriške ar made se vale naprej v smeri Berlina na vzhodni strani Rene. Prve so dospele v bližino Hame-lina ob reki Weser, 155 milj od Berlina. Enote tretje ameriške armade v sredini zapadne fronte so prodrle do reke Werre, jo prekoračile pri Eisenachu, 155 milj južnoznpadno od Berlina in 90 milj od Leipziga. Druge kolone te armade se vale proti čehoslo-vaški meji, da preprečijo umik Nemcem v bavarske Alpe. Prve so prodrle do točke, ki je oddaljena 85 milj od čehoslovaške meje. Enajsta oklopna divizija j«' obšla Fuldo, mesto ob reki istega imena, in dospela do ob-ronka turingiškega gozda, kjer &<> po poročilih Nemci zgradili več podzemnih tovarn. Čete druge britske armade so vkorakale v Muenster, glavno mesto Vestfalije, skupno z ameriškimi četami. V Hammu, železniškemu križišču, se čiščenje nadaljuje. Sedma ameriška armada jc "kupirala čez 60 nemških naselbin v ofenzivi na južnem koncu ■/üjmine fronte in ustanovila r">v i mostišča na vzhodni strani Heno. Na tej fronti je v akciji t ud» prva francoska armada. ' «'« ameriške armade so se pri- 1 Karlsruhu v prodiranju P« "ti Stuttgartu. l'rva ameriška armada drobi '«'P r ostankov nemških divizij ^arburgu na južnovzhodni r mi Paderborna, železniškega )n cestnega križišča, ki je padel '^■injp nedeljo. ^'»vezniški glavni atan pravi, ' ' '»" vzelo več dni za uničenje kih sodo skušale pretrgati vse zveze med Japonsko in Kitajsko. Razdalja med Okinawo in japonsko celino je samo 362 milj. Naša mesta so zdaj izpostavljena masnim bombnim napadom iz zraka." Neki govornik je primerjal tombni napad na Tokio, ki je bil izvrfien 10. marca, razdejanju tima v Neronovi dobi. On je priznal, da so zažigalne bombe povzročile ogromno škodo. Več tisoč ljudi je ostalo brez strehe. Drugi govorniki so skušali vliti zaupanje ljudstvu. Poudarjali so, da vstaja nov Tokio iz razvalin in pepela. Mnogo tovarn, katere so bombe porušile, ja bilo popravljenih in zdaj spet obratujejo. Uradna časniška agentura Do-mej poroča, da vlaki že vedno odvažajo civilne begunce iz glavnega mesta v podeželske kraje, Vsak dan zapusti Tokio 29 potniških in tovornih vlakov. zavezniška diplomatična fronta se krha Poljsko vprašanje povzročilo nove komplikacije TOLMAČENJE KRIMSKE DEKLARACIJE London. 3, apr. — Tu prizna vajo, da je bila zavezniška di plomatična fronta omajana, ker sta Velika BriUnija in Amerika zavrnili predlog sovjetske Rusije, naj poljska začasna vla d.t v Varšavi dobi reprezcntaci jo na konferenci Združenih na rodov v San San Franciscu, Cal. Sporazum, dosežen na konferenci "velike trojice" v Jalti na Krimu, je dobil prvi udarec. Zavrnitev ruskega predloga je morda glavni ¡vzrok naatallh potežkoč. Moskva je naznanila, da se zunanji Jcomisar Molotov ne bo udeležil konference v San Franciscu kot načelnik ruske delegacije. „ Po* poročilu ruske časniške agenture Tass je poljska vlada v Varšavi predložila zahtevo glede reprezen^ije na konferenci Združenih narodov že pred dvema tednoma, a je bila zavrnjena. Kmalu potem je Moževa naznanil«, da Molotov ne bo šel v San Franclaco Kontroverza je nastala glede tolmačenja krimske deklaracije o poljskem vprašanju. Ko se ie vršila konferenca v Jalti, je bilo upanje, da se bodo poljake grupe zedinile glede formiranja vlade narodne enotnosti. Iz tega razloga je bi! "spi^jet zaključek, da bo taku vlada lahko poslala svoje roprezentantu na konferenco v San Franciscu. t Britski zunanji urad je izrazil obz.ulovanje, ko je Moskva naznanila, da se Molotov ne bo udeležil konference kot načelnik ruske delegacije, zaeno pa je dal razumeti, da je razočaran, Urad je zanikal trditve, da namerava formirati blok britske-ga imperija, obenem pa je na-glasil, da so se napori glede formiranja takega bloka v prošlo-sti izjalovili. Male državice v okviru Združenih narodov so alarmirane zaradi nesoglasja mod velesilami. Bojazen je, da konferenca v San Franciscu ne bo izpolnila pričakovanj. Byrnes naznanil resignacijo Vinson imenovan za naslednika Waahlngton. D. C.. 3. apr. — James F. Byrnes je resigniral kot direktor uruda vojne mobilizacije in preureditve. Predsednik Roosevelt je resignacijo spreje) in imenoval Freda M. Vinsona, upravitelja federalne posojilne administracije, za naslednika. Resignacija Byrnesa, ki so ga označevali kot "pomožnega predsednika", je povzročila presenečenje. On je nedavno izjavil, da bo držal svojo pozicijo do končanja vojne v Evropi. Byrnes je naznanil, da bo šol v pokoj. Star je 65 let in udoj-stvoval se je v javnem življenju 28 let. Bil je senator in potem član federalnega vrhovnega sodišča. Za direktorja vojne mobilizacije je bil imenovan 27. maja 1. 1943. Nominacija Vinaona za novega direktorja je bila predložena senatu v odobritev. Pričakuje se, da bo odobrena brez opozicije, Vinson bo moral resignirati kot upravitelj federalne poaojline administracije. Byrnes je dejal, du se bo vrnil v Spw tunburg, N. C., kjer Je njegov dom. Ustanovitev vojnega kabineta v Belgrad» Zena britskega premier ja v Moskvi Moskva, 3. apr. — Zena brit Komentar stališča argentinske vlade List omenja .fašistične smernica Bogota. Colombla. 3. aprila. — Vodilni list E1 Tiempo je ob javil uvodnik, v katerem izraža zadovoljstvo, ker je argentinska vlada revidiralu svoje stališče in napovedala vojno Nemčiji in Japonski, zaeno pa naglaša, da vodilni argentinaki krogi niao oavojili demokratičnih načel. Njihove metode in smernice ao v bistvu fašistične. "Argentina Je aicer oavnjila formulo kontinentalno solldar-nosti po večletnem obotavljanju tn se (Midružila Združenim narodom, todu njen notranji ustroj je totuliturskegu znučaja," pravi omenjeni list. "V svojih notranjih zudevuh ne vidi potrebo sprememb, katere bi morale biti v soglasju z načeli demokracije." KI Tiempo izraža upanje, da bo Argentina, ki je revidirala svoje stališče z vstopom v krog Združenih narodov, spremenila ifiwpn«B, ... «f/i . - uv im »'• . • , skega premic» ju Wlnatona »vojo notranjo politiko. Ce je v Churchilla je dfopela v Moskvo1 resnici proti diktaturam, bo to iz Kaira, Egipt. Pripeljala se Jc' lahko dokazala doma. Kontl-letalorn. Na letališču ao jo nentalna solldarnoat mora bazl- sprejeli in pozdravili ruski zu nanji komisar Molotov, Ivan M. rati na dejstvih, ne na frazah, ki ne morejo vzdržati prelzku- ka mesta. Britska bomba uničila otok London, 3. apr,—Magazin Ae-roplane poroča, da je enajat-tonska bomba pri prvem poskusu uničila skalnati otok v bliži-j ni angleškega obrežja. "Prvi po-, skus je bil izvršen na zapušča-j Washin»fton I) C 3 apr -nem in neobljudenem otoku," .. , , A ' . " , .Jli ^an,in "Vri,ni„ tv.m- V°Jnl ¿"P**™"1 |*>roč«, da JO Majaki, zunanji podkomisar In **"J časa. | njegova žena, britski poslanik | List KI I.iberal Je tudi komen-Archibald C. Kerr in ameriški tiral atallšče argentlnake vlade, poslanik W. Averell Harriman.1 Izjavil je, da Je Argentina kre-Naznanilo pravi, da bo obiskala' nila na pravo pot a prelomom Stalingrad, Rostov in druga rus-! zveze z ošiščem in s tem storilo Ameriški general ubit na zapadni fronti pravi muguzin. "Vrženju bom be je sledila ailna ekaplozija, in ko ae je dim, ki je značilnoat bombe, razkadil, ni bilo več otoka." Britski letalci mečejo zdaj bombe toga tipa na nemška me-ata. korak naprej v prizadevanjih za zmfigo Združenih narodov In u-trdltev miru. Portugalska napoOe vojno Japonski Ustanovitev odnoiajev med Brazilijo in Rusijo Rio de Janelro, Brazilija, 3 apr. — Zunanji urad je naznanil uatanovitov diplomatičnih odno- . Domače vesti Ranjan na Filipinih Bugguley, Pa,—Družina Joi Da block v Hrenizerju (?) je bilu uradno obveščena, da je bil 16. febr. ranjen pri CorregidorJu, Filipini, njen sin Sgl. Joe Dab-lock ml., ki služi pri padalcih. Čez morje je že tri leta in nl bil Še nobenkrat doma na dopustu. Je član društva 31U SNPJ, kakor vsa družina. — Mludemu paru Franku in Blanche Dablock ae Je rodil prvorojenček, ki je že vpisan v društvo 318. Oče otroka Je pri vojakih v Indiantuwn Gapu.—Dne 2H. marca je Šel k vojakom lB-letni Steve Žabkar, tudi član društva 318 in že četrti sin Joe Žabkarjeve družine v službi Strica Sama —Zbolel je Anton LamovŠok, lastnik hotela v Pipetownu in član društva 318, Ia Clavalanda Cleveland.—Umrl je po dolgi bolezni Joseph Ivančič, star 58 let in duma iz Družinsko vasi pri Beli Cerkvi na Dolenjskem, odkoder Je prišel v Cleveland prod 34 leti. Bil je član KSKJ. Zapušča šoat alnov (štiri v armadi), brata in dve sestri, v starem kraju pa brata.—V vojaški bolnišnici Ft. Benjamin, Harrison, Ind., se nahaja Sgt. Louis C. Novak, star 30 let, sin družine Louis Novak iz Romea, O. Zdravi ae za ranami, ki jih ja dobil v Lukaemburgu. Ženo ima v Cleveland»! in tudi dva mladu Sinova, — V nemškem ujetništvu se nahaja Pfc, Jack Miklučlč, sin družine Anthony Miklučič, ki Je bil pogrešan oil 8 novembra, Pri vpjakih Je od Juniju 1944 in preko morja od lunskegu julija - Vilo rojenice so se oglasile pri družini Joaeph Buchar in pustilo hčerko. Kanada zalaga Anglijo z živili Razprava o pomanjkanju mesa Washington. D. C.. 3. aprilu. — Oliver l.yttelton, britski minister zu produkcijo, in J. J. Mewellin, britski minister zu živila, sta j m i konferenci s predsednikom Roosevoltom odpotovala v Kanado, kjer bosta skušala ugotoviti, uli bo Kanada luhko pi ihpevulu večji delež živil. Pred odhodom iz Washingtons sta naglaslla, da ja kanudska vludu že dala zagotovilo, da bodo paroiki a pšenico in mesom odplull po reki St. Lawrence, kakor hitro se bo atajul led, v angleške luke. Britska ministru bostu v Kanadi razpravljala tudi o pomuiijkunju iiieaa, Kanada je v zadnjih sedmih mesecih poslala 715,000,000 funtov mesu v Anglijo, dasi ae je z dogovorom obvr/ula, da bo |mslulu le 400,000,(HM) funtov mesa. Z ozlioin na poro« llu o izo bilju mesa v Kanudi so britski krogi v Wushlngtonu izjavili, da kunudsku vlada sama odločuje o bil general Maurice Rose ubit! London, 3. apr. - Som dospe _____________ _______ _____ na zapadni fronti. On jo bil po- la poročila pravijo, da bo Por- ia/|>ečevenju mesa. vHjmk tretje oklopne divi/.je, tugalelu^ napovedalai vojno Ja-j ^ j|( ( ^^ ka|w|.niu prve armade. Anglija znitala produkcijo letal I»ndon. 3 apr-Okrog 10,000 delavcev v Severni Irski Je izgubilo zaslužek v letalskih tovarnah, ker Je letalski minister odredil znižanje produkcij« ponski, ft penija pa aa Je odločilu za prelom diplomatičnih odno-šajev z J a (ionsko. Baruch, Rooseveltov svetovalec, v Londonu Bernard IIa* j«' bila po ver Jena preiakava pomanjkanja mesu v Ameriki, je zaključil zaslišanje,' Pred nJim ao naatopili uradniki admini-atracije za kontrolo cen in re-pre/entanti klavnišklh družb, Odsek nižje zbornice, čigar načelnik je kongrcnnik Clinton Nove Bridgea, Revercomb in Pepper. Rusije v London, 3. apr ruch, avetovalec predsednika | Anderaon, demokrat iz __________________________ ________,, ^______# Itooeevclta, Je dospel v London, Mehike, je naznanil, da bo štu- ¡ajev med Brazilijo in aovjetako bombnikov tipu Stirling J Low- kjer bo Imel razgovore a Chur- diial vse faze živilskega proble " j .....................« •—....... 1-i.i.t.L 1 »hillorn in drugimi vodltelji V »na Zaslišanje Im vodil v Chl cagu, Omuhl, Kanias Citvju in direktor urada za vojne Infor- ■ drugih središčih klavniške In- I dustrije. Rusijo. Uvod v ustanovitev od- den, predsednik unije letalskih............... ----------- nošajev je bila izmenjava not' delavcev, je dejal, da so tri to-1 lmndotiu je tudi Kimer Davil med poslanikoma Brazilije In | varne zaprle vrata, pet pa on.e di reklo.................. ■ Washingtons Jil« produkcijo. rbacije Pospešite v izvajanja nujnih zaključkov UJETNIKI SE VRA. CAJO DOMOV Belgrad. Jugoslavija. 3. apr. — Uatanovitov separatnega vojnega kabineta sedmih članov, ki bo sprejemal in Izvajal važne In nujne zaključke, je bila pravkar naznanjena. Predlog glede ustanovitve takega kabineta jo bil osvojen na seji članov Titove vlade. Vojni kabinet tvorijo premier Tito, Edvard Kardelj In Milan Grol, podpredsednika vlade; dr. Ivan SubašiČ, zunanji miniater; Sreten Zujovič, finančni miniater; Andrija Hebrang, trgovinski minister, in Sava Koaanovič, minister za Informacije, Na isti seji so bili imenovani novi poslaniki, Stanojo Simlllč, sedanji poalanik v Moskvi, je bil Imenovan za poslanika v Ameriki, dalmatinski odvetnik Ljuba Le j noč xu poslanika v Veliki Bri-tanljl in Marko Riatič za poala-nika v Franciji, Za člane jugoalovanake delegacije nu konferenci Združenih narodov, ki ae prične 25. aprila v San Franciacu, Cal., ao bili Imenovani dr. SubašiČ, Zujovič in Stojan Gabrilovlč. Z delegati vred ae bodo udeležili konference politični, okonomaki in vojaški voščaki. Uradno naznanilo omenja ustanovitev vojaške adminiatra-cije v dlstriktu Kosovo polje iz razloga, ker meji na ozemlje vojnih operacij. V tfm dlatrlktu Je albunsku manjšina, ki Je dobiva-lu potuho In oporo od prejšnjega kvizllnškega režima. Jugoslovanski vojni ujetniki, ki so so nahajali v nemških taboriščih v Pomeranijl, ae vračajo domov. Ujetnike ao osvobodili Rusi, Okrog tlaoč vojnih ujetnikov, rned toinl mnogo častnikov bivše jugoslovanske armade, se je že vrnilo v Belgrad, kjer jih jo ljudstvo navdušeno sprejelo. Mnogi ao ao pridružili Titovi urmadi in so ie v akciji proti Nemcem, Rusija dobila bojne ladje Sovjetska bojna mornarica ojačana Moskva. S, apr. — Velika Britanija in Amerika ata izročili Rusiji več bojnih ladij In rušil-cev, ki so dobili nova imena, Britsku bojna ludja Royal Sov-erelgn in ameriška križarka Milwaukee slu v ruski bojni mornarici. Kovul Soverclgn je dobila ime Arhungelsk, Milwaukee pa Murmansk Prva je 29.150-tonska ladja in ru/viju brzino 22 vozlov nu uio Nosi 56 tooov, med temi osem štiriiiujstpalčnlh. Križniku Murmansk, prej Milwaukee, razvija brzino 35 vozlov na uro m njena tonaža je 7050 ton. Velika Britanija In Amerika sta prej izročili Rusiji več bojnih ladij, ki ao bila prekrščene In tvorijo del, ojačane sovjetske mornaiieo Gdansk uključen v pol j ako driavo Moftkvu, 3. upr. — Gdanak, prlstanikno mesto ob Baltiškem morju, z okolico vred jo bil u-ključen v poljsko državo. Ruske čc'e ao okupirale Gdansk adnjl petek. PROSVETA SREDA, 4. APRILA Slovenska Narodna Podporna Jednota 2657-59 So. Lawndale Ave. Chicago 23. Illinois J GLAVNI ODBOR U vrtel VINCENT C AIN K A H. «l prrd»»dnlli I A VIDER (I tajnik ANTON TROJAH. gl pon.o»«i tajnik MinKO G Kl'HEL gl blaaajnik I AWREN» E ORADISHEK. la|n.k bol odd. fIK IIAKI. VRHOVNIH, direkt mlad. >xUim 1 I MIUP GOD1NA. upmviulj glMiU ANTON GARDEN, uiednik «l«»il« Mil Ho mi Ho SM7 Ho SSS7 So SSS7 Ho ¡«U7 Ho 3*47 So 2087 Ho Lawndale Ave . Lawndal* Av», Umdato Ava. Lâwndtlt Ave , Lawndale Av«.. UwiuUk Ave , LawndaU- Av«., Uwiidil* Ave.. Chicago ZS III Chicago SS. Ill Chicago 23. Ill Chicago S3. Ill Chicago ». Ill Chicago ». Ill Chicago 23. 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Porolnl dr john j zavertnik ........_„ Box 27. Arma, Kansas 31S Tencr St., Luzerne. Pa. IV&li Muiikoka Ave.. Cleveland I», Ohio 70« Korest Ave., Johnstown, Pa 772 E IBftth Ht i et* t, Cleveland 19. Ohio Medaeml odaek 2301 So. Lawndale Ave.. Chicago 23. III. 1237 E. 00th HI . Cleveland 3. Ohio I7IS2 Hnowden, Detroit 21. Mich 231 Ho. Prospect Ave., Clarendon Hills, III. 28 Westclox Ave.. Peru. III. Olaval »dravalk 2310 So. Rldgeway, Chicago 23. III. Federacije SNPJ IZ URADA BRIDGEPORTSKE FEDERACIJE Bellslrs, Oblo—Uradno naznanjam vsem društvom SNPJ v tej okolici, da se bo vršila fede-racijska seja dne 22. aprila, in sicer se bo pričela ob dveh popoldne v Društveni dvorani na Boydsvillu. Seja bo zelo važna, zato je navzočnost vseh federacijskih zastopnikov potrebna. Bratje in sestre, pomniti moramo, da bomo imeli samo še dve seji pred konvencijo. Druga seja se bo gotovo vriilu enkrat meseca julija, kajti 13. avgusta se bo pričela redna konvencija SNPJ v Evelethu, Minn. Zategadelj je več kot pravilno, da že na tej seji razpravljamo o pravilih in kako izboljšati našo veliko organizacijo v splošnem, tako du bo v korist člunstvu in jednoti. Glejmo, da tudi mi doprinesemo svoj delež za splošno bluginjo članstva SNPJ. Udeležimo se seje federacije in delajmo v korist SNPJ, delajmo roka v roki in uspeh num bo zagotovljen! Nu svidenje 22. aprila na fedcracijski seji. Louia Pavlinlch. tajnik. VABILO NA SEJO Moon Run. Pa. — Seja federu-clje društev SNPJ v /apadni Penni se bo vršila 22. aprila v Narodnem domu, Coverdale, Pa. Pričetek točno ob desetih dopoldne. Društvu so prošena, du pošljejo na sejo čim več zastopnikov, kajti |Kitrebno bo rešiti več važnih zadev, ki se tičejo konvencije, uko se bo vršila to leto. Prav tako iinamo razpravljati in urediti zadeve in priprave v zvezi z 10. dnevom SNPJ v Pcitfii. Tajnike društev SNPJ v za-padm Penni prosim, da mi spo-iiK-e, koliko članov imajo pri vojakih, kajti treba bo izvršiti vse priprave za sprejem v počust našim bojevnikom, ko se bodo |>o končani vojhi povrnili domov. Jacob Ambrotič. tajnik. kajti zadnje čase so seje zelo slabo obiskovane. Ne vem, kaj je temu vzrok. Na sejo naj pridejo tudi članice, vsaj imamo vsi enake dolžnosti. * Martin Krusic. tajnik. Smock, Pa.—Naznanjam članstvu društva št. 283 SNPJ v Royalu, Pa., da sem sprejel tajniške posle. Za tajnika sem bil izvoljen na izredni seji, ki se je vršila 29. marca. Društvene seje se bodo obdr-žavale pri bratu Josephu Bonu, 32 v Royal, Pa. Kar se tiče pa društvenih zadev pa se obrnite name: Anton KoniŠfTch, Box 50, Smock, Pa. ' Anton Koncevlch, tajnik. Iz gibanja SANSa in JPO-SS POZIV NA SEJO Detroli, Mlch. — Kukor je vsem onim znuno, ki se zanimajo za pomoč stari domovini, smo na zadnji seji podružnice št. 1 SANSa razpravljali, da bi ustanovili novo podružnico SANSa za zapadno^ stran Detroita. V ta namen so društva povečini že izvolila zastopnike. * Ker se ni še nihče zavzel, da bi sklical ustanovno sejo, da bi šli potem z delom naprej, vas jaz pozivam kot zastopnik št. ftlft SNPJ, da se vsi tisti, ki ste zbrani za to, udeležite prihodnjo nedeljo seje podružnice št. 1 SANSa ob pol treh popoldne v Slovenskem narodnem domu. Torej vsi nu sejo v nedeljo, 8. aprila. Frank Modic. zapisnikar št. 51Q. Društvene vesti Springfield. IU. — Članstvu društva št 1R4 SNPJ nazna njam, da je bila redna seja, ki se je imela vršiti 8. aprila, prestavljena na 15. aprila. Prosim, da članstvo upošteva to spremembo. Agnea Tomlnaek. tajnica. Arma. Kanaaa. -f- Ker smo iz tiubili dolgoletnega člana In predsednika društva št. 434 SNPJ od ustanovitve, ksteri J« umrl .V februarja, je bilo skic njeno na se|i meeecs marca, da »e pozove vse društvene člane na prihodnjo »ejo, ki se bo vršila 15. aprila. Na seji bomo volili novega prcdaednika za oatali del leta. Udeležite se seje v velikem Itevllu, uko da bomo izvolili nredaedntka. k« bo vaem po godu. Želim tudi, da se v sploš nem bolj redno udeležujete sej tion," v kateri so priobčene slike iz starega kraja. Brošura stane 50c. Naročite jo! * Vstopnice za veselico lahko dobite pri sestri Speck. Poslu-žite se jih. Upam, da ne b^no-ben Slovenec v St. LouišP in bližnjemu Illinoisu zaostal od te veselice. Vsi tisti, ki so zbrani za veseliČno delo, naj bodo pravočasno na mestu. Na svidenje 7. aprila. Theress Speck. PRIREDITEV V KORIST STARE DOMOVINE Washington, D. C. — Tukajšnji Slovenci bomo dne 15. aprila priredili ples, katerega čisti dobiček je namenjen za naše potrebne brate in sestre v stari domovini, Vršil se bo ob istem času in isti dvorani, kakor je poročala naša tajnica Mary Sug-lich, katera se zelo trudi, da bi bil v vseh ozirih lep uspeh. Poleg Mary Suglich se trudijo tudi naše mladenke, med 'njimi Katarina Vratarich, hčerka znanega Franka Vrataricha iz Lu-zerna in gl. odbornika SNPJ. Prav tako pridno prodajata vstopnice Josephine Stonich, hčerka Johna Stonicha iz Pueb-la, Colo., in Frances Kordesh. Upamo, da se bodo udeležili plesa vsi tukaj živeči Slovenci in Jugoslovani. Na svidenje dne 15. aprila. (Ostalo bo priobčeno v dnevniku. — Ured.) Mary Lumbert, 253. VESELICA V ST. LOUISU St. Lou ta. Mo. — V soboto, 7. aprila, se bo vršila v Hrvaški dvorani na 12. cesti in Russel veselica, katere čisti dobiček bo |>odurjen jugoslovanskim revozom. Pričetek ob osmih zvečer. Mislim, da mi ni potreba poudarjati, du se nahajajo Jugoslovani v Evropi v silni |Hitrebi in da jim moremo edino mi, njih bratje in sestre z Zedinjc* rih državah, pomagati. Brutje in sestre! Velikokrat slišimo fraziranje tega ali onega, ki pravi, da bo že sam pomagal svojcem. Kako ozkogrudna je taku izjava! Kaj pa bodo tvoji storili do tedaj, predno bo do razmere takšne, da bo lahko vsak posameznik sam poslal? Združeni odbor že danes vrši pomožno delo, zato ga je treba podpirati, ker sedaj je potreba največja. Obleko še vedno pobiramo in s ko ima kdo še kuj na roki, ki je v dobrem stanju, naj prinese k sestri Speck ali pa telefonično •poroči sestri Spillur ali Speck in oni boata poskrbeli, da bo stvar pripeljana na mesto, od kjer l»o odposlano v New York Kdor ima namem še kaj darovati, j<< prošen, da 'to stori v kratkem, da bomo lahko potem priobčili imena vseh darovalcev skupaj. Naša podružnica SANSa je tudi naročlls brošuro "Libera- POROČILO O NAKAZANI BOLNIŠKI PODPORI Nakssana «ne 22. marea IS4» REPORT OP SICK BENEFIT PAYMENT Payment oi March 22. 1*4* i Joseph Reich 128. 9 Anns Poturlch $20. Anna Poturlch S3, ' Matt Medvedlch $28. 0 Max Pris tern Ik $21, Mary Rupar $30. John Pecsr SI3. John Pecar S13, Johanna Papez $12, Johanna Papez $12, Mry Pugl $22, Mary Puhl $22 10 John Perko $40, Krank Jamnlk $28, Mary Ule $14, Anton Baselj $14. Juliia Kosec $38. Louts Paikel $28 18 Joseph Pouhe $28. Jacob Marin Ich $22. Jacob Martnlch $22 21 Mary Zagar $8 27 Anton Zagar $0. Anion Zagar $«. Anton Potocan $14. 28 Rose Hobolewskl $28. Joseph Mam $28 80. Josephine Krccic $21, Jennie Itenko $1180. Jennie Renko $14.80, Prank Paultc $30, Anna Butkovich $1« 80, Anton Wapotich $02. Anton Wapotich $82 31 Mary Melovlch $2fly 33 Anna Ogulln $14. (Jiarles Hrchot $31. Nick Patch $20. 30 Joseph Ambrozlch $2». Matt Uuscl $24. 44 Anton Kovactc $18. Joe Prudto $07. 48 Josvph Pancar $18, Anton Hlmonclch $3)1 Anthony Metos »28 47 Mury Gore S37. Anton Tomazic $28. John Lazar $40 • 83 Anton Brenclc $38. John Vidmar $24. Mary Jereb $31, Adolph Prostor $7. Krank Zafred $11, Krank Zafred $11, Anton Hemel $88. Pauline Prudlch $20. 88 Josephine Steber $20. Doris Steber $20. Peter Tas $28. Mary Hotok $28 80 Karoline Novak $18. Anna Vilcnek $1.1. Anne Kcrzan $21. Caroline Novak $33 80 John LlkoVlch $24. 01 Polona Kern $34. Anton Cvek $28. 08 John Zordani $0. John Zoidani $13 80. 00 John Benchina $38, Mary Masera $38. Krank Kranlc $34, John Rahne $20. John Hede j $88, Teodor Potkov $21, Hleve JurJavslc $42. Meladle ZUmen $18. John Hkublc $28. Joseph Debe-ljsk $88 7$ Peter Toraae $17, AtUMi VoUtovli $14. Stanko Starčevi* $14. 78 Katheiine Bucle h $28 JO. Sy Krank Zalarnik $48 M Anna Barbk $13. John Mocllar $31 80. Krank Soicmiller SSIJO. Kranees Ko-Ur U2, Valentin Trdin S43J0. Joaeph Uhan t?-90. 100 John Crepineak $88. John Plorianctc $8. Jacob Le kan $20. 102 Antonia Berce SSS 107 George Rack I SSS 10S J oh an a Turk SSS I IS Victor Zadnlk $13 JO. Joseph Sterle SIS. 118 Steve Prodanovlcli $40. Joseph Ver-hovsek $43, Joseph sufak SM. Joseph Sufak SSS. Louia* I .a zar $32.80. Anton Kinkela SM. John Kabec $30. Prank Kopar $28. Krank Koc Sr $12. Agnes Eklert $28. Mario Baldesarl SS0 121 Andrew H«mrov $13. John Kosa $13. Mary J urea SSS. Joseph Kabec SM. Anthony Novlnoe $82. Matt Ozantch $18.40. Mary Kooevar $41. 122 Row Predovte $83». Joseph Damjanov Ich $27. John Stcklaaa $72. Sartol Yerant $M. Rose Zupan 1c $30. Mike Barlla $14. Savo Maricic $28 IM Jacob Borov Ich $40. Sam Paaaheh $33. Jacob Tulle $29. IM Mary Bable SM. Mary Hribar S21. Joseph Novak IM. Mary Makovec $23. John Leskovac $M. Anton Jelenlc $30. Krank Hkerl S40J0. Joseph Haurlc $23. Anton Tomate SSO. Marie Jaskoe $31. Krinces Bucher $14. 130 Krances Usnlk $20, Josephine Prlmo-zich $30, Kraitees Z a k r a i s e k M. Matilda RebeU $28. Agnes Kralj SM. Dorothy Chad SM. Anna Johnson $14. Mary Krlzman $2«. Krances Fabian $28 134 Marijan Knezovtch $24 IM Krank Gnjatovtch $28. John Senktnc $27. Krank Potoca r *M. Matt Ahacic SM. Jernej Kocjan $32. Mary Sent* cher M 142 Anna Izanec SM. Anton Stefanclc $21. John Kavalar $33. John Kavalar $33. Mary Nainlger $28. Anton Suselj $74 Krank Kopel SM. Joseph Stooar S4S, Joseph Samsa $10. Krank Kozlevcar $33, Aloulse Hribar $24. Louis Izanec $90. Margaret Pintar $34. Krank Su-starstc $33. A polonija Bukovinski $23. Krank Berlan $14, Mary Zakrajsek $23, Joseph Pavient-h $40. Krank Morel $13, Krances Samsa $24. 143 Steve Blagotlnsek $14. 148 Krank Bogatay $14. 147 Anton Glazar $2S 183 Mary Oblak $M. John Markovich $72. 100 Dorothy Belflgllo $22. Anton Premro »29 170 Marlana Karpel »28. Gerardo MarU- nez $17. Krank Kaurlch $22. 102 Magdalena Winkler $28. Mary Vasll $31. 201 Anne Slavec $20, Mihael Cernola $27. 203 Dorothy Poplch $22. 204 Joseph Slapar $14, Joseph Slapar $M. Nick Gucanac $M, Stanko Markovich 32.80. 206 Helen Peterson $33, Mary Petrlch $11. Helen Krall $», John Borlch $27. 200 Louis Cirar $M. Martin Lentch $38. Alice Porento $28, Joseph Porenta $32. Lillle Starmann $20 210 Kilip Btttner $12, Mary Ozanlc $28, Liberty Robertl $39. 214 Mary Sustarslc $92 218 Matt Jaksa $M. John Perslln $14. 218 Krank Kirn $22. John Bostjancic $28. Ivana Bostjancic 138. 218 J i veo Evanoff $18.80, Lena Suppl $38. John Slavec $4?. Louis Prosek SM. Matt Marlnsek SÍ4. 2M Gertrude Rakett $88. -r-f Razni mali oglasi 950.00 NAGRADE ako nam naznanite nekoga, ki ima dobro karo na prodaj. Ali pa jaz kupim vašo karo in vam plačam $50.00 posebej v gotovini. Tal. Sselar 0607 Po 6. uri P. M. Juniper 7810 SLOVENEC ŽE PRILETEN želi dobiti stalno dfclo na farmi pri clovenBki družini. Žena mi je umrla in sem ostal sam, zato želim tako delo.' Za pojasnila pišite na naslov: Slovenski delavec, 2657 So. Lawndale Ave., Chicago 23, 111. —(Adv.) SLUŽBA HIŠNIKA S tem so naznanja, da )e Is-prssnjeno mesto hišnika v glavnem uradu SNPJ. Kogar veseli tsko delo, ns) so nomudoms pri-glaai bodisi po telefonu: Rockwell 4904, ali pa plameno. V pismu Je treba navesti sdravstveno stsnje in stsrost. če lms druiino in mogočo kske IskuinJe v tem poslu. Službo jo trobs nsstopiti takoj. Vse nadaljno informacijo v svesi s tam so dobi pri podpi-ssnemu. V. CAINKAR. gl. predsednik. FARMA NA PRODAJ Proda se 240 akrov obsegajoča farma, polje izorano in posejano. Proda se brez strojev in brez živine. Pet sobna hiša s pritličjem, voda v hiši in druga poslopja, stala, hlevi itd. 3% milje od mesta in železnice. Proda se po zmerni ceni. Tel. v hiši—15 F 12. Pišite za pojasnila na naslov lastnika: John Banovec, R. R. 1, Friendship, Wis. —(Adv.) RAD BI IZVEDEL. KJE SE NAHAJA Louis-Vojtjeh Lukaetič, po domače Županov. lAčeni ga radi dopisova-njo. John Valenfič, Box 142, Export, ¡Pennsylvunia. 2M Karl Zvonik SM S32 Krank Be bar SM 234 Justiaa Shuster $14. 238 frank Schwelger Sr. $14. Jernej Hribar M. J an le Crepuuek $34. 2M Kraok Rlesler $14. Mary Jankovich $27. Marv Staiiha SM Ml Jubus Htrussloes $13 M, John Pirth $43 80. Karolma Papesh $40. Karolina Papesh $40. Matt Papesh $12. Mildred Nokovtch SS7. 240 Joaeph MaleAsek $M. Helen Paige $M. John Rom $13.80. Matt Lubich $31. Anton Kaj on $M. Peter Golesh $1$. Theresa Mlhelich $1$. Godfrey Steiner $M. Ml John Zobec $M. John Gntdica M. Anna Grahek $31 288 Milila Blstarky «20, Joaeph Kocjan M. Jennie Vozelj $27. S71 Ann Gaza $M. Helen Pavlete M. Andrew Unetlch $14. Prank Pavlenc $M 278 Joseph Plerzchala $48, Joaeph Mayer- chak M. Mike Hlupakl $72 177 Anton Lončar $M. Joaeph Cari $12 80. Steve Mlhln $7. abuela Stalcar Sift, Angela Poder-zay $21. Joseph Baient $29, Josephine Droblnlch $27, 283 Rade Zatezalo »28 288 Joseph Wise $40. 289 Pauline Sos ta rich $30. 297 Rudolph De lost $112. 299 John Gornlck Jr. $27. Joh« Gornik Jr. S27. Michael Clanak $39. John Duze nack $18. Eli Rlmac $30. Krank Pod-bevsek $24, Amalia Leptch $120. Mary Viele $80, Alice Tómale $20, Louis Shustar $14. Louis Shuntar »28. John Nov 1 jan $M. Martin Komas $M 304 Krank Matjaslc $27. Martih Goved-nlck $28. Jennie Gorslc $39. Anton Grvgorlch $40. 307 Mary Kristan $14. 312 Mary Jeran $18. Piullne Gubane »20. 313 Paulina Yadro $71. Josephine Turkalj $14. Martin Pavellch $18. Joseph Su-panclc $M. , 314 Mijo M a lele »OS. Ludvik Kovacic $34. 318 Alfonz Kompare $28. 318 Anton Kruzlčh $31. 319 Anna Basel i $20. * 322 Pauline Bavitz $20. Rose Elllch $14. Olga Rose $35. Milica Odovlcn $14. Krances Mlakar $17. Anna Basarich $14, Ljubica Lončar $27. 323 Katherine Sertich 819, Rade Martcich $27, Joseph Vukellch $18. Thomas Du-menclch »88 328 Philip Sever $10. Carl Stanlc $29. 3M John Riblch $13. 338 Anna Strle $22. Mary Kortuna $14. 343 Krank Moreauc $32 383 Joseph Matkovlc $80. Zofija Svinjaric $20, Mihael Belonoska $88. 301 Anna Vuckovlch 940. Louise Stopln-sek $23. 377 Angela Repovz $11. Gcorse Levar $29, George Levar $29 John Kalclch SM. 388 Krank Jeram $18.80, Joseph Boyer $14. John Lipovsek $18.80. 397 Lillian Pogorelz $20. John Kurctlc $14. Dr. John J. Zavertnik PHYSICIAN k SURGEON 3724 W. 26th Strssft T«L Crawford 2212 OKKICE HOURS 1:30—4 P. M. Except Wed. and Sun. 8:30 to 8:30 P. M. Except Wed.. Sat and Sun. ' y Rssidanca: 2219 S. Ridgeway Ava. Phone Crawford $440 IP NO ANSWER—CALL AUSTIN 1700 4M Anna Bona ta j »30. Anna Bogataj »30 i Johana Pivik SM. 408 France Pel ruh $49. Draga Crnko-vlch SM. Cecilija Oresnlk SM. Rose Horzen $31 421 Charle» Hretz $23 M. 428 Michael Runac $M. Elizabeth Hrvatici i $80. 427 Vincent Olivan! M. Adolph Tómale $24, Adolph Tomšič »28 430 George Shuput $00 432 Mildred Sodnik $7. Karl Krajnc $18.80, Mary Skuhits $29 438 John Grzincic »M. 440 Charles Novak $20. 449 Ivana Knapic $38, Krank Klorjanclc $29 484 Joseph Slapnik SM. 489 Anna Burgess $M, Krances Cooper, $13. Luka Poznanovlch SM. 484 Stana Ruknich $14. 408 Rudolph Maxell $4t. Fred Podaornlk $32. 481 Jernej Cerne $M 408 Peter Prptch $40. Mary Raback »29 490 Louis Novak $70. S16 Louise Anslovar $19, Mary Hribar $42. 818 Josephin« Paul $21. Krank Clgol« $18. John Crnkovtc $14, Anton Stefflcr $39. Anton Steffler $88 832 Edward Markorek $10. Krank Poglajen $74. Krank Mezak $00 833 Mary Smith $27. 3M Anna Pavlovlc S32. S37 Anna Bizjak $7, Charles Glanzer $12. 843 Iljla Eroshevlch $48. 830 Joseph Ceeh $21 889 Ann Plautz $28, Mildred Klancher »28. David Paiaoll $17, Mary Vertnlk $M. Mary Boclnsky $40. ' 861 Joseph Jezernik »M. 873 Angela Walloch $40. 577 Conrad Kern $34. 880 Mathew Corel $13.80. Victor Bazyk $9. Mar/ Tursich S3S Jerome Corel $18. 581 Anna Renko $14. Mary Sterbenk $48 882 Anton Crnclch $24, George Dosen $46 603 Edward Delies »28. 809 Minnie Brady $21. Mary Gorenc $28 614 Kanny Lu ho we $M. VSA ZIDARSKA DELA IZ OPEKE ALI KAMNA "TUCK POINTING" POPRAVLJANJE DIMNIKOV PREDELAVA POSLOPIJ IN DRUGO Vam napravi JOHN PODGORNIK 1213 South 51st Court CICERO - ILLINOIS Telefon: Cicero 7553-J S*r*i<4 «2c J17 Krank Juvan »39 "M Barbara Pasm »20 W2 Katherine Pouhe 814 039 John Dolsina $14. 443 Anne Slaudohar 823. Agrn . «4. Helen Relnhart IM.^,,^] «M Rose Erklouta $M, Julla SM John Zunerinan $M 088 Helen Hooper »36 l,tlcn Hoo,. . J 877 John Puhek $12. 683 Edward Turensek $38 707 Josephine Debelak S35 719 Anton Princ 448.JO. Ant.Wv pIlntt! 728 Jacob Kabjanclc $28, 738 Joe Podkrajnlk $22 747 /£tonla Mar«l $22, Joaeph Androm. 756 Josephine Godina $20 SKUPAJ—TOTAL $11.740 50 . , va,wr5,ncl ghadiskk _tal, bol, odd.—Sec'y g u ^ AGITIRAJTE ZA PROSVETOl Dekleta in žene dobe dobro delo v moderni pe-kariji na debelo. Čisti prostori in lahko delo. Dobru plača. Delovne ure si lahko sami izberete. Oglasite se pri: Farm Crest Bakery 4550 West Jackson St., Chicago NA PRODAJ 3 stan. zidana hiša. Centralna kurjava. Mesečni dohodki $104. Blizu 25. cesto in Ridj{cway Avc. Cen-t $11.300.—2 stan. zidana hWa, 6 sob v prvem in 4 v drugem nadstr, Ga-raia za dVH avta. široka lota; blizu 25. ceste in Millard Ave. Cena $8.000. — 5 stan. in dvr trgovini zidana hi&a. Hlitu 24. ceste in St. Louis. Cena $17.000,—Farma, 120 akrov. Vsa po-slupjn, hiAa, hlrV in kokošnjakl. Nahaja m- v Holtnn, Mlch. Cena $2.b00. ANTON JORDAN 3741 Wi«t 2flth St. Telephtme Hockwell 3311 COOK COUNTY DISTRIBUTORS 1340 West 63rd Street Chicago, 111. NAJVEČJA ČIKAŠKA RAZSTAV-NA SOBA AVTOMOBILOV obssgs an call blok 500 kar ns isblro—na prods] Vse kare predelane in popravljene od bumperja do bumpeija od izku-ienih mehanikov. Ne potrebujete "Priority" in so kot nove. KUPITE TUKAJ—MI JIH IMAMO. KATEREGAKOLI IZDELKA SI ŽELITE—VSEH MODELOV Nizek odplačilni načrt. Vaša kara mogoče odplača prvo naplačilo. Mi plačamo najvišjo ceno za vašo karo. Na željo pride naš zastopnik na vaš dom, prodajalno ali v garažo. Brez izjeme kje živite, se vam bo izplačalo, da še danes ogledate to veliko COOK COUNTY DISTRIBUTORS razstavo—In zapomnite, nc dajte se od nikogar pregovorit—je samo ena COOK COUNTY DISTRIBUTORS in nahaja se na: 1340 West 63rd Street CHICJfGO Odprto vsak dan do 0. ure zvečer, ob nedeljah pa do 7. ure zvečer. L S. WATK0 Funeral Director Offlca It Chapsl 958 E. Grand Blvd. • Tel. PL. 0222 DETROIT Member of Young Americans #564 SNPJ REASONABLE PRICED FUNERALS Ustavite i tisto srbečico BRAZON PASTE je koristno zdravilo za atletične n ge, brivno srbečico, li-iaje in druge manj-ie kožne srbečice. Da takojinjo pomoč za srbečo kožo. Brez duha, brezmadežno in ne zahteva nobenih obvez. Poilji-te en dolar ali $1.75 za dvojno velikost, na BRAZON CO.. Dapt. P.. 322 So. Clark si., Chicago. I1L, in mi vam 1 polijemo to, poStnine prosto. Povrnitev denarja jamčena. DELO DOBE hišnice "janitresses" Ženske za čiščenje Delovne ure od 5:30 popoldne do 12. uro zvečer. Vojno nujna industrija. Rabimo tudi pomočnico ▼ jedilnici VPRAŠAJTE prit ILLINOIS BEL TELEPHONE COMPANY "EMPLOYMENT OFFICE" ZA ŽENSKE Street Floor 309 W. Washington Street Slovenski zadružni pogrebni zavod (The Psopla's Undartaking Co.) Frontenac, Kansas TELEFON 5042 "day or night" Naznanilo in zahvala Žalostnega srca sporočsmo. da smo prejeli od Yojnaqa de-partmenla is Washingtons, D. C., prešalostno vest. da je bil dna 7. januaria 1945 ubit ▼ Belgiji nai ljubljeni sin in brat PFC. Frederick Glavan Rojen ja bil na Kinneyju. Minn.. dna 30. marca 1925 k vojakom )e bil posvan 4. avgusta 1943 in meseca avgusta 1944 te bil ooslan v Anglijo, od tam v Belgijo, od kjer nam jo pisal zadnja pismo s dne 16. decembra 1944. Nafta najlepša hvala vsem sa ierase soisljs v naiih urah težka žalosti. Tu sapuftča sestro Julijo in tati bratov, od katerih Hh is pet v armadi. Namreč: Sat. Frank Glavan v Novi Gvineji; Sgt. Albin na Filipinih; Pfc. John Glsvsn na Vshodni obali; Pfc. Ludvik Glavan v Franciji in Sgt. Louit Glavan v Nemčiji, ter William doma na Kinnayju. Minn. Tebi ps. dragi in ljubljeni sin Frederick želimo, počivaj mirno sladko v daljni tuji semljL Silno nas je uialostila iaguba Tebe in sa Teboj neutolažljivo plakamo Tvoji žalujoči ostali: sestra, bratje, oče in mati Frank in Mary Glavan člana it 314 SNPJ v Kinneyju. Minn. vloge v iei posojilnici savarovane do $5.000.00 po Federal Savings ft Loan Insurance Corpsration. Washington. D. C. . Sprejemamo osebne in drultvane vloge L1BEHALNE OBRESTI St. Clair Savings It Loan Co. ItM SI. Clair Avanue Hand. SS70 CLEVELAND. OHIO All ate naročeni na dnevnik "Preereto"? Podpirajte m) llatl ŽENSKE DELO ZA "C O U N T E R J E M" IN V KUHINJI PONOČI ALI PO DNEVI POLNOURNO ALI "PART TIME" DELO UNIFORME IN HRANA PROSTA DOBRE DELAVNE OKOLIŠČINE, WLB ODOBRENE PLACE IN POVIŠANJE PO SPOSOBNOSTI danly MACHINE SPECIALTIES, INC. 2100 South 52nd Ave., Cicero, Illinois ^ APPLY I EMPLOYMENT OFFICE 1025 S. 52nd Avenue « A M. to 6 P. M. Naznanilo in zahvala Žalostnega srca naznanjamo sorodnikom, prijateljem in snsncsm tusno vest. da Je preminul moj ljubljeni soprog in oče JOSIP KOCJAN (Po domače Petričič Joža) « i Umrl je 7. marca sa pljučnico. BU Je skoro ves čas bolj slabegd zdravja. Rojen Je bil 19. marca 1162 v vasi Leftče pri Triiču ns Gorenjskem. Pogreb se Je vrftil 10. marca t. L po katoliikem obrrdu na St. Mary's pokopaliftču na Cecil Pa. ob veliki udeležbi prijst« ljev in članatva društva *t. 295 SNPJ, katerega član te bil od leta 1910. Iskrena hvala SNPJ, ko so mi tako točno izplačali potmrl-nino. Srčno lepa hvala mojim sinom Louisu in Miku Mark tsr njih sS^rogam Sue in Frances: nadalje lepa hvala Tonyiu Sh^t-mrs. Mary Wolfe, mrs. Jennie Potnesky in mrs. Mary Peresutti. dano pomoč in tolažbo v bolezni in ob čazu smrti. Hvala leps mrs. Anni Korent in sinovom John in Joe In soproga, ki so eriili is R*m sayea. Ohio, in za dar za mafte Srčna hvala Antonu Rupsr Sr.. predsedniku drufttva. za ginljiv govor ob odprtem grobu. Nsdslj» lepa hvala za darovane krasne vance in cvetice sledečim: druttvu ftt. 295 SNPJ posameznikom in družinam Louis Mark. Mik« Mark in hči mr. In mrs. Mike Loaorok mr. In mrs. Anton Lesko»ec a Euclida. Ohio. Mr. In mrs. Mike Medas mr. In mrs. Albert Carrors ob« la Hillsa Pa. Mr. in mrs. Andy Gasvoda. mr In mrt. I rank Bovlč In mr. In mrz. Frank Gazvoda prijateljem In sosedom U- M W. of A. lokal 1724 iz Midlands Pa. ter mrz. Anna Medas In Kslh« ryn Medas-Pa sol la Canonsburg s Pa., ter za mafte In sa pomot mrt-Mary Eržen. Hvala vaem. kt ste oročult več noči In vsem k. tte dali avtomobile, ter vsem ki ste nam kar koli dobrega storili *» čaaa njegove bolezni in vsem ki ste «a obiskali ob mrtvatksm odru la Strabana Midwayja Mus«* Follanabeeje Hülsa McDonaias in P rim rosa Pa Se enkrat leoa hvala vsem skupaj. Tebi drsen soprog in oče. pa. ki si odpravil svojo trudepolno pot ftivhen'« želimo, počivaj v miru in lahka naj TI bode ameriftka semlj« Our neft nam v spominu v naiih srcih, dokler tudi ml ne pridamo » Teboj.—Žalujoči oatali: Marije Kocjan, soproga: Louis in Mark. poainovljenca. dv« satirični v Cicen» Illinois, en br«rj»n^ v Clevelandu. Ohio in en brat ako Js fte živ. v starem ' Soulhview. Pa.. Bok 29. Poročilo o političnem in relifnem delu SANSa Ker na seji gl. odbora SNPJ ni bilo časa, da bi predložil porodilo o akciji, katero vodi Slovenski ameriški narodni svet, sem ga izrodi uredniku za objavo v Prosveti. Tako poročilo se mi je zdelo umestno in potrebno, zlasti še radi dejstva, ker opravljam tajniške |)(,sle pri SANSu radi kooperacije med SANSom in SNPJ in v zavesti. da bi brez takega sodelovanja dela ne mogel vršiti. Za sejo sem pr ipravil naslednje poročilo: Konvencija Slovenskega ame-J Pi va javna prireditev tega od-riškega narodnega sveta se je bora je bil veličastni banket v vršila v Clevelandu 2. in 3. sep-t New Yorku 7. februarja v priti mbra 1944, kjer je bil izvoljen, znanje štiriletni junaški borbi sedanji glavni odbor, v katerem jugoslovanskega ljudstva, je brat Cainkar blagajnik, brat| Hezultat je bil velikanski tri-Vider drugi podpredsednik, brat umf za našo relifno akcijo in za Zupan zapisnikar, brat Zaitz. borbeno jugoslovansko osvobo-eksekutivni odbornik, jaz pa taj- ( dilno gibanje. Predsednik tega nik. SNPJ ima torej v ekseku- odbora, Zlatko Balokovič, mi je tivi pet članov, Ameriška brat- sporočil dne 10. februarja, da je ska zveza dva, štiri druge brat- na tej prireditvi bilo darovano in obljubjeno za naš relif $510,- 000 dolarjev. To je pač dokaz, da je odbor neumorno na delu ske organizacije pa po enega čla na ali članico. Ravnotako je naša jed nota dobro zastopana v nadzornem, širšem in v častnem odboru. ko dosežemo fantastične uspehe. Vsakdo, ki je zasledoval raz- Vsi prispevki v gotovini in bla amerikanizacija ne more zbrisa-;njim. Na članstvo se apelira,» tIJ »ssisss *U U. In take pečate nosijo tudi da malo poagitira med prijatelji» llfl C3S8 00 CSSfl druge narodnosti in vse skupaj in znanci, tako da bo veselica i WU UU 1,1100 tvorijo narod, ki ga nazivamo, res dobro obiskana,! ameriški. Vse te narodnusti Ameriki imajo svoje krvne vezi poroča in komentira Milan Medvešek Vi Na svidenje v soboto, 7. aprila, na 1638 N. Halsted st. ob sed-j v is», u s svojo rojstno domovino. In mih zvečer. Vstopnina je sanJ„ Y je zadnjo ne- dogodk» preko morja odmevajo 50e. Imeli bom > prvovrstno vršilajjalika prireditev za tudi v Ameriki. Udbo roiaka Pucla kateri relif. Udeležba je Sedanja katastrofa, ki je za-1 n!figra^^le komid^ ^ H0° .«Judi. jela do malega ves svet, nas je' Za odbor: naučila, da se ne moremo izoli-i Prank Teropaič rati in izogniti dogodkom, ki so' Program je sestujal iz drame "Norec," s katero so gostovali igralci in igralke dramskega odseka Št. 1 JSZ iz Chicaga, iz petja in govorov. Program je odprl poznani kul- del našega obstanka in naše bo- 35-LETNICA DRUŠTVA dočnosti. Vse narodnostne sku- ŠT. 126 SNPJ pine v Ameriki bodo morale ra-! Cleveland. O P t t d t zumevati druga drugo in koope- letnico društva Cleveland šiTm in n*lodni d"Uvec dr' An -ti « skupaj-kot ameriški tZ *n^TA «T* razumevati težnje in1 Slovenskem narodnem domu n« V>1 ^ Ovna, kateri je v aspiracije narodov v Evropi. S St Clair ave Začet k h« 1 PreProstih, dramatičnih in du- tem je povezana tudi bodočnost ^ ^ vs^ tega^r e' trpljenje, SNPJ m njeno prosvetno delo sedaj ura £ ^b ^ junaštvo tn bodočnost jugoslo- med slovenskimi Amerikanci. noči in po tej uri mora biti W H™rod\X°l Kot največja slovenska podpor-; tiho in orazno. Sedai smo Jira1' nttJ temu hero skemu na- kolikor ... . - i in prazno. Sedaj smo pač j ' na organizacija, je to njena ded- v vojnem času. Bomo pa malo,r°du P°m^mo ter da z združenimi močmi lah-1 in tajnik SANSa ščina. SANS in njegovo delo je pohiteli s plesom, v točilnici in i le izraz vsega tega občutka. j- u________________ - "i J Mirko G. Kuhal. gl. blag. SNPJ mu, more- Joško je žel za svoja lava- voj SANSa in njegove aktivnosti bodisi v politični ali pomožni akciji, je uvidel, da je naša jednota s svojimi društvi, članstvom in glasilom največ prispevala finančno in moralno. Tega dejstva ne more nikdo zanikati, kajti zrcali se v vseh panogah SANSovega gibanja in nobenega dvoma ni, da brez Slovenske narodne podporne jedno-te pravega SANSa sploh ne bi bilo. Vsled tega je tudi pravilno, da ima jednota pravično in sorazmerno zastopstvo pri njegovi upravi in pri odločevanju v zadevah, kjer smo principiel-no in materialno zainteresirani. Kadar bo zaključeno delo SANSa, ki je začrtano v njegovem originalnem programu, v korist boljše in srečnejše bodočnosti naše stare domovine in eventuelno tudi v korist slovenskih Amerikancev in Amerike, bo njegov doprinos k uspehu povezan z imenom naše jednote in našega članstva in slovenski narod ji bo večno hvaležen. Kajti potom SANSa je jednota povezana tudi na delo Združenega odbora, kateri brez SANSa ne bi mogel obstajati, niti vršiti svojega političnega in sedaj tudi relifnega dela v takem obsegu in s takim uspehom kot ga vrš'. . Rezultat konference Roosevel-ta, Churchilla in Stalina v Jalti je zmaga na celi črti za program SANSa in Združenega odbora. To je tudi zmaga za SNPJ. Zmagal jo v Jugoslaviji napreden element, Osvobodilna fronta, katero .smo v Ameriki na vsej črti podprli in v njen prid zgradili javno mnenje Amerike, Kanade in Velike Britanije. To je bilo kolektivno delo Združenega odbora in SANSa pod mojster-sko spretnim vodstvom našega Adamiča. Rezultat te konference in posledice že objavljenih zaključkov so tudi v zadoščenje naši jednoti za vse korake, ki jih je podvzela v preteklosti v dobrobit osvobodilnega gibanja Slovenije in Jugoslavije. Dne 23. septembra je na letni «'ji Združenega odbora bil o-dobren načrt za ustanovitev Vojnega relifnega fonda Ameri-kaneev južnoslovansRega porek-l;i (War Relief Fund of Ameri-tans "1 South Slavic Descent). Obenem so bili podvzeti potrebni ''•«raki. da se privabi v njegovo s|edo tudi druge jugoslovanske nlifrie organizacije, zlasti še Jugoslovanski pomožni odbor — j'"vt m.-, k a sekcija in Pomožni IojkI Hrvaške bratske zajednice. Ti dve organizaciji sedaj delno s"delujeta z novo organizacijo, ni na se prišlo do združenja. 11 oktobra se je med a^ rH " k i mi Jugoslovani pričela Kopanja za zbiranje obleke, ir> drugih potrebščin ter Uspeh za prve štiri b»l nad vse povoljen, ■me» v gotovini se je na-•d eno tretjino milijona . relifnih potrebščin pa jeni vrednosti pol mili-' »I a rje v. Potom agitacije mo v tem času nabrali '»venci nad $81.000 in na-'lspevki še vedno priha-" *eh strani. nf> ie bil ustanovljen •m ki odbor za jugoslo-'lif. kateri ima svoj po-v New Yorku. V h tu je nad 450 proml-A mer i ka nco v-pokrovi* ' 'deri bodo vodili ali po-"diti kampanjo med danskimi Amerikanci. rtu-ka jt bral gu predstavljajo vrednost nad en milijon in pol dolarjev, toda to je šele pričetek. Pred kratkim je Ameriški odbor ustanovil poseben odsek, se-stoječ iz 150 prominetnih zdravnikov, katerih namen je zainteresirati Arrefikance za zdravniško pomoč civilnemu prebivalstvu Jugoslavije. Ustanoviti namerava po Jugoslaviji številne zdravniške postaje (health sta-tions), ki bi stale približno $10, 000 vsaka. Nekaj organizacij se je že priglasilo, da sponsorirajo po eno ali več takih postaj. Meseca novembra bi imela prispeti v Ameriko jugoslovanska ladja, da odpelje nabrani material v Jugoslavijo. Ker radi raznih mednarodnih komplikacij ladje ni bilo, oziroma ker se je morala prazna vrniti v britansko luko, so naši nasprotniki izrabili to priliko in nas očrnili s potegavščino in napravili precej razburjenja zlasti med oni mi ljudmi, ki se niso veliko zavzemali za naše politično delo, bili pa so pripravljeni sodelovati pri pomožni akciji. Za nas je bila potežkoča v tem, da smo z velikim trudom dobili od ameriške vlade prostor za odpošiljanje rclifrjjh potrebščin na ameriških ladjah, ki plovejo v Sredozemsko morje, a smo morali obljubiti, da tega javno ne razglasimo, dokler material ne pride v jugoslovanske roke. Tako je prva odpošiljka dospela v Bari, Italija, v sredi januarja v vrednosti $300,000. Ta je uključevala razne zdravniške potrebščine, šivalne stroje, obleko za otroke in odrastle, razne vitamine in hrano. Na isti način nam je ameriška vlada dala na razpolago prostora na ameriških ladjah za 10,000 ton materiala. Pot za odpošiljanje ie torej odprta. Ravnotako je .tudi UNRRA uredila svoje zadeve z „jugoslovanskimi oblastmi v Jugoslaviji in relifne zaloge iz Italije dnevno prihajajo v Jugoslavijo. Samo v februarju je bilo poslanih 1500 ton raznega materiala, v glavnem hrane, kot poroča ameriško časopisje. Položaj v Jugoslaviji je grozen. Pomanjkanje je nepopisno. Tozadevne informacije objavljamo v naših listih, toda ne vse-Vzroki so tehnični. Pred rtokaj tedni smo dobili zaupne informacije o politični, gospodarski, verski in zdravstveni situaciji v Sloveniji. (Del tega smo zadnje čase objavili.) Te »n druge slične informacije, ki jih ima ameriška vlada, tvorijo podlago za zaključek, ki je glede Jugoslavije bil napravljen na konferenci v Jalti. Ker v VVasliingtonu še nimamo novega jugoslovanskega poslanika. ki bi se bavil s temi zadevami in ameriško in jugoslovansko javnost obveščal, je pač med Slovenci SANS edina organizacija. ki lahko to izvaja. In vsled tega je tudi bilo potrebno Društvene priredbe ZABAVA DRUŠTVA ŠT. 648 SNPJ Tcrcnto, Kanada. — Članstvo društva št. 648 SNPJ je vabljeno na večerno zabavo, katera se bo vršila 7. aprila v prostorih brata Muhitcha, 368 Bathurst st. Ker je to prva letna društvena zabava, je članstvo vabljeno in prav tako drugi ljubitelji zabave, da nas gotovo poselijo na omenjeni večer. Članstvo je zaeno prošeno, da se bolj redno udeležuje društvenih sej, katere je zadnje čase precej zanemarjalo. Da se izognemo večjih neprilik, opozarjam članstvo, da vpošteva ta apel. J. Sheryak. predsednik. kuhinji, da bomo vse pospravili ^ Velik ÄpUvz> ob pravem času. " . | Ovnom je nastopila Hrva- Dolžnost vseh članov in članic Uca mr8' MrnJiC. k» t"<*i do-je, da se priredbi» gotovo udele-1 b,a Kovo™»™. samo malo preže in pripeljejo s seboj tudi svo-, dol«° «°vorila. Dr. Kurlan je je prijetelje in prijateljice. Po- nuto Poklic»1 k l^sedi br. Zorca, kazimo, da naše društvo poma- kuleri ^ kot UJnik relifnega ga vsem dobrim stvarem, ki m odbora nakratko orisal njih de-v korist članstvu in narodu v io *a J ^«slavijo. Občinstvo je splošnem. s kratkim nugovorom pozdravil Mislim, da je večini članstva ludi waukeganški župan. Da ne znano, da mora vsak član ali' P^bim, imeli smo tudi petje, članica plačati 50e naklade, ozi- Zel° !jubko Je «apela dve pesmi roma vstopnico. Vstopnico bo-|mis!i Judnieh. hčerka poznanega ste dobili pri blagajni; na dom Murlin Judnieha. Vsem je ugu-pa jih ne bomo pošiljali. Pro-1 in občinstvo jo je nagradilo sim, da vpoŠtevate društveni jH prisrčnim ploskanjem, sklep. Dramu "Norec" je šla tudi to Za posetnike naše 35-letnice P()l gladko in sodeč po miru, ki bo vse poskrbljeno, kolikor nam Je vladal v veliki dvorani Slo-pač dovoljujejo današnje raztne-! venskega narodnega doma, je re. Naša kuharica sestra Kle- poslušalcem ugajala. Igralci amo menčič ima nekaj za rokavom in se sicer malo bali, da se nam ne tudi točaji . . . Torej na veselo , bi kaj zaletelo, kajti zbolela je svidenje. Vabi vas odbor. J. J. Gabrenjs. tajnik. Glasovi iz naselbin VESELICA DRUŠTVA ŠT. 287 SNPJ Burgeitsiown, Pa. — Malo kdaj se oglasim v Prosveti. Danes pa imam poročati o sklepu' POMAGAJMO NESREČNI društvene seje, ki se je vršila DOMOVINI 11. marca. | Cleveland. O.—Naša rojstna Društvo št. 287 SNPJ bo pri- domovina je zavita v temni redilo dne 26. rnuja domačo ve-1 mrak, v katerem plava tuga in selico s plesom, zato apeliramo neznosno trpljenje, ali skozi te-na druga društva, da ne bi pri- mo jim doni klic nove dobe in rejala veselic na omenjeni da- rešitve. » . tum, kajti če bi imeli več veselic Njih pot drzl skozi prepade in na isti dan, ne bi ne eni in ne preko groznih strmin, toda "bo-drugi uspeli. |dočnost jim ponuja roko, da se Naše članstvo in ostalih dru- jim volja in hrabrost krepi." štev vabimo, da nas gotovo po- MOČ V ZDRUŽITVI IN JEK-setite na veselici in se nekaj ur , LENI VOLJ-l JIM ODPIRA POT zabavate v veseli družbi, Za V VSTAJENJE IN DEŽELO ples bo igral poznani Jack Cru- SVOBODE! zel (?) iz Bridgevilla. j Ti zgodovinski bojevniki za Naše društvo ni veliko, toda svobodo, kolikor jih bo ostalo ima 30 članov pri vojakih, eden pri življenju, ko bodo prelazili pu je bil ubit. Upamo, da bo te strašne prepade, potrebujejo vojne kmalu konec in da se na- pomoči. In kdo naj jim jo da, ši fantje zdravi povrnejo v našo ako ne mi, njih krvni bratje in sredo, kajti vsi jih že težko pri-' sestre? čakujemo. | Društvo Vipavski raj št. 312 Na svidenje 26. maja na vese- SNPJ bo priredilo za te zgodo-lici društva št. 287 SNPJ v Bur- vinske borce domačo veselico naša šepetalka Katka Zupančičeva in morali smo jo v zadnjem trenotku nadomestiti s Frankom Zaitzem. Ko sem zvedel v soboto, da Katka ne more ltl v VVaukegan, sem skočil z Zaitzu ln mu dejal: "Frank, v 'sufler-koselc1 boš moral iti." In Frank je suflet ur na dan; seveda v uredništvu Prt »svete delam še vedno, Na- bornl odbor, ki me je oproatil vojaške službe, ker Je delo za časopis sniatrano važno civilno delo, mi je sedaj pisal, naj grefh'v tovarno in šel sem, Chieago še ne poznam dovolj dobro in tako sem šel po nasvetu poznanega Antona Krapenca vprašat za delo v American Forge Co. Ko sem prišel v tovarno, sem najprej srečal Krapenca, Ki je baš popravljal vrata. Nato sem šel v pisarno in dekle je telefoniralo po moža, ki najema delavce. Mož me je spraševal to in ono in kje delam. Povedal sem mu. da pri Prosveti oz. SNPJ. "MoJe ime je John Prah," ml je dejal po slovensko in ml povedal, da je tudi on delal mnogo let za časopis, /a ~ Ameriškega Slovenca, Ni vzelo dolgo in mr. Prah je vse uredil, da sem poslal delavec The American Forge Co. l>elam kot takoava-ni inšpektor. Delo ni težko ln John Prah me je seznanil a mnogimi Slovenci, ki delajo za to družbo. Tovarniško atmosfero dobro poznam in tako sem se zopet vživel v njo. IZ URADA BOLNIŠKEGA , ODDELKA Uradnikom krajevnih društev SNPJ se nasnanjs. da smo prl-prsvtll Šestmesečno poročilo o dohodkih ln Isdstklh poaamesnlh društev, s« druno polovico pfo-Šlegs let s, kot oblčsjno še mnogo let sa priobčitev v Prosveti. Poročilo le tsko obširno, da napolni prlbllšno dve strani Pro-svate. Vsled pomsnlkanja pro-•tors v glasilu, največ pa la rss-legs. ker ravno seda) primanjkuje «posobnih delavcev v tiskarni. omenjeno poročilo saenkral na bo prlobčeno, kar naj društveni ursdnlkl isvolijo vseli na ■nsnje. L. GRADIŠEK. tajnik bolniškega oddelka. KREDIT ZA A&EBMENT ČLANOV MLADINSKEGA ODDELKA • prestopil v oddelek odraillh mateca marca Credit for Ai«ei«menti Given to Juvenile Member« Who Transferred Into th* Adult Department In March Dr. št. Ima ¿lana L. No Name of member ček prejel tajnik Bec'y received Viola Amount ft Regina Kuctior gettstownu. Frank Lsurlch. VESELIOA DRUŠTVA ŠT. 86 SNPJ dne 14. aprila v Slovenskem domu na Holmes ave. Ker bo v tem Domu prvič veselica v ta nameri, pričakujemo velike udeležbi* od nutjarga zavednega član- Chlcago. 111. — Drušlvo št. 86 stva in enako tudi od članstva SNPJ se letos zopet pripravlja | drugih društev, za veselico, ki se bo vr šila 7. | Mnogo oseb se je izrazilo, da aprila v Flelnerjevi dvorani na bi rade dale kakšen dolar, toda 1638 N. Halsted st. Sedaj imamo razne zapreke, ki jih nismo poznali v normalnih razmerah, toda pripravljalni odbor je vse te zapreke premostil in imeli bomo vse pripravljeno za občinstvo, kakor po navadi. Pri našem društvu se ob tem času vsako leto skupaj zl>e-remo in se prav po domače zabavamo. Obljubljamo tudi po-setnikorn. da boste imeli zelo prijeten, večer in izvratno |k>-stiežbo. Naše kuharice in natakarji vam bodo z veseljem postregli s pijačo in okusnim prigrizkom kol je potica, krofi itd, Z veselico bomo pričeli malo poprej kot običajno. Pričela se bo že ob sedmi uri" zvečer. Ob sobotah delajo mnogi rojaki sa- C (I Kari J. Hlačk . ......; David Chebstoris. Mullida Domitrovic Asih h Marie Krzen H AuifUNt Tel ulnar ..... 12 ThoniaN Plecas ....... M 1 >m nie I Despot Helen lieciuiovlch Kred Tegel ............... n,t mo dopoldne in tako bodo lahko da je SANSov tajnik posvetil j navzoči ob omenjeni uri. Vabi-ves svoi čas izključno le temu mo vse roiake in rojakinje, da delu. Delo smo pričeli in ga bo- nas gotovo posetijo in malo po-mo morali tudi dokončati. Slo-1 kramljajo s svojimi starimi pri-vsnski narodi prihajajo na dan. jateljl in /nanci in zaeno poza-V bodočem svetu bodo igrali ve-j bljo za nekaj ur na vsakdanje liko vlogo. Tudi v Ameriki.|skrbi in sedanje kritične ča**. Amerika jih bo morala pravilno razumevati, drugače bo nevarnost za vse slovanske elementi in njihove potomce v Ameriki. V tem prosvetnem delu bo njem veselice v teh časih, ven-prizadeta tud' nafta iednota in dar pa *e ie oz. se še trudi, ds Opozarjsm še posebej člane našega društva, da ae gotovo vsi udeležijo veselice. Veste, odbor težko nslogo z aranžira- jrr< « njeno članstvo, kajti ns njen je pečat slovenstva, ki ga m kakšna bo vse najlepše i/peljal, zato je več- kot pravilno, da sodelujete z nihče ne pride okoli. Torej če imate res pošten namen in človekoljubni čut do svoje rojstne domovine, pridite ria veseliao društva št. 312 SNPJ. S tem, da se udeležimo vese-J lice, ne bomo samo pomagali našim bratom in hestram v križani Jugoslaviji, temveč se bomo tudi nekaj ur zabavali v domači, družbi. ~ _ Torej bratje in sestre, skupno pomagajmo svojcem v domovi* ni, kajti zavedati se moramo, da nimajo ne hrane in ne obleki j In niti semenu, da bi oplodili svoja poteptana jiolja. Po vojni, ko bo njih usodu končana, borno lahko imeli zavest, da srno pomagali kolikor je bilo v riaši moči in ne bo nas sram pogle-' dati nagemu slovenskemu naro du v obraz. , Anton Skaptn. DRUŠTVENA VEST Granvlll«, III. Uradniki društva št. m SNPJ za I. 1045 soj sledeči: predsednik Frank Per-she, Uo% HM, tajnik I>iuls Bre-j gar, P O, blagajnics Anna Ma-ren, Bos 545 Društveni zdravnik dr. Brgeson Seje se obdr-žavajo vsako tretjo nedeljo v mesecu. Louis Brogsr. tajnik. 22 Joseph liutina .'14 Jokeplilnc llciko|MtL' M Roliert K. Karlsh ¡17 Marie Soldo ........ 47 C .liarles Kuxiiik ...... M Donu Id Ki asovec 54 lleli*n Mi-w ............ 65 John J. Cof ............ A4 l^iwi enee I'ovirk Agnen Vrhove Ludvik Mi'dvusek ... 514 00 ....................................5.00 4.00 ....... 10 00 ......... lfl.OO John Wirsiit John IVcur Anton Ko/uri Krunk Brute LoiiU Pintar Frank Hsbotlii I.Oliih Kill lull Mallín Moldo John (lorsek He. Joseph K Durn Allium Kiavuiij« Anton llielih 01 Huymond Htndln . IIS Victoria Ambroste ii:i Rudolph Nose ...... 102 Robert Andreas . m All»« il Turk 100 Dorothy M. Ktockleml Mary Polsak John KoIm* Mm y Ki/o/nik Jerh * (ïorjup John Daniele M ink u AJesh Mm y (JumIism 110 Mildred Koschak 11 :t Í 'Iwu les Irf Wl* Lupo 115 Katherine Mu jet ich IIS Koœrnary Hrel»ar!e Iii len Ujcich ........... 120 Msjy Nancy Ca vesli» IHM Mary Kern Henry Likar Katherine Ledger 145 Kafa)e| Bogataj 147 Mai gai H Kuplna ! Maiic Ann Memarstc 145 John Perm© . 140 Marian Ba»h«l Kathleen IM rov Ich Flunk Ji'iiko Joseph Peternel Jr. ||< Im HU'm Isa Joui I »h Hi valin Mul le SI i olí John Ziginan Matt Vidmsr I a on aid Poljšak Anton I'urkat I Mary Disk «Irr 44.0(1 800 2.00 10 00 10 00 i II00 4b.00 10 00 IU00 31.00 100 000 2(H) IH 00 1700 Ml 00 10,00 3 H 00 17 00 10 (Ml 10 00 10 00 nm 1 00 III 00 10 (HI 10 00 III (HI 0 00 2ft 'SI 10 00 moo M00 17 00 44 00 10 00 I« 00 000 20 00 30 00 la oo 10 00 N oo Dr. Ii. Ime ¿lana Cok prsjal ls)nlk L. No. Name of member [iec'y received 100 Frank Prlmosich I Helen Itobtrh 177 Julie Poljanec ! Ivanu I'oljanec 100 Helen Janearle I frank KmucIc 200 Frunces JerIna Mike I'avsek Vsola Amount 207 Marjorle Markovlch' Her nice Nancy Hturk 210 .Stanley Nlklricu 213 Juliu Hudomal 220 Mary Dornik 234 Dorothy Qmelner Fell* Trohentar 243 Helen Urhas 257 Jaueline Vidmar Mary Mumina ,,.„ Catherine Miuyduhur Justins Kom 1 I.onis IMstotnik Jost |»h Frit* Frank Posenel Mary KnufHc 270 Kl|*ul»cth Cinkovlch Flunk Vidmar 207 Frieda 11-rat* 304 Ji annc Ann Mfn h 317 Allx-iia Pre vie .John Yuias 323 John Perllch 344 Joseph Valentincic 353 Agms (Jigo* 350 Mutl Kala I in ich Kdwuid L. Buffalo 301 Alhinu Cailig 301 Josi phine Kom-i ink 3U3 ZiIh llo/anic 3117 Lillian C'ht-snik 427 Margan I Albert 400 Kdward Franetic 404 John Yuki"h 470 K uta- Babee 403 (Ji orge Vojnovlrti 4!io Caroline Poljak 510 Flunk Urbuofir 535 Robert Jereb Flunk Bvel . Mai gai eth Bvet 543 Bosiljka Pankovich I 503 Thomas Bowrrs 504 Jeaiieltr (Jal«er 503 Alice K or i mm c 000 Robert Jos Der,>|on 012 Fiunk Cerno« 017 Anna I'opovirh 020 Kdward Zadel | 020 Hiavko Kubck Oil I Genevieve Billei 043 William II Relnharl 070 Katharine Davis 003 Isiuis I'otorhhlk 714 F.lsie Fa litre 715 Kobert Parr 720 Josephine Btlch 755 Dolores Kleihly Fiunk I.ouinli Valnilino Laharnar Jacoh I trie John F. I'low ! I.< o Mdiadnik 1 I'Uill SOIhiI Mult Kutallnlch Vincent Yakstdich Joseph Koleni Jim Milavec Mati Muli UHek Ji. John Mm Mary Hhumrov Mildiid llomeniui Frank llivalin Jotii pli Hk Mal I lir Mrtiv Hlolxitlnik Fiunk Tehovnlk J< mile I', nchalk Filip Kal u h joM pli Klun Fr antics D« »a lak Adolf K i i*i h Mai y Koiichan Jai k Sli me I l.uka Jurkovich Alice K i osee I 'mili a J Duramivich M. Fleisch ha ker Mary Mao k Fiank I'avlrtich Flank Juvan ( arolyri Hwigle H.. , John Kurner . Amalia Kalusa ...»..„ Jack Zagger ... ......... 10(H) I B.IK) 1000 1000 1800 18.00 30 00 500 1800 1700 1000 1000 35 00 10 00 I O OO 8(H) 0(H) 800 18 00 1700 35 00 1800 1000 14 00 5 00 1400 1000 10 00 10 (HI 3 00 500 10 (HI 18 00 17 00 5 (HI 1700 1000 1 00 1700 10 (HI 1000 55 00 8 00 2 00 «I 00 17 (HI 10 00 10(H) 0 00 1000 1000 1700 I 00 300 800 TOTAL 100 1100 1000 * $1170 00 r A. V1DCK, Supreme Secy. paosVETA PROSVETA THE ENLIGHTENMENT GLASILO IM LASTNIMA SLOVENSKE MASODMC PODPOEME JEDMOTE Org— oI ud published bf Nmroinin* u ZdruUnm driava (Um Chicsga) te ■a tole. 13.00 sa pel lote. ti-SO sa ¿«trt toU; u Chicago ko Cook C*. $7.40 u celo leto. S3.7I ca pol totai aa laoum»l»o tS M Subscription ratesi for lha United States (except Chicago) and Caaada W OO per year. Chicago and Cook Commlj VM per yoor. faraiga couatrtos ti.00 per year. Cans oglasov po dogovoru^—Rokopisi dopisov la nanarotanlb ¿lankov so m vraiajo. Rokopisi literarae vsabtno (¿rtiča, porasti, drama, pesni lid.) se vraojo poiiljalalju to v slučaju, ¿a to priložil poitaiao. Advertising retes on agrsomant.—Manuscripts of commualcatioas aad unsolicited articles will not be raturaed. Other manuscripts, •uch as stories, plays, poems, ate. will be ratumad to seader only whan accompanied by self addressed aad stamped eavalope. Naslov na vse. kar ima slik s Ustom i PROSVETA 26S7-S9 So. Lawndalo Ar«., Chicago 21 Illinois MEMBER Of THE FEDERATED PRESS Glasovi SREDA, 1 APR TT s iz naselbin NEČAK PADEL NA BOJI&ČU bomo imeli nekaj posebnega in Springfteld. 111. — Od Vojne-' da bo zabava prekosila vse prej-ga department* iz Washingtona ¿nje. Povedati vsega vam ne sem prejel brzojavno obvestilo, smem. Pridite in se sami preda je bil 6. marca t. L ubit na pričajte! Na svidenje na zabavi. Predsednikova kolona bojišču v Nemčiji Cpl. John Lazar. moj nečak Dstum v oklepaju na primer (April 30, 1945), poleg -vašega imena na naslovu pomeni, da vam je s tem datumom poukta naročnin«. l'y»^ vite )o prsvočssno, da se vam list ne ustavi. Militarizem in mir John Lasar Pokojnik je bil rojen 7. novembra 1. 1924 v Thomasu, W. Da piilitarizem in mir ne gresta skupaj, priča sleherno poglavje vse zgodovine, in to posebno še moderne zgodovine. Sleherna dizava, ki se je vrgla v naročje militarizma: čim večjemu oboroževanju—seveda za "narodno obrambo"—in gojenju militaristične- j Va. Ob času smrti mu je bilo ga duha, Je prej ali slej provocirala vojno, bodisi sama ali pa v zve- | komaj 20 let. John je šel kot zi s svojimi zavezniki. Navadno se je zgodilo slednje, kajti vsaka otrok s starši v staro domovino, in sicer v vas Vršni k pri Idriji. Ko my je bilo 13 let, so se starši napotili nazaj v Ameriko, toda ker niso bili državljani, jim italijanske oblasti niso hotele izdati dovoljenja in jih postali nazaj v domači kraj, sina John in Frank pa sta prišla k meni, stricu Johnu Lazarju. Pri meni sta ostala, dokler niste bila vpoklicana v službo Strica Sama. Cpl. John Lazar je bil vpoklican pred dvema letoma, preko morja pa je bil poslan meseca marca 1944. Njeaov brat Sgt. Frank Lazar pa se nahaja nekje na južnem Pacifiku. John zapušča v stari domovini starše, ako so še živi, brata Franka, strica Johna in teto Mary Lazar v Springfieldu, sestrič- Joeoph Oblak. VAŽNO ZA EVELETHSKA DRUŠTVA SNPJ Evelotk. Minn. — 'TRI SESTRE" NA ODRU SDD Euclid, O. — Tekoča vojna je silno prizadela naše kulturne aktivnosti. Pomankanje kulturnih delavcev se zlasti občuti med moškimi, katere je deloma pobrala vojna, deloma pa so u- ^ u cMDt kT itruieni «> dol8ih delavnikih v redna konvencija SNPJ se Wtro \iavmäht To „edortatke obcu- pri blizu je, zato je bila sklicana tijo ilasti pevovodje in dramski izredna seja vseh treh tukaj-Pri izbeH ie mora snjih društev SNPJ z namenom1 bm režigcr zelo £en in iz_ da pričnemo s predpripravami, najd,^. ako h(T da ^ imel za konvencijo ki se bo vršila 'dovoljiv ensemble. Predvsem meseca avgusta v Evelethu. | je treba ledaU na da Apeliram na članstvo, da se i o g čim večjim žen. gotovo udeleži prihodnje seje, ki skim Ubijem. - se bo vršila 8. aprila ob dvehi w . , .__. .... , .jr . , . Nekaj slicnega smo si omislili nnnnlnn» t/ ririičftfarti rit/rtroni ' ... ... . _ v Euclidu, kjer bodo Progresivne Slovenske krožek št. 3. vpri- smehljajev na njih obrazih, za katerim se skriva up lepše in boljše bodočnosti. H Narod, ki po tako dolgi borbi' in trpljenju ima smehljaj na o- Podprimo to podvzetje Prihodnji teden ali }\ aprii . wi ufcL čne veUka nar°dna karnoan,^1* zbn en je oblek*^a po tej strašni vojni prizadete in oropaj • ? stva v Evropi To je velikansko humanitarno podvzetje kf vršilo pod avsrfAjb vladne pomožne organizadjVznane Lifii Nations Relief a^RehabiliUtion Administration, ter brazu, je vreden, da mu ohranimo NARODNO PESEM!! Pomisli čitatelj — in ne j>oaabi! Anton Udovlck, 1. popoldne v društveni dvorani. Dolžnost vseh članov in članic je, da so navzoči na seji. Dragi bratje in sestre! Odbor želi, Ha se polnoštevilno udeležite seje, kajti treba je razdeliti delo v zvezi s konvencijo in izvršiti priprave, katere smo že j. začeli. Dela bo za vse veliko. V slogi je moč! Ponosni smo, ker smo člani in članice SNPJ. zorile igro v treh dejanjih s petjem "Tri sestre" v nedeljo, dne 8. aprila, ob 3:30 popoldne v Slovenskem društvenem do-i mu na Recher ave. Tri sestre je dramatiziral dr. Krek. Je to poljudna slika iz kmečkega življenja — polna hu- w v . , i . , . i , , morja in obenem podučljiva. Močni pa bomo le tedaj, ako bo-, KotJže naslov J,av. mo skupno sodelovali, roka v , t . JT Maida Inela roki. Ponovno kličem: vsi na1 "e ™ge vl^*' U ^ o -ii a. , ,, , in Ana. Vse tri so godne za mo-aejo 8. aprila ob dveh popoldne! am k vsaka8ima kakSn0 "1*™™ ff, • i'8.^ napako in postavni gruntarski vreme gor ali dol! Tudi drugi izgovori ne veljajo,' izjema je e-dino bolezen. Pripravljalni odbor. fantje ne rastejo kar na drevesih, kot na primer češplje. Majda je najstarejša, pa je silno obrekljiva in hinavsko pobožna. Špela je močna kot vol, zato se njene ambicije le pri kravah in pujskih. Ana bi bila pa rada gospa, pa ji manjka u- Da, neglode kaj mi zemljani Ana ie ujela na limance orga-počenjamo, narava vrši svoje, nista in pevovodjo Antona, toda Človek je ne ftiorj^ ustaviti in ga je tirala vsled svoje, Ijubo-prisiliti drugače, kar je naj- sumnosti v obup. V tem pold- ne di nahtrja nekje na bojišču v no in dva bratranca. Njegov brž sreča za ttbveštvo. Vse hiti žaju mu je prišel na pomoč "njen bratranec Pvt. John Lasfr se tu- s tem ali one® dplom. Ljudje ofe Orel, ki je tako uredil, da čistijo domove znotraj in zunaj, j0 bilo za oba prav. 1 Ostane urejujejo upom, da je nam še Majda, ki pa je vsled to zadnja portilflcj tega svetovne- dolgega jezika ostala stara de-ga meteža. Daje to zadnja po- vjca> dižava z agresivnimi nameni s' skuša obenem piidobiti tudi zaveznikov pridno te Vrže na odoite imperialistične eskapade. Militaristične države seveda ne kujejo takih zvez pod znamko agresije, marveč pod geslom "medsebojne zaščite," "narodne ob-lambe" in "vzdrževanja miru." Noben militarist ni še nikdar odprto piopagiral korzarske agresije, marveč je vedno brenkal na strune "narodne obrambe" in oborožene pripravljenosti l^ot "najboljša garancija za ohrano miru." Obenem je pa seveda delal načrte za ekspanzijo državn'h mej in i>e pripravljal, da ob ugodnem času piovocira incidente, ki poženejo oborožene sile v akcijo. Predno je pripeljal dižavno politiko do take točke, se je seveda tajno spo-tazumel s svojimi zaveznik' o delitvi imperialističnega plena. Po-tem pa zadone visokodoneča, toda lažnjiva vojna gesla, ki imajo picslcpiti ljudstvo. * * * Taka je tehnika militaristov in imperialistov vseh časov, vseh dežel. Ni nam treba posegati v tisočletno zgodovino, v dobo starih ifnperijev ob Sredozemlju, dn spoznamo, da mir in militarizem ne gresta skupaj. Saj je naša in polpretekla doba polna« teh dokazov, kakor tudi, kako se snujejo razne vojaške "obrambne" zveze in kakšen je njih rezultat. Izmed vseh imperialističnih militaristov zadnjih par sto let sta bila najdrznejša in najbolj "odkritosrčna" Mussolini in Hitler. Prvi Nemčiji, bratranec Frank Lazar je pied napadom na Abesinijo odnrto pozival italijanski narod na ekspanzijo italijanskega imperija in se krohotal vsi'piu svetu ter se norčeval iz "iazpadajočcga telesa gn'lc demokracije." Iz Nemčije pa danes čitamo poročila, da le marstkak Nemec prepričan, da je bila Nemčija napadena in se je morala braniti. Japonski impe-tialisti pa so zapalili Daljni vzhod pod geslom "azljatske sfere so-pfrjsperitett" ali "Azija za Azijce." Vse skupaj pa je vezal anti-kyminternski pakt« 'Z drugo besedo: Nemčija, Italija in Japonska so £elo dober do-kAz In odgovor na vprašanje, kam privede militarizem. Prav tako bivša Avstro-Ogrska, ki je bila prežeta z militarizmom od nog do glave, Nobena izjema tudi ni Anglija, ki je bila skozi par stoletij najmočnejša militariNtičnu sila na morju in si z njo tudi zgradila imperij, "na kuterefa nikdar sol net ne zatone." (XI vseh modernih dižav )c bila Angliju v zadnjih par btoletjih največja agresorica Motel Jo je posnemati tudi Hitler s svojimi japonskimi kolegi vred, toda je vsem izoodletelo. ★ * * Kljub vsemu temu pa izgleda, da He vladajoči krogi in tudi mnogi "liberalci" te dežele niso n<č naučil« niti iz polpretekle zgodovine. V mislih imamo močne sMe, ki so dones na delu, da osedlajo deželo s prisilno vojaščino tudi v mirnem času. Če uspejo te sile s svojimi načiti, bodo Ameriko osedlale s stičnim militarizmom kot ga je zgradila kajzerjeva in pozneje Hitlerjeva Nemčiju. Na čelu teh sil Je vojni department, ki zahteva trajno uvedenje ptisilne voju^čme zu vne fante od 1H. do 23^ leta starosti. S temi nafti r°j"kl v veliki po-j Vabim vso slovansko javnost dajmo priznanje s tem' da' se silami sodeluje roku v roki tUdI J>Ved*toin»k Roosevelt, ki Je že več- trtfbl- Zbt)I daruje po svoji mo-| v Chicagu in okdlici, da rezer- vsi udeležimo njih predstave, ktat poudaril potrebo sistem«»UStWhiegu vojaškega vežbanja tudi 7M v»° potrebne ortfunlzacije vira ta dan za Prešerena ter po- prjdite tudi iz St. Clairja in Col-po vojni. Pied kongresom ie še v*e, takih zakonskih osnutkov, ¡ln (seti ta koncert, ki bo edini v Unwooda. Izmed kater'h ie najglavne)ši načrt kongresnika Mayja iz Ken-| rs koncertu se bo vršil ples v lawndalski okolici to pomlad.' Frank ¿^n. tuckvja, načelnika «»dseka za voiaške zadeve. Najvažnejši je zato, «podni* dvoruni. Tudi za lačne 2* vašo navzočnostjo boste dali1- _ ker ga je očividno |H»magal sestaviti vojni department. ,n ieint> P°»krbel odbor. To- /boru moralno podporo za bodo- q KONVENCIJI IN Po tem načrtu bi bi|i nodvrieni enoletnemu vojaškemu vežbanju feJ .pr",ite' k®j1t.l1 *[mu?** dobuič- če vztrajno delo. Usoda je pre- DELEGACIJI vU fantje od 18 do 23. leta, nadaljnjih šest let bi pa tvorili aktiv- J!' f!.J Pu*bl°- Colo. - Iz zapisnika OHRANIMO NARODNO PESEM Chlcago, 111. — Pomlad, se je vrnila na zemljo gfajenTstrTn ^"ljubosumna"''je ¿d ter sobice nam je spet topleje. sile Pa se oglasi Gabrov France Pt,cke 86 - 'in povpraša po Špeli. No, in D . f lr ^ , zeleni trava, rožce ter brsti jo dobil jo je, ampak je bilo treba vredno Voditelji naših društev in mladinskih drevja veje ... hudih ..arcnijn da j0 je ukrotil.1 člani dovo]._____. . krožkov se kaj radi pritožujejo, da sel Ano i a ninlo no limon/ta nrrio. Sreča v nesreči za po fašistih napadena ljudstva vsekakor i imajo v teh težkih časih tako tesno sočustvovanje iTbčll*'> petije ameriškega ljudstva, in da jim je Ameriki tudi v sten,, magati Kot znano, je bilo že veliko materiala poslanega v kraje koder je najhujša potreba in kjer je bilo pomoč mogoče 7 staviti. Pomoč so poslale razne organizacije in dostevlialH na razne načine tudi ameriška vlada: Pošiljali smo jim zlasti i° je in druge vojne potrebščine, da so mogli vzdržati potreben in se bolj uspešno otepati nasilnega sovražnika. Ameriško bf? stvo pa tudi drugače doprinaša za osvoboditev podjarmlienih i demokracijo evropskih ljudstev ter za uničenje skupnega so "? nika velikanske žrtve v blagu in krvi. az' Toda dežele, koder je zagospodaril kruti fašistični sovražnik < večinoma opustošene in ljudstva oropana tako rekoč vsega vi? jl?Sta}°\ 80 slrfm le Solo življenje. Krutost sovr^ k ! £ , 2laStl P°ljsk0 in jug^ovansko ter grško ljudsko Nad Štiri leta so požigali, pustošili in uničevali, prideloval Z skoro ničesar, vsaj po naših krajih in zlasti kar se tiče obleke m Kot pravijo poročila, je ponekod taka revščina, da ena moška obli ka mora služiti vsem moškim in ena ženska obleka vsem žensk Z članom družine, in še U j« bolj podobna capam kot pa pravi oblek? Potreba je torej velikah&M ifi tq je vzrok, da se tukaj vrši ta ve lika kampanja za zbiranje oblekft obuval, rjuh in odej ter raznega dtugega blaga te vrste. Kot že omenjeno, bo kampanja po vse deželi in povsod se že organizirajo za to potrebni odbori na i J pod vodstvom županov ali drugih občinskih predstavnikov V čelstvo se je obrnilo tudi do bratcih podpornih organizacij, do delavskih unij ter do raznih kulturnih in drugih humanitarnih ustanov s prošnjo, da to stvar moralno in gmotno podprejo in m prošeni smo seveda tudi mi. ' Ker smo ameriški Slovenci domala sami delavci in več ali mani sami bolj revni, nimamo veliko za darovati, zlasti ker smo po veči ni ze vsi dali jugoslovanskemu pomožnemu odboru. Vendar pa veselo pozdravljamo to skupno akcijo, ki je organizirana za pomoč iioi.ni 12...1.1____ r^ ... i . * vsem prizadetim ljudstvom. Kajti ako nimamo mi, pa imajo drm-i —po omarah in podstrešjih ameriških domov je še veliko dobre obleke, ki je nihče ne nosi, revežem v starem kraju pa bo zelo prav prišla. Mi pa tudi pbskušajmo pomagati k uspehu te velike človekoljubne stvari po svoje—darujmo, kar moremo, in ako ne moremo drugega, nagovarjajmo druge in pomagajmo vsaj z dobro besedo!— ' - ★ ★ ★ pa je nekje na južnem Pacifiku. Zapušča tudi več drugih sorod- jnikov, ki žive v različnih krajih'mlad, v kateri so glavne novice v igri nastopijo vsi stari in Amerike V stari domovini za-¡radia in dnevnikov z bojnih po- izkušeni igralci kot: Josie Moč- pušča poleg staršev tudi dve se- ljan šiiom svetä.1 A poleg vsega nik, Minka Kramer, Jennie stri in brata. I dela or! domovih in pozornosti primC| Gusti Zupančič, Frank Dragi John, ostal nam boš v vojnih novic, tWMftio različne or- Kokal, Andy Božič (kovač), ganizacije, katerim moramo po- Marion Bashel in Konrad Floss. svetiti tudi nekaj časa. I igro režirat Frank Česen, dočim Med te spada tudi moški pev- ima Louis Kaferle nehvaležno ski zbor France Prešeren, ki "vlogo" šepetalca. vztrajno dela na narodno kul- Ker je med igralci nekaj pev- tuincm polju. V mo^m dopisu cev, se je v igro vpletlo tudi na- trajnem spominu. Mary In John Lasar, stric in teta. KONCERT MLADINSKEGA ZBORA SDD Cleveland, pevski zbor SDD mladanski koncer O. — Mludinski z dne 31. jan. t. 1. sem apeliral rodne pesmi. Cena vstopnicam )D bo priredil po-J na rojake v Chicagu in bližnji je samo 50c, vsled tega gredo v icert v nedeljo, 8.1 okolici, d.i H« oni, ki jih veseli denar kot suhe hruške. Progre- uprlla, pod vodstvom poznane petje, pristopili k zboru Preše- sivne Slovenke trdijo, da so jih kulturne delavke Anne Vadnal.| ren. A žal, apeliral sem na glu- prodale že 300 in kot izgleda, bo Kakor drugod, tuko je tudi pri ha ušesa, vendar pa so se stari treba Ribničana, da bo dvorano nas težko zdržavati zbor, kajti pevci z večjo vnemo poprijel! razrinil. vsakdo je zaposlen pri enem ali ter se pridno pripravljamo za p0 ¡gri se bo vršil 'ples in drugem delu in tako ni čusa zal pomladanski koncert, ki se bo prosta zabava. Za ples igra Ule- kulturo. | vršil v nedeljo, 15 aprila t. 1., v tova godba. Ker so igre med Na seji Je bilo sklenjeno, da dvorani SNPJ t obširnim pev- namj recjka prikazen in ker so se bo podarilo polovico dobičku'skim ter godbenim programom Progresivne Slovenke zelo de-za Rdeči križ in Jugoslavijo,'in igro. , lavne na narodnem polju, jim ne zanimajo za društvene stvari. Žal—je na tem veliko grenke resnice. Zlasti je upravičena pritožba glede premale-ga posecanja sej in prireditev. Ampak to ne velja za mladinski krožek st. 26, ki posluje v Chicagu in je bolj poznan pod imenom Perfect Circle." Seje tega krožka so navadno zmeraj dobro obiskane, prav tako tudi prireditve. . Kako j9. i»ogoče ustvariti zanimanje, nam je ta krožek pokazal spet zadnjo sredo zvečer. Poleg številnih in atraktivno dekorira-mh velikonočnih jajc, ki so jih barvali in nakinčili otroci sami in ki so karakterizirale raznotere tipe ljudi in poklice, zanimive živali ter mnogo drugih komičnih, pa tudi resnih sugestij, so imeli poučno predavanje, nato pa malo prigrizka, kar so tudi sami pripravili, in končno ie sledila prosta otroška razigranost ter razvedrilo. Predavateljica je bila MOMA z^t^ aprila, gotovo pa po konferenci v San Franciscu. | MUw.uk-, Wia. - Spomlad Kljub temu je še nad dvajset £{? ZTltV* ™» I naj Jsgaj- Pred nekaj tedni sem videl V imeii dovolT denarJa za kritie vojni čim močnejša vojaška sila; 2) za dosego tega je potrebna)?"™1 ^^ Bergerjevi dvorani, raztavljene konvenčnih stroškov to v nra- -iA»«.. t- ..... ! i fototfraflčne posnetke naših nar.'»™ % t je. Drugič »n>« udeležba. Je bi- cijam kolikor mogoče! Ali j« demokracija* Tis ti ¿hm. kiZi In pseudo-llbg-1 ««kMučeiHi, da priredimo do- zbor s takim duhom vreden va-'ooroaio da . konvonri^ mačo zabavo, in sicer 15. aprila, še navzočnosti* Upam da' l^amn vili tnL " J Z? ____________ter tako postavimo naše blag.i- Pred neka, tednih v«»j toltko caaa, da bomo pttsilna vojaščina; 3) sistem obvezne vojaščine ie kratičen"; 4) ta vojna je pokazala, da dežela potrebuje splošno vo-' jaško vežbani« t ud* iz zdravstvenega 'n vzgojnega razloga kajti pil nabor n'h zdravniških pteinkavah ie bilo izvrženih 4.JV00.000 moških vsled (a) slabega zdravja, (h) telesnih hib in (c) nepismenosti ali nomanjkljive šolske v/goie; M splošna vojaščina Ixt vsaj deloma rešila on blem masne biezuoKcInoat* no vojni; 6) vojaška disciplina bo ustvariala t ud' močne karakterje. Te argumente—njih plitkost, naivnost |n zmotnost si bomo nekoliko ogledali prihodnjo sredo. najbolj demo-1 ">", . . t , I grafične p<,snetke naših par- Vem. /.elimo, da h* se zabave ude- tiranov iz domovine. MIH v,, drlnioarjl In dru«! Sli» ali obleci v v«kovr'r.l V^'TJnl'ni^ V vvncl in Hrvati,, «er »kutajmo ko. »enake a «eiklm tovorom „tC"h JÄ^LT Na zabavo vljudno vabimo u'atavs,v?s!r■""rianwv? 21> p™*« kreju. Torej ne aprila te zabave. Irušena. mostovi rszdejsni itd.«hotel pravzaprav le o tem napi -IO Trpek je pogled na vse to; člo ;«ti nekaj beaed.^ Ko je moje l-j vek bi lahko napisal celo knjigo društvo (št. 21) imelo predlog i in M.lmnt- o vttsih teh slik Trpki so sle- sa znižanje delegacje «m bil pozabite Ift dovi ne tlet ne b<»rb,.. vendar pa'pn»ti. kajti i-etudt bi bil prinilog Slišal sem, da vse to trpljenje nt ubriwüo iprejet7ne bi dosti 'zniiah'dele^ združila. Ako bi vpoštevali moj "ukaz", tedaj bi naznanili: vsako društvo, ki ima pet sto čla nov, naj izvoli samo enega delegata. Se nekaj besed. Ker so priprave v teku in bodo društva volila delegate, naj volijo tiste člane, ki so člani samo Slovenske narodne podporne jednote. Ideje in načelu so eno, oportunizem na drugo. Ako ne bo konvencija preložena in ako bo delegacija izvoljena po sedanjih pravilih, tedaj bomo primoranl plačati izredni asesnient; In če ga bomo plačali, ne bom jaz nič godrnjal. Jošo Hočovar. FILMSKA PREDSTAVA Pittsburgh. Ps. — American Committee for Yugoslav Relief Lawrenceville Chapter bo aranžiral dne S. aprila od pol osmih zvečer filmsko predstavo v Slo- venskemu domu, 57th in Butler st. Za vstopnino k predstavi bomo pobirali konzervirana živila, in sicer pet škatljic na osebo, kakor je bilo že poročano, toda tisti, ki ne bi imeli konzerve, bodo lahko plačali z denarjem, in sicer 35c za osebo. Odbor bo potem kupil z denarjem konzervirana živila. Tosej sedaj je vsem dana prilika, da se udeleže te filmske predstave. Odbor bi sicer rajši videl, da bi vsi plačali s konzer-. vami, ampak kot rečeno, ce to ni mogoče, potem bo zadostova- lo 35c za vsakega. Sprejemali bomo tudi rozine, češplje itd. Vsa živila bomo po- tem odposlana v New York, od- tam pa našim rojakom v Jut!'>- slavijo. Frank Trompua. predsednik, Paul Klun, podpredsedi ik. Frances Lekar. tajnica. Frank Ferentckak. blagajnik. V Prosvetl so dnovna svsto£ ne In delavske vesM. AH J>» čitate vsak dan? - Minutes of Meeting of Supreme Board of Slovene National Benefit Society Held Feb. 15-17, 1945, at Headquarter«, 2657 S. Lawndale Ave., Chicago, 111. (Continued) The following is a membership report for thi» period: ADULT DEPARTMENT Membership May SO, 1944:...*...........................47,555 NtiW admitted .........-..................................465 Transferred from juvenile dept.............513 Total ...........................y..................................48,533 Deceased .....................-..............................297 Canceled and withdrawals........................127 424 Membership Dec. 31, 1944................................48,109 JUVENILE DEPARTMENT Membership May 30, 1944.................................16,671 New admitted . ................................................... 1,948 Total ...................................'..........................18,619 Deceased ........................................................ 7 Transferred to adult dept.........................513 Canceled and withdrawals......................136 Membership Dec. 31, 1944.................................17,963 Increase in both departments.....'....... ...... 1,928 cU*f Thire were 51 fewer operation cape« lastly,ear than in 1943, for which we paid $5,290. Disability cases decreased by one. • ' 1 Since this fund shows a regular annual surplus, I recommend to you and to the convention, if you will agree, several Important improvements in the by-laws concerning operations which would not burden the fund too much, and wquld help seriously ill members considerably. The following is a report on operations and dis abilities: . OPERATIONS AND DISABILITIES Operations No. of Appendicitis .............................. Hernia ................................ Laparotomy .........,......'........ Varicose veins ......................... Hemorrhoids .............................. Gall bladder .............................. Hysterectomy :........................... K< section of prostate glands.. Goiter .......................................... Fiactured bones........................ Caesarean .................................. Cataract ...................................... Osteomylitis .............................. Cancer ..................................... Laminectomy ............................ Nephrectomy ............................ Hydrocele .................................. Mastoidectomy .......................... Empyema .................................. Removal of breast.................... Threphining .............................. Gastric ulcers .......................... Ectopic pregnancy Vai icocele .................................. Nanal ..................... Casas Bonafits Paid 195................$15,925.00 106................................8,830 00 97................................8,110.00 73................................3,085.00 64................................3,350.00 52................................4,765.00 48................................3,905.00 27. ;........................2,240.00 23..............................1,905.00 19................................670.00 17................................1,355.00 13................................1,025.00 12................ 11........„.„.:. 8................ 7................ 6................ 5................ 5................ 5................ 3................ 2................ l..U. Insurance Department W00v.........................vrv Rent of Secretary's Office ................................ Rent of Safety DepÖsit boxes ............................ - Stationery and Office supplies ...................... Rent and expenses with IBM Tabulator............. Campaign expenses ..... Subvention to Juvenile Circles .......................... < Calendars ....................... Advertisements ........i.u • Postage ............................ i Telephone and Telegraph ............................ Mladinski list ............... Supplement to official organ "Prosveta" ...... Litigations ..................... Meeting of the Supremo Board ........................J. Accountant's and Actuary fees ...»..........'j.i.l' Social Security tax........ Unemployment insurance .................... National Fraternal Con-gress membership dues ..........................'.„.' Vurious subventions...!., v Subvention to Athletics A Death Claims ................... Balunce Dec. 31, 1944. .. 15,469 40 6,763.00 1,023 09 480.00 622.50 390.00 600.00 7,880.36 1200 667.13 21.00 1,077.26 59 80 8.00 1,660.00 36.00 2,328.93 1,155.00 3,144.21 100.00 6,028.10 , 872.37 1,137.95 294 23 5,061.18 760.00 469.00 1,224 20 1,650.00 169.16 93.95 266.00 75.69 50.00 1,500.00 81,218.06 9 146,357.57 $ 146,357.57 RBSkRVKi Mortuary rund ......... Diaablllty rund ......... Sich Banattl PanSt II cla«« 93 dam cl«w Spcciiil Dt*tu-fIt Kund Buddln* rund ........ Convention Kund Kxpenaa Fund ............ Status ofe Funds .»JjHi ) Jium9*|644 Pee. »1,1144 t»,Wf.7>Çfll • S,™ lasvsaa» ; m.reé ae 410,970 3? mo irr m 11.791.S» 1*2.148 36 N.B4SSS 11.4M .01 M.0III1 460.11t »4 101,907 43 ld.4SS.77 IDW,ai4 IM 00,104 14 31.809.18 81,318 08 4ISS.S04.il 7.131 84 30.140 16 10.680 48 3.713 43 7.188 8V »04.38 31.344 16 1.806 06* Total reserve..,..............110.306.173 38 110.679.760 70 1371.67131 LiABiLrrisai Daath Claims unpaid 9 t 77.t99.e7 0 M,099.09 9 17.036 08 Official Organ "Proaveta" ..(............ 4.799 M 4.61703 171 61' Social a«curl(y tax .. ISO IM 163 34 17.71* Withholding Income tax ....................... i 388SS 400 41 9 70 Raaarvs for War Navlnsa bonda ....... 374 01 308 08 06 M' Rea*rv* for Real EataU tax ................. 971.91 0TI.lt MOM R«a«rva for flra Insurance ................ 10 94 88 64 41 M Aaaeaamant insane member» «81'/. 116.74 MOM 148 41' Juvenil« Department 713.Ut 00 7M II* Total Liabllitlea ..... $ 04.746JS 6 I0I.7M 70 1 IS,Ml M AND LtABII.ITICa U0.3SM17 M 910,071.477 « »388,660 61 STATUS OF ASSETS Land and building—home office,»... Real estate acquired. ........................ Loans on First Mortgage .................... F. H. A. Mortgages.............................. Loans on membership certificates..... U. 8. A. Bonds ...................................... U. S. War Bonda—Series "O"............ Dominion of Canada Bonds................ State Bonds ............................................. Municipal Bonds .........r........................ Municipal Bonda—defaulted .............. Railroad Bortds ...................................... Public Utility Bonds ............................ Public Utility Bonds—defaulted....... Industrial Bonds ............. .L................. Matured Bonds Receivable.................. Stocks ...............................................;...... Checking account: Harris Trust 4c Savings Bank ......................... $71,46404 Continental Illinois Nat l Bank 6c Truet Co,...... 7,774.75 Bank of Montreal, Toronto, Canada .......... 4,139 23 $51,473.23 8.934 44 207 836.24 329,643 13 85,217.37 5.996.065 98 446,000.00 66.067.60 341,327.6t 2,509,589 23 16,200 00 14,487 50 191,531.26 20,550 00 28.758.13 7,620 00 0,750 00 D* posits at St. Clair Savings St Loan Co., Cleveland, Ohio .................... D< posits In Savings It Loan Associations .......... ........ .......... . Lodge supplies sales receivable ..... 83,376.01 5.000 00 260.000 00 27 07 $10,678,477 46 JUVENILE DEPARTMENT Balance June 10, 1044 ,J Assessment ...........»..-.J........^ Net Income from Investments ................... Death claims ... . .......... Paid to members transferred to Adult Deportn^nt Matured orrtiflcotes Transfer to eapenee fund .. Various eapenaes Balanr«- Decemtirr II, 1044 Disburse ils ,761 16 16.164 60 0.007 10 $000 00 7.300 16 146 00 10 00010 16 61 715.000 70 STATUS OF ASSETS Loans on first mortgage ..................................$8.429.56 FHA mortgages ....................................................................8,044.63 Real estate*—second mortgage.........................600 00 U. S. A. Bonds ................................................398,446.16 U. S. Bonds H.O.L.C.. ......................................................18,000.00 U. S. Savings Certificates ................................................17,100.00 U. S. War Bonds—Series "GH................................30.035.94 State bonds ............«..........................................18.468 75 Municipal bonds ...........................................................123,788.51 Public Utility bonds........................................................26.460.00 Checking account: Bank of Montreal, Chicago, Illinois ................................$15,784.07 Bank of Montreal, Toronto, Canada .......................... 1.686.78 17,470 85 Deposit of Rose land State Bank- receivership ........................................... 56.46 Savings and Loan Association Deposits . 49.000 00 Assets of Juvenile Department..............$71$,890.76 Assets of Juvenile Department as of June 30, 1944.............................................. 696.761.16 Increase in the last half of 1944 ..............$ 19,129.60 ASSETS OF ALL DEPARTMENTS December 11. 1944 Adult Department*..................................$10,676,477.46 Juvenile Department ............................ 715.890.76 Account of Minori' beneficiary.......... 75,623 66 S. N. P. J. Printery............................... 72,746.68 Prosveta ......-............................................ 48,697.28 Total assets as of Deoember 31, 1944 $11,591,835,84 $714.031 04 $714,013 04 GENERAL MATTERS This year, according to our by-laws and state laws, our Society is holding its regular conventiun at the time and place decided by the last convention. However, as you know, last month the Office uf Defense Ti ansportallun ln Washington issued an order banning all conventions having more than 50 delegates. the main uffice immediately took action to find out whether we can count on holding our convention. I wrote to the state insurance department and on Feb. 5 received • reply which will bo read to you and which shows that at this time even they do not know anything positive concerning this problem. It Isn't as simple to postpone the convention of u fraternal benefit organisation as some of the members might think. Those organisation* Which have no legal specification as to when their conventions shall be held and depend un the decisions of their officers or directors, can do so much more easily than in our case where the law states not only the period in which the convention shall be held but also that the supreme board shall be elected every four years. If the convention Is not held this year, shall wu clect the supreme board by a referendum? This can be done only through an amendment of the by-laws. Since it isn't impossible the directive would ha revoked before September, it Is necessary that we are prepared for all eventualities and that we try to itudy this problem thoroughly before we make any decisions. The by-laws, as our experleneo' »inco the last convention shows, do not need any speoial changes. 1 have prepared a few technical changes which will bo presented to you for your consideration. In general, it Is advisable that the by-laws reutatn unchutft-d becauao there have been few complaints As fur us the main office Is concerned 1 can suy thut the work is being done without deluy ulthough the treasurer has bcrn on leave of absence for five months and we did not hire extra help, (I wish to mention here that the executive committee fol lowed the declalon made by the supreme hoard at the semi-annual meeting and granted the treai urere a three months leave of absence in Septem ber which has been ^xtended for another three months.) The executive committee considered the importance of SANC headquarters in granting the request. If our sacrifice will In any way help the people of Jugoslavia towards a better future after this war, this will undoubtedly be a great satis faction to us all, The ract Is that the duties of the treasurer fell almost entirely to the secretary'! office, which has had to work overtime at times because it would otherwise lie impossible to do all the work with the piesent office personnel The assistant secretary is helping at the machine which was formerly operated Iry the employees because there Is no other way In these times, There were no special complaints from lodge officers and the membership, except now and then someone Is dissatisfied when tha mail is late or gets lost, which, however, is beyond our control. The cooperation of lodge officers, the member ship and employees st the main office is excellent and helps toward efficient administration, for which I wish to thank them. As usual, the accountants have audited our books as did our auditing committee; the latter will submit its roport at this meeting. F A VIDKR Report accepted, Report of Assistant Secretary During the past six months I have been work ing mostly In the tabulating department. There fore, In my report I am also including a few rec ommeiidations for the improvement of conditions and expediting of administration In our depart ment, as well as between lodges and the organ! xation. Since the Society Intioduced the new system In administration by the use of an International Business Machine we are using the IBM card*. These cards are uaed on the machine for the prln*-ing of monthly reporis, for cleasificetion of assessment according to funds, for registering of all changes in membership, etc. rot esch opeietlon on this machine there must lie specially pupated IBM cards, ror each member of the Society there is one such card In the roster with his name, certificate number, age at admission, date of admit! •ion, amount of Ineurenee, total monthly aaoees* ment and claaslflcation of same into different funds, all of whl4rh Is liated on each card, ^rom thia it can lie seen that Whenever a change la sent to the main office aliout a member's standing, a new card must be made lircause the old one can't \t* altered - * 1 am mentioning this so that the memlierphip and especially lodgr officers would get acquSlntod a little with our work snd would liegin to send to the main office accurate arid prompt reports about all chang4rs. A new card must be made for each change end slnee there are many changes it is. possible that they would cauee a stoppage if th** changes are not sent in on time, It Is necessary that the IBM cards are made correctly for each monthly report Considerable work la caused try monthly report» that have many scjspenaions and cancelations This, however, cenno4 he entirely eliminated even in normal time« but In these times it Is still more difficult. It ran be improved if there Is enough cooperation, however. It Is not the fault of lodge secretaries but rather of those members who fail to pay their assessment on time. There is also a considerable number of suspended members who pay their aaaessment only for one month to avoid cancelation, but they are still suspended. There are others who are canceled and owe uascssment for at least two months and pay only for one month and thus remain canceled. Some pay for two months and thus escape cancelation, but they remain suspended. There arc many such cases and in this there la something wrong because such members don't realise the difficulties they arc causing at the main office. Perhaps an explanation would help so that It would be possible to eliminate at least this t^pe of suspension and cancelation. The rule Is that everyone must pay his assessment by the end of the current month If he wants to remain a member In good standing. Tardiness in sending assessment to the main office delays prompt administration. The distribution of assessment according to funds and other preparations can*t be done on time if some lodges send their uxsessment Inter than the by-laws state. The result is that there Is delay at the main office in prepuring monthly reports which lodge secretaries want to have on time. It Is understood that it is difficult to eliminate ull mistakes and this Is not expected; however, where there Is a will there is also an opportunity for improvement. Let us try it. I am recommending these Improvements In our business because they would benefit all concerned; the members would avoid suspensions without any cost; the work of the secretaries would be lightened, and the main office would have an opportunity to give even better service. ln conclusion,' I wish that this meeting will be* successful und thut all of our decisions will he for the benefit uf all members. ANTON TROJAR. Report uccepted. Report of Supreme Treasurer At this time, if I were performing the duties of treasurer, 1 would submit the usual regular report on the work of my office, However, since the executive committee, In accordance with the decision of the supreme board, has granted me a temporary leave of absence so that since mid-September of last year I anvglvlng my full time to SANC as Its secretary, it Is nut necessary to report about the work which was performed In my name by other executive officers and employees at the main office, To all of them, especially to the supreme president, supreme secretary, secretary of the sick benefit department and manager, 1 wish to exprtrss iny sincere gratitude for the help and cooperation, without which the work of the treasurer could not have lieen carried on uninterruptedly. The report of this work and especially the financial report, will appear in the reports of other offiocrs and because of this I don't consider It necessary to add anything. The first period of my leave of absence expired In December snd because of necessity, the executive committee hss extended It for the period of the first three monthi of this yesr, Since there accumulated a considerable amount of work during the last four months in connootlon with the relief sctlon under the leadership of. live United Committee of Americans of South Bluidc Descent, and at the same time the political work assumed a moiy lively action, It was Inevitable that SANC guve both ull Its utlentiun. energy and cooperation, otherwise our work would not huve succeeded us It did. I don't think I um exaggerating if I say that our political and relief ucttom vm successful. ' , As u responsible supreme lioard member of SNl'J I have maintained close contacts with the main office during all this time, attended executive and finance committee meetings and was at all times at the disposal of the officers and employees concerning any information, instructions and explanations. I have prepared a special report concerning my work with HANC und the relief organisation, and 1 hope I will have the opportunity to submit same to tills meeting whenever so dicided. I wish to emphasise that my position as secretary of SANC, secretary of Slovene section of United Committee und treasurer of War Relief Fund of Americans of South Slavic Descent, is extremely difficult and responsible, and If 1 had not had the moral support of the supreme latard and the loyal members of SNPJ, as well as from other prtfresslve Slovene elements in this codntry, I could not have performed this work. For this 1 am sincerely grateful. I will try to participate at all sessions of the supreme lioard and I shall be glad to give infor. matlon and explanation on all phases of my work. MIRKO a. KUHEL. Report accepted. , Supreme s4K.'retery reads report of secretary of the sick benefit department: Report of Secretary of the Sick ft Benefit Department rtnanalal Statement of Slek Benefit runds from July 1 lo December 11. 1944 •I Class Receipts i July ........... ..... $10,687 4ft August ..................... 10.460.00 Bsplasibai I9JMJI October 11,311.10 November ..................20.216 no December ...........in.300.36 Total regular assessment $111,311 65 Special assessment 406 00 Benefit returned 40 00 Interest . .. 6.00M 06 nisi Total Dlaburi July ....... August September October . Novem lier December Total . Six months surplus Balance June Ml Italanc-e Decemhcr 31 $117,758 5.1 $16,571 36 17.414 60 16.166 00 16.004 00 17.415 00 15.610 50 ri $ 07,611.36 $ .10 146 16 410.076.10 $450,1116« Receipts i July August September October . Novem lier December 63 Class (Continued on $12 271 00 II,IM JO 11,117 00 11,41410 11,717 00 11,176 60 •> <«e Slovene Nat*I Benefit Society in 42nd Year of Fraternal Service-1904-1945 PROSVETA ENGLISH SECTION \ PAGE SIX For Membore of Slovene National Benefit Society and American Slovene§ Twentieth Anniversary of SNPJ English Speaking Lodge Movement WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 Need for War Relief in Jugoslavia Allied military successes show that the war in Europe is entering its final stages. The powerful Allied pincers are squeezing the enemy from the eaat and west and the circle is getting smaller daily. In Central Europe, the rapidly advancing Russian armies into Austria are cutting the last escape route of the remaining Nazi divisions caught in northern Jugoslavia—in Slovenia. The day is not distant before our homeland will be liberated. What then? The need there will be truly great. Slovenia has been under the Nazi-Fascist yoke for four years and the conditions in our homeland are grave. The country has been devastated, looted, crucified and plundered. Our people find themselves in a desperate situation. They are in dire need of food, clothing, medical supplies—in short, of everything to sustain life. It is true that UNRRA will come to their aid as soon as possible, but that will not be enough. „ On Murch 23, the London Daily Express carried the following report from its Rome correspondent, James Cooper, about the food situation in liberated Dalmatia, which *s a picture that can" be magnified as far as Slovenia is concerned: Women picked up every grain of wheat spilt when the first Allied food ship docked in a Jugoslav port. They stood by in teams armed with brooms so that not one pound of the whole shipment would be lost. Ahead of them worked another team sewing up every torn sack from which the food might escape. So badly needed was the food that the Jugoslavs had anticipated every way in which it might be wasted and had taken steps to see that it was not. This was told to me by Mr. Allan Hall, the Australian-born restaurant proprietor in London, who is now the head of UNRRA advisers to the Military Mission to Jugoslavia. He was there when the first ship, the Jurko Topic, a Jugoslav ship which for four years has been sailing in Atlantic convoys, put into a Dalmatian port with 2500 tons of supplies. All morning women patched and sewed, all morning men kept pace with cranes hauling sacks from holds, and carried them to the warehouse. " But the pace was too fast. The men loading food had not eaten very much lately. They began to flag. By midday they could not carry the sacks ashore as fast as the cranes brought them up to the deck. By midafternoon they could carry no more. They were exhausted. So next day the Jugoslavs brought more men—more men carrying more—but each man carrying less. The unloading went on smoothly and rapidly. From 7 a. m. to 8 p. m. the work went on every day until the ship could sail back to Italy for more. Every day, when the men had their breakfast, thev shared the bread and stew with the men from the UNRRA, and put some aside to take home to their families. For these people of Jugoslavia needed food. Many had lived all winter long on grass and cabbage. For about two thousand of them who sought something to eat in town markets there was 500 pounds of grain, four chickens, two pigeons, one game bird, and locally grown vegetables. So it is that children are two to three inches below average height. For those who are ill there is little help. For 2 million people there are only 1800 hospital beds. Though thread could be found to mend grain sacks there is none to snare for clothes. The holes just get bigger and bigger. They were very pleased, these Jugoslavs, to see five doctors and th'rty supply distribution experts the UNRRA has sent. We here in America are in position to help our unfortunate people, and we must help them quickly. The Jugoslav War Relief as well as other relief agencies arc speeding supplies to Jugoslavia, and it is up to us that there will be enough supplies deiiveted to our stricken people when the day of liberation dawns on Slovenia. Lot's act now—at once! * NOTATIONS By Frances L. Rak CHICAGO via Johnatown, Pa.— ( Thioush that "giapevtne method" wi- are told that the Perfect Circle in Chicago had t>een busily engaged for their Easter party and the making of an Easter Villain these past few. weeks. We're sorry we had to mlas these festivities. but we'll be lank In time fur the rehearsals which »tart thla week for the Parent'« Day program to be luosented in May. Proletarer Pirnie, — The annual pienie of Proletarec will be held as usual at Kegel's Grove, Willow Spring» III. on June 17. We hope friends and sympathisers of Prole-taree will resrrve this date. Servicemen.—-Word has reached us that Charles Miklaucic. Lodge 82 has been seriously wounded on the western front. Kudolph Clavach. Lodge 712. returned to his rsmp at Randolph Field after u two weeks f u r 1 o u k h, 111» brother, Frank "Cleave" Glavach. came home on a weekend pass from Walter Reed Hospital. Washington. D. C. and on Ore train he met up I«arry l*atigcrholc who cot on the train at Baltimore, M<1 Lany came home on a weekend paa*. mI«o. We've -been told that rtood Cltv ixxtge has sixteen members in service; two of tin m have been discharged wjhi\c one was killed Tttglav I.odgr S3 has sixty-five members in service We had a nice letter from Frank Gnawr. a I'i«»neer. last week It was from Holland John Vidmar. Lodge 82 is In England He was Ttiglav s ace pitcher In mushlmll before th« war. AU'A-Htturui — It's a bouncing baby glil for the Liver more» of Buf- falo. N. Y. The mother ia the former Mary Glavach, and it looks like a new Flood City member, tool Congratulations! Dorothy Glavach (Vic's wife) is recupersting from a broken leg at the home of her mother, while Josephine Ricjack is under the care of a physician for a "strep" throat. Here's wishing Inith a speedy recovery. August Kaushek ia due for a tonsil removal this coming week. Alice Polaac. Ivnlge 084. has returned to the city with husband and daughter. Her husltand ia going to go to Brazil and pilot planes for rubber industry Here's wishing them lots of luck The John Volks of Park Hill served us good ole home-grown lettuce from their garden on a rather early date. March 29. Lincolnites Badgerland News MILWAUKEE, WIS —It was good to see so many old-timers at our March meeting. The spirit of old prevailed throughout, every one seemed to be in good humor and discussions pro and oon were to the point. That old warhorse George Duncan finally came out of hibernation to attend one of his rsre meetings. George is excused as his night work prevents his sttending meetings oftener. The Bolkas were also welcomed after an absence of many months. Fannie and Pauline, we would like to see you oftener, too. Thst goes for Matt. Vic and Frank. All in alf the attendance was very satisfactory. Let's keep up the good work now that warmer weather is in the offing. A welcome visitor was Pvt. Elmer Vachetz, home on delayed orders before reporting to s new destination. Elmer looks to be in the pink of condition and really stressed the fact the boys In the service should be remembered and how much letters mean to them. Good luck, Elmer, and don't forget to drop in again soon. Dates and News Our next regular monthly meeting falls on April 27. The benefit card party to be staged by the local chapter of SANC on Sunday, Afcrll 22, at Sostarich hall at 2 p. m. Thq mystery has been solved at last. Many people were wondering who was flying a small plane south of the city that was going through such crazy antics, and flying at such low altitude. After a few weeks of research work my operators finally discovered it to be none other than Frank Bolks. He now has 4 hours of solo flight to his credit. Anyone interested in flying should contact Tex" as he has offered to give his advicc gratis. Members In Service A very favorable report was given by Sis. Ermenc who is in charge of the correspondence to our members in the service. Many letters have been received by our boys and girls from these members who were profuse in their thanks. Many thanks to all who are taking a little time out ot their daily duties to write. Keep up the good work and when this mess is over with and the boys and girls come back to us and tell you personally how much news from home meant to them, you will be well repaid for your efforts. The addresses for this week are: Emil Dolensek, Sl/c U.S.N. 6th SP. Const. Bn. N.C.B. A-B Det. Co. B, c/o FPO San Francisco, Calif.—Pvt. Frank R. Kaker, 38878813 74th General Hospital A.P.O. 508, c/o P. M., New York, N. Y.—Cpl. Anthony Spruck, Sec "C" 3013th A.A.F Base Unit DA.A.F., Deming, New Mexico. Bowling Taps No honor scores among the boys in Monday night's Remic Mixed. A1 Maren lead the boys with a good 98« set. Matty (got tapped again) Levar was next in line with Ml. Joe (Pappy) Barbarcih couldn't get the dampness out of his ball whicn he says sccounts for his lowly 433 series. After the season is over Joe is raffling his ball off and the lowest bid takes it. The lassies fared much better. Mitcle Schuller had a roushing 833 series which included a neat 214 gamo. Mary Remic swamped hubby Wally with her 502 series. In the Hank Marino ladies Clara Mcdved was in the pocket consistently as sttested by her fine 570 blast. She comes right back in the Milwaukee Women Classic and powdered the setups for 534. In Thursday's All-star whirl Rudy Pugel sma ked the maples for a nice 824 set. He fin-iahed the week's activities with a good 058 series in Friday night's businessmen'« session. Plsns arc going ahead nicely for the SNPJ telegraphic tournament to be held on April 28-29. Teams are being lined up and all thoae Interested should contact the sec. Anton Verbick or Marco Schap-peck. Will hope to have the complete details in the next couple of articles snd will pass them on to you. Reminding one snd sll to get into the hsbit of attending our regular monthly mertings and paying your dues on time. SALTY. 584. SPRINGFIELD, ILL.—The Lincolnites held a very good meeting! March 25 The crowd waa leally something to shout about and the discussion was interesting and varied. We were saddened by the news that llro, John Kerar was at St John's Hospital with bronchial pnrumonia We wish him s speedy recovery. Rio. Bill Stone has re-covered from an illness caused by »inus trouble. Plan» for our 19th anniversary «lance which will be held on Saturday night. April 14. are progresalng ntcrly and we hope to tee a good crowd out to this affair. Home of our nut-of-town friends are expected to attend, tianspoitatlon permitting MARY UR1NOCAR, 547. Utopian Special CLEVELAND —A special meeting is to be held Saturday evening, April 1, at 7 o'clock in the Slov. Home on Waterloo Rd This meeting is for the benefit of the tournament bowlers Members that havent a» vet paid th. || entry fees. make it your business to attend This is ab-solutely the finsl appeal Only SNPJ members In good standing are eligible to participate This means your lodge dues must be paid up to date No entrv will be accepted as final until the entrv fee is paid This early time Is being made so that it will not Interfere with any appointments you may have for the evening BOWLING COMMITTEE Spirit-o-Grams By Wboosit ST. LOUIS, MO —Our next meeting will be held April 13 at Concordia Turner Hall, 13th A Arsenal Members are urged to be present since important discussions will take place. Tickets for our May dance will be distributed and everyone is asked to do his or her utmost to sell as many as possible. We want to make this dance a big success, and the only way we can do just that, is to have the cooperation of each and everyone of the members. The Jugoslav relief dance will be held April 7, 12th St Russell. All members who wish to attend can secure their tickets from either Sis. Markoff or Sis. SpiJtltr. Members are urged to attend. The bowlers are going to meet again Sunday, April 8, at the Du Bowl Alley, 3800 Gravois. Everyone who wants to participate in the telegraphic tournament must be pres ent at this meeting. Everybody is invited to come and watch the bowlers. For more information call Ann Spiller, HU-2959. THIS AND THAT: Bro. John Zimmerman is doing nicely at the Koch Hospital. Members who wish to send him cards, please address them to Division No. 10. We are happy to know that Stanley Hervatin arrived safely somewhere in France. Leroy Harvatin is back home and here's hoping wc will see him at our next meeting. Johnny Rohdus met and talked with Mildred Doslak's husband Dan somewhere in France., They are stationed on the same base. Ann Spiller's brother, Joe Pogorol, is somewhere in Germany and just recently sent home some beautiful souvenirs. Here's hoping the Hervatins arc all settled in their new home. All members wish Katy Moody a speedy recovery from appendectomy. She is in the Barnes Hospital and members are urged to send her cards of cheer. to! SNPJ Lodge 540 ELIZABETH, N. J—The last meeting of SNPJ lodge 540 was held March 11 with a, good attendance. A lot of business,.was cleared away to the interest qf every member; $5 was donated to the Red Cross; all members agreed to have the clothing for Jugoslav Relief sent by express to the distributing center in New York. At this meeting wc were surprised and glad to see Pfc. Louis Bettyas Jr. who was on a 30 day furlough. He arrived from gyerseas after 2^4 years with four stars on his overseas ribbon. Meaning he has been in four different engagements in the European area. He was married to Susan E. Kelly of Yonkers, N. Y., March 3. Congratulations and best wishes to you both. The same goes to his sister Louise Bryant who became engaged to William Taurence on March 9. Service News: The families of our servicemen hear from them regularly and report they are fine. Frank Skarl, George Cernc, John Bratnik, European area; Theodore Cipoth, Pacific area; Joe Pasarich, Marianas; John Pasarich. West Coast; Frank Pasarich, on his way home from Pacific area; Tony Skarl, still reported miasing. Good luck, fellows .always.—Good wishes to Ann Turk who is a government girl, working for the Navy Dept. in Washington, D. C. The next important meeting will be Sunday, April 8, at 2 p. m. All arc urged to attend without fail. Please pay your dues promptly every month. MARY PEZDIRC. 540. Victorian News CHICAGO.—Spring is really here in full swing. It came suddenly and unusually early this year. Let's hope it stays. But regardless of weather conditions, the program tor the benefit of Jugoslav War Relief on Sunday, April 29, at American Bohemian Hall. 1438 W. 18th St., at 3 p. m. will go on as scheduled. Tickets are only 60c, and it's for a very good cause. Our people in Jugoslavia need help and we can and must help them. This was a sad month for us as we lost a juvenile member, Mary Jo Hartenian, who passed away March 5. Our condolences to the family and relatives. — Victorians, * please visit our sick member, Katherine Pouhe, 2772 Frances PL, Chicago. This weather is ideal for balina which is a good pastime for all. It is played at the Slovene Center, 2301 S. Lawndale, a grand place to spend your spare time. Our regular monthly meeting will be held Thursday, April 5, at ,Ber ger's Hall, 2653 S. Lawndale. Social and bingo after the meeting. Be present—and pay your dues on time as this is a very important matter. The secretary cannot afford to lose and neither can the lodge. Please make it your point to pay eacn month. MARY E. NOVAK, 632. SANC Branch to Hold Relief Dance April 7 ST. LOUIS, MO.—Branch 23 of SANC will sponsor a relief dance for the benefit of our people in Jugoslavia. Saturday, April 7, at the Croatian Hall, 12th St Russell, featuring Joe Falsetti's orchestra from 8 p. m. to 12. It is our duty to help our courageous |>coplc in Jugoslavia. We must remember that every life they have given has saved many lives of our American boys. We i njoy the comfort of plenty, while our people in Jugoslavia are dying from undernourishment and lack of proper care, We appeal to you St Louis Slovenes and lodges to attend and help Given away at the dancn will be a carton of cigarettes, homemade afgan. and five dollars in cash. He there ANNE SPILLER Notice, Members of SNPJ Lodge No. 184 SPRINGFIELD. ILL -Notice to members of SNPJ lodge |M? The regular monthly meeting of April 8 ha» been postponed until the fob lowing Sunday, April IS All mem-tiers are invited to attend ACNES TOMINSEK Jr., Sec y Integrity Broadcast CHICAGO.—The Integrity lwjge, in charge of the telegraphic tourney, is asking its bowlers to help make the tourney 'successful with the other local SNPJ lodges. Get in touch with your secretary at once. The fee is 75c for each entry; 25c for the juveniles; the fee for bowling is 85c for each event, total $1.60. All entries must be in no later than at 6 p. m. April 18. The committee for this event: Martin Abram,, chairman; Louis Baffetti, vice chairman; M. R. Fleischhacker, sec'y; Agnes Mejasch, treas; Julius Abram, Rose Roycht, Martin Bergles, Amelia Ve-nisnik, Cookies DeCenzo, Emil Heid-enreich, committee members. Bunco party May 20: The following members volunteered to help:1 Cookies DeCenzo, Agnes Mejasch, Antonia Bovdik, Jennie Abram, Jewel Bergles, Rose Roycht, Mary Kitak, Frances Kozuk, Mary Fleischhacker, Louis Baffetti, Martin Abram, Emil Heidenreich, Louis Kozuk, Julius Abram, Lawrence Bailey, M. R. Fleischhacker, Mary Tersina. We hope to have you, too. one and all, give us a good cooperation to put this party over so we can make a real Christmas party for our juvenile members. On April 29 the Slovene (Jugoslav) organizations will sponsor a program for the benefit of Jugoslav relief at the Bohemian Hall, 1438 W. 18th st„ at 3 p. m. and dance at 7 m. Tickets are 60c. We urge all members to attend. Our bowlers will have plenty of time to attend this affair. Tickets may be obtained from your secretary. Sports: The Integrity is going to have a mixed bowling league for the coming season. All interested should notify the secretary. Also, we are going to have a basketball team amongst the ladies und maybe the juveniles. Rose Roycht, Amelia Ve-nisnik and the se'cy arc going to work this out. At the April meeting we are going to select Integrity's sports club officers. Juveniles: We have a large juvenile membership and it would be nice if the ladies would undertake to revive the activities in the Circle. (More on this and our membership campaign next week.) M. R FLEISCHHACKER, Sec'y. W. Pa. E.S. Federation Meeting on April 15 IMPERIAL, PA—The next regular meeting of the ES Federation of SNPJ lodges of western Pennsylvania will be held in the Veronian Club at Verona. Sunday, April 15, beginning at 2 p. m. Each affiliated lodge ought to be represented with three • delegates. Muny important items will be heard and discussed. Kindly be on time, and committee members should be early enough in order to meet and have their reports available by 2 p. m. JAMES M MAGLICH. Sec'y. Houseman Wanted We wish to announce that there la a vacancy In the poeltlon aa houseman in headquarters building of the Slovene National Benefit Society. Thoae Inter-eeted sh*U apply either by calling Rockwell 4904 or In writing as soon aa poealble. giving Information as to the family, age and health »nd possible experience of the applicant. The pool Hon is to be filled at once. For all further Information in this connection kindly inquire at the office of the undersigned. V. CAINKAR, President. President's Column Our Convention Problems Our members are no doubt anxiously awaiting some directive and essential information from the Head Office concerning the holding of our regular convention scheduled for this year according to our by-laws and decisions of the last convention. It is the | purpose of the wHter of these lines to enlighten the members as to what has been accomplished so far in that connection, but the information given here will, for the reason explained below, have to be limited and brief. As the members may have observed by reading the minutes of the Executive Committee and the Supreme Board meeting previ-ously published, the time and place of our convention has been decided upon, a spacious hall for convention sessions has been secured, and meals and lodgings for the delegates and other convention members have been provided for. Also, suggestions and recommendations for changes and improvement of the by-laws have been drawn up, etc. In short, everything necessary toward proper preparations for a successful convention has been taken care of, and as far as that goes the convention could be held just as it was originally planned and decided upon. In the meantime, however, we have not been able to entirely overlook the fact that the world war is still raging; that war supplies are the most important thing now in order to speed up our victory; and that we, too, are expected to make certain sacrifices and contributions toward that goal. A shortage of railroad cars, buses, trucks and other means of transportation has long been felt, and lately the ODT, in an effort to better control transportation, has been compelled to' resort to drastic means to eliminate unnecessary civilian travel. Their ruling affects especially those organizations which planned their conventions for this year, and our Society is one of them. We are, of course, always ready to cooperate with the government authorities, so much more so at a time so serious and when our cooperation means so much in the saving of human lives and easing the suffering of our heroic fighting men. At the same time we realize that our conventions are not held merely for the sake of sport or a good time; that they are a very essential part of our governing system and also, that they are required by the state law and therefore held because of necessity. We promptly conveyed all these facts, together with some other important facts in the matter to the federal and state authorities. In spite of all that, however, we do not yet know whether we can hold our convention this year or not. One thing seems to be sure, namely, that we cannot get a permit from the ODT as long as such transportation difficulties exist. Recently there was a resolution submitted to the Illinois State Legislature providing for extension of the convention term for one year, or, rather, that fraternal societies may postpone their conventions, but that the convention shall be held within one year after the withdrawal of ODT limitation order. In the meantime, there prevails the opinion in certain well informed quarters that these conditions will not last long, that there will soon be a letup on transportation, etc. As already stated, we are willing to cooperate and are prepared to postpone our convention until a later date or as long as necessary. At the same time we must be prepared for any eventuality in this connection. The conditions are apt to change soon and it is quite possible that in three or four months the ODT will advise us that we can hold our convention this year. In view of all this, the wisest thing for us Seems to be to hold to our former plans and decisions, and continue to make convention preparations as in normal times. It is of special importance to our small lodges who wsh to merge with another lodge or lodges in order to attain the prescribed number of members for election of one delegate. Proper steps for such merger should betaken immediately, and local lodges should be prepared to carry on election of delegates in time as our by-laws provide. That s about the best information and advice we are able to give in the matter at the present time. V. CAINKAR, Supreme President. Stragglers Mark 18th Anniversary CLEVELAND.—On Sunday, April 15, the Strugglers are celebrating their 18th anniversary- with a dance at the Slovene Home. 15335 Waterloo. In adhering to the policy of the midnite curfew we will start our dance at 8 p. m. sharp. Music by the ever-popular Vadtial'S' orchestra. All proceeds will be turned over to our servicemen's fund. It's a worthy cause so why not come and hlep us celebrate. We are sure some of the "ole-timers" will be present; tHey promised us, so how about making a circle around that date? In Sympathy It's a litlte late but the Strugglers extend their heartfelt sympathies to the Louis Tolar family in the loss of their beloved husband and father. He raised a real SNPJ family who are all members of Strugglers. namely, Louis. Frank, Joe. Pfc. John, Ethel. Pauline Sajo-voc and Mary Laurie. Newt in General Word has come to your scribe that Kanary Koss is the proud father of a baby girl, their aeeond. Congratulations! Kanary. as you ~ —■ —-------- m" -■"' i--- all know, had been the StruKKler* Sec'y for over ten years. His wife was always a willing worker and may your scribe offer her personal congratulations also. How about making her a future member, Frank and Mary? t Just a reminder to the Ent. Com that the next meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 3, at Sis Herml-na Zupancic's home. 433 E 15«" st. Following members plaese take notice: Anthony and Florence Za-man, Joe and Mary Tolar. Josephine Tomsic, Hermlna Zupnacic. Fn» Sirca, Ted Laurie, Frank Ipuv«'. Louis and Ann Yappel and Josephine Hoffert. On April 14, the day before our dance, our monthly meeting Wi take place, last minute detail« will be aken care of and we expw quite a few members to be P«*'nl Memories of days gone by: ever happened to the timely article of the Roasa sisters of the Loyal'*»' our neighbor lodge' From time w time we will have a short parnijrapn on "Memories", so watch for it ANNE (STRAUSS) ZUP' Our Front By Louis Beniger rndav April 8, will mark the i anniversary of Hitler's at-¡^k on Jugoslavia. It must be remembered that the .¡ack followed the revolt of the Jugoslav people against the com-pact made with Hitler by the ¡5/rade royal ciioue in Vienna on u.rch 26. 1941. The people's revolt occurred the following day, March 27, when the quisling regime ZL overthrow«. This act electrified the entire world because it showed that the Jugoslav people " re not afraid to risk everything j^mst the then all-powerful master of Europe. The people of Jugoslavia revolted not only against foreign oppressors such as the world has never seen before, but also against their own tyrannical masters. What happened in Jugoslavia during the past four years is ample proof that such a nation will live as a free nation. The Jugoslav Liberation Movement has shown that there is nothing that can stop a people's will and dogged determination. The Jugoslav Partisans have won the admiration of the entire world, and before long the entire country will be liberated from the clutches of Nazidom.- Moreover, the Jugoslavs will be delivered of their own domestic tyrants and their reactionary cliques. To be sure, after the defeat of the outside enemy, there will be much left for improvement. The country is in the throes of devastation, starvation and destruction. It will face great problems, political and emon-omic and social. A nation that has been able to achieve in time of war what the Jugoslavs did during the past four years, can solve any problems that may face it. Speaking of the Jugoslav revolt and subsequent Hitler's attack^ it will not be amiss to add a personal note. Just because Hitler's attack on Jugoslavia occurred on Palm Sunday in 1941, I think that this holiday has no bearing on the actual date of the event. Some church holidays, particularly Easter, have a habit of switching their dates from year to year, the date of Easter, for instance, depending on the moon. Therefore, the event should be observed, if it must, on the actual date, which is April 6, or on the Sunday closest to it. This year Palm Sunday fell on March 25, fully 13 days before the actual date of the attack. No one would ever think of celebrating his birthday on some holiday just because he happened to be born on some Easter Sunday which has no permanent date. " ' Besides. I think that the date of the Jugoslav revolt would be a much more appropriate date to cele^. brate than the day of the attack. ixpccted to be heard from before long. We hope to have a dozen juvenile teams competing for the trophies and titles emblematic of the championship. There will also be a few other prizes for them, the number depending on the final list of entries. . In last week's issue of the Pro-sveta, we noticed that a call was sent out to Shuron Keystoner bowlers with Bill Macek and Frances Novak handling the arrangements. That's the spirit, Sharon SNPJ1 And say, how about getting together with the Golden Eagles of Girard, Ohio, your neighbors just across the state border line? A few mdre teams bowling together will mean a lot more f qn and keener competition for all. Here's hoping you can. .. In the same issue we learned that the Cleveland SNPJ Athletic League voted $100 to the local prize fund of the "telegraphic" tournament. That's what you call a "super-inducer" and it should draw the attention and good results of the bowlers in most of the SNPJ lodges in that city. Come on, Cleveland SNPJ; let's get over the 25 team mark! May we remind you again to arrange to have a photographer present at your tournament to take pic flashes CHICAGO.—On the sick list of the Pioneer lodge are Lillian Zasadil, Helen Tisu, Dorothy Kaczynski, Mary Bocinsky, and Mary Vertnik. Margaret Karun has reported well, so has Mildred Klanchar.—Joseph Sajo-vic who has been in Detroit quite some time on a war job, has now >*en shipped back to Chicago and will be living here—A baby girl arrived in the family of James C. Baku!», their fourth child.—Edward Hudale went to New York for a full week for the Western Electric Company where he is employed.—The n Bn Johnstown.—A postcard from Kmil 11 rast tells us that Frank Hri-.if the Coast Artillery is visiting with him. Emil had an excellent time during his stay for the Pioneer tournament. If you've ever seen a spritely fella y»u should see this chap Henry . ,la haB just returned on a plough. It looks like the 38 months »pent in the South-West Psclfic ^ done him a lot of good, evo« »nough he doesn't care much aboift n collections. The chap is look- good and feeling fine end we «ay as much from seeing him. , Chcrway is home on leave, !'*' M' stopped in to bowl with the ooys i„st week H developed. It is not necessary to sity. She haa written several pamph- have the services of a professional photographer to do this work, altho such an arrangement would, no doubt, yield the best results. However, there might be a member, or a friend of a member who can be se- lets, one of them entitled "Teaching of Science to Young Children." It was on this subject that Miss Kilcullen spoke at our social. "Things I wonder about" was the title of her talk, and it was well received cured to do this for 'you, almost as by everyone preeent. She told many well, for a more reasonable consid- J interesting things about science, eration. This will boost publicity i using plain, simple and everyday this year and next. language, so that even our seven Remember—the deadline for all year old Circle members understood entries at the Chicago office is whst she was talking ubout. After APRIL 11. 19451 MICHAEL VRHOVNIK, Juvenile Director. »et IV« rvice in the Pacific. fron, »drniy will u 'k ' for the April 20 Jugoslav " f program can be secured Pioneer secretary. The fe is 80 cents.—Zinks Mils-B v ' in Chic«I° «1 Msy 2 ooI 1 whrn «be Metropolitan v , *l11 its snnusl spring ^ ¡hose wanting tickets should I ■■'"n immediately by msil tlx Op,r, House. DONALD J. LOTRICH. ore to it* The Juveniles, at Universal, Pa., are receiving the kind of attention we'd like to see every SNPJ Lodge give to its youth. According to a letter from Andrew Pryatel, president of the Comets (715), the lodge has decided to reorganize the Juvenile Circle which was disbanded about two years ago. Soon we expect to read of sports and oilier activities of the Comet Jrs., building a stronger SNPJ in the hometown of the Society's First Vice-President, Michael Kumar. The "busr." of action here is beginning to remind ene of pre-war days. With the Comets and, alao, the Lincolnitcs (587) of Springfield, 111., conccntrating their attention on the juveniles in their respective localities, other English-Speaking Lodges, not having Juvenile Circles, should follow the example set by them at their earliest convenience. This being the 20th anniversary year of the E. S. Lodge movement in the SNPJ, a specisl effort should be made by them to build and grow with the help of youth. No lodge can afford to disregard the juveniles, so call them together and organize a Circle. Organize juvenile sports snd other sctivities within the lodge, whether a Circle is formed or not. Equip them with attractive shirts or sweaters, advertising the lodge and the SNPJ. The quickest and. perhaps, easiest way of getting a boy or girl interested in the Society is through the medium of sports, in sll seasons of the year—Softball, basketball, bowling, soccer, ping-pong, volley-hall, etc., not to foget the all important socisl activities, the cultural programs and entortainmenta, and the meetings to complete the cycle of all-around fun and education offered bv the Society If financial assistance is needed to promote and develop such activities, the SNPJ Is ready to help voil Write to the Juvenile Director, Telegraphic Tournament Now that the juveniles hsve s class of their own in the nation»I Telegraphic Tourney WAUKEGAN, ILL.—The national SNPJ telegraphic pin tourney will speaking to the children, Misa Kilcullen told the adults present u few things that are being prepared in the 8cience World for postwar homes, and this was very interesting as well as enlightening. Following this talk, we set ubout playing games, some new and some ™ / n 28 2 n8t old fsvorites, too. Refreshments eon- M^^^in^SwJ^ 8 n",Blitin« of lc* "Okies, oake PJ lodge membeis in the Waukegan- and ^ f h chUd coffM und North Chicago area are asked to co-1 kc for ^ ^^ operate and help make he event a IJJ,, cieRning w„ ^ lhe ho£ big success. Eighteen teams have h , * / already been lined up and more Tnt time^ndni? (J bowler, are needed to fill a few ad-1 tlrde mc,mbt." ,nd |f ex, ditional squads. The local secretary press a sincere "thahk you" to Mes- Ph^eh^ibnM7s' Teamir^doubles 'Mary Reven, Mildred Kaiser, Phone Ma}. 2«7B. Teams, doubles iJ hl Pokorny and Eva j^rdani and single, titles will be decided for |fQr fheir help in Sa ving the chil-the adult member, both men and drv .. . — ,T A separate team tourney )lfu,;wui(J|, These parents are al-members/ Entry deadline is April Circ|e and {i docg {¡lJ|ko thj ^ Universal Comets Bowling will be ™c in each much more plMB|int for ,u M event with an entry fee of 75c. A supper and dance will follow the bowling April 20 at the Slovene Home. COMMITTEE. con cerned. The Easter Village, made snd Mt up by the Circle member., won much praise and admiration from parents and visitors present, and they were asked to Vote for what they considered the best decoruU'd egg.. The two prize« in the younger group went to Evelyn Ure. and Midwest Athletic League of SNPJ CHICAGO.—On April 28 and 29 frankle Sternisha" and in "the" older the national SNPJ telegraphic tour-|group U) Dorothy Qalavan and Rose namcnt will make history In our, PodbeV.ek. Air In all, the Circle Society s sports. The tourney will, hl|d a gr,nd Ume -nd art ^ reHdy give every member a chance to t(J MttU. down to W(,rk bowl. The Midwest Athletic League Thc f|rst rchaarBaJ for thc} coming is hoping for the largest entries We1 program wl„ [k. h(.,d on Wednesday, are sure of Milwaukee, West Allls, I ^j, 4 Mt fl p m 0n StttlJrdl4y Waukcgan and Chicago, and hope rnornlng> Aph, 7( th# CJrcIf, mem. La Salle will be in there also, m ^ -re reqUestcd to be at fhe hall well as other centers in Illinois, In-1 Ml 10 a. n). .harp, for the trip to the disna, Missouri, also lows and the rnuBcUm. ^ mimt. Wr wj„ ^ |g bulance of the Wisconsin lodges. The ' Integrity lodge will be in charge of the Chicago section, and all lodges should cooperate with the committee in charge. Bro. Michael Vrhov-nik, our able, hard working Athletic Director, i. putting his entire efforts and plenty of hi. own time to make thi. tournament a success. Let's give him a real tournament by getting all the teams we can get. The officers for 1045 are as follows: Edward Hudale, pres.; Martin Abram, vice pres.; M. R. Fleiachhacker. sec'y; Louis Baffctti, treas. We would like to see more of the lodges to la-come members of the league. We would like to hear from St. Louis and Indiana. M R FLFISCHHACKER, Se cy. entitled "Chimpanxee Circus," and Mr. Leon Smith, trainer of the chimps at the St. Louis Zoo, explains the picture.. He is uccompanied by his dog Suki, We will also vi.it u .peclal exhibition of the famous "Animal, in Miniature,'* a collection which will then he on displsy. Bring your lunch sn^ carfare money. If the day is nice, we will .tay st the lake front for a while after lunch. If not, we will come hsck to the hall, cat, and have a short rehearsal. ANN SANNKMANN, Mgr. Perfect Circle No 28 SNPJ Cavaliers Roll 885 CLEVKLAND.—Chrla Kebe and Pauline Reinman setting the pace, the Cavalier, whitewashed Comrades No. 2 in three games. Chris rolled game, of 152-107-100 for s 548 .erie.. Pauline epark«-d with scores of 140-183-108 for s new high of 501. For Comrsde. Mollie Koren ws. high with 480 Struggler. No. 1 turned down Utopisn. No I in the last two gsmes losing the first by 4 pins. Frsnees Perusek'. 402 series topped the scores For Utopisn. Fanny Svetins led the way with 458 Concordiana took two out of three from Utopians No. 2. Millie Marn waa high with 457, Julia Kronik led the Utopians with 305 With the absence of two team-mates, Frances Tomaie and Pauline Spik of Comradtm No. 1 managed to defeat Stragglers No. 2 in two howling tournament, we'd like to see game« rmnem rolled games tit them swing into action all down the j 158-101-170 for a 51« serirs Pauline line To date report« indicate that rammed games of 100-140-175-SO* trams are being organi»rd in Wau- aerie« J«f^phine Hoffert scored 4S3 bf cm Chicago Girard and Rtra- j foi the Htrugglers. " Ak«Mn «n-run..». 1 PAUUWS *OM. *c> Of Our Community WAUKEGAN, ILL—The audit re port of the Waukcgan it North Chi cago Cooperative Associstlon for 1044 .how. that net patronage .ales for the vear climbed to the highest figure ever reached Iiy our organ!-ration. 8253.03082 met), as compared with the net patronage sales of 8211.528 47 for the year 1043, or an increaae of $41.502, The net savings amounted to f 17 424 24, as compared with the saving, from opera-tiona during the year 1043 of $14,-200 88 In percent term« the savings tins yeai amounted to 8 80%— the highest in our organization', history. The following paragraph is taken from the r< poit of the auditor: 'Tremendous progress ha» been msde by the Wauk<-g«n-Nortli Chicago Co-upi rative AaaociaOon in the pa.t five Veers, reflecting sble manage, ment and a progx *aive, cooperatively-minded administration, For the past two years you hsva been the stendard of financial strength end opt rating efficiency for the central states area cooperstlves " Our High ftefceel The Waukcgan Township High Dates to Remamber UNIVERSAL. PA—April 8-An-nual Duckpin tournament of the E. S. Federation of western Pa. at the SNPJ Hall, Sygan, Pa. Dancing will follow the bowling events in the upper hall, and Jackie Martincic will entertain. April 14—Dance by Haimarviile Ramblers Lodgu 713 at the Union Hall, Hariuai'ville, Pa. Jackiv Martincic will provide the music. April 21—Dance by Lodgu Comets 715 at the Slovene Hall. Universal. April 20—Federation IVnpin tou-nununt of the E.S. Federation of western Pu. in conjunction with the National Telegraphic tournament at the SNPJ Hall, Strabano. Duncing will follow the bowling event. In the upper hall und Jackie Murtincle will entertain. Comets' New. The big event for all Comets and their friends to bear in mind i. the dance .chcduled for Satuiday, April 21. We ask that all of you come out to the Slovene Hall thut night and enjoy u good time with us. Bowling continues every Friday night in Verona. It is reported thut five teams would participate from the lodge In the duckpin tournament this coming Sunday in Sygun, Comet. desiring to bowl must contact cither Mary Kumar, Mux G. Kumer, or Andy Pryatel. Those now bowling ducks will begin bowling tens on Friday, April 8. In fact, bowling of tens has already begun, following the series of three duckpin gumes each Friduy. The tenpin bowling i. .imply in preparation for the federation and national telegraphic tournament scheduled in Strabane on April 20. Our lodge hopes to have a few teams entered, and while we do nut anticipate breaking any records, we do expect a doggone good time. Cpl. Frank Pruvic was humo on leuve recently, and left here March 24 for California. He spent Sunday, Murch 25, in Chicago where he had u grand time with our friends tliur«. Thanks much to the Chicugo gang for showing him a good time. Our member Mary Caesar i. now back from the ho.pitul ami feeling grand following a very .uccc..ful goiter operutlon. Good to see her back, and we want her In the bowling tournament thi. Sunduy. Bowling A good turnout is expectcd in Sygan thi. Sunday, April 8, for the E. S. Federation duckpin tournament and dance. It should provide a wonderful get-together for lodges and old friend, in thi. scction, and thut mean, u good time. ' It will be good opportunity for this writer to see guys and gal. that ho hasn't seen in many montha, and these same people will have the chance to see our old friend, Johnny Ujcich, who was recently discharged from the army. The Athletic Committee reporta that thing, have ahaped up very nicely for the big affair, and they only urgf that teams will appear early to IkjwI. The tournament Ik* gins at 12 (noon), and Wo hope to finish by curly evuning to give us several hours rest before dancing logins. There will lie a long list of prises avuilable for distribution to the good und lucky bowlers. Come ulong and try to caah In on tin dough. Nu SNPJ bowling auason is ever complete without a national bowling manifestation, and this year it will lie a Ulegraphic tournament, Thu E. S. Federation of W. Pa. for the first time will attompt to do some kind of u job making this affair a big success. Tens is ill the infancy stage in thi. section, but a good time and a deaire for - suppoiting SNPJ activltie. i. not, and so we should have a fair representation in Strabane on April 20, All bowler* come to Sygan this Sundsy, and then prepare to go to Strabane on April 20 for another bang up Ume. News and Views A lot of people were saddened by School Bosrd of Education election will lie held Saturday, April 14, The changes which were made In th* high sch'Kil last yesr have resulted in an enlightened, progressive administration, and all of ua ought to do our part to keep it mi by taking more Interest in high .chool affairs. One of our own members, Tony Pit ice, ia a candidate tor election to the Board of Education. Bro Pierce ha. been a member of Little Fort for many years, having been ita president several time, and right now is very active in oui cooperative or gam/at ions He has s llbersl and socially-minded point of view and a competence to express that point »if view which should increase ! *,vr the announcement of the death of Lt. Col. Frank MSrtirtcheck. frank was one of thus^ get uine fellows, and he is going to I* missed. His SNPJ friends in this .Ation will a|. ways remember him a\ the young. Slovene who wait always ready and willing to sing a good Slovene song. And folks enjoyed him very much. The passing of fellow, like Frank stimulates thought of what wars are all ubout, and just whut needs to l>e done to eliminate them. We want to join Frank's many friends in sympathy to his wife and child and the Martincics of Meadow lands. E. S. lodges are reminded thut the E. S. movement of SNPJ will be 20 yea is old next November. In other words, this Is our 20th anniversary. We are getting old, und it really doe.n't seem like 20 year, since we got stsrted. But it is, and all our E. S. lodges should want to do mane-thing especially nice this year in manifestation of two successful decades of SNPJ activity. This writer isn't at all belligerent, «it leust not in the physical sense (I can't afford to be), Hut I have always enjoyed a good scrap, either as a partlciuunt or a witness. As a witness, the Athletic Director nnd Pioneer Lodge Athletic Committee provided the latest bit of amuse-mcnt. I have read enough to make a decision; I hope ull readers have and that the editor is convinced thut the polls should be closed. MICHAEL R. KUMKlt. Reply to "A Statement and an Answer" The reply of the Athletic Director to "A Statement und an Answer," which uppcuriSi in last week's issue of the Prosveta, i. presented point for point a. follow.: 1. For the .ake of keeping, the record straight, 1 would lik^m add that this year's Pioneer (550» Invitational bowling tournament wus a doubles oenlest, There, unquestion-ably, la a difference between a team and un Individual tournament, 2. Since there was no definitr assurance on the day of the tournament that an additional amount would be forthcoming from the Athletic Fund, It i. the opinion of the Athletic Director that the prise list for the 1045 tournament should have been drawn up und distribution made immediately ufUr Ixitoling. or as soon after the social a. poaailile, ju.t u. in previous years. And in the flnul analysis the small difference in the amount, of the prises, since they were distributed over approximately 50 percent of the par-tlcipants, did not justify the committee's decision to postpone distribution altogether. 3. It Is to lie understood then that the "held-over" prises were mailed to the lodgu secretaries immediately after each tournament social. 4." No comment Is necessary, 5. I'm positive that the primary reason for the decrease in this year's appropriation for the Pioneer double. tournament wa. as follows: The «ume type of tournuinent, conducted by the Cleveland SNPJ Athletic League in 1044, received $50. Since no protest or objection M any kind was offered, that precedent wus used us a basis for this year's doubles tournament. Personally, I'm satis* fled that the members of the Ath-'« tie Board acted uccording to their own la-st Judgement In recommending «»r not recommending this appropriation, notwithstanding uny statement to the contrary, 8 Where the welfare of tho So-elety, Its lodges und members are concerned, I have always striven to do what I believed to la- right and !>e.t under the conditions and circumstances. I do not deny that there have been times when I eried in judgment of mind—but never in heart. Furthermore, never, deliberately or knowingly, have I tried to citato animosity or ill will aitong thu member, and lodges of the St«, elety, a. charged If and when I do, I shall deserve to lie punished in accordance with the by-laws. The same, of course, applies to other members or officers of the Society. ing goodfellow.hip, he certainly should have made an effort to rectify the paragraph in the Bulletin before it went to press late Wednesday afternoon, March 14. The check, according to Brother Lotrkh, waa re-| ceived by him at 5:05 p. in. of that tame day, However, U wus known by the Athletic Director us early as Monday morning, neurly three days before, what action the AthleHc Board hud taken. All Brother Lot rich had to do to find this out wa. to cull me on the phone or, better still, when the material for the Bulletin was brought to the SNPJ Printery, he could have come right upatuirs and learned all the dctulls in a few minute« time. Then, instead of having more bad news to report to the bow lets, he would have had nothing but good news, offering at the sume time an explanation that the prises would be in the mail with-in the 0 »xt day or two at the latest. I^t u. stop and think whut could happen If other lodges would have their own monthly bulletins, and every time a decision unfavorable to them were rendered by the Athletic Board or other suthority of the Society, thc editor, would write, "We are dissatisfied with the decision. The matter 1. now Iteing adjusted. We will get what we uuked for by und by, etc. (Implied or other* wist)." When u matter of this kind Is in the process of adjustment through the regular channels of the Society, that Is no time for a member, und »specially a supreme officer, to continue rubbing In the impression, "We were right, they were wrong." through the lodge's own paper. The Athletic Board responded speedily In re viewing the case, and the action of the Exccuiive Committee wus a. prompt us possible, The tournament was given an Increase, so whut more did Brother Lotrirh want? Perhaps, a prescription of hi. own advice to me, "Determine right from wrong fir«t," with an added pinch of "Practice whut you preach so freely und so well," This, I'm happy to .tutc, definitely conclude, my .Ide of the case. I regret, n ost sincerely, that «> much valuable space had to lxt used In presenting It. I ho|A> It won't have to occur again. MICHAEL VRHOVNIK. * Athletic Director. Addandai Simply bccause I sometimes choose to disagree with Hi other Donald J. Loti ich, secretary of the pioneer J*odgr and edltoi of the Bulls tin, when I think he is wren*, does not prove that I ant antagonistic toward the Pioniers, as he would have you lielieve. I have never been sntagonistic against the Pioneer, and any statement to that effect is a prevarication Further, want Brother I^otrich to know that I took the particular paragraph In the March Iseue of the Bulletin at lia full face value, and not at the di flati d value Ire would now like to There would In- absolutely his velue es a member of the B<»ard "f » «bal pa ,1 Education to the entire eammuni- *S««ph My com I us tons were tiu I to se4 him elected CO-OPEK A TOIt hf Vè§$9fy m» uiwmi BONDS STAMPS as they are now, that It did not create one iota of genuine fiiendshlo or good will among the member. ' tor whom It was particularly intend- ! id, Instead, it iMoloriged and aggia vsted, quite unnecessarily, an aires- j dy tied Irrprrsslon. In ciiculstinn by word and mouth, against the Nu- ' tiona I Athletic Board the Athlrti; f)irrrtoi and to some extent, also, ' against the Fsecuttve Committee If fltother l^itrich was really In- j teres ted in tht. instance In spread- , The Detroit Wolves DETROIT, MICH.—The Wolverine bingo party held on March 17 was a big success both financially und socially, It was nice seeing old faces we hudn't seen for i;oine tun. Our members backed us up wonderfully by donating practically all the prlres. The door prise was a 20 lb. ham won by Kutherlne Dulence. A five dollar bill was won by Mrs. Sculonar who promptly gave It right buck to the servicemen's fund. Many, many thank, to you. Donatiun. were a. follow.: Liquor by Outlru Cafe, Lefty Kovacit, Kl-wood Blake, Joe Makstell, Jay Bor-nick und Larry Bcrnich; cigarettes by Al Padurj groceries by Mr., Vu-van; bath towels by Mrs. Juurney; sugar und pillow slips by Mrs- Beau-prey; cases of beer by Mary and Pete Hun diet Jr. and Bcrehie Na-prudnik; » 31-Inch mirror by Tony Oolcsri poticu by Mis. Nuprudnlk; pot holder« und curds by Henry Ru-pert; sheets und pillow-case, by Mury Ann Golcar; salud set by the Wolverine Blues Girls' team; $5 bills by the Wolverine Golds girl.' team and the boy.' team; wine hy Joe Cerne, Charlotte Benedict, Mr, Pete Benedict Sr.j a Vfc bbl. of Pubst lieer by John June. Meiuliers, don't forge! the meeting every second Sunday of the month at the club on John ut 8 o'clock. Don't forget to pay your due« on time und give that extra din e u month toward the service-men's fund A ciu k foi ten do! lars toward this fund wus received by our secietary from Mury and Pete Benedict Hi The Benedicts have time sons In the mi vice, Any Wolverine member wishing to i>owi III the SNPJ telegraph!« tournament please contact iairry liei nick a! the club or at home, Tony Golcar, a mem tier of our lodge, has gone into the business world Tony has bought himself a cut glasa, a mirror business. Lot« of success in youi new venture, Tony Andy K lunch has been transferred to Indiana, where he and Irmu will make their home perma» nentfy, Charlotte Benedict is visit, lug with her husliaml Itudy in Denver* Mary Anne and Lro Golcar are vucationlng in Florida. Anne Padar and "Bucky" Wleihickl placed in the money in the mixed doubles at Palmei Park Nice going Pvt. John SmoltX postcards from Foil Bragg N. C. From a hospital in Fianee Art Benedict writes that the cast haa finally been taken off to» foot First l.i Bud An/iik writes from Fiance to the SvolMida that he is getting along fine and thanks thein for the Christmas package AUo from France comes • beautifully penned letter from Sgt. John "Preach*!* Potoenlk A pria-oner of wat In Germany until now, Mgt. E«i Padar Is now in Moscow. V. I\ i* luted birthday greetings to Cpl Fied Bernick in Kngland and It* pfe Ed B«-i nick at HetKt Field Little Jodv Iterniek visited over the *..k«nd with her grtst grandma Maroley In Sygan, Pa. A hapnv Raster to everyone. MtLLf BERNICK, 877. PROSVITA WEDNESDAY, APR TT i Minutes of Meeting of Supreme Board of Slovene National Benefit Society Held Feb. 15-17, 1945, at Headquarters, 2657 S. Lawndale Ave, Chicago, 111. (Continued from page 0) Total regular assessment $70,923.30 Special assessment......... 460.00 Benefit Returned ............. 52.00 Interest .........—.............. 1.293.89 Total ............................................. $72,719.19 Disbursements: July ....................................... $ 8,445.50 August 11,632.00 September ................................ 10,240.00 October ...................................... 9,430.50 November ...................., 11,923.50 December .................—............ 10,487.21 Total ...................-...................................$ 62,158.71 Six months «urplus..........................'...$ 10,560.48 Ha lance June 30................................... 90,747.35 Balance December 31..........................$101,307.83 $3 Class Receiptss . . July ..................................................$1,883.30 August ........................................ 1,618.20 September ........................................ 1,460.10 October ............................................J ,655 40 November .................;................1.612.00 December 1,403.20 *\r- n / * Total regular assessment,........... $9,492.20 Special assessment ................ 18.00 Benefit returned .................... 42.00 Interest .................................... 161.72 Total ............................................-......... $ 9,713.92 Disbursements! July ................................................$1,258.50 August ...................................... 1,306.00 September ....................................... 760.50 October....................................a........ 668.00 November ........................................ 867.00 December .............................~......... 1,140.50 Total ..........................................................$ 6,000.50 Six months surplus................................$ 3,713.42 Balance June 30..............'........................ 11,755.35 Balance December 31........................;...$15,468.77 Total income for the second half of last year was $210,191.64 of which $201,727.05 was regular assesiiment, $876 special assessment, $7,454.59 interest and $134 returned benefit. Total sick benefit paid was $165,771.59 and surplus for the six months was $44,42005, which is a good record. Balance of all classes as of Dec. 31, 1944 was $566,899.14. Concerning our system of paying sick and disability benefits according to the nature of sickness and disability, I deem it necessary to repeat again that the present system is the best of any we have had. This is proved by the fact that general satisfaction prevails among the membership, and at the mi me time we are building up a reserve which, arcording to insurance laws and regulations, is veiy necer.sary, It is understood that the favorable results in assets to a great extent are due to favorable working conditions. The number of light eases of sickness during favorable conditions is usually smullcr than during unemployment, while the number of cases due to accidents during favorable times usually increases. The special statistics started last year show that on Dec. 31, 1944, there were 729 members receiving sick benefit, including 119 members who have bean getting sick benefit since 1941 and 1942, and 86 since 1943. In 1944 there were 4988 new cases of sickness; of this number 4464 reported well and 524 remained on the sick list. During the last four years there has been an average of slightly more than 700 on the sick benefit list. There have bean no special discussions In the offieiul organ so fsr on matters concerning the next convention which is scheduled to take place in September of this year. This is undoubtedly due to wurtime conditions. Constructive discussions in the interest of the Society are always desirable, as well as important changes In the bylaws. However, the membership is very likely convinced that constant changing of the by-laws, crpt clally tut far as the benefits and assessments aie concerned, did not greatly benefit the organization, My personal opinion is that the next convention will not have any special work with the by-laws in connection with sick benefit, and If this is true alMiut thr by-laws as a whole, the convention could finish its business within five or six days. After all, it Is about time that we shorten our conventions. I have prepared a few changes and corrections concerning sick benefit which can perhaps be discussed st this meeting In any esse, we will have to equalize the regulations concrtning soldier-members so that under the Mtme conditions they will get the same benefits I have in mind the provision* which ullow siik benefit to soldier-members while they are In trsining in this country but do not allow disability lienefits. They should be entitled to Inith or Inith piovislons should tie eliminated. LAWRENCE GRADISEK. Itcpoit accepted. , J, Report of the Juvenile Director Another year of ptogresa, marked by new wartime developments and uncertain!Irs, has com«* to a close for the HNPJ, and so another report has bten piepared covering briefly eeitain phssrs of *<>tk delegated. assigned or assumed under my jurisdiction, much of It taking place In the tinsi six months period of 1944 ' This snnusl meeting, perhaps the most impor-tan! since thr previous convention, hss brought us together once more to review, discus» snd solve the problems of the Society, to find new ways ami means of« ncouragtng end stimulating Inlerest and activities among the lodges and membership snd. if neM tssry, to declare or re-afflrm policy on nfc I tonal and/or world issues upon which the peace, M-eurily. freedom and justice of Ihe common peo pie is dependent. We hsve succeeded In fairly good measure woiking together In the past, so lit us join to get her st this meeting confident that we can agsin rtaeh satisfactory end decisive agreements on important matters relevant to the welfare of the membership and Society as • whole, which wdt be brought to ohr attention in the course of the next two or three days. Although differences of opinion are bound to rise during the meeting, just as they have in the past, let us make an honest effort at all times to pull together and work as a unit for a fraternal goal. We can have strong differences of opinion and still gain a maximum of unity and purpose for the SNPJ, for It Is through intelligent discussion of constructive opinions, pro and con, that we, eventually, will reach sound, practical decisions and plans, thus assuring a healthy and progressive future for the Society. Let the minutes of our meetings be a true record of our individual expressions and collective actions in every possible instance. That, in my opinion, Is one sure road of helping to keep democracy for ourselves, preserve It for the men who are fighting for it over there, and for our children in the future. Our policy anent the Slovenes, Croats, Serbs and other South-Slavic people of Europe should con linue on the same high plane as in the past, that of favoring and aiding, directly snd indirectly as much as possible, the victorious struggle for peace, independence and security waged by the courageous Partisan Liberation Forces, through the united work of SANC and other related political action committees, and through the War Relief Fund of Americans of South-Slavic Descent and affiliated groups. End of war in Europe, which wc so hopefully anticipated last year, failed to materialize. Con* sequently, certain functions and activities of the Society continued to suffer, more in some communities than others, as a result. In spite of the fact that we commemorated the 40th Anniversary of the SNPJ last year and celebrated the event successfully in various communities, the Juvenile Circles and their activities decreased in number. The spirit of the adult members, over-burdened by the sorrows and nervous tension of the war,; and wearied by long, hard hours of occupation in the mills, factories, mines, etc., was not able" to make any appreciable gains except for brief intervals in certain formerly very active centers of the SNPJ. This spirit and indifference to social and cultural progress affects both lodges and circles wherever it exists in large enough quantities, and there isn't a whole lot wc can do about it. The end of war in Europe will undoubtedly changc the trend upward for the better. With this in view, we have Sgain begun an intensive educational drive through the "Prosveta'1 and "The Voice of Youth" to stir up interest in juvenile activities and the organization of new circles. This time we have the cooperation of editorial« in the Slovene Section, something we lacked in the past snd neede^ badly, which, if continued along proper channels, should prove helpful in spreading the movement into communities having the leadership necessary to organize and successfully conduct a Circle. However, I cannot help but mention the facts that juvenile leadership is scarce, that even under the most pleasant conditions the work is difficult—the remuneration almost negligible, and further the circles have only their own activities to hold them together. Their life and progress depends mainly on hourishment gained from activities and inspiration of the leaders. Insuruncr protection is no attraction here us it is in the lodges and yiat, perhaps, can be taken as another reason for the low average life of a Juvenile Circle. In my opinion nothing can brighten the immediate future of this movement as much as war's end. Despite pessimistic predictions offered at and prior to the previous meeting of this Board, it pleases me immensely to be able to report that the 40th Anniversary Campaign, like its immedi-, ate predecessors, the "Victory" and "Juvenile 30th Anniversary" campaigns, was another big success, thsnks to the generous, loyal cooperation and support of the participating lodges, members and especially the contestants who made the membership drive an interesting contest and no doubt Inspired greater activitiy in many communities where lodges of the Societv are established. The 40th Anniversary Campaign brought into the Society's fanks a total of 3576 members, of whom 2301 were juveniles and 1275 were adults, 695 of the latter being transfers from the Juvenile to the Adult Department. It can be added here that in the four months preceding the rumpaign, a total of 867 adults und juveniles were enrolled for a grand total for the year of 4,44,1 members, perhaps the third best murk on record, the other two, both higher, coming in 1943 und 1942. The cancelation rate of the 40th Anniversary Campaign is as yet very low, only 10 adults and 8 juveniles dropping out or ,05% of the total. This merely substantiates the fact common to nearly every campaign that new members don't begin to drop out of the Society during the campaign nor for several months after. . . In rogard to the cancelation record of the Juvenile 30th Anniversary Campaign, an examination, thirteen months after the conclusion, reveals that only 75 members have been lost out of the 1461 enrolled or 5% of the total. This record is considered exceedingly good, und particularly so in the light of Its low cost. So that you will be more fully informed anent the rate of cancelations in the recent past, 1 have completed a search of the records covering a period of ten years, beginning with 1935 and ending with 1944, which should prove of interest to you. Bused on official figures, the ststistics disclose that in 1944 the SNPJ had the lowest rale of cancelation in at least a decade, this being only 889 ndults and juveniles or 1.34% of the total mem berthlpr Furthermore, the record in 1943, another campaign year, wits the next best at 1 52%. while only three other years were lower than 1942 which I had a cancelation rale of i.16%. The table of' statistics prepared is as follows: TEN YEAR RECORD OF CANCELATION IN SNPJ Total Number Percent Year Membership Canceled Canceled 1944 88 071 889 I 34% 1943 84.144 977 1 52% 1942 ... 61 851 1.336 2 18% (#)1941. ... 8(1. ?SI 1,146 1 90% 1940 »2 404 1,195 2 28% 1939 ..... 51.919 1.288 2 44% 19SR ...... 51.143 1.144 2 23% 1937 4!» «04 971 1 98% 193S 49.309 892 1 80% 1935 47 931 1,248 2 80% (*) Ästet Isk Indicate s year of through which 5 35« adults wete added to the SNPJ. merger with SSP7.. and 1.989 juveniles The new plan for rewarding lodge secretaries effective since the first of this year, which was drawn up by the Supreme Secretary and Juvenile Director at the direction of this body, should re duce the percentage of cancelations still more for that is one ot its main purposes. The new nlan may also be taken as an all-year round membership campaign in which the lodge secretaries are the contestants snd, perhaps, should be conducted as such In order to gain maximum benefits for the several thousand dollars which will be distributed as awards to lodge secretaries at the close of the year. The sports activities of the Society are still at a very low level. However, some of the lodges are beginning to realize that our servicemen will come marching home one of these^ days and the time is here to revive interest in activities to which they were accustomed before they left to join the armed forces. We are now completing arrangements for the first SNPJ National 'Telegraphic" Ten-pin Bowling tournament, which was approved at the previous meeting of the Supreme Board, and the general outlook for a number of successful tournaments and social affairs held in conjunction with them is premising. This type of tournament will help to awaken the spirit of the sports-minded members, and thus, indirectly, have them take a new interest in the SNPJ and its other affairs and functions. .At this, meeting the National Athletic Boardf will be elected. Eight candidates have been nominated from the five districts and tbeir names will be submitted for your considerstion st one of the later sessions. From my own personal observations and also information received from various sources, the new name of the juvenile magazine is fast becoming popular. With few exceptions, the members, especially the juveniles, seem to be highly pleased with the change. While a sentimental attachment for Mladinski List will linger on fty some time to come, personally I am convinced that the interests and activities of the juvenile members In relationship to the Society will be better served by the magazine under the name The Voice of Youth. A meeting of the District Vice-Presidents was held yesterday, the morning and afternoon session of which I attended and presided over, but was unable to be present at the evening session. A list of recommendations was drawn up and approved by the Vice-presidents and these will be reported by them later. Fm sure you will find them worthy of your consideration. This concludes my report and in closing I wish to thank one and all for the cooperation and assistance given me in my work during the past year. • f MICHAEL VRHOVNIK. Report accepted. Manager's Report for Printing and Publishing Department My report for the past six month period is as follows: PROSVETA. We print Vfcdnesday issue or the official organ in 33,600 copies, or the same number as in the first half of the year, while daily Prosveta is being printed over 6,000 copies. Of.thesc, 5,958 are paid subscriptions; the balance is distributed among advertisers, exchanges, etc. During the last half of the yei^r we gained about a hundred new subscribers. The progress is slow, because the younger generation is not interested in the daily and the old^imers are passing away. The subscriptions are promptly paid. Largely due to uppeals for workerf, advertising sales have increased for $600.00 ovef„fhe first half of 1944. , From the financial statement following this report, you will note that ,a loss of $4.46 is recorded. Shortly before the year ended, $10,000 U.S. Treasury Bonds were culled at par, and had a book value ot $10.868,75. The difference between book value and call price wgs written off us expense. This, of course, was directly responsible for the loss Incurred. , ~ v, MLADINSKI LIST; «At the end of the year, Mladlnskl List was printed in 10,700 copies, or a few hundred more than at the end of the first half of 1944. The juvenile membership campaign, us you may know, is responsible for this progress. Incidentally, this is the last time that I make a report tor our juvenile magazine under the name Of Mladinski List. It is generally known that it has been replaced with 'The Voice of Youth of SNPJ," under which name the first issue was published in January 1945. With the exception of name, the format and contents of the muguzine ure the sume us before. PRINTERY: No chunges have taken place in the printing department. As usual, we were busy with our own publications, house jobs and a few outside customers. Printery's employees, that is, hand composition and linotype operators present quite a problem, in that they are irrcplucablc if anyone is tnken ill or leaves the job altogether. Workers of this type ure very scarce, and we are forced to do our work with less help. This necessitates overtime, for which we must pay hourly overtime and sometimes double rates. Consequently, our expenses are soaring. For the duration I am afraid, the situatfcin will remain unaltered. I make this known because I want the membership to know that wc, too, have difficulties brought about by the present war. I am happy to say, however, that the relationship between lodge secretaries, Prosveta representatives and management is but the best. In these times, Cooperation is an all important factor. In my last report 1 mentioned the difficulty in obtainUrg materials and the expense involved. The situation, even more so, prevails today. Wages, also, have increased; to this we do not object, because the economic set-up requires it and we must conform with it. Wc should bear it in mind, however, that ours is not a private enterprise and that we do not operate for profit but for our own con-venh nee. Furthermore, our rates for the weekly and daily Prosveta, in spite of the rising prices, have remained the same. Our I looks of account have been audited by professional accountants us well as our own supervising committee. For further information 1 will be available at the meeting. FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENT AND MLADINSKI LIST Six months ended December 31 IS44 RECEIPTS: Subscript ions—Daily ........... $ 6.475.19 Subscriptions—Weekly 28.462 70 Advertising ............... 2.880 93 Maintenance Fund for Magazine 4.281.18 Editors' and Office Seivlee for Magazine 780 00 Interest on Securities 532 47 Dividend Payment- Millard State Rank (in receive rship) 37 oo TOTAL ALL RECEI1T& $ 43.449 47 DISBURSEMENTS Commissions ami Dixcounts on Subscriptions and Ad> $ 1,205 97 Cost of printing Prosveta and Mladinski List ---------------------------------------------,— Editors' and Office Salaries--------------------- Stationery snd Office Supplies................ Depreciation on Furniture and Fixtures General Expense ...........—_____—------ Audit Fee _________________________________________ Rent .....____________________________________________ Postage and Shipping Expense................ Second Class Postage (Prosveta and Mladlnskl List) _______________________________ Publishing Expense .................................... Social Security Tax.....'___________________________ Unemployment Compensation Tax......... Loss on Securities ................................... Dead Accounts............................................ Accrued Interest on Securities................ 28,731.00 8,901.40 129.81 48.35 52.48 100.00 300.00 127.67 2.140.38 678.06 87.63 70.08 868.71 2.00 10.35 $ 43,453.93 Loss in department for six months.... 4.46 Total .....................................................$ 43,449.47 DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS: Cash in Northern Trust Company Bank..$ 12,125.39 Accounts Receivable—Advertisers ................377.36 Accounts Receivable*-Weekly subscr. due from SNPJ.............................................4.517.02 Deposit—Second Class Postage for Prosveta ........................................................................................................................518.07 Deposit—Second Class Postage for Mladinski List.........................................................................19.82 Securities ................................................................................................................35,333.13 Furniture and Fixtures (at cost)............................6,328.24 TOTAL ALL ASSETS..............................$ 59,219.03 i _______ LIABILITIES. RESERVES AND SURPLUS: Accounts Payable .......................................$ 3,899.10 Social Security Tax.................................... 86.71 Unemployment Compensation Tax....,..... 73.96 Reserve for Withholding Tax.................. 152.00 Employees' War Bond Savings Account 58.03 Reserve for Depreciation on Furniture and Fixtures .............................................. 6,051.95 Surplus ............................................................ 48,897.28 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET WORTH .................................................„...$ 59,219.03 ITEMIZED STATEMENT DISBURSEMENTS rOR PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENT Commissions and Discounts on Subscriptions ........................................«.........$ 1,080.70 Commissions and Discounts on Advertising ....................................................................125.27 Printing—Daily ..................'...................................................9,225.00 Printing—Weekly ................................................................................15,624.00 Printing—Magazine ..............................................................3,882.00 Office Salaries ............................................................................................3,603.50 Salaries of Editors................................................................................5,297.90 Stationery and Office Supplies: Marshall-Jackson Company....................................8.32 Elliot Addressing Machine Company.. 21.93 1 SNPJ Printery ...............................................69.22 L C Smith snd Corona Typewriters, Inc......................................................................................................................30.34 Depreciation on Furniture snd Fixtures 48.36 General Expense ....................................................................................' 52.48 Audit Fee ..........100.00 Rent ......................................................................300.00 Postage and Shipping Expense....................................127.67 Second Class Postage—Newspaper....................2,024.10 Second Class Postage—Magazine............................116.28 Publishing Expense: The Federated Press.........................................200.00 Overseas News Agency, Inc..................................147.00 Subscriptions to magazines and news- < papers ....?/.....................................16.00 SNPJ Printery (cuts)..................................................169.82 Elliott Addressing Machine Company 4.72 Anton Garden (petty cash)........................................40.00 Frank's Bindery ............................................................................1.75 Telegram (Inter-Racial Press) ........................1.27 Milan Medvesek (book) ................................................2.50 Ernest J. Kruetgen, Postmaster....................10.00 Katka Zupancic (magazine)....................................25.00 Ernestine Jugg (magazine)........................................35.00 Ann Sannemann (magazine)....................................25.00 Social Security Tax...„..................................................................87.63 Unemployment Compensation Tax....................70.08 Dead Accounts ................................................................2.01 Loss on Securities..................-............................868.75 Accrued Interest on Bonds................................................10.35 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS......................$ 43,453.93 SLOVENE NATIONAL BENEFIT SOCIETY-PR INTER Y Financial Statement for six months ending December 31. 1944 RECEIPTS: Publications Sales—Prosveta and Mladinski List ..................................................$ 28,731.00 Sales to SNPJ .............................................. 2,103.88 Salc3 to Customers .................................... 1,040.13 Sales to Prosveta ....................................... 239.04 House Sales.................................................... 54.25 Total receipts for completed work....$ 32,168.30 Waste Paper Sales................................................................................6.00 Cash Discounts Earned................................................................30.04 Interest on Securities ........................................................657.47 Interest on Mortgage Loan................................................118.13 Refund—Retailers' Occupational Tax............387.80 Dividend—Millard State Bank (in receivership) ................................................................................................211.89 TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS................ DISBURSEMENTS: Paper Purchases .................J...... Ink Purchases ................................... Misct lluncous Materials Purchases Publications Postage ....................... Factory Payroll ................................... Rent ............................. Fire Insurance .................................. Depreciation _____________________________ Power ...........................................„.„.,, ., Liability Insurance ............................. Stock Handling Expense ................... De put tmental Machine Expense ... Work in Process June 30. 1944 ...... $ 33,579.63 6.308.33 . 195 89 1.766 33 825 33 15.231.01 1,800 00 89 48 280.07 481.74 120.66 49.00 352 90 482.63 Total Factory Expense ......................$ 27.98147 Le ss Work in Process Dec. 31. 1944 . 442 19 Manufacturing Cost of Sales .........$ 27,541 18 J Shipping and Mailing Departmeift Expense ........................................ Advertislng Expense .............................. Office Salaries ...»................................. General and Office Expense ............... Postage ...... . ................................. Social Srcurity Tax ........................... fmmployment Compensaron Tax_______ 168.45 302 00 2.072 00 77.75 169 19 146 87 117 48 Audit Fee .............. Discounts Allowed ___ Total Expense____________________________. ..... Profit in department for six months -¡¿¡ j? TOTAL * 33.579 83 DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS: Balance in Amalgamated Trust and Savings Bank ................................. | u,«,«. Accounts Receivable ............„ . _ .....* Debit Balances Accounts Payable ................rJ'S! Materials Inventory (Paper and ink)... 2 67-u* Work in Process Inventory..............................440 , Investments ........................................J; j9 Real Estate Mortgage..................... Machinery and Equipment (at cost)... 54 86J J: Unexpired Insurances ...................................................." Mailing Department Inventory..............¿ * Publications Postage .............. Postage Inventory .............................................»4 r-L General Factory Inventory.................................JJ Shipping Department Inventory.... „'¡J Bindery "D" Inventory..............................................¿¡¡J Jotaln-..................-...............................imisu) Less Reserve ....................................... 5207209 TOTAL ALL ASSETS................................$~73^094i * ——~ — LIABILITIES, NET WORTH AND RESERVES Social Security Tax....................................$ 119 2, Unemployment Compensation Tax.......... 12577 Accounts Payable ..........................................................220* Withholding Tax ............................... Employees' War Bond Savings Account 266 27 Employees' .Vacation Reserve.................. 1330 Allowance- fo# 'Depreciation...................... 52,072 09 Original SNPJ investment....................... 5o!ooooo Surplus ...../Mix............................................... 22J46.68 _ Total .......................................................$125,981.50 Less Reserve ....................................... 52,072.09 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET WORTH ......................................................$ 73,909.41 PHILIP GODINA. Report accepted. Editor*s Report Since the last supreme board meeting there were no special changes in regard to Prosveta. There is plenty of work and we are meeting the demands required in issuing the daily newspaper and the monthly juvenile magazine. The main activity of the Society was the jubilee membership campaign in which the Prosveta co-operated all along the line as this is our duty. You are acquainted with the progress and the results of the drive. It was well planned and effectively directed by the campaign manager, and the members active in the campaign in their communities deserve full recognition for the success of the drive. The last supreme board meeting instructed the editor to carry out two directives which, if not complied with entirely, were at least followed through to the maximum of possibility. I have in mind the board decision to stop in the paper the dispute resulting from the resignation of the former editor. This decision made no noticeably unfavorable impression among the membership and readers because only a few pf the members tried to continue the dispute. In this connection let me mention that the last dispute between the present and former editor of Prosveta was, in my opinion, outside the limits of the decision because it concerned exclusively the conflicting ideas of the liberation movement in the old country and not the dispute of the supreme board and the responsible editor. Similar ideological conflicts were found in Prosveta many times and could be found in any paper that has iu columns open for its readers. This will be so also in the future because we do not all have the same opinions. The second board decision instructed the editor to adhere to the previously accepted political policy during the past political campaign, that is, that the Prosveta shall remain neutral. The editor carried out this policy to the letter and also tried to explain to the readers that the rule is valid also for correspondents. Some followed this rule and some did not, but we were careful in seeing that propaganda for this 01 that candidate or party was eliminated from the articles. In this, however, we have not succeeded entirely because indirect propaganda has its ways which cannot be always blocked, unless you reject the entire article. If we do this we create bad feeling among contributors who in such instances as a rule do not have bad intentions. Therefore, if the editor would want to stop also all indirect propaganda, that is, indirect support for this or that political "savior," he would only harm the paper. It « nccessary to use common sense. Because of our relief action, Prosveta was overwhelmed with articles containing lists of contributors' names, and we were forced to limit their contents by publishing only the names of those who contributed five dollars or more for either relief or political action. I wish to add that the editing of this type of articles also takes mo* time. This helped a little and the articles are now being published more quickly. This is important because every writer wishes to see his article printed as soon as possible. We all know thai articles are an important factor for the pap^r. , is regrettable that we can give the correspond^" only recognition and gratitude for'their coopera tion. I am doing this at this time, hoping u»« Prosveta will have many correspondents also the future. iV As you know, the official organ of the juvenur department has a new name since the bcfinninf of this year, The Voice of Youth of SNPJ < £ last two words will be dropped as soon as a right will be granted for the original nam« at the last supreme board meeting.) The members in general are enthusiastic about the rn name because to them it has the same me-n m as the old name had for the older generation though the membership did not oppos« the cwjj some members will perhaps regret the they won't see the Mladinski List any more n ever, if we would oppose this adjustment, it * sooner or later harm the organization . It Is regrettable that this change ha« the artistic pen of Katka Zupanii* who m» many years been enriching the Ml»din>*' • It has been our wish, and still is. that she continue to enrich also The Voice of You» ^ cause the loss of her literary gems in yrn* ^ verse is truly a loss for the slready me»r vene literature In this country This fTr,n*' ^ the question, how long shall we retain Xif ^r^ section in the juvenile organ without K-' _ operation. ANTON GAKPW Report accepted. (Continued next week) •