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CROATIAN FRATERNAL UNION
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Well Worth It
the Croatian Fraternal Union bene
fit from the Conservation Bonus
Awards it pays Lodge Secretaries and Nest
a n a e s o a i n a i n i n i n a o
strengthening, their membership ranks be
tween January 1 and December 31?
Of course the Society benefits, as witness
the fact that its Home Office processed 586
Junior and Senior applications alone during
December, 1953, as the direct result of Lodge
Secretaries and Nest Managers striving to
qualify for a Conservation Bonus Award be
fore the end of the year.
Only one of the ten months devoted to
the conduct of the Croatian Fraternal
Union's 1953 Membership Campaign bettered
the December turnover of 586 enrollments
traced to those laboring to lay claim to a
Lodge or Nest Conservation Bonus Award.
November, 1953, brought in 756 Junior
and Senior applications for membership to'
overshadow the December total of 586 post
ed, in the main, by our Lodge Secretaries and
Junior Nest Managers.
It should be remembered, however, that
November happened to be the closing month
of the 1953 Membership Campaign, the last
opportunity for numerous Field Workers to
cash in on the liberal monetary and other
awards attending that recruiting drive.
But that is neither here nor there in the
final analysis, for all that really matters is
that the Society came to profit, once again,
from its Conservation Bonus Awards Sys
tem and is grateful to those Lodge Secre
taries and Nest Managers who took the time
December to qualify for a reward for
tain ing theip membership.
Sooner Or Later
of these days, only God knows when,
man will learn how to conquer Polio
and remove this dread disease from the Na
tion's dwindling list of health menaces.
Until then, we Americans must contribute
to the Annual "March of Dimes" Drive con
ducted by the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis in order that this great,
humanitarian organization may continue its
ceaseless battle against the ravages of Polio
and finally emerge triumphant.
Most of us are well aware of the fact
that Polio strikes children more often than«
it does adults that there are thousands
of boys and girls in our national midst who
have been felled by the disease, youngsters
who need our help to recover.
While the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis can ably argue its own case
for your support of its cause, we feel that a
Polio victim in the Society's ranks will ap
peal far more to members of the Croatian
Fraternal Union during the 1954 "March of
Dimes" Drive and convince them of "the ne
eessity of making a contribution.
It is for this reason that we are reprint
ing, elsewhere on this page of the English
Section of the Zajedničar, a radio address i
delivered January 9 last by bro. John Bro
nich. a member of the CFU's Home Office
Clerical Staff, who only recently saw Polio
strike his young granddaughter.
Bro. Bronich's appeal for contributions to
the "March of Dimes" speaks for itself, for
his words come from a heart heavy with
sorrow caused by a ruthless disease.
Yes, sooner or later, man will conquer
Polio and make, the world a better place to
live in. But what of those who come a crop
per at its merciless hands in the meantime?
Let the size of your 1954 "March of Dimes"
contribution be your answer!
AMERICANA
This Administration be
lieves that we must not and
need not tolerate a boom-
and-bust America. We believe that Amer
ica's prosperity does not and need not de
pend upon war or the preparation for war.
We know that this great country can make
the adjustments necessary to meet changing
circumstances without encouraging disaster
and without bringing about the economic
chaos for which the Communists hope. Our
system is the greatest wealth producer in
the world in terms of the life and the well
being of every citizen.
President wight D. Eisenhower
ENGLISH SECTION
Established November 6, 1929. Published weekly
By The
Croatian Fraternal t^nion
STEPHEN F. BKKICH, Editor-in-Chief
Editorial Offices, 3111 Forbes St,, Pittsburgh 13, Pa.
Telephones: SC'henley 1-4470 1-4471
Deadline For Material: Thursday Morning Of Week Prior To Publication
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1954
Capitalists All
"THE Amei ican capitalist continues to be
the chief international target of Russia's
perverted propagandists.
He the capitalist is depicted in the
Soviet press as a pot bellied, bejeweled mil
lionaire attired in a top hat and striped
pants, a tyrant to hate unto death.
Millions the world over have either heard
or read the Communist myth that less than
100 families control the economy of the
United States, that the rest of the American
people are their slaves.
It is, of course, true that America houses
large corporations. But these vast enterpri
ses are not controlled by millionaires, but
by millions of average American citizens who
are no more slaves than we are the President
of the United States.
In fact, nearly 7,000,000 Americans are
themselves stockholders in the Nation's large
corporations. There arc some 1,000,000 "cap
italists" holding stock in the American Tele
phone and Telegraph Company another
450,000 in General Electric. And yet, in
neither of these corporations is there any
single dominant holding bloc.
But these are as nothing when ono real
izes that there are approximately 90,000,000
Americans who hold life insurance certifi
cates and, as such, have an equity in cor
porate bonds held by insurance organiza
tions. These too are "bloated capitalists."
Capitalists or not, the aggregate of pay
ments in 1954 to families throughout Amer
ica from their life insurance companies will
undoubtedly reach a new high during this
year, probably over $400,000,000 monthly.
Such a flow of funds, nearly $5,000,000,000
annually, will certainly represent a vitally
important social and economic contribution
to every community and help make the
United States all the stronger.
Still other American "capitalists" con
tributing to the welfare of themselves and
their Country are those who own United
States Government Savings Bonds, the ordi
nary men and women who arc privileged to
do as they please with their earnings.
During 1953, sales of the Government's
Series E and Savings Bonds showed an
increase of 23'V over the previous year, and
three-fourths of all E Bonds which have ma- i
tured since 1951 are still being retained by
their "capitalistic" owners, under the auto
matic extension privilege.
These are facts which reflect the results
of a continuous and highly effective cam
paign on the part of many to sell Americans
on the value of thrift through Life Insur
ance, Savings Bonds and Stocks.
They are America's answer to the Com
munist hogwash that the United States is
controlled by millionaires, that the many are
being economically raped by the few.
^PEAKING of Communists, Representative
James G. Fulton, Republican, Dormont,
Pa., will endeavor during the current session
of Congress to bring to a halt United States'
aid to Yugoslavia.
A member of the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee. which would take up such legislation,
Congressman Fulton intends to cut off
American aid to Yugoslavia on the grounds
that the United States can't trust President
Tito any more than it can any other world
figure of Communist stripe.
Arguing that "a Communist is a Com
munist" per se Congressman Fulton
also wants to know "whether Tito has made
a deal with Malenkov" before he, personally,
will agree to any further material American
support of the unsteady Yugoslav nation.
Congressman Fulton opposed aid to Tito
during previous sessions of Congress, but
never mustered enough sympathy among his
colleagues to knock the Yugoslav leader for
a loop and put him out of business.
As for how much aid Yugoslavia has re
ceived from the United States, the Govern
ment's Commerce Department records reveal
that the Yugoslavs have merited 552 millions
of dollars worth of American support since
the end of World War II. Whether this has
been in addition to military aid cannot be
disclosed for reasons of security.
Perhaps Congressman Fulton isn't the
only American anxious to know whether the
United States is pursuing a sensible policy
in pouring millions into Yugoslavia. We, too,
would like to knew whether Amcrica is get
ting an honest iclurn for its money.
For Supreme Prez
Pittsburgh, Pa. Supreme
President and Mrs. V. I. Man
dich became grandparents /or
the tenth time on December 2,
1953, when Boris and Jean
Mandich announced the arri
val of Cynthia Theresa Man
dich and upped their family
circle to three tikes.
Boris, a University of Pitts
burgh graduate, is a Con
struction Engineer with the
G. S. Richardson Engineers.
The youngest of the Supreme
President's two sons, he is
now the father of two girls
and a boy. All ton of the Man-
dich grandchildren are mem
bers of Junior Order Nest 19.
Altogether, eighteen mem-
are affiliated with the Cro
atian Fraternal Union to give
the Supreme President an ćx
cellent arguing point to use
when he goes about the seri
ous business of praising the
greatest organization of its
kind in the world. At least, no
one can say lie doesn't have
the Society at heart.
Our congratulations to Bo
ris and Jean Mandich on their
latest good fortune in life,
and to little Cynthia Theresa
best wishes for health and
happiness.
Stephen F. Brkieh, Editor
What It Means
For tulile reason we have
never been able to discover,
people insure their houses,
their furniture, their auto
mobiles and virtually ev
erything of value they pos
sess, but seldom buy life
insurance without being so
licited over and over again.
Yet life insurance is the
only means by which a man
or woman can create a sub
stantial estate by signing
an application and paying
moderate premiums.
A life insurance policy is
a certificate of deposit
bought on easy terms
which cancels at death all
unpaid installments. It is
a plan which makes possi
ble the purchase of money
for delivery in the future
at times when it will be
needed most. As someone
wrote not long ago:
"Life insurance is the
organized love of men for
their families the capitali
zation of affection the
prudence of years the
riches of the poor the se
curity of the rich. It is love
and affection reduced to a
science—thrift exalted to a
profession. And the beauti
ful part of it all is that it
reaches its greatest value
•n immediate cash when
everything else is made un
certain through death."
Co'jnei! Bluffs "Nonparicl"
is the Signal
Cards In January
Pittsburgh, Pa. Again
this year, all aliens who are
in the United States on Jan
uary 1st must file an alien
address report form during
the month of January.
Under provisions of exist
ing immigration laws, this
action must be repeated every
year so that the government
might have on file pertinent
information on aliens who re
side in the country.
This annual requirement al
so applies to aliens temporar
ily absent from the country
on January lst these indi
viduals must report their ad
dress within ten days after
u w i- u •, returning to the United
bers of. the. Mandich fan?ilv g^es
The Alien Address Report
Card (Form 1-53) may be ob
tained from any Post Office
or Immigration and Natural
ization Office. The questions
on the card must be answered
and signed by the person con
cerned and then handed in to
any Post Office or Immigra
tion Office during the month
of January. They may not be
returned by mail.
This law does not apply to
U. S. citizens. However, ev
eryone can be of service to
the government, and any of
their friends or acquaintances
who arc not U. S. citizens, by
reminding them of their re
sponsibilities in filing this
report form.
Technical assistance or fur
ther information may be ob
a i n e y o n a i n e
American Service Institute, a
Commuhity Chest Agency at
200 Ross Street, Pittsburgh,
or by calling COurt 1-6010.
Eastern Concert Dates
i s u a e
w o e n o w n e u u e s n e
University Tamburitzans will
be making their first big tour
through the Eastern section
of the United States very
shortly. We urge our C.F.U.
members to make a definite
date to witness the Tammie«
in action when they appear
in and around the various
cities.
The first ptop on a busy
schedule will be made on
Saturday, January 30, in
Bridgeport, Conn., at the
Klein Memorial Hall, at 8:00
!PM on Monday, February 1,
in Manchester, New Hamp
shire, at the Palace Theater,
at 8:15 PM Wednesday, Feb
ruary 3, in Mt. Carmel, Pa., at
the Victoria Theater, 8 PM.
On Thursday, February 4,
in York, Pa., at the Public
High School Auditorium, 8:15
PM and on Sunday, Febru
ary 7, in Johnstown, Pa., at
the Cochran High School
Auditorium, at 2:30 PM.
Pittsburgh, Pa. The fol
lowing address was made Jan
uary 9. 1954, over the Amer
ican Croatian Radio Hour,
Station WMCK, by bro. John
Bronich, a member of the
CFU Clerical Staff. Its mes
sage should serve to melt the
hearts and pocketbooks of
our C.F.U. members every
where
Bro. Bronicb's Appeal
The director of this pro
gram, bro. Tony Brajdic, who
is also my co-worker at the
CFU Home Office, has been
in the practice of utilizing
this time of year to bring be
fore the eyes of our people a
most noble cause, the March
of Dimes Drive.
His legion of listeners take
great pride in his noble work,
for they realize that he has
joined the vast army of those
who are endeavoring to re
lieve the pains and the after
math of that dreaded disease,
polio, for those children who
are so unfortunately afflicted.
Brother Brajdic le a n e
that my little niece, Bonnie
Lou Burger, who is just five
and a half years of age and
lives in Farrell, Pa., likewise
fell prey to the crippling
plague.
On the strength of my ex
perience with the work of the
March of Dimes Foundation,
bro. Brajdic requested that I
explain to his listeners just
These questions and an
swers should be "must read
ing" for every member of the
Croatian Fraternal Union of
9. Question: What is the
Bill of Rights?
Answer: The first 10 a
mendments to the Constitu
tion, adopted in 1791, are
Answer: The Supreme
Court has stated that ratifi
cation must be within "some
reasonable time after the pro
posal." Beginning with the
18th amendment it has been
customary for Congress to
set a definite period for rati
fication. In the case of the
Should You Support The 1954 "March Of Dimes" Drive?
how worthy of your support
this organization is.
The greater portion of the
victims of this dread disease
consists of helpless young
sters, and who can say where
it will strike next. It does not
n e e s s a i y o v e a k e o s e
who are physically weak or
neglected, but many times
strikes those who to all ap
pearances are healthy, strong
and as well taken care of as
possible. This was the case of
my little niece.
Bonnie spent the greater
part of last year living with
my wife and me right here in
Pittsburgh. Many will re
member her as a lively, active
and sociable little girl who al
ways had a smile on her lips,
a song in her heart and the
love of dancing ingrained in
her very nature.
When she became ill she
was immediately removed to
the hospital in Sharon, Pa.,
and here every possible means
of cure known to modern
science was placed at her dis
posal. She is now at home
convalescing, still unable to
walk but showing promise of
doing so some day in the fu
ture, thanks to the wonderful
work of the March of Dimes
fund, modern medicine and
improved treatment methods.
When I inquired of Bonnie's
parents, my daughter and
son-in-law, whether or not
they received any assistance
YOUR GOVERNMENT
HOW DOES IT FUNCTION?
Pittsburgh, Pa. Last week, the English Section of the
Zajedničar began the serialized publication of 291 questions
and answers pertaining to the Government of the United
States of America.
The first 8 questions and answers covered governmental
procedure in general and touched briefly on the Constitution.
We resume the series today with further questions pertain
ing to the Constitution and?
enter into Elections in the
United States.
fied in effect on February 8,
1933.
Prior to this amendment
the annual session of Con
gress began on the first Mon
day in December (Constitu-
America, regardless of age. jtion, art. 1, sec. 4). As the
terms o Members com
menced on March 4, this
And now, on with the series!
Constitution
meant that Members elected
in November of the even
numbered years did not take
office for 4 months, and nor
mally did not take part in a
session of Congress for 9
commonly referred to as the months or more that is, the
Bill of Rights. As a matter of session which began in De
fact, the first 8 really set out
the substantive and procedu
personal rights associated
with that description, while polls or had not stood for re
9 and 10 are general rules of election for this reason it
interpretation of the relation was known as the lame duck
between the State and Feder- session, and the 20th amend
al Governments, all powers ment which shifted the dates
not delegated by the Consti- involved is called the lame
tution to the United
cember immediately following
election included Me e s
who had been defeated at the
duck amendment. It has not
nor prohibited to the States,' entirely obviated the inconsis
being reserved to the States
or the people.
10. Question: How long
may a proposed amendment
remain outstanding and open
to ratification?
tency of legislation by a Con
gress which does not repre
sent the latest choice of the
people, as witness the last
part of the session of the
81st Congress.
12. Question: What is the
most recent amendment?
Answer: The 22nd amend
ment, certified by the Admin
istrator of General Services
on March 3, 1951, as having
been ratified by the legisla
tures of three-fourths of the
States. This amendment lim-
18th, 20th, 21st, and 22nd a-!its the President to 2 terms.
mendments the period set was
7 years but there has been
no determination as to just
how long a "reasonable time"
might extend.
On the occasion of the
150th anniversary of the Bill
of Rights, the 3 States of
Connecticut, Georgia a nd
Massachusetts, which had
never taken action on them,
ratified the first 10 amend
ments which had been a part
of the Constitution for a cen
tury and a half.
11. Question: What is the
"lame duck" amendment?
Answer: The 20th amend
ment, adopted upon ratifica
tion by the 36th State on Jan
uary 23rd, 1933, and certi-
13. Question: Why was a
constitutional amendment ne
cessary to change the date of
the beginning of the terms of
President, Vice President,
and Members of Congress?
Answer: The Constitution
fixes the terms of President
and Vice President at 4 years,
of Senators at 6 years, and of
Representatives at 2 years.
Any change of date would af
fect the terms of the incum
bents. It was, therefore, ne
cessary to amend the Consti
tution to make the change.
This shortened the terms of
President Franklin D. Roose
velt and Vice President John
N. Garner, and all Senators
and Representatives.
January 13,1954.
from the March of Dimes, a
fund we have supported for
many years, they readily as
sured me that even today
they are still receiving aid
from this organization.
They are wholeheartedly in
agreement that it is a most
worthy organization for our
support. From this fund, vital
instruments and medicines
needed for the arresting and
cure of this disease are placed
at the disposal of the hospi
tals and, consequently, the
patients.
This is just one case where
we have witnessed the funds
of the March of Dimes in ac
tion to save a human life, and
there must be thousands of
similar cases throughout the
nation.
I, therefore, appeal to our
people, and to the listeners of
this program, that they dig
into their pockets and support
this noble cause, this year's
March Of Dimes Drive. Re
member, no one knows where
the germ will strike next, or
who will be in need of assis
tance during the year.
Make your pledges today
by calling the March of Dimes
o e a o a O e s e a
1-4221, or McKeesport 8
8888. Or, send your contribu
tions to the March of Dimes,
care of the American-Cro
atian Radio Hour, Radio Sta
tion WMCK, McKeesport, Pa.
Do it today!
Society's New Film To
Be Widely Screened In
Early Months Of 1954
Pi 11
s u Pa. The
"This Is Your Croatian Fra
ternal Union" technicolor film
which had its premiere show
ing in Chicago on December
6th, is very popular. A subse
quent showing in St. Louis
two weeks later emphasized/
this. The entire photograp^x.
in the film was done by
George Marchan of Chicago,
while the narration was done
by the Zajedničar's English
Editor, Stephen F. Brkieh.
By decision of the C.F.U.
Executive Board as of Decem
ber 9th, 1953, the booking of
said film is to be made avail
able to our Lodges or Central
Committees by applying to
the Sports-Educational De
partment, 3441 Forbes St.
No fee is charged for the
renting of same. But we do
expect our Lodges to cooper
ate in the immediate return
of same because if another
Lodge in another community
is booked to show said film a
week later we have but one
copy of the film, reproduc
tion being a costly figure.
An indication of how im
portant the immediate return
of the film and booking it at
the one place, you have but
to check the list of appear
ances as cf today.
Saturday, January 23rd,
1954, in Joliet, 111., under
Lodge 175. Sunday, February
28th, United C. F. U. Lodges
Annual Meeting in Pitts
burgh. Lodge 4, Etna, Pa.,
will show the film Sunday,
April 11th, in conjunction
with their 60th Anniversary.
April 18th the film will be in
Farrell, Pa., and on April 25th
the film will be shown in
Gary, Indiana, under auspices
of Nest 10 which plays an im
portant part in the film.
As we stated earlier in this
article, the film is available
to our Central Committees
and Lodges. We hope that it
helps to build respect and in
terest in your Society. If your
Lodge committee intends to
avail itself of the film, please
write to the designated de
partment.
Frank Braidic, Director
Sports-Educational Dept.
Aggregate of payments
in 1954 to families through
out America from their life
insurance organizations will
in all probability be over
$400,000,000 montfely.