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CROATIAN FRATERNAL UNION
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Bis Show
it won't be the largest such gath
ering in the annals of the event, the
Croatian Fraternal Union's 22nd Annual
National Tenpin Bowling Tournament this
weekend will nonetheless be a sports classic
of the first magnitude.
Everything possible has been done
and will be done by the Buffalo, New
York, Lodp 557 tourney hosts to make
this one of the more
e o a e s u
events on record,
one which will cre
¥f)
In an editorial dated April 18 last, we
took to task the Society's minor tourneys
for cluttering up the Spring season picture
to such an alarming extent in recent years
as to detract from the necessary wide
spread interest in the Annual National
Tenpin Tournament and its "smaller broth
er," the Annual Duckpin Tournament.
We still feel these lesser events should
be regulated in the future and be kept from
encroaching on two now great annual un
dertakings which were many, many years
in the process of building the hard way,
or when money was scarce.
Too many good things can beyond
question spoil everything and lead but to
the ruination of something which took two
decades to build into greatness.
ALL THINGS considered, our Buffalo
Lodge 557 members have done a truly com
mendable job of planning and preparing for
the championships this weekend.
While all was far from being "beer and
skittles" during the weeks and months pre
ceding this 1956 classic, the fact remains
that the Lodge 557 Committee on Arrange
ments cooperated in countless respects to
assure the success of the 22nd Annual Na
tional Tenpin Tournament.
To all in Buffalo who labored in any way
to make this event worth attending go our
congratulations and sincerest best wishes
for a most successful tourney.
May their efforts be appreciated by all
who come to visit Buffalo.
Worth Watching
Croatian Fraternal Union's Central
Educational Committee of Greater Kan
sas City Lodges is "up to something" well
worth watching elsewhere.
To reactivate the Society's Lodges in
that area, the Committee will sponsor a
"Fraternal Homecoming" Dinner on Sun
day, May 20, and a Membership Campaign
Mass Meeting on Monday, May 21.
Which is more than our Kansas City
members have done in many, many years.
THE IDEA of a "Fraternal Homecom
ing" Dinner is a wonderful thing.
As college graduates return to their
schools for homecoming games and to re
new their faith in alma mater, so our mem
bers in and around Kansas City will sit
down on Sunday, May 20, for a homecoming
fete which will reacquaint them with the
greatness of their Society and reactivate
them in its future behalf.
We know, for a fact, that our members
in Kansas City have cooperated more than
ever since the announcement of plans for
this "Fraternal Homecoming" Dinner and
are beginning to return to the "old home
stead," the Croatian Fraternal Union.
Perhaps other inactive centers of the
Society would be wise to do likewise.
*ar greater re-
A spect for our mem
bership in the State
of New York in
particular and the
Croatian Fraternal
Union in general.
There is much at stake at Buffalo May
4-5-6, not the least of which is the prestige
of the Society and those of its members in
New York who have steadfastly maintained
their faith in it in the face of some trying
circumstances.
We have nothing but admiration for
these faithful in Buffalo and elsewhere in
New York. They are a distinct credit to
the Croatian Fraternal Union.
WE BEMOANED the fact recently that
"only" 97 adult teams submitted entries for
the twenty-second renewal this weekend of
one of the greatest sports spectacles in the
fraternal realm.
ENGLISH SECTION
Wstablishcd Noi-rwhrr n, 1029. Published weekly
i The
Croatian Fraternal Union
Croat Churches
Generally
Perhaps this is
STEPHEN F. BRKICH, Editor-in-Chief
Dililorial Office«, 3141 orlie* Street, Pit(ilurgli 13, Pa.
Telephones: Ml'srum 2^470 '1-4471
I nsolicitert urtirleii, nianiiMripU, Irttern, picture*. etc.,
kiilimilted to Til K ZA Kl\M Ali »re forwarded at the
owner'« risk, »ml 'I'll K //AJKDMCAIt expremily denie*
any responsilpilit.v for 4lioir «afekeeplnir or return. THK
ZA.IKDNH'AU reserve* the right to edit, revi*e or reject
any article or other matter aulimitted for publication.
overlooked in the history of the
Croatian Fraternal Union is the part
its members have played in the erection
of
Croatian Roman Catholic Churches in the
United States.
overlooked because
Society is not a religious organization in
Ihe true sense of the word, preferring
it does to leave religion up to the individual
beliefs of its thousands of members in this
Country and Canada.
It has, of course, been criticized for this
preference, but those who did so were ne
ver in agreement with the nature of the
Croatian Fraternal Union.
WHAT DOES the history of the Cro
atian Fraternal Union show in respect to
the rise in this Nation of Croatian Roman
Catholic Churches and Schools?
For one thing, it shows that wherever
our people congregated in years gone by to
organize a Lodge of what is today the Cro
atian Fraternal Union they invariably got
around to building a Croatian Catholic
Church and School.
This is true in
The oldest such Croatian Church in the
United States, this Parish was the idea
of
the very same pioneers who saw the neces
sity sixty-two years ago of organizing
a
mutual benefit protection society, the one
you arc a member of today.
AS WE SAID, the Croatian Fraternal
Union isn't a religious "outfit."
Yet it has done more for the welfare
of America's Croatian Roman Catholic
Churches and Schools than any other or
ganization of its type in existence.
It has done so with a minimum of fan
fare asking nothing in return.
But its members may well be proud
of
what it has done in this respect and rest
assured that it will continue to do go when
ever possible in the future.
VV/ e ran for public office on two occa
sions years ago and we^e defeated
both times by the electorate.
On Tuesday, April 24, 1956, we decided
to take a small hand in the 'Pennsylvania
primary election by working for a female
^rite-in candidate for office.
THE PERSON we worked for knew ex
actly nothing about politics.
She never ran for public office before
and was most reluctant to seek any such
honor on this occasion. She was satisfied
to leave well enough alone.
But. no, she won in a race with two oth
er hopefuls and will serve the next two
years as a County Committee Woman.
Of course it had to be the wife of the
Zajedničar's English Editor!
the čase of such
sylvania centers as Steelton, Johnstown,
Millvale, North Side Pittsburgh and
Mc
Keesport. It is no less true in the case
of
South Chicago, 111.. Kansas City, Kansas,
St. Louis, Mo., and Cleveland, Akron and
Youngstown, Ohio. Also Rankin, Pa.
In fact, North Side Pittsburgh's St. Ni
cholas Croatian Roman Catholic Church
came into existence the very same year
which gave birth to our Society 1894.
In Passing
n the election campaign
now under way conten
ders against the present
Administration are at
tempting to convince us
that if they were in office they would han
dle American affairs more satisfactorily.
In domestic matters their bid boils down to
assessing the discontent of national groups
and organized minorities with a view to in
creasing their own following and diminish
ing that of the Republicans. A party out
of power in either branch of government
must concentrate on discontents and grie
vances and try, in fact, to increase them,
while a party in power must satisfy a ma
jority that conditions are sufficiently sat
isfactory to warrant continuity.
Dorothy Thompson
PEOPLE WHO have no weaknesses are
terrible there is no way of taking advan
tage
of
Anatole France
Dr. Nikola Tesla's Last Patent Was
Issued By United States Back In 1928
High Tension Current Transmission Due
To Genius Of World's Greatest Inventor
By Adam Sudetic, Member, Lodge 519
DETROIT, Mich. One of the*numerous friends and
great admirers of the late Dr. Nikola Tesla was Mr. Hugo
Gernsback, editor and publisher of the famous, widely read
publication "Electrical Experimenter."
To the best of the writer's knowledge, this publication
was
the only one which succeeded in gaining Tesla's con
sent to publish his autobi
ography. He also coopera
ted with the publishers in
the undertaking and even
tually saw the famed work
appear under the title "Mfr
Inventions."
With the consent and
cooperation of Mr.
Gernsback, I translated
this work into the Cro
atian language and pub
lished it in "Slobodna
Misno" in 1926 on the
occasion of Dr. Tesla's
70th birthday.
The translation proved
to be quite a task, but the
pleasure I derived from the
end result more than re
paid me for the hours
spent in the translating.
Tribute Paid In 1919
In his announcement in
"Electrical Experimenter"
in January of 1919, which
introduced the publication
of "My Inventions," Mr.
Gernsback said:
"Ninety percent of the
entire electrical industry
pays tribute to his (Te
sla's) genius. All electri
cal machinery using or
generating alte mating
current is due to Tesla.
"High tension current
transmission, without
which our long distance,,,
trolley cars, our electrical
lines, our subways would
be impossible, is due to the
genius of Tesla. The Tesla
Induction Motor, the Tes
la Rotary Converter, the
Tesla Phase System of
Power Transmission, the
Tesla Steam and Gas Tur
bine and the Tesla Coil and
Oscillation Trans former
are perhaps his better
known inventions."
Greatest Of Them All
In that same issue of
1919 one will find the fol
lowing tribute:.
"Nikola Tesla, in the
opinion of authorities, to
day is conceded to be the
greatest inventor of all
time.
"Tesla has more ori
ginal inventions to his
credit than any other
man in history. He is
considered greater than
Archimedes, Faraday, or
Edison.
His basic, as well as
revolutionary, discoveries
for sheer audacity have no
equal in the annals of the
world. His master mind is
easily one of the seven
wonders
the intellectual
world."
Why Is Name Missing?
To scientists, technologi
cians, particularly in the
field of electricity, electro
nics, etc., as well as to stu
dents, the great name of
Dr. Nikola Tesla is well
known and they are famil
iar with his discoveries
and inventions.
But what puzzles the av
erage person is: Why is it
that Tesla's name is not
seen anywhere on his in
ventions? For example,
why is it that his name is
not engraved on a little
brass or copper plate at
tached to a motor, such as
one may find the name of
Edison or Westinghouse,
or some other firm, in in
dustry?
This I cannot answer, "j
But we all know that
Tesla's discoveries and
inventions are almost
endless. Permit me to
Outshone Archimedes, Edison and Faraday
enumerate here only a
few of them.
e e s a w o- a s e
three-phase, mult i-phase,
poly-phase system of pow
er transmission the Tesla
principle the Tesla rotat
ing magnetic field and the
Tesla rotating magnetic
field transformer.
Then there is the Tesla
induction motor, the Tesla
split-phase motor, the Te
sla system of distribution,
the Tesla rotary transfor
mer, the Tesla system of
transformation by con
denser discharges, and the
Tesla coil.
Efforts Almost Endless
Continuing, there is the
Tesla oscillation transfor
mer, the Tesla electrical
oscillator, the Tesla me
chanical oscillator, and Te
sla high frequency ma
chines.
And the Tesla
electric oscillator, the Te
sla tube, the Tesla lamp,
the Tesla high-potential
methods, the Tesla induc
tor, the Tesla marvels, the
Tesla impendence pheno
mena, the Tesla electro
therapy, the Tesla electri
cal massage, the Tesla cur
rents, the Tesla transmis
sion, the Tesla experi
ments and the Tesla capa
city.
Not to mention the
Tesla arc light system,
the Tesla third brush
regulation, the Tesla de
vices, the Tesla sparks,
the Tesla arrangements,
the Tesla theory, the Te
sla point* the Tesla
steam turbine, the Tesla
gas turbine and the Tes
la water turbine.
Nor to forget the Tesla
pump, the Tesla compres
sor, the Tesla igniter, the
Tesla condensers, the Tes
la electro-static field and
the Tesla effects.
Last Official Patent
Then there is the Tesla
wireless system, a great
thing in itself.
And the Tesla methods
of wireless transmission,
the Tesla magnifying tran
smitter, the Tesla Telau
tomata, Tesla insulation,
Tesla underground trans
mission, etc., etc.
Tesla's last patent, is
sued y the United
States Patents Officc, as
listed in the "Bibliogra
phy" compiled by Mr.
Leland I. Anderson and
published by the Tesla
Society in January, 1954,
is: Apparatus for Aerial
Transportation No.
1,655,114. Date: January
3,1928.
That was exactly fifteen
years prior to the passing
of this genius.
PITTSBURGH The
English Section of thđ Za
jedničar will begin serial
ized publication Wednes
day, May 16, 1956, of Stje
pan.
Gazi's highly informa
i v e e u a i o n a o o k
"Croatian Immigration To
Allegheny (Pa.) County."
A member of South Side
Pittsburgh, Pa., Lodge 20,
bro. Gazi was until recent
ly doing research work
with the History Depart
ment of the University of
Pittsburg
Since a person's retire
ment benefit is based upon
his average monthly earn
ings, the "freeze" will act
to exclude the period
of
disability from the work
er's Social Security record.
In this way he will not
lose his insured status or
have his average month
ly wage reduced because
of his years of no earn
ings xluc to disability.
Remember, there are no
Old-Age or Survivors In
surance payments to the
disabled worker or his fam
ily before the disabled
party becomes 65 or dies.
Time Of Filing Vital
Many persons who are
presently receiving retire
ment benefits may also
file an application with the
nearest Social Security Of
fice to establish a period
of disability, providing this
disability was incurred pri
or to the time they reach
ed the age of 65 and also
that the disability is still
existing.
This person may have
i s average monthly
wage refigured and the
period of disability left
out, and in this way re
ceive a higher benefit.
The time of filing a dis
ability "freeze" is very
important.
For instance, in the
Croat Immigrants To Allegheny County Saluted In Book
Although many
lians immigrated to Alle­
This ball, of 40 centime
tors radius, illustrates
tests with spark dis
charges. The late Dr. Ni
kola Tesla conducted the
tests in his wireless plant
e e e a o o a o
Springs, Colorado, in
1899. The ball is connect
ed to the free end of a
grounded Resonant Cir
cuit 17 meters in diame
ter. During his tests the
Tesla Coil produced dis
charges which were the
nearest approach to
lightning ever made by
man. Dr. Tcsla was born
•filly 10, 1856, in SmUjan,
Mka, Croatia, nearly 100
years ago.
Social Security Disability "Freeze"
One Of Act's More Recent Provisions
Special Section Covers Those Unable
To Work Because Of Total Disability
By Nicholas J. Kolak, Member, Lodge 316
i Field Representative, Minneapolis Social Secicrity Office)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. The 1954 amendments to
the Social Security Act included a special provision for
those persons who are unable to work for a long period
of time because of total disability.
This provision, known as a disability "freeze", does
not involve the payment of benefits to the disabled worker
who is not yet 65. It is a
means of protecting his
Old-Age and Survivors In
surance rights during per
iods of prolonged serious
disability.
This special "freeze"
permits those persons
who, after contributing
actively in employment
or self-employment cov
ered by Social Security,
become disabled serious
ly enough to keep them
hrom substantial, gainful
work.
The disability must be
med i a 11 y determinable,
and it must be of at least
six months duration and be
existing at the time the
application for a "freeze"
is filed.
What "Freeie" Caii'DO"1
(A Ilouse-passeil Social
Security bill is now before
the Senate Finance Com
mittee, one of the provi
sions of which would make
benefits payable to totally
and permanently disabled
workers at the age of 50.)
event of a disabled person's
death, before the filing of
an application to establish
his disability, the benefits
payable to his survivors
must be figured without
the advantage of the
"freeze" provisions.
Necessary Requirements
To be eligible for a dis
ability "freeze", the follow
ing
requirements must be
met:
A person must have
worked in employment or
self-employment under the
Social Security program
for five out of the ten
years right before the dis
ability.
In addition, one and a
half of the five years must
have been during the three
years immediately before
the disability began.
The disability must
have been existing be
fore the age of 65, and
must have lasted for at
least six months. It must
also be presently exist
ing by that it is meant
that the disability must
still be in effect at the
time of filing the appli
cation for a "disability
freeze."
A person whose disabi
lity extends for years into
the past, and who meets
the work requirements sta
ted above, may have the
"freeze" applied to his
whole period of disable
ment if he applies before
July 1, 1957.
After June 30, 1957, the
"freeze" will be retroactive
for only one year. A freeze
will apply to a period of
disability
as
gheny County long before
the present day Croatian
Fraternal Union came into
being in 1894, bro. Gazi's
book deals at length with
the Society's history, its
beginnings, struggles, etc.
Many of our older mem-'
bers will remember that
the CFU of today was once
known as the National
Croatian Society. And
those who do will certainly
not have forgotten the of
ficial NCS Emblem appear
ing with this article.
By Stephen F. Brkich
Campaign Committee Secretary
We
will touch briefly here
this week on the matter of
money and those wrho will
find themselves with the
Croatian Fraternal Union's
Tour Party in Yugoslavia in
August of 1956.
The currency
was greatly eased
tourists visiting
Yugoslavia by means
new travelers' checks
which the Yugoslav
Na
tional Bank put into circu
lation after studying
the
problem
from numerous
angles.
Up until 1955 the Yugo
slav National Bank had tra
velers' checks for internal
circulation only, while for
travel abroad it once sold
checks of foreign banks.
In Unlimited Amounts
Prior to last year the Yu
goslav National Bank used
to collect all foreign checks
calling for American or
Canadian dollars, as well
as
travelers' checks originating
in countries maintaining
a
clearing house arrangement
with Yugoslavia.
Now tourists in Yugo
slavia no longer need
to
carry effective currency
with them, but may buy
an unlimited amount in
travelers' checks
before
starting on their trip.
The travelers' checks of
the Yugoslav National Bank
are sold abroad by all banks
Which have made arrange
ments for the purpose with
the Yugoslav institution.
According to regulations
currently in force, these
travelers' checks are being
sold at the official rate of
exchange between the Uni
ted States and Yugoslavia
the parity being $1.00
USA for 300 Dinars.
Issued In Denominations
e o e i n a v e e s
checks of the National Bank
of Yugoslavia are issued in
a number of denominations.
These are available in
denominations of 5,000
Dinars (brown), 1,000
Dinars (light green), and
500 Dinars (blue). The
u s u a i n s i i o n s a e
printed on them in
the
English, French and
man languages.
The method of endorse
ment of these travelers'
checks is the same as in the
case of similar checks is
sued by other countries.
Finally, these new Yugo
slav National Bank trave
lers' checks are payable
Within six months from the
date of drawing and, as a
rule, are not transferable.
Pitt Papers In
Nine Languages
PITTSBURGH The
American Service Institute
of Allegheny County (Great­
lasts.
July, 1955, is the first
month in which a refigured
benefit, using the "freeze"
provisions for those now
drawing
a benefit, can be
paid.
(To Be Continued)
Pittsburgh, etc.) reported
last week that almost 20
foreign language and na
i o n a i y n e w s a e s a e
published in this particular
County.
Some are dailies/ others
are weeklies ©p bi-weeklies
in nature.
Nine foreign languages
we used: Croatian, Greek,
Italian, Hungarian, Polish,
u s s i a n S e i a n S o v a k
and Ukrainian. Most of
them publish English edi
tions or sections. In addition
to these at least 10 foreign
language newspapers that
are published in other cities
have a wide circulation in
Allegheny County.
Democracy hasn't any rea
son to be afraid of its processes
if it keeps them vital. We can
best outlaw the Communist
Party by fully participating in
our own government.
—Ralph McGill