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Bernard Luketich, Sec'y.
T. Katich, Jr., Sec'y.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1958
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Visits With U.S., Canadian Members
Always Accent Greatness Of Society
Supreme President In Capsule Report
On Stops In Western States an4 Canada
(Continued From Page 8)
fice on Monday, July 7th, en
riched with the experience de
rived from contact with our
membership in the states
where I traveled, which I will
describe in greater detail in
later edition* of the Zajedni
čar.
Hie currently prevalent
work stoppage is generally
felt to a greater extent in
the United States than in
Canada. The ore and coal
mining sections of Monta
na and Wyoming are espec
ially hard-hit, and I do not
know how long our mem
bers there will be able to
ikidure the lack of work.
In the larger cities, our
younger people manage to
find work in places of em
ployment other than those in
which they are usually en
gaged, when they are laid off,
but in »nailer towns where brotherly reception.
A nest is not obligated to
contribute however, the
members of same will not be
eligible to participate in the
various sports events of the
Managers of the Nests
that will contribute are
asked to send the money to
Mrs. Mary Bukovac, Trea
surer of Niagara Peninsula
licnic for CFU Juniors, 208
-Broadway Ave., Welland,
Ontario.
Also, any Neat that wishes
to challenge the winner of the
Hamilton-Welland so a 11
game is asked to notify Mrs.
Mary Bukovac. Please write
to her before July 24th, the
deadline for entries for the
ball game and races.
The Hamilton CFU Juniors
will supply music for the fes­
The Continent
the entire population depends
on one industry, the circum
stances are much more diffi
cult.
America, The Beautiful
During our 20-day travels
by automobile, we had ample
opportunity to see how very
big the United States and
Canada are.
To us, who have spent more
than three-fourths of our lives
among the mountains of Wes
tern Pennsylvania, even the
sky over the flat lands of
Montana and Wyoming ap
peared unusually expansive.
But, as I said, more a
bout this in succeeding ar
ticles.
For the present, many
thanks to the officers and
members of our lodges in all
the places where we stopped,
for their sincere, friendly and
Niagara Peninsula Junior Nests Will
Picnic July 27th On Lake Erie Shores
American and Canadian Youngsters Are
Assured Day Replete With Fun, Thrills
(Continued From Page 7)
three winners in each race.
All juniors interested in
swimming or getting wet are
asked to bring along their
bathing suits and a towel.
This beach has warm water,
and parts of the water are
shallow enough for even the
smallest children.
lathing But The Best
All juniors are urged to
bring along a lunch, although
there are stores at the beach.
Ixi addition, nest managers
will be treating their respec
tive members with nest mon
ey.-
Each nest is contributing
towards the picnic for pri-
'Turn to page 8 for editorial,
"Accent On Youth."
zee and other expenses. Those
nests whose membership is
under 50 are asked to contri
bute only $2.50.
tivities.
The Bigger The Better
The following nests have
been invited to join in the
merrymaking, and we hope to
see the members of these
nests, their parents, and nest
managers in attendance:
Nest 493, Port Colborne,
Ont. Nest 274, Welland, Ont.
Nest 548, Welland, Ont. Nest
603, Hamilton, Ont. Nest
397, Hamilton, Ont. Nest
598, Grimsby, Ont. Nest 597,
Thorold, St. Catherines, Ont.
Nest 500, Niagara Falls, Ont.
Nest 145, Niagara Falls, N.
Y. Nest 165, Buffalo, N.Y.
Nest 174, Lackawanna, N.Y.
Nest 110, Lackawanna, N.Y.
May we suggest to the a
bove nests that the manager
stamp cards with the nest
stamper, and on each card
the members name. This card
is to be pinned to the blouse,
dress, suit coat, or shirt, so
that the juniors at the picnic
can get acquainted.
We have invited bro. Mi
chael Grasha, our CFU Jun
ior Order Director, to at
tend.
In case of rain the picnic
will be held one week later,
Sunday, August 3, same place
and time.
Nest members and parents,
lodge members and friends
wishing to attend this picnic
and who have no car or trans
portation should get in touch
immediately with their closest
nest manager.
Hamilton juniors of Nests
397 and 603, their parents,
and other interested parties,
may reserve a seat on the
chartered bus which will go to
the picnic by calling Joseph
Stanovich at Liberty 9-1872.
Aduk Applications
I đvt Working For Yugoslav *fftp
DECLARATION OF INTENTION FOR CAMPAIGN AWARD
1958 -1959 Membership Campaign Grand Prizes
Trip To Yugoslavia In 1960
Caribbean Cruise In 1959
Junior Ranks Up
To 37,915 Members
Ail-Time High Is
Hit By Department
(Continued from Page 9)
junior members who are
soon to make their appear
ance on this earth.
That's the way to work
make the necessary ap
proach even in advance of
birth, our commercial com
petitors do.
Bro. 'Sebalj also comments
on the fact that sister Mar
kusic of the other lodge in
the town (lodge 895) has ta
ken over the campaign lead
ership from his lodge secre
tary (bro. August Herceg.)
He predicts that their man
will again be in the vanguard.
This is that friendly compe
titive spirit of fraternalism
that enables us to write these
truly amazing recruiting rec
ords.
Bock Springs Package
Then just today we recieved
24 new membership applica
tions.
From Rock Springs, Wy
oming that ever active cam
paigner, sister Nikolina Gla
yota, herself accounted for
more than half of these.
With the applications she
lent along a note in which
she says "I'm sending
these in honor of our Supreme
President, bro. V. I. Mandich
who recently visited us and
was instrumental in signing
up a good portion of them.
I'm also sending a number of
new adult members to the
senior department."
In this one packet of new
Juvenile business alone sis
ter Glavota gave us $9500
new coverage and earned
for herself 58 points.
Her perennial recruiting
achievements in a small and
pretty well saturated commu
nity are a constant source of
amazement to us all.
But, that is the fabric of
which our C.F.U. fraternal
ism is made. It is this devo
tion to and love of Society
that keeps our house of broth
erhood at the very forefront
of fraternal ism's standout or
ders.
Time Lurches On
This year marks the
100th Anniversary of the
completion of the first Atlan
tic cable (US Prez Buchanan
and English Queen Victoria
exchanged greetings) and the
Lincoln-Douglas debates
Illinois.
The bus will leave from in
front of the Croatian Home,
173 Beach Road, at 11 a.m.
Welland juniors wishing to
take the bus to the picnic
must notify Mrs. Mary Buko
vac at 208 Broadway. The bus
will leave from in front of the
Croatian Hall, 5th .St., at
12:30 p.m.
Any other nests of the U.
S. or Canada wishing to at
tend this picnic are most wel
come.
See you all at the picnic on
July 27th.
Joseph Stanovich
NOTE: Please forward photo of yourself for publication in Zajedničar. Do
not send hazy snapshots or tinted pictures of any kind. Address all your *nfrtl to
Stephen F. Brkich English
8441 FORBES STREET PITTSBURGH IS, PENNSYLVANIA, U.SJL
Applications
Caribbean Trip
CFU "Operation Good Will' Great Undertaking
(Continued from Page 10)
1 star.
And gray suede shoes are
positively a "must". If you
wear anything but along the
line you just aren't as they
say in America living right.
The government thinks all
this is going a bit too West
ern. But blue jeans, levis,
o w o y i y i k e y
Mouse and grey suede shoes
are here to stay until some
thing better comes along
from America.
In Defense Of Zagreb
Now, what about a recent
article in the Zajedničar
which tried to show Zagreb
as a "dirty, depressed city, a
city going to pot?"
True, this Capital City of
Croatia could stand a face
lifting in the way of cleaning
the exterior of its many build
ings. So, for that matter, can
public buildings in many Ame
rican cities.
But the fact remains
that the streets of Zagreb
are still swept clean thrice
daily and washed every
night that its public parks
are extremely well kept and
beautiful that its shopping
centers are modernistic and
well stocked that beggars
and drunks are not to be
found on its streets that it
is anything but a dirty, de
pressed city.
Verily, Zagreb is still the
"Little Paris of Europe," one
which the Germans coveted
more than anything else in
the Balkans as they sought
to conquer and rule Yugosla
via during the course of
World *War n.
Religion In Yugoslavia
On the more serious side,
what about religion in Yugo
slavia?
This has been a touchy sub
ject in the United States, one
which has tended to divide
our people in America and re
sult in propaganda and accu
sations bordering on the trea­
Des Moines Nest 528
Awaits Pot Luck Fete
Members of Lodge 872
are cordially invited to at
tend the picnic with their
children and are asked to
bring along their own table
service.
The ham, bread, coffee,
pop, etc., will be furnished by
the Nest
We know that some of you
juniors have musical instru
ments, so come out and let us
be your audience.
Hope to see you all on July
27th.
Margaret Jaekovieh, Mgr.
Chicago "Saints" To
Shine Sunday, Aug. 3
CHICAGO The St. Mar
tin Club will hold its Annual
Picnic on Sunday, August 3,
at Yugoslav Grove, 5540 So.
Narragansett Avenue.
There will be roast lamb
and pork, ready at noon,
and plenty of cold drinks
for both adults and kiddies.
Music for the occasion will
be furnished by the Balkan
Orchestra.
Verona 770 Meetings
Moved To 1st Tuesday
VERONA, Pa. During
the summer months "Con
querors" CFU Lodge 770 will
hold its regular monthly
meetings on the first Tues
day of each month, beginning
at 7:30 p.m., at the National
Home, 312 Arch St.
The next session will be
held on Tuesday, Aug. 5.
Catherine Leppold, Sec'y.
Memories of Historic 1956 Group Visit To Yugoslavia
sonous side of name calling.
The plain and unvarnished
truth is that religion is not
dead in Yugoslavia. People
may attend the Church of
their choice at any time.
Masses are sung in Catholic
Churches without interfer
ence from anyone in author
ity. Priests and nuns walk on
streets unmolested and go a
bout their business without
answering to a policeman on
the corner.
We attended Mass Aug
ust 19 In Dubrovnlk's St.
Michael RC Church, erect
ed in 1865, and found that
still imposing edifice to be
packed. No one questioned
us in any manner. We came
of our own free will and
left of our own free will. So
did the other hundreds who
jammed the Church.
We talked freely and open
ly with Priests in Dubrovnik,
Split and many other centers.
No one looked over our shoul
der. No one shadowed us.
True, the government of
Yugoslavia and the Catholic
Church share absolutely noth
ing in common. Neither "can
see" anything good about the
other. Both feel that the mas
ses, the people, should be in
their corner.
But religion in Yugoslavia
is not dead. Far from it!
Praise American Help
Still other memories of our
all too short stay in Yugosla
via.
Drinking Turkish coffee,
poured from a small brass pot
known as a "džežva" The
imposing statue of King To
mislav across from Zagreb's
bustling railroad station, or
"kolodvor" Women car
rying perfectly balanced ew
ers of water, goods, etc., atop
their heads .. Watching
people suck a lump of sugar
before drinking a glass of
cognac Hearing people
praise their relatives and
friends in America and Can
ada for sending food and
4-County Lodges
To Meet July 26th
F. U. Nest 528 will hold a Pot
Luck Picnic on Sunday, July
27, at the Grandview Park
Cabin, beginning at 12:30
p.m.
Committee Preps
For Aug. 17 Fete
COKEBURG, Pa. The
next meeting of the 4-County
United Lodges will be held on
Saturday, July 26, at the
Croatian Home in Browns
ville, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
All delegates of the
member lodges are urged to
attend this important ses
sion as we will, at that
time, discuss plans for our
forthcoming Fraternal Day.
This annual celebration will
take place at Shady Grove in
Uniontown, On Sunday, Aug
ust 17th.
Cleveland Tammies In
Outing July 27th At
Farm Off Minor Road
CLEVELAND, Ohio We
of the Cleveland Tamburitza
Symphony cordially invite all
of our friends to join us for
a day of fun at the Picnic
which will be held Sunday,
July 27, at Moshers Farm,
239 Minor Road.
Music will be supplied con
tinuously throughout the day
by various tamburitza groups,
all members of the Tamburit
za Symphony, and they do
hope to please all who attend.
Barbecued lamb and pig
will be on hand, from noon
on, along with plenty of
refreshments and pastries.
Moshers Farm can be
reached by going on Euclid
Ave. to Richmond Rd. Turn
right on Richmond to High
land Road. Turn left on High
land Road to Minor Road. At
Minor Road, turn left to 239.
Signs will be posted along the
way to make the finding
easier. Caroline Herak
clothing packages and thank
ing God for that wonderful
USA organization known as
CARE.
Sitting 1 n amazement
watching teen-agers down
huge glasses of beer in
public places, something
you won't see anywhere in
America Handing out
sticks of American chew
ing gum to boys and girls
and having them follow you
around the rest of the day
pleading for another hand
out Learning that chil
dren must, under the law,
go to school for at least 8
years Listening to peo
ple in Zagreb singing the
praises of the famous Ame
rican Ballet after its first
performance there early in
September Listening to
the trials and tribulations
of those who fought the
German and Italian inva
ders to the death during
World War II, more often
than not with clubs or bare
hands.
Thrilling to our 4 Group
busses winding up treacher
ous mountain roads and get
ting to every destination with
out mishap Swimming in
the blue Adriatic under a sun
o e n o u o y o n e o a
crisp Riding the Simplon
Orient Express train from
Paris to Zagreb, with drink
ing water and food at an ab
solute minimum for 30 ago
nizing hours Listening to
people everywhere, from Za
greb to Opatija, praise the
Croatian Fraternal Union to
the skies and wishing our
people in America and Canada
continued success and pro
gress in the future The
overwhelming hospitality of
the people at every stop in
Yugoslavia The great re
spect of the average Yugo
slav for America his burning
desire for a better under
standing between his and our
country Sunrise and sun
set on the Atlantic Ocean.
Memories, memories I
Uniontown Kolo Club
Set For Aug. 3 Debut
UNIONTOWN, Pa. The
Ladies Auxiliary of the Cro
atian-American Citizens Club
will sponsor their Annual Out
ing and Program Sunday,
August 3, at the St. Cecelia
Picnic Grounds, just north of
Uniontown.
Furnishing the music will
be the celebrated Sloboda
Tamburitza Orchestra of East
Pittsburgh, one of the top
such groups in America.
But the star attraction of
the festive day will be the
afternoon public program
debut of our Senior and
Junior Dancing Groups. We
know our guests will long
remember the program
these dancers have pre
pared for the occasion.
Loads of barbecued lamb,
roast pork, home made deli
cacies, plus 'goodies for the
youngsters, will be front and
center during the Aug. 3 fes
tivities.
Following the Aug. 3 picnic
will come Uniontown's An
nual Nationalities Festival,
which is to be held Thursday,
Aug. 7, in the Uniontown
High School Stadium.
Flying our colors on this
occasion will be our new Sen
ior and Junior Kolo Dancers
and backing them up musi
cally will be the Sloboda Tam
mies of East Pittsburgh.
Catherine Yukish, Pub.
Detroit 717 Sec'y In
Home Dues Collection
DETROIT The under
signed wishes to inform the
members of CFU E.S. Lodge
717 that he will collect dues
at his home only on the 2nd
Monday of July and August,
between 6:30 and 9:30 p.m.
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AT WORK
OFFICIAL MINUTES:
The Supreme Secretary, bro. Bella, opened the meeting
with official greetings. All Members of the Board were pres
ent with the exception of bro. Mandich, who is on an ex
tended tour on official business.
The Minutes of the June 12 meeting were approved as
read.
Ivodge 13 Sister Mara Kezman wishes to change
beneficiaries by agreement to her godchild, Anna Lalic,
which the Board approved.
Lodge 126 Bro. Bartol Hacic exhausted the reserve
value of his certificate and now requests assistance through
the Lodge. The Board approved the issuance of a $400.00
paid-up certificate as of July 1, 1958. to be designated for
funeral expenses only. The sum of $292.42 required to pur
chase said certificate is to be paid from the National Fund.
On the recommendation of bro. Bella, the Board ap
proved the purchase of a Verifax Duplicator and a new type
writer and stand for the Secretary's Department.
The following items were approved for payment.
$101.25 to the Fraternal Monitor for 25 copies of Sta
tistics of Fraternal Societies.
$153.04 to the Premier American Shade Co. for clean
ing and repairing the Venetian blinds at the Home Office.
$21.00 to Moody's Investors Service for 1 year renewal
of their bond records.
$18.00 to the NAIC for Volume 1 of the proceedings ©f
the 1957 meetings held in New York in December, 1957.
$34.75 to the City Plumbing and Heating Co. of Clair
ton for furnace repairs at the Home Office.
$26.00 to Sakae Bros, of Mountain View, Calif., for a
floral wreah for the late Luka Marich, former Supreme
Board Member of the Croatian Unity of the Pacific.
$10.00 to Lodge 4 for photos taken at the CFU Duck
pin tournament.
Sister Sylvia Niksic submitted a written report on the
Mother's Day program which she attended in Milwaukee on
May 10. Her expenses of $45.00 were approved for payment.
Bro. Joseph Bazdarich submitted his written report on
the annual picnic sponsored by the Milwaukee Lodges on
June 8. His expenses of $35.00 were approved for payment.
There being no further business to transact, the Su
preme Secretary adjourned the session.
Joseph Bella, Supreme Secretary
Scholarship Foundation, Inc., Will
Be Great Undertaking In CFU History
Granting of Charter By Judge John Duff
Opens Doors To Voluntary Contributions
(Continued From Page 8)
I have no children or grand- were divided half-and-half. If
children, or I will attend to
my children's education, let
others do the same for their
own.
Some are able to do that,
having had better luck, but
all of us were not born under
a lucky star. Bright but
needy students must be help
ed, for that will add to the
prestige of all of us.
Fund Goal: $500,000!
Do not laugh, ridicule or
underestimate when we say
that our Scholarship Founda
tion goal is $500,000.00! Do
not say, this is a dream inca
pable of realization.
Oh, yes, we can bring it tp
reality, if we but consider well
tho necessity for higher edu
cation of our children.
The fruit tree is planted
now it must be nurtured, and
later it will bring forth such
an abundance of fruit that its
a n e s w i o u e
ground. That will be the one
half million dollars of which
I speak.
In order to illustrate the
possibility of this, let me
rpcall one example of which'
we are all witness. Did we
not, through our Society,
collect one-half million dol
lars during and after the
last war for our people in
the old country? We all
know we did.
True, working conditions
were better, but the chief rea
son that we were able to col
lect one-half million dollars
through the Society alone,
for our people on the old
homestead, was the enthusi
asm for our people.
Actually, much more was
collected, for many gave
through channels other than
our Society.
Raising Half-Million
Consider another example.
Would we members of the
Croatian Fraternal Union re
main hungry and naked if we
were to waive one year's divi
dends and donate the entire
amount to the Scholarship
Fund? That would immedi
ately bring in $250,000, or
one half of the goal of one
half million dollars.
What about the members
of some other fraternals who
never receive a dividend?
There are such, and nobody
complains. But let us say it
the dividends were reduced by
one-half, and the remaining
one-half donated to the Scho
larship Fund.
I am not the father of
this idea, and do not wish to
claim it as my own all I
wish is to advertise and
popularize it.
The idea was suggested at
the first Training School
Class of our members in Chi
cago by one of the Society's
pioneers, Mato Depeder, who
certainly has no intentions of
continuing his education.
We Must Increase Aid
Take a third example: Ev
ery nationality has its own
philanthropists who contri
bute many thousands of dol
lars for these purposes.
There are well-to-do indi
viduals among our own peo
ple, too. Perhaps not as many
as with some larger national
ities, but still, we have them.
We must come in contact
with these people, and when
they are properly told about
this important and worthy un
dertaking, perhaps a number
of philanthropists and bene
factors will be found among
our people. Let us try we
have nothing to lose,
Let us consider a fourth
example: There is an old Cro
atian saying, "Uzdaj se u se
i u svoje kljuse". That means
we ordinary working people,
our lodges, various indepen
dent clubs, our homes, etc.
As soon as feasible, we
should increase the assis
tance to our students. In
stead of $200, we should
strive to make it at least
$500, and after the fund is
strengthened we can in*
crease the help to higher
amounts.
Even though
Scholarship Foundation Com
mittee still lacks a treasurer,
donations can be forwarded
to the Supreme Treasurer of
the Croatian Fraternal Union,
who will gladly accept and
keep account of all contribu
tions and forward receipts
for the same.
Sisters and Brothers, yon
now have the floor!
IT CANT BE BEAT
TELL THE WORLD