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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27
Let 1t SnOW.
Red HanneIs
Are Back Again

CEDAR SPRINGS, Mich, Dec. 81.
-u.P)-A lot of people who remern-
bered what put Cedar Springs on
the map are bearing up under the
frigid weather somewhat better
than their leSs-fortunate brethren.
Thousands of shoppers all over
the nation, who couldn't obtain
underwear because of the shortage,
wrote to Cedar Springs merchants
for red flannels and got them. Ad-
ditional thousands didn't get them
the deiuge Of orders has depleted
all stocks and today, there are no
red flannels in red flannel town.
Local merchants are engaged in
a two-way race against reconver-
sion and the weather as orders
continue to mount up by the thous-
ands.
Manufacturers have assured dry
goods stores here that new flow
of the flaming drawers will soon
be shipped. Furthermore, the an
nual Red Flannel Festival which
made the tiny city famous, is due
for a revival in 1916, after having
been Cancelled during war years
Cedar Springs became the ma
tons red flannel center shortly
after The cold and bitter winter
OF 1935-1936 when couple OF New
York newspaper women who pur-
chased the weekly Cedar Springs
Clipper, conceived the idea. After
an Eastern writer bemoaned the
lack of flannels for the old fash
icned winter, the two women. Nina
Babcock and Grace Hamilton, can
vassed local merchants and discov-
cred hundreds of red flannels stored
away in stockrooms from the DAYS
when the town was a lumber cen
ter.
Jack Pollock. an enterp-ising
young dry goods merchant. found
a source of supply through an East
ern manufacturer and shipped them
In by the thousands.
The two newspaper women
through the aid of the Michigan
tourist association, launched the
Red Flannel Festival and the town
soon became famous, with orders
coming in from every part of the
world including purchases By
nationally known figures.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27
RITES FOR MRS. LENA
BROWN ON FRIDAY

Funeral services will be held at
pm. Friday for Mrs. Lena Brown,
154 Poplar, who died at the Wyan-
dotte General hospital December "a.
She had been in poor health for
several months.
Rites will be conducted at the
late residence and burial will be
a. Woodmere cemetery. Arrange
ments are in charge of the Nixon
funeral home.
A lifelong resident of Wyandotte,
Mrs. Brown was a member of the
First Presbyterian church. She is
survived by two daughters, Irene,
and Mrs, Florence Malewsky, Allen
Park, and one sister, Mrs. Amelia
Kittendorf, Detroit.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27
Newspapers
Slam Harry

NEW YORK. W.D-Two New York
newspapers today criticized Presi-
ident Truman's airplane flight un-
der adverse weather conditions to
Kansas City.
The New York Times said edi-
torially that while 'it is natural to
want to spend Christmas at home"
this ''is no time to be careless"
s.. .. There is af point at which
Harry Truman becomes President
and shoulders a responsibility that
ne ought not to set aside.' the
Times said.
The newspaper PM said that the
President doesn't have the priv
ilege of taking chances with his
life." PM said that it would wager
his mother told him something
Like this "when she saw him."
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27
Three Hurt In
Holiday Crashes

Three persons were slightly in
jured in auto accidents over the
Christmas holiday.
John Frazek, 1922 Eureka, re-
ceived injuries of the right leg and
decorations Of the head when he
was struck by the car driven by
James Oliver McCaslin, 1926 Third,
wednesday. According to police re-
ports, McCaslin was driving down
Eureka when he saw Frazek, 81,
crossing the street. McCaslin said
he stopped the car, waiting for Fra
EEK to cross as Frazek stopped
in the middle of the street to let
the car pass. McCaslin started for
ward at the same time as the pedes-
TRAN and hit him with the left
front fender.
Lacerations of the nose and right
eye were suffered by Barbara Ann
Farsworth, 13, 3408 Thirteenth street,
Monday, when the car driven by
Herman McMillen, 1001O Morton
view, Dearborn, skidded on the ice
at Biddle and Mulberry, sideswiped
the car of Lester Hidusky, 81 Alb
bott, River Rouge, and then spun
into the Farsworth car. which was
parked at the curb.
Icy streets were also responsible
for the collision in which Mrs.
Catherine Jones. 20, was injured Mon
day. Mrs. Jones, 80 North Drive, was
taken to the Wyandotte General
hospital for observation. According
to police reports the Jones car
started to slide on the ice and turned
completely around as the car driven
by William Hill. 149 Riverbank, APP
preached 1t at Biddle and Perry.
Hill put ON his brakes and skidded
on the ice, sliding into Jones car.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27
Pineville Death Trap He'll

Editors note: Frank Rhodes,
General Superintendent of Three
Points Mine, Three Points, KY,
worked all night with emergency
rescue crews seeking to deliver the
trapped Pineville Mine disaster VIC
TINS. In the following dispatch he
tells what it is like down in the
mine.)
BY Frank Rhodes
Mine Emergency Squad Worker
As Told to the United Press
PINEVILLE, KY, Dec. 27.-tuP)-
After a night down in that slope.
I think / know what hell Is like.
It's hot and smoky and it stinks.
And while you're burning up above,
there is cold water running over
your feet.
Fifteen or 20 Of us have been
going in at q time. The men up
at the front of the slope have to
wear their masks because we've
found lots of carbon monoxide and
that viii knock you off plenty
quickly. Back bit where we're
bringing the ventilation in, the air
is somewhat better. But there's the
smoke.
We've made a lot of progress.
The main delay right now Is get
ting the ventilation going. The ex-
plosion just knocked all the ventila-
ton system out and what we're
putting UP is quick stuff that leaks
q lot.
We've put out II fires so far.
No black damp yet.
The tracks marrow gauge rails)
aren't hurt much and we're haul
ing our stuff down with us on the
cars.
We haven't hit any clear places
really clear-yet- And we're just
showing the stuff back out of the
way and moving on. I guess We
were about 1000 feet in this morn
ing.
The boys are doing a great job
really wonderful.
Tired? Sure, we're tired. But
brother, that isn't important. Get
ing those men out-that's the i'm
portant thing.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27
G. w. TORMEY, RESIDENT
HERE so YEARS. DIES

George w. Tormey, 1925 Penn
sylvania road, Riverview. died We'd
nesday at Harper hospital, Detroit.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. Saturday at the H. F. Thon
company funeral home and burial
will be at Ferndale cemetery.
Sixty-six years old, Mr.. Tormey
had resided here for the past so
years. He was q member of the
Masons.
Husband of the late Areben Tor
mey, and father of the late Gladys
Tormey, he is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Mary Oltz and two
grandchildren, Marjorie Tormey
and judy Oltz.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27
It Can Happen :. !. Fir eman's House Burns
Even a fireman,s house can burn

Even firemanis house can burn.
That's what city fireman Edward
Pawlaczyk learned yesterday when
an alarm came to Fire Station
No. that his home at 100 Syca-
more was In flames.
Fellow members Of the depart
ment fought the flames for over
AN hour before they were under
control, and 2 families were forced
to flee the blaze. Damage was
estimated at $1,000 to the Pawlac-
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27

DETROIT. W.D - Police Sgt.
Joseph Gildea received his
Christmas Day surprise In the
form of a report from a 62-year-
old Niles, Ohio, man.
The complainant told Of q
theft Of $22 from his house on
Eight Mile Road In Detroit.
@And when did this happen?"
asked the Sergeant, copying
down the information.
We'll. 1t was back In 1922"
the man said. II was passing
through Detroit today and / felt
that On Christmas Day I should
do my duty and report this mat
ter"
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27
STORES CLOSED MONDAY

Wyandotte stores will remain
closed Monday for the New Year
holiday and will reopen on Wed
nesday, January 2.
Residents who want TO exchange
the diversified sweater or understood
slippers for ones of proper fit were
reminded by the Merchants Asso-
citation 70 make their exchanges not
later than January as any articles
brought In after that date will not
be accepted for return by the stores.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27

zyk home with $500 loss ON the
house and 500 loss on furniture
and contents.
Cause Of the fire Is unknown.
The blaze was first discovered by
Mrs. Pawlaczyk who told firemen
that she saw sheets Of flame across
the ceillng sof the home when she
opened the door around TOO last
night.
The one story frame structure,
owned by Mrs. Cry Pawlaczyk, ID
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27

Ensign David w. Conway. USNR,
returned to his base wednesday
at Edenton, N. c., after spending
the Christmas holidays here. En-
sign Conway, the son of Mrs. Car
RE Conway, 242 Emmons boulevard,
was home on q l6-day leave.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27
Seuen Missing in Tanker Explosion

TEXAS CITY Dec. 27-WR-Seven persons miss
ing believed killed and least nine seriously
explosion aboard the Swedish
Sveaborg Texas City dock The explosion occurred
4 am. and It's not Immediately learned.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27
ALLIED YOUTH BALL
TICKETS AVAILABLE

A few tickets are still available
for the mammoth Allied Youth
New Years Eve ball according to
Virginia Haining of Trenton, Down.
river ticket chairman.
The ball will be held in the grand
ballroom, the crystal and fountain
rooms Of the Masonic temple, De-
troit. Tickets may be secured by
calling Miss Haining at Trenton
1886.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27
BANGS SKULL ON
BASEMENT FLOOR

Frank Pawlczyk. 81. s62 Maple,
suffered possible skull fracture
when ne fell down his basement
steps on Monday.
He was taken to the wyandotte
General hospital where his condi-
ton Is said to be serious.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27
British IN, AU-Out Offense

BATAVIA. Dec. 27-WD-Brtish military authorities in
today that alout offensive has been in motion
the remaining terrorc elements the ndonean
independence movement.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27
Car Hits House;
PAYS SIS Fine

Raymond Courtney, 81, 1919 Kolb
street, Allen Park, paid a SIS fine
in Judge Arthur Decker's court
Wednesday.
Officers Witt and Lilienthal ar
rested him after he ran his car into
a house at 723 Emmons boulevard.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27

occupied by two families. The Paw
laczyk's live in the rear and the
family of Ray Atkins occupies the
front apartment.
Smoke damaged the Atkins home.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27
Delay Use of Vets Reserve Fund

LANSING. Dec 7-Mg-Governor Kelly today urged mem
Advisory committee study legislation in
recommending method Mchgan
srvicemen their widows
Advisory
was postponed femporarly
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27
LATE BULLETINS
Escaped Robbers Kidnap TaUO'

SANDUSKY. Mich. 27-UD-Federal
Joined state county and city police in wide search for
convicted robbers who kidnapped while
ing last night from the Sanilac county Jail here
The escapeboth convicted robberare Jay c. vYse and
Charles Townsend The kidnap victims Horace
Parrish Miss Helen E. Schinger 25 The pair released
following an "a mile trip Pontiac Wednesday night
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27
Sign Breton Woods Pact Today

WASHINGTON. Dec. 27-mD-TwentY four nations includ-
ina will the BRETON Woods monetary
agreement State Department today
may be raised TO Is the French government
ratified late yesterday notifies its embassy here
time.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27
Assistant Electrical Inspector

Appointment of Henry Peck as
temporary assistant electrical in
spector on a fee basis was ap-
proved Tuesday. Peck was named
to the post in the absence Of A. A.
Payette.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27
Asks Surprise Check-Ups For Vets

WASHINGTON. Dec. -27-U1-Rep Marion T. Bennett
H. House committee be
given permanent right periodic checup
had found evidence
of patients but that
most of these abuses had been corrected
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27
Four PO,U ers to Control Japs

WASHINGTON. Dec 27.-WD-The Moscow Foreign Min
control council
after the council for
it learned today.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27

DANCING EVERY SATURDAY
NIGHT To THE MUSIC OF HERB
GERARDIN AND HIS ORGIES
IRA AT THE EAGLES HALL.
3223 BIDDLE. Adv.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27
Hockey Games Postponed

All games Of the intermediate
Hockey League scheduled for to-
night and Wednesday will be
played at 1870 Sunday at the Bish-
op Park rink.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27
PICKPOCKET GETS $50

Frank ALBERT, 1895 Jackson
street. Route 2, lost $40 to a pick
pocket while shopping Monday in
q Biddle avenue store.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27
STEAL HIS PLYMOUTH

Ralph LaSage, 245 Mulberry, has
reported the theft of his 1941 Plym-
outh car. 1t was stolen Monday at
Oak and Twelfth streets.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27
Joins Civic Opera Company

John Drysdale, $50 Plum street,
is one OF A youthful singers who
have been chosen for the ensemble
OF the Detroit Civic Light Opera
associations productions at the
Masonic temple beginning February
He was selected from 1875 grad
yates Of the School of Theater
Arts, Detroit.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27
SUFFERS SPINE INJURY

Mats Pinter, 60. 949 Eureka, SUI
fered spine injuries when his
parked car was struck by a vehicle
driven by Stanley L. Whitman,
3218 Twentieth street.
The accident occurred Monday
at Eureka and Seventh street. Pin
ter was taken to the Wyandotte
General hospital.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27

Official Newspaper Of the City and Board
Of Education Of the City Of Wyandotte
Published Every Monday and Thursday.
Controlled Circulation - $4,000.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27
TODAY'S WEATHER:

Clearing and colder tonight with lowest
shout Is. Friday partly cloudy and little
e|ange in temperature. Moderate northwest
winds becoming gentle variable.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-27

SEE YOU at coffee time,
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1945-04-13
Zmones bolseviku nekIauso

Kita sekmadieni komisarai vel bande
laimes, bet taip pat be pasekmiu. Bande
ir trecia sekmadieni, dabar jau net ketu-
ri komisarai. Ketvirtas buvo Ukmergis-
kis puslenkis Klimasauskas, .arsus komu-
nistas. Prizad6ta visokiq gerybiu ir leng-
vatu.
Jeigu JUS nerinksit revkomo tai
mes atsiusim savo zmones is kitur, - pa
galiau tare komisarai.
zmones, matydami kad nera kitos is
cities, suejo valsciaus sale rinkti. Vel
prasidejo mitingines kalbos Pirmas kali
beiau as. Is komisaro buvau caves pasi-
zadejima kad kalba nebus nutraukta' ir uz
pasakytus mitinge zodzius nebusiu atsa-
kingas.
Kalbejau kad Lietuviai jau senai ko-
voja prizes visokius prispaudejus atejunus.
Del tu kovu daugelis jau ir mirti gavo.
Pasakiau kad ir as pats 1906 metals bu-
vau Rusu kalejimuose kalinamas. Neis-
vengiau ir Vokieciu kalejimo.
Mes patys turin susitvarkyti, mes
kas svetimu primesta tas bloga, - bai-
giau savo kalba.
Baigus kalbeti, susirinkimas truks-
mingai man pritare. Komisarai daugiau
niekam neleido kalbeti, o zmones jiems ne
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1945-04-13
PARTIZANAI IR SAULIAI,
MES RUOsEM KELIA sAvANORIAMs

Cia bus pasakojama apie visuomenini
darba Siesiku valsciuje 1918 metu antro-
je puseje. Tai pirmuju savanoriu kureju
darbai @ sic darbai buvo parengiamieji
j Lietuvos Nepriklausomybe Buvo tai
didelio pasiryzimo, pasiaukojimo darbai
mes tiketa kad laikui atejus, teks imtis ir
plieno ginklo. Be siu paruosiamuju dar-
by nebutu ir Nepriklausomybe gauta.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1945-04-13

dave nei issizioti. Betgi reikejo vykdyti
rinkimus. Zmones state savo kandidatus,
0 komisarai savo. Balsuojama buvo slap
tai. ISrinkti visi zmoniu kandidatai, boil
seviku pastatytu kandidatu nepraejo nei
vienas. Tai toks buvo revkomas 10 pir-
mininku buvo Jankunas.
(D,,o o,N
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1945-04-13
Steigiam kOmitetus

Neilgai teko dziaugtis: antra diena
po susirlnkimo atvyko du Taujenu Vokie-
ciai zandarai, sueme name ir nuveze Uk-
merge.
- Tu su savo politika mus prazudy-
81, - pasigirdo mano Seimos graudenimai
ir kaimynu priekaiStai. - Vokieciai mus
badu iSmarins.
Uzdare name aresto namuose Tarde
dvi dienas, kiekviena diena po du kartu,
0 Vagyt dave tik po viena karta. Tardy-
toju buvo du. Vienas Vokietis, kitas suvo-
kietejes Lenkas, vertejas buvo Prusu
Lietuvis Vertejas man daug padejo, mes,
versdamas mano kalba, aiskindavo ia
man palankia prasme. Jis man pasake
kas name skunde ir kokiais tikslais. Tar
dymas pasibaige gerai - as ne priesas
VokieciQ, Rusu. Paleido, bet isake kas
savaite registruotis Taujenu zandarneri-
joje.
Spaliu menuo. Vokieciu stiprybe nyk-
sta. Nustoiau eiti registruotis. Ir Emo
mes pradejo laisviau jaustis. AS vel pra-
dejau eiti per kaimus ir dvarus, raginda-
mas zmones pasirengti kad, valandai is
musus. Visi stotume petys peti. / Siesi-
ky miestel atvaziavo du naujai paskirti
kunigai: klebonas Kun. Stasys Malisaus-
kas ir vikaras Kun. Petras Umbras. Abu
uoliai prisidejo prie bendro darbo.
Lapkricio II diena Lietuvos vyriau-
sybe isleido rasta raginanti steigti para
pijinius komitetus ir kitus vietos savival-
dybiu organus. Tam reikalui dirva pas
mus jau buvo paruoSta. Reikejo tik pa
darvti rinkimus Tuo metu jau atsirado
vadinamu Lenku ir keletas bolsevikuojan-
ciu. Bolsevikuoiantieji komiteto nesuda-
re. Bet sulenkintieji sulipde is Siesiku
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1945-04-13

Komisarai, nieko nepese, gryzo j Uk-
merge kaip muse kande. Bet, palikdami
prize valsciaus buto sargyba, isake jai ma
ne saugoti kad niekur neisvaziuociau
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1945-04-13
WATERBURY, CT.
VIENPUSIsKA PASTABA

VIENPUSlSkA PASIAbA
Nekuri Lietuviu spauda pa
stebejo del Lietuviu Misijoje
Washingtone rodytos filmos-
Small Nations, kurioje Sen.
Ball ir vienas laikrastininkas
diskusavo Lietuvos, Latvijos,
ir Estijos likima. Sen. Ball
laikesi savo minties kad toms
salims geriau butu likti Sovie-
tu Saiungoje, su kuo jo opo-
nentas nesutiko ir nesutinka
ir Lietuviai. Sake, kan il rel
kejo rodyti - kokia nauda is
to Lietuvai? ~. .
Kokiu tikslu ia filma ten
buvo rodoma cia man nera rel
kalo eiti j gincus. Bet jeigu
ia musu spauda padare paste
bejima prizes ia filma tai kodel
nepadare pastobos Amerikos
Lietuviu Tarybos centro valdy-
bal, kuri ten pat Washingtone
Vasario 16, savo pagamintoje
rezoliucijoje, kuria pasiunte
State Departmental ir kitur,
net dziaugesi Raudonaja ka-
riuomene uzemusia Pabaltijo
krastus?
Pastabos kartais reikalin-
gos, bet turetu butt besaliskos.
NAUJAS LVS SKYRIUS
Kovo 1S, Waterburyje susi-
organizavo Lietuvai Vaduoti
Sajungos, skyrius. Pirmutine
skyriaus 4 valdyba:
Jonas Tareila - pirn.,
S. Ramanauskiene, vice p.
Petras Steponavicius, I'D.
Antanina Colney, rast.
Albinas Kuslis, marsalka.
Kas pagirtina tai kad cia
|.skyriaus nariai suprate finan-
SIM ir moralini remimo reika-
Ia, uzsimokejo j ,LVS metines
buckles uz penkis metus isank-
sto, ir kartu uzsibreze platu
programa Lietuvos nepriklau-
sonybes gynimo darbams.
NETEISINGAS PASKALAS
Waterburio-., korespondentas,
apfasydamas apie Federacijos
22 skyriaus ir Tevu Savuju
draugijos susirinkima, Kovo 25
Darbininke stai ka parase:
"Trumpai' apie Waterburio
Lietuviu Tarybos skyriu. Vi
81 kurie aukojo minint Lietu-
vos nepriklausomybes sukakti,
ismetineja kad valdXba nepa-
skelbe aukotoju vardu laikras-
ciuose. Taipgi klausia kodel
nesiuncia surinktu pinigu A.
L. Tarybos centrui, kaip kad
pirmiau darydavo?"
Kadangi korespondentas ne
pasirase savo vardo todel as
nezinau su kuo kalbu, bet stai
kas galima pasakyti.
Kas tas "korespondentas"
per asmuo jeigu "visi" kurie
aukojo jam ''ismetineja" apie
tai? Jeigu tamstai "visi isme-
tineja" kokius ten nepasiten-
kinimus, patark jiems, ir kartu
pats. ateikit j Tarybos susirin-
kimus ir praneskit. Susirinki-
mai atsibuna antra sekmadieni
kiekvieno menesio; juose kaip
tik vieta tokius netikslumus
apkalbeti ir pataisyti. Ar ne
butu naudingiau kad vietoje
siu savo plepalu butum para
ses ka nors doresnio bel gra-
zesnio? DIR. Nj. J. COlney.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1945-04-13
Puslenkiai, pavoju pajute, pabego

Gimiau 1877 metu Rugsejo d., Siesi-
KY parapijoje. | gimtine is Rusu kariuo-
menes gryzau 1918 metu Liepos pradzioje.
Sutikes Siesiku miestelyje sena pazysta-
ma, iona Jankuna is Belazariskiu kaimo
suzinojau kad miestelyje nera jokio visuo-
menlnlo gyvenlmo, jis pats vienas neis-
tengias nieko pradeti. Tada su Antanu
Tamosiunu susitarem susaukti parapijie-
ciu susirinkima atstovui ] Vilniaus konfe-
rencija rinkti. Kreipemes j Siesiku kle-
bona Kun. iona Saveiki, paskelbti is sa-
syklos parapijieciu susirinkima atstovui
rinkti, bet jis saltai ir grieztai atsake kad
neturis vyskupo leidimo TAM Tada krei-
pemes Pagiriu klebona Kun. J. .Alseika
(Vilniskio, iau mirusio, DR.. Alseikos bro
ID, prasydami jo pagalbos. Tas mielu no.
I'll pasizadejo atvykti sekmadieni j Siesi-
kus ir NUNS padeti tvarkyti
Per visa savaite gerokai turejom pa
dirheti kol apejom visa parapija, neisskir
dami ir dvaru. Raginom atvykti visus j
sekmadienio susirinkima. Gavom ir prize
kaistu: vel norit padaryti kaip 1905 me-
tais.
Sekmadienis. Mokykla ir kiemas pill
na znoniu. Vieni atejo zinodami reikala,
kit tik paziureti kaip mes busim Vokie-
ciJ suimami.
Prasidejo 'prakalbos Vietos sulen-
kintieji sian bel ten smeseliuoja. Atejo
trys uniformuoti Vokieciai, ir puslenkiai,
JUGS pamate tuojau dingo. Vokieciai pa
reikalavo leidimo susirinkimui laikyti Pa
rodem. Vokieciai, mandagiai atsisveikine
isejo. Vokieciams isejus, susirinkimas pa.
sidare bematant gyvesnis. Ir vel atsira.
do puslenkiQ. Buvo kalbeta apie praeit
ir ateiti. zmoniu veiduose buvo matyt
drasa ir dziaugsmas. Parapiios atstovais
buvo isrinkti Jurgis zilys If Jonas Janku
mas.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1945-04-13

(Knygos didumo virselio
piesinys, bet virselis spau-
sdintas trim spalvom.)
Pirkti galima po viena, dvi
ar daugiau knygu, po $500.
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