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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-24
Police Phone
Is Now IT'S

The Police Departments
new phone number is IT'S. The
old number 119 is the Fire
Department only.
Mayor e. p. speasmaker
announced Friday that the
new telephone line installation
at the city building had been
completed and that hence
forth the number 1t9 is for
the Fire Department only. All
police department and city
hall calls will be on number
IT'S.
The change in the city build
ing telephone system was re-
Gently authorized by city
council.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-24
Sc TRUE BILLS RETURNED
BY GRAND JURY SATURDAY


Jury for the January term OF
court, reported Saturday noon
after considering AZ cases. They
returned SO true bills, five secret
indictments and ignored IL cases.
Witnesses examined were 80.
Prosecuting Attorney f. f. Sid
ener, Jr., said this was one of
the largest dockets ever handled
and the six day session was one
Of the longest in the history of
the county.
Defendants will be arraigned in
the Madison county common pleas
court at 10 am. Thursday, Jan.
&c.
Indictments returned were: Ce-
Gil Wallin. insufficient funds; Clar-
ence w. Thompson, breaking and
entering in night season and
grand larceny; Henry Clifton,
reckless operation; Albert Rogers,
operating motor vehicle without
owners consent; Homer j. Self,
forging and uttering "A counts);
Bernice Humphrey, assault and
battery; Richard w. Edwards, for
ging and uttering; William Eds
on Deyn, arson; Homer Quinn Mil
Ter, arson; Sylvester Sargent. as
sault and battery; George Vance,
failure to provide; Gerald Coe,
grand larceny; Lawrence Bucher.
grand larceny; Ernest Gosch, oper-
ating a motor vehicle without
owners consent: Herman Kizzie,
operating a motor vehicle with
out owners consent; Richard Mil
ler, breaking and entering un-
inhabited dwelling in night sea-
son and grand larceny; James
Jones, breaking and entering un-
inhabited dwelling in night sea-
son and grand larceny; Robert
Davis, breaking and entering un-
inhabited dwelling in night season
and grand larceny; Harry Teets,
breaking and entering uninhabited
dwelling in night season and
grand larceny; James Jones,
breaking and entering uninhabited
dwelling in night season and grand
grand larceny; Richard Miller,
breaking and entering uninhabited
dwellink in night season and grand
larceny; Willie Campbell, operat-
ing motor vehicle without owners
consent: Betty Carpenter, for
ging and uttering; Josephine
Millstead, forging and uttering
a counts; Josephine Millstead,
forging and uttering "a counts;
Amos Ripley, kidnapping; Aaron
Rowe, kidnapping; Amos Ripley,
forging and uttering (6 counts;
Charles Donaldson, altering check:
Herbert Straley, forging and ut
tering; Harry B. Campbell, fail
ure to provide
The grand jury reported they
found that no provision of law
for regulation of county jails has
been violated. They recommended
that the kitchen in the sheriff's
residence be completely remodel
ed; that shower be installed on
the first floor of the sheriff's re-
sidence;a and strongly recommended
that a garage be erected to house
the sheriff's car and If possible
for other county cars.
In concluding their recomrnen-
dations, the report stated. The
jury as a whole, wishes TO COM
mend Sheriff and Mrs. Bidwell for
the excellent condition of the jail
and residence"
j. B. Smith was foreman OF the
jury. Others serving We're: Eden
Harsh Mrs. Jacob Benhaus, Miss
Bess Trumper, Mrs. B. v. Ches-
brough, Mrs. Philip Speasmaker.
Armour Chenoweth, H. H. Porter,
Claude E. Boggs, Howard Chen
oweth, Mrs. Bryan Jenkinson.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mooney. Richard
Littler, Mrs. Albert Rankin, Mrs.
Joe O'Connell, Mrs. Frank Stone,
Mrs. Fl. R. Blackmore.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-24
Madison Pupils
Have Perfect
Attendance

The Madison Rural semester
honor roll announced today fol-
lows:
Grade 3-Kathryn Cain, Judith
Deck, Gloria Geesling, Dorothy
Jenkins, Gerald Maggard, Miles
Patton, Peggy Sparks.
Grade Norma Baldwin, Dol
ly Brust, Roger Clark, Geraldine
Clemmons, Jeanne Click, Thelma
Finchum, Nancy S. Gammell,
Ronald Newberry, Linda OBrien,
Beatrice Otte, Gates tim, Janet
Rinehart, Anthony Viney.
Grade 5-Dolly Earle's, Patty
Lacey, Barbara Price, Charlotte
Renick.
Grade 6-Rhelda Clark, FL
wood Dillon, Diane Hughes, Bar
bara Jones, Martha Otte, Janet
Patton, Glenna Jenkinson.
Grade Bob Brown, Roger
Kronk, Marlene Leslie, Crystal
Stewart.
Grade 3-None
Grade 9-Margaret Ann Brown,
Barbara French.
Grade 10-Mary Lee Brown,
Sue Gordon, Elizabeth Wilson.
Grade 11-DoIothy Dunkle.
Grade 12-Betty A. Archer,
Florence Fout, Kathleen Griffith,
Nola Isaacs, Margaret Wake
man, Russell Walls, Norma
Wisecup.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-24
VA To Conduct
Clinic Here

County wide information clinic
will be conducted in London by
the Veterans Administration the
evening of Tuesday Feb. 7 in the
London High School auditorium
for the benefit of all Madison
county veterans, it was announced
Friday.
Officers from the Veterans Ad-
ministration in Columbus will con-
duct the clinic featuring sessions
by the Medical and Dental officers
as we'll as information on the VOC
ational rehabilitation program and
special session for farm students.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-24
MOTHER OF LONDON
MAN DIES FRIDAY

Funeral services were Sunday
in Rushsylvania for Mrs. Lille
Evaline Snyder, SO, who died Fri
day morning at the home of her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert j. Stanford, in
Big Springs. Death was due to a
heart attack. Burial in Mutual
Cemetery, Champion County
Mrs. Snyder was born in Mid
dleburg, May 1o, 1880, daughter
of William H. and Lavina E Cul-
yer Davis. Her husband, James
Snyder, preceded her in death
Three children survive. Mrs
Stanford William of Big Springs
and Albert of London. One bro
ther, OZias Davis, Mechanics
burg, and one, sister, Mrs. Aaron
Stanford, Big Springs, also survive
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-24
London Baby
Weighs 2 Lbs.

Stephen Dale Manning. born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Manning. IS
South street, Thursday, January
10, was rushed to Children's Hos
pital, Columbus and placed in an
incubator.
The baby weighed two pounds
and was 13 inches long at birth.
The father visited the baby late
Thursday and reported il doing
nicely.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-24
SERVES IN JAPAN

With the Eight U. S. Army in
Sapporo, Japan-Private First
Class Arthur E. Persinger, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Persinger,
1913 South Oak Street, London,
joined the u. S. Army in January
1949 and is now on duty in Japan,
serving with the Clearing Comp
any of the 7th Medical Battalion,
7th Infantry Division at Camp
Crawford, Hokkaido. Japan.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-24
Diley To Accept
Appointment

Lewis Diley, student at Ohio
State University, and son of Mr..
and Mrs. j, NJ. Diley of North
Main St, Mechanicsburg, who re-
Gently was recommended to an APP
poinanent at West Point by Sen
ator John W. Bricker, has been
accorded a second honor.
Following a competitive exam
ination Diley received wire
from Senator Robert Taft asking
if he would accept the appoint
ment, to which Diley replied that
he would.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-24
Prisoner Of War
Applications Are
Available Here

Applications for prisoners of
war claims and Also applications
for survivors of prisoners of war,
are now available at the Veterans
Service Center in the basement of
the Madison County courthouse,
Miss Ruth Armstrong, secretary
announced Friday. Veterans who
were held as prisoners of war re-
ceive a $l.C0 per day for the time
they were prisoners.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-24
International
Students To
Visit County

A panel of five international
students from New Zealand, Arg
entina, Egypt. India and Pal<as-
tan, attending Ohio State Uni
versity, win visit Madison County
Wednesday, according TO John +.
Moore, Madison County Extension
Agent.
They will address a joint group
of high school students at Madison
Rural school and visit Madison
County farms.
Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock
the students will speak at the
Farm and Home Makers Short
Course meeting in the court house.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-24
Irwin Resident
Succumbs Sunday

Mrs. Judith Lippencott, Irwin,
died at $3.50 pm Sunday in
Springfield City Hospital where
she had been since last Monday.
She is survived by the husband,
Marion; the parents, Mr.. and Mrs:
V. H. Phellis, Mechanicsburg, and
two sisters, Mrs. William Craig,
Kingscreek, and Mrs. James Nc
Nally, Washington DC
The body was taken to the
Davis and Byers funeral home,
Mechanicsburg
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-24
Mayor Speasmaker
Issues Warning

Mayor E. p, Speasmaker Mon
day issued a warning to local re-
sidents concerning oil or gasoline
poured into sanitary sewers.
All garages, filling stations and
wash racks or any person or per-
sons who allow kerosene, gasoline,
oil or the same from floor wash
ings to enter the sanitary sewer
will be prosecuted to the limit of
the law in accordance with ordin-
ance No. I49.
Signed Mayor,
f. p. Speasmaker
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-24
Mrs. John Durfey
Dies At Cleveland

Word was received in London
Monday morning of the death of
Mrs. John @. Durfey, mother of
Mrs. William Webb of Wellington,
Ohio and John Durfey of Spring
field, at Cleveland Hospital,
Monday morning
Mrs Durfey had gone to We'll
lington at Christmas time to visit
her son-in-law, William Webb,
former London resident and Mrs.
Webb.
Funeral services in Paulding,
Ohio, Thursday at . o'clock.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-24
ANNOUNCE EXAM FOR
AMllN MAIL CARRIER

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an ex-
animation to fill the position of a
rural carrier at Amlin. The ex-
animation will be at Columbus.
Receipt of applications will close
February 9.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-24
BYERS AT HOME

j. E. Byers, who has been pat
lent in Grant Hospital for the past
three weeks, was returned to his
home on East First street Sat-
urday.
Mr.. Byers suffered a heart at
tack while acting as fire chief
three weeks ago.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-24
TAKEN ILL DURING
CHURCH SERVICE

Lewis Counts, Sedalia, was re-
ported Monday morning, as re-
covering after a sudden illness
Sunday while attending church
and the ordination of his son,
County Treasurer r. d. Counts,
as an elder in the London Presby-
terian Church.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-24
FORMER RESIDENT III

Mrs. William Rutherford sof GIG
Wittenberg Avenue, Springfield.
formerly of London. has entered
Mt. Carmel hospital for treatment
for eye ailment.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-24
DAUGHTER BORN

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Henson,
London, annuonce the birth of a
daughter at University hospital,
Thursday, January 10.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-24
February 20 Is
Tax DeadIine

Roger Counts, Madison County
treasurer, today confirmed the
report that February 20 had been
set as deadline for payment OF
Real estate taxes.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-24
FiREMEN CALLED

Firemen were called TO the
Emmett Miller farm home on the
Charleston Pike Thursday after
noon to extinguish a fire in the
roof. Damage to the building was
Slight, firemen reported.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-24
| IMPROVING SLOWLY

Mrs. J. H. Estep returned Thurs
day to her home in Lafayette from
Doctors hospital. She is slowly
improving after a major operation.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-24
LEAVES HOSPITAL

John Morrison, who has been a
patient in Grant hospital, was
returned to his home on the South
Charleston Pike Saturday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-24
ANNOUNCE BIRTH

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Eden Harsh,
London, RID, announce the birth
of a son at White Cross hospital,
Thursday, January 49,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-24
IN HOSPITAL

Mrs. Thomas Davis, "a Laurel
Street, is recovering in Mt. Car
mel hospital after an operation.
Her room number is l4S.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-24
RETURNS HOME

Mrs. Jack Snyder, has returned
to her home, 123 North Oak Street
from Grant hospital. She is re-
covering after a major operation
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1950-04-06
Velykq $vente ir musq dalia

mas zmoguje, tiesa, yra uni
versalus, nepriklausas nuo vie
tos ir laiko salygu, bet jis yra
zmogiskas, kaip ir kiti jausmai
tam tikros aplinkybes, kurias
vadiname tradicija, j ugdo arba
saldo, kai jos skatinanciai ne
veikia.
Labiausiai gi musu didziuju
svenciu lietuviskosios tradicijos
pasiges priaugantysis jaunimas.
Jam jau nebebuvo supranta-
mas dziaugsmingas lietuviska-
sis Velyku rytu Aleliuja, nebe-
bus suprantama ia velykine nuo-
taika, kuria isgyveno lietuvis-
kasisi kaimas ir miestas, mes
jau svetimuose krastuose ne
musu tautines bendruomenes
tue pat laipsniu nebeatgaivins
tu svenciu nuotaikq, mes truks
svarbiausio dalyko = gimtosios
zemes po savo kojom. Dabar
tenka svarbiausias uzdavinys =
bent tevams ir lietuviskai mo-
kyklai priaugancioj musu kar-
toj neleisti uzgesti tautiniu ir
religiniu tradiciju nuotaikoms.
Didziosios Kristaus Prisike-
limo sventes NUNS, lietuviams,
tampa mlsu tautinio ir valsty-
binio prisikelimo simboliu -
ateis diena, kuri musu tautai
bus ia prisikelimo diena lais-
YAM ir nepriklausomam gyve-
nimui. A. Rimtenis
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1950-04-06
kaip susitvarkyti?

Dedami sio straipsnio II dali,
pakartojame l dalies paskutini
sakini:
Ar tokia organizacija butu
Kulturos Fondas, ar dar kokia,
tik JAW kulturine veikla api-
manti sajunga, tai, autoriaus
nuomone, yra diskusijp klausi-
mas.
Diskusiju!? Ak, zinome' jau,
kad kulturos reikalams svars-
tyti toxic kongreso, kaip per-
eitu metu lapkricio pradzioje
susauktas Visuotinis Amerikos
Lietuviu Kongresas, nebegalesi-
me. Kodel? Ogi todel, kad Sic
klausimai Americas lietuviu
akyse Wis dar neigijo reikia-
mo svorio. Kad aname Kongre-
Sc galejo ir turejo butt taikytas
sekciju principals (politine, kul-
turine, salpos ir KIT. sekcijos
galejo gauti laiko ir tu paciQ
triju dienu ribose, nedaug ma
zinant plenumo laika), jo orga-
nizatoriai, is anksto planave il
veliau vykde didinga politine
manifestacija, apie tai nedaug
tepagalvojo.
Diskusijos spaudoje gall is.
tisais metals nusitesti ir Wis
nieko nenuspresti. zinoma, jos
neisvengiamos ir net reikalin.
gos. taciau sprendima padaryti
gall tik visa lietuviskaja JAW
visuomene representatives. ko.
lektyvas. Juo gi yra ne kas XII.
tas, kaip Americas Lietuviu Ia.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1950-04-06

|gios religines ir tautines tradi-
|cijos.
Jau nekalbant apie artimesnj
didziuju metu svenciu tiksla,
net ir apskritai zmogiskos as
piracijos, SUI tom sventem SUI
tampancios, NUNS buvo atm
tos. Net ir seniausias nekriks-
cioniq pasaulis turejo ziemos
ir pavasario grazos (musiskai
Kaledu ir Velyku) sventes. Goe-
the savo "Fauste" iskele We
lyku svenciu grozi, parodyda-
mas, kad jos, sutapdamos su
gamtos atbudimu naujam gyve-
|nimui, pavasariui, zmogui turi
lemiamos reiksmes, j isgelbsti
nuo mjrties.
Laisvuose krastuose galedami
laisvai svesti Kristaus prisike-
limo sventes, mes tik su di-
dziausiu lildesiu galime prisi-
mint padeti, kuria isgyvena
musu broliai ir seses tolimojoj
musu tevynej, prieso pavergtoj
ir alinamoj, netenkancioj Wis
ko. kas galetu praeiti priminti.
Taciau ne musu galioje jiems
siuo atzvilgiu padeti ir ju dalia
palengvinti. NUNS rupi juk ir
musu paciu dalia. Kad ir lais-
viausiame kraste begyventume,
mes tik gyvename is atsinesti-
nio dvasinio turto nuosimciu,
ne is pagrindinio kapitalo, kuris
liko ten, kur musu gimtoji ze-
me. Mus siaip ar taip, daugiau
ar maziau, veikia gyvenamoji
aplinka: krasto kalba, zmones,
|paprociai. Oar tik kruvon spies
damies, galime ilgiau savitas
dvasines ypatybes islaikyti, is
simetydami uzsitraukiame ne
lemta <svetimybes pavoju.
Jeigu busime atkirsti nuo sa-
vo tautos kamieno, kaip sake
Vaizgantas, pateksime j pavoju
pradeti dziuti, kaip dzilsta nuo
medic nukirsta saka. Todel vi
som priemonem siektinas jun
|gimasis su tuo tautos kamienu,
o pirmoj eilej zadinant savyje
tvirta tikejima ir Wilt laisva
ir nepriklausoma tevyne. Kas
siandien ta Wilt praranda, yra
ANA dziustanti medic saka.
Stai kodel, kuriame zemes
kraste bebutume, kol nesame
savo tevyneje, NUNS VelykQ
didziosios sventes negali ture-
ii pilnutinio dziaugsmo, kokio
jos turedavo laisves metals ir
savojoj zemej. Religinis jaus-
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1950-04-06
v. Cizziiulnas

ryba. il gi, kaip isakmiai pa
breze Wis. Am. Lietuviu Kongre-
sc ALT sekretorius P. Grigai-
tbs, yra tik politine Americas
It. y. JAW lietuviu organiza-
CHA, nesiimanti spresti jokiu
kulturos klausimu. Tick is ALT
sekretoriaus pranesimo kongre-
Sc, tick veliau is jo atgarsiu
musq spaudoje isryskeja ALT
sferu nusistatymas neliesti kul-
turiniu klausimu ir tenkintis
politine veikla kaip tik del to,
kad islaikytu taip nelengvai su-
lipdyta ALT vieninguma.
Iseina taip: politiniuose rel
kaluose (ju branduolys - kova
del Lietuvos laisves ir nepri-
klausomybes) esame vieningi ir,
brangindami ta vienybe, kul-
turinius klausimus sprendziame
"partizaniskai", t.y. organizuo-
jane ir siaip taip vykdome musu
kult1rini gyvenima@ srovines ir
lokalines iniciatyvos pagalba
megindami centralizuoti ir kul-
turinius klausimus to paties wy
riausiojo visuomeninio JAW lie
tuviu organo siuo atveju ALT)
pastogeje, mes j tik susprog-
dintume ir liktume ant seklu-
mos milziniskoje pasaulio kul-
turiniu ir politiniu ivykiu upe-
je. Ma, ar ne taip? IS to lyg
butu suprantamas ir tas musu
visuomenes nusistatymas tauti-
mes kulturos islaikymo ir ugdy-
mo reikalu: laissez passer, lais.
sez faire, t.y. tegul vyksta taip.
kaip vyke ligsiol.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1950-04-06

Kas jau bus skates Juozo Cir
niaus straipsni "Tautines mo-
rales pagrindu beieskant" Is. m.
AIDU 2-me nr.), tas neabejo-
jamai bus priverstas labai rim
tai susimastyti, kas NUNS Sian
dien yra svarbiau: politine veik-
la ar kulturine kuryba. o to
straipsnio autorius labai nuo-
sekliai lrode gilia ir lemtinga
musu dabarties tautinei buciai
tiesa: "nukreipti tremtyje (taigi
ir emigracijoje! V. c. visa de-
mesi tik j politine akcija yra
lygu is anksto pasmerkti save
nutautejimui. Ne politika, kul-
tlra yra neissenkama tautines
gyvybes versme, nes ir politine
akcija tol gall interesuoti, kol
gyvas tautinis interests. Bet
viena tik politine akcija tautines
gyvybes neislaikysi''
Gala, bet ligisioline tautinio
A m erik lietuviu gyvenimo
praktika rode ir teberodo prize
singa krypti. o lietuviu trem-
ties gyvenimas Vokietijoje bu-
vo kitoks? Deja, mazai kitoks,
mes ir ten, anot Girniaus, net
''musu inteligentija tiraniskai
valde tik politine smalsa, nepa-
likdama vietos kulturiniam in
eresui."
(BUS DAUGIAU. Trecioje sio
straipsnio dalyje autorius pla-
ciau paliecia Americas lietuviu
isijungimo Pasaulio Lietuviu
Bendruomene problema.)
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1950-04-06
KOdel gaveniOje gyvenam,
o mirstam aleliujOs maldOse?
Bern. Brazdzionis.

Velykos, kaip ir kitos didzio-
sios metu sventes, yra tampriai
susijusios SUI religiniais lietuvio
isgyvenimais. Tuos isgyvenimus
dar labiau sustiprindavo ir pa
pildydavo ~tautiniai paprociai ir
tradicijos. Tad ir musu Velyku
svenciu sventimas ir ju tradici-
jos zymiai skyresi nuo kitu tau
tu tu paciu svenciu sventimo.
Gal niekur taip labai nebudavo
laikomasi grieztu gavenios meto
paprociu, kaip ju laikesi musu
proteviai, dar tautai paciais sun
kiausiais laikais. Tuo jie betgi
dejo tvirtus dorinius pagrindus
ateiciai. Tautos praktikuojama
askeze buvo siekiama dvasingu-
mo ir idealinio nusiteikimo, lietu
viui bldingo. Grieztai islaikius
kuno varzymo meta, ir. syentes
budavo svenciamos skaidresnej
ir pakilesnej nuotaikoj. Veliau
Sis skirtumas eme Wis la!biau ir
labiau dilti, buvo pagaliau ir
lengvatu, ivairioms aplinkybems
lemiant, suteikta.
Bet Wis delto laisvaji nepri-
klausomaji musu tevynes laiko-
tarpi mes galejom geriausiai is
gyventi ir svenciu nuotaika. Ne
galima butu pasakyti, kad il
butu pakrypusi luksizmo pu-
Sc, mes lietuvis visur ir visada
buvo santurus ir savo polinkius
mokejo moderuoti, surasdamas
geriausia ritieriska vidurio sal
ka.
Atejo laikai, sugriove draug
SUI musu tautiniu ir valstybi-
niu gyvenimu ir brangiuju ira
dicijq palaikyma. Kas nezino,
kad jau pirmos bolseviku oku-
pacijos metu didziuju svenciu
praktiskai mes jau jau kaip ir
neturejom. Gerai, jei jos sutapo
SUI oficialiuoju sekmadieniu. 0
daugeliu atveju jau ir sekma-
dieniais reikejo dirbti, kad sa-
vaites begyje butu buve galima
svesti stalinines sventes. An
traja Velyku diena tos pirmo-
sios okupacijos metals jau net
ir mokyklos turejo dirbti (jo-
|kiu Velyku atostogu tada mo-
kykloms jau nebebuvo). Taip
buvo griaunamos NUNS bran
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BrOnys Rails

siu ir originaliausiu muzikiniu
dailininku pasaulyje, kaip abb
straktinio memo genialu pionie-
riu, kaip tragiska ir neivertin-
ia lietuviq kurybinio genijaus
puosmena, "Pavasario sonatos",
'zvaigzdziu sonatos", "zalcio
sonatos', "Pasaulio sutverimo".
'Zodiako ciklo' ir kitu kuriniu
menininka.
Toxic vertingo pobudzio kul-
turiniu lietuviu kurybos mani
festacijq apie Ciurlioni mes ne
daug turejome ir Nepriklauso-
somybes laikais. Ir ko nepadare-
me ar nesugebejome patys, pa
dare estas
kad Sis leidinys yra Rannito
meiles sonata Ciurlioniui, tai
alsku. Bet kan cia yra 'neapy-
kantos sonata?
Negaliu nutyleti sito klausi-
mo, mes jis perdaug ypatingas
ir. j.. gedingas NUNS. lie
tuvlams. 1r nesivarzydamas no
riu pareiksti keleta zodziu.
Tuo metu, kada Rannitas ra-
Sc graziausius straipsnius apie
lietuviu mena ivairiomis kali
bomis, padejo organizuoti lei
tuviu dailininku parodas ivai-
riose vietose (pvz. Romoje . ),
renge naujus darbus, ruosesi
paskaitai apie Ciurlioni Parry
ziuje, - apie il musu spaudo-
je. jo paties kolegu pastango-
mis-, buvo paleisti slykstus gan
dai, kaip apie provokatoriu, lie
tuviu menininku iskundeja ir tt.
Tai buvo biauriausia ir nepa-
tikimiausia, kas man teko skai-
tyti musu laikrasciuose is kul-
turines kronikos. AS raudau is
gedos del tosios neapykantos,
smulkaus ir tulgaraus pavydo,
zemu kerstavimu, slykscios in
trigomanijos ir gal labiausiai
del tos zalos, kuria j daugelio
musu siela ibreze barbariska-
sis karas: tai del to nebetike-
jimo, kad zmogus dar ir siais
laikais gall butt taurus, dzen-
telmenas, idealistas ir neieskas
kito atlyginimo, kaip tik sielos
dziaugsmas.
Per simtmecius mes tick daug
geriausiu talentu skolinom ir
atidavem kitoms tautoms ir XII
toms kulturoms. Mus grobe ir
virskino visi, tik mes is kitu
veik nieko negaudavom. Gal del
to mes kiekviena "nesava" ita-
riam ir juo nepasitikim. Taip,
zinoma, mes enieko negausim -.
Aleksis Rannit yra estas, ku-
ris, neiSduodamas savo tautos,
kartu yra neblogesnis lietuvis
uz name ar daugeli is musu.
Jis tai irode savo gyvenimu ir
darbais., o mes il pasitikom
akmenimis %. Kokia geda!
Ir kokia maloni ironija. kad
musiskiu sutiktas akmenimis jis
tikro krikscionio mostu j tai
atsake - gelemis apie lietuviu
dailininka ciurlioni tarptautinia-
me memo kritiku kongrese. Taip
galejo pasielgti tik tas, kuris
giliai myli lietuviu mena ir lie
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