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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-02-03
Little Mccarthy

"A Cleveland, ONO, cor
respondent, who was not
afraid to sign his name to
the TRADE, has seen fit to
tag the English Editor Of
the Zajednicar with the la
bel Little Mccarthy" after
reading the January q,
1854, issue of the English
Section.
After belaboring the
English Editor for every
thing under the sun, said
writer closed shop by as
suring the custodian Of
these pages that he would
not be around to carry on
after the CrOatlan Frater-
nal Unions 9th Quadrenni-
al Convention in 1855.
Anyway, it was nice
hearing from our Cleveland
critic, even if he did chris
ten us Little Mccarthy"
and mixed us in with such
personages as Dulles, Nc
Carthy, Velde, Isenhoover
(his spelling), D oug a S,
Truman, Acheson, Butko-
vich, Petrak, Boich, etc.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-02-03
A Great Truth

Years ago I mastered
a great truth. 1 learned
that everybody is like
everybody else-so l be-
gan treating everybody
as if l were looking into
a mirror. I sought to
learn what the person to
whom I talked was most
interested in, and then 1
urged him to tell me
about it. This trick never
fails, and I am never
fearful of meeting people
any more. No matter
how assured they seem,
l know what is inside
their polished armor. l
know that they want to
be liked, admired-to be
listened to. They want to
reveal and tell what they
know. - Vincent
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-02-03
Campaign Thought

OFTEN wonder just how great the Gro
~ attain Fraternal Union could be if ev-
cry member in it's ranks at the moment
would take only a minimum interest in it?
Answer: = If every member of today
would sign just one 1) adult or juvenile
applicant during the 1854 Membership Cam
paign, now in progress, the CFU wouldn't
boast Of 105 600 members, but more than
100000 affiliatcs by the end of the year!
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-02-03
just Matter of Natural Evolution"
State Department Quite Confident Of
Yugos|avia Despite Latest Maneuvering

Congressman Fulton fol-
lowed up last weeks Bel
grade-Washington line of
diplomatic talk by announc-
ing that he would introduce
a resolution to halt Ameri-
can aid to Yugoslavia for
80 days so that Congress
can determine whether Tito
is really returning to the
Russian fold.
Pijade Succeeds Djilas
America also learned on
January % that Nose Pi-
jade was elected President
of Yugoslavia's Parliament
when it met the same day
under a set of rules design
ed to make it less of a rub
ber-stamp' body.
One of Yugo 81 a v las
three Vice Presidents, the
63-year-old Pijade succeeds
Milovan Djilas, recently ex-
PEELED by the Communist
Central Committee. Djilas,
it will be remembered, was
disciplined because of a SER
les of articles he wrote cri-
ticizing Communist meth
DDS and the rise of snobbe-
ry among the ruling party's
inner sanctum.
No problem to Parlia-
ment was the Presidency of
Yugoslavia. Tito was the
only announced candidate
for the job and was lex
pected" to get the post
without trouble.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-02-03
For The Better

\A/E have always edited the Enshsh
w Section of the Zajednicar with our
members in mind and in keeping with the
finest traditions Of the Fourth Estate.
So did the late bro. M: J. Horvath, who
assumed the editorship of the English
Section at its inception November 6, 1929,
as an official supplement of the ZaJednlcar
and continued to serve in that capacity
for eighteen consecutive years.
During that span Of time, 1929 to 1854,
MANY changes were introduced to make
the English Section more attractive and,
consequently, widely read. Every change
effected hued to the style lines followed
by the Nations outstanding daily and
weekly newspapers in their never ending
race to outdo each other in the matter
of circulation.
This fierce competition resulted in the
more recent trend to smaller margins,
narrower pages and the II W plea col
umns in newspapers. 1t also brought about
smaller but better designed text types to
give greater legibilty and word count.
Today all-cap headlines, ccntered
heads and slanted alignments arc disap-
pearing, as witness this issue of the "a
-iednicar's English Section, the first to
revert to the accepted newspaper publish
ing practice of the moment for what we
hope will be the bettcrmcnt of the Official
Organ as a whole and make it desired
reading in the future.
While we were not in the position last
week to carry out all the changes we hoped
to introduce in today's English Section,
we have noncthcess made a rather no.
ticeable start in that direction in this issue
and trust that our readers will find it to
their satisfaction.
Gone are the English Sections slant
ed" heads. Instead, we give you, the men,
ber and reader, "flush left heads, with
heads of two or more lines written SO that
the length of the line is staggered at the
right for purpose of attraction.
- The future will find us using single
line heads more often on a one, two and
three-column basis and eliminating, as
much as possible, two-column lcad-ins to
articles forwarded our desk.
We have also done away with column
rules on the English Sections Editorial
Page, practice followed by virtually ev
cry outstanding American newspaper.
Another striking change will be noted
on Page II, where 9 point type will hence
forth be utilized to clarion the activities
of the Societys sports fraternity in the
United States and Canada.
Eliminated are the point Bowling
League team and individual standings. In
their stead will appear, as space permits,
9 point writeups covering reports from
the kegling fronts, the hardwood wars and
other sports of interest to our members.
Other changes in the English Section
will be made as soon as possible. In the
meantime, we would appreciate any COM
ments you care to make regarding the
changes we were able to carry out today.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-02-03
English Speaking Lodges Still Going Concern In Society
"CarOlina Moon" A
Hit rs Years Ago

Remember the No. 1 tune
on the Hit Parade of those
times? 1t was Carolina
Moon" We remember that
ditty very well, for it was
on everybody's lips and
lasted much longer than
the songs ground out on
the musical assembly lines
of today.
All, yes, your present
English Editor was finish
ing his last term in high
school that memorable year
of 1929 and getting set to
square off against the pit
falls of life.
Mesdames Didn't Smoke
oldest thing we can re-
call about 1929 was the
sparse usage of cigarettes
among the younger people.
Come to think of it, we put
away only one or two "cof-
fin nails" a week in those
days.
And we can't remember
seeing a single girl or wom-
an smoking in 1929.
Today? Well, show us
one that doesn't take a
puff!
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-02-03
This, And That
BY The Idier

(Only a select few Of his
most intimate friends ever knew
that the late bro. NJ. j. HOr-
vath, the English Sections
first Editor, was "The Idler" OF
"This and That" fame of rs
years ago. The following is
the first column he ever wrote
under that pseudonym. 1t ap-
pea-cd in the November 6, 1929,
issue, his first as the Editor fof
the new Secticn.)
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-02-03

Washington, d. G. - The
American State Depart
ment expressed no fear last
week that Yugoslavia's Tito
was swinging away from
the West and back toward
the Kremlin.
u. S. diplomatic officials
dis m s s e d Tito's willing
ness, in a report to the Yu-
goslav Parliament, to NOR
malize" his nations rela-
tions with Soviet Russia
and her satellites and end
a five-year feud as a ma
tural evolution" in Yugo-
slavia's recently restored
diplomatic relations with
Russia.
One State Department
official went so far as to
declare that the United
States was, in fact,
pleased to see Belgrade
taking steps that could ease
tensions in Central Eur
ope."
Rep. Fulton Suspicious
Anything but happy a.
bout the latest reports out
of Yugoslavia was Repre-
sentative James G. Fulton
(R), Pittsburgh, who has
bee questioning Tito's
friendship for America for
months and ranks high
among those who do not
trust the Yugoslav leader.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-02-03
BY Stephen F. Brkich
- English Editor

Pioneers Lodge 663, Gle
veland, Ohio, Lodge 667,
Etna, Penna., Progressive
Croatian Americans of the
Pacific Lodge GIT, Los
Angeles, Calf, "The Spirit
of Croatian Youth" Lodge
143, McKees Rocks, Penna.,
&C a m p b ell Croatians"
Lodge 701, Campbell, Ohio,
and Copper County Gro
attain Club" Lodge 7O3, Cal
umet, Michigan.
Of these, only the Eng
lish Speaking Lodges once
associated with Bessemer,
Etna and Campbell are no
longer in existence. Dean Of
the hardy lot still holding
sway is the powerful "Ame-
rican Croatian Pioneers"
Lodge 663 of Cleveland.
We're A Little Older
Many of our readers will
easily recall those halcyon
days of 1929, when every
thing was booming for the
big bust which came to
plunge America and the
world into one of the
greatest depressions in his
tory.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-02-03
YESTERDAY
8 AsSA 9
4 ~M 4
AND TODAY
BY John Badovinac
president, Lodge 663)

president, Lodge 663)
Cleveland, Ohio - This
year marks the 60th An
niversary since the found
ing of the first Croatian
fraternal benefit society in
the United States.
There is no doubt but
what appropriate ceremo-
nies will be held in Pitts
burgh in September of this
year to mark this impor-
tant milestone, because the
Croatian Fraternal Union
can trace it's origin back to
the day in September of
1894 when a Bakers Doz-
en- of Croatian fraterna-
lists met in old Allegheny,
Pa, to lay the cornerstone
for the structure that to-
day boasts of a membership
we'll over 100000 and as
sets of almost $25 million.
Credits z. V. Muzina
The first CFU Lodge,
present day Lodge 1 of
North Side Pittsburgh, was
organized in January of
1894 and q. V. Muzina "a
newspaper publisher newly
arrived in this country who
came to Pittsburgh after a
short stay in Chicago) is
generally credited with be-
ing the organizer of the
first Lodge and, therefore,
of the Croatian Fraternal
Union.
Although the meeting
called to organize the first
Lodge was fairly we'll at
tended, only about one
fourth of those in attend
ance actually became nem-
bers of the new "drustro."
Through the efforts of
Muzina, other Lodges were
soon organized and these
he brought to Old Alleghe-
ny in September of 1894
to form the "HrvatskasZa- !.
jednica. That name was,
later changed to the ma.
rodna Hrvatska Zajedlica'
(or National Croatian Sc
ciety, as the English equiv
alent).
A Humiliating Episode
An interesting, although
humiliating, sidelight to
this early history is the
fact that the man VINO
founded the order was ex-
PEELED as a member soon
after the Society was form
ed and though he tried un-
til the very day of his death
to be reinstated, every ap-
peal was rejected.
Mu1na's work and ef-
forts, however, were later
recognized and a few years
ago a Plaque to his memory
was erected in the Croatian
Fraternal Unions Home
Office Building at Pitts
burgh, Pa.
Four Societies Merge
The present Croatian
Fraternal Union was ac-
tually formed through a
merger in 1926 of four
Croatian fraternal societies.
The two major organiza-
tons were the National
Croatian Society and the
Croat League of Illinois,
which was organized in
1905. These two were join
ed by the st. Joseph Society
Of Kansas City, Kansas,
and by the Youth National
Croatian Society of Whit
ing, Indiana, in a merger
that was hailed by all.
The first Convention of
the Croatian FIR a t e r n al
Union was held in Cleve-
land, Ohio, in 1926, and for
- u
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-02-03

my new jacket. l can see it
glistening on the ground"
keep your scat, lady,"
said the aviator, that's the
bend in the Allegheny
Rivcr!"
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-02-03
BY Way OF Introduction

Being one Of the English
speaking members of the
CFU, it affords me great
pleasure to come face to
face with my rackety writ
ing machine and enter a
few lines in the column
which shall indefinitely be
known as set forth above,
viz: THIS and THAT. 1t is
going to be "indefinite" for
just one simple reason, and
that is, when the happy
moment arrives and the
contributors to this new
publication grow to such
proportions h a t t h e y
themselves will be able to
fill the space, just then and
there your humble servant
will draw down the curtain
and call it "the end of a
perfect day."
And what a happy day
that will be! Imagine if you
can, what a peculiar sensa-
ton will creep all over us,
seated in a comfortable arm
chair, reading the good
news from our young
camps all over the country.
There is no doubt that the
time is not far distant when
our youngsters will try and
outdo each other in every
worthy endeavor that tends
to spread the good gospel
of the CF'U to every nook
and corner.
We can already picture
the smiling face of Johnny
Badovinac, the erstwhile
English speaking delegate,
in all his glory, brimming
over with joy at the appar-
ent possibilities which he
himself helped to build with
his timely topics in almost
every issue of the Zajedni='
car. Lake Erie, in the city
of his abode, will be a suit
able place to sink his
doubts in the event that
any of them ever fingered
within him.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-02-03

. It is difficult to set
bounds to the price unless
you first set bounds to the
wish. - Cicero
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-02-03

. Action without study
is fatal. Study without ac-
ton is futile.-Mary Beard
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-02-03
Big Seven Of 1929
Now Down To Four

When the first issue of
the English Section of your
Zajednicar made it's debut
almost 25 years ago, No
vember 6, 1929, to be exact,
the Crcatian Fraternal Uni
on of America counted only
sew en English Speaking
Lodges among it's subordi-
nate affiliates of the day.
Today, virtually twenty
five years later, our ranks
are populated by some one
hundred English Speaking
Lodges from coast to coast
in the United States and
Canada. A few of these
Lodges can trace their in
ception back to the very
start of the English Speak
ing Lodge movement in our
Society.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-02-03
Yes, Sir, Tempus Fugit

In those days, the follow
ing comprised the Croatian
Fraternal Unions Big Sc
ven in the then slim cate
CORY of Lodges doing busi-
ness in the English lam
Sacred Heart Fraterni-
ty' Lodge 127, Bessemer,
Pa, American Croatian
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-02-03
Up In The Air

fllCSDurSn, as you no
doubt know, has a number
Of flying fields, and there
are several progressive con-
Germs that have branched
out into the commercial
field and arc advertising
trips over the city, aerial
photographs, birds-eye pho
tos and the like.
A certain aviator, and
what a loveable chap he
was, with whom we got on
very friendly terms indeed,
suggested a flight over the
city, and not even hesitat-
ing, we Immediately accept
ed. 1t was an ideal day Tor
an aerial spin, and after a
perfect start, all of us set
tied down to derive the
benefits of the wonderful
ozone and scenery. The 81
lence was suddenly broken
by a lady passenger, who
exclaimed:
"Wajt a minute, Mr.. Avi-
ator! l am afraid we will
have to go down again
"What's wrong?' asked
the man at the stick.
II believe I dropped one
of the pearl buttons from
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-02-03
A Day In Pittsburgh

The writer and his better
half journeyed to Pitts
burgh a few days ago to
shake the hand of the new
ly elected editor and wish
him luck in his undertake
ing. While there we also
had the pleasure of meeting
the executive officers of
the CFU, and at some fu-
ture date we will tell you
all about it. After the initial
ceremonies consisting Of
hearty hand shaking we
told of our desire to go
sightseeing in the Smoky
City.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-07-23
ERIE ORDNANCE
AWARDS SIX
NEW CONTRACTS

Six contracts have been awarded
by the Central Procurement Agency
of Erie Ordnance Depot.
The Taylor Electric Co., Inc. of
Toledo was awarded contract for
replacing defective wiring in three
depot buildings in the amount of
$39,210.
A contract for hydraulic oil, a.
mounting to $3352.80 was given
to the Standard Oil Co. of Cleve-
land.
The American Optical Co. of To-
ledo was awarded a contract to
furnish safety goggles from July
l, 1854 to June 30 1855, in the
estimated amount of S2050.
E. S. Price & Son of Oak Harbor
was awarded a contract for hard
wood blocks drawn to EOD specifi-
cations. Amount of contract was
$4,000.
A contract for limestone was
awarded to D. ]. GrieSser of
Marblehead Amount of contract
was $1095.
A contract for six aluminium lad
ders was placed with the Alumi-
mum Ladder Co. of Worthington,
Pa. Total amount of contract was
$1321.68.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-07-23
HANDICAPPED
DUE FOR BIC
TREAT THURSDAY

Next Thursday the handicapped
and crippled children of Ottawa
County will be treated to a Cleve-
land Indian baseball game and
dinner by the Rotary Clubs of
Port Clinton and Oak Harbor.
Businessmen from both clubs will
drive the children to the game in
Cleveland. The Indians will be
playing the Boston Red Sox.
Children who live near Oak Har-
Dor will meet at the home of Judge
Don Wargowsky, 231 N. Locust st.
at 9 am. and those living nearer
Port Clinton will leave at 9:15 am.
from ST. Thomas Guild Hall at
Jefferson and Second Streets.
This is an annual event spon-
sored by the Rotary Clubs of Port
Clinton and Oak Harbor.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-07-23
Two Port Clinton
Men Commended

Letters of commendation for
jobs well done were received last
week by Erie Ordnance Depot
workers, Paul T. Smith, painter,
and Ralph R. Anderson, carpenter,
both of Port Clinton.
The letters were written on the
recommendation of Ernie Grobe,
Lacarne, foreman of the depot's
carpenter shop.
The men were praised for com
pleting rush job in a satisfactory
manner in the absence of their
regular foreman.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-07-23

LABOR VIEWS
1caa1ceaaa1eta:ste1eeeeeeetete
BEEN LAID-OFF AT
STANDARD PRODUCTS

Please check with the Finan-
cial Secretary of this Local for a
withdrawal card if you are work
ing somewhere else.
Our Constitution of the Interna
tional Union on Withdrawals reads
as follows, Section 2, Article II
Any member laid-off from
his plant but employed on jobs
outside jurisdiction of the Inter
national Union shall apply and
take an honorable withdrawal
card, or in order to maintain him
self in good standing in his Local
Union he or she shall pay regular
dues to his or her union"
If the above provisions are not
adhered to, he or she is automa-
tically suspended,
So, be sure to contact your
Local Financial Secretary Law
renee Lucas and avoid suspension.
"All things come to the other
fellow, if you just sit and wait"
So you still don't think your
PAC Dollar is important. Here,
for example, is the kind of voting
that we'd like to see our Dollars
make change in It's the Senate
vote by which the Kennedy
amendment to raise unemploy-
ment compensation benefits was
defeated in the Senate:
For the amendment .................. 80
Against the amendment .... Sc
We are glad to report that
Ohio'S Senator Burke did vote for
the amendment.
But on the other hand we must
point out that Ohio's Senator
Bricker was one of the Sc voting
to defeat the amendment.
Defeat of this amendment was
a blow to workers.
Will Wedding Bells soon be
ringing for Johnny Kovac? That's
what we heard. If true, we wish to
extend our best wishes right now,
Johnny.
Pres. Eisenhower took another
licking from Congress last week
when the House, by a vote of 238
to 134 turned down his plan to
use federal funds to back up com
panies offering health insurance
The President says he will con-
tinue to fight for the plan.
1t is interesting to note that
Ohio's Representative Clevenger
from our fifth district voted
against the health plan.
Rep. Bender of Ohio who has
an eye on a Senatorial seat voted
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-07-23
Drunk Driver Gets
Fine, Jail Sentence

Grover Cleveland Evays, 81,
Cleveland, was fned $100 and
costs, three days in the county
Jail, and his drivers license was
suspended for one year when he
was found guilty by Judge Don
Wargowsky in Municipal Court
Monday of driving while under
influence of alcohol.
Evans was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Clarence Stephens after
he was involved in an accident at
the Lockwood-Plasterbed road
Saturday noon.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-07-23
STEVE J. NoVAK, PRES.
LOCAL 497, uAW-Clo
REGULAR MONTHLY

REGULAR MONTHLY
MEMBERSHIP MEETING
THIS SUNDAY, JULY 25TH
2P. M. :. :. :. Local 497 Hall
Generalization to the follow
ing Local 497 members who are
Tops on our PAC Honor Roll for
reaching their quota in the PAC
Drive. They are:
/. Blanchard Sherwood
q Robert Calm
3. Bob Robinson
4.fCyril Wesley
5. Frank Zbrizeny
6. AL Schwartz
z. Herm Quetchke
Those of you who are inclined
to be a bit timid about the PAC
Dollar might feel quite different
if you realized how much the
wealthy contribute to political
campaigns. This report will give
you an idea.
Here's what four of the veal
thiest families in the country con-
tributed to the last national COP
Campaign:
The Pews ........................... .$6O, 900
The MELONS .-....,................... 43,5OO
The Rockefellers ............ $4,000
The Duponts ..........,........... 74,175
Their contributions in the COP
Campaign during the last election
came fat and heavy and, therefore,
so did the votes. Now the State
COP fund raisers are telling the
story that the more money con-
tributed to the COP fund, the
more votes in the COP column.
Our one little PAC Dollar may
seem small and insignificant in
comparison; but remember, One
PAC Dollar from each individual
can add UP quickly since there
are so many of us. These dollars
can speak loud and can work in
your best interest :. . - for good
government. It is the only way
we can hope to compete with the
wealthy financiers, so don't be a
bit bashful about that PAC Dol
lar ;. :. :. it is Important
.a,.
Joe Verock, 1st Vice-President
of Local 497, is attending the
UAW-CIO Summer School at Sand
Lake, Michigan this week. He will
try to be back in time to attend
our membership meeting Sunday
and he will, no doubt, have an in
teresting report to give us on the
Sand Lake School.
t-ttt y Il
Notice Tu LOCAL 497
MEMBERS WHO HAVE
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-07-23
against Ike'S health plan also.

dSdlIlSl Inc D HcdlLl plan also.
Plans are progressing for the
Cleveland Baseball Trip spon-
sored by Local 497 for children
aged 8 to IL to see Cleveland and
Washington play ball on Saturday,
July 31St. Invitation has been ex-
tended for all Little Leaguers to
arrange their carloads and join
our Caravan. Each child should
bring a lunch and be ready to
leave CIO Hall by 9 a. m. on Sat
urday, July 31st. Joe Blaskis is in
charge.
Local 497 Membership Meeting
Sunday July 25th.
2 P. M. - Local 497 Hall
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-07-23
FLA PICNIC

FLA PICNIC
FHA girls will have picnic at
IL noon Monday, July 26, at City
Park, with swimming afterwards.
1t will be a potluck dinner.