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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-08-25

Government with it's fundan
the founders. The Confer
ence theme is THE
r BRANCHES OF
THE GOV
ERNMENT: YESTER R.
DAY D - TO-
Representing the Croa-
tan Fraternal Union Of
America at the Conference
will be Supreme President
V. 7. Mandich, English Edi-
tor of the Zajednicar Ste
phen F. Brkich, and Legal
Counsellor Thomas r. Bal
aban.
TO Honor War Veterans
Twelve hundred e. E.
gates will pay tribute to 20
Purple Heart war veterans
and to the victims of the
five Puerto Ricans' assault
last March on members of
the House of Representa-
tives while in session at the
Capitol.
Representatives Alvin NJ.
Bentley, Sth district of
Michigan, and Kenneth H.
Roberts, 4th district Of AL
ALBANIA, representing the
wounded congressman, will
be guests Of honor at the
dinner meeting, September
16. Congressman Bentley
will introduce the Purple
Heart heroes now at Wal
ter Reed General Hospital
and Congressman Roberts
those from the Navy Med
ical Center at Bethesda,
Maryland.
Judge Edward M. Cur
ran of the Federal Court
for the District of Column
bia will preside and speak
at an impressive naturali-
cation cerem my durin g
which about $50 qualified
foreign-born men, women
and children will be grant
ed United States citizen
ship. The Presidential Au-
ditorium at the Statler
Hotel will be transformed
into a courtroom for the
occasion.
The Conference, under
the auspices of the Board
Of Directors of the FEEDER
ally chartered N ationa
Conference on Citizenship,
eo-sponsored by the De.
partment Of Justice and the
National Education Asso.
citation, will bring together
about 1900 men, women
and youths from all Sec
tons to discuss matter per
tanning to the general wei
fare of our Nation. They
repr e S c t approximately
500 private and public or
CARNATIONS and agencies.
Citizenship Day Rites
The Chief Justice of thu
United States, Earl War
rem, will serve as Honorary
Chairman.
The Solicitor General O.
the United States, Simon
E.. Sobeloff, will be tn,
principal speaker at tn
Conference dinner Thurs
day evening, September 16
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-08-25

SHRINE The proposal to erect an Immigration
Museum" at the foot of the Statue of Liberty should settle
we'll with the members of the Croatian Fraternal Union,
whose Home Office at Pittsburgh, shown above, is in it.
self a tribute to the Croat immigrants who made possible
the founding of the Society back in 1894. Located in the
world famous Civic Center of Pittsburgh, "The City of
Tomorrow the Society's Home Office Building is a great
American architectural masterpiece.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-08-25
Twelve Hundred Delegates To Attend
Ninth Annual Citizenship Conference
Croatian Fraternal Union Of America
To Be Represented At Gigantic Rally

Washington, D.. c.. Attorney General Herbert
Brownell, Jr., and Miss Waurine Walker, President of the
National Education Association, have announced addi-
tional features of the program for the Ninth Annual Con-
ference on Citizenship in Washington, p. c., September
Is, 16 and citizenship Day" September II.
This years Conference is dedicated to our form of
Government with it's fundamentals and to pay homage to
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-08-25
Americas Lost
Croatian Colony
CrOatS Here Ere
Pilgrims Arrived
Cleveland Ohio =

Cleveland, Ohio - It Is
generally recognized that
the first mass migration of
Southern Slavs to the Uni
ted States started in the lat
ter part of the 10th Century.
This migration (Which
was greatly accelerated in
the early 19O0's because of
the tyranny and oppression
of Croatia's rulers Of that
period) brought the first in
flux of immigrants to the
industrial cities of the East
along with a few hardy
souls who ventured out far
ther to the Rockies and the
Pacific Ocean.
And while we have no
quarrel with the claim that
the immigrants of the sos
were the first to come here
in large numbers, it is never
eless interesting note
that the historical records
of long ago will show that
about 1900 of our forebears
came to this country more
than $50 years earlier and
settled in Georgia.
This hardy group came to
America in the early 1600's,
but very little is known a.
bout them or what prompted
this first mass migration
from the Balkans. Croatian
history itself, at least the
part that it has been our
privilege to read, is a bit ha-
zy on events of that long
ago period, but we do know
that in the late 1905 there
was a peasant uprising, or
the "Seljacka Buna' of Ma
tija Gubec.
So, it is quite possible
that his followers came to
this country to escape per-
secution just as the Pilgrims
did, who followed them here
a few years later.
The Community flourish
ed for a time, but today only
a cemetery marks the site of
this lost and forgotten Gro
attain colony. It is to be seen
at the confluence of the Sa-
vannah River with Ebenezer
Creek. Apparently, and this
is noted from dates on the
tombstones, the settlement
was abandoned after the CT
vii War, and now only the
cemetery remains as a mon
ument to this once thriving
colony Of the first Yugoslav
settlers in America.
1t is possible that the sur
vivors of that lost colony
moved to New Orleans, be-
cause that city already had
a thriving colony of Dalma-
tians, Immediately preceding
the Civil War, but no EVIL
dence exists that this did
occur.
What puzzles the writer
is the fact that very little
mention has ever been made
of this Lost Colony" in any
Of the previous writings on
the "Croats in America"
Our source of info is a book
by the eminent Slav histori-
an, DR.. J. Roucek.
John Badovinac, Pres,
Pioneers" Lodge 66a
0 The Croatian Fraternal
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-08-25

Justin Miller, President
of the Conference, will de-
liver the keynote on the
Conference Theme at the
luncheon session, opening
day.
President Dwight E. Eli
senhoWer has issued a pro-
clamation for the obser-
vance Of citizenship Day"
in of the
formation ana signing of
the Constitution, Septem-
Der II, 1887. citizenship
Day" is also the occasion
to honor the native youths
who reach voting age, and
those from other lands who
attain United States citi-
zenship through the natur-
alization process.
1t further provides a
time for all citizens to re-
dedicate themselves to the
ideals and principles upon
which our Nation was
founded and built.
Dignitaries On Parade
The Attorle, General
and the President of the
National Education Asso-
citation will welcome the
a t Wednesday
morning, September Is.
The American Legion
National Guard of Honor,
led by Captain Gail T.
Judd, will advan :e the COL
ors at the opening session.
Colonel Justice M. Cham
bers ism CIR. Congress
sional Medal recipient of
World War II, will lead
the delegates in the Pledge
of Allegiance.
Colonel Chambers and
Captain Wallace G.. Barrett
of the Department of De-
Tense, will conduct a cere-
mony in which the flags Of
the 4S States, District of
Columbia, and the terrific
rial possessions will be pre-
sented to the new Federally
chartered Conference.
The closing session, Fri
day morning, will be devo-
ted to a summarization of
group discussions by w.
Cameron Burton, former
President of the Bar Asso-
citation of the District Of
Columbia.
Friday afternoon t h e
delegates will participate in
an elaborate District of
Co Luz b as "Citizenship
LAY program. Inc LIS
trict program is in charge
of Colonel Waldron E. Leo
nard, Director of the Dis
trict of Columbia Division
of Services for Veterans
and War Workers.
The Conference will me-
morialize the signers and
the formation of the Con.
stitution, on it's 10Th An.
niversary, by placing floral
wreaths at the base of the
Washington M o n u m e MT
The Governors of the
States comprising the Thir'
teen Original Colonies viii
send wreaths for the event
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-08-25

0 The Croatian Fraternal
Union is one of the Is lar
gest such organizations In
North America.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-08-25

got themselves in such an irrational state
that they put their blind admiration of that
one flamboyant man ahead of devotion to
any other principle, of their party, or, even
in he last analysis, their country.
- John w. Vandercook.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-08-25

. The health record among Americas
life insurance certificate holders, those of
the Croatian Fraternal Union included, was
excellent for the first half of 1854.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-08-25
REFUGEES From Other Countries Find
Americans To Be Kind Hearted People

Fugitives Offer Proof That America
Is Still The Land Of Golden Opportunity
BY Prof. Bogdan Raditsa, Fairleigh Dickinson College
Rutherford, N. j. - l happened to be at the United
Nations when the Soviet Delegate Semyon X. Tsarapkin
pointed s~neeringly to a newspaper picture that showed a
country-man of mine, a former Yugoslav judge, sorting
clothes in,a Chicago laundry. Tsarapkin said to Henry Ca
bot Lodge, Jr.: That's the American way of life-a cab
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-08-25
In Passing

In every constituency
there are some McCar-
thyites-emotional, cas-
ily ano-ered folks who'ye
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-09-30
Personals

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter VanderSlip,
ST., and son Lee of 2004 Noble rd.,
spent pleasant week in Decatur,
Ca, visiting Walter Vanderlip, jr.,
and family. While there Lee was
enrolled in the Georgia Military
Academy at College Park, Ca,
having transferred from The Ohio
Military Academy at Cincinnati.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Peter K.
Droescher, daughter, on Septem-
Der 9th in the Army Hospital in
Heidelburg, Germany. Mrs. Droes-
cher was formerly Betty Burwell
of 14730 Shaw ave., East Cleve-
land. The family will be returning
to the United States about No.
vember 1st.
'Mr. and Mrs. Francis D. Wen
dell, 5000 Terrace rd. have re-
ceived word of the birth of a
daughter, Martha Joan to their
son and daughter-in-law, Lieut..
and Mrs. Glenn H. Wendell, Kirt-
land Air Force Base, Albuquerque,
N. NJ. Lieut.. Wendell is stationed
with the 93rd Fighters Intercept
tors Squadron. Mrs. Wendell is
the former Elizabeth Gelofsack,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Gelofsack, former East Cleveland
ers now residing in Cleveland
Heights.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Brown, for
merly of Roxford rd., and now of
Euclid, Ohio, visited their daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Angel in Westfield, N. j. Mr.. Angel
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. G.
Angel.
During the visit here of Mr..
and Mrs. E. E. Weymouth of Fres-
no, California at the home of the
Neal Waldrons, 1892 Lowell rd.,
they were entertained also by Mr..
Waldron's mother, Mrs. R. c. Wal
dron, 1900 Baldwin ave. and Mr..
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-09-30

Carol Bloom, 14763 Colt rd., Ursu-
line Academy.
Close to eighty students have
been hand picked from schools in
Greater Cleveland. These eleventh
and twelfth graders have been
selected for their ability in public
speaking and their interest in
community welfare.
Each student has taken a tour
through three of the 102 local
Red Feather agencies. They have
been auditioned by capable and
trained public speaking personnel.
These students are available to
speak before school audiences and
PTA groups as we'll as any other
clubs or organizations that may be
interested. Persons wishing to con-
tact these speakers may call Vir-
ginia Ettinger or Irene Globokar at
the Community Chest, Superior
1-2944, Elk. 313.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-09-30
Kiwunis Says
THANK You"

Clarence Rauch, president of
East Cleveland Kiwanis and
Fred Lange, chairman of its
Kids Day Peanut Sale, wish to
thank all who helped by purchas-
ing or by distributing these
peanuts marked "K".
"We all know that the pro-
ceeds will help provide better
facilities for our own youth.
We anticipate a wonderful Kids
year because of your help.
Raising a child is much like
raising rare and beautiful
plant in that to obtain best re-
suits, the best possible environ
ment - as we'll as food - must
be provided.
"We, of Kiwanis, are proud to
be a part of this community
which is conscious of it's respon-
sibifities to its youth and which
opens it's pocketbooks and hearts
for any worthy course. Thanks
to all.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-09-30

and Mrs. George Woodwork,
1431O Shaw ave. Neal and James
Woodworth, son of the George
Woodworths were often in the
Weymouth home while they were
stationed at Hammer Field, Fres-
no, during World War ii.
Mr.. Weymouth also renewed an
old friendship from World War l
days when he met Capt. Fred
Engeln Of Westover rd.
Mrs. George Dysinger who has
been spending some time with her
mother, Mrs. Glen Owen at her
cottage at Madison-on-the-L
and with her aunt, Miss Florence
Sidley of 1879 Hover ave., left
Wednesday for San Francisco
where she will embark for Japan
to join ner husband, Capt. George
Dysinger of the American Air
Force. Capt. Dysinger and Mrs.
Dysinger have been living at Berk-
ley, California, while he was sta
toned there. Mrs. Dysinger is the
former Dorothy Owen, a Shaw
High graduate who attended Mia
mi u. and Flora Stone Mather.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. S. Whiteman of
1909 Strathmore ave., left Cleve-
land on September 1st, flying to
Los Angeles to visit their son,
Airman 1/c George A. Whiteman,
his wife and granddaughter, Linda
Kay, returning home on Friday,
September oath.
George is mechanic at March
Air Force Base at Riverside. While
there, the Whitemans visited IT,
juana, Mexico, Arrowhead Lake in
the San Bernardino mountains,
(the summer resort for Hollywood
stars), Palm Springs, winter re-
sort for the stars of Hollywood,
Indio, the date center Of the United
States, Apple Valley, Los Angeles
and Hollywood.
While in Los Angeles they en-
joyed talking to Erie Chapman,
General Secretary of Hollywood
Y.M.C.A., who used to be the Sec
retary of the East Cleveland Y.
Erie asked that he be remembered
to all his East Cleveland friends,
particularly to the members of the
Y board that served with him.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-09-30
Archery Barrage
Starts At Y GARAGE

The Archery Activity at the "Y'
will begin Thursday, October 1st
at the "Y" House Garage starting
at 3:45 p. m. until 5 p. m.
The club is open to all members
9 years and up who pay $3.50. The
fee to be used for the use of tar
gets, bows and arrows. Boys may
sign up by depositing the full fee
at the "Y" House.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-09-30
Chosen Junior
Kiwanis Members

With a new school year come
new Junior members to attend six
weeks of the Kiwanis MONDAY
luncheon sessions, and get an in
PRODUCTION of what makes Kiwanis
click.
Honored with Junior Kiwanis
memberships are Henry Fischer
and Dick Freedman. Henry, Stu
dent Council president, is mem
Der Of the Shaw Chapter of the
National Honor Society and a
Boys State representative. Dick
is active in Hi-Y and is also on
the Student Council.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-09-30
Local Pastor Is
Institute Director

Rev. Donald B. Woodby, pastor
of the Hayden Avenue Baptist
Church is the director of the
Baptist Bible Institute, Brookside
Baptist Church, 1920 Henninger
rd. This institute is an evening
school dedicated to the work of
training people for work in their
local churches. Glasses are held
Tuesday and Thursday evenings
from z to $50 p. m. Rev. Woody
reports that the registrations are
expected to go well over 100
students.
The Hayden ave. Baptist Church
is growing, and at present is oc-
cupying the Mayfair School for
their morning services.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-09-30
Students Prepared
To Tell Story Of
Community Chest

Jim Kutcher, a senior at Shaw
High School, is prepared to tell
the Red Feather story during the
approaching Community Che t
Drive set for October 18 to %.
jim, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam j. Kutcher, 1927 Caledonia
ave., has been selected from his
school along with Sandy Mellon,
1924 Helmsdale rd., to speak on
behalf of the Community Chest.
Another student in the area has
also been chosen to speak. She is
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-09-30

Fathers are welcome to accom-
pany the boys.
Thirty-three Cardinals and two
coaches will be off for Columbus
Saturday to see the Ohio Califor-
MIA football game. This is an ex-
citing day for the SHS gridders
who so far have made a good
showing on their own gridiron.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18
By Hugh Humphrey

Do you ever wonder why your
living room suddenly becomes
bright with light at the flick of a
switch, or what makes the screen
of your televiSion set alive with
entertainment by the turn of a
knob?
In Washington. the answer is
Pepco - the Potomac Electric
Power Co Without electricity,
televiSion. radio and dozens of
other modern appliances never
could have been invented or de-
veloped. and countless other COM
monplace advantages of GOTH
century living still would be in
the wiShful- thinking stage.
For most homes in the area.
two or three small wires carry
this invisible, silent power to the
wall switches where even a child
can make use of it. But what's
behind the electric toaSter. the
vacuum cleaner apd the electric
fan? What's the source of this
power and how is it made? To
supply each homeowner with the
electricity he needs. this is Pepco.
l. A mountain of coal. Last
year, Pepco consumed 1,312,100
tons, the entire output of several
small mines and enough to cover
every square foot of the District.
Arlington County and Alexandria
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18
More Powerto You Says Pepco Multi Million Dollar Industry

adapted to general home and
business requirements. Power
plants are limited by size and
technical complications in the
electricity they can supply.
Marvel Of Engineering.
Therefore, Pepco must plan
ahead, Just as it is doing now
at its newest power station. the
Potomac River plant in Alex
andria. which was started on
paper in 1912. begun in actually
in 1947 and completed in 1949.
BY the time the first generators
output was fed into transmission
lines that year, engineers already
were sweating over drawing
boards designing other units to
meet increasing demand.
One of the largest steam
power plants in the Nation. and
certainly as modern as they
come. the Potomac River plant
is a marvel of engineering. Two
boilers, each IL stories high, feed
steam at CTS degrees Fahren-
heit into a pair of generators
which at full capacity can sup
ply approximately enough power
to supply five Pentagon build
ingS with their maximum load
each minute.
Between these boilers. with
f1reboxes operating at 5000 de-
grees temperature, are millions
of dollars worth of equipment
making up a total investment of
$25 million as the plant stands
now. When expansion is COM
pleted. the generating station
will represent more than $50
million.
Pepco's three plants-Potomac
River. Benning and Buzzard
Point--use and return to the Po-
tomac River each day. almost
five times as much water as that
consumed by the entire District
of Columbia each "a hours. To
cool the giant equipment. total
of 907.6 million gallons of river
water is pumped into the sta
tons daily.
Fleet of Autos, Trucks.
And when this power is gen.
Grated. more than 10000 miles
of circuits (many more times
that figure in total miles of wire
involvedD carry it to consumers
To insure almost perfect trans
mission Of power. 437 automo-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18

a power house at Tenth and D
streets NV, power was supplied
to 10 lights hung over the center
of F street.
Small Firms Merged.
Within the next IA years. a
number of small firms were
organized, each generating cleo
tricity for a select set of custom
ers. BY 1896, however. demand
had increased to a point where
some form of central power pro-
ducing facilities were needed
The Potomac Electric Power Co.
was Incorporated. and the prop
erty. rights and franchises of all
other plants were purchased to
form the nucleus of the present
Pepco.
Today, 298.848 customers in
the District. Maryland and a
small portion of Arlington
County are listed on Pepco's
books. returning a gross revenue
of $49.935.014 last year. The
largest single consumer is the
Pentagon. which uses enough
power annually to meet the needs
of more than $4,000 average
homes.
In the District, itself. Pepco's
biggest private customer is the
Washington Terminal Co., and
the largest Government user is
the Government Printing Office.
This consumer demand. which
has increased tremendously since
the end of World War II. keeps
Pepco engineers and officials
scurrying for the aspirin bottle
They can't wait until new Fed
eral buildings and large private
housing developments begin con-
struction. Where a huge office
building may be put up IN a
year or two. or housing project
built in six months. Pepco's ex-
pansion plans and actual con-
Struction require as much as
five years from start to finish.
Electricity cannot be stored,
except in batteries which are not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18
Knight Insists Agent
In Paris Is 10 Blame
For Shipment 10 Poles

BALTIMORE. Mar 18.-Henry
Lloyd Knight, 48-year-old WASH
ington attorney and dealer in
airplane parts, faced more cross
examination today as he de-
Tended himself against charges
he sneaked his wares through
the Iron Curtain into Poland in
1949.
He continued to blame the
deal on Philippe Louis Marie
Charles &c Bourbon, his Paris
agent at the time.
Mr.. Knight was called back to
the witness stand in Federal
Court today as his trial went into
its eighth day.
He and his personal firm. Air
Union Inc. of Bethesda. Md. are
accused of conspirng to violate
the United States Neutrality Law
by shipping $4,000 worth of
parts to Paris firm, SOFADEX,
for resale to the nationalized
Polish air line. Mr.. Knight faces
up TO two years in prison and a
fine up to $4,000 if convicted.
He was under cross-eXamina-
ton most of the day yesterday,
insisting at every turn he did
not know SOFADEX was a Po-
lish front in Paris and that, as far
as he knew. it bought the parts
for DC-3 transport planes for
resale to small airlines operating
in North Africa.
He did not know about their
diversion to Poland until months
later, he said.
De Bourbon is native of
White Plains, N. Y, who few
in the Royal Canadian Air Force
in World War II and now. at SO.
has business interests in Monte
video, Uruguay. He was the
main Government witness
against Mr.. knight, insisting his
boss directed the arrangement
by which the SOFADEX order
was diverted to Poland.
Mr.. Knight said he fired De
Bourbon after finding he had ne
gotlated with other aircraft sup
pliers on illegitimate deals to
snip prohibited material to Egypt,
Israel and Poland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18

was associate manager of
Acacias Silver Spring branch.
He is 80 years old.
Second National Bank will pay
a quarterly dividend of 2 per
cent, equivalent to 81 per share,
on March 81 to shareholders of
record March 10.
The Mortgage Bankers ASSo-
citation of Metropolitan Wash
ington has established a CT Loan
Committee to coordinate and
improve veterans loan pro-
cedureS in this area. William F.
Beremann, vice president and
treasurer of Arlington Realty
Co.. Inc. is chairman. Other
committee members follow: w.
Laird Dunlop, III. Walker &
Dunlop. Inc, Richard Duckett,
w. r. Kelley Co.; Charles j.
Murphy. Arlington Realty Co..
Inc; John Neal, American Sc
curity & Trust Co.; Robert Nc
Intosh, Mcintosh & Mcintosh;
James Millar, Weaver Bros.