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Arkansas State press., 1954-07-16
Card Of Thanks

The family of the late Mrs. Ell
nora Rollins, wishes to express
thanks to many friends for their
kind and thoughtful services dur
ing her illness and death We
appreciate the friends that shared
the waiting to the end also the
kilograms, cards and flowers; the
First Baptist church, and pastor
Rev. W r. Vaughn for consoling
words. Thanks to all of you,
Signed:
Mrs. Bervie Mathis, daughter
and family.
Arkansas State press., 1954-07-16
LEAGUE


Continued from page one
City, 3 in the Philadelphia, Pa,
area, ! in Buffalo, ~ Y, in
Michigan Detroit and Pontiac, /
in Minneapolis, Minnesota. l in
Chicago, Illinois, l in Kansas City,
Missouri, l in Atlanta. Georgia,
and | in Los Angeles, California.
The following are the colored.
board members who live -
York City; Mrs. -. m New
drews; DR.. .-L=-==--neglna M. An
-, su--z So Mae CHM: DR.. Ken
netn b. Clark; Mrs. George f,
Cohron, New Rochelle; Dr. Aubre
Del Maynard; DIR. John E. Nose
ley; and Mr.. Thomas G.. Young
The following are the II color
ed board members VINO live out
side New York City, their home
cities and approximate railroad
train distances from New York
| City: Walter H. Aiken, Atlanta,
| Georgia, 875 miles. DR.. Sadie
Alexander, Philadelphia, Pa. 90
miles; George A. Beavers. Los An
geles, California, $500 miles; Dow
dial H. Davis, Kansas City, Mis-
souri,, 1900 miles; Raymond f.
Jackson, Buffalo, New York, $50
miles; Louis E. Martin, Chicago.
MCNEIL, Pontiac, Michigan, 7Ou
!inois, 900 miles; Dr. Howait
miles;Cccil Newman, Minneapolis.
MINI, 1900 miles; Ira DeA. Reid,
Haverford, Pa, 100 miles Hob on
r. Reynolds. Philadelphia, Pa,
90 miles; Mrs Beulah r. Whitney
Detroit, Michigan, 900 miles
The colored board members arc
outnumbered by the white board
members on a 2 to ratio. n
addition to this 80 Of the 81 white
board members live in New York
| City or its metropolitan area as
against only 7 cclorrd goari
members who live in New York
| City. As an intcrracial orTaniza-
ton. the National Urban League
is entirely urreprescntative OF
Arkansas State press., 1954-07-16

sit as judge on segregation cases.
The committee was created to
find ways of lodging the United
States Supreme Court decision
that outlawed racial segregation
in public schools.
Arkansas State press., 1954-07-16
Clergy
Continued from page one

continued from page one
Court decision; w. M Wills
Grand Master ns~-sr7S q silams,
Masons. state tg4 Prince Hall
dent T of Arkansas; Presi-
crEg9g " d. Alexander, Shorter
yoiiege. Mrs. II. L. Porter state
secretary treasurer, Order of East
ern Star, Mrs. Gwendolyn Floyd,
regional director of NCNW.
All organizations are invited to
send delegates.
Arkansas State press., 1954-07-16
Schools

fConrnned from page onel
mittee and his duty as a justice
were becoming increasingly en-
barrassing.p since he may have to
Arkansas State press., 1954-07-16

in attending YWCA Camp Clear
fork should call the Y immed-
iately.
Arkansas State press., 1954-07-16

was refused because of restric-
tons against the white soldier.
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can be aroused and awak-
ened with the proper pre-
sentation.
In conclusion, l should
like to lay down a chal-
lenge, and it is this: That
we, in the fraternal move
ment, each pool a fraction
of our financial resources
to purchase public relation
services for the entire in
dustry. No single society,
or small number of soci-
cites, can alone recapture
for fraternalism it's once
glorious place in a national
and international picture.
We need to rebuild ac-
ceptance and remodel our
structures if we are to
make progress against pre-
sent-day competition-and
we can only do this to-
gether, united as one, each
sharing the cost for the
common good.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-07-07
Dollar Dipping

20 one could find anything to cheer
| about in the National Industrial Con-
ference Boards report of last week point
ing out that the purchasing value of the
American dollar fell to the lowest level in
its 169-year history during May last.
Its value dropped to 54.1 cents, accord
ing to the report, a fact the Board based
on the January, 1889, dollar, equaling 100
cents. This compared with SCI cents in
Nav 1858 and represented a decline in pur
chasing power of SO per cent over the year.
In short, the American dollar, like the old
gray mare, "aint what she used to be-
Perhaps not = not when you use dol
lar to purchase what you need to live from
day to day. Under such economic circum-
stances, your dollar is worth just 54.1 cents
today, and not 100 cents.
There is, however, commodity which
still pays back 100 cents on every dollar
invested toward it's purchase, a commodity
no American home should be without. 1t is
Life Insurance Protection.
The latest statistics to reach our desk
show that Americans owned a new record
high in Life Insurance at the start of this
year The total on January /, 1854, of
S304 259 100000 was SGT .66S 100000 more
than was owned the year before, and more
than double the ownership in 1915.
An average of policies, or certificates,
per family is also noted in these engross
ing statistics, as is the fact that per family
projection ownership in the United States
amounted to $500.
If nothing else, statistics of this ma
turc prove that the average American
knows only too we'll that his best bet is to
invest his dollars in Life Insurance and thus
assure his beneficiaries Of decent chance
to live after he passes away
Our Croats in the United States learned
that lesson long ago and have since poured
millions of dollars into the largest institu-
ton of its kind in the world, the Croatan
Fraternal Union. They knew then as
they know today = that their benefciaries
will get the full value of their certificate
and not, for example. 81 i cents on the dol
lar. There is no such thing as "cut-rate
dollar when you apply for CFU protection
Be thankful that you were intelligent
enough to invest your dollars with the So
ciety; be grateful if you are in position
to take out additional Insurance
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-07-07
In Self Defense

THOSE of our editorial page followers
who are always looking for something
for nothing will waste their time If they
read beyond this opening paragraph
Contrariwise, those sincerely interested
in obtaining and paying for - personal
protection at it's very best will want to give
their earnest thought and consideration to
the Croatan Fraternal Unions New income
Defender Certificate.
Available only to those permanently en-
plovcd, the Income Defender Certificate
represents anything but cheap insurance.
AS matter of fact, the monthly rates are
high, ranging from the minimum or SZ'oo
for applicants between the ages OF 10 and
25 years to the maximum Of $43O for those
so years of age at time of application.
But these monthly payments are well
worth the outlay, no matter how sacrifclal
it may be, when one considers that the plan
provides benefits for loss of priceless time
as the result of bodily injuries and for loss
of time caused by illness.
The employed man, or woman, VINO mas
ever lost time and money while recovering
from bodily injury or an illness will read
ilv appreciate what financial setback ne
or she suffered in the end, what misery
they went through simply because they
weren't protected for the purpose.
Much of this needless suffering can be
circumvented by applying for the Society
Income Defender Certificate, which is the
finest self Defense the individual can ask
for and obtain without paying the high
price others ask for similar coverage
There are of course, many pertinent
things to point out regarding the Income
Defender Certificate. These you will find
on Page 7 in Sick Benefit Department Sec
retary bro John Ovcarich's article.
Here is something well worth thinking
over, something well worth the thought OF
those who can i'll afford to lose even one
davis work and still make ends meet.
We cannot recommend the Soclety's In
come Defender Certificate too highly to
those who must work for a living!
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-07-07
Pitt Group Seeks
Fair Legislation

Pittsburgh, Pa. - The To-
cal immigration and Natur-
alization Study Committees
Public Institute has been de-
layed until early Fall.
This has been necessitated
by some new legislation re-
Gently introduced, which will
necessarily br a d en- the
Committees scope of study.
Plans for the Institute, how
ever, are now being formu-
lated and will be revealed in
due time by the American
Service Institute of Alleghe-
ny County.
Stephen F. Brkich, Eng
lish Editor of the Zajedni-
car, will represent the Gro
attain Fraternal Union dur
ing the Fall Institute. Many
other so-called Nationality
groups" in Western Penn
sylvania also plan to be Of
ficiany represented on the
occasion.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-07-07
"DObrO DOSli!"

\h/E have long felt that the Croatian
w Fraternal Union is the better off for
the Central and United Lodges Committees
which came into being for the sole purpose
of promoting the Societys welfare.
1t is for this reason that we welcomed
the news last week of the recent organza-
ton in the Midwest of "The United CFU
Lodges of South Chicago Committee"
group speaking for the areas Lodges Nos.
9, II, 80, 11S, 229, 275, 29O, 440 and 94s.
To the best of our knowledge, this marks
the first time these 9 Lodges ever Thought
as one Our congratulations.
Following its organization, the new
Committee Immediately laid plans for its
observance on September of the Croatian
Fraternal Unions 6Oth Anniversary and
instructed it's Executive Officers to carry
them out to successful conclusion.
The Committees official reins are in
the capable hands Of bros. Steve Zelenika,
President, John Krilich, Vce-President,
Michael Nosich, Secretary, and Steve Mata-
lin, Treasurer Handling it's public relations
is bro. Stanley Juracic, with whom we have
worked Often IN the past as the EnSnSn
Editor of the Zajednicar. All are known in
Chcagoland for their many efforts in be-
half of the Croatian Fraternal Union.
Just what success this Committee will
run across in it's efforts to benefit the So
ciety remains to be seen. If it's highly en-
thusastic, most promising start means
anything we have every reason to believe
the Committee will function for years.
There is a very definite place in the
Croatian Fraternal Union for the South
Chicago Committee. If the zajednicar can
help it attain that niche, the Editors stand
prepared to do their share whenever the
Committees Lodges need them.
Until that call is sounded, we say DO
bro DoSli!' to this Committee
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-07-07
William Wallace
Lectures Al Pitt

Pittsburgh, Pa. - June
% last saw the University
of Pittsburgh inaugurate a
new Su m m er Sessions
Course and Lecture Series.
Among the courses offer
ed is one dealing with the
one hundred and fifty years
of political, social, economic
and cultural history of that
area of Europe which now
comprises Poland, Czecho-
slovakia, Hungary, Yugosla-
via, Bulgaria and Rumania.
Of six-weeks duration, this
course also opened June %
and has several very inter-
esting weeks left to 60. ::
Conducting t h e course
from II 40 AM to 100 PM
in Room 230 of the Univer-
sity's Cathedral of Learning
is Mr.. William V. Wallace,
a graduate of the University
of Glasgow and the School
of Slavonic and East Euro
pean Studies of the Univer-
sity Of London.
A widely travelled educa-
tor, Mr.. Wallace is a Lectu-
rer in the Department of
History of the University Of
Pittsburgh and is currently
absorbed in laying out the
ground work for a research
project on Slavonic immi-
grafton to Western Pennsyl-
vania. Members of the Gro
atian Fraternal Union in
this area are urged to make
the acquaintance of this
savant.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-07-07
TheCampaign

| Unless there is a turn for the better,
~ and soon the Croatian Fraternal Uni
on's 60th Anniversary Membership Cam
paign will never reach its goal of 5000 new
members and S6,OO00OO in new and in
November so.
The recruiting turnover in recent weeks
has dropped off to the point of genuine
alarm, with the result that the Home Of
flee at Pittsburgh is wondering how to
check the tide of inactivity afield.
That won't be so simple as long as lay
offs and cutbacks in industry continue to
mount daily and the threat of strikes come
and 60. You can't interest man in joining
the Croatian Fraternal Union if he's work
ing only part time, or not at all. He may
need insurance protection, and all that, but
he must feed the family first.
AS gloomy as the Campaign picture
looks at the moment, there is always pre-
sent the hope that = somehow - our Field
Workers will come through and help the
Society attain it's goals. We must count on
them if the drive is to be success.
Our Cleveland Lodges are doing much
to promote the Campaign in that populous
sector of Ohio, and they are doing so
against the same odds prevailing in other
areas where unemployment is rife. Ceve-
land may not set the world on fire in the
end but at least it's Lodges aren't permit
ting the Campaign to go by default
What we need is a return to that old
fashioned Spirit of Fraternalsm which saw
the Croatian Fraternal Union through thick
and thin, through great depressions. Give
us that and wc'll lay the odds that this
Campaign will close shop November 30,
1854, with the Society enriched by 5000
members and S6,OOO 900 in insurance. Any
thing less than that isn't becoming an order
as large as the Croatian Fraternal Union.
There are some four months to 20 be-
fore the Campaign ends. That isn't too
much time. But it's time enough if our Field
Workers want to utilize it to the fullest ex-
tent and profit accordingly
This years Campaign Cash Awards are
the most liberal in the history of the So
ciety. Few, if any fraternals can match
what the Croatian Fraternal Union offers
it's recruiters in exchange for the signed
application of a prospective member
Surely those working part time in the
mines. mills or factories can make ready
use of the money involved in signing new
member. If so, why not put your idle mom-
ents to work by securing your neighbor-
hood for eligible men, women and children :?
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-07-07
Washington Meet
To Attract Many

Washington, D. c. =
The 9th Annual National
Conference on Citizenship
will be held here September
15-16-17 under the joint
sponsorship of the United
States Department of JUS
tice and the National Edu-
cation Association.
d ell egates representing
organizations in all the
States and Territories are
expected to attend this
years Conference. Many
have already notified Uni
ted States Attorney Cen
eral Herbert Brownell that
they will participate in the
proceedings. A record num-
ber Of men and women are
certain to attend.
The Croatian> Fraternal
Union will send three Dele
gates to the Conference.
They are Supreme Presi-
dent V. I. Mandich, English
Editor of the Zajednicar
Stephen F. Brkich, and Le-
gal Counsellor Thomas r.
.Balaban.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-07-07
Social Security
Undergoes Change
Washington, d. G. Ju.

Washington, d. G. - July
1, 1854, marked another sig
. nificant date for the Old
Age and Survivors Insur-
ance phase of the United
States Social Security Act.
During the last 312 years
"six-quarters" of coverage
was about all that, say, a
member Of the Croatian
Fraternal Union over IS
years of age needed as work
credits. To combat the i'm
preston that this is all that
ever will be needed, it is i'm
portant to remember that
from July 1, 1854, on many,
people will need more than
six quarters" coverage to
make the grade.
Anyone who attains age
IS in the last half of 1854,
or who dies in the last half
of 1854, will need "seven
quarters" of coverage to be
what is called fully-insured.
For the first half of next
year, 1855, the requirement
will be "eight quarters" of
coverage, and so on each
half year until eventually
the maximum requirement
of forty quarters will be
needed to qualify.
Eligible members of the
Croatian Fraternal Union
who think they may have
only enough credits to bare
ly meet or exceed the mini
mum requirement should
consult their nearest Social
Security Field Office with
out delay.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-07-07

. Good local government
is usually the result of ma
ny positive preventative
measures rather than one
spectacular "h o u se-clean-
ing" campaign.
- Anna Lord Strauss
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-07-07

the previou seport, which
shows that we are still
improving.
Large Surplus Ratio
A large surplus ratio
means ability to take emer-
gencies "in stride. It is the
acid test Of excellence;
showing the amount of ex-
cess funds to life reserves.
Whereas the 20 largest
life companies show an av-
erage gross surplus of
$8.51, your CF'U does very
nicely with no less than
$11.02. This again is an in
crease from the $1O.05
which the CFU showed in
the 1858 report.
The best indication of
good general management
and mortality is reflected
in an ample margin of in
come over all cash require
ments.
In this category the 20
life companies show a total
income for each $100 dis
bursed and allocated of
$104.17, while your C.F.U.
gets back no less than
$153.21. Here again is an
increase over last years
report when we showed
$146.70.
Meeting Obligations
A large amount of liquid
assets enables an insurer
to meet current obligations
for any emergency that
may arise.
Thus for each S1O0 of
liabilities the 20 companies
had $40 in cash, bonds or
stocks while your CF'U was
ever ready with $103.24.
Last year our report show
ed us with $101.69, so that
here too we show a better
ment even in our own al
ready outstanding position.
Here are a few more
pertinent facts in this COM
parison: For each $1,000
of life insurance in force
your CFU has a comforta-
BILE $231.24 reserve, while
the 20 largest life compa-
MES can claim $218.82.
Whereas the companies
show a surplus of 1883
for each $1,000 of coverage
your CFU has $25.48 at it's
command, and this repre-
sents an increase of about
50 from the last report.
These, then, are factual
proofs that your CFU GER
tificate is sound and stable
and in every respect super
ior to any coverage you
may obtain anywhere in
the world today.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-07-07

VI ". llOSc UtuelIlS dtC Jul
They are emblematic of a
fraternal association and
are in many respects uni
que and characteristic of
the C.F.U., and the C.F.U.
alone.
This constant "harping"
on the fraternal aspects of
membership is not a sub
terfuge intended to dis
courage a close scrutiny of
our financial might. On the
contrary, your Croatian
Fraternal Union welcomes
all comparisons with any
of Americas commercial
in sur a nee organizations
even in those phases whieh
might be considered their
forte, soundness of finan-
cial structure and opera
tional methods.
Dollars Put To Work
Besides being the reci-
pients Of many extra fra
ternal benefits, our men,
bers have every right to
expect that their dollar in
vestment is expertly SER
viced and that it will earn
the guaranteed return.
A membership certifi-
cate even with it's attend
ant socio-cultural, sports
and many other inherent
benefits would still have
little appeal if it could not
at least match the none
tary increment of an in
surance policy.
Well, here is proof posi-
tive that your CFU certifi-
cate not only entities you
to all of the aforemention-
ed fraternal benefits but,
dollar for dollar, returns
more to you and on the
soundest and most lucrat-
i've basis in the industry.
The Matter Of Assets
The Standard Analytical
Service, an independent or
ganization serving the in
terest of the insured, COM
pares your CFU with the
20 largest insurance con-
Germs in the United States
and presents these very in
teresting facts:
A wide margin of assets
over liabilities is a signifi-
cant safety factor. This in
dicates financial soundness
and a company's ability to
meet all obligations as they
become due.
Thus in the matter of
financial stability the mar
gin of assets over liabilities
of the 20 largest life COM
panies average $1,000
while that of the CFU is
S11O.55. This represents an
increase of .65 for us from
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-07-07
Recent Survey DiscIoses That Lodges
Support Some $50 Types Of Activities
Principles Taught, Practiced In Lodge
Have Helped Make America Great Nation

estlng address delivered at
the Canadian Fraternal AS
sociation on June 2, by
Clyde F. Wilmeth, Secre-
tary, Junior Order United
American Mechanics, Phil
adelphia:
The motives which led to
the organization of frater-
nal societies were not far
removed from the motives
which led the Pilgrims to
cross the Atlantic Ocean.
In lodges located in
practically every city, town
and village, millions of
Americans and Canadians
in all walks of life meet
through ties of fellowship
and fraternity.
The. lodge and it's proce-
dure are designed to bring
members together m ore
closely in the bonds Of bro
therly love; to impress
upon them the value, dig
nifty and purpose of human
life; to enable them to
practice effectively the vir-
tues of charity and bene-
violence; and otherwise to
aid and encourage them in
preserving and developing
the best traditions of ci-
tizenship under the two
finest forms of government
on earth.
Lodges Do Great Good
The principles taught
and practiced in the lodge
have resulted in great pub
lie good down through the
years.
The land is dotted with
magnificent no spi t a S,
homes and institutions that
are visible monuments to
the charity, benevolence
and enterprise Of worthy
men and women, banded
together in a common
cause.
A recent survey dis
closed about 450 different
types of lodge activities
that may be grouped in at
least nine .classifications, as
follows: civic and patriotic,
educational, general enter
tainment, musical, rituals
tic, sports and athletics,
welfare and miscellaneous.
Along with the system of
local lodges goes the SYM
bolic Interpretation of the
ideals and objectives of the
organization.
Induction ceremonies in
troduce the applicant to
the society and give him,
through lectures, a know
ledge of it's objects and
purposes. The responsible
ties to the society and to
each other, accepted by each
member, create a bond of
sympathy, of interest, and
of mutual strength and
support among members.
The services and ceremo-
nies, lectures and floor
work give every member
an opportunity for self
edu alton and advance
ment.
STEPPED In Democracy
The order Of business
emb r a c e S parliamentary
law and business princi-
pies, and thus prepares the
members for an active role
in public life and business
as we'll as for good citizen
ship and public welfare.
The fact that each mem.
Der has the right to cast
a vote, which either direct
ly or indirectly determines
the management and policy
of the entire organization
is something all members
recognize and value. Lodge
procedure has made ne
small contribution to the