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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-01
Seven Year-Span MARKS Longest Pirate
Absence From State Cage Tournament

After seven lon ( years, the longest
period of time that has elapsed in
which Bluffton high school has not
been represented in the Ohio State
basketball tournament, old timers and
Youngsters are looking to the day
when the Pirates VIII again be rep
resented in the all-important annual
state sports event which closed last
week.
Two times previously in the 81
year history of the state tournament
the drought" reached a span of six
years during which Hutton teams
were not listed among the competi-
tors in the cage classiel
But local fans can hold their heads
high and shout to the high heavens
of the prowess of Pirate. teams of the
past and can look to the future when
Bluffton will again have its day
among contenders for state tourna-
ment honors.
First Trip In '23
Back in 1923, the first year the
state tournament was organized as
we know it today, Blufften made it's
first trip to the cage classic. Under
the tutelage of Coach johnson the
Pirates were defeated b. Wellsvine IN
the first round 1712.
Prior to his tin the ko5rnssnent
wasan invil lationd ffair att,r teams
we5e \inviteS on hk basis of their
BluftonJ stron gssp bid for state
cage hAnEs camd in 1929, That
ySar, under the guidance of Dwain
Murray, the PiraEes went to the I'm
lis of the tournk kment before losing
R8-26 to Akron st. MarSs.
ReachaFSnaIs mF29
This .teamf Went ipto| the State
tournafnent wHbt IrecSrd of %
straight SidorieS and defeated West
Chester and Youngstown Boardman
to reach the finals Of tn meet.
Button placed three men on that
years aIl-tournamept team with John
Hartzler, six-footf five-inch center
landing a place OF the first team and
Norman Tripletts sand Howard Triple
horn receiving Ssecond team berths
All three were nominated at a for
ward position.f
Coach Jack Robeson led the Pirates
to the tournarhent again in 1891 with
team that Featured some of the
players of the 1929 runnerup team
McConnelsville stopped the Pirates
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-01
High School Students
To Tour Ford Plants

BIuffton high school chemistry stu
dents will tour the Ford Motor
Company plants at Dearborn and
River Rouge, Michigan, April Is.
The class will leave the high school
at $50 am. and will take a three
hour tour through the Dearborn
plant where they will be shown how
steel is made, rolled and pressed and
how glass is manufactured. They
will follow the completion of an
automobile on th6 assembly line.
A tour of the River Rouge grounds
will be followed by luncheon at the
Executive Office cafeteria.
Following luncheon the class will
tour Greenfield Village and the Edi-
son Institute after which they will
depart for homes
w. o. Geigeb class instructor,
will accompany the students on the
tour.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-01

angular meet, Ohio Wesleyan, West
ern Reserve and Bluffton
April 24-at WFtenberg
May lat Central State, triangular
meet, Central State, Wilmington and
Bluffton
p May 8-BoWiing Green relays
May 15-Df ffance, Wilmington and
Bluffton at BIuffton
May 19-aI Heidelberg
May On id-Ohio League meet at
Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-01

men from last yeqr's powerful squad,
bolstered by sevefal promising fresh
men, the Beavers chances of a sue
cessful season are very good.
Some scheduling difficulties have
been encountered due 10 the fact that
few schools in the Mia-Ohio league
participate in the cinaer sport and
of these, Bluffton has the only full
squad. This being fthe case, the
Beavers are forced ito step out of
their class and schedule larger schools
at which track is considered more
than just a minor sport.
To verify this fact Coach Mast en-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-01
Beaver Thinclads Slate First Meet
Here April 10 With Adrian, MICHIGAN

Bufoncoeges defending Mid Ohio League track champions
have been working out for the weeks preparation for
their first meet Of the triangular Ohio Wesleyan
April q between Ohio Wesleyan Western Reserve and Buffton
With the opening meet little than aeek away Coach
Ken Mast has announced that with the letter
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-01

of Blufton's Pirates and will again
remember the golden era Of basket
ball at the local school.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-09
In Passing

Fraternal insurance in
force at the end of 1858
aggregated $9,913,876,-
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-09
Summer Camp

\ low that school is out, many parents
are wondering how to keep their chill
dren out of mischief during the vacation
lull entaling the best months of the year.
If these parents are members of the
Croatian Fraternal Union, and their chill
dren are affiliated with the Society's Junior
Order the problem is a cinch to solve: -
Simply send their youngsters to the CF'U's
9th Annual Junior Summer Camp to be held
during July and August on the campus of
the Children's Home, Des PLANES, Illinois
The fee asked for two-week stay at
this great Summer Camp is paltry $500
per child $500 if the vacationer decides
one week away from home is enough. In
cluded in either cost is room and board,
plus a schedule of activities of the first
magnitude.
The only "catch" if that's the word for
it, is the cost of transportation to and from
Des PLANES, the price of which must be paid
by the parents, as usual.
This years Summer Camp will start on
July 5 and continue through August %.
Reservations are now being accepted by
Childrens Home Superintendent bro. Nick
d. Sarich on first come, first served
basis, with all indications pointing to
record turnout for the encampment.
Parents interested in this juvenile vaca-
ton bargain will find an application blank
in todays English Section. They should cx-
ecute it as soon as possible if they would
reserve a spot for their youngsters, for the
choice weeks may be filled rapidly and
other weeks would have to be offered as a
second choice in the event of full house.
Hundreds of boys and girls from all
parts of the United States have enjoyed
this Summer Camp in the past. Many Of
them will return again for this years en-
campment and enjoy the greatest vacation
bargain of it's kind to be had in America
This Summer Camp is but another of
the many, many "eXtras" which are part
and parcel of membership in the Junior
Order of the Croatian Fraternal Union. 1t
is an extra that few, if any, similar or
ganizations dangle before the eyes of their
youthful affiates and do so at the low cost
set years ago by our Society.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-09

Agnes.
The Predovich family
has 81 members in the
Croatian Fraternal Union,
IA adults and II juniors,
and could very well have a
Lodge and Nest Of it's very
own. 1t is one of the few
1000 C.F.U. families left
today.
Earlier in this article I
referred to the pride of the
parents in having one of
their sons ordained to the
priesthood.
I feel that we members
of the Croatian Fraternal
Union should feel proud IN
equal measure in the ac-
complishments of Father
Predovich and join with
this, big CF'U family in sa-
luting Father Nick on this
important day of his life.
1t wasn't easy to send
the boy through school
with a family as large as
Mr.. and Mrs. Predovich had
to support, and that makes
the accomplishment even
greater.
Personally, we want to
extend our greetings to Fa-
ther Nick and to wish him
well. And to the parents
our congratulations.
John BadOvinac
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-09
What The =!

JOW can a board rule, or find, that a
man is "a loyal citizen of the United
States but is nevertheless security risk"
Frankly, it doesn't make sense.
If it doesn't make sense to us, imagine,
if you can, how atomic bomb scientist DR..
j. Robert Oppenheimer must have felt last
week when he was relegated to that cate
cory in life by special security board sift
ing through charges made against him.
We have always assumed that loyal
citizen was just that, 1000 true to his
Country Never until now have we
heard of such thing as loyalty and an
clement of disloyalty being compatible in
the eyes of anyone. It's something new and
strange to us, something which makes us
pause to wonder what loyalty" really
means these days.
Perhaps the time has come for all of us
to take into earnest consideration the dis
turbing conditions in our Country, condi-
tons such as the one in question.
These disturbances are happening all
too often for the good of America. They do
us no earthly good before the eyes of the
world. They make us look asinine; they
cloak us with the mantle of hypocrisy :;
they arm us with the right to fear each
other
Far, far better that we return to the
American Way of Life at once.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-09
Once Again

ONCE again, we remind those eligible
" to do so that June 80 1854, is the last
day the Home Office of the Society will
accept changeovers to its oft publicized
New Disability Plan.
Changeover applications the past week
have virtually swamped the Home Office
and all indications point to steady stream
of such mail up to the very last minute In
the end, thousands will have completed the
switch to this new form Of protection.
Any interested member may make the
changeover by attending the monthly meet
ing of his or her Lodge. Or if that isn't con-
venient, telephone call to your Lodge Sec
retary will bring him around to turn the
trick before the end of the month"; soon
enough to beat the June 80 deadline.
X X
All members presently protected by the
terms of the Old Disability Plan may make
the changeover to the new form regardless
of age and without submitting to medical
examination. This is bargain offer, es-
pccially in the case of the older eligibles
After June 30, all members past the age
of IS years will have to undergo medical
examination if they desire to be insured on
the New Disa bility Plan. On the other hand
those past so years of age after June 80
will not be accepted under any conditions
something those in that age bracket should
consider for their own good.
This is not the first time we have
dwelled editorially on this subject. But it
definitely is the last call we intend to sound
before June 80 is recorded in history
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-09
koIo Instructor
Sees Home Office
Pittsburgh. Pa. -

PlttSburgh, Ia. - John
Filcich of Oakland, Cali
fornia, and a member Of
"Tomislav" Lodge 121 Of
that city paid a visit Fri
day afternoon, June 4th, to
the Home, Offices of the
Croatian Fraternal Union.
In circles other than our
own, and non-Slav too, the
name of John Filcich has
become we'll known and is
symbolic of teaching kolo
dancing and that Of kolo
festival promotion on the
Pacific Coast: Heading the
Slav-Art Music Company,
some of his Slavtone pho
nograph records have al
ready had a following this
far East.
His itinerary East, with
New York City the goal,
had been mixed with pleas
ure and business and in
cluded stopovers at a kolo
meet in st. Louis, Mo-, and
the Annual Festival on Me-
mortal Day in Cleveland
by the Kolo Federation of
America.
It was inevitable that he
should stop at the Socie-
tvs Headquarters, VIII e r e
he met and renewed ac-
quaintances with the Off
cial and and as much of
the clerical staff as was
possible in the brief hour
and one half time.
John Filcich was court
eously introduced over the
many Pittsburgh radio pro-
grams by the conductors
Matt Gouze, Tony Braidic,
Mark Vinski and Charlene
Vukela.
A younger man than we
expected to be in person,
we hope that he continues
in his work of bringing to
both Croatians and non
Croatians some of the heri-
tage too many are not fully
posted with.
Frank Braidic
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-09

I oo6 A year ago tn1s
total was S9,57S millions. 1t is evident that
in 1854 the $40 billion mark will be reached.
There were 81 societies whose net gains in
insurance in force exceeded S5OO,OOO in
1858 and these made history for themselves
and for the cause of fraternal insurance
The total gains were considerably larger
than those in 1852. Among the societies to
show such a gain during 1858 was the Gro
attain Fraternal Union of America, which
showed a net increase in total insurance
in force Of 81 ,0S6 1894.
The Fraternal Monitor
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-09
A Great People

TWO classic examples OF the greatness -
of the many sacrifices and the fortitude
= of our people may be found on the pages
of today's English Section.
One, appearing on this particular page
deals with the ordaining to the Priesthood
on Monday, June IA, 1854, of Father Nicho-
las A. Predovch, Cleveland Ohio, one OF
the eleven children of Ely and AntonlJa
Predovich members all of the Croatlan
Fraternal Union of America.
The other, published on page 7, covers
a celebration to be held July in honor OF
the Society's 6Oth Anniversary by Llvlngs-
ton Lodge 46, Mt. Olive Lodge rs and Bend
Lodge PIT, all of Illinois.
In the case of Father Predovlch, 1t took
sacrifice after sacrifice on the part OF Ely
and Antonija Predovich to sec their son
through the years required to bring him to
that great day when he would finally DC
ordained to the Priesthood.
Rearing eleven children is a monumental
task unto itself a task so rife with head
aches and heartaches, with joys and sor-
rows, that all too few live to see their tond-
est dreams materialize.
Life may rot have been all that Ely and
Antoniia Predovich had the right to ask of
it, but it's shortcomings will be forgotten
when that moment comes Monday next,
June A. for their son to be elevated to the
Priesthood and he dedicates himself to the
Service of Jesus Christ.
We know that every member of the Gro
attain Fraternal Union will join us in con-
graduating Father Predovich and wishing
him every success in his chosen career
Nav his first prayers as Priest include one
for his proud and truly devoted parents.
Somewhat less sacrificial in content, but
nonetheless thought provoking, is the story
Of the three Illinois Lodges and their July
4 salute to the Society's 60th Anniversary,
one of the many such celebrations planned
this year in it's deserving honor.
Economic conditions in that part OF
America are so depressing, so bleak, that
we are amazed to hear of our members
there planning anything involving finances
To add to our amazement, we under
stand that the last of Benld's four mines,
the communty's sole industry closed shop
on May 25 to throw the area into even deep
er gloom. And yet come hell or high water
our members in Benld, Livingston and Mt
Olive are still going through with then
plans to honor the Society on July A.
If that isn't fortitude quits, if you
will - then what is? If that isn't "Frater
nalsm In Action - the brand of Ameri
canism that made our Country great -
then what shall we call it?
Call it what you will, but in our boob
it's the old, old story Of the esprit de corps
of Americans of Croatian descent whcr
they face the greatest of odds.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-09

ceived his Bachelor of Arts
degree in 1915 from Xavier
University ate Cincinnati,
Ohio.
In 1916 he transferred
to West Baden College for
the study of philosophy
and at the same time he
matriculated at Loyol a
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-09

University or Z n c a 60,
where he made his gradu-
ate studies in Philosophy.
For three years from, 1948
to 1851, Father Predovich
was stationed at the Uni
versity of Detroit High
School, Detroit, Michigan.
While there, he taught
Greek and English and, in
addition, he was moderator
of the School Annual and
assistant moderator of the
Sodality of the Blessed
Virgin Mary. Father Pre-
dovich began his theologi-
cal studies in 1851.
He will return to West
Baden College for addition
al studies after celebrating
his first Mass in Cleveland.
Following the Mass on
Sunday, June Goth, a
breakfast will be served in
the Cafeteria of Holy Name
School and then in the eve
ming, beginning at 7:30 PM,
there will be a reception for
Father Predovich, to which
all friends will be invited.
Holy Name Church is To-
Gated at 1928 Broadway
and the reception will be
held in the Holy Name
Cafeteria-Hall.
Reverend Predovich's fa-
ther, Ely A. Predovich, was
for many years one of Gle
veland's most active C.F.U.
members. His name ap-
peared on practically every
Campaign List for almost
20 years and only during
the past few years has he
been forced to slow down
on his CFU activity. He
was a delegate to the 1889
Convention.
Ely Predovich was born
in Veliko Lijesce in zumbe-
rak and came to America
in 1905. Mrs. Antonija, or
Tonika Predovich was born
in Zumberak, too, coming
to America from Sv. Ne
djela. The Predovich's were
married in Chicago in 1911.
In 1909, Ely Predovich
was one of the founders
and organizers of c. F. U.
Lodge No. 403 and was
President of the Lodge for
35 years.
He is the only living
Charter Member of Lodge
403, which will observe it's
18th Anniversary in Octo-
Der of this year. Brother
Predovich was also the or
ganizer of Nest 191 and
served as Manager Of the
Nest for % years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Predovich
have eleven children and all
of them, including Father
Nicholas A. Predovich, are
members of the Croatian
Fraternal Union.
The children are: Mary
Kub, John, William, Goldie
Rauscher, Martha Vain
Fora Cimperman,. Rev. Nj
ci,olas, Lillian Arthur, 10.
seph (now serving in the
u. S. Navy, Alice, and
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-09
ACLU Protesting
Passport DeniaIs

Because this country so
long has championed free
movement of men of all
nations across each others
boundaries for peaceful
purposes, activation of a
more liberal policy with re-
spect to granting passports
is especially welcome news.
The American Civil Liber-
ties Union, which initiated
the effort is particularly to
be commended.
Now that Secretary of
State John Foster Dulles
has got around to appoint
ing the seven members of
an appeals board, any per-
son denied a passport can
find out why. He will get
an open hearing. The right
of counsel is assured him.
The usual rules of evidence
are in force.
The ACLU became inter-
csted two years ago in the
case Of Anne Bauer, a wri-
ter, whose passport had
been revoked without ex-
p,anation. A special Fed
eral court held there had
been infringement of con-
stitutional due process and
ordered revision Of pass
port procedures by the
State Department. Dean
Acheson then Secretary of
State, issued new regula-
tions creating the appeals
board. But he left appoint
ment of it's members to
Mr.. Dulles, who has just
acted.
This should put an end
to what often appeared to
be the arbitrary denial or
revocation of passports, so
disturbing to many Ameri-
cans, not to mention the
impression it has made
overseas. If a distinguished
scientist, or writer, or ac-
tor, or just an ordinary
citizen, is denied a pass
port, he at least can de-
mand to know why. Free
dom of movement will seem
less the whim of some
State Department function
ary.
A regrettable aspect of
the present state of the
worlds affairs is that gov
ernments must be more
concerned than they ever
have been about who cross
es their borders, whether
headed in or out. But in a
land that prides itself on
it's belief in free movement,
limitations of this sort
should be kept at a mini
mum. There must be clear.
ly defined reasons why
such limitations are i'm.
posed, when they are.
The action instituted by
the American Civil Liber.
ties Union, which Mr.. Dull.
les now has implemented, is
a big step in that direction
"POst-Gazette'
Pittsburgh, Pa
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-09
Unhappy?

My formula for a life
filled with joy and hap
piness is to despise moth
ing in the world except
selfishness, m e a n n e IS
and corruption, f e ar
nothing except coward
ice, covet nothing that is
your neighbor's except
your neighbor's kindness
of heart and gentleness
of spirit. Think many,
many times of your
friends and seldom of
your enemies.
- M. L. Benedum
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-09
Campaign Tips
The Library

Many a life insurance
salesman has made a call
on new parents after read
ing the birth announce
ments in the newspaper,
only to find that the new
father has already taken
out insurance on the new
baby or else has said mo"
to every agent who called.
Here's an idea! In the
local library, review the
birth announcements of
five or six years ago. Then
check with the city direc-
tory to see if the parents
of the baby are still living
in your city.
Call on them! Perhaps
they would like to have a
policy for Junior now or
perhaps the in sur a n c e
bought when he was born
isn't enough.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-09
YESTERDAY
:. q
AND TO-DAY
10th Convention - 1909

Lie lOlu COuNClIlOll VI
the National Croatian Soci-
ETY., forerunner of the Gro
attain Fraternal Union, was
held September 20 to Octo-
ber 2, 1909, in the Calumet,
Michigan, City Hall.
Between 1906 and this
Convention of 1909 there
developed a scandal over the
failure of NCS Supreme
President Franko Zotti's
Bank. AS a result, bro. Zotti
was removed from office and
Ivan Hajdic succeeded to
the presidency of the organ
ization.
A total of 1892 Lodges
were represented at this
Convention, the NCS men,
bership standing at 26,517
and it's assets at $117,15
when the conclave opened.
In his messange to the
Convention, bro. Hajdic sug-
gested certain changes in
the Bylaws and urged that
some decision should be
made pertaining to the Of
ficial Organ, which, in his
estimation, did not measure
up to the desired standards.
The Delegates decided to
revert to the old Convention
practice of passing on By
Laws by having each Section
read and acted upon, a pure
waste of time.
Supreme Secretary Josip
Marohnic suggested that the
Supreme President be given
more authority to enable
him to settle differences be-
tween Lodges and Members.
This was approved and a
new Section was added to
the Bylaws after a long
and heated debate.
Motion to have Supreme
President permanently loca-
ted at the Home Office de-
feated after much Wrang-
ling.
A Section of the Bylaws
at this time prohibited Jews
from becoming members of
the Society. 1t was decided
to retain the Section pertain
ing to such applicants.
This Convention was pre-
sided over by three duly
elected Chairmen. Bro. Gas
parovic was elected first and
resigned in a short time. He
was succeeded by Honorary
Supreme President Petar
Pavlinac, who also resigned.
Ivan Bozic was the next to
take over the chair and he
stayed to the end.
The "Zajednicar" became
a weekly paper and has been
one ever since.
Deposits in the German
National Bank Of McKees
Rocks, Pa, were ordered
withdrawn as a protest a
gainst the improper treat
ment of our members. on
strike at the McKees Rocks
Plant of the Pressed Steel
Car Company. The president
of this company was also
the president of the bank.
Feelings ran high at that
plant in those bleak days of
1909.
Heretofore it had been the
practice to deduct any disa.
bility benefits from the
death benefit Of a member
This was changed at this
Convention to permit mem.
bers to remain insured fo1
death benefit after they hao
withdrawn all or part OF
their disability allowance.
Motion approved to erect
a NCS Home Office Build.
ing and to include space fol
a Print Shop. The actua
plans were left to the Su'
preme Board to study anc
adopt.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-09
Father Nicholas A. Predovich To Be
Ordained To Priesthood On June 18th
Son OF Ely And Antonija ia Predovich To
Celebrate First High Mass On June 20

Cleveland Ohio - The week beginning with Monday,
June 14th will be very important week in the life of one
young man and his parents it will mark the beginning
of new career and of life that has been dedicated
and which will be devoted exclusively to the service