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Evening star., 1955-11-20
Full Story Of Titanic
Is VividIy Recalled
By CARTER BROOKE JONES

Sometimes great disaster has effects far beyond its own
tragedies Sometimes there result revolution
changes the mechanics of the thing involved designed
prevent of catastrophe of the type Some
times of life is affected indirectly. Such every
aftermath Of the sinking of the LUXURY liner
Evening star., 1955-11-20
Melancholy Note

dored thing,
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-05-11
From The Heart

\ AR. John Crockett, U. S. Information
wi Service Director, American Consulate,
Zagrcb, Yugoslavia, may we'll be proud of
our people in the United States.
Recently, Mr.. Crockett appealed via
the English Section of the Zajednicar for
bed sheets and pillow cases to be used i'm
the Home for Crippled Children, Zagreb,
All institution housing scores of unfOr-
tunate, i'll fated youngsters.
Donors were = still are - urged to
forward these necessities through the State
Department at Washington, D. c., which
in turn shipped them to Mr.. Crockett.
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We don't know what response Mr..
Crockett expected from our members.
But we do know that his office in Zagreb
has since received stacks of bed sheets and
pillow cases from our people living in all
parts of the United States.
Proof: - Mr.. Crockett recently wrote
an Ambridge, Pa, member of the CrOa-
tian FraternaI Union thanking him for
donation of "a bed sheets and as many
pilloN cases anu pOlntlllS Out tHdt OUU
bed sheets alone had been received as Of
March %, enough for two hospitals.
Presentation of these gifts to the hos
pitfalls in Zagreb was made by the wife of
the American Ambassador in Belgrade in
the name of all Americans of good heart
who donated them
This, of course is not the first time our
members have opened their hearts and
pocketbooks to worthy cause.
Nor will it be the last time, for among
us are men and women of good heart who
never turn down those destined to go
through life with the odds against them.
1t took just such people to organize
in 1894 what today stands as the worlds
greatest fraternity of our nationality, the
Croatian Fraternal Union of America,
and dedicate it to the service of mankind
i'm time of need - in war and peace.
Yes Mr.. Crockett may well be proud
of those Of his fellow Americans who are
not ashamed of their Croat descent
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-05-11
With Best Wishes

\h/E arc pleased to note that the men,
w bcrs of East Pittsburgh, Pa, "Auro-
ra" Lodge 1856 will celebrate the 25th An
nivcrsary of their Lodge on May Is.
Organized April 10, 1880, Lodge 1856
for years ranked among the most active
of the CrOatian Fraternal Unions trail
blazing English Speaking Lodges. 1t is
still going concern" although not
quite as active as it was decade ago.
Which is but another way of saying that
those "Aurorians" we knew back in the
1905 are, like the editor of these pages,
getting up in the years and slowing down.
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We would like nothing better than to
see the members Of Lodge 1856 run off a
Silver Anniversary Celebration of the first
magnitude and get back into the CFU swing
of things for the fraternal good of them
selves and their Society,"
East Pittsburgh needs an active So
called English Speaking Lodge" In the
present membership of aurora" Lodge
1876 the community has the malings of
one to fill the bill.
And with these sentiments 60 our very
best wishes to the membership of Lodge
736 for most successful celebration on
Sunday, May Is. They deserve as much.
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many times in their work for
the CFU and certainly few
can claim a greater love or
respect for the Society than
this very active mother and
daughter combination. And
the father, Nick Rescic, too,
has been active in CFU ranks
and assists his wife and
daughter in their untiring
efforts.
Violet is entered in the
Queen Contest as a Candidate
from "Zumberak" Lodge 859.
She is a Senior at Euclid
High School.
The next candidate comes
from a Cleveland English
Speaking Lodge-in fact it is
the oldest ESL in the organi-
zation today - the Pioneers,
No. 663 of the CFU.
The Pioneers have endorsed
Miss Norma Kasunic as their
entry in the Queen contest.
Norma comes from a family
with deep roots in CFU acti-
witty.
Her father Steve is vice.
president of the Pioneers,
and was a delegate to the last
CFU Convention. Norma is a
member of Nest 55, but for
this contest she has been
adopted by the Pioneers
who have promised to give
her their full support.
Norma is a Senior at Eu-
cid High School and will be
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graduating this June, after
which big event in her life
she will be able to devote
more time to the Queen con-
test.
The third candidate to
enter the Royal Sweepstakes
is Miss Nancy Stubljer, a
member of Junior Nest 191
which is located in the New
burgh area of Cleveland.
Miss Stubljer is entered as
the candidate of Lodge No.
4O3 and she comes into the
fray as a strong possibility
for the title Of Queen. Her
Lodge is known to be one of
the hardest working in this
area when it comes to back
ing one of their own men,
bers and there is no doubt but
that she will be right up in
front with the leaders when
the contest gets under way.
Nancy is the daughter of
Mark and Donna Stubljer,
both members of the Lodge
which has endorsed Nancy's
candidacy. Nancy is a junior
at Maple Heights High School
and is active in School work,
belonging to several clubs.
She is a member Of the So
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in the art of embroidery. She
finds time to also enjoy dan
cling and has developed a
great deal of skill in roller
skating.
Just as most of our Gro
atians are good CFU boost
ers, so are Nancy's parents,
three brothers and two sis
ters, a wholesome G. F. u.
family.
Besides the above four
some, we place an equally
high value on the other
youngsters who joined our
ranks in 1854. These are Dom
aid R. Pezel of Hammond.
Barbara Ann Perusic of
Highland, Daniel Kukanic Of
Chicago, and Mary Ann Black
of East Chicago.
The readers of the "Iajed-
nicar" are acquainted with
our other two young men,
Matt Osojnicki, Jr., and Jo-
seph Ratkay, from previous
introductions.
During our brief tenure Of
office as your Secretary, we
have observed that a large
number of our members car
ry policies on their children
with commercial insurance
organizations.
We would like to remind
our members that the Gro
atian Fraternal Union offers
far better coverage at less
money, besides giving the
children full orphanage pro-
lection.
Michael Noyosel. Sec'y.
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Twenty To Go

DUT twenty (20) days remain before the
- conclusion Tuesday, May 81, Of the Gro
attain Fraternal Unions 1855 Membership
Campaign honoring the 40th Anniversary
of it's Junior Order.
Which means that all Juvenile and adult
Candidates for Delegate to the Society's 4th
National Junior Convention July 4-34 at
Gary, Indiana, now have less than three
weeks left in which to qualify for that con-
clave via the ''payoff' medium provided
by the Campaign itself.
For the benefit of all nishfuI think
ers, we repeat that under no circumstan-
ces will the Campaign be extended one
day beyond the deadIine of May 81.
Any application postmarked after mid
night of May 81 won't be considered in con-
junction with the Junior Convention.
We realize that some Candidates for
Delegate to this Junior Convention will fail
to make the grade in the end and come to
suffer understandable disappointment
They wilf have only themselves to
blame, for we have practically devoted the
English Section these past four months to
promoting every angle associated with the
July 2-3-4 undertaking and eXhorted every
Candidate to qualify.
In fact, we have lived to earn criticism
for our week in and week out promotion
of the 4th National Junior Convention -
proof that some people can't stand the
sight OF success.
Be that as it may let us bear in mind
that what we - all of us - do these next
20 days will determine the outcome of the
fourths Juvenile convention in the forty
year history of the Croatian Fraternal
Unions Junior Order Department
If it's success, and a success it Will be.
we'll all feel better. ,,,---
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Nest 81 Loss Is
Hailed By Lodges

Pittsburgh, Pa. - We are
happy to announce that two
of our erstwhile members of
Junior Nest 81 recently as
sumed fraternal maturity and
joined the ranks of G.. F. u.
Lodge "a. They are young
Rose Razum and Paul Man
ski, whose photos we here
by include in order that our
membership may become bet
ter acquainted with these new
affiliates.
Rose is the daughter of
Louis and Josephine Razum,
and recently completed her
high school studies with high
honors. She is currently busy
hunting suitable employment
with which she may lend fl
nancial aid to the parents
who raised her to become the
fine young lady that she is.
Our other transferee, Paul
Manski, is looking forward to
graduating from high school
in the very near future. He
will then pursue his studies
further in order to establish
a firm foothold on the ladder
of success in the years to
come.
In addition to his school
work, Paul is also studying
tamburitza at Duquesne Uni
versity and the organ at our
church. The son. of AL and
Anna Manski, Paul is certain
to become a grand C. F. u.
Lodge member as well as an
outstanding student.
Paul leaves a younger bro
ther still housed in the Jun
ior Nest and we know that
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dality at st. Wenceslaus
Church.
So, we now have three cam
didates in the Queen contest
and we want all Lodges in the
area to send in the pictures
and names of their candidates
for publication in the "Z".
Complete details of the Queen
contest and the rules govern
ing votes" to be cast will be
mailed to all C.F.U. Lodges
within a very short time.
But in the meantime all
Lodges and candidates should
be making plans for active
participation in the contest
and for attendance at the Gel
ebration of Fraternal Day
this year. John Bad0vinac
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to continue her education
with advanced training later.
Carols brother, Thomas j.
Vukovich, graduated from
Roosevelt High School in
June Of 1854. He participated
in athletics, with football and
track being among his favor
ite sports.
He held the position of
quarterback on an exception
ally good Roosevelt team, a
school which is credited 18th
having the best state team in
the last "ifteen years.
This six-foot giant, who
weighs in at a mere 1875
pounds, is now attending
Wayne University at Detroit.
He made the varsity football
team as a freshman and is
majoring in engineering. Tho
mas places great value on his
status as a CF'U member.
Our third transferee, Joan
A. Stasak, is the daughter of
Mrs. Rose Stasak, her father
having passed away a few
months ago. Joan is now a
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East Chicago's Lodge 14 Found 1854
Extremely Profitable FraternaI Year
Junior Order Nest 299 Again Factor In
Keeping Lodge Ranks At Peak Strength

senior at Roosevelt High
School completing a CONNER
cial course.
Sister Stasak is ambitious
to become a good secretary
some day. She participates in
school activities, being q
member of the Y-Teens,
Booster Committee and the
Orchestra. She is also an ac-
tive church member, serving
as the treasurer of the So
dality Club at Sacred Heart
Church.
Joan loves sports such as
tennis and ice-skating. When
at home she enjoys sewing
and cooking, but most of the
time she is helping her moth
er and sister financially with
part time employment at one
of our local stores.
In conclusion we introduce
Nancy A. Matson to our
membership. She is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Matson and a junior
at Roosevelt High School,
where she is studying a COM
mercial course.
Nancy favors bookkeeping
as a business career. She is
member of the Girls Glee
Club at school. She is an ex-
pert housekeeper, specializing
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they are inviting all C.F.U.H
Lodges and members in Nor
thern Ohio to participate.
The big event of 1855 will
be the staging Of the 1855
Fraternal Day, which will be
held on Sunday, September 4
the Sunday before Labor
Day-at Puritas Springs
Park, a public amusement
center located on Cleveland's
far West-Side.
Cleveland's "F r a terna a
Day" celebration this year
will be dedicated to the 10th
Anniversary of the Junior
|Order an anniversary
which has a very special sig
nificance to Cleveland and to
Ohio, because the Junior Or
der Department was estab-
lished at the 18th Convention
of the old National Croatian
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On To Chicago.

A F'TER a lapse of four years, the City oil
/ \ Chicago will welcome back on May IL
13-14-15 another National Tcnpln Bowling
Tournament of the Croatian Fraternal
Union Of America.
The Chicago edition this week will
mark the. twenty first renewal of what
EVERYONE agrees is the SOcicty's No.
Sports Classic, gathering which annual
" attracts our members from coast to
coast in the United States and Canada.
For proof, take the entry listing for this
wears tourney: - 1876 Five-Man Teams,
379 Doubles and 758 individuals. That's
big time" in any mans language
Official hosts to the Society's 21st An
nual National Tenpin Tournament are the
members of Chicagos "Krizarl' Lodge 10,
for many years staunch supporters of these
socio-sports extravaganzas.
The "Krizari" have worked long and
hard to make this one of the most enjoy
able and memorable such gatherings in
the annals of the tourney and await but
the arrival May II of the first contingent
of bowlers to prove that theirs is a special
brand of fraternal hospitality.
Awaiting the l1eglers and guests on the
social side are a Get-Together Party Fri
day evening, May Is, a Bowlers' Ball Satur-
day evening, May Ia, and the Victory Ban
ouet Sunday evening, May Is, each an at
traction deserving of all-out support
All of which will leave little or no time
for sleep. But who goes to these Journeys
to catch anything but the provcrbial 40
winks? We have yet to meet one
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The Society's Home Office at Pittsburgh
has done everything possible from its end
of the line to help make this tourney an un-
conditional, 1000 success.
1t is pouring S2,OS7.5O in cash appro-
priations into the Tournament Prize Fund
and additional hundreds Of dollars into
the Championship Trophies to be award
ed Sunday, May Is.
The Home Office has also coopcratcd
with the "Krizari' Lodge 20 Local Tourna-
ment Committee - although there were
times in recent weeks when the ChiCagoans
felt we weren't giving this years classic its
lust publicity dues in the English Section.
We trust that these alleged shortcomings"
on our part will be forgiven in the light of
the 1876 quints and hundreds of individuals
awaiting the opening of the tourney.
And with that, we bid you and yours a
cordial welcome to Chicago.
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known local family. Carol is
completing her senior year at
Roosevelt High School and is
studying a college entrance
course.
Her school activities in
clude that of a Cheer Leader,
President of the Y-Teens and
a member of the Girl Counse-
lors. She has also been the
recipient of the OAR award
for being the outstanding all
around student. Her latest
accomplishment was her in
duction into tn e Ariston
Chapter of the National Hon
or Society.
In her spare time, Carol
works at Kramer Florists, an
establishment owned by one
of our members. She intends
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Society-a convention which
was held in the auditorium of
st. Pauls Croatian Catholic
Church on East 40th Street
in Cleveland back in 1915.
So, the CFU members of
Cleveland have a duty and
an obligation this year to see
that a fitting tribute is paid
to the organization which
was born in Cleveland.
Preliminary plans for the
Fraternal Day program indi-
cate that the entire event will
be built around talent from
members of the several Jun
ior Nests in Cleveland = and
this will include Singing and
kolo Dancing along with an
all-juvenile tamburitza band
that is being specially recruit
ed for the occasion.
And a special feature of the
Fraternal Day celebration
this year will be a contest
that is being promoted to Sc
lect the 1855 Queen of Gro
atian Fraternal Day. This
will be an honor that will be
we'll worth striving for.
Coronation ceremonies will
be held at Puritas Springs
Park on Sunday, September
4th, and it will be the high
light of the Fraternal Day
celebration. Prominent digni-
taries from the city of Cleve-
land and state of Ohio will be
invited to participate in the
orona ion of Cleveland's
Queen of Croatian Fraternal
day.
i Each Lodge Of the CFU in
| Cleveland and Northern Ohio
has been urged to enter a cam
didate in the Royal Sweep
stakes, which begin immedi-
Iately after this announcement
is published and which will
continue right up until the
Coronation Hour.
Three CFU Lodges in Gle
veland have already entered
their favorite candidates in
the Queen Contest, and more
names are expected to be add
ed as the contest gathers
steam.
The first candidate to en-
ter the contest was Miss Vio-
let Rescic, erstwhile delegate
Ito the CFU's 3rd National
Junior Convention of 1850
and daughter of Cleveland's s
champion producer of new
business for the Society =
Mrs. Anna Rescic, Manager
of Junior Order Nest 55.
Both Violet and her mother
have distinguished themselves
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East Chicago, Ind. - The
year 1854 proved to be a fra
ternally profitable one for C..
F. U. Lodge 154, as many
young people of fine charac-
ter swelled our ranks during
that time. The four new men,
bers which we bring before
our membership in these col
umns are all transferees from
Junior Nest 299.
Thomas J. and Carol j.
Vukovich are the son and
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Vukovich, a well
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Gary Lodge TT
In Birthday Fete

Gary, Ind. - "Croatian
Sons and Daughters C.F.U.
Lodge 727 will celebrate their
25th Anniversary with a din
ner which is to be held at the
we'll known Jackson's Restau-
rant on Highway IL and 20,
east Of Gary on Fifth Ave.
Reservations for the Ami
versary Dinner must be made
before May Goth by contact
ing Mrs. Frank Gass, GA
Wash. St., or Mrs. Paul Ru-
kavina, 444O Penn. St., Gary.
Further details about the
Dinner, will follow in future
issues of the Zajednicar.
Helen Rukavina, Pub.
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ton. He does SO to make way for younger
men, They will have tough time matching
his own youth in outlook and zest.
His is an American story: up from hum
BILE circumstances to become top manager
Of the worlds biggest producer of steel
Unlike many captains of industry in the
past, Mr.. Fairless kept his heart along the
way Success did not harden him toward
human needs 1t is significant that the head
of the union of steelworkers David ]. Nc
Donald) should praise him as a great
American industrial statesman"
- Pittsburgh "POSt-Gazette'
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he will follow in his older
brothers footsteps when he
reaches the proper age.
Two other transferees from
our Nest, John D. Mihalic and
Charles Crnkovic, joined the
ranks of Lodge 234. Neither
of these members possessed
a photograph suitable for
publication. Both John and
Charles have completed high
school and are now employed.
To these four youngsters
we extend our best wishes for
success and happiness for the
future.
Barbara Shaginaw, Mgr.
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Society's United Lodges Of Cleveland
Promoting FraternaI Day Queen Contest
Lodges 4O3-663-859 First To Announce
Names Of Lovely Candidates For HOnors

Cleveland Ohio - The United CFU Lodges of Cleve-
land have just about completed the preliminary plans to
stage of the largest CFU celebrations in recent years
1t is the ambitious program that the United LODI
ges have undertaken in their almost 20 years of ac
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In Passing

Though a still young IS,
Ben Fairless has resigned
as chairman and chief ex-
ecutive officer of the Uni
ted States Steel CORPORA
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-23

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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-23

found that production had far ex-
ceeded the former plan due to the
use of plow down fertilizer and
the good crop and soil manage
ment plan followed.
The livestock program now con-
sists of As head of beef cows and
their calves and production of 465
hogs per year.
The meadows are outstanding.
After $500 bales of good hay were
made this year out of the first
cutting. the meadows were pastur-
ed for the balance of the year. The
hogs were on IL acres of bronze,
alfalfa, Ladino pasture. Besides
producing pasture for the hogs a
seed crop of l ton of Bronze seed
was harvested.
The new plan reflects the pres
ent farm productivity and the ro-
tation is five year rotation of
corn, corn or soybeans, small
grain and two years of alfalfa, La
dino and Bronze Meadows.
Paul Bangham and the Beau
mans believe it will be possible to
continue this increase in produc-
ton, though it may be necessary to
rewrite this plan again in another
few years.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-23

The Wonan's Society of Chris
tan Service of First Methodist
church was entertained Thursday
at the home of Mrs. Harold Frost,
Mrs. Paul Remley assisted. Mrs.
Frost was devotional leader; Mrs.
George Baldridge, program leader
A gift exchange featured the meet
ing. Refreshments were served.
Others present We're Mrs. William
Mcknight. Mrs. Frank Shockey,
Mrs. L. G. Momberg, Mrs. Mahlon
Neer, Mrs. Richard Virts, Mrs.
Philip Virts, Mrs. Charles Kauff-
man, Mrs. Edward Haddix.
The Wednesday Night club was
entertained at the home of Mrs.
William Mcknight. In entertain
ment arranged by Mrs. Frank
.Shockey, each one present received
gift. A Christmas reading was
given b Y Mrs. Shockey. A gift ex-
change featured the meeting. A
salad course was served. Others
present were Mrs. George Palmer,
Mrs. Lawrence Caplinger, Mrs.
Max Lowry, Mrs. Paul Remley,
Mrs. Omer Silvers, Mrs. Gayle
Locke, Mrs. North Dixon, Mrs.
Herbert Coffey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shockey and
son, Don, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Mcknight and daughter, Sharon,
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Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Mingus, Sp/c
and Mrs. John McDonough, Mr..
and Mrs. David Williams were
among the guests who attended the
wedding and reception of Miss
Racheal Sheets of Sunbury and
Ronald Zook of Anna at the Pres
byterian church of Delaware, Sun
day afternoon. The groom is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Zook,
formerly of this community. He is
a student at OSU in the engineer
ing department. The bride is a
graduate nurse of OSU. After a
wedding trip, Mr.. and Mrs. Zook
will reside in Columbus.
Mrs. Nathan Tullis, retiring
worthy matron of Caroline Chap
ter OES, Mechanicsburg, enter
tanned her retiring officers and
husbands with three-course dim
ner, Saturday evening at her home
west of town. The home was at
tractively decorated with Christ
mas arrangements. In progressive
euchre, Mrs. Carlton Runyan and
Lowell Neer received high score;
Bernard Weaver and Joe McNary,
low score. Mrs. Tullis presented
her officers with gifts About 30
guests were present.