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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-01-12
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LlOllS Ill IlIClL S1CACS dAlO LOllL~
munities.
Their work in enrolling new
members was much harder
than in previous years, for, it
would appear, whenever lack
of employment strikes some
particular section of the coun-
try there our people are GER
tain to be found, and it seems
that they are affected first
and hardest.
The final month of the
campaign showed the best re-
suits. That was the case in
all former campaigns, so the
campaign just closed followed
suit by showing the greatest
activity among our workers
to have taken place i'm De-
cember.
During the last month of
the campaign, Gil new men,
bers were enrolled in both
departments, with over one
half million dollars of life in
surance. Had we been able to
reach these figures every
month of the campaign, we
would have fulfilled our
pledge and presented to our
celebrant Society over six
thousand new applications for
membership and over six mil
lion dollars of new insurance.
Five Honorary Delegates
Five honorary delegates
will be coming to the Ninth
Convention of the Croatian
Fraternal Union in Philadel-
phia.
They are brothers Vincent
Biskupich, George Balich and
George Boljkovac, and Sister
Mary Burma, as our regular
builders, who attained $50
points or more in the cam
paign, and brother John Bi-
rex, director of the Croatian
Radio Hour i'm Cleveland,
who achieved the honor OF
honorary delegate by adver-
Using, free of charge, every
Sunday, the Society's Jubilee
Campaign, particularly i'm fa-
vOr of the workers from the
twelve participating Cleve-
land lodges.
The Central Committee of
these lodges, early in 1854,
elected a special jubilee cam
paign committee and prom
ised to enroll at least one hun
dred new members with one
hundred thousand dollars of
new insurance, with the con-
dition that brother John BIZ
rex be proclaimed an honor
ary delegate wh e n their
pledge is fulfilled.
Thus, we have five honor
ary delegates as representa-
tives of all our highly deserv-
ing builders of the Society,
whom we will honor, and,
through them, every single
member who increased our
membership by enrolling even
one single new member dur
ing the CFU Jubilee Cam
paign.
Cooperation Was Factor
In this issue of the Zajed-
nicar there appears a list of
our workers who achieved SO
points or more. Every point is
worth one dollar in cash as
a prize, points being given ac-
cording to the kind and
amount of insurance taken.
Brother Vincent Biskupich,
who is in flrSt place, Will re-
ceive as his cash prize from
the Union the sum of 81, ,OO6;
brother George Balich will re-
ceive $1,OO5; brother Juraj
Bolikovac S825; and sister
Mary Burma, S752.
They, and each of our
workers, earned every dollar
which they will be awarded
for their good work.
To each of them, our heart
felt congratulations and a sin
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-01-12

denotes grand prize winner; Honorary Delegate to
Croatan Fraternal Unions 9th Quadrennal Convention
o Philadelphia Pa. September 1855.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-05-01

IN THE FALL when the temperature and leaves start falling
feahered friends such and ducks migrate south
climate.
the weather alternating
hOn astonishing process.
cold weather the withdraw society
They suddenly chuck all their business and shut their shops
couple of months they take life They hole
hollow log get from the ALTERNATING tensions
the workday forest and lounge around
In their they convert their fat into They coil
temperature of their body this condition they
fat slowly they let winter
Bears however don't really hibernate They into state of
in this state
big Sleep signs spring
with their cubs kindly and dirty they
their normal strength and venture into the They stroll
most of their time using their good hearing and sharp
mer such assorted delcacies animals grub
fruit roots lunches
Soon the bears the parks the job sitting the
highways and greeting the travellers with Howdy strangers hows
chanches a handout?"
chpmunE the fellow who
can spell hibernate with capital TT When fall comes he enters
regular Circulation slows down and breathing
Now pick him ne makes you
him into place in few hours he will be his normal
having
feet he shver little At last he back the
hibernaer prairie dog
in towns and has from 100 10000 neghbos He lives
and roots prairie dog town generally located dry desert
spot He lives hole the Around the the
hole ne builds mound to 10 inches high The mound slopes out
ward from the top winch prevents the water from transforms from
running the hole prairie dog hole generally straight
hole where the prairie hbenae during the
There be dozen Is prairie the hole IN the
The next morning enter the and
They have chuced their outside business and their
holes to hibernate.
After months Sleep signs spring
warm weather hear the bark of prairie
and sticks his head high and looks if the weather
tons suit him he will venture around
But if the
next you may see thousands OF them running around town.
Evening star., 1955-01-15
Time for Action

The Montgomery County Councils
move to. end the Randolph road grade cross
ing menace Is welcome, albeit belated AS
The Star has made it plain in several ar
ticles recently, effective action to provide
safeguards for the public at the dangerous
crossing is an urgent need. There has been
!. lot of letter writing and buck passing by
the county and the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road over this heavily travelled crossing
during the past two years, but nothing
whatever has been done to reduce the haz-
ards there. AS County Council Member
Stella Werner has pointed out, 1t would be
unconscionable to wait until some one is
killed to correct the bad situation prevailing
at the crossing.
Until the development Of heavily pop
ulated residential subdivisions in the Viers
MIL and Randolph Hills areas the narrow
road connecting Viers Mill road and the
Rockville pike had been little used. Traffic
jumped last spring when bridge was built
over small stream which formerly had
to be forded by cars using Randolph road.
A recent count showed an average Of 1900
vehicles a day crossing the main Western
line Of the B. & o. at the unguarded
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mo lights, no bells, no watchman there
only the usual caution and stop signs. The
tracks are obscured by dirt +Sanks and
shrubbery.
Although number Of letters have been
written to the railroad company by county
officials, complaining about the lack OF
gates and signals. railroad spokesman
told The Star that "any careful person can
avoid accidents" at the crossing and that
his company has no plans for installing
gates or signals there. The county mean
while has been dilatory In, taking steps to
cut down the roadside banks and remove
trees and bushes that obstruct motorists
view Of oncoming trains. There are laws
which permit State authorities to assess
part OF the cost Of grade-crossing improve
ments to railroads involved It is about
time that State, county and railroad ofi1cials
got together on positive measures to avert
the danger Of serious accident at the
Randolph road crossing.
Evening star., 1955-01-15

eral intention, has opened its section Of the
parkway as an "expressway" for heavy
trucking trafac. in addition to passenger
traffic
Delegate Jerome Robinson of Baltimore
City is sponsoring again an anti-truck bill
which passed the lower house Of the Legis-
lature In 1853 but which died In Senate
committee. The measure was vigorously
opposed by individuals and groups interested
in relieving truck congestion on the Balti-
more pike. Meanwhile, Senate Majority
Leader John Turnbull Is advocating
broader bill, designed to give the State Roads
Commission authority to control truck traf-
fic not only on the parkway but on other
limited-access State highways. Some such
legislation Is necessary, for the. promised
voluntary agreement by the trucking indus
try to avoid using the Maryland end Of the
parkway is not working out. Maryland, in
line with its partnership with the Federal
Government on the project, ought to take
whatever steps are needed to preserve the
new road as parkway in fact as well as in
name.
Evening star., 1955-01-15
This and That

Many score we accept, without think
ing Of their origin. which is perhaps
just as well.
those legendary ships of lore, as Poe
said in another connection.
They make us smile, Just to look at
thenl--or even to think Of them.
Flowers bring happiness. They make
certain that their friends have some
thing else to laugh over besides comic
strips, even Pogo.
This friendliness with plants, to the
point Of smiles and laughter, Is known
only to the flower gardener, we believe.
Vegetables are honest, seryiceable
plants. but they lack the "it" Of the.
flowers. Even the wavy green of
asparagus, though sometimes used in
bouquets, is o plain kitchen sort Of
thing.
No one can, of course, pull the flow
nice to have them in ones mind and
heart before they come to the last Of
the day.
More fortunate than the seventeen-
year-loeusts. the flower forms lie asleep
in the bosom Of their creator only few
months.
As ossr correspondent says:
Many tips Of spring bulbs are up.
but / understand this Is nothing to
worry about.
I'VE have discovered that the FIRST
things up are by no means the first
things Ia bloom: hyacinths have been
up, and grape hyacinth foliage had
Evening star., 1955-01-15

Fright now we are walking through
the garden daily" writes H. NJ. B. of
Bethesda, trying to pull the flowers
up into bloom Just by the strength Of
our longing"
You have to be a real flower gar
dener to feel that way. Not every one
is so gifted. The basic Ingredient is
Imagination. Flower gardening is one
thing in which Imagination is para
mount s
There IS something else, too, and our
correspondent calls It longing, perhaps
as good word as any.
The floral forms are exacting, they
demand full service from those who love
them. That is why their friends and
devoted slaves think about them at this
time Of year.
Flower gardening, as q thing-in-it-
self, is comparatively new.
Not that there have not always been
true friends OF the floral forms. espe-
cially in England. The old herbals, now
treasured the world around. reveal the
devotion Of those old enthusiasts.
It remained for the last 100 years,
however, to bring flower gardening into
Its own as particular and respectable
branch OF horticulture.
This was ensured by the travels and
discoveries Of remarkable corps Of
men, mostly British and American.
They gave us q host Of garden plants
from China eand other foreign lands:
they searched out the best varieties,
and brought them to us.
Evening star., 1955-01-15
Israel as O Spiritual Adventure

In his address at Notre Dame University,
Abba Eban, Israel's Ambassador to the
United States, has spoken eloquently and
truly of his country as a historically great
and ancient land whose new career as a
nation"-after thousands Of years Of Jewish
dispersion and persecution-"is matter Of
moment and concern to the Christian
world"
To understand this, one has only to keep
In mind the immense and profoundly en-
riching influence that Hebraic thought, ever
since Biblical times, has exercised on the
development Of Western civilization and
mankinds age-old struggle for freedom
against the forces of tyranny. AS Ambas-
sador Eban has put it, ''The fight across the
Red Sea and Sinai preserved revolutionary
idea, which could never have evolved in the
idolatrous despotism of the Pharaohs. The
idea was the sovereignty Of GOD, the Ruler
of the universe, omnipotent one and indi-
visible, the embodiment of Righteousness and
the loving Father of all creation"-an IN
destructible idea, an impregnable spiritual
faith, the hard. rock Of goddness against
which the supermaterialiStic totalitarianS,
ancient and modern, have sought in vain
to prevail.
So Mr. Eban has not exaggerated Israel's
Importance to the rest of the free world
either in terms of his countrys original
status or in terms of its restoration, seven
years ago, to independent nationhood, And
few will dispute his declaration that the old,
old history Of his people and their storied
land--a history full Of recurrent agonies-
serves as Spectacular testimony to the
power of the human will" the human spirit,
"to assert itself against material odds" and
triumph over terrible adverSities. Surely,
as he has said, here is proof positive Of the
efficacy Of faith against the sterile and evil
negativism Of fatalistic or deterministic
PHILOSOPHERS like the dialectical materialism
of the Communists. More than that, it is
good evidence that the Israelis, historically
the first to rebel against barbarian and
pagan empires" will keep on cherishing
their new life of independence" and never
bow the knee to dictatorship"
OF course, as far as territory and pop
ulation are concerned, Israel is a small
country. But 1t occupies strategic place
in the Middle East, and its history adds up,
in Mr. Eban's words, to spiritual adven-
ture" that fits in with "the universal vision
of fraternity and peace" Certainly. given .
good settlement of the bitter differences still
existing between itself and the Arab states,
1t can be counted upon to continue contrib
uting significantly to the civilization of the
free, Christian and non-Christian alike.
Evening star., 1955-01-15
BY Charles E. Trocewen

made green waterfall down the rocky
slope ever since last fall
Now Dutch iris, iris reticulata and
all sorts of narciSsi are poking up their
pale green points.
yet the nrst to bloom win be the
snow drops and winter aconite."
This flower lover adds:
Eat the moment, we are closed in by
over-large evergreens which hide the
house from outside and also the view
from inside, and birds do not come to
them"
Ungainly everereens seem to be
Washington problem.
They grow over the years, without
their owner once thinking Of them,
and when ct last he does, he finds that
the rooms are dark. and the house hid,
and maybe the birds don't like them.
either.
They point up the necessity for more
pruning than the average householder
does. Often he lacks both the proper
tools and the right will for it.
Pruning is branch Of the horticul-
tlral art that ordinarily does not re-
eefye endngh attention.
The best way to learn 1t. Its practical
application. and necessity, Is AZ the
! hands o. an old gardener. but lacking
him. from books.
When 70 prune. what to prune when.
and how 10 prune--
These will all be found In the good
horticultural books. but they wiz not.
alas do the work.
Evening star., 1955-01-15
'chomber Of Smeors'

The Democrats, with an Impressive
show of righteous indignation, have put
together what National Chairman Paul
Butler calls Chamber of Smears." The
purpose is to prove that Vice President
Nixon, despite his disclaimers. really did
smear the Democrats during the recent
campaign, and that the President. by prais-
ing Mr.. Nixon's efforts, has become party
to these smear tactics.
One might just as well concede at the
outset that some of Mr.. Nixon's comments,
as reported by the Democrats, have many
Of the distinguishing characteristics Of the
political smear. Only truly rugged Repub
lican individualist like Mr.. Nixon would
contend to the contrary.
It Is not enough, however, to be able
to recognize political smear when it
emanates from Mr.. Nixon. It is also desir-
able to be able to recognize political COM
ments which do not come within the defini-
ton of a smear. And perhaps good way
to do this is to list a few of them.
Thus. 1t was not smear when Harry
Truman charged in the 1852 campaign that
gress for the $4,000 expense account he
accepted from California supporters.
1t was not smear when, on the eve
of the 1852 election, the Democrat, official
organ of the party, falsely and by innuendo
attacked the integrity of Mr.. Nixon's
mother, father and brother. And since this
was not a smear, no responsible Democratic
leader can be linked to the attack merely
because no one of them saw At to repudiate
it.
It was not smear when Mr.. Buffers
predecessor, Stephen Mitchell accused Pres
ident Eisenhower in March Of 1854 Of having
made IAN unholy political alliance with
Senator Mccarthy for the purpose of the
next election"
And of course it was not smear when
Mr.. Mitchell, in one of his blasts at the
Dixon-Yates contract, implied that the
President was trying to steer some easy
money toward his golfing friend, Bobby
Jones.
Why do not these observations and
others like them come within the definition
of political smear? The answer is obvious:
A political remark becomes political smear
only when expressed by prominent men,
ber of the opposing political party; never
when expressed by prominent member Of
ones own political party.
Perhaps there are those who will not
be satisfied with this explanation. If so,
one can only suggest that they should
receive Mr. Buffers current lamentations
with the proverbial grain Of salt.
Evening star., 1955-01-15
Segregation vs.. Inteqrotion

In THIS great country where people
are entitled to their own beliefs and
feelings. it is reasonable and proper to
read from time to time the views of
those who apparently feel very strongly
about some things without questioning
their motives. However, when there is
constant repetition and employment of
statements which are "all inclusive"
one cannot help but get the feeling
that most Of it Is not so pure propa-
ganda, from which grows a natural
American resentment against It,
For example, Phineas Indritz's recent
letter in The Star entitled For Broader
Integration" contains the statement
"even the few who still hold to their
prejudice are accommodating to the
changes in our community patterns"
What prejudice? What few? Blue Is a
pretty color to some and a not so
pretty color to others. However, the fact
that some think 1t a pretty color does
not make 1t SO. Apparently, Mr.. IndritZ
means those who do not think as he
does are prejudiced and he wishes to put
an unsavory connotation on the think
ing Of those who differ with him. AS
for the "few" he mentions - there's
something wrong here, for IL. as he
implies. all but few think and feel as
he does the complete integration which
he desires would most likely be accom-
plished overnight by popular demand.
Now. as to the accommodating"
matter. the American people have dem
onstrated over the years that they are
basicly law abiding. However. and I
think 1t an element of their strength.
they insist on retaining their likes and
dislikeS. politically inspired laws and
a packed" Supreme Court rotwith-
standing. For example. one has but to
recall prohibition" Where Is the evil
dence of this accommodating that
Mr.. Indritz states to be fact2 II cer-
tainly isn't in the exodus Of white peo-
pie from the District.
Robert L. Hayden, Jr.
Evening star., 1955-01-15
Capitol insecurity

The ease with which the woman in
red" reached the rostrum of the House
directs attention anew to the inadeQuacy
of the present guard system at the Capitol.
The woman told reporters later that only
a page boy questioned her as she sought
to enter the chamber "I don't think they
could keep anybody out OF there" she COM
mented.
It may be that the incident would have
occurred even If the House had been pro-
tected by trained police force. But the
fact is that the lax security system still in
effect at the Capitol, despite last years
shooting affray makes it relatively easy for
unauthorized persons to violate floor or
gallery rules. Alter the Puerto Rican attack
on House members last March there were
vociferous demands on both sides Of the
Capitol for reorganization Of the police
force, starting with the elimination of po-
litical patronage. But legislation to effect
this urgent reform died with the past
session
In the meantime the new Congress has
asked the Metropolitan Police Department
to detail 10 picked detectives daily to assist
In protecting the Capitol. Chief Murray
can Ill afford to lose the services OF these
men. A similar special assignment cost the
department nearly $4,000 last year, for
which no repayment has been made to date.
This nakeshift arrangement is unsatisfac-
tory from every standpoint. Congress
ought to forget patronage and reorganize
the Capitol police force on an efficient,
merit-system basis. Until that is done the
legislators will have no one but themselves
to blame for lax security ~
Evening star., 1955-01-15
Double-Porked Trucks

Your recent story, Advisory Board
Asks Further Truck Curbs on Double
Parking" !" indicates this is just another
so-called "curb" on commercial vehicles
Of which there are too many. Also the
taxes paid by truck owners are all out OF
proportion compared with those paid
by private car owners.
am the owner Of dual wheel li5-
ton truck. weight 4.700 pounds, license
fee $35; also the owner of 4.l00-pound
car. license fee SO.
Neither fee includes personal property
taxes.
Needless to say the truck. using more
gas per mile, is also paying larger
percentage Of gas tax.
The wording of the law regarding
truck parking is such that one cannot
park" a truck in front Of residence.
school. park. store. or in meter zone.
any time Of the day or night.
The Traffic Advisory Board must have
an idea that all trucks deliver materials
into the downtown area or pick up
material.
They forget that Q large number
enter the downtown area daily for the
sole purpose Of carrying necessary ar
ticles for the maintenance and repair Of
stores, store fixtures, Offices, office build
ings. etc. These trucks are owned by
carpenters. painters. electricians, tele-
phone companies, public utilities. the
District government. etc. The people
using such trucks neither buy nor sell
articles but do sell services and in order
to perform such services they must carry
equipment such as ladders, hods, elec-
trieal portable tools, and other articles
too numerous to mention. To many of
these businessmen their "shops" are
their trucks.
1t should be very obvious to the Traf-
f1c Board that when repairman comes
into the business section to perform his
duties that he cannot economically take
a truck with ladders, tools, ETC., unload
his truck at loading zone which may
be block away. go back to his truck.
look for parking place anywhere from
mile to Q miles from the downtown
area central business districtl where
he can possibly legally park CONNER
cial vehicle, and take some other means
Of transportation back to where he has
to perform his services.
very small operator could not pos
sibly operate under such conditions.
Apparently the Traffic Board is infiu-
enced too much by the opinion of the
District Trucking Association, which in
the main represents very small per
cent Of truck owners operating the
very large trucks and tractor trailers
who do nothing but pick up and deliver
packages or merchandise
r. L. Frillman.
Evening star., 1955-01-15
SCOTS at oppenheimer

On Edward r. Murrow's program of
January 4. DR.. ]. Robert oppenheimer
denounced the McCarran immigration
Act as $50. +. wholly fantastic and
grotesque way to meet the threat Of
espionage" Will some one explain care
fully just how DR.. Oppenheimer rates
as qualified to advise Americans on
how to meet the threat Of espionage?
Seems he has proved himself rather
incompetent in this field, to say the
least. Murrow really picks some talent
to discuss our national security.
Julian E. Williams.
Evening star., 1955-01-15
TRADE NOT,
AID NOT

feet. deprive foreign producers Of
markets they need If their countries
are to be our effective allies. They
deprive them of dollars which then
must be supplied in the interest Of our
national defense In other less desirable
ways. The more, efficient American
industries, good enough not to need
tariff protection, are in turn denied
foreign markets for their products.
Above all. high tariffs are infationary
in that they raise prices of the pro-
tected goods and they are against the
economic interests of the American
consumers, not as well represented by