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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-03-16
yugo Paper Raps
US Formosa Stand
AnglO-American
Policy Blasted

Cleveland, Ohio - Croatia
Press" published monthly un-
der the supervision of editor
in-chief Karlo Mirth and man.
ager Vladimir Bosiljevic, re-
ports in it's most recent ISSUE
the following:
"The Tass Agency and Ra-
dio Moscow are giving wide
publicity to an article pub
lished in the small provincial
daily 'Oslobodjenje' published
in Bosnia Herzegovina. The ar
ticle is signed Djordje Jerko-
vic, a pseudonym which is gen.
orally believed to cover Josip
Djerdja, former Yugoslav Am
bassador to New Delhi.
"Justifies" Red China
"Djerdja as state counsellor
of the Foreign Affairs Secre.
tariat is one of the highest
officials of that department.
"He states unequivocally
that the responsibility for any
possible aggravation in the
Formosa area lies with the
United States, and Great Brit
ain, and he justifies the atti-
tude of Peoples China saying
that China considers this as a
national problem to which she
wants to find a solution.
He Warns The World
"He then examines two is
sues which, according to him,
could arise from the Anglo
American policy:
"The maintenance of an ex-
plosive situation or later the
development of a conflict
which would threaten the en-
tire world, in which case he
does not doubt that the re-
sponsibility would be attribut-
ed completely to the extra
Asia policy as conceived in
Washington and in London.
Finally, according to the
author, by covering their plans
with U. N. authority, the non
Asian powers are bound to
deal an irreparable blow to this
organization.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-03-16
Grand Reunion

DACK on February we devoted an entlre
i page of the English Section to the So
cietv's 1st National Junior Convention, held
in 1889 at it's 'Children's Home in Des
PLANES, Illinois.
Listed on the page at the time was the
name and home town of every young boy
and Girl who attended that historic gath
ering of nearly sixteen years ago.
In an article on the same page, we
called on those juveniles of yesteryear
to participate in the Society's 1855 Mem
bership Campaign and, if possible attend
the Croatian Fraternal Unions 4th Ma
tional Junior Convention July 2-3-4 as
Honorary Delegates and renew friend
ships they made some sixteen years ago.
Finally, we suggested at the time that
a Grand Reunion be held in Gary July 2-3-4
of all Delegates to the past three such Con-
ventions Des PLANES, 1889, Kansas City,
Kansas, 1941, and Washington, D. c., 1850.
Now, after weeks of silence, several 1889
Junior Convention Delegates have written
to let the Membership Campaign -Conven-
ton Committee know that they would like
to take in the July 2-3-4 proceedings at
Gary and enjoy just such a Grand Reunion.
They arc Stephen Matijevic, Wilmer
ding, Pa, Mrs. Catherine ZvOnkOvich and
George Grzetic Jr., both of South Chi
cago, ILL.,, and Robert POtocnjak, st.
Louis, Mo-, but four of the 203 Delegates
who attended the cOnclave of 1889.
Bro. Matijevic represented Wilmerding
Nest 129 at that list National Junior Con-
vention, sister Zvonkovich, nee Galich,
South Chicago Nest 124, bro. Grzetic South
Chicago Nest 1O2, and bro. Potocnjak st.
Louis Nest 443.
We hope all four will find themselves in
Gary July 2-3-4 enjoying the company of
the youngsters destined this year to be
Delegates to the 4th National Junior Con-
vention and represent cities and towns
throughout the United States and Canada.
While four NAV be better than nothing,
a quartet Of former Junior Convention Del
egates is hardly much more than start IN
the direction of a Grand Reunion at Gary
July 2-3-4 of the many who attended the
three past such gatherings.
And yet it is an encouraging start
made by four still young people who are
participating i'm this years Membership
Campaign in order to qualify as HOnora-
nv Junior Convention Delegates.
We can only hope that others will fol-
low in their footsteps, for the Society's 4th
National Junior Convention of 1855 de-
serves the support of one and all in Amer
lea and Canada sincerely interested in its
future - it's youth of today.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-03-16

He and Mrs. Vlatkovic have
been prominent. and active
workers in CFU fraternal
circles for many, many years.
Always Room For More
The newly elected Junior
Delegate resides with his
parents at 1928 Rock Hill
Road.
He was born on February
10, 1943, and attends the
Seven Founders Parochial
School. He is an active men,
ber of Nest 324, the CFU
juvenile circle which is so
ably supervised by our be-
loved sister Emilia Ivancic.
Don, congratulations are
extended to you most heart
lily from all your many CFU
fellow members, both adults
and Juniors alike, for your
success in having attained
this coveted and high honor
as a Delegate to the 4th Ma
tional Junior Convention at
Gary, Indiana.
1t is our sincere hope that
other adult and Junior men,
bers in this Croatian colony
may be inspired by your early
success, and, as a result, i'm
mediately go to work and
eagerly strive to attain SINH
lar honors and good fortune.
Certainly here is something
we'll worth striving for.
Central Committee
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-03-16

or II rW S discriminate
against persons because Of
their nationality, religion or
race.
One complaint was filed
with the FEP Commission by
a man of Italian ancestry
and the Commission inves-
tigation showed that he had
been fired from his job be-
cause his foreman did not like
Italians. This man was re-
hired by this company after
Commission Intervention.
An employment agency
manager has informed the
Commission that many COM
panies refuse to accept and
consider the referral of per-
sons with foreign-sounding
names. This is especially true
of white-collar. supervisory
and technical jobs.
A man whose parents came
from a middle European
country said that after he
graduated from college and
tried to get a job of his
choice using his family name
that he had great difficulty.
After changing it to (shall
we say) Smith, life became
wonderful, no more questions
and no difficulty and he was
able to live a. normal life as
"red-blooded American"
Yugoslav Learns Fast
Two other cases have come
, to the attention of the Com
mission. One a native of
Yugoslavia, and the other
native of Czechoslovakia.
One was educated and ex-
perienced as an accountant
and he has been unable to
secure employment in this
field because of the fact that
he is a foreigner and received
his training abroad.
The other is an electrical
engineer and was literally
driven from his job because
of the suspicious and prejud-
ice Of his fellow-workers.
Both of these men are highly
qualified for excellent posi-
tons but have experienced
difficulty because of their
foreign extraction.
CFU Deeply Interested
Experience of other cities
and states that have similar
FEPC laws show that these
Pittsburgh cases are not un-
usual.
Those who believe that
they have been the victims
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-03-16
Penalty OF Progress

\h/E were mildly surprised last week to
w learn from the Federal Reserve
Boards Bureau of Labor Statistics that
while industrial production is up so from
year ago the number of workers in man
ufacturing establishments is down 4fc.
The Bureau credited technology, pro-
ductivity and efficiency for this national
industrial picture of the moment.
j. A. Livingston Pittsburgh POST
Gazette" business relations expert conclu-
ded it was the inevitable result of Gin
creased output per worker through mod
ern layout of plants, installation of new
machinery, and a better trained work
force" in every jor industry.
Deeply concerned union leaders had
another word for it - automation.
Whether this is good or bad for the
average American depends on those who
measure everything from here to there,
and back, with broad political yardstick.
For example, President Eisenhower's
economic experts point out that the 40
fall in employment is simply light penalty
accumulated WIFI lCCuIOlOSlCdl plOSlCSS,
that weekly earnings in manufacturing are
$74, up from $71 year ago, because of in
creases in hourly pay from S1.80 to $1.84
and in hours worked from 1914 to 4O2 on
nationwide basis.
But Leon keyserling, erstWhile chair
man of President Truman's Council of
Economic Advisors, argues that purchas-
ing power must be increased to generate
greater demand for goods which, in
turn, will create many more jobs.
Nor is Mr. Keyserling willing to pass
off the 4ot drop in employment as light
penalty accumulated with chronological pro-
gress." In fact, he has declared: 'The re-
cent and widely publicized business upturn
-. has not yet given satisfactory signs
of endurance"
So, politics being what they are such
differences of opinion are neither here nor
there in the final analysis.
In the meantime, Detroit holds the an
swer to many economic questions,
Automobile production schedules for
March are hotter than the automatic two
dollar pistol" thanks to the almost unbe-
hevable struggle being waged by Ford and
Chevrolet for supremacy in the sale of pas
senger cars to still very receptive "well
heeled" man in the street
Both claimed to have finished at the
top of the sales heap last year; Chevrolet
reporting its dealers as having delivered
1,417, ,453" cars Ford showing met" figures
pegging at 1887 344 the number of auto
mobiles it sold in 1854 as against 1852 087
for it's nearest competitor Each is conf
dent it will do better this year.
But if auto production slackens unem-
ployment will increase with all the COM
pounded force of technology behind it
and the United Auto Workers demand
for guaranteed annual wage will be-
come all the more union must or bust"
proposition.
1t will be interesting to see how penal
izing. how costly, this industrial progress
will prove in the end for the average Amer
lean citizen and his family.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-03-16
Yugos|avia May
Rival Hollywood
Todd And LORE
In Film Projects

Pittsburgh, Pa. - Harold
V. Cohen, Pittsburgh POST
Gazette" drama critic, re-
ported March 9 that Robert
E. Sherwood was to leave
March 10 for Yugoslavia to
work on the script of Mike
Todd's movie of "War and
Peace"
Mr.. Cohen also revealed
that most of the movie will
be shot in Yugoslavia. He
did not, however, say what
part or parts of the country
would be "shot."
In the same "Post-Gazette"
issue Of March 9, nationally
syndicated columnist Dorothy
Kilgallen reported that Pc
ter LORE has turned out an
original movie script, "The
Survivor" having himself in
mind as director and star,
Yugoslavia as the locale.
Added Miss Kilgallen: -
"Yugoslavia seems to be on
it's way to becoming the new
Hollywood"
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-03-16
Cleveland Lodges
Set Frat Day Fete
Lodges Backing
Junior Convention

Cleveland, Ohio - The Unit
ed Croatian Fraternal Union
Lodges of Cleveland will hold
their annual "Fraternal Day"
fete this year on Sunday, Sep
tember 4.
This pre-Labor Day celebra-
ton. will be held at Puritas
Springs Park and serve as
Greater Cleveland's public sa-
lutte to the 4Oth Anniversary
of the Junior Order of the Cro-
attain Fraternal Union of
America.
All local and neighboring
clubs, organizations, ETC., are
respectfully requested to re-
frain from scheduling any
counter-attractions for this
particular day.
Graded Junior Order
Cleveland, birthplace in 1915
of the Society's Junior Order
Department, is expected to
take an increasing active role
in the weeks ahead in the Gro
atian Fraternal Unions 1855
Membership Campaign, which
ends May 81.
Goal of the city's United
Lodges Committee is to see a
goodly number of youngsters
and adults qualify as Junior
and Honorary Delegates to the
Society's 4th National Junior
Convention, which is to be
held July 2-3-4, 1855, in Gary,
Indiana.
Since the Membership Cam
paign and 4th National Junior
Convention are inseparable, it
behooves all interested locally
to begin recruiting new mem
bers at once.
Two Candidates To Date
Cleveland has but two Can
didates at the moment en-
deavoring to qualify as Dele
gates to the 4th National Jun
ior Convention.
Both adults, they are sisters
Anna Rescic and Helen Vuk-
cevic, Managers, respectively,
of Junior Order Nest 55 and
Nest 6O4. Each is confident of
becoming an Honorary Con-
vention Delegate before the
Membership Campaign ends
May 81.
More Entrants Certain
Sister Rescic last week, noti-
fled the Campaign Convention
Committee at the Home Of
flee in Pittsburgh that she
would soon forward the names
of several Cleveland Nest mem
bers as Candidates for Junior
Delegate to the 4th National
Junior Convention at Gary.
This indicates that much can
be expected in the near future
from this city, long one of the
Croatian Fraternal Unions
most active and productive
centers in numerous respects.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-03-16

tinuousy since the end of World War II
without facing any real line of resistance
Many skilled in military matters believe the
Red expansion would stop if it ever faced
an honest thus far and no farther line.
Most Americans, I believe, agree. It's at
least an experiment worth trying; the alter
native is ultimate Communist domination
of the world. - Fulton Lewis. Jr.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-03-16


requirements of every insur-
ance contract and that none
will be approved by a state
insurance department unless
it incorporates this requisite.
And for the sake of any
doubling Thomases we invite
a close perusal of a CFU GER
tificate-section 8 to be ex-
act OH the Seniors, and Sec
ton II of the Junior CSC
or section 18 of the older
juvenile contracts.
Whale Of A Difference
Now as for the second in
stance of carelessness with
the truth of our worthy (?)
competitor wherein he says
that "there is no written
premium" Again we ask all
to pick up that CFU cer-
tificate and see whether or
not the amount of the month
ly dues is stated thereon.
We think however that
what the agent had in mind
but evidently couldn't express
was the fact that a frater-
nal benefit certificate is an
open contract. Yes indeed, it
is the open contract that
characteriZes and differenti-
ates a fraternal benefit cer-
tificate from an old line in
surance company policy.
1t is true that the policy
premium cannot be changed,
i. e., upped by the company,
whereas a fraternal benefit
society may, if circumstances
require, increase rates in or
der to safeguard all con-
tracts.
This is precisely the rea-
son why not a single frater-
nal society went under dur
ing the depression of the
1930s whereas some insur-
ance companies did succumb.
Dues Increases Rarity
We can rest assured that
there is little likelihood Of
rates being increased and GER
tainly not without the ap-
proval of the membership
through it's elected repre-
sentatives.
The CFU has increased it's
rates only once in more than
three decades and perhaps
longer. That once was for
the two-cent monthly con-
tribution for the establish
ment and maintenance of the
Sports Fund. No one will
question the sagacity of that
move for with the organiza-
ton of the Sports Depart
ment our CFU took a big step
forward.
AS we mentioned before,
we will enumerate the many
other advantages of holding
membership in the CFU at
another time. This article
was written for he express
purpose of refuting charges
which not only debase every
ethical precept but are COM
pletely and flagrantly false.
We are most happy to
know that this falsehood was
ineffective in this instance.
The agent came face to face
with an ardent CFU member
who even though not pre-
pared to counter such charges
remained firm in her belief
in the CFU.
We in turn are always
glad to set the record
straight. We exhort our field
workers, yes, every member,
to take an active part in the
current membership drive.
Yet even as important as
writing up a newcomer is, it
is of even greater conse-
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-03-16

and Mrs. Louis Dreher, and
the grandson of Mr.. and Mrs.
Anton Vlatkovic, all members
of CFU Lodge so.
Bro. VIatkOvic is currently
the President of the local
Central Committee of CFU
Lodges and Nests, while, at
the same time, carrying out
the burdens of his post as
Recording Secretary of Lodge
so of st. Louis.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-03-16
The Last Word

FOR THE first time in history people
have been discovering that they can SUBJ
stitute understanding for tolerance, recon-
citation for RECONCILIATION, brotherliness
for bitterness, love for hatred.
- Edith johnson
DICTATOR TITO wants to scrap A
weapons, but keep Communism. Yugoslavia
has some of the latter.
-----. - Pittsburgh Press"
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-03-16

quence to retain those al
ready on the books.
The year 1855, the year IN
which we celebrate the 10th
Anniversary of tie Junior
Order, must be a year Of
peerless progress. Let us get
every new member possible.
The rewards are high, the
feeling of accomplishment is
exhilarating.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-03-16

it portrays an exemplary dew
and tenets of fraternalism,
we cite a particular case
which came to our desk just
recently.
1t seems that an insurance
agent representing one of
Americas giant commercials
approached a mother with
the idea of selling her some
insurance coverage for her
children. The mother, being
a staunch CFU member,
promptly informed him that
her children had not only
Term certificates but Endow-
ment protection with the
CFU.
Thereupon this learned (?)
gentleman Immediately pro-
ceeded to lecture her on the
unquestioned CD superiority
of his policies over anything
that the CFU could offer.
The gentleman, and we use
the noun very loosely, capi-
talized on the average per-
sons lack of familiarity with
the basic components of an
insurance contract to advance
statements which are abso-
lutely false,
Agents Glib P $
We certainly would be the
last person on earth to state
that a commercial life insur-
ance policy is worthless, or
that only that protection
which is written by a frater-
nal benefit society is good,
We cannot condemn dn
agent for selling his wares
nor for his sincere belief that
his is the best contract avail
able. We do however, most
vehemently condemn a would
be salesman who has to ped
die bald faced lies about the
CFU certificate in order to
fortify his own product.
He can't have much faith
in his own wares and GER
tainly they can't be very at
tractive if he has to resort
to lies to make a sale.
Specifically, he told our in
fOrmant that there is no
non-forfeiture clause in our
certificate" He told her also
that "there is n written
premium in that certificate
Now without even going
into detail about the hum
dred and one distinct advan-
tages of belonging to a fra
ternal benefit society such
as our CFU ct us concern
ourselves, for the time be-
ing, with only the aforemen-
toned two, pardon the ex-
preston, lies.
Read Your Certificate
In the first instance every
CFU certificate, be it Junior
or Senior, with the sole cx-
ception Of the Juvenile Term,
has under it's conditions,
Provisions and Benefits" on
the inside two pages, a de-
tailed outline Of monitor
feiture' or guaranteed values.
These are the values, re-
serve, cash or other options
that a certificate acquires
after being in force at least
a minimum number of years,
2 for Endowment and 3 for
the rest. To the certificate
is affixed (pasted) a Table
of Guaranteed Values" from
which anyone can determine
the values at any given time.
Our new Junior CSC certifi-
Gates carry, in addition to all
of this, a complete schedule
of these tables for any issue
age.
May we humbly submit too
that this part of an insurance
contract, be it a commercial
policy or a fratcrnal certifi-
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-03-16

Don, a popular, most lik-
able youngster who is vitally
interested in CFU fraternal
activities, is the son of Mr..
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-03-16
Croatian FraternaI Union Insurance
Far Superior To Commercial Policies
Socety's Certificates Represent Truly
Open Contract With Individual Member
By MICHAEL GRASHA, Chairman
1855 Junior Jubilee Membership Campaign

Pittsburgh, Pa. Every phase of our work nowadays,
every happening every query that reaches the CFU head
be dovctaed into the urtherng of the
Membership Campaign. And much of this to
attention it actually subjected to such treatment Because
portrays exemplary devotion and belief in the preceps
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-03-16
Fellow ST. Louis Members Celebrate
Don Louis Dreher's Campaign Victory
Nest 324 Youngster Elected Delegate
To Fourth National Junior Convention

ST. Louis Mo- = Our veteran Mound City" CFU cam
pagner bro John Narancch of CFU Lodge So proudly
the fact that the first Candidate from ST. Louis
Don Louis Dreher has been duly qualified Delegate to
the Forthcoming 4 National CFU Junior Order Convention
to be held July 2-3-4th in Gary, Indiana
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-03-16
Pittsburgh FEPC Doing Fine Job Of
Exposing Discrimination In District
CrOatian FraternaI Union Listed Among
Groups In Accord With Commissions Aims

Pittsburgh, Pa. - The Pittsburgh Fair Employment Prac
tees Commission FEPC) is disturbed evidence of dis
crmnaory practices by employers the Pittsburgh District
directed against of various nationality backgrounds
The FEP Ordinance declares that it is unlawful
poyment for employers refuse to hire
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-03-16

. Bad as any government
may be, it is seldom worse
than anarchy. - Aesop
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-03-16
In Passing

No thinking person could
deny that Russia is strong
militarily, but so is the Uni
ted States. Communism has
Evening star., 1955-05-31
Schools Report
To Be Redrawn

The Montgomery County
81 hool Board decided last night
to prepare a fresh summary of
the school situation as a basis
for discussion with the county
manager and the county counci.
at a closed meeting June 9.
The council has apreed to the
session as a preliminary to the
public hearing or the school
budget the following night. Will
lard G. McGraw confirmed last
night that the June 9 session will
be the boards first meeting with
County Manager M. L. Reese.
who slashed the proposed 1885,
school budget by $4 million.
In other action last night the
board voted to ask the county
council to reserve for a school st
least eight acres of the 140-acre
county poor farm, and approved
purchase of 80 acres of land on
the Meadow Hall farm for So, 200
per acre.
TIE poor farm site would be
used for an elementary school.
The acreage at Meadow Hall,
sold recently by William Bulls
to Joseph Geerhert. would be
used for a proposed 800-pupil
Twin Brook Forest school and a
1,200-pupil junior high school.
Evening star., 1955-05-31
Fuirfux Schedules
Doc Inoculutions

Rabies incubation clinics have
been scheduled to vaccinate
Fairfax County dogs, at 81 per
animal, through the month of
June, DR.. Harold Kennedy,
county health director. an
nounced today.
The shots are compulsory, DR..
Kennedy warned. Certificates
that they have been admins
tered must be presented by
owners when applying for dog
license.
The schedule follows:
Saturday, "a pm. - Burke
Fire House, Centreville Fire
House, Forestville Fire House.
Herndon Fire House, Lorton
Work House. Mclean Fire House.
Mount Vernon Fire House, Wanna
Fire House.
Sunday, "a p.m.-Annandale