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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-11-09


And so it was that we were
honored with an invitation as
guest speaker and readily ac-
cepted. We came to Chicago
in the company of Supreme
President bro. v. I. Mandich,
who decided to pay this very
active colony another visit
for he had been it's invited
guest at the groups initial
affair the year before. We
were met at the RR station,
early Sunday morning, by
bro. Joseph Vucich, Secretary
of the United Lodges Com
mittee, and by bro. Anton
(Tony) Saric, Vice-President
of Lodge 229 and a very ac-
tive United Lodges Commit
tee member. We were taken
to bro. Saric's home where we
were treated to a hearty
breakfast by his gracious
wife.
Pastor In Warm Welcome
We then visited the Croa-
tan Home on Commercial
Ave-, which was to be the To-
Gale of the celebration and
which was the scene, at the
time, of hurried preparations
for the big event.
We were then taken to
the nearby rectory of the
Croatian Catholic Church
where we were most cor
daily welcomed by the pas
tor, Rev. Ljubo Cuvalo,
and his assistant, Rev. Fer
do Dragicevic, who, Incl
dentally, is the leader of
the popular Singing Soci-
ETY. 'Hrvatska."
After a short but pleasant
stay it was time for the Re-
QUEEN Mass which was said
for all the deceased CF'U Jun
ior Order members. After the
Mass we went to the Croatian
Home again and were treated
to a bounteous luncheon and
there spent the early after
noon in the company of the
ever growing crowd which
began to gather for the cele-
bration.
The program opened to a
full house with the initial re-
marks by bro. Joseph Vucich.
The American and Croatian
Anthems were sung, and ably
so, by Catherine Tomljanovic.
Thereupon the General
Chairman, bro. George GREE
itch, addressed the crowd
and assumed the duties of
master of ceremonies. Other
Committee members were in
troduced and called upon to
speak, amongst these S. Ze-
lenika, President, and Stanley
Juracich, Treasurer.
Many Delegates On Deck
The program was enriched
with a piano accordion solo
by Tom Matalin, member of
Lodge 118, and more singing
by Catherine Tomljanovic.
We were gifted with the
wonderful singing of two out
standing choral groups, "Slo-
ga" of East Chicago, Ind,
and "Hrvatska" of So. Chica-
60. Musical selections by the
Sloboda Tamburitzans were
well done and well received.
One of the outstanding
features of the program
was the greetings delivered
by Rev. Cuvalo and the
magnitude of the applause
which greeted him is true
measure of the esteem in
which his people hold him.
Called upon for a few re-
marks also was bro. Mandich,
who had pleasantly surprised
the assemblage with his ap-
pearance. In the audience
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-11-09

d IlCll lldl NSSI VI lIdLSIlldl lS
itarian action and cultural co
It has been a weekly pro-
cession of events social in
character, cultural in presen-
tation, fraternal in aim and
achievement. Some were mo-
dest undertakings by the
local Lodge or Nest, or both,
while in some Of our larger
centers there were elaborate
projects, the product of Gen.
trail Committees acting in
concert.
We will here concern our
selves with two such affairs.
They transpired just prior to
the 9th Convention, Septem-
ber 1926 last, and for that
reason we were not able to
"write them up" sooner.
The first was Cleveland's
Fraternal Day observance
on September 4th. 1t was
dedicated to the 40th An
niversary of the Junior
Order and as such it proved
to be a success supreme in
every respect.
The parade of talent, par
ticularly of Junior vintage,
was most impressive and gra-
tifying. Cleveland can well be
proud of it's contribution to
the propagation Of our cultu-
raj heritage.
Memories Of Great Day
The singing of individuals
like that of Shirley Kufrin
and of the celebrated choral
groups such as "Abrasevic"
and "Slavulj" is always a
treat.
The music of the Plavi Du-
nav and Slavonic Strings
Tamburitzans transports one
to new heights of enjoyment
while the colorful, vivacious,
dynamic dancing of the Kolo
Aces and the Kolo Kids was
proficiency personified.
Margaret Comsia, the
Nest 100 tap dancer, also
deserves praise and plau-
dts as does Mary KoskO-
vich, that young Miss who
endeared herself to all with
her 10th Anniversary reci-
tai i'm Croatian.
The Queen contest has, to
be sure, a profit motive, but
the friendly rivalry and per.
sonal contact which it engen-
ders is a praiseworthy by
product, not to mention the
zest and that something we
might call esprit de corps
which the colorful crowning
ceremony produces.
We hesitate citing person
alities for fear of inadvertant-
ly omiting someone, but we
can say without hesitation
that the affair was a credit
to our people in Cleveland and
to the entire organization.
I'm sure that bro. Martin
Krasich, Supreme Treasurer,
who shared the speaking plat
form with us, will agree that
Cleveland's Fraternal Day
was a job well done.
Eight Lodges In Group
Another such event and
one of equal significance,
proportion and accomplish
ment, was the 10th Anniver-
sary of the Junior Order Gel
ebration in South Chicago
just a week later, September
18th.
This event was the end
result of a full years pre-
paration by the United G.
F. U. Lodges of So. Chica-
20. The units which COM
prise this group are Lodges
8, IL, 80, 118, 229, 275, 290
and 94S.
We've all heard and been
appraised Of the singularly
successful affair their Goth
Anniversary of the c. F. U.
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Therefore, four positions are
, run-off elections are necessa-
ry between the two candi-
dates who received the high
est number of votes following
+ those who were elected by
mail.
| 1t is cOmmendable that
| you completed the voting
on time, and that all 311 of
you participated In the
voting.
At the designated time,
October 31st, all ballots had
been received at the Supreme
Office, and we were able to
call a special meeting of the
Executive Board for the pur-
pose of establishing the re-
suits of. your voting.
/ The special meeting Of the
Executive Board was called
for TOO pm. Tuesday, No
vember 1st, All Saints Day.
In addition to all executive
officers, present at the spe-
cial meeting were Brother
Milan Vranes, Supreme Vice
President, Brother Lawrence
Delost, delegate and candi-
date for member of the SUI
preme Trial Board, and Del
egate Stephen Sipkovich, who
represented candidate for
member of the Supreme Trial
Board Brother Joseph Zalac,
as well as delegates John Sc
gina, Peter Bender, Tony De-
ZACH and Peter C. Franovich.
Also invited to attend was
the newly-elected Legal Coun-
selor of the Society, Brother
Edward r. Servov, who re-
sponded readily. p ''.
Special Board Meeting
In the presence of all men.
toned, the special meeting
was called to order, tellers
appointed, votes tailed, and
it was established that the
candidates for members of
the Supreme Trial Board re-
| ceived the following number
of votes:
Joseph Zalac, Lodge 146,
Versailles, Pa, 167 votes;
Ivan Bujan, Lodge ITO, Gary,
Ind, 157 votes; Lawrence De-
lost, Lodge 76, Pittsburgh,
Pa, 1856 votes; Matthew Be-
lanic, Lodge 102, Branford,
Conn, $50 votes; Victor Su-
bat, Lodge 793, Sudbury,
Ont, 148 votes; Krsto Bozu-
lie, Lodge 854, San Pedro,
Calf, al votes; Luka Kon-
jevod, Lodge 1T, Los Ange-
les, Calf, 40 votes; Ivan
Narancich, Lodge so, st.
Louis, Mo. 130 votes.
According to these re-
suits, Brothers Joseph Za-
lac, Ivan Bujan and Law
renee Delost were official
ly proclaimed elected men,
bers of the Supreme Trial
Board.
| Brothers Matthew Belanic
and Victor Subat must 20 in
to a run-off election for the
, fifth member of the Supreme
Trial Board, they having re-
ceived the greatest numt er
of votes following the men,
bers Of the Supreme Trial
Board already elected. The
convention elected Brother
Matthew Zvonar, member Of
Lodge IL, Denver, Colorado,
and the delegates elected
three more by mail.
Thus, a new method of
electing members of the Su-
preme Administration has
been initiated.
Membership Had Say-So
After the election of the
fifth member of the Supreme
Trial Board, it is quite possi-
BILE that it will be necessary
in the future to fill a vacancy
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-11-09

. AS long as there is in the
world another misery than
ours, our own misery should
be small to us.
Ernst Wiechert
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-11-09
Cleveland. South Chicago Committees
Mark Junior Orders 10th Anniversary
United Lodges Committee OF So. Chicago
To Cap Year With Junior Christmas Party
By Michael Grasha, Junior Order Director

Pittsburgh, Pa - Of the CFUs eleven hundred senior
and junior units the length and breadth of the
tnen few, if any, have failed this year to commemorate
the 4Oh Anniversary of the Junior Order 1t has been full
and profitable year in which the organization has reaped
rich harvest of fraterna fervor rededcaton human
itarian action and cultural consciousness.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-11-09
OFFICIAL NOTICE
CALL FOR REORGANIZATION MEETING OF
THE SUPREME BOARD OF THE CROATIAN
FRATFRNAT, Union OF AMERICA

THE SUPREME BOARD OF THE CROATIAN
FRATERNAL UNION OF AMERICA
BY unanimous decision of the Ninth Convention held
in Philadelphia, Pa the Reorganization Meeting Of the
Supreme Board of the Croaan Fraterna Union is to be
held Monday, November g. 1855 in the Supreme Office
of the Union
Accordingly, this is official notice for all old and
newlyeected members of the Supreme Board to be in
the Supreme Office of the Union at 800 November
49, for the purpose of attending the Reorganization
Meeting.
This notice is for the information and guidance of all
old and newy-elected members ofthe Supreme Board.
V. 1. Mandich, Supreme President
Joseph Bella, Supreme Secretary
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-11-09
A Message To All 311 Delegates To
Society's Ninth National Convention
Delegates Cooperated With Home Office
During Voting For Trial Board Members
BY v. 1. Mandich, Supreme President
BY v. I. Mandich, Supreme President

Pittsburgh Pa. - On Monday, November 7h, register
ed letters mailed to each of you containing ballots for
untitled place in the Supreme Trial Board During Oco-
br you voted according to the decision of the convention
for four members of the Supreme Trial Board.
You elected three, while the convention elected one.
Therefore, four positions filled and for the fifth
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-11-09

Joseph Baljak, Pres.
Arrangements Committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
BY GEORGE w. CAKES

LONDON.--As American ed
ucators and laymen struggled
last week with the thorny
problem Of what to do about
schools, they might have taken
heart in the knowledge that
their misery enjoys plenty Of
company across the sea. For
years now. Britain has been
beset by burgeoning baby
crops and an acute need for
more and better schoolhouses.
But where, in the United
States. most efforts seem bent
toward keeping the central
government out of local school
building and maintenance pro-
grams. such is not the case in
England. About so per cent
Of all British school costs are
paid by the Ministry Of Edu-
cation in London.
One school of thought in
the United States holds that
tight central control of build
ing and maintenance funds in
evitably leads to tight central
control of education. In prac-
tice, this has not been the case
In Britain. Local needs and
prejudices seem to have far
more weight in determining
curriculums than do the whims
of bureaucrats at the seat Of
government.
Indeed, the educational no.
tons Of the individual head
master (principaD appear to
be the strongest factor Of all.
In and out of London. study
courses vary from school to
school, depending largely on
what the headmaster thinks Is
best. And in all cases. the
local county council. not the
national Ministry OF Educa-
ton. Is the decisive supervi-
sorry body over local primary
and secondary schools.
What is the anatomy Of the
British school system today?
Here is look at the various
factors that make up the
British school problem and
the approaches being made to
solve the problem.
Child Population. Before the
war about 750 900 children were
born each year. BY 1947 the
total was well over / million.
Between 1914 and 1948 the
total number Of potential
students was nearly one-third
greater than in the period
1894. The bulge" started
to be felt in the so-called "in-
FAINT schools" q year or 30 ago
and now has passed into the
primary schools. Currently,
crowding is greatest in classes
catering to 8 and 10 year olds.
The peak load will be felt in
the secondary schools at the
end Of 1860.
Overcrowding. Most Of the
overcrowding in British schools
is felt in the large industrial
centers and in fast-growing
suburban areas. This, Of
course, Is the same situation
as prevails in the United
States.
Under the British Educa-
ton Act Of 1914, which gov
erns the school system in Eng
land and Wales, classes are
limited in size to 40 in primary
schools and 80 in secondary
schools. This law is honored
All per cent Of the time In
the breach; that is. nearly
half the pupils In both systems
are being taught in classes
which exceed the maximum
size. In Liverpool there are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04

diplomatic success. Alert as a
Turk naturally is to the threat
Of Russian communism, he re-
sponded almost automatically
to the United Nations call
for troops to fight in Korea.
Like President Truman, he did
not wait for legislative sane
ton to pledge his country's
assistance. I'VE are going to
defend our own frontiers in
Korea" he said. Later, the
National Assembly concurred
overwhelmingly in his decision.
A Strong Anchor
This decision and the valor
of the Turkish Brigade did
much to convince those in
NATO who opposed Turkeys
entry as a member that they
were in error-that Turkey
was no weak and dependable
outpost, but that her tough
450.000-man army could pro-
vide a strong. reliable anchor
for NATO defenses in the
Mediterranean and Near East.
Turkey was admitted to the
North Atlantic pact.
1t was the same devotion,
too, to the idea of collective
security that spanked Mr..
Menderes in his persistent and
successful effort to forge the
Balkan alliance that binds his
country. however loosely. with
Yugoslavia and Greece.
The Turkish leader was one
Of the first democratic states
men to look with undiSguised
suspicion at the Geneva
spirit" Last summer he
warned:
The free world is con-
fronted with a difficult and
quite subtle psychological and
political war. Actually. while
preaching neutrality and CO.
existence to the rest Of the
world, the Soviet regime it
self IS the least neutral and
least cooperative of ALL"
Even while he is stepped
in deep financial troubles
(which the World Bank and
the United States have not
yet regarded alphabetically
enough to grant the loan re-
quested by Turkey. Mr.. Men,
dereS has won the admiration
of Americans. In disdaining
the use of political blackmail.
he said:
Il attach particular impor-
lance to informing public and
press opinion alike that. ire
spective OF the outcome Of
loan negotiations, the CO.
operation that exists between
Turkey and the United States
in the political and military
field will continue TO be stead
lastly sincere and strong, be-
yond reach of any influence"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04

dict that by 1860 the teacher
supply will be too small to
maintain 1850 standards. let
alone reducing all classes to
the regulation levels Of 40
and 80.
One sore spot felt in COM
mon by England and the
United States is in the fields
OF mathematics and science.
British education finds its
teaching stats in these sub
jects continually raided by
industrial and research firms.
Even more serious than the
shortage itself, say educators.
is the fact that the quality Of
those who remain in their
classrooms is dropping.
Teacher pay, all things con-
sidered. is not too bad--up SO
per cent in the last 10 years.
But comparisons with other
professions inevitably are in
vldiouS. What keeps the
teacher shortage from being
any worse than it is is not so
much the size of the pay check
as the fact that many married
women have gone into teach
ing since the war.
Construction. Considering
the fact that Britain had
postwar housing problem of
tremendous proportions, school
construction has held up well.
Nearly $500 new schools have
been erected since the war
over 500 of them last year.
But this is only part of the
story. There are still as many
children in schoolhouses built
before 1870 as there are in
buildings erected since 1914.
Some 500 schools still in use
were condemned as unfit 30
years ago.
One advantage found in CEN
tralization of building pro-
grams is that money is saved.
The Ministry of Education has
concentrated on special archi-
tectural and building plans to
reduce expenses. with the re-
suit that school costs have
declined rs per cent. while
general building costs have
been Skyrocketing. Accent Is
on simpler, more compact
schools. Great use is made OF
prefahricated units.
The tightrope British school
builders walk has made in
evitable some illegally large
classes. But 10 years from now
there should be plenty Of room
for all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
By MARGARITA DoBERT

The German Lufthansa is
back in business. Pioneer of
a global network in the '20s,
famous for its efficient service
in the '30s. 1t became in the
'40s an adjunct to Hitler's war
machine and was destroyed
with 1t. Now. in the SOS, it is
trying to revive the tradition
Of its noble beginnings.
On May is. 1855. the first
German plane few to Madrid.
Ten years and "a days before,
the last Junkers had limped
homeward from Spain under
Allied gunfire.
On June 8, 1855, a Luft-
hansa plane few to New York.
Years of careful planning
preceded these flights. West
Germany recovered her air
sovereignty when the Paris
Accords were signed. She
wanted a commercial airline
for economic, not political.
reasons. But the sky over
Germany had become crowded.
For a decade. IA foreign air
lines built up a booming bust
ness. Last year they crossed
over $40 million from travelling
Germans. In one postwar year.
British European Anyways
made more money in Germany
than anywhere else. With over
land travel a hardship, the
best way into Berlin was by
air. Foreign carriers cashed in
heavily on the short but much
Travelled Frankfurt-Berlin hop.
Capitalized With Difficulty
Private investors were reluc-
tant The new company was
finally set up, with q capital
of so million marks, and with
the government the majority
stakeholder. The city Of Ham
burg built Europe's biggest
and most modern maintenance
center and leased it on favor
able terms to Lufthansa. Leg
islation was passed to provide
for government subsidies for a
maximum of four years. The
company is expected to be
self-sustaining by 1858.
Tremendous competition was
not the only difficulty. A pre-
cious decade had been lost, in
which aviation made gigantic
strides. OF the many former
Lufthansa pilots applying for
their old jobs, only II passed
the severe aptitude test. They
were given rigid training-four
months in USA and five in
England-and at the end each
occupied only a copilot's seat.
Foreign companies are watch
ing Lufthansa S comeback with
mixed feelings. On the one
hand, they are extending a
helping hand. TWA has lent
II of its top pilots. Trans Ocean
Airlines has supplied navi-
gators. KIM. Air France and
SAS give technical advice.
Poet Gronts Rich Routes
On the other hand, the for
eign companies worry about
the already noticeable loss of
business.
When Bonn and Washington
signed an air transport agree
ment last summer, there was
an outburst of indignation.
According to this agreement,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
BY L. EDGAR PRINA

Menderes the Magnificent.
This appellation once given a
famous Sultan could well be
due Turkeys hard-driving.
adroit Prime Minister now that
the Middle East Treaty Or
ganization has emerged from
the dream world into a living
entity.
This is so because METO,
which provides the critical link
between NATO in the West
and SEATO in the East, in
many ways is a testimonial to
the vigor and vision Of Adnan
Menderes. For more than five
years, Mr.. Menderes, who pres
emily is battling a serious
domestic political crisis over
Turkish economic policies. has
been the most loyal and effec-
tive voice of the free world in
the Middle East.
AS late as last year, vet
eran observers of the Arab
world were pesSimistic about
a Middle East defense agree
ment Of even the so-called
northern tier" countries
Turkey. Iraq. Iran and PAX
istan. These nations today
are Joined by Britain In the
Baghdad Pact. Together they
form METO.
The prospects for enlarging
the membership Of the new
organization, moreover, are
fairly bright. Both Jordan and
Lebanon. like Iraq members
of the Arab League. are on the
verge Of shaking of Egyptian
pressure to remain aloof. And
the United States, already
morally committed. is another
prospect for formal member
ship.
The lce-Breoker
Who broke the ice? What
happened to bring about sue
cess in the wake OF postwar
failures by British and the
United States to organize a
Middle East defense command?
Many factors could be cited
as contributing to the atmos-
phere which made possible
the establishment Of METO,
among them: The undoubted
desire Of Iraq, Pakistan and
Iran to obtain more military
and economic aid for their
underdeveloped countries: an
increasing awareness, despite
powerful conflicting pressures.
that such an alignment was in
their own best interests and.
in the case of Iraq and Iran.
the gentle nudging by Britain
and the United States.
But there is another factor
which may be the most sig
nificant. That is the role
Premier Menderes and his
Turkish government played in
bringing, one by one, Pakistan,
Iraq and Iran together in
common bond.
The quick witted, 55-year-
old son OF an Anatolian cot
ton farmer has a reputation
for knowing what he wants
and how to get. Although his
close friends assert that he is
essentially shy person. who
sometimes bushes when COM
plimented, he has an engaging
personality and q we'll
developed power Of persua-
sion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
Britain Is Confronted
With Crisis in Schools

even a few classes with so or
more pupils.
Expenditures. England and
Wales, with about A million
population, spent slightly more
than $500 million on primary
and secondary education in
1854. This amounts to about
1.9 per cent of the national
income, compared to IL per
cent is years earlier. The
United States spends 2.8 per
cent Of its income on schools.
School System. Britain's ed
ucational system differs some
what from the American.
Compulsory education begins
at i've in the primary schools.
At age II. an aptitude selec-
ton is made which results in
the assigning of pupils to
various types Of higher schools.
The top 20 per cent go to
grammar schools. rs per
cent 60 to secondary modern
schools" and the remaining
5 per cent to secondary tech
meal schools" Compulsory
education ends at age Is. but
most grammar school students
remain until they are 16, and
about half continue to age Is.
An innovation in England is
the comprehensive school,"
which corresponds to a large
American high school Offering
college preparatory. general
academic and commercial
technical work all under one
roof. The Labor Socialist
dominated Lon don County
Council last year opened the
first such school, Kidbrooke.
Its size-1.770 children and 80
teachers-struck horror in the
minds Of many Britons, but
others contend it Is the an
swer to the problem of growth.
Teachers. Like the United
States. Britain faces q teacher
shortage. But Britain's APP
pears to be not quite so acute.
Right after the war special
emergency colleges were estabs
lished and the number Of
teachers increased from no.
600 prewar to the present
225.000. However. the worst
Is vet to come. Experts pre-