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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-08-24

Being that he operated and did not claim operation and
sick benefits the Board approved the payment of said ben
efts to his estate.
Lodge 217 - Josp zivic, cert 10000 had been ill six
months prior to his death but did not claim sick benefits
At this time of his daughters (who is not named
beneficiary is claiming sick benefits The decision of the
Board is that said benefits to be paid to the legal heirs
ted to the Union September o. 1854 On September a.
1854 she treated for illness for which she operated
in May of this year. At the time when she submitted claim
for operation benefits did not have the information
until she claimed sick benefits According to Section 520C
she could not qualify for membership and therefore, she is
to refund the operation benefits and to be expelled from the
Union
Since there other matters the Order of Bus-
ness, the Supreme President closed the meeting.
Joseph Bella, Supreme Secretary
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-08-24
Johnstown Nest Dues
Can Be Paid SUNDAYS

JOh n s 20 wn, Pa. - We
would like to remind the par
ents of members of c. F. U.
Nest 4 to bring their chill
drens' dues up to date.
This matter can be taken
care of by seeing the under
signed, who will be at the
Croatian Home every Sunday
afternoon between the hours
of 1 PM and 5 PM.
John Mandrgoc, Mgr.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-08-24

. I often wonder why peo-
pie do not make more of the
marvellous power there is in
kindness. It is the greatest
lever to move the hearts of
men that the world has ever
known = greater by far than
anything that mere ingenuity
can devise or subtlety sug-
gest. Kindness is the kingpin
of success in life; it is the
prime factor in overcoming
friction and making the hui
man machinery run smoothly.
$50 - Andrew Chapman
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-08-24

the spontaniety and sincerity
of the youthful speakers was
all the reward we wanted.
Without prompting or
the slightest attempt to
elicit such statements each
and every Junior apologized
first of all for any "incon-
siderate act" or any prob
lens real or imaginary,
that he or she may have
given us. To this, we who
were charged with the re-
sponsibility Of conducting
the Convention, with the
responsibility to parents
and organization, respond
ed with equal candor and
sincerity declaring that it
had been a privilege and an
honor to work with every
one.
We said then, we say it
now and will forever maintain
that we were mighty proud
of our 4th Junior Convention
Delegates. They were the
acme of perfection in deport-
ment and the paragon of fra
ternalism in every respect.
They are a credit to their pa
rents, to their local units and
to the Society as a whole.
Yes, America can be proud
of them.
Many Ideas, Suggestions
There were some thought
provoking ideas and sugges-
tons all pointing up the fact
that it had not been all play.
All of them regretted that
the wonderous affair was
nearing it's end and all were
of the opinion that Junior
Conventions should be more
frequent.
Andrew Fecik (he of the
Bermuda shorts) faithfully
promised that when he is old
er and becomes a parent he
will make certain that his
children will all be CFU men,
bers. These long range plans
were faded by another who
promised that even his grand
children will belong.
Senior Honorary Dele
gates too volunteered their
impressions and sister Jo-
sephine Ozbolt, that grand
old lady of Joliet, ILL.,, was
then called upon to speak in
the name of all the Seniors,
giving their views, impress
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-08-24

"Cllt Oll Jul lllS1I way ANU
Immediately after break
fast it was "let's go", into
the buses and on to the Gen.
ter. This was to be the por-
ton of the Convention dur
ing which the Delegates them
selves were to have an oppor-
tunity to speak out for the
future welfare of the C.F.U.
and perhaps give their indi-
vidual impressions of the af-
fair thus far.
Before proceeding any
further it would be appro-
pirate to list the remaining
two Junior Committees and
their makeup. The Ser
geants-At-Arms were: RO-
nald Cop, Nest la, Kansas
City, Kan; Thomas MOrdi,
Nest 10, Gary; Frank Hr-
bolich, Nest 465, Kirkland
Lake, Ont; Jerome Arba-
mas, Nest 321, Mattawan,
Mich; Richard Rom an,
Nest 1O3, Conway, Pa;
Stanley Puhich, Nest 22O,
Seattle, Wash; John Mari
movie, Nest 286, Sault Ste.
Marie, Ont; and Thomas
Staray, Nest 322, Chicago.
The Committee On Ethics
consisted of the following:
William Camille, Nest 610,
Chicago; NADIA Frankovich,
Nest 579, Schumacher, Ont. !;
John Rosandic, Nest 184, She
boygan, Wise; Rose Pavlinic,
Nest 494, Berwyn, ILL.,; Emily
Marinovic, Nest 566, Sault
Ste. Marie, Ont; Andrew Fe-
elk, Nest 100, Farrell, Pa;
Mary Birimisa, Nest 259,
Watsonville, Calf; and Rose
Balaban, Nest 80, Uniontown,
Pennsylvania.
And So To confession"
We will not detail here the
remarks of the Delegates be-
cause bro. Brkich has by. now
or will, in the very near fu-
ture, carry the complete text
of Monday mornings talks as
they were recorded by him
self and the Junior Secretary,
Vivian Marie Dubcich.
We do want to add our gen.
eral observations of that
mornings proceedings 70 r
they were most interesting
a nd gratifying. Especially
for those of us who had nur-
tured the very idea and then
had worked with it, and for
it, for these many months,
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-08-24
4th Junior Convention In Retrospect
BY Michael Grasha, Junior Order Director

Pittsburgh, Pa - Monday July T. 1855 and the 1SOth
birthday of this great country of will long remain
vivid memory for everyone in attendance at the 4h Ma
onal Junior Convention 1t the last day of the
cave and it dawned bright and unbearab hot BY now
had all become less Injured to old SOILS siege and
went merry way about the business of the day.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-08-24
Mary SkutIin In
Convention Recap
Still Remembers
Kansas City Meet

oOAAA
Kansas City Meet
Versailles, Pa. - First of
all, I would like to thank all
the members of Lodge LAG
for giving me the opportunity
of becoming an Honorary
Delegate. l also wish to thank
the many friends who helped
me send our Junior Delegate
to the 4th National Junior
Convention.
My delegate and I left for
the depot, Friday morning,
! July 1. When we arrived at
the depot in Pittsburgh, we
found Frank Braidic waiting
for us all to join him. He is a
great gentleman and always
in a good humor.
And away we went, stop
ping along the way at Canton,
Ohio, for Jr. Delegates and
making new friends. AS we
travelled along, memories of
the CF'U's End Junior Con-
vention in Kansas City came
back to me.
From the depot to the hotel
in Gary, my Junior Delegate,
who was my "son" for the
trip, took everything into
consideration so that he could
tell his mother about every
thing he had seen. Getting to
know one another, making
friends, and finding out how
far everyone had travelled was
a lot of fun.
Those Scrambled Eggs!
At bedtime, we just could
not get to sleep, because of
the terrific heat. Next time I
will remember to take along
my electric fan.
After all the fuss, it was
time to get up and go down.
stairs to breakfast. The tables
were all set and everything
looked so nice, but every
morning what do we sit down
to but scrambled eggs and
bacon or scrambled eggs and
ham. 1 laughed at my Dele
gate when he said to me, II
don't want scrambled eggs,
for another four years..
When the Convention was
in session, it was a great ex-
perience to listen to what the
Juniors had to say, and how
they felt about the Croatian
Fraternal Union.
The speakers and officials
made the July 2 banquet a
great success, giving the
Junior Delegates all the at
tention they needed. We did
not hear Mr.. Nikolac speak.
We wonder what he was
thinking about. Did he think
that the Convention was
worth travelling such a dis
tance?
Museum Interested Her
Sunday morning came and
we went to Mass at st. Jo-
seph's Church. Listening to
Father Ardas brought many
memories back to me.
I enjoyed the bus ride to
Chicago, and most of all the
museum, lunch, and sight
seeing. At the museum, 1
wasted no time making my
way to the display of the
huge heart, which I had al
ways wanted to see.
The trip to the Children's
Home was an exciting adven-
ture, and the lunch was very
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-08-24

at cleveland. LEU 10 TlSHC'
Charles Brasic and his well
known Gary Serenaders were
holding court.
Old Sol was finally con.
quered by heavily laden, ON
inous clouds which soon be.
gan to empty their tons OF
welcome, cooling rain. Moth
ing daunted and rather re.
freshed, the Delegates liter.
ally took over the dance floor
This was the final fling
and everyone made the
most of it. This was the
time and place for Prince
ton, b. c., and Val Dor,
Que, for Seattle and Pitts
burgh, for San Francisco
and Canton, for Los Ange-
les and Detroit, for An
chorage and Schumacher,
and all the intermediate
points to form that SYM
bolic circle of friendship
and gaiety-the kolo.
Departure time came all
too soon and for the last time
came that "let's go". Some
of the Delegates were sche-
duled to leave for home that
evening so the buses had to
roll at $50.
Penny And Kiss Apiece
For us personally the most
poignant scene was enacted at
the entrance to the hotel as
we returned from the picnic.
Our bus had been detained
somewhat at the railroad
crossing which bisects the
city. Thus as we pulled up to
the curb and were about to
enter the hotel we were &C.
costed by that inseparable,
cherubic trio, Elaine Tichac,
Barbara Bozich and Mildred
Jovanovich W h ose parents
were taking them home.
Elaine and her chums
wanted to say good bye.
She gave us two pennies,
one for "you and one for
Mr.. Brkich." This was re-
peated by the other two
and then they all lined up,
lifted their faces and de-
manded a buss which was
gladly given. They thanked
us profusely for a most
wonderful time and then
departed, still throwing
kisses and waving good
bye.
If it was thanks we wanted,
if a reward was our goal, if
recognition was our objective
yes, if payment in full for our
every effort was to be rem
dered-then here it was in
this unaffected display of ap-
probation.
In all sincerity and with
deep humility we say, it is we
who owe a debt of gratitude
to one and all for an event
which shall forever rebound
to the credit and glory of our
great CFU.
(To Be Concluded)
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sions and general comment
which she did most nObly.
Thereupon bro. Brkich call

ed upon the CFU Supreme
Board Members present for
a short commentary.
BY this time it was after
IL noon and recess was called
for lunch which was served
in the lower hall of the Cen
ter.
Tears Came In Torrents
After luncheon the audito-
rum was prepared for the
screening of the technicolor
film This Is Your Croatian
Fraternal Union"
Despite the oppressive heat
everyone gave his rapt and
undivided attention to the
movie. We are certain that
the film never had a more
appreciative audience an d
that each viewer became a
jealous exponent of it.
Before recess bro. Br-
kich announced that Ange-
line Sudac, Junior Delegate
from Sudbury, Ont, and
Anne Rozich of the Home
Office staff were celebrat-
ing birthdays, so one and
all Joined in wishing them
many happy returns of the
day and in the singing of
the traditional Happy
Birthday"
After a short recess the
delegation was called to or
der for the final solemnity of
pre-adjournment rituals. The
Convention leadership, Jun
ior and Senior and the organ
ization's head, Supreme Pres
ident V. I. Mandich, each gave
his or her ultimate remarks.
The air was charged with
emotion, sincere and unaf-
fected.
AS the Chairlady, Valerie
Stevens, stood up to officially
bring down the curtain on the
4th C.F.U. Junior Convention
she was crying unashamedly,
If we live to be a hundred
we shall never forget that
scene of rapture and joy mix
ed with tears and laden
hearts.
There wasn't a pair of eyes
in that assemblage that was
not wet with tears nor a
heart that wasn't heavy with
regret that this was the end.
Here truly was fraternal-
ism personified - the contin-
entail heart beating as one,
our great Union of the past
doing today that which will
insure it's tomorrow!
Final Social Terrific
Thus tearfully yet joyously
we again boarded our buses
for the trip to the hotel. For
the first time in three days
the Glee Clubs in each bus
were strangely though under
standably stilled. There was
little urge to sing when the
heart and mind were preoccu-
pied with "reminiscences.
There was however one
more social affair on the a.
genda. That was the annual
Nest 10 Picnic. After fresh
ening up everyone again
boarded the waiting buses
which took us to Buncic's
Grove, the scene of the out
ing. When we arrived the
grounds were already well
filled and the picnic was in
full swing. We were fed and
then most of us returned to
the dance pavilion where
, 1955-03-16

a meeting Of the St. Croix
Republican Club will be held
on Friday evening, March IS,
at the District Court Room in
Christiansted to amend the
Bylaws of the Constitution.
, 1955-03-16
CARD Of THANKS


The husband and daughters
Of the late Mrs. Winthrop
Phaire, through this medium
express their thanks to those
who expressed or sent tokens
of sympathy during her illness
and upon her death.
Special thanks to the doc
tors and nurses who attended
her.
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The Lincoln times., 1955-01-17
COLORED NEWS
Teachers Meeting Held
At Nj. Vernon School

The Lincoln County Teachers
Association held its regular month
dy meeting at Mt Vernon School
Jan. with Mrs. A. w. Biggers
in charge.
This being the first meeting
of the new year we could clear
ly see that we are on road to
even greater things in 1855 than
those we experienced in the
successful year 1854.
After a short devotion, the
| business was taken care of and
then the President, A. G. Hol-
land turned the meeting over
to the Health and Nutrition COM
mittee chairman, Mrs. A. R..
LorittS. Miss Ramseur gave her
report on Nutrition" which was
enjoyed by all. On the beginning
OF her report Miss Ramseur ask
ed the question What is Nutri-
tion?" This and many more
questions were answered as she
proceeded with her report. "Nutri-
ton Education should start at
the beginning of school and should
spread to the parent of the school
child because the child only gets
1i3 of the days food requirements
at school. Parents must be con-
tacted,' reported Miss Ramseur
Charts and class room work as
sisted the report. The reporter
had a real live rabbit with her.
This rabbit is to be used in
teaching the children to eat pro-
per, especially the eating of raw
vegetables.
Mrs. LorltJs stated in her re-
port that Breakfast Parties at
school help to teach children that
a good day starts with a good
breakfast. Mrs. LorritS also point
ed out how the Basic Seven"
groups of food may be taught to
small children. Health letters
from children to parents help get
the Nutrition Program over" Mrs.
Loritts stated. The Health Train
made by Mrs Loritts and her
students gave new ideas to all of
us. Passengers aboard the train
were pictures of students who eat
the proper food Fruits and vege-
tables on the train were made
from paper matches. Addresses of
Free Nutrition Material" were
given by both of the teachers who
made reports. Both Miss Ramseur
and Mrs. Loritts were compliment
ed highly by the teachers. Every
one agreed that the Health and
Nutrition Program was very prac-
tical because fuckers Grove, the
host school, served dinner COR
rectly and deliciously balanced.
The serving consisted of a COM
plete Turkey dinner with turkey
dressing. cranberry sauce and all
the trimmings. The Beverage?
Russian tea, of course. Mr.. Heath,
Principal of Rock Hill School
thanked the fuckers Grove School
for the wonderful repass.
The Lincoln times., 1955-01-17
Expanded Cotton
Program Helpful
Against Insects

Despite new insecticides and
improved control methods, cotton
growers are little better than hold
ing their own against insect pests,
according to K. P. Ewing, who is
in charge of cotton insect research
for the US. Department of Agri-
culture.
Ewing believes real and neces-
sary progress against these cotton
enemies can come only through ex-
panded research.
Pointing out that 10 years ago,
it was estimated that cotton in
sectS were destroying one in every
seven bales of cotton produced.
This loss estimate is still one bale
in seven.
He does not think these figures
correctly reflect the research ad-
EanceS and growers application of
the new findings during the de-
cade. However the latest estimate
does point to the need for the de-
velopment of better methods of
cotton insect control.
Explaining the apparent lack of
control progress, the researcher
says that each year, as knowledge
of cotton insects increases. there is
better understanding of their po-
tential for damage. AS a result,
cotton damage estimates have pro-
greSSed from conservative to
more nearly true estimates.
In addition, cotton continues to
improve. Each year, plants are
more lush, more attractive to in
Sects that respond to this stimulus
by developing larger, more de-
structive populations.
Finally, he says, "No insect pest
has been totally eradicated from
the cotton fields of this country
and new ones are being discovered
nearly every year"
Stepped-up research can answer
this increasingly troublesome in
sect problem in EWing's opinion.
The Lincoln times., 1955-01-17

SAFETY COUNCIL ADVICE
s Basic Rules For Safe Driving In Winter

Let's jump with all four wheels
into this oft-diScuSSed question of
how to drive a car in the winter.
With the help of research by the
National Safety Council, here's
what we can tell you about it:
Two factors make winter driv-
ing the most hazardous kind: re-
duced visibility and poor traction.
One out of eight fatal accidents
can be pinned on a drivers OBJ
Scured view caused either by dark
ness or bad weather. Since nights
are longer and weather worse in
winter, these accidents are most
ly winter babies.
And if you happen to think you
can drive as well at night as dur
ing the day, keep in mind that
there are three times as many IA
talities, per mile driven, in dark
ness than in light.
Poor traction means slipperiness,
and Slipperiness comes from snow,
sleet, ice and even look
ing WetneSS - more winter ba-
bies. In one out of six fatal mis-
haps. there is liquid weather, and
in one out of four a slippery road
is involved.
SIX BASIC RULES
If you do nothing else to protect
yourself, these six basic rules are
recommended:
(Q Test your brakes periodi-
cally on the road while traffic is
light to see if traction conditions
are changing.
90 Hold your speed down. No
driver is any better than road con-
ditions, which make his skillful
maneuvers useless.
90 Make sure you can see. That
means defrosters, wipers, and
The Lincoln times., 1955-01-17

Gil found out about tires: while
synthetic rubber wears better, it
SkidS a little farther than natural
rubber and gives considerably
poorer forward traction on ice.
The Councils tests showed that
chains stop car in less than half
the distance of the best of the
snow tires on glare ice and in
three-quarterS the distance on
hard packed snow. They had five
times as much pull on glare ice
and about three times as much on
hard snow.
KEEP SPEED DOWN
Even wi h chains of course,
speed must be kept down lest the
driver dissipate the advantage they
give him under the false aSsump-
ton that he is as safe as on a dry
road. This idea is particularly dam
gerouS on curves, where the front
wheels can still throw the car into
a skid - thought it should be an
easy one to pull out of most times.
Statistics aren't everything OF
course. Chains are still a great
nuisance to put on, cross links
break every few blocks and pound
the inside of the fender reSound-
ing so you feel like you're riding
in a kettle drum with wheels. They
are almost unbearably bumpy to
ride on, and you have to stop at
every filling station to get them
fixed. This naturally, turns any
wintry trip into prolonged night
mare.
AS soon as the road clears you
have to take them off. OF pay to
get them taken off as you did 10
get them put on, a cost factor
which together with link repairs
Continued on Page Seven,
The Lincoln times., 1955-01-17

North Carolina farmers and
lumber dealers joined this week in
nationwide contest which offers
$4,000 in cash prizes for farm
building Improvements.
Designed to encourage farmers
to make their operation easier and
more profitable. the 1855 Farm
Building improvement Contest Of
ferS two grand prizes of $1,000
each and also two prizes each of
$3.50. $500 and $3.50. There are 40
S100 prizes.
Local lumber dealers are COOP
Grating with the sponsors of the
contest, the National Lumber
Manufacturers Association and
Better Farming magazine, in ad-
The Lincoln times., 1955-01-17
Cpl. Dovid A. Hort
Returning From Germany

5TH DIV. GERMANY - Cpl.
David A. Hart, %, whose wife,
Joann, and father, Wellman E.
Hart, live on Route 5, Lincolnton,
N. c., is scheduled to return to
the U. S. next month from Ger
many, where he is serving with
the 5th Infantry Division.
Hart, overseas since August
1858. is squad leader in Company
B of the divisions 18th Regiment
and wears the National Defense
Service Ribbon.
The former Banner Roller Mills
employe entered the Army in
March 1858 and completed basic
training at Fort Jackson, S. C.
The Lincoln times., 1955-01-17

lights working properly.
"a Stop by pumping your
brakes. That is, tap them lightly,
but firmly and repeatedly to alter
nate between locking and rolling
Even on dry pavement you've
probably noticed that you some
times nave to fight to steer the
car when your foot is on the brake.
(5) Keep farther than usual
from the car ahead of you. Re-
member how much harder it may
pbe for you to stop in an emergen-
cy.
90 Use reinforced tire chains on
snow and ice.
CHAINS OVER TIRES
We know we just got ourselves
in the middle with that last re-
mark, but Notwithstanding the ex-
perience of many drivers, includ-
ing ourselves, the National Safe
ty Council has examined the sub
ject of chains versus winter tires
exhaustively. and the answer is
chains. Tests have shown that they
cut stopping distances in half and
give four to seven times as much
pull as standard or snow tires.
The Council tested 25 different
types of snow tires and their con-
cluSion is that while the heavy
lugged and cleated tires help
sometimes, they do not come close
to the performance of reinforced
chains.
Reinforced chains, by the
way. are the type with cleats on
h e crosslinks instead of plain
smooth links. This latter type, now
obsolete, used to cause as many
skids as it prevented by acting as
runners for sideway sliding
Here's something else the Coun-