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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-11-30
5O-Year Members

\h/E pause today to pay our respects to
283 men and 20 women who are
about to observe their 50th year of affili-
alton with the Croatian Fraternal Union.
These aged members, whose names
appear on Page 10, joined the Society
back in 1906 and will be eligible to ceIe-
brate their 5Oth year of membership
during the year ahead.
Each of the 312 celebrants has already
been forwarded a Gold 5O-Year Member
ship Pin by the Home Office with sinccrest
best wishes for future happiness.
What have these 312 members lived to
see these past fifty, long years?
A very interesting question.
When they joined the then National
Croatian Society, now the Croatian Fra
ternal Union in 1906 the organization
boasted of 26,375 members (there was no
Junior Order Department in those days.
assets of $50, ,O01 Al and insurance in force
of $18,3O9 10000
Today decades later, the Croatian
FraternaI Union points to over 100000
members, adult ana juvenile, almost S20
millions in assets, and around $84 mil
lions of insurance i'm force.
This is but one side of the amazing
growth of a Society which was organized
81 years ago and began business with some
600 members and $4252 in assets.
Call it the material side
There is the other side, the moral side,
which has seen the Society come to the
aid Of it's members in countless ways with
help during disasters, labor strikes, perse-
cution and prosecution and so on. 1t was
this side which made the CFU great
1t is this same side which to this day
makes your Society an Reorganization With
A Heart" one in which membership is a
privilege in every sense of the word.
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Rathbun Monthly Meet
On December II Docket

Rathbun, Iowa - G.. F. U.
Lodge 27 will hold it's Annual
Meeting Sunday, December
II, in the usual place begin
ming at 9:3O AM. All men,
bers are urged to attend this
very important session.
William Baretich, Sec'y.
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ing preservation of the
status quo or to specific
proposals to revise the law.

Some complaints m a y
prove to be unfounded. Some
remedies may be effected
through changes in admins
trative regulations.
Some objections Of long
standing may necessitate our
considering drastic changes
that go to the heart of the
laws.
Unanimity OF Opinion
We intend to examine all
ideas on their merits, no mat
ter how new or novel they
may be. On the other hand,
old arguments brought up to
date also deserve attention
again, strictly on their merits.
No one that I know of has
seriously proposed a return
to unlimited uncontrolled i'm
migration into the United
States, such as came to our
shores during the 18th, 18th
and most of the 10th century.
Yet there is serious differ
ence of opinion as to how
many new immigrants we
should be receiving each year.
! No respectable opinion favors
removing all restrictions, yet
there is disagreement about
the design and application of
provisions to protect our
health, institutions and gen.
cral welfare.
l firmly believe there is
more unanimity of opinion
on these matters than is
generally realized.
We arc all interested in
the common purpose of es-
tablished laws in the best in
terests of the United States.
We should discuss how best
we achieve that common goal.
Await Top-Level Reply
We had intended to COM
mence these hearings in an
orderly manner with, first,
the testimony of top-level
policy spokesmen for the
Executive Branch of the Fed
eral Government.
Since the two principal de.
partments charged with ad.
ministration Of the immigra.
ton and nationality laws are
the Departments of State and
I Justice, I invited Secretary
of State Dulles and Attorney
General Brownell. There has
been no greater cooperation
from those areas since my
report to the Senate, July 80
! 1866.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-11-30
Homecoming For
Tan1n1ie Director
Dukes To Appear
In County Dec. !

Ambridge, Pa. - On We'd
nesday, December 7th, the
Duquesne University Tambu-
ritzans will be appearing at
Ambridge High School. This
show is more than Just ano-
ther performance for the col
legiate ensemble, for it will
serve as a homecoming for
the director, Walter w. Ko-
lar.
Wally, a member of the
"St. Nicholas" C.F.U. Lodge
3O4, is a native Of Ambridge
and attended school there in
his youth. He left Ambridge
High to come to prep school
at Duquesne, after which he
entered the university and
later the service.
While attending Duquesne
prep school, he was an active
member of the Tamburitzans,
appearing as a bass instru-
mentalist.
While living in Ambridge,
he began his musical career
with the Bright Stars, a
youthful group, many of
whom went on to become
members of the Duquesne
group.
Mr.. Kolar became the di-
rector of the famed Tambur-
itzans in 1852. In the few
years that he has been in the
dictatorship, he has gained
the honor of being recognized
as one of the finest arrangers
of Slavic music in America
Evidence of this is seen in
the fine musical productions
that the group have been pre-,
senting to their public.
Besides Mr.. Kolar, two
other Ambridge youngsters
will be appearing in this
lyear's group. They are Joyce
York and Edward Kaizer.
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hearings on basic immigra-
ton and nationality laws OF
! the United States since enact
ment of the McCarran-Walter
Act of June 27, 1852 - over
three years ago.
In keeping with sound leg
islative practice to examine
periodically whether our laws
are truly reflecting the best
opinions on methods of pro-
noting the general welfare of
the United States, our people
and our institutions, and of
strengthening our foreign re-
lations in a positive manner,
the Subcommittee will hear
from leaders and representa-
tives of various groups COM
iprising our national life.
| We seek their views on
broad principles involved III
our laws, in addition to com
ments on pending legislation.
Our attention is focused
primarily on the Immigra-
ton and Nationality Act of
1852 because it contains
virtually all of the laws re-
lating to the entry of ali
ems - including visitors as
well as immigrants for per-
manent residence - into
the United States and to
the acquisition and loss of
United States citizenship
by native-bOrn as well as
naturaliZed citizens.
There are several bills be,
fore the Committee to amend
the Act, in whole or in part
For the record, these bills by
number are: S. 519, S. 846
Is. 1151, S. 1852, S. 1906, S
j125S, S. 1915, S. 2O76, S.2146
S. 1854, and H. R. 688S.
Appear With Open Mind
Several bills to amend the
Refugee Relief Act Of 1855
have been handled by the Re.
fugee Subcommittee under
the craftsmanship of Senator
LANCER; therefore, the Immi.
grafton and Naturalization
Subcommittee is not directly
concerned with such propo.
sails, except as they affect
general immigration law,
| 1t is to be hoped that oul
witnesses in these hearings
will not cover the same
ground except insofar as
Isome may propose greater
flexibility in the basic laws
to meet with emergencies.
We approach these hear
ings with open minds. OBJ
viousIy it would be inappro-
pirate for any of us to be
committed to an unbudg-
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Minority Rule

\A/E have no way of knowing what per-
w centage Of the members of the Gro
attain Fraterna Union turn out for their
Annual Lodge Election Meetings.
But we do know that the percentage is
unbecoming so huge an electorate
We know also that this isn't the case
when elections are held for Delegates to
a Quadrennial Convention. Yet isn't
Lodge Officer as important as Conven-
ton Delegate:
Conventions come but once in four
years Which, to us, is often enough.
But the Lodge is year-around propo-
sition requiring qualified leaders. Without
the Lodge System there would be no Gro
atian Fraternal Union. Nor Conventions.
Who to blame for the lack of interest
in Annual Meetings and Elections?
Why not start with yourself,
/ DON'T agree with him, but you gotta
admit he's right. Rube Rustic
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put aside a sufficient sum for
emergencies, whereupon fra
ternalism was inaugurated.
Where would the fraternal
societies be today if it was
not for this membership?
This group needs the
helping hand of fraterna-
lism more than the higher
bracket. We need them and
they need us, for it is the
average member who is
the backbone of our lodge
meetings.
The young people in teens
and the young married coup
les cannot afford the sizeable
sums, but in our societies we
must work on those who are
members (small certificate
holders) and ask them to in
crease as their income per-
mits, for as the negative side
brought out, the term small
sales" depends upon how you
look at it and in comparison
| to the income.
Measure the income of 1888
and the present income and
the size of the certificate,
CFU Interest Not SS$S
This, however, is not a
problem in our society, as we
are primarily doing business
with the small income brac-
ket group and we are well
aware of the fact that growth
and progress of our fraternal
system depends on numbers
for in numbers there is
strength.
This debate brought out in
my mind that the c. F. u.
is operating as a fraternal 1lk
ciety and not on a commercial
basis. That our primary in
terest is not dollars, but fra
ternalism, speaks well for our
society.
As Chairman of the Gre
Dental Committee, it was
my pleasure to report that
22 societies doing business
in the State of Indiana
were represented by 73
members and 19 national
officers.
Among the distinguished
guests was Mrs. Judy I. Hub
BILE, President of the State
Congress Section of the Ma
tional Fraternal Congress and
the President of the New
York Fraternal Congress,
lwho extended greetings.
1t was indeed a pleasure to
make her acquaintance which
during the two day session
developed into a warm friend
ship, and we certainly extend
Ito her our warmest congra-
tulations and best wishes.
Mr.. Clem Smith of Indian
apolis presided as President
and Ann Wells served as Sec
retary-Treasurer.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-11-30

BE suburbanite. Stay away from the
polls on election day. Eighty percent of
your ncishbors never vote in an off-year
election, so why should you? Russia gets
by with only 81 OF the population voting;
maybe we can do it here with your help"
The irony worked Sixty-fivc percent of
the voters showed up. Maybe this is some
thing to remember come next election day.
Cleveland plain Dealer"
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respect for these rights and freedoms and
by progressive measures, national and in
ternational, to secure their universal and
effective recognition and observance, both
among the peoples of Member States them
selves and among the peoples Of territories
under their jurisdiction"
To celebrate its adoption, the General
Assembly in 1850 asked that in future
years December 10 be set aside as "Hu-
man Rights Day" by governments and
interested organizations and that reports
of these celebrations be made to the Uni
ted Nations Secretary General
The Croatian Fraternal Union of Amer
lea is glad to do as much as an organization
interested since its very inception in 1894
in the dignity of all mankind
Now, you say you are all American.
And Freedom is your proud heritage.
Then what reason is there to concern
yourself with Universal Human Rights?
Of course you must have reason.
The reason is PEACE!
In these days of jet planes, Of H-bombs,
the other side of the Atlantic and the other
side of the Pacific have become Americas
front yard. What happens to Human Rights
in some far-off corner of the earth may
spell the difference between peace and war
for our own children.
People and nations that uphold HUI
man Rights are working for Peace. PeO-
pie and nations that allow Human Rights
&o L,o Iof
nitely working openly for War.
Food and technical assistance, as vi
tally important as they are, cannot satisfy
the hungers of millions of restless Asians,
Africans and Europeans. Far from it.
They feel other needs that are equally
pressing. They want to be recognized as
equals in individual dignity, in national in
dependence in self-government They look
to us to the Government and people of
the United States to understand them
and their great needs.
1t was willed our generation to witness
the creation of the United Nations, under
whose aegis epoch-making steps in human
history have been taken.
The Declaration OF Human Rights is
one of these. 1t crystalizes the hopes and
aspirations of millions of people, most of
whom have not had the advantage of liv-
ing under a Bill of Rights such as we en-
joy as free Americans.
We are all involved in the problems of
civil rights and liberties which come under
the label of Human Rights"
And we means every member of the
Croatian Fraternal Union of America
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-11-30

Indiana Fraternal Congress Delegates
Urged To Put Emphasis On Younger Set
Speakers Ask Delegates To Tell World
That Fraternalism Is Anything But Dead
By Sylvia Niksc, Member, CFU Board of Trustees
Gary Ind. - The Indiana Fraternal Congress had
most interesting meeting in the Marott Hotel in Indian
apos October "a and 25th Quoting Miss Agnes Koob
Past President of the National Fratcrna Congress: eve
should always put best foot forward
So it is with the Indiana Fraternal Congress-each
year they put their best forward with the result that
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-11-30
Winter Nights

The Summer hath his joys,
And Winter his delights;
Though love and all his pleasures
are but toys,
They shorten tedious nights.
Thomas Campion
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most satisfactory results ana
send the participants back
into the fraternal field i'm
bued with enthusiasm to pro-
mote better fraternal acti-
vities.
Some of the addresses were
of the nature which dispelled
the air of complacency which
at one time or another enve-
lopes most fraternalists, and
instilled an urge to strive for
better results, or, shall we
say, created enthusiasm and
as one speaker said without
someone's vision and enthu-
siasm we would not be here"
1t takes vision and ell
thusiasm to outline and
promote good lodge pro-
grams and carrying on fra
ternalism without lodge
meetings would be quite
difficult and i'm the opinion
of some - impossible, for
fraternal brotherhood is
based primarily on the
lodge system.
This system creates the
feeling of togetherness and
takes care of the urge and
desire to be together.
In spite of all the contem-
porary entertainment avail
able, radio, television, the
automobile, most people sense
an inward solitude-a lonely
feeling, from which we get
the urge for togetherness and
this is fraternalism.
Today fraternalism is like
a huge giant that is asleep
and needs only the right fea-
ther to awaken it.
Require Sound Programs
Active participation of as
many members as possible in
our lodge programs and So
cial activities is essential for
the continued existence and
growth of the fraternal ben
eft societies.
Active participation is the
means with which to combat
the diversified entertainment
of today. We are living in a
new day, in a new world; !;
therefore, we must modern
ize the procedure and pro-
gram of our lodge meetings,
it must be a place where
ideas are born and executed.
The meetings should start
on time, be interesting, snap
py and not too long. Let us
think of the lodge as a SER
vice, either human welfare or
community service.
mpha sis should be
placed on youth. Good,
sound recreational pro-
grams should be developed
in our lodges for the sole
purpose of prom o t ing
sports and social activities
in the Junior Order and
among the youth in our
adult divisions; thereby
developing better citizens
and also fraternalists.
Also of vital importance
are socials where the entire
family can be brought in, tc
take an active part.
The speakers stressed the
Importance of lodge meetings
a point which I believe the
C.F.U. members are well a.
ware of; if, however, the re.
suits are not satisfactory per
haps it is due to a lack Of
enthusiasm. The lodge sys'
tenn will work if you vii
work. Work is the secret o1
success. :
Neglecting Small Sales
The Field Section was de-
voted to a lively discussion o.
Are we neglecting the small
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-11-30
SENATE Judiciary Subcommittee Opens
Hearings On McCaran.WaIter Statute

Religious, LABOR AID UTher LeaueFS 10
Urge Amendment Of Widely Debated Act
By Sen. Harley NJ. Kilgore Chairman, Judiciary Comm.
Washington, d. c. - The Subcommittee on Immgra-
ton and Naturalization of the United States Senate Com
the Judiciary under my Craftsmanship began pub
lie hearings in Washington Monday November 21 1855
These will be the first public congressional committee
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-11-30
In Passing

In an effort to get out
the vote, some citizens of
Maplcwood,, New Jersey,
left a leaflet on dooreteps,
which read.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-11-30
Human Rights Day

On December TO- l94s' the ,st General IA. AS
~ sembly of the United Nations, meet
ing that year in Paris, France, adopted and
proclaimed the historic Universal Declara-
ton of Human Rights
The Declaration was proclaimed to the
world as :" common standard Of a
chievement for all peoples and all nations,
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-11-30

/ DON'T agree with him, but you gotta
admit he's right. Rube Rustic
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to the end that eV-
cry individual and
every organ of So
ciety, keeping this
d c c ! a ration con-
stantly i in mind,
s h a ii strive by
teaching and edu-
cation to promote
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-25
Sermon-Drumu To Be Given

The SermOn-drama. the new
Prisoner at the Bar" will be pre-
scented at the Bear Greek Church
of the Brethren at Accident on
Friday evening, September 2, at
8 p. m, it was announced by Rev.
Council CLANCY, pastor.
Mrs. Clark SchlossnaGlc is chair
man of the committee. Members of
ST Pdurs Lutheran and the Hoyes
Methodist churches will cooperate
in the program.
A cast of twenty local persons
will assist Rev. f. W Wilkinson
of Cleveland, o.. director, in the
presentation. Serving will be Rev.
Council CLANCY, Charles Strauss,
Paul Dewitt, Charley Miller, Rev
J. ID. Shaffer, Mrs. w. w. Dewitt,
Beverly SineS. Rose Lee CLANCY,
Edwin Dean. Serving on the jury
will be Mcrrell Wilburn, Roy Turn
cy, Hobart Bishoff, Earl Alexander
Clark Schlossnagle, Fred AleXan-
der, Foster Yost, Roy BrOadwatcr
Paul Miller. Bruce Miller, Hubert
Friend and Emerson Bishoff.
The public is invited. There is
no charge for admission.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-25
400 See Races

Only about 400 persons witnessed
the regular weekly night races at
the Deep Creek Speedway at Nc
Henry last Friday night
Winners were listed as follows:
First race, Melvin Matlick,
Uniontown; Jack TIodson, Morgan
town, Glenn BOlyard.
Second race. Fred Johnson, Nor
gantown; Bill Duel and Bill Vor-
bauEh
Third race, Albert Cato, Oak
land; Speedy Shahan, Oakland;
Banty Workman.
Fourth race, Ralph Batcson, FL
kins, Keith Hammer, Leonard
RechezzO.
Fifth race, Bill VorbauGh Fred
johnson and Ralph Batcson.
Grudge race. won by Jack Hold
son, Morgantown, Banty Workman.
second.
Feature race. Bill Vorbaugh,
Morgantown; Bill Ward, Fred John
son, Banty Workman, Ralph Bate
son.
Racing is featured again for Fri
day evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-25

Elkins he was perhaps best known
as director of Queen SilVias band
which had been organized as the
official musical organization of The
Mountain State Forest Festival
only a few years before A talented
musician, he joined the band on ar
irving in Elkins and soon became
its manager. He later became di-
rector.
While at Oakland Gilbert had or
ganized what later became known
as the Gilbert-Brown Boys band,
which won wide acclaim.
At Elkins Gilbert is a member of
the Rotary club, Chamber of Com
mcrce and has been active in the
Y. NJ I. A., and other community
organizations. Fratcrnally he is af-
filiated with the b. p. O. Elks, the
Knights of Pythias, and the In
proved Order Of Red Men He is
now serving as treasurer of Grace
Episcopal church and served on the
VcStry for some years.
LICKING back over his many years
of service with c. and A., Gilbert
recalls many interesting incidents,
some of them humorous. He has en-
joyed his associations with the
many officials and employees of
the company and his contacts with
the patrons of the firm. he stated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert plan to
leave for Seffner, Fla, the last
week in September where they will
reside. Music having been his hob
by he looks forward to playing
the clarinet, bass tuba or drum in
one of the Florida Park bands.
On Saturday, August 20, officials
and employees of the gas company
from the Elkins area assembled at
an ElkinS restaurant for a tcSti-
monial dinner for Gilbert.
Gilbert has two daughters by his
first wife, Mrs. Blanche Volsey, of
Elkins. and Mrs. Virginia Jerni-
gan, of Deming, N. NJ. His first wife
died in July, 1851. Mr.. Gilbert was
located in Oakland from 1923 to
1881.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-08-25
r. r. Gilbert Will
Retire September L

Forty-six years and seven months
of continuous personal service in
the natural gas industry will come
to an end September l for Roland
r. Gilbert for at that time he will
retire as manager for the Cumber-
land and Allegheny Gas company
i'm the Elkins area He was former
local manager of the gas company
at Oakland.
A resident of Elkins since April
/, 1884. Gilbert has been closely
identified with virtually all civic
activities and has contributed ma
tcrially to the musical side of the
community
A native of Elk Garden, w. Va,
Gilbert has spent all of his adult
life in West Virginia with the eX-
ccption of a period at Westcrnport
where he was first employed in the
EdN buSluNHNs anu ltlAAA at bhhAdiiNA
where he was local manager.
The company by which he was
first employed was known as the
Eastern Oil company. He recalls
that the company paid its workers
lie cents an hour or $1.75 for a
10-hour day
He was one of a family of II
children and he withdrew from
school at the age of II years to
work in the coal mines, for the
West Virginia Pulp and Paper com
pany before taking regular en-
ploymcnt with the gas company in
1909.
He has been employed by the
company at Piedmont, Thomas,
Rowlesburg, Oakland, Buckhannon
and ElkinS.
In his early years of residency at