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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-06-01
Radio Directors
Set Joint 0utinu

Pittsburgh, Pa. - The Gro
a tian Melodies, (WHOD)
Homestead, and the Ameri-
can-Croatian Radio Hour,
(WMCK) McKeesport, jointly
will celebrate the Goth Ami
versary of the Croatian Ra-
dio Club of Pittsburgh, with a
picnic, on Sunday, June 10Th,
at the Croatian Center, in
Millvale.
There will be the usual a.
bundance of that delicious
hot barbecued lamb and cool
ing refreshments, with music
for entertaining and dancing
pleasure provided by the Nc
Keesport Junior Tamburitz-
ans and the Duquesne Univer-
sity Tamburitzans Dance En-
semble.
The Croatian Melodies,
(WHOD) Homestead, is fea-
tured on Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturday after
Moons at 1:45 PM. and on
Sunday morning at 11:45
AM. with Mark Vinski, Larry
Vinski and William Vergot at
the mike. The Americana Gro
atian Radio Hour, (WMCK)
McKeesport, is heard every
Saturday evening from sos
to 5:45 Pm. with Tony Braj-
die and Michael Pavlic pro-
gram associates.
We, the Directors of Gro
attain programs featuring our
beloved song and music, cor
daily invite our listeners
throughout the Greater Pitts
burgh area to join with us on
this occasion.
Tony Brajdic
Mark Vinsk
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United Four-County Lodges Planning
For June 18th Festivities In Donora
Nine Lodges Comprise West Penn Group
Active In Society's Many Undertakings

music provided by the Slobo-
da Tamburitzans.
Hot barbecued lamb and
pork will be on sale through
out the day, along with other
types of solid and liquid re-
freshments.
This is the first time that
the 9 United Lodges of our
area are holding such an af-
fair, SO we would like to see
our many members an d
friends of these lodges in at
tendance.
We would also like to men,
ton the fact that all proceeds
of this affair will go to the
support of our radio broad
cast "The Voice of the CFU",
which is heard every Sunday
between 1890 and 100 PM,
on Station WESA.
More complete details on
the program and outing will
follow in later issues of the
Zajednicar.
Bernard Luketich, Sec'y.
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Anaconda Lodqe
To Hold Banquet
Lodge 81 Props
For Day Of Days

Anaconda, Mont. - C.F.U.
Lodge "a, "Sts. Peter and
Paul., is planning a gala
celebration in honor Of the
63rd anniversary of the foun-
ding of their lodge.
This festive occasion, on
June 26th, will begin at 11:OO
AM with Mass at the local
church in honor of the living
and deceased members of the
lodge.
At $50 PM the same day
a banquet will be held in the
Lodge Home. We ask any one
planning to attend the ban
quet to contact one of the
lodge officers, or committee,
in order to make reservations,
Immediately following t h
banquet there will also be a
program.
We are very proud of the
fact that our lodge is two
years older than the Croatian
Fraternal Union itself, and
are doing everything possible
to make this affair one that
our members and friends will
never forget.
We invite all our CF'U lodge
members and friends of Ana.
conda and vicinity to begin
Sunday, June 26, by attend
ing Mass at 11::30 AM and
later attend the banquet and
program.
John Hrbolich, Sec'y'
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-06-01
Home Stars Will
Perform In Canada
Youngsters Plan
Three Big Shows

Des PLANES, iii. - For the
first time in the history of the
Croatian Fraternal Union, the
boys and girls of the C.F.U.
Children's Home will make a
concert tour through South
ern Ontario.
All our Canadian friends Of
Croatian, Serbian and Slove-
nian descent, as we'll as other
nationalities, are invited to
attend the concerts and wit
ness the kolo dancing and
tamburitza playing of our
talented young artists.
The schedule of appearan-
ces, is as follows: Friday,
June 10, concert in Toronto,
with program beginning at
7:3O PM; Saturday, June II,
Welland, with concert OPEN
ing at 1880 PM; Sunday,
June II, concert in Hamilton,
at 7:3O PM.
The names of the Croatian
homes or halls, where the
concerts will be held, will be
published as soon as we have
been notified of same.
In between programs, the
group will visit Niagara Falls
and other points of interest.
Nick D. Sarich, Sup't.
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Milwaukee, Wis. - Each
year the Milwaukee County
CF'U Lodges 255, 261, 391,
392, 731 and 8O7 jointly spon-
sor a picnic for their men,
bers and friends.
This years Croatian Fra
ternal Union Day will be held
on June 10, at Arcadian Park,
South 136th and West Green
field Ave., half mile west of
the County Line.
Things will get under way
at eleven o'clock, at which
time a very capable staff of
barbecuing workers, headed
by Frank Bukal and Steve
Unkich, will be ready to serve
hot barbecued lamb and pork
for your dinner. Other hot
and cold refreshments will be
sold throughout the day.
An entertaining program
will be presented during the
afternoon, when the main at.
traction will be the talented
young artists of the C.F.U,
Children's Home. They will
present a program of songs
and music that will, no doubt
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COkeburg, Pa. - The Uni
ted CFU Lodges of Fayette,
Greene, Washington and
Westmoreland Counties will
sponsor their first annual
Croatian Fraternal Day on
Sunday, June 10, at Palmer
Park in Donora.
To begin the day of activi-
ties, there will be a softball
game between the teams of
CFU Lodge 248 of Clarion
and Lodge 354 of Cokeburg.
At 500 PM there will be a
program, on which will be
featured many cultur a !
groups of the four-county
area. We will also be honored
by the presence of the Su-
preme Treasurer of the CFU,
brother Martin Krasich, who
will be on hand to give a mes
sage Of greeting.
During the afternoon and
evening there will be dancing
in the open air pavilion, with
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dent, George Zivitz, Jr., FL
nancial Secretary, and Louis
Trgovac, Treasurer.
Shades OF Yesteryear!
The Lodges first official
family, elected April 9, 1880,
was as follows:
William J. Zivitz, Presi-
dent; George Slavicek, Vice
President; George zivitz, Jr.,
Financial Secretary; Daniel
Delivuk, Treasurer; Barbara
Srmeg, Recording Secretary;
Stephen F. Brkich, Joseph
Klemen and Louis Trgovac,
Trustees.
Of that group, George
Zivitz, Jr., has now served
twenty-five straight years
as Financial Secretary and
Stephen f. Brkich has put
in virtually the same num-
Der of seasons serving the
Lodge in one official capa-
city or another. Louis Tr-
govac, present Treasurer,
has also served the Lodge
for years in like vein.
At the start, in 1880, the
"Beaverites" numbered but Is
members. Today, Is years Ia
ter, they number around 100
men and women and look to
the future with confidence.
May their next quarter of
a century be an even greater
fraternal era!
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setup as worked out by the
Home Office, changes made
necessary by last minute de-
sires to bunk" with someone
else. We hope these are few
and far between for the sake
of all concerned.
In the meantime, we ask all
Delegates-elect to a b bs t in
from writing us regarding
hotel and travel reservations.
We will get this information
to them long before the Con-
vention opens if they will per-
nit us to do so without going
into unnecessary correspon-
dence.
More details later!
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ChiIdren's Home Stars Will Perform
June 19 During Milwaukee County Fete

win the hearts and praise Of
everyone present. Our other
distinguished guests for the
afternoon will be the honor
able mayors of the cities of
Milwaukee and West Allis.
Later in the evening, there
will be dance music provided
by the popular Villa Tambur-
itza Orchestra.
Tickets are being sold in
advance by the lodge secre-
taries at 25 cents a piece. Re-
member, all proceeds of the
dance sales are kept for your
own lodge treasury.
Free bus transportation, to
and from the picnic site, will
be provided for the benefit
of those who do not have
autos. Watch for the bus
schedule in later issues of the
zajednicar.
We extend a most cordial
invitation to our members
and friends of the area to at
tend our Seventh Croatian
Fraternal Union Day on June
10Th.
Michael Papa, Sec'y.
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Please, Sit Tight

Attention, all Delegates
elect to the CFU's 4th Ma
tional Junior Convention
July 2-3-4, at Gary, Ind.
Please do not write the
Home Office at Pittsburgh
regarding information per-
tanning to hotel and travel
reservations. These are be-
ing handled by the Home
Office and you will be noti-
fled by letter in due time
rega r ding arrangements
made i'm each individual
case.
Sit tight, follow your Ia
jednicar, and Wen attend
to the rest.
- Campaign Committee
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This operetta has never been
performed before an audience
and we feel it will be thor
oughly enjoyed by all who
witness it.
There are fifteen (15) mu-
sical numbers in this operet-
ia, consisting of solos, duets,
trios and group singing that
utilizes the entire "Jadran"
choral personnel.
These numbers were
written especially for this
operetta by Prof. Krsto
Odak of Yugoslavia, with
whom "Jadran" has been
in constant touch for many
years.
This famed musical genius
has a great admiration for
our people in the United
States of America.
Arrange Evening Dance
The plot for "Nezeljeni
Zet" is guaranteed to keep
the audience on the proven
bal anxious seat from the
moment the curtain goes up
at 2::30 PM on Sunday, June
5th.
Comprising the cast are
Tom Radulovich, Ann Ju-
rak, Kathryn Tatalovich,
Dorothy Hertneky, Alice
Povelitis, Tom Restak, Vim
cent Spolarich and Joseph
Mamula. The "Jadran"
Choir will be directed by
Michael Holovach, the
"Sloga" Tamburitza Or
chestra by Matt GOuze.
Dancing will follow in the
evening at the ClO Hall or
Franklin Avenue in Aliquippa
and your favorite solid ano
liquid refreshments will be al
your beck and call.
For a delightful Afternoon
and evening of entertainment
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-06-01

rious railroad lines provide
the Home Office with their
schedules governing D Del e.
gates from the West Coast
and Canada.
Hotel reservations for
Delegates are being made
this week in order that lit
tie or no confusion will
mark the arrival OF these
members i'm Gary July /.
There will, of course, be
changes in the Hotel Gary
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"out of this world" by all
means attend the perfor-
nance of the operetta at the
Aliquippa High School Audi
torium on Sunday, June 5, at
2::30 PM and the evening fete
at the CIO Hall. Welcome!
William j. ZiVitZ, Pub.
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PRE- JUNIOR CONVENTION CAMPAIGN ENDS
IO3 DeIegates-EIect
To July I'll Confab

Many More Candidates Expected To Qualify As Delegates
Before Termination Yesterday May g. OF 1855 Campaign
soey Members In Gary Indiana May Look Forward To Hosting
One OF Finest Most Gatherings
Pittsburgh With the ending yesterday May 81 of its 1855
Membership
nationwide milestone history
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Brighton, and begin shortly
after the noon hour. Solid
and liquid refreshments will,
of course, be available
throughout the day.
All members of Nest LOG
in attendance on the occa-
sion will receive a treat as
part of this dual celebra-
ton and their parents are
urged to see that their
youngsters are ION deck
Sunday, June 5.
There will be no distribu-
ton of this treat following
the celebration.
Await High Officials
Plans call for the commem-
orative program to begin no
later than 600 PM.
HonOred guests of the
I Lodge and Nest'a and speak
ers of the day will be two
Executive Officials of the
Croatian Fraternal Union
of America, Supreme Pres
ident v. l. Mandich and
Junior Order Director Mi
chael Grasha.
Doing the musical honors
during and after the program
will be the "Biser" Tambur-
itza Orchestra, heard every
Sunday morning from 1000
to 1920 o'clock over Beaver
Falls Radio Station WBVP,
1890 KC, and known through
out the Tri-State Area.
Certain to 60 down as one
of the highlights of the pro-
gram will be the appearance
of several talented members
of Junior Order Nest 1O6, for
years the lifeline" Of Lodge
1873.
This portion of the day is
in the capable hands of Nest
1O6 Manager Helen Pavko-
vich. Interested youngsters
may still make" the pro-
gram by calling her at New
Brighton 3o37-M. This should
be done Immediately in order
to avoid disappointment.
Invite Charter Members
To be introduced during
the program will be six of the
remaining original 13 Charter
Members who founded Lodge
738 back on April 9, 1880
more than twenty-five years
ago.
They are Stephen F. Br-
kich, present English Sec
ton Editor of the Official
Organ of the Croatian Fra
ternal Union, James Chu-
pac, Barbara Trgovac, Lou
is Trgovac, George Slavicek
and George Zivitz, Jr.
Charter Members no long.
er associated with Lodge l3e
are Nicholas Cvetnich, Ste
phen Slavicek, John and Dan
iel Delivuk, William ]. Zivitz
and Joseph Klemen. Anton
Grbacic, last of the Lodge
founders Of 1880, passed
away a number of years ago.
Three of the six remaining
Charter Members are also
current officials Of the Lodge
- Stephen F. Brkich, Presi'
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Vests fabulous Magic City
of Steel" for the Croatian
Fraternal Unions 4th Nation
al Junior Convention.
The exact number of juve-
nile and adult Delegates re-
manned to be determined as
we went to press with this is
sue, May 81, four days prior
to the termination of the
Membership Campaign on
May 81 and the end of the
points rope" for all Can
didates seeking the honor.
This will be announced
in the Wednesday, June 8,
issue, together with the Fl
nal Standings of all Candi-
dates for Delegate to the
4th National Junior Con-
vention and other Cam
paign statistics.
But this much we know as
of the moment: The July 2.
3-4 Convention at Gary is tc
be a deserving, smashing sue
cess, a great national frater'
nal spectacle!
Outcome GA" Success
Now for what should come
as great news to our fellow
members everywhere.
AS of last Friday, May 27
1O3 American and Canadian
juveniles and adults had quail
flied as Delegates-elect to the
Society's 4th National Junior
Convention.
This can be summed up
as q "3-A" outcome, amaZ-
ing, astonishing and a
stounding, the crowning a
chievement of a year ded-
icated in honor of the 10th
Anniversary of the Junior
Order Department.
We, for one, were hopefu
the Junior Convention Dele
gates would number 100 whel
the Membership Campaign
started last January 1. Blu
"hope" was all we had befor'
the rush began early in Ma.
around America and Canad;
to qualify Delegates.
And with four days remain
ing between the date of thi'
writing, May 27, and the of
ficial termination of tn
Campaign, May 81, the odd
favored the qualification o
many more youngsters AM
elders for a National JUNO
Convention destined to g
down in the history of tn
Society as a manifestation O
the first magnitude.
Appeal To All Delegates
The next stop on the pre-
Convention work agenda is t.
make all the necessary hote
and travel arrangements fo
the more distantly removes
Delegates.
Travel plans were covere'
here last week and will b
reviewed again once the va
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BriqhtOn's "BeaUeriteS" In Spotlight
Supreme President, Junior Director
To Speak During June 5th Festivities
Honoring Silver Jubilee Of Lodge 738
Junior Order Nest LOG Youngsters Urged
To Attend Celebration And Receive Treat

New Brighton, Pa. - The members of "Beavertes'
Lodge 738 and Junior Order Nest 1O6 will cosponsor
Sunday June Outing and Program honoring the Silver
Jubilee the Lodge and the 4Oh Anniversary of the Jun
ior Order Department of the Croatian Fraterna Union
The festivities, first of the picnic locally will
be held at Wises Grove off Route 88 Mercer Road New
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| juvenile branch OF the Society.
The second salute will take place July 234 next at
Gary Indiana when Junior and Honorary Senior Delegates
from parts the United States of America the Terri
tory of Alaska and the Dominion of Canada storm the Mid
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AIiquippa Croatian Singing Society,"
viii Stage ''NezeIjeni zet" June 5th

Renowned YugosIav Musical Genius Wrote
Fifteen Numbers For Sparkling Operetta
Alquppa, Pa. - The nationally known Croatian Sing
ing Society Jadran will present Sunday June s. their
first operetta entitled "Nezeeni Zet in English Un-
wanted Son-in-Law."
staging of this opereta will take place in the Ali
quippa High School Auditorium and start at 23O PM sharp
Evening star., 1955-01-27
Forming Of 70 New
Boy Scout Troops in
ID Precinct Cited

Organization Of 20 new Boy
Scout troops in the ID pre-
cinct, one Of the city,s most
bliehted areas, was one Of the
highlights Of achievement last
year. a United Community Serv-
ices meeting was told yesterday.
The UCS board Of trustees.
meeting in the YWCA, Seven
|teenth and x streets NV was
informed Of this by Howard
Blanchard. member Of the Coun-
Gil Executive Board. Boy Scouts
Of America. He said the number
Of Washington area Boy Scouts
doubled from $4,000 in 1949 to
$4,000 last year.
Services Discussed.
UCS President William j. Nc
Manus was chairman Of the
meeting, which discussed COM
munity health, welfare and rec
reation service during 1854 and
new developments.
David r. Linowes, chairman
Of the Recreation and Group
Work Section. said that to meet
juvenile delinquency workers
must get out in the streets and
alleys and work with the children
there.
Reports were received from
spokesmen Of the Bakers Dozen.
j. K. Nye Settlement House. Bar
ney Neighborhood House and the
Christ Child Settlement House.
Non-Segregation Operations.
Milo r. Christensen, District
superintendent of recreation.
told the meeting all It's play
grounds and recreation centers
are now operated on o nom
segregated basis.
The Camp Fire Girls reported
Il is per cent increase In mem
bership IN 1854. with an in
tegrated staff and inter-racial
programming. The meeting was
told an integrated resident camp
is planned from 1856.
Gerard M. Shea. director, De-
partment Of Public Welfare. told
the gathering the District has
moved some Of Its dependent
children into new buildings at
Laurel, Md. The old infirmary
at Blue Plains has been replaced
by g new building, he said.
Lists Achievements.
He listed among l954's achieve
ments In his department an ex-
panded student placement center.
the study Of epileptics. reorgan-
ization Of the nursing service.
enlarged psychiatric services and
q better music program.
George G. Pendleton, chair
man of the UCS Health Section,
cited heart disease. cancer and
diseases Of elderly persons in the
forefront Of current problems.
Evening star., 1955-01-27
coffss Drinker Peuk Aaes

NEW YoRKAmericRns Be-
tween the ages Of 80 and 40 are
the Nations heaviest coffee
drinkers. consuming an average
Of more than three cups daily.
according to . survey conducted
for the Pan-American Coffee
Evening star., 1955-01-27
ImpersonsIor of Johnson Indicted ii Puerto Rico

nor 4 memorandum making the
same demands and signed with
Senator Jolnsonas name.
Gov. Munoz checked with the
Senator's Washington ONCE and
turned the case over to authors
Evening star., 1955-01-27

He asked for q higher Health
Department budget.
The Washington Home for IN
curables reported changes in its
physical plant. resulting in better
morale and efficiency.
The report made for the Dis
trict tuberculosis Association
said its mobile unit made 90. 900
X-rays.
The Children's Convalescent
Home reported remodeling to
improve facilities and that q new
clinical wing viii provide better
care for patients.
Evening star., 1955-01-27
s. IL. .Asses'islsd pfessI

ias'
SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico. Jan.
27.-A Federal grand jury IN
dicted Francis r. Mitchell Of
Trinidad yesterday on two
counts Of impersonatine Senator
Lyndon B. johnson. Democrat Of
Texas.
The prosecution charged
Mitchell telephoned Gov. Luis
Munoz Marin last November I.
identified himself as Senator
johnson and demanded that the
Governor order the dismissal Of
charges Of Illicit practice Of
medicine pending against Mitch
ell here. The prosecution said
Mitchell later wrote the Cover
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24

undoing. In December, l947, /
held up a drugstore along with
four Hot Rod buddies. There
was over 500 in the till and we
went to a bar to celebrate. We
got drunk and began to fight.
remember a gun was pulled, but
the bartender pushed all of us
out before there was any rough
stuff.
We tagged a cab and told him
to take US to another part of the
Bronx. On the way, we stuck a
gun in his ribs and relieved him
Of his cash. We were in another
bar drinking when we got tipped
of that cops were outside. We
beat it up to the roof and across
the rooftops. but I had hurt my
leg a week before and when we
got to a place where we had to
jump two stories onto another
roof, ! couldn't make it. A cop
nabbed me.
The cops gave me a good
going-over at the station, and l
tried not to dig my own coffin or
mplicate my friends. With cops
always tried to hug the truth
but work my way around it.
They tried to pin the gun rap on
me, but ! wouldn't let them.
Luckily, l had lent my bayonet
to one of the other guys. | was
charged with unarmed robbery,
and my bail was put at $4,000.
My old man got me a lawyer.
Get the Beck
WHEN my case came up, my
lawyer advised me to cop a plea
Of guilty and take the sentence,
which he figured would run
somewhere around a year. in
view ofthe fact that was only Is.
So did, but the judge threw
the book at me. He called me a
no-good punk who would wind
up in the chair and he sentenced
me TO seven and a half to IS
years. Did you ever get hit be-
tween the eyes? That's how it
was that day in court. My share
Of the drugstore robbery had
amounted to S23. 50. and for that
] would spend up to IS years in
prison.
] had wanted my girl to have
all the pretty things she desired,
but | can't blame her. | had
been stealing long before ! had
a girl. She promised to wait
for me, but two months after !