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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-09-12
WEDNESDAY, sEPTEMBEB II, 1856
Social Activity

we are entering that part of the year
w when our social and sports activities
will be confined to the indoors. We see on
the pages of the 81" q number of articles
dealing with Banquets, Dances etc. The
number as usual at this time of year Is
small and makes it appear that when the
summer picnic season ends, all social tunc-
tons end in many of our lodges.
Fraternalism is not seasonal but year
round activity which should be practlced
in numerous ways The idea Of holding So
cial affairs with profit in mind cannot be
frowned upon, but it certainly should not
be the only yardstick of evaluation when
planned or being held
Too many times we overlook opportu-
mites of demonstrating fraternalism within
our ranks and in doing so we are falling
down on the most important phase of the
meaning of Fraternalism.
True, when death occurs in our ranks
we hold special meetings and console the
bereaved family or when sickness befalls,
we may extend our wishes for hasty re-
covery, but this is not enough. Expressions
of sympathy and condolences are certainly
a part of the practice of Fraternalsm but
there are other extremely joyful events in
which we fail to take part.
X
MANY TIMES a member from our
ranks attains success in his profession,
business, or elevation to public office Is
this not sufficient cause for getting to-
gether for the purpose of expressing good
wishes and pride in Brothers success?
Fraternalism means Brotherhood, and
requires sharing sorrow and happiness,
misfortune and success Success cannot be
enjoyed by one who is successful unless his
good fortune is shared with others.
Evidence points to the fact that there
are many opportunities for expressing fra
ternalism overlooked, and in this way we
fail to properly recognize the merits OF
many deserving Brothers and Sisters
When we do this we ourselves are missing
an opportunity to partake in a measure of
enjoyment in a fraternal atmosphere.
There are very few lodges if any, that
do not have reason to celebrate by honor
ing some deserving member, be it for long
and faithful service as an officer of the
lodge, attainment of success in some field,
etc.
Just as in misfortune or sorrow, success
and joy should be identified with activities
of fraternalism, and in this way we would
be able to express our good wishes in a
broader more fitting way. Affairs such as
this would serve to generate stronger
feeling of Brotherhood in the recipient and
those participating in such show of re-
cognition for achievement.
Let us take look around in our lodges.
We are certain that in every lodge we can
find some deserving Brother or Sister who
is deserving of recognition In this way we
can show our fraternal respect and at the
same time activate our lodge.
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Members Welcome
Nest III Transferee

Pittsburgh, Pa. - Lodge 1
of the Croatian Fraternal
Union, recently had the plea
sure of admitting into it's
membership, a lovely young
transferee from Nest Ill,
Barbara Vukmanic.
Barbara is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Vukmanic
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attend. Those who are cur
rent are also invited for a
friendly evening with old
friends.
Neva Ruzich, Rec. Sec'y.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-09-12

. Field Workers, attention.!
Approx imately 81, ,5O0,0 900
human beings are born into
the world every year. That's
about two every second. Plen.
ty of prospects for member
ship in the CF'U among them,
80 look around you and sign
your share today. So.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-09-12
Vote! Vote! Vote!
Nnce again in Presidential-election year
~ The a ~ n1,icar Eerit q Eol1ndat ton o

@nce again i'm a Presidential-election year
~ The American Heritage Foundation,
non-profit, and non-partisan organization,
is putting. on a nationwide campaign to per-
suade all voters to vote come November 6.
With the help of some 13O cooperating
unonists, teachers, farmers, lawyers ac-
tors, religious groups, racial groups, veter-
ans groups, women's clubs fraternal or
ders, etc, it is urging the voters to inform
themselves and Vote.
In 1852 The American Heritage Foun-
dation waged it's first nationwide effort to
bring out the vote 1t employed all known
devices, such as Radio, Television, News
papers, ETC., and it got results that showed
an increase of 1920 in voter participation
over the total in 194S In 1948 only $50
of eligible voters had voted; In 1852 this
percentage jumped to $50.
In 1854 in our Congressional elections
this percentage fell back down to $40.
This is quite disturbing when we realize
that slightly more than one fourth of our
eligible voters have decided, who shall make
the laws under which we live.
WHAT ARE YOU Mr.. Citizen going to
do about it?
We are going to take the advice of The
American Heritage Foundation, by first
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-09-12

informing ourselves on the policies of the
parties and their candidates. When we have
done this we shall wait for the polls to open
on November 9th, and VOTE.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-09-12
tain percentage of smoke.
Thus soft coal alone was


not to be used anymore, un-
less mixed with a greater per-
centage of .smokeless coal,
putting strong emphasis on
preference of smokeless fuel
alone. Industry was also no.
titled that they must install
all necessary available equip
ment to catch the smoke,
which can be reused and
turned into many products.
This was the first step to
clean the city, while the Gov
ernment was to take care of
the water situation. Every
thing was in readiness to get
the program going, when a
world shaking event took
place that stopped all further
attempts of cleaning up the
city until five years after.
Pearl Harbor
Who does not remember
that fateful Sunday, Decem-
ber 7th, 1941, when word
came that Japan had attack
ed the United States at Pearl
Harbor and that we were at
war. All previous planning
went overheard; the people
and industry threw them
selves into the war effort and
forgot everything else. The
mighty Pittsburgh steel mills
worked three shifts a day in
order to turn out all the steel
for guns, tanks, trucks, and
o t h er equipment. Nobody
cared about how m u C h
smoke and smog lay over the
city; the winning of the war
was the all important topic.
We, in the CF'U office, like
wise tried to contribute our
bit to the war effort. We lost
several young employees,
who enlisted or were drafted
and we operated short hand
ed, since desirable help was
unavailable then. Also some
of our experienced girls quit
their jobs and took positions
with army and navy or the
Red Cross. Thus it was ne
cessary for the rest of us to
work overtime in order to get
the work done promptly, as
Was-and is-the Gust o m
with us. Besides the regular
work we were busy selling
war bonds for which work
we received commentator
from the Government. Pitts
burgh has really contributed
it's might in this mighty
struggle.
At last the war was over.
People gave vent to their feel
ings as our country came out
victorious. During the war
we experienced shortages of
many necessary items and
the shortages continued after
the war. But everyone was
happy and envisioned a long
era of peace and prosperity,
such as the country has never
seen before.
Pittsburgh again took up
the problem of smoke con-
troll, which was all but for.
gotten during the war. Cor
nelius D. Scully was the ma
yor then and although being
in favor of the smoke abate.
ment program, did not make
any great efforts to put il
over. In 1915, David L. Law.
renee was elected mayor ano
as soon as he took over the
office on January 1, 1916
even against the advice of his
chief political advisers and
with a display of rare political
"guts', that threatened to
topple him almost before his
mayors chair was warm, pro
claimed and installed the bar
in the city.
The program drew heavy
resistance and complaints
from the soft coal industry
| J. L :
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| "CiC Sul11SACllIly dAiiAOySN Ny
an enabling act for smoke
control was planted in the
books of State Legislature,
But that was an era of talk,
talk, talk.
However, the disastrous
flood of 1886, that left near
ly $1OO,0OO,OOO damage, at
least partially served to mobi-
lize the tagging forces, with
Pittsburgh's Ch a m ber of
Commerce spearheading the
drive, and the Federal Gov
ernment that same year fl
nally assuming responsibility
for flood control in the Upper
Ohio Valley.
Some industries that were
contemplating moving into
the Pittsburgh area, changed
their minds after the flood
and opened additional facto-
ries elsewhere. No new busi-
ness was willing to take a
chance and move to a place
where it would be subject to
threats of floods and inconve-
niences by smog. But when
the Government took control
of the rivers, the picture be-
came more bright, although
it took many years before
sufficient dams were built to
alleviate the city's fear
Some of the CF'U lodges
suffered considerable damage
by the st. Patrick's Day
flood. My own Lodge 4, loca-
ted in Etna, now numbering
over 500 members, had to
spend several thousand dol
lars to reinforce the walls and
foundation of it's hall, which
was weakened by the water.
The water did not reach the
building where the Supreme
Office has it's quarters, be-
cause it is located on a higher
elevation, but its securities,
which were held for safekeep-
ing in, a vault in one Of the
downtown banks, were dam
aged by the water and there
was considerable labor in
volved in drying up the valu-
able bonds. Luckily, they all
turned out in such condition
that no loss was sustained by
the organization.
How The Job Was Done
Between 1886 and 1910 not
much was accomplished. The
Government engineers began
surveying the rivers and pin.
pointing the spots where the
dams would have to be built
1t was a long, hard and costly
struggle. The engineers fig
ured the cost at 100 million
dollars, which would pay fol
8 dams on the Monongahels
and Allegheny watersheds
the largest of which was to be
+ the Conemaugh dam, with 8
price tag of As millions. But
) being on paper did not
mean that they would be CON
structed at once, since gov
ernment red tape had to bt
cut before the actual start
was made.
I Pressure had to be applied
E continually on each session
0 Of Congress for appropria
tions. We know how Con
] gressmen each favor theil
own constituents and want tt
$ get as much for their owr
o communities, from VIII C
Y they are elected. Our Con
gressmen and both senators
r fought hard to get the appro
priations and succeeded, ever
though it took several years
, So, not until 1949 did they
begin construction on thu
Conemaugh dam, 13 year:
: :, after the big flood. Such il
the slowness of the Govern
ment mills.
,. AS I have mentioned be
foro in 1Qd0 q cvnoko contrO
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duties, to take the world as 1t comes, sub
nit respectfully to ones lot, bless the good
ness that has given us so much happiness
with it. = Horace Walpole
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SOftbaI Tourney.

Nn September l and 2 last, the curtain
~ was lowered on the 1856 Soft-ball sea-
son with a tournament in Youngstown,
Ohio. Hosted by st. George Lodge 66 the
event was acclaimed a big success by the
more than one hundred participants and
the large number of fans in attendance.
Five teams took part in this First Ma
tional Soft-ball Tournament, couple Of
which travelled considerable distances to
compete with their Brothers from other
lodges for the crown of championship play
and craftsmanship in sport which up to
now, has failed to arouse the same degree
Of enthusiasm that has prevailed in the
numerous other fields of C. F. U. sports
promotion.
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REPORTS reaching us at the conclu

REPORTS reaching us at the conclu-
sion Of this latest competition have de-
finite ring of a perpetual continuation of
this event on a national scale.
Thus we have the beginning of another
to meet our fellow members, and enjoy the
friendly atmosphere found at all our gath
erings of the sporting enthusiasts Of the
Croatian Fraternal Union.
The participating teams are certainly to
be commended for the part each played
in making this event such a success, and
ST. George Lodge 66 for their fine job of
hosting this initial Soft-ball Tourney.
Congratulations to the Farrell team on
their victory, and their new title as the
CFU. Soft-ball Champions.
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In Passing

To act with common
! sense, according to
the moment, is the best
wisdom and the best
n nhilncnnh.r 70 Lo ono'.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-09-12
WHAT ARE YOU Mr.. Citizen going

do about it?
We are going to take the advice of The
American Heritage Foundation, by first
The Nome nugget., 1956-03-07
TwO-Year-Old Found
Unframed After Night
Wedged Under Porch

PALM SPRINGS, Calf, R-
Looking like "a little lump of
sand," a 215-year-old girl was
found unframed after spending a
chilly night wedged under porch
five blocks from home.
A bath, hot soup and milk re-
stored little Virginia Gardner at
Desert Hospital yesterday, but she
was kept there for observation.
About $50 searchers, including
millionaires, Indians and police,
looked high and low in the desert
resort for more than 18 hours af-
ter Virginia disappeared Monday
night.
A laborer, Jess Garnica, said he
"heard baby crying somewhere"
and when he traced the sound he
found Virginia under a porch,
covered by drifted sand. Appar-
emily she slept through bowling
windstorm during which the tenn
perature dropped to 80 degrees.
Police Sgt. Dale Thompson re-
marked upon her resemblance to
lump of sand"
"She can't tell us how it hap
pened but it doesn't matter, not
now," said her happy father, Will
liam Gardner, a postal clerk.
The Nome nugget., 1956-03-07
Local Contractors
AIlOcated $4,000
For Route 81 Work

At the Chamber of Commerce
luncheon Tuesday, Dewey Good
rich gave an excellent report on
road construction for the coming
year.
He said $4,000 would be al
located to the Alaska Road Com
mission for their portion of con-
struction on Route 81, locally
called the Nome River Road. He
also said 100000 is to be allocated
to local contractors on the same
project.
MIR. Goodrich, the Second Div
iSion member of the Territorial
Board of Road Commissioners,
recommended that the ARC. per-
form the advance work in prepar-
ing the right of way, culvertS,
ditching, ETC., and that bids be
let for surfacing and grading of
the road from the point where the
work stopped last fall. This con-
tract is to be let on a yardage
basis with the contractor furnish
ing guaranteed bond.
It was announced that the
membership drive would get
under way Immediately under the
craftsmanship of Ben Young
Other special committees ap-
pointed included-for the Alaska
Visitors Assn. membership drive:
Thomas Martin, chairman, Paul
Vaudeville, Chuck Reader, and
Barbara Anderson.
On the local information pam
phlet were-John McNees, Emily
Boucher, Bill Barber, and John
ME Stephenson.
George Weyer was added to the
standing committee on Transport
alton.
The Nome nugget., 1956-03-07
By JOHN M. HIGHToWER

WASHINGTON, R-President
Eisenhower today held open the
possibility of inviting Soviet Pre-
mier Bulganin to visit the United
States. But Eisenhower said he
had not given the matter any
thought.
Eisenhower also told a news
conference he thought the whole
government would have to study
more deeply the possible need of
changes in us. foreign policy to
meet Russia's new political and
economic offensives against free
nations.
The United States, he said, must
always have logical, solid, we'll
thought-out program in which its
friends can believe.
The possibility of a Bulganin
visit arose when Eisenhower was
asked whether there would be
"any benefit in your inviting him
to visit here"
The questioner pointed out Bull
ganin had expressed friendly re-
action to EisenhoWer's new letter
asking negotiations for a freeze
on atomic weapons production.
Eisenhower's letter was re-
leased by the White House yester-
day and within a few hours Bull
ganin told reporters in Moscow
The Nome nugget., 1956-03-07
Brothers, Brains
Win Them $4,000
On TV Quiz Show

NEW YORK, R-The brother
braintrust from Hartford, Conn
James L. and William E. Egan-
have won $4,000 by answering
questions in any and all categories
on a televisiin quiz show.
The hefty lawyers reached the
halfway mark on c B s. "The
$4,000 Question" program last
night by identifying the works
and authors after being given the
names of nine characters in Eng
fish literature.
1t was the 10th question for
William, 43 and weighing $50
pounds, and James, 40, and $50
pounds.
The Egans will return to the
program next Tuesday night to
tell whether they will try for the
$4,000 grand prize. The question
will be in the popular music cate
CORY. AT that level they will have
the option of bringing along an
expert of their own choosing to
advise them.
The literary characters they
were given last night and the
works and authors they named:
Heathcliff, of Emily Bronte'
"Wuthering Heights Claudius-
Shakespeare's Hamlet" Lord
Steyne, of Thackeray's vanity
Fair" Young NARROW, of Gold
smiths "She Stops to Conquer.
Michael Henchard, of Hardy's
"The Mayor of Casterbridge. y
Christian, of Bunyan's pilgrims
Progress" democratic, of Mar
loves "Tamburlaine the Great.
Patient Griselda, from Chaucer's
Clerks Tale" in the Canterbury
Tales" jeanne Dean, in SCOTS
"The Heart of Midlothian.
The Nome nugget., 1956-03-07
Wilson Considers
Ordering Step-Up
In B-52 Production

WASHINGTON, R-Secretary
of Defense Wilson says he is
thinking of ordering a step-up in
the production rate of the B-52,
an all-jet bomber with a CONT
nent-to- continent striking range.
But, Wilson told his news con-
ference yesterday, any such move
would not involve an increase in
planned defense spending. The
rates of military plane production
are secret.
Several Democratic senators
have kept up running criticism of
administration defense policies,
contending the Pentagon is allow
ing this country to lag behind
Russia in development of modern
weapons such as long-range mis-
Siles.
In a backhanded slap at his
critics, Wilson said: Let's get 60
ing ahead working at the missile
business and not talk so much
about it."
He described the missile as
"only one weapon in the Ameri-
can defense arsenal and said its
importance has been overstresSed
as a result of the controversy
over the development program.
Some Democrats have described
the intercontinental ballistics mis-
sile, goal of much present rocket
research, as the ultimate weap-
on"
The Nome nugget., 1956-03-07
Line of Taxpayers Is
Company for Tippler

ALBUQUERQUE, NM, pa
garrulous fellow fell in line with
taxpayers waiting to make out
their returns at the Internal Rev.
enue Service office.
Joking with those nearest him,
he reached the head of the line.
Then he headed to a rest room. In
a moment he returned and took
his turn at the end.
Again he reached the head of
the line. Again he left for the rest
room. That kept up for a couple
of hours.
Finally a government worker
trailed him into the rest room and
watched him lift bottle of liquor
from his coat and take a swig.
The explanation?
"Well," said the mystery man,
you see l don't like to drink
alone, and I saw this line of peo-
pie, so I just fell in
The Nome nugget., 1956-03-07
Byrd Will Discuss
Antarctic Claims
In Washington

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, R-Rear
Adm. Richard E. Byrd says he
will discuss claims to land in Ant
arctica with officials in Wash
ington.
Byrd, director of the US. Ant
arctic Expedition, arrived last
night from Panama and said he
plans to leave Friday for Wash
ington.
1--WE will discuss claims to the
land that we explore Byrd said,
but he declined to say whether he
would recommend the land be
claimed for the United States.
Byrd said there had been no
friction with the Russians or other
nations in Antarctica.
"What communications we've
had with the Russian explorers
have been satisfactory and no con-
flicts have arisen," he said.
Byrd said about 200 men are
now in Antarctica, representing
Russia, Argentina, New Zealand,
Australia and the United States.
The Nome nugget., 1956-03-07
Unions and Contractors
Start Negotiations ON
Master Plan for Alaska

ANCHORAGE, R-Representa-
tives of seven construction unions
and the Associated General Con-
tractors (AGC) began negotiations
yesterday on a 1856 master agree
ment for Alaska.
ACC officials attending the
meeting include Larry Moore, the
manager of the Alaska chapter of
the ACC and the ACC labor nego-
tiations committee.
A master wage and working
condition agreement is expected
to be worked out for these crafts
at the current meeting.
The Nome nugget., 1956-03-07
Eisenhower Says US. Foreign Policy
Must Meet Reds Shift In Cold War

cit was very interesting letter
and a good one" He added it
would require much study, noting
he received it only on Monday.
Bulganin said he would reply
to Eisenhower letter as soon as
possible.
In summing up policy problems
in the new phase of the cold war,
Eisenhower said he did not be-
lieve any American would want
to be weak on the military side,
but the government certainly re-
quired more flexibility in eco
nomic policy to meet the new
Soviet thrusts.
Eisenhower, in general, said he
thought the world has awakened
to the fact that global war is
getting well nigh unthinkable.
That means some different di-
rections in the development Of the
contest which is called the cold
war, he said.
Administration officials said
meanwhile this country will make
several new disarmament propos-
ais to Russia and the western
powers later this month. The
move would be in line with Essen
hower's appeal in the Bulganin
letter to bring "under control the
nuclear threat" hanging over the
world.
The Nome nugget., 1956-03-07
NanOOks Win One
And Lose One
In Tournament

ANCHORAGE = The Nom e
High School Nanooks basketball
team won their first encounter in
the tournament going on here.
Mnoday they downed the Valdez
Buccaneers 48 to So. Willie Will
oya scored 10 points, Korky Kost,
8, and Jake Titus, 8.
Coach Bill Ullrich reported to
the Nugget that the Nanooks were
slow in getting started but that
they finished strong
Tuesday-The Nanooks lost the
second game to the Cordova team
SO to SO in the final minutes of
play.
Scoring for the Nanooks were:
Willie Willoya 20, Chuck Eager
strom Is, Bob Dunbar 8.
Coach Ullrich said after this
game: We'll really have to play
ball from now on"
The Nanooks play Wasilla in
today's game.