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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-10-17
City Of Pittsburgh Progress
BY Joseph Chesarek .

PITTSBURGH Right in the middle of the Oakland
District, a half dozen blocks from the GU. Office, stands
an imposing AZ story structure.
Visitors to the office often ask us what this building
is; that it looks somewhat out of place here, since one as
sociates such majestic looking edifices with the downtown
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-10-17

QuSL was SOOu, dlLAAOuSAA AhoC
spectacular. We would judge
that between three and four
hundred persons were pre-.
Picture On Page 8
sent. The old timers Of the
CFU represented the cross
section Of the majority of
local and area lodges.
Present also were most
of the members of the Chill
drens' Home Board, the
Home Superintendent, bro.
Nick Sarich, and sister Syl-
via Niksich, Secretary of
the CFU Board of Trus-
tees.
The so-called younger ele-
ment was primarily conspic-
uous by it's absence.
Local men of politics were
in good attendance, possibly
influenced by the coming cleo
tons.
With Tongue In Cheek:
The banquet began at six
o'clock, which was one hour
later than stated on the tic
kets. This is about par for
functions of this nature and
everyone seems to govern
themselves accordingly.
Following the banquet, the
speaking program commenced
with Introductory remarks by
sister Louise Dichel, who al
so introduced bro. Peter Rup-
cich as the POSTMASTER in
charge of the balance of the
program.
We shall not enumerate all
the speakers and what they
said, since their remarks are
similar to what the reader
has heard before on many
occasions. There were the
usual congratulatory re-
marks, the well wishes, sa-
lutes to the old pioneers, etc.
" Also, as seems to be the
fashion, there were the usual
expressions of turning over a
larger and larger share of
control to the younger lodge
members. Unfortunately very
few of the younger members
were present to hear of this
Forthcoming legacy.
Had they been, they
probably would have lis
tened with tongue in
cheek, since they have
heard it all before and sus-
pect that a good portion of
the expressions are merely
lip service to the idea by
the "Old Guard" Not that
the elders are not sincere,
but they want, in too many
instances, the take-over to
be taken without a change
of complexion.
Both the take-over and
changes are inevitable and we
regret that they have to be
accepted by some with so
much pain and suffering.
weep Eloquent Speaker
Highlighting the program
were two speakers, with the
latter headlined as the prin.
ciple speaker of the evening.
The first was brother Joseph
Bazdarich, first Supreme
ce-President of the CFU,
and the second, brother Ste.
phen F. Brkich, English Edi-
tor of the Zajednicar.
Brother Bazdarich spoke in
Croatian and is a very capa.
BILE speaker. He spoke elo-
quently on the past and pre-
sent accomplishments of the
GU, and touched upon the
course of action desirable in
the future.
The theme of brother Br-
kich's address was his COM
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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-10-17

it's rooms. AS many of you
know, Stephen c. Foster, one
Of the country's most beloved
and composers, was
born in Pittsburgh.
The house where he was
born and where he spent
his childhood still stands
but is doomed to be torn
down to make room for
more modern buildings. For
many years the Stephen
Foster Society kept the
house up, but after the
, erection of his memorial OH
the Cathedral of Learning
grounds, fewer and fewer
visitors came to see his
house and the society fl
nally gave it up. But Ste
phen Foster will live i'm the
hearts of Americans for
generations to come.
In order to expand the uni
versity the trustees originally
planned to erect more build
ings on the same ten acres
where the skyscraper stands,
but later changed their mind
as this would spoil the beau
tiful lawn and the present
landscaping around it. So
they decided to build farther
down on Fifth Avenue and
other locations, near the hos
pitfalls.
Three Cost Is Million
I have already mentioned
at the beginning of these Sc
ries of articles on Pittsburgh
Renaissance that the Oakland
District is also the hospital
district, where eight large
hospitals take care Of the sick
and disabled.
The newest Of these is the
Government Veterans Hospi-
tai, which was completed two
years ago at a cost Of II
million dollars. Because of
these hospitals close location
to the university, it was a ma
tural for the university to
start a long range program
for a medical center with
which only a few in the coun-
try could compare.
The work is now going
on. Three new buildings:
The School of Medical Pro-
LESSONS, The Graduate
School of Medicine and The
George Clapp Hall for Ma
tural Sciences are now 60
ing up. The last named,
which is almost completed,
will be an engineering
school.
The three together will cost
over 35 million dollars. Others
are yet to be started. Besides
these the university bought
three big buildings, located
right across the street from
it. One is the Schenley Hotel
known to many of our mem
bers and one Of the fines,
hostelries in the city, The
other two are the IL story
Schenley Apartments, where
many well to do people livec
for decades.
An Army OF Students
Why did the university buy
the hotel and the apartments ::
Because of the shortage oil
rooms for students, who
would like to live on the cam
pus or nearby, but can moi
find accommodations.
Yes, $4,000 students is 9
big army of young men ano
women, which alone woulc
make a stable city.
Many of these must ride
long distances every day to
and from school, which en-
tails much loss of time that
could be more profitably
used for their studies.
Time, during which q stu
dent goes to college, is val
liable and every hour
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-10-17
"ZAJEDN1CAR"
Members Of New" So. Chicago Lodge
Stage Banquet, Program Celebrating
Golden Anniversary And Recent Merger

English Editor Of Zajednicar Delivers
Address Dealing With His Many Experiences
AS Group Leader During Tour Of Yugoslavia
By Stanley R. Juracich, Member Lodge 11s
SOUTH CHICAGO On Sunday, September 80, we at
tended a banquet given by "st. Joseph Lodge 80, commemo-
rating the Golden Anniversary of Lodge 200. "st. Joseph"
Lodge 29O and "SS Peter and Paul. Lodge 80 recently joined
together and formed "st. Joseph Lodge SO. The banquet
was held at the Croatian Hall in South Chicago.
The weather co-operated by providing a beautiful day
filled with sunshine and soft off-the-lake breezes. Ideal tenn
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-10-17

country and the tallest
school building In the
world.
Completed in 1885 at a cost
of 20 millions, it houses over
Is, 1000 students and their
number is still growing as
other buildings are being con-
structed nearby to take care
of the ever expanding pro-
LESSONS.
Great Medical Center =.
The idea of constructing a
university building that would
be big enough for all the stu
dents under one roof was
conceived by the then chan
celor of the school, DR.. John
Bowman, a dentist by profess
sion, who became a national
figure upon completion of the
university skyscraper.
Built during the depression,
the chancellor took upon him
self a tremendous task of
collecting enough funds for
the structure from the veal
thy benefactors, who origi-
nally approved the idea, but
were later reluctant to part
with the money when the de-
preston began to make a
squeeze on their pocketbooks,
However, after untiring
effort, the chancellor sue
ceeded in seeing the build
ing through, one which will
stand for many years as a
memorial to his dedication
to higher education.
DR.. Bowman has since re.
tired and another prominent
man has taken his place ir
the person of DR.. Litchfiel6
who, before accepting the job
made the Board of Trustees
promise to adopt his plans tc
make the University of Pitts.
burgh one of the greatest
medical centers in the coun.
try.
For this purpose many
more buildings would have tt
be constructed and when he
laid his plans before the
Board, with the estimated
costs, he expected to be turn
led down or at least consider
ably trimmed, for the price
tag was over a hundred mil
lion dollars.
But the trustees were SC
impressed with his far-sight.
ed ideas that they told him tt
go ahead and the money vii
be Forthcoming.
Heinz Memorial Chapel
The university skyscrapel
stands on a ten acre plot be
tween Forbes Street ant
Fifth Avenue.
On one end of the plo'
stands the Heinz Memoria
Chapel, erected by the sue
cessors of the original Mat
Heinz, who started a small
food factory in Sharpsburs
about 80 years ago, which
has grown into one Of thu
largest, if not the largest
flood manufacturing firms il
the world.
Better known as the
Heinz 81 Varieties, its
plants are located on the
North Side of the city, in
what was originally known
as Allegheny. 1t employs
several thousand workers,
many of whom are Croa-
tianS and SlOveneS.
The Heinz chapel is partic
ularly famous because of it
co&tly and beautiful Window
that were imported from It
ally. No other edifice in Pitts
burgh can claim such master
pieces in window construction
Home OF Famed Composer
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-10-17
Back Home

TO say that we are glad to be back In
] the United States of America after
spending AZ days away from its shores to
visit Yugoslavia would amount to the under
statement of the year.
AS our fellow members know, we served
"a the Leader of the Boat Group COM
urised of 81 American and Canadian mem
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-10-17
zagreb Fairgoers
Stood In Line For
American Ice Cream
USA Pavilion
Rates Coverage
In Local Papers

WASHINGTON - The fol-
lowing article is a translation
of one which appeared in
"Privredni Vjesnik" during
the Zagreb, Croatia, Interna-
tional Fair (Sept. IL, 1855
and was forwarded the Eng
lish Section of the Zajednicar
for publication by MIR. Frank
Elkins, Chief, Public Informa-
ton Division, Office of Inter-
national Trade Fairs, United
States Department of Com
merce.
X
In the old Fair Grounds ev-
erything is in commotion on
account of a somehow COM
pressed space. It seems to be
more lively than out across
the Sava River where the new
Fair Grounds are, for it is
wide open there, and an enor-
nifty of space and buildings,
and here are these old, a bit
worn out, but still dear old
buildings and pavilions.
People are passing by IN
thick streams, they observe,
stop for a moment and 60 on
see yourself and your pers-
piring companions; you can
gesticulate to see it registered
on the TV set; you can even
make funny faces - as some
do - and watch all this on
that screen.
When you move little fur-
Their, just some steps on, after
you had thrown a fleeing
glance at a row of sewing ma
chines and lovely girls oper-
ating them, you notice al
again, and SO it keeps on end
lessly. But this promenading
is not with tempo and speed
in the American pavilion. Peo-
pie are staying longer there,
Laughing, perspiring, but they
remain, This applies to the
grownups as well as to the
young hopefuls.
Americans have displayed
; pictures about the life of
their Ed Barnes, a typical
worker, and his family. They
erected even a prefabricated
home, said to be a replica of
Eds home. They say that all
displayed items are accessible
to Ed Barnes when he works
or earns. Ed Barnes trans
parencies are interesting
enough but TV is probably
even more so. There you can
ready a longer or shorter
queue, depending on the hours
of the day. Ice-cream is being
given out plus something they
call sherbert. lin our Bosnia
sherbert is sweetened water
which people drink when ha-
: jis return, or when somebody
marries, etc. If you are luc-
) ky, you will get an ample
serving Of ice-cream to cool
your way out of this pavilion.
/ If you come at the right
/, time you can watch quite a
: neat program performed on
/ the stage and which is seen
on the several TV sets. Chill
I dren have their own partic-
; ular joys, for they have been
taken specially in account by
the exhibitors. There are
plenty of attractions Of all
kinds, and the "aunties" and
"uncles' working there, are
very patient with Zagreb
children.
Here is the solution to the
secret why here, too, the liv-
ing stream does not flow fast
ter. You guess, whether they
are delayed by Ed Barnes, TV
ice-cream, toy-train watched
also by such a great number
of adults that the little ones
often cannot break out in
'front.', or finally Mirjana
Dancuo, Branko Strmac and
Waldo Stefancic, local artists,
who perform on the American
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-10-17

bers Of the CrOatlan Fra
ternal Union who visited
Yugoslavia last August
and spent many days tour
ing up and down that
Land Of The Southern
Slavs' in Europe.
A similar CFU Group
one comprised of So
, 1956-04-17
BY THE GOVERNOR
OF THE
VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES
A PROCLAMATION
VIRGIN ISLANDS CARNIVAL : 1856
PROCLAMATION

The stroy Of Carnival Time in the Virgin Islands, with
its color and gaiety, steel bands and calypso, IS gradually
being told throughout the Caribbean and the United States.
Large numbers Of people, because Of Carnival Time in the
Virgin Islands, are becoming conscious of the Virgin Islands
and their charm and beauty.
Carnival Time in the Virgin Islands" is good for the
economy of the Islands. It is also good for our people in
that it gives them a brief respite from the trials and tribu-
lations of the work-a-day world.
I urge. every citizen Of the Virgin Islands to join in our
Tropical Mardi Gras.
NOW,T THEREFORE, l. WALTER A. GORDON, by vir-
tue Of the authority vested in me, do hereby set aside and
proclaim as special occasion, the period beginning 500 pm
Thursday, April rs, 1856 and ending 1900 midnight, Satur-
day, April %, 1856 for the celebration Of the Virgin Islands
Carnival.
And + do further proclaim and declare Friday April II
and Saturday, April %, 1856 as public holidays within the
Virgin Islands of the United States in order that fitting OPP
portunity may be afforded our people for full participation
in the Virgin Islands Carnival
Witness my hand and the Seal of the Government of
the Virgin Islands of the United States at Charlotte Amaie.
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, this third day Of April AID,
1856.
WALTER A. GORDON
Governor
, 1956-04-17
NOTICE 70 CREDITORS

Please take notice that the undersigned has been appointed Ex-
ecutrix in the above-entitled estate. All persons are hereby directed
to present their claims with proper vouchers within six CO. months
from the date hereof Persons indebted to the said estate are re-
quired to make payment within the said time. Persons claiming
to be next of kin shall file their proof Of heirship with the under
igned or with the Clerk Of the District Court within the aforesaid
period.
Dated March %, 1856.
Kathleen sackeY
Executrix
, 1956-04-17

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS of the us.
DIVISION OF SAINT cRoIx AT c-HRIsTIANsTED
ALBERT C~ODRINGTON, Plaintiff Civil No. y 1856
VS. -
EUGENE ~CODRINGTON, Defendant Action for Divorce
THE PRESIDENT o THE UNITED "A
Eugene Codrington, Defendant
GREETINGS:
Within the time limited by law (May Is, 1885, you are
hereby required to appear before this Court and answer to a
complaint filed against you in this, and in case of your fail
ure to appear or answer, judgement by default will be taken
against you as demanded in the complaint for divorce.
WITNESS my hand and the Seal Of the Court this 10th
day Of February, AID, 1856.
Almeric I. Christian GEORGE "A. MENA
Attorney for Plaintiff Clerk Of the Court
Christiansted, Virgin Islands
By.w. E. Messer
, 1956-04-17

B~rodhursts Printery offers
FINE QUALITY PRINTING
at the most Reasonable Price
, 1956-04-17

In the District Court of the Virgin Islands of the United States
Division Of Saint croix at chrisiansted
In the Matter Of the Estate of
ISABELLA MADDOX. dscd PROBATE NO. 4 = 1856
, 1956-04-17
(sEAL)


Attest:
Charles K.c launch
Government Secretary
The Nome nugget., 1956-08-22

The better this rating, the better chance of getting a reduced fire insurance rate but as pointed out the basic rate is established on a Territorial basis and we must all work together to get the basic rate reduced
 The rate charged for dwellings is usually the same, as records kept for many years have shown the hazard ratio in that type of occupancy to be within a certain range, but commercial and busi- ness properties can add addition al protection such as automatic sprinklers which will bring a re- duced fire insurance rate and money thus saved will pay for the sprinkler system within sev- eral years.
 Additional information on this subject may be had by writing the Fise Marshals Office in Jt- neau.
The Nome nugget., 1956-08-22
COPS Recommend Statehood For
 Alaska Right Away
By LEROY LITTLE

SAN FRANCISCO, R- Mem bers of the Republican platform committee Tuesday recommend ed immediate statehood for Alas ka and Hawaii
 The stand on Alaska carried a reservation on defense. There were no reservations in the state ment on Hawaii.
 Democrats adopted a similar plank in Chicago a week ago. It called for immediate statehood for both territories.
 Bills for statehood for Hawaii have been before Congress since 1947. The first one for Alaska statehood was in 1850.
 In the latest congressional ac- ton, the House voted in May of 1855 to return the combined Hawaii-Alaska bill to it's commit tee on Interior and Insular Af- fairs, thus killing it.
 President Eisenhower, repeat edly has urged immediate state hood for Hawaii but has withheld endorsement of Alaska statehood in his message to Congress.
 The Hawaiian Delegate to Con- gress, Mrs. Joseph R. Harrington of Honolulu, and an Alaska at torney, Paul Robson of Anchor age, were on the subcommittee that drafted the statehood plat form.
The Nome nugget., 1956-08-22
How Fire Insurance Rates Are Established
By F. C. ROBERTS Territorial Fire Marshal Dept. of Territorial Police

An understanding of how Fire Insurance Rates are established should be had by all of us as we all help pay for Fire Insur- ance either directly or indirectly, whether we own property or not. Business people must protect their investments with fire insur- ance and they must add all such overhead costs to their products or services.
 Fire insurance companies are in business to earn money and they are forced to charge pre- miums in ratio with the Terri tory's fire loss in order to receive a proper return on their business. We in the Territory of Alaska can then blame no one but ourselves for the high insurance premiums we must pay as the fire loss is high here.
The Nome nugget., 1956-08-22
UNCLE SAM AS A COMPETITOR

you're in business, there's good chance Uncle Sam is of your competitors And if you're not in business, you still must help to pay through your taxes for the governments business-type activities
 That observation comes from the Chamber of Com of the United States. It is solidly backed up by a set of facts
 According to the Bureau of the Budget, the gov ernment actually is operating 19,771 commercial industrial undertakings with 266 thousand employees and close to SIP billion of capital assets These fall into than 200 categories including mining featuring, wholesale and retail trade, farming trans portation, communication, services such as electric power, insurance and so and so
 The Chamber also points out that when Uncle Sam runs business that private citizens could just as well he's adding unnecessarily to the cost of government. Further he is losing revenue-for pri- vate business pays taxes while government business type activities do not Instead they usually run at deficits
 On the bright side, it is clear that more and more people are awakening to the menace of government in business-and that and more men in govern ment are interested in doing something about it. In the last year. start has been made toward getting government out of busness, and substantial saving has resulted But the surface has only been scratched
The Nome nugget., 1956-08-22
Cities Are Graded On Their
 Fire Defense Rating

The grading value of each item is shown at right and each item can be graded from l to 10 which means that a city with no water system would be graded class 10 in water supply and if a city had a perfect water supply it would have class l water supply. Each item considered is given a rating and by combining all items an average is arrived at which. will be the city's Fire Defense Rating.
The Nome nugget., 1956-08-22
Gov. and Mrs. Knight Hosts To 5000 Republicans
By MARTHA COLE

SAN FRANCISCO, R-Repub- licans went partying Monday night and forgot their few differ ences in a swirl of evening dress, music, champagne and crab New burg.
 White gloved walters m e t guests at the door with glass of champagne-California made, of course-when Gov. and Mrs. J. Goodwin Knight entertained some 5000 Republicans here for their national convention.
 Vice President Richard Nixon shook hands with presidential aide Harold Stassen, the man who wants to replace Nixon on the COP ticket with Gov. Christian A. Herter of Massachusetts. Her ter was there, too.
 A life-sized elephant made of fresh chrysanthemums revolved on a stand in the middle of the dance floor. Searchlights pierced the sky outside San Francisco's cavernous Civic Auditorium where the lavish party was held.
 Opera star Helen Traubel sang q Could Have Danced All Night" Comedians eavorted around the stage. Dancers tapped their way across it.
 Pretty girls at the door gave women guests their choice of cor sages-orchid, gardenia, camellia, carnation.
 Some 150 walters zigzagged among the crowd with bottles of champagne, ready to refill the glasses.
 The party was given by the Knights in behalf of the Cali fornia State Host Committee. A spokesman for the committee said Knight supporters and various industrial and financial organiza- tions footed the bill
The Nome nugget., 1956-08-22
Insurance Rates Established On Territory Wide Basis

Basic insurance rates are usual ly established on State basis as such an area will have similar climatic conditions throughout, buildings will be of approxi- mately si m lar construction, building laws and other regula- tions are about he same and in general the occupational prob lems will be related. What this means to us is that any fire loss anywhere in the Territory will be reflected in our fire insurance rates. We cannot ignore our fire protection any place in the Terri tory
 Time is also a very important factor in establishing fire insur- anee premiums as a minimum fire loss record of five years is used in estimating what is safe premium for the insurance com panles to charge.
 We have been discussing basic fire insurance rates up to this point. To the basic rate must be added additional charges which will be raised or lowered in pro- portion to the fire protection problem in any city or area Fire insurance rates are set or estab- lished within Alaska by the Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific who periodically send a Fire Protection Engineer to each city to make a physical survey of the following items:
The Nome nugget., 1956-08-22

10:05-Turn Back the Clock 10: 30-Spotlite on a Star 10. 45-Rex Koury 11.00-Bob Crosby 11:15-Latin Americana Il: 30--Make Up Your Mind 1l:45-Bobby Hammaek 12:00-News 12:15-Behind the Story i2: 30-Platter Parade
 1:00-Hillbilly Jamboree
 2:00-Tennessee Ernie
 2:30-Music a la Carte
 4:00-News
 4:05-Baseball
 6:00-News
 6:15-Sports Caravan
 6: 6:30-Revenuers' Romp
 7:30-Could This Be You? 8:00-Portraits in Music 8:30-Our Miss Brooks 9:00-News
 9:05-Gunsmoke
 9:30-FBI in Peace & War 10: o0-One Night Stand 10: 30-Martin Block 11:00-News ll:15-A Joy Forever
The Nome nugget., 1956-08-22
Friday

Friday 6.30-Sign On
 6:32-Rise & Shine 7:00-News
 7:15-Weather Roundup 7:18-Rise & Shine 8:15-Morning Devotions 8: 3:30-Breakfast Club 9:00-Coffee Concert 10:O0-News l0:05-Turn Back the Clock 10: 30-Spotlite on a Star 10: 45-Rex Koury Ill:00-Bob Crosby 11.15-Swinging thru Dixie l1:30-Make Up Your Mind 1l;45-Musical Express 12: 00-News l2: 15-Behind the Story l2:30-Platter Parade 1:00-Hillbilly Jamboree 2:00-Tennessee Ernie 2:30-Music a la Carte 4:00-News 4:05-Baseball