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alike dllu SllOWCLC Cu WILL pldo"
tic samples of all sizes, shapes
and colors.
Nor were the visitors to
leave Split before visiting
the world famed (Ivan)
Mestrovic Gallery, Al Sla-
vensko setaliste, and admir-
ing the marble, stone and
wood sculptures of the
Croat master, now on the
staff of the University of
NOtre Dame in Indiana.
Especially interesting to
the writer were Mestrovic's
magnificent wood carvings,
drawings and paintings. The
latter, for the most part, de-
pict historic religious themes
and are beautiful to behold.
Little Time For Sleep
Nor was the group to be
SPARED socially" during it's
stay in the city.
Far from it. .t
First to wine and dine
the visitors was the ''Mati-
ca iseljenika Hr v a t S k e"
chapter i'm this part of Yu-
goslavia, with President
Humberto Fabris of the
host organization doing the
welcoming oratorical hon
ors and the writer respond
ing in behalf of his group.
The Town Council of Split
was also to "throw a party
in honor of the visiting fire
men," a gathering which was
to be highlighted by a concert
rendered by the "Jedinstvo'
Youth Tamburitza Orchestra
and selections by the wonder
full Mems Choir.
One wonders when the
members of the group founc
time to sleep in Split.
City OF $4,000 People
AS for the city itself.
Numbering some 10000 in
habitants, Split is located al
most in the geographical cen
ter of the Dalmatian Coast
1t is surrounded on the nor
thern side by the Dinari'
Alps, by Mt. Mosor on tn
east, and by Mt. Kozjak OF
the west. ..-...
The town area comprise
the community of Solin witt
the picturesque villages o
Vranjic, Kucine, and Mravin
ci; the community of Kaste
lSucurac with Gomilica an
Kambelovac; and, finally, tn
villages Of zrnovica, Srinjine
Podstrana, Gornje and Donj
Sitno, Strobrec, Kamen an
Slatine. ~
The district of Split COM
prises the communities of
Trogir and Omis and the
villages of Marina, Prgo-
met, Lecevica, Kills, Sesta-
novac, Zadvarje and Donja
Kastela, as we'll as the fa-
: nous Island of Sofia.
The villages of Kastel
(The Z Castles) run in a lin
along the vast bay from Spli
to Trogir. They are Sucura'
Gomilica, Kambelovac, Lul
Sic, Start, Now, and stafilic.
These unique villages orig
mated at the end of the 14t
Century, when many Of tn
noble families Of Split an
Tropir erected castles ther
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gest," Pleasantville, New York
Part iii -
A ccompanied by an inter-
~ prefer "a young news
paperman and Party mem
ber), l journeyed to Yugosla-
Was breadbasket, the VoivO-
dina region, to see how the
peasants Jared on their re-
acquired land.
The chance to talk to an
American journalist loosed a
torrent of animated complaint
from the farmers in their
fields.
All knew that America was
pouring in wheat to feed Yu-
goslavia, and they talked to
me frankly despite the pre-
sence of my Party-member
! interpreter.
"There are six in my fa-
mily, and l have brothers."
a slight, wizened farmer
said. "But the government
won't let me have more
than rs acres. How can we
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-12-26
RE: MATERIAL

Thursday noon is the
deadline for all material
intended for publication in
the English Section of the
Zajednicar.
Material arriving after
that hour and day of the
week will not appear in the
following issue of the Eng
lish Section. If contents of
same are still timely, late
arriving articles will be
published the week after;
if not, they will be "killed."
Stephen F. Brkich, Editor
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AN AMERICAN IN YUG0SLAvlA =

to protect their properties.
Old towers and mansions
are still a part of these
"Kastelas," and in the Church
of Kastel Luksic may be
seen, on sarcophagus, a re-
lief by Juraj Dalmatinac, a
notable 18th Century master.
A Monumental Project
But of all the relics of the
past in Split, Diocletian's Pa
lace is by far the most inter-
esting and attractive spot in
this city of clashing contrasts.
From the Greek provinces
of his empire Diocletian i'm
ported builders and masters
to erect this amazing struc-
ture. Together with slaves
and workers from distant
lands, and from Dalmatia it.
self, they erected a fortified
residence for the Emperor -
a villa" and a "castrum."
They worked on the pro-
ject for ten years, from 295
to 305.
Built in the form of q
large square, Diocletian's
Palace had a total area
comprising 35,168 square
yards. The length of the
northern wall was 191
yards, the height 54 feet;
the southern wall " feet
i'm height, 1873 yards long;
while the eastern and west
ern walls were each 236
yards in length.
In the middle of each wall
there is a large, monumental
entrance or gate, and a small
exit in the south facing the
sea.
Had 16 Defensive Towers
Two m ain intersecting
streets divided the interior Of
the Palace into northern and
southern parts.
It's outer Notifications con-
sisted of 16 defensive towers:
- one square tower at each
corner, exceeding the height
of the original walls by 16
feet; two octagonal towers,
thanking the entrances on Pc
rimetrical walls; and a tower
on each side between the cor
ner towers and the octagonal
ones.
The southern side of the
Palace was not fortified,
for there the sea washed
the high walls to create a
natural defense.
The southern facade was
so beautifully ornamented by
Diocletian that it gave the
Palace the appearance of an
impressive structure rather
than one OF a great fortress.
More about this architectu-
raj masterpiece in the Jan.
2, 1857, issue.
X X X
Next Week: - The Pa
lace's "POrta Aurea" and
"Porta Ferrea"; Via Prin-
cipalis and Via Sagularis;
the Emperor's Mausoleum;
the Temple; the Cathedral;
the Baptistry; passing the
time of day with several
CrOat Priests.
, O. COURTESY
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Cleveland Member Credit To Society

VI w lllSIA AAoNN oP PR>e|1 ~ %AA ~~AO
zaj jednicar, are carried in 5
newspapers, and they carry
on three local
radio programs - the Croa-
tian, Slovene and Italian pro-
grams.
They have handled sums as
small as $500 along with lar
ger amounts running into the
thousands, and Marian Miha-
ljevic is particularly proud of
the record established by his
house during the postwar
years and before.
Not once has a client lost
one penny through the
firm, nor has a package
been lost during all these
years. But even if the par
Gel or funds had gone as
tray, the Mihaljevic Agen-
cy would have made the
amounts good.
They are able, with their
connections in the capitals of
Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia,
to effect delivery Of funds
within 10 to Is days, with
parcels being delivered be-
tween Is to 25 days.
Experts On Tour Travel
The bulk Of the business
done by the Mhaljevic Travel
Bureau is in the foreign ex-
change and parcel business.
But they also do a very
large business through the
sale of tickets and arranging
of tours to European-partic-
ularly Yugoslavian - ports.
According to Marian there is
a larger volume of travel by
plane today than by boat.
The Mihaljevic agency
, also handles affidavits,
| powers Of attorney, and
make translatiOns for all
types of transactions invol-
wing Yugoslav nationals
who do business with their
compatriots here in the
United States.
The office is manned by
Marian and his wife, Cathe
rine, and one assistant, Bru
no Topic. The office is nov
located at 6424 st. Clair, Gle
veland.
Active On Civic Level
With all this business acti
vity Marian still finds thu
time to take part in local ci
vic affairs, and aside from
his interest in the Counci
on World Affairs, he is a pa
tron of the Cleveland Sym
phony, Cleveland Playhous
and Cleveland Art Museum.
He was at one time trea-
surer of CFU Lodge % and
also handled a Croatian Ra-
diO Hour. His brother, Jo-
seph, was active in the old
National Croatian Society
and was a member of the
merger committee which
guided - i'm successful ia
shion - the merger of the
three Croatian fraternal or
CARNATIONS in the early
192O's.
Marian has visited practie
ally every state of the Unite
States and has crossed tn
Atlantic a half dozen time!
both on business and plea
: sure. For 1857 he would lik
, to plan another tour of Yugt
, slavia for the American-bor
generation, and perhaps W
will have more to say on ths
subject at some later date.
This started out as a stor
on brother Mihaljevic's al
: pointment as a member of tn
Executive Committee of til
, Council on World affairs an
| wound up as a biography. I
any event, our congratul;
l tions to brother Mihaljevic Q
) his election.
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Continued From Page 81

are few indeed that have sur
vived the ups and downs OF
the American economic scene
so long as has the MihaIjevlc
Brothers Travel Bureau.
This firm, founded by Jo-
seph B. and Marian Mihalje-
vic, has been in continuous eX-
istence since 1922 and during
all those years they have had
but two locations, both with
in two blocks of each other
on Cleveland's st. Clair Ave.
The Mihaljevic brothers
there were actually four
of them who emigrated to
the United States-Were
born in the %villagc of Tu-
Gepi, near Makarska, on the
Dalmatian Coast.
Marian Mihaljevic left his
native village in 1905, and af-
ter travelling and working in
Australia and New Zealand,
he came to the United States
in 1912. He arrived through
San Francisco's famed Golden
Gate.
He stayed in California
only a few months before
moving to Roslyn, Washing
ton. He worked there briefly
as a coal miner and was for a
time a member of the United
Mine Workers of America.
Then followed short stays in
Tacoma and other Washing
ton points, and after three
years he was back in Califor-
MIA where he finally embark
ed on the path that he would
follow for the rest of his stay
on the West Coast and which
he still follows in a limited
way in Cleveland.
He enrolled in a San Jose
Commercial College to study
Banking and Finance and af-
ter graduation he accepted a
position with the Bank Of San
Francisco and he was, there
fore, probably the first Gro
attain banker, trained for the
job, in this country.
He was made manager OF
the Banks foreign depart
ment and under his leader
ship it became one of the
largest on the coast, surpass'
ing even the foreign exchange
done by the world-renownec
Giannini Bank of Italy
(now the Bank of America).
Bro. Mihaljevic knew th'
elder Giannini quite we'll anc
was actually offered a job by
A.P., himself.
Vast Overseas Business
His brother, Joseph B., pre-
ceded him to Cleveland ant
Marian followed shortly af
terward, where the two join
ed in a partnership to fount
the Mihaljevic Brothers Com
pany in 1922.
The partnership was origi
nally set up as an importin!
firm and handled foreign ex
change as well.
Their first office was on ST
Clair at East 62nd St.
The company ran into diff
ficulties during the depres
sion years, but survived, an
it was following World Wa
II when the firm really cam
into it's own insofar as volum
of business was concerned.
By this time Joseph had
retired from active partici-
patton and left the opera
tiOn to Marian.
According to Marian's est
mate, the firm has shippe
upwards of 100000 package
to Yugoslavia since 1945 an
their foreign exchange busi
ness, mostly in Yugoslavia
dinars, runs into the million
of dollars. And based on tn
present rate of exchange tn
value in dinars would run int
billions.
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Lester Velie Reporting On

Reprinted through courtesy, writ
ten permission of Readers Di-
gest," Pleasantville, New York
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Dealings World Wide

The Mihaljevic firm was
the first among the foreign
exchange houses, or banks, to
open a dollar account in Yu-
goslavia, opening the account
with the National Bank of
Yugoslavia.
Today the firms activities
are far flung with accounts
all over the United States,
Canada and South America.
Their advertisements, many
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-12-26

Next Week: - The Pa
lace's "Porta Aurea" and
"Porta Ferrea"; Via Prin-
cipalis and Via Sagularis;
the Emperor's Mausoleum;
the Temple; the Cathedral;
the Baptistry; passing the
time of day with several
CrOat Priests.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-11-09
UEW leads Drive For Lower
Loan Rates In Michigan

LANSING, MICH. = (CNS) = Auto
workers have complained to legis-
lative committee that they're paying
as much as 1920 interest to loan
sharks, and they demanded lower
legal interest rates last month.
Corb Johnson, United Auto Worker
regional director, pointed out that
credit unions charge 1870 interest or
less, while the state allows small loan
firms to charge up to $3.50.
Representative Willard I. Bower
man, committee chairman, said Michi-
gan's legal rates are $50 above New
York. He said some small loan firms
charge interest on interest.
Another committee member, Harry
Litowich, said credit unions are "the
poor mans only salvation.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-11-09
How can farm afford
the special services it needs?

Farming like any other industry -.
needs the efficiencies and economies of
specialized departments.
The farm business needs a sales de-
partment and purchasing department
someone to counsel on insurance
and credit . and many more depart
ments to work out important problems.
IF it weren't for cooperatives, most
farmers couldn't afford these special
lied services. Purchasing cooperatives
supply materials and products of high
est quality at lowest possible cost. Mar
keting cooperatives help improve the
quality of produce and sell it at the
most favorable prices. Mutual insur-
ance companies provide protection at
lowest cost. Credit associations lend
money for farm operations.
These cooperatives make farming
more business-like and more profitable.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-11-09
ETC Raps 3 Big Diaries

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(CNS)-Fed-
eral Trade Commission charged the
nations three biggest dairies with
trying to stifle competition by buying
m PSI small firms in the past six
years. The suit, filed last month,
named National Dairy Products, Bor-
den, and Beatrice Foods. Their sales
total $2% billion.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-11-09
WASHINGTON NOTEBOOK
TIT" ENGLUND, Secretary to Cong. Lee Metcalf

TO cong. Lee MeCcalt
ICC spokesman told Senators Muir
ray and Mansfield and Congressman
Metcalf that drought conditions in the
Southwest drained off many cars that
ordinarily would be available to move
Montana stock. The Montana delega-
ton was assured that u. S. railroads
have been told to promptly return
cars belonging to lines serving Mon
tana. The ICC has ordered a check
of cars at terminal points to make sure
cars needed in Montana are not being
held somewhere else.
SOIL BANK
Chairman Ellender of the Senate
Agriculture Committee wants Secre-
tary of Agriculture Benson to explain
discrimination against eastern Mon
tana farmers in the administration of
the soil bank program.
Last week. Senator Mansfield asked
Ellender to investigate why Montana
farmers are being paid about half as
much for putting land in the acreage
line in North Dakota Mansfield said
farmers in Fallon county, Montana,
are receiving Sc per acre, while those
in Golden Valley county, North Dako-
ia, are getting $11.60.
Ellender wrote that he cannot
this disparity" either and
that the information furnished by
Benson to date docs not constitute
an adequate answer.
AIR SERVICE
Senators Murray and Mansfield and
Metcalf have expressed
disappointment over a Civil Aero
nautics Board order which they fear
may lead to curtailment of Western |
Air Line Service in Montana.
Two months ago. the board ordered |
an investigation of whether local serv-
zee carriers should take over service |
between Great Falls and Salt Lake |
City In event that such feeder serv- |
ce is authorized, the board indicated !
t might drop Helena and Butte from |
he present Western Air Lines SEIZED |
lie.
The BINS asked reconsideration Of |
hat order-joining with Butte, Helena |
md Great Falls Chambers of Com |
nerce. Their point was Why have an
Investigation when the facts don't |
warrant it? Metcalf said local carrier |
service should be lin addition to, not
instead Of present service
Last week the CAB turned down
he request, saying that those who
-sked reconsideration have not set
orth any matters or reasons which
we're not before the board when it
ssued its original order.
The BINS wrote Chairman Durfee
nd members of the CAB stressing 'as
trongly as possible the importance,
o all the people of Montana, of main
aiming the Western Air Lines serv-
&c between Utah and Montana in its
resent operating status"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-11-09

The National Park Service plans 10
practically triple its present construc-
ton program in four Montana units
of the national park system during the
next 10 years, according to Congress-
man Metcalf.
Under present plans, the Park Serv-
ice will spend more than $78 million
on construction in Glacier and Yellow
stone National Parks and Custer and
Big Hole Battlefield National Monu-
ments as part of Mission &C. This
year, Congress appropriated $2,749,5OO
for construction in these four units.
Mission &C is the Park Services 10
year program to bring facilities in the
park system up to visitor needs by
1866. golden anniversary of the estab-
lishment of the Park Service.
When the Park Service took the
wraps off Mission sc last winter, Met
calf asked how much it planned to
spend on the four units in the next 10
years. He got his answer last week.
The Park Service plans to spend
S55,410,3OO on construction in Yellow
SLOD6 u0uGT NlSSlOIl W. vi Illcbb COletlJ
$37,245, 430 will go for roads and trails,
$1S,164,S7O for buildings and utilities.
This year, $2,479,200 will be spent in
Yellowstone, $928.500 for roads and
trails, $1,55O7O0 for buildings and
utilities.
The long-range program includes
$22,399,40 worth on construction in
Glacier Park, $13, 194,1OO for roads and
trails, $9,2O5,3OO for buildings and
utilities. The fiscal 1857 appropriation
for these items in Glacier was $780,
300-$41. 300 for roads and trails, $219,
600 for buildings and utilities.
A total of $3O5, 400 is to be spent
on Custer Battlefield during the long
range program, $1,000 on roads and
trails, 1921 800 on buildings and utili-
ties. The appropriation this year was
$4,000 for roads and trails.
Big Hole Battlefield, which got
nothing this year, is to be fixed up
$199. 600 worth during Mission &C. OF
the total. $28,5OO will go for roads
and trails, SILL for buildings and
utilities.
These figures are subject to revision
as the program moves alOng-revision |
due to changes in construction costs
or in plans as the needs in particular |
area change. And of course, they are |
subject to changes in appropriations.
Congress this year gave the Park |
Service So million more than it had
for the first years work
scheduled under the Mission sc pro-
gram.
SELLIN'
Even in large cities, some people
are beginning to realize that farmers
aren't getting rich on the high retail
food prices. This poem, entitled Farm
Problem, appeared in the city column
Of the WASHINGTON POST AND
TIMES HERALD:
Between the farmer
And Mary Ellen
There's someone dom
Some gainful sellin'.
MARY ELLEN
STOCK CARS
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-11-09

Wyoming was the only state to pro-
vide womens suffrage in its State
Constitution.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-11-09
Wherever there is
q human need
COOPERATIVES
CAN MEET 1T
Coperatives Balance Wheel Strengthens Economy

FARMERS UNION GRAIN & FEED
co.
Glasgow, Montana
EQUITY COOPERATIVE ASSN.
of Geraldine, Montana
FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
Sidney. Montana
FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
Lcwistown, Montana
EQUITY COOPERATIVE ASSN.
of Brady, Montana
FARMERS UNION OIL & SUPER
SERVICE STATION of Glasgow
FARMERS UNION ELEVATOR co.
of Belt. Montana
FARMERS UNION ELEVATOR co.
of Chinook, Montana
FARMERS UNION GRAIN co.
of Peerless, Montana
FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
of Wolf Point, Montana
FARMERS UNION ELEVATOR co.
of Rudyard, Montana
FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
Baker. Montana
FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
of Nashua. Montana
FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
of Havre, Montana
FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
Lindsay. Montana
r. u. GRAIN & SUPPLY co
Billings, Montana
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-11-09
MUTUAL INSURANCE CREDIT ASSOCIATE
FARMERS UNION CENTRAL
EXCHANGE
FARMERS UNION MARKETING
ASSOCIATION
FARMERS UNION GRAIN TERMINAL
ASSOCIATION

LAUREL COOPERATIVE ASSN.
Laurel, Montana
FARMERS UNION TRADING co.
Fairviev, Montana
f. U. OIL & SUPPLY COMPANY
of HinsdaIe, Montana
FARMERS UNION EXCHANGE
Kaiispell, Montana
FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
of PIentywood. Montana
FARMERS UNION ELEVATOR co.
Wolf Point, Montana
SIDNEY COOP MARKET. Sidney
observation-disclosures
FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
of Circle, Montana
FARMERS UNION TRADING co.
of Butte. Montana
FARMERS UNION ELEVATOR co.
of Joplin, Montana
FARMERS UNION COOP OIL co.
of Richey, Montana
FARMERS UNION COOP ASSN.
Cut Bank, Montana
FARMERS SUPPLY COOP.
of Conrad, Montana
FARMERS UNION SUPER SERVICE
of Chinook. Montana
FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
of Townsend, Montana
FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
of GIendive, Montana
FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
of Great Falls, Montana
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-11-09
STOCK CARS

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion saws it is doing everything pos
sible to speed the movement OF rail-
road livestock cars to Montana.
The report came to the BINS, who
called on the ice to get after the
statewide car shortage which forced
cancellation of livestock sales at Great
Falls and generally curtailed move
ment of stock.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-11-09

FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
0pheim, Montana
FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANv
SteveHsyille, Montana
FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
of Peerless, Montana
POWER FARMERS ELEv. co.
of Power, Montana
FARMERS UNION GRAIN co.
of Poplar, Montana
FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
Roy, Montana
wINIFRED FARMERS OIL co.
Winifred, Montana
FARMERS UNION ELEy. & OIL co.
of PendrOy. Montana
FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
of Joplin, Montana
FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
of FIaxviIIe, Montana
FARMERS UNION COOPERATIVE
Miles City, Montana
EQUITY COOP ASSN. OF HARLEM
Elevator and Oil Stations Mt
HarIem-HoeIand-
FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
of Geyser, Montana
FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
FrOid, Montana
DAGMAR #. Il. TRADING co.
Dagmar, Montana
FARMERS UNION GRAIN co.
Nashua, Montana
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g Coop Adv. Council 1855
The Nome nugget., 1956-11-05
88 Miners Survive Mine Explosion, .37 Others Die

SPRINGHILL, MS. R-Eighty- eight miners, all but given up for dead two days ago, survived Thursdays explosion in the No. 4 Cumberland colliery, the Domin- ion Coal Co. announced today.
 Thirty-seven other men died.
 Shortly after the 38th man emerged from the mine early today, police official at the pitt head said there were no more sur vivors. The company later con- firmed this and issued new list of dead showing there were four bodies still in the mine.
 Rescue efforts were held up for a time when a crew had to seal off a mine section where fire threatened to set off a second ex- plosion. After the closing opera tion was completed, the rescuers had to wait several hours while gas fumes cleared.
 The miners were trapped in tunnels more than half a mile be- low the surface. A mine accident in this town of 5000 persons took 125 lives in 1891.