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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-01-09
Society's Sound, TechnicoIor Films
Should Be Shown In Every CFU Center
Films Portray In Most Dramatic Manner
Vast Scope Of Croatian Fraternal Union

PITTSBURGH, Pa. "A
picture being worth a thou
sand words, according to an
old Chinese proverb, we wish
again to call attention to LODI
ges and Nests the availab bility
Of the two Croatian Frater-
nal Union 16mm techni-color
narrative films.
One of these is titled This
Is Your Croatian Fraternal
Union" and the other "C.F.U.
Goth Anniversary in Pitts
burgh". The running time Of
the former is SIS minutes and
of the latter 80 minutes.
No Rental Charge
There is no rental charge,
but the groups booking the
same must furnish their own
protector, screen and opera
tor. Experience in the past
prompts us to strongly sug-
gest that a Bell-Howell or a
R.C.A. protector will give the
best results.
The service of an expert
enced operator, if "a licensed
one is not practical, is equally
important to a good showing
of films.
The films will be shipped
to you we'll in advance of the
booked date and this via first
class mail, insured. Lodges
and Nests will be expected to
make return of the films
promptly and per instruc-
tons to assure showings else
where.
Campaign Propaganda
We know that there are
many small, but equally i'm
portant, distant but no less
sincere C.F.U. colonies which
but for the picture and the
word of these narrative films,
the membership there will
never have the opportunity to
see the Home Office in oper-
alton, to view the Children's
Home, the possibilities of the
Gary, Indiana Summer School
and the effect and value that
a big city colony C.F.U. ami
versary can pack.
Thus if you wish to book
the two films, please address
your inquiries to the C.F.U.
Sports-Educational D e p a rt-
ment. To ease scheduling
films for your community
give us and yourself suffi-
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-01-09
cleveland Radio Hour
Ito Mark Eleventh Year
On Sunday, January IS

Continued From Page y
a wide acquaintanceship
and respect among our peo-
pie in Cleveland. He has
established a fine record
here for impartiality and
fair dealing and the listen
ers know that they can de-
pend upon him.
The Croatian Radio Hour is
heard every Sunday morning
over Radio Station WJW in
Cleveland, operating Wit h
5000 watts on a wave length
of $50 kilocycles.
The program is heard
throughout the state of Ohio,
Western Pennsylvania, South
ern Michigan and Southern
Ontario, and if you want to
keep up with the news it is
almost a must to tune in the
Croatian Radio Hour on Sun
day morning.
Brother Birek faithfully re-
ports all meetings of our lod-
ges, clubs and church organ
izations, and annou unce S
births, weddings and deaths
and such information which
he feels will be of interest to
his listeners.
Tamburitza Symphony
One of his pet projects was
the organizing of the Radio
Hour Tamburitza Symphony.
He recruited tambura
players from several Or
chestras in Cleveland to
form the 20-piece group
that is going to perform on
the stage OF the Slovene
Auditorium when the Gro
attain Radio Hour holds it's
11th Anniversary.
The Symphony is under the
direction of James Kovacevic.
We urge all of our people
to attend the concert and
thus lend not only their mo-
raj, but financial support to
the. Croatian Radio Hour.
Let's make it a real salute to
John Birek, who has served
you continuously during these
last 10 years.
John Badovinac, Reporter
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Croat Played Role
In Texas Oil Drama

Continued From Page 81
of the sharpsters that had
fIocked in, were calling the
whole operation "Swindle-
top"
In the boisterous, bawdy oil
boom, Beaumont refused to
honor the man who had start
ed it all, just as it had re-
fused to believe him. Bitter,
Higgins packed up and moved
away.
Died In June OF 1856
For so years after the Lu-
cas- gusher blew in, Pattillo
Higgins worked to develop
Texas oil lands, made a COM
Portable living at it, although
he never became the big oil
baron that he might have
been.
Through the years, he ne.
yer lost his urge to prospect
for oil. When he was nearly
80, he was still setting out in
his old model A with pick and
shovel, to probe among the
rocks.
Last June, at 81, PattillO
Higgins died and ended his
restless search for oil. He
left among his papers a
document dated December
3, 1901, signed by 81 citi-
zens of Beaumont, Texas,
and attested by the county
clerk.
1t was a sort of apology,
and it said in part: "Mr. Hig-
gins deserves the whole hon.
or Of discovering and develop
ing the Beaumont oil field. He
located the exact spot where
all the big gushers are now
found"
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-01-09

cient time and a choice Of
dates.
Showing of these films
could be the elixir necessary
in your community during the
current membership ca M
paign.
Frank Braidic, Director
Sports-Educational Dept.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-01-09

1t is important that our
members attend this meeting
on January II at $50 PM,
because several important
topics are on the agenda.
Frank HI. Becer, Jr., Sec'y.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-01-09

USCL President
cember of 1856. Mrs. Cathe-
rine Madonich is the new
Manager of the nest.
Mrs. Bozich, president Of
the Mothers Auxiliary, works
closely with the Nest Mana
ger in planning the children's
activities.
The youngsters, in spite
of the short time they had
for preparation, performed
commercially and we are
all proud of them. Some
months ago they were a
warded a commentator by
Mayor Richard j. Daley, Of
Chicago, at the All Nations
Festival in Soldiers Field.
Credit in no small measure
goes to bro. Sam Cuzella, who
trains and directs the Chill
dren. He has been their in
structor and director since
October 1855. Bro. Cuzella is
a member of Lodge 44O and
teaches music and English at
the Gage Park High School,
Attractive Young Lady
Following the Tamburitz-
ans, the Master of Ceremonies
introduced Virginia Zvonko-
vich as the programs speak
er, and may we add that it
would have been difficult to
find a better speaker for the
occasion.
Virginia is All attractive
young lady of 16, a member
of Nest Az lodge ~ and
an honor sophomore STU
dent at the st. Francis De
Sales High School.
In the past she had been a
junior organist at the st.
Francis De Sales Church and
is also an accomplished accor-
dionist. Her address, we feel,
would be of interest to all
C.F.U. members and we hope
the English Editor of the
"Z' will print it alongside this
article.
Appearing on the stage
during Virginia's a d d re SIS
were junior representatives
from nests of the United LODI
ges. These future fraternal-
lists were. John Damas, Nest
SO lodge 81; Cathy Cuzella,
Nest 442 lodge 10; Tom
Sopcich, Nest 81 lodge 39>;
Lenore Poropat, Nest 328
lodge 118); Susan Dynamo
vich, Nest 1O2 lodge 229);
Susan Basile, Nest $50
lodge 275); and Ann Kick,
Nest 595 lodge 948).
Officials Take A Bow
The NC then introduced
Continued from page 81
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to me?" l found that l could
not really answer the question
because like most of you of
my age I did not really know
enough about this organiza-
ton.
l knew that having alrea-
dy accepted to speak, I would
have to say something. So, /
began to ask questions and
talk to people to find out a
little something as to what
this Croatian Fraternal Union
was all about.
One of the first things
l learned was that the old
folks were not all a bunch
of squares, but were really
hep in many things, and
especially the things I
wanted to know about the
Croatian Fraternal Union.
They also seemed to be
sincere in having us younger
people learn more about our
organization, so that when
the time came we could take
over the jobs they are now
doing.
Society Stands For All
One of the reasons we are
here this afternoon is so that
we can get to know one ano-
ther a little better and to see
that the Croatian Fraternal
Union is an organization for
us as we'll as for our parents.
In my talks with people, I
learned that the Croatian
Fraternal Union very defi-
nitely is an organization for
young people, so much that
there are more than $4,000
of us as Junior Order mem
bers in the United States and
Canada. ..".~s..
Now let's see just what this
organization means to you
and me, or what it can mean
If we want it to. Let me first
say a few words as to how it
came about.
When our parents and
grandparents came to this
country from Europe, they
felt themselves to be alone
in a strange land - a land
that was different in al
most every way from what
they had known and grown
up in.
Most of them had little
schooling and SO had to take
jobs in the shops and facto-
ries where they worked long
hours for little pay. They
could not afford to set very
much money aside to take
care Of their families if some
thing happened to the father
who earned the money.
They were intelligent peo-
pie though, even if they did
not have much schooling. And
they saw that if they helped
one another, they did not
have to carry all the load by
themselves.
They did help one another
in all kinds of ways, and one
of the ways was to form a
group that would share the
costs when a member of the
group became i'll or help his
family if he should die.
To make a long story
short, the group grew in
size as the years went by
and joined with other
groups until it became a We
ry large group extending
all over the United States
and even into Canada.
In sixty years, this group
became what we know today
as the Croatian Fraternal
Union, one of the largest fra
ternal organizations in our
country and the largest Gro
attain organization of it's kind
in the world.
Goes Beyond Insurance
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gram WAS Ill dIl junior all
Francis Loncar of Lodge 948
opened and conducted the
program as Master of Cere-
monies.
Francis and the other
young fraternalists on the
program gave proof positive
that given the opportunity,
and a degree of guidance, our
young people are not only
willing to participate in CF'U
activities but do so with en-
thusiasm and positive enjoy
ment.
Francis is an old hand
when It comes to public ap-
pearances, since he sings
with the Singing Society
"Hrvatska" and plays pi-
ano accompaniment to the
South Chicago Tamburitz-
ans.
He conducted the job of
NC like an old pro and it was
no small task considering an
audience of over five hundred
assorted persons varying in
age from babes in arms to
octogenarians.
He is a young man with
great promise for the future,
and it's all future to him
since he is only II years old.
He is a senior at the Mount
Carmel High School enrolled
in a college preparatory
course, with a view in mind
to continue his studies at
Notre Dame in music or law.
Father CuvalO Attends
Since Christmas is the
commemoration of the birth
of the Prince of Peace, there
is no better way to celebrate
it than by being reminded
once again of it's significance
by a living minister of Christ
In this instance it was the
distinguished pastor of the
Sacred Heart Croa t i a n
Church, Father Ljubo Cuvalo,
who in his inimitable and elo-
quent way greeted the as
sembly and gave them an in
spring spiritual Christmas
message.
Father Cuvalo also re-
minded his listeners of the
very Christian and broth
erly way in which the Uni
ted Lodges of South Chica-
70 have been working to-
gether for the past three
years.
He enumerated the excel
lent accomplishments of the
past and expressed hope for
even greater achievements in
the future with even more
closely knit unity and har-
mony among our Lodges. To
all he wished a Happy Christ
mas and a fruitful and pros
porous New Year.
Stars Put On Fine Show
Following Father Cuvalo
the South Chicago Tamburit.
zans, under the direction of
Bro. Sam Cuzella, presented
"a Christmas pageant in six
acts.
The first was a Nativity
Scene in traditional costumes
of the Holy Land with nara
ton and chorus.
The chorus in native Gro
attain costumes, sang Little
Town of Bethlehem, We
Three Kings and Angels
We Have Heard On High.
Paula Stanley followed in a
solo presentation of o HO-
ly Night.
The Junior kolo Dancers
next presented kolo varieties,
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ciSc"loIc anu mas many
different insurance plans
now than it had at the be-
ginning, when it only had
one.
But, it does much more
than just selling insurance at
a low cost and the things it
does above just selling insur-
ance are the things that make
it mean what it does to us.
After all, our parents could
buy insurance with insurance
companies, and many Of them
did so.
No End To Activities
Now what are some Of the
other things that it does?
For one thing, this party is
one Of the things. A company
that is just interested in in
surance would not be inter-
ested in arranging a party for
the young people. who are in
sured with it.
And, If it did arrange a
party, it would not be for a
group of people who are of
the same national back
ground, live in the same
neighborhood and have SINH
lar interests.
So our Croatian Frater-
nal Union is interested in
our social life too, as well
as providing low cost in
surance. As we grow older,
we will be able to take part
in other social activities
that 1t sponsors.
Did you know, for example,
that it has a full time sports
program, with bowling and
basketball teams all over the
country? Some of you here
may already belong to one of
it's bowling teams.
Many of it's lodges have or
ganized dancing and singing
groups, as well as bands and
orchestras where young peo-
pie like ourselves can learn
to dance, or sing, or play a
musical instrument. Your
program today was given by
one of these groups.
You can become a member
of the group if you want to
and take part in the things
you saw here today.
Publications Are Tops
For us, the Junior men,
bers, the Croatian Fraternal
Union puts out 4 magazine
that all of you receive, or can
receive if you want to. 1t has
many interesting things in it
and I am sure you would en-
JOY reading it, if you do not
already read it.
The weekly newspaper of
the Croatian Fraternal Union,
the Zajednicar, will also be
very interesting to you as you
are able to understand it. 1t
carries all sorts of announce
ments and news Of what the
other members are doing all
over the country.
Last year, the Croatian
Fraternal Union started =
Scholarship Aid Program
to help its members get \
college education when
they are of college age. I
am sure there are some of
us here today who will be
able to take advantage of
this Program when the
time comes.
For young people who have
had the misfortune to lose
their parents, the Croatian
Fraternal Union owns and op-
crates a Children's Home in
Des PLANES, Illinois, where
many Of you have been to pic
MICS that are held every
Fourth of July.
Tomorrow they are having
a Christmas party for the
children in the Home 50 that
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-01-09
United South Chicago Lodges Stage
Tremendous Holiday Fete For Juniors
Committee Overwhelmed BY Response To
Annual Party In Honor Of Nest Members
BY Stanley r. Juracich, Member, Lodge 11S

SO. CHICAGO Ill. - There Standing only
at the Christmas Party given by the CFU United Lodges
South Chicago for it's junior members The party held
December 49, 1856 in the Croatan Hall, 9618 CONNER
cial ave-, formally got under way at $50 pm.
Devating from established custom, the formal pro-
gram all junior affair The popular and talented
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-01-09

ATTENTIVE - Looking Virginia Zvonkovcl, 16
Nest Az member delivered address during the An
nual Junior Christmas Party staged Dec Is last by the
Socetys United Lodges of South Chicago
John Damas Nest 80; Cathy Cuzea Nest Az; Tom Sop
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-01-09

Talented South Chicago Nest Member
Is Proud Of Croatian FraternaI Union
Youngsters Attending Christmas Fiesta
Briefed On Their Future Role In Society
Address delivered by Virginia Member Junior
Nest 442, the United Lodoe,
Christmas Party, Is, 1856.
Mr.. POSTMASTER fellow Croatian Fraterna Union
members, guests and ladies and gentlemen When 1 was
asked to speak to this group weeks ago. accepted
felt it to be honor My talk be What does the
Croatian Fraterna Union to me?"
In thinking what was going to say, asked my
self "We what does the Croatian Fraterna Union mean
Evening star., 1957-04-28
April 2e

$50
4.Romper Room. Kids.
9:4S
9-osweld Robbit. Kids.
Fevorite eortoon chorocters.
1000
4.home. Arlene Frcneis.
S-Mornins Movie.
~ Hours. "sky Dragon" ls49
RoIond Winters.
s.6evry Moore. Variety.
1890
9.Anhus Godfrey. Variety.
il:o0
4-The Price II Right.
Bill Cullen, host.
lt:30
4.Tsuth Or Consequence.
Bob Parker, N. {.
9.Striks Il Rich. Quiz.
il:45
5-Ffonkie leine. Songs.
Evening star., 1957-04-28
AFTERNOON

1900
4.Tie Tee DOUGH. Quiz.
5-Musie Hall. Liberoce.
e-velisnt Ledy. Seriol.
l2:l5
9-Love Of Life. Seriol.
1880
Alt Could Be You. Voriety.
S-Afsernoon Movie.
IA Hours. BOD Company"
1881. Ricardo Corsez.
7.clown Corner. Kids.
.9-Sesrch for Tomerrow. Setl.
l2:45
9.Guidins Light. Seriol.
100
4.clese. Up. interviews.
9.WsIteF cronkits. News.
1:l0
7.Stond Up and Be Counted.
9-Donno 0ouslos. Women
l:so
4.elub so. Color.
I Hour. Variety show. Dennis
james. Guests, the Rhythm Kings
7.Ludies Home Theoter.
Hour. Sword Of the Avenoer."
1913. Sierid Gurie.
9-As the World Turns. Seriol.
200
5-Lodies Be Seeted.
Va Hours. Sweetheart OF Siono
Chi" 1916. Phil Reagan.
Sour Miss BFooks. Comedy.
7-PubIie Defender. Police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-27
Adenouer in Town

Chancellor Adenauer's current visit
here, his fifth to Washington since he
first took office in 1949, has been attacked
by his political opponents back home as
a maneuver designed to help him win the
September elections in West Germany.
Perhaps there is grain Of truth or half
truth in the charge, but whether there is
or not. the fact remains that he has large
and pressing questions to discuss with
President Eisenhower, Secretary Dulles
and other key members of our Govern
ment. In that sense, certainly, his trip is
an altogether timely one, and he can be
sure that our city and the United States
as whole are glad to have him as
guest again.
One Of the more important matters
to be talked about by DR.. Adenauer and
our top officials involves the way Soviet
policy has been trending in relation to
Bonn. On the whole, the trend has not
been encouraging. Within recent weeks,
for example, the Kremlin, through Pre-
mier Bulganin and other spokesman, has
indicated that 1t is more than ever de-
termined to keep Germany partitioned.
Nor has it heSitated to threaten the free
Germans with annihilating retaliation II
they ever let their territory be used for
nuclear aggression" against the USSR,
which they have no intention Of doing,
OF course. This threat has been fittingly
answered by both the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization and the West Ger
man government, but its precise implica-
tons continue to be unclear enough to
warrant full discussion during the Chan
cellor's visit. Above all, among numerous
other issues, question that looms large
in his mind has to do with how his coun-
try's prospects for reuniflcation may be
affected by American efforts to negotiate
some kind Of disarmament agreement
with the Russians.
Accordingly, regardless of whatever
incidental influence it may have on the
West German electioneering campaign,
DR.. Adenauer's visit is thoroughly to the
point as thing designed to serve free
Germany's best interests. That is why
the protests Of his home-fron political
foes seem baSically empty and unjustifled.
The American people in any case are
happy to welcome him once more. After
ALL despite his advanced age (8l), he is
still one Of the most vigorous and stoutest
allies not only Of our own country but of
the free world at large.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-27
Good Radiance

Dave Beck's announcement that he
will not seek reelection when the Team
sters meet in September presumably
marks the end of his career as big-time
labor leader. He will depart unhonored
and unsung, and union labor will be the
better for it.
OF course, Dave Beck is not stepping
aside because he feels that it is the right
thing to do. He is doing it because the
Mcclellan Committee disclosures have
forced him out-disclosures of improper
conduct which must have been known
within the union hierarchy, but which
might never have come to public atten-
ton II the committee had not put Beck
under oath and forced him to plead that
truthful answers to some 200 questions
might have tended to incriminate him.
The next chapter in the Dave Beck
story will be written, we suppose, in the
criminal courts. That is where this whole
messy matter belongs, and we think it
can safely be left there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-27
AssembIy-Line Justice

q When a Judge has to rush cases
through the Juvenile Court at a speed
that allows him only 10 minutes of atten-
ton per case, justice is being poorly
served. Yet the new judge of that impor-
tant court, Orm Ketcham, adhered to
such maSs-production schedule during
the first three days he was on the bench.
No wonder that Judge Ketcham reported
to the District Law Enforcement Council
that he felt he had not accorded each
Csc the time it was entitled to nor been
ole to let each defendant speak as fully
s he wished" And no wonder that the
council has thrown its strong support
to the proposal for a second Juvenile
Court judge.
Judge Ketcham, appalled, by the mass
OF work confronting him when he entered
the court, averaged nearly 10 hours a
day for his first three days of service.
During those three days he disposed Of
1872 cases. This meant that he disposed
Of approximately six cases per hour or
about one every 10 minutes. And new
cases continue to pile up even as the
backlog is reduced. Chairman George L.
Hart, jr., of the Law Enforcement Council
points out that whereas the one-judge
court held 5000 hearings in 1913, last
year more than 10000 hearings were held
During the same period the number Of
serious, felony-type juvenile cases has
risen from 800 year to 1000 year.
Chairman Hart was warranted, there
fore, in describing the crisis at Juvenile
Court as "a real emergency" calling for
immediate remedial action. The council
will urge passage of legislation at this
session Of Congress to add another Judge
70 the court, with one of the judges to
be designated as chief judge. Certainly,
Judge Ketcham deserves some relief
not only in his own interest but in the
Interest Of those looking to his court
for justice.