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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-01-30
NOW. WHAT would America gaiI

should Tito eventually come to rate red
carpet political reception in Washington and
be the guest of President Eisenhower?
We will be the first to profess that the
true answer is beyond our ken.
We doubt that anyone can provide an
answer satisfactory to all, for the American
right to disagree is not the property of the
few - but the heritage of each and every
blessed one of us.
AS is the wont of our people to put it:
"Politika je prostitutkinja, kaze talijanska
poslovica." (Politics is prostitute, says an
Italian proverb.)
Truer words were never spoken.
BUT LET us look at YugOslavia in ano-
ther light, one that transcends anything,
everything, that the head Of that unhappy
country stands for politically.
And that is the deep rooted love and ad-
miration of the peoples of Yugoslavia for
the United States Of America; their respect
for it's Chief Executive President Dwight D.
Eisenhower; their prayers for world at
peace under the benign leadership of this
Nation Of ours.
Nowhere ON the European Continent is
there a greater friendship for America than
there is among the peoples of Yugoslavia,
Croats, Serbs, Slovenes alike.
We know, for we were there in August
and September Of 1856 and learned as much
without trouble and without going out of
our way to hear such paeans of praise for
the United States.
No matter what others may say, the
peoples Of Yugoslavia are the best friends
America has in the mess they call Europe.
Shall we spit on that friendship by max
ing political football of the pending visit
of the head of that country to America?
Shall we cut off our nose to spite our ma
tional face?
No, Far better that we all remember
that friendship cannot be bought.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-01-30
Warren 1872 Will
Honor Old Timers

WARREN, Ohio - 'Dani-
ca, Lodge 1872 of the Croa-
tan Fraternal Union will hold
a ceremonial meeting on Sun
day, February 3. At that time
3 of our members will be pre-
sented with membership pins,
commemorating the so years
of their affiliation with the
Society.
It is the duty of every lodge
member to attend this signi-
ficant occasion.
Thomas Vlasic
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FraternaliSln

g ONE people may believe that Fraternal-
- ism is nebulous thing; or something
people merely talk about.
Perhaps this will help them change their
outlook on F'raternalsm
Not long ago a Secretary of a CFU
Lodge notified the Home Office that thir-
ty-twoyear member Of the Society, on re-
serve, wanted to cash surrender his certifi-
cate because his loss of both legs by ampu-
tation made it physically impossible for him
to work and make financial ends meet
Received by the Supreme Secretarys
office, the letter was turned over to Secre-
tary of the Sick Benefit Department bro
John Ovcarich for thorough investigation
X
THE RESULT: i Bro, Oycarich learn
ed that the member in question was insured
for both Sick and Disability Benefits, some
thing the Secretary and i'll fated member
in question did not know.
Net result: - The member in question
will receive $3.50 from the Society for the
loss Of his legs and Sick Benefits due him
under the unfortunate circumstances
Would a so-called "old line insurance
company do as much for it's members?
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-01-30

the title role in Little Lord
Fauntleroy.)
Spent 6 Years In Rome
When he was sixteen, BIZ
shop Thomas Byrne of Nash
vile sent him to the North
American College in Rome.
His arrival there, dressed in
knickers and looking even
younger than he was, occa-
stoned some surprise. The
memory Of the six happy
years in Rome still bring a
glow to his cheeks.
His reputation as an in
tellectual Zone of the all
time scholars of the Col
lege) was soon established
as was his complete and OBJ
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-01-30

vious lack Of talent for
sports.
"While the rest of us play
ed baseball" says one alum
nus, che walked or sat under
a tree, reading all thirty vol
umes Of Pastors History of
the Popes."
Terribles VS. Horribles
The Cardinal with that
sensitivity common to all
American intellectuals who
are never quite reconciled to
the fact that they were wash
outs on the sports field in
sists that sports held no in.
terest for him.
He does not recall that he
Continued On Page 10
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By Sylvia Niksic
Secretary, Lodge ITO

Secretary, Lodge ITO
members of our Lodge, and
was so expertly carried out
that many members asked
whether we had catering SER
vice, which is indeed a credit
to our ladies.
Honor 5O-Year Members
Thereupon, N. ]. Erbesti,
president, greeted the mem.
bers with a fraternal mes
sage wherein he pointed out
that through the united ef-
forts of the membership the
Croatian Center had been
built and paid for.
And now that the building
is free of all indebtedness, he
appealed to the membership
to keep it free of all incum.
brances.
He then proceeded to in
trOduce the officers of the
Lodge, and the members
who had attained so Year
Membership in the CFU, all
of whom were seated on
the stage and adorned with
carnation bOutiniers and
cOrsages.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-01-30
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1857
To The Point

The Croatian Section Of the Zajednicar
] has in recent weeks carried several ar
ticles pertaining to the August-September,
1856, visit of 13O American and Canadian
members of the Society to various parts of
historic Yugoslavia.
In fact, articles pertaining to that visit
appeared in the Croatian Section under the
by-lines of four of the 130 tourists who
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-01-30

political maneuVerlng, 70
have President Eisenhow-
er invite Spain's Gen.
Francisco Franco y BAHIA
monde to visit America.
Why? Because we and
millions of other sensible
Americans have ever been
allergic to intellectual RI
gidities and refuse to la
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-01-30

made that trip: Nikola
Borich, Luzerne, P a.,
present day Suprem e m C
Board member of the
Society; Joseph Musa,
San Francisco, Calf;
N. j. Nikolac, Mountain
View, Calf, former Su-
preme Board member of
the Croatian F'raternal
Union; and Anton Skva-
rich, Schumacher, Onta-
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Dor under the assumption that any man,
movement, religion, or creed has mon
opoly on truth In the parlance of the street,
there just amt no such animal"
To u.s. dictator is dictator, be he OF
Yugoslav or Spanish stripe; be he an unbe-
levine totalitarian - or one who wraps
himself in the shrouds Of piety.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-01-30

and his mother, who proved
to be a most capable man.
ager, raised her family a
lone. Though the Stritches
never knew want, they ne
yer knew luxury either.
When he was ten, Samuel
first began to think of the
priesthood, and when he was
thirteen it became IAN all-ab-
sorbing desire" He transfer
red from the second year of
his parochial high school to
st. Gregory's Preparatory Sc
minary in Cincinnati, Ohio.
(He is still remembered by his
classmates there for, among
other worthier accomplish
ments, a superb rendition of
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In Passing

THE POLICIES of
! America, e u r ope
and Russia may influ-
ence choices but will
not determine them.
In fact. ANYTHING that
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-01-30

rio, Canada.
We have no quarrel with the manner in
which each of these four men treated their
subject for the simple reason that each of
them is entitled to his opinion.
SO much for that.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-01-30

he great percentage of the English Sec
tons small army of Lodge and Nest cor
respondents were born either in the United
States Of America or in Canada
We assume, therefore, that they are ed
ucated men and women. But =.
Their education slip shows.
Especially in their treatment of the
usage of the simple word "Croatian'
SAVE FOR few, the vast majority of
these correspondents insist on spelling it
"Croat-ION" when common sense should
tell them that there is no such word
No more than there are words like Serb
ION, Sloven-ION, Russ-ION, Grec-ION,
Hungar-ION, and so on, ad infnitum
And yet they 60 merrily on their way
spelling it Croat-ION to the end
Why not, then, English-M MON, French
MON, Canad-ION, China MON, South Ame-
ri-CON, Norweg-ION, Austr-ION, Pennsyl-
van-ION, Californ-ION, and what have you
when it boils down to the silly things people
can do with simple language.
No, this isn't the first time we have
written on this calling subject
Nor we fear, will it be the last, for what
is one ION more or less to those who
know better but act otherwise?
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-01-30

An American Serb
Appeals For Unity
Croats And Serbs
Can Live Together
January 1S, 1857
Farrell, Penna.
Stephen F. Brkich
English Editor
The Zajednicar
3441 Forbes Street
Pittsburgh 13, Penna.
Dear bro. Brkich:
Recently, had access to
your newspaper, the "zajed-
nicar," and noticed an article
congratulating the "Sloboda"
(Serbian) Choir from South
Chicago, Illinois, on their in
vitation to participate in the
Presidential Inauguration this
month.
Being of Serbian descent,
and closely associated with
Serbian activity, l would
like to hope that your re-
cognition sets an example
among a few die-hard, pre-
JUDGED people in both of
our orga MIA tt ions who
would not even consider
giving recognition in their
newspapers to any Serbs
or CrOats - or Roman Ca
tholic or Orthodox achieve
ments for that matter.
We are too closely associa-
ted, both geographically and
religiously, to be forever car
rying an un-Christian grudge.
Being from the same country,
and both of a schismatic re-
ligion, there is a definite need
for harmony among us.
Those prejudiced old-timers
yes, even some of the young
er ones, must realize that we
are Christians.
Though our policies diff
fer Ga prerogative in this
d 9 mo ocratic c nation) we
must unite our efforts for
Slavic recognition, which is
of great Importance to our
future generations.
A few of the "top-brass" in
our Serb organizations must
be looking at the future in a
mirror for their whole
concern is a selfish and preju-
diced attitude, attributed to
the "self = ego! esteem"
It would do we'll for them to
follow your example and
cease to act as hypocrites.
Let your readers not mis-
take me as criticizing the Ser
bian people in general; it is
only in particular the FEW
who represent us that I am
hoping will awaken some day
to the fact that this is AME-
RIGA - A DEMOCRACY.
Fraternally yours,
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-01-30
Much Ado
AxLhether the current campaign to prevent

w the visit of Yugoslavias President
Josip - Tito - Broz to the United States
succeeds or fails in the end is of no gnaW-
ing concern to us.
Nor do we care in the least whether
those who would bar Tito from visiting
these shores succeed in their latest bit OF
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-01-30
. By Dan Herr -

- By Dan Herr
ardinal Stritch makes be-
~ tween 400 and 500 public
appearances a year - usual
ly booked months in advance
a fact deplored by his as
sociates, who feel that he
gives too freely of himself.
These appearances include
ordinations, conf rmations,
dedications, funerals of his
priests Che attends all of
these), conventions (and Chi
cago being a convention city
these are always with him)
meetings, graduations, ami
versaries, and miscellaneous
celebrations.
The Cardinal is a remark
able eXtemporaneous speaker,
more effective than when he
speaks from a manuscript,
for then he is inclined to be-
labor his arguments.
He is anxious to leave a
worthwhile message with
his audience, and he is un-
happy when he is forced to
listen to speakers "who are
just talking and have moth
ing to say"
Recently. after delivering
an extraordinarily fine analy-
sis of a complex problem, he
was enthusiastically greeted
by a lady listener who told
him: 1T was just wonderful,
your Eminence. With you, it's
not what you say but how you
say it."
The Cardinal accepted the
Compliment" with his usual
graciousness.
Vacations In Florida
This daily routine is inter-
rupted by his annual retreat
at st. Mary Of the Lake Sem
iinary, by official visits to all
parts of the country Ito att
tend meetings, jubilee celebra-
tions, consecrations, etc.,
and, each winter, by a vaca-
ton in Florida.
Those who accompany
him claim that his is not
their idea of a vacation be-
cause he takes his prob
lens with him, his mail fol-
lows him there, and he is
never far away from his
archdiocese.
| Some claim he does not
know how to relax. He admits
this might be true, adding.
I'm an old man, too old tc
learn now"
Cardinal As Linksman
Archbishop Villa a m o.
Brien (whom the Cardinal
calls "Junie' in recognition OF
his position as Junior Auxili.
ary Bishop of Chicago anc
despite his age which is seven
ty-eight) is credited with per
suadine the Cardinal to take
up golf for his health.
Arch bi s hop O'Brien
stoutly maintains that the
Cardinal is "the most per-
feet golfer in the hierar-
chy, rene m b ering, of
course, that perfection is
defined as "that which can
not be improved upon.'
Another friend, when ques
toned about the Cardinal''
golfing skill, replied: Gus
about what you'd expect" Hi
infrequent visits to a gol
course, despite his good re
solutions, are becoming ever
less frequent.
One OF Eight Children
Samuel Alphonsus Stritch
the seventh of eight children
was born in Nashville, Ten
nessee, August II, 1887.
His father, Garrett Stritct
the son of an Irish school
master from County Kerry
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-01-30
Cardinal Stritch Prince Amonq Men
He's Considered
The Best" Golfer
In His Archdiocese

Reprinted 1Cith cypress ,critten
permission, courtesy of "The
sign" otrned, edited and pub
NShed monthly ut Union City,
N. j., By the Pdssionist Fathers.
Copyright By the Passionist
Missions, MC., 1857.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-01-30
An American-Serb

ed. Note: - The writer Of
this letter must remain anon
ymous for obvious reasons;
not the least of them being
to protect himself from cru
cifixion at the hands of those
who hate anyone who stands
for common understanding
between Americans Of Croat
and Serb descent or extrac-
tion.)
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1957-11-22
Ci+yOfHope
Chap+erSe+s
Installation.
photo by H. Bordo)

Larry Baum of Los Angeles, City
of Hope southwestern regional di.
rector, will install officers of the
newly organized City of Hope Pho
enicians at 8 pm. Dec. 1 at the
Desert Rose Motor Hotel, 3424 E.
Van Buren.
The officers are Jack Kriegel,
president; Irving Freeman and DR..
Bernard Lipschultz, vice presi-
dents; Mrs. Charles Softer, record
ing secretary; Mrs. Myron Free
man, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Louis Hamburger, treasurer; Leon
ard Forman, auditor, and Ethel
Zachary, historian.
Trustees are Irving Berlow, Louis
Teneberg, Mrs. William K. Alberts,
Mrs. Harold Cohen, and Mrs. Irv-
ing Simon. Parliamentarian is My
ron Freeman, who will give the in.
vocation and will receive his life
membership pin at the meeting.
The charter membership drive
will end Dec. 8. Prospective mem
bers should contact Mrs. Alberts,
AM 6-7901. Mrs. William K. Simon
is membership chairman.
Dancing and refreshments will
follow the installation.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1957-11-22

But Jews permitted to leave Rus
sia frequently have only the clothes
on their backs.
IN POLAND the newspapers no
longer exhort against anti-Semi-
tism. Such editorials have had an
opposite effect than intended. The
mere mention of the Jewish issue
itself causes an increase in hate,
it was found. There is some evil
dence that news potentially deroga-
tory to Jews is being suppressed or
played down in certain cases.
A few Jews apparently applied
for re-admission, having found Is
rael too much a struggle. But the
Warsaw government is rejecting
such applications unless applicants
can first reimburse hard currency
expenses incurred in their previ-
Gus emigration. Reluctance of the
authorities is based on fears of re-
newed anti-Semitism if too many
Jews return.
One source said most Poles
would consider any Jewish return
ee scoundrel. They would assume
he lived well as an agent of the
Stalinist regime or as a black mar
keteer now unwilling to do honest
toll in Israel.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1957-11-22
Homecoming
Tea Planned
BY Hodossoh
Photo by Bob Markow

Hadassah members and their
friends are invited to the annual
tea of the Phoenix chapter of Ha-
dassah at 2 pm. Sunday at the
Phoenix Women's club, Third Ave
nue. and Earl Drive.
This years affair has been la
beled as Homecoming Tea. Mrs.
Leo Hirsh, Hadassah'S Southwest
regional president, will be guest
speaker.
The speaker is past president of
the San Fernando Valley Chapter.
In 1856 she was chairman of the
Women's Division of the United
Jewish Welfare Fund for Los An
geles. She is a member of the
board of the Los Angeles Jewish
Community Council and chairman
of the community relations COM
mittee.
Cantor Uri Frankel of Beth FL
Congregation will be guest singer.
His accompanist will be Mrs. Ber-
nard Black.
Members of the board will be
hoSteSseS for the afternoon. Mrs.
David Wright is tea chairman.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1957-11-22
JEWISH NEWS
COLUMNIST IS
YANK IN ISRAEL

The Phoenix Jewish News has
its own Israel correspondent, a
former Phoenician and Tolleson
elementary school teacher, Lois
A. Lipner.
Miss Lipner's articles, the
first of which appears on Page
6 of this issue, will be published
irregularly because of CORES
pondence difficulties.
The 23-year-old graduate of
Cortland, (N.Y.) State Teach
ers College will write on life in
an Israeli kibbutz cooperative
farm settlemenD adjacent to the
GAIA Strip.
Miss Lipner, Brooklynite
who resided at 518 E. Willetta
while teaching at Tolleson, was
a first sergeant in the Sky Har-
Dor Air Rescue Squadron of the
Civil Air Patrol and logged more
than 300 hours of skywatching
over Phoenix as assistant chief
observer in the Encanto Park
Post of the Ground Observer
Corps. She was public informa-
ton officer and coordinator of
women's activities for the CAP
unit.
She is spending one year on
Kibbutz Elm HaShlosha as part
of the "Agricultural-W York Study
Project-In-Israel."
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1957-11-22
Gift Shop Day.
Concer Program
Set For Beth Fl

"A gift shop day Dec. 1 and a
cancer educational program Dec.
IL, both at Beth Ell Synagogue,
have been arranged by Beth Ell Sis
terhood.
The gift shop sale will start at
4 pm. and a buffet dinner at 5
?. m. Memorials, candles, gift wrap
pings, and Chanukah gifts will be
on sale to the public. Gift shop gen.
eral chairman is Mrs. Ray N.
Mitchell. Co-chairmen are Mrs. Ru-
bin Helm, Mrs. Joseph Cohen, and
Mrs. Jack Vogel.
A movie, 1.-THE Other City," will
be. shown at the cancer program,
open to the community. A local
physician will lead a question and
answer session. Mrs. Jay Edison is
chairman, assisted by Mrs. Morris
Clausman and Mrs. Betty HaimeS.
No solicitations will be made.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1957-11-22
installation SIofed
By Beth Hebrew

Harry j. Weiss will be installed
as president of Beth Hebrew Con-
gregation at Dec. dinner-dance
at the synagogue.
Others to be installed are Max
Schlissel, William Levinson, and
John Levy, vice presidents; Ed
ward Dacks, financial secretary;
Max Jacobson, treasurer; Jake
Lagman and Rudolph Cohen, gab-
bis, and directors Fred Loewy, Sam
Block, Israel Frank, Dave Gold
berg, Jess Schwartz, Harry Stein
shnider, Boris Wasilevitsky, David
Kalish, Jerry Abrams, Harry Gin
is, Fred Greenberg, Sam Stockfish,
and Max Ziedman.
Reservations must be made in
advance for the 6 pm. dinner. The
installation ceremony, starting at
7:3O pm, will be open to the pub
lie.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1957-11-22
Pizzo Party Set
By BBW Chopter

Edith K. Baum Chapter 963 of
B'nai Birth Women, which held a
joint initiation of new members
with Phoenix Chapter 546 Wednes-
day, will have a pizza and card
party night at 9 pm. Saturday at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Kessler, GIT N. 10th Ave.
Donation will be $125 per per-
son, but no charge will be made
for women joining the chapter at
the affair. Reservations may be
made with Mrs. Zachary Winograd,
AM 5-5744.
Mrs. Jerome Melvin of Los An
geles, District president, was
scheduled to be installing officer
at the initiation ceremony.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1957-11-22
.KAPLANS TO SPEAK
BEFORE SISTERHOOD

Mr.. and Mrs. Hirsh Kaplan will
discuss their summer trip to Eur
ope and Israel and show recently
developed pictures at luncheon
meeting of the Temple Beth Israel
Sisterhood Dec. 3 at the temple.
Accompanied by his wife, Kap-
Ian was one of IL American Jewish
community services directors to
make study of United Jewish Ap-
peal fund use abroad in August.
Mrs. Kaplan is past president of
the sisterhood.
Luncheon reservations may be
made at the temple office by Dec.
1
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1957-11-22
Thanksgiving Feast
To Be Nov. 28

Congregants and friends of Tenn
pie Sholom will honor Rabbi and
Mrs. Malcolm 1. Cohen with a full
course Thanksgiving dinner at 4:30
pm. Nov. % at the Jewish Com
munity Center.
Reservations may be made with
Mrs. Elmer Lory, AL 3-0849; Mrs.
Nat Marder, AL 8-0671, or Mrs.
Max Lerner, CIR 4-1280. Price is
$1.75 for adults and rs cents for
children.
Committee members include
Mines. Lerner, Marder, Louis GU
bin, Murray Alias, Hyman Gelfand,
Jack Sugar, and Mr.. and Mrs. FL
mer Lory, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Pulliam, and Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Lory.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1957-11-22

Official Washington is studying
reports of developments. 1t is now
considered a fact that Jews repa-
triated from Russia to Poland will
definitely be denied permission to
emigrate to Israel for some time.
An official representation has been
made in Warsaw by the Soviet AM
baSSador.
MOST POLISH Jews living in Po-
land when the Gomulka regime
took over have already emigrated.
The desperate cases today are
those of the estimated 10000 Jews
repatriated from the Soviet Union
in the last year. They arrived pen
niless. Today those awaiting exit
permits for Israel may be assisted
to some extent by the Joint Distri-
button Committee and ORT.
Jewish returnees are in worse
situation than non-Jews. The Jews
find neither relatives nor friends
only rising tide of anti-Semitism.
In fact, it is reliably reported that
Premier Gomulka some time ago
personally urged some Jews to
leave Poland.
One view in Warsaw among Com
munists is that Jewish exodus is
bad propaganda. But another con-
cept is found in the story of the
anti-Semitic Warsaw official who
facilitated the processing of exit
papers, telling applicants he is u.s.
ing all possible speed because of
his anxiety to rid Poland of the
Jews.
OF THE JEWS who arrived in
Poland from Soviet territory, about
78 percent came from the Wilma
area and an estimated 10 percent
from Lwow. Some of the children
of returnees do not know a word of
Yiddish or Hebrew. A number of
spouSeS are non-Jews.
GomuIka has indicated that he
will let the Joint aid Jewish
children in the sphere of culture
and education. Professional train
ing by ORT is being planned. But
the threadbare unfortunates arriv-
ing from Russia hope their stay in
Poland is only transient, having Set
their hearts on Israel.
Jews who remained in Poland
after World War II seem to have
Jared better economically than
those who found themselves in
Russia. Some Polish Jews arrived
in Israel in the last several months
with personal belongings of some
value. In May seven Jewish farm
ers actually arrived in Haifa with
81 cows. Their cooperative farm
has been re-eStablished in Israel.