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VOL 13 TUESDAY, OCTOBER !, 1857 No. zO
, 1957-10-01
Corr spondenc
September 80, 1857

The Editor
st. Croix Avis
Christiansted
Dear Mr.. Editor:
Reading your Avis of Septem-
Der %, 1857, / came across 2 par
GELS of land listed as st. Croix
Labor Unions properties in the
La Vallee concern, Rust Up Twist
and Cane Bay. And while it is
not known by any member of the
Supreme Council, /, as an old
member of the organization,
would like to know that all taxes
are paid for our properties. But
in this case it is doubtful as to
whether or not the Union owns
more than 100 feet of rocky sea-
shore by Cane Bay east of the
boat camp, and about 300 feet of
seashore, with a gravel area from
where people 60 to buy same for
building, / was told.
l don't know for sure, if there
isn't an old ruin somewhere in
Rust Up Twist Village or there
may be some part of the hill top.
But regardless of where it is,
Mr.. Pedro should know, both
himself and Attorney Christian.
And in the interest of the general
public, and for the benefit of all
Union members, I am asking Mr..
Pedro to go, at the Public Works
and ask to look through the map
for sure. Then inform the tax as
SCISSOR as to what section of the
Estates these plots are, if there is
any other than those I've men
toned before. So let us get this
matter settled. It is imperative
that we know now. Says
FRITZ NORRIS
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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-07-24
81. Louis SO Picnic
Slated For AUGUST II

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Atten-
ton, fellow Croatians in the
st. Louis area. The Annual
Picnic of CFU Lodge so will
be staged on Sunday, August
II, at the St. Joseph Church
Grounds.
The traditional barbecued
lamb will be ready to hit the
scales at high noon and a
generous supply of cooling
beverages will be on tap.
Music for your dancing
pleasure will be provided by
the Polka Toppers.
All Of you who have at
tended our picnics in the past
will recall the good times you
had. Keeping this in mind,
plan now to attend our forth
coming outing.
Tom Bazdaric
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-07-24
Ill Of 4 Counties To Hold
Urgent Meeting, July 28

COKEBURG, Pa. = The
next meeting of the United
Lodges of Fayette, Greene,
Washington and West More
land Counties will be held on
Sunday, July %, at 2 pm, in
the Croatian Home, Cokeburg,
Pa, with "St. George" Lodge
354 as host.
Due to the fact that this
will be the last meeting before
our Annual Fraternal Day,
scheduled for Sunday, August
25, there will be many impor-
tant matters to be discussed.
All representatives from
the participating lodges are
urged to be present.
Bernard NJ. Luketicll, Sec'y.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-07-24
Rochester IS Shapes
Plans For End Picnic

ROCHESTER, Pa. - CFU
Lodge IS will stage its second
Annual Picnic on Sunday,
August 4, at Crows Run, off
Route 88, between Freedom
and Conway.
Music for the occasion will
be provided by the Balkan
Serenaders Tamburitza Or
chestra Of East Pittsburgh,
Pa, and there will be a vari-
ETY. Of refreshments available,
including hot barbecued lamb
and pork.
The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
Lube Yanosich, Rec.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-07-24
Kansas City Fro|ic
Will Be Attended By
City's No. | Citizen

CONTINUED From Page y
There will be no shortage
of hot barbecued lamb and
other refreshments, and dan
cling will be to the music of
a tamburitza orchestra. There
will also be singing and Won
derful kolo dancing by our
own youthful group.
There will be plenty of
free parking space and no
admission charged.
We hope that every Gro
atian Fraternal Union mem
Der will find it convenient to
bring his family, co-workers,
b u S n ess associates, and
friends to this forthcoming
Fraternal Day.
A special invitation is ex-
tended to our members in
Omaha, St. Louis, st. Joseph,
and Sugar Greek, Mo-, and all
the lodges in Iowa.
John p. Ribic, Pres.
Joseph Preblich, Vice-Pres.
George Fracol, Sec'y.
Michael w. Hotujac, Treas.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-07-24

tanning to the forthcoming
bowling season. All interested
boWlers are invited to attend.
After the meeting "pecen-
ka' and drinks will be served
gratis, to those who took time
to attend the session.
Bowling will definitely
start on August 16, 1857,
at 9 p.m., at Palace Bowl,
located OH kingshighway
and Southwest. We are al
ready working toward the
next national CFU TOurna-
ment, which you all know
will be held in st. Louis in
1858.
Come Oh down, join a team
and let's all help to make next
years Tourney a grand Sue
cess. If you can't make the
meeting, call John Mulch at
Geneva 6-4151 or Bob Potoc-
MAX at Colfax 1854 and let
us know your intentions.
See you all at 18th and Rus
sell, July 18th.
Bob POtocnjak
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-07-24

Lodges of Cleveland on Sum-
day, September /, at Puritas
Springs Park.
The picnic will begin at
noon and last until the late
hours of the evening.
An entertaining program
planned for the day will
feature the "Abrasevic"
and "Slavulj" Singing Soci-
cites, the Kolo Aces, Euclid
Kolo Kids, Nest 55 Kolo
Dancers, and the famous
Cleveland Tamburitza Sym
phony group under the di-
rection of Jim KOvacevic.
Acting as Master of Cere-
monies will be, none other
than our Croatian Radio Hour
Announcer, bro. John Birek.
Our guest speakers for
the day will be 1st Vice
President of the CFU, bro.
Joseph Bazdarich of Chi
cago, and 2nd Vice Presi-
dent, bro. Milan Vranes of
Pittsburgh.
Don't forget to sell and al.
SO buy some of the tickets
which our Queen Contestants
are selling. Those vieing for
the queen honors are: Lodge
IA, Barbara Samac; Lodge
AZ, Barbara Clemence; Lodge
SO, Elsie Rapich; Lodge 235
Barbara Kosunic; Lodge 403
Joan Carol Dobric; and Lodge
663, Judy Bilicic.
More details about the cele.
bration will appear in the la.
ter issues of the Zee.
Anna Rescic, Sec'y
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-07-24
Ladies' Cultural Society
To Make Bus Trip July H

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The
Croatian Ladies' Cultural So
ciety will make a bus trip to
Detroit, Mich, for the Fra
ternal Day Celebration, at
Pennsylvania Park, on Sun.
day, July %.
The bus will leave the Cro-
attain Home on East 64 st.
and st. Clair. Those wishing
to go are asked to contact
Vice President and Dorothy
Kufrin, 1926 E. u ST., Cleve-
land 3, Telephone En-. 1-699S,
as soon as possible. Those
making the trip, need not be
members of the club.
.---~- -..- Committee
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-07-24
Kenoshans Shape
nth Croatian Day
Lodges And Tams
Prep For Outing

KENOSHA, Wise. = The
18th Annual Croatian Day
Picnic will be held Sunday,
August 4, at Minkowski's
Grove, located on Highway 80,
four miles north of Kenosha.
This yearly event is spon-
sored jointly by CFU Lodges
2O7, 276 692 and our musical
organization, the Elias Tam
buritza Serenaders.
AS in recent years, this will
be the big event of the sum-
mer season. We are going all
out to make this one of our
biggest and most successful
picnics ever held here, with
fun for all.
The kiddieS will have
games and pony rides and
the adults will be enter
tanned by the Elias Serena
ders, with songs and dane
ing continuously from 200
p.m., until dark.
Then of course there will
be barbecued lamb, done up in
real Croatian style, plus home
made sausage. To quench
your thirst, our committee
will see to it that there will
be all forms of drinks with
competent bartenders to serve
you.
Our nest will have charge
Of the ice-cream, popcorn,
candy and soda stand and will
cater to the younger set.
We invite all our MilWau-
kee, Racine, North Chicago
and Waukegan friends to help
us celebrate this friendly
gathering on August 4th.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-07-24

sador of good will
5. Hospitality: Individual or
group visitors from abroad
should be shown the tradition
al American hospitality so
that they may carry back
with them a true picture of
the character Of the Ameri-
can people. This activity
should be a part of the pro-
gram of Women's Organiza-
tons in each group.
Ways To Win Friends
6. Information For Ameri-
cans: Assist lecturers from
abroad to get American audi
ences. Encourage the study
and use of foreign languages,
and the dissemination of
books on your country of orr
gin to make them accessible
to Americans in libraries,
schools, etc.
7. Town Affiliations: The
"twinning" of towns can be
a very effective means of
communication. An Amer
lean town or city can find
it's counterpart, because of
a community of interests,
in your native country and
then establish contact for
exchange in every field.
such as arts, music, busi-
ness, visits Of officials, etc.
8. Youth: Nationality youth
organizations, such as scouts,
Junior social, fraternal, rcli-
gious, sports and other asso-
Citations, choirs and dancing
groups should join in people
to-people activities either with
their elders or through the
general American you t h
movement, directed by the
Youth Committee.
Iron Curtain Caution
These are but a few Of the
things which can be started
Immediately. 1t is understood,
of course, that each group
must use it's judgment as to
what activities most suit
them.
Groups whose countries
of origin are behind the
Iron Curtain should be es-
pecially cautious in plan
ming their work in order not
to hurt their friends a
broad.
Although it did not elabor-
ate on each of the points list
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-07-24

Why not write it off as one
of those Tinkers-to- -Evers-to-
Chance plays?
Only have it read from Br-
kich-to- -Grasha-to-Vukmir
With bro. Vukmir the
key man on an arOund-the-
horn play which started in
Pittsburgh and ended in
Anchorage.
Any objections?
Not from our side of the
fence.
In All Seriousness
Seriously, the imminent en-
rollment of Gov. Stepovich
and his seven youngsters will
be a feather in the Society s
continental cap.
Not because he is one of
the most popular political fig
ures in the history of the Ter
ritory.
Nor because he may one
day become the Governor
of the 49th American State
- if and when Alaska is
voted statehood by the
powers that be in Wash
ington, ID. c.
But because he is lone OF
us" interested in keeping alive
the heritage of our people or
the North American Contin.
ent through membership in al
organization founded 63 years
ago for the purpose of fur.
thering the cause of Brother
hood.
After all he could have in
sured himself with sundry
other orders.
But he chose the Croatian
Fraternal Union of America
without hesitation.
Thank you, Gov. Stepovich.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-07-24
hahoning Valley United
Lodges "FraternaI Day"
On Sunday, August 4th

YOUNGSTOWN, o. = The
Croatian Fraternal Unions
United Lodges of Mahoning
! Valley will hold their 9th An
nual "Fraternal Day" on
Sunday, August 4.
AS per time honored GUS
tom, the festivities will be
held under the auspices of
Youngstown Lodges &c, 100,
149 and 435, Campbell Lodge
185 and Struthers Lodge 5O4,
and will take place at the
St. Nicholas Picnic Grove on
Shady Run Rd., here in
Youngstown.
Supreme Treasurer Mar
tin Krasich will represent
the Home Office of the
CrOatian Fraternal Union
! on the occasion and speak
during the afternoon pro-
gram.
Musical selections will be
rendered by Joe Marmalich
and his Balkan Serenaders
Tamburitza Orchestra.
Plenty of hot barbecued
lamb, liquid refreshments,
etc., will be available from the
very start of the gathering,
until the crowd disperses.
Members and friends of the
tri-state area are most cor
daily invited to attend this
annual celebration.
Vincent Radilovic, Sec'y.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-07-24
Turn to page 8 for Editorial
- One of Us.

if any - he had of enrolling
Gov. Stepovich as a member
of the Croatian Fraternal
Union?
Why not, indeed!
Forthwith went the letter
and with it a prayer.
Enter: Louis Vukmir
Came July IL and with it
a letter from bro. Vukmir, a
highly successful Anchorage
business parsonage who evil
IDENTIFY can't find the word
mo" in any dictionary.
Here it is, in toto.
Dear Mr.. Grasha: You
and other officials at the
Home Office have written me
about enrolling our new Gov.
ernor in the Croatian Frater-
nal Union and his CD chill
dren in the Junior Order.
"Well, I did it. We had
quite a get-together. He
was all for it and what a
grand fellow he is. His wife
will now transfer from
your Lodge in Portland,
Oregon.
"One thing about him: He
isn't ashamed Of his own peo-
pie and he speaks our native
tongue as well as l do.
81 will enroll him and his
children some time in Septem-
ber when I return from my
vacation in the States. / am
very happy that we will have
him with us.
"Our Lodge now means
more to all of us; and that is
something Mary would have
wanted. God bless her soul.
II can now assure you that
Lodge 991 will grow
Fraternally yours,
Louis Vukmir, Sec'y.
(Ed. Note: - Bro. Vuk-
Mrs wife, Mary, passed away
suddenly in 1856. She organ.
lied Anchorage Lodge 991
and Junior Order Nest 645
following her return in July
of 1865 from the Society's 4th
National Junior Convention,
Gary, Ind, which she attend
ed in the role of an Honorary
Senior Delegate.)
Around -The-HOrn Play
Now - in the spirit of
levity = to determine who
should get the credit for this
most pleasing state of affairs
in Alaska.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-07-24

ed above, the Committee will
be very happy to furnish you
with detailed information on
any of the projects which are
of special interest to you and
your group or which suit your
particular needs.
Write to Nationalities Com
mittee, People Pro-
gram, 681 Seventh Avenue,
New York 19, New York.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-07-24
A|aska's Governor Plans To Enroll In Society
Two CFU "veeps" To
Wax Eloquent During
Cleveland Celebration

CLEVELAND, Ohio - An
advance invitation is extended
to all various organizations
and all our people of the area
to attend the 21st Annual
Fraternal Day to be spon-
sored by the United CFU
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-07-24
St. Louis KegIers In
Opening Move July 28
For 1858 Pin Classic.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - On Sun
day, July %, the Central
Committee of Croatian Fra
ternal Union Lodges and
Nests will hold a meeting per-
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-07-24
How To Tell the American Story to The World
Croatian Fratena Union Backs People Program

NEW YORK - Since the
inception of President Eisen-
hower's People-T o-P opl e
Program in the Fall of 1856,
chiefly preparatory and or
ganizational work of the va
rious Committees has been in
progress.
During this period, how
ever, there has been con-
siderable publicity regard
ing the Program, and ma
ny Americans in every walk
of life have shown a keen
desire to participate.
What, specifically, can l
as an individual do to better
international understanding
This question is being asked
by people in increasing num-
bers, every day.
Everyone Can Do Good
The Nationalities Commit
tee of the Program is prepar-
ing a booklet which will give
in detailed form the many
projects that nat o n a lit y
groups throughout the coun-
try can initiate.
In the meantime, however,
this Committee gives the fol-
lowing brief outline of some
of the activities so that these
people who are anxious to
start the ball rolling may do
so.
Here are some of the ways
by which the People-To-P Peo-
pie Program can be promoted:
1. Letters: Continue, and
enlarge, correspondence with
friends, relatives, and even
unknowns, abroad, and help
other Americans to CORES
pond with people of the coun-
try of your ancestors.
2. Printed Matter: Send
books, magazines, newspa-
pers, periodicals, depicting
American life in the true
light, to in d v i du Is,
schools, libraries, ETC., in
the country of your origin.
Send publications in your
language to your friends "a
broad and organize the eX-
change of these publica-
tions with newspapers a
broad.
3. Students: Promote and
organize help to students of
your group to obtain scholar
ships for study abroad and
bring students from your
country of origin to study
here.
4. Travel: See that men,
bers of your group, while
travelling abroad, remember
every traveller - an ambas-
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-07-24
English Editor In
Detroit July 18th

u NV Sxk u N1
CONTINUED From Page y
trail Educational Commit
tee of Greater Detroit CFU
Lodges.
Bro. Brkich's address will
be aimed in the main at the
areas younger men and wo-
men of Croat or other Slav de-
scent, members of a genera
ton which is taking all too
lightly it's affiliation with the
Croatian Fraternal Union and
knows next to nothing about
the role our people have
played in the history of the
United States of America.
Areas Day OF Days
Music throughout tn e s e
July 28 festivities will be done
up in style by the ever popu-
lar Balkan Cavaliers" one
of Americas finest such
string ensembles.
And continuous entertain
ment has been arranged for
the pleasure of young and old
alike.
Particularly the children.
This is truly the most
important day of the year
for our people in Detroit
and our fellow CFU men,
! bers and friends across the
border in Windsor, Canada.
This, as they say, is it.
Reunion In Making:
While bro. Brkich is look
ing forward to meeting as
many Of our members as pos
sible during his appearance
at these "Fraternal Day.
festivities, he is particularly
anxious to renew acquaintan-
ces with those in this area
who visited Yugoslavia with
him almost one year ago.
If memory serves us
correctly, these would in
clude Jean Kosutich, Andh
Badovinac and Martha Ke-
kich, all of Detroit; Nick
and Mary Vrbanac, High
land Park; Peter Drazich,
Detroit; Thomas F. Chu-
lig, Highland Park; Stepha-
ME Walter, Highland Park;
and Michael MatkOvich, De-
trOit.
It will be recalled that 13O
members of the Croatian Fra
ternal Union made that his
toric overseas visit in 1856.
Sixty-seven of that number
made the trip via ocean liner
under the leadership of bro.
Brkich, with the other 63 TAX
ing to the airlanes under the
command" of Junior Order
Director Michael Grasha.
Tempus fugit.
Thomas F. Chulig, Pres.
Adam Sudetic, Secretary
Central Educational Comm.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-07-24
October 31st New
Campaign Deadline
Extra $S Awards
Await Recruiters

Continued from Page -
In the spirit of unanimi-
ty, it was decided to pro-
long the Campaign until
Oct. 81, 1857, and embel-
lish it by offering addition
al prizes to those interested.
Thus it will come to pass on
Oct. 81 next that those who
have 100 Points will receive
an extra Cash Bonus of $40;
those with 200 Points S25;
those with 800 Points $50;
those with 400 Points S75;
those with 500 Points 500;
etc, etc.
And to top it off, the lead
ing male and female CAM
paign Field Worker will each
receive a beautiful, engraved
wrist watch with the compli-
ments Of the Society.
SO, as they say, up and at
'em and may your dollar re-
turns be many.
Campaign A Failure:
Now, for the record.
We want to make it unmis-
takeably clear that the pro
duction line" progress of this
years Membership Campaign
had nothing to do with the
decision to cancel the trip to
Canada.
While the Campaign, which
began Jan. / last, has not
swamped the Home Office
with extra work, the drive has
been of concrete benefit to the
Society as a whole.
BY mid-July, 1857, nearly
5000 new adult and juve-
nile members had been en-
rolled during the course Of
the Campaign and the Gro
atian FraternaI Union sent
out certificates calling for
S2,7OO,O0O in new and in
creased insurance in force.
Such an effort can hardly
! to be said to border on the
side Of failure.
In fact - and again for the
record - we can think of any
number of competitive organ
| izations which would give
the world to boast of such
marks as these after one year
Of campaigning, let alone the
seven months governing our
present drive.
Such are our sentiments.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-07-24
He Was All For 1t - What a Grand Fellow He Is
A|askas Governor Michael A. Stepovich To Join Society
BY Stephen F. Brkich
- English Editor

PITTSBURGH - Consid-
cradle water has gone over
the dam of time since the
English Section Of the Zajed-
nicar became the first Gro
a t i a n-American' newspaper
to reveal to it's readers that
in Michael A. Stepovich Pres
ident Dwight D. Eisenhower
had chosen from "nase gore
list" the next Governor of the
Territory of Alaska.
We had much to say from
time to time about this 38-
year-old son of immigrant pa
rents who went on to be
sworn in June 8, 1857, as the
18th and youngest Governor
of that American possession.
Our enthusiasm for this
boy of ours who made
good" finally wore off on
Junior Order Director Mi
chael Grasha and he came
to us one day with a brilli-
ant idea:
Why not drop our Anchor
age, Alaska, Lodge 991 Sec
retary Louis Vukmir a letter
and find out what chances -
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-28
Baln,y 20 Degrees
Monday GiUes ToUn
Sample Of Spring

Winter weary Blufftonites received
a days sampling of spring weather
Monday when Old Sol beamed on
the village and a balmy air current
sent the mercury climbing to flat
70 degrees.
In their shirtsleeveS, Bluffton resi-
dents began TO see and hear rollins,
and there were reports that several
farmers in the area could not resist
the temptation to plow.
From his weather observation post
in Pandora, Ray Burkholder reported
the 70 degree temperature and noted
that there have been only four Feb
ruary days that warm in the last
So years. Last time the mercury hii
70 in February was in 1854 on Feb
ruary Is. 1t went up to Il degrees
on February 26, 1914, and also
reached 70 on February Is in 1880
Mondays high mark in Ohio was
reported at 73 degrees in Columbus
and Chesapeake. Warmest February
day ever reported any place in Ohio
is 81 degrees, Burkholder says.
Tuesdays rainfall of nearly an inch
reversed the mercury and sent i
sliding downward again. Well, spring
was fun while it lasted.