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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-03-20

of Lodge Sc.
1t was quite an evening,
and the English Editor made
the most of it.
Nearing Century Mark
In passing, we should like
to record on these pages these
salient facts in the lives of
the five 5O-Year CF'U Mem
bers we helped honor on Feb.
"a, 1857.
The oldest is bro. Ivan
Turk. He was born April
20, 1866, in Gornji Lasac,
Brod ma Kupi, Delnice, Gro
alta. He will shortly cele-.
brate his 91st milestone in
what must have been an
exciting lifetime for him.
Next in the age line comes
bro. Frank Severinski, who
will celebrate his 8Oth birth
day in the Fall of 1857. He
was born October 3, 1877, in
Vrbovsko, Croatia.
Now in Europe, bro. Ivan
Orka was born in 1884 in "a
dobarje, Jaskovo, Karlovac,
Croatia. He will be 73 years
old this year.
Next comes bro. Josip
Brajdic. He was born March
23, 1886, in Rakovica, Slunj,
Croatia. Next Saturday will
/ find him celebrating his list
(! birthday. Our congratulations
and best wishes for many
happy returns of the. day.
The youngest of the five
he's "only' 70-is bro. Site.
pan Krivak, who was born in
1887 in Dubrovcani, Veliko
Trgoviste, Klanjac, Croatia.
Long may these Fraternal.
lists live! Long may their
tribe increase!
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the romance department.

tHc TOIldllCc ucpdI tllICICs
A young swain, upon being
introduced to one of our
young ladies, would clasp her
hand and softly whisper in
Croatian: Glad to know you;
at what time can we have a
rendezvous"
They really wasted no time
in getting acquainted and, by
the oldest coincidence, each
one would have a few extra
photos of himself available
for distribution. Proposals of
marriage were not uncommon.
He Speaks OF Grandeur
This was one night that N.
J. Nikolac was in his glory;
he found an audience of ma
tives for one of his famous
lectures on the American way
to grow apricots and almonds.
This lecture continued far in
to the night.
Some of our group
stayed for dancing and
others went out into the
beautiful hotel terrace gar
dens to capture the grand
eur of enchanting Saraje-
vo under the magic spell of
a full August moon.
1t was a night of splendor
with the moon gayly whisper
ing to the stars the secrets
of those terrace rendezvous.
(To Be Continued)
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Euclid Clan Can
Take A Deep Bow
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ter being so active with a
growing family for so ma
ny years.
However Mrs. Stefanac has
adjusted herself to her new
way of life and with the
daughters and daughters-in-
law around to help along with
grandchildren who adore her,
life is made much easier.
Bit OF Erin Go Bragh
Among the in-laws are an
Irish girl, the wife of John
Stefanac, Jr., and a Hungari-
an boy, the husband of the
granddaughter, Fora Sze-
menyei.
Among the relatives ac-
quired through marriage
are the well-knOWn Vidu-
sich family of Detroit,
Michigan, who have been
active in Lodge 351 and in
the "SlavulT' Glee Club.
We know that there are
other large CFU families
throughout the United States
and Canada, but you won't
find many where every mem
ber of the family, old anc
young, and in-laws, are united
in one CFU lodge such as is
the case with the Stefanacs.
Our congratulations anc
greetings, and in this we
know we are joined by al
members of the organization
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-03-20

Joan Rendulic and Donald
Kozar.
Winners were determined
by the number Of penny votes
that each candidate received.
The pennies totaled to 1865
thus showing what a wonder
full job the students did. The
total amount was put into the
school treasury.
Many of the students are
members of the Junior Order
of the Croatian Fraternal
Union and the McKeesport
Junior Tamburitzans.
Mrs. S. Maturkanic
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Campaign Conferences

Lodges, Nests and Cen
trail Committees desiring to
sponsor a 1851 Canada
Ho" Membership Cam
paign Conference are re-
spectfully requested to con-
tact the Home Office, S441
Forbes Street, Pittsburgh
13, Penna. Arrangements
for such meetings will be
worked out to the satisfac-
ton of all concerned. Pub
licity? To the last drop!
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"ZAJEDN1CAR~
Ronald Renduic And Patricia Rauzan Crowned
King And Queen Of Mckeesport Church Festival

McKEESPORT, Pa. - On
February IA, 1857, the Sacred
Heart School P.T.A. spon-
sored a Valentines Day af-
fair, at which were crowned
the King and Queen of Sacred
Heart.
aid Rendulic was
crowned King and Patricia
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| Ietb utIUTc tuCCIlHS bhC
church.
From this place the busses
took the group to cigarette
factory. The walk through
this plant was most interest
ing. We saw the making of a
cigarette from the original
tobacco leaf to the finished
product.
The machinery was not the
most modern, but it was prac-
tical and the completed pack
of cigarettes compared favor
ably with any brand in the
states.
The management later in
vited the group to a cocktail
party where you had your
choice of Yugoslav liquor.
Each guest was also given a
couple packs of cigarettes as
souvenirs.
Beautiful Vrela Bosnia
From the factory we were
driven to Sarajevo's modern
railroad station that took
about four years to build.
The interior architectural
design was a symphony ir
, curves. This station is a trib.
, ute to Yugoslav ingenuity ano
=, depicts a trend to modern.
, ism in the construction OF
f buildings.
, Our next move was a
scheduled visit to a plywooc
, factory while in operation
, This excursion was one of the
most instructive to me, for
T had never been to such a fac
tory in the States. While
there, l was astonished to SCI
the large number of womer
S doing this type of work.
e At the conclusion of thi:
: visit we boarded the buses
y again and departed for Vrels
Bosnia, as dinner guests Of
[ Matica of Bosna-Hercegovina
: The cafe restaurant was 10
Gated in a park in one of tht
I ost picturesque settings
one that only an artist coule
S describe.
f We ascended the stairs
d to the second floor and sat
S at a table in the balcony
t overlooking a miniature
/ lake of crystal clear water.
e Here we were Wined and
e dined by Matica. Each
n guest was also presented
with several fancy souvenir
cigarette holders made in
Sarajevo.
| will never be able to ade
quately express my gratitud
to the various Matica organi
cations of Yugoslavia, fo
their warm hospitality, thei
deep concern, and their ef
: forts to make our stay in Yu
n goslavia the most enjoyable.
q Local SWANS On Beam
u Returning to Hotel Bioko
: vo. a huge farewell party wa
e planned for the CFU Boa
s Group.
The mammoth hall wa
= filled to overflowing, for a.
a of the people from the neigh
h borhood were there. After tn
ceremonies, we were enter
h tanned for a portion of tn
n evening by Proleter, a singin
l. and dancing group.
Y Later our group pro-
l. ceeded to intermingle with
the natives and it wasn't
long before l discovered
that the Yugoslavs were a
romantic lot. I've heard of
the reputation of the Latin
lovers, but the Yugoslavs
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UG0SLAVENSkA PUTNICKA AGENCIjA

Puovana Jugoslavu velikim prekooceanskim PUTNIC
KIM BRODOVIMA svih kompana Takodjer najmoderni-
i'm avonima drektno Zagreb Iii Beogad Pisite bes.
platne informacije.
saljemo novac Jugoslavju. Pravimo AFIDEVITE ostao
"a dobavanje rodbne ugosave Prodajemo putne kare
"A putnke IL Jugoslavje
Pravmo punoo osta dokumente te svakovrsne prevode
Radimo sa nasim narodom u America cd 1908 godine.
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Picture On Page !

Picture On Page 7
Rauzan had the honor of
reigning as Queen. The first
runners-up were Stephen Ka-
RIA and Rosemary Fejes, and
the second runners-up were
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Your Zajednicar ranks a.
mong tho Nations outstand-
Ing fraternal weeklies and is
one of the most widely circu-
lated and read publications Of
It's type.
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Youngstown SOS Feted By Friends

CONTINUED From Page 81
Of Lodge sc.
Bro. klarich was born
April Is, 1884, in the vii
lage of Hrnetit, near Kar-
lovac, Croatia, and holds
Certificate No. 1857 in the
Croatian Fraternal Union.
He was for years the Pres
ident of the Croatian Frater-
nal Unions High Trial Board
and the Delegates to the So
ciety's 9th National Quadren-
NAL Convention at Philadel-
phia in 1855 made him the
Honorary Lifetime President
of the CFU's Supreme
|
Court" in just recognition of
his many years Of service in
behalf of the Organization.
We can only hope to be
half as spry as bro. Klarich
when - and if - we reach
his age of seventy-three
years!
And Many Were Called
Still other introductions in
cluded the present officers of
Lodge sc, the Lodges Nest
Manager, the Lodges previ-
ously honored 5O-Year CFU
Members, the wives Of the
Lodge officials and other dig
nitaries, and local political
figures and candidates for Of
flee in the Spring primaries.
Likewise singled out for
intrOductions were officers
of other local and area CFU
Lodges and the leaders of
the CFU's United Lodges
of Mahoning Valley Com
mittee.
Entertainment of the high
est caliber during the banquet
and following the program
was provided by the "Stross-
mayer Singing Society and
the "Strossmayer' Junior Ko-
} 10 Group.
Editor In Mop-Up Spot
Billed as the principal
speaker, it was left to the
English Editor of the Zajed.
nicar to mop up" the cere.
monies of the evening.
He did so by covering the
Society's rich history in brief
from its Immigrant and
boarding house. beginnings
in 1894 to it's multi-millior
dollar status of today, a span
of SO short years.
He even "threw in" such
things as the Croatian
Fraternal Unions 1857
Canada Ho" Membership
Campaign, the Society's
virtually endless parade of
cultural, sports and other
activities, and his visit last
Summer to YugOslavia at
the head of a BOAT Group"
of 81 American and Cana
dian members of the Or
ganization.
He wound up his personally
enjoyable stand in front o1
the microphone by presenting
Gold CFU 5O-Year Pins tc
bros. Turk, Krivak and Braj.
die and rang down the curtain
on his speech by handing
each of the three honored
guests "a bottle of good
cheer with the compliments
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A Foreiqn Born Immigrant Returns To Yugos|avia

Continued from Page 3
Lillian, Jean kosutic, Kath-
leen Perman, n. j. Nikolac,
Olga Vaskov, Sam Mosunic
and the writer.
1t was a jovial bunch, good
story tellers, but as singers
they were pitiful. No one
could remember the words OF
a Croatian song from begin
ming to end. Merrily we rode
along the highway, until the
sun began to descend and
darkness was slowly creeping
up on us.
Giant Size Swiss Steak
Soon the dusty trail led us
to our destination, Sarajevo.
We stopped there long
enough to get directions for
the way to Hotel Biokovo,
which was located 6 kilome-
ters outside of the city.
Upon our arrival at the
hotel, and as usual, our de-
pendable escort, English
Editor Stephen f. Brkich,
checked the group into the
hotel rooms.
Most everyone was fam
ished by the time we reached
the hotel, consequently the
big rush was for the dining
room where we had a late
supper, consisting mainly Of
a giant size swiss steak. Al
orchestra furnished late sup
per music that had a Turkish
flavor. BY this time, | was 81
fatigued l couldn't keep my
eyes open and SO to bed
sped.
Sarajevo - World War l
Thursday, August 16, wa
indeed a busy day for th'
American tourists. The agen
da was crammed with activit,
from morning till night.
Our first stop was to visi
the spot where Prince Ferdi
nand was shot in 1914, tn
shot that started the frs
World War.
Then our curiosity took III
to the shopping section o
Sarajevo known as the oil
part, and believe me it wa
old. It had a lot of shops tina
resembled our secondhand
stores in the states. Th,
streets were narrow and tn
buildings looked like broker
down garages.
The stores were loaded
with jewelry, novelties, no.
tiOns and various sundry
items handled by souvenir
stores. The merchants were
a clever lot, for the price of
goods tripled upon our ar
rival.
A cigarette holder that nor
mally sold for 300 dinars i
Zagreb cost 1000 dinars, an
so with other items. / mus
admit that our own 5 cent
$1.0O stores have merchandis
that far surpassed anythin
! saw there.
Feet Had To Be Washed
Our walk brought us to
nearby M o S | G m c urc
around noon.
1t was time for the hig
Priest to climb the steps i
the circular tower, to a ba.
cony, and from this loft
perch he would call his faith
full to come and worship.
This was one church
where you had to come
clean. A dozen water spig-
OTIS were provided around a
fountain, where each wor-
shipper had to wash his
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AN AMERICAN IN YUGOSLAVIA -
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ny buildings.
Far ahead we could see
the September sun shining
through the early morning
mist OH Manhattan's fabu-
lous fairyland of skyscrap-
ers and soon we were salut-
ing Americas internation-
ally famed sweetheart -
the Statue of Liberty.
What a welcome sight for
sore eyes that gift of the
school children of France to
the American people!
Tugs Take Over Giant
Proceeding slowly at this
point, the "Ile" swung left
now into the mouth Of the
Hudson River and soon picked
up her brood Of tugs for the
journey to the pier.
Watching those all
tugs make short shrift of
this immense "a, ,456 ton,
793-feet-long luxury liner
was an education in itself.
They huffed and they
puffed as they nudged the
"Ile" ever SO gently
through a mighty narrow
strip of water between the
two French Line piers.
Finally, and without the
slightest jar, those tiny tugs
berthed the "big baby and a
trip that started out OF New
York Aug. 2, 1856, was over
at long last.
Oh, yes, the docking time.
AS per the original report -
9 am. Monday, Sept. II, 1856.
Or, to put it another way, on
the nose!
Patience Is A Virtue
Left was the matter Of go
ing through United States
Customs, who were swamped
that day with the 1854 pas
sengers pouring out of the
"IIe de France" and hundreds
! of others who had arrived the
same morning on a Greek
liner.
1t was here that patience
was indeed to prove a virtue.
It took some time before a
Customs Inspector got around
to peeking into the writer's
travel-worn bags.
But when the gentleman
did get around he was as
gracious and courteous as
! they come in a business
which isn't for the weak of
heart or those whose tenn
pers flare at the drop of a
hat.
We cleared Customs by
1890 am. Sept. II and then
tried in vain for an hour to
get a cab to take us to the
Pennsylvania Railroad Sta
ton for the homeward trip.
Saved - By The Bellies!
It took two smart ladies in
the writer's group to solve
the situation.
They were the mother
daughter team of Mrs. Da-
MICA Duranovich, BenwOOd,
West Virginia, and Mrs.
Rose Tomich, Chicago, Ill.
While the writer stood in
front of the French Line Off,
ces trying in vain to "hire a
hack" of which there were
hundreds in the neighbor-
hood, the Mesdames Durano-
vich and TOmich walked a
block up the cab line,
took squatter's rights on one,
had the vehicle stop when it
came abreast of us, pulled us
in unceremoniously, and off
to the Penn Station we drove.
One can only wonder what
mere man could do in this
world sans women.
Rescued By Fair Lady
The writer spent the after
noon Of Monday, Sept. II,
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sat down to figure ways and
of getting back to q
home base he last saw on
Aug. 1, 1856, without routing
Mrs. B" out of bed at that
eerie hour of the morning.
Eureka! The solution!s
Into the station waiting
room walked an old friend,
who happened to be on the
New York-Pittsburgh train
behind us and had been 4
of the CFU's plane
Group of 63 American and
Canadian members who visi-
ted Yugoslavia at the same
time the CFU Boat Group"
travelled through that coun-
try.
She was Mrs. Mary Milo
sevich of East Rochester,
Pa, who was met by her
husband and family. They
we're gracious enough to
find room for us in their
car and take us - out of
their way - to our door
step in West Bridgewater.
Home at last. Home after
more than 10000 miles Of
travelling across the Atlantic,
through France, Switzerland,
Italy and Yugoslavia, and
then back again.
For which, thank God.
No Apologies In Order
The writer is most grateful
to all who followed this SER
les of articles and were kind
enough over the weeks to
drop him a line congratulate
ing him on the work.
Because we did not 60 to
Yugoslavia with jaundice in
our eyes, with prejudice, bias
and hatred in our heart, we
had no trouble putting that
nation and it's peoples down
on paper for the edification
of our younger American and
Canadian born members.
And the writing came
all the easier week in and
week out when we kept our
pledge to leave Yugosla-
Was political and religious
, differences to those Tex
perts" who have never been
to that country but "know
all that there is worth
knowing about it."
We went to Yugoslavia al
an American born, raised and
educated in the United States.
We returned to these shores
seven weeks older, but no less
an American than we were
when we left New York Aug.
2, 1856, for Yugoslavia.
We need apologize to no
man for our actions while in
that country!
Executive Board Thanked
In concluding this series,
we wish to thank the Execu-
tive Board of the Croatian
Fraternal Union for having
honored us in the Summer Of
1856 with the leadership Of
one Of the two groups that
came to visit that nation as
one of the end results of the
Society's Membership Cam
paign of that year.
Our experiences as an over-
seas group leader, responsi"
BILE, as we were, to God, Coun-
try and Organization, were
many and educational.
While the trust placed in
us by the Executive Board
as one of the CFU's two
group leaders was great,
we feel to this day that we
discharged our obligations
and responsibilities in keep
ing with the highest pre-
cepts of the Croatian Fra
ternal Union.
Finally, we feel that the
67 American and Canadian
members who were in tho
BOAT Group" under our wing
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LWIIUeFdkS Mdp A9eIlud
For Year Rep|ete With
Sports, Social Action
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The
March 1st Lodge 859 Execu-
tive Meeting, held at the home
Of Goldie Malone, proved to
be a highly productive one,
with activities for the year
moving a step closer to reali-
ty.
A lodge basketball team
has been entered in the
CFU National Tournament,
to be held in Johnstown,
Pa. This initial move is in
tended to awaken the men,
bership into taking a more
active part in fraternal do
ings.
If enough members show
interest, a bus will be char
tered for a trip to Johnstown.
Although the fortunes of
the lodge entry may not be of
a sensational brand, the men,
bership will do well to keep
an eye on the progress of the
tournament.
Come The Pin Legions
A few short months hence
will be marked by the inva-
sion of Cleveland Linz's bowl
ing lanes by a legion of bowl
ers from many cities and
states to take part in the we'll
established G.. F. u. national
bowling roundup. This event
calls for the support and en-
thusiasm of all CF'U members
of the Cleveland area.
The Zumberaks will be
well represented by the
women's and the mems
bowling aces, as well as by
those who think there is a
genuine thrill in taking
part in tournament play.
In fact, yours truly has
thrown his hat into the ring
and will bowl with a lodge
entry; not that any additional
luster will be added to the
Zumberaks' team play. 1t will
be an attempt to get out of
the armchair and into trying
some free-wheeling activity.
For the pleasant days of
summer, a family get-togeth-
er has been arranged to take
place at the Janacek farm, To-
Gated about 25 miles south of
Cleveland.
The location is in the hilly
and wooded area and will
provide a suitable background
for the hardy zumberaks who
love their drinks in frontier
style. The date selected will
be sometime in August.
Hijinks In October
To put climax to all plans
and arrangements, the Twen-
tieth Anniversary Ball will be
held in the Rainbow Room of
the Hotel Carter, long a fash
ionable center for social life.
The date chosen will be
sometime around the nine
teenth of October. A pop
ular orchestra will provide
the tunes, speechmaking
will be held in check, and
all plans and efforts will be
toward living up the motto
wv h ere Frater nifty
Reigns".
On the committee for this
event and others scheduled
are: Goldie Malone, George
Relich, James Malone, Ell
Deanovic, George Muser, Will
son Latkovic and Tom Latko'
vic.
Now that the groundwork
has been prepared, the coop
Grafton of any and all mem
bers is urgently needed te
bring home a substantial mea
r,,,,1 ~ a,,oonee
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Youths Mop in Car
Costs Ssh in Court

ASADARKO. Okla. R.-FaIl-
ing asleep cost i7-year-old
Herbert Martin Hensley SIS in
fines and court costs.
Sheriff's officers awakened
Hensley as he slept in his car,
parked In the Caddo County
garage. A siphoning hose was
connected from q truck gaso-
line tank to the tank Of Hen
sley's vehicle.
HensIey said he fell asleep
waiting for the gasoline 70 be
siphoned into his tank.
He pleaded guilty TO petty
larceny and an additional
charge Of driving . car with
an improper muffier.
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Bethesda County Service Build
ing, 7359 Wisconsin avenue
and the Glenmont Elementary
School on Georgia avenue in
Silver Spring.
Rowing Boards
All three locations win re-
main open Monday through
Friday from 2 to 5 pm. and
from 7:So to $50 pm. for the
remainder Of the month. Other
rowing" registration ofacials
viii be available during thu
same hours at the following
places during october:
-Four Corners Elementary
School. October Is. II and 10:
the Kensington Armory, Oc-
tober 81. AZ and %; the
Takoma Park Fire House. Oc-
tober "a and IS. and the
Takoma Park City Hall. Oc-
tober 20.
Rowing registration boards
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win visit the wyngate Elemen-
tary School on October 20 and
the Rocking Horse Elementary
School on October 81.
Saturdays Added
The once OF Supervisors OF
Elections In the County once
Building on Rockville Is open
Monday through Friday the
year around from Q am. TO l::3O
pm. For the remainder Of
October. this ONCE will also be
open through the same hours
on Saturdays.
Col. Ward w. Caddinefon
and Miss Rose X. Dawson.
members Of the Board Of Per-
manent. Registery. expressed
hope the drive win cut the last
minute rush to register before
primarily elections next spring.
In the 1886 general election.
l00.O93 votes were cast out Of
q total Of 1l8.734 registered
voters. II is estimated there
are roughly 10000 eligible
voters among the eounty's
800 900 population.
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stolen from the summer cottage
of q Washington couple at Cove
Point, Md, on Chesapeake Bay
Mrs. Helmut schade Of 1862
Potomac street NV. said the
i4-foot brilliant blue craft was
taken from the beach sometime
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Elementary, Watson

MINNEAPOLIS R.-A bur-
glar ransacked q suburban st
Louis Park home stealing $751;
444. most Of 1t In Government
bonds. Police had little trouble
identifying the culprit. He
dropped . slip Of paper bearing
his name. The man was picked
up in . bar and the loot was
recovered.
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last week. A 800 reward d
being offered for It's location.
Mrs. schade said tire marks
and the cutting Of q steel cable
separating the beach road from
the main road indicated the
boat was taken away BY truck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-16
Hurbor Police AIerted
on Theft Of Boot

Maryland and Washington
harhor police have been alerted
TO look out for a late model
aluminium runabout reported