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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-04-03

GARY, Ind. = The Croa-
tian people of Gary are indeed
builders, to which fact they
proudly point with justified
pride to the three standing
monuments = st. osep h
Croatian Catholic Church, the
Croatian Center, which is the
home of CF'U Lodge ITO, and
the home of the Croatian
Singing Society "Preradovic"
All three of these projects
have been achieved solely
through the efforts of the To-
cal Croatian people.
Search For Instruments
Now that the Croatian
Community Of Gary has been
we'll provided with structures,
their thoughts have turned
toward promoting Croatian
culture among the youth of
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-04-03

CHISHOLM, MINI. - Two
young people from Minneso-
ta's Irong Range country are
veteran performers with the
internationally famous Du-
quesne University Tamburit-
zans. Both hail from CHS
holm and are in their third
year at the Pittsburgh School.
Miss DarIine Komidor is
studying in the school of
music and is the featured
violin sOlOist with the
group. She also plays the
tamburitza, dances, and
has solo vocal spots in the
program.
Mr.. Anthony :Dren is in
the school of pharmacy and
is a versatile all-round per-
former. "Tony" is a lead tam
buritza player, one of the lead
dancers, and, like Darline, has
vocal solo positions. Both are
excellent scholars, remaining
consistently on the honor roll
at Duquesne.
The Duquesne University
Tamburitzans are widely
known for their interpretive
and entertaining programs
dealing with the folk music,
song, and dance of the South
Slavs and other European
countries. A full evenings
performance by this troupe is
a rare delight.
The Tamburitzans under
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-04-03

KENOSHA, Wise. - Vet.
eran Steve Kovacev of Keno.
sha will be making his ninth
annual visit to his home city
with the Duquesne University
Tamburitzans when they per.
form in Kenosha on Saturday
April 9th, at the High
School.
Joining the troupe soon af'
ter his release from the ser.
vice, Steve has danced his
way into the hearts of thou.
sands upon thousands.
Determined to obtain a
college education, Steve
Kovacev sacrificed a good
paying job in his home
town to join the Tammies
in 1913. He originally be-
gan as a bulgaria. player.
Later he turned to dancing,
something at which he has
excelled for all tn ese
years.
During his tenure with the
Tammies, Steve has played
practically every musical in
strument in the Tamburitza
family at one time or another
After graduation, he chose
to remain with this college
ensemble in the capacity OF
treasurer and assistant-direc'
tor, a position which he still
holds today.
Before coming to the Tam
mics, Mr.. Kovacev was quite
active in the Croatian Frater'
nal Union and was one of the
youngest delegates to the
1947 Pittsburgh Convention
representing Kenosha's Ami
ty' Lodge 692.
When Walter w. kOlar
started the Tamburitza
School idea in the Pitts
burgh area, his biggest
booster and aide was once
again the ever-reliable
Steve kOvacey. Whenever
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-04-03
Trafford Meet Change
Due To Easter Sunday

TRAFFORD, Pa. = T h e
regular meeting of c. F. U.
Lodge 541, scheduled for
Sunday, April 21, which is
Easter Sunday, will be held
on Sunday, April IA, at 2 pm.
This is as per action adopted
at our last regular meeting in
March.
Remember that this change
of meeting dates will apply
only for the month Of April,
1857. After that our regular
meetings will be held the third
Sunday of every month.
Rudolph Mandich, Rec.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-04-03
New Brighton "Beaverites" Lodge To
Hold 9th Anniversary Fete On April 9TH
Colored Slides OF GU YugOslav Safari
Will Be Screened During Birthday Party
Continued from page y

Each member of Lodge 73S
who turns out Sunday, April
Z, for this gala Spring Social,
which will start at $50 pm.
sharp, will receive a free sur
prise treat.
See Europe In Color
AS for the nature Of the
color slides taken in Yugosla-
via last year.
They will include scenes
depicting life in Zagreb;
the world famous Lakes of
Plitvice; Belgrade; historic,
mysterious Sarajevo; fabu-
lous DubrOvnik; MOstar;
Metkovic; Makarska; Split;
Zadar; Sibenik; Gospic, Ii
ka; Opatija; and other CEN
terS.
Still other slides to be
shown include st. Peters in
Rome and other hallowed
Italian shrines; the Grand
Canal of Venice; life in Wen.
ma, Austria; Munich; Lau.
same, Switzerland; Paris
Madrid, Spain; Brussels, Bel
GUM; Rotterdam; Amster'
dam; and London, England.
These slides Of Yugoslavia
and other European centers
were taken by Miss Olga Vas
kov Of Las Cruces, New Mex
leo, CFU Lodge 1856, who was
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-04-03
Harbor Home Recorder
Checks Meeting Agenda

INDIANA HARBOR, Ind.
- This is to notify the men,
bers of the Croatian Home
Association that at our last
regular meeting it was deci-
ded that the meetings be held
the last Tuesday Of each
month. This schedule will be
followed for the rest of this
year. Pete Polich, Rec.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-04-03

NotHhg safe CFC Lodge, Nest,
dad Central Committee social tunC-
tions may be listed it this column: j.:
and then ontU foNorinq cypress
request for same and provided
space is drdilGble. Events moro
than 30 days il, future connot b.
listed.
APRIL
7. - "Beaverites' Lodge
1873 Social, st. Cyril and Me-
thodius Church Hall, 3rd Ave
nue.. New Brighton, Pa, $3.50
pm. No admission charge.
Highlights: Screening of Ma
tional League World Series
and All-Star films, showing
of hundreds of color slides of
CFU 1856 Boat Group" visit
to Yugoslavia; honoring of
80 Year-Member Matt Slavi-
eek. All Beaver Valley CFU
members invited. Refresh
ments of all kinds.
II. - CF'U Lodge 126 and
Nest 100, together with "Slo-
ga Junior Tamburitzans, in
Annual Easter Sunday Con-
cert, Croatian Home, 412
Staunton Street, Farrell, Pa,
2 pm. Program by "Sloga"
and "Blue Danube Tambur-
itzans of Cleveland.
81. - NADIA" Lodge 255
Supper and Dance, Karlovich
Hall, $50 South 9th Street,
Milwaukee, Wise, 6 pm. Tic
kets now available from any
Lodge officer, member.
%. - "Majka Bozja Bis
tricka" Lodge Al in commem-
Grafton Of Goth Anniversary,
Slovenian Home, GAIT St.
Clair, Cleveland, Ohio. Ban
quet 1 pm. Program details
will be announced periodical
ly. Speakers, CF'U Supreme
President V. l. Mandich and
English Editor of the Zajed-
nicar Stephen F. Brkich.
MAY
25. - Nest 397 in 3Oth An
niversary Banquet in cooper
alton with Lodge 644 and
Nest Mothers Club, Croatian
Home, 173 Beach Road, Ham
ilton, Ont, 7 pm. Dancing
following program to "Biser"
Tamburitza Orchestra, Ali
quippa, Pa. Speaker. Michael
Grasha, Junior Order Director
of the Croatian Fraternal
Union.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-04-03
Mothers Day Plays
May Be Obtained From
Sports.Ed Department

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - If
your lodge or nest is plan
ming a Mothers Day program,
we have available suitable
plays and literature which
will help you fill in or even
shape such a program.
Said material is FREE
to you as a service of the
Croatian Fraternal Union.
We hope that you won't
have Mothers Day pass
without a program because
you lack the material to
round out a program.
Atop of the junior kolo and
tamburitza groups in many of
our C.F.U. colonies, the gen.
! eral Mothers Day material
should give vent to another
talent day for the Juniors to
strut their stuff.
Once again we invite you
to write to the Croatian Fra
ternal Union in care Of the
Educational D e p a rt-
ment, 3441 Forbes Street,
Pittsburgh 13, Pa, for plays
and literature pertinent to
Mothers Day.
Frank Braidic, Director
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-04-03
Gary Croatian Colony Launches Drive
To Make Tamburitza A Household Word
Teaching Of Instrument To Mark Start
Of Unique Community Cultural Program

Gary, foremost of which will
be the teaching of the tam
buritza.
At this time we are search
ing for tamburitza instru-
ments. If any organization or
individual possesses one or
more such instruments and
wishes to dispose of same,
please write to the secretary
of the committee, Mrs. Sylvia
Niksic, 1896 Massachusetts,
ST., Gary, Ind.
Seeking Prompt Response
All information and terms
will be brought before the
committee. We sin c e r ell y
hope that this appeal for in
struments will be answered,
whereupon we will be able to
continue with our wonderful
project.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-04-03

a member of the CF'U Boat
Group which was under the
leadership of Lodge 738 Pres
ident and English Editor of
the Zajednicar Stephen F. Br-
kich.
These slides are worth
travelling many, many miles
to see April 7th.
Springtimc In Croatia
The second 1867 salute to
the 9th Anniversary Of
"Beaverites" Lodge 1888 is to
take place Sunday, June 2.
An outing at Wise's Grove,
off Mercer Road on the out
skirts of New Brighton, is
being planned for the occa-
sion and the theme Of the fes-
tivities will be "Springtime in
Croatia
An outstanding Junior
TamburitZa Orchestra is
being contacted to render
the afternoon concert pro-
gram and the CFU's fore
most orators will address
the crowd. Dancing in the
late afternoon and evening
will climax this celebration.
Here is one Lodge - 738
- which is just beginning to
"feel it's fraternal oats" at
the ripe old age of q years!
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-04-03
Toronto Canucks Out
To Make Hay April II

TORONTO, Ont. - Ca
nucks' CFU Lodge 975 will
sponsor a Spring Dance on
Saturday, April 27, at Kim
bourne Hall, 1480 Danforth
Ave. (near CoxwelD. We ask
our members and friends of
the area to watch the Ia jed
nicar for further details.
Kaye Bolk, Pub.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-04-03
D.U Tamburitzans In Kenosha Abr. II

there is something to be
done, Steve is always de-
pendably there.
There is no one who has
seen a Duquesne Tamburitz-
ans performance who hasn't
marveled time after time at
the thrilling dancing of this
personable young man, a real
tribute to this veteran and
versatile tamburitzan from
Kenosha, Mr.. Steve Kovacev.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-04-03
F.B.I. Story!
Foreign Born Immigrant
Returns To Yugoslavia
By Charles j. Verbanic
Ex-Supreme Board Member

On Friday, August II, 1856,
the CFU Boat Group arose
early in order to take advan-
tage of the cool morning for
travelling. Bidding adieu to
Sarajevo we headed for the
ancient city Of Dubrovnik, the
garden spot of the Adriatic.
The trail took us over high
mountains, plus bumpy and
dusty roads.
The first stop was Jabla-
MICA, where a tour Of inspec-
ton was made of a new hy-
dro-electric power plant. Be-
ing carved out of solid rock, it
was an engineering marvel.
All of the tourists were
amazed at the skill Of the
Yugoslavs in constructing
such an up-to-date plant.
By this time of the day,
the suns rays were at their
greatest intensity and we
could hardly wait to get into
the busses and start rolling
again.
Our next stop was Mos
tar, where an official "Ma-
tica" reception committee
greeted the group. Here in
the spacious dining room
two brothers, who hadn't
seen each other for over
thirty years, met and eX-
changed greetings.
Matt Naslovar, from our
group, and his brother were
the principals. 1t was a very
touching scene and I know
definitely that l wasn't the
only witness who had moist
eyelids.
Prodigal Son Returns
Again our heartfelt thanks
60 to "Matica" for wining and
dining us at Mostar.
Leaving the hall, we replen-
ished our sacks with a couple
of bottles of wine for the
road. The wine made us for
get the heat, and as one Of
the natural consequences of
over indulgence, the harmony
boys took over with the girls
Ginning in.
When this gang started to
sing ia Sam Sirota" it was
not only sad, but pitiful. 1t
was all in fun and no harm
done.
1t wasn't long before we
rolled into the village of
Metkovic, where our friend
n. j. NikOlac used to roam
around barefooted IA years
ago. At last the prodigal
son returned, only to find
that nothing had changed.
Naturally, we visited a gos-
tionica here for refreshments
and the usual riders relief.
Pearl OF The Adriatic
One hour later, we climbed
back into the busses to con-
tinue our tour.
We drove until twilight as
we neared our final destina-
tion for the day, Dubrovnik,
the Pearl of the Adriatic. The
four busses discharged their
passengers at the Hotel "a
greb and Hotel Sumatrin.
Our assignment was the
Sumatrin, a fairly modern
hotel, except that it didn't
have an elevator nor porters.
1t was no fun carrying our
luggage to the fourth floor.
The evening was climaxed
with a late supper and a gab-
fest, followed by a much
needed rest.
The next day there was
nothing scheduled until 4
p.m., SO everyone was on
his own. Most of the visi-
tors boarded the TOOner-
vile Trolley to get to the
business district, a part of
DubrOvnik which is located
within the walls of an old
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-04-03
Their Goal: Aug. Vacation In Canada

PITTSBURGH - The following American and Cana
dian Field Workers have officially notified the Home Office
that they competing for the Croatian Fraterna Unions
1857 Canada Ho!' Membership Campaign Grand Prize
Award of August 1857, visit to Canada Toronto
Montreal, Quebec, ETC.:
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-04-03

Nothing safe CFU Lodge, Nest,
and Central Committee social tunC-
tlons may be listed in this column j.:
and then only foHo,ring cypress
request for same and provided
space is drdildble. Events moro
than 30 days IN future cannot b.
listed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-22

in sharp disagreement regarding
the withdrawal Of Israeli troops
from Egypt. Are you for or
against the administration S
position in this matter? The
answers were 57.8 per cent favor
ing the administration, 1872 per
cent against and 10 per cent with
no opinion.
The question OF sanctions was
phrased as follows: President
EiSenhower's speech last night
strongly indicated that the ad-
ministration would support the
U. N. in declaring sanctions
against Israel. Sanctions can
range from moral to economic
to military" Forty-nine per
cent Of all those interviewed
favored moral sanctions If neces-
sary. AZ per cent economic sane
tions and 90 per cent military
sanctions. Twenty per cent had
no opinion regarding sanctions.
Mcclure Newspaper syndicRteJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-22
81 Per Cent of Voters in Poll
Back Presidents Israel Policy

The Eisenhower administra-
tons position in the Israeli crisis
has the support Of more than Z
out of 10 of the voters with an
opinion on the subject, accord
ing to a Nationwide survey con-
Quoted by the Trendex overnight
public opinion poll last night.
When asked, however. about
the possible application of sane
tons, somewhat fewer than 6
out Of 10 with an opinion sup
ported moral sanctions. 81 per
cent economic sanctions and SO
per cent military sanctions.
In the East and West coastal
areas. where support for the adj
ministration was lowest. 81 per
cent with an opinion supported
the administration. compared to
81 per cent in the Middle West
and the South.
Persons questioned were asked:
The Eisenhower administration
and the Israeli government are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-22

that the Civil Service Commits
sion established more definite
guidelines' for the disclosure of
names and salaries of Federal
employees. 1t praised GSA for a
new regulation greatly broaden
ing access by news photogra-
pliers to public buildings.
1t said the ICC was on the
right track in dropping an in
tended ban on some types of
railroad a ccid emit information
and in agreeing to hold public
hearings on the question of CON
f1dentiality" of statistical in
fromation.
Noting that some of it's sug-
gestions have fallen on fertile
ground in the Agriculture De-
p artm emit. the subcommittee
nevertheless regretted that the
department still refuses to pub
licize advisory committee infor-
nation which might affect the
market. The subcommittee felt
that "this is exactly the type of
information which could give in
siders a special advantage"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-22
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity--Increas-
ing cloudiness tonight, low near
IS. Mostly cloudy with moderate
temperature tomorrow. Wind,
II am. today, south-southwest,
5 miles per hour.
Virginia-Considerable cloud
mess and not as cold tonight,
low 1884 in the interior and
mid Dos along coast. Mostly
cloudy, moderate tomorrow with
chance Of rain in southwest
portion by afternoon or night.
+. Maryland-Rather cloudy, not
as cold tonight. low 26-32 in
north and west portions and in
30S elsewhere. Considerable
cioudiness and moderate tomor-
row with rain likely in west
portion by afternoon or night
Lower Potomac and Chesapeake
Bay--Southeast to south winds
5-10 miles per hour tonight and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-22

Administration, Post ONCE De-
partment. Civil Service Commits
sion. Coast Guard. Federal Trade
Commission. Interstate Com
merce Commission, Rural Elec-
IRRIGATION Administration, Fed
Ieral National Mortgage Associa-
ton. Agriculture Department,
and Veterans Administration
either for having removed some
information restrictions in re-
cent months or for otherwise
improving methods for wider dis
closure of information.
1t commended the Treasury
Department for having agreed to
make puNlic the compromise set
Element of penalties for import
law violations and of settlements
of prosecutions for refilling liq-
10" bottles. But the subcommit-
tee said it has not succeeded in
p. Suading the Treasury to pub
lish such settlements of penalties
for adulteration or similar viola
tons.
Pleased by csc Action
The subcommittee informed
Congress it was especially pleased
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-22

power, and it certainly is some
thing the Congress must look
into"
The Senator said he wanted
70 emphasize that the opera
tons of the Middle East Emer-
gency Committee composed of
major oil firms and the Middle
East resolution submitted by the
President relate to the same
thing.
You cannot separate oil from
Middle East policy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-22
House Group Opposes
|Secrecyin U.S.. Agencies

ury Department agrees to this
principle. but argues that the
files can be opened to the public
only by legislation. Although
the information could we'll be
made available by administrative
action. the department promised
in November, 1865, to sponsor
legislation accomplishing the OBJ
jective before the end of the
1856 session of Congress.
1.-THE Treasury Department
has failed to uphold this COM
mitment, permitting the matter
to get involved with a review of
the entire law on tax exemption.
The department has chosen the
slowest and most complicated
possible solution to a most i'm
portant problem"
Raps Failure on OSI
The subcommittee recalled
that last July it recommended
abolition Of the Office of Stra-
tegic Information in the Com
merce Department. Criticizing
the department for failure to
comply with the recommended
ton the subcommittee charged
today that:
THE Commerce Departments
tactics are intended to postpone
as long as possible the evaluation
of the OSI. The agency mean
while continues the expenditure
OF funds on a function which
makes no discernible contribu-
ton to governmental efficiency
or economy. There is no
justification for the existence of
any agency which, by the very
language of its charter, is I'M
classified.
Instead of considering the
committees report seriously, the
department chose to assign its
review of OSI to an officer about
to depart on an extended tour
abroad. In the meantime. iner-
tia prevails and funds for this
agency stand unchallenged in
the budget"
Correspondence in the SUBJ
committee report identified the
officer as Undersecretary of
Commerce Walter Williams.
Some Are Commended
The subcommittee favorably
mentioned the General Services
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-22
BY ROBERT X. WALSH

Treasury Department refusal
to disclose some tax exemption
applications and Commerce De-
partment delay in abolishing the
Office of Strategic Information
were protested today by the
House subcommittee trying to
stop needless secrecy by Federal
agencies.
The subcommittee reported
progress in removal of barriers
in the maze Of departmental
restrictions and classifications
on Government information. But
it declared many executives per-
sist in a papa knows best"
attitude on what the public and
Congress ought to know about
governmental operations a n d
policies.
Throughout our study" the
subcommittee said in survey of
work during the past year, Fed
eral agencies have claimed they
restrict information only in the
public interest The phrase has
become a cliche which unwit-
tingly describes the attitude of
Federal executive agencies that
Government officials, nor the
people or their elected repre-
sentatives. have an inalienable
right to decide what facts of
Government will be made pub
lie"
Hit Treasury and Commerce
While its criticism Of inforna-
tional roadblockS covered a con-
siderable range of Federal de-
partments and agencies, the
subcommittee headed by Repre-
sentative Moss. of California,
singled out the Treasury and
Commerce Departments for spe-
cial censure.
1t complained that the Treas
ury. in refusing to publish APP
plications for tax exemption of
organizations which claim nom
profit and nonpolitical status,
has failed to keep a promise to
sponsor legislation for such
public disclosure.
Taxpayers have a right to
know the justification presented
by organizations claiming tax
exempt status. the subcom-
contended. THE Treas