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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-05-02
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MA&&eN
DEAR GOVERNOR HODGES:
BIZ VICTOR MEEKINS

All is now forgiven you for the
time being here in this immediate
coastland, now that you have indi-
Gated you are not unwilling for us
to have toll free bridge over AL
ligator River. Your gracious agree
ment with Lindsay Warren's chal-
lenge last week at Bodie Island
cannot hurt you any, and in fact
just about overcomes your appar-
ent oversight of us when you APP
pointed Everett Jordan Senator.
Not that we have any complaint
about your choice of Mr.. Jordan,
for after all, it was your job to
fill the post, and those of us who
were Mr.. SCOTS true friends don't
know anything wrong with Mr..
Jordan. Neither does this humble
scribe see the value to the state
of trying to make political capt.
tai on the grief of the friends of
Senator Scott.
But we did feel a little peeved
at you for missing the golden OPP
portunity of giving long belated
recognition to this far eastern
most part of North Carolina; at
your failure to give the senator
ship to one our distinguished sons,
and seacoast orator par excellence.
You were too quick to make
this appointment, for while we
were having petitions drafted for
circulation far and wide among
our people, whereby you would
have had before you the name OF
every man women and child of the
coastland urging you to give this
post to Melvin Daniels of Dare,
you went ahead and made the APP
pointment, and we thought you had
thereby entombed your political
future.
You gravely had hurt many of
us, for here was the only chance
you may ever have to suitably
recognize in the U. S. Senate the
birthplace of the nation. There,
as long as life lasted would be
heard everyday the matchless rhe-
toric and the ancient jokes of this
great coastland orator. The ma
ton would have taken notice of
him and millions would thereby
have seen the name of his home
land, who now will never see it.
He would have given US more pub
licity than ten Aycock Browns
could hope to do.
Surely you cannot but be famil-
lar with the great oratory of this
selfmade success from our coast
land. Do you remember how four
years ago, he boldly seized the
situation in hand, and master
fully aroused Democracy to great
er heights of achievement at the
District Rally in Elizabeth City?
Few appearances on the platform
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-05-02
HYDE NEGRO STUDENTS IN
A HYBRID CORN CONTEST

Hyde County Training School
agriculture students have under
taken a hybrid corn test demon
stration on the farm of class mem
Der Gene Boyd Green of Swan
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1858
Real Courage

T TAKES what people refer to as "ntes-
final fortitude" in these times of eco
nomic unrest to even give thought to the
erection of a new Croatian Home, CF.U.
Lodge Home, or what have you.
But our members in Detroit Mich. To-
ronto, Ont, Canada. and Ambridge Penna.
possibly others unknown to us at this
time - aren't among those willing to hole
up during the recession of the moment and
wait for better days.
In fact, all three of these CFU Centers
are accentuating the positive when it comes
down to taking a look at the future and
facing it with confidence to spare
o.By now, virtually every reader of
either Section Of the zajednicar is acquain-
ted with the fact that the members Of De-
troit Lodge 351 are building new Natl
Croatian Home to replace their present one
at 1885 East McNicols Rd
The target date for it's completion and
dedication is May so, 1853.
Today, for the first time, we are publish
ing articles dealing with the future erection
of Croatian Homes in Toronto and AM
bridge, both bulwarks Of the Society.
The Toronto dream of "Croatian Cen
tire" was brought one step closer to reality
recently with the election of a Building
Fund Committee comprised of members Of
CFU Lodges 832, 961 and 975.
The members OF Ambridge Lodge 3O4,
on the other hand, have yet to meet to dis
cuss the erection of new Lodge Home.
They won't get around to that until April
25, 1858, at which time a Special Meeting
will be held for the purpose.
Our people in Detroit. of course, are now
certain Of new Croatian Home. The same
might be said in the case of their counter
parts in Toronto, who once enthused always
go 1.-The whole hog"
Ditto for Ambridge.
All Of which speaks volumes for the te-
nacty of our members here in the United
States and across the border in Canada.
May their fond dreams always come true.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09
$50 Minimum

THE SOCIETY'S Field Workers now
know how many Points they must a
mass in order to win outright either of the
two 1958-1959 Membership Campaign
Grand Prize Awards, visit to Yugoslavia
or a Caribbean Cruise.
Those aspiring for the transatlantic
plum will have to put together total Of
700 Points to make the grade, while those
dreaming Of visiting fabulous Caribbean
ports of call need but 600 Points.
X 4
In order to afford Field Workers in
smaller CFU areas an opportunity to win
one of these trips, the Supreme Board at
it's semi-annual meetings of March 24-28
last voted to pare down to 25O the minimum
number of Points which must be posted be-
fore anyone can make either trek on the
basis of a non-outright award winner.
In other words: - If campaigner can
get no more than 25O Points, then he can
add to that $4,000 in his own right and
visit Yugoslavia two years from now.
The same in the case of those who wish
to make the Caribbean Cruise
However, once Field Worker arrives
at 250 Points he should 'stay alive" and
strive for as many more Points as may be
within his reach during the Campaign.
For - translated - every Point means
$1.O0 to his Home Office credit!
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09
Building Fund Committee Off And Wnging
Toronto Members Pushing Erection Of Croatian Centre"

Matt Ragus, 961; Secreta-
ry, John NJ. Manestar, 1872;
Treasures, Nick Pavelich,
1872, kajo Mateljan, 961,
and Mike kokich, 975.
The members Of the build
ing fund committee are: John
Znidarec, 975, Geo. Labash,
961, Nick Glavas, 1872, and
Frank Zrlidarec, 975
This is our first and official
notice of our intentions and
we would like helpful sugges-
tions from members of the
CF'U on how to raise the mon
ey for such a building, your
building, a centre to serve
the members, all members of
the Croatian Fraternal Union
in this city.
Let's make it a united ef-
fort.
John M. Manestar, Sec'y.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09
Ambridge Members To
Weigh Home Proposals
On Friday, April 25th

AMBRIDGE. Pa. - All
members of "St. Nicholas
CF'U Lodge 3O4 are officially
notified that a Special Meet
ing will be held Friday, April
25, at 1880 pm. in the usual
quarters.
The purpose: - To dis
cuss the possibilities of
Lodge 3O4 owning it's own
Home in the near future,
: something our people in
this community have long
lacked.
If the proper spirit is shown
April rs, we can take a def
mite step in the direction of
this project and, with cooper
alton, see it through to sue
cess without too much delay.
Every Lodge 304 member
sincerely interested in owning
a Lodge Home should attend
this meeting and speak out on
the proposed undertaking.
Fred Perich, Sec'y.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09

could be held on this matter.
AS a result of these letters
three lodges replied, assert
ing their interest in this pro-
posal and therefore on Thurs
day, March 20, 1858, a meet
ing was held, attended by 4
representatives from each of
the three Lodges, 975, 961
and 1872.
After some discussion it
was agreed that a "CFU Gen.
ire" was needed and there and
then we decided to form a
committee that would start
the fund raising machinery in
motion.
Officers of the Building
Fund Committee are: -
President, Michael j. Stan
ley, Lodge 975; 1st Vice
President, Marian kruzic,
1872; End Vice President,
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09

TORONTO, Ont. - 1t is
with the greatest of pleasure
that 1 write, at this time, a.
bout a matter Of the greatest
significance to the members
of the Croatian Fraternal
Union in the city Of Toronto
and suburbs.
For a long time it has
been the dream and desire
of the "Zajednicari" of this
city to have a "Croatian
Centre" owned by members
of the Croatan Fraternal
Union. This dream is now
becoming q reality.
Some time ago discussions
Of a Home started and even
tually letters, outlining our
wishes, were sent to all lodges
in Toronto, inviting them to
send representatives to a
meeting where a discussion
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09
In Modesty

T HE EDITORS of the Zajednicar BROS
Stephen F. Brkich and Philip Vukelich,
were unanimously commended in a resolu-
tion adopted at the February 1853 meet
ing of the $50. Chicago Ill., United Lodges,
for their reprinting without solicitation the
January issue United Lodges News editor
ial "The Road Ahead
The editorial appeared, in consecutive
weeks, in both the English and Croatian
Sections of the Zajednicar. The translation
of the text into Croatian was masterfully
done and indicated exceptional talent in BIZ
lingual ability.
Bros. Brkich and Vukelich, in effect,
placed our news into the hands of all CFrU
members. All the members of the United
Lodges extend their humble thanks
United Lodges News
April. 1855 Issue
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09

flee holders drawn by lot, as they often
were in ancient Greece. There is little de-
mocracy in the election of officials under
the party system. Each party chooses
man, and then the voters have to choose
between two men who are largely dedicated
to their own self-advancement. 1 am con-
vinced that democratic government would
average out higher if we put names in a
bowl and drew them out al random. BY ac-
cident, we might find few good ones.
- Sydney Harris
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09

Gracan, and she was our first
treasurer way back in 1880.
Since that time she and hubby
Ted raised a family of three
girls, and now that the girls
are big enough to take care
of themselves we hope to see
Marie, and Teddy too, more
often.
At this meeting we also saw
our star bowler, Frank Shu-
bat, who is we'll known in our
whole CF'U bowling fraterni-
ty, for he always finishes a.
mong the top-notchers.
We hear he moved away a
distance, having bought a
home in Evergreen Park, but
we think that in this fast
automobile age, this will not
keep him from our meetings.
Welcome To The Fold!
Along with our first treasu-
rer, we also enjoyed the COM
pany of our first president,
"Augie" Tomich, who came
for the first time this year.
With him, of course, came
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09
Where There's Will There Must Be A Way
Chcagos Progress Lodge 74a Frafernasm In Action

his better half, the always
smiling Rose, who is a former
secretary of the Lodge. Once
upon a time they never missed
a meeting, so here's hoping.
Another one of our pio-
neers present at this meet
ing was the amiable Vera
Grgurich, who according to
"Augie" has become a very
capable amateur photogra-
pher. Because of this, she
was assigned a very impor-
tant role at one of our big,
coming events.
And speaking of those Who
for one reason or another
come only occasionally 1t
seems only fair to mention
one who hasn't missed a meet
ing in three years, and that is
none other than our president,
Steve Milos. KAPPA dolje, Stipe.
Fall Dance Certain
And now to come back to
what took place since the
meeting. All those who come
(Chicago's p. 1O)
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09

AS l now also possess one
Of the most beautiful and re-
markable Antonio Stradivar-
ius violins, made in 1908, l
have the rare privilege and
joy of concertizing on three
glorious instruments.
Golden Anniversary
But to return to the sub
ject of my Yugoslav tour and
experiences.
On arrival IN Zagreb, the
Capital City of my native Gro
alta, now one Of the six feder-
ated states of Yugoslavia, I
was overwhelmed by the
warmth of my reception after
(Life Story p. 1O)
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09

This experience was
made even more thrilling
by the fact that in 1851 |
had acquired from w. K.
Hill and Sons of London,
England, the worlds most
prominent violin dealers,
one of the nine Nnost per-
feet Guarnerius violins OH
earth, also made in 17i2.
Little did l then dream that
I would soon be fortunate
enough to acquire, again from
Hills, the worlds most out
standing Guarnerius del Gesu
violin named "The King be-
cause Of it's beauty, perfection
of preservation, and unique
tone qualities.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09
He Hobnobs With Prince and Peasant Alike XXI
The Z|atko Ba|okovic Story
Thousands Seek
Concert Tickets

This is the autobiography of
Zlatko Balokouic, international
ly famed uiolinist, man uni
rcrSdt by choice as 1CeH as bu
chance, and a member of Lodge
S26 OF the Crodtian Fratcrnal
Union OF America.
THE TIME was nearing
when Providence would
permit me to spend one more
anniversary in my native
land, for half a century had
passed since, filled wit h
youthful zeal, l had entered
the Croatian Conservatory of
Music - that important es-
tablishment of Croatian cul-
ture.
l was happy to be given
the opportunity to express
my thanks to the Institute,
my dear and unforgettable
teacher, Vaclav Huml, and
to all those who, by their
work or advice, helped me
to go out into the great
world - filled with the
hope and faith which i'll
spired me then as it does
today.
l am bound to my native
Zagreb by unbreaksble ties OF
love and gratitude ,Gr all the
warmth with which from my
18th year. it received and en-
couraged me and consequent
ly my life's work became a liv.
ing and dynamic monument
to my native land and. | hope,
an enduring link between it
and my new homeland.
Priceless Violins
This visit to Yugoslavia be-
gan on March 27, 1854.
On the way from France
via Italy / had the unforget-
table experience and privilege
Of being invited by the City
Authorities of Genoa to play
on Paganini's marvellous Jo-
seph lGuarnerius del Gesu vi
olin made in 1742.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09

CHICAGO - Here goes a.
mother report to the members
of Progress" Lodge 749 of
Chicago and, happy to say, it
is another encouraging re-
port.
The March meeting was
we'll attended, re a t iv G | y
speaking of course, but signs
point to still bigger and big
ger meetings. ,
This report is directed in
the main to the members who
were not present, but also to
those that were, because GER
tain things happened since the
meeting. But more about this
later.
At this meeting too, we
saw several who don't come
around very often. Marie
Janus comes so seldom that
most of the Progress men,
bers don't know her, but
she promised that she
would attend this one, and
by golly, she kept her pro-
mise.
Marie's maiden name was
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09
MAIL. ;.
~, BOX
Hermansville, Mich.

Dear bro. Brkich:
1 certainly want to thank
you for your editorial salute
(3-26-58) calling attention to
my recent appointment to the
Michigan State A h e t c
Board of Control.
This editorial is close to my
heart and my family is very
proud Of your bow in my di-
rection.
l have sent our great Gov.
G. Mennen Williams a copy of
| that particular issue of the
Zajednicar and should be
hearing from him shortly.
F'raternally yours,
Frank j. Rodman
Member, Lodge 259
X
st. Louis, Mo.
Dear bro. Brkich:
! l want to express our
thanks for the fine coverage
which you have been giving
to the CFU's Oath Annual
Natl T enpin Tournament,
which we will host May 1918,
1858.
We have been we'll pleased
and gr1:ttified that you have
been able to print our long
articles and pictures pertain
ing to the big Tournament.
Thank you for your coopera-
ton.
Fraternally yours,
! Robert POtOcnjak
Tournament Chair.
X
Graenock, Penna.
Dear bro. Brkich:
l was very glad to see the
article in the Zajednicar
(3-5-58) about the Girl Scouts
of America.
l am a Girl Scout in Troop
1883 in Greenock, Penna.,
and also a member of the Cro-
attain Fraternal Union.
If l could l would give you
"a Merit Badge.
Sincerely yours,
Pamela ServOv
Member, Nest 18O
X
Chicago, Ill.
Dear bro. Brkich:
You may be interested to
know that you have been a
great help to us in prepara-
ton for the Annual Concert
here April 13, 1858, Of the
famous Duquesne University
ITamburitZans.
Ticket orders are continu-
ally coming in and we are ex-
pecting a very fine turnout.
Many, many thanks.
Sincerely yours,
Marie Culjak
Member, Lodge 40
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09
re-: MATERIAL

Thursday noon is the
deadline for all material
intended for publication in
the English Section of the
Zajednicar.
Material arriving after
that hour and day of the
week will not appear in the
following issue Of the Eng
lish Section. If contents Of
same are still timely, late
arriving articles will be
published the week after;
if not, they will be "killed."
Stephen F. Brkich, Editor
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09

in Pittsburgh which
would operate perma-
nently along member
ship-public rel a t i o n S
and other promotional
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09
In Passing

T he HE f thing
wrong with de-
mocracy is that it is
not d e m ocratic
enough. l would like
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09
At Long Last!

WYE TAkE pride today in calling atten-
w ton to a far reaching Executive Board
Plan adopted unanimously by the Supreme
America during the March 24-28, 1858,
semi-annual meetings Of the latter group.
Appearing on page of this issue of the
English Section. the Plan calls for the es
tablishment - within reasonable time
OF { new Department at the Home Office
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09

lines SO necessary III these times to the very
future Of the Society and it's thousands Of
members in the United States, Canada and
Alaska.
We repeat: - This Plan is Of such far
reaching nature, and pregnant with such
promises Of success, that it is enough to
stagger the imagination of even those who
are not afraid to face the future with faith
in themselves.
Q Although it has long since been for
gotten, Department along the lines drawn
by the Executive Board, and adopted March
q, 1858, by the Supreme Board once flour
ished under the roof of the Society's Natl
Headquarters in Pittsburgh.
That would take us back in time to 1910
more than 18 years ago when the
present English Sect. Editor Of the zajed-
nicar arrived on the Home Office scene to
establish and manage the functions of a
new bureau whose duty it would be to fos-
ter widespread membership public relations
for the commonweal Of the Society,"
We came to the Home Office Jan. e.
$50, loaded down with ideas for the pro-
motion of an undertaking which never got
beyond THE New Department" stage in
the matter of official recognition.
Our goal - To establish contacts with
college and university students in America
and Canada; to work with men and women
who made good in their chosen profession;
to promote national sports tournaments; to
publicize the Society's outstanding members
regardless Of their field of endeavor; to in
terest Junior Order members in the Cro-
attain Fraternal Union at least 2 years in
advance of their transfer to Senior Lodge;
and so on, almost ad nfinitum.
In March of 1910, during the semi
annual meetings of the body, we appeared
personally before the Supreme Board to
read at length our plans for "The New De-
partment' of that time.
Those plans appeared in their entirety
in the April 3, 1910, issue of the English
Section Of the zajednicar and called for u
contracting college and university students,
y working with professional men and Wo-
men, 81 arousing CF'U interest in Junior
Nest members, ~ establishing public re-
latlons system. and 81 the compilation,
publication and dissemination of worth
while organizational advertising material.
But that was Is long years ago, or at
the time i'll the life of the Society when the
Home Office acceptance of any new ra-
dical - idea was short lived
Within year, "The New Department
died for want Of official support
Now it is back in another and quite pos
sibly, better form, this time with an un-
conditional official blessing which was not
to be our lot back in 1910
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09
Popular As Ever
Life's Like That

. Doctor: - MIR. Smith,
I've been observing your wife
and, frankly, l don't like the
way she looks.
Smith: Il don't either,
Doc, but she's good to the
kids.
Remmert- Werner Co.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09

. According to the Natl
Geographic Magazine, the Me-
thuselahs, bristle-cone pine
trees up to 4,6O0 years old,
are the oldest known living
things on earth.
A tract of them may be
found in the White Mountains
of California, east of San
Francisco near the Nevada
border.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09
First In America

. David Glasgow Farragut
(1866) was the first US. Ma
val Admiral; Oberlin, Ohio,
College in 1888 was the first
to establish coeducation in
America; the Boston News
Letter (1704) was this Ma
TONS first newspaper; the
first US. postage stamps
were issued in 1847; the first
circulating library opened in
Philadelphia in 1881; disposed
of in 1880, John Ellington
was the first to be executed
for murder in the US.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09
GE:;:::9M.:smf
HorsiIHH}e US 7
Around
With The Editor .

- OO HluuCboC duu opOI SCsy
settled is the land that Alaska
is the first country in the
world in which the airplale
is the principal form of trans
portation.
A Good Question
. The coming primary
elections in many parts of the
United States remind us of
the man who told an Irishman
that he was staying neutral
in a political battle in his
neighborhood.
Good" replied the Irish
man. But who are you neu-
tral against?"
Super In Yugoslavia
. The U.S.A. Supermarket
exhibit which turned out to
be the No. 1 hit of the 1857
'Zagreb, Croatia, international
Fair is now in the hands of a
Yugoslav commercial enter
prise called "Vracar."
The transplanted Super
market will be opened for
business shortly in Belgrade,
Capital City of Serbia and of
Yugoslavia itself.
X
Popular As Ever
. Ever wonder what hap
pened to Arkansas Gov. Or
val Faubus, the man who
m a d e worldwide headlines
with his defiance in 1857 of
the United States Govern
ment?
Well, he's still around and
as popular as ever with segra-
gationists, 60 to 70fo of
whom claim they are ready to
vote for him anytime he toss
es his hat into this or that
political ring.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09
Live And Learn

. There are three, possibly
four, great aggregates of ra-
ces, usually called stocks: -
Caucasoid, Mongoloid, Ne
|groid, and Archaic Caucasoid
Tor Australoid).
The first three are often re-
ferred to as White, Yellow,
and Black.
Included among those in
the Caucasoid category are
people of Croatian descent.
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Obit For Future

.. The US. Bomarc, an air.
breather powered by ramjet
engines after rocket take-off,
has been fired by remote con-
troll from 18 miles distant to
flatten a ESQ jet drone 100
miles away.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09

1t Was Ever Thus
. When Noah sailed the
waters blue
He had his troubles
same as you;
For forty days he drove
T his ark
Before he found 4
place to park.
Amity Flashes
CFU Lodge 692
kenosha, Wise.