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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04
They like School

Happily. most Of the young
sters said they like school.
Eighty per cent were for it
while only 20 per cent said
they dislike it.
There are many conclusions
to be drawn from this study.
the primary one being that the
students themselves prefer to
keep their easy pace.
However. with the bumper
crop of children of the mid
1940s due to reach high school
within the next few years, there
will be q corresponding increase
in crowding. It might be that
q 12-month school program win
be the only economical solu-
ton.
But it would be difficult to
convince Tommy Lerna Of Dali
las.
Tommy told our interviewer:
Never, never, never could they
get me to school for II months
q year."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04

yes. while "a per cent Of the
girls gave the same answer.
Six out of every ten stu
dents said grades are not as
good in summer school as they
are during fall and winter ses-
sions. "Only those who need
to catch up on their courses
or have f1unked a course go
to summer school," said VIII
liam Cue Of Babylon. Long
Island.
More than half of the young
sters-65 per cent Of the boys
and So per cent Of the girls
thought their parents would
like for them to attend school
all year.
Almost 80 per cent felt school
all year round would provide
teachers a better income. al
though most of them (61 per
cent? did not know how their
teachers feel about it. The re-
40 per cent were
divided almost equally between
those believing teachers like
summer school and those feel
ing they dislike 1t.
One student said. Summer
Is an opportunity for q teacher
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04
Square Dance

A square dance given BY the
Young Adult Fellowship Of
Pershing Drive Christia n
Church viii be held at $50
pm, May 10. at Thomas Jeffer-
son Junior High School. s16
South Walter Reed drive. Ar
lington. Reservations may be
made through Joe Kidwell. $50
North Vermont street. Airing
ton I, Va. Harry Shoeneman
win be caller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04
Summer Relaxing

The high school crowd was
well agreed that summer time
is q time for relaxation.
We asked, do you think
q summer vacation relaxes one
and helps him do his best
work when he returns to school
in the fall2" -Four out Of flve
of the boys (0o per cent? said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04
sQUIZZLEs
TEST youE skill On this eombinatioa
3 erossveFd-quix.-

ACROSS
4. Who was The Hunehback Of Notre Dame"7
o. Which famous tapestry shows u scenes from
the Norman Conquest?
.. Which hunting hound has a long body and
short legs7
0. What party In Boston went down In historyf
III. In which city would be found the Dalai
Lama?
II. What IL the term for q female Australian
aboriginea
DOWN
i. Who was the leading actor in shakespeares
Company Of players2
q What modern type Of motion picture employs
three cameras to shoot q scene2
.. What did the Piltdown Skull prove to be7
5. What Is the second city In Portugal2
Q. What does q sundowner carry?
8. What famous bridge leads to Dundee7
10. What garment Is worn by priest when eele-
brating mass2
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29

the groups highly successful Queen Con-
tests.
Considering the financial outcome of the
1855, 1856 and 1857 U.L. contests, the %
young ladies have richly earned the acco-
ladies' which await them Feb g.
. We are not acquainted with the Gle
veland United Lodges "Fraternal Day"
Queen Contest financial returns for the
three-years lifetime of these undertakings
But we do know that the young ladies
entered in the 1857 contest accounted for
no less than S3,373 in ticket sales to help
the U.L. come up with a clear profit of
S1,7OO to show for their "Fraternal Day. of
the past year
We also know that the United Lodges
bank account as of Nov. 15 1857, showed a
very healthy balance Of $9,83O.33.
We are likewise acquainted with still a.
mother fact in this case that the U.L.
bank balance would be even greater had
their 1857 "Fraternal Day" not run into
some legal entanglements.
Small wonder, then, that the United
Lodges are grateful to the % young ladies
who took part in their Queen Contests of
the past three summer seasons.
Like SS$ in the bank, these contestants
with ticket sales to push.
More power to them.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29

A LTHOUGH THEY aren't going to ex-
y tremes to do as much the members of
Detroit's Onyx" Lodge III will celebrate
on Saturday, Feb. 1, 1858, the 28th Ami
versary of the affilation of their ranks
with the Croatian Fraternal Union.
A Dance at the Croatian Catholic Gen.
ter POI West Mile Road, is going to be
the size of it this year as the members a.
wait the commemoration in 1860 of the
Lodges 3Oth Milestone.
Be that as it may, our congratulations
and best wishes for the future.
Detroit's "Onyx" Lodge III has long
meant something to us personally.
Years ago - more years than we care to
recall we travelled to Detroit with the
late M. j. Horvath, the first English Edi-
tor Of the Zajednicar, to attend an "Onyx'
celebration held, if memory serves us right,
in Roumanian Hail.
What makes that visit memorable to this
day was first" in our life, our debut as
public speaker" and all the inner fright
that goes with the step.
Bro. Horvath thought we did a good
job. We, however, knew better.
Heaven only knows how many times
we have addressed CFU audience since
that visit of yore to the Motor City.
But we'll never forget that first attempt
to say something sensible.
What an ordeal for us!
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29
He hobnobs with Prince and Peasant Alike Ill
The Z|atko Ba|okovic Story
On Threshold OF
World War | Days

This is the autobiography of
Zlntko Bdlokoric, International
7y famed Uiolinist, man tni-
uersdl by choice as yeN as by
chance, and member Of Lodge
S26 Of the Crodtidn Frdterndl
Union Of America.
Z ROM EGYPT, the wonders
l of whose past made a
deep impression on me, l went
to Italy, where l appeared for
the first time in three con-
certs at the famous theatre
of San Carlo in Naples.
The headline Of the first
review which appeared in
the leading newspaper was
as follows: Una nuova
stella sui firmanento musi-
Gale, ma con nome inpro-
nunciabile." GA new star
in the Musical Firmanent,
but with an unpronounce-
able name.")
MY first concert in Rome
took place in the principal op-
era house, the Costanzi. My
earlier successes in Naples
had helped me get an invita-
ton to perform in perhaps
the most representative con-
cert of the season in the COM
pany of Mascagni, who con-
Quoted the wonderful Costan-
ri orchestra, and Of Battistini,
the greatest baritone of the
time.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29
To The Point

At THE RISK" of interesting him in run
~ ming against us at the next CF'U Natl.
Quadrennial Convention, Detroit, circa 1859,
we are reprinting today an editorial written
by co-editor Stanley r. Juracich of the So
cietys United Lodges of South Chicago
United Lodges News"
Written for the Jan. 1858 issue of the
quarterly, bro. Juracich takes a long, hard
editorial look at the Croatian Fraternal
Union and comes up with some sound sug-
gestions for the future betterment and well
fare of the Society.
X
Appearing on page 10 of this issue,
bro. Juracich's editorial is straight-from-
the-shoulder pitch which won't find every
"eader in complete agreement.
But you can't edit paper and be all
hings to all men at the same time We
earned that lesson long, long ago.
Ergo our admiration for the way bro
Iuracich calls his CFU Shots
Calling spade spade is still the only
road to real success.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29
PostKorean War Echoes: - with Malice Toward None
Village Of Heavenly y Light

BOUT 100 miles from
~ Seoul, Korea, on a hill
side near a river bed, lies one
of the most unique communi-
ties in the world-Chun KWan
1.-the Village of Heavenly
Light.
This is the home of 148
people-men, women and chill
dren-almost all of whom are
blind. The Villagers are i'm
mensely proud of their COM
munity. They live in tiny, but
clean and comfortable two
family cottages.
Thirty-one families, in
which either one or both
parents will never see a.
gain, comprise this little
Village. Besides these, there
are Al blind children, or
ph aned or abandoned
youngsters, who are being
loved, cared for and educa-
ted by the Village residents.
Founded in 1854, Chun
Kwan Ii today serves as a
shining example of what can
be accomplished through h
dreams, plans and interna-
tional cooperation.
Plight OF Children
The beginnings of the col
ony can be traced back to a
bitter-cold, wintry day four
years ago.
It was then that an Amer
lean missionary, Mrs. Dexter
Lutz, arrived in Taejon, Ko-
rea. She was confronted by
the desperate plight of num-
bers of Korean youngsters
roaming about without food,
shelter or clothing.
Many Of them were blind
and had been abandoned;
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29
Joseph J. PIese
Leaves h.0 Post
Lodge 131 Prez
EX-BOard Member

PITTSBURGH - Joseph j.
Plese, a member of the CFU
Home Office Clerical Staff
since 1910. decided to "call it
a day. for good on Wednes-
day, Jan. %, 1868.
In failing health for some
time, and the victim of a mild
stroke in recent weeks, bro.
Plese simply had to sever his
long association with the
Home Office of the Society.
The President of N. S.
Pittsburgh Lodge 131, and
at one time a member of
the Croatian Fraternal Uni
on's Supreme Board, bro.
Plese is expected to return
to his former home city of
Joliet, ILL.,, where he once
operated a thriving bust
ness.
1t was the writer's pleasure
to arrive arm-in-arm with bro.
Plese on the CF'U Home Of
flee scene back in January of
1910, more than 18 long years
ago.
Now we are about to part
with memories which would
fill a tome.
Farewell, bro. Plese. May
you and your beloved wife
find new happiness in Joliet.
And may your health improve
as your loved ones back home
make you welcome again.
Stephen F. Brkich
English Editor
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29

tacted Korean officials, mis-
sionary groups and American
aid organizations.
First, the city of Taejon do
mated the site for a housing
project right outside of the
city. Overjoyed with the con-
tribution Of the land, Mrs.
Lutz was reluctant to ask for
the provision Of a road lead.
ing to the site.
Even today, residents
and visitors alike must 70
on foot, proceeding cau-
tiously single file along. a
slippery clay dixie built up
three feet between rice pad.
dies in order to get across
the embankment leading up
(Village OF : p. III
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issue be kept out of this years political
chess game" But the key member of his
team, Assistant President Sherman Adams
missed the signal In an address at Mime
apolis, he lambasted the opposition all the
way from Pearl Harbor to missiles produc-
better served, of course, if the Presidents s
high-minded idealism were followed But it
is all too evident on both sides of the politi-
cal fence that 1858 will produce an all-out
partisan fight Of the traditional sort.
- Pittsburgh post Gazette"
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29

sense in American his
tory. We don't know "a
bout the nonsense part
OF those days, but we do
know this much:
Those were the days
when Fraternalism--and
not long, sleek cars, t-v
sets, and the like-stood
for something wherever
our members gathered in
the name of the Croatian
Eraternal Union, be that
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29
Fr Francis H. Eteroyich Preparing Symposium
Priest Sets U.s. Croatian Population At 100000 Plus

tional Culture" the first such
work in the English language,
on which FIR. Eterovich has
labored for more than three
years.
1t covers the history and
accomplishments in all fields
by the Croatian people, from
the time their entity was rec.
ognized by a Byzantine EN-.
peror and they were invited
to settle in lands now under
the Communist grip of Tito's
Yugoslavia.
"The Croatian people have
no embassy, no diplomatic
representative, nobody at all
Priest Feels p. 11)
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29
Golden Caribbees

. Been thinking about tho
CFU's 1958-59 Membership
Campaign Grand Prize Award
!of a Caribbean Cruise? How's
this for a come-on in words
The Caribbean Islands are
varied and dappled with a
stimulating melange of hui
man ways and creeds and skin
colors. Here you will find
staid chips off the Old World
block, lively offshoots of the
African Jungle, a trace of the
dour aboriginal Indian. and a
dozen exotic touches imported
from Asia.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29

others were the children of
blind parents who were un-
able to care for them prop
erly. =
They were typical of the
children and adults all over
Korea who were suffering the
hardships Of long years of
war and deprivation.
Mrs. Lutz was determined
to do something to help.
Learning that there was a
Blind Association in Taejon,
she accepted the chairman
ship of a Provincial Commit
tee for Aid.to the Blind to get
some work started.
Humanitarianism, Inc.
Anxious to help the Kore-
ans help themselves, she con-
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29

was engraved "Plaudente Ro-
ma"
The next day l was hon
ored by having a private
audience with Pope Plus X,
whose simplicity and obvi-
GUS goodness made a deep
and lasting impression on
me.
When l kissed his pastoral
ring, he gently raised me by
my elbows and asked, Come
va figlio mio?' ("How are
you, my son?") and went on,
They tell me yesterdays con-
cert was very successful. That
is important because while
glory is good for the head,
it is Of little value to the
Life Story = p. ~
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29

\ LITTLE over five years
~ ago a handsome Domini-
can priest came from his ma
tive Croatia to America,
breathing the air of freedom
for the first time in his ca.
reer.
Two weeks after he de-
barked at New York he ap-
piled for American citizen
ship.
And last September FIR
Francis H. Eterovich stooo
smiling to take the oath OF
allegiance with a class of new
citizens in Federal Court at
Minneapolis.
But from that first day in q
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29

This concert was under the
patronage of the Italian King
and Queen, and given in aid of
the treatment of tubercular
children.
Audience With Plus X
This wonderful introduction
brought me three engage
ments in Rome, one of which
was an invitation to play in
the famous Vatican Sala Pia
in aid of charity.
On this occasion 13 Cardi-
nails sat in the front row of
the packed hall.
During the intermission l
received from the hands of
the Senior Cardinal a special
large silver medal on which
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29

Dance, a Banquet or what have you.
But times change, and the people change
with them for better or worse.
Yesterday, the Jet Age. Today, the Gui-
ded Missiles Age. Tomorrow and why
not, pray = the Fraternal Age?
We could use it.
Last week we had the pleasure of
calling editorial attention to the fact that
the "Alcros' of Aliquippa, Penna English
Speaking Lodge 720 scored two 1958-59
Membership Campaign "firsts'' during their
monthly meeting of Jan. IL last.
u They were the first English Speak
ing Lodge of the Society to openly endorse
it's current tWo-year drive for new men,
bers; and p they were the first to endorse
a candidate for the Campaign Grand Prize
Award of trip in 1860 to Yugoslavia, with
the nod going in the deserving direction of
Lodge 720 Secy. William J. zivitz.
Now, to the best of our knowledge the
members of Chicagos "Hrvatska Sloboda"
Lodge 80 have come up with another first
for others to equal or better - that of nam
uS SpeCldl NO1HI1llLtee 10 promote local
and district interest in the Society's Cam
paign of the moment.
We applaud this move on the part of
Lodge 80 and wish it's members good hunt
ing throughout membership drive which
has no parallel in the 64-yearold annals Of
the Croatian Fraternal Union
4
We also applaud the Lodge 81 men,
bership's selection of three outstanding men
to man" their Special Campaign Commit
tee during the lifetime of this unique drive.
They are Frank Rudar, Chairman. Luka
Biondic and Bozo F. Drazan
On the Lodge level, bro Rudar is the
President of the Sick Committee; bro Bon-
die the Recorder and member Of the CFU
Childrens Home Board; and bro. Drazan
a devoted member who once served as Man.
ager of Junior Order Nest II.
We don't know of any master plan these
gentlemen may have in mind for the sue
cessful pursuit Of this Campaign.
But the mere fact that they accepted
positions on the Special Committee is proof
enough that they aren't going to twiddle
their thumbs during this and next year
And now, forward!
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29
Chicago Story

TRUTH TO TELL, the naming of Spe-
I cial Lodge Committee to promote in
terest Oh the local level in a Membership
Campaign of the Society is by no means
something new under the CF'U sun.
1t was done many times in the past,
the now dim past which some people still
re, to as The Era of Wonderful Nom
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1858
Queens and SIS

\ A GROUP OF % young ladies will be
~ rendered a Testimonial Banquet Sum
day afternoon, Feb. 2, 1858 by the Society's
United Lodges of Cleveland, Ohio.
The festivities, which should pack the
Croatian Home at 6314 st. Clair to the pro-
verbal rafters, have been planned in such
a manner as to serve as the United Lodges
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29
Unique Institute
|At Chatham Feb. |
Fraternal Leaders
Endorse Gathering

PITTSBURGH - An Insti.
tute on american Orienta.
ton for New Americans will
be held on Saturday, Febru.
ary 1, from $50 am. to :OC
pm, on the campus of Chat
ham College.
The Institute program is
designed to stimulate new
thinking about the needs, ser
vices and resources for new
Americans in our changing
metropolitan scene.
The first of it's kind in this
community, the Institute is
sponsored by the American
Service Institute, local Com
munity Chest-United Fund a.
gency.
A keynote address on
"The New Immigrant in a
Changing America" will be
given by DR.. Joseph Lich-
ten of New York, eminent
authority in this field.
This will be followed by a
report on "The Local Immi-
grafton Scene" by Mr..
Frank Berry, of the United
States immigration and
Naturalization Bureau.
Nationality and Fraterna.
organization leaders are pro-
minent among participants ir
the Institute as speakers, dis
cussion leaders, consultants
and on the planning commit
tee.
Among these are Mr.. Rug
gero ]. Aldisert, Italian Sons
and Daughters of America
and president of the Ameri'
can Service Institute; Mr.. Jo'
seph J. Porta, Catholic
Knights of st. George; Mr.
John Pankuch, National Slo'
yak Society of USA; Mr.
George Shorall, American
Hellenic Educational Progress
sive Association; Mr.. Michae
Komichak, Ukrainian Ameri'
can Council of Western Pa.
and Mr.. Daniel Zornan, Slo'
yak Evangelical Union, anc
president of the Fraternal So
cieties of Greater Pittsburgh
Judge John Brosky, of
County Court, will preside
over a panel presentation
dealing with: "What Does
the New American Face
Today"
Registration for the Insti
tute is still open for those
who are interested; a $2.N
registration fee includes lun
cheon and special materials
For information, call thu
American Service Institute
Court 1-6O1O, Ext. 294.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29
The Detroit. News
Jan. 4th, 1858, Issue =

land of freedom, this scholar
ly, aggressive young priest
burned with a desire not only
to follow his work of teach
ing, writing and preaching,
but to give something to the
nation which had welcomed
him.
Achieves Ambition
And today FIR. Eterovich is
ready to deliver his gift to
America.
1t is a 500-page volume en-
titled "Survev of Croatian Ma
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29
In Passing

1 N kicking off the
! Republican Party's
1858 political ca M
paign, President Eli
senhoWer asked that
the national security
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29

public recognition of
the efforts the % hon
ored guests expended
during the past three
years as participants in
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29
Tough Customer

. The greatest scoundrel
who ever occupied the office
of President was George
Washington, if you read some
of the contemporary accounts
in Revolutionary newspapers
at the Library Of Congress-.
He a b o Ii $ h d newspapers,
shut them up.
- Harry S. Truman
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29
.&::E:.:,sH
HOrSimn& n
Around
With The Editor

. The oldest known fruit
still grown is the fig, "smok-
va" in Croatian.
Fossils have been found in
rock strata laid down 25 mil
lion years ago in Asia, the
Orient, and even the. Arctic.
X
The Last Laugh
. Said the Chicago Fri
bune' the day after Abraham
Lincoln delivered his now in
ternationally quoted Gettys-
burg Address:
"The President of the Uni
ted States also spoke and
made the usual ass of him
SELF"
X
A Great Leader
. Sometimes people call
me an idealist. Well, that is
the way I knew l am an Ame-
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29

woman. Ihls year, about
$4,000 more Americans will
be told that they have Dia-
betes.
Art OF Bussing
. According to biologists, q
kiss is simply 1.-THE juxtaposi-
ton of two orbicularis oris
muscles in a state of contrac-
ton"
Live and learn!
X
Life's Like That
. Comedian George De
Wits definition of frustra-
ton: Hitting a hole in one
without any witnesses"
X
BackWOOds Banter
. Hillbilly (showing his
new home to bride): "Well,
gal, how d'ya like it,"
Wife: "T'aint bad, but
there's no door,"
Hillbilly: "Was you fixin'
on goin' some place."
All Greek To Us
. The Greeks considered
music as the ultimate in the
arts. They even saw a SINH
larity between the mathema-
tics of music and the mathe-
matics of the universe.
X
Genius, No Less
. One inventive telephone
operator, in a town serving a
rural community in the Mid
West, has come up with a new
code.
"The number you want is
iOMC," she will inform the
operator on the other end Of
| the line.
whats OMC?" the bewil-
dered operator will ask in re-
turn.
"Out milking cows"
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29
Medical Dept,

. One i'm 80 Americans has
Diabetes. Almost 1000, Of
these are undetected cases.
Two Of every 3 Diabetes is a
woman. This year, about
$4,000 more Americans will
be told that they have Dia-
betes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-29

A new Washington area or
ganlzati0n was born last night,
the Indoor Sports Club.
Its members are a special
kind Of good sports.
NO one can get in unless he
Is In a wheelchair. walks with
crutches or braces. is bedridden
or has a similar serious phys
ical disability.
Its main purpose Is 10 show
that the physically handi-
capped. through association,
can inspire one another 70
achievement and happiness,
and that q full and useful life
Is possible in spite Of disability
Fourteen charter members,
accompanied by relatives and
friends. attended an organiza-
tional dinner last night In the
Ambassador Hotel. installed
officers and applauded q pro-
gram Of entertainment.
New Chapter
The Washington area or
ganization is a new chapter O
Indoor Sports. Inc, which hai
more than 5000 members II
ll3 chapters over the country
Mrs. Margaret Barrett. are'
vice president. presented tn