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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-02-26

PITTSBURGH z The Uni.
t e d Western Pennsylvania
-Ladges~ The .Gr2atia9, Fra
ternal Union are Sgahsspon
soring a Queen Contest ir
conjunction with their 1855
"CF'U. Day" and "Croatian
Center Day" ''S'
Lodge or Nest members
desirous of entering these
popularity sweepstakes
should forward their name,
latest photograph (no
snapshots, pleaseD, and
background in f o nation,
such as year of birth,
schooling, place of employ
ment, and SO forth.
All material should be
mailed to UWPL Secretary
Philip Vukelich, 3441 Forbes
St., Pittsburgh 13.
The "CFU Day" Queen will
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-02-26
Cokeburg, Pa, Lodge 354 Ladies To
0ruanize Mothers Club On March End
Plans Call For Organization of Club
On Same Level as Lodges Kolo Group
, CONTINUED From Page y
Continued From Page ~

er Mothers Clubs, so we ask
you all to attend this meeting
and help build our Mothers
Club,
Small, But Ever Active
Cokeburg is a small COM
munity and we do not have a
large Croatian population, but
we have always been among
the most active CF'U Cen.ers
and we hope that we will be
able to hold that position.
We hope to organize this
Club on the same level as
the Kolo Group, an organi-
zation of it's own working
for the welfare of our Jun
ior Order and Lodge; also
helping to promote the
CFU in general.
The last regular monthly
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-02-26
Canton Officers Vow
To Make SO Biq Year

CANTON, Ohio - C.F.U.
Lodge 514 held it's annual and
regular meetings on January
8, 1858.
Rules and regulations were
voted on and an election of
officers was held with the fol-
lowing being elected:
Joseph Bozurich, Pres;
Millie Jaksich, V. Pres;
Andy Vrane, Sec'y.; Pete
Kostenjak, Treas; Harriet
Bozurich, Rec. Sec'y.; Emil
Milkovic, Sports Dir; and
Florence Comsia, Nest
Mgr.
The entertainment commit
tee will consist of Millie
Jaksich, Chairman, Theresa
Marich, Mike Drozda, John
Comsia, Tony Cugino, Doris
Bozurich, Marie Modich, Rose
Bozurich and Louis Marich.
The Auditing Committee
will be comprised of Louis
Marich, Chairman, Emil Mil
kovic, John Comsia, Mike
Drozda and Frank Bozurich.
After the meetings, lunch
and ref r e S h m ents were
served.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-02-26

timated to be 1921 resi-
dents.
According to USA Gen.
sus statistics for 1850, this
would make Ljubljana lar
ger than such noted Ameri-
can cities as Albany, New
York; Austin, Texas; Ba-
ton Rouge, Louisiana;
Ca m den, New Jersey;
Charlotte, North Carolina;
Kansas City, Kansas; and
several others.
Using the same yard stick,
Ljubljana is only slightly less
populated than Bridgeport,
Connecticut; Des Moines, To-
wa; Flint, Michigan; Nash
vile, Tennessee; Sacramento,
California; and Taco m a,
Washington.
Alps and Karavanken
Bled, Bohinj, the Grottoes
Of Postojna, and midsummer
skiing in the Julian Alps are
"musts" in Slovenia.
Bled is an old town stu.
ated on a precipice overlook
ing a deep lake. yN
The lake, with ! it's tiny
island in the center, has 4
background of the snow
covered Julian Alps and
Karavanken Range. Which
gives the tourist his choice
of swimming or taking to
the Alps for a run down
some of the finest ski trails
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-02-26

border town of SeZana to "a
greb, the Capital City of Gro
alta, and later a tour of the
fabulous Postojna Caves.
(Note: - The other group
of 63 CFU members made the
trip to Yugoslavia in 1856 via
air and under the leadership
of Junior Order Director bro.
Michael Grasha.)
However, we were thor
oughly briefed on Slovenia
by the personnel of the
Putnik Travel Agency, Pra-
ska Utica 5, during our
long stay in Zagreb and re-
turned st>.teside with a
wealth of information on
that Yugoslav Republic.
Perhaps the Croatian Fra
ternal Unions 1958-1959
Membership Campaign Grand
Prize Award Winners will get
to see much more of Slovenia
in 1860 than we did in 1856.
We hope so, for it is well
worth visiting from the see
mic standpoint. ~
Larger Than Camden
The Republic of Slovenia is
in the northern part of rug
ged Yugoslavia.
Ljubljana is both the cap
ital and the largest city of
this Republic and ranks as the
third largest metropolis in
Yugoslavia proper. It's 1853
population was officially es-
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Nest II Manager Pens Note OF Appreciation

VERSAILLES, Pa. - The
manager of CFU Nest u will
collect dues every other Fri
day at the Croatian Hall, ,3rd
and jefferson Sts., from 800
pm. to 1000 pm, and on the
regular meeting day, the 3rd
Sunday of each month, from
2::30 to 500 pm.
Checks and money or
ders, made payable to CFU
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-02-26
Youngstown Lodge IS
Props For Staging Of
National Cage Classic

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -
There are some rules peril
nent to the 18th C.F.U. Bas-
ketball Tournament scheduled
for Youngstown, March Is
and 16, 1858, which need re-
peating here. f,.ts' No. e..
The deadline for this
year. specially, has been
set f6rsMarcH I, 1858, with.
each team captain or man
ager to be advised by mail.
when his team is to first
play in the tournament.
There will be no entry fee
exacted from the Juniors en-
tering, but the adult teams
must pay the customary fiji
teen dollars ($15.0O), same
to accompany the entry.
Tournament Rule No. 6
which allows for five players
and five substitutes to be reg
istered permits captains or
coaches to substitute other
players within that limit 9TH
er than those named on the
entry blank, if same for rea-
son are unable to attend the
tournament.
Because of a situation
which occurred during the
1857 tournament, the C.F.U.
Sports-E Educational De p a r t.
ment finds it necessary to
require a photo Identification
either Of the team as a group
or the individual players, the
Identification to be counter
signed by the lodi dge secretary
or sports director. This will
preclude other than regis
tered persons playing in the
tournament.
Entry blanks have been
in circulation and we urge
their completion and return
to this Department. To be
added to those already,
mentioned as being interes-
ted, we have heard also
from JOhnstown and Mon
essen. There are others too,
no doubt, and We hope that
they come from behind the
curtain of not being heard.
The host lodge "St. George"
C.F.U. No. 66 affiliate of this
city has really extended itself
in securing a top rate gym
nasium and it behooves the
cage fraternity within our
ranks to begin drafting or
ganizational plans upon read
ing the few announcements
that are possible before tour
nament time.
Frank Braidic, Director
Sports-Ed Educational Dept.
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Nest ~, will be accepted
via mail from those who
cannot get to the Croatian
Home on the above men,
toned days.
l have been in office for ten
years and will continue doing
my duties, to the best of my
ability, as ! have in the past.
Mrs. Mary Skutlin
4718 3rd st.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-02-26

meeting Of our Lodge gave
full approval to this sugges-
tion and gave us the blessing
to go ahead with this under
taking. So we earnestly urge
all ladies affiliated with CFU
Lodge 354 to attend this
meeting on March 2.
And let's see if we can't
also organize a Mothers Club
in Cokeburg. We have the
material, 80 let's put it to
work, sisters.
Mary C. Luketich
Manager, Nest 122
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-02-26
Los Angeles Choir Is
Shaping Spring Agenda

LOS ANGELES - The
Croatian Chorus "SlAvulj"
wishes to announce that L
special Mothers Day Dinner
Dance will be held on May
II, 1858, at 400 pm, in the
Polish Hall, Crenshaw, Los
Angeles. Toni
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-02-26
OFFICIAL NOTICE

Pursuant to Section A of the Bylaws of the Cro-
atian Fraternal Union Of America all members of the
Supreme Board of Trustees notified to attend the
regular session of the Board to be held
the Supreme Office of the Society," beginning Monday
March 18th, 1858, at 900 am.
Also, all members of the Supreme Board are mott
fled to attend the semi annual session of the Supreme
Board, which begins Monday, March oath, at 900
am. at the Supreme Office.
WI MANDICH, Supreme President
JOSEPH BELLA, Supreme Secretary
MILAN SKRTIC, President
~ Supreme Board of Trustees
SYLVIA NIKSIC, Secretary
Supreme Board of Trustees
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-02-26

The Croatian Fraternal
Union of America is the lar
gest fraternal benefit Soci-
ETY. chartered in the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania. 1t
was organized in 1894.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-02-26

manager Of Junior Nest
1872.
Bro. Matesic is most appre-
ciative of the award and re-
grets only that he wasn't able
to do even more for the or
ganization last year. He pro-
misses that in the current year
he will try not only to main
tain his membership standing
but to increase it and there
by contribute his share in the
growth and progress Of .
wonderful organization.
Patience Is A Virtue
Jumping now to yet anoth-
er locale, and we might say
one that promises to be a top
notch producer in the current
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-02-26

evidence 1t can and does act
az a stimulant for further
records of achievement, but
the initial impetus must be
given by an extraneous force.
Thus, success in anything is
predicated on the presence of
a motive force.
That motive force in the
CFU Is the grass roots love
of organization which
makes itself manifest in all
our activities, and particu-
larly 50 in our membership
drives.
True enough, the activist in
the field must have a compe-
titive product, a portfolio of
up-to-date appealing certifi-
Gates. That, our CF|U recruit
er certainly has. In addition
there is the most important
ingredient - the innate love
for the Society - which COM
pletes the formula for sue
cess.
This Is Fraternalism!
Just before January had
run it's now historically sue
cessful course we had re-
ceived a letter from bro. John
Cvitanovic, able secretary OF
the Tacoma, Wash, Lodge
246.
In the envelope was an ap
plication for a juvenile 2O-Pa.
certificate and in the letteI
were a number of questions
pertaining to various aspects
of juvenile coverage. Specifi-
cally, the queries had to do
with the cost of Single Pre-
MUM contracts and their va
lues, characteristics and ma
turity options.
We were happy to oblige
bro. Cvitanovic and for our
troubles were rewarded,
only two weeks later, with
an application for a $1,000
2O-Year Endowment certi-
ficate and q certified check
in the amount of $67S.46,
which covered the Single
Premium cost of same.
Now you might rightly
say, what is so newsworthy
about such an occurrence ?"
For after all we do get 10, 20,
80, 40 and sometimes even
more applications in any one
working day.
The thing that makes this
incident worthy of comment
is the fact that bro. Cvitano.
vic's first letter was written
in a hospital.
He had completed his ini.
tial letter of inquiry with this
sentence - "Sada ako i je.
sam u bolnici ali ipak Gu po.
kusat poradit sto budem mo.
gao "a nasu dragu HBZ -
Now, even if I am in a hospi.
tai l shall endeavor to do al
within my power for the gooo
of our beloved CFU."
Canada Heard From
There, brothers and sisters
is the key to the phenomena
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-02-26
= Yugoslavia, Caribbean Bound =

PITTSBURGH - The following have officially signi-
fled their intentions of striving for of the Socetys
Membership Campaign Grand Prize Awards trip to
Yugosavia or more lesurely Caribbean cruise
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-02-26
Turn to page 8 for Editorial,
Cant Match It."

cant Match III.
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drive, we have a most infor-
NATIVE and promising letter
from bro. Bozo Drazan Of
Chicago, III.
Bro. Drazan is a member Of
that triumvirate Of Lodge 50
(Rudar- -Biondic -Drazan) cam
paigners which has dedicated
itself to an all out quest for
new members. They are
boasting no boasts but are
speaking most loudly with ac-
ton.
The Society has already
been enriched by some 40
new members because Of
their recruiting zeal.
Bro. Drazan points out 4
truism which we have long
expounded. That is the fact
that our Junior Term Certifi-
cate is actually 50 attractive
and so low in cost that it may
we'll be considered a gift from
the Society to the prospect
and parents.
CFU Family Affair
1t can therefore serve al
the ''foot-in-the-door" to 9TH
er sales for both junior and
senior prospects. He tells us
that in one instance the par
ents called him to their home
with the intention Of signing
up their children on the Term
certificate only.
Before we left them,"
says bro. Drazan, ''bro. Ru-
dar and l had enrolled the
father as we'll and went a
way with the promise that
the mother too will join in
a few months"
Across the length and
breadth of our continental
House of Brotherhood a vast
legion of volunteer campaign
ers is writing recruiting his
tory. On the day we penned
these lines our Junior Order
alone received 38 new mem
bership applications.
And may we proudly point
out - this is by no means 4
unique occurrence. Our faith
full fraternalists have recor-
ded many such, and even bet
ter, results!
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-02-26
Resort Cenfers Of BIed And bohini
Attract Thousands Of Tourists From
States, Canada, Other Parts Of Earth
CFU's Current Campaign Award Winners
Will Forever Remember Overseas Safari
BY Stephen F. Br<ich, Co-Vice Chairman
- 1e5s-1e5s Campaign Committee =

PITTSBURGH - The Federated Republic of Slovenia,
of the six such political subdivisions in that nation
skinned by the 130-member Croatian Fraernal
Union groups which visited Yugoslavia in 1856.
What little did of Slovena, role com
mander-n-c chief of the 81 American and Canadian
bers who made that trip by liner, mi
brief stopover in Lubjana route from the
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-02-26

Chicago Lodge q Campaign Committee
Already Credited With 40 New Members
As February Phase Of Drive Nears End !.
Tacoma, Washington, Lodge Secretary ],
Takes Organization In Serious Manner j
BY Michael Grasha. Chairman Campaign Committee >
PITTSBURGH - We have often said that the spec-
tacular results Of our CFU Membership Campaigns
unending of wonder and amazement the entire
fraterna world. And may we'll be for organiza-
tion operating do strictly fraternav voluntary
basis, begin to match recruiting accomplish
ments
1t said that nothing succeeds like success but sue
not self preparatory spontaneous Once
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-06
Lilo Thomson

lazy. They have accumulated lead in the sit down
regions and prefer the soft cushion in a living
room. Televsion lead and soft cushions have pro-
in this second half of the Twentieth Century,
known to history.
With appropriate apologies to small, energetic
groups and organized do-gooders, as well as to
newspapers and other media Of information, it
is now said: if there is an informed VOTE it must
total no more than one-tenth of one per cent of
all votes cast in any election. 1t is only by the
Grace Of God and the law of averages that gov
ernment Is not riddled completely by scoundrels
and demagogues.
1t is not inferred by the widest stretch of
the Imagination, that voters became intelligent
voters by attendance at political rallies Their
gradual disappearance from the American scene,
in the eyes of this column, is only more indi-
cation of sitdownitis in the matter Of public af-
fairs. The sad lament concerning the growth and
spread of armchair strategists is nothing more
tnan an indirect protest against the invasion of
television and the begging down affect it has
what should be driving urge to participate ac-
lively in governmental concerns.
This whole column is, a matter Of fact
beat and a squeal against the softness which has
afflicted the American people in an age and an
era when firmness, purpose and information are
needed for survival. IL is nothing more than a
crepedraped vehicle for stating: There are men.
morals, principles and lack of principles behind
voting 'levers and it behooves all of us to know
them well before entering a voting booth.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-06

am writing to you about a
subject which should be of in
tereSt to you and your readers.
The interest in folk music has
been growing for the last several
years. With the great deal of ma
terial released on long playing
records the readily available
sources of folk music have i'll
creased. Since l feel that this
area of music has been greatly
neglected in the Washington area
/ have been active in producing
radio program of folk music
for almost two years. This pro-
gram is broadcast over WASH.
I'm Sundays from 1905 to 1l:00
pm. Because of the interest eX-
pressed by listeners and the fact
that very few concerts Of this
type of music have been offered
in this area, l have been present
ing concerts by some of the art
lists in the folk music field.
Only recently, Paul Clayton
sang in the Cafritz Auditorium
of the Jewish Community Center.
Mr.. Clayton is predominantly a
singer of the old ballads which
began in Europe and spread TO
our country where they, in the
folk process, changed to meet the
needs of the people. Paul Clayton
is known as Americas most re-
corded young folksinger"; he mas
recorded and had released some
18 LIP. records. He is considered
to have one of the largest folk
song repetoires. Because OF his
original work in sea-chanteys ana
songs he has been given mucn
scholarly recognition. He has
been called Americas outstand-
ing authority on whaling songs"
He holds an MA. degree from
the U. of Va. and portions OF
his thesis on folksong are current
ly being published in the South
ern Folklore Quarterly. For the
past six years he has collected
widely in Virginia, Kentucky and
North Carolina, as well as III
Britain where IN l950-51 he did
2S broadcasts for the British
Broadcasting Corp. He holds a
special appropriation from the LII
brary of Congress as an official
field collector During the past
summer Mr.. Clayton was living
in his 200 year old cabin in the
Blue Ridge Mountains near
Browns Cove, Va. This area Is
rich in folksong and Mr.. Clayton
collects much of his best mate
rial from his neighbors there.
John X. DiIdine
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-06
Those Empty Seats
Caused COP Anguish
Roger FarquIlar

platform. Purpose of the Presidential trip by
train to Baltimore, of course, was to help the
candidates. of Maryland COP candidates. They
were all there, eager to pose for the photog
raphers with smiling, handshakng Ike
Looking nervously over their shoulders at
the almostempty entrances the Republican lead
ers reassured reporters. "A lot of buses aren't in
from the counties yet" McKedin said This is
a good crowd" Sen. Butler told reporter as he
patted him on the back and moved off to greet
old friend. "The President isn't due for an hour
and a half they'll be here Sen. Beall protested.
But IL was written all over their faces
Nobody would admit it but tie rally was a
flop
When it was all over COP officials est
mated there were 5000 there and reporters figured
it was lot closer to 5000. Before the rally, COP
officials said the place seated 10000 to 10000 but
when it turned into fiasco, some of the men who
planned the event said it really only seated 7000
No attempt had been made to count the number
of persons attending. So anybody's guess was as
good the next guys.
But they couldn't explain away the quiet that
prevailed during most of the mammoth rally
and all of those starlly empty seats. Nor did it
help their spirits when newsmen recalled that in
1852 at the same place, Baltimoreans clamor-
ing to get in to see and hear Ike and many had
to be turned away. 1t was preview of Tues
days debacle and they knew it.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-06
Hands Off!

~ N Tuesday, some of the men and women
~ who were handing out political litera-
ture just outside of 100-foot range of the
polls were distributing sample ballots favor
ing one of the school board states.
There were many who were sorry to see
this. The parties have no business in the
nonpartisan school election. So far, we had
thought they were = in fact - following
hands off policy And their indignant denials
that party workers had not been authorized
to do what they were doing was reassuring.
Nevertheless, the activity was going on. If
it was not under party auspices it is, at least,
a party responsibility to see to it that it
doesn't happen again. Both parties should
stay out of the school board campaign!
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-06
Days Of Royoity'

Your editorial Days of
Royalty was very fine item.
l cannot understand why so
many times Americans forget
why their ancestors fought the
Revolution.
A case in point is the emblem
on our Montgomery County
police cars which makes me see
red every time ] see one.
Richard Montgomery would
turn over in his grave Ton Broad.
way) If he could see this emblem
supposed to be his family crest.
He hated all that it stood fort
He was so opposed to the English
system Of "nabobs" and paid pro-
motion that he resigned his com.
mission in the English army and
cast his eyes on America" after
his outfit was ordered TO New
York to enforce the stamp act.
/ don't know what misguided
individuals selected as an honor
to Richard Montgomery this
police car symbol which repre-.
sents every thing he hated and
] hope that some day the citizens
Of Montgomery County rise up
and demand a red, white and
blue symbol Of freedom OH every
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-06
An Opinion
Some Fared Badly,
Others Did Well
An Opinion

Since this column necessarily has TO be
written before the tabuaion of the votes is made,
it might be a good idea to look back on the cam
paign and make few unrelated observations.
Millard Tawes proved that it pays TO enter
the political game early. In this way new fences
be built and old ones repaired throughout the
State. Tawes did this and you know by now
how much the action helped him.
1t is interesting to note that of Mr.. Tawcs
friends Of years standing here in the county said
that he thought Millard would govern the Free
State Of Maryland with political deftness and will
not be such pushover for many Of the private
interests whose representatives might think Mr.
Tawes will do their bidding. Mr. Tawes like Mr.
his administration. He's taken lot of CUFF dur
ing this campaign but he's now ready TO prove
that he'll make good Governor.
Congressman Dewitt Hyde has improved his
campaigning techniques remarkably His speeches
are better and his delivery is sincere and lively.
John Foley has also improved his campaign
ing. Many have predicted that he had the edge
in the race. We didn't think that the socalled
Democratic trend would affect Hyde. But we now
know by the time this is published.
Mike Monroney did a tremendously good job
for Jim Pugh, candidate for Judge of the Circuit
Court. Just how good was decided after this stuff
was written Judge John L. Reeves used all
of the gimmcks in the book lie probably knows
now that it wasn't very wise to use that photo Of
himself along with Judges Anderson and Lawlor
in their judicial robes. II caused them TO make
statement that must have hurt his chances some.