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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29

ROCHESTER, Pa. - Mr..
and Mrs. Anton Zabcic, for
years prominent members of
abraham Lincoln" Lodge IS,
celebrated their Golden We'd
ding Anniversary on Satur-
day, Nov. 8, 1857.
The happy couple started
the day by renewing their
vows Of so years ago at 8
o'clock High Mass in St.
Cecilia's R. C.. Church, Ro-
chester.
Breakfast was served in
their home at ATT Oregon
Avenue, Rochester, and at 2
p. m. a dinner was enjoyed
by close relatives of the over
loved celebrants. III rr,1@
Open house was observed
in the evening and some 100
friends from near and far
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29

School in June, 1857, as an
honor accounting. s t u d e n t.
Last fall he entered Kent
State University, where he is
continuing his training in
accounting.
Our young member was a
letterman in high school
having been active in football
and baseball, and is contin-
uing with his sports activities
at the university.
Though he has been in
college but a short time, he
has already been praised
for his participation in
football by his coach, who
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29
Benwood JAS Members
Set Games Party Night

BENWOOD, w. Va. - The
"Croatian Mountaineers" G.
F. U. Lodge 745 will sponsor
a games-party on February IL
at the Croatian Cultural Club.
Games will commence at
500 pm. Following the dis
tribution of gifts, a lunch
con will be served.
The lodge hopes that this
party will be one of the most
successful ever held and kind
ly urges it's members and
friends to attend.
Donations collected will
help sponsor the Lodge bowl
ing team.
The Committee
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29
Rochester, Penna., Lodge IS Members
Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary
Anton and Mary Zabcic Wed Nov. 9, 1907
In st. Nicholas r. G. Church, Pittsburgh

!, dropped in to congratulate
the couple. Aides were Mrs.
Paul Duraney, Mrs. Nj. j. =
krechOWski and Mrs. John
Glovak, nieces of Mrs. Zab-
cic.
Twice President of Lodge
IS and a former member of
the Lodge Board of Trustees,
bro. Zabcic was born in Yugo-
slavia June II, 1889. He has
no relatives. He retired three
years ago from Superior
Steel Corporation, Monaco.
. Mrs. Zabcic was born i n
Millvale, Pa, April "a, 1892.
She has two sisters and a
brother: Mrs. Blaz Glovak,
New Brighton; Mrs. Andrew
Kovach, Rochester, and Mich
olas Zabcic, Midland.
The couple, sponsored by
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Kurpus, were married, Noy. g.
1907. in st. Nicholas Croatian
R. c. ,. Church, N. S. Pitts
burgh, by the late Father
Loush. Many of our people
were married years ago ip
this, the oldest Croatian Ro-
man Catholic Church in the
United States of America.
Many of their friends will
recall that Mr.. and Mrs.
Zabcic were members of the
c. F. u. Membership Cam
paign Group Party which
visited Miami Beach, Flor
ida, in January of 1852 and
staged a never to be forgot
ten mock convention. ...
To you, Anton and Mary
Zabcic, belated but nonethe-
less sincerest congratulations
on your Golden Wedding An
niversary. May you spend
many, many more years OF
happiness together.
John r. Mikan, Sec'y.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29
Chi Priinorci Priminq
For Feb. 9th Funniest

CHICAGO - The Annual
Masquerade Dance sponsored
by the Primorac Club will be
held at the Assumption School
Hall, Goth and South Marsh
field Ave., Saturday, Febru-
ary 9Th.
Dancing will start at $3.50
pm. to the music Of frankie
Kovacich and his Orchestra.
A good time is promised to
all who attend our annual
''Mesopust" Dance.
Mary Julian, Sec'y.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29
Priest Feels America =
Has Croat: Population
Of 1,5oo,0o0 o., More
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to tell America their story"
he said at q, meeting here with
Croatian business, religious
and cultural groups.
"This book, a symposium
on Croatian accomplish
ment in art, music, drama,
science, education, religion
and politics, along with it's
rich folk lore, embraces
factual, carefully documen-
ted contributions by 40
Croatian scholars and wri-
ters. -
"There probably are more
than 100000 Croatians in
America, more than $4,000 in
metropolitan Detroit. Th i s
book will explain to their
friends and to all Americans
what they are and what they
have aspired to in 13 centu-
ries Of struggle in their land
between the Danube and the
Adriatic.
1T is not q tract promoting
any faith or politics. It is the
story of a people, who, I be-
lieve, have much to contribute
to the enrichment Of this,
their adopted land"
Associate Professor
FIR. Eterovich and his book
received enthusiastic response
here from members Of the
Croatian Board of Trade,
from his host, Fr. Victor Ro-
gull, Franciscan priest and
rector Of st. Jerome Croatian
Catholic Church, and from
scholars such as Prof. John
Galantic of Assumption Uni
versity and Marygrove COL
lege.
And now there is q drive
under way for funds to
publish the work. Fr. Etero-
vich is associate professor
Of philosophy at st. Cathe-
rine College, st. Paul, Mimi.
He said he and his collabo-
rator, DR.. Christopher Spala-
tin, associate professor of
modern languages at Mar
quette University, Milwaukee,
are considering publication
possibilities.
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George koskovich Kent u. Grid Ace

wrote the KOskOvich's that
they may justly be proud
of their son, George.
We of Lodge 514 are ma
turally proud to have George
as our lodge brother and
hope that he will always re-
member his affiliation with
our great society, the Croa-
tian Fraternal Union.
We also wish him the best
of luck and success while at
tanning his advanced educa-
ton and during his future ca
reer.
Theresa Marich
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29

CANTON, Ohio - Croatian
Fraternal Union Lodge 514 is
very happy to announce that
it recently admitted into it's
ranks bro. George Koskovich,
a transferee from Nest 1876.
He was born on Novem-
ber 10, 1889, in Canton, the
son of very active CFU
members Joseph and Kath-
crime KOSkOVich.
George did well while in
grade school and graduated
from Timken Vocational High
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-01-29
Village Of Heavenly Light In Korea Paradise For Blind

In Korea, as in other Far
Eastern nations, the handi-
capped are considered the re-
sponsibility of the family ra-
ther than the government. In
this hard-stricken country,
this presents an even greater
burden.
While the handicapped
members are not deliberately
turned out, they remain un-
wanted, unloved and un-
taught.
What About Future:
In the face of these condi-
tions, the Village of Heavenly
Light shines as a bright spot
in the otherwise bleak picture
of Korea's sightless.
Supporters of the Village
are working to expand the
community, to set up addi-
tional housing and more
schools and increase the train
ing facilities so that more
blind persons can be accom-
modated.
Soon, the Village hopes
to be able to accept blind
persons from outside the
colony for training In straw
rope making, b asketry,
knitting and broom making.
Eventually it is hoped to
make use Of the training pro-
.ject as a center for training
other workers and teachers
who can set up similar pro-
grams to aid the blind in 9th
er parts Of Korea.
According to the American
Foundation for Overs e a
Blind vocational consultant
who has just returned from
Korea: "The work being done
shows rewarding results. You
can see men who once begged
in the streets walk with new
dignity. You can watch wo-
} men to whom life seemed fu-
tile hum happily as they tend
their families. But best of all,
: you can hear the sound of
children's laughter" -
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Universal By Choice Well As By Chance
Life Story Of zatko BaIokovic Master Of The Violin

the Imperial and Royal fami-
lies Il was only 20 years old
when l was introduced to
them), l observed that they
were happy when they had a
chance to forget about Court
etiquette.
And with an appreciation
for the burden Of the position
laid on them by their birth, /
was able to give them a few
hours of normal human in
tercourse.
l am grateful to fate for
having given me the oppor-
tunity early in life of COM
ing in contact with people
of the most varied back
grounds and so coming to
realize that in the highest
were often concealed the
characteristics Of the hum
blest, and vice versa.
learned early to love and
respect the peasants, those
long-suffering men and wo-
men whose souls have always
been the repository of the
national genius and moral
fiber.
In spite of centuries of
persecution, humiliation and
suffering, the peasants were
not only tillers Of the soil, but
, creators Of beauty as eX-
pressed in our national po-
etry, songs, dances, and ham
dicrafts.
Love Of The Populace
The following is one of my
happiest memories.
After my first success,
which was widely reported IN
the Croatian press, | arranged
to visit my uncle, who lived on
an estate in Slavonla.
When the village leader,
an old peasant, heard l was
coming, he offered to meet
me with his horse and cart
as an expression of his love
and gratitude for "our
/ Zlatko."
This was the flrSt time l
was referred to as "our Zlat-
ko," the heart-warming form
of address with which I have
been greeted ever since
throughout Yugoslavia.
K
NEXT: - Presentation OF a
concert in the Zagreb Cathedral
by permission of Archbishop
Bauer; on to Switzerland,
France, and England for post
World War l concerts.
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of concerts all over Austria
Hungary, the majority in
aid of the Red Cross and
other worthy causes.
For this work l received as
a national gift of the Croatian
government, from the hand
of Ban (Governor) Baron
Skerlecz, a valuable violin,
which together with the one
given me by the Austrian gov
ernment, l later presented to
the Croatian Musical Acade-
my for the use of deserving
students.
Meeting With Empress
Soon afterwards | was in
troduced at the Austrian
Court in Vienna by the family
of Baron Vraniczany of Ia
greb and often dined or lunch
ed with the Archduke and
Archduchess Leopold Saliva
tor at their palaces.
! In accordance with court
etiquette l was always picked
up in their car about ten min
utes ahead of time and taken
to their country h o m e,
"Schloss Wilhelminenberg."
One evening, at exactly
7 o'clock, there entered to
the right of Archduchess
Blanka a lady whom l did
not recognize. The Arch
duchess simply said: -
, "Unser lieber ZlatkO (our
dear Zlatko), Ihre Majestat
(Her Majesty"
And so for the first and
only time l met the Empress
Zita.
Present at the dinner with
them were the Marshal OF
the Court, Prince LobkoWitz
and ten Archdukes and Arch.
ducHesses. After dinner I was
invited to sit on the sofa be.
tween her and the Empress.
Since one must not turr
ones back to member Of the
Imperial or Royal family,
had to turn my head TOWARD
the Empress or the Archduch
ess whenever one Of them be
ban to speak.
| After an hour of constant
ly turning my head in an arr
of 180 degrees, every muscle
in my neck ached and I was
glad when the ordeal came te
an end.
Long-Suffering People
! Early in my relations with
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stomach"
The same morning I was re-
ceived by the then well known
Secretary of State, Cardinal
Merry del Val.
Memories Of Turin
My appearances in Rome
were followed by a series of
concerts in Paganini's birth
place, Genoa, where / gave
four concerts in the huge the
atre Carlo Felice.
I was also supposed to play
Paganini's renowned Guarneri
violin in the great hall of the
Town Hall, but an unexpected
general strike of the Trade
Unions forced the Mayor to
cancel the performance.
Three concerts followed in
the Del Verne Theatre in
Milan.
In Turin my first concert
was advertised as "UnicO
Concerto" (The Only Con-
cert).
However, I was received
with such extraordinary en-
thusiasm by both the audi
ence and the critics that a
second concert was simply an
nounced as "Secondo Concer-
to" (Second Concert), a third
as "Ultimo Concerto" (Final
Concert), a fourth as "Ulti-
mo Definitivo" positively
The Last, a fifth as Con
! certo Addio" (Farewell), and,
finally, a sixth as Concerto
A Rivederci - Au Revoire"
, (Goodbye)!
And that was my last con-
cert before the outbreak of
World War l.
The Passions OF War
In those tragic days of a.
reused human passions l had
the opportunity to experience
the tremendous power of mu-
sic. t-.t.-
For, instance, In Trieste
which was then Austria-Hun'
;gary's chief port, 1 gave three
sell-out concerts and the au
diences forced me to play
to 10 encores, shouting III
VIC" and "Viva" at the same
time -. even though Italy and
Croatia, as part of Austria
Hungary, were at war with
each other.
During the first World
War I gave q large number
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Milk of Human Kindness Can Work Miracles
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to the colony.
Once the land had been ac-
uuired for this new project,
a number of agencies lent
their support.
The Korea Civil Assistance
Command (KCAC), American
Korean Foundation, United
Nations Reconstruction Agen-
cy (UNKRA) and the Amer
lean Foundation for Overseas
Blind (AFOB) entered the
picture and played an instru-
mental role in bringing the
Village alive.
Soon cottages, classrooms
and dormitories went up.
Plans were laid to meet the
educational, social and reli-
gious needs of the community.
A Non-Profit Agency
But the big question facing
the newly-created community
was an economic one: How
would the Village be suppor-
ted on a continuing basis?
Some way had to be found
to provide an income for the
blind residents, most of whom
had survived on a day-to-day
basis by begging.
It was the American
Foundation for Overseas
Blind (AFOB), = private,
non-profft agency serving
blind persons In countries
throughout the world,
which provided the answer.
AFOB launched q unique
project in this already
unique Village.
An industrial program was
set up to teach the blind resi-
dents special skills and crafts
which would enable them to
become productive. The Foun-
dation furnished nearly $4,000
for construction Of workshop
buildings and for the proW-
sion of the necessary equip
ment.
1t sent an American expert
in vocational rehabilitation to
help set up the training pro-
gram which would give the
residents an opportunity to
learn trades and develop skills
which they could put to use.
Training The Blind
The training project mark
ed the establishment of the
first such program for the re-
Mobilization of the blind ir
that entire part Of Asia. To-
day it is noted throughout the
region for its results.
Men, who were unable tt
earn = living, now support
themselves and their families
and take their rightful place
in community life. It has
transformed their entire out
look on life.
Members of the colony
receive training in straw
rope and straw bag making,
basketry, weaving and knit
ting. The finished products
turned out are sold to near
by communities. Six of the
men in the Village bring in
income as masseurs, one is
a trader in the market and
Z still another Is q church
j, worker.
Y Wherever possible, the VII
lage residents themselves are
called upon to fulfill the jobe
within the community. Using
the looms, sewing and knit
ting machines provided by
AFOB, some of the Villagers
make the clothing for their
fellow citizens.
A Humming Community
-"
In the village school, where
children receive primary y
school training and are taught
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the five teachers in the school
is sighted.
A visitor to an arithmetic
class finds blind students ex-
pertly manipulating disks on
a specially built abacus as the
blind teacher reads from a
Braille text.
In another class, children
are taught to mold clay OBJ
jects. Exploratory fingers ca
ress a sample vase before
them and then transform
meaningless chunks of clay
into works Of art.
The Villages blind school
also holds classes for the
sighted children of blind par
ents and conducts a Bible
course for so children who
come from outside Of the
blind colony.
Besides the activities of
the workshop and the
school there is an active ci-
vic, social and religious life
in the community.
The affairs of the Village
are administered by the col
ony's own representative gov
ernment. Each week, the gov
erning body inspects the
homes and awards a monthly
prize for the best kept cot.
tage.
Since the housing units are
at a premium, those neglect
ing their homes face eviction
Religion A Factor
The Chun Kwan Ii Villa.
gers have formed a small or.
chestra and an active Al
Club.
The Heavenly Light Pres
byterian Church, organized
by the residents, boasts three
blind deacons and two blinc
deaconesses.
Mr.. Won Chan Lowe, Su
perintendent of all the work
in the colony, is an elder o1
the Church. A young seminar
student, Peter Kang, is th'
present acting pastor. Besides
preaching, he has built up I
Sunday School Of more thar
a hundred children who come
from both the blind colony
and neighboring towns.
And in the midst of all
this communal activity, one
finds Mrs. Lutz who plays
an active part in coordinat-
ing all of the efforts to
make for a smooth running
community.
For the sightless Koreans
lucky enough to be among thu
residents of this blind colony
it is truly a heavenly Vii
lage. The vast majority o.
their sightless fellows are no
so fortunate.
Many Still Need Aid
According to a survey made
in 1854 by the American
Foundation for Oversee
Blind, poverty and disease
have swelled Korea's blint
population to over 100,00(
persons.
Most of these are still living
in pitiful makeshift shelter:
or shacks, under bridges, a
long river banks or dikes. A
small government relief ratior
and a piece of relief clothing
keeps them going.
There are q handful of
schools and homes for the
blind scattered throughout
Korea. But none of these
receives adequate support
and none has any sort of in
dustrial training program
which can equip the blind
to eventually help them
selves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-04

atomic weapon back in 1945
and not on some proving
ground. but over Nagasaki and
Hiroshima"
He did not refer to the fact
that both the United States
and the Soviet Union were at
war with Japan at that time.
He said the Russians re-
gard the stopping of tess as
the first step toward disarma-
ment. the guaranteeing of
world peace and 1.-The road to
peaceful coexistence and peace.
full competition Of the two sys-
TENS"
Mr.. Khrushchev boldly de-
Tended the crushing Of the re-
bellion in 1856.
you may remember what q
noise International reaction
made" he said. Our enemies
howled that the Soviet s-my
suppressed the popular l4vo-
luton What else could they
(the enemies) do? They had to
hide the traces. and avert at
tention from those who led the
anti-peoples putsch."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-04

allies-possibly at a NATO
foreign ministers meeting
scheduled for May 5-before
any discussions are held with
the SovietS.
Russian Ban Cited
One result may be a tenta-
tive softening Of United States
requirements for an agreement
with Russia on suspending nu-
clear weapons tests under an
international inspection system.
This would mean weakening or
dropping a link between test
suspension and a cutoff in pro-
1uction of atomic weapons.
Russia already has announced
on its own a suspension of tests
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-04

Sary. But ne DID not spell out
what kind Of supervision he
would accept, and he repeated
the Russian argument that
atomic explosions can no longer
be hidden.
THUS the international SUI
pervision of explosives actually
exists already" he contended.
IF Eisenhower really thinks
we have stopped atomic and
hydrogen bomb tests for prop
uganda reasons" Mr.. Khru-
shchev said, then why doesn't
he and other Western states
men try the same propaganda
and halt the tests themselves"
Speaks to 10000
The Soviet Premier spoke to
about 10000 Hungarians
massed in a Budapest square
to CO mmemorate Hungary's
World War II liberation from
the Germans by the Red Army.
For the occasion the platform
in the square which once sup
ported. an oversize statue of
Stain was covered with fiber
board, painted a light beige and
adorned with Hungarian flags.
The statue was destroyed in the
nti-Communist revolt of 1856.
which the Soviet army put
down.
Arms Are Shown
Mr.. Khrushchev spoke follow
ing the first big military parade
in Hungary since the revolt.
At that time the Hungarian
army faded away. It is now
being rebuilt. Today it showed
field guns, 80 tanks and an as
sortment of smaller weapons.
One jet bomber and jet fight
ers in groups of three made
passes overhead. There were
never more than three visible
at any one time. Nevertheless.
Defense Minister Geza Revesz
told the crowd the Hungarian
army is strong enough to cope
with any attack by domestic or
foreign foes.
Refers to Atomic Tests
Acknowledging that the So
Wet Union has been testing
atomic weapons recently, Mr..
Khrushchev said:
eyes. we have conducted
tests. But the world knows that
the United States tested the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-04
Dulles Statutes
NAT0, Bars
Peace MIRAGE
BY the Associated Press

Secretary of State Dulles
marked the ninth anniversary
of the Atlantic pact today by
declaring the free world is al
ways ready to negotiate for the
reality of peace but rejects the
mere mirage.
Mr.. Dulles sent a message to
Paul Henri Spaak. secretary
general of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization. which has
headquarters In Paris.
The message expressed warm
est good wishes on NATO's
ninth anniversary. 1t added
GAS we enter this tenth year,
I reaffirm the dedication of
the United States to the prin-
ciples and purposes of NATO."
Mr.. Dulles said there was no
Doubt that NATO's creation
has already greatly lessened
the danger of war.
He added:
But the peace We seek
means more than the mere abb
sence of war. It should be a
positive condition Of justice and
wellbeing.
"As we have shown, we are
willing to seize every reason
able opportunity of advancing
the cause of a just peace
through genuine negotiations.
while we continue our
search for the reality of peace.
I am confident that we will
steadfastly refuse to be salts
fled with the mere mirage"
The Secretary said NATO's
progress has been great. He
said history probably has never
seen nations joined together to
accomplish so much in so brief
a period.
I'VE must constantly seek to
strengthen the bonds Of un-
Outstanding and cooperation
that holds us together" he said.
I'VE must maintain our de-
fensive strength.
I'VE must continue, with pa