Věstník (West, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 24, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 17, 1970 Page: 3 of 32
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Wednesday, June 17, 1970
honor her father, William Smart, for
his devotion and kindnes3 in rearing
six children.
In the United States, the third Sun-
day of June is now so important an
occasion that 50 million íamilies are
expected to spend more than a billion
dollars each year on toiletries and ties,
and bowling balls, Old Špice, and new
cushions íor the “lion’s” den. Of this
total, a sizeable chunk will go for toi-
letry items.
Father’s chores and roles differ in
íascinating ways around the world.
In parts of the Near and Far East,
íather has almost complete control over
his children, but must still defer to
grandfather. Several generations may
live under one roof, and the patriarch
dominates them all.
VĚSTNÍK
chilďs name. Know thereafter as "Fa-
ther of So-and-So,” Dad makes the
lion-hearted gesture of dropping his
own name immediately after the birth!
PLEASE MAIL EARLIER
A reminder to our correspondents.
The July 4th holiday weekend is near-
ing and July 4 happens to be on a Sat-
urday. Please mail early especially
that week since the post Office will be
dosed. We can get our mail here in
West out of' our F.O. box, but it is not
sent to us from Waco. Memoriál Day
also íeli on a Saturday, and caused a
large amount of delay. MAIL EARLY,
ALWAYS!
--SPUSŤ—
Newsbríefs
i
She was a member of Lodge Pokrok
Haskell No. 85 in Weinert, Texas.
Interment was at Weimar Catholic
Cemetery,
—SP J ST—•
LETTERS
LODGE NO. 88 DHAMATIC CLUB
(A Correction)
Dear Members,
In my letter oí last week, the wrong
dáte for our Czech plny was given.
Please notě that the correct dáte is
Sunday, July 5. Please refer to the ad
for our play in the future isrpfes of
the Věstník.
Thank you."
Harriett K. Allison,
Pres., Dramatic Club
----SPJST---
LODGE NO. 81, NEEDVILLE
(A Correction)
Dear Brothers and Sisters:
In my icfcter in the Juae 10 issue,
third column, page 10, I had:
In memory of Joseph Hurta:
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Skrabanek $10.00
It should háve been:
In memory of Joseph Hurta:
Mrs. Lillie Hurta —---$10.00
I regret the mistake.
Fraternally,
Mrs. Arnold (Bessie) Franěk
—— tíťJ » i'—
LODGE NO. .112, ÍÍOITSTON
Friday, June 19, afc 8 p.m. promises
to be a very mteresiing and entertam-
ing evěňing .for all those who will at-
tend. the iecture: Treasures of Czech
History.
One will not only háve an oppor-
tunity to extend one’s lmowledge of
the greatness and merits of Czech
immigrants to the New World, but
also to delve into the rich .history of
one’s forefathers.
The Iecture will be accompanied by
beautiful color slides of Czechoslovak-
ia and medieval music. Dr. Vaciav
Hunacck of Charles University. Prague,
presently serving as Czech consultant
to the Texas Education Agency, Aus-
tin, will conduct the Iecture.
Admission is free and we are asking
you to invíte your farníly and frtends
to a most entertaining evening at
Stefanit Lodge No. 142, 5508 Nolda
Street, Houston.
Fraternally,
AI vin Melnar,
President
—SPJST——•
Boys and girls in one New Guinea
area learn that doing a tribal dance
and carving rituál masks is man’s
work — and that it is molhcrs job to
catch the fish and tlil the fields that
íeed the family.
Also, in New Guinea, men of another
trihe would recoil in horror at the
thought of striking their children. To
them, a chilďs tears are a tragédy.
And one of Daďs biggest jobs is to see
that his children never cry.
In contrast, tribesmen of the Rus-
sian Caucasus are so stern that they
never play with their babies. Public
opinion brands as effeminate the man
who fondles his children. Custom,
liowevnr. does perm i t father to také
the hand of his youngšter when walk-
ing . . . once the child has reached the
age of four.
A researcher for the Shulton com-
pany found that on one island in the
South Pacific, a son refers to his
father by a name that means “my
mothers husband.” Daďs role is down-
graded in the tribe which believes that
spirits are ' the true íathers of man-
kind.
Another exotice custom related to
fatherhood might.be more to the taste
of American men. Among somc Af-
ričan and South American peoples, fa-
thers fear that they might endanger
their newborn children by going about
their daily chores. Instead, they také
to bed for a few days and do absolu-
tely nothing.
Today, it may be a proud moment
when an American father names his
newborn son and heir after himself.
But among tribesmen in India a father
feels equally proud when he takés his
Saturday, June 13 — We háve just
received information from the SPJST
PR Office that another member of our
SPJST Society losi his life in the
Vietnamese war, Sp/4 Arnold Kulhán-
ek, 22, of Lodge No. 1, Faycttcvilie
passed away Wednesday, June 3, 1970.
He was placed to eternal rest Friday,
June 12 in Fayetteville. More detailed
information in the future.—Editor.
> ♦
We failed to report that about two
weeks ago, Brother and Sister Stanley
Patak of Dallas stopped by the print
shop and paid us a nice visit. Brother
Stanley is an ardent fraternal worker
and a director for the RVOS mutual
fire insurancc association. They werc
on their way to see sotne of their
friends neár the gulf coast. We en-
joyéd their visit.
♦ ♦
Last minuté flash — Brother Ben
Jarma asked that we report that the
Lodge No. 84 Exes beat the present
softball team, 7-6, Sunday, June 14, at
the annual Lodge No. 84 plenic held at
Brother Sid Pokladníky farm.
♦ ♦
Sister Anna Skopik, age 93, succumb-
ed May 23, 1970, in Caldwell. She was
placed to eternal rest in the Snook
Cemetery, Snook, Texas, and was a
member of Lodge Slovan No. 0 in
Snook.
♦ ♦
Brother Frank S. Patrash, age 46,
passed away May 9, 1970, in Houston.
He was ínterred in Forest Park East
Cemetery, Houston, and was a mem-
ber of Lodge Pokrok Houston No. 88,
Houston.
♦ ♦
Sister Julia Pustejovsky, age 85, pass-
ed away May 24, 1970 in Sehulenburg.
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Sefcik, R. J. Věstník (West, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 24, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 17, 1970, newspaper, June 17, 1970; West, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth625028/m1/3/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas.