Věstník (West, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 40, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 4, 1950 Page: 19 of 32
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Wednesday, October 4: 1950,
VĚSTNÍK — WEST, TEXAS
Strana li
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OF THE STATE OF TEXAS
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ARE YOU READY TO DIE?
Thaťs a crazy ti tle, you say. What wiclovv. Yet, strange to say, a good many
next is ho going to put in the Vestnik?. of them d.olay the act of making those
Okey, brother, you may skip this one. I properties easily aceessible to the sur-
But before you clo, let me remind youviving mate.
that one million four hundred thousand'
persons will die this year in th,e United
States, and a large percentage of them
won’t be prepared for it,
For the person who dies, death is
simple, He passes on. Buť for the family
left behind, death means a vioient emo-
tional eruption, the upheaval of family
patterns, and in the midst cf it all,
severe finaneial and legal complieations.
Everyone has wondered what the net
effect will be upon his family when he
dies. Most pcople háve taken partial
steps to leave their affairs in order.
Stih death leaves so many questions-—
What happens to the young mother
In most States, thero is a vast differ-
ence between, “John Dce and Mary
Doe” and “John Doe or Mary Doe.” The
first may meau a long and detailed pro-
bate oí the estate after a one-year wait-
ing period. It is always best to learn
tlie statě law.
Next Sunday: Ft. Worth
Thaťs right, there will be a eelebra-
tíon in Fort, Wcrth next Sunday.
It will be a faig ceíebration of a big
lod.ge.
Lodge Svaz CechoslovanufNo. 92. in
Fort Worth, will be fořty y*éars old and
tiiat is the reason for a huge get-to-
gether with nearly all the s upřeme Of-
fice rs from the Headuarters being there
and likewise, many guests from Dallas,
Ennis, Kaufman, West, Penelope and a
dozen ot her lodges.
A will is also an exacting document.' Your associate editor spent almost
Certain preseribed sentences must ap-
pear. There háve been eourtroem en-
tanglements, dietated by law. wliere half
whole Saturday afternoon trying to ctig
up Eome historical materiál pertaining
to Lodge Svaz Cechoslovanu. He foun.d
of the estate left the widow’s hands and ( p]enty reports in the old issues of the
went into a maturity account for the , Vestnik, but all of them were only cur-
childr.en. The expense for appointingi rent reports. He failed to discover any-
and maintaining a guardian of the ac-
with three children to rear? Is she tof count, outside the family, was a costly
be hekl to a frantic, last minuté, death- proceduře. It is not fair Lo assmne the
bed premise not to remarry; is she, on widcw will automatically receive the
the other hand, going to search im-!estate and the use of funds. Neither is
mediately for a bread-and-butter mate i fair ÍX) assume that a few words on a on the Jacksboro Highway.
because she knows that this. is what the - scraP oJ páper will act as the last
father of her children woulcl háve want- í testament.
ed; or is she, like many a widow, to j A will, lilie a car, ncecls rcpairs to
wander through a horrcr-chamber of bring it up to shape. Only a iawyer is
doubt and indecision because the prob- competent of handling it.
lem had never been considered?
It is a problém surviving mateš often
wish thsy had discussed.
Long before the preceding question,
comes another problém—the first in
It is always wise, also, to be certain
kotli partners know the whereabouts of
all important papers and dccuments. If
they ar.e in a safety depósit box, that
is fine, providing both parties know the
the agonized ordeal. Where weuld t.hc'name ^'an‘c-
deceased pref.er interment? Does hej In the field of Insurance, there is one
want to be btulecl beside Brother Joc, type policy too few couplos také ad-
near his father, or woulcl he prefer his vantage of. This is the “term insurance”
own family plot? Depending on his'or mortgage insurance pelicy. Sorry,
religious preference, what speciál events I that the SPJST has it only for the
should dictate the tragic nightmare of children, and not also for the grown
his funeral?
While it may seem ghoulish to cliscuss
these affairs in the pleasant cen fines
of the family living-room, it is far bet-
ups.
Term insurance is inexpensive, The
life of either party may be insured for
five or ten years at a niggardly pre-
ter to devote just on.e night for ironing miurn. When the term expires, the policy
eut the details. A few notes on a slip is dead—there are no accumulative
of páper, to be kopt in the safety cle
posít box. may savé the need for clear
íhinking at the very tim.e a grief-striek-
en mind is mest confused
benefits, hence the low cost.
Také the man who cwns a ten thous-
and dollar policy in one of the standard
lineš— ordinary life. 20-year pay, or so
Most men are aware that vvill-s, bank on. To him, this policy does two jobs in
accounts, deeds and other properties j one. First it is a savings account; sec-
can be an entangling hcadache for the 5 (Continued on page 20.)
thing as to the number of the charter
members, the first liall of the Lodge,
or even the dáte of the dedication of
the present halí iccated a few miles out-
side of the city limits of Fort Worth,
To his best recollection, it was somc
eleven or twelve years ago when the
members of Lodge 92 had undertaken a
risky venture. Thaťs what some cf them
thought it to be. But not to members
like Brother J. R. Bartek, Rudolph Koci,
Jos. Juran, Frank J. Blažek, and many
others. The writer well remembers the
time when a delegation, headecl by
Brothers Bartek and Koci, appeared
before the officers of the Su.preme
Lcdge to work out the details of financ-
ing the “risky” business of erecting a
new halí.
And it wasrťt risky, tlianks to the
passionate, tireless determination and
marvelous tenacity of the members to
carry through the eommon projeet. It
was but a few years later when the
members had the pleasure of having.
another festival, a joyous occasion,
when all the papers and all the obliga-
tions had been gathered and a very im-
pressive ceremony was performed: a
burning watch was placed to all the
papers of indebtedness, signifying that
everything was clear and paid for.
Consequently, this coming Sunday
there will be another rejoicing. It will
be a festival in the true sense.
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Moučka, Franta. Věstník (West, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 40, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 4, 1950, newspaper, October 4, 1950; West, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth626787/m1/19/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas.