Show Slovak Czecho-Slovak Tells His Hip Story of Adoption This is a story told by Jerry Formanek a a. Slovak Czecho who first came to the time United States in 1929 as a news correspondent Ho He stayed about a year and return returned ed here In 1934 as the tho representative tive of or the tho Slovak Czecho-Slovak Press Bureau Dureau In 1936 he lIe again returned returned return return- ed to the United States as a n member member member mem mem- ber of or the Slovakian Czecho Legation Lega Lega- tion On this trip he interviewed President Roosevelt Secretary ol of State Hull and many other promInent prominent prom prom- anent t people H He was with the Legation Legation Legation Le Le- gation for about ten months before before before be be- fore returning to his home In 1937 he again came to the United States taking out his Ills first citizenship papers as he had decided decided dedd- dedd ed cd that this country was where ho he wanted to make his homo Form- Form became associated with the Munson Dinneen Steamship Line and mado I a trip to Australia Aus and to the Southern Pacific Islands continuing I ing to act as 38 a Il correspondent for forthe forthe forthe the Czecho Press He Ile was so Incensed at the attack attack attack at at- I tack on Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941 1911 that as soon as ass he could get his personal affairs In order and full fill his hla writing obliga obliga- I 0 he ho In tn the U. U S. S Air Corp and una is now sta stationed at the Army Air Base Dase Salt Lake City In addition to representing the czecho Press he has written feature articles for tor American news newspapers newspapers papers notable among them Is the San Francisco Chronicle Formanek took out his citizenship citizenship citizen citizen- ship papers as soon as possible after after af at af- af ter tor enlisting In the U U U. S. S Air AJr u Corp CorD Following Is his story The desire of many long iong years actually has been realized I have Just become an mn n American Citizen There are arc several reasons why one who especially during these dark days daS all aU over the world orld should have a keen desire to become become become be be- come a citizen clUzen of a n country whore nero I I the lights of freedom and humanity human human- ity still stand high It was Just I this precious Item called freedom which hardly existed or was considerably considerably considerably con con- I limited even In some sonic of ot the so called democratic countries for Tor which so many millions are looking toward America and have havo I been coming here during the past pastI decades to enjoy Although tree free tree tree-I I Continued on last page I Slovak Czecho-Slovak Tells His Story I Continued from Crow pa page e one Is the main issue ere some seine otner other points one is de deeplY and attracted with lao great progress America has IMS sewer ed cd in lit all fields and walks or ur lire ure over since Binco tie the pioneering days ol of 1 the west Her gre great t Industrial achievements are aie second to none folio Her tier liberal treatment of or minori- minori I tits and religious groups groups' combined I I with opportunities and fair treatment treatment treat treat- of livIng living living liv liv- ment and aud progressive ways ing are arc some of ot the Uie points WHICH I make America outstanding and worth wurth to 10 live in In Ever Eyer since my boyhood I nave o had a a. Keen Interest rest in most o of thes these issues and an admiration and desire to g get t acquainted with them I 1 realized that my rap expectations expectations were more than Justified I 1 began to like America in its whole spirit right from the first few tew days day and this impression remained remain remain- ed permanently throughout my I years in this wonderful country When temporarily forced to lea leavo America America being here hero O only ly as u a news correspondent for a certain length of or time I 1 felt relt that I was was losing something that could not be found any place else in the whole my world world my dream world 1 if one may call It so I almost felt Celt to na as I bad had when a child and my favorite fa toy was taken away from fromme fromme me or as if I had lost a for for- tune Those were my feelings to toward toward toward to- to ward this wonderful country This dynamic new world of or progress and spirit which was far behind me with the ocean between us I had to come back Dack from Crom the ever everI I darkening days of or Europe hence I decided then and there to comeback come cornu comeback back and to stay as a citizen forthe for forthe the rest of ot my life Ute I When Czecho SlOVa a. a th the place I I I torn to to pieces at nt of or my mr birth irth woo wan Munich in order to preserve generation I was wasp p peace for our deeply hurt nuit but when the radio about flashed Clashed Its fateful ul news fearl pearl Harbor I was struck as 8 I the tho felt el I though by Min in every o n n. n e e 0 I was numo others in this tills as were the many wonderful country and In those realized that this moments I also 1 to destroy the tho last brutal attack Inthe in inthe I and decency lIgh lights ts of or freedom been Deen launched In the world had fu full 11 to force force to destroy this ideal tho America of oC to toI to- to or of my youth day 1 have ha joined the U. U S. S Air All AllI Corps to do my part In whatever it may take to p preserve reserve those lights of humanity and freedom which stand so high In my conception conception conception concep concep- tion of oC what the world should bein bo be boIn boIn In the future I 1 am l proud rou 1 to bo be bon boa a n member of or this great nation whatever Its destiny may maJ be I America Keep Keel those lights on high for tor ever I |