Amerikai Magyar Szó, 1955. július-december (4. évfolyam, 27-52. szám)
1955-10-13 / 41. szám
16 AMERIKAI MAGYAR SZÓ October 13, 1955. What the People Could Buy With 25 Billions? I Family Page MLEmarwiaaM— Speaking of Liberation . . . (This letter appeared in a recent issue of the New York Post.) The Legionaries and the rest of their ilk who have been screaming for war now, the sooner the better—to liberate the Chinese, Koreans, Indonesians, Russians, Rumanians, Bulgarians, etc.—are silent on the murders, beatings and horrible oppression of millions of their countrymen in the South. If Emmett Till had spent some time in a Chinese prison, our whole diplomatic corps would be concerned with his welfare. But m Mississippi he can be murdered and his slayers go free. Washington can get to work on this case if it Wants to. Here are millions of votes for our aspiring Vice President, unless he prefers state’s fighters, Mississippi style. Ann Matlin Variations on a Theme A young journalist was questioning George ^Bernard Shaw about a recent play. “Would you like me to simply tell you the ptory?” Shaw asked finally. “Here it is: “Act I. The man asks, ‘Do you love me?’ j “The girl replies, T adore you.’ j “Act II. The man asks, ‘Do you love me?’ \ “The girl replies, T adore you.’ “Act III. He asks, ‘Do you love me?’ “That’s fine,” stammered the poor reporter. '“But what does the plot consist of, sir?” “The plot, my dear young friend? That lies in the fact that the woman never changes in the three acts of the comedy, but in each act there is a different man.” ! Hungarian Sets lew World Mark j The United Press reported from Budapest: István Rózsavölgyi of Hungary set a world record of 5 minutes 2.2 seconds for the 2,000 meters today. Rózsavölgyi, a member of Hungary’s squad of “dream milers,” bettered by 4.3 seconds the mark set by Gaston Reiff of Belgium in 1948. He alternated in the lead with his teammate László Tábori, who finished second in 5:03. Sanatorium for Railway Workers A 240 bed T. B. Sanatorium has been built for Hungarian railway workers at the edge of the Budakeszi forest, 1.050 feet up in the hills overlooking Budapest. There are 60 wards, each with its doors opening on to sunny balconies, and all patients have their own built-in cupboards and radios. The kitchens are all electric and there is a separate dietetic kitchen. In addition to the central X-ray laboratory each floor has its own X-ray examination room, and comfortable lounges for convalescents. The Sanatorium is equipped to perform the most complicated lung operations. A block of flats to accomodate staff and doctors is under construction, close to the sanatorium, has roads of various gradients, where patients must walk according to the doctors’ instructions. ★ With 13 doctors to every 10,000 inhabitants, Hungary now claims to be better off medically Í1 ■an most of the countries of Western Europe. The Railway Clerk official magazine of one of the most important AFI. unions, the Brotherhood of Railways Clerks, outlines for its readers the pleasant prospect of spending .$25 billion for really constructive purposes provided the U. S. can find the way to disarmement. An article by William Hessler entitled, If We Could Disarm—What We Could Do With $25 Billion, reflects the desire of thoughtful people for a truly peaceful world in which the arms burden can be lifted from all countries. Kessler’s article in The Railway Clerk starts off with a dramatic contrast: “A B-47 jet bomber costs , about $2 million. On the other hand, $2 million would build a well-equipped 100-bed hospital, one to meet all the needs of a small town of 5,000 people. An aircraft carrier of the Forrestal class costs upward of $200 million. That much money would build a hundred new high schools—fine big modern schools with every facility. If military spending were cut to $10 billion a year, and $25 billion were saved, the article says, this would still leave as much as was spent on arms in the years just after World War II. The article continues: “All right. Then what could we do with 825 billion if we saved that much out of our defense budget? We could cut all federal taxes about in half, and let all individuals and coroprations spend their savings for whatever they wanted. If any of our readers ever came across a more confused and more reactionary piece of writing anywhere please advise us. This piece of a verbal nightmare recently appeared in the “Readers Forum” of the N. Y. Herald Tribune: “I am glad Mr. J. M. Smith, in his letter to the Editor, gives a warning of our certain drift toward socialism under the present ever-growing power and threat of the labor leaders. The Democratic Party is dead, taken over by the labor leaders. The so-called present Democrats,, except for a handful of fine upstanding Southern gentlemen, are socialists. Don’t slumber, Americens! Wake up and preserve your country. Hard work, hoqesty, saving, independence, free enterprise, and capitalism have built America. Don't let “me too's”, looking for handouts, ruthless graspers for power and bigottén gains wrested from the people under the guise of exorbitant taxes, ruin America. Anita M. Gresne.’ Here is a horrible example indeed as to what happens to a person, who swallows all the vicious filthy , antidemocratic thrash printed by the big business press day after day. The same press that would not tell the people of the gigantic theft of national wealth, of the atomic energy plants and the huge oil lands for the few rich sorporations. Free enterprise? For whom? New Hungarian Ore-Dressing Plant A new ore-dressing plant was opened on 3rd September at Gyöngyösoroszi in North East Hungary; it is claimed to be comparable with any similar plant jn Europe. Building of the plant, which has cost more than 70 million forints (over 2,100,000 pound) began in summer 1953. The ore is enriched to a 60 per cent metal content, by mixture with various chemicals, to make it suitable for smelting. This is the first plant in Hungary at which lead, zinc and pyrite are enriched. A 76 per cent extraction of lead and an 80 per cent extraction of zinc (among the highest in the world) have been achieved during test production, which has been going on for some time. It is expected that the plant will save Hungary 23 million forints (more than $2.000.000) annually on imports. The plant will be considerably extended during the next few years. That’s one way. Or we might take that $25 billion and use it for some things ihe American people need badly—schools, university buildings, hospitals and highways. Let’s see what our $25 billion would for us—in real peacetime.” *• The article goes on to list the following items which might be obtained with the first year’s money: 100,000 new school classrooms, totaling $5 billion; an average of four new buildings for each college and university in the U. S., totaling $6 billion; hospital construction to increase capacity and equipment by 10%, costing $4 billion; and 10,000 miles of modern, highspeed highways, costing $10 billion. Hessler concludes: “This of course is a rough and ready formula for spending $25 billion. I’ve just translated that sum into schools, college buildings, hospitals and highways. There might be much better ways to use some of the moneyhousing, for instance, in which we are far behind some little countries like Sweden and Denmark. “But at least this scheme should convey some of the magnitude of the saying to be realized from genunine arms reduction. “Just a pipe dream? Maybe so. But almost everybody said it wras just a pipe dream when scientists were talking 15 years ago about har- nassing the power locked up in the atom. Every now and then the impossible happens.” At what time? — Hány órakor? At three — Háromkor What time does the train arrive? — Hány órakor érkezik a vonat? At four fifty — Négy ötvenkor When — Mikor Start — Indulni What time does the movie start? — Hány órakor kezdődik a mozi? One — Egy, Tw'o — kettő, Three — Három, Four — négy. Five — öt, Six — Hat, Seven — Hét, Eight — Nyolc, Nine — kilenc, Ten — Tíz. Hundred — Száz Thousand — Ezer I believe — hiszek, azt hiszem Yesterday — Tegnap We met — Találkoztunk If — Ha I am not mistaken — Nem tévedek Your name — Az ön neve Mr. Kovács — Kovács ur At the house of Mr. Kovács —r Kovács ur házában Of course — Persze (or) természetesen I remember — Emlékszem How are you ? — Hogy van ? Thank you — Köszönöm I am fine -- Jól vagyok May I ask ycu? — Kérhetem önt? A favor — Szívesség May I ask bou for a favor — Megkérhetem önt egy szívességre ? Please tell me — Kérem mondja még nekem How to get to the station ? — Hogyan lehet az állomásra eljutni? How to find the city hall? — Hogyan lehet a városházát megtalálni? How do they say in Hungarian? — Hogyan mondják magyarul? For example — Például Stranger — Idegen I am a stranger in this city — Idegen vagyok e városban Conversation — Társalgás, beszélgetés We had a nice conversation — Kellemes beszélgetésünk volt Guide — Kisérő With our guide — Kísérőnkkel SID RICHARDSON texasi olaj milliomos, figyelmeztet bennünket, hogy amig beszélünk nem tanulunk semmit. Most már kezdjük érteni, hogy az olaj báró urak miért tanultak oly keveset! CAH Y0Ü T0P ™s? LEI’S LE» HUNGARIAN
