The Eighth Tribe, 1980 (7. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1980-11-01 / 11. szám
THE EIGHTH TRIBE Page 3 three employees (along with another person who later withdrew) purchased the Press from the Home, continuing its operation in its original spirit. A few months later this magazine was reborn— after many decades — serving the American Hungarian Community : placing the emphasis on the second and third generation to aquaint them with their almost lost heritage There were many books published in Hungarian and English. Joseph Széplaki’s Kossuth the Nations Guest: László Könnyű’s Hungarians in the Mississippi Valley. Strangely, eighty percent of the copies published are gathering dust on the shelves, instead of people reading them. These and other books can be found on another page of this magazine. They should he read by every American Hungarian and if they don’t want it to be kept for their home collection, they can donate them to public or school libraries. The following is a Statement from the Board of the Bethlen Press: THE UNSUNG HEROES OF THE EIGHTH TRIBE Ever since its beginning in 1974 Bethlen Press Incorporated, the publisher of the Eighth Tribe magazine, has had continual financial problems. Bethlen Press has been undercapitalized in the first place. It had to borrow significant sums of money in order to purchase the equipment and to set up operations. The Eighth Tribe does not pay for itself; it bad to be subsidized. In order to help out the owner-operators (Sándor E. Chomos, Elias C. Chomos and Lowell T. Head) in their struggle for survival, several people have “invested” in Bethlen Press, Incorporated during 1975-1976. These include: Dr. and Mrs. I. S. Tuba $14,000 Dr. and Dr. S. B. Vardy $2,000 Mr. and Dr. W. L. Biro $2,000 Mr. L. M. Biro $1,000 Dr. and Mrs. J. Vietorisz $500 Mr. and Mrs. M. Kerékgyártó $500 Mr. and Mrs. T. Truszka $500 Some of these people, particularly the Tubas and the Vardys have contributed significantly in the promotional efforts of the Eighth Tribe. To date, the engineering corporations owned by the Tubas have subcontracted approximately $20,000 worth of printing work to Bethlen Press at competitive prices. It should be recognized that these “investors” have never received a single penny of return from their “investment”, either in the form of dividends or salary. As a matter of fact, the value of their investment can only be measured in that both the Bethlen Press and the Eighth Tribe have barely survived to date. It is unfair for a very few to carry the burden. Following the example of these unselfish “investors”, more people should invest in maintaining the Hungarian heritage through the Bethlen Press as “investors” or through contributions to the Eighth Tribe Foundation. We have recently gone through the subscription list for the past six years. Until now we have not pulled any name out unless it was requested. Presently, we have pulled 200 names that did not pay up to 1977; there arc about another 200-300 names who did not pay anything to 1979, except the first payment; there are about 400 subscribers who are regularly sending in their yearly subscription. We have sent out notification to all those whose subscription expires at the end of 1980. Please send in your subscription renewal. We also send out about 200 free copies to churches of both faiths, pastors, institutions and individuals. There are 4 catholic churches who oficially subscribe; the St. Ladislaus Church of New Brunswick, N.J. 5, St. Elias of Munhall, Pa. 2 copies. Only 3 reformed churches and the Social Club of Toledo, Ohio church subscribe for 10 copies. There arc 12 pastors of both faiths, who choose to send in their subscriptions. The Stephanium Hall of San Francisco subscribes for 6 copies. We’ve been asked by our readers to revise some of the pages so all the forms appearing in the magazine are on one page, or on pages that (when cut out) will not affect the appearence of the magazine. As you see, we have tried to do that with this issue. The Eighth Tribe magazine’s importance has been acknowledged in many circles, but no magazine has a future without sufficient funds, which can only come from the subscribers. We ask our readers to get as many subscribers as they can. We just received news of the untimely death of the Rt. Reverend Árpád Beretz, pastor of the Hungarian Reformed Church of Hammond, Indiana, and former Bishop of the Calvin Synod, U.C.C., and a long-time personal friend of this editor. A memorial will be published in the next issue. The Los Angeles Branch of the Transylvanian World Federation will sponsor a “Transylvanian Night” on Saturday, Nov. 22, 1980 at the Santa Anita room of the Hotel Bonevanture. Everyone is invited to attend this affair. The earliest Hungarian newspaper was published in the United States was the “Magyar Száműzettek Lapja” published in 1853. GIVE A GIFT SUBSCRIPTION FOR CHRISTMAS!
