Verhovayak Lapja, 1937. július-december (20. évfolyam, 27-53. szám)

1937-12-16 / 51. szám

1937. december 16. 7-ik oldal “A Verhovay Itinerary”------------------------------------ By: William C. Kohut-----------------------------------­(Continued írom last issue) It was approximately two o’clock when our train slow­ly moved out of the maze of tracks to be found in Vien­na. Soon, everyone was leaning out of their windows, anxiously scannig- the land­scape for a sign that would enable us to know that we were in Hungary. Sudden­ly, a member of the older group said we were in Hun­gary. He said that the wheat was piled in a' cross tvhich meant that we were in Hungary as that is the way k is done in Hungary and nowhere else. I questioned our conductor and he in­formed me that it would be a matter of twenty or tw-en­­ty-five minutes before we reached the frontier. It seems as though they pile wheat in crosses in Austria, too. I m u s t confess those twenty or twenty-five min­utes went very slowly when all of a sudden, someone shouted we had entered Hungary. A sign declaring the frontier had been seen. Three Cheers for Hungary! “Hungary — The Beautiful” At last, we were in Hun­gary! The train appeared to slow-up somewhat and then suddenly switched to a side track. A half mile away we could see a build­ing which looked like a sta­tion. A few minutes later, we stopped at the railroad station of Hegyeshalom, the Hungarian frontier town. Hurrah! Were we glad! Oh Joy! Everyone was so excited that they couldn’t sit still or stand in one place. This was a golden hour, my MONA, W. VA. 348-ik fiók Igen tisztelt tagtársak. — Gyűlésünk határozata sze­rint felhivom önöket, hogy a 1937. dec. hó 19-én meg­tartandó gyűlésünkön meg­jelenni szíveskedjenek. Mi­vel nagyon fontos elinté­zésre váró ügyek kerülnek tárgyalás alá. És máskülön­ben pedig az uj tisztviselő­ket is ezen a gyűlésen fogja a tagság megválasztani az 1938. évre. Szives megjelenésüket vár­va maradtam a tagság meg­bízásából ONDÓ SÁNDOR 348-ik fiók titkára Homestead, Pa. felicity was unbound. I simply could not contain my­self. In my excitement I threw my hat out of the window, and in the station yard a lively scramble fol­lowed. But I didn’t care what happened to the hat. No doubt, it will probably remain as a souvenier for one of my young magyar brothers or sisters. But let’s hurry on to Budapest. After the Austrian Border Guard had completed his in­spection, came the Hungar­ian. It was such a relief to hear a Hungarian ask for the passport and in such pol­ite language. With his face all wreathed in smiles, he would take our passport and stamp it. Looking at my passport after he had stamp­ed it, I found it read “Bele­pett, Julius 31, 1937, Hegyes­halom,” meaning that I had entered Hungary on July 31, 1937 at Hegyeshalom. Little girls and boys, eagerly gazed up at us, offer­ing fruits and sweets as well as various liquers. They seemed so naive and polite as they went about selling their wares to the travelers aboard our train. Our flags were unfolded by a fine breeze as we stood there in Hegyeshalom. The Ameri­can flag commanded much respect from the throng that had gathered near the sta­tion. After the inspections were completed, everybody rushed to the windows, an­xious to speak in Hungarian to their Hungarian brothers and sisters. Some cheered and smiled, while others con­tinually waved their hats and handkerchiefs. It was a won­derful and heartening pre­lude that we experienced here. After a short while, about a quarter to four, the station master appeared in the sta­tion yard and raised his right arm — the good old high-ball and soon we were on our way with several stops to be made before arriving in Bu­dapest. First came the city of Magyarovar, a prosperous manufacturing city. After Magyarovar came Gyor, a flourishing city on the Dan­ube bank with a population of some 51,000. (It was close by Gyor that an army of 40,000 Hungarians was defeated by Napoleon I in 1809 and in consequence, the city was taken by the French.) Again large crowds cheered us at the sta­tion and we responded in kind. After leaving Gyor, we followed the swift waters of the Danube to the station at Komarom, on the right bank. The city on the left shore together with Koma­­rom’s famous fortress, al­though purely Hungarian, now belongs to Czechoslo­vakia. It was in this fort­ress that General George Klapka amazed Europe by holding out for months against great odds. Our train continued on from old Komarom with Budapest as our next stopping place. As we passed through various villages and small towns, people gathered and cheered us on our way. They saw us waving the American and Hungarian flags and, no doubt, concluded that we the long-heralded American- Hungarians on our way to Budapest. We had been »raveling for some two hours when we began to notice that we were nearing the Capital. We were nearing Budapest and was everybody wild! We were literally trembling with excitement and anticipation. Came Budapest-Kenlenfold, a suburb some ten minutes outside Budapest. At least we were near that long dreamed of city, the city that has bewitched so many travelers, forcing them to delay their stay and to make frequent return trips there­after. A notable example is Edward, Duke of Windsor. Our train shot across the Danube to the Pest side. It would be only a matter of minutes now. Many thoughts ran through our minds. Everybody was in the aisle, and the windows framed many laughing and beaming faces. Finally our train arrived in Budapest at the Keleti pályaudvar (East­ern Station) with its dozen­­track system. Budapest at last! Hurrah! Three cheers for everything! Eu­reka ! (To be continued) W 'nwlj Code ’ $1.5 •^stilling Co^tV Cod' Regardless of'Trice NO BETTER WHISKEY IN ANY BOTTLE Sins ONE FINE BLEND-ONE FINE QUALITY-SINCE 1823 © 1937 Wilson Distilling Co., Executive Officis, New York, N. Y. Blended Whiskey. 90 proet. The straight whiskies in this product are 2 years or more old, 25% straight whiskey, 75% grain neutral spirits, 10% straight whiskey 2 years aid, 15% straight whiskey 7 years eld. Kapható Minden Állami Üzletben, Bárnál, Hotelban, Klubban. EGY ÉRDEKES LEVÉL Nem mindennapi levelet hozott a napokban a posta. Az egyik fiókunk titkára ír­ja a következőket: “Nem tudok nyugodni, nincs se éjjelem, se nappa­lom, amióta N. B. tagtársunk olyan borzasztóan lelte a ha­lálát, hogy a káré agyongá­zolta. Bánt valami bévülrpl, úgy érzem, hogy felelős va­gyok, mivel nem intettem meg, hogy vegye ki a bal­eseti biztosítást. Az motosz­kál a fejemben állandóan, hogy ha szólok neki, ha rá­beszélem, akkor most az öz­vegy, aki itt maradt két po­rontyai ezer tallérral többet kapott volna....” Bizony szomorú igazság van ebben a levélben. A szó­­banlévő titkárunk érzi, hogy kötelesség mulasztást köve­tett el, amikor nem hozta a tagok tudomására azt, hogy július 1-től, balestből követ­kező halál esetére is kap­hat, a rendes életbiztosítá­son felül, biztosítást, alig pár centért, minden egyes tag­­társqnk. A szomorú eset, jó lecke a jövőre. Elsősorban a szóban­­lévő fiók titkárunknak, má­sodsorban mindazoknak, a­­kik fióktitkári kötelességük­nek úgy vélnek eleget tenni, hogy a havidijakat beszedik, avval kész az egész ... Az ilyen fiók titkára egyszerű mellékkeresetet és nem HI­VATÁST lát az állásában. 1 De megnyugtatjuk a szó­banlévő fiókunk titkárát. Ne mardossa tovább a lelkiis­meret. Elhunyt tagtársunkat még inkább terheli a felelős­ség, hogy hátramaradottjai­ról nem gondoskodott job­ban. Hosszú hónapokon ke­resztül hivatalos lapunk minden egyes számában, hétről-hétre figyelmeztettük tagjainkat, hogy BALESET­BIZTOSÍTÁST is kaphat­nak havonta pár cent elle­nében. Ő —szegény — azon­ban nem vette figyelembe a felhivást, figyelmeztetést s elfeledte azt a régi igazsá­got, hogy: “MINDENKIT ÉRHET BALESET”. Ez a szomorú eset azon­ban szolgáljon tanulságul azoknak, akik milidezideig még nem vették ki baleset biztosításukat. A JÓ BORNAK NEM KELL CÉGÉR — s éppen igy semmi nehéz­ségbe nem ütközik uj tago­kat szerezni a legnagyobb magyar egyletbe! Próbálja meg s megfogja látni, hogy igazunk van. Csak egy kis elszánás kell ahoz, hogy tag­szerzése révén egy egész életre szóló, feledhetetlen utat biztosítson önmaga vagy szerette számára az ó­­hazába. Lépjen be a Ver­hovay ha jó jegyes tagszerzé­si versenybe.

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