Verhovayak Lapja, 1940. július-december (23. évfolyam, 27-52. szám)

1940-12-12 / 50. szám

SECTION TWO ENGLISH EDITION UirhovayJournal VOL, XXIII. DECEMBER 12, 1940 NO. 50. 1 The Verhovay Journal heartily takes this occasion to wish the members and branches, read­ers and contributors the JOYS and PEACE of CHRISTMAS DAY | Wfc»«h»i-3!-siaiSiaa.Siaiäaaa2i2iS<2,asiS,SiS'.2iSi>.a3iäiaäaisigia5iSiSiaaiaaa»i2)3). Notice to Alt Verhovay Members ! At a special meeting held in the Home Office No­vember 29—30, 1940, the Board of Directors removed the clause pertaining to professional soldiers from the “Prohibited Occupations” of the Constitution and By-Laws of the Association, and made soldiery a NON-prohibited occupation. This became effective December 1, 1940. Briefly, this means that ANY member, be he a professional soldier (of one’s own volition) or a draftee (conscripted), may be a member of ANY branch of the armed forces,—army, navy, marines, air corps, etc.—WITHOUT having to pay the former double amount to retain the original benefits, or pay the same premium for half the benefits. In the same light, a non-member serving in the military MAY secure insurance from the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association, since, as stated above, the military is NO LONGER listed as prohi­bitive occupation. Hence, members are NO LONGER liable to in­creased premiums or decreased benefits, nor are non­members barred from membership, because of service in the armed forces. Curly* Top A face that’s wreathed, in smiles all day; Baby prattle, senseless c,nd sweet Brightens our lives; cares fade away; Our King commands and we obey. The house echoes with running feet And laughter ringing loud and clear; Curly-haired, mischievous beautiful boy Fair and sweet, O heart of joy! Heaven-light hidden in your eyes Blue and sunny as summer skies, And from your lips flow words of cheer— If we but knew the meaning, dear! —AMELIA NYERS (American First Serial Rights) LIFE INSURANCE Life insurance has done more to abolish poverty than all the dreams of financiers or the acts of constructive statesmen. Dur­ing life it makes a man alive to his moral responsi­bilities, reawakens in him love for home and pride of family; teaches him habits of industry and thrift; quickens in his veins the corpuscles of ambition; lifts him from drudgery and de­spondency to a plane where­on dwell ,his successful fel­low men; blesses him with self-respect and heartens him with sustaining hope. After his death it solves the problem of the ages: “What shall become of the widow and orphans?” It saves the devoted wife from penury and woe; provides shelter, food, clothing and education for the children, and spans the dark clouds of grief with a rainbow of security.—The Royal High­lander. There is but one rule of conduct for a man—to do the right thing. The cost may be dear in money, in friends, in influence, in la­bor or in prolonged and painful sacrifice. But the cost not to do right is far more dear for you to pay in the integrity of your manhood, in character, in honor and in truth. You forfeit your soul’s content and for timely gain you barter the i n f i n i t i e s.— Knights of St. George. The man who said, “Op­portunity knocks at every man’s door but once,” was wrong, for every day op­portunity knocks at your door—it’s born anew with the rising sun. It’s yours to grasp if you’re awake to your chance.—-The Messen­gen_______________________ To Our Contributors Contributions intended for the December 26th issue should be in before or on December 21st. No assurance of publication in particular issue can be given for material received after that date. TO THE ENGLISH SPEAKING BRANCHES! At the National Convention of the Verhovay in Sep­tember 1939, delegates pondered over many points relative to the problems and aspirations of the English speaking branches of our Association. The delegates were fully aware that the English speaking branches are the new blood of Verhovay and did not fail to recognize the vast importance of this fact. The sons and daughters and the grandchildren of the first generation, that is, of the immigrant Hungarians and other nationalities, compose these branches. These children, comprising the second and third generations, were born here, are real Americans, and it is quite under­standable that the majority of them know but little about their ancestral land and tongue, which is by far Hungary and the Hungarian language. Some know practically nothing in this matter. But this does not mean that these young ones are ashamed of their ancestry, of Hungarian history, of Hungarian culture and of Hungarian accomp­lishments. In short, it means only that they are Americans. Hence, this is why we now have about one hundred English speaking branches—to accomodate our Verhovay children of American birth. A telling example of the cooperation the American branches are receiving from the parent body is the English Section Verhovay Journal, which since the be­ginning of this year is now published twice a month instead of the former once a month. When the Board of Directors met at a special meet­ing last January, it was decided that the English speak­ing branches were worthy of a bi-monthly English Journal that would be given special attention by an American member appointed to the task. Accordingly, a capable young man, Mr. Albert Jozik, was appointed to steer the course of the revised English Section, and he has been doing a good job, thanks due of course largely to our loyal, appreciative and cooperative English Section contri­butors and readers. However, there is one thing that I have been noticing, and that is that there is not enough interest shown by the American branches toward the English Journal. Al­most all contributions have been coming from individuals. I want to inform the branches that branch news articles are first in consideration. Mr. Jozik has repeatedly stressed this fact. Now, since December is the month when elections of new officers take place, I should like to offer you a plan that will help you all. My suggestion is that each and every English speak­ing branch elect a publicity agent whose sole duty would be to write about the various activities of his branch. These reports would be the “strictly Verhovay” write-ups, as the ones coming from individuals can not be controlled, for they are free to write on any subject so long as ethics or propriety are not violated. These branch news write­ups would satisfy those who have complained that there is not enough Verhovay in the English Journal. There is no reason why the larger American branches can not contribute branch news regularly or at least frequently, and the smaller branches at least occasionally. As I said before, these branch news reports would concern the doings of the respective branches. Now let us consider the sports angle. The Verhovay is doing more for sports than any other organization of its kind. Yet judging from the meager reports that appear on the Sport Page—which sometimes is not even a page— the thousands of dollars that have been spent do not

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