Verhovayak Lapja, 1943. január-június (26. évfolyam, 1-25. szám)

1943-02-25 / 8. szám

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Verhovayak Lapja

February 25, 1943

Childrens 1raj

>e Conducted by AMELIA NYERS

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Says JOE CSÍKOS

JOE CSIKÓS

POEM OF LIBERTY

I know a fellow who would make a rag,

Of what we love, the flag;

He is “Der Führer“;

But in a defense factory is a man named Moore, He makes airplanes, to beat the Führer,

Who would make a rag Of our freedom Flag.

THE BETTER

1st. Fellow: You hate the Führer, but like his name. Why?

2nd. Fellow: The Führer (fewer) the better.

HUNGARIAN JOKE

(Can you read it?)

JÓ TANÁCS

Az öreg Mózes (szülőházából távozó fiához): “Ha valamit adnak, fogadd el, ha valamit elvesznek tőled — kiabálj.”

Will trade too tennis shoos for one basket-ball, (both tennis shoos are left) — Butchy McKinley, editor.

(My, isn’t Butchy awful at spelling? He’s not so good at setting type yet.)

Butchy has a club. It has a column in the GAZZETTE anytime it’s published. Here is the latest:

CLUB OF VICTORY Official Colum

Code: GNITEEM TA OWT NEETFIF TA. QDH VOROMMOT.

(It’s easy to decode, see if you can.)

Butchy has two codes. Here’s another to decode:

NVVGRMT XZMXVOVW.

Well, let’s get away from newspaper and codes.

CORRECTION

I take this opportunity to tell you, that the “Plea from Butchy McKinley”, printed in the Nov. 26th issue, the column was signed “Joe”, instead of “Butchy”. Butchy wrote the column.

“DENTIST” DRUG STORE

Dentist: What kind of filling do you want, Billy?

Billy: Chocolate.

TRANSFER

Willie was not only chewing gum, which was against the school rules, but he had his feet in the aisle.

“Willie!” thundered the

teacher, “Take the gum out of your mouth and put your feet in!”

HOARDING HELPS THE AXIS

Don’t hoard coffee,

Don’t hoard tea,

Hoard some Bonds,

To keep us free.

This poem was used on a calling card:

When I shine your shoes, You save money,

Use ’em for a mirror,

Also dazzle your honey.

Banjamin Franklin says: A small leak will sink a great ship.

“I have a stamp.”

“A stamp?”

“Yes, a stamp.”

“What’s good about that?”

“Victory.”

“Aw, go on.”

“No, it’s a defense stamp.” “Well, now you’ve got something there.”

Yes, folks, buy Defense Bonds and Stamps for liberty.

WRITE A POEM

Boys and girls, why not write a poem for the Verhovay Journal?

I WANT

I want to thank you, Maybe, once or two,

Buy a stamp, a bond,

Slap a Jap across the pond;

I’ll thank you more,

If you buy four.

JOE CSIKÓS,

Going on 13

Branch 91, Akron, Ohio.--------------V-------------TOUGH ON OLD GENT

Visitor: “Sonny, what’s th? noise upstairs?”

Sonny: “Ma's dragging pa’s pants across the floor.”

Visitor: “That shouldn’t make that much noise.”

Sonny: “I know; but pa is in ’em.”

NEIGHBORLY BORROWING

For generations neighbors have borrowed back and forth but the payoff came recently when South Dakota, faced with its first execution in 27 years, sent out an S. O. S. to neighbor Nebraska, requesting the loan of an electric chair.

RIDDLES

What has a bed but never uses it?

Revir. (spelled backwards) .

What words and names are spelled backwards the same way as forwards?

noon, toot1, did, madam, pup, pop, wow; Dad, Mom, Bob, Anna, Nan.

NEWSPAPER

You have probably heard of Butchy McKinley; he has published another “Me KINLEY GAZZETTE”. Here is an interesting item from the paper:

NEWS FROM THE HONERABOL JAP BUROW of INFORmaTION. Today, the Jap burow quoted these words: “We have been awarded the Pulitzer prize for the best ficton of the year!”

Well, well, here we come to the ad section. Interesting, eh?

STOP SIGN JOKES- 1. Why is a woman like a salad?

Both need a lot of dressing.

2. Why is a dog’s tail like a heart of a tree?

Because it’s the farthest from the bark.

3. Why is the American eagle like a busy business man? Because he is found everywhere.

4. Why does Uncle Sam wear red, white and blue

suspenders?

To keep his trousers up.

5. Why wouldn’t Hitler have any teeth pulled?

He’s afraid of the “yanks”.

Februarj

February we greet with gladness,

Though we’re chilled with winter madness;

The sparkling diamond cold snow Soon will disappear we know.

Children venture out warmly clad;

Sled-riding go many a happy lad;

They sing and dance and how they shout;

They play their games and run about.

We’ve forgotten the dull anow-man;

Play ‘It’ — “Catch me if you can!”

We saw a very early bird —

Softly whispered “Upon my word!”

February makes us sing with glee,

Our hearts are happy as can be;

With joy we sing a child’s refrain —

“Our hearts are free!” We sing again!-----------------v-----------------How sweet is the shepherd’s sweet lot! *

From the morn to the evening he strays;

He shall follow his sheep all the day,

And his tongue shall be filled with praise.

For he hears the lamb’s innocent call,

And he hears the ewe’s tender reply;

He is watchful, while they are in peace,

For they know when their shepherd is nigh.

—WILLIAM BLAKE From: The Book of Happiness.

Trouble is a bubble that we ourselves must blow,

But merriment is heaven-sent for moetals here below.

—WILBUR D. NESBIT From: The Book of Happiness.

Water Music

I will have in my heaven a shining stream That will sing my staccato in falling spray Through summer silence, a pleasant theme Of dpwy woods on a drowsy day.

Its limpid, murmuring talking tide " Will tell of happiness long ago,

And through and under the dream will slide The sound of love-songs I used to know.

Refrains of ferns on an afternoon,

Of spray-beads hung from a fringing frond,

Of harebells ringing in elfin tune.

To cuckoos calling from hills beyond,

The splash of salmon that leaps for fly,

The clear cadenzas of burns in foam Will fill my heaven with the sound of shy Sweet water-harmonies heard at home.

KATE RENNIE ARCHER, in Christian Science Monitor

EYES TO SEE THE ENEMY!

Bay them for Uncle Sami

Buy War Stamps and War Bonds at this ■tor* regularly!