Verhovayak Lapja, 1944 (27. évfolyam, 1-52. szám)

1944 / Verhovay Journal

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Verhovay Journal

Journal of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Ass’n

OFFICE OF PUBLICATION

8502 West Jefferson Ave Detroit, Michigan

PUBLISHED SEMY MONTHLY BY THE Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association

Managing Editor: JOHN BENCZE Editor: COLOMAN REVESZ

Editor’s Office

345 FOURTH AVENUE ROOM 805 PITTSBURGH, PA.

All articles and changes ot address should be sent to the VERHOVAY FRATERNAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION

SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

345 FOURTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH. "»A.

United States and Canada 4100 a yea'

Foreign Countries $1.50 a yea.

ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT: P. O. BOX 7. WOOLSEY STATION — LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y.

Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Detroit, Michigan, under the Act of March 3. 1879.

THE MAIL BOA

(Our Association endeavors to keep in touch with those members who are in military service. All of those, whose addresses were sent in to the Home Office were remembered with a small gift when Christmas came. Before that we were quite busy shipping those Hungarian and English dictionaries and correspondence books that have been highly praised even by military authorities. That unpretentious little book today is in the hands of thousands of soldiers on the far-flung battlefields and, whenever there is a lull in the fighting, one may see them laboriously composing, with the aid of that booklet, a letter to father and mother at home, who joyously receive a letter from their fighting son, written in their own language and mailed in Alaska or Italy or England or one of the South Sea Islands.

Not only to their parents do these young people write. They also remember their best friend, the Verhovay Association and every day we receive letters coming from the boys, and girls, who left their home to serve their country.

Some of these letters should be read by all members of our Association. They give testimony of their appreciation of the brotherhood they have found in the Verhovay, they speak of their new understanding of the value of their home and of the gifts of freedom that are ours in this glorious country of ours.

From time to time we shall convey these messages from the brethren in the service to those at home who wait for their return.)

A poignant letter came to us the other day, from “Somewhere in the Pacific,” written by CPL. ALEX J. BUJDOSÓ:

“Gentlemen:—Your Hungarian- English Dictionary 1 received on the 25th of January. This book I was happy to receive for I know it will help me tremendously in writing to my mother. Of course, I have written her before receiving the book but my spelling and wording was not as it should be. Now that I have this book I know that my Hungarian writing Will be at least a little better. It was thru’ my mother that I know, what I do know, of writing the Mother tongue. I do feel honored in being able to write her, for I know it makes her happy to be able to receive a letter from someone who has at least acquired a little of her teaching. Please accept my sincere thanks for a book which I shall always keep. May this New Year be a happy and prosperous one for you and yours.

Sincerely, ALEX J. BUJDOSÓ.” * * *

And here is a WAC, who writes from England and expresses a beautiful thought in her letter:

“Dear Sir: thank you very much for the greeting card and also the enclosed Jiffy cards. It did reach me a little late, the middle of January to be exact, but it is very much appreciated. It makes me feel so good that

your assoqiation remembered me with such kind wishes. Yes, indeed, we all wish for a hopeful New Year and more to come.

It’s very considerate of you, also, to send me the Jiffy cards to help me with my correspondence. It sure comes in handy. Right now, I’m kind of behind with my letters, in fact, I have exactly twenty-nine letters that must be answered.

Being away from home isn’t the best thing in the world, but believe me, Mr. Bencze, it will teach all of us to appreciate our homes, and everything around us much more. We took the everyday small things around home for granted too much in the past. It takes a war and life in the Army to realize and bring home-to us how fortunate we were to live in America and be an American. I know, I for one, will never complain again, when I get back to the comforts of home once more.

I am more or less used to the ways and habits of English people or as accustomed to it as I ever expect to be, but we are still living for the day when we will return home to every familiar person and place.

May your organization be as successful as it has been in the past and may the future of your members be insured with a lasting peace.

Very truly yours, Margaret.’* (Pvt. Margaret R. Vitásén.)

JOHN SABO, Supreme Auditor

Verhovay Journal

April 13, 1944

JOHN SABO, Supreme Auditor of our Association, a Marine, and sharpshooter too, as his decoration proves. A few weeks ago he visited the Home Office on his furlough. We all were happy to see him in the best of health and looking confidently into the future.---------------v--------------AMERICA

Mankind are always happier for having been happy; so that if you make them happy now, you make them happy twenty years hence by the memory of it.

And here is a letter written by a soldier who is still In this country, serving at Camp Polk, La. His letter, in part, reads as follows:

“I have been home three months ago on a furlough , . for the first time in four years. While home, I noticed how the various newspapers wrote about soldiers being home and about their promotions. So, to make my folks happy, I thought I would like to get my name into some paper. I used to read the Second Generation Section when I was at home. I guess the Verhovay Journal is the oldest paper that I can remember at home.

I have been in the army for twelve months now. I have attended several army schools. At first I volunteered to join the Field Artillery Paratroops and stayed with them for six months. But I hurt my leg and had to leave the school . . . then I was transferred to the Gliders Troops and participated in one of the greatest air borne maneuvers in history, some three months ago. Then we found out that we are about ready for overseas duty.

Then, at my captain's request I was sent to the Field Artillery school, here at Fort Sill- I have been here two months and am ready now to graduate. From here I expect to leave for P. O. M., at Camp Polk. I expect to receive a “Tech. 4th grade” rating when I get to my outfit.

Gentlemen, I would appreciate it very much, if you would print my name In the paper, so my folks can see it. I have one of your Hungarian-English dictionaries which is very useful in writing letters to my folks. The book is also helping me in reading my native tongue. I was born in Hungary and I still have my grandmother and a few relatives over there. I came to the U. S. when I was four years old, and now I am 19. My folks’ address is: Mr. John Oroszy, RFD 2, Monroe Center, Conneaut, Ohio.

As ever, JOHN J. OROSZY.’*

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Anouncement has been made in the last issue of the Journal that the revised and amended “Constitution and By-laws” of our Association has been printed and is available. Due to the paper-shortage we are unable to supply each and every member of the Association with a copy of the amended Constitution. All branch-managers receive a supply of the books but they are requested to distribute them only to ihose members who would read it or otherwise need it. Should the supply at the branch run out, the Home Office will send additional copies upon request.

Several branch-managers have inquired as to the reason why the rates have not been included in the new edition of the Constitution and By-laws. In reply to this inquiry we wish to call the attention of the branch-managers to the fact that the rates have not changed. Therefore in the interest of the conservation of paper, the rate-book has been omitted from the new edition of the By-laws. Every member of the Association has in his possession the old edition of the Constitution and By-laws, therefore it was deemed unnecessary to make a reprint of the rate-book, in case the rate-book is needed, the branch-managers will kindly refer to their old rate-book which is still valid.

It is true that the XX. Convention voted to change the interest rate, on which our Association operates, from 354% to 3%. However, it was found after the Convention adjourned that it would be impossible to complete the necessary actuarial work, involved in such a change, before the first of the year. It was therefore decided that the change shall take effect only on January 1, 1945. The change in the interest rate will naturally result in some changes in the rate-book, though the changes will affect not so much the dues as the table of values on the different membership certificates. This will possibly necessitate the printing of a new rate-book before the end of the year. In order to avoid the unnecessary expense and the waste of paper, it has been decided to postpone the printing of the rate-book until the actuarial computations have been completed.

AH members are requested, therefore, to keep the old edition of the Constitution and By-laws and refer to the same whenever the rate-book is needed. In all other instances the new edition of the Constitution and By-laws is to be consulted.

THE FOUNDERS’ MONTH CONTEST

The result of the contest has been published in the last week’s issue. Winners of the contest were Mr. Andrew Dobos, Jr. (1st prize), Mr. George Jávor (2nd prize) and Mr. Alex Chobody (3rd prize). Each of the winners received a beautiful ELGIN watch with his name engraved. At this time we have to add another name to the list to those specially mentioned contestants who have secured at least 10 or more members. MR. JOSEPH SZABÓ, manager of Branch 443, Detroit, Mich., has also secured ten new members. His name did not appear on the list because at the time the decision was rendered by the Board of Directors, not all of his applications have yet arrived at the Home Office. Since the adjournment of the Board's meeting another application has been recorded to his credit which was written during the month of February. To Mr. Szabó, too, the Board of Directors expresses the sincere appreciation of its members.

DON’T YOU RECEIVE THE JOURNAL?

Many of the regular subscribers complain that they have not received the Journal since the first of January.

The attention of every member of our Association is called to the fact that the Board of Directors has inaugurated a new system in distributing the Journal, effective January 1st, 1944- According to this system one copy is mailed only to each family. The Hungarian Journal is not mailed together with the English Journal. Subscribers to the Hungarian Journal receive only the Hungarian issue and subscribers of the English issue receive the English Journal only.

In many homes the oldest member of the family subscribes to the Hungarian issue. Due to the new system that family receives the Hungarian issue only, unless the younger member of the Association notifies the Home Office to the effect that he desires to receive the English issue.

NOW EACH AND EVERY MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION IS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE EITHER OR BOTH PUBLICATIONS OF THE JOURNAL. However, it is necessary for each member to state his preference or to state that he wishes to receive both, the English and the Hungarian Journal.

Those subscribers who have failed to notify the Home Office to this effect, possibly do not receive the Journal because some member of the same family receives the Hungarian issue. Wherever this is the case, it is necessary for the member to notify the Home Office and the name of the member will immediately be placed on the mailing list.

This system was inaugurated with the intent to help save paper and expenses. The plan will only succeed if the members of the Association lend their kind support to the system.

The system is not intended to deprive any member of the Association of the Journal he likes to read. But there is no sense in sending both copies to a home where only one is read.

Therefore, if you experience any difficulty in receiving either issue of the Journal, kindly notify the Home Office at once and clearly indicate whether you wish to receive the English or the Hungarian issue, or both. Every member is entitled to receive either one or both, if he interested enough to ask for it.