Verhovayak Lapja, 1944 (27. évfolyam, 1-52. szám)
1944 / Verhovay Journal
í\tge 8 Verhovay Journal May 25, 1944 REPRINT FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1944. FELLOW AMERICANS WE HAD A VISITOR Quite a number of people visit the Home Office but, occasionally, we have visitors who deserve special mention. Such is the case with Mr. Geza Bruger, a lawyer and manufacturer of Freeland, Pa., and manager of Branch 1 of our Association. Since the Nazi occupation of Hungary several declarations have appeared concerning the Hungarian problem. In the interest of truth accept from us some information on this matter. We are speaking in the name of that democratically organized American Hungarian Federation in which are united the overwhelming majority of American ciitizens of Hungarian origin through their religious, cultural and fraternal institutions. Our Federation is a ested, constructive American organization. We condemned Hitler and Nazism long before June 22, 1941. We presented our first declaration to the President of the United States already on January 7, 1941. We then declared an uncompromising fight against all pernicious totalitarian doctrines. At the same time we announced that as free Americans we want to serve as spokesmen for the silenced people of Hungary. In this war we are readily giving our labor, our fortunes and our blood to our country, the United States of America. These are not mere words—they have been proven by our achievements. We, as loyal Americans, wish that the noble and unselfish aims of the United States shall be realized in the future of the small nations, including Nazi-subjugated Hungary. This is in America's interest! Our political Gospel is the Atlantic Charter! For a thousand years the people of our origin have sought thensalvation in western culture and Christian democracy at the cost of unbelievable suffering and disappointment. We know that such is the sincere desire of the oppressed Hungarian people today! For this reason we urge them to resist the Nazis uncompromisngly. We must dispel the Nazi lie that Hungary stands or falls with Hitler and that the victory of the United Nations will result in an other dismemberment or in a Béla Kun regime. Our voice has reached them. We shall not rest until Nazism has perished and the victims of its tyranny, among them the people of Hungary, are liberated. Fellow Americans! 'Wc are a constructive and creative people. We hail from a land whose inhabitants in every generation have fought and bled for human dignity and liberty. This moves us to ask your helpful understanding. We know that fighting together, serving together will give us the victory that will assure a just peace without which the world will never have freedon and security. “FOR GOD, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR LIBERTY!” Board of Directors: The younger generation will possibly not know that Mr. 'Bruger was also a Supreme Officer. He was the Supreme Treasurer of our Association from 1917 to 1921. Then he went to law-school and. after having been admitted to the bar, he became the Counsellor of the Association from 1925 to 1926. When the Home Office of the Verhovay was moved to Pittsburgh, he resigned voluntarily because he felt that the growing association should have a local Counsellor, thus displaying his unselfishness with which he has served the Association ever since. It should be noted that Mr. Bruger has a great law office. In addition to that, he supervises his factory. Yet he sitii finds time to serve the Association as the manager of the first branch. It is easy to see why we consider Mr. Bruger the type of the real fraternalist. Here is a onetime supreme offidPr who gladly fulfills the humble duties of a branch manager. Here is a very busy professional man who sacrifices his little spare time to serve the members of his branch. He would have every excuse to withdraw from fraternal life. But he remained one of the pillars of our Association! Why? Because fraternalism means more to him than just a job or a club... as a busy professional man and a progressive manufacturer he judges fraternalism to be of such high value that he still persists in giving it his time and his best Or. Béla Szappanyos John Bencze National President Chairman, B. of D. Detroit, Mich. Frank Antal Garfield, N. J. John Dezső Bridgeport Conn. Stephen Gobozy Cleveland, Ohio John Kelemen Dayton, Ohio Paul Nadányi New York, N. Y. Dr. Tibor Kerekes Executive Secretary Pittsburgh, Pa. Washington, D. ,C. Albert B. Ary George E. K. Borshy Trenton, N. J. Washington, D. C. Msgr. Elmer Eördögh Aloysius C. Falussy Toledo, Ohio Zoltán Gombos Cleveland, Ohio Ignatius Lengyel Munhall, Pa. Coloman Révész Pittsburgh, Pa. Dr. Charles Vincze Perth Amboy, N. Y. New York, N. Y. Emery Király Washington, D. C. Dr. Béla Márk New York, N. Y. Dr. Francis Újlaki Toledo, Ohio John Walko Bridgeport, Conn. AMERICAN HUNGARIAN FEDERATION 339—17TH STREET, N. W. — WASHINGTON 6, D. C. efforts! We have many of such men and women, and we can be proud of them. But we also can be proud of our Association, which has attracted and continues to attract men and women of the highest type and character. Perhaps it would be well to suggest to those who think so little of fraternal life, to go to some of our professional men and ask them why they work themselves ragged in behalf of the Association. Surely, with their ability they could find more remunerative occupations for their spare time. You good friends, who prefer to leave fraternal life well enough alone, why don’t you once go to such men as Mr. Bruger in Freeland ... Mr. Pokorny in Cleveland . .. Dr. Princze in Dayton . Mr Ari in Trenton ... Mr. Brogley in Youngstown... Mr. Huzianyi in Chicago . .. Mr. Kohut in Homestead ... and so many, many others ■.. professionals, mind you!... why don’t, you go and ask them: “Say, Mr., what do you find in fraternalism that makes you give so freely and ungrudgingly of your time, your strength, your efforts...?’’ Perhaps they could convince you because these are men who do not TALK, but ACT AND LIVE FRATERNALISM! iiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimimiiiiiiiiiii' DELAY NO LONGER in Locating GI’s in North Africa so that their mail can catch up with tl is the assignment of these three Wacs in Algiers. They must sort thro the stacks of cards in the hies before them, but they don’t mind the w< They know that every letter delivered is a morale-booster to some sold GETTING YOURSELF INSURED because LIFE IS SO VERY UNCERTAIN iiiiiiitiiimmmimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMi LEGAL ADVICE “Rise every morning’’ — a magistrate said — “with a fixed determination to make your wife realize that you are the master of the house, and see what happens.” We know already. He will get his own breakfast. WE KNOW... Lecturer (In a village hall): Now you all know what a molecule is. Chairman (Interrupting); Most of us do, but perhaps you’d better explain for the benefit of those who never been up in one. ADVERTISEMENT Use Lumpo soap. Doesn't lather. Doesn’t bubble. Doesn’t clean. It’s just company in the tub. UNHEALTHY Gob: Do you believe that kissing is unhealthy? Cute thing: It would be right now. My husband is looking. GOOD BAIT Margaret: I shall spend my vacation fishing. Betty: Then why the new bathing suit? Margaret: That’s my bait. ON THE WAY “Do you think that Hitler still has any chance of getting what he’s out for?" “No, but he is sure to get what he’s in for.’’ HIS SPECIALTY But what has your boy-friend’s army career got to do with him staring at every pretty girl he sees? Oh, he is in the observation corps. FUNNY THING Funny thing about wisdom. You can only acquire it on the installment plan—but there are no easy payments. EFFICIENCY Lady: But Mary, you better tell me honestly right now, are you efficient? Mary (applying for a housemaid’s position): Indeed, I am. In my last place I got up every morning at four o'clock, made the fire, put the kettle on the fire, prepared breakfast, and made up all the beds before anyone was up in the house. POOR PEOPLE Daughter: Mother, you always told me that our neighbors are rich. Well, I just found out that they are Quite poor! Mother: How come? Daughter: Well, I just peeped through their window and, imagine, mother, the two of them were playing on one piano. EVEN CHANCE Paul: If you don’t marry me, I shall not care to live.. . Ella: And if I did marry you, I wouldn’t care to live..,. *5: Jn ONE BATTLE AREA WHERE THE AVERAGE TRANSFUSION WAS FOUR. PINTS. ONE WOUNDED MAN WAS GIVEN 68 PINTS OF PLASMA FROM BLOOD DONATED THROUGH YOUR RED CROSS ft UN ONC OAV rw- I YOUR RED CROSS AT WASHINGTON RECEIVED 142,000 MESSAGES fROM PERSONS IN ENEMY AND OCCUPIED COUNTRIES FOR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES HERE O RECENTLY ARRIVED MIRICAN PRISONER» OF WAR IN EUROPEAN CAMPS THB REO CROSS SENDS fROM GENEVA. SWITZERLAND,CAPTURE PARCELS ! INCLUDING PAJAMAS,BATH TOWEL*! RAZOR BLADES, SOCKS. SWEATERS, \ SOAP AND OTHER PERSONAL COMFORT ITEMS
