Verhovayak Lapja, 1944 (27. évfolyam, 1-52. szám)
1944 / Verhovay Journal
pase 4__________________________Verhovay Journal 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 of address should be sent to the VERHOVAY FRATERNAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 345 FOURTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH "»A. United States and Canada 41-00 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. Verhovay Hospital Train Campaign Officially Opened in New York Mr. John Bencze, President of our Association, attended an important function in New York, N. Y., on May 31st, 1944, when, accompanied by Mr. Albert B. Ari, Vicepresident, Mr. Aloysius C. Falussy, Director, Mr. Frank Cher, District Manager, and Mr. Kalman Palangi, Assistant District Manager, he inspected the United States Army Hospital Trains. The inspection tour was led by Mr. Daily, representative of the U. S. Treasury Dept., who discussed the details of the Verhovay Hospital Train Drive with the officers and representatives of the Verhovay F. I. Association. Mr. Bencze and the other representatives of our organization expressed their admiration upon inspecting the hospital trains, which are equipped with the best that American technique and medical science can offer. Comfortable beds, fully equipped hospital kitchens, surgical and medical accessories convert these trains into moving hospitals in which our wounded can be cared for in every emergency. They departed from the inspection tour convinced that no greater cause can be served by the membership of our Association than that of purchasing Hospital trains for our wounded soldiers. The evening before at 9:30P. M. our officers participated on the radio program of Mr. Kalman Palangi. Mr. Bencze delivered the following Memorial Day address in honor of the dead heroes of our organization: “FELLOW AMERICAN HUNGARIANS! The Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association suffered the loss of forty five of its members in the present bloody world-war... they have been given to our country by our organization ... They are the best of our nationality ... the flower of our race ... forty five young, promising lives ... Their blood has been shed over the ground of five continents... their broken bones rest in the earth of five continents and seven seas... their souls returned to their Creator from the fiery hell of five continents. Some have their graves here, at home... the graves of many others bear just the sign of a simple wooden cross on some silent tropical island... seme have found their graves in the bottom of the sea... and some have n® grave at all... Yet, the forty five dead heroes of our Association are not lost to us entirely. Their memory remains with us, not only in the hearts of mothers, fathers, wives and sweethearts, but in the heart of each and every member of our organization, too. They have found their death in the bloody fate they shared with their comrades. And their death unites the hearts of the living, it unites us in one great body. It unites the membership of our organization in the decision to follow the banner of our land to the very end... to help our soldiers who so freely shed their blood, with unceasing work... to sacrifice everything for those who return from the bloody fronts. And that reborn brotherhood of ours, and its sacred, united decision shall serve as a lasting memorial to our beloved dead, the forty five killed heroes of this organization. We pray that the Almighty may grant that this terrible blood-bath end soon with the victory of our fighting soldiers and that our soldiers, together with the five thousand fighters of the Verhovay F. I. Association, may return to their anxiously waiting families, wives, and mothers.” * * # Following the address of Mr. Bencze, Mr. Aloysius C. Falussy, director, stepped in front of the microphone and delivered the following address OFFICIALLY OPENING THE VERHOVAY HOSPITAL TRAIN CAMPAIGN to be conducted from June 12th to July 8th, 1944, during the Fifth War Bond Drive: GOOD EVENING FRIENDS! No doubt everyone of us at one time or other during this horrible war, has asked “Why must this bloodshed occur?” Surely, there is no need for me to give you a direct answer. Americans of Hungarian origin, because of their heritage and love of liberty—know—why men die in the cause of liberty. Ever since the founding of these United States. Hungarians have played an important role in the fight for the liberty of our country. During the Revolution, Hungarians led by Colonel Michael de Kovats wrote a glorious page in our history. During the Civil War, the Hungarians again took part in the preservation of our Union. Today, we are proud of the men of Hungarian origin on all battlefields, sacrificing even their lives for the same cause. Yes, Americans of Hungarian origin know why men die ... for love of liberty. The Government of the United States, has in turn, always most loyally defended all Hungarians who have come to our shores seeking life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Few of us know, that as a result of an incident involving a Hungarian who had come to this country to make his home here, there arose a fundamental conception of our American system of democracy. In the eighteenfifties a Hungarian, by the name of Martin Koszta, a follower of Kossuth, after living in the United States for twenty-three months, had gone to Turkey on business, where he was captured and confined on an Austrian brig of war. The American Consul demanded his release as a subject of the United States, and when it was refused, a commander of a United States sloop of war, under threat of force, demanded his release, and as a result Koszta was released. Our then Secretary of State, Marcy, in defending the position which he took said: “This right to protect persons having a domicile, though not native-born or naturalized citizens, rests on the firm foundation of justice, and the claim to be protected is earned by considerations which the protecting power is not at liberty to disregard. Such domiciled citizen pays the same price for his protection as native-born or naturalized citizens pay for theirs. He is under the bonds of allegiance to the country of his residence, and if he breaks them incurs the same penalties; he owes the same obedience to the civil laws,—and must discharge the duties they impose on him; his property is in the same way, and to the same extent as theirs, liable to contribute to the support of the government. In war he shares equally with them in the calamities which may befall the country; his services may be required for its defense; his life may be periled and sacrificed in maintaining its rights and vindicating its honor.” Is it any wonder that we are ready to give our lives if necessary for such a country! We, at home, must do all we can, to help shorten this war. The Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association, in conjunction with the Treasury Department for the coming U ifth War Bond Drive, has pledged itself to the purchase of at least six hundred thousand dollars worth of war bonds. This money will be allocated towards the purchase of the Verhovay Hospital Train, and I ask all of you to support this effort. Thank you. * * # The greatest patriotic campaign ever conducted by the entire •membership of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association has been officially launched. By the time this issue will reach the 'Tniembers of our organization, all the branch-managers will have received from the Home Office the “List of War Bond Purchases”, so that they will be ready for the first day of the Fifth War Bond Drive. We appeal to the membership of every branch to follow the suggestions outlined at the end of our article on the first page of this issue. All War Bond purchases effected during the Fifth War Bond Drive may be applied and credited towards this purpose. War Bond purchases (Continued on Page 5) June 8, 1944 VERHOVAYAN ORDAINED PRIEST Julius S. Stefurovsky, of 3124 Jane Street, Pittsburgh, Pa., has been a member of Branch 277 for 18 years. He attended St. Peters School and the Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pa., and then continued his studies at the St. Vincent Seminary, in Latfobe, Pa. Now, at the age of 27, he is looking forward to his ordination by the Very Rev. Hugh C. Boyle D. D., Bishop of the Pittsburgh Diocese, on June 11th, 1944. He will read his first Solemn High Mass on June 18th, 1944, at St. Peter’s Church, 28th Street, South Side, Pittsburgh, Pa. The Rev. J. S. Stefurovsky has four sisters. One of them, Gizella, is a Home Office employee, and manager of Branch 277, since the death of her father on Sept. 9, 1940. Mrs. Stefurovsky, the proud and happy mother of her ordained son, and all other members of the family, are members of the Verhovay. # * * Ours is a materialistic age. The majority of the people worship the Golden Calf and live for things that can be evaluated in terms of money only. In such time we owe additional re pect to men who renounce wordly ambitions and turn to the spiritual side of life. It is only there that lasting values can be found, which can not be expressed in terms of dollars and cents. But it is these values that have upheld man’s hope in times when every human endeavor failed. Father Stefurovsky has offered his life to His Lord. He has accepted the divine cal! to lead the people entrusted to his care nearer to their God and help them find their peace and hope and everlasting life in His forgiveness. This is not much of an occasion to offer cong rtulations. Rather it behooves us to express our admiration and pay our respects to the man whom God has called into His service. May the Father of Love bless his future work enriching it with the happiest experience of all: that of having helped people to find their comfort and their peace in their faith. TO THE CONTRIBUTORS The English Section is published the SECOND and LAST Thursday of every month except when holidays intervene, and the Thursdays IMMEDIATELY preceding them are the final dates. Contributions intended for the June 29th issue should be in before or on June 22. Address contribution to ENGLISH SECTION. VERHOVAY JOURNAL, 345 FOURTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH (22), PA. Contributions should be typewritten, if possible; but handwritten contributions are also acceptable. Typewritten Articles: Use one side of paper only, and double space. Contributors please confine articles to 1000 to 1200 words. Handwritten Articles: Make handwriting as legible as possible.
