Verhovayak Lapja, 1945 (28. évfolyam, 1-52. szám)
1945 / Verhovay Journal
January 31, 1945 Verhovay Journal Page5 ASSURED OF VERHOVAY SUPPORT JOHN BALOSÉ Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, a member qf Branch 511, Detroit, Mich., is a candidate ior Recorder’s Court Judge in Detroit, Mich. Wa are quite certain that Verhovayans cf Detroit will give him their wholehearted support in the Primary Election on February 19, 1945. There can be n|o doubt as to his qualifications for this office since he has successfully served his county for ten years as Assistant Prosecuting Attorney.American citizens of Hungarian descent in Detroit tow him well and aprpeciate his efforts in behalf of the naturalization of Hungarian immigrants. As a member of the Verhovay F. 1. Association, he is entitled to the support of all Detroit Verhovayans!---------r—V-----------MONA, W. VA. Branch 34S. Meetings are held on the third Sunday of each month, at 2 PM. All members are urged to attend the next meeting in order that matters may be disposed of which the Branch-manager cannot handle alone. Monthly dues should be paid by the 22nd of each month. Payments made after that date will be entered for the following month only. Fraternally JOSEPH KOVÁCS, Mgr.------------V-----------CHICAGO BRANCH 503 PFC. ANTHONY KOVÁCS Tony was with the 50th Engineers in the invasion of Leyte Island in the Philippines. His wife, Irene, received a telegram from the War Department, satating that her husband was injured in action. Tony wrote recently that he has recovered and is back—this time on duty as chief cook, in which capacity he served while in the j Alaskan campaigns, before being transfered to the Engineers ’to I serve in the Southwest Pacific. ' The Perhacs brothers are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew and is stationed in Belgium with an armored divison. Staff Fer- Perhacs, of 3436 Elm St., Hollidays Cove, W. Va., and members of geant Steve Perhacs has spent 31 months in the Aleutians and Branch 349 Mr. Perhacs was born in Bej, Zemplén County, Hun- has been with the armed forces since May 12, 1941. Joseph Per acs, gary, and came to the U. S. in 1907. His wife, nee Julianna Szűrös, j a soldier since 13 months, is stationed in France at a fommu- ..afrom Kisvárad, Szabolcs county, followed him in 1910. j tions center as a radio-telegraph service-man, while Geza Pe: .. s Cpl. Andrew Perhacs has joined the armed forces in Nov., 1942, just recently joined the U. S. Navy. CPL. ANDREW PERHACS PVT. JOSEPH PERHACS ST. SGT. STEVE PERHACS M/M GEZA PERHACS Four Brothers Serving Under Uncle Sam OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES When submitting death-benefit claims, and the beneficiary named in the membership certificate is either husband or wife of the deceased, a marriage certificate has to be attached to the claim as proof of the status of the claimant. It happens occasionally that, instead of a marriage certificate, a marriage LICENSE is presented which naturally cannot be accepted as proof of married relationship. Bran eh-managers are urged to look through the papers attached to the claim and, if such a mistake is made, to request that a marriage certificate be submitted, as the license proves only the Intention to get married while the marriage certificate proves that the deceased and the beneficiary actually have been married. s * * * REPORTING SOLDIERS’ DEATHS While the presentation of the prescribed documents is sufficent for the claiming of the death benefits of a soldier member, it is not sufficient for the purposes of the Journal. We aim to give due honor to our heroic dead by publishing as many facts pertaining to their life as possible. If no other data are available, the report written on the soldier’s death cannot serve Us real purpose, namely, to make the membership of the Association acquinted with those who have paid the supreme sacrifice. We don’t know these heroes personally, but we sincere'y w ish we had opportunity to meet them all. Gratitude and the appreciation of their glorious heroism obliges us to learn as much about them as we know about the heroes of history. Therefore, we urge the managers to remember the Journal too when dealing with such cases, if the manager cannot supply the necessary information from his personal knowledge, he should ask the member reporting the death of a soldier, at least the following questions: I.) When and where was the deceased soldier born? 2.) What was his occupation in civi'ian life? 3) By whom is he survived? 4.) Was he married, and if so, when did he get married, what is the maiden name of his widow? Did he have any children? 5.) What decorations did he receive during his military service? 6.) Was he wounded previous to his death and if so, when and where? Answers to these questions and any others the manager may feel fit to ask, should be written on a separate sheet of paper and attached to the report, for the Journal. * * * DELAYED DEATH BENEFIT PAYMENTS The issuing of death benefits of soldiers killed on distant battlefields often suffers delay, causing some disturbance among the beneficiaries. In some instances complaints have been received by the Home Office from branch-managers and beneficiaries who felt that there was neither need nor cause for such delay. According to the By-laws, proof of death must be furnished by the beneficiaries. That is a simple matter when the deceased member dies at home, but it is a rather longwinded affair when the member dies on foreign soil. If the deceased member happened to be a soldier, the Association relieves the beneficiaries of the ■obligation to furnish proof of death by requesting the document from the proper military authorities. In some instances the document is issued almost immediately, sometimes there is a great deal of delay. One of our members was killed in action in September, 1944, in the Pacific Area, but it was impossible to issue the death benefit before January, 1945. The Supreme Secretary repeatedly appealed to the proper authorities for the issuance of the “proof of death’’, yet it took four months until it was received. In reply to the several appeals of our Supreme Secretary a letter was received from the authorities which is published here for the membership’s information. This letter also answers the question raised by several beneficiaries as to why the War Department's letter to the family of the killed soldier cannot be accepted by the Association as the proper “'proof of death.’’ Even though those letters inform the next of kin of the FACT of death, they are not considered i by the War Department and Navy Department as documentary evidence which could be used for j legal purposes. The letter reads as follows: “Our records show that we acknowledged your letter of November 30, 1944, on December j 21, 1944. At that time THE OF- j FICIAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH had not been received j from the place, where ________'s ! death occurred. We understand the necessity of prompt action in furnishing proofs of death for insurance purposes but are re- i quired to await the arrival of ; the documentary evidence of death FROM THE FIELD be- ! fore complying with requests. WE DO NOT ISSUE CERTIFICATES BASED ON THE ORIGINAL DESPATCHES RECEIVED which report the death. Because of the great distance away from the war zones, some J delay is always anticipated be- j fore the DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF DEATH of personnel can be received from the combat areas.” The letter is self-explanatory j and we are publishing it in the hope that it will explain the j situation. 5* :Js He i OLD RATES STILL IN EFFECT App'ications for membership | certificates to be issued as of | December, 1944, are received by | the Home Office in great num- | her. The managers sending in 1 these applications seem to / find it necessary to attach an extra letter, often also signed by the applicant, requesting that the certificate be issued for December. It is not necessary to make a special request to this effect. All applications are accepted and certificates issued for December if it is indcated ou the proper p'ace, the left bottom corner of the application, that the applicant has paid his dues for the month of December, 1944. The new rates are to be applied only on applications for certificates \ to be issued for the month of j January, 1945, or later. The old rates remain in effect j until announcement is made to 1 (he contrary. Please, watch the Journal for such announcercent. Until then the old rates rercam in effect for all certificates t.hat are to be issued as of December, 1944. However, the old sales are void and the new rates apply for all January or later isst es. * * * JOSEPH SUBITS, Manager of District II Makes fh" Following Announcemeri: To all Managers and Local Organizers of ihe Second District I wish to announce that >Ir. John Bencze, Supreme President, has relieved me of my position as District Manager, effective January 1st, 1945, due to the /act that I have accepted a perm;-~éBt position .with the Bethlehem Steel Company. My enthusiasm and ambition notwithstanding, it has be coroe exceedingly difficult for rre to secure a satisfactory income- due to the high expenses and difficulties of travelling, hence It v. as obliged ■ to accept a full-time job at the Bethlehem Steel Company, fully realizing that such emMjrment is incompatible with rfee provisions of my contract ,)‘vh the Verhovay Fraternal tcvairanee Assocation. However, it is my sincere desire to prove my loyalty to the Verhovay Fraternal Insu , «e Association in the future too by faithfu'ly supporting and ter^r ing the Verhovay cause vj-bin my own branch. Assuring all Branch-Managere and Local Organizers of my ■ rncere appreciation of their cooperation, I remain Fraternally yours JOSEPH -SUE1TS. ■* * * TO ALL MANAGERS AND LOCAL ORGANIZERS OF DISTRICT II Until a successor to Mr. Joseph Subits is found, all maragers and local organizers are rer . ested to (urn with all matters, formerly handled by the D strict Manager to Supreme President, Mr. John Bencze, who 's in charge of the Supreme Organizer's Department. Monthly report's pertaining to organizational activities should be mailed to him. THE HOME OFFICE. T
