Verhovayak Lapja, 1945 (28. évfolyam, 1-52. szám)
1945 / Verhovay Journal
Page 2 LET TRUTH BE UNCONFINED CHICAGO BRANCH 503 A day, an hour of virtuous liberty is worth a whole eternity of bondage. 1 , —Addison CHICAGO BRANCH 503 great fellow, John, in whom the younger Verhovay members look for leadership and guidance . . . hoping this mess is over soon so you can return to our fold. PFC. JOHN SZABÓ, Jr., wrote us from the Mariannas Islands. “I do now know how long we will stay here for the Marines never stay too long in one place. I already have seen a good part of this world ... I had no idea I could inveigle a few lines of publicity.” Well, sir, you certainly can, because you are a PFC. ANTON KOVÁCS, with the 50th Engineers, writes from Okinawa Island that “it’s a good island but it is awfully hot here— you know what I mean.” Best of luck to you, Tony, and we hope you get back soon, under the GI point system. Sgt. JOHN J. PHILLIPS Children Eat Plaster! (Continued from Page 1) plaster from the walls of the houses and swallow it to still the gnawing pain of starving! Think and have the honesty to admit that perhaps many of you have been just a bit too complacent and indifferent towards the horrible needs of that nation from which you came and the sufferings you would have to share if your parents wouldn’t have had the courage and foresight TO SAVE YOU from such horrible fate! THINK! If you were in Hungary, where would you expect help from? Wouldn’t you look yearningly towards America where you would have uncles and aunts or, at any rate, Americans of Hungarian descent? How would you feel if you heard that your cousins were TOO BUSY AND TOO DOUBTFUL AND INDIFFERENT TO BOTHER ABOUT YOU? How. would you feel? Wouldn’t you feel like cursing your American brothers and sisters and cousins? Wouldn’t you feel like drowning your babies and doing away with yourself? Wouldn’t you feel like kissing the hands of the RUSSIANS who, at least, are kind to YOUR babies? Wouldn’t you be willing to accept anything, even servitude, in order to secure a piece of bread for your children and a piece of cloth for your babies? THINK! American citizens of Hungarian descent, you better start moving or else sometimes, somewhere you may not be able to face your own conscience! WHAT HAS BEEN DONE? The anti-Russian propaganda insists that the aid collected in America will not reach the needy people of Hungary. Whatever the plans of Russia are with Hungary, whoever its attitude may be towards the liberty of Hungarian people and regardless of everything * else that may be brought up, the FACT IS THAT AMERICAN ASSISTANCE DOES NOW AND WILL LATER TOO REACH THE HUNGARIAN PEOPLE. Period. LOS ANGELES LEADS. The American Hungarian colony farthest from Hungary was the first to move. IN NO TIME AT ALL TENTHOUSAND DOLLARS were donated and sent to the American Hungarian Relief, Inc., which in turn cabled the money to the International Red Cross in Switzerland and was immediately acknowledged by the American representative of the Red Cross who cabled on May 3rd, 1945, the following message: “The representatives of the International Red Cross together With other Hungarian relief organisations will control the distribution and GUARANTEES IMPARTIAL DISPENSING.” To have the record straight, it should be emphasized here, that NO MONEY is sent to Hungary. Money wouldn’t be of any use in Hungary where there is absolutely nothing to buy. THE MONIES CONTRIBUTED BY AMERICANS WILL BE USED IN AMERICA, ENGLAND AND SWITZERLAND FOR THE PURCHASLNG OF SUCH GOODS WHICH ARE OF UTMOST NECESSITY TO THE PEOPLE OF HUNGARY. The 10,000 dollars contributed by the American Hungarians of Los Angeles have been used for the purchasing of medicaments needed for the saving of the lives of thousands and thousands. These medicaments have by this time reached Hungary and are being distributed under the supervision of the International Red Cross which GUARANTEES THAT THEY WILL BENEFIT THE PEOPLE OF HUNGARY. CHICAGO ATTRACTS AMERICAN INTEREST Any American of Hungarian descent who withholds his wholehearted support from the Hungarian Relief movement, can be put to shame by GEORGE STRIKER, A MEMBER OF BRANCH 164, WHO AROUSED THE INTEREST OF THE ZENITH RADIO CORP. PEOPLE WHO CONTRIBUTED $1,000.00 TO THE AMERICAN HUNGARIAN RELIEF, INC., THEREBY GIVING ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE AMERICANS’ GENEROSITY. Chicago North Side is going strong and reports more than $1,600.00 and this at the BEGINNING of the campaign. Verhovay Journal (“Dirk”) wrote us sometime ago, and of course was full of his usual antics. “Having always got “S”(for stinky) in Geography, I don’t recall how far Gary, Indiana, is from Chicago, but that is where my most kind film benefactress resides.” We hope the young lady will oblige the Sergeant with the information. PFC. JOHN S. HUZIANY, with an engineer outfit in the 3rd U.S. Army in Germany, writes on April 21st a very interesting letter, facts which were borne out by our daily newspapers. “All the towns and villages we go through there are white flags, or any white cloth, to indicate they surrender. In some of the towns the people didn’t have time to put out the white flag, for we are advancing so rapidly. *It sure is a funny war at times.... Yep, when the Germans just walk up to you, or wait along a roadside for you so they can give themself up. It happened to our company twice in one week . . . and not counting how many Germany prisoners are picked up by our regiment. But that’s only half of it. . . When you have to chase the Germans away and then they follow you because they have no place to go . . . and our prisoner of war cages won’t take them because they are overcrowded as it is . . . By the way, we entered a town with plenty of 19 foot Nazi banners ... I guess the Germans expected tó celebrate a V-day when they PITTSBURGH, PA. BREAD AND WATER BANQUET The United Magyar Civic Association organized Branch 2 of the American Hungarian Relief, Inc. It was decided at the last meeting of Committee No. 2, that a symbolic Banquet be held on June 17, Sunday, at 7 PM, in the Verhovay Magyar Home, Flowers Ave., Hazelwood. Tickets are sold for $1.00 for adults and 50 cents for children. Only bread and water will be served and even the bread will be baked and donated by good-hearted ladies. The management of the Verhovay Magyar Home put the large hall of the Home to the disposal of the Committee free of charge. Not a penny will be spent. Every cent will be turned over to the American Hungarian Relief, Inc. A fine program will be featured. The opening address will be delivered by Ignacz Lengyel, President of the United Magyar Civic Association. The American and the Hungarian National anthems will be sung by the audience, led by Frank Demes, Jr., and accompanied by Goldie Demes. Mr. Coloman Revesz, Supreme Secretary is scheduled as the main speaker. A violin solo will be rendered by Mr. Alexander Feigler who w'ill be accompanied by Mrs. Joseph Bercsi. Frank Demes w’ill sing, accompanied by Goldie Demes. A piano solo will follow, rendered by A. J. Rick. Charming Miss Dolores Chonko of the KDKA station (first radio station of the world) will sing American songs accompanied by the Rev. F. W. Rettman. The program will be followed by the bread and w'ater “banquet” as a reminder of the poverty of Hungary’s people. F. W. Rettmann, editor of the Journal, W'ill act as the Master of Ceremonies. All Verhovayans of Pittsburgh and vicinity are invited. This banquet should be a massdemonstration of our understanding of Hungary’s tragedy. Committee No. 2 has received up to new more than 1,50000 dollars for the American Hungarian Relief, Inc. GREAT WORK BEING DONE IN 'LACKAWANNA, N. Y. At a recent meeting several leaders of the Buffalo American Hungarian colony attended and were deeply impressed by the marvellous work done there, reports the Rev. John L. De Papp, manager of Branch 121, Buffalo, N. Y., Nicholas Bodnar, one of the outstanding personalities of American Hungarian public life is the chairman of the local Committee and Mr. John Beky, manager of Branch 84 is the secretary. Nicholas Haydu, Julius Karsa, John Beki, Nicholas Bodnar are mentioned by the Rev. De Papp as the men who sacrifice time and energy in serving this noble cause and achieved outstanding results. More than 1,000 dollars have been collected on that one meeting alone! NATIONWIDE MOVEMENT These are fust samples. The work is going strong all over the country and wherever the local Committee does its work, not only Americans of Hungarian origin, but old-stock Americans come around with their donations. SOUTH BEND, IND., Branch 132 donated $500, from the Branch-treasury. Undoubtedly the members of this branch will go a long way in supporting the movement and we may well expect to see South Bend in the lead, as they have already sent to the American Hungarian Relief Inc. $2100. DETROIT, MICH., has a mammuth organization which will do wonders under the inspired leadership of Father Jakab and his co-workers, among which we find Mr. Joseph Szabó who was one of the very first to start a relief movement in his own branch, 443, even before the Relief Movement was launched. NEW YORK, N. Y., has formed its own local Committee and we can expect inspiring reports from the Metropolis. Scranton, Johnstown and many other colonies are doing marvellous work. A CHALLENGE TO DESCENDANTS! Yes, this movement is a challenge to the descendants of Hungarian immigrants. Lets not forget that one of the top-men of the American Hungarian Relief, Inc., is a second generation American, a Verhovay director, Aloysius Falussy. WILL OUR ENGLISH SPEAKING BRANCHES FOLLOW THEIR LEADER? We hear a lot from our second and third generation membership how they will put fraternalism into practice. We hear a lot from them how they feel at last to be equipped to gradually take over Verhovay leadership. Here, friends and fellow-members, is your chance to prove your understanding of the true meaning of fraternalism. FOR NO ONE CAN BE A GOOD FRATERNALIST WHO IN THE HOUR OF DIRE NEEDS FORSAKES HIS OWN KIN! June 13, 1945 conquered the world. So the boys thought they never would be needing the banners and so we sent them home . . . good for a souvenir or dust cloth. I was in Wittlich, at Bad Kreuznach, Mainz and other places which at present I can’t divulge as yet....” We are glad to hear from you, Engineer, that you are in good health. Thanks for your interesting letters. Sgt. STEVE FIRTKO, of Racine, Wisconsin, with the 826th Engn. Avn. Bn. somewhere in Europe, also wrote us from Germany. “I sure enjoyed reading the Verhovay Journals you sent me . . . I met a Hungarian priest in Belgium and we talked in Hungarian. I still could talk and understand it, to my surprise. Our first Sunday there ... 2 other Hungarian lads and I were invited to a Hungarian family’s house. Boy, oh boy, we had good ’ole “töltött káposzta.” While in Belgium, we stayed in a large Catholic school, next door to a sisters convent. We used to see a bunch of kids hanging around our quarters. Anyhow there was a cute little Polish girl who always said “hello” to me in Polish. I understand some Polish and tried to talk to her, and she then led me home to her folks. They are really swell peopde. Her mother did all my laundry for me and on my 25th birthday they had a party for me and gave mé presents, which I’ve already sent home. All good things come to an end and after a month of relaxtion we left for the lines in Germany. The people hated to see us leave. The little Polish girl cried when I left and she said: “Stevie, remember to come back and take me to America with you, when the war is over.’ This girl is only 10 years old but smart as a whip.” Nice to hear this interesting news, Steve. We’ll be on the lookout for me. May 17, 1945. The Scribe of Kőszeg---------------v---------------COMMISSIONED AS AN ENSIGN ENSIGN CHARLES NAGY Charles F. Nagy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nagy, Sr., of Westville, 111., a member of Branch 173 of that town, Was recently, commissioned as an, ensign in the United States Naval Reserve at ceremonies held at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine jn New. York City. After a recent leave: he has reported to Sah Francisco,------------V------------•. "It says here that a man is ruri over by an automobile every half hour.” I “The poor devil!”
