Verhovayak Lapja, 1945 (28. évfolyam, 1-52. szám)
1945 / Verhovay Journal
________________________Verhovay Journal RELIEF NEWS July 11, 194 seem to have a clearer understanding of these facts than many of our fellow-citizens in the big cities where they are torn by strives instigated by leaders who should know better. PITTSBURGH ADVANCES. There is no use denying it: Pittsburgh is one of the big places where the relief movement met great difficulties. Some of the churches and groups refused the cooperate, for the time being, anyhow. But Ignatius Lengyel, president of the United Magyar Civic Association of Western Pennsylvania, and chairman of Chapter 2 of the American Hungarian Relief, Inc., is not a man to be easily discouraged. You see, this man has faith. Not that kind of a faith which leads a man to ask questions as to the beliefs and political affiliations of a drowning man before attempting to rescue him. His faith is of the kind the good Samaritan had who asked no questions but helped because help was urgently needed. His leadership and the insistent encouragement: rendered by the Supreme Officers of the Verhovay, at last, show results which increase day by day. By the end of June $2,341.80 were sent to the Nevy York Office of the A.H.R.Inc. Of this total $351, had been contributed by the good people of the comparatively small colony in Coraopolis, Pa., The only church in the city of Pittsburgh, officially and actively participating in the campaign is the First Hungarian Lutheran Church in Hazelwood. But we have reasons to believe that the others will cooperate as soon as proof is received of the fact that all donations contributed towards the alleviating of the needs of the people of Hungary, have been used for that purpose and nothing else. $10,000 FROM THE RÁKÓCZI AID ASSOCIATION The Board of Directors of the Rákóczi Aid Association voted to contribute $10,000 towards the relief movement. The Board expects the membership to donate this amount. If, however, the membership of the Association will not come around with sufficient contributions, the balance shall be paid out from the funds of the Association, provided the result of the referendum ordered in this matter will affirm the decision of the Board of Di rectors. While we believe the decision of the Board to be a rather timid one, we are sure that the referendum will result in an affirmation by an overwhelming majority. Let there be no mistake about it: the members of the associations, organizations and churches are all in favor of helping the needy people of Hungary. They don’t bother about politics or religion or racial differences—all they care for is that their brothers and sisters and relatives are on the brink of starvation. structing her that the money should be forwarded to the Relief Movement as soop as it got under way. We all know what a sergeant’s salary is. The $50 contributed by Sgt. Coloman Erdeky serve another proof to the statement we have made many times, that military victory, achieved by our heroic armies, represents but half of the task to be completed. The improverished and oppressed nations have to be saved from starvation, too. BUFFALO, N. Y. Correction In the June 27 th issue of the Journal the meeting of Chapter 34 of the American Hungarian Relief, Inc., held on June 3rd, was reported. Inadvertently we failed to mention that the Rev. John L. E. DePapp, manager of Branch 121, was the main speaker who delivered a stirring address covering all aspects of the work done by the American Hungarian Relief, Inc. The audience was greatly assured when he reported having visited the New York office of the Relief movement. He spoke with sincere appreciation of the personnel of the New York office and the great work done by them. He left the office convinced that the relief movement is managed by persons deserving our unlimited confidence. Considering the fact that the set-up of the Relief Movement had been criticized by many quarters, the statements of the Rev. Papp were received with great interest and satisfaction. BRANCH 429, DETROIT, MICH. AIDS HUNGARY’S PEOPLE. Your attention is called to the “Ferret sez” column which indicates that a picnic will be held in the near future in behalf of the people of Hungary. In this instance, it is important to note that 429 is an English speaking branch the membership of which consists mostly of Americans of the second and third generation. We are thankful to the officers of Branch 429 for accepting this challenge and we ask all members of this branch to attend and also the members of the other Detroit branches to show their appreciation by supporting their undertaking! There is nothing more encouraging than the cooperation of second and third generations members. First generation members have immediate and personally known relatives in Hungary. But when second generation members accept the challenge of this movement, then they show their understanding of what fraternalism means. We sincerely hope to hear more about the other American branches and hope that they will follow the leadership of their outstanding representative in the relief movement, Aloysius Falussy, Verhovay director, and chairman of the Executive Committee of the American Hungarian Relief, Inc. FRATERNALISTS — HELP YOUR RELATIVES IN HUNGARY! VERHOVAY HYDE PARK Hyde Park, in London, ia famous of the Marble Arch, the meeting place of soap-box orators. That’s the place where everyone may have his say without fear of being punished. Atheists and holy rollers, critics of the government, leftists and rightists, defenders of marriage and advocates of libertinism, they and many more speak and holler at the audience which quickly gathers as soon as one of these self-appointed prophets mount the soap-box. Of course, they can’t force the audience to agree with them. They are applauded when their stuff is good and they are jeered at, if their speeches are not to the point. They are heckled and questions are fired at them which have to be answered quickly and pointedly, or they lose their audience in a moment. Anyone who speaks at Hyde Park must be prepared to get a reply to what he says, unless he divulges the truth and nothing but the truth. This is your column, readers of the Journal and members of the Verhovay. Here you can have your say, here you can voice your criticism or approval; here you can offer suggestions and present ideas which, you think, would benefit the organization. The editor, of course, reserves the right to act like the average Hyde Park audience. He will take the liberty of pointing out the errors or of correcting opinions which are not based on true facts. The rest of the Verhovay Hyde Park audience will decide whether the orator or the editor is right. We’ll leave it to the majority. All members of the Association are cordially invited to write a “letter to the editor” concerning matters pertaining to our Association, if they feel like voicing criticism or offering suggestions. The letter will be published faithfully and if a reply is needed, the editor will append his answer. Other members, of course, also have the right to take up the issue with anyone who speaks at the Verhovay Hyde Park. What we want, is to encourage an exchange of ideas and to help the members to know better the Association as well as one another. The '‘letters to the editor” to be published in the Journal, don’t have to be finished articles in the journalistic sense of the word. Many people have very good ideas but have neither time nor the ability to put them down in an article. The editor will edit the stuff, if necessary, without changing the meaning or the intent of your messages. over-time... So, please, sig your name and the number your branch. Discretion will 1 exercised, if so desired. We have a few letters befo us already and with printii and answering them we herewi officially open to the Verhov; public the VERHOVAY HYI PARK COLUMN. “Dear Editor: Often I read the Journal about some of t boys who are in the hospital on some distant island and how much they would like to g letters from folks at home. Some months ago I read abo a sailor who was wounded a: in a hospital and I asked ri mother, if I may write to hi: She had no objections and t •have been corresponding ev since. In most instances, hoi ever, the soldier’s army addr< is not published in the Journ Couldn’t you publish always t soldiers’ addresses so that the who feel like I do, may write them? “PENNSYLVANIAI« Dear Miss Pennsylvanian: Y did a very nice thing when y wrote to that wounded sailor, am sure you gave him many happy moment by correspondi with him. It is certainly true tl all our young men in the arm forces would like to receive me letters and in their hunger j letters they are glad even wh they receive letters from i known people. However, due to War Depa ment regulations, we are r, permitted to publish overse addresses of soldiers. Therefo whenever the home address the soldier described in the Jo: nal is furnshed to us, we make point of publishing it, because is made possible thereby for i terested fellow-members to get touch with the soldier to whi they would like to write. A ] ter to the family of the soldi requesting his army addre usually will be answered w appreciation by the family a: thus, the way is open for starti a correspondence. If the ho: address is not published, a quest may be sent to the branc manager and if the inquired di not have the Verhovay directo the Home Office will glai forwarded the letter. — So, you are interested in a sold and wish to get in touch w him, contact the Home Off which will gladly help you. that manner we can also fc stall the possibility of having 1 soldier’s address fall into i desirable hands. GETS JOURNAL TOO LAT COLONY OF 90 FAMILIES DONATES $911 AT FIRST MEETING Nothwithstanding the fact that the American Hungarian colony of Alliance, O., consists of not more than some 90 families, this small group of citizens often figures in the news. Now, again they come forward with an example which should be followed in other towns and cities where many more American citizens of Hungarian descent reside. The Alliance chapter of the American Hungarian Relief, Inc., held its first meeting on June 14th and on this occasion $911 were contributed towards the cause. Verhovay ans are the leaders on the list of benefactors. The debtfree Verhovay Home, owned jointly by the branches 189 and 369, donated $500. John Korosfoy, director and manager of Branch 369, followed with a donation of $100; Michael Buzogány came next with $50; Michael Simo, District Manager, James Sera, manager of Branch 189, Rev. A. Krucsio, George Balogh, George Toth followed up with $25, each and the rest of the attendance also did its best. Anyhow, the result of the first meeting of this chapter was: $911, for the American Hungarian Relief, Inc. But director Korosfoy, reporter of this meeting, promises that this is only the beginning. After all the Americans of Hungarian descent in Alliance, have contributed, they will extend the scope of their activities and approach the companies for which they work. All we can say is: well done, Alliance, Ohio! Nevertheless, let’s stop here for a moment and think! If the 90 family colony of Alliance contributed $911 at the first meeting of the local chapter, shouldn’t the donations amount to. $911,000 in a 900 family colony?! And how about the large cities where there are thousands and thousands of Americans of Hungarian descent? In many of them pressure is exerted against the relief-activities for political reasons. Some of the leading personalities in American Hungarian circles don’t like the present political set-up and the prevailing conditions in Hungary. Others don’t like the set-up of the American Hungarian Relief, Inc., because all factions of American Hungarians are represented in this organization and they insist being unable to work together with some of these representatives. All this is beyond our comprehehsion. While the people of Hungary starve, while the Russians feed and assist them, which is a difficult task for a nation that had suffered most from the ravages of war . . . there are some Americans of Hungarian origin to whom the political battle-ax is more important than the saving of the lives of their brothers and sisters in Hungary. ' Our helping the people of Hungary does not mean that we approve of all conditions prevailing there. Nor does it mean that we are giving up our convictions and principles when we consent to work with people whose convictions are different from ours. We are helping because this is our task and our responsibility. The good people in Alliance Sgt. COLOMAN ERDEKY SENDS $50 FROM HAWAII. Sgt. Erdeky is a member of our Association. He sent the $50 to his sister, Mrs. Louis Diera, nee Yolanda Erdeky, former employee of the Home Office, in-------------------v-------------------Has the rubber shortage affected your golf game? Yes, but for the better. I play it now without using a ball, and I can walk around the 18 holes without losing my temper. However, there is one condition. ONLY MEMBERS OF THE VERHOVAY are entitled to speak in the Verhovay Hyde Park column. You must sign your name and indicate the number of the branch of which you are a member. If the writer does not wish to have his name, or the branch to which he belongs, printed, we will comply with the wish if the writer expresses it in his letter. But we must know whether or not the letter was written by a member and therefore, letters signed simply by “a member” will disappear in the wastebasket which is already working “Dear Editor: What’s the m ter with you people? Some ti ago you annonunced that ’ Journal will be publisher earl in the week so that the read may receive their paper soon Yet, it still takes more than week for the paper to get he I don’t understand this and believe that you could do son thing about it. NEW YORK MEMBE .Dear New Yorker, we are so: but we fust can’t do a thi about it. Second class mail handled by the Post Office < (Continued on Page 7)
