Verhovayak Lapja, 1945 (28. évfolyam, 1-52. szám)
1945 / Verhovay Journal
Page 6 VERHOVAY ------------------- 1J wDE PARK —--------------- ül I (Continued from Page 5) ing its utmost for the relieving of the terrible need of Hungary’s perishing people. This is no time to talk about political differences. Starving people have no convictions, they are just hungry. Dying people cannot be expected to adhere to national traditions: they are just dying. First of all, they have to be made well, clothed and fed. Then they can be expected to regain clear thinking and political and national initiative. The Relief Movement is sabotaged by many who resent the breaking away of the Hungarian people from national traditions. They could do nothing by which to make this break more complete than by 'vhat they are doing now, when undermining the confidence of the public in the Relief Movement. By withholding their aid from this starving and sick nation they are driving it to the point where it may be willing to sell its liberty for a slice of bread and a few drops of morphine. Thank you again for your question and rest assured that the Relief Movement is up to the up-and-up and that nothing has shaken the confidence and the determination of the leaders of our Association as far as the whole-hearted support of the Relief Movement is concerned. * * * ASKS FOR CROSS-SECTION VIEW “Dear Editor: Your new column “Verhovay Hyde Park” is tops. Perhaps members will have sufficient courage now to write their “beefs” and favorable comments. What we need is a cross-section view of what members think and want, and perhaps a closer understanding of our aims and purposes will bring about needed cooperation. Just want to say thanks xfor a swell article: “Two Ways To Skin a Cat.” I believe many of us learned a few things about the value of diplomacy and tact. There is one sentence that particularly appealed to me: “The tactful encourage others to do their best and to develop their abilities, the tactless discourage and destroy even that which is good in others.” A good deal could be written on the subject and it would be interesting to see what others think about it. THE FERRET.” Dear Ferret: Thanks for the favorable comments. We hope that some of the readers will accept the challenge and offer us what we request: a cross section view of what members think and want. The Verhovay Journal today has 11,000 subscribers (an increase of 4,000 since last summer) and there can be no doubt about it that there is a great deal of mental energy lying dormant in the American membership of our Association. Once this great, as yet untapped, reservoir of fresh ideas is opened, we’ll really go places. Schedule of Portrait Presentations The Association will present portraits of the heroic dead according to the following schedule: AUGUST 19. HOMESTEAD, PA. — Memorial celebration, held by Branch 89 ,in honor of Sgt. Edward G. Ivan, former member of Branch 89, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ivan of 304 W. 8th Street, Homestead, Pa., who was killed in aerial action over Czechoslovakia on August 24, 1944. The memorial celebration will be held at the Hofnestead Self Culture Club, 707 McClure Street, beginning at 2 P M. SEPTEMBER 2. BETHLEHEM, PA. — Memorial celebration in honor of Joseph Molnár and Eugene Slaski, heroic dead members of Branch 98, at 3 P.M. in the auditorium of The Roman Catholic Church, 908 East 4th Street, Bethlehem, Pa. PROGRAM 1. ) Opening address by Mr. Peter Toth, president of Branch 9S. 2. ) National Anthem by the Roman Catholic Choir. 3 ) Address by Eteven Lang, manager of Branch 98. 4. ) Hungarian address by the Rev. Father Joseph Reseterics. 5. ) Hungarian address by the Rev. Ft. Francis Gilley, assistant. 6 ) English address by Mr. Joseph Longo, member of the State legislature. 7.) Unveiling and presentation of the heroes’ portraits by Supreme President John Bencze. Following the memorial celebration refreshments will be served by the branch. SEPTEMBER 3. NORTHAMPTON, PA. — Memorial celebration of Branch 216, in honor of John Radakovits, Emery Nemeth and Joseph Milisits, heroic dead members of that branch. SEPTEMBER 30. TOLEDO, O. — (New date.) Memorial celebration held jointly by the Branches 27, 194 and 301, at 3 P.M. in the John Virag’s Hall at Front Street. An Honor Roll w'ill be dedicated also, on this occasion. LIFE INSURANCE IS A WILL A life insurance contract may in one sense be regarded as a will which passes to the beneficiary the life value of the insured. It is, however, much better than a will for many reasons, such as the following: 1. There is no publicity. 2. There is no court cost. 3. It cannot be easily contested by other heirs. 4. There are no attorney’s fees or executors’ fees. 5. There is not as much taxation. 6. The proceeds are immediately i payable and there is no lapse of ’ time for court procedure. 7. There is no shrinkage by reason of forced sale. 8. It can be made payable in any amount desired and on the exact date as instructed by the insured. —(North American Union News) ------------------V------------------. OPPORTUNITY That most people do not recognize opportunity when they meet it is due to the fact that it usually goes around wearing overalls and looking a lot like plain hard work. SOMEONE SHOULD TELL OUR MANAGERS, OFFICERS AID FELLOW-MEMBERS WHO CORRESPOND WITH THE HOME OFFICE Verhovay Journal _------------------------------------------------------------------------August 8’that they should refrain from listing various matters on the same sheet of paper, covering questions'that belong to different departments. We have explained that before but it seems that the official Journal is not read by all officers of the branches and, therefore, someone should tell’em. Please, please, write matters concerning changes of beneficiaries on one sheet, applications for loans on a separate sheet, remarks concerning dues on a third one, death reports on the fourth one, orders for supplies on the fifth sheet and so forth. During the month-end rush we receive as many as 300 envelopes per day, each envelope containing several reports, monthly dues sheets, treasurer’s slips, checks, letters etc,, so that at least 1,000 pieces of mail have to be handled, dated and referred to the various departments. A letter containing material pertaining the 4-—5 departments must be cut apart, or sent from one dept, to the other and being laid up in each department for a day or more, the last department may receive it a week after its arrival. If we use the scissors, little slips result which may be blown off the desk« by the wind. But the main thing is that much time is lost by handling such a letter. If you have various matters to report, use a separate sheet, for each department. It won’t involve more work because you are not expected to express your courtesies on each letter. Let’s stick to business. Mark on each sheet your branch-number and your name and state the business on hand. You can forget about the rest. The main thing is: please help us to serve you efficiently be letting us know about your business efficiently. SOMEONE SHOULD TELL bur folks on the field that they shouldn’t pack half a pound of material into a small envelope. We use a cutter on the envelopes and checks, membership certificates are often damaged because there is no empty space left in the envelope. Please, either use a bigger envelope or fold your documents so that a little space is left at the edges. By the way, please, also be careful, when closing the envelope, not to glue the flap of the envelope to your checks, membership certificates or other documents. It takes so much struggle to separate the envelope from its contents in such cases and precious time is lost again! SOMEONE SHOULD TELL our esteemed branch-managers to PUT THEIR MONTHLY REPORTS INTO ALPHABETICAL ORDER and fold them TO GETHER, when mailing them. Out of a hundred bulky monthly reports, at least, a dozen are mailed so that the sheets are either in the reverse order, from Z to A or each sheet is folded Separately. We have to put the sheets into correct order, clip them together. If you mail them folded together and in proper, alphabetical order, they can be clipped together immediately, and no time is lost. But we lose time by playing around with the monthly report sheets« until we get them in the proper order. SOMEONE SHOULD TELL our branch-managers that checks are never-never to be clipped together . with the treasurer’s slips and the monthly reports. Checks are deposited in the bank, the slips are retained by the auditor and the monthly reports go to the book-keeping department. When we receive such “efficiently” clipped-together material, we have to waste precious time by carefully separating the checks from the slips and the monthly reports. SOMEONE SHOULD TELL our branch-mabagers, organinzers and others that they can save themselves a lot of time by refraining from writing unnecessary letters. Letters like this: “Enclosed you find membership application for so and so. Please send the membership certificate as soon as possible” — are entirely superfluous. Send in the application and forget about the letter. We find the application in the envelope, anyhow, and the membership certificate is sent out as soon as possible and no coaxing on part of the organizer can expedite the matter. But the accompanying letter still has to be read, dated, affixed to -"the enclosed document, in volving unnecessary work and waste of time. SOMEONE SHOULD TELL our correspondents, on the other hand, to write a note when mailing a document requested by the Home Office. Many a branch-manager has the habit of mailing a birthcertificate without enclosing a note indicating why it has been sent to the H. O. The person handling the incoming mail, has no idea whether the birth-certificate was requested in connection with a sick-benefit case, a death benefit matter or a membership application etc. Therefore, he doesn’t know which department should receive it. It is placed on the Supreme Secretary’s desk who will make inquiries at every department until the requester is found. Membership certificates are received galore without any accompanying information. Has it been sent in as a collateral for a loan ... or in connection with a death benefit claim . . . or for correction of name ... or change of beneficiary ... or what? Avoid writing unnecessary letters . . . Don’t write a letter telling us that we’ll find the monthly dues enclosed — for THAT we will find! — but do write a note when sending in a document, for we just don’t know everything, neither can we remember everything . . . SOMEONE SHOULD TELL our branch-managers that if we receive a note from a doctor that a Mrs. So and So had given birth to a baby, in such and such hospital, —• we have no idea tq which branch the young lady belongs and that, as a results, we are unable to locate her files and that, consequently, her childbirth-benefit claim remains pending Until an indignant branchmanager writes us a scathing rebuke, unwittingly cleáring up the mystery. PLEASE, HELP US TO BE EFFICIENT. When a thousand pieces of mail have to be handled, the job may take five hours if the employee opening the mail is confronted by scores of mysteries, clipped together checks and monthly report sheets and monthly reports-, consisting of 10—15 pages, that have been thrown together in reverse order or in disorder. The same job takes only 2 hours if the mail is put together correctly by the correspondent and if it contains all necessary information and is void of Unnecessary courtesy-letters which cause an unnecessary loss of time to the writer as well as to the addressee. Your cooperation will be rewarded with fast and efficient service!-------------------v---------------WHY PLAN? Because purposes expressed in definite written plans are much more likely of fulfillment than those conceived in chance, and left to chance for execution. Because time is a thief, and the only way to keep him from stealing from you is to make every day contribute its part to your success. Because the obstacle to greater success is not likely to be lack of capacity on your part but, perhaps, only the lack of plans big enough to challenge the best there is in you. Because the things that really count in building ä bigger and sounder production are surprisingly few, and definite planning enables you to sit down, and concentrate on the things that count. Because you cannot walk in two directions at the same time. Good planning means an analysis of the Work you have done, and tells you honestly whether you are going forward or backward. Because planning forces home to you the realization that the final responsibility for any man’s success rest upon him alone. (A. L. L. “Who’s Who.” TO THE CONTRIBUTORS The next issue of the Journal will be published on Wednesday, August 29. Contributions for that issue should be in not ater than August 22, Wednesday. Contributions should be typewritten, on one side of the paper only, double-spaced, and not exceed 1260 words, ov 3,000 letters. Address contributions to VERHOVAY JOURNAL. ENGLISH SECTION, 345 fourth Ave., Pittsburgh 22, Pa.
