Verhovayak Lapja, 1945 (28. évfolyam, 1-52. szám)
1945 / Verhovay Journal
Page 6 HOW TO FAIL? V erhovay Journal September 26, 1945 The following: article which appeared in the July issue of “The Fraternal Field,” should be read by all officers and members of fraternal societies. Members who have some good ideas, often fail to present them because they feel: “Oh, what’s the use?” Managers often fail to visit a prospect because they take it for granted that their call will be a waste of time. In fact, the ideas presented in this article, are true in every walk of life. In your job; in your endeavors and in your family life: failure or success depends on the attitude with which you approach your task. DON’T EVER SAY ITEVEN TO YOURSELF We must act as our own mental policemen, guarding carefully the thoughts which we permit to enter and dwell in our minds, cautions an article in the current Leader’s Magazine. Especially must we police the things we say to ourselves, the suggestions that come from our own inner ■ world. Whenever we say mentally, '‘I’m very tired,” “I cannot do that,” or “There is no use going out after business today,” you are making a suggestion to yourself. A great part of auto-suggestion is simply talking to yourself. These talks have a great effect upon our lives. They either make or mar. They affect, for good or ill, our health, our ambitions, or relations with others—in short, our whole attitude toward life. Moreover, because they are made unthinkingly, these daily talks do their Work unnoticed. Successful individuals owe their inspiration to such talks. They say to themselves, “I’m going to make my mark,” or “I can do this or that.” And they are spurred on to greater achievement. Mediocrities as surely owe their lack of initiative to the opposite, kind of inner counsel: “It’s no use trying,” of ‘1 can’t make any headway.” Autosuggestion, like habit, owes its power to repetition. What we repeatedly say to ourselves we tend to become. Test out the idea. Make a note of the habitual sayings of the people you know well, and you will realize that the theory is simply truth. If you encourage the right kind of talks, not only will your health and prospects benefit, but you will make it easier to control your thoughts and reactions. The path of least resistance is to talk negatively to ourselves and to others when the going is tough. The road to profit and happiness is to compel ourselves to keep away from negatives and to turn our thoughts toward positive things. If the record you have been playing has been filled with discords—if, as a result, prosperity has eluded you, turn the record over. If you have been striking the black keys on life’s piano, try, for the next 30 days, to touch only the white notes on the key board. It makes no difference to the instrument which keys you press, black or white, but it will make a vast difference to you. “The Fraternal Field.” VERHOVAY HYDE PARK Good news for Philatelists! (Continued from Page 5) , A fourth set honors Kossuth Lajos, Hungarian hero. The 4 f. brown, depicts Kossuth with Hungarian people; the 20 f. drab green, shows Kossuth leading soldiers in battle; the 30 f., brickred, pictures him as an “apostle”, and a portrait on the 50 f., slateblue, completes the group. From J. Avery Wells has come the fifth set,' air mails, issued in 1942, for the Horthy National Aeronautical Fund. Values are 8 f. plus 8 f. deep green, hand holding aloft a plane; 12 f. plus 12 f., sapphire blue, white planes in flight under a cloud bank; 20 f. plus 20 f. dark brown, fabled Turul of Hungary, hovering over a plane, and 30 f. plus 30 f., carmine lake, group of planes. (The article was written by Franklin R. Bruns, Jr.) Since these stamps had been issued, conditions have substantially changed in Hungary and it is assumed that, as a result, these stamps have been out of circulation for quite some time. From the philatelic point of view, that only increases their values so that stamp collectors will consider themselves lucky, indeed, if they are able to secure a few of these short-lived issues, not to speak of complete sets. The price of a 4 page, tabloid newspaper today is 2 Pengoes in Hungary and it is hardly conceivable that, under the circumstances, stamps of lesser denomination than 1 P. would be of any use at all. The “fillér”, Hungarian equivalent of the American penny, disappeared in Hungary due to the drastic devaluation of currency leaving the field to the Pengoe as the monetary unit of lowest value. This is your column, members of the Verhovay and readers of the Verhovay Journal. You are as free to speak your mind in this column as are the orators in London’s famous Hyde Park. Your “letters to the editor” will be published faithfully, provided you give your name and the branch of which you are a member. If desired, we shall not publish your name but anonym letters are not published, partly as a matter of principle, partly because this is a forum for the members of the Association and we have to have proof that the writer is a fellow-member in good standing. Your letter may contain approval or criticism, suggestions or questions, anything, as long as it has any connection with the activities and functions of the Verhovay. The letter to the editor does not have to be an article. Just put your thoughts down, we shall be glad to do the editing for you. The editor reserves the right to answer the letters, but other readers, too, may reply to them. This column is intended to promote the exchange of ideas among the membership. All members of the Association are invited to contribute to this column. THE EDITOR. * * * “DIRK” RETURNS! Sgt. Johnnie “Dirk” Phillips whose war-time contributions have brought cheer to many a reader, is back from overseas. Right now he is in the “deprocessing” stage but the other day he visited the Home Office in civilian clothes and it was good to see him like that, too. We are sure that many of our readers will be happy to hear that “Dirk” had returned safely and All the stamps bear the inscription: “Hungarian Royal Nfail”, a designation which was considered an anachronism even before this war. The present government certainly has done away with everything referring to kingdom; another circumstance that will increase the value of these stamps. We thank Mr. Steinmetz for sending the interesting article to the Journal. We are sure that Verhovay philatelists will appreciate the information and we hope that at least a few of our stamp collectors will succeed in getting some of these rare and valuable stamps that mark a brief phase in the tragic story of Hungary. * * * Since the above material had been sent to the printer, we received some additional information supporting oUr contentions in regards to the growing value of the stamps due to the changed circumstances and the devaluation of currency. The newspaper “Szabad Nép”, appearing in Budapest, Hungary, reports in the July 18, 1945, issue that a new “Peace” series of stamps is being issued. The series consists of stamps that are for sale at the price of 25 plus 75 pengoes, or a total of 100 Pengoes. This confirms our assumption that the Pengoe is now the basic monetary unit and that the filler has ceased to exist, due to the inflationary conditions prevailing in Hungary.----------------v---------------Definition of worry: a circle of inefficient thought whirling about a pivot of fear. yet. Before the war he used to work at the Home Office. He is the son of District Manager John Phillips of Pittsburgh, Pa. He joined the army thhree years and 11 months ago and by the time he will receive his discharge papers, he will have four years of military service to this credit. He spent 30 months overseas, in the North African theatre of war, participated in several battles, and saw the greater part of Italy in addition to North Africa. Well, “Dirk”, the floor is yours! Dear Editor: In the following I attempt to present to you, and to the readers of the Journal, the outline of an editorial program which, in my opinion, would benefit the Association and increase the popularity of the Journal, if it were given a trial. I don’t claim that it is an unusual program, in fact, I was rather hesitant to submit it to you. But these ideas came to me as the result of my experiences with army-newspapers, and since the adherence to such a program made the army-papers excellent morale-lifters, I believe that it would have the same beneficial effect on the readers of the Journal. GENERAL: Based on the premise that people like to see their name in print, their interest can be maintained in a project by finding a method of putting their name in print. It logically follows that the more names In print, the more interested people there are, hence it is only a matter of finding the best method of getting as many names in print as possible. It is the belief of this writer that the following plan if worked out properly can keep present members of the VFIA happy and interested in their Branch and its activities, and it should attract outsiders and be an instrument in the acquiring of new members. that■ he is as intrested as ever in the Verhovay and its Journal. His interest in the latter has assumed a professional quality due to his long experience with army newspapers. He was trained for this type of work and, naturally, he wishes to filare his knowledge with the writers and readers of the Journal. As soon as he returned he visited the Home Office and had several interesting talks with the editor of the Journal who requested him to put his ideas into writing, to which he obligingly consented. Of course, Johnnie is a busy man, what with visiting and enjoying civilian life again, and so it took some time until he was able to make good his promise. But at last he turned up again and, this time, he had his write-up. After giving it careful study he was requested to permit its publication, together with our remarks, in the Hyde Park column. Again he consented and now we have the pleasure to present his ideas concerning the Verhovay Journal. They, ind our remarks, are published in the hope that they will result in a public discussion of the editorial activities of the editor and his esteemed contributors as well as of the possibilities for expanding the sphere of influence of our bi-monthly paper. In fact, we hope for a friendly controversy. “Dirk”, we would like to intro-Before giving the floor to “Dirk” ke would like to introduce this likeable chap to those readers who don’t know him as I. Have as many branches as possible report news to the editor —under the supervision of the Branch Mgr. or president to see „ that the secretary (or someone with at least a semblance of writing ability) report regularly, MENTIONING AS MANY NAMES AS POSSIBLE in each installment. Try to mention everyone in the branch at least once every four months—no matter how trivial the item. Reading his name in the column the member feels like a member and often will come to the meetings if for no other reason than to be seen, with the hope of '‘getting into print” again. a) The CLOSE SUPERVISION of the branch manager or president should include the following; (1) keeping a watchful eye to see that a clique, certain group, or any individual is not being constantly written about. (2) no one is unnecessarily, (or otherwise) flattered, (a thing sure to arouse jealousy and much unkind and unfavorable gossip on the part of those not closely associated with the cne or ones flattered.) Flattery weakens the prestige of the writer, cheapens his future contributions and prostitutes his chances of recognition when the occasion rises for genuine praise where it is justly due. (3) that unethical or unsportsmanlike remarks are not made. (4) that debatable or argumentative issues are avoided when it is apparent they will lead beyond the stage of being interesting, and evolve into a matter of personalities. H. a) It is felt that proper editing and publishing of the journal under this plan would require the services of two additional men, to act in the capacity of rewrite men. The task of procuring the men as difficult as it appears, is not as difficult as the task of convincing the board of their need. However their time would be fully utilized and their services would prove profitable in the end. In having all, (or the major portion thereof) of the branches reporting, it is reasonable to assume that only a minority will submit reports that are publishable in their original form. The rest of the reports however poorly written, could be made publishable by being rewritten by the two assistants to the editor. b) The duties of the rewrite men would be to (1) take all contributions and first of all trim them so that they will fill only a half a colunm. This of course is necessary, because of the number of contributions, and the possible limitations to the size of the paper as a whole. (2) If in the original write-up there are indications of the least semblance of a “style” the rewrite-man should elaborate on it, develope it, clarify it and of course see that it is grammatically correct. It is understood of course that the rewrite men should be sufficiently talented to be able to adopt various styles. (3) Where no style shoivs, or is indicated and only a number of facts are reported, the rewrite man could elaborate, choose a style, or in true reportorial fashion write it straight away. (4) There will of course be a few whose contributions will not have to be gone over, except perhaps for shortening. III. In having so many contributors to the Journal a sort of competitive spirit could be aroused and the contributors would then make a greater effort in preparing their contributions. And since all Branch news would be limited to approximately half a column one contributor would not outshine another by virtue of the amount contributed. This system would then put the editor in a position where he could choose or discard whatever he thought best. A form letter could be made up to the effect that the editor regrets not being able to print the contribution. Then the editor could make a few suggestions as to how the contributor could enhance his write-up. This should be done so that a contributor would not be discouraged and would perhaps be sufficiently interested in trying harder on his next contribution. And will in fact encourage him to try again, whereas no comment at all on his contribution may discourage him. a) This writer realizes that certain present contributors like Stangret, Kohut, Steinmetz, The Ferret, who are strictly “Branchnews” reporters, are to be taken into consideration. They have carried the paper and seemingly unfair to writings at this tim since the Journal is or of fostering fraternal: in the strict sense a li they should be broug It should also be con regardless of the note members, it is the b are being reported, equal to the other should be shoved ir ground, because ano “old timer” writing f (Continued on ]
