Verhovayak Lapja, 1947 (30. évfolyam, 1-24. szám)
1947 / Verhovay Journal
page 2______________•_____________________Verhovay NO WINNERS IN OCTOBER Classified Contest Nears End With 128 Cash Awards Available. Jou.rtlQ.1 November 26, 1947 Why Membership In U. N. Is Denied To Hungary? (Continued from page 1) Mr. President, — In the opinion of the United States 1 telega lion, the developments which have taken place in Hungary in recent months give rise to grave doubts concerning the ability and willingness of the present Hungarian Government to carry out the obligations contained in the United Nations Charter. The first post-war elections in Hungary, in the fall of 1945, were free and unfettered. However, the effort to maintain and develop democratic processes and to safeguard the rights and liberties of the Hungarian people has been systematically undermined by a minority party, which has utilized the police in the service of a party power as an instrument of coercion rather than in defense of the rights and freedom of all the people. In a series of political crises which it provoked, this minority has brought about the virtual disintegration of the duly elected majority party and replaced a government responsive to the will of the people with a government subservient in all essential matters to other interests. Freedom of expression, press, political opinion, and assembly rights assured to the Hungarian people under Article 2 of the Treaty of Peace with Hungary — have been increasingly impaired. The substance of democraticprocesses has been vitiated, even if the form has been observed in some instances. The organized political opposition has been threatened, has been harassed, and lias been driven from its meeting places. Several of the opposition leaders have been brutally assaulted and many have been intimidated and coerced into silence or exile. The parliamentary elections which were held recently were marked by such flagrant irregularities, that even parties in the government coalition have protested in bitter indignation. Meanwhile, continued repression of political liberti is grimly foreshadowed in threats by the government against the leader ol one of the principal opposition parties. These persistent violations of human rights, which show no sign of abatement, are in clear violation of the treaty of peace, which has now entered into force and which constitutes the main basis of Hungary’s relations with a number of Members of the United Nations. In these circumstances, my Government does not believe that the Hungarian Government is either able or willing to carry out the obligations of the Charter. THE VERHOVAY ALBUM OF BRANCH MANAGERS The month of October brought no change in the general trend of this year’s classified contest. Topping last month’s low record by 50 applications for a total of §38,500 insurance, Octobers - results at least approached the average production attained so far this year. 128 certificates were issued in the Juvenile Order and 131! in the Senior Order for a grand total of $107,000 insurance. The production of 261 applications in October compares poprly with that of the same month of the last year when 384 certificates were issued by the Home Office. Total new business for the first ten months, of the year was 2,757 applications which is altogether too low for Verhovay standards. Even though output was generally poor throughout this year, some of our managers proved real go-getters making themselves fully deserving of the cash prizes awarded to them after each month. October, however, was an exception. Not a single winner emerged from among our nearly 400 branches, nor could we find one contestant — with the exception of the full-time local organizers -—. who would have claimed leading honors. In each of the four classes average production was so. low — evenly and thinly spread — that ivpvojyj any kind of unusual richi'evdmeht. Up to tht! middle of November no sign of improvement has. appeared. If the present trend continues until the end of the month, few if any prizes will be awarded. Thus, December will remain as the month c>f the last opportunity. It affords the last opportunity to our branchmanagers to win any of the accumulated áwards. which will be automatically cancelled with the expira-< tion of the contest. It affords the last opportunity for our branch-managers to improve the exceptionally low production record of 1917. It affords the last opportunity for participation in any Verhovay membership contest. Due to the accumulation of unclaimed awards it is also a great opportunity. Originally. 12 awards monthly, 3 in each class, were set for the contest. Ranging from $5 to 860, the total amount of the prizes available in each month was 8390, and for the entire year §4,680 representing 144 awards. During the first ten months of the contest, out of a total of 120 prizes, only 16 were claimed. This left 104 prizes for November and December. Adding the 24 prizes set for these two months, we have a grand total of 128/ awards, representing $3,835, available for distribution. For the last time we appeal to our branch-managers to make the most of this opportunity. The Contest closes on December 31, 1947, at midnight. Applications, even though written for certificates to be issued with December dating, if mailed after the deadline, cannot be counted in the contest. A full report of the entire contest will be rendered after the closing of the last month of the year. A complete analysis of the participation, or lack of it, of our branchmanag-ers in the promotional program of the Association will be given. Therefore, December affords a last opportunity to the branch-managers who had not written a single application throughout the entire year to improve their record. Their number is much greater than we care to admit . . . We hope that the Christmas spirit will revive in our branch-managers the enthusiasm that has made the Vei hovay a truly great fraternal organization. In that hope we wish our fellow-workers the best of success for the last month of the Classified Membership Contest. JOHN ERDÖSSY — BRANCH 74 year old John Erdössy I has spent exactly half of his j life time, 37 years, with the j Verhovay. Born in Gertyanos, j Torontal County, Hungary, on j August 16, 1373. he came to ! America on July 4th, 1905. A j plumber by trade, he has been ' in the employ of the Thomas Gassner Co., since 1920. — He joined the Verhovay at Branch ■ 76, Philadelphia, Pa., in 1910. His keen interest and active i participation in the program j of the Verhovay immediately j made him one of the most ! popular members of that branch which, he represented at the national conventions of 1911, 1914, 1917, 1924. 1928, 1931, 1935, 1943 and 1947. He | served the Association as Na- I tionai Comptroller from 1911 j to 1914, as a member of the I Committee of Appeals from 1917 to 1924, as a member of the Board of Directors for the following term and, then, on the Auditing Committee until 1935. His local record is no less impressive. After serving Branch 76 as President for many years, he was elected secretary-manager in 1930, which position he has held ever since. With 200 new members to his credit he can look back upon his fraternal career with satisfaction and pride. Mr. Erdössy married for the first time in 1898. His wife passed on 20 years later, in 76 — PHILADELPHIA, PA 1918. In 1919 he married the former Mary Hainz. They have two children, John and Helen, both married. John served for four years with the armed forces and was discharged as a Technical Sergeant. Erdőssy’s who reside at 110 W. Rockland St., Philadelphia 20, Pa., have two grandchildren and all of the family are members of the Verhovay. Manager Erdőssy’s influence is felt, also, outside of the Verhovay. As President of the local chapter of the American Hungarian Relief, Inc., and chairman of the Philadelphia Grand Committee of Churches and Societies, he liolds the esteem and confidence of the entire Hungarian colony in the City of Brotherly Love. The Report Of The Auditing Committee MINUTES Taken at the Home Office of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association, VERHOVAY BUILDING, 436 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh 19, Pennsylvania, at the third and final audit held by the Auditing Committee, from September 1st to 6th, 1947, inclusive; also from October 20th and 25th. 1947, inclusive. Present are Ernest Kunstadt, Alexander Nyirati and Jolán Lucas. Our September examination, which included all business to June 30th, 1947, was presented and accepted by the XXI-st National Convention of the Association. In the course of the October examination, which included business up to August 31st, 1947, we found that all monthly dues sent by the Branches to the Home Office between July 1st and August 31st, 1947; all interests received on bonds, and all general receipts had been regularly deposited in Pittsburgh banks. We have analyzed all the transactions of premium payments, death claims, sick benefit and maiming benefits, Trust Fund and Home Office Building income and disbursements. We also checked the market price quotations at which various bonds had been purchased, and the income of the Expense Fund. We further noted that the official data published by the Home Office in the Official Journal renders a true picture of the financial state of the Association. All bonds deposited in the safety vaults of the Mellon National Bank had been found as listed. Coupons had been regularly presented for collection and the amounts collected had been credited to our accounts. Pittsburgh, Pa., October 25, 1947. ERNEST KUNSTADT, Chairman ALEXANDER NYIRATI, Member JOLÁN LUCAS. Secretary
