Verhovayak Lapja, 1953 (36. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1953 / Verhovay Journal
PAGE 2 March 18, 1953 Verhov ay Journal Sister of National President Bencze Passes Away Mis. Paul Fazekas, born Juliana Bencze. and widow of Paul Fazekas, died after a long illness February 3, 1953 in Fairlawn, New Jersey. She was 81 years old. The deceased was the sister of National President John Bencze. Funeral services were held February 6 from St. Stephen’s Hungarian Roman Catholic Church, Passaic, New Jersey, with the Reverend John Caspar officiating at the Requiem High Mass. The deceased is survived by her brother, National President John Bencze; by a widowed sister, Mrs. Paul P. Gondos, of Szirad. County of Borsod, Hungary, and the children of Mrs. Gondos; by her daughter and son, Mrs. Ernest Atkinson and John Fazekas; by Ernest and Edward Atkinson, grandchildren; by Ernest Atkinson and Mrs. John Fazekas, sDn-in-law and daughter-in-law: by Mrs. John Bencze, wife of the National President; and the children of National President and Mrs. Bencze. We express our deepest sympathies to National President Bencze and to the other near kin of Mrs. Fazekas.. Transfer Your Membership If You Move... (Continued from Page 1) rider he can make immediate claim for payment merely by reaching for his telephone — the branch manager will do the rest. The medical certificate does not require notarization when the sick benefit member presents a claim to his branch manager; however, if the sick benefit member resides outside the jurisdiction of his branch notarization is a must. When death strikes it is so nice to have the branch officers and members help in any way they possibly can. The fraternal arm of the society ;is so strong and so steady to lean on in times of bereavement. Only those survivors know well the true meaning of fraternal help and spirit who have had death strike their loved ones — it is always so comforting to know that in the greatest hour of need your Verhovay friencis are there to lessen your sorrows, to carry out the wishes of the family. The presentation of the death claim for payment is also made so simple when the branch manager is able to personally take care of the details — the Association prides itself on the quick payment of death claims that are properly submitted to the Home Office. Valuable time can be wasted when the survivors have to resort to correspondence with the branch manager — everyone should realize the farreaching effects that neglect of change of branch brings when one moves from the territory of his old branch. Beneficiary changes which are ever so important can be taken care of on-the-spot without delay; we all realize the importance of elimination of delays in such cases. New arrivals in the family can be written up without delay; insurance programs can be reviewed from time to time. There is still another advantage to belonging to the branch of your locality — one never knows when misfortune may overtake him or some other member of the family; it is so good to know that in such times Verhovay friends are available for assistance financially and otherwise. Those who have had such experiences could better tell us how heartening it was to have the branch turn over a sum of money collected from the Verhovay branches throughout the country. Truly this organization is great because it is more than an insurance organization that is interested only in turning over the check when the death claim or disability claim is presented; Verhovay goes much further than pay claims. It has a heart, yes a very big heart, and a very big helping hand as well, that is ready to serve you. Give this mighty and humanlike organization a chance to do the job that is intended for you; don’t give up the advantages that are yours when you belong to the branch of your city or town. See the branch manager of your new location, ask him to arrange for a transfer of the whole family to his branch. If you do not know the branch manager write to the Home Office — just a few lines will suffice. Give us the name of each member and the membership certificate of each — we shall do the rest. Letters to the Home Office should be marked — on the envelope — BRANCH TRANSFER. Unless there is no branch near your new location, every member should belong to the branch of his home town. V- hen TOLEDO’S MAIN PUBLIC LIBRARY The participants at the TENTH ANNUAL NATIONAL BOWLING TOURNAMENT and the 1953 NATIONAL VERHOVAY FELLOWSHIP DAYS will tee many interesting things when they visit Toledo, Ohio, one of the nation's great transportation centers. The many Verhovay members will especially enjoy seeing the Toledo Main Public Library, shown above, which was built at a cost of 82,000,000. This certainly is a lot different from the first library founded in 1838. The May 30-31 dates are drawing nearer, and the indications foretell a stupendous gathering of bowlers and non-bowlers for this elaborate yearly Verhovay event. As Others See Us The Scottish poet, Robert Burns, in his most famous couplet expressed 'the hope that vve all might see ourselves as others see us. We in the United States were afforded chat opportunity through a survey, “European Beliefs Regarding the United States,” made by the Common Council for American Unity four years ago. Current observers of Eui-opean opinion confirm that the misconceptions revealed in that survey are as widespread today, because of heavy Soviet propaganda, as they were in 1949. The misconceptions about American life held by many Europeans are particularly important, because it is precisely upon these misconceptions that Soviet propaganda feeds in its violent Hate America” campaign; And those of us who are in a position to fight Communism abroad with our letters should be aware of what others think about us. What are some of the chief misconceptions revealed by the survey? The survey estimated that one-half Che people in Europe believed Americans are too materia’istic. This criticism was found most widely in France, Finland, Hungary and Switzerland. Another misconception was that Americans are generally uncultured. This attitude was observed chiefly in Austria, France and Switzerland. A surprising number of Europeans, more than two out of five, felt that most Americans are gui’ty of persecuting the Negro. Opinion in Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway led in the criticism of Americans on this score. More than one-third * of Europe felt that the American press, radio and motion pictures are not free, but- are controlled by ‘ Big Business” for selfish purposes. Large segments of the population of Belgium, Norway, Czehoslovakia, and Finland held this opinion. A1 most the same proportion of Europeans believed that American national policy is controlled by “Big Business” or Wall Street” interests. Feeling- on this issue ran high in Spain, Portugal and Italy. Only a little more than half of the Europeans were convinced that American policy is determined by the will of the majority as expressed in ournational elections. A similar proportion of Europeans fe't that the American press, radio, and movies are free. Misconceptions about America can be dangerous. They produce a picture of the United States as a materialistic, uncultured country in which the citizens spend much of their time persecuting the Negro, when they are not listening- to the state-control’ed radio or reading the “Big Business” controlled press. This picture, circulated by Communist propaganda, must be corrected before it alienates those abroad, and divides the free world. Our letters can play a large part in bringing the truth about America to our friend and relatives abroad. A description of every-day incidents of our lives, which show how democracy really works, is ammunition Vo correct distorted opinions. The truth in our letters abroad can help people in other countries see us as we really are. Common Council for American LTnitV----------j i -------------DO VOL KNOW? Since 1940, the number of third children born in U. S. families has increased 77 per cent, the number of fourth children by 50 per cent and the. number of fifth children by 27 per cent. you move, please transfer your membership! Don’t iose the advantages which are yours by direct personal contact with your branch. Let him, your branch manager, give you the kind of service which you should have and which he is willing to fulfill at any time — any hour of the day or night. You will gain in every way; establish yourself in your new* community through your Verhovay affiliation and at the same time guarantee to yourself and to your family first-class service. It’s yours for the asking — join the swelling ranks of the thousands of satisfied members.
