William Penn, 1962 (45. évfolyam, 5-23. szám)
1962-08-15 / 16. szám
August 15, 1962 PAGE 5 William Penn KNIGHTED FOR VALOR IN TRANSYLVANIA. HUNGARY CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH HELPED TO SUSTAIN QUS CHRISTIAN WAT OF LIFE BY DEFENDING TEE CARPATHIANS. PRIOR TO MIS FOUNDING THE FIRST representative government in the NEW WORLD.. DEDICATED OK THE- 355th ANN!VmkTi OF BIS LANDING, THE AMESäCAH-HMCÄfnAfi f H-mCCK Hungarian Tribute to a Great Englishman (Photograph by Thomas Kokai-Kun, Washington, D. C.) The story of Captain John Smith, English adventurer and founder of Virginia, and how Powhatan, Indian chief, spared his life after the sachem’s young daughter, Pocahontas (who later married English colonist John Rolfe, they becoming the ancestors of such prominent Virginia families as the Bollings, the Elbridges, the Guys, the Randolphs, the Robertsons), begged mercy for' Captain Smith, is a well-known and interesting account of early American history. Few — meaning Hungarians too! — however, know that this same Captain John Smith, who with 105 cavaliers in 3 ships established the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia on May 13, 1607, also occupies a lasting niche in Hungarian history. Captain Smith had gone to Hungary, offered his services against the foe, and fought so valiantly and decisively in Transylvania that he was ennobled by the Prince of Transylvania, Sigismund Báthory. Thus the great and heroic Englishman became a member of the Magyar nobility. With the patent of nobility went a Hungarian coat of arms for Captain Smith. England, America and Hungary can legitimately claim Captain John Smith as a personage in their respective histories. All Hungarian Americans and all other Americans, interested in the truths of history and the culture therefrom, should feel indebted and grateful to the American Hungarian Federation which presented the above commemor-Ledger Assets— JUNE, 1962 Bonds ...................................................................................................$ 23,422,836.20 Stocks ............................ 2,172,132.19 Mortgages ............................................................................................ 1,210,985.97 Home Office Building and Other Association Owned Real Estate...................................... 1,176,969.24 Branch Real Estate Loans ......................................... 44,161.67 Policy Loans and Liens ..................................................................... 1,128,694.03 Cash and Bank Deposits ................................................................... 45,325.34 Other Assets....................................................................................... 63,010.27 Total Ledger Assets .................................................................$ 29,264,114.91 Less: Liabilities ................................................................................... —209,315.73 Net Ledger Assets — June 30, 1962 ....................................$ 29,054,799.18 Julius E. Somogyi, Treasurer John Sabo, Controller FINANCIAL STATEMENT — JUNE, 1962 Life Department Disability Department Pension Department Total Ledger Assets — May 31, 1962 $27,379,845.95 $1,355,956.65 $335,981.02 $29,071,783.62 Income Monthly Dues $ 191,323.23 $ 16,161.27 $ —0— $ 207,484.50 Miscellaneous 34,728.57 —0— —0— 34,728.57 Investment Income 76,308.43 —0— 2,047.42 78,355.85 Capital Gains 7,685.00 —0— —0— 7,685.00 Pension Plan Income —0— —0— 1,126.50 1,126*50 Total Income $ 310,045 23 7 • $ 16,161.27 $ 3,173.92 $ 329,380.42 Disbursements Claims $ 183,783.54 $ 16,009.72 $ -0-$ 199.793.26 Dividends 27,581.67 —0— —0— 27,581.67 Miscellaneous 10,568.58 —0— —0— 10,568.58 Commissions 25,301 96 729.30 —0— 26,031.26 General Operating Expenses 77,161*53 —0— —0— 77,161.53 Taxes, Licenses and Fees 2,289.80 —0— —0— 2,289 80 Capital Losses 300.86 —0— 300X6 Pension Plan Payments —0— —0— 2,637.90 2,637.90 Total Disbursements $ 326,987.94 $ 16,739.02 $ 2,637.90 $ 346,364.86 Total Net Ledger Assets — June 30, 1962 $27,362,903.24 $1,355,378.90 $336.517.04 $29,054,799.18 ative plaque with surrounding coats of arins to Jamestown Festival Park at the recent celebration commemorating the 350th anniversary of Captain John Smith’s American landing. The American Hungarian Federation’s gift will memorialize and publicize Captain Smith’s place in Hungarian history. Two Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania men of art, Joseph Vudy and Endre Tamáska de Baranch, executed the coats of arins. Vudy, artist, sculptor and designer, did the Arms of the Kingdom of Hungary shown above the plaque. Tamáska de BaTanch, artist and sculptor, authority on genealogy and heraldry, and specialist in Hungarian armorial painting, produced the Báthory and the Smith coats of arms, respectively left and right of the plaque. Indeed the Hungarian addition to the Captain John Smith story is a very interesting revelation to almost all who thought they knew the full story — but now learn more about the great English adventurer. Your health From the Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania and the Allegheny County Medical Society Safety belts have proved their effectiveness. A ten-year study shows a 60 per cent reduction in injuries and deaths in the group of accidents involving passengers in automobiles who have 'used safety belts. Safety belts are the most important single factor in prevention of injury and death in auto accidents, according to the study. The principle of the belts is the same as securely packing a breakable object for mailing. The belts prevent car occupants from being thrown around inside the car or out of the vehicle. Many people are of the opinion that it is safer to be thrown from the car durng a collision, but statistics show that one sustains less injury inside the car. Another misconception regarding automobils accidents is that passengers in the rear seat are relatively safe from serious injury. Rear seat riders are just us vulnerable to injury as front seat passengers. Also contrary to popular belif, most car accidents do not occur during long trips, for figures indicate 80 per cent of all automobiléi accidents occur within 10 miles of home. Each year, between 39,000 and 40,000 deaths occur on our highways, which is equal to the number of Americans killed in World War I or to the fatalities in the Korean War. Nine out of ten road accidents arei the driver’s own fault with only ona in ten due to defects of the car or the road. Safety belts save lives. JULIUS E. SOMOGYI, Treasurer JOHN SABO, Controller
