Fraternity-Testvériség, 1961 (39. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1961-10-01 / 10. szám
FRATERNITY 23 374. East Chicago, Ind. _ 398.10 375. Long Branch, N. J. 91.03 377. San Diego, Calif. _ 123.45 378. San Jose, Calif. _ 681.79 379. Hollywood, Calif. _ 1064.22 380. Cleveland, O. __ __ 199.33 381. Chicago, 111. —.— 383. Rural Valley, Pa. 119.00 384. Renton, Pa.__ 135.37 385. San Bernardino, Calif. 695.53 386. Cincinnati, O. 177.21 388. Lakeland, Fla. 30.20 390. Hudson Vallely, N. Y. 113.19 391. Houston, Tex. —.— 392. New Orleans, La. _ 57.61 393. Peoria, 111.__ 68.33 394. Dallas, Tex. _________ 93.42 4. Cleveland, O.____ —•— Total______________$96,228.40 ❖ ❖ ❖ ' (Í-: NOTICE! The following arrived August 31, 1961, after bank closing hours: 54. Punxsutawney, Pa. — 50.98 78. Vintondale, Pa. 115.12 134. Greater Pittsburgh, Pa. 683.68 329. Meadville, Pa. _ 26.42 Washington, D. C. Paul Si. Miklossy. Sept. 8, 1961 Treasurer CAN I APPLY FOR CITIZENSHIP? Question: I arrived in the United States as an immigrant in 1950 and registered for the draft, but before I could be drafted, I filed an application for exemption from military service and was placed in the exempt category. I realized at the time that this would prevent me from being naturalized, but I did not intend at that time To remain permanently in the United States or to become an American citizen. Now after having lived here for a while, I find I do want to remain and to become an American citizen. I wrote to the draft board asking permission to withdraw my application for exemption. Shortly afterwards 1 was drafted and served in the United States Army for two years. Can I now apply for American citizenship? Answer: The Immigration and Nationality Act, as you know, provides that persons who have applied for exemption from training and service in the armed forces of the United States on the ground that they are aliens and who have been relieved from training or service on this ground, are permanently barred from citizenship. However, although the Immigration and Naturalization Service usually opposes petitions for naturalization by persons in your situation, some of the courts in the U. S. have ruled that if a person, after having first been “relieved” from service because of his application as an alien, thereafter for any reason loses his exemption and serrves, he is not barred by the terms of the statute. This is, however, an extremely controversial question and such applicants for naturalization should consult attorneys specializing in the field before filing their applications.
