Verhovayak Lapja, 1937. július-december (20. évfolyam, 27-53. szám)

1937-12-30 / 53. szám

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December 30, 1937«

Journal of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Ass’n.

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FOREFATHER’S DAY

When His Excellency George H. Earle, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, issued his Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, he declared the 8th day of April, 1938 a legal holiday to be celebrated throughout the entire state of Pennsylvania and he most cordially invited the President and Citizens of the United States and in particular the Governors of the states of Deleware, New Jersey and Maryland and their Constituents to visit the state of Pennsylvania and help to celebrate Tercentenary or 300th anniversary of the landing of the original colonists within the bounds of Pennsylvania on April 8, 1638.

It was on or about the 27th day of November, 1637 that a few Swedes and Scandinavians sailed from Gothenberg, Sweden on the ships Kalmar Nyckel and Fogel Grip, upon that momentous voyage which brought them to the shores of the Deleware on April 8, 1638 (new style) thereby establishing the Colony of New Sweden on land later included in the Royal Grant to William Penn.

The last meeting of the Pennsylvania Legislature authorized the establishment of the Pennsylvania Three Hundredth Anniversary Commission, and also created the three hundredth anniversary date of the landing of her original colonists a Legal Holiday in Pennsylvania, to be known as “Forefathers’ Day.” On the first “Forefathers’ Day”, in the year 1638, Peter Menüit, the first Governor of New Sweden, purchased from the Indians lands extending along the Banks of the Deleware, thereby creating the first civilized land titles in Pennsylvania; and at once settlements began to be established up and down the river.

In his lengthy Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, Gov. Earle requested the Citizens of Pennsylvania to give thanks for THREE HUNDRED YERS OF GODLY CIVILIZATION, and as titular successor to His Excellency, Governor John Prinz, solemnly adjured the Citizenry of the Comonwealth loyally to consider at this Thanksgiving-tide, during the year 1938 and thereafter, the historical and spiritual significance of events marking this goodly vista of Three Hundred Years and by practice and precept, to evolve a concept of simpler, sterner living in which character is fundamental, to encourage exhibitions of Swedish life, past and present, with discourses thereon in schools, in historical societies, and in all institutions of learning; to stimulate scholars, writers, investigators, craftsmen and the like to delve deep, both at home and abroad, into rich archival resources concerning every phase of the Commonwealth’s distinguished origin and to recall and record whatsoever things are of good report, that ancient ties may be more closely welded and mankind everywhere enriched by this international celebration.

IF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA BECOMES SO MUCH ENTHUSED BY HER 300TH ANNIVERSARY, HOW DO YOU SUPPOSE HUNGARY SHOULD CELEBRATE THE 900TH ANNIVERSARY OF SAINT STEPHEN? FIFTY SUCCESSFUL CONTESTANTS IN VERHOVAY’S MOST WONDERFUL MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN WILL FOREVER REJOICE AND BE GLAD THAT THEY

COULD HAVE A PART AND A SHARE IN THE 1938 CELEBRATION AT BUDAPEST AND THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE OF HUNGARY. Those living near the State of Pennsylvania may help celebrate this 300th anniversary if they are not permitted to go to Hungary to celebrate the 900th anniversary of Saint Stephen. Of course the Saint Stephen Celebration should be held throughout the whole world. Still there is nothing like “BEING JOHNNY ON THE SPOT” and going to Hungary in person for this most wonderful 900th anniversary of Saint Stephen.

—VerhovayJournal—

EDITOR’S FORUM

On the Monday after New Year’s Day, 22 states will begin paying out unemployment benefits under their new state laws. Covered by these state systems are

11,565,000 workers.

Any of those who loses his job may begin, after a certain waiting period, to draw benefits of around $5.00 to $15.00 a week for periods ranging from 12 to 20 weeks.

This backing of industry’s savings is a sizeable one. It totals $343,489,759 an interest bearing sum held in trustby the United States Treasury in behalf of the workers of these 22 states. The deposits range from New York’s $82,500,000 to New Hampshire’s $3,600,000. The average per worker is $29.44.

“Insurance” — of course — is hardly the word for this plan. We will have insurance against unemployment only when we learn how to plan our industries so as to avoid the feast and famine economy and its booms and depressions.

But, this new system will help iron out the hills and valleys, and it will cushion the shock for millions of workers when layoffs come. Yes, here, at least, is one silver streak to line the sable cloud.------o-----“A very appealing letter

has come to me from a woman who describes her boy’s efforts to find a job,” — wrote Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt last week in her syndicated column, MY DAY. — “I am going to tell the story here, because I think more of us need to understand it so that we may be helpful when we come in contact with a similar circumstance.”

“When a sophomore in college this boy had menigitis which left him completely deaf. A year later he went back to college and completed his course. He took lip reading and became very good at it. He studied bookkeeping and business methods and felt here was a field where his deafness would not handicap him. But when he went searching* for a job, nobody wanted him. Then he turned to commercial art work,

von a scholarship at the art institute and obtained a summer position, but again nothing permanent came his way.”

“In some state and Federal Government positions, there is a rule that a certain definite percentage of handicapped people must be employed. I know that this is the rule also in certain big business organizations. The heads of these organizations tell me, that almost invariably, the blind, the deaf, and the maimed do their jobs well. Perhaps they concentrate more easily because of their handicaps, and the training which they have to undergo in order to overcome them in good discipline.”

“We cannot take care of all these handicapped employable unless it becomes a universal practice to devote certain positions, which they can fill, exclusively to them. This may mean a study of the industry in order to make adjustments necessary. Like so many other things in life, with good-will it can be done, and I hope that it will be done.”

When I read in the paper about a hadicapped, I remember another true story, which happened 15 years ago with me. —

Abraham Lincoln once said: “We’re just about as happy ;%s we make up our minds to be,” •— and how true that is!

I saw an illustration of this on a trip I made on the S.S. Aquintania.

I believe that the most cheerful girl on the boat was a Hungarian deaf girl. — She had had some disease in childhood, and she couldn’t hear a single word. She coudn’t even hear herself talk. I danced with her and walked around the boat with her a number of times. She was always laughing, always sending good will and happiness though some times she had to put her fingers on my throat to understand what I said, and of cou-rse, she always had to watch my lip carefully as I spoke.

: Such handicaps as those might make yow or me miserable if they come upon us suddenly, but this girl resolved to rise triumphantly

above them and be happy!

Many a times since then, when I have wanted to worry about some trifle, I’ve said to myself:

“Old boy, remember that deaf girl. If she could be happy under those circumstances, surely you can be when you have all your faculties!”

SECOND ROW, BALCONY

What with the holiday fare still before us, Helen Hayes’ “Victoria Regina” held a prominent place on our entertainment bill.

The unusual feature of this play is that it, as everyone knows, deals with England’s most eccentric queen, Victoria. Though an English production, it was w'armly received in America and the play itself w as banned by the “higher-ups” in London as being “offending and distasteful to royalty.”

The play depicts the queen from infancy to old age. Miss Hayes’ performance as well as her facial disguise are remarkable. But further still, she alters her voice and carriage and even the blood in her veins seems to adapt itself to the play. Dignity, pathos and sympathy are all in turn invoked by Miss Hayes’ superb dramatic ability.

The plot itself will hardly be noticed, it seems to lack “body” at times, but you will applaud when the curtain goes down.

The lights are up, music plays, my cue ,goodbye.

V. F. I. A.

Branch 366 Gleveland, O.------o-----ATTENTION!

THE HUNGARIAN REFERENCE LIBRARY at 20 West 45 St., New York City, is collecting articles which appear in the American press and have some bearing on Hungary or the Hungarians, articles of political nature excluded. The Library requests every American of Hungarian descent to kindly send in such articles. These articles will be placed on the files of the Library for future reference. The editors, if they so desire, will be supplied with factual information in order to avoid errors in the future.

THE FIUNGARIAN REFERENCE LIBRARY, 20 West 45th Street, New' York City, wants to express its appreciation in anticipation to anyne who will co-operate in the above endeavors’.