Verhovayak Lapja, 1940. január-június (23. évfolyam, 1-26. szám)
1940-02-15 / 7. szám
VOLUME XXIII. FEBRUARY 15, 1940. NO. 7. IT S HERE! The wishes and expressions of desire on the part of our readers and contributors for the publication of the Verhovay English Journal twice a month, instead of once a month only, have been heeded by the Verhovay officials. Beginning this month of February and continuing hereafter, the English Section of the Verhovayak Lapja appears bi-monthly—twice a month—in complement to this new policy of the progressiveness and cooperation of the Verhovay officials with the various American branches. For a number of years our members, our readers and our contributors, together with the English speaking branches, by letters and by word of mouth urged the officers of the Verhovay to accept and to publish the bimonthly English journal. The Home Office withheld immediate response to these numerous requests in order to confirm by virtue of the elements of time and perseverance whether or not the members’ “demands” were based on full realization and genuine sincerity, or merely an epidemic of simultaneous emotional outbursts, of which every man living has felt. This definite knowledge was necessary, as our readers realize, for the Verhovay officers at th<* Home Office to be prepared to present factually and conclusively the case before the directors when the time for discussion was ripe and ready. When faced with the knowledge that our members would continue to press for this worthy change, the cooperating officials at the Home Office determined to present the matter before the Board of Directors at their next regular meeting. There was no difficulty at all in having the Board of Directors realize the importance and wholesomeness of this proposal; hence speeding up of formalities and a quick decision to accept and adopt the desires of the American branches for a bi-monthly journal. Let’s be grateful to the Home Office officials who so quickly responded to our wishes and to the Board of Directors who likewise saw the feasibility of the journal published twice a month instead of only appearing once a month. But let’s go beyond sentimental gratitude. Let’s show PRACTICAL gratitude by doing our part to make our— and it IS our—journal worthy of the great name of Verhovay. Let’s rival the excellent Hungarian Section of the Verhovayak Lapja. Let’s make our paper so excellent that we shall be secure of any criticism, even if a stranger casually or intentionally reads our journal. So send in your suggestions and contributions. For your convenience, in a border on the first page of every English Verhovay will regularly be announced the final date for acceptance and publication of material intended for particular edition. Forward Verhovay English Journal! TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS All news items, articles and contributions intended for the February 29th issue must be in before or on the 22nd day of February. All material received after that date will not be published in particular issue. Verhovay Members Honored The members of Branch 296 of Springdale, Pennsylvania on February 4th tendered a very delightful banquet in honor of two of their most loyal members and workers, Mrs. George Bauman and Mr. Bela Blizman, in the hall of the Springdale Hungarian Home. The honored guests modestly accepted this demonstration of appreciation by their fellow members, notwithstanding the fact that they can proudly point back to themselves as pillars of Branch 296. There was no exaggeration in honoring Mrs. Bauman and Mr. Blizman, for they were deserving of it. Otto Molnár, Verhovay’s Chief Organizer, presented in the name of the entire Verhovay bronze medals and certificates of merit to the honored guests. The certificates of merit gave the recipients the right to use the title “méltányolt” in their correspondence. At this banquet which was attended by about 75 persons Mr. George Puskas filled the chair of toastmaster. The following persons made speeches in honor of Mrs. Bauman and Mr. Blizr.ian: Otto Molnár, Chief Organizer of the Verhovay, who spoké in the name of the Association and its officers; Joseph Viszlay the President of Branch 296; George Bauman; Charles Sarkady; John Molnár and John Palmer. Verhovay congratulates its loyal workers, Mrs. George Bauman and Mr. Bela Blizman. May they continue their good work.--------------O-------------A Virginian has invented roadside tubes for newspapers that permit papers to be inserted by carriers but prevent their removal until caps on the ends of tubes are unlocked by owners. February tlie American Montit Very often we hear people saying that February is the month of geniuses. Upon investigation we find that those selfsame persons are the children of the zodiacal constellation of that month; hence there lies the natural explanation for their braggadocio. This writer is partial to the compliments showered upon themselves by these boasters, for he too belongs to the month of “geniuses.” But whether or not we accept the claim of the February boasters we are all unanimous in nominating February the month of two great American patriots, born in the opposite ranks of society, but whose paths converged in the laborious fulfillment of their American ideals. George Washington, “Father of our Country”, looking beyond the limits of the present into the infinite realm of the future, chose an opportune time to lead the struggling colonists in their endeavors to liberate America from the yoke of foreign tyranny and oppression, and successful in this momentous venture, founded a nation which would be the haven of the oppressed and persecuted from all lands. Washington did not need to make this personal sacrifice. He possessed in abundance the material comforts of life. Had he chosen to favor and support the British he could have multiplied his material wealth and enhanced his position before the eyes of the world’s plutocratic classes. But his love for the inalienable rights of all men and his high conception of the principles of morality compelled Washington to risk his own person and fortune in the leadership of the movement to free the American colonists from the shackles of despotism. Washington lived to see the establishment of a great and unified nation extending from the treacherous Atlantic to the calm Pacific. Abraham Lincoln is the other great American patriot born in the month of February. His birthday precedes that of Washington but we are following historical chronology. “Preserver of the Union,” as Lincoln is deservingly called, was born in circumstances diametrically opposed to those of the “Father of our Country.” Lincoln was born in a log cabin in an atmosphere more humble than, perhaps, can be found in the poorest abode anywhere today in America. His chances of attaining the highest honor in the land were indeed remote and uncertain, due to his poverty and extreme humility. Yet the nobility of Lincoln surmounted all these hopeless obstacles and Lincoln today shines forth before the minds and hearts of his fellow men. The tragedy of Lincoln was even greater than that of Washington. Lincoln witnessed a “house divided against itself” and the efforts and achievements of his illustrious predecessor menaced from within. It was heart-breaking for Lincoln to wage war against his Southern compatriots, but this was a necessary evil to preserve the Union that Washington had founded. Lincoln did succeed in preserving the Union, but the cost was terrible in human sacrifice, and the “Preserver of the Union” forfeited his life. We Americans, like the scion of a wealthy family who knows naught but to spend recklessly the fortune which his father accumulated through years of effort, of sacrifice and enterprise, are prone to take for granted the bountiful legacy of liberty and the pursuit of hap(Continued on page 6)
