Verhovayak Lapja, 1941. január-június (24. évfolyam, 1-26. szám)

1941-04-10 / 15. szám

VOL. XXIV.

APRIL 10, 1941

NO. 15.

May our members liberally receive the blessings and hopes and joys of this HOLY SEASON!

To April

April’s moods are almost human With her many smiles and tears,

Most frivolous of all the months,

Composed of laughter, joy and fears.

Is she a maiden young and sweet,

With a handsome lover bold,

Who, though he loves her very much Will sometimes let his love grow cold?

Sweet April, is that why you cry,

Drenching earth with showers cool,

To show your lover, mortal-like That you can also act the fool?

Then quickly turn to smiles from tears,

And to save your pride from ruin,

You show him you no longer care—

And hope the while he’ll come back soon?

Oh April, once upon a time You had lived on earth, I see,

And here you learned how mortals loved,

I wonder could you now tell me?

—BETTY CAROL BALEGA

DRIVE CAREFUI.LY

Pleas of automobile drivers that “the weather was bad —I couldn’t see” are no excuses for automobile accidents in bad weather and receive an unsympathetic hearing from police officers and courts, says the National Safety Council.

“Good drivers consider the weather, the time and other conditions and drive carefully,” the Council declared. “A driver who says he couldn’t see because of the rain or snow is highly at fault. He talks as though he didn’t discover it was raining or snowing until the accident occurred. He should

have driven more carefully. “Thousands of deaths and injuries are blamed on the condition of the weather or the condition of the car. Usually neither is responsible. It is the driver who causes most of the accidents in good weather and bad weather alike ”

To avoid ice or snow collecting on the windshield, place a small block of wood, or other article, under the back part of the hood, leaving an opening of about one inch, allowing the heated air from the motor to be driven back through the opening against the windshield. This will keep it clear of ice and snow and allow a clear vision.

THE ANGELUS

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Sounds the Angelus—

Voice of Heaven to us; Peaceful in this hour Prayer, peace and power. Strength for every day; Love along the way.

Fragrant altar flowers Scent the twilight hours. Gleams the candle light Down the long aisle bright; A child’s shining face— “Mary full of grace!”

Deep the organ sound, Bringing peace profound. Prayers of a child On whom Mary smiled; Softly prays a nun To glorify the Son.

—Amelia Nyers

Branch 132

South Bend, Indiana

(American First Serial Rights)--------------O-------------CONTENTMENT

Contentment in old age isn’t simply a matter of a roof over your head and three meals a day. Contentment involves, above all else, the factor of independence —independence from charity, from relatives, from government relief. It means economic self-security.

One of the great tragedies of life is the number of men and women who reach old age entirely without financial resources of their own. They feel that they are a burden to others, even though that feeling is not justified.

Today millions of Americans are making certain that this won’t be their lot. They are building old-age security through life insurance and other systematic savings plans. In old age, these farsighted people will really know the meaning of contentment.

TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS

Contributions intended for the April 24th issue should be in before or on April 19th.

No assurance of publication in particular issue can be given for material received after that date.

Address contributions to ENGLISH SECTION, VERHOVAY JOURNAL, 345 FOURTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA.

Reply to a Base

. and Lying Attack

The pictorial weekly, Friday, in its March 14th and March 21st editions, published an article illustrated with several pictures, with a Hungarian reference about Archduke Otto and his mother, ex-Empress Zita.

In connection with this, the writer of the article presents in an unfavorable light several leading personalities among Hungarian Americans.

The inspiration for such an article can come only from individuals poorly acquainted with our American- Hungarian relations and unknown to us, to whose advantage it is to discredit not only the leading personalities but also the body of the Hungarians, because the entire representation is ill-willed and untrue, which I wish to prove clearly in this article of mine.

In the first place, Friday, in connection with the Hungarian declaration of independence which was formulated a short time ago, tries to mislead American public opinion with the wily statement that here in The United States there is in the formative stage one independent “Hungarian Government-in-Exile” which maintains a close contact with Archduke Otto, and, for the purposes of this immigrant Hungarian government, $8,9000,000 already have been deposited in the American banks. This money, however, has been frozen by President Roosevelt, and for this reason they can not touch it.

In the second place, the article tries to attribute monarchia! tendencies to the activities of the Hungarian American newswriters who, together with myself, are said to be heart and soul with Archduke Otto and we are therefore trying to obtain the imperial and royal crown for the Archduke. Here, Friday distorts the facts by calling us train-bearers of reactionary movements, who do not deserve nor possess the confidence of the American community.

Finally, as Supreme President of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association, I am accused by the writer of being a turncoat, because according to the writer, I would be the man of “mass murderer” Regent Horthy, and at the same time the humble partisan of Archduke Otto. Now it is a well-known and indisputable fact that I am diametrically the opposite, for I am one of the most enthusiastic adherents of the “Independence Movement” begun by the American-Hungarian Federation in the name of the Hungarian Americans. This is further proved by the fact that the suggestion for the movement was made by me, and at the time of the submitting of the declaration I was present as Chairman of the Executive Committee. I wrote numerous articles against the servile humility of the Hungarian Government and its attachment to the Axis. I NEVER had any connections with Otto Habsburg and I NEVER sought any meeting with him. In fact, I am against Archduke Otto and openly question his actions.

Here follow two of my articles translated from the original Hungarian, which as sharply censure the Hungarian Government as accuse Otto.

These two articles, without any commentary, speak for me and prove! . . .

WHAT WE HAD TO DO FOR OUR HUNGARIAN BRETHREN

(January 23, 1941 Issue of Verhovayak Lapfa, Page 1)

Two years ago Dr. Balint Homan, the Minister of Education, addressed a beautiful and touching paean to us and to all Hungarians living scattered in the many parts of the world, which should be taken to heart by