Verhovayak Lapja, 1945 (28. évfolyam, 1-52. szám)
1945 / Verhovay Journal
Page 8 Verhova'y Journal July 25, 1945 MANAGERS’ CONTEST A TEST OF LOYALTY “Adversity doth best discover virtue.” (Francis Bacon.) The time has come when the young give an example to the old. Our young men, who had been torn out of their peaceful existence and the circle of their loved ones unto the strange, inhospitable islands of thousands deaths,— show there their real greatness, their amazing persistence, their admirable morale, their unsurpassable heroism and loyalty. Through thick and thin they stick together and doggedly fighting against deadly obstacles they constantly advance, pushing back the desperate foe from island to island. The magnificence of American youth was never revealed as it is now when they face the undescribable adversities of this war. Fearlessly they crawl down into the burning compartments of their sinking ships to save their wounded comrades. Swimming tor their lives through a sea of flames they still find strength to save their friends who would go down if they wouldn’t be helped. Crawling over booby-trapped fields through a hail of enemy fire they often lose their lives in the attempt to save some helpless comrades. Our soldiers write an epic of unselfishness, selfsacrifice, determination and heroism. There, amongst the greatest of adversities, their greatness is revealed, A LESSON TO US! While they fight through jungles and rocky terraces, on the sea, under water and in the air ... we, in the United States, are free of the dangers of war, thanks to the many millions of our troops who have succeeded in keeping the enemy away from our shores. The ruins and the homeless millions of Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific islands remind us how blessed we are in this land where no bombs endanger our homes and lives. How many how often forget to remember this! How many complain because of long working hours, war-time difficulties and taxes and deductions! Yet our soldiers, who don’t earn one-tenth of what Americans make today, work ten times as much as we do and, under conditions which defy imagination, they still keep going doing not only their soldierly duty but—more often than not—going far beyond the line of duty. And w herever American soldiery fight, there are Vsrhovayans among them, too. Many of them had made themselves an outstanding record. They are loved by their comrades and praised by their superiors. Eulogies are said of them and their deeds when the heroe’s fate overtakes them. The way these men discharge their duties, the way they live and fight on to victory—is a lesson to us! WE MUST WORK FOR WHAT THEY FIGHT! The Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association over and above rendering insurance protection to its members has also a program, a truly fraternal program to assist our fellow-men in times of need, to supoprt the war effort of our nation, to help the unfortunate nations of which we are descendants, to comfort and aid the victims of tragedies and io help realize one of the great aims of this war: the Freedom From Need. Thus, the Verhovay program has objects similar to those pursued by our nation in this war. Therefore, it is our duty to work for the realization of these objects while our soldiers fight overseas. It is a simple matter to understand that the scope of our beneficial activities depends on the size of our Association. At the time when the Verhovay had not more than tenthousand members, not 5% of all that is being done now, could he accomplished. Now we have nearly 53,000 members, only five times as many as mentioned above, hut our fraternal, social and partiotic activities have a scope twenty times as large as at the time when we had only one-fifth of our present membership. It stands to reason, therefore, that an increase in the number of our membership will enable us to expand our humanitarian activities in even greater proportion. No one can further the humanitarian purposes pursued by our Association more successfully than by securing new members. Our branch-managers and local organizers are the crack troops in our offense which aims at the broadening of our humanitarian activities. Granting that working conditions are such as to permit little room for outside activities, the example given to us by our soldiers must convince us that we have no right to throw in the sponge i claiming that we just can’t do anything right now for the increasing of our membership and the resulting expansion of our humanitarian activities. Heroes, with outstanding achievements to their credit, are awarded decorations by their commanders. Similarly, the Association grants special awards to those fellowmembers who, during this contest, will have attained outstanding results. VALUABLE PRIZES TO BE AWARDED They shouldn’t be called prizes hut rather awards in recognition of outstanding achievements. And they should he accepted as such by the winners who sacrifice their time and their energy in order to promote the noble causes the Association stands for. We are now in the position to announce all the prizes which shall be awarded to the winners of this contest. 1st award: a $75.00 adding machine. 2nd award: a $50.00 Underwood portable typewriter. 3rd award: a $50.00 Underwood portable typewriter. 4th award: a $50.00 Underwood portable typewriter. 5th award: a genuine leather wallet and a silver cigarette lighter for a total cost of $30.00. 6th award: a genuine leather wallet and a leather cigarette case, priced at $25.00. 7th award: a $15.00 silver cigarette lighter. 8th, 9th and 10th award: a $10.00 cigarette lighter. THOUSAND applications for the two-month Managers’ Contest. We have unlimited confidence in the loyalty of our branch-managers and local organizers. It is for this reason that the awards have not been made dependent on a minimum number of new members secured. Emphasis is made of the minimum expectation of 1,000 new members because the contest can be justified and serve its purpose of increasing the esteem in which our branch managers and local organizers are held by the membership, only if AT LEAST A THOUSAND NEW MEMBERS are secured during the Managers’ Contest which lasts from July 1, to August 31, 1945, incl. LET NOT ADVERSITIES DISCOURAGE US! CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST All branch-managers and local organizers participate in the contest. Each new members, regardless of the amount of insurance applied for, counts 1 point, excepting the Juvenile Term Certificates, Class A., and B., of which three shall count as 1 point. All membership certificates issued for the month of July and August participate in the contest, providing that the application blanks and the medical certificates arc received by the Home Office not later than August 31st, 1945. Applications for Certificates to he issued as per July, 1945, are accepted for the contest even if they had been sent to the Home Office in June. On the other hand, applications received by the Home Office after the expiration date, August 31, 1945, cannot be accepted for participation in the contest, regardless of whether or not the applicants wish to have their membership certificates dated as per July or August. It is not necessary to advise the Home Office as to your participation in the contest. All applications are automatically made part of the contest regardless of whether or not the manager informed the Home Office of his decision to participate in the contest. At the conclusion of the contest the names of all contestants and the number of points attained by them shall be published in the official Journal. In'* the past only the names of the winners had been published. Exception is made at this time because the Managers’ Contest has been arranged IN HONOR OF THE BRANCH MANAGERS AND LOCAL ORGANIZERS OF THE VERHOVAY F .1. ASSOCIATION. Results of the Contest will be published in the September 12th issue of both the Hungarian and English Section of the Verhovay Journal. This announcement is made in order to assure the contestants that they shall not have to wait a long time, after the conclusion of the contest, lor the publishing of the results. In the past complaints were made because of the delayed announcements concerning the final tabulations of such contests. By having ] introduced a new system of tabulating the approved ap- I plications, it will be possible to announce the results a J few days after expiration date. ENCOURAGING START The results of the first ten days are encouraging. 79 Senior and 47 Juvenile applications have been received, J a total of 128 applications. The contest lasts for 62 days On the basis of the first ten day’s results a prognosis can ■ he made of 800 new' members by the 31st of August. This ! is very much above the average increase attained during the last few months, nevertheless, it is not as high as could be expected. The value of the awards justifies us in expecting a far more generous response on the part of the branch-managers and local organizers. However, it must be realized, that the first ten days do not clearly reflect the trend of an undertaking of this kind. Many applications have not been mailed as yet by the medical examiners. It is to be expected that applications will be received in a far greater number after the middle of this month. Taking this into account we may forecast In the introduction of this article we emphasized that the real value of an individual is revealed by the attitude displayed by him under adverse circumstances. Our young men show their real greatness on the battle fronts. It must be the same way on the home front. We appreciate the difficulties which a contestant has to face. But loyalty is shown by the determination to overcome the difficulties. He has courage who faces adverse conditions and proves stronger than they. A manager will prove his value by the results he is able to attain in difficult times. We hope that there will not be one branch-manager whose name we have to omit from the list cf contestants in the September 12th issue of the Journal. We are working for our country, for humanity and for the protection of our fellow-men. Let us work persistently and courageously. Let us prove to our veterans when they return that— while they were away—we have not been sitting hack but worked for the realization of the very same purposes for which they fight and give their lives.--------------V-------------A restaurant in crowded Washington has this sign posted: “If you like our food, don’t tell your friends. We’re tired!” * * * “Pr-sperity has ruined many a good man,” said the lean moralizer. “Well,” replied his fat friend, “if I was going to be ruined I’d choose prosperity to do it.” * # * Small Betty was all eyes at the fashionable church wedding. “Did the lady change her mind?” she whispered to her mother. “Why, no. What makes you think so?” “ Cause she went up the aisle with one man and came back with another.”
