William Penn, 1958 (41. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1958-02-05 / 2. szám
February 19, 1958. PAGE 7 William Penn LEDGER ASSETS -dec. 31,1957 II U N (I A R Y Rea! Estate — H.O. Bldg, and East. Dist. Off. BMg. Less Reserve ............................................................ Mortgage Loan Account .......................-..................... Branch Real Estate Account ....................................... Loans and Liens ....................................................... Bond Account ................................................................. Stock Account ................................................................ Cash Account .............................................................. Savings Account .......................................................... Airlines Account .......................................................... Petty Cash ....................................................... Security for Branch Office Rental ........................... Ledger Assets as of December 31, 1957 ............ JULIUS E. SOMOGYI National Treasurer ..................> 715.267.27 2,104,052.48 ..................... 39,557.50 .................... 784.557.32 .................... 21.793,071.87 .................... 300.576.51 142,800.32 ...................... 79,503.74 ...................... 425.00 ................. 1,000.00 ....................... 630.00 ....................... 25.961,442701 JOHN SABO National Auditor Rev. László Harangi Receives Ph. D. Degree The Rev. László Harangi, pastor of the First Hungarian Reformed Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and president of the American Hungarian Reformed Ministerial Association, has been awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree by the University of Pittsburgh. The title of Rev. Harangi’s thesis is: •‘Some Philosophical Aspects of Cosmology.” Dr. Harangi's academic career is high above the average. He received the Reformed Ministers diploma with high honor at Sárospatak, Hungary. He attended the world-famous Cambridge University in England. While there he was offered a scholarship by Princeton University in New Jersey, where he acquired his Master’s degree. In 1937 Rev. Harangi returned to his native land, Hungary, continuing his studies at the University of Budapest. In 1947 he returned to The United States to study on a scholarship at Yale University, Connecticut. Six years ago the Pittsburgh clergyman began his studies or. modem philosophical thinking and the cosmological significance of the new findings in nuclear physics. His dissertation deals with the aspects of scientific and philosophical cosmology, such as .space, time, space-time continuum, motion, energy, creation, life, men and God. Dr. Harangi’s dissertation has a special significance on account of its timeliness, and as such, it has been a real contribution to this very up-to-date subject. The whole dissertation has been microfilmed and distributed among the universities. —Rev. Aaron Elek. Branch 133-V December Event Highly Successful Santa Claus was greeted by approximately two hundred children at the second annual Christmas party sponsored by Branch 133-V, Phillipshurgh. New Jersey, and heid in the school room of the Alpha Presbyterian Church Sunday, December 15. The mom was attractively decorated in Christmas motif and a large Christmas tree stood in yuletide splendor at the side of the stage. Stephen Vayda, president of Branch 133-V, opened, the program by welcoming the guests and introduced fellow branch officers and visiting guests. Mr. Vayda acted as master of ceremonies. Mrs. Michael Vitko was in charge of registration of children. Special guest was Field Supervisor Gus G. Nagy who praised the affair as a real fraternal and social event, stressing the importance of holding more such gatherings to attract the juvenile membership. Mr. Nagy then introduced the newly appointed manager of Branch 133-V, District Manager Julius A. Tarsi. Santa Claus of course was the most important guest and his popularity zoomed as he distributed favors and gifts from the Home Office and the branch to the eager youngsters. The adults were not forgotten either, the women receiving sweets ami the men cigars. There were dcior prizes too and winners for the different age levels were: Marian Veres of Shimer Manor, John Kolmar of Harmony, and Frank: Gualano of Easton . Entertainment was varied. Ballet and tap dances were done by Clara Frankenfield Tarsi, vocal selections were given by the Sagliani family of one boy and feur girls, the audience sang Christmas carols, and two films. "Howdy Doody’s Christmas” and “A Christmas Dream,” were shown. The Christmas party of Branch 133-5 was an occasion which made all the guests happy for being there and its success compensated all those who planned and worked at the affair. ON JANUARY 15, 1943 — fifteen years ago — the world’s largest office building ,the Pentagon in Washington, D. C., was completed. It houses tire Department of Defense, which includes the Army, Navy and Air Force, and is located on the Virginia side of the Potomac River, two miles from the heart cf Washington. Though only five stories high, it has three times the office space of the Empire Sta/te Building. The Pentagon has 17 miles of corridors, over- 44,000 telephones, eight cafeterias, including a special dining room for generals, and a library of more than 100,000 books. During the last years of World War II, 32,000 military and civilian workers were employed there daily. Erected in one year and four months, the Pentagon cost 83 million dollars. REFUGEE PROGRAM ENDS The emergency program for Hungarian refugees coming to the U.S. terminated December 31, 1957, the White House has announced. However, the recently enacted immigration law will permit some additional Hungarian refugees to come to the U S. under normal immigration proof dures. The announcement stated that, a total of $71,075.000 (almost $20 million from private sources'! had been made available under the U.S. emergency refugee assistance program. The funds were used to meet immediate needs of the escapees, to provide food, clothing, and shelter, to relieve suffering inside Hungary, to process refugees for resettlement, and to transport them to receivingcountries. The announcement added: Termination of the emergency aspects :.f the U. S. program to rssist Hungarian refugees who fled from Hungary is made possible as a direct result of' the effective work performed by ihe international agencies di reefy concerned, the efforts of the other ... countries which granted asylum to the refugees, and the assistance provided by various religious, nationality, and other private groups. ESCAPEES REMAIN IN U.S. Of the 33.000 Hungarian refugees who have been admitted to the U.S. since October 1956. only 1.1 percent have left the country, Commissioner Joseph M. Swing of the Immigration and Naturalization Service stated in his year-end report to the Attorney General. Mr. Swing said this clearly demonstrated the program's success, which he attributed to the careful screeningabroad and immediate investigation of every complaint or adverse rumor involving the refugees. Of the 391 Hungarians who left the country, there were 22 forced departures because of Communist affiliations, and 52 for fraudulent representations; 43 were family members who accompanied them The report indicated also that the total number of refugees admitted to the U.S. represented the largest number resettled in any of the countries who accepted refugees. Department of State •— Fiom: FOREIGN POT.ICY BRIEFS ■9 VON BRAUN (born in Germany) and TELLER (born in Hungary) TO BE HONORED AT DINNER’OF NATION A LlTlES COMMITTEE — PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE PROGRAM Dr. Wernher von Braun and Dr. Edward Teller. leading American scientists, will receive The People-to-People Award at the Annual Dinner of the Nationalities Committee of President Eisenhower’s People-to-People Program on Saturday, March 15th at the Waldorf-Astoria. New York. This was announced by Judge Juvenal Marchisio. National Chairman of the Committee, at a press conference held at the Overseas Press Club in Nev York. Judge Marchisio said that the People-to-People Award is piesented to an American citizen of foreign birth who has made an outstanding contribution to the Country of his adoption. He added: "The selection of these two distinguished missile and nuclear scientists will not only give impetus to a more realistic attitude by Americans of the importance of the world of science but will also stress the peaceful 'uses of scientific achievements for the benefit of ali mankind.” The New York Domestic Relations Court Justice, who vas appointed bv President Eisenhower to head the Nationalities Committee, said that both. Dr. von Braun and Dr. Teller have accepted the nomination for the Award and that they will be present at the $fF'-a-plate function oh March 15th. Some 1,500 people will be present to pay tribute to these two great Americans who are performing a vital job for the progress and security of America After his appointment in September, 1956, Judge Marchisio organized the Nationalities Committee by bringing together the leading repiesentatives of 37 Nationality Groups, all of whom joined the Committee pledging to stimulate activities among 35 million foreign-born ard first generation Americans in a program of increasing contacts with peoples of other countries to further international understanding, freedom and peace.
