SVOBODA Український Щоденник юрадга] Ukrainian Daily РІК Ш. Ч. 131. V VOL. ІЖ No. Ш. SECTION II. Щг Шкгатіап WittUy Dedicated to the needs and interest of young Americans of Ukrainian descent.
No. 26 NEW YORK and JERSEY CTTY, SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1944 VOL. ХП FLYER GETS WARM WELCOME SENATOR DAVIS PRAISES U.N.A. IN SOVIET TOWN WAR EFFORT
How a young Ukrainian American American help they could never have Speaking before a throng of over, ample of how to properly observe the flyer from Boston received a very won the front that they have estab three thousand persons at an out U.N.A. golden jubilee. The latter warm welcome from the inhabitants lished. And they were glad as heck door^ celebration of the 50th anniver dwelt upon the services of the U.N.A. of a town near an American airbase to hear that the second front has sary of the founding of the Ukrain in respect to America and Ukraine somewhere in the Soviet Union, been opened up. ian National Association heM by the as well. M. Fuk opened the program, especially after they learned he "I took a lot of newsreel pictures United U.N.A. branches in the Pitts while M. Panchak acted as master of could speak Ukrainian, is described and many of the pictures show me burgh area, Sunday, June 25, Sen ceremonies. by the flyer himself, Lieutenant Wil instructing the Soviet Mechanics ator James J. Davis of Pennsylvania Highlights of the musical" program liam Dacko, son of Mr. end Mrs. working on our motors and guns. expressed high praise for the con was the singing of Mary Polynak, Peter Dacko of Mattapan, Mass., in "We danced nightly in the park. tribution to the war effort made thus New York soprano, which Senator a letter recently received by Mr. But they don't wear folk costumes far by the U.N.A. and its members. Davis praised in the course of his Nicholas Dawyskyba, also of Mat like they did in the old times. They Senator Davis also lauded the free address. Ukrainian choral numbers, tapan, a member of the Board of dance the tango, the fox trot and dom loving spirit of the Ukrainian both secular and religious, were sun& Advisors of the Ukrainian National rhumba. But they also put on a people which, he said, made a pro by the Carnegie Ukrainian church Association. good exhibition of Kozak dancing. found impression upon him when he choir under the direction of W. Lviw- A member of U.N.A. Branch 238, "The Soviet soldiers kissed us and was reading a Ukrainian history sky. Pleasing vocal numbers were sung just as hjs parents, Lieut. Dacko got us feeling good on vodka, but book. by Mrs. Maria Chandoha, and fine landed at the airbase ^following a some didn't care for our company. Presented in the afternoon at the violin selections were played by Miro- shuttle raid from Italy upon Ger Boy, do I wish I could get stationed West View Park the program con- j slav Romaniuk of Toronto. Accom many. Excerpts of his interesting there permanently instead of this sisted of talks, vocal and instrumental, panists were Luba Korolyshyn and letter follow: darn Italy. The Russians are at music, and folk dances. Besides Sen-: Mrs. Chandoha. A number of Uk "By now you've probably read of least 30 years ahead of the Italians ator Davis, Dmytro Halychyn, su rainian folk dances were presented our landing in Russia. Well, I was and 5 times as clean. I got plenty preme secretary of the U.N.A., and by a grup led by Miss Lesya Kucher. fortunate in being one of the crews of "smetana" (cream) and milk. We Stephen Shumeyko, editor of the Among those in attendance at the gave candy to the kids and they Ukrainian Weekly, spoke. The former that landed there... celebration was Mrs. Maria Malevich, "Where I landed most of the never took more than one. pointed out in his talk in Ukrainian people easily recognized my talk as "At first they wouldn't take candy that the new U.N.A. youth branch vice-presidentess of the U.N.A., and being Ukrainian and were more or from us because they thought it was organized recently in Carnegie, Pa. Miss Genevieve Zepko, a member of less amazed at the way I spoke to a trick like the Germans used to by Mi's. Julia Kucher was a fine ex the U.N.A. Board of Advisors. them. I was justr as surprised as pull on them. Some even poked a they were. I did not realize that my piece of gum with a stick before former knowledge of Ukrainian would they'd take it from you, but now DEDICATE WAR MONUMENT RED CROSS ACKNOWLEDGES come back so easily when I needed it. they beg for 'confetti." IN NEW YORK "SVOBODA" AID "Gee, Mr. Dawyskyba, the Nazis "I now have 33 missions and let wrecked every building in this place me tell you, war is hell and I'll be "Dedicated to American Heroes of A letter of appreciation for the and many farm houses... glad when my tour of flying is fin all nationalities who died for their cooperation in the 1944 Red Cross "I met up with a beautiful "Uke" ished. I hope to finish up this month country in the Second World War.- War Fund campaign provided through girl, and her family took me in like and then take a nice vacation and Erected by Ukrainian Americans of the columns of SVOBODA was re a son. Of course, my buddies found visit Capri, Rome, etc... . Greater New York in memory of cently received by its editor from themselves some nice girls, too. The "The Bazaar struck me rather their sons July 4, 1944." Such is the Robert P. MacHatton, chief of the girls were crazy about us Ameri funny. I watched people trade food inscription on a stone monument sur Foreign Language Press Section, Red cans, and if we stayed there much stuffs and clothes, and I managed mounted by a flag pole which was Cross national headquarters in Wash longer I think the Russian soldiers to get a few souvenirs. But they dedicated Sunday afternoon, June ington, D. C. would have started a riot because | all wanted me to come home with 25, before a throng of several thou Dated June 28, text of letter fol the girls were paying so much at j them and sleep and eat — that is sand persons assembled at the in lows: tention to,us. * after they found out 1 could talk tersection of Second avenue and "It is with pleasure that I write "I had ray potato latkis and sour Ukrainian. Their pride and spirit are East 9th and 10th streets, New York to express my personal appreciation cream and good old "kapusta" and і still tops. They work hard and were city, where the monument stands, for the cooperation in our 1944 War "varenyky." | astonished to see us loaf around so in front of St. Mark's Church, old Fund campaign provided through the Lt. Dacko then goes on to briefly much, until I made them understand est church building in the city. columns of SVOBODA. describe some of the unspeakable [that weather has a great deal to "The $200,000,000 goal was over ;do with bombing." The dedication ceremonies were cruelties the Nazis vented upon the opened by Michael Pershyn, veteran subscribed by more than $15,000,000. populace when they occupied the Evidently unknown to Lt. Bill of the last war. Master of ceremonies Unquestionably, foreign language region, as told to him by his Ukrain і Dacko at the time he wrote the let- was William Chosnyk, veteran of the editors and publishers throughout the ian girl friend. ! ter was the fact that on June 21 present war. The dedication was in United States, by their generous con "The people," he continues, "are | his brother Daniel, an air cadet, and English, by Rev. Marianus of St. tributions of space, were instrumental now making new homes and new ; member of U.N.A. Branch 238, was Basil's Order. The flag was unfurled in furthering the splendid response crops. They are not starving and killed in an air accident at a Texas by Mrs. Catherine Georgia. Dedica of their readers to our appeal. The they claim that if it were not for airbase. tion services were conducted by Ab many publications I have reviewed bot Markiw of St. George's Ukrainian indicate that foreign language papers Catholic Church. are to be congratulated on the spirit WORGUL IS RATED BEST N. Y. of 15 finalists representing the best with which they supported the Red PLAYER OF THE YEAR in each section of Greater New Religious and folk choral selections Cross." The most valuable scholastic base York, which, as pointed out by were sung by St. George's Choir • — • — ball player in the New York Metro Mickey Hamaiak (Branch 423), our under the direction of Theodore Onu- informant and sports dealer, includes fryk. Talks in Ukrainian were de KILLED IN ACTION politan area — that's the distinction Pfc. Wallace Moskalyk, member of of George Worgul, 16, a former U. North Jersey,- Westchester and Long livered by Abbot Markiw, Mrs. - Island besides New York City proper, Claudia Olesnitsky, editor of "Our U.N.A. Branch 246, the son of Mr. N. A. basketball player from Ozone and Mrs. Luke Moskalyk, 3 School Park, L.I.,N.Y., where he is a mem and has a population of about ten Life," Mr. Roman Slobodian, supreme treasurer of the U.N.A., and Very street, West Warwick, R. I., pre ber of Branch 200. million. Rev. Leo Weselowsky of St. Vladimir's viously reported missing in the Medi The young Ukrainian American Worgul's prize will be a Western Ukrainian Orthodox Church. terranean area, has now been reported pitcher was picked as such by Man trip with the Dodgers, Yankees or Talks in English were given by by the War Department as killed in agers Joe McCarthy of the Yankees, Giants. Genuinely happy over the action there on April 20. Mel Ott of the Giants and Leo Duro- honor, the World Telegram reported, Mrs. Lehman of the Red Cross, Con gressman Arthur J. Klein, Assembly Pfc. Moskalyk was inducted March cher of the Dodgers, who acted as George wasted no time giving his 16, 1943. judges in the New York World Tele man Stephen Jarema, Rev. Richard teamates due credit for their support ' MI I gram's annual Most Valuable Player MacAvoy of St. Mark's Church, and contest. throughout the season. John Hilslip, New York assistant llolutiak brought the dedication A TlicL^or.d 11!fv ^hool mound In basketball George was the ace park commissioner. St. Vladimir's ceremonies to an end with a Uk aee, -Worgul was elected from a group of the Richmond High team. Church Choir directed by Stephen rainian church hymn.
.. . UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, SATURDAY, JULY S. 1944 No. 26 Has Narrow Escape; Describes Bloody WHAT THEY SAY Soldier WinsWarBond 1 Gets Decoration Invasion Beadi In Essay Cotitest President F. D. Roosevelt in his mes Describing D-Day operations, an sage to Congress on refugees: Staff Sergeant Nick Melnick, son •Congress has repeatedly талі- of Mrs. Mary N. Melnick. of 1205 Associated Press correspondent on Pvt. Theodore Lutwiniak of the board the assault transport U.S.S. tested its deep concern with the piti- 7th Ave.. Berwick, Pa., doesn't know ful 209th Hospital Ship Complement. yet know how he happens to be back Thomas Jefferson quoted an eyewit- pKght of the persecuted minor- Section B, Staging Area. Charleston ness account given him by a young ities W. Europe whose lives are each in this country alive with the Bronze da Port of Embarkation. Charleston, Star and Combat Infantryman's' Ukrainian American. Lieutenant (jg) >' be^S offered in sacrifice on the S. C. was one of ifour soldiers each John Kolody, 24, son of Mrs. Cath- altar of Xazi tyranny, Badge to testify to his bravery int This of whom won a ^5 War Bond in an combat in Sicily and Italy, the Ber erine Kolody of 1625 Fifth avenue. " nation is appalled by the essay contest conducted through wick Enterp :se recently reported Arnold. Pa.*, who taught science at systematic persecution of helplesH "RePort." a mimeographed Port (clipping sent to Weekly by Mr. Indiana (Pa.) High School before minority groups by the Nazis. To newspaper. joining the Navy. • us the unprovoked murder of in Peter Geletiy, secretary of U.N.A. nocent people siply because of race, The results of the contest, which Branch 164 in Berwick). ^ religion or political creed is tne required participants to submit es Sgt. Melnick kept his fingers blackest of all possible crimes. Since says on "Why I Fight." appeared in crossed and maybe that had some —Uhe Nazis began this campaign many the June 23rd issue of "RePort." thing to do with it. <*|of our citizens in all walks of life and According to the judges, the caliber "The Combat Infatryman Badges .—^f all political and religious per- of all the entries was high. They uasions have expressed our feeling were judged anonymously by three were given out at Anzio just before iiof repulsion and our anger. It is a officers. The winners were Sgt. Game- we moved up into the front lines on latter with respect to which there well. T/4 Higdon. Cpl. Griffitts. and May 8," Sgt. Melnick said. He went "*is and can be no division of opinion Pvt. Lutwiniak. all of Section B. •int o action with the 45th Infantry' I -amongst us." Two T3ther soldiers received honor-' Division and managed to keep out It' able mention. Sgt. GamewelVs essay! of trouble until his unit was on its ^Secretary of War, Henry Stimson. on appeared in the same issue of the' way back for relief. progress of Invasion: the weekly СГ paper and the others! "A German patrol of 15 men got "I think we should not allow our will appear in subsequent issues. in behind us some way as we were imagination to outstrip the factual Pvt. Lutwiniak. before his induc moving to the rear." the infantry-' developments. tion into the Army, was secretary man explained. "We were carrying "I am confident that the operations of Branch 287 of the Ukrainian Na all our own equipment and that of . * 'will be reported soberly, and it is to tional Association, a Jersey City- our killed or wounded buddies. : the best interest of ourselves and &6 youth branch. He went into the Army І Blankets and all were soaking wet --lour men on the battlefield that we on August 5th, 1943, spent a week and we were really loaded down. do not let our minds leap optimia- at Fort Dix, N. J., took his basic "Suddenly a Jerry hollered 'Hands : -itically ahead of what is actually re training in Camp Grant, Til., andup! " They were only 20 yards away ported. from there went to the Charleston and immediately let go with their "There will be hard days ahead. LIEUTENANT JOHN KOLODY Port of Embarkation where he was'bur p guns.' Let us not make them worse because a assigned to a hospital ship comple "We didn't lose any time there, Lt. Kolodv made two trips to the fu Previous, cheerful distortion of ment. He is a constant contributor but for a minute I thought that was Normandy beach. In that Particular the *acts' Conditions will be cfaang- to The Ukrainian Weekly. where I'd end up. Combat Badge, I sector the landing of American spear-' "JJ**** *•£ t0 ** * ls g our 00 to avoid exceS9es of His prize-winning essay follows: Bronze Star and all. We dropped! head troops on the beaches was al-l^ * . орЬтшт our equipment, drew back into a most turned into another bloody01* P«sslinism- WHY I FIGHT creek bed and opened fire on the Salerno by the weather conditions Most Kev. Edward Mooney, Arch- A number of years ago, I asked Jerries and in a little while they which made proper softening up by bishop of Detroit: my mother what made **er come to withdrew. So I got back ok." bombers and warships almost an im- "We should not fail to note the America. She answered .that she had Sgt. Melnick had seen plenty 'ofj possibility. fact that the Nazi perpetrators of heard wonderful stories about this action previously including that! The roughness of the water cap- the colossal crime of the Warsaw country, so one day she left the Uk which earned him the Bronze Star! sized landing craft. swimming ghetto are professedly and rabidly an- rainian farm where she had been at Anzio. "ducks," broke up wave formations ti-Christian as well as anti-Jewish, horn and raised and came here to He went into Sicily at Biscania and drowned soldiers and sailors who In Germany itself, throughout oe- make her home. She missed "the old with the 45th, made the famous were seeking to reach shore through cupied Europe and particularly ід country" and her people very much, speed march in Sicily, landed at j the heavily mined area which also Poland they have persecuted Chris- but never regretted coming to Amer Salerno during the invasion three! was studded with underwater ob- tians with a ferocity that is exceeded ica. She pointed out that a few years and then went to Anzio. He was at і after she left her native lad the stacles. only by their unparalled cruelty to Cemetery Ridge in Italy when Lt. The Germans fought fiercely and the Jews, first World War broke out in Europe Ernest Childers, of Broken Arrow, Mav we not that and there was much fighting in het capably, often driving our boats " " boo* ш the fyea Okla., won the Medal of Honor by; back to the sea when they ap- °^ a common tribulation new bonds- country, as is true today. She said knocking out a group of German of that conditions there had always proached. Manv tanks were shot up human solidarity and mutual good- positions that held up the American along with the landing craft. Beaches ^ are being forged between Chris- been bad because the people had riflemen. tian and Jew? the never been free, and the war made were strewn with wrecked equip- bi heroism of things worse. At the time all this "I was stranded back of the Jerry ment Christians who have so often risked made no particular impression on my lines for a while that day and a lot "The beach." Lieut. Kolody told fnd not ^quuently g*v™ their of my friends lie dead on Cemetary mind: I recall vaguely having been the AP correspondent. John AJ'ves to rescue their more unfortun- Ridge. That's one place I'll never ate Jewujh b en may we not fifl d glad I was born in America. Moroso. "was a bloody one even on ^ ' u . forget." he said. the first wave. I met one wave com- an aUfury ^ *h5* the af,ony " In the years that followed I began Sgt. Melnick won his Bronze Star mander who said his whole outfit 0Ve' J«*! and ChrfШПЗ ™U WOr* to appreciate being born an Ameri at Anzio last February when he took went down. There was heavy ma- together to wnte a brighter page of can. I began to understand why my over his platoon after a single shell chinoK- ne _.,gu_n Лfire.„п A~«,Army . *W...;JL,„~equipment* . history in liberated Europer ? parents came here. I knew what peo had wounded both his platoon leader ple all over the world were fighting tanks, and navy boats were on the Chester Bowles, OPA Administrator, and platoon sergeant. І beach, shot up and burning." before Agricultural Committee fat and dying for. ..the Chinese, the Des the French, the Ethopians, and all "We were getting into position un Eventually, however, enemy resis- Moines. Iowa: the rest of them. They were fighting der a Jerry barrage when they were ance was shattered by our troops "I believe that depressions can and for freedom, something I've had all hit." Sgt. Melnick related. "I was and that particular beach became the .should be eliminated. I believe that the time without fully realizing how bringing up the rear and saw them scene of vast unloading operations of through teamwork of industry, agri- fortunate I was. It took the tragedy being taken to an aid station. I men and equipment. culture, labor, and Government, the of Pearl Harbor for me to fully un didn't know where the rest of the Lieut. Kolodv graduated from In- national income can be held up after men were and started looking for derstand how precious freedom is. 1 diana State Teachers College. In- *he **Г' Wit,h our l*n milH OD so b knew I would have to fight to stay them. Then we just held on." _ e diers and sailors uback on uthe 1job. free and I was ready to do my bit. That's the way Sgt. Melnick tells diana. Pa. in May. 1942. He enlisted j believe it can be inccreased even it. But the citation declares that he in the United States Naval Reserve above present levels, with markets Today, I am fighting for my coun went all over the position under the following October, and received for everything we can produce and try because I am firmly convinced it heavy fire until he had located every his commission as Ensign at Colum- with jobs for all who seek them, is worth fighting for. It is a free man in his platoon, placed them un- bia University in New York in Feb- "As I see it, the essential role of country, a land of opportunity where ther cover to form a line, reorganized ruary. 1943. He left for overseas Governments in this team is to un everyone has an equal chance, has the platoon's communications and duty in May. 1943 and took part in derwrite the level of the national certain guaranteed rights, and can held the position so that other the invasion of Sicily, and Salerno as income and of business activity. It be happy. It is a peaceful country' platoons on both sides had their where no one need fear invasion of his well. Last April he received his must therefore be prepared at all flank protected by his men. home, terrorism, or political imprison commission as Lieutenant, junior times—through public works, through ment because his ideas differ from grade. adjustment of taxes and public ex- Lt. Kolody was on board at LST Penditure. through Stimulation of those of the government. It is a the world. Many of these unfortun gloriously rich country in which boat for nine months before being exports—to step in at the first sign of ate victims of oppression and perse transferred to the U.S.S. Thomas rec^sion. And I believe that the every American has a share and cution have never known the full would fight to keep it. It is a great Jefferson. more firmly Government is com- meaning of freedom, have never, in .—-—-——^^ mitted to such a policy, the more country. . . Americans take great fact, experienced it. It is my hope pride in its wonderful history. From effective the machinery it sets up to that these millions of people may home to be invaded, looted, and make good on its commitment, the its very beginning America has been find freedom, peace, and happiness as fought for. It is being fought for burned. I don't want my family less Government will actually have a result of the inevitable Allied vic hurt, enslaved, imprisoned, or brutal- to do. For I am convinced that once now. It shall always be fought for tory- by every American who appreciates ly murdered, as has happened to business men and fanners can invest and loves his country. I love my I am fighting, too, for my home families in other countries. I am and consumers can spend without country. and family. It is an American home helping my government and myself by fear of periodic waves of bankruptcy, and family. It is a happy home. I being a part of the all-out effort to foreclosure, and unemployment, they In a broader sense. I ага also am fighting to keep it American and make certain it does not happen can and will provide a market for fighting for the suffering people of to keep' it happy. I don't Want my here. ^ "!Lj£a*« -J* ц*|ВЬ» .everything we are able to produce.** No. 26 UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1944 UKRAINE MUST LIVE! A rmy Life Gets B. S. In Biology •y HONORE EWACH
lz 167в the central part of Uk- It takes all kinds of guys to make have some luckless latrine orderlies rate ^V'terriblylerastated and UP an outfit. In our outfit, we have polish up the fixtures. In the midst depcpuia-.M that Hetmai Petro "Y*™1 У***:ЩК {шшУ' _*°™ of the operations a guy walks in,, Dorosher.dro of his own free will gave boisterous, some dumb, some smart, makes use of the newly-cleaned fix up his o^ce, yielding his hetman's and a few who can only be described tures, and is about to stroll out when; mace to I-in Samylovich who was in as pains in the neck. It isn't very Joe collars him. "Clean up the mess alliance with Russia. Thus Hetman difficult to get along with them: some i'ou made!" Joe bellows. "Clean it Petro Doroshenko gave up his fond of them we like immediately and up or, by George, I'll stuff you down dream—4o make Ukraine a united some we don't until we get to know the drain pipe!" Joe hates to have and free nation. After 28 years of 'em better; a few we don't like no anyone use the latrine when he's bitter fUhting, beginning 1648, matter how long we know them. cleaning up, you see. That makes him against Poland, Tartars, and Russia, But we tolerate them as long as they mad. But all the guys like Joe. On in self-defense, the young Ukrainian don't get in our hair. his off-duty hours Joe can be found nation was not only bled white on in the PX keeping his paunch up to the battle-fields, but almost wholly Who Can Like a Guy Like That? beer barrel size by partaking of the depopulated in its central region, There's the guy, for instance, who, brew in copious quantities. Yes sir. along the Dnieper. In 1654 alone the immediately after getting paid, ob- Joe's all right. He makes a lot of trocps of the Polish general. Stepan tains a pass and goes to town. Not noise, but he's harmless. Czarnecki. burnt over one thousand that there's anything unusual about villages and towns and massacred that. There's nothing unusual about Nick over ІООл'ОО Ukrainian villagers in his getting drunk and rolling into We musn't overlook Xick. Now * * the region around Uman. The Uk- the barracks at a wee hour of the there's a guy who's hardly ever on MISS PAULINE SHATYXSKt rainian villagers preferred to the, morning, either. And there's noth- the ball. If he isn't being restricted bravely defending their homes and ing unusual about his repeating the for missing reveille it's because he's Miss Pauline Shatynski. daughter villages, than to return to Polish performance for three or four nights already being restricted for coming of Mr. and Mrs. T. Shatynski of servitude Ukraine witnessed more in a row. That we can understand, in late on a pass, or something. Nick of 345 Princeton Avenue, Hillside, fighting in the following years. It But this guy has a wife and child was a PFC once. We don't know how was graduated the 12th of June from , was a three-cornered fight—against back home. Almost invariably, after he happened to rate it. but the fact Caldwell College for Women at Cald Poles. Russians, and Tartars. In his binge is over and he's smoking remains. He sure got rid of it in a well. N. J. She received a bachelor 166$ Turks came to Hetman* Doro- his last cigarette he bends our ear hurry, though. Latest report on of science degree in biology. shenko's aid against Poland and Rus- about his wonderful wife and mar- Nick is that he received three days Miss Shatynski held the office of sia. but they too plundered Ukraine velous child. He tells us "never of KP for pulling another boner. We president of the AibertUS Magnua in the fashion of Tartars. Poies and again" in regard to the pay-day think they got tired of restricting; Science club during the scholastic Russians. sprees: he was going to be a good him and are now trying to mend his^ year 1943-1944. and also was vioe By 1676 the central part of Uk- *>y and this, that and the" other ways with large doses of KP. We< president at her class in both the raine had actually stopped to exist, thing. We listen with one ear as we hope it works as Nick is a prett^' Junior and Senior years. She belog» heard the same good guy despite his inability to get to the parish of St. John's Ukrainian For the time being there was danger u u baloney before. We that the Ukrainian nation would dis- Perk UP« thouSh- when he says hell on the ball. Catholic Church at Newark, N. J. integrate into two little nations- never b0*1™' money from us any- more and we almo st Frenchie the Cook into Ukrainians of Volhynia and Ga- « u keel over when licia-under Poland, and Ukrainians; he announces that he won t grub any A few words must be said about WillS СотіїЮПСІаЙОІІ more of Chernihiv. Poltava and Kharkiv cigarettes For him. that would Frenchie the cook. He's a real, regions—unde^ОІЛПС-ИПНРГr R,,««iRussiaa , with Шthe be something: Well, only a few days Frenchman, all right...drew his! after that speech, he tried to touch province of Kiev, lying between them citizenshi„i ,[py paperi'«»j".»*s> whilпішеe iцnі thщеe Army.:\iiiiy. ! Sgt— o-- . Michael Roll, • Ukrainian b—0y ruined and depopulated. us for some folding money. We re All his people are in France; his! descent, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles fused, naturally.. .we always refuse Ro11 of That was why Hetman Petro Do- . only relative in this country is hisj - Sterling Avenue. Berwick, in matters of that sort a.s. w..e, wife. Frenchie is a hard-working і Pa- recently received a letter of com- rosnenko gave up his dream ot see- don4 hav(? enough of the caDbage cook with manv vears of civilian ex- mendation from his commanding of- "yinnr^ivA* Sn ЬЙП ЬР hit* ns fnr perience behind him. He rates A-l ficer for his work in evacuating men independent nation, ^ing a true and! eUes A tl his h with all the men. Due to some tech and material while debris from an sincere Ukrainian patriotic he knew | J completely forgotten by him. nical reason regarding tables of or exploding ammunition dump in the that it was more important at the Well, he managed to get some coin ganization, Frenchie was nothing but South Pacific showered down. Hie time to re-populate the central part from some GI without sales resist a PFC. We thought that very strange has been in the Paficic area since of Uk raine than to keep fighting for and hardly fair. . .but Frenchie March. 1943. Ukraine's political independence. ance, and invests it in a card game, hoping to build it up into some real couldn't go any higher because the The commendation, from the third After Hetman Doroshenko's re dough. Naturally, he winds up not authorized ratings in the outfit were platoon of the 39th Military Police signation in 1676 the rriost important only broke but in the red as well. filled up. It sure was a strange sight Company commander, follows: figure in Ukraine's life was Colonel Not long ago this guy was trans to see Frenchie, a PFC, acting as "Under the provisions of AR 600- Semen Paliy. He settled at Fastiv, ferred out of our outfit, and I have mess sergeant over a bunch of KPs 55. I officially commend Sgt. Michael in the most devastated part of Uk-jSeen no indication of sorrow on any and cook's helpers, many of whom Roll. ASN 33.353.099. for outstand raine. and colonized his region withof the others' faces. But here's the were T4s and T/5s! But it wasn't ing duty performed at great risk of settlers from western and eastern; pay.off. tne night b^tot* he was due funny to us as we thought Frenchie his life far beyond the call of duty. regions of Ukraine. He was the real ^ ^ transferred (he knew about it. deserved better than PFC Just a | undergoing constant di:^or from _ _. „..„,, » M,- v_/. .J uoi a \ о о c~- hero of the day. Within a period of, but we didn't) he asked practically about twenty years he re-united the| few days ago Frenchie got his break. I bursting shells and falling debri3 everyone in the outfit lo lend him Due to some man with a rating be- ^гот a nearby, exploding animuni- the sundered parts of the physical j some dough> We don't know how body of the Ukrainian nation, and victims he chalked up. but the ing transferred out of the outfit, I tion dump on an advanced base in many Frenchie filled in the vacancy and the South Pacific area, recol nized the depopulated southern | hissed their money goodbye dopes was jacked up to T/5. All of us are, "Sgt. Roll, being on duty at the half »f the province of Kiev. No|after the guy entrained for another doubt. Petro Doroshenko. who lived' happy about that... but no one is time of the disaster, aided in-the post. Who can like a guy like that? happier than Frenchie. Latest report evacuation of personnel from аг^ая till 1693 in the village of Yaropol- near che. m Russia, in exile, strongly ap Paunchy Joe is that Frenchie left for a week's the exploding ammunition dump, prove 1 of Paliy's wise policy. It was furlough. His wife will be proud of These areas were under constant Then there's Joe. ..big and very the policy of national emergency. his brand new stripes! bombardment of shells and flying paunchy (he refers to his paunch as debris from the ammunition dump Art Ukrainians not facing now a beer barrel, which we think very Bill and it was necessary for the mil- even a more terrible national calam appropriate). Joe's a good skate. He We don't know how he does it. itary police members to aid in the ity Than they faced back in 1676 has a sense of humor, even if he is but Bill manages to get out on pass check of these areas for personnel who were The scanty news that trickles out in charge of the iatrine. The fellows practically every night. Ninety-nine unable to leave and to keep the from Europe shows, that the double kid Joe about that latrine, but he per cent of the guys are lucky to main road free from traffic to en- wave of scorched earth policy has takes it and kids right back. Joe's have cigarette money around the 15th aDle the complete and quick evaeua- left Ukraine terribly ruined and de opinion of the latrine is unprintable of the month, but Bill manages some- tion of all personnel and vehicles, populated. The fact that Kiev alone . . .according to him its the hardest how. He goes to town to keep his This man worked without thought had less than one-tenth of its іюр- place to keep clean on the whole post. date, returns anywhere between 1 to the danger to his life and stayed ulaticn of 1939 when the Soviet The floor is always full of sand, A.M. and reveille, and hits the hay. 'n the danger zone until he was poal- troop.-; recaptured it recently showslpaper matches, butts, and what He'd be a bit inebriated most of the (Concluded on page 4) to what extent Ukraine has been j not Joe dreams of a latrine with time. All of which is his business і і devastated and depopulated by thejtiled floors white walls shad He remembered that he must сод- : trol his emotions. IVAN GOES TO WINNIPEG [* "And this wolf," he said, voice be- _ > coming hoarse, "this wolf succeeded By WILLIAM PALUK in deceiving intelligent people like man from a town that has figured in you and me. This wolf went into our our recent court victory, a man whom doors and came out carrying the very TT was on a warm late autumn day. like we're going to have war in Eu- I haven't had the privilege of know- j food that we require for our chil- that Ivan Zabrevich arrived by rope. All the good days seem to ing, but who nevertheless represents dren." train in Winnipeg. He got off at the have gone." an important branch of our organi2a-, Appiau8e burst out on ^l sides. station, clinging to his half-empty! George was of a contrary opinion, tlon- _ _., , . ' Hearty approval was written on ail suitcase, which he intended to bring preferring to disagree on subjects At this point George Skory looked Awards back filled with clothes for his fam-jthat did not concern them personal the face8 Шаі were turned surprised, for he saw that the chair- ^ now and enthusiasm shoWed in ity, and to a heavy carboard box con- ly, so that their agreement on more man was smiling at Ivan. the clappmg ш which every man and taming a fifteen-pound^-ha m wrapped personal matters could be effected, "I call upon, the chairman went woman ^ the haU joined m Nev6r in old newspapers, and tied securely "The times are what we make on "the representative from Rose- had th heard a man rees ^ r on the outside with hemp twine. He them," he argued. "We are all too vale—Mr«а1л_ Mr. Ivan 7ohreV1f>Zabrevich I" ,...... л . , ш_ stood still for a moment, as though well-meaning for war. As to crop self with such fire, such power! Mur- An exploding bomb could not have murs of surprise filled the hall to accustom himself to the hurry and conditions, we can only take what I surprised Ivan more. There had been ™fT° ^1 о««і\ґ,!оГa.X^T A *f!L 4?" noise of the platform-the people God has.given us, and be thankfulia mistake somewhere, he thought. З Л"ПНРГ ^tfr я . tnuua атег rushing hither and thither, some be- that things are not any worse." > But for the moment he could not ~. ~ • rainstorm, ing greeted with smiles and kisses, It was a good note on which to! t^fe clearly, for the crowd was ap- Ivan- and anything more he had t wae and hugs, the baggage trucks rumbl- begin supper. After the meal ofjpiauding him, and he was rising to ?*5[» ^regarded with careless ing along, miraculously hitting no one. canned tomato soup and fried veal, | acknowledge the applause, and to abandon by the applauding listeners Bv instinct for Ivan was a farmer, Pears (also from a can) and coffee, J^ke a 8peech. bent^ on digesting the full flavor of Ivan Iast rem he made his wav slowly and observ- George felt that he would suggest. Ivan wa8 not unacquainted with / arks rather than wait- ш ог mor nntl—*,.v. *uthroue—„uh thf*i,oe n^«,crowdH, »mpr • No. 26 UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1944 VOTED OUTSTANDING QVBth "PROFESSOR CLARENCE A. MANNING, OF COLUMBIA UKRANDOMS BY CLASSMATES UNIVERSITY, IS RENDERING A SERVICE TO INTERNATIONAL By ALEXANDER YAfcEMKO Adjudged by her classmates as the LETTERS IN MAKING AVAILABLE, IN ENGLISH, A BRIEF most outstanding young woman of BUT COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF UKRAINIAN LITERA I see by the papers that the the Class of June 1944, Miss Eva D. TURE. IT IS A TIMELY TASK, COURAGEOUSLY CARRIED 2 0 OUT." Poles brag of not having pro-i ^* *•« recently graduated from duced a single Quisling during thi8JAkron S°uth ffi«h School. PROF. WATSON KIRKCONNEL I war. Yet we occasionally come across! Hamilton, Canada. items worth remembering in connec tion with such boasts. For instance, UKRAINIAN LITERATURE . the U.P. from London recently re-! STUDIES OF THE LEADING AUTHORS ported that "a woman sniper of! By Polish nationality lured American j soldiers with smiles and then shot Clarence A. Manning \ them as they approached." This Acting Executive Officer of the Department of East European ! happened on the Normandy coast. I - Languages, Columbia University !This Pole who killed Americans for; the Nazis is now an English prison- j With a Foreword by I er... You will also find hundreds of j PROFESSOR WATSON KIRKCONNEL : Poles serving in the Nazi Army Published for the Ukrainian National Association [fighting in Italy and White Russia! by the Harmon Printing House, Poughkeepsie, N. Y~ ' against the Allies. Some of these; "Our young people of Ukrainian descent who are alive to their Nazis of Polish descent are today j responsibility to become fully acquainted with their Ukrainian cul prisoners in Britain and in America, і tural heritage for its own sake and in order that its finest elements j And these are facts, not rumors... і may be introduced into American culture, have long been asking f Then there is Congressman Oi for an authoritative work in English on Ukrainian authors and their ler's report in the Congressional Re writings. Such a work has now appeared—Prof. Manning's "Ukrain cord that the Polish government in ian Literature," Everyone of these young people should make it his exile is misusing funds received from business to get himself a copy of it and read it Much will be the U. S. Government for the specific learned and much will be enjoyed."—Ukrainian Weekly. purpose of supporting the under MISS EVA D. ZEPKO | $1.50 ground movement in Poland against Svoboda Bookstore. P. 0. Box*346, Jersey'City 3, N. J. the Nazi occupation forces. These The daughter of Mr. Konstantine" funds were turned over in U. S. cur-: Zepko and the late Mrs. Katherine rency to the Polish Government but Zepko, Eva was unanimously chosen it was discovered that at least part as tne recipient of the Womanhood of these funds never left the U. S.lCup, the highest honor to be be- MARKED PERSONAL Instead, the Polish Government viol- stowed on the graduate of the school. (For the attention of American mothers) ated the agreement to use the funds Selected because of leadership, char- exlusively within Poland when it acter and service, this was only one diverted the funds to finance activi-! of many honors that came to this rpHIS is the sort of thing that should an elevator, and places her chair tieg ^thin tne United States. Fifty young lady during her school years. x never be subjected to cold print, j for her at dinner, while the English- and 0ne-hundred-dollar bills, part of In addition to serving as a sec- It ought to be talked over quietly man is readier to leap to hi? feat and the funds earmarked for Poland's' retary of her graduating class, presi- on the side porch, while the peas open doors. These things are no underground workers, have been dent of the Girl Reserves and the are shelled. But there is an ocean j more than pink blobs on the icing found circulating within the United Girls "S" Athletic Club, Miss Zepko between, and nothing to bridge it of the cake, and would never cause states... was editor of the school newspaper, but ink on paper. ; a rift between any people. And faere &re some mQre atarUi She added the title of "War Bond lleon to her Listen. We Americans make the, Also it must be admitted that the ^^g^g on the un.American ac- Q ' achievements during the recent War Bond Dr:vv best mothers in the world. It that G.L gets drunk more frequently tivities of ^ Pofish"Government in right? Well, our handiwork is on than the British Tommy-^hiefly be- ^merica: Congressman Celler fur- An active member of U. N. A. trial now, in a foreign country, with- cause tooof ten he has nothing bet- ther informed the House that For Warm Weather 1 YX BEKN SHOT They І v* :r.e shots for *• '•IIS РІВНІ ОГОЛОШЕННЯ-WANT ADS May Be Risht at That For typhoid I*get thre<: CUeeified Department—BErg«n 4*0237—BRytnt 9-0582 о ..rm. i_ • , The yeftow fever is an exc As reported: The happy couple For on€ ^ore hole in ro, will make their home at old Manse." As printed in the paper: "The They stick :he needle in : War Manpower Commission Employmcnl Regulations happy couple will make their home They ^:к"к it in me wei at the old mans." — The Stanley They punch me full of holes : se-tms. Iss«rtiai Workers need State Сушні робітники обовязані ма World. At every chance they g ment of Availability. 11 transfer- ти посвідку, шо вони є до роз- порядимости. При переношенню Typhus, measles, housem?.. і kr.ee ::nf ю less essential, need U. S. до менше суїдних робіт мусять That4 a Question There я re shots for ever- Employment Service consent in мати крім цього згоду „Юиайіид Memory training by association be Fallen arches, leprosy ТІ2ІГ.ЙГ— Стейтс Емплоймент Сервіс". „Кри- ecchion. Critical workers also тичні"робітники потребують теж came a fad in a certain school. "For Boy. Those shots do sti:.; aeed botth. J обох посвідок. instance," the English teacher was explaining, "if you want to remem Sometimes those vampire? riick me ber the name of a poet, Bobbie Burns, good ПОТРІБНО МУЖЧИН ПОТРІБНО ЖЕНЩИН you might conjure up in your eye a Right in a vein on me. : picture of a London policeman in And then they take a pin: :•: bkod And smile with fiendish i,,ee. МУЖЧИН КУХАРОК ! flames. You see, 'Bobbie Burns'." НЕ ТРЕБА ДОСВІДУ Дістануть харч і уніформи "I see,* said one of the pupils, Oh, I haven't been in batn* ye: Цілий час або частину Жінок-заінтересованих в куховарстві | "but how is one to be sure that is In war, I haven't yet starred З домошним або реставраційним But if you saw the holes in me досвідом doesn't represent 'Robert Browning*?" ПОМИВАЧІ You'd swear. I'm battle s:arrei. ДИШВАШЕРЗ, ПАТВАШЕРЗ Добра платня—скора підвишка ПОРТЕРИ на день і ніч Гсрю'й вишкіл в добрій роботі Reason Enough 1/4. Henry Hawrylew, 32t?420ol Треба знати читати An indignant woman called the Replacement Depot No. 2, CWS Det. Мусять говорити по англійськи 1 писати ао англійськи Бонуси — платні вакації city editor of the Illinois State Jour APO 117, c/o PM. New Yo:-.fc. N. Y. Постійна позиція SCHRAFFT'S nal at Springfield recently, demand ing, "Why weren't the pictures of Робітники в критичних згттіхх 56 WEST :?rd ST., N. Y, C мають принести звільнення today's draft group in the paper?" "It might have been because our A HISTORY SCHRAFFTS photographer was one of them," ГОЛОСЇТЬСЯ ЦІЛИЙ ДЕНЬ ЖІНКИ sighed the editor. OF UKRAINE ЬЬ WEST 23rd ST., N. У. Z. КІЛЬКА-ГОДИННА ПРАЦЯ АБО ГОЛОСЇТЬСЯ 5—8 ТОГ. ВЕЧІР 15В1 BFOADWAY (Nr Га S.i. U. У РОШТНИШ В ПЕНТР1 Quick^ Switch MKJHAEL HBUSHEVSKY РОБІТНИЦІ В КУХНІ A luckless private, weary and Pebllshed for ДОМОВОГО РОБІТНИКА раво ло 3 попол. woebegone, ducked into a foxhole in THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL 5 повод. до 9 ввечер the south-west Pacific, barely in time ASSOCIATION ДОБРА ПЛАТНЯ 5 днів І" ласитись v п-нн Hur^: to dodge a Jap barrage. by HOTEL GRAMERCY PARK SCHRAFFT'S Sitting there in mud and water to THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS his waist, he wailed dismally, "Oh-h-h, Lexington Ave. & 2Ut St., N. V. C ($4.00) 56 5VES7 23rd ST., N. Y. С. I wish I was a civilian!" jj81-83 ftrzmd St, Jersey City, N.J. Помічників до пекінг гавзу At this point he realized for the Stahl Meyer Inc. ДІВЧАТА й ЖІНКИ first time that he was sharing shelter 11: Лускогї Ave., Bkiyr. N. with another. Turning his head a bit Від понелілка до пятниці НЕ ТРЕБА ДОСВІДУ he observed the insignia of a major weariness, and woe of the world writ РЗНИКІВ & "ell around pork men" „злий час або частину on his companion's shoulder. Some upon his countenance as he stam добра платня, спіла робота. ПЕКАРІ what disconcerted, he added lame mered, "A—a-all day, Sir. —Quote. Subl-Meyer Inc., 172 E. 127 St., NY Голоситксь ніл понелілка до ПЯТНИЦ1 І РОБІТНИКИ В ПЕНТРІ ly. "I—I mean, sir, a post-war civil- В РОБОТІ ПРИ САЛАТАХ iant!"- Quote Робітників у фабриці паковання мяса ПРИ ГЕНДВИЧАХ True to Form Stahl-Meyer Inc. ПАРОВІМ А сенат prominent Кепид яіап, an .'; tj-r 127th >:.. N. V. т\ столі ПОУЛІ БАЧКИ Wartime Values enthusiastic imbiber of The more Від понелілка до пяїнииі. КУХАРКИ "What! You offer me only $1,800 potent spirits of his native slate, suf ПОМІЧНИКІВ ДО Shipping dept. for this car! You're crazy—I paid fered the loss of his faithful wife. A 90 ц. HJ годину; стала робота Л.'іЧ ПРИЛАДЖЕННЯ ДЕСЕРУ Sttbl-Meyer Inc., 172 Е 127 St., VV ДЛЯ РСІОТИ В ПРАЛЬНІ SI.400 for it new.'*—rNew Yorker. friend called to offer his sympathy, and was received by the young lady Від понелілка до пятниці. ; У.уся:і говорити по англійськи —•——————^———————— Дістануть харч і уніформи of the house. Потрібно мужчин до чищення Doctor s Orders 4