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-r,- - ftDictionary Best(Dally-Review Photo)LINGUAL HOUR . * . Lajos Cser, Hungarian refugee staying with the James Ashlons at 15280 Dover street, Washington Manor, studies Hungarian-English dictionary he received from chance acquaintance in department store. With him are Mrs. Ashton, seated on floor; Mrs. Edna Ford of; Hayward- who has been doing some interpreting. And Ashton. Cser fought the Russians .and was wounded before he fled to Austria, •ifi VI1ISLINGUAL BARRIER.■ o..1Buti*rCWASHINGTON MANOR—In a two-way attack on a language barrier,' a Washington Manor couple are today learning the history of a shy and friendly freedom-fighting Hungarian refugee whotween Mr. and Mrs. James Ash-jtria, where a Red Cross ambu-ton, 15280 Dover street, and La-!lance took him to a Vienna hos-jos Cser is a worn and coverlessipital, he .made a vain- effort to Hungarian-English dictionary. | reach his family—his parents ana The second source of commit-; a younger sister and brother—to nication is Mrs. Edna Ford, 1559?jhelp them escape. The small vil-Sharon street, Hayward, who hasjlage In which they; live was sur-' twice‘acted as. interpreter androunded by Russians. He was shared Christmas dinner with theforeed to tuYn back without them,Ashtons and Cser today. 1 CseFf asking his home villageThe dictionary, most valued Of and ^ family not be identified,rounding Cser's flight, to the Cscr's thumb. .United Stares. , “When he finally reached Vienna,Yesterday, with the aid of in-j the wound kepi him hospitalized terpretation by Mrs. Ford they; 35 days.learned he' had fled after being| j£ad children' participated in wounded in a battle against Rus-jthe fighting? *;Many/’ Cser said.The youngest of those he saw six years old.They threw gasoline on thethem afire,has come to make his home wzth'sian troops at Hegveshalom, ani theip. . iAustria-Hungary border town. sKeystone of communication be-i -Eefore ■ crossing into free Aus-jCser's possessions, came to him;^^ []ie • penally his parentsby chance when he and his hosts;wouid have to pay.f3b his flighttmeountercd a Hungarian-born, pe ' confiscation of theivRussian tanks,* set then ran.” Cser recounted.Asked if the children regarded their activity as anything besides a dangerous^and exerting ‘'game/’ Cser replied solemnly: “.Theywere told everything. They understood.”Cser has. already won •complete! affection of Ashton’s ■ four chil-| dren.Cser plans to enroll in a .local: night school to study English. An1 iron worker by trade, he. haswoman in -a' department store.jproperty and “at least 15 years in]“tinkered'1 with'radios, The Ash-jShe gave him the book as a gift, j jail/'During that shopping trip, in; ;K a_ situation which may which only the purchase of a paulcom.p^cate t^e hopes of the Ash-of shoes, work trousers and shirts;ton^ So completely “sold” on had been planned, word of Cser’sjCser thev want to bring his whole identity spread. Before, he left.!family here, clerks had contributed toward!tons have suggested be go to a; trade school to study television \ engineering. j-When the Ashtons, through their Calvary Lutheran church in _ San Lorenzo, first signed up to, , irough his' interpreter. Cser itake refugees into their home,purchase of. dress ’ slacks, dress;told the-Ashtons that “most” of they hoped for “a whole family.” jacket, robe, pajamas ana S-P ^!Uie non-commissioned Russian j Now they’re‘still willing to ol-pocket rhoney for the 22-year-old ;S0^jcrs stationed in Hungary |for refuge to a whole family, butformer Hungarian soldier.Until yesterday ‘the Ashtons and their, four daughters knew little of the circumstances sur-Christmas Gifts To Petrilli Widowjoined forces with, the Freedom “we wouldn’t give up Lewis (theFighters. Some of them fled to Austria with Hungarian esdapees, but- many of them were trapped inside the border.Cser said he learned later they were immediately -shipped back to Russia.“I hate to think of what hap-Membevs of the Alameda conn- pcnea to mem, v Sheriffs reserves provided;t-he interpreter.pened to them/’ he said throughtv' Sheriffs reserves prov , ^gifts and a Christmas turkey last] , Cser, an iron worker, servea m night • for the widow and or- the Hungarian armyphaned children of Carlo Petrilli, who died Thanksgiving in a Haj'-way dentist’s office.Along with the turkey, the reservists presented a doll to Deb-bie Petrilli, 6, and a bike to her brother* Stevie,____for two and one-half years. He was among 900 Hungarian soldiers guarding the border at Hegyeshalom when the Russian tanks- began moving in on .them Nov. 3 a week after the revolt began.“We distributed weapons to_therear “flh »» fStfhtdictionary shows Lewis is the English equivalent. of Lajos) for anything.”When the Ashton’s appraisal of him was translated to Cser, he flushed; Modestly smiling, he said, “Nqbody could take me away from them.”* M • * I, V .
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Tue, Dec 25, 1956
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