Verhovayak Lapja, 1940. január-június (23. évfolyam, 1-26. szám)
1940-02-15 / 7. szám
Page 6 February 15, 1940. Verhovayak Lapja Our Actuary’s ColumnFebruary the American Month (Continued from page 1) As you approach death what will your last thought be? What will your greatest wish be? What will be your greatest peace of mind? Will your last thoughts be of yourself? Maybe you will know, but ask anyone who has been called upon to watch a man in his last moments of life, and the only thing he is concerned about, they will tell you is his wife and children. Will they be able to live as they had when he provided for them or will they have to go out unprepared and fight for existence alone? Can the father do for his children what he had planned to do for them? Will his wife have enough income to clothe and feed the family or will she have to go to work? Maybe she will have to depend on charity. Do you have enough life insurance on yourself? If not, don’t suffer like the dying man; get more while you can and prevent the thoughts that will be sure to haunt you in your last days of life. If you think you have more than you can carry and want to drop some, don’t; it is life itself you are dropping. How many times have you read about aeroplanes being caught in storms that could not fly very much longer unless they unloaded some of the cargo? But what kind of cargo would they unload? They would unload with what they could do without first, but they would not unload the parachutes, because they meant life. The same holds true with man. How many times have you increased your insurance in good times and then thought of abandoning it when the going was a little rough? Don’t abandon your life insurance because this is the most precious possession in such an emergency. If you could read some of the letters that are received from widows asking about their husbands’ life insurance you would be amazed. The men had thrown away their parachutes when they were needed most. Many of the men had neglected to pay their dues and when they wanted to be re-instated found they were not insurable and never told their wives. They did not realize that when they let their insurance go that they might not be able to get it back. If you are one of these persons keep your dues paid by sacrificing something else. In other words, stick to life insurance and keep your mind free of worry. Others will say, “I can’t afford more life insurance.” It may be true, but don’t you also have a family? Can you afford to have a family and not life insurance? Don’t you have confidence in yourself? Don’t yóu want to succeed in life? Well, why not start today by increasing your life insurance? What about your little children who are watching and waiting for you to come home after work? They know only one thing, and that is you are giving them everything they want and they think you are the best man in the world for doing that. But you know differently, you want to be proud of them. What would become of your little children if something happened to you and they never heard your voice again? What would become of your wife who works from sunrise to sundown making things comfortable for you when you get home, thinking you are her protector. Are you giving yourself a chance to succeed? No, you can’t work, you can’t sleep, or you can’t be happy carrying a load like that. Get rid of that load and let insurance carry it and see how quickly you perk up. You work hard every day for your family, you will fight for your family, and even give your life if need be, but when you are asked to take out more life insurance for them you will say, “I can’t afford it.” If you are going to have any happiness and expect to rise above your present condition you will have to let life insurance do it. You have will power enough to do anything you want to. You have a man’s responsibility now and should be man enough to take care of it. With a small sacrifice here and there you will be surprised at the amount of insurance it will buy. You know we do not live forever, and when we stop living insurance comes to our rescue. I know of any number of men who would like to have more insurance but can not get it. Don’t be one of these men, see VERHOVAY now and get it while you can and you will thank them in your later years. Every man tries to save something from his income in order to build up comfort and maintenance after jiness which our forefathers bequeathed to us. We do not seem to realize that the price of precious liberty demands eternal vigilance. We would fully appreciate our rich heritage if for but one moment it would leave us. May that day never come! Washington came from the classes; Lincoln was of the masses. Both, however, were one in their boundless efforts to create and to preserve a democratic union of American ideals. THUNDER over 36 "There is so much good in the worst o£ us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it behooves all of us, not to talk about the rest of us. —Stevenson. With my inauguration of a personality parade in this column started last month, and already getting my share of complaints, so my apologies to Zolton Vincent for aging him considerably in my last issue. Throwing caution to the winds, I will proceed to introduce our next personality. The person honored is Mr. Andrew Gallovich, age 20, who is handsome in a scholarly way, is a very stylish dresser; sometimes called "The Sheik of Delray,” also finds time to participate in Verhovay athletics, plays in the outfield on the baseball team, bowls only for his health and not in competition and goes in for a few games of tennis and basketball. Hobbies are collecting phonograph records. He likes to sing all the modern swing tunes. Ambition is to be a public accountant. With his abundance of personality and integrity he will climb the ladder of success. (P. S. Girls he will be around to take the government census next month, so watch out for this Romeo without portfolio.) “VERHOVAY INTER-CLUB Team. 1.Verhovay Br. 36, No. 1 2.Club 440 3.Y. P. C. 4.P. B. Q. 5.Verhovay Br. 36, No. 2 6.Yale Inn High Individual — 1 game ....... High Individual — 3 games ..... High Team — 1 game ........... High Team — 3 games ......... The Verhovay team No. 1 is still leading the league, %ith the No. 2 team coming up fast and promises to give all the teams a run for their money. (Must be those new blue silk shirts and maroon ties, that is giving the No. 2 team all that needed luck.) What ever happened to that match game against South Bend, not afraid of our boys after accepting our challenge then cancelling it, after all we’re the ones to be scared after reading those bowling averages posted by your scribe in the last issue of the journal. Lets hear from all managers of Verhovay baseball teams of the past year and try to get this Verhovay Mid-Western league started. How about it Cleveland, Chicago and other branches nearby interested to play in this national tournament? The members of the social and athletic club wish to express condolences to Frank Deák at the death of his father, Mr. Paul Deák, who died on January 22. One of our most ardent rooters at the Verhovay baseball games, Mr. Deák will be sadly missed. The Detroit Verhovay branches 36 and 356 will amalgamate to form one social and athletic club, which will make us more united and stronger in both social and athletic affairs. This has beenunder con-BOWLING STANDINGS” WonLost Points Total 31 20 13 44 26 25 10 36 26 25 10 35 25 26 8 33 23 28 6 29 22 29 5 27 KennethToth—247 pins. EdwardGall—616 pins. Club 440—929 pins. Yale Inn—2593 pins. sideration for the last two years and the union of the two branches will finally be achieved. The dance sponsored by the Dearborn Verhovay 429 on Sunday, Jan. 21, was well attended by our most enthusiastic members including John, Val, and Andy Gallo vich, Mike Szopo, Joseph Estinka and yours truly. All had a delightful time at the dance and enjoyed themselves very much. death for his family. There are two ways of accomplishing this. Over a period of years he may accumulate this estate by saving and investing that part of his income that is not used for the support of his family, or he may guarantee his estate immediately by taking out insurance. Due to the extra risks taken today in trying to compose an estate entirely of savings, it is better to take a combination of both these methods. . (Saw Andy and Mike pursue one of those pretty assies from Dearborn and stumble all over themselves tc danoe with her.) Since this column is to be written twice a month, my friend and fellow columnist Andy Gallovich will write the next issue, so get the dictionary ready boys as Andy can surely roll those words. Until the next issue and our next personality, I remain, Yours Fraternally, «. Frank A. Szopko, 8556 Vanderbilt Ave. Detroit, Michigan.--------------O-------------BRANCH 439 Johnstown, Pa. On Thursday, February 1, 1940, another informal meeting was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Balogh. This meeting was convened to calculate the outcome of the January party. Naturally everyone was surprised that we made a profit as we had not that idea in mind when we decided to hold these parties. Our next party will be held on March 31. We desire that this coming gettogether be even a greater success and we invite all members and friends to attend. The question, “Why can’t the Verhovay have a club house of their own?” was brought up by one of the young men. After debating on both sides of the question, it was proposed that we make it known to Branch 8 that we would go along with them to help establish such a club house. If we had such a club house for the 3 branches in Johnstown, It would be an incentive for every true Hungarian—young or old. If other nationalities can have club houses of their own, why can’t we? * * * BUZZ! BUZZ! This is an article that is open to contributions from Verhovay members in Johnstown. Please make your contribution more interesting. Buzz! What makes the Verhovay meetings so popular? “Food.” If you don’t believe me ask the boys. Buzz! Buzz! I hear the Johnstowners would like to get an invitation from the Pittsburgh Verhovay Club to a few of their dances. Is this possible? Buzz! Buzz! We hear it is more fun to hold meetings at the members’ homes than at the church hall. Why not do it? Buzz! Buzz! The members who do not come to meetings are missing something. Buzz! Buzz! Would it be possible to fire those members who miss three Greetings in succession? Buzz! Buzz! Should our meetings be handled by parliamentary procedure or should they be informal? I prefer handling it very businesslike — like the senior branch. Buzz! Buzz! We want all members to come to the meeting the first Sunday in March to make suggestions for the betterment of the club. THE “BEE”.
