Verhovayak Lapja, 1940. január-június (23. évfolyam, 1-26. szám)
1940-03-28 / 13. szám
f March 28, 1940. The Humorous Vein Page 8 ♦ SILENT ♦ Branch 498 — Aliquippa, Pa. Riddles (Answers next issue): 1. When is a girl like a mirror? 2. When are volunteers not soldiers? 3. Why is a jailer like a musician? 4. What does a stone become in water? 5. Why is a man who never makes a wager as bad as a gambler? Here's to the prettiest, here’s to the wittiest, Here’s to the truest of all, who are true, Here’s to the neatest one, here’s to the sweetest one, Here’s to them all in one— here’s to you. Here’s a toast to all who are here, No matter where you’re from; May the best days you have seen Be worse than your worst to come. Here're lovers two to the maiden true, And four to the maiden caressing, But the wayward girl, with lips that curl, Keeps twenty lovers guessing. Answers to last five riddles: 1. For-tune 2. Because he is all net profit. 3. It is under the lash. 4. Because it’s worsted. 5. Because the cattle eat it (cat’ll eat it). MESSAGES: To H. E. V.: Got to prove that the girls aren’t shy next time I drop down your way. I’ll drop down that way next Hungarian celebration going on. Sorry didn’t have time to taste cake. But I bet it was good. You know that’s my weakness—cakes, not girls.—Flash. My assistant tells me until next month to keep SILENT. Hey NUes! What’s the matter, 477? Do you hibernate in the winter? Hurrah then for spring! Let’s see how many members can we have at the April meeting. It’s a shame the way we have slowed up. Come on and show the world you DO know what paternalism means. Don’t you know that by attending the meetings and putting some interest into the Branch it can be one of your principal sources of recreation and pleasure? No foolin’. The attendance at our meetings is enough to make any real fraternal worker disgusted (not referring to this scribe). Goldie Bako, what on earth happened to you? You were a “regular” before. Why not now? And what’s the matter with Rose and Sadie? Sally, Goldie, Mary and you, Esther? Listen Mary Koval, what’s keeping you away? Come around and get yourself on a committee. You have what it takes to make a ‘shindig” a success. What’s happened to the Reno gals? (A trio of blondes can go a long way to pep up any meeting.) Dot Yanci, Dolly Reviezzi and Grace and Jay Nyako seem to be interested in keeping the Branch alive. What would we do without J. Pirigyi, L. Monos and the Fabian boys? Leslie surely can put up an argument whenever necessary. Listen, gals. If you get rid of those raffle tickets (I mean SELL them) you can show us the stuff you’re really made of. Don’t forget we have a dance on April 20th. Whew! If we don’t have a larger attendance after this outburst, I think 477 is hopeless. Well, anyway, it’s a load off my manly chest. —THE BUGLER.--------------O-------------INVITATION TO OUR FIRST SOCIAL We cordially invite all Hungarians of Pittsburgh and its vicinity to our first dance to be held at our home on Hazel Street in McKees Rocks. There will be good music and refreshments, including home made cakes. We organized in December when there were only 8 women. The reason I am mentioning this is because we are trying to organize the young people. They had their first meeting on February 4th and there were 11 present. Now I am asking all the members to bring their sons and daughters, 14 and over, to the next meeting, which is to be at 8 o’clock April 3d. A free movie will be given at the Hungarian Hall after the meeting. All members, men and women and their friends are invited. MRS. STEPHEN BIRO, President, Women’s Social Club Branch 163. Verhovayak ,apja CanYouTal lit? BRANCH 434 * _____ f Hello, everybody, Ht :e I am again. I want to thank the editor for putting my column in. I shall continue to write as long as the editor and Br. 434 can take it. It was nice to see Margie with us again. Surprise: Katherine Horvath came to the meeting, diamond and all. Come to all our meetings. Kis Sari: Thoroughly disgusted with the editor for cutting her column short last month. (These are her very words, dear editor.) Joe H.’s face was red when he was suspected of being THE SAINT. Is he or isn’t he? I now get down to business facts. Three hurrahs for those who helped make the Baby Contest the success it was. Plans are being made for a card party to be held the later part of April. The meetings are getting to be better and more attended. There will be more enjoyment as there will be a radio to furnish music for dancing. President Joseph Nagy will donate three boxes of candy as prizes to be given to the club members who bring in the most new members and guests. Plans were made to have a baseball team entirely of Verhovay members. This should have been done a long time ago, not just in baseball but in all Verhovay sports. I didn’t think I’d cause such excitement among the members at the meeting as I did. They all want to know who THE SAINT is, and if he or she is or is not a member. Ah! but he or she must be a member to get all the news, don’t you think so? If you want to know who I am ask the president. That’s all now, folks, but I’ll be back next month with a bigger column. —THE SAINT.--------------O-------------BRANCH 40 NEWS The Verhovay Athletic Club of Martins Ferry, Ohio, will hold its first dance of the 1940 season on Friday, April 26th, 8 p. m., at the Hungarian Hall. A well known dance orchestra will furnish the music. At this dance a Gruen wrist watch will be raffled. Tickets for this watch Telling A young woman was calling on her neighbor. “Come, Bobby,” the mother reproved her small son. “Don’t be a little savage. Kiss the lady.” “No,” said Bobby stubbornly, “she might slap me, like she did Daddy.” Opportunity does not always knock. Sometimes he just sits out in the car and honks. Identified First Imbiber: “I found (hie) a half dollar.” Second Inebriate: “It’sh mine, it’sh got my name on it.” “What’sh your name?” “E Pluribus Unum.” “Yeah, it’sh yoursh.” Her: “Name a great timesaver.” Him: “Love at first sight.” And Complicated “I was talking with somebody about you the other day. I’ve forgotten who it was, but I think she knows you, although I can’t be sure because neither of us could quite remember your name.” “Say, it’s a small world, isn’t it?” may be had from any club member. The winner will have his or her choice of the watch or $25.00 in cash. * * * Our basketball team finished its season on March 15th, at which time it was beaten in the semi-finals of the Martins Ferry Tournament. John Groza made the all tourney team and Kelly Mike received the best sportsmanship trophy. The following is a summary of the game: The Martins Ferry Verhovays dropped a 32-24 decision to the Uhrichsville Lytle’s Billiards in the finals of the New Athens tourney. The Ferrians gained the titular bracket by whipping Alemeda Inn, 35-30, while the champs went into the finals by clipping Harrahs, 40-18. In the consolation the Harrahs nosed Alemeda, 42-41. Johnny Groza amd Kelly Mike, Verhovay stars, were named as center and guard, respectively, on the all tourney team. Others picked Embarrassing The country vicar was giving the milkmaid a lift home in his car, and when he came to her house he set her down. The girl proceeded to thank him. “Oh, don’t mention it.” The girl blushed and then replied, “All right, mum’s the word.” Wife:- “Where can I put this so I won’t forget it before I go out?” Husband: “In front of the mirror.” Near Tragedy Eight-year-old Sadie was frequently sent home from school for forgetting to bring written excuses for tardiness or absence from classes. One day she Was sent home to bring an important document, the birth certificate of her little brother, Joey, who was just starting to school. Her mother cautioned her to take great care of the document. Sadie turned up at school crying. “What’s the matter, now?” asked the teacher. “I’ve lost Joey’s excuse for being born” she wailed. And in the old days a bad man would go around with niches in his gun handle, instead of in his fenders. were Long, Lytle’s, Miller, Harrahs and Weshaver, Lytles, forwards; Mather, Alemeda and Adams, Lytles, centers; Myers, Lytles and Robinson, Alenvsda, guards. Mathers tooF fiiree other prizes, inducting highpoint, highest scoring in one game and most outstanding player. Kelly Mike was awarded the sportsmanship medal. —VAL KONYHA, Business Manager. Branch 40.-------------o------------If the Creator had given us only two things—Sun and Trees—we would have managed to get along. The sun is perpetually giving of itself. Likewise the trees, giving of themselves. When men doubt charity, let them just look up to the sun, and they’ll see one who has been giving since the beginning of time and only by his giving has he lived. We would soon die if we kept everything unto ourselves. Give as the sun. * * * Most men are as curious as are women—but won’t admit it.
