Verhovayak Lapja, 1940. július-december (23. évfolyam, 27-52. szám)

1940-09-12 / 37. szám

September 12, 1940 Contributors' Difficulties Harmony Achieved; Cooperation Assured By John Sabo, Jr. Branch 395, McKeesport, Pa. Verhovayak Lapja Solved at Round Table This is the first of a series of imaginary round table discussions. Many of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association’s Journal contributors have been asked to take place at this imaginary round table. The writer of this column would like to make it known that the viewpoints set forth here are only the supposi­­tions of the writer and NOT necessarily the actual ideas of the members of the round table. In other words, he is merely try­ing to give the readers an idea of what might be discussed at such a meeting, if one were held. The writer will serve as chair­man of the discussions. Chairman: It gives me great pleasure to see all you distin­guished contributors assembled here today. I did not expect such a good attendance in view of the indifference and the hard feelings between some of the contributors and the management of the Journ­al. I consider it an honor to be able to introduce to you the members of the round table. Mr. Albert Jozik, assistant to Mr. Revesz, is sitting beside me. To his right we find Mr. Charles Young of Buffalo, New York. Next to Mr. Young you will notice that Mr. J. J. Horvath of Cleveland. Ohio has honored us with his presence. Continuing around the table, we find Miss Sylvia Hor­­vath and Mrs. Margaret Stangret, from Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Richard J. Phillips of Detroit, Michigan, sitting next to Mrs. Stangret, doesn’t seem to be having a bad time, for I notice that the Four Musketeers from Homestead, Penn­sylvania, Mr. Arpad Chontos, Mr. William C. Kohut, Mr. Geza Ko­­lozsvary and Mr. Stephen J. Rotz, sitting in the order mentioned, have been shooting question after question at Mr. Phillips. Glancing further around the table, I notice that Miss Ann V. Biro of Cleve­land, Ohio is busy conversing with two of McKeesport, Pennsyl­vania’s finest, Mr. Julius J,' Le­­nart and Mr. Alexander J. Goydan. Coming into the home stretch, we see Miss Helen E. Vestrocy of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and The Ferret of Dearborn, Michigan; also Mr. John Fulop, Jr. of Pitts­burgh, Pennsylvania. This com­pletes—-oh, oh, no it doesn’t, for what do you make of this? Ws have four newcomers, and my, what a charming group. May I introduce to you Miss Margaret Vargo of Idamay, West Virginia: Miss Betty Carol Balega of Shamokin, Pennsylvania; Miss Amelia Nyers of South Bend, Indiana: and Mr. Stephen Huzi­­anyi of Chicago, Illinois. Chairman: Now that the intro­ductions are out of the way, 1 will explain the purposes and the aims of this gathering. First, we want to let the readers of the Verhovay English Journal know of the problems that now con­front us; second, to have our readers understand how we solve, or are trying to solve, our pro­blems; third, to create more en­thusiasm among the ranks of our contributors; fourth, to do away with our difficulties; fifth, to pro­mote our jounrnal to the top spot of all fraternal publications. Chairman; We are now ready to open discussions. I ask each and every one of you to parti­cipate freely ia the discussions. Mr. Arpad Chontos: Mr. Chair­man, since the Homestead branch was one of the first branches to raise the question of an improved English Journal for our organiza­tion, I feel that I am not out of place in bringing before this group the first question. My ques­tion is this; Has our journal in its present form met with the approval of the majority of the Verhovay members? Mr. Chairman: A very good question to start the fires burn­ing, Mr. Chontos. Mr. Julius Lenart: Mr. Chair­man, Mr. Chontos places before us a question which I should like very much to answer. It is my opinion that the majority of our members are more than satisfied with our journal. You, perhaps, have noticed that only a few of the contributors have attacked its present make-up. Many articles have been written commending the present management of our splendid paper. Miss Vargo: Mr. Chairman, sometime back I created some­what of a furore when I sug­gested that our paper was direly in need of vast improvements. I recommended that gossip columns be curbed or eliminated. Today, I come before the members of this round table to report that the journal is of first-class calibre. No longer do we read the inane gossip we once had to. Mr. Chairman: Since we have eliminated this type of gossip, I’ve noticed that a few of our contributors have dropped out of the picture altogether. Mr. Horvath: That is very true. I for one will not cooperate with Mr. Jozik because he cut my last column to the point that it was ridiculous and contained nothing of interest or value. Mr. Jozik’s desire to do away with my so­­called gossip columns so that he may print a paper containing more literary value has been a first-class failure. Mr. Jozik: Mr. Horvath, I’ve explained to you time and time again that gossip columns would go, and they did go. Never will I permit such unrestricted articles, as once appeared in this paper, to appear again. The majority of the members asked for a change in our policies and appointed a person to perform this task. I most heartily state that the paper today is in far better condition than it was in the day of the gossip columns. Mr. Chairman: Mr. Horvath, why don’t you cooperate with Mr. Jozik. I believe you can write good articles. I should like to go on record as stating that Mr. Jozik has no dictatorial powers. By this I mean that he is carry­ing out the orders of those above him. And we must remember that those above him were elected by the majority of t he Verhovay members. Mr. Jozik is somewhat of a traffic officer who takes his orders from the police chief and goes out on the corner to direct the traffic. At the same time, we must remember that while he has no dictatorial powers, there is no “big stick” held over him. He solves each and every problem as it comes along, the same as the traffic officer does It is poor policy on your part tc take your branch completely oui of the picture merely because you do not approve the policies of the present journal. Mr. Huzianyi: Mr. Chairman while we are on this subject, I should like to point out to the members that Mr. Horvath is not practising what he once preached. In the issue appearing January 27, 1938, Mr. Horvath in his col­umn stated, quote: “Before we sign off, we should like to con­gratulate the “Editors” of this paper for the excellent makeup of the last issue. I am sure every­one appreciates our English issue. Come on you readers, write to the Editors telling them what you think. Maybe they will run a “Letter to the Editor” column. Come on gang, let’s see what we can do in 1938. Don’t be bash­ful—work that Slogan, overtime,” end of quote. So now you really see why I believe Mr. Horvath has not been fair to our paper, our editors and his branch. Mr. Kohut: Mr. Chairman, it Mr. Horvath does not want to cooperate with Mr. Jozik, I think it would be splendid on his part if he would suggest to the mem­bers of his branch the appoint­ment or election of a new pub­licity director. Mr. Chairman: Splendid sugges­tion, Mr. Kohut, let’s all hope that Mr. Horvath places this problem before the members of his branch at their next meeting. Mr. Phillips: Mr. Chairman, in the July 25, 1940 issue The Ferret asked the contributors to give the editor a chance to prove his ex­periment worthwhile. I believe that it is now time to remind all members that we no longer re­gard this as an experiment. I think we have the kind of journal we asked for some time ago. The experimental stage has definitely passed out of the picture. Miss Balega: Indeed Mr. Phillips is 100% correct. Mr. Jozik has given us a paper which today is second to none. I should like to add that in the July 25th issue I was branded as an “unknown” by Mrs. Stangret. It is not fair to resort to such childishness. I have to do my bit for our paper. Mr. Chairman: Miss Balega, we want you to feel that we really appreciate reading your poems. We want you to continue your splendid work. Mrs. Stangret: Mr. Chairman, I did not want to hurt Miss Ba­­lega’s feelings, I wanted to bring out the fact that our paper should contain nothing but fraternal matters. Mr. Huzianyi: I should like to inform all members that the con­tributors are free to write the kind of articles they want, so long as it contains no foolish or malicious gossip. Therefore, if Miss Balega wants to write a poem instead of a column on fra­­temalism, it is her business be­cause it is her paper and her organization as well as it is ours. Miss Vestrocy: Mr. Chairman, while it is true that fraternal matters should be given first con­sideration in the selection of material for the journal, it would be a tremendous loss to us to eliminate the splendid poems which Miss Balega and Miss Amelia Nyers has contributed. In my es­timation they rank as two of the best contributors to our Journal. Mis Biro: Mr. Chairman: I should like to call to your at­­.ention the fact that Mr. Stephen Rotz’s short stories have made very good reading matter. It is just another case that brings home the point that a good journal contains something more than just matters of a fraternal nature. Mr. Chairman: Very true, in­deed, Miss Biro. Another example of this is found in the sports section of our journal. Mr. Jozik deserves a vote of commendation for giving us a first-class sports section. Also, I might mention that our young Mr. Fulop has been very valuable along the sports linei His articles are always newsworthy and interesting. Mr. Kohut: Mr. Chairman, I agree with you when you say that we have a good sports sec­tion. I can truthfully say that the boys who participate in the various sports certainly appreciate the publicity given them. Es­pecially do they appreciate Mr. Fulop’s column. Mr. Huzianyi: Mr. Chairman, I believe this would be a good time to tell the members of the round table that much favorable com­ment has been heard about the articles written by Miss Sylvia Horvath, Mr. Alex Goydan, Mr. Geza Kolozsvary, and Mr. Richard J. Phillips. I am certain that Mr. Jozik must appreciate their fine efforts. Mr. Chairman: The four con­tributors mentioned by Mr. Huzi­anyi deserve a lot of praise. Their articles have played salient parts in the improvement of the journal. Let’s all do our share, let us help Mr. Jozik. Let’s follow the examples set by the four con­tributors mentioned by Mr. Huzi­anyi. Miss Vestrocy: Mr. Chairman, I should like to add to that list just mentioned, the name of Mr. Ste­phen Huzianyi. He, in my opinion, is the foremost contributor of the Verhovay journal. Mr. Chairman: I was hoping someone would bring out this point. Mr. Huzianyi deserves the thanks of every member of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance As­sociation. We are proud to have him and only hope we will have others like Mr. Huzianyi. Mr. Young: Mr. Chairman, the members of the round table will easily remember the many argu­ments Mr. Huzianyi, Mr. Jozik and I had about a year ago. These arguments were really bitter, and much as I hate to say so, I had to give up the battle. Mr. Chair­man, you urged me, in one of your articles ,to shake hands with Mr. Huzianyi. Today, I want you to see for yourself that I am ex­tending my hand, as a token of friendship, to both Mr. Huzianyi and Mr. Jozik. Shake, fellows Mr. Huzianyi: Thank you, Mr. Young, from now on let us work together for our journal, tt will be a pleasure to have you back with us. Mr. Jozik: Mr. Young, I want you to know that our feelings are mutual. 1 appreciate your noble gesture and I hope that from now on you again will be a regular contributor. Mr. Chairman: This is indeed a fine day. I wish that all our ex-contributors would take notice of this wonderful gesture. It is my helief that if we could hold a real round table discussion we could truly create better under standing. Miss Nyers: Mr. Chairman, 1 think it would be wonderful ii Mr. Jozik would persuade Mr. Da­mage s rago and Mr. Revesz to grant pep mission for such a get-to-geiher How about it, Mr. Jozik? "* Mr. Jozik: Mr. Chairman, Miss Nyers, and members of the round table, I sincerely believe that both Mr. Darago and Mr. Revesz would give their approval to such a meet ing. We could have a regular pro gram for this meeting. Many pro blems could be discussed and solved. And in general, the con tributors would get to know, nol only the management of the jour nal, but one another. All this would tend to improve our journal still. Mr. Chairman: You have heard what Miss Nyers and Mr. Jozii have just said, and I would like to take a vote to see if the mem bers of the round table would b in favor of such a meeting. Will all those in favor of such a meet ing stand? (Every member of the round table stands cheering a unanimous vote of approval.) You now see, Mr. Jozik, that we are unan imous in our decision for this meet­ing. Therefore, we will proceed ai once to take this matter to ou: supreme officers. If they pass favorably and all details are ironed out, we shall have this grand round table get-to-gether. Miss Biro: Mr. Chairman, I want to assure you and every membei of this round table session that it was a real pleasure to parti­cipate in the activities of this enthusiastic group, and now 1 would like to move that we give our Supreme officers and oui Board of Directors a rousing, ris­ing vote of thanks to show oui appreciation for their efforts in behalf of the younger Verhovayans. (Every member and every spec­tator cheer wildly for several minutes this great deed.) Mr. Chairman: Dear members of the round table, I want to thank you for attending this meeting and hope that everyone benefitted in some way. I also hope that soon we will attend a real round table session. Until then, we adjourn. (Note to All Branches, Especial ly to Their Contributors: If you would really appreciate having a real round table session some Sun day this year, please drop a line to Mr. Albert Jozik, care of the Home office in Pittsburgh, or to Mr. John Sabo, Jr., 59 Sprague St., Wilmerding, Pa., or write about it in your articles to the journal. If enough enthusiasm is shown by the members, we shall do our best to have such a meet­ing. So, please do not hesitate to let us know one way or the other.) BRANCH 33 NOTICE WINDBER, PA. Please be informed that our Supreme President has entrusted me with the duties of Manager of Branch 33, Windber, Pennsylvania. Members may consult me with complete confidence on all matters pertaining to Verhovay matters. Fraternally, GEORGE MODOK, Manager Branch 33, Windber, Pa. -------------:o:------------­The Federal Districts and four states in the southeast­ern section of the country contain three fourths of Brazil’s 34,000 kilometers of railroads.

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