Verhovayak Lapja, 1941. július-december (24. évfolyam, 27-52. szám)

1941-09-11 / 37. szám

I Page 6 DILEMMA BRANCH 395 McKeesport, Pennsylvania HELLO. Verhovayak Lapja. September 11, 1941 Cleveland Verhovayan — I was so moved and in­spired by the rave notices, both of them, that appeared in a past issue of the Jour­nal, commenting so favor­ably on my humble and pro­saic bit of some weeks back, that I am determined to continue these sincere and informative literary rhapso­dies. The Verhovay readers shall be told what goes on at our Branch 395 of the enigmatic city of McKees­port, Pennsylvania. . Oh yes, I feel that my many (?) readers are simply dying to know the latest developments on the railroad crossing eliminations here at home. Well, my faithful friends, we are in the midst of building a viaduct over these tracks, and so we are slowly—very slowly—defeat­ing this barrier to the pro­gress of the “Tube City,” if OPM, National Defense, or the coming election does not interfere too seriously. What a gala day it will be when all will be completed. Who knows, maybe by that time I shall have served my time with the AEF, which reminds me I must brush up on my Esperanto, for I must be ready for those solemn pledg­es that they are trying so hard to break. THANKS, MISS VARGO... Your immediate response to my request that you write about your beautiful State of West Virginia is in­deed appreciated. I lack the words to express my sincere gratitude, and I am sure that our readers will enjoy your series. You are very kind. To show you my deep ap­preciation, I quote herewith the motto of West Virginia and name its official flower: MONTANI SEMPER LIBERI (Mountaineers are always free); the Rhododendron. EUREKA! ... My heart dances with joy to know that Secretary Alex­ander J. Goydan has taken my suggestion for a mam­moth membership drive se­riously. As a matter of fact, ne seems to have put on a concerted push, or to use strictly war time parlance, he is blitzing the Christy Park front. The latest com­munique, from the most authoritative source, states that he has advanced deep into the 24th Avenue sector, and in times has been seen hand in hand with his client, at such strategic points as pavilion No. 2 at Renzie­­hausen Park and the ball­room at Kennywood Park. In his terse statements, A1 states that everything is under control. Yes, A1 is go­ing to forget—at least a bit —Coca-Cola, and make a vic­torious drive for Verhovay and Branch 395. CHATTER... I am told that a certain young man who is an ace matchmaker (for everybody but himself) and has an un­quenchable mania for plan­ning parties—yep, you’re getting hotter, he has a hir­sute decoration on his upper Up, which he pampers no end—is known to an inti­mate circle of chums as ’mumu.” Ah, what an af­fectionate and cute name (it sounds like double talk in barnyard slang). It is only recently that he acquired this very colorful and most appropriate (so it is said) appellation. At times he blushes a beautiful baby pink when addressed “mu­mu,” and perhaps this red uprising is caused by the thoughts of the circum­stances under which he ac­quired this strange name. The facts are a bit hazy, but I am told that this match­making enthusiast was con­fronted with the name of an excellent prospect whom his friends desire for him, when in the company of a promi­nent man who knows said prospect, and the prominent man agreed with the match­maker’s friends, saying. “You are a ‘mumu’ for not follow­ing their sincere advice.” THIS AND THAT ABOUT OUR BRANCH MEMBERS Sergeant Elmer Halas has been transferred from Alleg­heny County Airport to an air base near Shreveport, Louisiana. Good Luck, Elmer, and come back for a visit soon. Our publicity agent, Helen Stipkovits, is an excellent issuer of bulletins. How satis­fying it is to see our publi­city being administered con­scientiously and ably. Those dark glasses which Treasurer Julius Lenart is wearing are the “real Mc­Coy” and not just plain sun glasses. Those who dispute this are welcome by Julius to bet any reasonable amount whether it is so. Julius looks very dignified with them, especially when :n the company of his Violet (Ibolya). Oh yes, his favor­ite Hungarian number now is. for reasons best known to nimself, “Ibolyák.” We do hope that Anna Bagi does not leave McKees­THIS AND THAT Our meeting hall is a swelter­ing place, a guaranteed weight reducing oven. Ed Sepessy, our parliamentar­ian, was welcomed back after an absence of a few meetings. Mike Valand always hurries out of the hall, but when there’s a couple of ladies to entertain Mike is always the gallant gentle­man, and let’s thd business go to blazes. Elsie Kolozsvary resigned as sick visitor. Her duties will be taken over by the officers and the two organizers. We have three prima donnas in our club—have to beg them to go upstairs to the meeting. We don’t know why. They can’t sing. Our own Paul Bolesic was home on a two week furlough. We were very glad to see him. The Army is making a gallant man out of Paul, and we are proud of him. Mr. Louis Vassy spoke at the Cleveland Verhovay Day. He asked for our cooperation, which he received. John Kovács, Jr. came, went and was gone. Next time, Johnny, sit down and fraternize. We are not a bad bunch. John G. Watcher finally col­lected his dividends. We have more, and if the members don’t want it what shall I do? port, for as our recording secretary she has done an excellent job. It is a pleasure to see Elizabeth and Kenneth Nor­man at our affairs. But, Ken, don’t you think it is time for you to sign on the dotted tine and become a Verhovay member? President John Sabo is a boon to our branch, and we all are proud of his sincere and worthy efforts. Mrs. Sa­bo, his faithful spouse, is among the warmest of guest receivers, and no one leaves Ine Sabo home without wanting to go back soon. It was a pleasure to meet again Ann Kanyusik who, in the medical field, has been going up and up, in Cincin­nati. We are happy for you, Ann. I would that all humans were as agreeable and af­fable as Ethel Halas. Gus Nagy was home re­cently. The Army got a good man when they took away our Gus. The William Nagys are certainly a happy pair—an inspiration to you bachelors and spinsters. Note to Barbara Sipos: Barbara, just because some­one has had the good for­tune of being your steady is no reason why you should stay away from the meet­ings. Margaret Dudash and Irene Pasternak are examples of true friendship. Steve and Rose Poliak have been unable to attend the meetings, but the Ver­hovay spirit is still there. Irene Érsek was all excited because she was a month behind. That’s nothing new among the Verhovayans. We congratulate Elizabeth Cer­­venski upon her successful opera­tion. On the sick list also is Lucille Eogdany. Get well soon! Agnes Nemeth, charming and personable, complains that she is not getting the English Section. (Editorial Note: Thanks, Mr. Hor­vath, for the information. This matter shall be taken care of.) Ed Torda was at the meeting, but he was in a hurry to get home. We all like Eddie. His brother Bill came in with dari; glasses, and we thought his op­tics were discolored. But no. Verhovay hall is a beehive of activity. They finally started to rebuild the bowling alleys. Mr. Cal Karnya was elected treasurer of the sports committee for greater Cleveland. We are getting organized foi the 1941-42 bowling season, very soon after Labor Day. There wiil be two teams for the men and one team for the ladies. Joseph SSkora, take notice! Mrs. Gal resigned. Her husband is working out of town and she is moving to his place of em­ployment. Mr. Toth of Branch 14 and Mrs. Mate of Branch 361 were elected auditors of the Committee. Theresa Lesnansky and Grace Koos are very popular young ladies, especially with our male members. I wish Elizabeth Ferency, the former Elizabeth Ka­nyusik, happiness for the rest of her days, and con­gratulations to Bill, her hus­band, who is indeed a lucky man. Two Verhovays, two 395-ers, found each other! Note to Alex Meszar: Dear Al, please start coming back to the meetings. I know you are tired from working hard, but in your own unique way you are a definite asset to our branch. Bill Kukta has not been around lately. But we know why. Bill is very busy work­ing these days. A loyal Ver­hovay is he! Our Manovicz girl is so youthfully beautiful that sue is unwittingly infatu­ating some of our males. Albert Jozik has assured me that this column will not be censored so long as its “gossip” is of a positive nature (such big expres­sions!), and, of course, no­thing of a negative nature shall appear here. I for one —and this is expressing the view of the great majority— should hate to see the Journal take a trend toward ;ts old self. Don’t worry, Al. P. S.... Space, rather lack of space, nere does not permit me to give an account of our trip to Dearborn and Detroit, but other accounts appear elsewhere in this issue. Fraternally, DUNMORE BETTER, Branch 366 After seeing how some baseball players perform, Branch 366 it gjad it has no team. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We received a card from ouf good friend Mrs. Helen Winter, stating that we lack faith in the Home Office. My dear Helen, we have all the faith in the world in our girls. We know they are doing a swell job. And thanks for the card. I was glad to heas from you. J j THANKS ! We thank Margaret Palagyl for her prompt answer to oul letter. We hope she will find her transfer to Lorain (Ohio) Branch 372 in good order. ) We thank Mansfield (Ohio) Member Anthony Knefely, oi Blanch 418, for his kind re­marks about us in the July 31st issue. We are glad we left a good ;mpression on him. Our hospital­ity is traditional, inbred in us through generation and genera­tion of good old Magyar blood. And we are proud to say that first we are Americans of Ma­gyar extraction, culture and fra­­temalism. That thing called hospitality shall never die among us Hungarians, no matter where we may go—anywhere on the face of the globe. Hospitality shall always be practiced by out younger generation, as by our fathers before us. We love our Hungarian culture, music and our language. What say, Ferret?, NEW MEMBER Veronica Nehesz... recom­mended by her mother;, who has proven she is a great booster for Branch 366. We welcome you, Vera, and if you are your mother’s daughter, Branch 366 will surely benefit. CLEVELAND VERHOVAY DAY— AUGUST 17, 1941 10,060 Frolic at Hungarian Outing A throng of Clevelanders and \ is: tors of Hungarian descent, estimated by committee officials ai 10.00Q, celebrated the 55th an­niversary of the Verhovay Fra­ternal Insurance Association at Puritas Springs Park yesterday. Magyar singing and dancing and a series of short talks con­stituted the formal part of the day’s program. In the background. Hungarian cooks, laboring over open coal fires, turned out native delicacies, including succulent chicken, paprikash and tasty goulash. Among the speakers Were Com­mon Pleas Judge Frank, J. Laus­che, Joseph Darago of Pittsburgh, supreme president of the associa­tion, John Bencze of Pittsburgh, supreme secretary, and Joseph Szalay of Cleveland, supreme vice president, who presided. Judgé Lausche said the memory and associations which the Hun­garians brought to Cleveland from their homeland made them good Americans and a significant force here, also groups, such as the Hungarians, in this country were making democracy survive. Music was provided by Eugene r-rager’s Orchestra. Solos were sung by Elizabeth Lengyel, Jo­seph Hab and Eva Novak. Choral music was sung by the West Side Hungarian Singing Society, di­rected by Charles Tamassy and a children’s chorus, directed by John Matyas. Other entertainment included • Duna waltz by the Cleveland Pro-Hungarian dance group, di-

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