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

1941-12-25 / 52. szám

December 25, 1941 VerhovayaU Lapia Page 5 The Fine Art of Taking a Shower Betty Carol Balega VERHOVAY SPORTSMEN of BRANCH 164 ------------------------ CHICAGO, ILLINOIS ------------------------Some people are born with the ability of adjusting their shower to the proper and desired temperature imme­diately ... unfortunately I am not one of those per­sons. Everytime I’ve taken a decent shower I’ve had to fight for it! At home, at the tennis club, at school, it’s al­ways the same .., too hot, too cold, too hot, too cold .,. what's the use? I usually start out in high spirits, but they don’t last. They fold up like an Arab’s tent on moving day. Begin­ning my long trek down the hall from my room to the shower I enumerate on my fingers... towels, bathing cap to keep my hair dry, terry cloth robe, and even some of that special shower soap with a cord through it to hang on your wrist so you don’t lose it. Yes, everything is accounted for, and then some. Even my floppy terry cloth slippers are handy ... plus a few wash cloths. So we’re all ready! The first fight begins with the bathing cap. Did you ever try to get a really thick head of hair entirely stuffed in one of those things? Hair that reaches past your shoulders? Well, if you have, you know what I mean. And if you haven’t... lucky you! After a lot of talking under my breath and manipulat­ing my fingers I finally get the last truant strand of hair pushed under the cap, then agilely jump into the shower ... all anticipation ... maybe this time things will be different. But they seldom are. I turn the shower head towards the wall and ever so gently turn the faucets, first the hot then the cold, then test it with my left wrist... too cold. So I try again... ah! that’s better. Wonder­ful! I’m two minutes better than par today. I turn the shower head so that I get full benefit of the spray, and reach for the soap... Yes, you’re right... I left it on the hamper across the room! So I quickly slither across the floor and get the soap. Then back under the water. I begin the soaping pro­cess and by this time some­thing happens to the cold water ... it just isn’t... and I feel like a broiled New England lobster! I’m steam­ed without benefit of a Turkish bath. Mists begin rising before my eyes. I grope for the faucet and turn off the hot water... quickly be­fore my skin peels off in layers. I have time to take one deep breath of relief... then the cold water spurts forth! Oh, wails of woe! why does everything conspire against me when all I want of life is a decent shower? I again start the fight, this time with both faucets. Finally, at long last the spray feels agreeable to my parboiled and frozen skin ... but in the process of the struggle my bathing cap slipped up. Did I say I wore it to keep my hair dry? That’s what I thought, too ... what a joke! I’m simply dripping when I step out of the shower . . . with dank strands of hair streaming in­to my eyes. And usually at this point my phone rings, and I have to do a bit of hedge-hopping down the hall to avoid any other traffic coming in the opposite di­rection. It never fails to happen ... and sometimes I wonder why I don’t stick to good old-fashioned tub baths and preserve my peace of mind. You can call them “show­ers,” but I’d hate to tell you what I call them sometimes! Editorial Note: It looks as if these “fine art” articles are developing into a series. That’s fine!--------------O-------------­A Holiday Trip Continued from Page 1) going full blast night and day. Bendix Aviation Corp., Singer Sewing Machine and numerous other plants are doing much defense work. Housing is becoming a pro­blem, defense homes are go­ing up. Even before the de­fense program it was an active town because of the colleges—Notre Dame and Saint Marys. It is estimated that Notre Dame students alone spend one million dollars a year in this town. South Bend is so named because it is the south bend of the Saint Joe River. La Salle made his portage here; as a consequence there is a street named Portage that is the trail La Salle followed. If I were inclined towards history, I could ramble on about historic spots. You can find all the information you want in any encyclo­pedia. Back East, your writer has often been kidded about the Indians here. I want to say now, once and for all, the Indians remain only in books and tales. I assure you, it is perfectly safe to be out after dark without the least fear of being ambush­ed. No scalp has been lifted for an astounding length of time and autos have de-December 8, 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt White House Washington, D. C. Verhovay F. I. A., Chicago Branch 164 and their 600 mem­bers, pledge their moral support without reservation. (Signed) J. Irock.v, Chairman Wm. Feifar, Treasurer E. Kunstadt, Secretary. The White House Washington December 11, 1941 My Dear Mr. Kunstadt: Permit me, in the President’s name, to thank you for your telegram. The pledges of patriotic support which have been receiv­ed from the many, many loyal citizens in all parts of the coun­try have given the President strength and courage to carry out the will of the American people. For the splendid assurance conveyed in your message he is more appreciative than he can say. Very sincerely yours, (Signed) M. H. McIntyre Secretary to the President Ernest Kunstadt, Esq., Secretary, Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association, 3245 Lakewood Avenue Chicago, Illinois. The above telegrams were given to me by our Senior secretary for publication. It is pleasing to know that Branch 164 is again among the first of the Hungarian American societies in Chicago to show their true colors. I’m also informed that the de­claration was published for all members of 164 and for the public in Chicago, in which Branch 164 announces its changed program for the coming year. Branch 164 will, from now on, devote its time entirely to American in­terests. It will fight the enemies of our country. It will induce its members to buy Defense stamps and bonds, and it has willingly decided to turn a certain percent­age of its income to the Red Cross, U. S. O., and other worthy charitable American institutions. The above statement from our Senior officers shows the feeling of Branch 164 and, I’m sure that finitly replaced the covered wagon. I can not close without a word • about Vincennes, the most historic town in In­diana territory. It lived un­der three flags of the great­est powers on earth, France, England, and the American Union. The George Rogers Clark Memorial is at Vin­cennes. Clark took the town from the British, who held it as a barrier to the West. It would take a lot more space to tell you everything about Indiana, and I’m not much for statistics and geographic detail. What a Hoosier I make! It is nice to be back, but I must admit I miss the Quaker Hills. It is tough to be in love with two states. we, the members, will back up our leaders to the utmost. And now, I will return to my routine business. I’m pleased to announce that nearly all our old officers were’ reelected at our December meeting. New faces among the officers are MRS. ELIZABETH CSONKA, as the lady vice-president, Louis Fodor, Jr., as the Chairman of the Entertainment Committee, and B. Maresh and M. Savatkay are Auditors. At this time I will express my sincere appreciation to all our members not only for re­electing me publicity agent but also the way I was received by them at the meeting. The hard­ships and the unpleasant hours which I go through as publicity agent were forgotten by me at the time of the election, and I sincerely promise I will do my best to be true and unchanged when I report the happenings of Branch 164. I know that the truth may hurt sometimes, but I have learned in childhood that honesty and clear thinking goes the longest way. NAMELESS COLUMN Editorial Note: We have de­cided it best not to publish the comments and letters intended here because their publication would likely disrupt the har­monious relationship among the contributors, and besides the matter in question is hardly im­portant enough to run the risk. We must not allow anything to jolt our FRATERNALISM, for now more than ever we must practice its creed. Branch 164, we are sure, can be depended upon to take a leading role in staunchly defending VERHOVAY FRATERNALISM and in nurtur­ing its fine growth. SPORTS Here are the scores for the match games between the two ladies’ teams of Branch 96 and Branch 164: Branch164—Team 1 12 3 Series B.Kovács 129 157 131 417 M.Molnár 165 137 128 430 L.Jano vies 123 106 125 354 O.Kunstadt 123 155 181 459 Totals- 540 555 565 1660 Branch96—Team 1 12 3 Series K.Uhleon 84 126 105 315 M.Prokop 124 139 106 369 I.Balla 115 104 132 351 H.Ziga 109 119 163 391 Totals ___432 488 506 1426 Branch164—Team 2 12 3 Series M.Kunstadt 94 132 142 368 J.Dori 102 108 110 320 E.Csonka 107 111 135 353 H.Nervy 176 111 134 421 Totals ___.. 479 462 521 1462 Branch96—Team 2 12 3 Series T.Bankó 108 103 106 317 M.Chehi 84 112 117 317 r.Bankó 112 104 133 349 R.Mlesco 142 104 101 347 Totals ___„ 446 423 457 1326 As you can see by those scores, Branch 164 took all the honors. I must mention one of the decisions of our November meet­ing. At that time Branch 164 voted that $6 be used for bowl­ing expenses. The money was divided among the eight Verho­­bay bowlers as supper money, and I know the bowlers enjoyed that supper. As Ollie Kunstadt, the captain of the lady bowlers, informs me, the return match games will be held in February on the North Side. EVENTS By the time my article is in print our Christmas party will be an event of the past. We hoped to do the same, for the Juvenile members as we did in the past. There were presents, candy, hot dogs, pop and entertainment for the kiddies, and to entertain the Seniors the gypsies were re­served. Its nice to know that not only the kiddies were remembered but Branch 164 also remembered every one of our soldier boys for Christmas. A big bag of candy was mailed to them with the following letter— Chicago, 111. Dec. 1941. Branch 164 members Mrs. J. Papp, Mrs. E. Csonka, Mrs. L. Barna and Mrs. E. Kunstadt, packing candy for the Christmas party, think of you soldier boys with all the warmth of their hearts. The New Year’s Eve Party, as I mentioned before, will have Szepessy’s orchestra and, we hope, most of our soldier boys on fur­lough. The place is not too big at 333 W. North Avenue, so please come, and come early. A Baby Shower was given as a surprise to Marge Fodor. Marge is the wife of our Entertainment Chairman, Mr. Louis Fodor, Jr, Many Verhovay members were present, and there were many gifts for the coming arrival. A dinner in honor of “A Tót Leány” amateurs and co-workers was given on December 13th at Mrs. Soo’s. Officially, Branches 164 and 503 were represented. Mr. Barna, as toastmaster, did quite a job, and it was very colorful when play director Wil­liam Feifar, Sr. received a gift from the members of Branch 164 for his excellent work. Because of the length of this article, I will save my flashes for next year. I will again remind you that our Christmas and New Year will only be a Merry and Happy one if we live up to our present con­ditions. Let us all pull together for the one and only country. Let us all make our small and big contributions willingly and cheerfully. Let us finish the oZd year and, above all, let us begin the New Year by BUYING DEFENSE STAMPS AND BONDS. , Just me, Margaret Stangret, Publicity Agent. 1427 So. Sawyer Avenue , Chicago, Illinois. This KING of All Cough Mixtures —Acts Like A Flash The King of oil cough medicines—Buckley*« CANADIOL Mixture—has been used for year* in over 70% of Canada's homes. Fast working, triple acting Buckley's Mixture quickly loosen* and raises phlegm lodged in the tubes—clears air passages—soothe« rasped raw tissues, one or two sips end worst coughing spasm ceases* You get results fast. You feel the effect of Buci*, ley's Instofttly. At fill druggists.

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