Verhovayak Lapja, 1943. január-június (26. évfolyam, 1-25. szám)
1943-01-14 / 2. szám
January 14, 1943 Verhovayak Lapja Pag« ff THE HOMESTEAD MERRY-GO-ROUND FAMOUS CLOSE SHAVES By Barber Sol S.O.S. SAVED OUR SKINS/ WALK FOR LIFE/ <] " But for a nurse's sensitive skin, RUBBER GLOVES MIGHT NOT BE USED IN SURGERY TO SAVE LIVES. TRYING TO PROTECT HER HANDS FROM CARBOLIC ACID IN THE WASH BASIN WON APPROVAL FOR THE NURSE To WEAR THEM/ NO DROP IN BUCKET/ Had Judith Evelyn NOT HUGGED AN EMPTY WATER CASK FOR 19 HOURS AFTER THE NAZIS SUNK THE S.S. ATHENIA, THE BROADWAY HIT »ANGEL STREET' WOULDN'T HAVE life NEWEST STAR.' Private Jim Hawkins, CALIFORNIAN, SEVERELY WOUNDED AND REMOVED TO HIS SHIP AFTER KILLING THREE IN COMBAT WITH EIGHT JAPS, AROSE TO WALK TO THE DECK. HIS EXPLANATION WAS: IF HE TOOK A WALK HE'D LIVE. HE LIVED/ BARBER SOL SAYS: Buv Bombs amo Stamps.'’ American boys are HEROES ALL Have you heard your COUNTRY'S CALL ? Start Fighting Fire Now SPORTS ALA BOWLINGITIS: In the current issue you will find several pages of bowling scores which illustrates the coming tide of bowling activity. As each week goes by there will be more and more scores reported. The season is on. V e r h o v ay bowlers are in action. Watch their scores. Some will be good — others mediocre, but, nevertheless, still in there -rolling them down the alleys. I am going to answer Mrs. “Ferret” Lucas in this column today, and I believe what information I do give her will be rather welcome, although somewhat belated. I am going to ask Mrs. Lucas to continue demanding the acceptance of a handicap tournament for women inasmuch as it is the only fair action to take. A handicap tournament was favored by some , of the men responsible for the rules of the National Tournament but for some reason or other it fell by the wayside. I do know that if the girls really put a little “oomph” behind their requests and contact our three Directors, representing the English-Speaking Branches, favorable action might be soon in evidence. Do it now, this is important! Write Directors Ari, Brogley and Prince and obtain their reaction to this. Although we are planning continually for the Tournament this coming Spring, conditions might be such at that time which we would not be ready to welcome. Under wartime regulations many unexpected things do happen and I feel we should prepare ourselves for some such unforseen happening. Reductions and cancellations are very much in evidence today, but I pray we will be able to continue unhindered at least for the present. NEWS FROM THE HOME FRONT — HOMESTEAD Congratulations are in order for Steve and Mary Shimko who observed their Ninth Wedding Anniversary on December 7th, 1942. The date of their anniversary is very easy to remember not only because of its importance to Steve and Mary, but also because of its bearing ©nWorld War II. A SKATING WE WILL GO ... I learned that member Ernie Kepes is quite a skater as well as ski-ing enthusiast. He is just wild about these winter sports and seldom gives others an opportunity of seeing him on his back. PROMPTNESS AN ASSET I have many paying members in my Branches, Senior and Junior, but Andy Timko and Julius Orosz are two of the best. They not only pay their premiums for wives, children and themselves on time but also BRANCH 430 BY WILLIAM C. KOHUT pay them far in advance. They tell me they don’t like to be thinking about insurance premiums every month whenever they can pay it out for the whole year or six months. This is a good habit to get into and 1 recommend it heartily to all Verhovay members. MEET MISS EDITH ANN SAKOCY! Miss Sakocy is the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Sakocy of Glen Hazel Heights, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was born January 5, 1943, at the Magee Hospital. Mrs. Sakocy was the former Ann Popely of Homestead, Pa. This is the young couple’s first child. Our heartiest congratulations to both Jim and Ann upon this welcome arrival. WELCOME VISITORS Sunday afternoon and evening we had welcome visitors at our home ... the Kalo’s, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Kalo of Duquesne with Mrs. Kalo’s mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Concolly and her daughter, Sophie. Of course, I don’t want to neglect mentioning Matthew, Jr. who was very much in attendance. Although only six months of age he is now developing certain tendencies and we were all at a loss to discover in which direction these tendencies pointed. Occasionally he excercised his vocal chords which led us to believe he might develop into quite a singer, and other times he would develop a serious facial expression which again led us on a merry chase. Wherever his inclinations will take him, he’ll be there as a Verhovay member because Mr. and Mrs. Kalo will soon enroll him in our great organization. Nice going Matt, Sr. and Jr., please. NEWS OF OUR SOLDIER BOYS Ernie Ladanyi came home from Washington, D. C. and points South to spend the Christmas, and New Year Holidays with his parents on Margaret Street, Munhall. While he was home he telephoned me one afternoon and talked to me about his life in the Navy. It was good to hear, especially to learn that Ernie is a member of the Amphibian Force with plenty of excitement in store for him. Ernie went on to tell me he received quite a few letters from Verhovay members, especially, the fairer sex, from all parts of the country. “All letters will be answered soon”, promised Ernie, and he keeps his promise, too. He wants to use this medium to thank all those who were so good to write him a letter. “Great to hear from people at home and in other sections”, claimed Ernie. Frank Lengyel of 3800 Grace Street, Munhall, was also home for the Holidays. He surprised his folks by showing .up shortly before Christmas... and he received an unanimous welcome from everyone. I was attending Christmas Mass on Xmas Day and received quite a jolt to see my good friend Lt. Julius Kasmer, U.S.A. with Mrs. J. Kasmer, his wife, come into Church. After Services I spent a few moments talking with Julius about old times and all tjjpse items we have in common whenever we spend some of our youth together. IMPRESSIONS AND REFLECTIONS Let’s Conserve Life The Verhovay F. I. Ass’n. should for the bénefit of its members as well as itself conduct an intensive educational program among its members. One of the aims of such a program would be the Promotion of Life Conservation. Adding to the average longevity of life is of tremendous economic advantage to all parties concerned — the insurer, insured, beneficiary and society as a whole. Every working man and woman should be thoroughly examined once each six months or at least once a year. Thus we would be in a position to nip in the bud those numerous ailments which are easily checked if discovered in time, but which are sure to kill prematurely if not taken care of soon enough. A better mortality experience aids all parties concerned. SENIOR MEMBERSHIP GAINING From reports issued for November, one could easily see that we obtained 243 new members for the month of November, and this occured with little loss from the original membership list. This is good, healthy business. Let’s us keep it that way. Do not permit lapses in your Branch. You not only lose the member but also valuable time, and goodwill. THE MERGER Let’s all do everything possible to realize the merger of our three big American-Hungarian Fraternal Societies. Let nothing hinder this union. Everybody's for it everywhere! There are many big civilian defense jobs to be done. And one of the biggest is the creation of an adequate fire defense in this country. That is a job which must be done by all the people. The two coasts of America are definitely combat areas. Both are susceptible to air and naval attack. In addition, many important inland points could be reached by a determined enemy. These are facts, unpleasant as they may seem. And if attack comes, the thermit-magnesium incendiary bomb is almost certain to be the principal weapon used. Mild in appearance, weighing but slightly more than two pounds, it is one of the most terrible agents of destruction ever invented by man, Luckily, these and other incendiaries can be controlled. Their danger can be tremendously minimized if trained men and women are available to fight them, England was saved by its fire-fighting forces. Perhaps, some day, that will be said of American cities and towns. And these forces will consist very largely of volunteers—people who give their time and services to civil defense after working hours. Even if we are not attacked from without, this work will produce fine fruit. As C. Lester Walker writes in Harper’s, “We are a profligate race where fire is concerned ... The flames have taken $3,000,000,000 of our property since 1929 and each year 10,000 lives. So if the war-born alarms and precautions cut our normal fire losses even ten per cent, all the effort, time, and money — and even the hysteria — will have been worth it.” Every civilian can help in this war against fire. Do your share — and start doing it right now. BUY U.S. WAR SAVINGS BONDS SUNKIST CALIFORNIA (Continued from Page 4) Albert Jozik — I have a fine Victor Bluebird Record B11586. It is Spike Jones recording of “Der Fuehrer’s Face” — and of all things, it has “Take Me Back to West Virginia” on the other side. A fine record — you’ll love it! Have you heard it yet? First part of my column explains why I can’t write to anyone. Thank you for your Card in which you state “I like very much the religiousness of your articles. God will always bless you!” Thank you, again, AI. God be with you, too! To an Old Acquaintance in Ohio. — Wish you’d let me know your maiden name. I don’t know who you are now — you say the first thing you and your husband do when you get the Journal is to turn to my column. Gee, Whiz! I am more than grateful. Thanx for the posies, all of you. To Several Readers. — The Hungarian translation of the song “God Will Take Care of You” has been mailed to you and I sincerely hope you like it. Anne Bodnar. — You’re forgiven — am waiting for letter. Silhouette. — “Elfin Manci” sends you her personal greetings. A few days before Christmas, my wife took Manci downtown to see Santa in a large store. He said to her: “Say, I remember you!” — “Oh — is that so? Then what is my name?” came back from Manci. “Ahem’.:.., and adjusting his mustache, Santa said: “Now let me see... Betty? Margaret.” This time Margaret (Manci) was puzzled and turned to mother — “Gee! He knows my name. Do you really think he remembers me?” Santa said (after Manci turned away) “Gee! that was a close one!” * * * News about “Prayer Contest” in next article. Happy New Year to all!
