Verhovayak Lapja, 1943. július-december (26. évfolyam, 26-53. szám)

1943-10-14 / 42. szám

\October 14, 1943 THE HOMESTEAD MERRY-GO-ROUND------------------------ BRANCH 430 ----------------------­________________________Verhovayák Lapja. Page 3 HOMESTEAD BACKSTAGE: I missed the last issue of the Journal be­cause of heav­ier duties here at Camp, but I am now writing this column this P.F.C. Kohut evening, Thursday, October, 7th, and rushing it to Pittsburgh before the deadline. Whenever X miss an issue it means that much of my material piles up on me I and forces me to drastically j curtail my future columns. Homestead and the surround­­j ing district has been a lively spot nowadays with many hap­penings of interest to report to my good readers. First of all, congratulations are in order for many of my good friends because of recent stork de­liveries; Mr. and Mrs. Steve Ollis of Hazelwood, are the proud parents of a baby boy, while Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Shimko of Munhall, also had a baby boy depisited on their doorstep last month; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Toth of 14th Avenue, Homestead, announced the ar­­rilval of a baby boy, their first­born, shortly after the 1st of this month; Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Pastor of Whitaker, Pa. were extremely pleased with the baby boy delivered to them way back in September; Alex and Irene Evans of Munhall are the happy parents of a baby • girl; news has been received , from Courtland, Alabama, that Sgt. Major, and Mrs. Bert A. i Nagy are the proud parents of a baby boy; additional birth notices will be entered in my next column. The majority of i the above are members of the } Verhovay or have some con­­! nection with Verhovay. As regards the youngsters, newly arrived, there is plenty of room for them in Branch 430, Juvenile Division, and it appears as though I will have to put in for furlough soon to take care of “important” Verhovay matters. “Gay” Fodor of Detroit, Michigan stopped in to visit With my wife about three weeks ago. If you will recall, she toured Europe and Hungary back in 1937, and at time was Miss Simon, but soon after her return home, my good friend, Steve Fodor, soon changed that. I do hope Gay enjoyed her stopover in Munhall, Pa. . . . glad to welcome into the fold Of Branch 430, new member Bob O’Brien. He had been a member of our juvenile order but now joins his two brothers and Mother and Dad in the Senior Order.... our good member, Mrs. Mary Robertson of West Homestead, was recently laid up with ear trouble ... she is, however, getting along nicely now and will soon be well again... it has been my good fortune to be home on two special occasions... on Sunday, August 8th, I was home and helped observe our 2nd Wedding Anniversary which, incidentally, fell on Tuesday, August 10th ..: then, again, I was home on Sun­day, October 3rd, which was my birthday, and enjoyed a very nice observance of it... BY P.F.C. WILLIAM C. KOHUT the “better-half’s” birthday fell on Sept. 28th, so we observed both birthdays on Sunday, Oct. 3rd ... our very good friend, Mrs. Rose Kostolanyi, of Swiss­­vale, Pa., was in attendance both times; also, we had Cousin, Lt. A. Suto of the Air Corps, Mrs. Suto and her daughter, Ethel, brother James and his wife from Latrobe, brother John, Mother and Dad as well as my good­­in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. John Toth... these occasions I will not forget for sometime to come ... I had a very nice telephone conversation with Fireman 1st Class Ernie Ladanyi, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Ladanyi of Margaret St. Munhall, several Sundays ago... he was spending a short furlough with his folks and really enjoying it. His leave was from Sept. 12th to Sept. 19th, after which he returned to active sea duty. He is engaged in amphibious operations and belongs to a rugged outfit. Ernie has had five monhts sea duty up to this time and really swears” by the Navy. His brothers, Ziggy and Lou are also in the Service... our good friends and relatives from Duquesne, Pennsylvania, made a nice trip up to Morgantown, West Virginia, recently; the party included Mrs. Mary Kalo and son, Matt, Jr. and Cecelia Concolly. During their stay in Morgantown they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kalo, and their visit was really a jolly one... met Corp. Jos. Repassi in Church several Sun­days ago... he is stationed at Camp Bowie, Texas, and seems to be doing all right in the Texas climate ... here at Fprt Meade I was pleasantly sur­prised to meet good friends of mine from back home, Nick Pastor of West St. Munhall and Johnny Laczko of West Home­stead. They were both inducted into the Army several weeks ago and arrived here on Oct. 6th and 7th. Their first im­pressions of this Camp were somewhat vague but within a few days they will be able to speak their minds about Army life with more certainty... an old friend of ours and a true Verhovay booster, Mrs. Chorba of West Homestead- possesses one of the cutest and most in­telligent cats in the neigh­borhood. Possibly due to her advanced age, if we can call thirteen advanced, she has acquired some excellent habits She follows Mrs. Chorba around the house throughout the day and closes the screen door whenever it is left open and really makes herself useful around the home ... quite a bit of comment has been made about our young “old” lady... our young friend, Jimmy Vaj­da, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Vajda of McClure Street, Mun­hall, did some adventuring this past summer and claims there is nothing like it. He left on July 28th for Manville, New Jersey and “vacationed” with his God- Father, Mr. John Vajda, who resides in that city. His vaca tion turned out to be so en­joyable that it was with some difficulty he broke himself loose from the enchantment of Mam ville and returned to Munh; HELP FINISH THE JOB and his parents to resume his studies at Munhall High. It could have' been the climate, people, scenery or even the way the homes and streets are laid out that caused Jimmy to delay his departure from Manville ... I’ll have to corner him on this and really find out!... recently while visiting with my Brother John and his Verhovay associates (family), I met a charming young lady from Hazelwood by the name of Peggy Borsh. She informed me that she was a. constant reader of our Ver­hovay Journal and enjoyed the articles even though she was not a member... it appears to me as though I have a job to perform... a new member to secure!... member and my sister, Ethel B. Kohut was married on September 14th, 1943, to Larry Lintner of Wil­­kinsburg, Pa. The ceremony took place in the St. Elias Gr. Catholic Church with Rev. B. Ivancso officiating ... your scribe, un­fortunately, was unable to at­tend this gala event, but I understand the affair was a very pleasant, quiet one with only the members of the two im­mediate families taking part... Pvt. Julius Orosz formerly of Vondera Plan has been trans­­fered to Hammer Field, Fresno, California... young Johnny Katrincsak, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Katrincsak of W. 8 th Avenue, W. Homestead, is now listed as an Aviation Student and is following prescribed studies at Marshall College at Hun­tington, W. Va.... Nice going! “ARMY CHOW” The weather down here at Fort Meade blows hot and cold lately, the evenings and morn­ings being plenty cold while the forenoon and afternoons being nice and warm... sometimes hot. Winter uniforms, O.D’s have made their appearance and the color scheme of the entire Camp has begun to change... I had the good fortune to meet up with the two Gergely brothers here at Fort Meade They both came from different parts of the South and met here and were they surprised! They claim East Pittsburgh as their home ... recently an order came in for four shoes, two of the shoes to be 9% C, while the other two to be 7%C... but, of course, this is but one of the minor headaches of the Army.... many problems must be met and obstacles overcome almost daily ... we had a nice visitor at “Chow” this evening, Thurs, Oct. 7th, and I declare she was nice ... she’s one of the leading personalities of Screen and Radio, and happened to be none other than Joan Blondell. she sat down and chatted with us while we had “Chow” and really got around amongst the seated diners... a recent in­ductee who as a civilian em­ployee of the War Department was located somewhere near the Arctic Circle had to answer the call of his Draft Board and was forced to pack up his parka, get on a plane and fly 5000 miles back to Manhattan to be in­ducted. That’s what I call answering the Draft Boards request to appear even thou A V. a TrcMury Deft. WSS 722K Courtesy Stockton, Calif. Record it had to be radioed to him... A friendly corporal at a Camp down in Georgia has a thought­ful wife. J^ie received a fancily baked cake from her and en­closed with it was a large box of indigestion tablets ... Out on the bayonet course at Fort Jackson the other day a rookie was unusually clumsy. He charged the dummy, missed the bayonet jab and flattened his nose against the heavy sack. “Nice work, soldier,” com­mented the sarcastic sergeant. “If you can’t stick him, bite him.”... CORRECTION, PLEASE! Some issues back I wrote an item about my good friend Albert Jozik, and it concerned the possibility of his marriage to Margaret Vargo of Ida May, W. Va. sometime this Fall. I believe I have erred greatly in this assumption of mine because no such plans are afoot. It is my hope that A1 overlooks my intrusion at this point, and passes it off as the work of an over zealous cupid’s helper. Thanks, I knew you would! PASSED BY NAVAL CENSOR The letter I received here about a week ago was marked as written above ... Passed by Naval Censor, and it came from somewhere out in the wide Pacific. My correspondent in this case was Eddie A. Kovach, S 1/C, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Kovach, of Dewey Ave. in Youngstown, Ohio. Eddie has been a member of that hard­working and fighting outfit, The Seabees, for the past eight months and expects his Petty Officer’s rating at anytime. In fact, he might have it at this moment. He writes that the life out there is a lonely one, and white folks other than fellow service men are never to be seen. Regarding our home­land, the ole U.S.A. he writes “I am just fine, but I sure wish I was back in the good U.S.A.; there is no place as good.” Yes, there are many others like Ed way out there in the Pacific, Atlantié and Arctic ocean lanes, and they are all there with one thought fore­most ... victory over our enemies and a quick return home. Of course, this is not their wish only, but the prayer of every serviceman. May it come soon! VERHOVAY TOPKICK RETIRES His tenure of office at the Verhovay was a long one, and Joseph Darago, fulfilled the obligations of this office well. I used to call him the “Old Cannon” because of his deep booming voice. When he would get up to speak, all would ba auiet. His words and sentence» nad a peculiar sequence sna continuity ... they >t. seemed to be in perfect order. Mr. Darago worked hard , Y1 <he interests of our Association and the results of his hard work can easily be seen today. Our Association has attained a solid footing amongst fraternal in­surance societies and this fa­vorable condition took place within the past twelve years. It is true that occasional dif­ferences might have arisen amongst the directing heads, but these might happen any­where. Then, again, it might be wise for us to note con­ditions of health and such be­fore we attempt to sentence any person. In retiring from the post that he held so long and fulfilled so faithfully, he carries , with him the sincerest wish of every member of this vast organization as well as those of his many friends throughout the land. God Bless you, Joseph Darago! COMMON AILMENT A medical journal ad­vances the theory that “man is slightly taller in the morning than he is in the evening.” We have never tested this, but we have certainly noticed a tendency to become “short" toward the end of the month.

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