Verhovayak Lapja, 1944 (27. évfolyam, 1-52. szám)
1944 / Verhovay Journal
Page 4 Verhovay Journal Journal of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Ass’n OFFICE OF PUBLICATION 8502 West Jefferson Ave Detroit, Michigan PUBLISHED SEMY MONTHLY BY THE Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association Managing Editor: JOHN BENCZE Editor: COLOMAN REVESZ Editor’s Office 345 FOURTH AVENUE ROOM 805 PITTSBURGH, PA. All articles and changes of address should be sent to the VERHOVAY FRATERNAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 345 FOURTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH. $*A. United States and Canada JL00 a yea' Foreign Countries ________________ $1.50 a yea. ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT: P. O. BOX 7. WOOLSEY STATION — LONG ISLAND CITY. N. Y._____ Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Detroit, Michigan, under the Act of March 3 1879. Directors Meeting a Success The regular meeting of the Board of Directors was held from March 13 to 18, 1944, inclusive, at the Home Office, in Pittsburgh, Pa. All of the directors were present throughouth the entire meeting with the exception of Director Richard Phillips who had to appear before the draft-board on Tuesday, March 14. Upon his arrival on Wednesday, morning, he informed the directors that he passed his medical examination and that, having been placed into Class 1-A., he may soon leave for military service. Naturally, he will remain a member of the Board of Directors until his return or, rather until the end of his term. We shall be proud to we will pray for his safe and victorious return! * * * It was a highly efficient and successful meeting. The officers’ reports were discussed and the Home Office records were examined. The final plans for the remodeling of the recently purchased “Verhovay Building” have been approved. In addition, a number of actions were brought which reflect a deep understanding, on the part of the directors, of the fraternal responsibilities of our organization. WE OWE IT TO OUR SOLDIERS! Take, for instance, the case of renistatement into the Sick Benefit Department of members discharged from military service. The Board ordered that all members discharged from military service, are to be reinstated free of charge, provided they are insurable risks. In other words, the unpaid dues of members, whose Sick Benefit Certificates have been cancelled due to military service, will be forgiven and their original certificates revived. This certainly is a break for those soldiers who joined the Sick Benefit Department before January 1, 1944, as they will be able to retain their original certificate which entitles them to sick benefits even after they will have attained the age of 65. Complying with the requests of several districts and branches, the Board also ordered the setting aside of $40,000 for a special reserve fund which shall be used to aid members of our association after their discharge from military service. Considering the recommendations of the actuary, and the present financial situation, furthermore, the uncertain risk caused by the great number of Verhovayans serving in the armed forces, the Board decided that this year’s, dividends be used towards the creating of this emergency fund and that the dividends shall only be paid to the members after the war provided conditions permit their distribution. The Board feels certain that the membership will wholeheartedly approve this action, in appreciation of the great sacrifices which are brought daily, on all the battlefields, by our brave young men and women. EDUCATION PROMOTED. The Verhovay has for many years aided Verhovay students ir their quest for higher education by granting them substantial loans, to be repaid only after the completion of their studies. Considering the request of the Rev. Prof. Barnabas Dienes, of Elmhurst College, 111., the Board decided that each year a Verhovay student at Elmhurst and another one at Bloomfield, 111. shall be entitled to receive such aid as a gift rather than as a loan. Each year two deserving Verhovay students will thus find it easier to continue their studies at either of these recognized institutions of high distinction. OLD FOLKS REMEMBERED! Regulations in regards to obtaining aid for the payments of dues on certificates dated on or before January 1, 1924 have been liberalized Reserves on such certificates will not have to be exhausted before aid may be requested. Disabled old members, who are unable to pay their dues, will be able to retain a higher reserve on their policies due to the new provisions. REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR! Yes, the Board of Directors remembered Pearl Harbor, too. Adopting the motion brought by Branch 248 of Logan, W. Va., the Board voted to start a drive among the Verhovay branches and their membership during the Fifth War Bond movement with the aim that a Liberty Ship be purchased by membership of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association. The Supreme Officers were authorized to make all arrangements for this drive. We are certain that, when the time comes, every branch and every member will do everything to bring this drive to a successful conclusion. The Board, furthermore, voted to donate $500. to the American Red Cross. At the same time it urges every branch and every member to give according to his ability. The Red Cross stands at the side of our 5,000 boys and at the side of every member of the armed forces of the United Nations. We, as members of a great fraternal organization, believe in the ideal of mercy. Now is the time to prove our belief — by generous action! THE AMERICAN HUNGARIAN FEDERATION The XX. Convention requested that representation of the Verhovay F. I. Association on the Board of Directors of the American Hungarian Federation be increased in proportion to the support rendered by our organization. This request has been granted by the Board of Directors of the Federation, pending approval by its Convention, to be held this year. Our directors elected Vicepresident Mr. Albert Ari, and Mr. Kelemen and Mr. Falussy, directors, to represent, together with the Supreme President and the Supreme Secretary, our organization on the Board of the American Hungarian Federation. THE FOUNDERS’ MONTH CONTEST. The Board of Directors heard and approved the report of Mr. Alexander Gyulai, Supreme Organizer, on the results of the membership drive which was conducted in memory of the Founders of our Association during the month of February, and awarded the prizes to the winners of the contest. The first prize was awarded to Mr. ANDREW DOBOS, JR., manager of Branch 23 of Pocahontas, Va., who led the field with 22% points. He wrote a total of $15,500 new insurance during the month of February. The second prize went to Mr. GEORGE JÁVOR, of Branch 17, Lorain, Ohio, who came next with 22 new applications totalling $14,750 new insurance. The third prize was awarded to MR. ALEX CHOBODY, of Branch 88, Yatesboro, Pa., who attained 17% points with $11,250, worth of new insurance issued. Altogether, 150 managers participated in the contest that resulted in the issuing of $400 000 new insurance certificates. In addition special recognition was given, to the following contestants who secured ten or more new members: Valentine Erdélyi (Branch 8, Johnstown, Pa., 15 new membsrs, Joseph Dobos, (Branch 431, Hemphill, W. Va.), 14 new members, Nicholas Palla (Branch 130, East Chicago, Ind.) 13 new members, Andrew Szladics, (Branch 352, CCorapolis, Pa.) 12 new members, John Béky (Branch 84, Lackawanna, N. Y.), 11 new members, Géza Pavuk (Branch 226, McKeesport, Pa.), 10% points, Andrew Boiler (Branch 39, Beaver Falls, Pa), 10 new members, and Nicholas Kadar (Branch 34, Pittsburgh, Pa.) 10 new members. The Board of Directors expressed its sincere appreciation to all who have participated in the drive. HONORED BRANCH OFFICERS The “acknowledged” title and the Verhovay Medal, in recognition of 15 or more years of meritorius service was awarded to the following branch-officers: LOUIS KOCSIS, Branch 121, Buffalo, N-. Y., recording secretary. ANDREW DEBROSZKY, Branch 108, Youngstown, Ohio, president. JOSEPH JUHASZ, Branch 108, Youngstown, O., treasurer JOSEPH BATTA, Branch 108, Youngstown, O., manager. JOSEPH TURNER, Branch 108, Youngstown, Ohio, branchmanager. PAUL SZABÓ, Branch 87, Passaic, N. J. manager. Congratulations to these officers who have so faithfully served the fraternal ideals through many years! THE “PFC. JOHN NAGY” FLYING AMBULANCE. Immediately after adjournment of the meeting of the Board of Directors, Mr. Colorrian Revesz, Supreme Secretary, and Mr. A. Falussy, director, left for New York to participate in the great Kossuth-eelebration which was arranged to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the death of the great Hungarian statesman. The celebration was held on Sunday, March 19, at 2 P.M., at the gigantic Kossuth Monument in New York. At this occasion, twenty flying ambulances were donated by the Hungarian Americans to the armed forces. One of the flying ambulances was named after “PFC. JOHN NAGY” and was donated jointly by the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association and the Hungarian Miners Journal in behalf of the Verhovay miners who purchased this ambulance in memory of the first hero who made the supreme sacrifice from among the ranks of the Hungarian-American Verhovay miners. In spite of the bad weather, thousands were present at the celebration which was a true manifestation of Hungarian loyalty to the ideals of liberty. (fwr.) Verhovay Journal ----------------------March 30, 1944 The Fruit of Villainy By ELIZABETH KOLESAR, BR. 296 A fashionable white gloved hand was writing “Mrs. Penelope Drake” in the register book of the exclusive Hotel Franklin, of Chicago. Suddenly a stream of black ink streaked the page as she fumbled for a blotter and • the writer made her apologies to the desk clerk. She seemed too excited over the mishap, so the clerk thought; but Mrs. Penelope Drake was not easily excited over trival matters before. It was the name of Mr. Harrison Bellamy, who had just arrived, that attracted her attention and had caused her much disturbance. Leaving the desk, she ascended in the elevator and entered her superably arranged suite. She was a stately handsome woman in her late thirties and as she walked, there was an air of elegance and sophistication about her. Removing her smartly veiled hat she studied her classic features in the silver mirror. She was startled, for she saw not herself, but another woman -— a woman whose eyes burned dark within the mirror, reflecting revenge and hatred for one person only — Mr. Harrison Bellamy. She remembered the stormy autumn day on which she exchanged marriage vows with the eligible catch of the season. It seemed as though the sterm gave them a hectic start, for their life together was one long battle after another. She wanted her own way while Bellamy had a whim for women and wine. He was a wealthy banker who had maintained an envied position in society. After her son’s birth, their marriage status appeared calm until several years later, when complications arose which led to a divorce. The boy, Joshua Tate Bellamy, was at the age of thirteen then. The father, through his well-established influence in society, won the case and the custody of the boy, also. Penelope, under the assumed name of Mrs. Drake, left town, her heart broken over the loss of her son. She traveled extensively for eight long years in an endeavor to forget her sorrows. Now on returning to the states, by sheer coincidence, she appeared at the same hotel where her former husband was residing. The thought of revenge seared her tortured brain until the pain became unbearable and her thoughts grew confused. After a restless night of sleeplessness, she decided the means of revenge must be long and torturous and he must suffer more than she had for the loss of her son. She gathered her luggage and left for the Hotel American, in order to prevent Bellamy from knowing that she had arrived in the city. Two days later Harrison Bellamy returned to the lobby of his hotel. He was confronted by the shifty-eyed desk clerk, who presented him with an oblong package that had arrived that afternoon. It was bound in tissue paper and tied with gold cord. Bellamy was not surprised, for he was accustomed to receiving gifts from feminine admirers. In his room he unfolded the
