Verhovayak Lapja, 1944 (27. évfolyam, 1-52. szám)
1944 / Verhovay Journal
I May 11, 1944 OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS EDITOR S REQUEST. It is the sincere desire of the editorial staff as well as that of every contributor to constantly improve the contents and the appearance of our Journal. We want it to be a real tie that unites all the English speaking members of our Association, and a real source of information and entertainment. To attain this goal the cooperation of every contributor is needed. We respectfully urge the contributors to observe the instructions that appear in every issue of our Journal in the Ittle box entitled “To the Contributors.'’ You will note that, according to the instructions, all material for the Journal must be in the hands of the editor one week before the date of publication. Material for the May 25th, 1944, issue must be on hand on Tuesday, May 18th. Our Journal is printed in Detroit, Mich. All material for publica tion must be in the hands of the printer not later than Saturday before publication. Naturally a Journal of this size cannot be set and proof-read in one day. Throughout the week preceding publication the printer must receive a steady flow of printing material. If the printer receives the. bulk of the material on the last day before closing, proper proof-reading is impossible. The work of the editor is also determined by the amount of material he receives. He has to fill all empty space and must have a finished plan for the Journal not later than Thursday before publication. It is humanly impossible to make up the material of the Journal in one or two days. If not enough material has been received by the editor by the day indicated, he must proceed at once to prepare the necessary material himself, and mail it from day to day in a steady flow to the printer. It is, therefore, impossible to guarantee publication of any material that arrives at the editors office later than Friday preceding the date of publication. In case contributions are pressed into the paper at the last moment, proper proof-reading and corrections cannot be assured. Regular contributors who cannot make the deadline, should at least inform the editor whether or not they intend to send in any material. If the editor is forced to fill in too much space at the last minute, it will overload the printer and make it impossible for him to render, proper service. On the other hand, the editor desires to leave sufficient space free for the regular contributors in order to assure a desirable variety in the contents of the Journal. For this reasons it is necessary that contributors kindly adjust themselves to this schedule. Material received earlier than the deadline indicated, will be sincerely appreciated. At the same time we invite the membership to participate in the editorial work of our Journal. We have use for still MORE CONTRIBUTORS. We believe there are many members who could tell us interesting things, and who would be able to write an article at least once every two months. Don’t hesitate to send in your material which will bo sincerely appreciated and used, If it meets the requirements set forth by the regulations of the Board of Directors. Articles should have a bearing on fraternal life. Controversial matters should be avoided. Constructive criticism and helpful suggestions will be appreciated by your EDITOR. PREPAID DUES. Several branch managers have written lately to the Home Office requesting information on prepaid dues. It seems that there are quite a number of members who desire to pay 3 *—12 months in advance and some branch managers find it difficult to figure out the correct amount of pre paid dues. In reply to such requests, we suggest that you refer to your rate-book. Remember, please, that as far as membership dues are concerned, the old rate book is to be consulted. There are five columns in the table of membership dues. The first column indicates the age in which the member was admitted. The second column shows the annual, the third the semi-annual, the fourth the quarterly and the fifth the monthly dues. Find the amount Of monthly dues paid by the member and in the same line you will find the amount of dues which are to be paid by the member if he desires to pay either 3, 6 or 12 months in advance. You will find that a member who pays $2.05 monthly, would have to pay $6.04 for three months, $11.87 for six months and $23.31 for one year, if paid In advance. Note, please, that these rates apply only to cases when the entire payment is made in advance. No reduction is allowable if a member pays three months’ dues in arrears. Furthermore, remember to add 5 cents per month for the expenses of the branch. If 12 months are paid in advance, 60 cent6 must be paid towards the branch treasury. THE ADVANTAGE OF PAYING IN ADVANCE. According to the example given above, a saving is effected by paying in advance. In the case of $2.05 monthly dues, the saving amounts to 11 cents if dues are paid for three months, 43 cents if paid for six months, and $1.29 if paid for 12 months, in advance. In the case of 12 months’ advance payment, your saving amounts to 5% of the total amount paid, which certainly makes the annual payment of dues a good investment that serves to reduce further the low rates of our certificates. Investments generally bring a much lower return in the present! If you invest your money paying your dues at least twelve months in advance, you secure a return of 5% on your investment At the same time you are also helping your branch manager by reducing his work. Right now, when almost all of our branch managers are busy with war work, it is your fraternal and patriotic duty to lessen his work which would not even involve a sacrifice on your part since it would only serve to reduce the amount of your dues. Pay your dues in advance: IT PAYS to do so! MEDICAL REPORTS. Our Sick-benefit department requests all branch managers to carefully check medical reports before sending them in to the Home Office. Doctors are hard pressed today, and usually cannot pay much attention to the details of the medical report and often inadvertently Verhovay Journal Pag* 7 fail to answer some questions. Incomplete medical reports must be returned by the Home Office and the member suffers delay in receiving his sick benefit. Kindly check the medical report and, if incomplete, return it to the doctor requesting its completion. Thus time will be saved and misunderstandings avoided. SEPARATE CHECKS. Again the treasurer’s department urges all branch managers to turn in the monthly dues collected from senior and juvenile members on separate checks. The monthly dues of the senior and the junior order are deposited in separate banks and if the dues of the two separate orders are sent in on one check, other checks and mcney orders have to be used in order to balance the separate accounts. This complicates book-keeping and also is against the regulations. A Philosopher in the Lara^e Mr. Brown is a good friend of mine. He works at the Boulevard Motor Company in Pittsburgh, and is a first class mechanic. The other day I found out that he was a philosopher, too. I had my car down at his shop for something or other, and while he rummaged around on the old bugy, I told him about a heavy rattle in the front end of the car, under the motor. Being an obliging man, he immediately proceeded to look into the matter and finally announced his diagnosis according to which the rubber supports of the motor were worn out. He assured me that it won’t cause any trouble. “Never mind then — 1 said — as long as I know what it is, and that it isn’t serious, I am not worried about it.” “That is so, — he replied — it is always the thing we don’t know that we are afraid of.” Then he stopped in his work and looked at me, kind - of surprised at the aphorism he hit upon, and said: “Say, that is pretty good, coming from me, isn’t it?” I did think so, too, and, therefore, I am passing it on to the readers. Perhaps it will encourage them to face their troubles instead of shrinking from them be~ cause they look so big . .. Insurance Commissioner of Pennsylvania Extends Greetings to Fraternalists 0: FRATERNAL SOCIETIES OF GREATER PITTSBURGH • I GREETING S:WHEREAS, the principles and the spirit of Fraternalism are the very principles and spirit which should lead this War-torn World into and through the Post War Period into lasting peace and prosperity throughout World — WHEREAS, co-operation such as exists in and amongst the Fraternal Societies of these United States is the very type of eo-operation which is necessary to produce peace and harmony amongst the Nations of the World — NOW, THEREFORE, I, GREGG L. NEEL, Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, take pleasure on the opening of FRATERNAL WEEK, MAT 8th to 13th inclusive,, of sending my Greetings and Best Wishes to all Fraternalists, and 1 call upon the members of all our Pennsylvania Fraternal Societies to lend their best efforts in preserving the future welfare of State and Country. IN WITNESSOF THE ABOVE GREETING,.1 have hereunto set my hand this 26th day of April7 1944. Fraternally yours, GREGG L. NEEL * Insurance Commissioner Commonwealth of Pennsylvania bsaruce Department
