Verhovayak Lapja, 1944 (27. évfolyam, 1-52. szám)
1944 / Verhovay Journal
Page 4 Verhovay Journal June 29, 1944 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 ot address should be sent to the VERHOVAY FRATERNAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 345 FOURTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH, PA. United States and Canada (1.00 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 The bride wore a white chiffon gown with train, and her veil cascaded from a headdress of orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of the traditional white roses and gardenias. The two bridesmaids, Miss Elizabeth Schwab, who was gowned in acquamarine crepe; and Miss Genevieve Dreveniak, who was gowned in pink taffeta and net, with matching headdresses of aquamarine and pink, also carried bouquets of red roses. They Gave Their Lives... action on the Italian front, on the same day as Cpl. Geleta, the 20th of April, 1944. He, too, died on the way to Rome, at the age of 25. He found his last resting place in the soil of Italy. Surely the liberated people of Southern Italy will decorate it with flowers in gratitude for the supreme sacrifice he has made for their, and all other nations’, freedom. * * # 46. CPL. JOSEPH NIHOFF Deputy Auditor Takes Vows On June 17, Miss Emma Elizabeth Phillips, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Phillips, became the bride of Captain George Joseph Lauranchok, of the United States Army, at High Mass in the Church of the Assumption on Sprague Avenue, Bellevue, with Rev. Bullion officiating. Miss Olga Buko, was maid of honor, wearing a fitted bodice of blue taffeta with full net skirt, and matching headdress of blue. She carried a bouquet of red roses. With deep sorrow we report the death of Cpl. Joseph Nihoff, the first hero to make the supreme sacrifice from among the soldiers of Branch 59, Windber, Pa., and the 46th of the Verhovay F. I. Association, on June 1st, 1944, in New Guinea. He was killed in action against the Japanese invaders, in that long drawn out, bloody fight which has drenched that immense island with the blood of our soldiers and that of our enemies. As a leader of his unit, he displayed heroic courage, and, heading his group, he fell, while those led by him, marched on towards victory. Though he died on a strange island, we know that he did not die for the liberation of New Guinea, but for the preservation of our liberties, for the saving of Christianity and Western civilization which the Japanese strive to destroy. Thousands and thousands of miles from his homeland, he died for his country and for all the ideals and liberties, the United States of America represents. Our deepest sympathy goes out to his family and to his branch which has made in him a noble sacrifice on the altar of liberty. * *. # 47. SGT. JAMES GYOVAI Sgt. Janies Gyovai was a member of Branch 482, of Whitesville, W. Va. He was born in Julian, W. Va., on December 18th, 1922. He joined the Air Corps, and was sent to England where he was stationed in Northern Ireland. On April 10th, 1944, he was sent out on a military mission and was reported missing on the same day. Shortly afterwards the War Department notified his parents that his machine crashed in the Chimney Rock Mountain, at New Castle, North Ireland, and that Sgt. James Gyovai and his comrades lost their lives in the accident. We assume that the plane had to find its course through heavy clouds in the mountains and that, flying blindly, it crashed into the peak of that mountain which the pilot could not see due to poor visibility. Sgt. Gyovai is another victim of this war, who found his death in fulfilling a military mission under difficult conditions. He died in the line of duty... We extend our sympathy to his parents and to his branch. May all those who sorrow for him, find comfort in the assurance that he died in the defense of all that is noble and true in man. THE MEMORY OF OUR HEROIC DEAD SHALL REMAIN WITH US FOREVER. The petite ling-bearer, was Doris Jean Budinko, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Budinko. The best man was Joseph Phillips, brother of the bride, and the guests were seated by James Phillips, also a brother of the bride. A reception was held in the evening at The Pines, Perry Highway, Perrysville, Pennsylvania. Present at the ceremony in the church were the parents of the bride and groom, friends and relatives, and Supreme Officers Coloman Revesz, John Szalanczy and Alexander Gyulay. Also present were Auditing committee Members Joseph Bumbulucz, Ernest Kunstadt and Jolán Lucas and Dist. Mgr. John Fulop and Mrs. Fulop. Quite a few of the Home Office force were also present to witness the unusual event of a Deputy Supreme Officer’s marriage. Miss Phillips is the newly appointed Deputy Auditor of our Supreme Office, and Miss Schwab and Miss Buko are employees at our Home Office—the wedding was strictly a Verhovay affair. (Reported by The Ferret.) * * * Congratulations and best wishes to Captain and Mrs. Lauranchok. Good luck to him... good hope to her.. . and a happy reunion after the war for both of them! By the way: soon we hope to be able to publish a picture of this wedding in our Journal! Look for it, perhaps in the next issue! (Editor.) WHAT DO YOU MEANSACRIFICE? We speak of sacrifice here In America. Yet none has the right to unless he last lost an arm or a leg or a life—or a son. Is rationing a sacrifice? Not until that day when you must leave the table hungry. Is leaving your car in the garage a sacrifice? Not ’til a bomb drops on it and blows it and you and your children to Kingdom Come. Is buying bonds a sacrifice? Not until a gilt-edged security can be called a “sacrifice.’’ Have you bought enough bondsI (The Fraternal Monitor.) 44. CPL. JOHN GELETA Cpl. John Geleta, a member of Branch 22, of Whiting, Ind., was born on January 20, 1916. He served in the air-corps and was stationed in North Africa. From here he was sent out on a mission on the 20th of April, 1944. He did not return and was reported missing by the War Department. Shortly later, however, the War Department regretfully informed his mother that her son was killed in action. Cpl. John Geleta’s squadron supported our armed forces in Italy. He was one of the many who have helped our soldiers to gain Rome and liberate this great religious and cultural center. He could not see victory achieved. He paved the way to victory with his life and blood. But those in Rome, and all the other oppressed people of the world will for ever remember those gallant fliers who have made their liberation possible by giving up their life so that others may have freedom. * * # 45. LOUIS FORRAY, JR. Louis Forray, a member of Branch 208, of Filbert, W. Va., is the son of a miner. He served in the infantry, in Italy, and died from wounds received in
