Verhovayak Lapja, 1947 (30. évfolyam, 1-24. szám)

1947 / Verhovay Journal

I JANUARY 29, 1947 THE HOMESTEAD MERRY-GO-ROUND Branch 430 By: William C. Kohut Resume Activities Time is my enemy. It has not permitted me the free reign that I relish in the pursuance of my favorite activities. This one, deal­ing with a journalistic touch, is one of my pets. Believe me. Western Trails and visits ... Just can’t spare the space for a few sentences about my wander­ings this past summer, so I’m passing up this report until next time, when the personals will be of lesser quantity. 600,000 SHOES FOR HUNGARY: The Benefit Dance sponsored by the Shoes For Hungary Move­ment, Chapter 117 of American- Hungarian Relief, Inc. on Satur­day, Dec. 28th, can be chalked up as one of the best affairs of its kind seen in these parts for many a year. The dance hall,'the English Room at the Fort Pitt, was crammed full of fun-seekers and dancers. The tables were all taken, and the folks when not dancing sat round them singing and occasionally imbibing of the fiery spirits. Yes, t’was a grand affair. Many good, honest and elegant young men and women could be seen at their best in the dance. But what counted most, the relief movement profited not only from a good number of shoes donated by, those attending the dance, but also from the success of the dance in dollars profit shown. It’ll be a high figure! At a recent meeting held on January 8th, 1947, members of Chapter ^117 of the American- Uungaiiau Relief elected their of­ficers for the ensuing year. They are: President, Gay 1!. Banes, Jr., Vice President, Miss Yolanda Bencze, daughter of our Verhovay chieftain, Treasurer, Julius Le­ltárt, Secretary, your very humble scribe, Controller, Mrs. Yolanda Diera and Corresp. Secretary, Miss Sari Masztics. Plans have already been formulated for the first few months of 1947, and one of the affairs listed is a grand bazaar; another, for February, a member­ship drive climaxed by a good oldfashioned party in a rustic lodge near South Park. And there will; be others, too. Homestead Merry-Go-Round: A new basketball team was born several weeks ago and its place of birth is St. Elias Hun­garian Greek Catholic Church of Homestead. The team has affiliat­ed with the Greek Catholic Bas­ketball League of Greater Pitts­burgh. Other teams attached to this league include Aliquippa, E. Pittsburgh! Duquesne, Braddocb and Greenfield. The officers se­lected by the team members for the current season are, Rev. V. Orosz, Advisor, Robert, Nenoff, Vice President and Coach, tall, gangling James P. Vajda, Presi­dent anti Secretary, Nick Kish, Treasurer, and Joe Lucas, Busi­ness Manager. Active team members are, Bill Kovács, Bill Dargo, Arnold Dar­­go, Jim Mikinia, Geza Takacs, Joe Stefko, Bob Nenoff, Paul Be­­do, Ed Cuttler and Steve Repasi. Amongst the boosters are Andy Percnyi, Joe Kapalo, John and Elmer Santa, John Kovács, George ai d Tony Szemak. It is interest­ing to note that many of these lads are good Verhovay members, Jimmy Vajda, Joe Stefko and Johnny Kovács just, to mention a few. Our best wishes for much success to this group of ambitious young men. We trust that noth­ing' will divert their attention from the great game of basket­ball' in which they are now in- ; dulging. * * * Quick, out with the CONGRA- j TULATIONS Banner. We’ve had quite a few births at Branch 430 recently and the calendar reads: Mb. and Mrsw Sumner Marshall, Jr. of 113 Lawrence Ave. Mun­­hall, proud parents of a son, their second boy, born at the Home­stead Hospital on Thursday, No­vember 14, 1946. Christened Ri­chard James, he’s already in the fold as a member of our juvenile branch along with brother, Da­vid Cary. Once again, congratula­tions to the proud and happy parents! Here’s a rarity amongst our group, and believe me it really made the headlines in Westerly, Rhode Island, present home of member Frank Lengyel and his wife, Minnie. It all happened on November 15, 1946, at the Westeiy­­ly Hospital, on Friday, too, when the big stork arrived. Later the hospital announced that TWINS a boy and a girl, have been deliver­ed to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Len­gyel and proud parents that they must be. Frank spent some 36 months in the Army visiting amongst other, places, the Anxio béachhead for a longer than ex­pected stay, front lines of France, where injured. Flown to hospital in Italy. He Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lengyel of Grace St.’, Munhall. The old folks, Mr. and Mrs. Lengyel, are now grand­parents for five youngsters . . . I really adds up when twins hap- j pen along! Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Beserock, 3919 McClure Street, are also j proud parents, and for them its a baby girl, born ön November j 38th, at the Homestead Hospital. Happy am I to report to my friends that Joanne Elizabeth Be- j serock is also a member of our juvenile group -as of December j 1st. Her mommy, Anne Beserqck, ! is the former Anne Toth of Ter- j race and Youngstown, Ohio where shey enjoyed the friendship of many Verhovayites. Joanne Eliza- ; beth is the youhg couples first visit from that big white bird. * * f Over in North Braddijgk, we possess another faithful Verhovay member, Mrs. John Black, the former Elizabeth Toth of Kirkpat­rick St. Both Betty and her bus­­band John, are rejoicing over the blessed event which took place in their household recently.; Itr hap­pened just one day before Thanks­giving Day, November 27th, at the Bradoek Genl. Hospital, and when the nurse announced, the | glad tidings of “a baby boy” to hubby John it was indeed a hap­py day for him. Young Steve Andrew has been enrolled amongst our fast-growing Verhovay baby group, and we desire to once again extend best wishes and congratu­lations to young Steve’s parents. This is the couple’s first child. * * (* Once again, and we’re still in November. This time the blessed event took place on a Sunday, 24th of November, at the Homestead Hospital, and 'the happy parents were Steve and Irene Zahorchak of 702 Doyle Ave. West Home­stead. The mother is the former Irene Seech of W. 8th Avenue. The “bundle” of happiness in this case turned out to be a blue-eyed girl who has been christened Cheryl Atm Zahorcsak. She, too, has been inducted into our legion of Verhovay juniors. Congratula­tions to you Steve and Irene on this, your first visit from the stork. * * * Verhovay Journal PAGE 7 Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Beda of the Munhall-Homesteads are being congratulated upon the arrival of their third youngster, a baby boy, Ernest Joseph, January 5th, 1947, at the Homestead Hospital. The family now consists of two boys, Dennis Eugene 6, Ernest Joseph, 1 mo. and Camilia Adele, a daugh­ter, age 2. The Beda’s possess a fine family, and are especially pleased over the latest addition. Congratulations and best wishes! * * * This time its congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. William Szokoly of Vondera Plan upon their becom­ing parents for the first time, the youngster, a girl, making her expected arrival on Friday even­ing, January 17th, at the Home­stead Hospital. The mother is the former Emma Kálvin of Lincoln St. Whitaker, Pa. To the happy parents we extend our best wishes on this happy occasion! * * * Not too long ago, member John­ny Penchuk flirted again with dame cupid and this time it was really fatal, he succumbed! »He was married to Jenny Orosz of Terrace, Pa. en October 19th, 1946. The young couple are now at home to their friends at 907 Smith Lane in Munhall. Marriage is quite an institution and to those who enter into its portals we ex­tend our heartiest congratulations and best wishes for a longhand happy life. * * * Here’s another item that I should have made mention of quite sometime ago, hut better late than never. At a very quiet and solemn wedding, Saturday, September 14, 1946, Miss EtheV Lizák, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lizák of Manville, N. J. became the bride of George Per­­hacs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Per­­hacs of Manville, CM. J. in local St. Mary’s Church. The father of the bride, Frank Lizák is an active Verhovay worker” in Man­ville and manager of the local Verhovay branch. We trust that young Mr. and Mrs. Perhacs are blessed with many joys in their married life, and that happiness trails them for ever. * * * A new member of Branch 430 is none other than our florist friend, Jim Husar from out on Main St. Homestead Park. Jim joined fraternal hand with our group recently, and glad we were to have him. He’s in full charge of the store tagged as Bassett’s Flowers- and Gifts, and brother, he really gives out with the ser­vice! When out around tylain Street, look Jim up, he’ll be glad to see you. A request for the Verhovay Journal reached me recently from Fairbanks, Alaska, and it came Branch 37 Chicago South Side Since the last report on the Chicago So. Side Verhovay Br. 37 bowlers, there have been quite a few changes and upsets in scores and high series bowlers — namely team No. 4, which, while in the lead several months ago, has been ignominiously shoved steadily downward to fourth place, being nosed out by team C7o. 1, which probably is in keeping with the numbers _ of the teams! Al­though it seems to me the five bowlers on team No. 1 are ex­ceptionally good bowlers, and their averages each week are steadily kept, or advanced, much to the chagrin of the opposing teams! The line-ups for the four teams j are as follows: with 197 and John Fazekas with 196. The team with the high for three games is (naturally!) team No. 3, with a total of 2204 pins; second place is team No. 3 with 2119pins; third place is team •No. 4with 2041 pins; and fourth placeis te am No. 2 with 2037 pins! Team No. 1 Team No. 3 Judy Kun John Demeter Bill Demeter Irene Fazekas Coleman Gyure Joe Fellai Kay Nagy Mary Kun Irene Fescke Bess Sera Team No. 2 ,'Team No. 4 Marge H. KunMary Demeter William KunHelen Demko Helen RezesChar. Fellai Marion CzetenyA1 Demko John FazekasPaul Kun Below are the standings of the four teams: PlaceWon Lost 1st Team No. 134 14 2nd Team No. 327 21 3rd Team No. 222 26 4th Team No. 415 '33 Team number4, which at one j time was winning three games each Thursday*has dropped down so far and fast in wins that the opposing teams are extremely sure of three more wins whenever they bowl against No. 4! Miss Judy Kun of Team No. 1 has been shooting some wonderful games — to date she has led the league with her individual high for three games With a total of 559; fol­lowed by Bill Demeter with 508; A1 Demko with 507; and Kay Nagy with 494! John Demeter, of team No. 1 maintains a slightly terri­fic score also — his high for in­dividual single game of 212 is nothing to scoff at; while Irene Fazekas with 206 should feel proud, as well as Coleman Gyure The Verhovay Br. 37 bowlers bowled their latest games on Dec. jjj!, 3946, one day after Christ­­j mas, and were surprised to find j that preparatiohs had been made i by Mr. Joseph Rohaly, Branch No. 37 Secreary, for a Christmas par­ity! Mrs. Louis Hornyak prepared the wonderful ham, potatoe sa­lad, coffee, delicious cakes, etc., and the meal was simply delicious and most Wonderful! But then natch, as we all know Mrs. Hor­nyak rates among the highest when it comes to preparing won­derful dishes! The week previous to the Christmas party a grab-bag par­ty was held by the bowlers and gifts were exchanged by all pre­sent. Mrs. Steve Kun, Sr., Mrs. John Demeter, Sr., and Mrs. Louis Hornyak prepared some delicious “csőröge”, sandwiches and hot coffee! The elder Verhovay members, the old-timers of Branch No. 37, are really proud of our young peoples’ bowling league and if you should happen to drop in at Hornyak’s Bowling Alleys at 9300 Evans, you”l find a goodly num­ber of them watching the an­tics of the young set knocking the pins about! This report will be the last for the year 3946 and I’ll be seeing you in 1947, with some better (scores to report on! Until next year then this is your So. Side reporter wishing you and yours the best of everything — and I hope to see everybody’s average go up ten or twenty pins! Until later on this" is so long and we wish all you readers a very Happy and prosperous New Year. Sincerely, PAUL KUN, Br. No. 37 727 E. 92nd St. Chicago 19, 111. from old friend and booster, Cap- ! J tain Steve Nemeth. Steve is at-' j tached to the Equipment Test ! ; Staff of Task Force Frigid, and I speaking of frigid he writes, “The ! {temperature has really been ter- ! rific. Its been around 30-35 below zero for the past week.” Sounds as though its really cold up there. The English Journal is being for­warded to you at your current ad­dress and we trust you receive it I soon!'Best of luck from all of us, Steve! * * * Miscellaneous briefs: young Johnny Katrincsak, West Home­stead, recuperating at the Home­stead Hospital after undergoing appendectomy . . John Kovács of W. Hstd. returned home Nov. 1st, 1946, from overseas. Had entered Army on June 13, 1945. Transfer­red from Ft. Dix, New Jersey to overseas area, and ended up in Berlin with the engineers . . . spent ten months with them build-, ing bridges and homes in Berlin1 vicinity. Claims it was great! . . . Charles Bone, Jr. former meat merchant of Homestead and Mun­­hall recently returned from Det­roit and operates the Floradora Hotel at 327 E. 8th Ave. in West Homestead . . .Evans Twins re­cently enrolled as members of Branch 430. Catherine and Mary Evans of 911 Martha Street, Mun­hall, sisters of Margaret Evans, Home Office employee, may be headed for a more active partici­pation in fraternal life in Home­stead district . . . our good friend, Louis Cincel of Homestead, Pa. District Organizer, enjoying the warm sunshine of the Florida ter­rain . . . his health has been somewhat off but this one month sojourn in the Florida atmosphere should really make a new man of him . . . continued best wishes to Mrs. Alex Varga, mother of Mrs. Albert Jozik, who is recu­perating from a seriuos operation performed at Elkins Hospital in Elkins, W. Va. . . . January 12th was observed as a birthday by Sumner Marshall of Lawrence Ave. . . . and January 16th, found Bert Priam chalking up another year to his credit . . . Mrs. Louis Szuch and Mrs. Paul Wargo of Duquesne performed excellent work in recent advertising drive for Chapter’ 117’s Relief Booklet for Dec. 28th dance . . Í \

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