Verhovayak Lapja, 1947 (30. évfolyam, 1-24. szám)
1947 / Verhovay Journal
PAGE 4 Verhovay Journal November 12, 1947 Verhovay Journal Journal of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Ass’n. OFFICE OF PUBLICATION 7907 West Jefferson Ave. Detroit 17, Mich. PUBLISHED SEMI-MONTHLY BY THE Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association Managing Editor: JOHN BENCZE Editor: COLOMAN REVESZ Editor’s Office: 436—442 FOURTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 19. PA. Telephone: COurt 3454 or 3455 Ail articles and changes of address should be sent to the VERHOVAY FRATERNAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION 486—442 FOURTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 19, PA. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: United States and Canada ...................................... $1.00 a year Foreign Countries ....................................................... $1.50 a year ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT: P. 0. BOX 7, WOOLSEY STATION - LONG ISLAND CITY 5, N. Y. Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Detroit, Michigan under the Act of March 3, 1879. ONLY ONE AWARD TAKEN IN SEPTEMBER CONTEST It was a foregone conclusion that few applications will be written during the ninth month of the Classified Contest since the ace producers of the Association had to spend almost half of the month of September at the'National Convention, it is no surprise, therefore, that production hit a new low in that month. In fact, it is surprising that we still managed to admit 117 adult and 94 juvenile members, or a total of 211 new members whose membership certificates represent a total of S158,500 insurance. Total production during the first nine months of this year was 2,496 certificates, an average of 277 per month, which compares very badly with the average monthly production of 450 certificates that made 1946, the year of Verhovay’s 60 th anniversary, one of the most successful periods in the history of the Association. This comparison alone shows the crying need for a new promotional system and it is most fortunate that this was fully realized by the delegates to the XXI. National Convention who, by overwhelming majority, adopted the plan carefully and painstakingly developed by the national officers and directors of the Association, assisted by the actuary and several of our outstanding district managers. Of course, an overall production of 211 applications does not give much room for making special awards for high achievements. 93 awards totalling $2,695 were available, but only one was claimed, while the rest had been added to the 12 awards due for October. Not even Class I. produced a winner though the 3 units re- i quired in this category are not difficult to attain. The leader in this Class, Michael Gribik, Manager of Branch 92, New Brunswick, N. J., who wrote 2 applications for a total of $2,000 insurance, fell one unit short of the minimum requirement. Class II., produced the only winner in September. The first prize of $30 was awarded to JOSEPH DICIG. Manager of Branch 157, Waukegan, 111., who went a good deal above the minimum requirement of 10 units by writing $8,000 insurance to 5 new members, which adds up to 12 units. Next to the winner came Stephen Dohanos, Manager of Branch 227, Fremont, O., who secured 5 new members for $3,500 insurance, earning credits for 6 units. The contestants in Class HI., fell so far below the minimum requirement of 15 units that we are unable even to mention a leading producer. This class made a very poor showing in the month of September. Class IV did not produce any winners, either, but it did not make as poor a record as Class III. Though none of the Í contestants managed to come near to the minimum of 25 units, there are three leading producers who deserve to be mentioned for their efforts. They are: Frank Molnár, Manager of Branch 13, Trenton, N. J., credited with 10Vs units for 10 new members; Julius Danch, Manager of Branch 138, Gary, Ind., credited with 10 % units for 8 new members, and Joseph Danish, Manager of St. Stephen’s Branch 21, Youngstown, O.. credited with 10 units for 8 new members. Congratulations to Manager Joseph Dicig, only winner of Portrait Presented In Richmond, Ind. Officers and representatives of branches 249, 447, 362, of Dayton, O., 192 of Middletown, O., and 114 of Cincinnati, O., joined the members of Branch 244, Richmond, Ind., in memorial ceremonies for the late Stephen Krupa, hero dead member of Branch 244, on Sunday, October 5th, at the Knights of St. John’s Hall in Richmond, Ind. Branc h-manager Nicholas Kolentus made the arrangements for ‘ the ceremonies at which the portrait of Stephen Krupa was presented to his bereaved parents. After a welcoming address by the President of Branch 244, Nicholas Kolentus took charge of the program. Andrew Hankoczky Manager of Dayton Branch 249, an old friend of the Kru pa family, delivered the memorial address and presented the portrait to Mr. and Mrs. John Krupa. Stephen Botos, Manager of Branch 192, spoke of the heroism of the American soldiers of Hungarian descent and of the military record of Verhovay’s service-men. The ceremonies concluded with the singing of the National anthem. Stephen Krupa, born in Thanksgiving Day By Rose Hartwich Thorpe We think of Thanksgiving in harvest time — In the yielding, gathering golden time; When the sky is fringed with a hazy mist, And the blushing maples by frost lip kissed; When the barns are full with the harvest cheer, And the crowning,thankful day draws near. We think of Thanksgiving at resting time — The circle completed is but a chime In the song of life, in the lives of men; We harvest the toils of our years, and then We uiait at the gate of the King’s highway For the dawn of our soid’s Thanksgiving Day. Richmond, Ind., on April 25, 1924, was killed in action in Belgium on January 5, 1945. He was the 114th fatal casualty of our Association and the 43rd Verhovayan to make the supreme sacrifice in western Europe. — His parents are assured of the lasting sympathy of all Verhovayans. the September contest, and thanks to the others who had distinguished themselves as leading producers. 104 awards were available for October. That month just having been closed, the records are not yet completed and, therefore, the awards will be announced in the next issue. However, judging from the number of applications received during the month, it is obvious that October’s production will just about reach the monthly average for this year. Of course, that means that most of the awards will have to be added to those awaiting disti’ibution at the end of November and December at which time the contest will be concluded. In other words, more than 125 cash awards, totalling nearly Four Thousand Dollars, will be available for November and December, the last two months of the Classified contest, or of any contest for that matter, for the new promotional plan contains no provisions at all for special membership contests! Therefore, these two months offer the last chances to our branch-managers to win some of the cash-prizes which the Association has so often and so generously provided in the past, though- hardly ever more generously than in this instance. 125 branch-managers have a guaranteed opportunity to win one of the awards, ranging from the $60 top prizes down to $5 in the lowest brackets. It is not difficult to make a bid for these prizes. A $500 juvenile membership certificate or a $1,000 adult membership certificate is taken as one unit. Two Class B term certificates also repi'esent one unit. So do three Class A term certificates. The minimum requirement in Class I., (membership up to 50) is 3 units (for instance, $1,500 juvenile insurance). Prizes in this class are $15, $10, and $5. • The minimum requirement in Class II (membership between 51 and 100) is 10 units and the prizes are $30, $25 and $20. The minimumb requirement in Class HI (membership 101-250) is 15 units and the prizes are $45, $40 and $35. The minimum requirement in Class IV, (membership above 251) is 25 units and the prizes are $60, $55, and $50. Christmas is approaching. With wages and prizes being what they are, we cannot think of anyone as being unable to use any of these awards. Why not make a special effort to win one of these Christmas bonuses?
