Verhovayak Lapja, 1949 (32. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1949 / Verhovay Journal
‘Alliance Is Proud Of Citizen John Korosy!’, Says Mayor Althouse — 300 attend Jubilee of John Korosy who donates proceeds toward relief fund for Hungarian language newspaper editors. — PAGE 2 _____________________________________-___________— Verhovay How many sincere friends John Korosy (Kőrtjsfőy), former director of the Verhovay and Manager of Branch 369, and his wife, had acquired since their arrival in this country in 1906, was revealed on Sunday, May 1st, when more than three hundred guests, most of them out-of-towners, gathered in the Alliance, 0., Verhovay Home to pay tribute to him on the occasion of his 65th birthday and the 40th anniversary of his entrance in the public life of Americans of Hungarian descent. Forty-three years ago he Was a stranger in a foreign land, who, like hundreds of thousands of Hungarians before him, followed the call to. the land of unlimited opportunities. What actually awaited him in Alliance, didn’t look like much of an opportunity, for John Korosy, like so many of his compatriots, started dn the steel mill. But forty-three years later, on May 1, 1949, the Hon. Robert Althouse, Mayor of the City of Alliance, arose at the banquet given in honor of the erstwhile steelworker and said: “The people of the City of Alliance are proud of citizen John Korosy!” This utterance was more than a tribute by the Mayor to an outstanding citizen of his city; it was a singularly fitting climax to the career of a man who was motivated in all of his endeavours by the sole purpose of proving himself and his people an asset to this nation. How well he succeeded in the pursuit of this aim, is shown not only in his prominency as a businessman, an elder of his church, a fraternal leader, and a devoted patriot, but also by the innumerable tokens of esteem that were presented to him on this occasion. Michael Buzogány, President of Branch 369, opened the program with conveying expressions of sincere tribute to Mr. and Mrs. Korosy. Field Supervisor Joseph Nemes of Youngtsown, O., acted as master of ceremonies. Following the National Anthem, sung by Miss Ilona Majoros, grace was offered by the Rev. Stephen Csepke, pastor of the Alliance Hungarian Reformed Church. John Fulop spoke on behalf of the American born descendants of the immigrant Hungarians, paying tribute to the man who always had a deep understanding for the young people and whose work in the organizing of American Verhovay branches is considered one of his outstanding contributions to the future of our Association. The Hon. Robert Althouse, Mayor of Alliance, reviewed the civic career of John Korosy. National Secretary Coloman Revesz spoke of Mrs. Korosy’s share in her husband’s great work. This line of thought was continued by National President John Bencze who emphasized that Mr. Korosy could never have accomplished all he did. had he not been singularly blessed with a wife whose unselfishness and sacrifices made it possible for her husband to spend so much of his time in public life. On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Verhovay he presented Mrs. Korosfoy with a silver pin and her husband with a silver buckle. The Rev. Stephen Csepke paid tribute to Mr. and Mrs. Korosy as charter-members of the Alliance Hungarian Reformed Church of which they had been faithful and generous supporters ever since the establishment of the congregation. Expressions of tribute were conveyed by the delegation of the Hungarian daily newspaper ‘Szabadság” with which Mr. Korosy has been associated for the last ten years, by Stephen Matassy, President of the Youngstown, O., Grand Committee, Legal Counsel of the Verhovay, George Toth, director of the Alliance Verhovay Home, Louis Murányi, President of 189, Stephen Baranyai, President of Branch 369, Mrs. Martin Magyaros, President of the Women’s Club, President Joseph Drótos, heading the delegation of Cleveland Branch 45, George Shamu and Joseph Sándor, representing the Sharon, Pa., Hungarian Home, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Poes of Toledo, 0., Rudolph Kline of Chapter 1073 of the Brotherhood, Henry Gross, Verhovay director of Pittsburgh, Mr. Ferenci, from Atwater, O., Joseph Dragan of Cleveland, O., Anthony Knefely, Manager of Branch 418, Mansfield, 0., John Elek, President of Branch 89, and family, from Homestead, Pa., Alexander Nyirati, member of the Auditing Committee, Steubenville, O., Albert Fiok, editor of the Pittsburgh Hungarian weekly, and his wife, Mr. and Mrss. Leslie Veszi of Dayton, 0., Dennis Matefi of Branch 452, Colliers, W. Va., Andrew Hankoezky, Manager of Branch 249, Dayton, 0„ and his family, Stephen Miksztav, Manager of Branch 391, Canton, 0., John Kovács from St. , Clairsville, 0., Louis Peterfy from the Columbus, 0., Verhovay Social Club, Andrew Fuleki, of the Columbus, O., Grand Committee, and Mrs. Olah from Columbus, John Kostyo, President of Branch 108, Youngstown, 0., and his family, Joseph Kerekes Horn Lorain, 0., and many others. Hundreds of friends, unable to attend the affair, conveyed their congratulations and best wishes by telegrams. Valuable gifts were presented to Mr. Korosy by the Council of the Alliance Reformed Church, the Board of Directors of the Alliance Verhovay Home, by Manager John Bandi and family of Canton, O., John Elteto, Dennis Elteto, and his good friend and hunting mate Mr. Kerekes from Lorain, O., and others. Musical entertainment was provided by Ilona Majoros, noted vocalist from Youngstown, 0., Mrs. Charles Lakatos also of Youngstown, and John Ferenci. In addition to the Mayor, the banquet was attended by Nicholas Trombitás, Chief of Police of Alliance, 0., A1 Lowery, deputy chief of police, Azar Robert, Prosecuting Attorney of Summit County, and the representatives of the Alliance Rev.ew daily. It was late in the afternoon when, at last, John Korosy was given the opportunity to express his thanks to the guests and, especially, to the members of those organizations that have joined the anniversary committee: branches 189 and 369, who assumed the entire costs of the banquet, the officers and members of the Alliance Hungarian Reformed Church, the members and officers of Branch 218 of the Hungarian Reformed Federation, the Susanna Lorantffy Women’s Society, and the Verhovay Ladies’ Club whose members prepared and served the excellent dinner. * With branches 189 and 369 having assumed all the expenses of the banquet, the entire proceeds should have gone to Mr. Korosy who, however, declined to accept this gift of VERHOVAY GIRL WINS D A R. FIRST PRIZE IN LITERARY CONTEST. — Helen Kovach of O’Toole, W. Va., writes prize-winning essay on “Why I Am Proud To Be An American Citizen.” — Congratulations are due to Helen Kovach, a member of Branch 23, Pocahontas, Va., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kovács of O’Toole, W. Va., a high school student in Gary, W. Va., who won a $100 U.S. Saving Bond, offered by the Daughters of American Revolution, for the best essay on the theme “Why I Am Proud To Be An American Citizen.” 48 essays were submitted by West Virginia students to Dr. Carl M. Frasure, chief of the political science department at the University of West Virginia. Of these the one written by Helen Kovach was adjudged the first prize. Perhaps it is not an accident that the daughter of an immigrant citizen wrote the best essay on this theme. The native citizen has less cause than an immigrant and his descendants to meditate on the value of American citizenship. It is the immigrant and his children who can really appreciate the proud status of an American citizen, incomparable to that of the citizen of any other country. A descendant of American born parents and grandparents takes his citizenship and its noble privileges for granted, but the immigrant, and his children, knowing what it is like to be a citizen of another country, is keenly aware of how far he has advanced from his former status through acquiring American citizenship and, more than four hundred dollars for himself. ‘Whatever I have done,” he said, “it was done because it was my duty and for that I cannot accept money. For all these other gifts, which I accept, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. But this money I now donate toward the creation of a Fund to be used for the benefit of American Hungarian professional newspapermen, writers and poets.” “We, Americans of Hungarian descent,” continued Mr. Korosy, “have given a great deal towahd charity both here and abroad, but we have never- done anything for those who had given us an appreciation of culture and who have served us with their literary labors. They have rendered loyal and unselfish service to us and to all causes supported by American Hungarians, they have faithfully defended our interests, they have fought with us, suffered with us and they have grown old with us. Yet, I am afraid, we have never appreciated them sufficiently, even though it would be impossible to reward them for their endless struggles and self-denials on our behalf. It is for these reasons that I offer the proceeds of this banquet toward the creation of a Fund which should be Used to aid, or to reward, our writers, poets and professional newspapermen, according to need and merit, to be adjudged by the newspaper editors’ own elected representatives.” With this noble and certainly unique gesture the celebration ended. Congratulations to Mr. Korosy upon his 65th birthday and 40th service anniversary! May he enjoy for many more years the love of his family, the respect of the greater Verhovay family and the esteem of his fellow-citizens. And we express our sincere hope that the noble plan, 'launched by this selfless fraternalist in the climaxing hour of his fruitful life, will succeed according to his wishes. Journal------------------------------May 18, 1949 therefore, is prouder of being an . American citizen than one who as a descendant of successive American born generations does not admit to a foreign background. That Helen Kovach wrote the prize winning essay on the pride of being an American citizen, proves ■ not only her own but also her parents’ worth as American citizens. For there can be no doubt about it: she was reared in a home in which pride in American citizenship prevailed. This was the background that enabled her to respond so splendidly to the spirit of America that she could produce the best work in the difficult art of patriotic literature. We are proud of Helen Kovach being a member of the Verhovay. But even greater than our pride is our gratitude to her for expressing for us, Americans of foreign origin, OUR pride ini being American citizens. Thanks, Helen, and the best of luck to you! DR. JOSEPH PRINCE APPOINTED CORONER The recent appointment to the office of Coroner represents another success in the professional career- of Dr. Joseph Prince, outstanding Dayton, O., physician, a noted obstetrician, former director of the Verhovay who is particularly known to the readers of the Journal by his contributions to Verhovay’s Sports Program as a former member of the National Executive Tournament Committee. On behalf of the membership of the Verhovay we congratulate Dr. Prince upon his appointment and assure him of our sincere best wishes in his new office as well as for continued success in his chosen profession. DON’T LOSE THAT HOME! So you bought a home? Congratulations.! By the way: how much was it? Ten thousand? And how much more to pay? Seven thousand five hundred ? I see . . . “Now, if you ion’t mind my asking: how much life insurance do you carry on your own life ? Four thousand ? In other words, if you should die before the year is out, your wife would inherit $4,000 in life insurance and a mortgage of $7,500, right ? That’s right . . . But is it right? Look here, pal, suppose it did happen, what would your wife do? You have three kids, the oldest eight years old. Your wife couldn’t possibly go to work and leave the kids at home. Not yet, anyhow. But even if she could find a way of doing it, she probably couldn’t earn enough to meet living expenses and the payments on the mortgage, too? What will happen? Can she keep that home? I guess not . . . Brother, there is no guessing about it. She’ll lose it sure enough. Why not do something about it? What? I’ll tell you. Suppose you apply for a $5,000 Whole Life Certificate. You are 32 now, with the Verhovay it won’t cost you more than ten dollars a month. Then you have nine thousand dollars life insurance. And your wife won’t have to lose her home if she should lose you. Don’t you think one loss is enough- Why not protect her against the other one? I tell you, every home owner should buy additional life insurance to make sure that his wife and kids won’t lose their home.
