Verhovayak Lapja, 1949 (32. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1949 / Verhovay Journal
August 17, 1949 Verhovay Journal PAGE 7 Branch 366 Highlighter By BILL TORBA : Cleveland, Ohio MONTHLY MEETING The regular monthly meeting on Friday, July 1st, 1949, was called to order at 7:30 p.m., by President Anthony Pinter. It all started out fine with a case of beer having been presented for the opening of the session. The evening being one of those blistering hot and humid ones made the beer a most welcome pause for refreshment. Those who didn’t attend, well, they just missed a good evening of fun. The matter of the Wiener-roast was first on the order of business. It was promptly put into motion and carried by a large margin. It will be held on Saturday, August 27th, 1949, at the Kalo Farm, Forbes Road, Bedford, Ohio, just a short drive from the city. All bowlers please take notice, as there are hopes that the benefits will be used to the advantage of the bowlers! Next a committee of four was elected. Ann Pinter will take care of the food, Joe Szabó will be in charge of the ticket collections, Charles Moses was appointed to the bar and Bill Torda was entrusted with ordering the beverages of both the strong and mild varieties. There will be music, too, so all who like to dance, be sure to attend! CARD GAME Well after the meeting a nice card game took place. Theresa Moses donated two “booby, prizes”. Ann Pinter, the lucky girl, won the first round and a pair of ‘Training Drawers’, the latest in style (during the gay 90’s) was her well-earned reward. Lou Torda took the second round for a prize, a pair of winter socks, a few sizes large, but, then, he can always fold the oversize toe back, keeping his toes just so much warmer. It should work out fine. We wish to thank Miss Theresa Moses for the gifts. Both were much en' joyed besides the lot of fun we had with them. From now on, our slogan shall remain: ‘Something new, something different . . .’ TOURNAMENT COLUMN Glancing through the latest edition of the Journal, I find a lot of very interesting articles about tbe tournament, the banquet, and other items of news deserving a second glance. A few writers already are making suggestions for the next year and I’d like to stick my neck out a little and toss a few hints around to see’ what’s hoppin . . .’ But first of all I would like to say this: regardless what I write, for or against an idea, it will be considered equally on the basis of its true merits. If it’s good, then fine, if not, well, let’s hear about it. It may seem early, though I don’t think so, but each issue of the Journal should have a special column headed “Tournament City”, or possibly some other heading more within the bounds of a good title. In this column the National Bowling Tournament Committee will be able to advise us of up-to-the-minute developments regarding future plans for the tournament and banquet and in regards to new rules and regulations. Also, people having questions or doubts on their mind, may be answered in this column. That, I believe, will help the members to become more familiar with the affair and know just what the set-up will be and what to expect when arriving at the next Tournament City. Talking with people at the last affair gave me this idea. It seems a lot of people were confused about the plans and half-informed about rules and regulations governing the event. It shouldn’t be so. It is true, the rules may have- been published in the Journal at one time or another. But it is also true a lot of people don’t get the Journal as I have mentioned in my last article and, as a result, some don’t get to see the rules. To offset this, I suggest a copy of the rules be sent to each branch at the time applications for entry in the Tournament are being mailed. Information in regards to tournament plans and arrangements also should be enclosed. Bowling entries are turned in early, in fact, too early to enable proper anticipation of the number of people planning to attend. Therefore, each branch should be able to send in a list of the guests expected to go, excluding the bowlers since each captain sends in a list of his team. (Editor’s remark: Thanks for the suggestions, Highlighter, they’ll probably be put into practice, as far as possible. Every attempt v,rill be made next year to complete arrangements sooner than in the past. To this end we hope to institute an entirely new system for making arrangements, which, if adopted and approved, will enable us to please our bowlers along these lines. As to the complaint of many members not receiving the Journal, please note the announcement in this edition, according to which this trouble should shortly be eliminated. However, copies of the rules and regulations and information as to arrangements, as far as completed, will be mailed to all teams listed in our records during the early part of the bowling season.) RULES AND PRIZES I do believe that the rules, once they are made and published, should be lived up to in fairness to all, for what is good for one is just as good for the other. Once an exception is made and an infraction of the rule is tolerated, it loses its value, is no longer valid as a rule and may just Measures Taken To Make Sure Journal Reaches Every Home — Every member should get Journal hereafter! Managers urged to help detect irregular deliveries! — “Why don’t we get the Journal?” — has been the team song of Verhovay members for years and, believe it or not, we have tried everything to silence the aggravated chorus of justifiable dissatisfaction. We have studied mailing list operations at the Home Office, we have conferred with postal officials, we have written innumerable letters to post offices in localities where most of the complaints seemed to have come.from, but to no avail. The root of the trouble was deeply hidden and it took some detective work to discover the cause of the inexplainable irregularities in the deliveries of our official publications. At long last something was found that may explain the unfathomable. The fault certainly did not lie with the printer as so many of our readers assumed, for the printer has nothing to do with the mailing. The Journal is not mailed from the printing shop but from the mailer service. The mailer apparently did his job and so did the Home Office in making up the mailing list, following up all changes and corrections as they are received, so that full and up-to-date mailing lists were shipped to the mailer shortly before the publishing date of each issue. A thorough investigation, however, revealed a lack of synchronization of the machine producing the mailing list with the machine affixing the addresses to the Journals. The whole thing is rather technical and, therefore, we are not going into further details. The machineries had been adjusted and, as a result, the Journal should reach, hereafter, every home, regularly, without fail and the loud chorus of justifiable complaints should subside into a mere occasional whisper. But to make sure that the anomaly has been corrected, we urge every branch-manager to help us detect any irregularities in the deliveries, or nondeliveries to members entitled to receive either or both editions of our official publication. It won’t help if we appeal to the members not receiving the Journal to write Us, because, not receiving the Journal, they can’t know of this announcement either. We are quite certain that our mailing list is upto-date, because this job is handled by a most competent and experienced worker. However, as had been explained before, changes in membership status may affect the mailing list on certain occasions. Death, a lapse, or a cash surrender, if involving a member to whom the Journal is sent, may accidentally result in the discontinuance of the Journal, even though there are other members in the same home, to one of whom the subscription ’should be transferred. It is imperative, therefore, that in such instances the Manager add a request to his report to the effect that the subscription be transferred to another member in the same family in order that the Journal may not be discontinued. At the same time, however, we earnestly suggest to our managers to make an every-member-canvass, possibly in the course of dues collections. The names and correct addresses (including zone numbers!) of members not receiving the Journal should be reported without fail to the Home Office. (And please do so on a separate sheet of paper — not on the same sheet on which other matters are dealt with, please!) Every member should be urged at this time to immediately report any change in name or address in order that the mailing list may be kept up-todate. Second class matter will not be forwarded, it is returned to the publisher. If possible, please furnish us with your changes of addresses in advance! If any irregularities should occur in the future, please report to the branch-managers who are requested to turn over such reports to the Home Office for immediate investigation. We are determined to get at the bottom of this matter and we have every hope that at long last we shall succeed. A great part of the credit for this development goes to those branchmanagers and correspondents who persistently kept on reporting non-deliveries and irregular deliveries. We urge all managers and members to follow their example, for our aim is to get the Journal into every home! With your help we shall succeed. Very shortly, too! as well not be in the books. It’s just a little bit of what they call “sportsmanship” and fair play on equal terms. (Agreed! ed.) Prizes should be increased each year. It has its advantages in more ways than one. Good prizes mean greater interest and more nationwide recognition by non-members and friends. It is true that each year the crowds had been getting bigger and bigger, but it must also be remembered that certain conditions have helped make things possible and not only the in-Distribution of Assets According to Funds Senior O. Trust F. Junior O. TOTAL R.E. H.O. Bldg. Less Reserve ..... 135,809.33 R. E. Hung. Hall ................ 17,555.20 Mtge. Loan A/C ................................ 47,152.53 Branch R. E.............................. 12,099.53 Loans and Liens ........................................... 479,822.54 Bond A/C ........................................................ 8,459,242.09 Stock A/C ...................................................... 33,113.19 Cash A/C .................................................. 123,986.82 Savings A/C ................................................. 65,287.33 Machinery Less Reserve .......................... 30,633.79 TOTAL ....................................... 9,404,702.35 JOHN SZALANCZY, National Treasurer'' 88,329.75 4,590.45 13,194.83 6,115.28 883,146.31 19,674.74 135,809.33 17,555.20 47.152.53 12.099.53 485,937.82 9,430,718.15 33,113.19 148,252.01 78,482.16 30,633.79 106,115.03 908,936.33 10,419,753.71 JOHN SABO, National Auditor crease in the prizes as compared te those awarded at previous tournaments. Decoration Day having come at the week end last year had a lot to do with the bigger turn-out. Next year it won’t be so and the tournament will have to be held on a regular week end. Teams who have a long way to travel will have to be shown something worth the distance of travel and the possible loss of a day’s work in order to have them make the trip. Well, I guess I have said about all I care to say at this time. After all, I can’t say everything I have on mind in just one article. I do have more suggestions to submit later, but first I’d like to hear about the above items. I hope to be of a little help, at least. SYMPATHY In behalf of the branch I would like to extend our condolences to the Ari family. The news was deeply saddening and hard to take. A great leader and friend has been taken away from amongst us . . . Your Highlighter, BILL TORDA.
