Verhovayak Lapja, 1949 (32. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1949 / Verhovay Journal
.PAGE 4 Verhovay Journal September 21, 1949 Verhovay Journal Journal of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Ass’n. OFFICE OF PUBLICATION 7907 West Jefferson Ave. Detroit 17, Mich. PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association Managing Editor: JOHN BENCZE Editor: JOHN SABO ____________«___________________________________ Editor’s Office: 436—442 FOURTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 19, PA. Telephone: COurt 3454 or 3455 All articles and changes of address should be sent to the VERHOVAY FRATERNAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION 436—442 FOURTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 19, PA. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: United States and Canada .......................................... $1.00 a year Foreign Countries ........................................................... $1.50 a year Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Detroit, Michigan under the Act of March 8, 1879. THE CASH VALUE OF A GOOD WIFE V » — How much money will a man lose if his wife dies? — There used to be a time when the prospective suitor had to present himself before his intended’s papa and shell out, in money or goods, whatever papa thought she was worth. Beauty had a high price but housewifely virtues rated even higher in those days, while a girl both beautiful and a good cook, was a veritable gold mine whom no man could acquire for less than a sack of gold or a herd of cattle, depending on whatever medium of exchange the proud progenitor of such a treasure preferred. Some tribes still adhere to the practice which is much older than the slowly vanishing European custom of equipping the bride with a dowry, possibly on the assumption that any man putting his head in the yoke deserves a consolation prize. As far as wholesome marital relations are concerned, certainly the older of the two customs is to be preferred, because instead of marrying a girl, regardless of her looks and qualities, for her dowry’s sake, the buyer of a girl married her for her own sake, and the price he had paid for her made him think twice before he would yield to the temptation of breaking her neck, a fate that frequently overtook the doweried brides on the hands of their inheritance-hungry husbands. It is generally understood that men are more inclined to treat with care what they acquired at great cost and considerable sacrifice than that which is given them free of charge, as is daily demonstrated in the courts of marital relationships with their endless processions of black-eyed wives... If more men would realize how much their wives are worth to them in hard cash and how fortunate they were to acquire them without having to shell out a fortune in purchase price, the courts would have much less to do and the business would go, instead, to the good insurance organizations, like the Verhovay, because every man would rush to his branch-manager asking him to please insure his most valuable possession: his wife ... * Pray, go on, kind reader, this is not a sentimental tribute to Woman, but an honest evaluation of the cash value of any good wife. THE PRICE OF HOUSEWORK Suppose a man, father of two little children, loses his young wife. If he has a mother, or a sister, well and good, he may depend on them for some time, at least, to substitute for his wife, at least as far as the care of the children is concerned. But what if there is no mother and sisterly help is not available? Well, he can’t leave the little children alone while he is at work, he must get someone to wash their little faces, keep their noses clean, nurse them if they get sick and feed them when they are well. He can’t quit working to play mama even if he were one of the rare males inclined and able to do so. He has no other choice but to hire a housekeeper. After all, it’s not only for the children, though they are the most important consideration. The house, too, must be kept clean, and the father, too, has to get fed, and, then, there are those innumerable items of housekeeping like darning the socks of both dad and the kids, doing the laundry, ironing the shirts and whatnot. How much will a housekeeper cost who is able and willing to do all that, conscientiously and, for the children’s sake kindly, bo that at least the better p&rt of Mother’s care and work would be replaced? Fortunate, indeed, is the man who finds such a Pennsylvania Fraternal Congress To Hear Insurance Commissioner At Annual Banquet In Pittsburgh — Invitation to fraternalists in Tri-State area issued by National Auditor John Sabo, Chairman of the Banquet Committee, 1949 Pennsylvania Fraternal Congress Convention. — Pennsylvania, the cradle of American fraternal insurance, with more fraternal societies domiciled in the state than any other state of the Union, has the largest subdivision of the National Fraternal Congress. At last year’s annual convention the Verhovay was singularly honored by the election of National Secretary Coloman Revesz as Second Vice-President of the Pennsylvania Fraternal Congress, and Mr. Revesz will function in this capacity at the 1949 Convention to be held in Pittsburgh, at the William. Penn Hotel, on November 15th and 16th. The Verhovay was honored for the second time by the recent appointment of our National Auditor, Mr. John Sabo, to Chairman of the Banquet Committee of the 1949 Pennsylvania Fraternal Congress Convention. In preparation of the great event, Chairman Sabo issued the following notice to the fraternalists, including the Verhovayans, in the Greater Pittsburgh area: DEAR FRATERNALIST: It is tuith great pleasure that I bring to you advance notice of the 1949 Convention of the Pennsylvarha Fraternal Congress which will be held at the William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 15th and 16th. The highlight of any convention-has always been the festive banquet and this year we shall make no exception to the rule. As Chairman of the- Banquet Committee, I shall endeavor, together with the assistance of my Committee, to make this banquet the most enjoyable you have ever attended. Plans have already been made to have a delicious dinner served. Negotiations are under way to secure a well-known orchestra for dinner music. A first-class floor show shall be presented. Mr. Stephen M. Thatch, President of the Pennsylvania Fraiern'al Congress, has secured Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner James F. Malone to be the speaker of the evening. Those of you who have heard Mr. Malone address the National Fraternal Congress Convention in Pittsburgh one year ago will recall the ovation he received for the fine speech that he delivered. Unquestionably, Mr. Malone is one of the finest speakers in the country and we shall be very fortunate to have the opportunity to listen to him. The banquet which will be held in the Pittsburgh Room of the William Penn Hotel, shall begin at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 15th. Tickets will sell at $4.15 per person. The success of this banquet will be determined largely by the cooperation which will be received from the Pittsburgh district societies. Therefore, each society is requested to make this evening a 100%-part.icipation evening. Let us show our fine fraternal leaders of Pennsylvania, and outside of Pennsylvania, how earnestly and sincerely we take our work as fraternal workers. This is our opportunity — let us succeed. Every society is requested to ascertain how many members of their organization will attend this banquet and to report this information to the Committee as soon as possible. Kindly write to me at the folloiving address: 436 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh 19, Pa., or phone me at COurt 1-3454. Looking forward to 100%-participation which will insure an evening of fine food, first class entertainment, brotherly love and golden memories for years to come, I am Fraternally and sincerely yours, * JOHN SABO, Chairman, - Banquet Committee 1949 Pennsylvania Fraternal Congress Convention. pearl for $35 a week and more fortunate is he if she stays with the family for at least twelve years, until the children are big enough to wash their own faces and keep their own noses clean and raid the ice-box if they get hungry. During these twelve years a man will spend in wages alone $22,000.00 — a fortune! That’s not all. Uncle Sam allows a $600 exemption for the wife, but he does not extend the same courtesy to a housekeeper and, as a result, dad’s tax-bill is going to increase by at least $100 per year which over a period of twelve years amounts to $1,200. Nor is that all. A good wife is usually a frugal manager. She’ll shop around to buy for less whenever she goes marketing. She will go to great lengths of darning and patching to make hubby’s and the children’s clothes last longer. She will save (Continued on page 5)
