Verhovayak Lapja, 1951 (34. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1951 / Verhovay Journal
March 21, 1951 Verhovay Journal PAGE 5 POWER CITY NEWS SPRINGDALE, PA. AND VICINITY by Edward A. Mattie Branch 296 Father, While Milking, Thirty-five years ago this month Branch 296 was formed through the combined efforts of twenty-three persons who had foreseen the need of a fraternal organization in our community. What these persons had seen in the Verhovay is easy to understand. Undoubtedly, they wished to have inexpensive life insurance protection and at the same time have an organization through which they could take part in fraternal activities. They eould not have chosen a better oragnization! We of the present day membership should indeed be grateful to the charter members for the beginning of one of the most progressive branches in Field II. According to the first minutes taken thirty-five years ago on April 9, 1916 the following officers were elected: Frank Simon, President; Balint Toth, Vice-President; Stephen Gency, Branch Manager; Daniel Dudás, Comptroller; and Geza Gency; Alex Bodo, and Louis Peterman, Auditors. Upon their shoulders rested the difficult task of guiding the branch through its early years. Of the original twenty-three members, Balint Toth, Benjamin Lajos, Mrs. Esther Sarkady, Mrs. Bálint Veres, Joseph Fintor, and John Harsanczky are the only surviving members. ^ The bowlers are looking forward to the tournament with great interest. As at the last two tournaments, \\é certainly will have a wonderful timet in Chicago. There will be six bowlers who will represent Branch 296 at this great event. * * * The members of the Ladies Auxiliary held their annual election meeting last month. Judging from the reports this election was one of the most interesting in a good many years. Elected were: Mrs. John Balia, President; Mrs. Mary Fazekas, Vice- President; Mrs. George Bauman, Secretary; and Mrs. Elmer Charles, Treasurer. * * It is with deep sorrow that we mourn the passing of this branch’s only Gold Star mother. Mrs. Peted Toaso died March 4, 1951. Until the time of her illness, she was active in branch affairs and never failed to Committee at the registration desk in tlie Emerald Room. There each captain will receive the usual tournament items and information. CHICAGO TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE WORKING AT FEVER PITCH The Chicago Tournament Committee has been working hand-in-hand with the National Executive Tournament Committee. Committee President Frank Balogh of Branch 503 has been keeping the members of the Committee very active and he has assured the National Committee that a grand welcome will be extended to the bowlers and their guests by the good people of Chicago. Everything support the activities of the Ladies Auxiliary of which she was a member also. Branch 290 extends its deepest! sympathy to the immediate family. * * * Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ross upon the birth of a son. Robert Jr. weighed 8 pounds 15 ounces. . . . Leonard Makowski, Alex Üveges, and Elmer Charles, Jr. hava received notices for their physicals' from their draft boards. There will; be a lot of laughs when they seei Elmer Charles, Jr . walk in on crutches with a broken leg. * * * Every onee in a while one can get ideas from articles submitted from other branches that could be adopted by all branches. One in particular that would be appropriate is the reading of a prayer or from the Bible before each meeting. I am sure that this would tend to give the meetings a more fraternal and brotherly spirit which is greatly needed in our organization. Another idea is that the U.S. flag should be displayed at all meetings. Then, too, there is the suggestion of keeping a record of all branch activities so that in future years one could, have on hand an official history of the branch. Such a record should contain facts and any other information that might be of interest. The minutes of an organization cannot be depended upon for such a record. They are usually very abbreviated and very vague in information. Of course it will take work bub in the long run it would be worth the trouble. Especially at anniversary banquets when the history of the branch is reviewed. Your attention is called to the Post- Lenten chicken supper and dance on March 31st. All members and their guests are cordially invited to attend this affair. It was a lovely summer evening, and they drove slowly along the dimly lit lane. She nestled close to him and murmered, “Darling, do you really think it is dangerous to drive with only one arm?” “It certainly is,” he exclaimed, drawing away. “You have no idea how often a man has run into a church as a result.” is being done to make this the best tournament ever held. A beautiful Tournament Album will again be printed and the lion’s share of this work is being accomplished by thei Chicago Tournament Committee. LAST MINUTE NOTES TO THE BOWLERS The National Executive Committee wishes to inform all bowlers that detailed information, including the scheduling of teams, will be mailed in sufficient time for each team. The Committee also wishes to thank the bowlers for the splendid cooperation extended the Committee in complying v* ith the Rules and Regulations. They did a fine job in filling their applications and they deserve much credit for their fine efforts. Signs For Baby Daughter ANDREW PETO New members can be secured in the strangest places and times, finds Leslie J. Dus, Cleveland East Side district manager, Who tells the story of an application for a baby written while her father milked the cows. It happened in Port Clinton, where Mr. Dus visited with John Legeza, Manager of Branch 301, fellow-member Andrew Peto whose wife, the former Eunice Turner recently presented him with the third bundle from heaven, whom they named Carol. The baby’s mother told the visitors to go to the stable where they found Andrew Peto, the father, a 240 lb. six footer, a veteran of World War II., engaged in milking the cows. Five of them waited for his ministrations and he just started with the second one when the visitors arrived. The job could not be interrupted for a discussion in the living room, so the district manager had no other choice but to explain the Verhovay plan of protection for babies while the father kept on milking the cows. In the middle of milking the third cow, Mr. Peto made his choice and the application, rapidly completed while he finished with the cow, was signed before he tackled the fourth one. And while he continued his task, he gave the visitors an encouraging farewell saying: “Come back in May and write the other two children, too.” And so we welcome little Carol Peto, who joined the Association under surely unusual circumstances, into the fold of the Verhovay family. % Pachtler Pastry Shop ! Opens In Cleveland Eugene Pachtler, former District Manager of Branch 45, Cleveland, 0., 1 announces the opening of the Pachtler Pastry Shop at 7956 Lorain Ave., Cleveland, West Side, telephone ME 1-6342. On behalf of the membership of Branch 45, we extend our congratulations and best wishes to our fellow-member Mr. Pachtler on his new enterprise. Mr. Pachtler is a real Hungarian confectioner who learned the art of Hungarian style baking and pastry making in the old country. After coming to the United States, he; worked for the best known bakeries and is noted in Cleveland as a specialist of the famous “dobos torta,” “strudle,” and all the other Hungarian delicacies. His shop is warmly i ecommended because we are convinced that anyone making a trial Mike Góliát Phillies’ 2nd Baseman Honored In Yatesboro The story of a splendid event at Branch 88, Yatesboro, Pa., as described in the Kittaning Leader-Times, reached us by the courtesy of Alex C'hobody, Manager of the Branch. Th'e story follows. Yatesboro, January 22. — Mike Goliat, second baseman of the Philadelphia Phillies, was honored Sunday afternoon at an informal gathering here in the club rooms of Branch 88 of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association. With more than 200 members in attendance, ‘Spike’ was presented a gift of a pen and pencil set by the Association. The presentation was made by the Rev. Fr. Nicholas J. Thomas, pastor of St. Mary’s church here. In extending his congratulations, Father Thomas said that Goliat is an inspiration to the youth of Amer-' ica. He said we were always ready to encourage youth in athletics and, the building of strong, healthy bodies-Other speakers at the short cere-' mony were J. Frank Graff, president judge of Armstrong County Courts; Ray Delaneey, Armstrong County Commissioner; Thomas Hutchison, sheriff of Armstrong county; Dick Starr of Kittaning, pitcher for th* Sir Louis Browns; John Fornari, Yatesboro, catcher with Waterlog, Ontario^ in the Canadian-America* league; Elmer Charles, Springdale, field supervisor of the Verhovay Association who was accompanied by officers of the Springdale club; and Frank Swast, of the Leader-Times, find president of the Allegheny-Kiski baseball league. Mike Goliat responded with a grateful talk in which he expressed his appreciation for the ovation by folks of his former home town. Goliat is now residing in Cleveland, Ohio. ‘Spike’ said his teammates were not discouraged in losing four straight games in the World Series to the New York Yankees. “After all,” he said, “none of us ever played in the World Series before and we were too anxious.” Goliat picked Joe DiMaggio of the Yankees as the greatest player in the game today. He also ranked Eddie Sawyer of the Phillies as the best Manager in baseball. Spike said Sawyer is the type of manager the players like because he encourages them. “We play our hearts out for him,” Goliat commented. Outside of pitcher Curt Simmons, Mike did not think the Phillies would lose any more players to the armed forces in the immediate future. He said, “In the years to come Philadelphia will be hard to beat.” Godiat arrived with his wife Wednesday in Yatesboro and visited with Mike’s brother Steve. They departed late Sunday afternoon for their home in Cleveland. On Saturday, Goliat visited Jimmy Pellegrini, lame son of the Domenick Pellegrini’s, at Sagamore and presented the youth with an autographed baseball. Presiding at Sunday’s short ceremony was Charles Kuhar, auditor of the local Verhovay Association. Refreshments were served afterwards. purchase at the Pachtler Pastry Shop will become a steady customer. Phone orders will be promptly and carefully filled. Try the Pachtler Pastry Shop just once and you will be satisfied. JOSEPH DROTOS, President, Branch 45. THE EIGHTH ANNUAL VERHOVAY NATIONAL TEN PIN TOURNAMENT (Continued from page 4)
