Verhovayak Lapja, 1952 (35. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1952 / Verhovay Journal
PAGE 4 Verhovay Journal December 17, 1952 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’« Office: 4SI»—442 FOURTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 19, PA. Telephone: COurt 1-3454 or 1-3455 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 ............................ Foreign Countries ............................................ ..... $1.00 a 7ear ...... $1.50 a year Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Detroit, Michigan under the Act of March 3, 1879. Silent night! Holy night! All is calm, all is bright Round yon Virgin Mother and Child! Holy Infant, so tender and mild. Sleep in heavenly peace. Sleep in heavenly peace. Silent night! Holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight, Glories stream from heaven afar. Heav’niy hosts sing Alleluia; Christ, the Saviour is born! Christ, the Saviour is born! Silent night! Holy night! Son of God, love’s pure light Radiant beams from Thy holy face, With the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth! Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth! Andrew Molnár Receives Verhovay Award BRANCH 34 FETES HONORED MEMBER A veteran branch officer and member of Branch 34, Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania recently received the highest award of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association, the Illustrious Citation and Gold Medal. Andrew Molnár was the recipient of the honors conferred on him by National President John Bencze in fulfilling the authorization of the Board of Directors. The event took place Sunday afternoon, November 9, 1952 immediately after the meeting of Branch 34. National President Bencze extended his hand in Varm tribute as he presented the award to Mr. Molnár. The National .President in his praise of the newly decorated long time member and officer of Branch 34 brought out the important facts in Andrew Molnar’s Verhovay career. Mr. Molnár choked with emotion as he expressed his appreciation for the high honors received and the kind words spoken. Others who spoke words of tribute in honor of Mr. Molnár were the Reverend Paul Markovits, rector of the Hungarian Lutheran Church in Pittsburgh, National Secretary Colotnan Révész. Director Henry Gross of Pittsburgh, George Mészáros and Julius Toth of Branch 34. A bouquet from Branch 34 was presented to Mrs. Andrew Molnár, wife of the honored member. After the formalities refreshments were served. Under the leadership of Branch 34 president Joseph Churilla and his fellow branch officers, with the cooperation of the members, the Andrew Molnár ceremonies were accomplished with finesse and to the obvious satisfaction of all the participants. JOHN MOKRI RECEIVING AWARD John Mokri, former manager of Branch 194, Rossford, Ohio, who by his Verhovay efforts earned the coveted Illustrious Citation, is pictured here as National President John Bencze pins on his lapel the Verhovay Gold Medal, companion award of the Illustrious Citation. In the center is District Manager Julius Vallay of Toledo. This scene took place in Toledo October 19, 1952 when the merger of Branch 194, Róssford with Branch 27, Toledo, was celebrated elaborately, and special honors were paid to veteran Verhovay branch officer John Mokri. LETTERS FROM AMERICA SUCCESS STORIES Two foreign-born Americans received Nobel Prizes in Stockholm on December 10th. They are Dr. Selmán Waksman and Dr. Felix Bloch. Dr. Waksman of Rutgers University received the prize for medicine and physiology for his work in the discovery of streptomycin, which the Nobel Prize citation calls ‘the first anti-biotic found for use against tuberculosis.” Dr. Waksman was born in Priluka, a small town in the Russian Ukraine. “Conditions were very unpleasant in Russia,” he recently said. “Relatives who had emigrated to the ‘United States told me to come here. I came to a cousin in New Jersey in 1910. He said that right near us was this little college (Rutgers) where another Russian immigrant had get to be Dean of the College of Agriculture.” Dr. Waksman began his life in America at the age of 22 as a student, at Rutgers. Forty-two years later he is still at Rutgers, the head of the Department of Microbiology. Hehas assigned his royalties from streptomycin to the University. Three millions dollars from this source have been used to build a new Institute of Microbiology. Another foreign-born American, Dr. Bloch, was honored for his work in physics. Born in Switzerland and educated in Germany, Dr. Block is one of the long list of scholars who left Germany when Hitler came to power. He was invited by Stanford University in California to join the faculty there. During World War II he worked on radar defense at Harvard University and these experiments led to his discovery of “nuclear induction” for which he is cited by the Nobel Committee. “Nuclear induction" is a technique for determining the properties of atomic nuclei and is important in understanding basic problems concerning the interaction of nuclear particles. Dr. Bloch is back at Stanford now, with his Gerniah-born wife, and their four American-born children. Dr. Waksman and Dr. Bloch are but two of the foreign-born Americans who have received Nebel Prizes. Others are Dr. Alexis Carrel, born in France; Dr. Karl Landsteiner, bom in Austria; Drs. Carl and Gerty Cori, born in Czechoslovakia, and Dr. Max Theiler, born in South Africa. Millions of foreign-boni Americans have contributed to the building and welfare of their .homeland. Your friends and relatives abroad would be interested in hearing about people who came from their country and made good in the United States. A “success story" is excellent material for a letter abroad. It shows what America is really like, a land of opportunity where anyone, regardless of background or national origin, has a chance for achievement. There are men and women in every community who have come to America and found a new and creative life. Their stories should be spread abroad to help give a true picture of America. Include as many details as possible about these new citizens who have contributed to the American way of life. The Common Council for American Unity, 20 West 40th Street, New York 18, N.Y., is collecting stories1 of this type. They would be interested in seeing a copy of any letter you might send abroad containing material showing hew America is the land of opportunity. SILENT NIGHT
