Verhovayak Lapja, 1953 (36. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1953 / Verhovay Journal

Verhovay Journal

Verhovay Watchtower

By JOS. J. HORVATH — Cleveland, 0,

A happy Laster to each and every Verhovay member and family.

....The Verhovay Sports Cluh fish dinner was a tremendous success. Our apologies to our guests who had •to wait, but it was worth waiting for. We heard of no complaints as to the food, everybody thought it was delicious and delectable. Our ladies did a grand job, and among them were Mrs. Mary Bodnar, Mrs. Betty Knapp, Mrs. Adeline Bubonic, Mrs. Helen Oravis, Mrs. Ann Pinter and Mrs. Melvina Hegedűs. Bartenders were Frank Oravis and Joseph Semetko; waiters Tony Pinter, Ted Beres, John Knapp and George Bubonic. Joseph Marson waited on his own crowd. Admission tickets were handled by Miss Terry Gutka who also helped in the kitchen before it was crowded. Many important people came — John Hricko, focal mortician, and his wife. He is ■a member of the Sports Club . .. Stephen (Gashouse) Szabó, television (impresario from Grand Avenue, with his charming wife . . . Joseph Semetko’s daughters . . . bridal party of eight people were there ... Ed and Catherine Torda from Willoughby, Ohio .. . Hilko, • one of Cleveland’s good bowlers ... Joseph Knocler and his wife Mary, with their daughter and son-in-law. . . Mary (Lucy) Karnya and her chi'dren, Rita Ronnie and Patsy. .. Zoltán Szabó and his wife Margaret .. . Frank Orosz and his wdfe. .. Mr. and Mrs. Art Kovatch .. . Carl Pertz and his wife . . . Steve Susie Piscalko and his wife. . . and many others. I left at nine in the evening, land I was informed that every thing was so'd out. So thanks again, fellow Verhovayans, and the NEXT FISH DINNER WILL BE ON THE SECOND FRIDAY IN JUNE.

Elmer Dorny, member of Verhovay, was inducted into the Army of the United States 9 March 1953. He is with the Corps of Engineers. Elmer is a member of St. John’s Hungarian Greek Rite Roman Catholic Church, is a member of the Boy Scouts and a good bowler on our team and the Settler Tavern Team, the latter backed by another good Verhovayan, Louis Varga. By ithe way* we are in the first place )at this writing — and we hope to stay there for Elmer’s sake.

We wish to thank the ladies of Rákóczi #62, West Side branch, for the quite palatable cookies they sent to me by their extraordinary (ambassador, Denis Szász.

Joseph Semock, our West Side Verhovayan, would like to get his mother into the lodge.

Mrs. Marge Luscik informs us (that in the very near future, their address may be Lyndhurst, Ohio. Yep! She’ll be lost out there —.

Gene Toth asserts he likes to cook forhis family. He mastered the culinary art in the Army.

Mrs. Stephen Szabó, formerly of Grand Diary, works hard for all her church affairs. Now a St. John’s Grammar School is in building. Services will be held in the school building when its finished, and then the old church will be razed and a new air conditioned church will be built. MeanwhPe the hall and the social club will remain open as before.

I received a circular from Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois. It

seems that there is a Hungarian department there consisting of a fine Hungarian library collection, within the college’s division of languages and literature. Effective and serious undergraduate w-ork is done in the Magyar language, literature, history and culture. The founder of this department was Dr. Barnabas Dienes, deceased, and the present intsructor is August J. Molnár, Instructor in Hungarian and Assistant Director of Admission. If anybody is interested, just w-rite to the gentleman above, care of Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois. This looks good to me, and I don’t think anybody would make a mistake. Why make •the large colleges larger? Let’s build up the sma'ler ones to be large too!

The Sports Club annual meeting was held February 15, 1953 at Verhovay Hall. Election of officers were held. The following were chose:

War no matter what type, the garden ’ variety police action or the full scale world affairs, brings with it the black market.

The Korean black market can and does yield any thing from a can of C-rations to a 2j ton truck. The southern seaport town of Pusan offers you thru it’s black market a nite of thousand delights (count’em!); ian up-to-date copy of this week’s “Life” magazine; a college class ring, Virginia University, class of '51; a year's supply of tooth paste; and, as mentioned, a 21 ton truck with driver.

A while back our unit, the 92d Searchlites, played a significant, role in apprehending some would — be black marketers.

We received a message from higher headquarters ordering us to have two searchlites at one of the huge supply depots located about twenty-five miles back near an adjoining small Korean village.

The day before one of the supposed villagers approached a supply sergeant and thrust $1,000 of GI money into his hands, told him that to earn it all he had to do was to cut a deep hole in the high fence surrounding the stock pile of Army truck tires.

The amazed but quick thinking sergeant agreed to their plot and assured them that the following nite the fence would be cut, clearing the way for them to pass thru.

He then reported the p’ot to his commanding officer, who in turn notified the Military Police. The “coppers” (MPS) decided on having our searchlites at the scene, well hidden from view and with lites on the target, the hole in the fence.

Sure enough, about midnite a long file of silent men bearing “A” frames on their backs came trudging up the road and thru the hole. These A frames are wooden construction things built to resemble the letter A. Strapped to a Korean’s back, he can

Steve Susie Piscalko, president; Frank Oravis, vice-president; Betty Knapp, secretary; Anthony Pinter, treasurer; Ted Beres, entertainment chairman; John Knapp, storekeeper; Semetko, controller; Geza (Sandy) Hegedűs and Joseph J. Horvath (Yours Truly), auditors; George Bubonic and Gabriel Molnár, sergeants at arms. Our former sergeant at arms, Jake Torda, was suffering a fierious ailment in the hospital, but we now hear he is improving. Bravo, Jake. The slogan of this new administration will be, “Get rid of the do-nothings”.

The Washington birthday card party by Branch 14 was a gala affair. Nice crowd. Plenty of door prizes. Picnic film were show, also |a musical. The purpose of the card party was to' create a fund to help defray funeral expenses. The Sports Club was well represented by twentyfive members. This event shall be repeated every year.

Again, before I close, let me remind you that the Verhovay bowling (tournament is only two months away, and our local Handicap Tournament for the Sports Club members should be put on a sound paying base.

Ex Animo,

JOSEPH J. HORVATH.-c. o. Verhovay Home,

8637 Buckeye Road,

Cleveland 4, Ohio

easily tote better than his own

weight using the A frame.

There were at least a hundred of them passing thru the fence, each

loading one of those heavy Army 'truck tires on his back.

Just as they came filing out, the signal was given and our two

800,000,000 candle power searchlites were flicked on. The thieves just stood there as if struck by stage fright, unable to move.

The MPs closed in, rounded them all up and carted them away to

the prison compound. Upon investigation it was learned the Koreans participating in the raid were all from the small adjoining vil'age. In retaliation the MPs chased the women and children down to ‘Pusan and burned the entire village to the ground.

To some people this treatment may sound a bit harsh, but as I think back over the incident I’m willing to wager a thousand won, fifteen cents, that those critical truck tires would have found their way upnorth to Uncle Stalin’s boys.

Speaking of the mighty won, two of our house boys nearly beat each other to death ower thirty-six thousand won, six dollars. When you’re dealing in those thousands, you’re way up in the big money.

The chaplain related a rather grim experience concerning another small village in its near-starvation existence.

While passing thru he noticed a group of younglings arguing over the ownership of a stray dog that had wandered into the village. He smiled thinking how similar the scene was to happenings back in the States.

His smile quickly faded when he learned that the urchins weren’t fighting for the dog as a pet but ito see which one would take it home to become a part of his family’s supper!

THE ARMY AND I

By PFC. STEVE MISLAY

Branch 21 Youngstown, Ohio

March 18. 1953

Report of Verhovay Contributors to Bloodmobile Project

As of March 10, 1953

The National Fraternal Congress is sponsoring a 1953 bloodmobile project in behalf of the American Red Cross.

The Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association has promised the National Fraternal Congress, with which group it is affiliated, its full cooperation in this worthy endeavor.

Verhovay donations to March 10, 1953 are as follows:

$25.00 —Br. 293, Thorpe, W. Va.

$11.00 — Br. 48, New York, N. Y., Br. 174, Scranton, Pa.

$10.00 — Br. 34, Pittsburgh, Pa. Br. 67, Erie, Pa., Br. 85, Daisytown, Pa., Br. 88, Yatesboro, Pa., Br. 214, Flint, Mich., Br. 222, Canonsburg, Pa., Br. 310, Lynch, Ky., Br. 342, Chicago, 111., Br. 388, Detroit, Mich., Br. 525, Los Angeles, Cal.

$5.00 — Br. 17, Lorain, Ohio, Br. 21, Youngstown, Ohio, Br. 31, Barnesboro, Pa., Br. 36, Detroit, Mich., Br. ■ 45, Cleveland, Ohio, Br. 55, Hammond Ind., Br. 59, Scalp Level, Pa., Br. 61, Vintondale, Pa., Br. 64, Canton, Ohio, Br. 103, St. Paul, Va., Br. 130, East Chicago, Ind., Br. 141, Ellwood City, Pa., Br. 159, Phoenixville, Pa., Br. 186, Congo, Ohio, Br. 187, Granite City, 111., Br. 192, Middletown, Ohio, Br. 220, Conneaut, Ohio, Br. 248, Logan, W. Va., Br. 275 Milwaukee, Wis., Br. 307, Dixon, 111., Br. 430, Homestead, Pa., Br. 500, Detroit, Mich., Joseph Toma, New York, N. Y., John Vizzi, Logan, W. Va., Zsoldos Family, Beauty, Ky., Verhovay Home, Alliance, Ohio.

$3.50 — Br. 564, TiltonviUe, Ohio.

$3.00 — Br. 57, Clarksburg, W. Va., Br. 70, Arlington, N. J., Br. 247, Clune, Pa., Br. 303, Washington Park 111., Br. 511, Detroit, Mich.

$2.00 — Br. 12, Etna, Pa., Br. 14, Cleveland, Ohio, Br. 16, Star Junction, Pa., Br. 20, Fairport Harbor, Ohio, Br. 53, Bradley, Ohio, Br. 73, Adena, Ohio, Br. 175, Hastings - on - Hudson, N. Y., Br. 200, South Norwalk, Conn., Br. 331, Calumet, Pa., Br. 347, Nettleton, Pa., Br. 391, Canton, Ohio, Br. 466, Pittburgh, Pa., Stephen Balazs, Beauty, Ky.

$1.00 —Br. 39, Beaver Falls, Pa., Br. 143, Punxsutawney, Pa., Br. 262, Pittsburgh, Pa.,- Br. 387, Cleveland, Ohio, Br. 566, Farmington, W. Va., A. Domoszlay, Beauty, Ky., Ladislaus Dus, Cleveland, Ohio, John Haifajda, Congo, Ohio, Z. Kadar, Cleveland, Ohio, J. Kertesz, Beauty, Ky., C. Kolozsvary, Cleveland, Ohio, I. Kovács, Cleveland, Ohio, F. Lajtos, Detroit Mich., G. Lorincz, Detroit, Mich., J. Miller Jr., Scalp Level, Pa., F. Petrocki, Cleveland, Ohio, G. Szakai Beauty, Ky., J. Szalay, Cleveland, Ohio, J. Szmetko, Cleveland, Ohio.

$0.50 — A. Bedocs, Central City, Pa., S. Csehi, Benwood, W. Va., F. < Lukacs, Central City, Pa., E. Mlintos Central City, Pa., J. Petrash, Benwood, W. Va., Mrs. S. Timko, Benwood, W. Va., A. Vajda, Central City, Pa.

$0.25 — J. Kocsely, Beauty, Ky., A Molnár, Benwood, W. Va., S. Racz, Central City, Pa., J. Takacs, Benw-ood, W. Va.

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS: $345.00.-----------.-5 Í ----------DO YOU KNOW?

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