William Penn Life, 1977 (12. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
1977-01-01 / 1. szám
Second Annual Fraternalist Banquet Planned By Fraternal Societies of Greater Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA — The Fraternal Societies of Greater Pittsburgh have planned the second annual Fraternalist Of The Year banquet for Saturday, March 12, 1977, from 6:00 p.m.—12:00 p.m. at the Marriott Motor Inn, Greentree, Pa. A Selection Committee, headed by Elmer Charles—last year’s award winner and President of the William Penn Association, includes: George Batyko, president of the Greek Catholic Union, Albert Boehm, president of Workingmen’s Beneficial Union, Bernard Luketich, treasurer of the Croatian Fraternal Union, and Joseph Miller, president of the Catholic Knights of St. George. The committee will choose a most deserving fraternalist who will be honored at the banquet. Each of the 32 member-societies of F.S.G.P. received two nominating forms and were asked to submit two candidates for the honored award. The Selection Committee is seeking out the recipient and will not limit their choice to only those nominated. Vice President-Marketing (Continued from Page Two) for $250.00 was forwarded to the Home Office for the Scholarship Fund. I was happy to accept this personally. Seasons Greetings and a message of encouragement were extended to all present. Great fetes of service and brotherhood are anticipated from this group. Tuesday night, the newly elected Officers of Branch 18 met for the purpose of discussing and planning the vast number of activities for the coming year. They are seeking increased youth involvement through sports activities. They are striving for more members in the Association. In the midst of all this activity you will find Steve Danko, our National Director. Detroit Branch 18 is alive, active, participating in the principles of fratemalism. Their example is worthy of imitation. Congratulations and thank you for your hospitality. Stephen T. Szilagyi Vice President - Marketing Official announcement of the Fraternalist Of The Year will be released on February 3, 1977. The banquet will feature greetings from distinguished fraternal leaders and local and state political personalities. A 12-piece orchestra will entertain guests. Tickets for the banquet will be $12.50 per person and are available from member-societies and from Ticket Chairman Frederick W. Schwesinger at the Greater Beneficial Union of Pittsburgh. A swiss steak dinner will be served. A social hour will precede the banquet. Bernard Rogalski, president of Fraternal Societies Of Greater Pittsburgh, is chairman of the event. Tunnels Threaten Old Town New York Times Service EGER, Hungary — A honeycomb of ancient tunnels, which in various periods of history provided Eger with building stone, sanctuary against invading Turks and cellars to mature fine wine, is now threatening to destroy this old town. The crumbling of a wall here and there or even the collapse of an entire Baroque-period house into a long concealed tunnel has happened often enough in Eger to be taken for granted. Frequent collapses have also occured in the southern Hungarian town of Pecs, whose old tunnels are also deteriorating. But last August, an entire huge segment of Eger castle’s wall came crashing down a hillside to demolish an abandoned brewery near the center of town, and worries became more acute. Under Eger lie some 60 miles of tunnels, mostly ewed out in prehistoric times for reasons still not entirely clear to anthropologists. But it is clear that the soft rock through which the caves were tunnelled has deteriorated to the point at which the ground and buildings above it are increasingly endangered. What You Don't Know . . . The old adage, “What you don’t know can’t hurt you,” is dangerously untrue in the case of high blood pressure. If you are one of the 25 million Americans with high blood pressure, what you don’t know can kill you! High blood pressure is often called the “silent disease.” More than half of the people who are afflicted are not aware of it. Unlike other diseases, hypertension causes no particular symptoms of distress or difficulty. Often the victim will feel absolutely fine, unaware that his or her body is dangerously prone to suffering a disabling stroke or fatal heart attack. Hypertension results from continuous elevated blood pressure on the arteries over a prolonged period of time. This constant high pressure causes the arteries to become thick and hard, losing their elasticity. The heart must also pump harder and faster. If the pressure isn’t reduced through treatment, congestive heart failure or stroke will likely result. Kidney failure, thrombosis (blood clot of a brain artery), and damage to numerous other internal organs are also dread complications of hypertension. Some cases of hypertension can be related to endocrine diseases or abnormalities of the kidneys, but in 80 to 90 percent of all cases, the cause is unknown. Once diagnosed, effective medication is available to help lower the elevated pressure to normal. The first step, however, is the most important one — getting your blood pressure checked. It’s quick, easy, and absolutely painless. Remember, what you don’t know CAN hurt you! 7
