The Eighth Hungarian Tribe, 1984 (11. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1984-04-01 / 4. szám
I HUNGARIAN BUSINESS Margaret and Charles Harth, Sr., the proprietors of MARGARETS LUNCHEONETTE. The Story Behind “Margaret’s Luncheonette” When Margaret and Charles Harth arrived in America on Christmas Eve about seven years ago from Pecs, Hungary, they had no way of knowing that what would happen to them upon their arrival would spark a full-page story in “THE HOME NEWS” of New Brunswick. What happened was that Mrs. Harth gave birth to a two months premature child and that three doctors fought a 10-week-long battle to save her baby’s life. They won it with the help of the tough, little baby and the story of their struggle hit the headlines. Today, young Charles Harth, Jr. has not only been “adopted” by the entire staff of the St. Peter’s Medical Center, where he is honored at Birthday Parties, but he has also become a favorite among the customers of MARGARET’S LUNCHEONETTE, the place of business of his parents, located at 144 Easton Avenue, in New Brunswick. Another interesting story behind this story is that Margaret and Charles Harth, Sr. were well-known personalities in the sporting world of Hungary. While Margaret was the volleyball coach at the High School of Physical Education, Charles was the coach of the Hungarian Wrestling Team which won the Bronze Medal at the Melbourne Olympics. Now, of course, both are “coaching” pots and pans to produce delicious Chicken Paprikas w/Dumplings, Stuffed Cabbage, Goulash, and other Hungarian dishes designed to whet the appetite of their customers and to tickle their palates. What’s more, they’re really good at it! Page 14 Eva Turnczkai of EUROPEAN ALTERATIONS and SEWING. Alterations with a Hungarian Touch The fashionable ladies of Central Jersey can now have alterations and sewing done by someone with a Budapest- Madison Avenue touch. That’s because Eva Turuczkai , who came to the United States from Budapest in 1978 and has done handwork for exclusive Madison Avenue shops since then, has now gone into business for herself as the proprietor of EUROPEAN ALTERATIONS & SEWING at 8 North Second Avenue in Highland Park, New Jersey. If you need the services of an expert at reasonable cost, stop in and talk with her about your needs. She will welcome you with a Hungarian smile. Paul Somody, a Hungarian Gentleman of the Old School. The Hungarian Bookseller of New Brunswick He is 84 years old, yet refuses to retire. He is Paul Somody, for more than 18 years the genial proprietor of the HUNGARIAN BOOKS & GIFT SHOP at 216 Somerset Street, in New Brunswick. But he is much more than “The Hungarian Bookseller of New Brunswick.” He is a man with a colorful past who, when he reached the age of 80, was tendered a Testimonial Dinner at the Hungarian-EOPLE American Athletic Club that was attended by the elite of the Hungarian Community in the United States. Paul Somody was born in Buda on May 16, 1900. He attended the “Toldy Real,” where he soon came to the personal attention of Gusztáv Eros, who introduced him to and helped to enroll him in the first Hungarian Boy Scout Troop. After the end of World War I, he attended and graduated from the prestigious Academy of Theatrical Arts and became a member of the National State Theatre (Nemzeti Színház). Later, he also became the Director of the Young People’s Program of “Magyar Radio.” Interested in politics and politically active, he was one of the organizers of the Wesselényi Reform Club, a Director of the Michael Bartha Society, and a member of many other organizations. Then, in World War II, he served with great distinction as a First Lieutenant of Artillery. He came to America in 1956 and has been keenly interested in Hungarian affairs ever since. If you would like to meet a real, oldtime Hungarian Gentleman, stop in at his HUNGARIAN BOOKS & GIFT SHOP for a chat. Maybe you will also pick up a book or two and an assortment of publications direct from Budapest. Jeno Toth of TOTH’S MEAT MARKET poses for a quick pix with his assistant Mr. Szabó. Home-made, Hungarian-Style Papa’s (Veszprém Megye) loss is Central Jersey’s gain as far as the local American-Hungarian community may be concerned. For, when Jeno Toth came to America in 1957, he brought with him the “know-how” for making Eighth Hungarian Tribe
