Verhovayak Lapja, 1940. július-december (23. évfolyam, 27-52. szám)

1940-12-12 / 50. szám

December 12, 1940 Page 6 Verhovayak Lapja THE HOMESTEAD MERRY-GO-ROUNDSStLtr-it-“ NO REASON FOR IT I should have had my copy ready for the November 14th issue but’ I simply failed in this particular performance. Instead, I rebelled and refused to func­tion. Now I am back at my typwriter and eager to break loose. Then, too, if tempted and dared, I may even go so far as to pledge myself to maintain The Homestead Merry-Go-Round in each issue of the Journal. Up to this time it has been more or less a hit-and-miss affair, appearing irregularly in the Journal over the past several years. However, let us wait and see what happens. It is said that everything comes to him who waits. SPORT HAPPENINGS A LA VERHOVAY As a last word on a subject very dear to me, let me say that' I sincerely pray and hope that our two Pennsylvania baseball enthusiasts and loyal Verhovay followers find more success in completing the 1941 Verhovay Baseball League Schedule. Jacobs Creek and Walkertown have been hotbeds of Verhovay activity and I am sure they will again join us in the coming year. The basketball season is here and as yet a league or frag­ments of a league has not been arranged or organized. Sometime ago, I recommended the calling of a meeting to deal with this problem, but the response up to this writing has been quite dis­appointing. Understand the man­ager of the Verhovay Baseball and Softball League has been in communication with Frank Brogley, but as yet no progress has been made. I believe if a meeting would be called to discuss especially the basketball situation, the fol­lowing towns would be repre­sented: Beaver Falls, Pa.; Martins Ferry, Ohio; Homestead, Pa.; McKeesport, Pa.; Zelienople, Pa. and Youngstown, Ohio. I am sure that John Namath, Beaver Falls; Val Konyha, Martins Ferry; Bill Kohut, Homestead; Elmer Halas, McKeesport; Leslie Namath, Zelienople and Frank Brogley, Youngstown, Ohio, are all very anxious to continue the Verhovay Sport Movement. The formation of a League would be a con­tinuance in that direction. That Youngstown blowout cele­brating the capturing of the Ver­hovay _ Softball Championship went off with a big bang. Under­stand a very nice turnout wit­nessed the affair and everyone was in a happy frame of mind. Of course, they had reason to be. Congrats! Frank Brogley, Joe Nagy and all of you Youngs­­towners; you're all a swell crowd and an asset to the Verhovay organization. It is a distinct pleasure to observe the manner in which bowlingitis is spreading among our branches. Bowling teams are mushrooming forth in many Verhovay branches and plenty of enthusiasm accompanies this de­velopment. As regards bowling teams, we must offer the front seat to our brethren in Cleve­land. In Homestead we are ex­perimenting with a girls’ bowling team and, from present reports, fair success has attended our efforts./ We must have a plan BRANCH 430 worked out along with each in­dividual member’s cooperation in order to make any bowling team click. It depends entirely on you and you and you. I read with unusual interest the appearance of a newcomer in the Verhovay Sport Movement. Reference is being made to the Verhovay Football Team. The sports item written by Andy Farkas, great back of the Wash­ington Redskins, proved a de­lightful bit of reading. A foot­ball team in our midst is about as uncommon as a true Eskimo vacationing in Florida. Regard­less of the surprise it occasioned, I want to be one to heartily congratulate Toledo upon their new venture, and trust their football season will be filled with many victories. THUMBNAIL SKETCHES Reverend Barnabas Dienes, I pastor of the Hungarian Reform­ed Church, Tenth Avenue, Mun- | hall, Pa., was born in 1895 in I Debrecen, Hungary, better known | as the Calvinists’ Rome. His J schooling took place in Debrecen. | reaching its zenith with his graduation from the famous University of Debrecen. After his | graduation he removed to Buda- ! pest where he enrolled at the | University of Budapest, majoring | in languages, especially Hun- ! garian and French. While attending the University ' of Budapest, the World War broke out and he was unable to continue his education. After peace was declared, he resumed his studies in Budapest and eventually graduated. Before his graduation and also after he met and overcame many hardships, he became a tutor in Budapest as well as a French interpreter at the Foreign Ministry. In 1920 Reverend Dienes mar­ried Helen Revesz, a member j of a family whose relationships j were all from ministerial families. Several years later, this energetic | couple decided to brave the trip j to America, and accordingly j made their first home in New York. Here he became a leader in the 116th Street Hungarian Church, from where he went to Bloomfield, N. J., and was honor­ed by being the first to receive the B. D. degree. During this training he served the Caldwell Congregation. Here, I might add, a daughter, Ruth Dorothy, was bom. From Caldwell Reverend Die­nes went to Himlerville, a small mining town where he success­fully organized the First Hun­garian Church. Then on to Brownsville, Pa., where he re­mained as pastor for three years. Finally in 1929, he became pastor of the Homestead Hungarian Re­formed Church, in which capacity he is serving today. He is also pastor of the Rankin Reformed Church. For two years he was the secretary of the Central Hun­garian Classes, for seven years the president. He received his M. A. degree from Carnegie Tech several years ago. Was elected president of the Hunga­rian Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church when it was organized in Cleveland in 1938. Also owns membership in the Council of the General Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church. Our member and friend, Re­verend Dienes taught the Hun­garian language, history, etc. at the Carnegie Library at the Hungarian School for young peo­ple, sponsored by the Verhovay. In closing, I want to say that Reverend Dienes is a man well liked for his accomplishments and unbelievable enthusiasm for work; then, too, he is deeply respected by all for his friendly and pleasing personality. HOMESTEAD MERRY-GO-ROUND We extend to Stephen B. Nagy, Jr., our best wishes for a quick recovery. Mr. Nagy suffered a broken arm caused by a bad fall recently and is very much handi­capped due to this unfortunate happening. No matter how far you live from Homestead, be it ten miles or a hundred miles, here is one affair you simply can not afford to miss. I am referring to our BIG XMAS DANCE which will be held SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 28, 1940, AT ST. JOHN’S HALL, TENTH AVENUE AND DIXON STREET, MUN­­HALL, PA. In a hall beautifully decorated in keeping with the Christmas spirit, to the accom­paniment of outstanding Hun­garian music and American music, you will be able to spend one delightful evening. I promise you it will be well worth your trouble and inconvenience to travel to Homestead for the night of DE­CEMBER 28th. In connection with our dance, waltzes played in the true Vien­nese manner as well as esardases played in honest Magyar style, will be several of your treats. It is, without question, a MUST on your social calendar. Tickets can be secured from any mem­ber of Branch 430, or from the officers of some of the neighbor­ing branches. President Nemeth is working "on the committees for the dance and will soon make them public. I do know that Olga Kasmer will head the De­corating Committee. Basketball organization meet­ing was held after November 21st’s business meeting. Follow­ing men are reported as candi­dates for the team: Joe Hasak, Julius Kasmer, John Pastor, Steve Toth, Jimmie Vargyas. j Steve Kuru, Ernie Ladanyi, Bill Kohut, Bert Priam, Bert Nagy, j Paul Balogh, Freddie Murdzak, Steve Kovács, Francis Mullen, ; Joe Darvis, Mike Kurucz, Andy ' Timko, Pete Dargo and Willy ' Murdzak. The meeting progressed j to such an extent that a manager and captain were elected by the [ candidates present. For manager, I the boys selected Willy Murdzak, 1 and for captain, Francis Mullen. A booking manager and score­­' keeper will be named later. the Homestead District and, I believe that with all the enthus­iasm present, they should really succeed. Any out-of-town Ver­hovay teams please prepare for competition and leave an open­ing for a game with Homestead. Paging Ford Seibel. please contact J. Hasak. On Halloween night, sixty young people gathered in our meeting place and enjoyed a Halloween Party sponsored by the branch. Prizes awarded for the best dressed members went to: Olga Kasmer, Joe Hasak, Gertie Kaibas, and Emma Var­gyas. Quite a few members were dressed for the evening and they were okay; plenty of them fooled me. However, I’ll get even with them next Hallowc-cn night... but, that’s ' a long way off... next year. Here is a good one that I got from Bill recently. He told me he was making some collections at Vargyases’ and was sitting in the kitchen. Jimmie happened to be in the kitchen too, and Mrs. Vargyas asked Jim to bring up a can of corn from the food cupboard. Jimmie turned to his German police, issued the in­structions and off went the dog. Two minutes later, the dog re­turned with a can of corn gripped in his jaw. Bill tells me he was somewhat bewildered to see a circus act, he calls it. From what Jim told Bill, he usually gives a can opener over to the German police and within a short time the can is open without any of its contents spilled! A wonder dog—mascot of Branch 430. IMPRESSIONS AND REFLECTIONS Before I do anything else, 1 want to heartily congratulate Betty Carol Balega for the splendid work she did on the “Ladies’ Page.” It is unquestion­ably good and a valuable addi­tion to the Journal. She is pioneering this new page and de- j serves much credit and com-1 mendation. Please continue the good work. After the beginning of the new year, stamp enthusiasts and Verhovay members will have their much sought after stamp column. The stamp column will be conducted by a stamp editor of one of the South’s leading newspapers. The column, I pro­mise you, will be excellent. Be on the watch for it. Hope Mrs. R. J. Phillips, wife I of our good member and writer, Richard J. Phillips, Secretary- Treasurer, Branch 356, Detroit, enjoys a speedy recovery from her recent illness. The Homestead Merry-Go- Round salutes Mr. Vestrocy for the outstanding work he is ac­complishing in and around Beaver Falls. He is a hard worker in Verhovay affairs, district man­ager in his own right, and a valuable asset to the Verhovay organization. Congratulations and continued success is our wish. I was glad to read the Round Table conference taking place. Unfortunately I was unable to attend. However, Homestead, Branch 430. was very well re­presented. The January 26th meeting should prove of great importance to the Journal and its contributors. I will do my utmost to be present at the January meeting. In reading over the October 31st issue of the Journal, I came across a corner which was very well named ... “Classic Corner," written by Carole King. Needless to say, the article was immensely interesting to me and I read it over several times. Elizabeth Bar­rett Browning, wife of Robert Browning, and herself an English great, is widely known for her “Sonnets from the Portuguese,” and the interpretation given to this poem by Carole King was educational as well as highly in­teresting. I do hope she continues this “Classic Corner” and pre­sents to us other great men and women. Well, the Contest is almost over... but there is still time to go over the top. I sometimes wish I was a contestant in one of these Verhovay contests. Every­body likes to be a winner, and that goes for me, too. I guess I’ll enter one of these contests sooner or later. What could I do with a thousand dollars or a new car or a five hundred dollar roll. Wowie! Someones will get it and I do not begrudge them their reward. I’ll be enter­ing the field soon, then watch the fur fly. Did you read “Trouble” and “And So Are You"? Well, if you didn’t, you missed something. For those who did not read them, for the first mentioned look on Page 2 of the November 14th issue; for the second look on Page 5 of the November 28t.h issue. They were the latest short stories from the pen of my talent­ed colleague, Stephen J. Rotz, and certainly among the best. I must have the short story bug because I have beautiful antici­pations about these stories. Rohrs stories are good, and if you haven't been reading them, start now, start today. And speaking of stories, 1 see that Carole King is also beginning to write them. Good work! Everybody join the short story band wagon, already begun with Stephen J. Rotz and Carole King. We must not forget to con­gratulate Branch 164, way out in Chicago, and its publicity agent, Margaret Stangret, for faithfully sending us branch news. The “Verhovay Sportsmen of Branch 164” should be an inspiration to all the American branches to let us know what they are doing. We are proud of the various types of contributions coming from individual members, but we must remember that the Journal will not be complete unless the English speaking branches follow the good example of Branch 164, and Margaret Stangret, by sending irt reports on their social activities. So what say, branches, let’s get going! I believe I will close now. I hope that on Thanksgiving Day you were grateful to own mem­bership in our great and pro­gressive VERHOVAY. I wish each and all the Ver­hovay branches and brethren the true joys and happiness of a non-secularized Christmas. Fraternally yours, GÉZA KOLOZSVÁRT, Homestead, Pa. Lemon Juice Recipe Checks Rheumatic Fain Quickly/ t If you suffer from rheumatic, arthri- I tig or _ neuritis pain. try this I inexpensive home recipe that thousands ! are using. Get a package of RtvEr Compound today. Mix it with x quait oft water, add the juice of 4 leixioniL It’» easy. No trouble at s)l and pleasant. 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