Verhovayak Lapja, 1941. július-december (24. évfolyam, 27-52. szám)

1941-07-10 / 28. szám

July 10, 194t BRANCH 371 - GARY, INDIANA Page 8 THE HOMESTEAD MERRY-GO-ROUND---------------------- BRANCH 430 ---------------------­_________________________Verhovayak Lapja The Verhovay Sports Parade Once again we are in the midst of the summer sports season, and I believe it oppor­tune to take a quick inventory of the standing of Verhovay sport activities. Needless to say, it does not measure up to our previous sport activities in some of the past years. This unwelcome dearth in baseball, softball, etc. teams appears to be a sign of the times, a sign that I for one Watch with evil forebodings. Turning to baseball for a few moments, I see that we have approximately a half dozen teams in the field. This number for a large, fraternal organization like the Verhovay is unforgive­­able. We should have far more teams representing the' Verhovay and Hungarians in the baseball and sports field. I note with a certain amount of appreciation that one of our old reliables, Jacobs Creek, with good, true Verhovayite, Steve Szabó, at its helm, is back with us for another season. For a small town and limited finances, Steve always manages to do a bang-up job. Here’s to you for a successful season, Steve. Other baseball teams that I salute at this time are Cleveland, Windber, Crescent and Pittsburgh. y In my last paragraph I made mention of Pittsburgh as one of the baseball entries from the Verhovay organization. Of this, I am not too sure inasmuch as I have not heard of any action being taken by Branch 34 in Pittsburgh. I presume, though, that Pittsburgh will be represent­ed with a team again this year. From unimpeachable sources I learn that Pittsburgh, with Pete Mészáros leading the team, failed miserably in cooperating with fellow Verhovay baseball teams. Val Konyha in Martins Ferry, Steve Szabó in Jacobs Creek, or Kay Lindquist in Daisytown, will all vouch for the correctness of this statement. I I have my doubts as to the organization of a Verhovay base­ball or softball team this year. My only hope is that we can hold what teams we have in the field today and attempt to gain additional teams as time goes on. That is the only way we will cease losing ground. We’ve got to hold our own to­­day, tomorrow and always. If we don’t, we will pass into ob­livion. So far as softball is concerned, little activity has shown itself in this field. The only Verhovay team engaged in softball at this time so far as I am able to ascertain is Homestead, and your correspondent is happy to be in a position to congratulate Home­stead on its spunk and enthu­siasm to come back with a soft­­ball team, this after a disastrous basketball season. It looks as though the boys have what it takes, and I am glad to be one of them. Homestead, I under­stand, is eager to book games with any Verhovay team, if one appears on the softball horizon. Not long ago Director Albert Ari brought to a close a success­ful bowling season. His league overcame many obstacles in its determination to continue operat­ing as a bowling league, and gained widespread support in its endeavors. The Homestead Merry- Go-Round salutes Albert Ari, Director, for his unselfish attitude and untiring efforts in the pro­motion of the Verhovay Tri-State Bowling League. A recent item appeared in the English Edition of the Journal which immediately caught my attention. It was one dealing with the organization of a girls’ tennis team, and I am glad to see Di­rector Frank Brogley going after this sport. It’s a good one and I certainly hope enough girls rally around Director Brogley to make it a sure-fire success. Salutations to Director Brogley and the girls! Activities at Branch 430 Although lacking a regular meeting place, Branch 430 con­tinues to move along, and this time I am glad to announce the branch is moving ahead. For a branch to continue operating under such adverse conditions as were thrust upon it during the beginning of the current year takes much courage, determina­tion and fight... and I believe we have it. At least our boys are going out there and showing that we have it. About two weeks ago, a meet­ing was held in the St. Elias Church Hall in Homestead, and at this meeting about a half dozen of the regular boys showed up to hear about soft­­ball. Well, they were rewarded for their interest because with­in a few days a team was placed on the field and action was seen. The action resulted in a victory for our boys, and since that first game in local competition they have climbed to the top of the league and have won three straight league games. More power to you, fellows. At this time I honestly want to take my hat off to a couple of the boys through whose per­sistent efforts a team was or­ganized and placed into active competition. These boys are Rudy Balogh, Bert Nagy, Francis Mul­len, Andy Timko and Pete Dar­­go. A real Verhovay crowd. Nice work fellows... you’ve done a swell job. The branch and I are extremely proud of you. I regret to inform my readers that due to the Homestead Merry- Go-Round not making its ap­pearance last month, the death of Mr. I. Kálvin, member Vero­nica’s father, was not brought to our readers’ attention. Yes, after a lingering illness, Mr. Kál­vin passed into the great be­yond. At this time we extend our condolences to Veronica, Emma and Mrs. Kálvin upon their great loss. There is a young fellow in our branch that I always enjoy meet­ing. He is quiet and peaceful, and a very nice young man. But alas! Joseph Orosz has been called to active service by old Uncle Sam, and will be absent from our meetings for at least a year... no more we hope. At the rate we are being called upon by Uncle Sam, the girls will have to give a hand in playing soft­­ball, etc. Another of our boys, Steve Kuru, also departed for the land of uniforms and “Atten­tion!” Steve, a darn good soft­­ball and basketball player, took leave of us with little fanfare. Good luck to the both of you loyal members! I recently secured some news from a good friend of Steve Nemeth’s and I was somewhat surprised. Yes, Steve has selected his wedding date, and it falls on July 20th. Lieutenant Steve Ne­meth will take to the altar as his bride a young lady from Pittsburgh, Alice Josvay. A fine pair of young folk, and they de­serve our best wishes and bless­ing upon their new and momen­tous venture. Right at this moment, Doctor and Mrs. L. T. Sabow are vacationing in the wilds of Can­ada. Here ole Doc will be able to unloosen that fishing tackle and try his luck. I’m sure he’ll have a lot of “fish stories” to tell us when he returns to Home­stead. They tell me that Joe Hasak will soon take a walk, (not a softball walk) to the altar, and it’s scheduled to come off next month unless Joe’s old uncle, Uncle Sam, doesn’t interfere and take him away to a training camp. Joe, we all hope the latter does not take place. Spotlight on Pittsburgh One of the finest organizations of its kind is located here in the Pittsburgh district, and we in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County are mighty proud to see it con­tinue on its upward trend. The society to which I refer is the Hungarian Professional Society, with the able and energetic Dr. J. S. Sebastian at its head. An interesting note on this organiza­tion is that practically all its officers and the greater majority of its members are Verhovay members. Verhovay members can be found in the make-up of almost all organizations, especi­ally those derived from the Hun­garian. The directing heads of the Ver­hovay took a journey the week of June 22nd, and this time it was to Chicago, where a great Verhovay day was being ob­served. Messrs. Darago, Bencze and Revesz departed the night of June 20th, and two to one I bet they had their chessboard along. The sending of our of­ficers to cities celebrating Ver­hovay days is commendable and a practice which should be fol­lowed at all times. The leaders of an organization should oc­casionally make contact with its membership, for the organization will derive great benefits from such contacts. The attention of the Reformed World in America was focused upon Ligonier, Pa. this past 4th of July. Here at the Bethlen Home, many gathered for a special holi­day celebration in connection with the Home. Leaders of the Reformed groups in U. S. A. were all on hand, so I am told, and all attending enjoyed the celebra­tion immensely. The Reformed Federation of America showed a solid front. Impressions and Reflections Verhovay and the Selective Service Act: Represented among our secretaries in many commu­nities, cities and towns are many young men of draft age. I am wondering just what action the Home Office plans to take if one of its secretaries is sentenced to one year in the Army. In places where the secretary is very effi­cient and a constant worker, be­ing drafted may subject his branch and members to great incon­venience. It may also result in a branch becoming extinct, especi­ally if the person replacing the secretary fails to collect member­ship premiums at the homes of his members. Then too, this can equally work to the advantage of the organization, but the odds are against this happening. On the sick list we find Ann Our 55th Jubilee celebra­tion, planned for June 22nd, is over at last, and all that remains in the minds of those who attended is a happy memory of the occa­sion. No one who attended will deny that this was the greatest and most successful Hungarian affair ever to be held in Chicago and vicinity. The attendance was well over the 3000 mark, and all the guests enjoyed them­selves to the fullest extent. Even the weather man ob­liged by seeing to it that we had ideal picnic weather. Hats off to Mr. Szalanczy, president of the Jubilee Committee, Mr. Kunstadt, Hungarian speaking District Secretary, Mrs. Louis Sabo, English speaking District Secretary, and to all the rest V. Biro (Mystricky) of Cleveland. Come on Ann, shake it off. Don’t let it get you down. We are all pulling for your early recovery. John Sabo, president of Branch S95, McKeesport, did a spell in the hospital recently. However, John is now out and is feeling fine. To those followers of the finest little newspaper yet printed, The Young Magyar-American, I want to say that for my next issue I will have more detailed informa­tion about its forthcoming appear­ance. Until that time I trust you will all bear with me. I must confess that I became a little confused when I saw the recent photograph of Miss Balega. Can it be that Miss Balega is as yet not engaged, and possibly without any present offers? ’Yep, it was quite all right, and I have it clipped out and put in my photograph album. (I hope ypu enjoyed your recent interview with Helena Rubenstein, Betty.) Am at a loss to know what has become of Richard J. Phil­lips of Detroit? This young man wrote some excellent articles on the foreign situation, and I am eagerly awaiting resumption of his articles. Then too, I miss the humorous articles of Sylvia Hor­vath and Elmer Hary, who col­laborated in their efforts. I trust Al Steinmetz will be able to drive his car perfectly by the time A1 Jozik arrives in sunny California. Albert is leav­ing for the West on Thursday evening, July 3rd. He is going to Chicago, there will change trains for the West, then on to Seattle, Washington, Portland, Oregon, San Francisco, California, finally to Los Angeles where he will spend about eight days as the guest of Al Steinmetz. I envy him on this never-to-be-forgotten trip. He will meet Verhovay brothers in Chicago, on the Coast and everywhere he travels. We all wish him a pleasant trip. I have been made to under­stand that a young lady in the Homestead district will receive quite a surprise within a short time. Sorry, I am unable to re­veal names or places. It’s your turn next. Fraternally yours, Geza Kolozsvary. of the Committee and branch members who worked hard and helped in so many ways to make this affair the suc­cess it was, a never-to-be­­forgotten occasion. Saturday, June 21st, of­ficers of Verhovay branches in the Chicago District at­tended an informal get­­acquainted dinner with the officers from the Home Of­fice. The dinner was held at Mrs. Soo’s Dining Room, 2520 Congress St., in Chi­cago. Joseph Darago, Su­preme President, John Ben­cze, Supreme Secretary, Coloman Revesz, Supreme Auditor, Dr. Joseph Prince, District Director, and Jo­seph Bumbulucz, District Organizer from Dayton, Ohio, were guests of honor at this dinner. After a very delicious chicken dinner was safely packed under the belts, and all that was left on the table was a bottle of Tokay to help loosen tongues, Mr. Szalanczy formally welcom­ed our distinguished guests, then turned things over to the genial Mr. Kunstadt, who acted as toastmaster. Offic­ers from the various branch­es were called upon to give short welcoming speeches. Mr. Darago, Mr. Revesz and Mr. Bencze gkve delightful talks, relating many humor­ous incidents which they have experienced during their career as Verhovay su­preme officers. Our other guests, Dr. Prince and Mr. Bumbulucz, also said a few words regarding the Jubilee, and expresed their pleasure for being able to attend the celebration. Dr. Prince brought his softball team along from Dayton, with hopes that his boys would give our lads from Chicago a healthy trimming and per­haps a few pointers on the game. (P. S. It was a swell game, only it was too bad Chicago had to win.) I hope you will forgive me if I do a little boasting in the following lines, but I feel I’m justified in do­ing so this once. After all, it isn’t an every day occur­rence to be kissed by the president of an organization as large as the Verhovay. That’s exactly what happen­ed when Mr. Darago planted a kiss on my surprised lips and congratulated me in front of all those officers (was my face red, and I can still feel my ears burning!). Getting back to our pionic Sunday, Gary was appointed to take care of the ice cream and pbp stand. I wish to thank all the girls from our branch, who so willingly co­operated in lending a hand when asked to help out in

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