Verhovayak Lapja, 1945 (28. évfolyam, 1-52. szám)
1945 / Verhovay Journal
July 11, 1945 THE FERRET SEZ ODDS AND ENDS After being away from home for three weeks, the prospect of settling down to the usual routine seems enticing enough to be everything Your Ferret desires. The two weeks in Pittsburgh With The Skipper flew by on adventurous wings. Home only long enuf to unpack city duds and re-pack with shorts and swim suits, and off for a week at Whitmore Lake. Arriving at home after a week’s diet of fish, the Family finds itself with forty red points to the good and a new series to start on. Miracles will happen even in these meatless days, for Monday morning a luscious, juicy two-pound steak is purchased on last month’s points! Found a couple of boxes of soap chips, wangled a package of cigarettes, and the summer starts off with a bang. BOY, THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME! ■■■Ill By Mrs. Jolán Lucas We, who are second generation members, feel mighty grateful to be citizens of such a wonderful country like America, but we have a soft feeling for those who are less fortunate than ourselves. We may not know our bloodbrothers in Hungary; we will probably never see any of them- However, if the little hit we can do to help will give comfort and a little happiness, we would like to share it with them. Here is where our fraternalism can he put to good use. If every VFIA branch will do its share, we will he able to help a good many fellow human beings, whether they are relatives or not; regardless of their creed or political belief they are men, women and children like ourselves. Let’s give them a helping hand! Since s couple of issues ago, the weather has taken a turn for the better. Reading a book out at the Lake, I came across a vivid description which I’d like to pass on to you... “It was one of those June days so beautiful that you could wake up into it with closed eyes and describe it without looking—the number of clouds, density of haze, strength of sun, temperature, everything down to the fact that the new white roses have at last opened.” I can guarantee that there are days like this, with colorful sunsets, while sitting in a boat waiting for a few more fish, so brilliantly beautiful it hurts to breathe for fear of finding it only a dream. Postcard pictures in reality, with the gentle hum of insects and songs of birds in the distance ... muted music gently wafted over the shimmering lake ... moonlit nites with a slight haze around the moon, making it ideal might fishing... the long and peaceful dreamless nights and days, relaxing weary nerves and leaving a limp, rag-doll feeling which is pleasant to experience. Fishing is no longer the Sport of Idle Days, or the Businessman’s Excuse to get away from the office... it has become a race of necessity. Every little six inch perch, blue-gill, calico bass or ‘what have you?” is cautiously hoarded for the evening meal. Housewives (who used to consider fishing a necessary evil to be borne only because Friend Hubby craved the excitement of it) are now becoming expert anglers, vieing with each other for size and number— species, however, being immaterial. Pan-fish caught by kids is no longer sneered at but gleefully accepted by harassed mothers. Believe' me, folks, there is nothing to equal a short time communing with good Mother Nature to recapture one’s love for humanity. (Right about now, it wouldn’t surprise me to find an “Editor’s Remarks”!) (EDITORS REMARK : Always glad to oblige. You’ll find the remarks at the end of this contribution.) At our June meeting, Branch 429 voted to have a picnic at one of the nearby farms in the near future. Proceeds from the affair, plus donations from members attending, will he turned over to the American Hungarian Relief, Inc. Final plans are being made for our cruise on the Detroit River. Full details will follow in next issue. Two of our older \ members and reliable standbys in Branch 429 were married on June 16th. Mom, who was Mrs. Mary Horvath and Daniel Robb had a quiet wedding attended only by relatives and a few close friends. Mrs. Horvath is the widow of Steve Horvath who was the Father of the Branch. Let me see, there are quite a few of us kids ... Steve and family; Nicholäs Xavier and family; Jeannette Parsons and her navy man; Mary and family; William Simon, who will enter the ATS in September; Young Josephine (who is going to be my assistant when I start my branch newspaper); and of course Your Ferret and family of males. ALL MEMBERS! My stepfather’s children should also join the branch now and make it one big happy family. There is Theresa and family, Pauline and family and Aurel. How about it, Pop? After a swell feast at the Gypsy Camp in Detroit, (which by the way I missed because of the current audit!) the happy couple were escorted to the Detroit-CIeveland Dock by a host of kids. In Cleveland, the Robbs were guests of Mrs. John Uhasz. A stop in Pittsburgh was indicated inasmuch as the Skipper and I were there. A trip to the Home Office and introduction to Supreme Officers John Bencze, Coloman Revesz, John Szalanczy and Mrs. George Lauranchok also came on the schedule. Mr. Revesz showed Mom those beautiful and life-like portraits which are presented to mothers and wives of service men who have lost their lives in battle. She was very impressed and said the VFIA was doing something unmatched by other organizations. From Pittsburgh, the Robbs went on to Windber, Pa., where they were guests of Branch Managers Mr. and Mrs. George Modoc and Mr. and Mrs. Julius Kovács. Mrs. Uhasz in Cleveland and the Modocs and Mom were in Hungary together in 1938 as a result of winning membership contests. A true fraternal spirit exists between these people who made those trips together and it is hoped the time will come when more of us can participate in these trips. REPORT OF THE AUDITING COMMITTEE taken at the Home Office of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association, 345 Fourth Ave., Pittsburgh 22, Pa., at the regular audit held by the Auditing Committee from June 11 to 23, 1945, incl. Present are: Joseph Bumbulucz, chairman of the Auditing Committee, Ernest Kunstadt, recording secretary and Jolán Lucas, member of the committee. A thorough examination revealed that all monthly dues sent in by the branches between January 1st and April 30th, inch, all interests due on loans, payments on loans, and interests paid on bonds have been deposited in banks at regular intervals. It was established that the official data published in the official Journal by the Home Office in every respect render a true picture of the Association. All bonds, deposited in the safety vaults at the Mellon hank have been found as listed. We found that during this year all sales and purchases of bonds have been made with the greatest circumspection. After the audit conducted last year wre reported that interests due on the Niagara* Falls and Thousand Island Bridge bonds, purchased some ti me ago, have not been paid. From dependable sources we learned that interest-payments due on the bonds of one of these companies will be made beginning this summer. The following is the statement of assets for the months of January, February, March and Verhovay Journal ____________________________________________________________Faee 3 April, 1945: December 31st, 1944 _______________$6.632,032.41 April 30th, 1945 _________________$6,921,666.03 Increase------------------------------------$ 289,633.62 Examining the death and sick benefit checks issued by the Association we made a point of establishing the correctness of the amounts paid and of determining that all the regulations, introduced for the benefit of the membership as well as the Association, have been observed carefully. We find also that substantial savings result from the simplification of the official forms of the Association and that only the most necessary forms had been reprinted. With deep regret we inform the membership of our Association of the sudden death, during the performance of his duties, of our fellow-member, Joseph Bumbulucz, chairman of the Auditing Committee, on June 14th. Nevertheless, by working over-time, the thorough examination had been completed and in accordance, with the detailed report presented we find the business of the Association to be in complete order. ERNEST KUNSTADT, JOLÁN LUCAS, Secretary of the Auditing Committee. member of the Auditing Committee. Guests besides the families were Mr. and Mrs- Samuel Toth, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Horvath and Michael Kuritar of Branch 429. I guess there Were a few more but since I didn’t attend (darn it!) mention cannot be made of their names. HAPPY DAYS, Mom and Pap! Just one more thing... the latest Branch Manager’s Contest is the most exciting to date. Received my letter from Mr. Bencze today, and the prizes which are offered are intriguing... adding machines, typewriters, etc. OH BOY, ME FOR ONE! Come on, kids, please help your Ferret win one just to see what it feels like to win a contest! NATURE AND FRATERNALISTS —Editor’s remarks— An excellently true statement is made by the Ferret when she writes: “There is nothing to equal a short time communing with good Mother Nature to recapture one’s love for humanity.” Some of our readers, however, many not understand readily how one can recapture the love of humanity by getting away from it for a while and, therefore, it would have been nice to explain the mental and emotional procedure. But, it is true, anyhow. The greatest lover of humanity, Christ, often withdrew from the multitude into the seclusion of mountains and deserts. Then, refreshed, he returned and again was ready to listen to the clamor and the complaints of people. For a while he wandered around from village to village, spreading cheer, comfort, wisdom and truth. But soon he tired again because of the lack of understanding with which people approached him and listened to his words. Then, often, he grew bitter and cried: “How long must I hear with you?” And he retired again until he found rest for his turbulent soul in the quiet grandeur of unadulterated nature where God is nearest to those who seek him. Getting away from home for a while increases our appreciation for that home—we can see that happen to all of our soldiers... Getting away from the family for a little while makes oi yearn for the family even though it did things to one’s nerves before that... And getting away from humanity makes one realize how precious friends and neighbours are and upon returning one greets them with a new, refreshed smile that has all the sincerity of the sunshine that had swept the soul of the vacationist clean of all the mistrust, and all the memories of hurts received from others. Nature is great, beautiful and serene and one who retires to Nature receives its qualities. It could be put this way: all the things we see have an effect on our mental and emotional state. Industrialists have found that out and their experiences proved that the providing cheerful surroundings resulted in cheerful relations and increased production. Others experienced with clothes and dresses and found that the color and shade of clothes affected the mood of the person who wore them. They suggest that an individual waking up with that down-and-out feeling, should wear pink or any other happy color, while the exuberant person’s mood may he balanced by the wearing of sombre colors. Thereby, we arrive at the conclusion of these remarks, which is that human relationships can be improved by putting them in to a different setting. Have a picnic with your enemy at a nice lake or in the woods and you may return as friends ... For that reason, there is nothing that makes for more improved relationships than outings, where the beauty and grandeur of nature makes us see and feel the $ insignificance of our grievances. Now, that the summer is here, the members of the branches should get together and have a few outings of that kind ... they would hear their fruits in a closer cooperation and growing interest for fraternal activities in the fall on the part of those participating in the happy intermezzos of days spent in nature’s wonderland. The only reason why there is so little cooperation, understanding and interest amongst fraternalist is that they don’t know enough about one e another or their organization That can be helped by arranging for such outings, like the perennial cruises made by the members of Branch 429. And becauso the members of this branch do these things, they become—as Director Phillips said at the 10th anniversary banquet of Branch 429—“a symbol of cooperation.” Try it and you’ll find that nature achieves easily what you could never attain by your own efforts!------------V-----------FLIES “CHARMED” PLANE COMPLETED 40 MISSIONS. T/Sgt. Bill Z. Peterfy has 40 combat missions against the Japanese in the Central and Western Pacific to his credit.N Included are 18 pre-invasions strikes against Iwo Jima. He seerved as an engineer and top-turret gunner on a 7th AAF Liberator bomber of which he spoke lovingly to reporters in Columbus, O., where his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Peterfy reside at 215 Jenkins Avenue. “We had a charmed airplane — said Sgt. Peterfy — named Taurus after the constellation of stars. Just once did we find a hole in Taurus — that was a tiny puncture in the left wing caused by an anti-aircraft_ shell fragment.” He especially remembers his 24th mission, a low level search for Japanese ships in the Haha Jima harbor. “In the harbor at* Haha Jima — he reminisced — we found seven small freighters. Everybody cut loose with machine guns and we gave them about 2,000 rounds of .50 calibers. Japs dived over the sides of the boats as our tracers hit the decks.” Y. Sgt. Peterfy has been awarded the DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, THE AIR MEDAL WITH ONE OAK LEAF CLUSTER. He is awaiting reassignment after having completed 40 combat missions. i Bill Peterfy, a graduate of the South Side High School of Columbus, O., entered the army in March 1943. He is a member of Branch 129, Columbus, O. Admiring his record we are certainly thankful that they had a . “charmed” ship!
