Verhovayak Lapja, 1946 (29. évfolyam, 1-52. szám)

1946 / Verhovay Journal

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Verhovay Journal

Journal of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Ass’n OFFICE OF PUBLICATION

8502 West Jefferson Ave. Detroit 17, Mich.

PUBLISHED SEMI-MONTHLY BY THE Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association

Managing Editor: JOHN BENCZE Editor: COLOMAN REVESZ Editor’s Office:

436—442 FOURTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 19, PA.

Telephone: COurt 3454 or 3455

All articles and changes of address should be sent to the VERHOVAY FRATERNAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION 436 —442 FOURTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH 19, PA.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

United States and Canada ___________________$1.00 a year

Foreign Countries __________________________$1.50 a year

ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT: P. O. BOX 7, WOOLSEY STATION — LONG ISLAND CITY 5, N. Y.

Entered as Second Class Maii.tr at the Post Office at Detroit, Michigan under the Act of March 3, 1879.

A GENERAL PLEA FOR * URGENT ACTION

Complete Centest Scores Show Only 71 Gold Ring and 47 Silver Ring Winners at 5th Month’s End. Redoubled Efforts Needed For Successful Conclusion of 60th Year.

Two weeks ago we predicted that October will clcse with more than 400 new membership certificates issued. Now we have to eat our words, or at least one of them: it should have been “less” instead of “more” and then we would have been right. But rather tahn admitting that we were wrcng, we prefer to pass the buck o some of the 100 guests of honor at the 60th Anniversary Banquet of the Association whose plea for a second anniversary contest was made seem plausible by their high-sounding promise that the membership of the Verhovay will be increased to 60,000 by the end of the year of the 60th Anniversary. A few of those signing that petition are doing their share toward the attainment of this goal, but a great deal of eating words will have to be done by the majority of the petitioners, for we still are a “mere” 5,000 short of the 60,000 pledged by the victorious participants cf the last contest . . .

Sure there was some improvement as compared with September’s results, but it amounted to a mere 24 certificates by which October’s results exceeded those of September.

192 certificates for $182,000 insurance were issued in the Senior Order and 192 for $129,000 in the Juvenile Department or a total of 384 certificates for $311,550 insurance.

These totals represent a gain over September of 24 certificates and $22,150 inscurance.

FIVE MONTH’S TOTALS.

'During the five months of the contest 1,765 certificates were issued for a total of $1,436,000 insurance.

At the end of the same period in the first 60th Anniversary campaign we had 1,850 new members whose insurances totalled $1,436,950. While the results were ahead of those of the first contest by the end of the third month, some of the gains were lost during September, the 4th month, and all of the gains were wiped out and a loss of 85 members and $950 insurance was sustained by the end of the 5th month.

3,015 new certificates were issued during the first anniversary

contest. In order to match that we will have to secure 1,250 new members during the last two months of the present drive. It has been done before, and it can

be done again. In fact it should be very easy, for if only 2 applications would come forth from each and every branch during October and again in November, this figure would be exceeded. Hence this plea for urgent action on part of all registered contestants and branch-managers!

In order to give some incentive to such much desired action, the scores of all contestants having at least $3,000 to their credit, are published in his report.

272 contestants representing 238 branches, have taken some part in the campaign up to the end of October. 21 branches and 15 contestants had been added to the rolls during that month. 66% of the branches are participating in the Gold Ring Contest -and 34% still hadn’t been heard of.

Of the 272pcontestants 118 had written $3,000 or more insurance, while 154 had produced less than that amount. 19 made the quota which was $12,500 for the fifth month and an additional 52 had qualified for the Gold Ring award by writing $6,000 or more insurance. 47 are in the Silver Ring bracket (between $3,000 and $5,- 950), but there is no reason why they should not get into the Gold Ring Class by the end of December. Nor is there any reason why the 154 contestants with less than $3,000 to their credit should net climb into the Silver Ring bracket or the Gold Ring Class for that matter, during the next two months. Then, too, we can’t see any reason why some 80 inactive branches should refuse to try for one of the Sixtieth Anniversary Gold Ring awards.

LEADING

CONTESTANTS

1. ) 369. Alliance, O.

John Korosioy $59,200 (48 members)

2. ) 132. South Bend, Ind.

Frank Wukovits $33,700 (34 members) (Production in excess of $50,000 quota)

3. ) 362. Dayton, O.

Julius Polichany $32,400 (34 members)

4. ) 164. Chicago, 111.

Ernest Kunstadt $28,750 (39 members)

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5. ) 412. Flint, Mich.

John Kremple $27,350 (34 members)

6. ) 443. Detroit, Mich.

Joseph Szabó $25,200 (32 members)

7. ) 503. Chicago, 111.

Frank Balogh $24,000 (26 members)

8. ) 27. Toledo, O.

Julius Kerekes $19,000 (25 members)

9. ) 17. Lorain, O.

George Jávor $18,500 (26 members)

10. ) 159. Phoenixville, Pa.

Louis Papp $17,600 (23 members)

11. ) 500. Detroit, Mich.

John Gyiraszin $15,000 (16 members)

12. ) 342. Chicago, 111.

Anton Lachman $14,500 (23 members)

13. ) 84. Lackawanna, N. Y.

John Beky $14,500 (14 members)

14. ) 71. Duquesne, Pa.

John Kucik $14,500 (11 members)

15. ) 383. Buffalo, N. Y.

Charles A. Young $13,900 (18 members)

16. ) 168. Palmerton, Pa.

John Gyermeli $13,500 (20 members)

17. ) 452. Colliers, W. Va.

Denes Palfalvy $13,200 (26 members)

18. ) 216. Northampton, Pa.

John Szőke $13,000 (17 members)

19. ) 52. New Brunswick, N.J.

Adam Simon $12,500 (13 members)

At the end of the 5th month of the last contest, we had 26 contestants in the above class, 7 more than now. On the other hand, the highest result at that time was $29,900 while director Korosfoy now leads by twice that amount!

RUNNERS-UP

$10,100 to $12,450

Naturally, every contestant with more than $6,000 to his credit, will be awarded the 60th Anniversary Verhovay Gold Ring. But the leading contestants as well as the runners-up are obviously trying for the 45 c&sh prizes ranging from 50 to 400 dollars. 29 contestants are now in the classes of the leaders and runners up. which means that there is still room for ambitious fellow-members in these classes.

20. ) 39. Beaver Falls, Pa.

Andrew Boiler $12,000 (16 members)

21. ) 52. New Brunswick, N.J.

Alexander Puskas $12,000 (8 members)

22. ) 120. Perth Amboy, N. J.

Balint Csete $11,600 (15 members)

23. ) 248. Logan, W. Va.

John Vizi

$11,500 (14 members)

24. ) 87. Passaic, N. J.

John Zakopcsan $11,500 (13 members)

25. ) 430. Homestead, Pa.

William Kohut $11,000 (13 members)

26. ) 518. New Brunswick, NJ

Michael Puskas $11,000 (11 members)

27. ) 98. Bethlehem, Pa.

Stephen Lang $10,900 (12 members)

The Verhovay Album of Branch Managers

WILLIAM BLIZMAN — BRANCH 296 — Springdale, Pa.

The history of our Springdale branch is an epic tale of sustained progress, marvelous achievements and fraternal service of the highest order. First among those having contributed the most to the fine record of this branch is William* Blizman, Manager of the Senior Order from 1927 to 1943, and of the Junior Order since January 1st,

1944. Born in Udvarnok, A- bauj-Torna County, Hungary, on October 17, 1883, he came to the United States in 1902, joined the Verhovay in 1927, and was elected Manager of the Senior Order in the same year. Since then he secured nearly 300 new members for the Association, was awarded the “Verhovay Appreciated” title in 1939 and was elected delegate to the National Convention in 1943.

William Blizman, a boiler repairman at the Springdale

plant of the Duquesne Light Company for the last 23 years, married the former Elizabeth Komlosi in 1909, in Pittsburgh. They have five children, William, 36, Julius 33, Frank 31, Joseph 28, and Anna 26, all married, except Frank who served in World War II., as First Sergeant, and holds the Bronze Star Medal with 4 battle stars, the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with two bronze-stars, the Good Conduct Medal and the Victory Medal. Joseph, his younger brother, served with the Navy as a Seaman 2nd class. Including three grandchildren, 11 of the family are members of the Verhovay.

Fellow-member Blizman, a trustee of St. Elizabeth’s Roman Catholic Church in New Kensington, well known and respected in his community, is a great friend of children. Working in a field that is his speciality, the manager of Juvenile Branch 296 is an inspiration to the young folks under his care and a builder of Verhovay’s future.—

28. ) 90. Allentown, Pa.

Coloman Kocsis $10,500 (15 members)

29. ) 361. Cleveland, O.

Mrs. Emery Gal $10,300 (19 members)

GOLD RING WINNERS

The following already have entered . the Gold Ring Winner’s class and shall be awarded the 60th Anniversary Gold Ring, provided that they will not lose their standing due to unforeseen lapses.

For the convenience of the readers, these contestants are listed in BRANCH-ORDER, with scores given immediately following their names.

There are many among these Gold Ring Winners who could easily climb into the leaders’ class during the next two months. Competition is not as keen as to exclude any determined contestant from the possibility of winning one of the cash-prizes!

2.) Kulpmont, Pa.

Vendel Petrovicz $7,500 (11 members)

8.) Johnstown, Pa.

Balint Erdélyi $6,700 (11 members)

11.) McAdoo, Pa.

Helen Nemeth $9,400 (15 members)

13.) Trenton, N. J.

Charles Nemes $7,500 (5 members)

20.) Painesville, O.

Anton Esterhay $7,500 (9 members)

20. ) Painesville, O.

Stephen Szucs, Jr.

$7,100 (11 members)

21. ) Youngstown, O.

Joseph Danish $9,500 (11 members)

23.) Pocahontas, Va.

Peter Kovács $10,000 (13 members)

25. ) Mt. Hope, W. Va.

Emery ^Szucs, Sr. $9,200 (9 members)

26. ) Sharon, Pa.

Thomas Kuti $8,000 (8 members)

32. ) Gary, W. Va.

Joseph Magyar $6,500 (8 members)

33. ) Windber, Pa.

George Modock $8,800 (14 members)

37.) Chicago, III.

Joseph Rohaly $8,000 (10 members)

64.) Canton, O.

John Bandi $7,000 (9 members)

74.) Chicago, 111.

Alexander Korodi $6,900 (12 members)

108.) Youngstown, O. Joseph Turner

$6,500 (7 members)

111.) Steelton, Pa.

John Chonka $6,000 (8 members)

127.) Joliet, 111.

Peter Kiss

$9,000 (11 members)

129.) Columbus, O.

Mrs. Stephen Paul $8,500 (8 members)

150.) Masontown, Pa.

John Jeso

$8,300 (11 members)

171. ) Sharpsville, Pa.

John Feedler $6,500 (7 members)

172. ) Leechburg, Pa.

Joseph Kantor $7,200 (9 members)

174.) Scranton, Pa.

Frank Sipos $9,500 (14 members)

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