Verhovayak Lapja, 1949 (32. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1949 / Verhovay Journal
August 17, 1949 Verhovay Journal PAGE 9 EE YOUNGSTOWN, O. -II Branch 21 Sports Club Speaks — by Steve Mislay ■. • V1" -fr ■■■ ■ LiU FELICITATIONS Congratulations to Dr. Andrew Kovács upon his elevation to the Vice- Presidency of the Association. Congratulations to Joseph S. Taylor as the new director of the Verhovay F. I. Association. We know Mr. Taylor will be an indefatigable worker. SOCIAL AFFAIRS The Branch 14 picnic of July 3rd was a fair success. Three other' affairs by large organizations were held on the same day. The Sports Club’s basket picnic at Ernie Urenka’s farm, ' on the other hand, was a huge success. Everybody who was there wants another one to be held. The day was ideal. We wish to thank Ernie and the Committee of Oscar Federau, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Oravis and Sandy Hegedűs for the excellent arrangements. The Sports Club Clam Bake was called off because of inflationary prices. The Prize Committee reports excellent ticket sales. Carl Pertz said it’ll go over if he has to sell every ticket himselS. That’s the spirit! Mary Ann Bodnar, our efficient Verhovay clerk, is helping us on the Prize Committee. ENGARDE! “SKIPPER” CARL LUCAS CALLED FEARLESS FENCER Don’t tell the “Ferret”, our Dearborn Br. 429 Manager, that we are running this item from “The Cass Outlook”, official paper of the Detroit Cass Technical High School, but “Skipper” was mentioned so often in her “The Ferret Sez” column that our readers certainly must have become curious about what kind of a guy Jo’s older son is. Sez The Cass Outlook: “If you see a brown-eyed lad making like Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., with the sword, it’s Carl Lucas. He is a 12A Science-metallurgy student. Being a great sports enthusiast, he likes them all. The track and cross-country teams claim him as a worthy member. He bade farewell to Wilson Intermediate three years ago and entered the realms of Cass High.” • “First lieutenant is the position held by him in the R.O.T.C. He is also an active member of the Chem Club and Lettermen’s Club and Rifle team. Carl is always ready for new and different things. Concerning the new idea of giving awards to students who rendered service to this school, he thinks it is a swell idea. Some time ago he had a broken arm. When asked how it happened he’d always joke it off. But he really broke it while polevaulting at a track meet. Acrobatics and fencing are other things of interest to this versatile lad. He is always ready to lend a helping hand. Recently, during the school’s last square dance, Carl helped at the refreshment counter despite a broken arm. When it comes to music, it’s classical and semi-classicals for him.” All of which proves that “Skipper” takes after his young Mom . . . Joseph M. Toth will be on the arrangement committee for Magyar Day to be held Sunday, August 21st, at Puritas Springs Park, on Puritas Rd., off Riverside Dr., West Side, Cleveland, 0. Our Sports Club will open its arms to all members of the Verhovay, or non-members, subject to approval by the membership committee and by its members. Ladies and gentlemen are invited. Mr. Albert Stofcho of Northfield Center, Northfield, O., has invited the Verhovay Sports Club to hold a speck fry or a picnic at his farm, any time. Thanks Bert! Edward Sepessy, Attorney at law, a member of Branch 36G, has a movie camera and we bet he would obtain some excellent shots if he were to bring it to the Branch 366 Wiener Roast on Saturday, August 27th on Ralo’s Farm, Forbes Rd., Bedford, Ohio. Admission will be $2.50 per fcouple and $1.50 single. Wieners and beer — free . . . The Committee on the Joseph Szalay banquet will be functioning when this appears in print, so that everything will be in readiness on September 25th when the big event will take place. SIGN UP FOR BOWLING! This is the first call for all bowlers to sign up with the manager of the Verhovay Home in the A and B leagues, the Home League and a couple of Ladies’ Leagues. Bring along yóur highest averages from last year. The alleys are being refinished at the Home and several Improvements will be made. Sign up now, because we heard that several industrial leagues are seeking spots at the •home. How about a bowling match game in September or October, home and home? Beaver Falls;- please take notice! If you are willing, let me know and I’ll try and arrange the details. HOW ABOUT EXPENSE MONEY? What happened to the expense money we were supposed to get from the Prize Committee after the expenses were paid ? ? ? An explanation should be made, Gentlemen, if you look for cooperation next year on the same venture. Editor’s note: Hopes were expressed, not promises, that IF the Tournament Financing Campaign should come up to expectations, some funds MAY be available for such purposes. However, to quote from the address of the late Vice-President Albert B. Ari at the Tournament Banquet, “this year, though we have not been unsuccessful, we have not made 50% of our expectations.” Thus, the answer to this question already has been given at the Tournament Banquet by the chairman of the .National Committee. Still, there is no intention to withhold any information to which the tournament participants are entitled. It will be forthcoming AFTER the Board of Directors’ meeting to be held on September 12th and the following days.) TITBITS . . . Mrs. Tonty Pinter drives an auto very well . . . New member of the Sports Club, Joseph Szabó, will be a gogetter There were two issues discussed at our last Sports Club meeting. The one topic everybody is talking about is the weather. In Youngstown the weather is HOT, man is it HOT. Everyone seems to be trying to escape the heat by crowding to the City swimming pools or flocking out to the cool breezes of Lake Milton. Three weeks ago Mike Tomchak, John Mislay, John Sabo, Frank Nagy, “O’Rourke”, yours truly, and a few other lads from the Sports Club jour- Yieyed out to Lake Erie, at Geneva- On-The-Lake. The purpose of the trip was to beat the sweltering heat of the city. What a fateful and disastrous trip it was (for me). After four days, carefree days that is, of sun, wine, women, song and more sun, I had to go and get a sunstroke. No I didn’t die. Now there is an interesting, shall we say sickness. The after effects confronted by a sun stroke victim are the same as that of a person being on a five-day drunk. What a feeling. Now when somebody remarks that I am half crazy, I’ll blame it on the heat, then I’ll ask them what’s their excuse: I guess we just live and learn O’Rourke. Well that we have talked about the weather and all its evil ways let’s get on to the other topic discussed, which was our first annual picnic. The picnic was held at Liberty Grove, Sharon Line in Youngstown. Wonderful Hungarian music was played by the well known Rendes Brothers orchestra. “Laci-pecsenyes” and other sandwiches were served by Mrs. Gabor Cene. The gathering was nice and congenial, but not quite the crowd we expected. On the afternoon program which was short and sweet (as that should be at picnics) yoyrs truly, the President of the Sports Club, was Master of ceremonies. Rev. Geo. Mészáros, Ass’t^ Pastor of St. Stephen’s gave a wonderful speech urging more young people to join the Verhovay. He also praised the Verhovay for its wonderful work and accomplishment in raising Hungarian prestige to a higher plane in America. We were honored by that very charming and we predict he’ll be one of our best members . . . We like the Br. 366 Highlighter’s comments . . . Judge Louis Petrash of Cleveland, 0., has his hair cut by Joseph Szalay, President of Branch 14. Here’s where a judge gets a good trimming . . . Whenever Mary Karnya goes out with her Girls Club, — the children go to sleep early . . . Joseph Nagy of Br. 366 has taken up fishing as a hobby. Such veterans as Paul Bolesic, Oscar Federau and Bert Luscik better look to their laurels . .. Incidentally, Paul Bolesic was passing out cigars the other day . . . it’s a girl! Congrats, Paul! We wonder where Miss Terry Moses went on her vacation ? ? ? Cal Karnya likes to play chess, but nobody wants to play with him because he is too good . . . Mrs. Goldie Molnár of Branch 361 was President of Branch 366 at one time . . . Mrs. Betty Kadar was the Branch 361 spokesman at the Branch 14 meeting . . . Mr. Sigmund Kadar and talented guest from Cleveland, Miss Ilona Majoros. Miss Majoros who has a beautiful voice and who is beautiful herself, sang a group of wonderful Hungarian folk songs, which went over very well with the gathering. Mr. Joe Danish the Treasurer of Br. 21 then presented Miss Majoros with a bouquet of roses. Some of the other people f'amilar in Verhovay affairs in Youngstown who were present were Mr. August Hosdoz, Pres. Br. 21, Mr. Michael Takacs of Br. 364, Rev. John Vaskó Administrator of St. Stephens, Mr. and Mrs. A. Oltman and their charming daughter Elizabet, Mr. Geo. Gregosits of Br. 364, Mrs. F. Brogley and her charming daughter Dolores. Mrs. Brogley is the wife of the late Frank Brogley who was very prominent in Verhovay circles. Also present were Dr. and Mrs. John Majoros and their daughter Margaret and there were a host of others too numerous to mention. We want to thank Mr. G. Cene and Mr. F. Bokovits for their help in selling tickets. We also want to thank Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Nagy for helping out in practically everything from putting up the road signs to helping Mrs. Cene with the food counter. I believe a good time was had by all, which was the purpose of the outing. As the old saying goes, we didn’t make much money but boy we sure had a good time. Now we’re all looking forward to making our second annual picnic bigger and better than our first. The next one always better than the last. We are cordially inviting all the girls to our next apd every Sports Club meeting, which are held on every first Thursday of the month, at the St. Stephen’s home. This coming fall we plan to enter a few women bowling teams in the various leagues in the City. The fairer sex ,are more than welcome because when the girls come the male members will be sure to follow, which will mean bigger showings at our meetings. (I hope). works very hard on Verhovay’s behalf . . . Stephen A. Jakab, first President of Branch 366, is the most popular Hungarian undertaker in Cleveland. Who said undertakers were not popular? Peter G. Shaw’s new car has air conditioning . . . Coloman Kolozsvary, Verhovay director, was master of ceremonies at the “Öreg Amerikás” picnic on Sunday, August 7th . . . We saw A1 Kovach of Branch 14, formerly of Br. 366, parading his good-looking daughter around . . . Frank Szappanos and his lovely wife were invited by the Master of Ceremonies to direct the program . . . Theodore Szalay has a job now where he has to walk the straight line . . . He’s painting dividing lines in the center of a street . . . We wonder about Gizella (Merk) Protz of Newbury, Ohio. Most likely she became a hermit . . . Jack P. Russel, Verhovay member and Councilman of Ward 16, (Continued on page 11) STEVE MISLAY 528 Dorothy St. Youngstown, Ohio
