Verhovayak Lapja, 1950 (33. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1950 / Verhovay Journal
PAGE 4 Verhovay Journal March 15. 1950 Verhovay Journal Journal of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Ass’n. OFFICE OF PUBLICATION 7907 West Jefferson Ave. Detroit 17, Mich. PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association Managing Editor: JOHN BENCZE Editor: JOHN SABO Editor’« Office: 436—442 FOURTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 19, PA. Telephone: COurt 1-3454 or 1-3455 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 --------.......—.— 51.00 a year Foreign Countries .................................................. 51.50 a year Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Detroit, Michigan under the Act of March 8, 1879. OFFICIAL COMMENT “IF ONLY HE HAD NOT WAITED!” Nothing is so uncertain as life, and nothing is so certain as death. No one knows how long he will'live. Man plans, but he never knows whether or not he will live to see his planning materialize. To assure the completion of his plans, the uncertainty in his life must be eliminated. It is a task that has been assigned to the life insurance industry. This everserving industry of mankind must see to it that the economic future and security of man’s family is assured through wise and practical insurance planning. The uncertainty must be eliminated through an intelligent life insurance program. How do you feel about this?! Have you taken the steps necessai’y to eliminate the uncertainty in your life? Have you assured the economic future and security of your family by providing them with enough life insurance? If your answer is NO then it would be to your family’s interest in the future to read and reread this article. No one knows when the final certainty of death may catch up with the uncertainty of life. ONE MAN’S FAMILY John Taylor was a young fellow, just turned thirty-six. His pretty wife, Mary, just thought the world of him. The usual pastime of this happy couple was to spend a peaceful evening at home, sitting in front of the old-fashioned fire-place, sharing their happiness with their two lovely children, Jimmy and DolLy, ages five and four. John was a good provider and his wife an excellent housekeeper. They were always planning the future, dreaming of the day when they would have- a home of their own, with a car of their own in the garage. Mary budgeted the earnings of her husband so well that they managed to accumulate substantial savings in one of the local banking institutions. One night John went down to the corner confectionery to buy the children some icecream and a cake. He assured his wife that he would be gone for not more than ten minutes. Little Jimmy and Dolly, their noses flattened against the cold window pane, waited with their mother to get the-goodies that Daddy would bring home. But Daddy did not return in ten minutes as he said he would. About half an hour later there was a knock on the door. Mary hastened to the door and to her consternation she was confronted by two policemen in blue. They had news for her, ves, bad news . . . Daddy would never come home again! The certainty of death caught up with him as he was crossing the street after leaving the confectionery. He was instantly killed by a hit-and-run driver . . . Picture in your mind that family which up to then had been a happy one. “Daddy would never come home again!” What tragic news, what a terrible shock this had been. A tragedy, indeed, but it happens every day, every hour. Life is that uncertain . . . THE SUM OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS” After the funeral the now confused and worried Mary went down to the bank where John had a safety deposit box. She opened it and found, among other things, a policy ... A Twenty Report of Deaths JANUARY, 1950 The Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association announces with profound sorrow the death of the following members: Branch: Member's Name: Age:Branch: Member's Name: Age: Pt. Michael Stofka74 132 John P. Kovatch 70 3 Fellin Fortunato59 132 Mary E. Weisser 1 5 Stephen Nemeth, Sr.84 152 John Ando Szues 73 14 Gabriel Hatvani60 157 Frank G. Yuhase 53 17 Alexander Nagy68 170 John J. Gordon 40 36 Joseph Soos64 201 Alexander Jerep 70 37 Rev. Dr. Barna Dienes54 222 Mrs. John Kacvinsky 60 37 Charles Nagy-76 222 Joseph Varga 68 40 Paul Hegedns, Jr.44 248 Stephen Tarkany ' 44 48 Mrs. Joseph Aranvossy78 290 John Mikula 54 76 Joseph Varga63 296 Mrs. Joseph Wisla y 53 89 Charles Lakatos74 310 Mrs. Daniel Sebok 77 98 John Buki54 443 Michael Rusnak 32 98 Frank Zrinszky62 452 Martino Rosario 55 108 Gabriel Homenik63 487 Ignatius Vincze 72 115 Joseph Simon72 503 Charles Hodits 57 1.30 Joseph Szakacs65 569 Joseph Szoroka 66 MAY THEY REST IN PEACE Year Endowment policy, at that. She unfolded it and started to read the following: “The ........... Life Insurance Organization hereby agrees to pay the Sum Of One Thousand Dollars to the insured if living, and the policy is in full force and effect on the maturity date of the policy, or in event of death of the insured prior to the maturity date, to the beneficiary, Mary Taylor . .” After she read this her eyes immediately fell once again on the amount named . . . “One Thousand Dollars.” Could it be possible?, she asked herself. “Surely,” she thought, “John provided for more insurance for me and our children than just ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS." Slowly she realized that this was all he had provided. Her husband, like many other husbands, neglected his insurance program. He thought of everything but the future economic security of his family. And Mary, like so many other wives, never bothered to talk to her husband about his insurance program. She left that up to John who, after all. was a good provider, always concerned about the needs of his family. It was unthinkable that he would not provide sufficient insurance protection for his loved ones for the event of his death. Yet, that’s what he did, and Mary realized to her dismay that she had made a big mistake in not taking an interest in her husband’s insurance program. “A LITTLE TIME TO THINK IT OVER” And to top off matters, Mary, when going through the pockets of one of John’s suits, found a letterhead of one of the insurance organizations. Reading the letter she learned that the agent of that organization had prepared a program of insurance for John that would have given the family a protection of eighteen thousand dollars, at a minimum of cost. The irony of the whole plan was the note her husband had penciled on the bottom of the program: \ “Asked insurance agent to call back two months from today ... on February 15th ... so as to allow me a little time to think it over . . .” Of course, you know that John died on January 28. If only he had not waited, cried Mary. What sorrowful words: “IF ONLY HE HAD NOT WAITED! ?” IT COULD BE YOU The John Taylor and Mary Taylor in this story could' have been you, and little Jimmy and Dolly could have been your children. Tragedy can strike at any time and usually it does strike when least expected. You have no assurance that it will bypass you. Mary Taylor learned her lesson the hard way. Are you, Mrs. Housewife, going to learn it the same hard way? Or are you going to do something about it, today? Don’t allow the mistakes that happened in the lives of John and Mary to happen in your life. Let us suggest that you do, today, the following: 1. ) Get in touch with your branch manager today and arrange to have him meet with you and your husband to talk over your insurance requirements. 2. ) Request him to show you how your husband can have maximum insurance protection at a minimum of cost. For one (Continued on page 5)
