Verhovayak Lapja, 1950 (33. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1950 / Verhovay Journal

Verhovay

Verhovay Watchtower

By JOS. J. HORVATH — Cleveland, O.

This month will bring the end of the summer and we can look forward to a wonderful autumn. Did you ever walk thru the woods alone during the fall season? I can recommend it; you forget all about war, work and weariness and it will add new zest to your living and when you return, you’ll look upon your fellowmen in a different light.

10.000 AT MAGYAR DAY

The traditional Magyar Day was celebrated at Puritas Springs Park on Sunday, August 20, 1950. About:

10.000 people attended and heard the customary addresses by excellent speakers. The Magyar songs and dances featured on the program were roundly applauded. The traditonial Hungarian food had been offered and judging from the size of the crowd around the kitchen and the aroma in the air, it was very good

We saw Louis Veszi, former Manager of Branch 14, with his charming wife and son. They came from Dayton, O. We heard their daughter had taken the plunge into the sea of matrimony. Good luck and the best' of everything to the happy couple! Other Verhovay members at the celebration were Mr. and Mrs. Coloman Kolozsvary, Dr. Andrew Kovács, -Joseph M. Toth, Mrs. Stephen Szabó, Mrs. Betty Domos Kadar and many — many others including Frank J. Lausche. Governor of the State of Ohio whom I called “Doc” (and he liked it) IVe also met Tommy Rakoczy, Judges Petrash and Kovachy, Joseph Szalay, President of Branch

14 and Emery Készéi, former President of Branch 45, Joseph Krupansky, Superintendent of the Cleveland, O. work-house, Sigmund Kadar and Paul Kovar, in fact, hundreds of Verhovayans.

TOURNAMENT SUGGESTIONS

Chicago would be a wonderful town to hold our next Tournament. After that, in 1952, it would be nice * to go to the east, to New York or New Jersey, maybe, and then back to Pittsburgh in 1953.

To everybody his own bowling apparel is the best, so please omit the prices for the best outfit.

After everything has been started and developed to the point where Verhovay’s tournaments really are big-time events, one should admit that the road has been rough and the Tournament Committee has borne the brunt of criticism. We hear that other parties want to take over and we think that is not fair. The people on the Verhovay Tournament Committee have sacrificed their time and money to see the tournaments through and they have received no extra pay for their services. As far as I am concerned, they have my thanks and I hope they’ll continue the good work. If they made mistakes, it is only fair to admit that they were honest mistakes that no one can completely eliminate. The only person who will not make a mistake is the one who doesn’t do a thing.

I think that the policy that has prevailed up to now is a sound one: the Tournaments shall be for the many instead of for the few.

NEW MEMBERS IN THE SENIOR AND JUNIOR ORDER FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH. 195Ö

Br. Location No.

Par. Hazleton, Pa............................. 2

8 Johnstown, Pa.......................... 1

9 Franklin, N. J.......................... 1

18 Trenton, N. J............................. 3

14 Cleveland, Ohio ...................... 11

16 Star Junction, Pa..................... 1

17 Lorain, Ohio .......................... 2

20 Fairport Harbor, 0.................. 1

21 Youngstown, Ohio .................. 3

23 Pocahontas, Va......................... 1

26 Sharon, Pa...................... 2

27 Toledo, Ohio .......................... 5

29 Berwick, Pa............................... 1

33 Windber, Pa..........'................... 2

34 Pittsburgh, Pa.......................... 1

36 Detroit, Mich............................. 7

37 Chicago, 111............................... 2

39 Beaver Falls, Pa...................... 5

45 Cleveland, Ohio ...................... 3

46 Benwood, W. Va....................... 1

48 New YTork, N. Y..................... 10

53 Rhodesdale, Ohio ................ 1

55 Hammond, Ind.............. 1

57 Clarksburg, W. Va.................. 1

74 Chicago, 111................................ 3

76 Philadelphia, Pa. ....................... 1

81 Grand River, Ohio ................ 1

84 Lackawanna, N. Yr............:.... 1

85 Baisytown, Pa.......................... 2

87 Passaic, N. J.......................... 2

88 Yatesboro, Pa........................... 2

90 Allentown, Pa........................... 1

91 Akron, Ohio.............................. 1

98 Bethlehem, Pa.......................... 2

106 Niles, Ohio ............................ 1

111 Steelton, Pa............................... 1

_ 127 Joliet, 111................................... 1

129 Columbus, Ohio ...................... 3

132 South Bend, Ind...................... 10

141 Elwood City, Pa...................... 5

164 Chicago, 111................................ 2

138 Palmerton, Pa........................... 1

Br. Location No.

176 Roebling, N. J....................... 1

186 Congo, Ohio ................ 1

194 Rossford, Ohio ........................ 2

226 McKeesport, Pa........................ 2

247 Clune, Pa................................... 1

262 Pittsburgh, Pa.......................... 1

264 Mollenauer, Pa......................... 2

276 Buckner, 111................................ 2

277 Pttsburgh, Pa.......................... 1

291 Coatesville, Pa........................... 1

296 Springdale, Pa.......................... 3

312 Idamay, W. Va......................... 1

313 Beauty, Ky................................ 1

342 Chicago, 111.............................. 5

347 Nettleton, Pa............................ 1

352 Coraopolis, Pa........................... 2

*861 Cleveland, Ohio ...................... 1

364 Youngstown, Ohio .................. 1

369 Alliance, Ohio ........................ 3

376 Pittsburgh, Pa........................... 4

383 Buffalo, N. Y............................ 2

417 Trenton, N. J........................... 3

430 Homestead, Pa......................... 2

432 Crescent, Ohio ........................ 1

438 Lockwood, Ohio ...................... 1

442 California, Pa........................... 2

443 Detroit, Mich............................. 5

475 Milwaukee, Wise...................... 1

477 Niles, Ohio .............................. 1

499 Harrisburg, 111.......................... 1

503 Chicago, 111............-................. 1

517 Cairnbrook, Pa......................... 2

518 New Brunswick, N. J.............. 1

525 Los Angeles, Calif.................. 3

545 Conway, Pa............................... 1

571 Easton, Pa.............. 4

SENIOR ORDER .......................... 95

JUNIOR ORDER .......................... 82

TOTAL NEW MEMBERS

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PERSONAL NOTES

Our charming secretary, Miss Terry Moses, is the most forgetful girl.... Our Verhovay Sports Club failed to meet because she forgot to mail the postcards.... The second basket picnic of the Sports Club was a huge success.... I am going to miss these meetings because of night work.

Joseph Nagy, member of Branch 366, is laid up with back trouble. We are pulling for a quick recovery.

Frank Szappanos, Director of the Hungarian Radio Hour over WJMO 1540 from 12 to 12:30 on Sundays, and also over WDOK 1260 from 1 to 1:45, will have a radio ball at the Verhovay Hall, 8637 Buckeye Road, on Sunday, October 15th. A big crowd is expected.

Frank and I went to Akron, O., on Sunday, September 3rd, to the Hungarian Home Fair and I was quite surprised to see the people pouring in. There must have been five or six thousand people on the premises. We saw Steidl Pista and

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his orchestra, Mr. Papp of the Papp Bar on the West Side of Cleveland, Mr. Elett from Alliance, O., Mr. Smith from Barberton, O., and many others. All the people were gracious and happy. We liked the Fair very much....

We saw an ad by Conrair of San Diego, Calif., and we will refer to it from time to time. I always liked San Diego and maybe that foot might start to itch.... We would like some information on that beautiful city.

Once again we come to the end of a column and we want to1 thank the Verhovay for the privilege of expressing our thoughts in print. We hope that whatever we have written, may bring someone a little satisfaction or happiness and in that case we have accomplished what we have set out to do.

Ex Animo,

Joseph J. Horvath c/o Verhovay Home 8637 Buckeye Road Cleveland 4, O.

Your New Social Security

— Questions and Answers compiled by the Federal Security Agency for the Information c-f the Public. —

The President has signed the 1950 amendments to the Social Security Act. They are now part of the law.

The new law provides for increasing present Old-Age and Survivors Insurance benefit payments beginning with the payment for September, 1950. Also beginning in September, 1950, any person aged 65 or over, may qualify for immediate payments if he has as much as six calendar quarters of work under social security.

The provisions of the new law extending social security coverage for the first time to certain kinds of work will become effective January 1, 1951. Beginning- with that date, Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance under the social security law will affect nearly eight million additional workers and their families; it may also affect about two million more workers, to whom coverage may be extended through special arrangements. This will bring the number of workers who may have social security protection to about 45 million, representing % of the nation’s paid workers.

The purpose of this series of articles will be to anticipate and answer the more obvious questions that may be prompted by the new social security law.

1. ) What is Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance.

It is a family insurance plan provided by the social security law', and operated by the United States government.

2. ) What is the purpose of this insurance?

To compensate, in some measure, for loss of earnings in old age, and to give some protection to the family if the insured wage earner should die.

3. ) How is this insurance financed? 1

Insurance payments to beneficiaries come from a ■'•fund made up óf the social security tax contributions of employees, employers and the self-employed.

4. ) What kind of insurance payments are made?

There are three kinds of payments: a.) Monthly retirement payments to insured persons and their families, b.) Monthly survivors payments to the families of insured workers who die. c.) Lump sum payments to an insured’s widow or widower, or to the person wrho paid the worker’s burial expenses. This lump-sum will be paid even when there is a survivor W'ho is immediately eligible for monthly insurance payments.

5. ) How do you you earn these insurance payments?

By earning enough in w’ages or self-employment income over a sufficient length of time in work that comes under the law. These requirements are measured in “quarters of coverage.”

6. ) What is a quarter of coverage?

The calendar year is divided into four 3-month periods, or “quarters,” ending March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31st. Each calendar quarter in which an employee is paid w'ages of $50 or more in covered employment is a “quarter of coverage” for determining his insurance status under social security.

For self-employed persons, a quarter of coverage is a calendar year in which he has been credited with at least $100 of self-employment income.

7. ) What is meant by a “covered” job, or “covered” work?

Any kind of job, work, occupation or business in which the wages or the self-employment income count toward old-age and survivors insurance.

8. ) What kinds of work are newly covered by social security?

Among the kinds of work which will count toward social security protection beginning January 1, 1951, are non-farm self-employment, regular farm work, household work in private homes. Under certain conditions, employees of religious, charitable, educational and other non-profit organizations, and employees of State and local governments may come under the law beginning January 1, 1951.

9. ) What kinds of work do NOT count toward social security payments.

The owner or operator of a farm does not get credit toward old-age and

survivors insurance payments from his farm earnings. Income gained from self-employment as a physician, lawyer, dentist, professional engineer and certain other professions, is not counted toward social security benefits. (However, the salary of a person employed as a lawyer, doctor, etc., will count, toward old-age and survivors insurance protection.)

The wages paid to a child under 21 by his father or mother, to a husband by his wife, to a wife by her husband, or to "a parent by his son or daughter,

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