Verhovayak Lapja, 1951 (34. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1951 / Verhovay Journal
I Verhovay Journal August 15, 1951 EASTERN VERHOVAY DAY ENJOYED BY THOUSANDS — National President John Bencze stresses importance of XXII. Convention. — Splendid weather favored the thousands of Verhovay members and their friends who streamed to Linwood Grove, near Metuchen, N. J., on Sunday, July 15th, to attend the Third Eastern Verhovay Day Picnic sponsored jointly by 11 branches in the« tri-state area. The orchestra of tha Kara and Nemeth Brothers furnished the music and an excellent program was presented featuring Mrs. Margaret Pauk Eőry whose splendid renditions of popular selections were received with boundless enthusiasm. National President John Bencze who attended the great outing upon invitation by the sponsoring branches was given a splendid reception as he appeared in the company of Director Aloysius C. Falussy from New York. In his brief address, Mr. Bencze conveyed to the assembled guests the greetings of the Association and commended the branches sponsoring this event for their splendid efforts by which Verhovay’s name is given far-reaching and favorable publicity while affording pleasure and fellowship to all present. Then he spoke of the great iob awaiting this year’s National Convention, the importance of the amendments to the By-Laws to be adopted and the significance of the program for which the Board of Directors seeks the approval of the delegates. “This Convention will be different,” stated Mr. Bencze, “in that it will last for only one week, because in the past our Conventions always took up two full weeks which shouldn’t be necessary, because other fraternal societies, twice and three times as large as ours, manage to complete their Conventions in 3-4 days. The overwhelming majority of the branches approved the proposal of the Board of Directors that this Convention be concluded within one week and I sincerely hope that- the! delegates will act in accordance with the mandate of the membership, so that by the end of the week, our business will be finished.” The enthuisiastic and prolonged applause! that greeted this announcement, was a clear indication of how the rankand-file membership feels about the two-week conventions. The executive committee, Michael Puskas, Chairman, Alexander Puskas, Co-Chairman, John Zakopcsan Secretary and Adam Simon, Jr., Treasurer, performed a splendid job together with the various sub-committees all of whom went out of their way to make this a day of pleasure and happiness for everyone. Those who served on the Committees and worked for the success of this grand affair included: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Radvanyi, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Dobos, Charles Nemes, Alexander Virok, John Nemeth, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Vágott from Br. 13, Trenton, N. J.; William Freund, Mrs. Julia Cher, William Sziksai William Miklovics, Edward Lukacs, Julia Gibbs, Helen Sziksai, Robert Gibbs, Claire Nagy from Br. 417, Trenton, N. J.; Mr. and Mrs. Emery Dolgos, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Marko, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Gyure, Mr. and Mrs. James Emody, Stephen Kiss, Mrs. Mary Burke, Emery Soos, Michael Slansky from Branch 70, Newark, N. J.; Mrs. Stephen Ur, Mrs. Michael Puskas, Mrs. Joseph Takacs, Mrs. Charles Morvay, Mrs. Louis Farkas, Mrs. Adam Simon, Jr., Mrs. Michael Viszlai, Mrs. Gabriel László, Mrs. John Toth, Mrs. Frank Sehretter, Mrs. Charles Murvai, Mrs. Joseph Kaiman, Elsie Czipliczki, Mrs. William Mahon, Mrs. Gizella Browski, Margaret Weiser, Michael Puskas, Julius Kalman, Ftank Sehretter, Charles Czirok, Julius Urban, Michael Viszlai, Andrew Puskas, John Reed, Louis Bromski, James Cooper, Joseph Takacs, Joseph Kalman, John Valonakis, Adam Czipliczki from branches 52 and 518 New Brunswick, N. J.,; Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Noel, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Szemes, Mr. Joseph Urban, Mr. Stephen Nacsa, Mr. Geza Benes, Mrs. Anna Mudry, Mrs. Joseph Stankovics, Miss Ann Stankovics from Branch 76, Philadelphia, Pa., where Dr. Aurel Aczel and Mr. Zoltán Székely had NEWS From The Field TO THE CONTRIBUTORS AND CORRESPONDENTS The next edition of the Journal will: be published on Wednesday, September 19th. News items and brief announcements will be accepted for publication in that issue until closing date, September 12th. Articles and similar contributions for that issue must reach the editor’s desk no later than September 5th. Contributions, if possible, should be typewritten, on one side of the paper only, double spaced and not exceeding 860 words. Contributions must be signed by the author. Address all contributions to Verhovay Journal, 436 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh 19, Pennsylvania. YOUNGSTOWN, O. St. Stephen’s Branch 21 GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY The 59th anniversary of the founding of St. Stephen’s Branch 21 will be observed at a gala banquet, beginning at 1 p.m., on Sunday, October 21st. All fellow-members, th© Verhovay branches in the surrounding area and all our friends are cordially invited to this notable event. The banquet will be held in St. Stephen’s auditorium and we hope to meet there all Verhovayans on this memor able occasion. JOSEPH DANISH, Manager. NEW YORK, N. Y. Branch 48 MEETING IN SEPTEMBER Since no meetings were held during the summer months, the attention of all of the members of Branch 48 is called to our next meeting in September. We hope to meet many of e-ur fellow-members at this meeting which will he held at the regular time and place. JOSEPH TOMA, Field Supervisor. BUFFALO, N. Y. Branch 121 CHANGE OF ADDRESS This is to inform the members of Branch 121 that I have moved and my new address is: Mr. Nicholas Nagy, 68 Briggs Ave„ Bufalo 7, N. Y. Please, send all mail to the above address. NICHOLAS NAGY, Manager. A bachelor is a man to whom the patter of tiny feet means that he should set out a mousetrap. Anyone who recovers from a longillness probably owes a lot to the doctor. Many a train of thought is just a string of empties. CONVENTION TO WEIGH ORGANIZING POLICIES (Continued from page 2) keep in mind, that this is not only the Association’s loss, but that of our field workers, too, because they are unable to give their clients what they want. That we have not yet introduced some of these modern insurance plans, has a simple reason. We had too few trained, professional Held workers who would have been able to successfully promote some of tEese insurance plans which cannot be properly marketed without a comparatively high degree of training and insurance know-how. For reasons of economy we could not assume the costs of putting out such insurance plans for the sake of perhaps two or three sufficiently well trained field workers who would have been able to use them to advantage. But now that our trained professional field force is being gradually increased, the time has come to make an investment in the introduction of some of these much needed, up-to-date insurance plans. This is necessary not only for satisfying the public but also for enabling us to induce able and competent men to join our field force. A capable field worker will not be interested in working for us, even if we pay him well, unless we provide him with the proper tools that make it possible for him to successfully meet competition. It was not due mere’y to changing fashion that these new insurance plans have been developed. The general changes in economic life and in our way of living have caused the insurers to develop new forms of insurance thai meet the requirements and needs arising out of changed conditions. We must keep »breast with these developments, because even the best field worker can successfully perform his task only if he can give his prospects what he wants. If he can’t give it to him, the prospechpwill go to another organization that is able to satisfy his requirements. The agents of the large insurance companies and fraternal societies have done a great job in educating the public in regards to the immense variety of uses of life insurance. As a result, the average prospect knows quite well what he wants. If we don’t give it to him, we leséi a new member but the field worker, too, loses what he could have earned if he, had the proper plan to satisfy him. It is pretty difficult to expect enthusiastic work from our men if they have to work under such handicaps. I believe in constructive criticism. But criticism is not enough for furthering the progress of the Association. Progress will come only if we act and then only, if our actions are based on soundly developed plans derived from valid experience. The time is here for Naction. And we must not be afraid of well planned action because all that has been outlined above can be accomplished. In this free country of ours there are ways and opportunities for accomplishing anything and with a little goodwill and sound business sense all of this can be done and thus the steady and rapid progress of our Association can be assured. * PAGE 3 given much favorable publicity to the Eastern Verhovay Day; and Mr. Bela Ibos, George Boszilkov, Stephen Sipos, Alexander Kolonics, Mrs. John Terebesi, Mrs. Victor Orbán and Joseph Toma from Branch 48, New York, N. Y.; Louis Papp, Joseph Papp, Cody Czeto, Edward McDaniel from Branch 159, Phcenixville, Pa,; and many others whose names ail this writing we have not yet received. Due to their splendid efforts, the guests were well entertained in every respect and left the picnic grounds in the late evening hours firmly resolved to return to the Eastern Verhovay Day to be held next year. Sell Peace of Mind In life insurance selling ‘peace of mind’ can’t be oversold. This is why. As a man’s family responsibilities grow, each dollar he spends passes through a mental sieve. Should he spend it now? Would half of it buy a: cheaper imitation of the thing h© wants? If disaster strikes and something happens to him, what will become of his family? Elementary, of course. But have you ever thought that the man with goad life insurance protection CAN SPEND with a more open hand because he HAS insurance? True enough, some of his income mist go for premium payments but the great bulk that remains can be expanded without the gnawing thoughts of an unprepared future. In short, he can make his business decisions unhampered by the ever present worry of what will hapen to his family if he dies in the middle of some transaction. His is a more relaxed kind of spending, saving and investing that! gets greater enjoyment out of each dollar because it is worry free. —(Equitable Items) Cheap Dollars It’s a funny thing, but living beneficiaries never complain about the lew buying power cf the dollars we pay them. We only hear that from people who pay out cheap dollars for life insurance that will pay dear dollars to dependents who won’t have enough dollars unless they get them from Life Insurance. A Mother-in-law is a woman whose new daughter — is expected to treat her more considerately than her own. One of the hardest things for a government official to understand about mexey matters is that it does. Parents now use television to find their children for dinner. They look only in houses that have aerials. Maybe the hand that rocks the cradle does rule the world, but aren't baby sitters rather young for that? Any man who thinks women get too much credit probahly has a wife and charge accounts. Experience is what you have when you’re too old to get the job. Seme people believe that the wayto tighten one’s belt is to eat more. Unlike their husbands, housewives don’t have to go to work . . . they’re surrounded by it the minute they wake up. 'Many a woman’s dearest ambition is to look single while remaining married. In morals as in art, saying is nothing, doing is all.
