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# • ' ' I ' " Thursday, July 28,1955 THE McHENHY PLAINDEALER smrasre News of McHenry Speedettes The Speedette articles have been missing for the last two issues because of last minute cancellations and the quick rescheduling' of games, thus we were unable to meet the deadline in time. This article should make up for it, however, for the Speedettes have on»4of the big games of the season lined up for this coming Saturday. The WAVES from Great Lakes Naval base will be the guests of our girls, starting at 11 a.m. 'til game time. This game promises to be one of the best this season. The people of McHenry, incidentally, would have been very proud of our girls Softball team had they travelled the last two weeiks to watch our girls play two away games. The Speedettes, though losing both away games by a close margin, played such good •ball that at the end of the game the fans gave them a round of applause. In one particular game (against Rockford) our girls outplayed the other team, however, hitting . a former professional pitcher, (one of the best) proved too difficult at this stage of their experience- and the score ended 2-0. In the other away game, every McHenry girl on our team played and did a bang-up job. Here, too, the girls' lack of hitting experience proved too tough, nevertheless they played beautiful ball. I'm. sure the fans enjoyed it. When the Speedettes came home they defeated the Roamers for the final game of the season against this team, making it 3 straight for our girls. For some unknown reason, our girls do not seem to play as well on their home field, possibly nervousness is the. reason. This coming week th* girls intend to really show you, the fans of McHenry, just how good they are by beating the WAVES. From information received we are told the WAVES have a rather rough team with an excellent pitcher. This week, then, it will be brains against brawn. The Speedettes need all the support they can get as the lighting and expenses seem to mount up more quickly than the revenue. Remember, our girls are strictly amateur and depend on you fans to help us meet penses. We promise you one of the best games of the season this coming weekend. Be sure to make it a point to come out and support your local girls' team. No team, anywhere, tries harder than your girls and the WAVES will have one devil of a time trying to beat us. SOFTBALL NOTES By Bud Weyland p » Flrt Save More Shop at Home A complete schedule was played, last weelk and there are four teams tied for first place. There seemed to be a few more spectators out to see the games; the stands were auite full. Here are the scores ofS^ie games: Buss MotoY-S 7, V.F.W. 6 Pa's Yanks 23, Hettermann's 10 Old Bridge 18, McHenry Sand & Gravel 7 Bimbo's 12, Wonder Lake 8 X Standings Won (Lost Pa's Yanks 7(3 Buss Motors 7 3 Bimbo's Tavern 7 3 Hettermann's Tavern 7 3 McHenry Sand & Gravel 4 6 Old Bridge Tavern 4 6 V.F.W. McHenry 3 T Wonder Lake l 9 Buss Motor Sales scored their 7 runs in the last 4 innings of the game. Leading hitter was Ray Blake, who had 2 for 3 at bat. D. Peterson had a lead-off homer in the fourth. V.F.W. McHenry scored their 6 runs in the second, fourth and fifth ih'nings. Leading hitters were R. Osterby, who had 3 for 4; and Fred Mattesius, Len Jensen and Bill Boston, who each had 2 for 3. Winning pitcher: E. Buss. Losing pitcher, D. Lorch. Pa's Yanks scored 7 runs in the first inning and ll more in the fifth for 18 of their 23 runs. Leading hitters were W. Freund, who had 4 for 5, D. Meyer, Ed Doyle and B. Freund, who each had 3 for 4 at bat. Homers were hit by A. Jackson in the first and D. Meyer in the fifth. Hettermann's Tavern scored their runs in the first, second, third and sixth innings. They j scored 6 runs in the second. Lead- J ing hitters were B. Miller, who | had 3 for 4, and D. Monte, who j had 2 for 3, one of which was a riomer in the sixth. J. Freund also homeredp in the second. Winning pitcher: H. Behnke. Losing pitcher: B. Brand. Old Bridge Tavern scored runs in all the innings but the second. They scored 6 in the fourth and 5 in the seventh. Leading hitter was J. Wegener, who had a perfect night at bat with 4 for 4, one of which was a homer in the fifth. J. Kennebeck also had a homer. His came in the fourth. McHenry Sand and Gravel scored their 7 runs in the first, fourth, fifth and sixth innings. Leading hitter was F. Popp, who had a perfect night at bat with 3 for 3. Winning pitcher: A. Mc- Carroll. Losing pitcher: T. Mc- Nish. Bimbo's Tavern scored in all but the second and fourth in* nings. The leading hitters were H. Thomas and B. Frett, who had 3 for 4. B. iFrett homered in the first, scoring 2 runs. Wonder Lake Businessmen scored their 8 runs in the first two innings. They had 6 in the first and 2 in the second. Their, leading hitter was G. Street, who had a very good night with 3 for 4, one of which was a grand slam homer. Winning pitcher: H. IThomas. Losing pitcher: B. Sandgren. LITTLE LEAGUE SCHEDULE • m mm mmmrnt CORRECTED SCHEDULE Major League Teams July 28 -- Orioles vs. Falcons July 31-- Bluebirds vs Owls July 31 -- Eagles vs Cardinals Aug. 1 -- Eagles vs Falcons Aug. 2 -- Bluebirds vs Falcons Aug. ,3 -- Cardinals vs Owls Aug. 4 -- Orioles vs Bluebirds Aug. 7 -- Owls vs Eagles Aug. 7 -- Falcons vs Cardinals Aug. 8 -- Cardinals vs Orioles Aug. 9 -- Bluebirds vs Eagles Aug. 10 -- Orioles vs Owls (NOTE: All weekday games begin at 6:30 p.m. First games listed on Sundays begin at 1:30; second games at 3:30) Managers Teams Newkirk Falcons Freund Owls Cross Eagles Pit?en Orioles Kraus Bluebirds Hans Cardinals Minor League Schedule Friday, July 8 - 6:30 P.M. Falcons vs. Owls Saturday, July 9 - 1:30 P.M. Eagles vs. Orioles 3:30 P.M. Bluebirds vs. Cardinals Friday, July 15 - 6:30 P.M. Orioles vs. Falcons Saturday, July 16 - 1:30 P.M. Owls vs. Bluebirds 3:30 P.M. Cardinals vs. Eagles Friday, July 22 - 6:30 P.M. Falcons vs. Eagles Saturday, July 23 - 1:30 P.M. Owls vs. Cardinals 3:30 P.M. Orioles vs. Bluebirds Friday, July 29 - 6:30 P.M. Bluebirds vs. Falcons Saturday, July 30 - 1:30 P.M. Eagles vs. Owls 3:30 P.M. Cardinals vs. Orioles Friday, August 5 -'6:30 P.M. Falcons vs. Cardinals Saturday, August 6 - 1:30 P.M. Eagles vs. Bluebirds 3:30 P.M. Owls vs. Orioles SALES TAX State Revenue Director Richard J. Lyons announced that June sales tax collections totalled $18,479,788, an increase of $1,508,867 over the same month last year. The June sales tax receipts brought to $107,701,532 the total for the first half of 1955. This was a boost of $6,364,228 over the first six months of 1954 EACH FARMER'S SHARE OF RURAL XOSS TOTALS $400 Each Illinois farmer's share of the loss suffered last year in rural accidents would total $400. That's the figure reported by Otto Steffey, president of the Illinois Agricultural association, in cautioning Illinois farmers to be more safety-conscious. In his monthly editorial In the IAA Record, Steffey said tbe total cost of all farm accidents last year was $75 million. The head of the statewide Farm Bureau organization is also president of the Illinois Rural Safety Council. "Would you be shocked if you read in tomorrow's newspaper that the annual production Of poultry, eggs, sheep and wool in Illinois was destroyed?" Steffey asked. "Would it shock you to read that 433 rural people were killed and 15,534 rural people were injured ? That was the cost of accidents in terms of farm products and in human lives and suffering last year in rural Illinois. "It feeems to me that it is important to do a good job of farming. But it is also important that we farmers do a safe job of farming," Steffey said. Pointing out that the week of July 21-30 is National Farm Safety Week, the IAA leader said, "If we are to reduce the appalling toll from accidents in Illinois, it will only be the result of what you and I do about it. "Isn't it worth a little extra effort in being a bit more careful, a little more cautious, more thoughtful and more courteous each day? I believe we'll be surprised by the dividends this extra effort will pay," Steffey concluded. I I • I I • I By Marie Schaettgen Girls State Girl States were again held in ,every state and in the Panama fanal Zone. Our McHenry Girls State representative this year was Kathleen Anglese. At our last regular meeting Kathleen erave an interesting account , of the conduct of the affairs of city and state governments as prac-, ticed by 450 girls at MapMurray college in Jacksonville. Kathleen was ' elected . state's attorney at this session of IUini Girls State, Janice Mikota, who with Dorothea Miller attended the junior ; convention at Springfield, added i some interesting facts to the report previously given by Miss ' Miller, • | For Frances Matchen, presij dent, this was the last regular I meeting. The new/' officers will be installed on Aug. 13 in a joint installation service with the Legion post. Frances has given a good account of herself this past year and has done a difficult job in an easy and relaxed manner. We all enjoyed her and hope she had some fun out of it, too. Being president of the auxiliary is quite ah undertaking. There are chairmen and-all Of her committees j operated capably, but the burden' of the task rests on the president, as it does in all organizations. • The history compiled by Georgia Stueben was read and reports were heard from some of the chairmen. One of our most important chairmanships is rehabilitation and at this Lil (Mrs. Nick) Miller worked diligently all year. She provided treats and entertainment monthly for the disabled veterans at Downey hospital and at Elgin. Children's homes and the fyome for the aged at Hartland all were included in the program.' Some of our members will attend the department tstate> convention at ' Springfield on the Labor Day weekend From them we will learn of the past year's achievements and the future hopes of the American Legion auxiliary. Conduct Preliminary* Survey On Mausoleum A preliminary survey is toe made of the McHenry are& starting in the next few days for the community mausoleum to be constructed in the Woodland cemetery as explained in detail elsewhere in this issue of the newspaper. The mausoleum is being financed by Ralph M. Brock of Arlington Heights. Dr. J. E. Wheeler of McHenry is the local Representative for the ^mausoleum project. They will make a canvass" of the entire community, showing pictures and explaining to each one exactly what the mausoleum is. After seeing pictures and other explanatory data which gives each person a full knowledge of its many points, then an intelligent decision can be rendered. Those inquiring or those having the mausoleum explained to them, are under no obligation. Spedal Colorful Marine Ufcy (Continued from W The boat races are scheduled to begin at 12:30 o'clock Sunday and are expected to be concluded by 6:30, with outboards attaining speeds from 70 to 75 mile# an hour taking part. The races are sponsored by the Elgin Boat club. Reserved seats for the J>each bleachers may be secured at tlujr , city park Marine Day. t *f DRILLING PERMITS ^ B. H. Schull, director of the state Department of Mines and Minerals, said the Division. ofr Oil - and Gas issued 489 drilling permits during June. Of the total, 428 were oil well permits arid 58 no fee permits compared with 340 oil well permits and 88 no fee permits in June, 1954. - "5 United State * grape production is forecast at 3,178,400 tons -- 24 per cent above the 1954 crof> and„ 9 per cent abo\'e average. California and Arizona expect 2,959,300 tons, about a fourth above last season. These two States produce virtually all of the Nation's European type grapes. More than 678,000 persons were iniured in weekend traffic accidents last year. CARD OF THANKS Mis. Helen Comesky of Indian Ridge, and her son, William Comesky, would lifke to thank all their friends and neighbors for the many kindnesses shown them during their recent bereavement. Joseph Comesky, husband and father, died in Chicago after a lingering illness. 12 ; The McHenry post office needs j clerks and carriers. No special ' experience is required and interj ested persons are urged to apply I at once for applications for the Civil Service examinations. Savings mvested in Crystal Lake Savings and Loan earn :'/*% plus y2% extra. 23tf STORM WINDOW and DOOR DEALERS W A N T E D We are interested in contacting a firm or individual to sell and distribute the ALUMATIC ALUMINUM BLDG. PRODUCTS -- no investment required -- for information phone CAlumet 5-1456 or Write -- ALUMATIC CORP. OF AMERICA 2001 S. 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