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MCCULLOM LAKE NEWS EVE LEVESQIIE 388-4141 TWO RESIDENTS INJURED IN TWO CAR COLLISION As they were returning home from visiting Mrs. Lou Pillar's mother, Mrs. Anne Prassl of California, in a Rockford hospital, Lou and her daughterin- law, Mrs. JeanetteBetts, received extensive injuries in a two car crash, near Crystal Lake last Sunday night. The accident which was investigated by Sfet. Matt Schalz of the Mc Henry County Sheriff's department also involved a vehicle driven by Michael Faszkiet, 21, of Crystal Lake. His passenger^ Dennis Warden, also 21 and_ Crystal Lake, was hospitalized in McHenry, along with the village women. According to the report, Mrs. Betts, driver of the first car, was eastbound on Route 176 and Faszkiet was traveling south on Briarwood road when his brakes failed and he hit the Betts car, broadside. The three injured persons were first taken to Memorial Hospital for McHenry county, Woodstock, and then tran«f«rred to McHenry when no beds were available in Woodstock. The three were reported in satisfactory condition at the hospital, Monday afternoon. Lou and Jeanette are occupying the same room in McHenry hospital, No. 311. ANGLERS, FISH THE LAKE, THE BIG ONES ARE GETTING AWAY "A bent pin, piece of string, and boll weevils" for bait are Gehe Freun<fs secret of success for angling a five pound, 12 ounce large mouth bass, meafuring 22 inches, last Sunday in "le lake. It was one of four beauties that he displayed, right after his feat. A story of the spectacular catch and a picture for proof appears on today's sport page of the Plaindealer. It must be noted that his tale of bent pin, etc., is the typical angler's pitch not to reyeal his trade secrets. He did say that he uses artificial bait -. Gene presented his string at the home of his sister and husband, Gerry and Len Jensen, Jr., and Jake and I were fortunate to be present. In order to demonstrate the oNA^ OPTOMETRIST Dr. John F. Kelly At 1224 N. Green Street, McHenry (Closed Wednesday) Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted Contact Lenses Hrs. Daily 0:80 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday Evenings 8:30 pm. Evenings by Appointment PHONE 385*0452 Dr. Leonard L. JBotiari Eyes Examlned-Glasces fitted Contact Lenses 1303 N. Richmond Road Honrs: Mon., Tues., Thnrs., Frl. 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tnes., Thtmi., & Frl. Eve 7 p-m. to 0 p.m. Sat. 0:30 to 3:00 pjn. No Hoars on Wednesday PHONE 385*4151 If No Answer Phone 385-2262 EQUIPMENT McHenry County Office Machines Sales • Service & Rentals Typewriters, Adders, Calculators Mon- - Sat. 0:00 - 5:30 Friday till 9:00 p.m. Phone 450-1226 98 Grant St., Crystal Lake, 111. METAL WORK Schroeder Metalcraft for Home and Garden Wrought Iron Railings Fireplace Screens Antiques 1705 S. Rt. 31 PHONE 385-0950 CHIROPRACTOR Dr. Arthur J. Howard Chiropractor 2606 S. River Rd. Ph. 385-3520 - Closed Thurs. By Appt. - Sat. 9 to 1 INSURANCE Earl R. Walsh lire, Auto, Farm ft Life Representing RELIABLE COMPANIES When You Need Insurance of Any Kind PHONE 385-3300 or 385-0953 3429 W Elm St., McHemy, 111. George L. Thompson General Insurance • LIFE • AUTO • HEALTH • FIRE • CASUALTY • BOAT Phone 815*385*1066 -8812 W. Elm St., McHenry In McHenry Plaindealer Blgd. Dennis Conway Auto, Life, Fire State Farm Ins. Cos. 3315- W. Elm St. McHenry, Illinois 385-5285 or 385*7111 LETTER SERVICE Mimeographing • Typing Addressing • Mailing Lists McHenry County Letter Service 1212-A N. Green St- PHONE 885-5064 M o n . t h r u F r l . 8 - 5 Closed Saturdays ACCOUNTANTS Paul A. Schwegel 4410 West Route 120 McHenry, Illinois 385-4410 VACUUM CLEANERS Authorized and Bonded Electrolux Representative JAMES VAN FLEET 2501 Martin Rd. McHenry, Illinois « 385-6027 size of the creature, Gene put his entire fist into the bass* mouth and had room to spare I He also displayed three other bass, just slightly less in weight. Twice the winner of the annual fish derbies staged in the winter by the Cullom-Knoll association, Gene has broken his own record, but he claims larger bass are eluding him. What a challenge! At the time Gene was on the lake, there was only one other angler present. His advice to the sports minded populace is to fish the lake! Fishermen are also asked to keep aU fish caught and not to throw the little ones back. According to advice from the State Conservation Department, the more the lake is fished, the better the conditions will be. Mr. Freund is supplying valuable publicity for the fourth annual fish derby to hp held this winter with A1 Kanak as chairman. The committee met last Wednesday,, in the beachhouse to set a date and name committees. The meeting was held too late to meet this week's deadline, but will be covered in the next column! Sharpen your pins, anglers, and perhaps you will make headlines, too! PUSSY CAT COPS TOP PRIZE Marie McKim captured top prize, dressed as a black puzzy cat, at the last gathering of the Ladies of the Lake, Thursday, Oct. 10, in the beachhouse. It was the annual Halloween party and also electiion of officers. Mrs. Carrie Kurth retains her title of president of the organization, with Irene Johnson as her vice - president, and Lois Parent! continues to serve as secretary - treasurer. These three women have done a terrific job for the organisation and are to be commended for retaining their posts. Returning to the party, Irene Johnson received second prize for illustrating "Little Boy Blue" and Jean Wade captured third place as a gypsy for flower child. Mrs. Emma Pyritz, Magda Berglund and one other, served as judges. During the meeting, the gals have reserved Club Lilymoor for their Christmas party, on Thursday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. Guests are invited and reservations should be made with Lois. The women voted to make knitted wool slippers for youngsters at the Woodstock Children's Home and finished articles brought two weeks before Christmas. During the social portion of the meeting, Jean Wade, Mary Kantorski, Carrie Kurth, Ruth Fromandi, Magda Berglund, Irene Groh, Emma Pyritz, and Irene Johnson lucked out. Next meeting in November. PRETTY AS A PICTURE Elma Nelson is proudly displaying her handsome grapefruit tree, a gift to her and Earl, from Frank Tomasek, who reared the plant from infancy. He started with just a seed about 6 years ago and the handsome plant with beautiful waxy green leaves, now stands about 18 to 20 inches tall. It is a conversation piece and they do intend to find out about pollinization and hope to eat homegrown grapefruit. YOUR HELP IS NEEDED Whitey Gumm is still confined to Hines Veteran's hospital, where he has been a patient for two months, with an indefinite period staring him in the face. He has a leg infection, but according to the latest reports, his morale is high. Since his wife, Ruth, does not drive, she desperately needs transportation to the hospital on weekends. To make ends meet, she works during the week. Mr. Gumm is a member of the Woodstock VFW arid the local American Legion Post. He served in Germany and England during World War n and now he needs a friend! If you offer any help to this family, please call 385-5219 and offer a ride to Mrs. Gumm. For those who wish to send cheery messages, Whitey's address is Hines V.A. Hospital, Hines, ni., 60141, Ward F-3, Room 315. Your help will be very much appreciated. SURGICAL PATIENT This little girl deserves accolades for the travail she has suffered. Young Wendy Cunningham, 12, hospitalized in McHenry for several wgeks, underwent surgery a week ago Monday. Doctors discovered the source of her infection, but not Probably you do now. But what happens if you have an accident or illness? You'll recover. Sure. But when? And how do you make mortgage payments and pay other living expenses in the meantime? No problem if you have a Disability Income policy from Country Life. Because then you can collect a steady monthly income from $50 to $800--depending on the plan you choose. See your Country Companies agent. Your Country Companies Affnt kUO-A tMHtCA rmt ' Remember to vote on Con Con Blue Ballot, November 5. the cause. She has been in the hospital for quite some time, and as of Monday, she needed another week. Here's hoping in next week's column, we can print that she has been released. She is really a plucky little girl and her grandparents, Mrs. Theresa Cunningham of the village and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kroncke of Lakemoor are rooting for her. ORCHID OCCASIONS Belated congrats to great guy, Frank Tomasek, Oct. 10. Jack Morris, Bettie and Skeet's son, turns 16, Oct. 21, with natal day congrats to Mrs. Margaret Herzog, also that date.. .Wilma and Roy Zody are wed 55 years and eighth wedding anniversary for Anne Marie and Gene Huff, Oct. 22 . . .Enjoying California is TTieresa Schultz for her birthday, Oct. 23. . .Natal day congrats to Wilma Zody, Joe De- Mar and Barbara Caron, Oct. 24.. .Best wishes to all. Would you believe a strapless bathing suit in the backyard while preparing the column on Monday? Must be the last, but it felt great! The Indians had the right idea with their summer!^ If you feel fenced in, just take a trip through our gorgeous woods as the leaves turn color. See you next week? THE TALL STATE Illinois has 454 industrial development organizations seeking to serve out-of-state businesses in their quest for industrial sites. CITY POLICE REPORT MINOR CRASHES IN CITY Accidents reported by the police department of McHenry from Oct. 6 to Oct. 13, included the following cases: On Oct. 9 a car driven by Michael J. Niska, 1611 North Park' street, who was south bound on Riverside drive with turn signal on to turn right on Washington street, was struck by a vehicle driven by Guy R. Hansen of 1813 N. Fernwood drive, who was trying to pass the first car and cut in front of it causing damage to the left rear bumper of the Niska auto. Susan K. Meineke, 4616 West Shore drive was south bound on Meadow lane (Hi Oct. 10 when a westbound car on Prairie avenue, driven by Thomas G. Wagner, 2006 N. Oak street, stopped at the intersection, didn't see anyting coming, and proceeded and hit the Meineke car on the left side of the rear door and left rear fender. When Gregg G. Peters, 510 Lincoln avenue, Fox River Grove, was stopped for a turning auto, Wendy S. Miller, 601 N. Green street, hit his carta the rear. The accident happened Oct. 11. Elizabeth S. Kolpack, 1445 N. State Parkway, Chicago, was east bound on Rte. 120 on Oct. 11 and was hit by a wheel cover that came off the vehicle knocking the license plate from the rear of her auto. Cars driven by Phil B. Judson, 1513 Argonne drive, North AP» White Houte FRI., OCT., 18, 1968 - PLAINDEALER - PGi Chicago and Alfred G. Ritter, 1205 N. Clover lane, were west bound on Elm street on Oct. 11, waiting at the intersection for light to change, the Ritter auto .moved into inter section to make left turn, but was unable to complete full turn due to traffic. The Judson car struck the Ritter vehcle in left rear causing minor damage and left front damage to his automobile. ROAD TAX SHARED The state's municipalities share of the Motor Fuel Tax paid into the state treasury during September was $6,191,- 214. 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