The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 23, Milford, Kosciusko County, 8 July 1970 — Page 7

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VOLUME 7

LEESBURG DAYS THIS FRIDAY & SATURDAY

Leesburg-Oswego News By Mrs. Max (Chearyl) Miller Phone: 453-3792

Leesburg Town Board Meets • The town board met Monday Evening, July 6. at the town hall.Ralph Brubaker presented the town with a deed to lot number two in the Brubaker addition to the town of Leesburg on state road 15. There was a motion made and accepted for the deed. The salary of the town attorney was established at $350. A motion was made and accepted to appropriate $350 for the attorney s salary, phis an hourly rate for extraordinary legal work which might have to be done. The budget figures were completed as to the needs of the town for the coming year. A motion was made and accepted for the contract for fire protection presented by Darrell Phillips, township trustee, for $340 James Baker, area planning board member, has indicated that fiis sen ices' are available to speak before the board at any time. The town attorney is to follow up on those who refuse

Honest John INVITES YOU TO LEESBURG (INDIANA, THAT IS) TO HELP CELEBRATE LEESBURG DAYS FRIDAY I SATURDAY - JULY 10 811 «||WS FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY — WHILE YOU ' 1 ARE IN TOWN BE SURE TO STOP IN. LEESBURG LUMBER IS A FRIENDLY PLACE TO TRADE Our stock* are complete, delivery is prompt and our price* are right. B PRE-FINISH PANEL PARADE Jjfflh 19 Different And Distinctive Pattern* In Stock jt Pre-Finished Trim and Moldings To Match Ljvw We Specialize In Homes And Farm Buildings A»k u» about LOW COST HOME FINANCING ' , Ask u. about LOW INTEREST RATES and GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE ' I (If you are unable to obtain a conventional mortgage loan.) COMPLETE BUILDING SERVICE jtfUS / Complete Homes / Garage* g / Shell Home* / Addition* / Farm Buildings / Carports / Commercial Buildings / Kitchen* Vi m /—jOA-Zr- Have A Cup Os Coffee On The House. .I y T Balloons And Candy For The Kid*. 7| <<> *** Swinger For Mom And Dad. £• \\ fjpX Leesburg Lumber Co. W . Phone: Collect 457-3144

to cooperate in the clean-up campaign of junk cars. Repair of steps of the town hall was discussed and Dean Ferverda is to make the necessary repair. TIPPY LEE HOMEMAKERS CLUB MEETS Tippy Lee Homemakers club met on the pontoon at the home of Mrs. John Flory last Wednesday. They discussed the booth that they will have this Friday and Saturday also the bazaar and white elephant sale during Leesburg Days. They enjoyed a cruise around the lake, after which they had refreshments served by the hostess and her co-hostess Mrs. Jim Hearn LEESBURG MEN LAY SIDEWALK AT CHURCH - The men of the United Methodist church put a sidewalk around the church last week. Wednesday they tore out the old sidewalk. Thursday they set the

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forms, and Friday they poured the cement. Bob Bishop was the chairman. Sing Out Warsaw To Sing Saturday The “Sing-Out Warsaw” under the direction of Bob Brennan will sing Saturday. July 11. in front of the fire station at 8:30 p.m. Let's all come and enjoy the work these teenagers are doing. SUZANNE CIRCLE MEETS The Susanna circle of the United Methodist church met with Mrs. Clifford Smith Monday evening. July 6. Mrs. Earl Robison had the program entitled “This Is Calcutta.” There were reports given by Mrs. David Gosser and Mrs. Herman Buckingham from the WSCS officers training meeting. There will be. a pie baking day held July 14 in the church kitchen for the fair. . There went ten members present.

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LEESBURG MEMORABILIA — Mille (Mrs. James) Engle is holding an old garden hoe. reported to be 120 years old. standing in front of a showcase of Leesburg memorabilia at the town hall. This hoe was used on the farm of William L. Webster, four miles west of Leesburg in the early 19605. In those days corn was planted in rows marked put w ith a single one-horse shovel plow in squares, then covered by hand with a hoe. Cultivated with a double one-horse shovel plow and hoe. Later they used a corn planter that egeejed the corn in rows. William L. Webster was the grandfather of Mrs. Mollie Giant.

GIRLS' SOFTBALL GAME The girls’ softball team played on July 2 with Timmon’s and Fawley's teams winning over

Baier and Perry with an overtime and the score was 12-11. Kim Zartman, Katrina Shively, and Janet Clay made home runs for the winning team. Box Social To Be Held For Cindi Furnas A box social will be held Friday evening for Cindi Furnas, Miss Leesburg, for county fair queen candidate. This is one of Cindi’s projects to help her earn money. Elmer Martin will be auctioning the boxes and all fellows are asked to participate at 6:00 p.m. LEESBURG DAYS PARADE SATURDAY The parade will form at the east lumber yard beside the railroad tracks at 7 p.m. Friday. The parade will start at 7:30. Anyone wishing to be in the pa- . rade, please contact Mrs. Chris Kammerer. parade chairman. The procession will go west on Main street to Dr. Lewis' office at the corner, then turn south and head toward the school. THREE-CAR ACCIDENT Ruth Brumfield, 19. r 4 Warsaw, James Birkinbine. 17, Alexandria, and Michael J. Romig. 18. Marcellus, Mich., were involved in a three-car accident that occurred at 7:40 p.m. Friday on Armstrong road, four miles east of Leesburg. No injuries were reported and damage to the vehicles was not estimated. Malcolm Poe In Two-Car Accident Malcolm Poe. 23. Leesburg, collided with an auto operated by Charles Paul. 18. r 1 Warsaw.

LEESBURG DAYS * ILL BE FUN DAYS JULY SALE SPECIALS IN APPRECIATION OF OUR 17th ANNIVERSARY AT LEESBURG WE CORDIALLY INVITE Vt)U TO THE / WARSAW SING OUT GROUP — 8:30 p.m. Saturday Nationally acclaimed talented young musicians — AND — r / LIONS CLUB CHICKEN BAR-B-Q — 4:30-8 p.m. Saturday THE TOWN SHOP DRY GOODS — SHOES — GIFTS UptOWII “Specialists In Custom Made Drapes ’ . Kosciusko County’s Oldest Shopping Center LCCSOUR}

on county road 100 east, four and one-fourth miles northeast of Warsaw at 2:25 a.m. Sunday. Poe was cited for driving on a beginner's permit by deputy Robinson. According to the deputy, Poe's car was described as a total loss of $1,200, The Paul auto was damaged $390. ’ FARWILL DINNER FOR WILLETTS There will be a special service on Sunday at the Leesburg Brethren church at 7 p.m. The musical message will be given by pastor David Willett. There will be a carry-in dinner after the worship service for pastor Willett and his family. The Willetts are moving to Westminister, Calif.. July 20. Nu Tone Singers Will Present Program The Nutone Singers, a group made up of college and seminary students, will hold a sacred music presentation at the Leesburg Brethren church on Sunday evening. July 19, at 7. The lead- # er of the group is David McGarver of Winona Lake. COMMUNITY NEWS Mr. and Mrs. George Day of Saint Paul. Minn., spent Saturday the 4th with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bair. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Brown spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Doug Klem and Todd of Warsaw. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hartman recently returned from a trip out west. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Carey, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Carey and family. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Carey and family and other out of town friends, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Dave Carey and daughters on Saturday the 4th. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Clover and family of Philadelphia. Pa., spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Ruben Clover. Mrs. Ruth Deatsman spent Saturday evening and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Kinney of Huffman Lake. Mrs. Kinney celebrated her birthday on the 4th of July. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Blankenship, Mrs. Jean Helman and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blankenship and family and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Earl and daughter of Warsaw, enjoyed a picnic Sunday at the park in Plymouth. Linda Dimberg and five of her girlfriends visited over the week end with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Dimberg. Her parents took her to Anderson where she will continue her training at Saint Johns hospital. She will be there until February. Linda was given the office of president of her junior class. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brubaker visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles William Brubaker of Winnetke. Hl., and Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Sharp of Glen Allen, Hl., recently Mr. and Mrs. Roger Bair and son Brant, of Ypsilanti, Mich., spent five days of their vacation with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bair. Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Albert and other relatives and friends in Leesburg and returned Monday.

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Two Full Days Os Activities Members of the Leesburg Merchants Association under the direction of president Mrs. James (Millie) Engle are planning a festival called Leesburg Days for this coming Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11. During the two-day event various clubs and organizations will sponsor a white elephant sale, penny pitch, bazaar, rummage sale, refreshment stands, game stands and will also have home made articles for sale. All merchants will have side walk sales both days and a carnival will be set up in the town’s business block. Variety of Activities The Leesburg Eastern Star ladies are joining in the fun with a white elephant sale. Mrs. Emery Wiseman is chairman of the event. Under the leadership of Mrs. Charles Smoker and Mrs. John Buhrt, the Leesburg Plain Farmerettes Girls 4-H club are sponsoring a penny pitch. Bazaar, white elephant sale, ring the duck, dart throw and goldfish are the activities being supplied by the Tippy Lee club with Mrs. Raymond Hartman, general chairman. The Leesburg Successful Farmers Boys 4-H club under the direction of Ross Deatsman. president, will have a bottle toss, ring the bottle and a drink stand. Clyde Heaton will have a novelty stand and the Leesburg Merchants will have a game stand with Mrs. Lawrence Randall as chairman. A rummage sale is being sponsored by the WSCS of the United Methodist church with Mrs. Herschel Albert, chairman, in charge. It will be held at the old telephone building on Pearl street. An art exhibit and sale will also be held during the two-day event. Rev. David Gosser is the instructor. Items made by the residents of the Alfran nursing home under guidance of Mrs. John Teeple will be for sale. Other articles for sale during the festivities will be woven rugs by Mrs. Glen Goon, old Leesburg cards by the Leesburg Merchants and pop corn by Norge Village. Friday The special event for Friday is the parade set to start at 7:30 p.m. Preceding the parade at 6 p.m. will be a box social supper with proceeds going to Miss Cindy Furnas for votes as Miss Leesburg in the Kosciusko County Fair Queen contest. An ice (yearn social at the fire Station is being sponsored by the Leesburg Homemakers club on Friday evening. Mrs. Chet Albert is chairman and pie, cake and coffee will be served. Mrs. Morris Huffman is chairman for the American Legion Auxiliary’s part in the activities which will include a pop stand with sloppy joes. Saturday Among the many things scheduled for Leesburg days on Saturday is a bake sale being sponsored by the Discussion class of the Methodist church with Mrs. Maxine Robinson as chairman. The Leesburg Lions club and Plain Township Firemen are planning a chicken barbecue from 4:30 to 8 p.m. at the fire station. The Little League tournament between North Webster, South Whitley, Pierceton and Leesburg, will be held at 1 p.m. with the championship game at 7:30 p.m. “Sing-Out Warsaw” teenagers, directed by Bob Brennan, will perform at the fire station Saturday at 8:30 p.m.

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