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VOLUME 7

Ribbon Cutting To Open 54th County Free Fair

The 54th week-long Kosciusko county free fair will open on Monday at Warsaw with the 1969 queen Donnette Chambers of Warsaw and 1970 queen contestants participating in the ribbon cutting ceremony at 7 p.m. The fair is billed as the “biggest and best in northern Indiana."

The reigning queen is a blond who captured the hearts or the audience last August when i she was crowned at the conclusion of the Saturday evening racing bill. The queen is chosen by a penny - vole system with money collected i going to the Alpha Beta Ghapler of Beta Sigma Phi sorority, sponsors of the contest. Money collected is used by the sorority for projects at the Cardinal Learning center And for speech and hearing in the county. Girls entered in this year's contest are as follows: Patti Silveus. Miss Warsaw I; Deb Orr, Miss Pierceton. Jen Pritchard, Miss Mentone, Cynthia Rife. Miss Warsaw 11, Cindi Furnas, Miss Leesburg; Barbara Johnson. Miss Claypool. Pam Records. Miss Warsaw 111., Carla Speicher, Miss Milford; J,ill White, Miss Syracuse I; Vickie - Jones. Miss Silver Lake; Sue Brower, Miss North Webster, and Chris Caywood. Miss Syracuse II The gtrl who turns in the most money, collected over a set period, is named queen The new queen will be revealed and crowned Saturday, Aug 8. following the races in the grandstand area Dress Revue • Monday is one of several 4-H nights at the fair with the dress revue being scheduled at the high school in Warsaw, just a short distance from the fair grounds, at 8 p.m. The pony pull will also be held on Monday It will begin at 7:30 p.m and will be held in the grandstand area. The 4-H pony, draft horse and mule show is set for ail day Tuesday at the horse tent The 4H swine show will be held at "9 a m. with the 4-H poultry, rabbits and pigeons being judged at 1 and

4-H Livestock Sale At The County Fair Aug. 6 Deserves Your Support (An Editorial) The 4-H clubs over the county whose members raise prize animals to show and to sell at the county fair are again appealing for support at their , livestock sale at the livestock building at 6:30 p.m. cm Thursday, Aug. 6. It should not be overlooked that the Kosciusko county free fair is one of the finest in the state of Indiana, and that the livestock sale is one of the best. It can only be kept in the forefront with the support of individuals and merchants at the livestocß sale Kosciusko county is a great county with its lakes, industry and fertile farm land. Sometimes the fertile farm land takes a back seat, but where the 4-H youngsters are concerned this is not true. These young folks work their hearts out to raise animals to be shown at the county fair, and many a tear is shed as they see their pet animals go over the auction block. In some cases bidding goes well for 4-H .members where their dads are well known and where they are big buyers at local elevators and implement dealers. Others, in smaller communities, find it hard to get this support. Let’s not overlook any of these young 4-H members this year. Let’s really get behind them and see that they get top dollar for their animals. This way we can be sure 4-H programs will remain a vibrant and vital part of rural Kosciusko county.

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*3p.m The 4-H sheep show will be at 7 p.m: while the auto thrill circus is feet to get underway in the grandstand at 8 p.m. Wednesday is kid’s day with reduced prices for the youngsters and special events planned to delight all The open pony showwill be held all day at the horse tent with the 4-H beef show being scheduled for 9 am: The open sheep show will be given with the event starting at 7:30. A full program of racing will be held in the grandstands with time trials beginning at 6:30 p.m Thursday morning the saddle horses will be in the spot light and the 4-H dairy show will get underway at 9a m. • Auction set The annual 4-H club livestock auction will be held in the neW pole building at 6:30 p.m with prize winning animals on the block The teen dance extravaganza will be held at 8:30. The 4-H horse-halter class will begin at 10 a m. Friday and run until noon The dairy show featuring Guernsey, Ayrshire. Jersey and Brown Swiss Cattle will take up the entire day fathose who are interested and the kids will once again have the run of the midway as prices are reduced fa- the younger Set. The open beef cattle show will begin at 10 a m. and the open class horses will also be judged in the afternoon. Also set for Friday is the district 4-H tractor operator s contest. Friday evening the pony races will be held in the grandstands They will begin at 8 p.m. Saturday is the Hostein dairy show and the horse show. Both are scheduled for the entire day. In the evening a full program of racing is scheduled with the coronation of the 1970 Kosciusko county fair queen set to follow the races

Proposed Budget At Leesburg Shows $3.83 Levy The proposed budget for the town of Leesburg shows a levy of $3.83 on property there The net taxable property as shown on the report of clerk-treasurer Esta L. Yocum is $686,180 The levy shows $2.48 in the general, fund and $1.35 in the street fund. A total of $17,017.26 will be raised in the general fund and $9,263.43 in the street fund for a total of $26.280 69 The budget allows $450 for the salary of town trustees; SSOO for the clerk treasurer , $1,690 for the marshal and deputy marshals; $350 for compensation of town attorney; $8,040. services contractual; $350, supplies; $1,016, current charges; S4OO, current obligations; $2,500, properties for a total of $15,296 in the general fund. The street fund shows $5,070 for services personal; $6,700, services contractual; SBSO, supplies; S4OO. materials; for a total of $13,020 in said fund. The board will meet on August 31 to consider said budget. KLINK S EMPLOYEES HONOR BROUWER Employees of Klink’s Market at Syracuse honored store manager Jay Brouwer Tuesday with .a birthday party They served cake to their surprised boss and presented him a gift. MICHAEL CHARLTON IN HOSPITAL Specialist fourth class Michael Charlton is home on leave, arriving home July 20 and at the present time is in Goshen hospital after undergoing an emergency appendectomy. He is in room 228.

f .. it RETIRES - Lewis Cobbum of r 4 Syracuse has retired from the Syracuse post office as a rural carrier on route 3, effective Friday, July 24. A postal employee for the past 19 and one-half years at Syracuse as a rural carrier, he came to Syracuse from Fort Wayne when a vacancy occurred at Syracuse. He was a city carrier in Fort Wayne for eight years. The Cobbums moved to Syracuse from Fort Wayne in 1951 and are the parents of two sons, Owen of Syracuse and David, New York City. They have three grandchildren.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1970

■• cB W -19 F Hljl! "IT ■ IT IHi R Milford Masonic Temple Milford Masons Set For Centennial Observance

Members of Kosciusko Lodge 418 F and AM of Milford will observe the 100th anniversary’ of their founding on Saturday with special observances being planned. At the grand lodge meeting on May 24. 1870, a charter was granted to Kosciusko Lodge 418. Said notice was presented at the meeting on June 15. 1870 with the first stated meeting of the new lodge being held on June 29, 1870. An important meeting was held on May 15. 1914 when the lodge officially laid the cornerstone of the new Van Buren township high school. Seward McKibbin of South Bend lodge 294 was appointed special deputy by the grand master to perform this service. Forty years later, on December 15,1954, the lodge was invited to lay the comer, tone for Vanßuren township elementary school. M. W. grand master Elmer C. Forts, presided at the ceremony. A New Hall On October 27. 1875 a new hall was dedicated. It was only the second floor and south half of the present hall. In 1951 the lodge purchased the downstairs part of the building and the building to the north. Plans were then completed and work of taking out partitions and the staircase and much other work was done by volunteer labor. By September of 1953 the upper part of the building was in usable condition and by the end of the year the entire upstairs was carpeted, the cost of which was defrayed by donations from the lodge and members of the Order of the Eastern Star. The recreation room and rest rooms were completed and finally the kitchen and dining room. On March 17, 1956, grand master Joseph Batchelor and other grand lodge officers joined with members of the lodge to hold a dedication for the new building Early in 1968 the social rooms were completed. Saturday's Program Open house will be held between 1 and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday with William Bess, worshipful master of the Kosciusko lodge, presiding. A reception is being planned in " the afternoon for grand master Richard E. Hickaman and other grand lodge officers. The grand lodge will conduct the rededication ceremony.

Dinner will be served by members the Eastern Star in the elementary school at 6:15 p.m. The Eastern Star was -granted a dispensation on August 30, 1894 with the chapter being duly constituted on June 5, 1895 and receiving it’s chapter on April 25, 1895. The OES members have worked hand in hand with the Masons on several projects over the years for the improvement and betterment of the hall. Following the dinner worshipful master Bess will give the address of welcome. Distinguished guests will be introduced and 50 year members

MAD Proposes Fall Carnival

The Milford Area Development Council (MAD) is mapping plans for its first annual fall carnival, to be held some time lateen September. The MAD steering committee met last Thursday to outline in general form plans for the fall carnival. Richard Fehnel and Dennis Sharp will serve as cochairmen, working with a committee of their choice. A further discussion of plans will be held at the MAD meeting at the Milford fire station on Monday, Aug. 10. Three-Day Affair The fall carnival as proposed will be for a three-day period, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. All local organizations will be asked to participate in one form or another. The MAD steering committee has proposed that a large tent be purchased for a merchants’ display tent, that firemen be asked to move up the date of their annual chicken barbecue to coincide with the fall carnival. Kiddie rides, a tractor pull, greased pig contest, bicycle race and other local attractions are being considered. The affair will be highlighted by a talent contest on Saturday night, with first prize receiving SIOO. The steering committee also proposed asking the Milford

will be recognized. The 50-year members of Kosciusko lodge 418 who are still living are: Joseph C. Baumgartner. C. D. Barnes, Ronald Brown, Merrill D. Chatten. Howard Davis, Royce Fuller and Fred Hill. Organ selections will be provided by Arno Grunert followed by the address of the most worshipful grand master. “How Great Thou Art” by O. A. Lambert accompanied by Mr. Grunert and the benediction by Carl Shearer will close the program. Paul Kizer is serving as chairman of the centennial committee.

Ministerial Association to hold a community worship service in the merchants’ tent on Sunday morning, with a community choir furnishing appropriate music. License Suspended Ben D. Black. 30, of r 2 Leesburg, has his driver license suspended from February 26, 1971 to February 26, 1973, for drunk driving, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles in Indianapolis.

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Tax Equalization Sought In Suit

A suit has been filed in circuit court asking a property assessment equalization order issued on June 11 by the state tax board, be declared null and void and that the county be enjoined from collecting taxes on land in the county where the assessed value is higher than in 1969 prior to the reassessemnt program. • The suit, by owners of real estate in Turkey Creek township, was filed by attorney Robert Reed of Syracuse and plaintiffs are Robert B. Deahl of r 1 Syracuse; Donald E. Novy of r 2 Syracuse; Louis E. Craig of r 3 Syracuse; Harry D. Alfrey of r 4 Syracuse; Merlyn D. Umbaugh of r 1; Syracuse Rubber Products, Inc.; Karl Freese, Jr., Nappanee; George Priebe of South Bend and George Helter, Goshen. Named as defendants in the suit are the three members of the state board of tax commissioners, the county assessor, treasurer and county auditor. The'property owners charge that the assessed value of their real estate increased to too high a rate than property in other taxing units and townships in the county and that the state tax commissioners failed to consider this factor when issuing their blanket assessment equalization order on April 21. Plaintiffs ask the modification order to be set aside and county officials be restrained from complying with the state order. The state tax board held a public hearing following the reappraisal program in regard to the equalization of assessments in various taxing units and townships of the county. The earlier complaint stated the plaintiffs in the suit were present at the hearing giving evidence showing an unreasonable and disproportionate increase in the assessment valuation of land in the county in Turkey Creek township and the town of Syracuse. They contended the assessed valuation in the town and township combined amounted to more than 43 per cent of the total increase in assessed valuation of land in the entire county. The other 57 per cent increase in the county took place in the 31 remaining townships and taxing

MAIN STREET ACCIDENT — A total of SBSO damage was estimated in a two-car accident on Main street in Syracuse at 11:30 a.m. Thursday during a light rain and slick streets. Investigating officer Orville Vanderßeyden reported Mrs. Blanche Bates of Syracuse was driving her 1965 Pontiac east on Main and was struck by a 1966 Oldsmobile driven by Carol A. Elder, also of Syracuse, as Mrs. Bates attempted a left turn into the Auer service station. Mrs. Elder was westbound on Main at the time. The force of impact pushed the Bates auto into a tree at the corner of Main and Harrison near the library. Neither driver was injured. Damage to the Bates car was $375 with $475 to the Elder auto.

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units. The suit contends the quantity of land in the county involving Turkey Creek and the town of Syracuse does not comprise this disproportionate share of the total land of the county and that failure of the tax board to make modification was unfair and arbitrary treatment and an error on the part of the board. Minor Mishap In . North Webster Last Thursday A minor mishap took place on rain-slicked state road 13 in North Webster at 4:10 Thursday afternoon involving a car operated by Liunetta Coy, 34, of r 3 Syracuse, and Dorothy Enyeart, 39, of North Webster. Investigating officers said the Enyeart auto was attempting a leA turn and «as struck by the Coy truck which was unable to stop in time due to wet pavement. Total damage was set at $225. New Reserve Officer At Syracuse Robert Earl House of r 4 Syracuse has been hired as a new reserve police officer with the Syracuse police department to an announcement by chief of police Orville Vanderßeyden. He started his duties Friday night. Officer Tom Kitch is currently on two-week national guard duty at Grayling and officer Dale Sparklin is recuperating at the home from recent major surgery in Fort Wayne. Account Suit Mid-City Supply Co., Inc., of Elkhart has filed a complaint in Kosciusko circuit court on account suit against Ed Newcomer of Syracuse doing business as Newcomer Plumbing and Heating, Syracuse. They seek judgment in the amount of $694.62.