Mondav. October 28.1975
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University Daily Kansan
Parade, carnival, crafts color Maple Leaf fest
By MARSHA WILLIAMS
Staff Writer
BALDWIN—The Eighteenth Annual Maple Leaf Festival in Baldwin this weekend offered something for everybody. Babies in strollers, old men with canes and representatives of every age group in between lined the streets of Baldwin to watch the parade, view the displays and view the other activities of the two-day event.
The festival began at noon Saturday with a parade down the brick streets of Baldwin's town square. Bands, floats, antique cars and drill teams carried out the theme of "And That's the Way It Was—1775" during the two hour parade.
Festival goers didn't seem to mind the length of the parade and they applauded each entrant that passed. One spectator, Betty Hockleyander of Overland Park, said she liked this year's parade better than last year's.
"Last year," she said, "every other thing was politicians because of the elections."
There was a wealth of food to choose from after the parade. A steak barbecue was sponsored by the Jayces in front of city and a woman's group baked over 200 pies.
Street vendors offered snow cones, popcorn, cotton candy and corn dogs. Even Taco John's took a truck to Baldwin for the event.
Based on an actual murder in 1853, the historical musical pivots on the first battle John Brown fought against slavery at Black Jack.
A hobby show in the high school gymnasium gave local crafters a chance to show such items as handmade clocks, jewelry and embroidered wall hangings.
One of the most popular events was the presentation of "The Ballad of Black Jack!"
Harold R. Anderson's Novelty Shows brought a ferris wheel, merry-go-round, bumper cars and even a "House of the Occult" to the festival.
Baker students, faculty and area residents made up the cast. John Brown was played by Charles Oldfather, KU professor emeritus of law.
Over 50 quilts were displayed, the oldest ones dating back to 1800.
The original idea for the Maple Leaf Festival came from a biology professor at Baker, according to Blanche Wise, secretary of the Maple Leaf Association.
A quilt show and country crafts demonstration was held in the grade school.
The third weekend in October was chosen for the festival because the trees are the most colorful.
The Maple Leaf association is made up of members of over 50 groups in Baldwin.
'Operation Winterize' aids city housing
Saturday morning, Louise Jenkins, an elderly widow who lives at 815 New Jersey St., greeted the workmen as if they were specially invited guests. She shook their hands and thanked them, although they had to tear down a good part of her house.
"I think it's its just grand, yes indeed," she said, while volunteers attacked rotten wood and crumbling plaster and pitched it into outside the screenless windows of her house.
Members of Black Tech and Arnold Air Society, two University of Kansas organizations, had volunteered to renovate her home, the first of several Douglas County homes included in "Operation Winterize."
"Operation Winterize" is a project conducted by the East Central Kansas Community Action Program (ECKAN). This fall, volunteers will insulate, reroof, plaster and paint the homes of the county's elderly and low-income persons. In some cases, storm windows, electrical wiring and plumbing will be installed.
Almost $400 in cash, materials and refreshments for the day was donated by various business firms, banks and private citizens. Floyd Colbier, project fund-raising firm for the foundation, whelmling, he said, and the contributions were solicited in less than seven hours.
Greg County, stock ECKAN director, said that, though some homes outside the city
would be renovated, the target area was in Lawrence.
Though Hillel, a Jewish KU student organization, and Haskell Indian Junior College had expressed interest in volunteering, there was a need for more volunteers.
Another "Operation Winterize" day will be planned for sometime in November, the date to be announced.
ECKAN, which serves Douglas, Osage, Lyon, Miami, Franklin and Coffey counties, received $15,000 in federal allocations for winterization last year. The Douglas County would also send Collier hoth said that more donations would be needed throughout the fall.
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