Thirty more men and six women went to work on Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects in Rooks County this week. Twenty additional laborers were assigned to the fairgrounds project here, and ten to the auditorium in Plainville. The women are employed at Palco, where a sewing room has been opened. On the lake project, more than 50 men are still employed quarrying rock. About 55 men are at work on the fairgrounds project, quarrying rock and tearing down the old buildings. In Stockton, the sewing rooms project, which has been carried on in the Old Fellows Hall, has been moved to the Mrs. Mattie Griffin building just west of Case's Radio Shop.

Thirty-five men went to work Tuesday morning on the WPA project for rebuilding the Rooks County Fairgrounds. The men are now busy on the H. C. Sweet place quarrying rock to be used in the construction of various buildings. V. E. Almgren is the foreman of the project, and Harold Brown is the timekeeper. Plans call for the construction of several new buildings, which will give this county one of the best-equipped fairgrounds in this section of the state.

The faculty of the Stockton School tried their hand at presenting a mystery play last Friday. They succeeded not only in pleasing two audiences with the production of 'The Black Derby,' but also in raising funds for lighting the athletic field.

The entire community was shocked last Friday morning when it became known that Art Miles had died suddenly at his home southeast of town, where he had spent his whole life. Death was due to a heart ailment, which it was not known that he suffered. He will be greatly missed not only by his family but also by many friends.

Stockton has many couples who have achieved the proud distinction of having lived together in marital bliss for over fifty years, and several of them have been married for a good many more than fifty years. Still, it is to Mr. and Mrs. John Gartrell that the distinction of being the community's longest-wedded couple belongs. They marked the 66th anniversary of their marriage, which took place in Taylor County, Iowa, on November 27th, 1869. Nearly fifty years of that time have been spent in Rooks County.

If there is such a thing as a million-dollar rain, and there is no question but what there is, Rooks County got one on Tuesday. The official rain gauge recorded 1.36 inches of moisture. It was more like a spring than a fall rain. It came down gently, not raining hard at any time, and the ground soaked up every drop of it. The value of this moisture to the wheat is beyond estimate. Truly, we are headed towards a good crop next year.

One hundred and ninety- eight farm families in Rooks County who no longer have resources or borrowing power will benefit from a new program worked out by rural resettlement officials, according to words received here by Norris Nelson, county rehabilitation agent. No applications will be required for this type of relief, as the various relief offices have the necessary information on file to apportion the funds. Federal grants averaging $17.00 per month per family will be available to eligible recipients.

Needy and distressed farm families of Rooks County are due for some relief soon, according to the bulletin received this week by Miss Pearl Rorabaugh, poor commissioner. The County will be given a quota, and subsistence grants will be made to those selected for this type of assistance. The average grant to these farm families will be $17.00 per month, the bulletin states.

Although there doesn't seem to be any lines forming at the county treasurer's office by Rooks County residents in a grand rush to pay their taxes, which became due on November 1st, Mrs. Edna Lambert reports that more tax money was taken in on the first day this year than in 1934. One thousand four hundred and forty-seven dollars and two cents were received this year, while the opening day last year drew only $1,315.34. If taxes are paid in full on or before December 20th, a 2% discount on the second half of the tax is given.

A tusk and part of the skull, evidently belonging to some prehistoric monster, were found on Sand Creek the first of the week and were on exhibit at the W. H. Keilhotz Shoe Shop. The tusk was about eight inches in diameter and a couple of feet long.