A large and enthusiastic crowd of members of the Stockton Chamber of Commerce turned out Thursday evening for the first regular meeting of this group since the summer heat was turned on. The session washed at the Hicks Hotel, with dinner being served. The first entertainment scheduled will be tomorrow with the C of C sponsoring a field day for farmers of this vicinity. Free sandwiches and coffee will be served at noon. It was also learned that another interesting event is to take place on October 10th when the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce holds a joint meeting with the local group. This will be in the form of a noon luncheon at the Methodist Church. F. M Smith and H. A. Butler are on on the committee to work out all the details for this gathering.

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The Rooks County Healthcare Foundation presented an Appreciation for Rural Health evening to benefit the Stockton Medical Clinic. Over 300 people were in attendance for the affair.

And So They Say: Lt. Dale Baxter: “Everywhere I go I’m still a Tiger—first Stockton High, then Fort Hays State, then Detroit, and now Missouri U.” Paul Marshall: “No matter who plays the New York Jets, I hope they win.” Jo Carmichael: “I always have a terrible time getting anything out of a box, and even a worse time getting it back in.” Stan Krysl: “I don’t know anything that is fit to print—and very little that isn’t.” Butch Ostmeyer on Monday: “Today is my birthday, but I don’t see any flags flying.” Chuck Waller: “After watching some of the out-of town coaches in action, I think the Stockton people should be most happy to have gentlemen for their team coaches.”

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* And So They Say: Dode Morrissey: ‘I’ve never worked so hard in my life as I have since I retired.” Red Holmes: “When I see all the stuff on television about what is happening in the big cities, I’m mighty glad I live in a quiet little town like Woodston.” R. J. Baker: “I’m counting on the first freeze getting the mosquitoes that the spraying didn’t get.” Virgil Bird: “I think I know at least one person to every 50 square miles in Texas, and I’ve met most of them on bus tours.” Chuck Ostmeyer: “This was the quietest weekend I ever spent as I did nothing but behave myself.”

Fifty bikers took part in the annual Toys For Tots Poker Run, including Wayne Sander, S. Sander, Dick Sherbondy, Leo Kollman, Terry Dunlap, Keith Chesney, Dena States, and Kevin States.

Work on sand graveling No. 1 Highway between Stockton and Plainville commenced this week. The Hardman Construction Company of Alton is the contractor on this project which was let at Smith Center on August 25th. The specifications for this project calls for 14 miles of sand-gravel surfacing. The work will begin at the intersection of K-18 and K-1 at Plainville and extend north to the south city limits of Stockton. It will probably take about three weeks to finish this job.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1969 * And So They Say: Adaline Zoller: 'You don't learn much digging weeds.' Paul Marshall on Monday:' All I know is that today is my wife's birthday, but I don't dare tell how old she is.' Bump Arrington: 'The mosquitoes are so big and numerous this year that when a swarm goes over it sounds like an airplane.' Jo Carmichael: 'It's a good thing we were all too poor to go to the VFW Convention in Chicago, as the convention was in Philadelphia.' Velma Bartlett: 'I was talking to some tourists the other day who thought Stockton was one of the nicest little towns they had ever been in. They seemed to like everything about it.' * The dog-gonedest story you ever heard was about Paul Lowry's little female dog named Duchess.

Although laboring under such obstacles as having some of the buildings destroyed by fire and nearly all crops ruined by drought, it can be said that the Rooks County Free Fair was a success. From a financial standpoint, there is nothing to brag about, however, the Association is grateful for the income and after the outgo of payments, the balance should not be in a deficit.