What Was Going On 14 Years Ago The Pop Simpson Shelter House at the City Park, erected in 1963 by the Stockton VFW in memory of the town’s beloved police chief, Pop Simpson, was getting a muchneeded renovation. The roof was preserved, and the brick fireplace was kept intact.

The Rooks County Spelling Bee Champion was Dene Dryden of Palco, with Cecelia Beck from Stockton as runner-up. Groundwork had begun for the independent living complex, Stockton Estates.

A blizzard, a mixture of snow, dust, and sleet, making a strange combination, whose like has not been seen here since 1895, raged in Stockton on Sunday, causing traffic tie-ups and badly drifting roads. The storm subsided early Monday morning. According to reports, the blizzard extended from eastern Kansas to the Rocky Mountains, bringing tornadoes to southeastern Kansas and southwest Missouri. It was difficult to determine the amount of moisture from the snow due to drifting. However, very little of it stayed on the fields, most of it piling up in the roads and ditches.

* And So They Say: Chuck Hageman: “I’ve got the fishing fever, so I got my tackle ready for Sunday— just in case.” Velma Bartlett: “These snows should give us a good wheat crop and also some pretty spring flowers in the pastures.” Merton Van Eaton: “Well, I have both good news and bad news. The good news is that our boss was away over the weekendandthebadnews is that he came back.” Rip Poore: “I wouldn’t trade Rooks County for all of Arkansas.”

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* And So They Say: Postmaster Pat Reed: “I guess springs is here. The first baby chicks of the season arrived at the post office this Tuesday.” Dennis Reynolds: “I was already to begin featuring my spring merchandise when the snow made boots more seasonable.” Mary Jo Robinson: “I never saw anything prettier than this snow. We just drove around Sunday looking at it.” Carl Orr: “Now maybe we’ll see some wheat this year.”

Viola Paulson and Leonard Vohs were the Solomon Valley Manor Valentine’s Day Queen and King. Pam Harmon, RN, had accepted the new director of nursing position at the Rooks County Health Center.

As a result of a decision made by the board of county commissioners, the town of Damar has been incorporated. On Tuesday, an election will be held in the township hall, where the election will be held to choose a mayor, five councilmen, and a police judge. This makes Damar the smallest incorporated city in the county. A caucus has been held to select a ticket for the election. Z. J. Bedard was the only nominee for mayor, and W. L Kerr was unopposed for the office of police judge. The following were nominated for councilmen: R. P. Berland, H. J. Berland, Art Bedard, F. E. Newel, E. X. Arpin, Mrs. Joe Meissen, John Hamilton, A. Menard, D. J. Roberts, and Paul Benoit.

If the grapevine system is operating among the rabbits and wolves in this vicinity this week, it is imagined their conversation might run something like this, “Brother, we had better find a darned good hiding place on February 26th, or better yet, get clear out of the country because the Stockton Chamber of Commerce is going to stage another one of its big wolf hunts, and when those boys start out to do anything, they don’t fool with it. They really get the job done. If we’re around on the 26th we had better be awful, awful careful.” And if the wolves are as canny as they are supposed to be, they’ll try to make themselves pretty scarce. From all indications, the hunt will be as successful as it was a year ago, if not more so. Last year’s hunt was a huge success from all angles. Eight wolves were killed, thousands of rabbits were shot, hundreds of sandwiches were consumed, and all had fun. About 500 men were in attendance, and the Chamber would like to see at least that many of them this year. The meeting place will be at Lester Maddy’s farm, where promptly at 12:00 noon, a free lunch consisting of sandwiches and coffee will be served. The hunt will embrace territory six miles square.