The owners and managers of the swimming pools in Stockton and Phillipsburg are formulating plans for the purpose of holding a water tournament between the two counties. We have had ball tournaments, golf tournaments, and various other kinds of tournaments, but nothing like a water tournament, and this is what these pool owners want to do. The meet will consist of nine subjects: fifty- foot dash, 75-foot dash, 100-foot dash, 200-foot dash, underwater swim for distance, plunge for distance, 75-foot backhanded stroke swim, fancy diving, and diving for pennies. The one getting the pennies from the bottom of the pool in the shortest time shall be declared the winner. Each team shall be limited only to members who live and reside in their respective cities. The contest is not limited to age and shall include only men and boys, and all to compete together in one class. The meet will be decided by a number of points made by members of each team. The team making the greatest number of points shall be declared the winner. The following system shall be used for scoring: first place in any event shall count five points; second place three points; and third place one point. Each team shall be limited to not more than three entries in each event. Each county is figuring on holding a local meet before the tournament to select contestants. The tryout for Rooks will probably be held in the latter days of July. It might be well for those interested to get in touch with the manager of the Stockton Pool for a definite date to know the rules of the tournament. Such a tournament has a good purpose, which will stimulate more interest in swimming.

Barb Poore and Peter Bellerive began their duties as USD No. 271 Board of Education members at the July monthly meeting.

* And So They Say: Gil Thyfault: “Nothing exciting has happened to me in a long time, except that I caught a fish Sunday.” Chet LeSage: “I saw a mosquito flying down Main Street wearing a pair of bifocals. I don’t know who they belong to.” Leta Bouchey: “Maybe the farmers will get smart next year and plant rice.” Gerald Colburn: “Our plane trip to and from England was no rougher than a ride down Main Street in a car at any time.”

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Sonic Equipment Company had installed the new digital movie equipment for the Nova Theatre. Allaire Homburg was Stockton’s new superintendent.

The Ellis County News says the war against bootlegging in eight counties has been waged for the last six weeks by federal prohibition officers working under the direction of George H. War, federal prohibition officer for Kansas, and the net result of “one long series of raids” as a member of the party of officers who have been active here termed it, has been the capture of sixteen stills, 250 gallons of whiskey and 7,000 gallons of mash. Thirty-three arrests have been made, and twenty-two persons accused have pleaded guilty to the charges against them. One of the officers directing the campaign against bootlegging gave the News information regarding the raids in the different counties. He said “the job was done,” and the federal officers would probably leave here on Thursday. Hays has been the agents’ headquarters who have worked in Sheridan, Barton, Decatur, Rooks, Trego, Ellis, Graham, and Russell Counties.

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* And So They Say: Dode Morrissey: “Thirteen hours of plowing in one day is too much as it sure stretches a lot of muscles I don’t use in bowling.” Joe Bouchey, Sr.: “Most of us farmers would have got our wheat cut sooner this year if we had just sent the kids out into the fields with a pair of scissors.” Clarence Heiner: “I’ve lived in Stockton longer than anyone else. I’ve lived here 85 years, and that is a long time. I was born only 20 miles from here, but have never been back to my birth place.”

The residence of Billy “Jonesy” Jones at 1116 South First in Stockton was destroyed by a fire. According to Stockton Fire Chief Alec Hrabe, no one was at home when the fire broke out. The Stockton Fire Department had called in the Plainville fire crew to assist them in extinguishing the blaze. The house and outbuilding were both declared total losses.

* And So They Say: Judge Gilbert: “They tell me someone caught a 19-pound channel cat in the Plainville Lake Sunday.” Mary Jo Robinson: “If you want to find anyone these days, you have to go out into the harvest fields.” George Riffel: “I went out and literally stopped four combines going by on the highway. But it didn’t do me much good as they turned down my wheat at the elevator because it was too wet.” Butch Ostmeyer: “We are really going to have a colorful Fair this year. The toilets down at the fairgrounds have been painted a different color on each side” * The new 1,600 HP Fairbanks-Morse engine was put into operation at the City’s power plant, and according to City manager C. N. Harper, everything seemed to be satisfactory. The new engine had been in the process of installation since January.