Doug Conn gave two reasons why he decided to return to the workforce after retiring as General Manager/Controller at Wilkens Manufacturing, Inc. The first reason Conn had was that he worked every day of his life, and things he enjoyed doing didn’t fill up his days all the time. The second reason was what the stock market did to his retirement fund. So Doug applied for the position of Stockton assistant city clerk, and he began his duties on March 12th, so he could learn about his role from clerk Sandi Rogers since she planned to retire later in the year.

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It was a small, lively bunch of citizens who met at the courthouse assembly room to thresh out whether or not Stockton wanted to continue support of the municipal band and, if so, to make plans to secure a leader and the maintenance. The band will soon be without a leader as Mr. Osborn’s contract expires in April. The question was that of securing another leader. Mr. Reasoner, leader of the Phillipsburg band, who recently became identified with the Plainville band in some capacity, offered a proposition or rather submitted his vote to take leadership here and continue the three band organizations. That kind of a deal did not appeal to the Chamber, nor the band boys, because at some time when Mr. Reasoner was needed here, he might be in charge of one of the other bands. D. F. Burlin, Chamber secretary, has sent a communication to H. E. Mallory, an instructor at the Hays Teachers College, asking him to put us in touch with a suitable band director. As to financing a band, the scheme was brought out that if it is possible to secure a leader, he could handle the music class at the school and, in the end, would help with the salary. Pledges from the business people will secure the balance of the financial problem.

THE STOCKTON VFW.

* And So They Say: Clarence Spencer: “They told us this was going to be a wet year, so it better begin pretty soon.” Blackie Randall: “The only news I know is about myself, and I won’t tell that stuff.” Red Hagan: “I couldn’t be any more Irish if I had been born in Ireland.” Clark Stocking: “If you are born right at midnight like I was, you can celebrate on two days.”

Mark Billinger began work at Webster State Park in his official position as Natural Resource Officer I. Some of Billinger’s duties included administrating and participating in law enforcement activities in assigned state park areas, enforcing license and permit requirements, detecting violations, and making arrests.

Chas. Chamberlain, a farmer living northeast of town, was severely injured at the John Reed farm and immediately taken to the Concordia Hospital where he yet remains in a precarious condition. Mr. Chamberlain had been making his home during the winter with his daughter, Mrs. Reed, when he attempted to start his car. The machine, standing on the slating ground, refused to start when Mr. Chamberlain applied effort. He then hitched a horse to the vehicle to pull it onto level ground, and the car’s motor started in action. And, being in gear, it ran into the horse, which frightened the animal. Mr. Chamberlain was leading the horse, and being unable to control it, he was thrown to the ground, and both horse and auto passed over his body. The accident occurred within view of Mrs. Reed. She immediately called Dr. McMillen, and an examination showed he was in serious condition. He suffered two or three broken ribs, two broken vertebrae, and terrible bruises. Mr. Chamberlain is a man of 78 years, and the shock may be more than he can bear. However, his friends trust for a turn of the better.

* And So They Say: Bill Gouldman: “If I had known that Warren Miller was such a good cook, I’d have had him cooking instead of shooting snooker.” Viola Balderston: “I’m going to quit work so that I can go fishing with my husband.” Ed Riffel: “I’ve been farming all my life and I still don’t know anything about it.” Dave Oyer: “When the Stockton delegation cheered at the game Friday night, the roof of the Palco gym rose two feet in the air.”

BILL SKINNER.

Kori Bigge was back home in the arms of her family, friends, and neighbors in Plainville. She had not been inside her home since September, when she had suffered a debilitating heart attack. She, her husband Doug, and two-year-old daughter Kourtney had been living in Salt Lake City, Utah, where her doctors and caregivers could monitor her 24 hours a day while waiting to get to the top of the transplant list. The plan was to stay in Plainville for a week and then return to Utah. If all went well during this visit Kori could return to Kansas every other month while awaiting her transplant.