Cowley College - Tiger Daze Yearbook (Arkansas City, KS)

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Governor Robert Docking Dies at age 57 of emphysema and leaves legacy to city Kansas' most popular politician, Robert Blackwell Docking passed away Oct. 8 at age 57. The 38th governor, like his father George, suffered from emphysema. George died when he was 58 after serving two terms as governor. Docking, who made his home in Arkansas City, served as governor from I967-75. He was elected gover- nor four times when Kansas still had two-year terms. He was the first Democrat in Kan- sas history to unseat an incumbent Republican governor. Docking was also only the second Democrat in Kansas to win re-election. His father was the first, eight years earlier. After his fourth two-year term en- ded, Docking returned to Ark City I l 1. FINAL TRIBUTE - Arkansas City's Police Depart- ment pays their respect as Gov. Robert Docking's casket is carried into the First Presbyterian Church. Docking served as Kan- sas' Governor for eight years. where he had served as Ark City com missioner and mayor. Memorial services were conducted by Rev. Charles Kriner on Oct. 10, at the First Presbyterian Church in Ark City. Nearly 700 people were in at- tendence, including U.S. Sen. Bob Dole and Gov. John Carlin's wife- Burial was in Kansas City, Kan., on Oct. ll. Historic Site Nam d ignites the interest of students, faculty, and staff A renovation of the Arkansas City downtown area began with the ad- dition of of decorative street lights and the replacement of sidewalks. The idea came out of the PRIDE committee huddle proiect, Mayor Bud shelton said. lt will be a good way to collect federal monies and to gain some tax breaks. As a result of the PRIDE Govern- mental Committee, headed by Collge President Gwen Nelson, a large por- tion of the downtown district was declared an historicaldistrict. The ad- ditional funds which were available because of that declaration enabled the city to begin revitalizing the business district. The main buildings included in the proiect were the Ran- ney-Davis building, the Elmo Hotel, the old Syndicate building, and two banks. Although work got underway, sub- stantial change was not expected un- til next year. The federal government has too many proiects this year, Shelton said. The elections and other gover- nment proiects have tied up the budget for this year. The idea of renovation originated from Guthrie, Oklahoma and other small towns that are making their downtown areas historical districts. The idea not only generates profit, but also makes the towns nicer places SPRUCING UP - Homer Adams and his son in- stall a new street llght as the clty goes through an historic renovation. Other prolects took place to preserve the historical landmarks of Ark Clty. lPhoto by Don Shrubshelll mee wwsn. 609 24!current events

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AND THEREFORE - Frizzell emphasizes a point durlng his evening lecture. About 300 people attended his speech in the Auditorium- Gymnasium. iPhoto by Gary Collinsj MZ as Z 2 I, if 5- 2 -Wffw 6 NO FREE LUNCH? - Linda Puntney holds the bowl as Kent Frizzell draws for the 30 free lun- ches that were given away following Frizzell's speech There is no free lunch. Thirteen businesses participated in the drawing. lPhoto by Gary Collinsl HHHMMM - Kent Frizzell ponders a question during one of his scheduled presentations with students. Frizzell ls a professor of energy and law at Tulsa University. iPhoto by Gary Collinsl 24 Crabtree convocationf23

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Fire Destroys Histor and damages five other downtown businesses When a fire broke out on main street in downtown Winfield, it was not iust a business that was destroyed but a piece of history. At about 10 p.m. the extensively remodeled Cafe D'Jour was ablaze from a fire starting on the main floor of the kitchen area. It took two hours of combined efforts by 40 firefighters from four different city departments to bring the fire under control. Even then many hours were spent on the scene watching for hot spots and pouring water onthe debris. The restaurant and private supper club, which opened last July, was UP IN SMOKE - Winfield's newly remodeled Cafe D'Jour was destroyed by a fire in February. Not only was the structure demolished, but history was lost forever. lTraveler file photol situated in the TOO-year-old Baden Block building. What once was an historical landmark of Winfield became a pile of ashes when demolition of the building began im- mediately to avoid accidents. Off- duty police officers were hired by in- surance companies because of the safety factors involved. When the front wall of the historical building had pushed in to the east firefighters feared it would affect the other walls. But the Cafe D'Jour was not the only building affected by the fire. Five other businesses-two clothing stores, a carpet store, a iewelry store, and a gift shop-all suffered heavy smoke damage. Perhaps the one bright spot in the whole episode was that no one was iniured. This was overshadowed by the fact that damages exceeded S5U0,000. Although the actual cause of the tire was not determined, samples sent off for study resulted in a suspicion of arson and a full-scale in- vestigation. iolence Mars Rezonin Issue as question becomes emotionally charged for county resi ents Although County zoning has been an issue far the last few years, emotions reached an all time high this year as county residents wrestled with the issues of zoning. 'The Cowley County Commissioners proposed the Zoning Plan to protect the productivity of agriculture and agri-business so the entire county would prosper. People The 4' Ci2tfMS3?Q4'tl F A segment of the public also op- posed the Zoning Plan. They saw it as a regulation of privately owned property. In an attempt to convey their opposition, petitions carrying thousands of names were presented to the board. Some of the public took a harsher stand against the Zoning Plan. They expressed themselves by harrassing commissioners with phone calls and threats. Commissioner Marilyn John- son had a bomb explode in her mailbox. But all the protesting was to no avail. During the year-end meeting, the county-wide Zoning Plan passed 2-'l and became effective April 1, 1984. local news local news local news local news local news local news current events!25