* And So They Say: Twila Smith: “On my day off, I go out and spend my money.” Chuck Waller: “A person would have had to have attended the Cantata Sunday evening to realize how many talented people there are in Stockton. Joe Bedore: “When the wind howls around the courthouse, it sounds like it is haunted.”

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1969 * And So They Say: Brock Krysl: “I had to come home to catch up on my sleep after studying day and night for my exams.” Velma Bartlett: “The vandals got to the Flame of Freedom even quicker than I thought they would.” Chuck Waller: “If all the farmers would fly into Stockton until the mud dries up again, we can keep our streets clean.” Howard Wanamaker: “A person can usually find what he’s looking for, but I’m not looking.” * Mr. and Mrs.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1969 * And So They Say: Gene Miller: “I found out that with two kids, you don’t get out and about as much as you used to.” Lue Slansky: “I guess I lost my voice because I tried to out talk everyone else.” Jyl Hamilton (eight years old): “I am trying to think of something funny, so they will put it in And So They Say.” Charlene Epp: “I’m predicting snow for Friday as we want to go some place.” * The Flame of Freedom was dedicated in the presence of a fair-sized crowd, with the flame burning in memory of the 44 young men of this area who gave their lives in the four wars, beginning with nine during WWI, 33 during WWII, and two in Vietnam. The memorial’s dedication and the flame’s lighting were carried out only hours after President Richard Nixon lighted the flame at the tomb of the Unknown Solider, both events marking the 50th anniversary of the American Legion.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1969 * And So They Say: Leonard Liebenau: “I want everyone to get down on their knees and pray for good weather for my sale.” Dennis Reynolds: “We certainly had a lot of usual weather this winter. It was all the same.” Jess Jarrett: “I predict it will quit snowing before the Fourth of July.” Lloyd Hollern: “I’m certainly glad I have a son.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1969 * And So They Say: Ollie Ochampaugh: “The only thing we can do about the weather is complain about it.” Dan Stewart: “There really are more nice people than mean ones. You just hear about the onery ones more often.” Ferrell Stoutimore: “The weather has been good for crops, but bad for dispositions.” Jerry Riseley: “It’s pretty easy to behave yourself when you get in my shape.” * Mr.

* 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.”

* 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.”

* And So They Say: Dale Couch: “I quit smoking two weeks ago, but now I’m hooked on candy.” James H. Gilbert: “There is so much wrong with everything that I don’t know what to start complaining about.” Hazel Larson: “I lived through the flu—but I complained a lot.”

* And So They Say: Faye Harwood: “I still don’t think it makes any difference whether the groundhog sees his shadow or not.” Jess Jarrett: “If that Pudy Larson tells you anything, you better put it down just opposite from what he said.” Lee Phelps: “Everyone had a wonderful time skating out at the spillway Sunday after we cleaned the snow off the ice. John Roy even had an old Ford pulling kids on sleds.”

* And So They Say: Ted Brunson: “I’m just here by being careful.” Lester Maddy: “I’ve been uptown so long this morning that I can’t remember where I parked my pickup.” Cleo Baughman: “I’m watching my weight now because it’s got out to where I can see it.” Jo Stewart: “One never appreciates their school system fully until they have a kid at home a few days with the chicken pox.” Kenneth Currie: “Some people may not like to hear me say it, but I wish it would snow.”