* And So They Say: Leta Bouchey: “I got my hair wet and it shrunk!” Betty Harding: “I never saw such beautiful wild flowers as there are around here this spring.” Vernon Sammons: “Stockton looks better than ever to us after traveling over 3,600 miles on our trip.” Sarah Doughty: “It isn’t often a person gets to see two grandchildren graduate from high school on the same night.” Robert Scoby: “Kids can save money if they want to. David managed to save $40.00 for his trip.”

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* And So They Say: Carolyn Fetterolf: “Since we’ve had a cat, I’ve come to realize that it is true you don’t own a cat—it owns you.” Pudy Larson: “All kids aren’t idiots. We’ve had some mighty smart ones come out of Stockton.” Jake Willis: “I’m retired and now I’m tired. My wife works me too hard.” Paul Marshall: “I never saw the wheat look better.” Neva Marshall: “A lot of people think I don’t work at the Pla-Mor any more because I wasn’t listed among those attending our birthday party. But I was there and I still work.”

The members of the largest class ever to graduate from Stockton High School received their diplomas last Friday evening at the high school auditorium in the presence of a large audience of relatives and friends. The group numbered thirty-six, and two of this number, Vesta Lambert and Lorenzo Fuller, had finished the prescribed course in three years.

Zoe Hrabe had won the flat screen TV at the Nex-Tech Customer Appreciation Picnic held at the American Legion Hall. Jean Lindsey, Becky Hrabe, and Tricia Dunlap each won a $25.00 gift certificate for Nex-Tech services.

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A desire to enter business for himself led H. H. Snyder, 12 years cashier of the Stockton National Bank, to resign his position and purchase the Variety Store from R. E. Garland on Saturday. Although Mr. Snyder’s resignation will not take effect until June 1st, he has taken immediate possession of the Variety Store, and Mrs. Snyder is now in charge of this business. Regarding Mr. Snyder’s resignation, W. F. Hughes, the Stockton National Bank president, said, “I cannot speak too highly of Mr. Snyder’s record of service with our institution. He has been a most efficient employee and we regret overmuch to see him leave. However, we appreciate his desire to enter into business for himself.” Mr. Snyder will retain his membership on the bank’s board of directors. However, the cashiership will stay vacant for the present. Everett Hughes will soon commence work at the bank. Everett, now at Osborne, has been employed by the state highway department for almost two years. He has made a good record in this position and is recognized as a most capable young man. The banking business is not new to him as he has been employed at Stockton National while in school, during vacation periods. He and his wife lived here for several months before moving to Osborne and have many friends who will welcome them back into Stockton’s business and social circles.

* And So They Say: Jo Stewart: “I lived through the winter with a monkey in the house most of the time, and now that he is out of doors most of the time, I guess I can live through the summer.” Pat Reed: “I think the City should let me use the several thousand gallons of water I did not use on my minimum last winter for free this summer.” Floyd Blauer: “My flowers are going to have to wait until school is out for tender loving care.” Barbara Riffe: “I didn’t know there was so much to do to get ready for a wedding.”

Restless Heart AND Little Texas were headlining the Rooks Country Free Fair. Valedictorians for the SHS Class of 2011 were MaryLynn Griebel and Dustin Kriley.

a Mr. Homemaker contest was held with ten young men taking up the gauntlet or putting on the apron to demonstrate their homemaking skills for this event at Stockton High School. When all was said and done, the top three Homemakers were (from left) John Pekarek, Mr. Homemaker Steve Scott, and Steve 'Beak' Hunter.