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* And So They Say: Fair Secretary George (Butch) Ostmeyer: “It was worth all the headaches of the Fair Board to see the faces of all those kids when they got their first look at Lassie.” Glen Buss: “Just because I have 24 cuckoo clocks is not a sign that I’m cuckoo.” Coke Gouldman: “I never look for trouble, so I seldom find it.” Dode Morrissey: “I had to break up my vacation to come home for a couple of days of the Fair.”

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SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1968 * And So They Say: Clarence Heiner: “Most of this summer, I’ve got nothing done but water my tomato plants.” Milt Boethin: “Jo Stewart sure started something when she had us run that new cement walk in front of the Maris Store.” Joanna Stewart: “The Record report must be color blind. Our new store front is sage green— not grey.” Loren Schrock: “I want you to tell folks that I’ve got the weeds cut now.” * A break-in occurred at the Cadoret Texaco Station at the east edge of Stockton.

What Was Going On 14 Years Ago Fourteen-year-old Melissa “Missy” Steinberger of Colorado Springs, Colo., while competing in the third motorcycle race of the Rooks County Free Fair event, lost control of her cycle at a high rate of speed, leaving her with serious injuries that could have proven fatal if not for some “Luck.” She lost control of her bike on the front straightaway and slammed into the side guardrail of the track just before turn number one, flipping her and her motorcycle numerous times. Fortunately, she had missed the power pole near the initial impact.

A series of local showers blanketed most, if not all, of Rooks County fell Wednesday evening and night, breaking a long and most disastrous drought. Some communities in Rooks report as much as two inches of rainfall. Others had less than a quarter of an inch of moisture. Generally, the east part of the county received the heaviest showers. Reports from near Kirwin, at Woodson, and Codell indicate that most farms in the eastern part of the county received from one to two inches of desperately needed moisture. Plainville and Phillipsburg received more than an inch, but Stockton got less than half an inch of moisture. Webster and Bogue report good showers but not satisfying soil-soaking rains. Generally, the corn crop of Rooks County has been blasted, and many fields are long past the point where rains can be of any help. Other fields are as hopeless as the corn, but good rains from now on, if helped out by late frost, may make a good feed crop.

Pete Parmenter entered a plea of guilty to the possession of intoxicating liquor in the justice court of F. N. Schruben Tuesday morning. Federal officers picked up Parmenter about a year ago, and the local officers found a quantity of beer on his premises a couple of weeks ago. After entering the plea of guilty, Parmenter made a request for a stay of sentence on account of the precious condition of his little one, Joe. The attending doctor and several responsible citizens who have seen the little chap, who has been confined with a severe illness for several months, testified to his desperate condition and the splendid care given the lad by his father. After making a full investigation into the matter, Justice Schruben announced that the punishment to be given to Mr. Parmenter would be 30 days in jail and a fine of $100.00, but said that he wanted to do everything possible to ease the sufferings of this unfortunate lad. Accordingly, he continued the matter until September 2nd for the sentence. Mr. Parmenter gave a bond to appear in court on September 2nd to take his sentence.

The Rooks County population figures showed the most significant exodus in one year, with the County down 127 residents. A women’s bowling team, sponsored by Sharon’s Korner Kitchen of Peabody, took third in a national competition.

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* And So They Say: Pat Reed: “So you object to paying six cents for a stamp, but just ask yourself what else you can buy for six cents.” Maxine Kenworthy: “The reason we used to get along without air conditioning is because we were used to being hot.” Joanna Stewart: “I never saw such tired men in my life as the ones who finished the work on the front of our store the other night. It was nearly one o’clock and they had worked straight through since lunch time with nothing to eat except a sandwich and a cup of coffee.” Bob Berens: “If I keep on working, I may get my place fixed up the way I want it one of these days.”