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Last week, the Review-Record celebrated its Golden Jubilee, marking the close of a half-century of service to the people of the Stockton community. The paper has been in continuous publication since December 1879 and has been published under the ownership of but two individuals. W. L. Chambers is its founder and present publisher, Harry L. Covert. Half a century seems like a long time. Yet, there are a few of the original subscribers still on the list, though in some cases transferred to the name of a son or daughter of the old pioneer, who chose fifty years ago to have his part in building a publishing institution in Stockton. In a way, the Review-Record can never become the sole possession of any individual, for in a real sense, it belongs to all the people of the Stockton community. From the time a new baby comes to live in a Stockton home until the final close of its life chapter, the home paper takes joy in recording the story of the happy events of its life. If occasionally an unpleasant incident is intentionally left unrecorded, the Review/ Record makes no apology. It was not founded as a scandal-monger. Its purpose of existence has been to help make Rooks County a better place in which to live. Its publishers have felt that could best be brought about by calling attention to the beautiful things of life and giving only the least possible attention to those sordid hours that creep into the lives of every community.