Mornin' Mail

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Wednesday, November 15, 2000 Volume IX, Number 106

Did Ya Know?. . .The City of Carthage has mixed split firewood for $25 a rick. It can be purchased at the City Landfill from Tues.-Sat., 9-5 p.m. For more info call 237-7024.

Did Ya Know?. . .Entries are now being accepted for the Carthage Christmas Parade, scheduled for Monday, December 4 at 7:00 p.m. There is no entry fee and the theme this year is "Christmas Remembered." Deadline for entries is November 17th. Sponsors are the SkillsUSA-Vica Chapter of the Carthage Technical Center and Main Street Carthage, Inc. For more information or application call 417-359-7026 or 417-359-9005.

Did Ya Know?. . .On this date in 1837 the first Statehouse in Jefferson City was destroyed by fire.

today's laugh

While a small boy was fishing on Sunday morning he accidentally lost his foothold and tumbled into the creek. As an old man on the bank was helping him out he said: " How did you come to fall in the river, my little man?"
"I didn’t come to fall in the river. I came to fish," replied the boy.

He: If you would give me your phone number I would give you a call.
She: It’s in the book.
He: Good, what is your name?
She: It’s in the book, too.

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INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

Makes False Accusations.

Said a prominent Methodist this morning, "I see that there is some kind of a fish story in the paper today about one of the gamblers arrested at the fair grounds last week having once been well off and a good member of the Methodist church, and that his wife was also a member of that church. The story goes on to say that when ill luck came the man had to take to gambling so that his wife could have enough money to keep up appearances and thus not be shunned in her church. Now, I don’t know anything about the gambler or his history, but anyone who intimates that any poor woman who is a member of a Methodist church is shunned, willfully misrepresents the case. The Methodist church, above all others, reaches after the poor and needy and gladly takes them into the fold. I wish you’d just state that there’s false philosophy in that item."

Today's Feature

Budget Considerations.

The City Council Budget/Ways and Means Committee moved through last Monday evening’s agenda efficiently under the direction of newly appointed Chair Art Dunaway. The Committee voted to make several recommendations to the full Council.

Funding for four new city limits signs, to be placed on 71 and 96 highways at a cost of approximately $4,000 was recommended to come from a combination of Civic Enhancement funds and Lodging Tax funds.

The committee also voted to recommend that Main Street Carthage be allowed to use $4,000 for operating expenses out of the $8,000 allocated for brochures. Representatives of Main Street Carthage said the funds would help finance the cost of an interim director for the next six months.

A discussion of possible reallocation of funds earmarked for the development of a new airport was postponed awaiting developments of Tuesday’s Council meeting.

Committee member Jackie Boyer stated that without the Council "having the guts" to proceed with condemnation of property, the funds should be used to build infrastructure at the Myers Park Development.

Just Jake Talkin'

Mornin',

I didn’t catch all of the story, but it appears that Joplin is usin’ a zoning ordinance similar to the one Carthage has to control "adult entertainment" establishments.

Carthage passed an ordinance several years ago when the ‘juice bars’ first started appearin’. The Council at that time didn’t wait until a situation arose to react to, the state says such establishments are legal, so Carthage just put several limitations on where they could be located. Away from schools, churches, and residential districts. Only in industrial zones and with rules for parking and bufferin’ areas. Makes Carthage an unattractive location for such businesses.

Sometimes the real fights are won without a scuffle.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.