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Thursday, November 16, 2000 Volume IX, Number 107

did ya know?

Did Ya Know?. . .The Women of the Grand Avenue Church of God will have a Craft Bazaar and Chili/Soup Dinner on Thurs., Nov. 16th. The chili/soup will be served from 11-2 & 4-7 with the Bazaar being held all day. Delivers are available during the lunch hour.

Did Ya Know?. . .The Diabetes Support Group at McCune-Brooks Hospital for November 22nd has been cancelled due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. The next meeting will be held on December 20th.

Did Ya Know?. . .On this date in 1925 Charles Lindbergh joined the Missouri National Guard in St. Louis.

today's laugh

Traveling Man- "Waitress, all I want for breakfast this morning is two soft boiled eggs, a cup of coffee and a few kind words."
The waitress returned with his order whereupon the traveling man said- "Well, here are the eggs and the coffee, but where are the kind words?"
Waitress- "Don’t eat them eggs."

Teacher- "Willie, define the word ‘puncture’."
Willie- "A puncture is a little hole in a tire, usually found a great distance from a garage."


1900
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

Parshley News.

Messrs. Lou Mitchell and Bert Hollingsworth are each caring for and nourishing some pets which have made their appearance on their left arms.

A crowd of young people spent a very enjoyable evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Link Ralston last evening.

The Excelsior Sunday school is progressing nicely under the supervision of Mr. W. Y. Johnson.

A merry crowd of young people from Carthage are enjoying camp life at Cave Springs.

S. A. Troutman has a painful hand, caused from a fly biting him in a small sore.

Mrs. John Ralston and little daughter of Illinois are visiting relatives in these parts.

F. G. Fitzer, of the Fitzer Dry Goods Co., left this morning with his wife and child for Ottawa, Kansas, where they will spend a month visiting.

  Today's Feature

Airport Negotiations Called Off.

The City Council voted unanimously to stop all negotiations for the purchase of property for the proposed new airport during a closed session following Tuesday’s regular Council meeting. A news release was posted on Wednesday at City Hall.

According to City Administrator Tom Short, the City upped its original offer of approximately $2,000 per acre to $2,400 an acre to three property owners. One owner accepted the offer, but two did not. Short said the final offers were contingent on all three owners accepting the deal.

Counter offers were received by the City before the five p.m. Tuesday deadline. Those documents restated the two owners earlier offer to sell at approximately $4,000 according to Short, and the Council didn’t think further negotiations were would produce acceptable prices.

According to the news release, the Council also voted to allow the Budget/Ways and Means Committee to recommend other uses for the funds set aside for the proposed airport. After expenses are paid, the fund should still amount to approximately $450,000.


Letter to the Editor

Opinions expressed reflect those of the writer
and not necessarily those of the Mornin' Mail.

Dear Mornin’ Mail,

On behalf of the C.A.S.A. for Kids, Inc. organization, I would like to thank the Carthage Community for its support of the Inaugural Maple Leaf Art Fair which was held in the Starcher Building on Saturday, October 21. Many viewers commented on the outstanding quality of the art on display and a large group of children received a unique exposure to the fine artists in our area. As a result of support from the following artists: Rita Allmon, Patti Beavers, Margaret Burch, Amy Callaway, Lowell Davis, Donna Gilbreath, Kevin Guinn, Doug Hall, Jane Kleindl, Joe Leiter, Joe Prater, Donna Roberts, Susan Taylor, Bob Tommey, and Kit Tuck, the C.A.S.A.(Court Appointed Special Advocate) for Kids, Inc. organization received initial funding.

Also the C.A.S.A. organization would like to thank the following for their support: Sandy Higgins, Bob Tommey, Lowell Davis, Tim Tommey, United Missouri Bank, Debora Reed, Southwest Missouri Bank, Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Aimee Danner, Carthage Water & Electric Company, Carthage Chamber of Commerce, Carol Parker, Greg Carbone, Gretchen Bolander, Judge Dermott, Judge Dally, Judge Schoeberl, Judge Crawford, Judge Copeland, Carthage Press, Mornin’ Mail, Joplin Globe, Jasper County Commission, Barbara Bowman, Patricia Turner, and Tonjia Everts.

Also, congratulations to Amy Callaway of Kirbyville, Missouri, as the winner of the "People’s Choice Award" at the Art Fair.

Thomas E. Klinginsmith


The Red Kettle Needs Refilling.

news release Salvation Army

The Carthage Salvation Army will begin its Need Knows No Season Christmas Campaign with the return of the familiar Red Kettles at the Wal-Mart Store in Carthage beginning November 17th. The total goal for this year’s campaign is $36,500.00, with $12,000.00 coming from the Red Kettles. These funds are not only used at Christmas time, but throughout the year with the various programs and services offered to the community by The Salvation Army.

In celebration of our Needs Know No Season Christmas Campaign, Mayor Kenneth Johnson has declared November 17th as Salvation Army Day in Carthage.

The services offered to our community so far this year include: 7,198 individuals served a hot meal through our feeding program, 849 cases of emergency assistance, 47 participants in the Welfare-To-Work computer classes, 6 participants in the Seniors computer class, as well as Character-Building programs for boys and girls.

Also, we will be visiting 11 nursing homes and long-term care facilities, providing gifts to all of their residents in December. In addition, during the Christmas season last year we provided Christmas Food Baskets to over 250 families and over 900 toys to 316 children.

So when you see the Red Kettle please give because, indeed, Need Knows No Season!


Just Jake Talkin'

Mornin',

Just ta keep the record straight, there will be two separate but somewhat related issues scheduled for discussion at next Monday’s Public Safety meetin’.

One is whether stores should be allowed to start sellin’ alcoholic beverages at 11 a.m. on Sunday rather than the current 1 p.m. Several business owners have requested the change.

The other Sunday situation is whether restaurants can sell alcoholic beverages on Sunday at all. The State of Missouri says they can, but they also allow some regulation by the City. Currently the City has no laws on the books that really addresses the question. Some restaurant owners are wantin’ some clarification. Just in case some folks may show up, the meetin’ will be in City Hall at 6:30 p.m. next Monday.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Weekly Column

Click & Clack
TALK CARS

by Tom & Ray Magliozzi

Dear Tom and Ray:

My future brother-in-law claims that it’s more cost-effective to use your brakes rather than downshifting. He says this is true for both hills and normal driving. He argues that it only costs him a couple hundred dollars to replace his brakes, while engine overhaul may cost thousands. Is it more cost-effective to use your brakes? -Eddy

TOM: It totally depends, Eddy. "Hills," and "normal driving" are two completely different situations in this regard.

RAY: Let’s take "normal driving" first. It’s not the engine that takes the brunt of downshifting. It’s the clutch that takes the punishment. Think about it. If you shifted up from first gear to fifth then downshifted all the way back down again, you’d be using your clutch twice as often, and therefore wearing it out twice as fast, right? And a clutch can cost hundreds of dollars.

TOM: So in "normal driving," it is much better, as your wise brother-in-law says, to use the brakes to slow and stop the car.

RAY: On steep down hills, however, it’s a completely different story. And you’d be crazy to listen to the advice your knucklehead future brother-in-law.

TOM: If you overuse your brakes on long, steep hills, you can cause the brake fluid to boil. If the brake fluid boils, you can lose your brakes entirely. And if you check with your local body shop and emergency room, they’ll confirm that having "no brakes" is not a very cost-efficient way to go down a hill.

RAY: So on steep hills, you’re much better off putting the car in a lower gear and using the natural braking action of the engine to keep the car at a reasonable speed.

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