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Monday, November 20, 2000 Volume IX, Number 109

did ya know?

Did Ya Know?. . .The Carthage Public Library will close at 5:30 p.m. on Wed., Nov. 22 and remain closed on Thurs., Nov. 23 for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

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?. . .The Annual HO HO Hoops Tournament will be held on December 8, 9, & 10 at the YMCA in Carthage. Both boys & girls competitive and recreational teams will be playing in the 5th, 6th, and 7th grade divisions. Tournaments will be double elimination. Deadline for registration is November 30th, the cost is $60 per team.

today's laugh

Pointing to the bear rug on his den floor, a hunter told a friend, "I got this one in Canada. It was either him or me."
The friend said, "Well, he makes a better rug!"

A man, eager to make an investment, went to his bank and asked for a big loan. The banker said, "Can you give us a statement?"
The man said, "I’m optimistic!"

If necessity is the mother of invention, how come such unnecessary stuff is invented?

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

A Boys’ Picnic.

The Junior gymnasium class of the Y.M.C.A. went out to Wildwood park today on a fishing and wading expedition. The following members started at 7:30 a.m. in a big hay wagon, while a number of others followed in buggies: Ray Whitfield, Raymond Leggett, Rob Hodson, — Dorn, Carl Kesweter, Earl Pearmon, Carl Spencer, Cowgill Blair, Merril Blair, Frank Williams, Lloyd Lundy, — Morrow. David McKnight was in charge of the party, which bore fishing poles and lunch baskets.

Dr. Stewart Will Move Soon.

Dr. J. W. Stewart has not yet moved into the new Methodist parsonage. The building is about completed but the ladies of the church have not yet supplied the promised carpets and window shades. It will probably be ten days or two weeks before the doctor moves in.

  Today's Feature

Sunday Sales Question.

The City Council Public Safety Committee is scheduled to open a discussion on two issues concerning alcohol sales on Sundays at its meeting this evening in City Hall.

Several retailers have requested that the City expand the hours that packaged alcohol beverages can be sold on Sundays. Currently the City restricts sales before 1 p.m. on Sunday, but state law allows sales beginning at 11 a.m.

According to a letter signed by representatives of seven package stores sent to the City requesting the change, the two hours is significant.

"The current law is not preventing these sales to be made", states the letter. "They are simply forcing them to be made at a number of outlets located on the immediate outskirts of the City. We feel that changing the law would be in everyone’s best interest."

The Committee has also scheduled discussion of regulations concerning establishments selling liquor by the drink. A recent request for permission to sell by the drink on Sundays prompted the Mayor to have the Committee make a recommendation.


 

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

I’ve always heard the old sayin’ that opinions are like belly buttons, ever’body’s got one. The other slant on that I tend ta like better is that opinions are like armpits, ever’body’s got a couple.

Now a lotta folks don’t think their opinions are any more worthwhile than the next. That seems ta be a pretty healthy attitude. Throw them ideas out there and kick ‘em around. Someone might pick up on a mediocre idea and run with it, turnin’ it into somethin’ no one else would a thought of.

The real problems arise when someone seems ta think there can be only one opinion, and they’ve got it.

There’s always more than one way ta look at any particular situation. It’s the arguments that sometimes don’t always make sense. Either way it’s an interestin’ proposition. A lot more interestin’ than armpits.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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The Super Handyman

by Al Carrell and Kelly Carrell

Dear Carrells: Our doghouse is nothing special, but Fred likes it. The roof started to sag, so I pulled it off to replace it. It’s just a sheet of plywood but the weather had warped it. I decided since Mother Nature had warped it, I would let her fix it too. I laid it out on the moist ground, with the bubble side up. The moisture from the ground moistened the bottom of the board and the sun dried the top, forcing the wood to start to warp in the opposite direction. It’s straighter now and Fred is happy.

Dear Al: My young son is starting to stand up in his crib a little bit now, and I’m afraid the crib might tip over one day. I had my husband install two screen door hooks on the back of the crib, and the eyes on the wall behind it.

Now the crib is hooked to the wall and can’t fall over. It’s a simple thing to do, and I feel that the crib is much safer with he hooks in place. They will be easy to remove when my son graduates to a bed-which should be pretty soon at this rate.

Q: We have put fabric over a badly cracked and gouged wall. Now how do we hide the staples we used to attach the stuff?

A: You can buy some welting at a fabric store and cover it with the same fabric used on the walls, or a complementary fabric. You then can apply it over the fasteners using a hot-melt glue gun. Welting is material placed at the edge or seam of clothing and upholstery.

Decorative braided rope can be used the same way.

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