Carthage R-9 Begins CALL Service.

The Carthage R-9 School District announced last week the activation of a Concern ALert Line (CALL). The phone line is designed to allow individuals to share sensitive information, anonymously. The types of calls would include concerns that a person might have about the welfare of one or more people.

If someone were suspected of possessing a weapon, dealing drugs, or possibly harming another person or oneself, the school district would want to be notified. To share this type of information call 359-7010. When the line is answered, press 6. After the greeting, wait for the tone, then record the message. Hang up when finished.

This line is now in service. The school district wants to know of concerns and problems. The messages will checked daily. The CALL service is not intended to replace the processing of other concerns through normal channels. The district wishes to resolve matters at the earliest opportunity with those persons directly impacted.

For more information about the CALL Program contact Kirby Hall, Assistant Superintendent for Business, at 359-7001.

The talk of the Square last week moved back to the two hour parkin’ restrictions. Some shop owners wantin’ stricter enforcement, others just wantin’ ta outwit the parkin’ enforcement. Lot a cloak and dagger intrigue goin’ on.

The trick seems ta be ta stay below four tickets in any one month. If ya go over the four, the one dollar ticket jumps to ten bucks. If ya get caught wipin’ off the chalk mark, or just movin’ the vehicle to another spot, it can be a twenty-five dollar fine.

‘Course the reasonin’ behind the two hour limit is ta keep folks who work on the Square from takin’ all the parkin’ spots so customers will have a place to pull in.

At least with all the jugglin’, it keeps the car warm.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Workman's Loan

The Super Handyman

by Al Carrell & Kelly Carrell

Fence posts set in concrete should be there for the long haul. After all, the fence is only as strong as its posts. If the posts are wood, use pressure treated wood for the longest life.

About a third of the total length of the post should be underground. In digging, add an extra inch of so for a bed of gravel for better drainage to carry water away from the wood. Then flare out the hole at the bottom with a straight shovel. This belled-out effect adds a lot of extra stability.

After the concrete is poured, slope the top away from the post. Before building the rest of the fence, give the concrete time to cure.

Actually, after digging very many post holes, you’ll probably have to spend some time to let your back cure.

Dear Al: We have a small soap dispenser that comes through one of the holes in our sink. It’s handy to have except it seems to run out of liquid soap too often. With all the stuff under the sink - pipes, disposer, dishwasher connections - it’s unhandy to refill.

It just happens that a 2-liter soft drink bottle has the same size threads as the container for the soap. This larger bottle holds several times as much soap and so there’s lots more time between refills.