Mornin' Mail

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Friday, July 27, 2001 Volume X, Number 29

Did Ya Know?. . .The Carthage R-9 School District Auction will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Tues., July 31st on the northeast corner of the High School parking lot. Text books, student desks, chairs, shelving units, doors, copiers, and numerous other items will be auctioned. Cash or check accepted.

Did Ya Know?. . .The City of Carthage will be spraying for mosquitoes this week, Mon.-Fri., July 30th-Aug. 3rd. Your area will be sprayed in the evening of the day your trash is picked up, between 8 p.m.-11 p.m. You may want to turn off attic and window fans while the sprayer is in the area.

Did Ya Know?. . .Cats make great pets. The Carthage Humane Society has a variety of animals who need loving homes. For more information call 358-6402.

today's laugh

Old Lady (witnessing tug-o-war for the first time) -"Wouldn’t it be simpler, dear, for them to get a knife and cut it?"

"I fear that young man I gave a job to last week is dishonest."
"Oh, you shouldn’t judge by appearances!"
"I’m not; I’m judging by disappearances in this case."

The noblest of all dogs is the hot dog. It feeds the hand that bites it.

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

Vacations for Hello Girls.

The Hello girls at the Carthage Electric telephone office are each taking a two days vacation in turn. Misses Mary Roper and Clemmie Dickson have each had theirs, Miss Katie Pierson is now out and Miss Lewis and Alva Gibson will be off later at some chosen time.

Miss Martha Haven will take her vacation soon, going to Kansas City, and will have a day or two extra.

Steve Chitwood In Luck.

S. J. Chitwood and family spent last Sunday with friends in this city. "Jinks" is highly elated over the rich developments recently made on a tract of mining land in which he holds an interest.

The land produced nearly a hundred tons of ore last week.

	Today's Feature Long Range Plan In. A meeting is scheduled for Friday, August 3 for the distribution of the document that resulted from the Long-range Visioning Summit last September. The meeting will be held in City Hall at 8 A.M. Approximately 60 people participated in the Visioning Summit to map out a direction future for the City of Carthage. Several action Councils were formed and submitted recommendations. These recommendations make up the bulk of the document. In a letter to the participants, Mayor Kenneth Johnson says that it is the intent of the City to use the document in the policy consideration for growth and development for the City. "We will also be providing information on the intent to implement the action plans of various Action Councils," wrote the Mayor. The two day summit in September consisted of various activities including "brainstorming" and the group breaking in to various committees to address such issues as housing, long range planning, multicultural effects, education and recreational activities.
	Just Jake Talkin' Mornin', As a kid in school, I was always plannin’. ‘Course the teacher often misunderstood this functional activity and accused me of too much "day dreamin’." I suppose all plans are dreams until ya actually put ‘em into play. The Visionin’ Summit folks were encouraged to do quite a bit of "day dreamin’" durin’ their time together. Part of the meetin’ this Friday is supposed ta be about actually keepin’ those dreams goin’ long enough to actually see some results. A couple of the Action Councils, the Tourism one in particular, have continued to meet and are gettin’ some things accomplished. Hopefully, the rest of the group will follow suit. This is some fact, but mostly, Just Jake Talkin’.
Sponsored by Workman's Loan	Weekly Column The Super Handyman by Al Carrell & Kelly Carrell Q: A bottle of nail polish was accidentally knocked over on my maple dressing table. The cap leaked and the bottle is now stuck on the dresser along with a large blob of the dried polish. Is there anything I can do to remove the mess without ruining the finish?-H.P.? A: Try pouring a little mineral oil around the edges of the blob. Then carefully work at these edges with an old plastic credit card. Hold the card as flat as possible so it won’t scratch the surface. It will help if any of the oil works under the blob, but the oil is there primarily to let the plastic scrape without damaging the surface. Resist the urge to use nail polish remover, as it will remove the finish on the furniture. When is a caulking gun not a caulking gun? When it’s a clamp. When you are in a bind and need to clamp a small project and don’t have one handy, try substituting a caulking gun. Place the item to be clamped between the foot of the push rod and the front of the caulking gun and tighten it up with the trigger. It may sound crazy but it can give you a break until the glue is set or until you can hunt down a more suitable clamp. SUPER HINT-Drilling in metal is tough and you really need to be careful about metal splinters. Always wear goggles and gloves, and never blow the splinters away. Use a magnet to pick them up and discard them in the trash.