The Mornin' Mail is published daily Tuesday, April 7, 1998 Volume VI, Number 205

did ya know?

Did Ya Know. . . Tax counsling for the elderly is available every Tuesday from 9-12 noon at the Carthage Over 60 Center. No charge for the service.

Did Ya Know. . . The Fair Acres Family YMCA is now accepting summer enrollments for a variety of camping experiences. Call 358-6384.

today's laugh

A surgeon, and architect, and a politician were arguing as to whose profession was the oldest.

Said the surgeon: "Eve was made from Adam’s rib, and that surely was a surgical operation."

"Maybe," said the architect, "but prior to that, order was created out of chaos, and that was an architectural job."

"But," interrupted the politician, "somebody created the chaos first!"

 

"Dad, what is a traitor in politics?"

"A traitor is one who leaves our party and goes over to the other one."

"Well, then, what is a man who leaves his party and comes over to yours?"

"A convert, my son."

 

Woman (about to attend a political meeting) - "I’m not prejudiced at all. I’m going with a perfectly open and unbiased mind to listen to what I’m convinced is pure rubbish!"

1898
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

Eddie Watson Thrown Into Convulsions by a Blow Received at Play.

It is a pretty safe assertion that young Eddie Watson and Phil Hunter will not indulge in any more rock throwing contests.

The two mentioned lads the former of whom is 11 years old and the latter 16, were with a crowd of boys at play at the Chautauqua grounds late yesterday afternoon. In the progress of their games they began to playfully pelt each other with rocks. It was lots of fun until a stone hurled with terrific force by Hunter struck the Watson boy on the left side of the forehead.

He soon recovered sufficiently to get home assisted by the other boys but the "incident was not yet closed." When his mother entered the room to tell him to come to supper she found him in convulsions. For a time it was feared the lad would surely die, and his father W. B. Watson was summoned home by telephone. The boy is a great deal better this morning and able to sit up.

  Today's Feature

Judge Candidate Hearing Postponed.

The hearing for David Dally’s petition for ruling on the qualification of Susan Butler as a candidate for Circuit Judge, Division II, Twenty-Ninth Judicial Circuit was postponed from its scheduled time of 1:30 yesterday afternoon and rescheduled to Friday, April 10 at 9:30.

Dally, who is a candidate for the same position, claims that Butler was not a qualified Missouri voter for the last three years, a stipulation of the Missouri Constitution for Circuit Judge qualification. Dally filed a petition requesting a ruling last Tuesday.

Butler filed for a change of Judge early yesterday morning and Judge Baldridge, who was scheduled to hear the petition, notified the Circuit Clerk early yesterday afternoon that Judge Darnold of Nevada will here the case. Butler also filed for a continuance in order for her to prepare for the hearing.

Baldridge currently holds the position both candidates are seeking. He is not running for reelection.

Butler told the Mornin’ Mail yesterday that the matter "wasn’t anything personal," merely an interpretation of law.


Candidates

Results of Questionnaires sent by Carthage Chamber of Commerce. Note: Candidates are listed in order according to the official ballot.

Name: David Coffee

Address: Rt. 3 Box 343-B, Carthage

Phone: 358-4507

Office Sought: R-9 School Board

Background: David moved to Carthage in 1979 and served on the city council in 1988-89. He is currently on disability leave, but was employed by Prudential Insurance Company from 1979-1990. David attended Freed-Hardeman University and is pursuing his second term on the school board.

Why Run/Qualifications: He enjoys kids and is deeply concerned about giving them the best education possible. As the current school board secretary, he also serves as the district’s delegate to the Missouri School Board Association and the R-9 Board representative to the State Association (MSBA). He also serves on the MSBA Board.

Goals: David would like to continue the positive things that are currently happening in our schools. He desires to keep communication open with the public and businesses here in the Carthage area.

 

Name: Tony Diggs

Address: 2327 Alison, Carthage

Phone: 358-2455

Office Sought: Carthage R-9 School Board

Background: Tony is a life long Carthage resident and graduate from Carthage High School in 1979. He graduated Missouri Southern State College, and is the current Director of Sales and Marketing for Able Body Corporation. He has been with Able Body for nine years. He is married, and has a twelve year old son attending Carthage Junior High.

Why Run/Qualifications: As a product of the Carthage School System and a lifelong Carthage resident, Tony would like the opportunity to give something back to the community. He has been involved in corporate business for several years, and feels that he has the skills required to help direct the school system.

Goals: Tony would like to help direct the school system to continue to grow into a high quality environment for our children’s education.

 

Name: Ron Ross

Address: 1826 Southwood

Phone: 358-9622

Office Sought: R-9 School Board

Background: Ron moved to Carthage with his family in 1951. He graduated from high school in ‘64, from the University of Missouri, Columbia with a B.S. in Business Administration in 1969, and in 1970 with a Masters in Business Degree. He was an officer in the U.S. Army and served from 1970-1972. Ron was president of United Automotive from 1972-1997, and is presently Vice-President of Baker Automotive/United Automotive.

Why Run/Qualifications: Ron believes education is the finest gift one can give a child. He served on the school board a total of nine years. His business management experience is, in his belief, helpful to the education process and long-range planning.

Goals: He would like to continue to be involved in the recently started building project. Ron hopes to find a financially responsible way to build a new four-year high school in the near future.


Commentary

Martin "Bubs" Hohulin

State Representative, District 126

One of the most frustrating parts of this job is seeing an obvious wrong and not being able to do anything about it. Free and fair debate, where ideas are exchanged and discussed, is one thing. That is the way it was intended with a vote of the majority to rule. What is disgusting is when the majority party, in this case the democrats, abuse the system to advance an agenda at any costs. A perfect example of that happened this week.

The Committees of the House are to be in proportion to the membership of the House. In other words, if two-thirds of the members of the House are democrats, then two-thirds of the members of any committee should be democrats. In our case, 46% of the House members are republican, 53% are democrat, one member is an independent and there is one vacancy. It is the vacancy that is the point of contention. We’ll come back to that in a moment.

With numbers that close there is usually only a difference of one on the committees. The first thing they did was enlarge some key committees so much that when the percentage was rounded up, they were able to add one more democrat for a difference of two. That is why the House Committees are larger than they have ever been in years.

Now back to the vacancy. The vacancy is over in the 87th district which is in St. Louis county. It just happens to be one of the most republican districts in the state. The seat was held by a gentleman named Bill Hand, who was one of the finest men you could ever meet. After fighting a long illness, he died earlier this year. When there is a vacancy, it is up to the governor to call a special election to fill the seat. This is USUALLY done in a very timely manner, especially if it is a seat held by a democrat. For instance, when a St. Louis democrat resigned last summer her replacement was elected and sworn in in time for the start of Special Session. Another resignation in the fall by a St. Louis democrat resulted in an early enough election for the replacement to be ready for this session. A north Missouri democrat resignation last fall resulted in Gov. Carnahan calling the election early enough so that the replacement could be sworn in in time for this session. That one backfired on him when a republican, David Klindt, won that race. Now Gov. Carnahan has steadfastly refused to call for an election in the 87th district since it will probably result in the election of a republican.

Not only has Gov. Carnahan deprived the citizens of the 87th district the right to be represented this session, it has allowed Speaker Steve Gaw to play fast and loose with the makeup of the Committees. He has now ruled the 87th seat will be counted as a vacancy and as a result, the percentage on several committees will round up, allowing him to add another democrat. It is probably more than a coincidence that this has happened right before several key Committee votes! Of course this whole argument could have been avoided if the Governor had done the right thing and called an election for the 87th district.

Often I am asked why it is so hard to get common sense things done in Jefferson City. What I just told you about is a perfect example of what we are up against.

As usual I can be reached at House Post Office, State Capitol, Jefferson City, MO, 65101, or 1-800-878-7126, or mhohulin@services.state.mo.us for your questions, comments, and advice.


 

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

I see that the gas company is tootin’ it’s horn ‘bout droppin’ the rates by a whoppin’ 11 percent. Now I ain’t one to complain ‘bout rate reductions, but the fact is that I’m not plannin’ on usin’ just a whole lot a natural gas in the next few months.

They say they don’t figure there’ll be an increase until say next fall. That’s good ta hear. Just when I’ll be needin’ ta heat the home place for winter they figure they’ll raise the price a little.

Looks like they might figure out how ta buy up a bunch of that cheap gas and save it till someone might actually use some. I’ve got an idea, why not store it underground and just use it as we need it. Seems like the natural thing ta do.

I suppose it’s always gonna be cheaper when nobody wants it, but why do we have ta get it shoved under our noses like it’s some big deal. When the price goes up, the gas company claims they don’t have any control of prices. Just send me a bill.

This is some fact, but mostly, Just Jake Talkin’.

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