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The Mornin' Mail is published daily -Wednesday, February 18, 1998 Volume VI, Number 171

Did Ya Know. . . Project Graduation will have the 1998 Potato Bake from 5-7 p.m. Feb. 20 in the Sr. High cafeteria before the basketball game. Price is $3.

Did Ya Know. . . The Four State Diabetes Support Group will meet Wed., Feb. 25th from 4-5 p.m. in the cafeteria at McCune-Brooks Hospital.

Did Ya Know. . . The Engineering Dept. will present "The Dangers of Carbon Monoxide" at 9 a.m. this morning at Memorial Hall. The public is invited.

today's laugh

It’s a terribly hard job to spend a billion dollars and get your money’s worth.

The minister was called in for the reading of the will of a wealthy businessman who had passed away. He and the many relatives were disappointed to hear the succinct contents of the will. . "Being of sound mind and body, I spent it all."

He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.

When old Seth Abernathy celebrated his hundredth birthday, a reporter said to him, "Pop, I’ll bet you’ve seen plenty of changes around these parts,"

"Yep," agreed Seth. "And I’ve been against every durn one of them."

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

A Hungry Burglar.

Yesterday while the family of H.H. Paulding, living four miles northeast of this city, were all away from home attending church, a thief entered the house through a window and took a pair of new shoes, some bread, two pounds of butter, a stomach full of milk, jelly, and pickles.

Court Cases:

The suit of Wm. Stagg, of Prosperity, for $1,000 in damages against the city of Carthage for injuries received in falling into a sewer on Garrison Avenue, is now occupying the attention of the court.

N.E. Bolle was given a judgement for $1 against Aaron Myers.

Chas Summers pleaded guilty to an indictment for petit larceny and was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary.

J. Thorton was arraigned for selling liquor on Sunday, bond, $300.

Today's Feature

Dunaway Says Myers Park Memorial Airport Was Not Donated.

During the first official Airport Relocation Committee meeting yesterday at noon, Council member Art Dunaway spoke to an issue long debated in the Myers Park Memorial Airport debate.

"It was purchased," said Dunaway, "for $500 for every year until her (Edna Myers) death."

Actions taken earlier by the Committee were nullified by the fact that the meeting was not properly posted.

Tom Short, City Administrator, was elected Chair of the Committee and Bill Johnson was elected Vice-Chair. Max McKnight, City Economic Development Director, was elected Secretary.

Only four members of the seven member Committee attended the meeting yesterday due to conflicting schedules.

Short distributed copies of the Airport Master plan and there was some discussion of renewing efforts to implement it. Representatives from Bucher, Willis & Ratliff come speak with the Committee.

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

Got another one a those letters from Nigeria the other day. I suppose I could get into real trouble, ‘cause the letter says the "deal" is confidential. The letter looks like it was run on a copy machine.

After readin’ it several times I still don’t know for sure what it says or means.

I do understand that they want me to fax ‘em my bank account number and this has somethin’ to do with some $31.5 million created by the "over costing of job/services done to our ministry by foreign companies."

The letter also assures me that this "deal is 100% covered from any form of probe. Thus this transaction is a hitch free one, now or in future."

A fax number (not toll free) is the only form of return address or contact. They’ve got some oil ta sell too.

I think I’ll pass on this one. I’m still gettin’ those vitamins I committed to when I ordered a "free" pen set as a kid.

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