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The Mornin' Mail is published daily Tuesday, May 19, 1998 Volume VI, Number 235

did ya know?
Did Ya Know. . .The City of Carthage will be spraying for mosquitoes this week, Monday thru Friday, May 18th thru 22nd. Your area will be sprayed in the evening of the day your trash is picked up, between the hours of 8 to 11 p.m. You might want to turn your attic or window fans off during that time.

today's laugh

Her mother - "My daughter sings, plays the piano, paints, understands botany, zoology, French, Italian--in fact is accomplished in every way. And you sir?"

Prospective Son-in-Law - "Well, in an emergency I suppose I could cook a little and mend the socks."

She - "Daddy is so pleased to hear you are a poet."

He-"Fine. He likes poetry then?"

She- "Not at all. But the last friend of mine he tried to throw out was an amateur boxer."

Suitor - "Sir, I’d like to speak to you about your daughter."

Parent - "Why, what’s she been doing now?"

"Diane, I could die for your sake."

"You are always saying that, but you never do it."

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

Killed a Deer With a Marble.

There is a boy in Taney county, according to a story which is making the rounds, who has a record which perhaps few if any old hunter can match. He killed a deer with a marble. True, the marble was shot from a gun, but still the occurrence may be ranked among the most unusual of hunting events. The lad was out in the woods hunting and had exhausted his supply of shot. He had put into his muzzle loader, a single barrel gun of the old pattern, a charge of powder, when he discovered that his shot pouch was empty. The boy had in his pocket a marble which he used as a "taw" in playing the common game.

The marble exactly fitted the muzzle of his gun, and hardly thinking what might result from the experiment, the young hunter dropped the "taw" down on the wadding covering the powder.

Strange things happen down in the Bull creek hills, and on his way home the boy came upon a deer, which at close range stopped and challenged his aim. The adventurous scion of good hunting stock leveled his gun, pulled the trigger, and brought down the game, the marble boring a hole into the vitals of the deer.

Rev. W. A. Oldham Gets a Fall.

Rev. W. A. Oldham, an acknowledged expert wheelman, met with a serious accident while out near the poor farm last evening. In attempting to mount this wheel, it for some inexplicable reason, reared backwards and prostrated the revered gentleman on the ground. The result is a badly sprained left wrist that was so painful as to keep him awake all last night, and has to be carried in a sling today. His right cheek is also cut and bruised from forcible contact with the hard graveled road.

Today's Feature

Recycling on Agenda.

The Public Works Committee is scheduled to hear reports on recycling alternatives from three area solid waste contractors this afternoon. The City’s current solid waste contract with American Disposal expires in September of this year and does not include any recycling.

Recycling possibilities include voluntary curbside recycling, mandatory curbside recycling or a recycling center where citizens may drop off their recyclables. Their has been some discussion about a possible drop-off location at the landfill.

Representatives from American Disposal, BFI and USA Waste will speak on the recycling options they offer to cities. A representative from the Region M Solid Waste District will also be on hand to answer questions the Committee might have pertaining to the City’s obligations under Senate Bill 530 which calls for a 40% reduction in the waste stream by 1998.

Following this meeting, specifications for the solid waste contract must be drawn up and a request for proposal put out. The tentative date for making a final selection on a solid waste hauler is July 15.

Commentary

Martin "Bubs" Hohulin

State Representative, District 126

You say tomato, I say tomaaaato. It’s all in the spin, and lately we seem to be getting outspun. As many of you regular readers know, fiscal issues have always been my main issue since I was first elected. Letting people keep more of what they earn is a priority of mine as well as most of the House Republicans. Yet, anytime we try to lower tax rates or eliminate any targeted taxes, immediately the accusations fly. We are against (here you can insert any one of several areas, poor people, old people, education, roads, or my personal favorite, kids). The argument I see being put forth is that government can better spend the money of the citizens than the citizens themselves. Horse hockey!! The day government knows better than the public isn’t anywhere in sight! However, the most common accusation we hear when we propose tax cuts is that we are providing welfare for the rich and someone isn’t paying their fair share. Oh, and by the way, according to federal guidelines and the 1993 tax increase pushed through by President Clinton, anyone making $30,000.00 per year is considered rich.

Well, now there really might be welfare for the rich. Last week I wrote about the proposal being pushed by Gov. Mel Carnahan which would provide taxpayer subsidized health insurance for families making 300% of the poverty level. This translates to over $49,000.00 per year for a family of four. Without being nosy, how many of you make $49,000.00 per year? I sure don’t. Yet I, and I’m sure many of you, provide health insurance for your kids and without help from the taxpayers. I would imagine this is possible because, unlike government you prioritize your spending. Some thing we do without to provide for the necessities in life. I don’t consider myself to be cheated because I had to buy my boys food, clothes, and health care instead of taking that vacation or buying that new boat.

It’s called life.

I seem to have wandered a bit from my original focus of this column, but let me see if I can tie all this together before I run out of room. How come if we want to let people keep more of what they earn and what is rightfully theirs, that is a giveaway, welfare for the rich, or unfair to some segment of society, but if we buy health insurance at taxpayer expense for those same people, and run it through a government program loaded with layers of bureaucracy that is caring and compassionate? Can you say cycle of government dependency?

I probably should apologize about now for writing such a negative column. After all it is not politically correct to be against anything, but I won’t sit by idly while such an attempt is being made to expand the ever increasing kingdom we call government. I may lose, but it is a fight worth fighting.

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

Land Transactions

Melva K. Meyers sold the property at 517 East 15th St., Carthage. The sale was handled by Carolyn K. Cole, Donal Myers Realty, in cooperation with Michael J. Thompson, Donal Myers Realty.

Hears and Devisees of Jo Ann Dalton sold the property at Rt. 2, Box 368AA, Carthage, to Lendell C. and Jennifer J. Reed. The sale was handled by Larma J. Garner, Donal Myers Realty, in cooperation with Donny Allen, Century 21 & Associates, Ltd.

Rolland T. Hall, Trustee of the Rolland T. Hall and Mary R. Hall Revocable Trust sold the property at Springfield Street, Avilla, MO, to Denzil L. and Virginia L. Brown. The sale was handled by Donal Myers, Donal Myers Realty.

Allen W. Peabody sold the property at 2034 Forest Drive, Carthage, to Fred W. and Nancy H. Weeks. The sale was handled by Carolyn Wyatt, Lawson and Wilson Better Homes and Gardens, in cooperation with Donal Myers, Donal Myers Realty.

Marcia Lee Morris sold the property at 525 West Fairview, Carthage, to Kathryn Warnick. The sale was handled by Carolyn K. Cole, Donal Myers Realty.

Reunion of KOM League

Release from Carthage Chamber of Commerce/Visitors & Convention Bureau

The 52nd Anniversary Reunion of the KOM League is scheduled for June 15 through June 18 in Carthage. This event will feature the talents of many of its former stars from playing the game that made them famous to the music that will be a delight to the ears of those in attendance during the three and a half day event.

George Gershwin's famous song "Rhapsody in Blue" will be played by concert pianist Donald Krueger of Tucson, Arizona, who in 1948 displayed his pitching flair with the Bartlesville, Oklahoma Pirates.

The KOM League was fortunate in having 32 of its members graduate to the Major Leagues. Some went as players, others as coaches and two as National League Umpires. This diverse group will descend upon Carthage for an event that will be unrivaled in the history of Class D Baseball. It is expected that over 400 former players, their families and fans will gather to share in a time of remembering. From a golf tournament to a baseball game, the athletes of the 1940's and 1950's will show their athleticism to all who care to watch.

A national film crew will be on hand to film a documentary of this event through the eyes of one ball club. The game will also be broadcast live by WMBH in Joplin by veteran Joplin and Kansas City announcer, Bill Grigsby.

The public is invited to all the events of the reunion. Time will be set aside for autograph signing. A number of former major league ball players will be in the group including; Gale Wade of the Chicago Cubs, Bob Speake of the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants, Boyd Bartley of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Bob Wiesler of the New York Yankees, Jake Thies of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Bob Mahoney of the St. Louis Browns.

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

Had a friend who wanted to invest in a business. His idea was to create the perfect system where there weren’t any decisions to be made and all that was necessary was "warm bodies" to carry out the routine tasks.

Now such a system may be possible, but my friend soon discovered in the venture he got involved in could not be made that simple.

Any venture needs a set of basic guidelines, or policy, to guide the routine. The problem is that there are always situations that come along that weren’t planned or opportunities that weren’t foreseen.

Any project needs check points to gauge progress, but feeling the necessity to plan every minute detail can spell doom to whatever good might come.

Sometime even movin’ in the wrong direction is better than sittin’ still.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.