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Tuesday, August 24, 1999 Volume VIII, Number 47

did ya know?
Did Ya Know? . . .The 22nd Annual Midwest Gathering of the Artists will be held Saturday & Sunday, September 11 & 12,1999. It will be at the North Convention Center, 423 Chapel Road. A free Art Show and Sale will be held each day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., including a chance to meet the artists. An Art Auction, Wine & Hors d'oeuvres will start at 6 p.m. Saturday, September 11. Tickets for the Auction are $16 each. For tickets and additional information contact Sandy Higgins, MGA Director, at 417-358-7163.

today's laugh

Do you believe in the hereafter? - I want a kiss.

What's the hereafter got to do with the kiss?

That's what I'm hereafter.

I paid a hundred dollars for that dog - part Collie and part bull.

Which part is bull?

The part about the hundred dollars.

Why so blue, Tom?

I lost my chickens.

Don't worry, chickens go home to roost.

That's the trouble - they went.

Have you any experience on the air?

Yes, I fell out of a balloon once.

1899
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

A RUNAWAY BOY.

The Nine-Year-Old Son of J. A. Rock is Missing.

The nine-year-old son of J. A. Rock, residing at 824 East Third street in this city, ran away from home last Friday at noon and has not been seen since. The father moved his family here about five weeks ago from Ringgold Co., Iowa, and it is supposed that the boy has started to go back to Iowa to relatives there.

Last Tuesday he tried to run away but was caught and brought back, and at the time he gave as his excuse that he wanted to go back to Iowa.

He tried the wagon road the first time and as that plan did not work he may have taken the railway route this time.

He is supposed to have gone north, but no trace of him can be found in any direction. The father wishes that any person who finds his son may notify him at once at his address given above, and hold the boy until settled for.

The boy's name is Lee Evert Rock, but he is liable not to give his right name, as he used only his middle name the first time he ran away.

When he left home he wore a straw hat, a green flowered calico waist and brown cotton knee pants, and was barefooted. A boy of his small stature and tender years will be sure to attract attention traveling alone over the country, and it ought not to be a difficult matter to get trace of him.

  Today's Feature

The Ten Cent Tax Discussion.

The City Council is scheduled to vote this on next year’s City property tax levy during its regular meeting this evening in City Hall.

The proposed Council bill, which would increase the tax by a total of ten cents over last year, includes an emergency clause that will allow the bill to be passed through the required two readings in the single meeting. The emergency clause was necessary because there is a September 1 deadline for the levy to be submitted to the State. Information required before the levy can be set arrived from the State too late for the bill to be submitted for the last Council meeting.

The maximum levy allowed by the State without a vote of the people is a total of ninety-five cents per hundred of assessed valuation.. Within that number are four categories that each have limits also. These break down as City General Revenue, forty-four cents; Public Health, ten cents; Library, twenty-two cents; and Parks & Recreation, nineteen cents.

Prior Councils have taken a voluntary reduction for the last two years that reduced the total levy to eighty-five cents. The reductions came from an eight cent reduction in the General Revenue, and two cents from Public Health.

The continuation of the voluntary reduction was discussed during the last Finance Committee meeting. A motion to reduce the General Fund levy by eight cents failed to pass the Committee. A tie vote of 2-2, with Committee members Lujene Clark and Trisha Brewer voting for, and Art Dunaway and Don Stearnes voting against the reduction.

If the Council Bill passes as submitted, it would add approximately $60,000 to the overall City revenue for the upcoming year. The Budget/Ways and Means Committee opted to include the increase in the calculations for the 1999/2000 budget. There has never been a full Council debate on the issue.

In other business, the Council is scheduled to hear the first reading of the changes in zoning regulations proposed by the Planning, Zoning, and Historic Preservation Commission.

The provision most likely to be heavily discussed are those removing some significant restrictions on Bed and Breakfasts.

The current 3,500 square feet size requirement for B&B’s is completely removed. No size restrictions are proposed.

The requirement for the B&B to be owner occupied is also eliminated in the proposed changes.

The recommendations also include allowing B&B’s to serve and prepare food and drinks for "special events such as occasional parties, weddings, wedding receptions, anniversaries, or family reunions."

The Council will also hear the first reading of a Council bill to create the new position of Facility Supervisor for the City of Carthage. The position will be responsible for overall planning, operating, and coordinating all activities and operations associated with the running of the City’s Memorial Hall building and Civil War Museum. Included is the supervision of full and part time personnel in compliance with City policies.

The Facility Supervisor would receive general administrative direction from and report to the City Administrator, but would exercise direct supervision over technical and clerical staff. The position’s salary will range from the low to mid twenty thousand dollar range.

The Council agenda includes a resolution concerning the annexation of property located on Airport Drive between Fulton and River as requested by John Phelps.

A resolution to annex property known as George E Phelps Blvd. is also scheduled. The property will extend the boulevard from River Street to connect just north of the Fair Acres Sports Complex. The extension of the street will allow convenient access to and from the new fire substation located beneath the south water tower.

 

Graphic Art Opportunities

Due to our recent purchase of additional equipment and expansion of our Carthage, Missouri facility, we are currently taking applications for the following positions:

Press Operator. Must have experience operating an A.B. Dick 360, Chief 117, Heidelberg windmill, power cutter, and folding equipment. Dark room and layout experience.

Pre Press: Experience with Pagemaker, Quark, Photoshop, Illustrator, Coral Draw. Design and typesetting. Mac and PC. Four Color process experience a plus.

Customer Rep: Need strong organizational skills, computer skills, and be service oriented. Knowledge of current paper trends and printing background.

Bindery: General bindery, padding, stitching, booklet assembly and binding. Some lifting involved.

General Office: Phone skills and computer skills. Experience with Quickbooks, Excel, Access and page layout programs.

Pick up an application at 213 Lyon, Carthage, Missouri, or call for appointment. 417-358-5174 Fax 417-358-3168 email: mmail@morninmail.com

Carthage Printing Services

"Latest technology, Old fashioned values."


 

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

With all the fuss over warnin’ labels, it’s obvious that the toothpick industry has a savvy lobbyin’ organization at work.

I can’t believe that such a dangerous implement is allowed on the market without the appropriate caution bein’ spelled out in detail for the protection and safety of the consumer.

They obviously don’t belong in the hands of minor children. No tellin’ what the imagination of an eight year old could devise. Sure they can be carefully molded into innocent objects for the creation of small toys or crafts, but that only leads to a false sense of security. They should be only distributed in a child proof box with an appropriate warnin,’ "Only For Use In Your Mouth." They also need adequate instructions on teeth pickin’.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Health Notes

KEEP THE HELMET ON: Also from Emory University: Football has become a Rite of Fall on school campuses around the country each September. Unfortunately, even with better designed gear, injuries do occur and how people respond can make the difference in how, or even whether, the patient recovers.

Patricia "Skippy" Mattson, director of physical therapy for the Emory Clinic Sports Center says, "Many coaches, parents, even emergency medical technicians are unaware of the risks associated with removing the helmet of a football player who has sustained head or neck injuries.

"Unlike motorcycle helmets, football helmets do allow airway access as well as complete initial head assessments." She adds that removing a snug-fitting football helmet may further compromise a fractured skull or damaged cervical (neck) vertebra. Athletic trainers understand that it’s advisable to leave helmet removal to trauma teams after the patient has been transported to the hospital.

Mattson advises two important ways to help prevent injuries that can lead to paralysis:

Be consistent with neck-strengthening exercises before and during football season, and don’t use the head offensively.


   

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