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The Mornin' Mail is Published Daily - Wednesday, December 31, 1997 Volume 6, Number 137

did ya know?

Did Ya Know... The Rhoda Fairchild Chapter of the DAR meets Sat., Jan. 3 at Broadview Country Club at 1:30.

Did Ya Know... No Friday Fair by the Area Agency on Aging and The VantAge Point on Jan. 2.

Did Ya Know... Friends of the Library Book Sale will be Sat., Jan. 3 from 8:00 a.m. to noon.

today's laugh

Burglar: The police are coming! Quick, jump out the window!

Accomplice: But we’re on the thirteenth floor!

Burglar: This is no time to be superstitious.

"Johnny, what is a synonym?"

"A synonym is a word you use when you can’t spell the word you want."

The other day I was driving under the influence of my husband. He talks and talks. He gets two thousand words to the gallon.

Why can’t life’s problems hit us when we’re 18 and know everything?

Student: I don’t think I deserve a zero on this test!

Teacher: Neither do I, but it’s the lowest mark I can give you.

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

Societies Met Yesterday.

Three literary societies were in session yesterday afternoon within a radius of 100 feet on Garrison avenue. The Carthage local Chautauqua Circle met with Mrs. T. Sloan; the Vincent Circle C. L. and S. C. met with Mrs. T. E. Gray, next door, and the Keep Pace Reading Club met with Mrs. Robt. Reld, just across the street.

The Local Circle is engaged in the study of the French Revolution and Mrs. J. E. Lang read an interesting paper on Richelieu. The Circle took up the study of astronomy at yesterday’s meeting.

The Vincent Circle is studying French history and devoted most of the afternoon to a discussion of historic names of the French academy.

The Keep Pace Reading Club is an organization of twelve young ladies, which is at present engaged in the study of English history and literature. They are at present reading Bulwer Lytton’s works.

Today's Feature

Media Gathers To Hear COS Objections.

Television, radio and print media representative crowded into the Carthage Chamber of Commerce yesterday morning and heard State Representative Mark Elliott, Mayor Don Riley, and concerned citizens speak about the decision by the Missouri Public Service Commission to discontinue mandated Community Optional Service (COS). A town meeting will be held Monday, January 5 at the Carthage Memorial Hall for citizens wishing to address the issue. Members of the Missouri Public Service Commission are scheduled to attend.

COS allows phone customers to pay a flat monthly fee to be able to make or receive calls from another exchange. Many rural Jasper County residents and businesses use COS to connect to the Joplin/Webb City exchange. Carthage was included in the COS system last year.

The Council has voted to send a letter to the Commission objecting to the discontinuance of the service.

"We’re behind you 100% Mark," Mayor Riley told Elliott, "and will do whatever we can to help."

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

I suppose I don’t understand all I know ‘bout this COS phone situation. That’s prob’ly reason enough ta go to the Town Meetin’ next Monday.

For those who believe in the positive aspects of the free enterprise system, there are some conflicts that pose themselves in this situation. At this point the main focus is to at least delay the decision by the Missouri Public Service Commission until the full impact can be looked into.

Accordin’ to information brought out at the media conference, of the 700 or so signed up for COS in the area averaged usin’ ‘bout 250 minutes per month and paid about $16 each. Takin’ that average one step further that comes to ‘bout 6.5 cents paid per minute. It’s easy ta see why the average user would like ta keep the system. ‘Course those usin’ less than average might be better off just payin’ long distance if they could get a decent rate. Long term, it looks like that’s where we’re all headin’.

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