Did Ya Know... The Free Will Baptist Christian Academy is now accepting enrollments for fall. The FWBCA utilizes the Accelerated Christian Education curriculum for grades K - 12. The same curriculum is offered for our preschool program. This is an individualized educational program with Biblical principals. For enrollment information contact, Denise Wagner the school administrator at 417-358-3080.
Did Ya Know... The Carthage Municipal Pool hours are 12 to 6 Monday through Saturday and 1 to 5:30 Sunday. Admission is just $1 for children up to age 15. Ages 16 and over is $2. Ten Day passes are available at $6 for children and $10 for adults.
Did Ya Know... The Powers Museum will be showing a history video on President Herbert Hoover on June 28 and 29 starting at 1 p. m. both days.
"I have a terrible corn on the bottom of my foot," said Jack. "That's a fine place to have it. Nobody can step on it but you," replied Pat.
I bet on this horse yesterday and he went off at 10 to 1 ... and came in at a quarter to four.
Money may talk but it seems to be very hard of hearing when you call it.
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
C. L. Bartlett Stock Sold.
W. S. Wells today purchased the C. L. Bartlett grocery stock from Mrs. C. L. Bartlett. County superintendent, W. N. Wharton, represented Mrs. Bartlett. The consideration was not made public but the stock invoiced over $1100. Mrs. Wells will add to the stock and open for business Wednesday morning. He will make the stock one of the finest in Carthage and will sell part of the old goods at cut prices.
Death of Mrs. Minerva Dally.
Mrs. Minerva R. Dally died at her home on South Lyon street last evening at 6:45 o'clock after a lingering illness of consumption. She leaves three children - a son and two daughters. The funeral was held this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the residence. Dr. J. W. Stewart, of the First M. E. church conducted the services. The remains will be taken this evening to her old home at Manchester, Ohio, for burial.
Mornin',
The first thing the City Administrator Search Committee got voted on by the Council was the amount willin’ to be paid for someone to fill the vacancy. Around $55,000 to $65,000 was the estimate.
Council member Nolan Henry said he didn’t mind payin’ the money if the new Administrator was assigned duties that would justify the sum. Not much discussion ‘bout that yet, but the topic will sure to rise again.
The Council then went about pickin’ questions that they wanted asked of the three prospective candidates scheduled to come to town next month. Each member assigned a value from one (lowest) to fifteen (highest) to questions submitted. In this manner, each member voted on fifteen of the forty-three questions and the high scores will be the questions asked.
Thirty-nine questions got some score, but even the top score of 101 had one 0 vote. As always, the member’s opinions were all over the court. It does, however, establish a consensus.
This is some fact, but mostly, Just Jake Talkin’.
Last minute amendments to the 1997/98 City budget by Charlie Bastin died for lack of a second during the regular Council meeting on Tuesday. The amendments would have completely cut the City Economic Development budget and removed any City contracts for services with the Carthage Chamber, Main Street Carthage, and Victorian Carthage.
After the budget was approved, Bastin did garner the support of Council member J.D. Whitledge in voting against approving the five separate contracts with the Chamber, Main Street, and Victorian Carthage, with Donna Harlan also voting against one of the two Chamber contracts.
Earlier in the afternoon Bastin had incurred a similar lack of interest in his proposal to impose more stringent limitations on travel expenses paid by the City for employees attending professional functions.
Bastin presented his proposed Council bill to the Finance Committee that would eliminate any travel out of state, limit payment for lodging to seventy-five dollars per night, and disallow any claims for airfare or airport parking, taxi fare, or mileage for trips over three hundred miles away. The proposal also would prohibit any spouse or other non-authorized employee from traveling with the authorized employee. Bastin did allow that any exceptions to these restrictions could be obtained by appearing before the Council and gaining prior authority.
“Anybody can drive to say Jefferson City,” said Bastin. “It’s maybe four hours away. Just get up early if you have a trip in Jefferson City, the meeting maybe starts at 9 a.m., just get up like I did. Travel from Carthage at four o’clock in the morning. You’ll get there.”
After several minutes of hearing the proposal, Committee Chair Lujene Clark ask Bastin to keep his presentation short because of other meetings later in the day.
“I’ll give you one specific example,” said Bastin. “Since this is America, it’s a free country, and I do have freedom of speech. And I’m not going to surrender that, for any reason. Ok?
“Now until the communists come and drag us out of the building, or something, I’m not going to surrender that.”
After the example was given, other Committee members responded to the proposal.
“I understand where Charlie is coming from,” said Committee member Donna Harlan. “I really don’t disagree, but, our Police Department and Fire Department sometimes have to travel out of state to conferences that do a lot of good. I think sometimes we try to save money to the extent that we are retarding our growth and education. We really do have to allow these individuals to attend these conferences because they are really important.”
Committee members Harlan, Harris, Whitledge, and Clark all spoke against not allowing spouses to travel with the employee as long as the City was not charged for the extra expense.
Member Art Dunaway told the Committee that rooms at such conferences are seldom available for less that a hundred and ten dollars.
“And that’s not anything fancy,” said Dunaway. “So I have a problem with the seventy-five bucks.”
Dunaway also felt the City should pay for airfare if the trip is on City business.
After some more discussion, Clark asked if Bastin would like to move for a vote by the Committee on a recommendation for the Council. Bastin declined.
“All of these things are open for revision,” said Bastin. “In fact I’m adding, because of what J.D. said, I’m adding “unless paid for by the individual, not at City expense.”
“That’s what we do now,” said Harris.
The Committee voted to postpone further discussion until next meeting.
by Tom & Ray Magliozzi
Sponsored by Metcalf Auto Supply
Dear Tom and Ray: I've been enjoying your amusingly informative column now for many years thinking I might never need your help. The Chevy had a much more powerful eight-cylinder engine and ran great on regular gas. The Volvo is only a four-cylinder engine, yet both the manual and the Volvo employees say it must run only on 89 octane gas. Are they nuts? Or do they know something I don't know? - Floyd.
Ray: You've probably noticed that the Volvo is more sluggish than the Chevy was, right? But it's not HALF as sluggish, even though it has only half as many cylinders.
Tom: And that's (partly) because the Volvo engine is squeezing more power out of each cylinder in part due to a higher compression ratio.
Ray: The compression ratio is the difference between the volume of the cylinder before and after the compression stroke. In English, it's a measure of how much the engine compresses the fuel-and-air mixture just before the spark plug ignites it. And, the more compressed the mixture, the more power it produces when it "explodes".
Tom: Higher-octane gasoline is simply gasoline with a higher ignition point. That means it takes a higher temperature to ignite the 89 octane than it takes to ignite the 87. So using 89 eliminates the pre-ignition in this engine.
John Van Druten's three-act romantic comedy, "Bell, Book And Candle," is the final presentation of the 1996-1997 season at Stone's Throw Community Theatre, located on West Old 66 Boulevard at 796 South Stone Lane, Carthage, Missouri.
Directed by Brian Palmer, Webb City, the cast features Johnna Kephart, Scott Campbell, Ryan McCombs, Susan Lane, all of Carthage, and Palmer, in the well-known classic mixture of bewitching romance and hocus-pocus. A hit on Broadway in the 1950's, the play starred the then husband-wife team of Rex Harrison and Lilli Palmer. A later movie version featured Kim Novak and Jimmy Stewart.
According to Palmer, the storyline involves "a midtown Manhattan girl-about-town who thinks she's a witch. In fact, her whole family thinks they have the jump on everybody else with their 'magic.' The lady 'bewitches' the guy in the apartment upstairs to prevent his marriage to her old college 'enemy' and the comedy begins. Despite the 'bewitchment,' the guy learns that he has been bedazzled by the lady, and with help from a rival conjurer breaks the lady's spell. In an attempt to break her rival's magic, the lady learns she has lost her powers because she has really fallen in love."
"The play is basically a put-down of so-called 'magic powers,' with emphasis on the course of good, old-fashioned true love. My cast is having a lot of fun with the show and I think the audience will be 'charmed' with the result," Palmer adds.
Stage manager is Amanda Wakefield. Hair and makeup are by Sonya Kew-Johnson, Alyssa Bell, and Hillary Brattin. Susan Lane is in charge of properties, with Wakefield assisting. Costumes are by Scott Campbell, William Roehling, and Betty Bell. Henry Heckert is in charge of set, lighting and sound.
Presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., New York City, the production runs June 19 - 21 and June 26 - 29 in dinner-theatre format. Baked ham is the centerpiece of the dinner menu, which includes garden salad, rice pilaf, glazed baby carrots, orange pound cake, coffee, tea, and lemonade.
Reservations are required.
For more information, call 417-358-9665. Some funding has been provided by Missouri Arts Council, an agency of the Missouri Department of Economic Development.
The 24th Annual Vintage Rod Fun Run followed by Family Fun and Cruise Night will be held Saturday, June 28 in Carthage.
The Fun Run begins at 8:00 a. m. at the Municipal Park (West Oak Street). Join us for games, prizes, bus rides, and a day full of food and fun.
Three trophies will be awarded in each of the following classes: Best of each decade -- the 20's through the 90's. E
ntry fees for the Fun Run sponsored by the Vintage Rod Car Club are $8 in advance or $10 that day. For more information call 417-358-3841 (evenings).
At 4:30 a Poker Run will leave the Park and finish on the Carthage Square for a Family Fun and Cruise Night.
View the many vintage vehicles from throughout the 4-State area. Enjoy sounds of the 50's and 60's with a deejay from "The System," hula hoop and bubble gum blowing contests, more bus rides, hot dogs, popcorn, school carnival type games and prizes for the children, as well as the unique shops and Victorian charm of beautiful Downtown Carthage.
The Square will close from 6 to 9 p. m. for the Family Fun and Cruise Night. Cruise vehicles, please enter and exit from the Southwest corner of the Square on fourth and Main. Saturday night admission is free with the carnival game tickets for sale that evening. This event is sponsored by Main Street Carthage. For more information, call 417-358-4974.