Sales On Sunday Suit.

This story was written by H.J. Johnson,
Council member and Chairman of the Public Safety Committee.

The City of Carthage was notified yesterday morning that a suit has been filed against it by Honey’s Restaurant and Pub, L.C. The suit asks the court to find that Carthage ordinances prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquor by the drink on Sundays to be declared invalid.

The City Council Public Safety Committee is in the process of bringing a proposed ordinance to the full Council that would allow the City to issue a liquor by the drink license in accordance with state law. The City currently has no ordinance that specifically deals with the licensing of restaurants for liquor by the drink. Even if such an ordinance was put together during the Committee’s next meeting on February 19, it would be March 20 before the Council would vote if the bill went through the usual two readings.

The State allows restaurants with annual gross receipts of at least $75,000 with at least $50,000 of that being nonalcoholic sales to sell liquor by the drink on Monday through Saturday. A separate Sunday license is allowed for restaurants where "at least fifty percent of the gross income of which is derived from the sale of prepared meals or food consumed on such premises or which has an annual gross income of at least two hundred thousand dollars from the sale of prepared meals or food consumed on such premises."

The Public Safety Committee is scheduled to review the State regulations at its next meeting. The Committee typically meets on the third Monday of each month. The date will likely be moved due to it falling on Presidents Day. The meeting will be in the Fire Station at 6:30 p.m.

Went to the 160th birthday party for the County at the Courthouse yesterday. They spoke kindly of the old gal and raised a new flag for the County. Shot off a few muskets in her honor.

Sometimes it’s hard ta imagine how long ago 1841 was, yet usually it seems we have a common connection with those early settlers comin’ to this part of the country.

I suppose the older ya get the more it seems that a hunderd and sixty years ain’t that long. A three or four good generations for most. Those who can remember great-grandparents were pretty close to memories of the mid 1800’s.

Good ta see folks turn out for the festivities.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

by

McCune Brooks Hospital

Health Notes

Health & Nutrition by Judith Sheldon

"C" YOUR WAY THROUGH THE WINTER: One of the best things you can do for yourself during the winter is indulge in citrus fruits.

Not only are you getting vitamin C which, as an antioxidant, helps maintain your immune system so you can fight off colds and other winter woes, the fruits also provide fiber.

Folate, which is found in oranges and other citrus fruits, is a B vitamin that helps prevent anemia, and is also important for normal cell multiplication.

Folate is also vital in the diet of pregnant women since it appears to help prevent certain birth defects. (You may be more familiar with it by the name folic acid or folacin.)

To store citrus fruits properly, keep them in the crisper of your refrigerator up to three weeks.

Store orange or grapefruit juice in tightly covered containers. Do not allow them to be exposed to the air since this can lead to loss of vitamin C.

I suggest offering children the whole fruit, whether it’s grapefruit, or any of the tasty orange varieties which are also fun to eat, such as navel oranges, tangerines, clementines, etc. In this way, they get all the benefits of the fruit.