Council's Agenda


The City Council will hold it’s regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. tonight in City Hall. The Council is scheduled to hear a groundwater report presented by the Tri-State Water Resource Coalition Board’s Vice President Jan Tupper. Recently the Tri-State Water Coalition did a study and found that a future water shortage may be in store for Carthage and surrounding areas.

Also on the agenda is a proposed Ordinance authorizing the City Clerk to write-off current delinquent accounts receivable in the amount of $30,782.42. These debts are five years and older and is an attempt to clean up the budget.

City Administrator Tom Short stated at the last Budget Ways and Means Committee meeting that it would make the budget cleaner. Short reported that they will keep a separate record for the delinquent accounts and continue to seek payment.

Short informed the Mornin’ Mail that Mayor Kenneth Johnson may appoint a Public Work’s Director at tonight’s meeting.

"We’re not sure," said Short. "It’s only if we can get everything together before the meeting."

I catch that "fix-it" guy on tv ever’ now and then. The one that rates the project difficulty factor from one to four and tells ya how long it should take to get the job done.

‘Course what he neglects to mention is the time it takes to gather up the tools and the various screws and gadgets that are needed to get it done. Or the time spent figurin’ out exactly how you’re gonna make it all work.

Now the problem isn’t that I don’t consider all these factors when watchin’ the program, the problem is it looks so easy. If it was that easy, I prob’ly would have done the job last spring like I planned. I never run into onea those jobs that go the way ya plan ‘em. Either a tool breaks or it rains or the store is out of that particular fastener.

Makin’ tv shows, now that looks easy.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

by

McCune- Brooks Hospital

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH

By Paul G. Donohue, M.D.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I live in a retirement community, and constipation is the No. 1 topic of conversation. Would you kindly answer some questions we have? How is constipation defined? What can people take for it? — M.F.

ANSWER: Constipation is defined in a number of ways. A frequency of less than three bowel movements a week is one definition. Hard stools that are eliminated only with great straining is another way to define it. Many times, people erroneously believe they are constipated because they do not have a daily bowel movement. That’s a misconception.

A common cause of constipation is slow passage of undigested food through the intestinal tract with a resultant drying of the food residue.

The greatest reason for constipation is our refined diet. An insufficient supply of fiber, which retains water, causes the feces to dry and become rock-hard. The fiber problem is solved by eating fruits and vegetables, particularly those with skins. Whole grain breads and cereals are another way of getting fiber.

Bran, which is available at health food stores, is a wonderful source of fiber. Metamucil, Perdiem, Fiberall, Citrucel and FiberCon provide needed fiber. They can be used daily without fear of developing a laxative habit.