Mornin' Mail

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Thursday, September 2, 2004 Volume XIII, Number 54

Did Ya Know?. . .Fair Acres Family YMCA will be taking registrations for Flag Football First through Fourth grades through September 3. All Games on Saturdays.

Did Ya Know?. . .Fair Acres Family YMCA will be taking registrations for Girls’ Volleyball Fourth through Sixth grades through September 3. All games on Saturdays.

Did Ya Know?. . .The Friends of the Carthage Public Library will hold their monthly used book sale on Saturday, September 4, from 8:00 until noon at the Library Annex, 510 S. Garrison Ave. The Carthage Public Library will be closed on Monday, September 6 for Labor Day.

Did Ya Know?. . .The City of Carthage will be spraying for mosquitoes next week, Monday through Friday, August 30th through September 3rd. Your area will be sprayed in the evening of your trash pick-up day, between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.. You might want to turn off your attic or window fans when the sprayer is in your immediate area.

today's laugh

The bride of the champion runner was about to boil an egg and she felt confused.
‘John, dear,’ she pleaded, ‘will you go out and run a mile so that I can time the eggs?’

A recount is when the chairman can’t believe his ayes.

1904
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

Assaulted the Carnival Queen.

A Joplin Woman Took Offense Because She was not Appointed Maid.

Miss Maude McGee, a member of the Joplin Pyramid lodge, who was recently elected queen of the Joplin carnival which begins there Monday was assaulted last night by a member of the same lodge, Mrs. J.R. Weyland, who according to the Joplin papers was angry with the young lady because she had not been appointed a matron of honor for the royal party.

"Several hundred members of the Pyramid order and friends were gathered in the hall at the corner of Seventh and Main streets last night and they were witnessing the production of the Pyramid minstrels when the affair took place," reports the Joplin Globe. "Miss McGee was a member of the cast and at about 10 o’clock she was notified that Mrs. Weyland wanted to see her at the entrance. She retired to the ante room and there met Mrs. Weyland, who engaged her in conversation and a short time later the audience was startled by the agonizing screams of Miss McGee. Several who were near the door rushed out and found that Miss McGee, who is small in stature and wieghs not more than a hundred and ten pounds, was bing assaulted by Mrs. Weyland. The latter is a very large woman and the girl was completely at her mercy, according to the statements of those who first arrived on the scene.

"Miss McGee was struck in the face and knocked or fell down and she fainted before any assistance could be rendered. Someone yelled ‘fight’ and afterwards there were repeated calls for the police, but the announcement was made to the audience that nothing serious had occured or there would in all probability have been a panic. The affair created the wildest excitement and before the injured girlcould be removed to a carriage a large crowd from the street had collected. She was removed to her home, where a large crowd remained until an early hour this morning."

The young lady is subject to a form of nervous prostration and the attack is said to have caused her serious illness. She suffered with nervous chills all night last night and whether or not she will be able to take part in the carnival, the doctors are unable as yet to determine.

Mrs. Weyland made a statement last night in which she said that she was merely asking Miss McGee why she had not selected her as one of her suite, when the young lady angered her with some remark and she did not know what she was doing when she struck her. Miss McGee’s condition made it impossible for her to make a statement last night. Spectators to the incident say that she was in no way to blame and most of the crowd’s sympathy is all with her. No arrests had been made at a late hour last night.

Today's Feature
Pension Debate Continues.

The Finance/Personnel Committee met Tuesday evening to discuss the proposed changes to the Police and Firemen’s Pension Plan. The proposed increase to benefits would be funded in part by a quarter cent fire tax. This issue was originally referred to the Budget Committee, then was referred to City Council. Council voted 6 to 4 that the issue may go to a public vote after being inspected and refined by the Finance/Personnel Committee.

One of the main questions asked by chairman Ron Wells was whether or not the committee and the Council (full council was in attendance) felt the current pension plan to be adequate. Wells and Claude Newport were of the opinion that the current plan was equitable. Dave Woods and Mike Harris voiced the opinion that even if it was adequate, the Police and Firemen deserve better because of the risk and physical effort involved in their jobs. Jackie Boyer and Bill Johnson mentioned that the majority of retired people still hold jobs to keep their standard of living at the level they have become accustomed. Several Committee members felt that the responsibility of contributions to the pension fund should be split between the City and the employees of the two departments. The committee directed City Administrator Tom Short to compile different contribution figures to take back to the Pension Committee for their consideration.

Just Jake Talkin'

Mornin'
With the CANDO Seniors Center back up and runnin’ they say the expansion will help accommodate more folks. The facility will now be able to sit over a couple hunderd people for lunch, as well as be better equipped in the kitchen.

The pool room will allow the use of a full length pool cue and maybe a spectator or two. The exercise room has also been supersized to handle more demand.

Along with the buildin’ itself, a larger parkin’ lot will prove convenient for the growin’ number of folks usin’ the facility.

All in all the project seems to be well received by current users and the fundin’ came mainly through state and federal grants.

The City is responsible for major upkeep of the facility, but that should be within’ reason considerin’ the service provided.

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